BURT BACHARACH 100 ESSENTIAL SONGS. . This post: #6. Continues: tomorrow.

Caffè Lattè presents:

THE 100 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS CO/WRITTEN BY

BURT

BACHARACH

Burt Bacharach has had a major impact on popular music with a catalogue spanning many decades. His songbook boasts some of the most elegant and unforgettable songs of all time. His compositions have been recorded by a vast array of acts ranging from The Beatles, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Luther Vandross, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Elvis Costello, Tom Jones and Carpenters. He is best remembered for his collaborations with Hal David that were brought to life with Dionne Warwick’s vocal skills.

Burt Bacharach died in his home in February 2023. He was 94 years old. This special countdown pays tribute to Bacharach’s immense talent and impressive legacy, celebrating 100 of his best compositions…

 

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ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME

Sandie Shaw (1964)

The arrival of The Beatles in the early 1960s changed the pop music landscape forever. Until then, American artists dominated. The Fab Four abruptly shifted the focus to Britain. Their success ushered in an unprecedented embrace of sounds from Liverpool and other parts of the United Kingdom. One of the main beneficiaries was Sandie Shaw. After her first single flopped, she covered the Bacharach- David composition “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me”. The single enjoyed 3 weeks at #1 in Britain. While it failed to make a major impact in America, her remake was the hit in Europe and Australia. The single made her a star. Shaw went on to bring the UK its first Eurovision Song Contest win in 1967 with “Puppet On A String”.

“(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me” has been recorded by other acts, including Dionne Warwick, R.B. Greaves, Tin Tin Out and Naked Eyes. The latter’s version reached the Top 10 in America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Follow the countdown on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1nYjYdZQeXUUOLLnkehRj7?si=132a524084ae466f&pt=b46ae886558caeaeb131e7d76b44e203