Hal David, RIP

The lyricist writing half of one of the most famous songwriting duos in popular music history has passed away* at the ripe old age of 91. Here are some of the many hit songs that Hal David wrote lyrics for that were set to music by his writing partner Burt Bacharach:
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Do You Know the Way to San Jose


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Alfie


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Walk on By


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What the World Needs Now Is Love


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Always Something There To Remind Me


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I Say a Little Prayer


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One Less Bell To Answer


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What’s New Pussycat

And many, many more.

By the way, here’s a lyric that Hal David wrote for a hit song that didn’t have music written by  Burt Bacharach.
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To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before

http://youtu.be/w17TsySaW-8
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*The linked article mistakenly lists the song “That’s What Friends Are For” as being one of Hal David’s songs. It isn’t. The words were written by Carole Bayer Sager.

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3:22 pm on September 1, 2012