Wednesday Pop Selection: Walk On By / Dionne Warwicke

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Sir Barken Hyena

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No sarcasm today folks, it would just spoil this vision of grace, beauty and true emotion:

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3 Responses to Wednesday Pop Selection: Walk On By / Dionne Warwicke

  1. peterike's avatar peterike says:
    June 18, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    She may have a diva reputation, but for a while there in the 60s and 70s she was putting out some of the best pop music ever. What a voice. Critic Robert Christgau described it as “pop velvet with a gospel nap,” which is as good a description as any. No pop music collection is complete without a greatest hits collection from Dionne (though you can certainly skip Dion, Celine) (but not Dion DiMucci!).

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  2. Sir Barken Hyena's avatar Sir Barken Hyena says:
    June 18, 2014 at 2:06 pm

    And she had that easy grace that so many had then, but so few now. She had it by the truckload.

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  3. firenerd's avatar firenerd says:
    June 19, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    Let’s not forget Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

    One of the hardest things in the world is to create a catchy tune and smart lyrics that still sound catchy, smart and fresh decades later.

    Bacharach/ David may have been the best ever at this.

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