#hal-david — Public Fediverse posts
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"Make It Easy on Yourself" is a #popular song #written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid which was initially a top 20 Pop and R&B hit for #JerryButler in 1962. The best-known version is the 1965 recording by #theWalkerBrothers, for whom it was a No. 1 UK and Canadian hit. #DionneWarwick, who made a #demo of the song in early 1962, later had a hit with it in 1970.
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This week's #TuneTuesday theme is #WindowsAndDoors. Although this tune isn't one of my top Jackie DeShannon or Bacharach/David favorites, it is an obvious choice for this theme:
Jackie DeShannon: Windows And Doors (1966)
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"(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid. First recorded in 1963 by #RichardChamberlain, the song had its biggest success in 1970, in a version recorded by American duo #theCarpenters for their second studio album #CloseToYou and produced by #JackDaugherty. A #softPop ballad, the song expresses a woman's appreciation that her romantic partner symbolically attracts the attention of birds and falling stars.
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"My Heart Is an Open Book" is a song written by #HalDavid and #LeePockriss and performed by #CarlDobkinsJr It reached #3 on the #USPopChart and #11 on the #USRAndBChart in 1959. It was featured on his 1959 album Carl Dobkins, Jr. The #single ranked #19 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959.
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mirrormask / dave mckean. 2005
When Jim Henson Productions and Sony wanted to make something along the lines of Jim Henson’s “The Dark Chrystal” or “Labyrinth” they approached graphic novelist Neil Gaiman and illustrator Dave McKean, who had previously collaborated on the graphic novel series “Black Orchid” (1988), “The Sandman” (1989-1996) and children’s book “Coraline” (2002). The result was this very artful journey through a fantasy world. Almost every scene is chock-full of imaginative designs and special effects for which about 15 young animators were hired, almost all of them just graduated from the local art school.
The songs in the soundtrack are “(They Long To Be) Close to you” (a cover of the classic written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David), sung by Josefine Cronholm, and “If I Apologise” (written by Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman) sung by Josefine Cronholm & Ashley Slater.
#animation #animazione #art #arte #AshleySlater #BurtBacharach #DaveMcKean #experimentalMovie #film #HalDavid #highlights #JimHensonProductions #JosefineCronholm #MirrorMask #MirrorMask #movie #NeilGaiman #Sony #video -
"Walk On By" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid for singer #DionneWarwick in 1963. Warwick's recording of the song peaked at number six on the US #Billboard #Hot100 and number one on the #CashBox Rhythm and Blues Chart In June 1964 and was nominated for a 1965 Grammy Award for the Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. #IsaacHayes recorded the song five years later, in 1969, and his version reached number 30 on the Hot 100 chart.
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"(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid. First recorded in 1963 by #RichardChamberlain, the song had its biggest success in 1970, in a version recorded by American duo #theCarpenters for their second studio album #CloseToYou and produced by #JackDaugherty. A #softPop ballad, the song expresses a woman's appreciation that her romantic partner symbolically attracts the attention of birds and falling stars.
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"Wishin' and Hopin'" is a #song, written by #HalDavid and #BurtBacharach, which was a US #Top10 hit for #DustySpringfield in 1964.
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"I Say a Little Prayer" is a song #written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid for #DionneWarwick, originally peaking at number four on the U.S. #Billboard #Hot100 pop singles chart in December 1967. On the #RAndBSingles chart it peaked at number eight. The following year, it was a top ten hit for #ArethaFranklin.
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"Broken Hearted Melody" is a #popularSong written by #HalDavid and #ShermanEdwards. It was recorded by #SarahVaughan and it became a hit for Vaughan, reaching No. 7 on Billboard Hot 100 in 1959.
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"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid for the 1969 film #ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid. The uplifting lyrics describe somebody who overcomes his troubles and worries by realizing that "it won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me." The single by #BJThomas reached No. 1 on charts in the United States, Canada and Norway, and reached No. 38 on the #UKSinglesChart.
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"It Was Almost Like a Song" is a song written by #HalDavid and Archie Jordan, and recorded by American #countryMusic singer #RonnieMilsap. It was released in May 1977 as the first #single and title track from the album #ItWasAlmostLikeASong. It became one of the greatest hits of his recording career upon its release in 1977.
