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They Write the Songs

Series 2

Episode 9: Burt Bacharach and Hal David

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 2Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 2

Barry Manilow marks the transition from the writers of the classic Great American Songbook to those of a new post Beatles era with this week's song writing partnership. New, complex musical arrangements with changing rhythms and crafted lyrics to match are the hallmarks of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
Music includes Anyone Who Had A Heart, Broken Hearted Melody, Magic Moments, Make It Easy on Yourself, Close To You, Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head, The Look of Love, What the World Needs Now .. Show less

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