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“Knowing When to Leave” (Jill O’Hara/Dionne Warwick/Dusty Springfield)

Promises, Promises

Today’s classic song of the day is “Knowing When to Leave,” from the Broadway musical, Promises, Promises. Like all the rest of the tunes from the play, this one was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. (Burt did the music, as usual, and Hal did the words.) Promises, Promises is a musical adaptation of director Billy Wilder’s 1960 film,…

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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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