User Reviews

This was a nostalgic look back at the early successes of the great Burt Bacharach, lyricist Hal David, and some of the greatest interpreters of their music ever. The show starts with cameras showing Burt driving around London in a Ford convertible, so we get a little snapshot of London 1965. The music then gets underway and Burt and orchestra accompany Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Chuck Jackson, the Searchers, and the Merseybeats in their classic versions of early Bacharach hits. The female vocal trio the Breakaways provide superb vocals, both lead and backing. They were also featured on many of the hit recordings of the day by Petula Clark, Cilla Black, Dusty and others. I notice Cilla was conspicuously absent. She was very popular in the UK with Bacharach songs, but Dionne viewed her as a major rival. Anyway, no love lost between those two so better one or the other. Dusty's appearances were my favorite, but all the music was first rate. Burt does a pretty natural, relaxed job of hosting. This is a treasure of a show that was never shown in America. I am glad that it was preserved so well and highly recommend it for fans of the songs of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.