Theme 385 - To Hell and Bacharach - any song (no repeats), any singer (no repeats) written by Burt Bacharach - Val - VOTING -closed MIDNIGHT Sunday June 18th

[Val]

Starting this a bit early as I'll be away over the long weekend. It's my theme and I'm looking for any tune penned by Burt Bacharach, vocal or instrumental, and with any lyricist. No repeats on song titles or artist.

The next FIVE themes are:

Theme 386 - Song titles with Woman, Lady, Ladies (no girls) - Jemma
Cream Of 2023 - Summer - Round 1
Cream Of 2023 - Summer - Round 2
Cream Of 2023 - Summer - Round 3
Cream Of 2023 - Summer - Round 4

and new themes can be added at:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Val]

Okay I love Bacharach's tunes and so am spoilt for choice here.

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxNYT...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhyVo...

[Jemma]

After Val

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans

https://youtu.be/71ctQukD5ZA
https://youtu.be/q9VtINBA_QE

[Collette]

After Jemma

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald

https://youtu.be/Xx5otxLS3qc
https://youtu.be/KsH63qJlIMM

[KJS]

after Collette

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
A House Is Not A Home - Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOHw5...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lj2uT...

[theDuke]

After KJS:

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
A House Is Not A Home - Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson
Stronger Than Before - Carole Bayer Sager
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B. J. Thomas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC-C_...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyA2...

[Tim]

after Duke

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
A House Is Not A Home - Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson
Stronger Than Before - Carole Bayer Sager
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B. J. Thomas
Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers
(They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZTS9...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6inwz...

[Helen The Melon]

I have found it super hard to come up with anything for this hellish theme, but here are two tracks that are okish ish:-

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
A House Is Not A Home - Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson
Stronger Than Before - Carole Bayer Sager
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B. J. Thomas
Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers
(They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters
Trains And Boats And Planes - Fountains Of Wayne
It Doesn't Matter Anymore - BMX Bandits

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X7P54AB...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3duP1cY...

[Fishy_Jim]

After Helen:

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
A House Is Not A Home - Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson
Stronger Than Before - Carole Bayer Sager
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B. J. Thomas
Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers
(They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters
Trains And Boats And Planes - Fountains Of Wayne
It Doesn't Matter Anymore - BMX Bandits
Walk On By - The Stranglers
Are You There (With Another Girl) - Dionne Warwick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYkqL...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F9NW...

[TheFoe]

After Fishy

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald
A House Is Not A Home - Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson
Stronger Than Before - Carole Bayer Sager
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B. J. Thomas
Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers
(They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters
Trains And Boats And Planes - Fountains Of Wayne
It Doesn't Matter Anymore - BMX Bandits
Walk On By - The Stranglers
Are You There (With Another Girl) - Dionne Warwick
With Open Arms - Jane Morgan
The Look Of Love - Susan Wong
With Open Arms - Jane Morgan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K54m...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y1qc...


Really like the Jane Morgan song.

[Val]

Thanks everyone for indulging me in my love for Burt. So many to choose from - we didn't get 24 Hours From Tulsa, (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance or Aretha's I Say A Little Prayer For You. Nor any of the instrumentals - I was tempted to nominate the twangy Moon Guitar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvBR8...
Still, there were just too many riches to mine. Helen deserves bonus points - not only did she have to scrape up two songs, but she now has to listen to a playlist that will probably make her ears bleed. The things we do.....

Here's the playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

and we get SIX votes to play with. Helen will be excused!

[Jemma]

Sandie - 6
Gene - 5
Walkers - 4
Carole - 3
Dusty - 2
Patti - 1


One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels - 5
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw - 6
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - 1
A House Is Not A Home - Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach - 2
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson
Stronger Than Before - Carole Bayer Sager - 3
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B. J. Thomas
Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers - 4
(They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters
Trains And Boats And Planes - Fountains Of Wayne
It Doesn't Matter Anymore - BMX Bandits
Walk On By - The Stranglers
Are You There (With Another Girl) - Dionne Warwick
With Open Arms - Jane Morgan
The Look Of Love - Susan Wong

[Val]

After Jemma

Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach - 6
B. J. Thomas - 5
Gene Pitney - 4
Dionne Warwick - 3
Chuck Jackson - 2
Jane Morgan - 1

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels - 5
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney - 4
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw - 6
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - 1
A House Is Not A Home - Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach - 8
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson - 2
Stronger Than Before - Carole Bayer Sager - 3
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B. J. Thomas - 5
Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers - 4
(They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters
Trains And Boats And Planes - Fountains Of Wayne
It Doesn't Matter Anymore - BMX Bandits
Walk On By - The Stranglers
Are You There (With Another Girl) - Dionne Warwick - 3
The Look Of Love - Susan Wong
With Open Arms - Jane Morgan - 1

[Helen The Melon]