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In my #blog
Film themes getting a second life in #TV commercialshttps://jackyan.com/blog/2025/11/film-themes-getting-a-second-life-in-tv-commercials/ #music #film #ThemeTune #ThemeSong #movie #TVC #advertising #advertisement #JohnBarry #LaloSchifrin #ElmerBernstein #DonBlack #MattMonro #LouisArmstrong #HalDavid
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"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" is a song written by American songwriting duo #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid. Originally recorded as a #demonstrationTape by #DionneWarwick in 1963, "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" first charted for #LouJohnson, whose version reached number 49 on the #Billboard #Hot100 in mid-1964. #SandieShaw took the song to number one in the UK that same year.
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"What the World Needs Now Is Love" is a 1965 song with lyrics by #HalDavid and music composed by #BurtBacharach. First recorded and made popular by #JackieDeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a release on sister label Liberty records the previous month was canceled. It peaked at number seven on the US #Hot100 in July of that year. In Canada, the song reached number one. In 2008.
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"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" is a song composed by #BurtBacharach, with lyrics by #HalDavid. It was originally recorded by #DionneWarwick in 1964, who charted at number 34 in the US Billboard Hot 100 with her version. It was covered by #theStylistics in 1973, who reached number 23 in the US with their cover.
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"My Heart Is an Open Book" is a song written by #HalDavid and #LeePockriss and performed by #CarlDobkinsJr It reached #3 on the #USPopChart and #11 on the #USRAndBChart in 1959. It was featured on his 1959 album Carl Dobkins, Jr. The #single ranked #19 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959.
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"One Less Bell to Answer" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid. Originally written in 1967 for #KeelySmith, the song was rediscovered in late 1969 by #BonesHowe, the producer for #the5thDimension, and the song was included on the group's 1970 debut album for #BellRecords, #Portrait. Lead vocals on the single were sung by #MarilynMcCoo. "One Less Bell to Answer" was a #platinumRecord.
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"Wishin' and Hopin'" is a #song, written by #HalDavid and #BurtBacharach, which was a US #Top10 hit for #DustySpringfield in 1964.
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"My Heart Is an Open Book" is a song written by #HalDavid and #LeePockriss and performed by #CarlDobkinsJr It reached #3 on the #USPopChart and #11 on the #USRAndBChart in 1959. It was featured on his 1959 album Carl Dobkins, Jr. The #single ranked #19 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959.
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"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" is a song written by American songwriting duo #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid. Originally recorded as a #demonstrationTape by #DionneWarwick in 1963, "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" first charted for #LouJohnson, whose version reached number 49 on the #Billboard #Hot100 in mid-1964. #SandieShaw took the song to number one in the UK that same year.
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#OnThisDay in 2012, #HalDavid, American lyricist ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"; "What The World Needs Now Is Love"; "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"), died at 91.
#RIP 🕯️ -
"Wishin' and Hopin'" is a #song, written by #HalDavid and #BurtBacharach, which was a US #Top10 hit for #DustySpringfield in 1964.
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"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" is a song composed by #BurtBacharach, with lyrics by #HalDavid. It was originally recorded by #DionneWarwick in 1964, who charted at number 34 in the US Billboard Hot 100 with her version. It was covered by #theStylistics in 1973, who reached number 23 in the US with their cover.
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"Baby Elephant Walk" is a song composed in 1961 by #HenryMancini for the 1962 film #Hatari Lyrics by #HalDavid were not used in the film version. The instrumental earned Mancini a #GrammyAward for Best Instrumental Arrangement in 1963.
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"My Heart Is an Open Book" is a song written by #HalDavid and #LeePockriss and performed by #CarlDobkinsJr It reached #3 on the #USPopChart and #11 on the #USRAndBChart in 1959. It was featured on his 1959 album Carl Dobkins, Jr. The #single ranked #19 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959.
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"Wishin' and Hopin'" is a #song, written by #HalDavid and #BurtBacharach, which was a US #Top10 hit for #DustySpringfield in 1964.
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"Message to Michael" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid, that has been a hit for several different artists under several different titles. The song was first recorded as "Message to Martha" by #JerryButler in 1962. In 1964, singer #LouJohnson had a minor US hit with the song, with the title "#Kentucky Bluebird". British singer #AdamFaith also recorded the song as "A Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird)" in 1965.
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#OnThisDay in 1921, #HalDavid, American lyricist ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"; "What The World Needs Now Is Love"; "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2012).
#RIP 🕊️