A somewhat belated Burt-day... Burt Bacharach turned 79 years old on May 12, so we're playing some of his tunes today. A big, big jet-set pop/now sound guy (as if you didn't already know). I just love the name of this web-site dedicated to Bacharach... Check it out: A House Is Not A Homepage.
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Song 1 : : South American Getaway
Artist : : Burt Bacharach
Album : : Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid (soundtrack)
Doesn't sound as bossa nova as you would imagine with that title... but it does sound a heck of a lot like The Swingle Singers.
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Song 2 : : After the Fox
Artist : : Oranj Symphonette
Album : : The Oranj Album
Good cover of this fun tune. Why don't these guys get back together and make another record?
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Song 3 : : Walk On By
Artist : : Christopher Scott
Album : : Switched on Bacharach
Wonderful, wonderful Moog mood music!
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Song 4 : : Pacific Coast Highway
Artist : : Burt Bacharach
Album : : Bacharach Bonanza
Parts of this one almost sound like Morricone to me... maybe like something from the soundtrack to My Name is Nobody or The Genius.
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Song 5 : : Make It Easy On Yourself
Artist : : Percy Faith
Album : : Themes for the "In" Crowd
Leave it to Percy Faith to out-easy an easy listening master.
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