Magic Moments (2008) liner notes: Difference between revisions
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<center><h3>Magic Moments <br> The Definitive Burt Bacharach Collection</h3></center> | <center><h3>''Magic Moments'' <br> ''The Definitive Burt Bacharach Collection''</h3></center> | ||
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He is still a songwriter who is up at 3am pondering one tiny amendment to a melody and an arranger who will sing the subtlest nuances of phrasing to a Flugel Horn player, those things that lie beyond the written notes on the stave. | He is still a songwriter who is up at 3am pondering one tiny amendment to a melody and an arranger who will sing the subtlest nuances of phrasing to a Flugel Horn player, those things that lie beyond the written notes on the stave. | ||
When Burt's conscience moved him to write his own lyrics for the ''[[Burt Bacharach: At This Time|At This | When Burt's conscience moved him to write his own lyrics for the ''[[Burt Bacharach: At This Time|At This Time]]'' album, he called me up to sing on, "[[Who Are These People?|Who Are These People]]", a particularly harsh critique of the way the world is headed. I asked Burt to give me a sense of the song. He said, "Things really have to change or we're all fucked". I said, "What are the lyrics?" He said, "Those are the lyrics". | ||
Sadly what the world needs now is not only love but it will always be richer for containing the songs of Burt Bacharach; the familiar and deeply loved, as well as the many gems that still lie waiting to be discovered in his apparently fathomless catalogue. | Sadly what the world needs now is not only love but it will always be richer for containing the songs of Burt Bacharach; the familiar and deeply loved, as well as the many gems that still lie waiting to be discovered in his apparently fathomless catalogue. |
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