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“Message to Michael” (Dionne Warwick)/”Message to Martha” (Jerry Butler/Lou Johnson)

Message to Michael, Dionne Warwick

Today’s classic song of the day is “Message to Michael,” written by the legendary team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. That’s actually not the original title of the song, however, which I shall shortly explain. Bacharach and David wrote “Message to Martha,” as the song was originally titled, in 1962. The song was about a Kentucky gentleman telling a…

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