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Legendary Lyricist Hal David Dies
« on: September 02, 2012, 03:39:14 PM »
Legendary Lyricist Hal David Dies at 91

The Hollywood Reporter
September 2, 2012



Hal David, the stylish, heartfelt lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, television and a variety of recording artists in the 1960s and beyond, has died. He was 91.

David died of complications from a stroke Saturday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to his wife Eunice David.

He had suffered a major stroke in March and was stricken again on Tuesday, she said.

"Even at the end, Hal always had a song in his head," Eunice David said. "He was always writing notes, or asking me to take a note down, so he wouldn't forget a lyric."

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Re: Legendary Lyricist Hal David Dies
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2012, 03:40:23 PM »
Bacharach and David were among the most successful teams in modern history, with top 40 hits including "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," "Close to You" and "That's What Friends Are For."  Although most associated with Dionne Warwick, their music was recorded by many of the top acts of their time, from the Beatles and Barbra Streisand to Frank Sinatra and Aretha Franklin. They won an Oscar for "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" (from the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"), Grammys and Tonys for the songs from the hit Broadway musical "Promises, Promises."

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Re: Legendary Lyricist Hal David Dies
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2012, 03:42:36 PM »
David joined the board of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1974 and served as president 1980 to 1986. He was head of the Songwriters Hall of Fame from 2001 to 2011, and was Chairman Emeritus at his death.

"As a lyric writer, Hal was simple, concise and poetic -- conveying volumes of meaning in fewest possible words and always in service to the music," ASCAP's current president, the songwriter Paul Williams, said in a statement. "It is no wonder that so many of his lyrics have become part of our everyday vocabulary and his songs... the backdrop of our lives."

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Re: Legendary Lyricist Hal David Dies
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2012, 03:50:04 PM »
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Re: Legendary Lyricist Hal David Dies
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2012, 03:55:08 PM »


composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David
the legendary musical partnership

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Re: Legendary Lyricist Hal David Dies
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2012, 04:01:39 PM »




winning the 1970 best song oscar award for Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (from the movie 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid')

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Re: Legendary Lyricist Hal David Dies
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2012, 05:04:39 PM »
the top bacharach-david songs:

Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

This Guy's in Love with You

I'll Never Fall in Love Again

Do You Know the Way to San Jose

Don't Make Me Over

(They Long to Be) Close to You

Walk On By

What the World Needs Now Is Love

I Say a Little Prayer

The Story of My Life

Magic Moments

(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me

One Less Bell to Answer

Anyone Who Had a Heart

What's New Pussycat?

Alfie

The Look of Love

Wishin' and Hopin'

p.s. at the music thread of this forum, i will post some of these songs, as rendered by my favorite interpreters of specific songs, e.g., aretha franklin for "i say a little prayer", jack jones for "alfie", dusty springfield for "wishin' and hopin", etc.  (i admit i don't know all the songs in the list.)

i like reaching out to songs in the past, distant or not.  they give an idea of how people felt and reacted to things at certain decades and provide an inkling of our cultural evolution.  well, those concertos were from centuries past, rendering old pop songs and standards more accessible. ;D 

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Re: Legendary Lyricist Hal David Dies
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2012, 08:28:41 PM »
Legendary Lyricist Hal David Dies at 91

The Hollywood Reporter
September 2, 2012



Hal David, the stylish, heartfelt lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, television and a variety of recording artists in the 1960s and beyond, has died. He was 91.


Rest in peace!!!



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Re: Legendary Lyricist Hal David Dies
« Reply #8 on: September 02, 2012, 08:30:14 PM »
"Have you ever seen of a place far away from it all..." (Hal David)

Let us know what this place or how beautiful this place is would ya?  ;)



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