My appreciation to this maestro started after I found the fact that he was the one who composed the song "What The World Needs Now is Love" - I wrote about it on my previous post.Maybe it's too bad for me for not knowing him before, but since I don't live in America and (also) not living in his era, I think it's fine. At least I know him now - while he's still alive, and am appreciating his works.
Actually, I knew some of his famous works and have been adoring them. I just never know that he was the one who made them.
Some of my favourite works of his are:
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, (They Long To Be) Close To You, I'll Never Fall in Love Again, and of course.. What The World Needs Now is Love.
Burt Bacharach ([ˈbækəræk]; born May 12, 1928) is an American pianist and composer. He is best known for his many pop hits from the early 1960s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David, many of which were produced for and recorded by Dionne Warwick. As of 2006, Bacharach had written a total of 70 Top 40 hits in the US, and 52 Top 40 hits in the UK.
For further information, be pleasure to check the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Bacharach
What made me adore him so much is that he could make lots of wonderful works with enjoyable melody & unique arrangements. And of course... because his works last forever! For me, great works are those which would stay known forever, I think everybody agrees with that.
Salute to Burt Bacharach and the lyricists Hal David. I wish I'll be able to make great compositions too!
