Burt Bacharach Wrote a Million Songs You Know

Laura J. Burns
Laura J. Burns writes books, writes for TV, and sometimes writes TV based on books and books based on TV. She will never, however, write a poem. She’s the managing editor of The Antagonist.

The legendary songwriter passed away today at the age of 94. He was prolific and beloved and worked with a list of brilliant people that would stun any mere mortal, but was just a way of life for Bacharach. One of his most longstanding and successful partnerships was with everyone’s favorite Twitter queen, Dionne Warwick.

Let’s celebrate the work of Burt Bacharach by enjoying the two of them doing what they always did best.

And here they are doing it a couple of decades earlier:

What a joy to live a long life doing what you love, and doing it so well. RIP, Legend.

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