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50+ Music<p>"What's New Pussycat?" is the theme song for the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/eponymousMovie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eponymousMovie</span></a>, written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a>, and sung by Welsh singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TomJones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TomJones</span></a>. The original single included a 13-second instrumental introduction, ending in the sound of shattering glass, but later issues omitted this introduction. Jones was skeptical about the song when first approached about it. He said when it was offered to him, he felt it was "sort of a backhanded compliment: 'I've got to have you. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAVpqOG-HDY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=KAVpqOG-HDY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Make It Easy on Yourself" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/popular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popular</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/song" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>song</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/written" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>written</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> which was initially a Top 20 Pop and R&amp;B hit for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JerryButler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JerryButler</span></a> in 1962. The best-known version is the 1965 recording by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theWalkerBrothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theWalkerBrothers</span></a>, for whom it was a No. 1 UK and Canadian hit. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DionneWarwick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DionneWarwick</span></a>, who made a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/demo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demo</span></a> of the song in early 1962, later had a hit with it in 1970. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El8fHMBXRy8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=El8fHMBXRy8</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" is a 1968 popular song written and composed for singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DionneWarwick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DionneWarwick</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> wrote the lyrics. The song was Warwick's biggest international hit to that point, selling several million copies worldwide and winning Warwick her first <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GrammyAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrammyAward</span></a>. David's lyrics tell the story of a native of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SanJoseCalifornia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanJoseCalifornia</span></a>, who, having failed to break into the entertainment field in Los Angeles, is set to return to her hometown. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2UpwpTAd8U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=-2UpwpTAd8U</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> for the 1969 film <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid</span></a>. The uplifting lyrics describe somebody who overcomes his troubles and worries by realising that "it won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me." The single by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BJThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BJThomas</span></a> reached No. 1 on charts in the United States, Canada and Norway, and reached No. 38 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UKSinglesChart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKSinglesChart</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kikh-IzmLg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=3Kikh-IzmLg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"I Say a Little Prayer" is a song <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/written" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>written</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DionneWarwick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DionneWarwick</span></a>, originally peaking at number four on the U.S. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hot100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hot100</span></a> pop singles chart in December 1967. On the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RAndBSingles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAndBSingles</span></a> chart it peaked at number eight. The following year, it was a top ten hit for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ArethaFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArethaFranklin</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dERmrf48qe4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=dERmrf48qe4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> with sections of the early version written by Cathy Steeves. The best-known version is that recorded by American duo <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theCarpenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theCarpenters</span></a> for their second studio album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CloseToYou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloseToYou</span></a> (1970) and produced by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JackDaugherty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JackDaugherty</span></a>. Released on May 14, 1970, the single topped both the US <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hot100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hot100</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AdultContemporary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdultContemporary</span></a> charts. It also reached the top of the Canadian and Australian charts. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFx-5PGLgb4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=iFx-5PGLgb4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" is a song composed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a>, with lyrics by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a>. It was originally recorded by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DionneWarwick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DionneWarwick</span></a> in 1964, who charted at number 34 in the US Billboard Hot 100 with her version. It was covered by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theStylistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theStylistics</span></a> in 1973, who reached number 23 in the US with their cover. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s91DltUQvC4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=s91DltUQvC4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"To All the Girls I've Loved Before" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> (words) and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AlbertHammond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlbertHammond</span></a> (music). It was originally recorded by Hammond in 1975 on his album 99 Miles From L.A., but is more famous for a 1984 recording by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JulioIglesias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JulioIglesias</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/WillieNelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WillieNelson</span></a>, which appeared on Iglesias's album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/1100BelAirPlace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1100BelAirPlace</span></a>. A breakthrough for Iglesias in the English language market. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVq0ONrSH-Q" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=rVq0ONrSH-Q</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> for the 1969 film <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKid</span></a>. The uplifting lyrics describe somebody who overcomes his troubles and worries by realising that "it won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me." The single by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BJThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BJThomas</span></a> reached No. 1 on charts in the United States, Canada and Norway, and reached No. 38 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UKSinglesChart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKSinglesChart</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqpWZUl4X3g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=FqpWZUl4X3g</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Walk On By" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> for singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DionneWarwick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DionneWarwick</span></a> in 1963. Warwick's recording of the song peaked at number 6 on the US <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hot100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hot100</span></a> and number 1 on the Cash Box Rhythm and Blues Chart In June 1964 and was nominated for a 1965 Grammy Award for the Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IsaacHayes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsaacHayes</span></a> recorded the song five years later, in 1969, and his version reached number 30 on the Hot 100 chart and number 13 in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RAndB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAndB</span></a> charts. