BURT BACHARACH 100 ESSENTIAL SONGS. . This post: #40-31. Continues: tomorrow.

Caffè Lattè presents:

THE 100 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS WRITTEN BY

BURT

BACHARACH

Burt Bacharach was born in 1928 in Kansas City. He went on to have a major impact on popular music with a catalogue that has spanned over seven decades. His songbook boasts some of the most elegant and unforgettable songs of all-time. Bacharach’s compositions have been recorded by a vast array of acts ranging from The Beatles, Dionne Warwick, Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Carpenters, Elton John, Elvis Costello to Neil Diamond, The Shirelles, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, Roberta Flack, Luther Vandross, Gene Pitney, The Drifters and Perry Como. We mourned his loss in February 2023. Bacharach died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 94. This countdown celebrates his immense legacy…

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THE SWEETEST PUNCH

Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach (1998)

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BEGINNINGS

Cilla Black (2003)

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TRAINS AND BOATS AND PLANES

Dionne Warwick (1966)

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BABY IT’S YOU

The Shirelles (1961)

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A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME

Luther Vandross (1981)

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THE WINDOWS OF THE WORLD

Dionne Warwick (1967)

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TEARS AT THE BIRTHDAY PARTY

Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach (1998)

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THE GREEN GRASS STARTS TO GROW

Dionne Warwick (1970)

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RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN’ ON MY HEAD

B.J. Thomas (1969)

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TWENTY FOUR HOURS FROM TULSA

Gene Pitney (1963)

Follow the countdown on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1nYjYdZQeXUUOLLnkehRj7?si=e59ccbc1478941d2&pt=9ec37b80ca51d84ae05f5e213a516e37