Dionne Warwick Prosmises Promises.

[Affair on Touhy Ave.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJwt_D-0rAs

I know there's a collection of GL clips at youtube with nature clips and his songs probably go very well with them. But what about other type of music. I'm sure it's possible depending but about about this old Dionne Warwick tune?

I typed up her and this tune to see if there were any possible performance of her doing the song since I've seldom hear this one by her.

[Yuri]

'Promises, Promises'.....Love that song by Dionne Warwick! Written by Burt Bacharah, if I remember correctly.
It seems like a lifetime ago at The University Of Western Ontario (UWO) that I was involved as a production manager in the production of Neil Simon's play 'Promises, Promises'. What a cast, what a production, what reviews we had!

This play was later made into a movie under the title of 'Tha Apartment' with Jack Lemmon.

I have the vinyl record of Dionne's hits where she sings 'Promises, Promises', and perhaps a few other tunes from the play. (What Do You Get When You Fall In Love, etc.) Gonna have to dig it out and give it a spin.

Thanks for the link where the tune brought back a multitude of memories and thoughts of dear friends I haven't seen or heard of in years!

Yuri

[Borderstone]

A few months back,PBS ran a repeat of one of her comcerts from the early 80's.

Not exactly a show-stopping kind of concert but in more of a simple laid-back lounge style,she totally had the audience's attention.

I'm guessing her unique style is what made her so popular in the 60's & 70's. I can't think of one female performer before her that sounded that way.

She got her biggest #1 hit in Jan. of '86 w/"That's What Friends Are For"(with Elton John,Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight).

In fact she was one of the 1st women I ever heard, because my mother had the 8-track of the LP,"I'll Never Fall In Love Again". (Which I recently re-found on good vinyl! ;) )

Have all of her top 40's too! :cool:

[Jesse Joe]

Dionne Warwick and Burt Bacharach, had many a hits together. A winning combination. :)

[ November 26, 2006, 19:49: Message edited by: Jesse -Joe ]

[Jim Nasium]

As usual Hal David gets overlooked, if it were not for Hal's brilliant lyrics Dionne would be humming or whistling the tunes.

[Jesse Joe]

http://www.haldavid.com/


You are right Jim Nasium, after looking at his Site. But I must admit, I had never heard of him. I thought Burt Bacharach wrote all those wonderful songs. Shows how much I know. :)

[charlene]

it's like bernie taupin with elton john....elton writes the music and bernie writes the beautiful lyrics....

[Borderstone]

Taupin's are better I feel. :) I have heard of hal David but only in name on an LP.