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“I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” (from Promises, Promises)

Your Burt Bacharach song of the day is “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again.” It was written for the Bacharach/David musical, Promises, Promises, but made famous in a more radio-friendly version by Dionne Warwick that went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The version from the Broadway musical is a lot more stripped down than the hit single, originally…

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Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach

For the very first post in my classic songs blog, I’m not going to highlight a specific song but rather a specific songwriter: Burt Bacharach. Burt passed away this week, aged 94, and he deserves a special mention. Burt Bacharach was a legend, one of my musical heroes, and one of the most talented songwriters of the entire 20th century.…

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