Burt Bacharach Wins Original Score and Song: 1970 Oscars 

How Nice!

Haha that's so cool I'm from San Diego (still live here) turned 13 the summer of 71 and the Sports Arena was new back then. But I remember when Bacharach was in town because my Aunt and some of her friends went to see him. Small world. Think my folks woulda liked going but we were on holiday traveling camping trip that summer.

That was a special trip for my family. My folks approached me the year before, I got to decide if we had an in ground pool installed, or went to California for the summer to visit my moms sister, and her 5 sons. Since we lived in Michigan, I wanted to go to California and see my cousins. I also thought if we got the pool, I’d be the one maintaining it until I moved out. It was my first flight, and I begged my folks to see if we could fly on a 747. They tried, but 747’s were too big to land in San Diego at the time. I was disappointed, but still excited. I still remember just about everything from that summer. We went everywhere. The neighborhood in Poway my aunt and uncle lived looked like “The Wonder Years”. My dad left a month early to get back to work, my mom and I stayed until late August. She even started school clothes shopping for me there. When it was time for us to travel back to Michigan, my mom told me instead of Chicago, our layover would be in Los Angeles. It didn’t matter to me since I didn’t know any better. When we left the flight to find our new gate, my mom told me to sit with our bags while she checked in at the departure desk. She sat with me about 15 minutes later, I was looking out the window at the flights landing and taking off. Then I knew why we were in Los Angeles, a new 747 pulled up to the gate. I turned around and my mom was smiling. She asked if I was surprised. Of course I was. My dad had rebooked us after he arrived back home. I think it was the most thoughtful thing my dad ever did for me. It was a perfect summer I’ll never forget. I hope you had as much fun growing up in California as I had spending 3 months there.

Lovely memories.

Goodbye Burt Bacharach The King Of Jazz

Isn’t it insane? It’s like another world.

They had style, they had grace Rita Hayworth gave good face Lauren, Katherine, Lana too Bette Davis, we love you Ladies with an attitude. Fellows that were in the mood Don't just stand there, let's get to it Strike a pose, there's nothing to it.

And back when Burt & Angie were the “it” couple!

Whole world had more class then just look who was living in the white house and trying to get back in God help us 😢 3:12

👍👍👍🤗🤗🤗😘😘😘

The women must have stood in kew to be known to this wonder of a man..oh oh oh😍

Hal David is the ugly duckling who wrote all or most of the lyrics to his songs.

I Agree Burt Bacharach , just Awesome Period

Just look how beautiful his lovely wife Angie Dickinson is

I so agree. He was a good looking, classy guy with tons of talent. He is deeply missed. So is Hal David.

Perform

@@jlbaker2000 I went back and corrected my grammar... happy now?

Burt always loved Hal’s lyric on Alfie and even though it’s a challenging melody for any singer, he seemed to enjoy doing it himself. And it was his understanding of the emotions behind the song that made him successful with it.

I saw BURT twice in the Netherlands. BURT, my music hero for 50 yrs. R.I.P. Burt. Than you for all those amazing songs that you left behind. A deep bow for this legend of music and very deep respect. There will never be another composer then that he was!

she was so beautiful

1960s...he started tapering off in the 1970s.

@@mikegee8875 And then in the 80s came back with a couple of good hits.

@@maxz617 To mention just the theme tune from Arthur!

💞💞💞🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍

murphy brown

His voice matches the gaiety of the Bacharach classic...

Yes, it was a very competitive line-up that year. Any one of those others would've been worthy winners as well.

@@James.Fife05 Indeed

Yes true but she hadn’t yet done policewoman at this time

I know right ?!😅😅😅

RIP El Rey Del Jazz

I was thinking about that movie also and can't believe how handsome he was back then !

I had a teenager boy crush on him that year, right before entering a Catholic seminary in Hawaii.. Serious !!😊😉

Yep. She's so lovely, and tall.

They had a lovers' spat before the glittery event...maybe he had a psychic vision of Streisand flirtatiously singing " Close to You" ?? Lol

Hollywood can be blinded by inner circle protocol, or by sheer handsome looks of Bacharach...who will ever know ?

I did and wasn’t particularly impressed. It sounds like every stereotypical early 1900s period soundtrack. Williams is an incredible composer but IMO this wasn’t his best by far.

@@geraldquintana2862 Sometimes the inner circle is not only handsome but immensely talented too. Burt has nothing to prove to anyone. Everyone but haters are cognizant of his talent.

Ofuscar burt bacharach???? Fala sério cara. Burt bacharach é o único compositor gravado por Frank sinatra, elvis e os beatles. Precisa mais???????..