Two Sides Of Miss Dionne Warwick

Here she is swinging...

...and now, doing an interpretive dance...

Either way, she is a sublime somnambulist.

Groovy Birthdays

 

 

 

NORMAN WHITFIELD

May 12, 1940

 

 

 

 

BURT BACHARACH

May 12, 1928

Let the Music Play

HAL DAVID (right) with BURT BACHARACH

Happy Birthday, Hal David (May 25, 1921) and Leslie Uggams (May 25, 1943)! Here's a clip of Leslie singing one of Hal and Burt's lesser-known gems, "Let the Music Play," which was a minor hit for The Drifters and Dionne Warwick.

Anyone Who Had a Heart

Ever wonder what would happen if you took a Burt Bacharach ballad, gave it Czech lyrics, had a Lana Cantrell lookalike record it, and then filmed it as a surreal, Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo? knockoff? Neither have we, but here are the results anyway.

A House is Not a Home

If he had only written this lone song, we would be forever indebted to Burt Bacharach for providing the vehicle for this absolutely spine-chilling performance by Dusty Springfield.

BURT BACHARACH
May 12, 1928

The April Fools

The April Fools (1969) is as typical a glossy 1960's production as you can get: Catherine Deneuve at her most ethereal; old workhorses Charles Boyer and Myrna Loy adding a bit of nostalgia; chic, of-the-moment fashions by Don Feld (he who also wardrobed Ann-Margret in Viva Las Vegas); and a dreamy theme song by Burt Bacharach. What's not to love?

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things...

1) Burt Bacharach music. 2) Michael Bennett choreography. 3) Donald Brooks costumes. 4) Donna McKechnie's head snaps.

Absolutely crazy-brilliant-insane genius.