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gldstwmn

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57. May he rest.

Reply to JoanofArgh (Original post)

Thu Feb 9, 2023, 06:36 PM

Feb 2023

Just yesterday, for no reason at all Do You Know the Way to San Jose popped into my head and stayed there all day.
I was a bit surprised to find out that he passed today.

One of his from the queen:

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RIP Burt Bacharach [View all] JoanofArgh Feb 2023 OP

R.I.P. Burt Bacharach wendyb-NC Feb 2023 #1

🕯 blm Feb 2023 #2

Requiescat in pace, good soul. Thank you for the music. niyad Feb 2023 #3

one of the songs that got me through my early teen years lapfog_1 Feb 2023 #4

Love it! JoanofArgh Feb 2023 #8

My parents' Burt Bacharach 8-track tape played for hours on end crickets Feb 2023 #47

RIP. Liberal In Texas Feb 2023 #5

A gawd......RIP Burt, loved your music. a kennedy Feb 2023 #6

Do You Know The Way To San Jose? ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2023 #7

Here he introduces Any Day Now by Chuck Jackson: Kingofalldems Feb 2023 #9

Thanks for posting. This is awesome! JoanofArgh Feb 2023 #12

RIP... Talitha Feb 2023 #10

Burt Bacharach and Dione Warwick malaise Feb 2023 #11

Love this , too! JoanofArgh Feb 2023 #13

You will love this more malaise Feb 2023 #28

Thanks, Malaise! JoanofArgh Feb 2023 #31

One of the greats.. whathehell Feb 2023 #14

One of my favorites LunaSea Feb 2023 #15

Love it! I need to watch this. JoanofArgh Feb 2023 #46

My favorite Bond movie, and I'd forgotten how much I loved the music. crickets Feb 2023 #48

. Crunchy Frog Feb 2023 #55

Walk on By----Dionne Warwick jalan48 Feb 2023 #16

RIP. mobeau69 Feb 2023 #17

Watching this tonight! Fritz Walter Feb 2023 #23

Is it going to be on tv? mobeau69 Feb 2023 #33

Now streaming on HBO Max Fritz Walter Feb 2023 #54

Thanks. That's one I want to see again. Redford, Newman and Katherine Ross. She was such a looker mobeau69 Feb 2023 #56

RIP... Tom_Foolery Feb 2023 #18

Thanks for mentioning Hal David. Burt Bacharach garnered most of the ink... Brother Buzz Feb 2023 #42

You are welcome... Tom_Foolery Feb 2023 #44

A good, long life blogslug Feb 2023 #19

Rest In Peace Burt Bacharach and May your Memory be a Blessing. iluvtennis Feb 2023 #20

RIP... CaptainTruth Feb 2023 #21

My fav What the World Needs Now, Is Love Sweet Love MagickMuffin Feb 2023 #22

Mine too. llmart Feb 2023 #52

This makes me sad. SallyHemmings Feb 2023 #24

Big part of my 60's life soundtrack. Greybnk48 Feb 2023 #25

RIP maxsolomon Feb 2023 #26

Jackie DeShannon: Kingofalldems Feb 2023 #27

RIP Burt Bacharach FakeNoose Feb 2023 #29

Rest in peace ChazII Feb 2023 #30

He was writing songs with Elvis Costello at age 89 Freddie Feb 2023 #32

Casino Royale Elwood P Dowd Feb 2023 #34

Being a grammar purist, I had always hoped he'd fix his song MurrayDelph Feb 2023 #35

His impact on pop music is immeasurable. themaguffin Feb 2023 #36

Oh man, as a kid I remember my mom didn't like him. hunter Feb 2023 #37

What do you mean by "She likes her music bloody?" diva77 Feb 2023 #40

Hearts ripped out, that sort of thing. hunter Feb 2023 #43

I studied briefly with Mr B at UW Music Grad School in the 90s. A musical genius in composition. keopeli Feb 2023 #38

I remember reading way back then kskiska Feb 2023 #51

Yes, he was infamous for being what we called a "womanizer", though not in a bad way keopeli Feb 2023 #53

Peace world wide wally Feb 2023 #39

agree republianmushroom Feb 2023 #41

Indeed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2023 #45

Martini and Rossi, on the rocks, say Yes maxsolomon Feb 2023 #49

Rip..love his music Demovictory9 Feb 2023 #50

May he rest. gldstwmn Feb 2023 #57