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpoBISzUP4o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=bpoBISzUP4o</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Wishin' and Hopin'" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/song" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>song</span></a>, written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a>, which was a US <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Top10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Top10</span></a> hit for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DustySpringfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DustySpringfield</span></a> in 1964. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R4jzf-oxlE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=2R4jzf-oxlE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Make It Easy on Yourself" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/popular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popular</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/song" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>song</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/written" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>written</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> which was initially a hit for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JerryButler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JerryButler</span></a> in 1962. The best-known version is the 1965 recording by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theWalkerBrothers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theWalkerBrothers</span></a>, for whom it was a No. 1 UK and Canadian hit. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DionneWarwick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DionneWarwick</span></a>, who made a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/demo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demo</span></a> of the song in early 1962, later had a hit with it in 1970. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QgS1iENXPE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=6QgS1iENXPE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/popularSong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>popularSong</span></a> by composer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a> and lyricist <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> that was written for the 1968 musical <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PromisesPromises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PromisesPromises</span></a>. Several recordings of the song were released in 1969; the most popular versions were by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DionneWarwick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DionneWarwick</span></a> (released December 1969), who took it to number 6 on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> magazine's <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hot100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hot100</span></a> and spent three weeks topping the magazine's list of the most popular <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EasyListening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EasyListening</span></a> songs, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BobbieGentry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BobbieGentry</span></a> (released July 1969) <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbgo9VhJzak" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Mbgo9VhJza</span><span class="invisible">k</span></a></p>
Anders Tapola<p>Gene Pitney - Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa (1963)<br>Written by <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nu/tags/GenePitney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenePitney</span></a><br><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0flMUxju9xvKbV0xaFZlp6?si=dDyICzn0SBmrgDJIykMMYA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/track/0flMUxj</span><span class="invisible">u9xvKbV0xaFZlp6?si=dDyICzn0SBmrgDJIykMMYA</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Only Love Can Break a Heart" is a popular song from 1962, performed by the American singer-songwriter <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GenePitney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenePitney</span></a>. The song was written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> (words) and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a> (music) and appears on Pitney's second album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnlyLoveCanBreakAHeart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlyLoveCanBreakAHeart</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHgM5xCjM5Q" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=xHgM5xCjM5</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Do You Know the Way to San Jose" is a 1968 popular song written and composed for singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DionneWarwick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DionneWarwick</span></a> by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> wrote the lyrics. The song was Warwick's biggest international hit to that point, selling several million copies worldwide and winning Warwick her first <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GrammyAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrammyAward</span></a>. David's lyrics tell the story of a native of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SanJoseCalifornia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanJoseCalifornia</span></a>, who, having failed to break into the entertainment field in Los Angeles, is set to return to her hometown. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnzTgUc5ycc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=CnzTgUc5yc</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"My Heart Is an Open Book" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LeePockriss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeePockriss</span></a> and performed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CarlDobkinsJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarlDobkinsJr</span></a> It reached #3 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USPopChart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPopChart</span></a> and #11 on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USRAndBChart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USRAndBChart</span></a> in 1959. It was featured on his 1959 album Carl Dobkins, Jr. The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/single" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>single</span></a> ranked #19 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67uCIIEpq-w" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=67uCIIEpq-</span><span class="invisible">w</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" is a song composed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BurtBacharach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BurtBacharach</span></a>, with lyrics by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a>. It was originally recorded by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DionneWarwick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DionneWarwick</span></a> in 1964, who charted at number 34 in the US Billboard Hot 100 with her version. It was covered by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theStylistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theStylistics</span></a> in 1973, who reached number 23 in the US with their cover. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=budhvkQUid4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=budhvkQUid</span><span class="invisible">4</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"It Was Almost Like a Song" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a> and Archie Jordan, and recorded by American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/countryMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>countryMusic</span></a> singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RonnieMilsap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RonnieMilsap</span></a>. It was released in May 1977 as the first <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/single" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>single</span></a> and title track from the album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ItWasAlmostLikeASong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ItWasAlmostLikeASong</span></a>. It became one of the greatest hits of his recording career upon its release in 1977. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJa1yJ6i6qk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=LJa1yJ6i6q</span><span class="invisible">k</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 2012, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HalDavid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HalDavid</span></a>, American lyricist ("Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"; "What The World Needs Now Is Love"; "Do You Know the Way to San Jose"), died at 91. 🕊<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a></p>
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