Burt Bacharach - 'Po'

Awards Chatter

Scott Feinberg

Tv & Film, Film Interviews

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2017

⏱️ 59 minutes

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The legendary songwriter/composer behind 48 top 10 hits, including nine that topped the charts, opens up about the inspirations for his most beloved music, what caused his breakup with longtime collaborator Hal David and how his late daughter, who was afflicted with Asperger Syndrome, inspired him to write his first film score and song in years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.2	My guest today is one of the greatest composers and songwriters of all time, a man who has
0:58.0	written 48 top 10 hits, including 9 that reached number 1, whose music has been heard on the radio, on Broadway,
1:04.8	at the movies, and at live venues all around the world, and who has won eight Grammys,
1:09.7	including the Trustees Award in 1997 and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.
1:15.2	Three Oscars, two for Best Original Song and one for Best Original Score,
1:20.0	and the Library of Congress's 2011 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song,
1:25.3	which was presented to him and his longtime collaborator, the late Hal David,
1:29.5	by President Barack Obama.
1:31.2	His name is Bert Bacharach, and he wrote the music for songs that we all know and love. Like, close to you. Anyone who had a heart. Walk on by. what the world needs now.
1:43.0	What's new, pussy cat?
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