After Val

Stranglers - 4
Swinging B J - 3
Gene McD - 2
Chuck J - 1

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels - 7
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney - 4
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans - 3
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw - 6
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - 1
A House Is Not A Home - Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach - 8
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson - 3
Stronger Than Before - Carole Bayer Sager - 3
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B. J. Thomas - 5
Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers - 4
(They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters
Trains And Boats And Planes - Fountains Of Wayne
It Doesn't Matter Anymore - BMX Bandits
Walk On By - The Stranglers - 4
Are You There (With Another Girl) - Dionne Warwick - 3
The Look Of Love - Susan Wong
With Open Arms - Jane Morgan - 1

[theDuke]

After Helen:

The Stranglers - 4
Fountains Of Wayne - 3
BMX Bandits - 2
Swinging Blue Jeans - 1

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels - 7
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney - 4
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans - 4
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw - 6
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - 1
A House Is Not A Home - Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach - 8
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson - 3
Stronger Than Before - Carole Bayer Sager - 3
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B. J. Thomas - 5
Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers - 4
(They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters
Trains And Boats And Planes - Fountains Of Wayne - 3
It Doesn't Matter Anymore - BMX Bandits - 2
Walk On By - The Stranglers - 8
Are You There (With Another Girl) - Dionne Warwick - 3
The Look Of Love - Susan Wong
With Open Arms - Jane Morgan - 1

[Tim]

after Duke

BJ Thomas - 6
Cissy Houston - 5
Stranglers - 4
Chuck Jackson - 3
Sandie Shaw - 2
Dionne Warwick - 1

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston - 5
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels - 7
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney - 4
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans - 4
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw - 8
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - 1
A House Is Not A Home - Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach - 8
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson - 6
Stronger Than Before - Carole Bayer Sager - 3
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B. J. Thomas - 11
Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers - 4
(They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters
Trains And Boats And Planes - Fountains Of Wayne - 3
It Doesn't Matter Anymore - BMX Bandits - 2
Walk On By - The Stranglers - 12
Are You There (With Another Girl) - Dionne Warwick - 4
The Look Of Love - Susan Wong
With Open Arms - Jane Morgan - 1

[KJS]

after Tim

D Warwick - 6
W Brothers - 5
S Shaw - 4
Carpenters - 3
Blue Jeans - 2
S Wong - 1

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston - 5
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels - 7
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney - 4
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans - 6
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw - 12
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - 1
A House Is Not A Home - Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach - 8
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson - 6
Stronger Than Before - Carole Bayer Sager - 3
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B. J. Thomas - 11
Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers - 9
(They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters - 3
Trains And Boats And Planes - Fountains Of Wayne - 3
It Doesn't Matter Anymore - BMX Bandits - 2
Walk On By - The Stranglers - 12
Are You There (With Another Girl) - Dionne Warwick - 10
The Look Of Love - Susan Wong - 1
With Open Arms - Jane Morgan - 1

[Fishy_Jim]

After KJS:

The Carpenters - 6
The Walker Brothers - 5
B. J. Thomas - 4
Sandie Shaw - 3
Susan Wong - 2
Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - 1

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston - 5
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels - 7
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney - 4
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans - 6
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw - 15
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - 2
A House Is Not A Home - Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach - 8
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson - 6
Stronger Than Before - Carole Bayer Sager - 3
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B. J. Thomas - 14
Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers - 14
(They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters - 9
Trains And Boats And Planes - Fountains Of Wayne - 3
It Doesn't Matter Anymore - BMX Bandits - 2
Walk On By - The Stranglers - 12
Are You There (With Another Girl) - Dionne Warwick - 10
The Look Of Love - Susan Wong - 3
With Open Arms - Jane Morgan - 1

In spite of the fact that Close To You was badly edited to miss out the ‘waaaah-aha-ahaaa’s at the end, it still comes top of the pile for me (just). Here's the full song in all it's lush glory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFx-5...

[Val]

Correction to addition:

One Less Bell To Answer - Cissy Houston - 5
Another Tear Falls - Gene McDaniels - 7
Only Love Can Break A Heart - Gene Pitney - 4
Don’t Make Me Over - The Swinging Blue Jeans - 6
(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw - 15
On My Own - Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald - 2
A House Is Not A Home - Dusty Springfield & Burt Bacharach - 8
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson - 6
Stronger Than Before - Carole Bayer Sager - 3
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B. J. Thomas - 14
Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers - 14
(They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters - 9
Trains And Boats And Planes - Fountains Of Wayne - 3
It Doesn't Matter Anymore - BMX Bandits - 2
Walk On By - The Stranglers - 12
Are You There (With Another Girl) - Dionne Warwick - 10
The Look Of Love - Susan Wong - 3
With Open Arms - Jane Morgan - 1

The people have spoken and the results are:

Tied in 1st place are Collette and Duke with 15 votes each for Sandie Shaw's version of (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me and B. J. Thomas' rendition of Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head.

In 2nd we have Tim with The Walker Brothers singing Make It Easy On Yourself, just one vote behind on 14.

And 3rd goes to FishyJim with Walk On By by The Stranglers on 12 votes.

No wooden spoons so well done everyone. especially the winners.