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Hi and welcome back to At The Movies! I hope you had a great week and are looking forward to the song for today. I have chosen a fantastic tune –“Alfie” – by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
“Alfie” was written in 1966to promote the movie of the same name. The film was about a young womanizing man in London who leads a self-centered, uncaring life as a handsome chauffeur. “Alfie” was nominated for the 1967 Academy Award in five top categories, one of which was best music. The movie starred the great British actor, Michael Caine.
While the song was originally recorded by British singer Cilla Black in 1966, I’m focusing on the 1967 version by Dionne Warwick, the most prolific interpreter of Bacharach/David compositions and the composers’ original choice for this song.
Warwick performed “Alfie” at the 1967 Academy Awards. In 2008, Warwick’s recording of “Alfie” was…
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There was a remake of Allie made in 2006 w Jude Law in the title role
I haven’t seen either one
My favorite Dionne Warwick song
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One version of “Alfie” was quite enough for me, thank you. Your choice is an excellent song but it wasn’t written by Burt Bacharach.
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Right it was written I think by Barry Manilow but it is my fav Warwick song
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I loved the song so much when I was a kid, but my mom wouldn’t let me see the movie!
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Moms! Well just think how much more you appreciated the movie when you finally saw it! Great comment, D!
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She wouldn’t let me see Valley of the Dolls either!
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Debauchery! I think that’s what my mother called it. 😂 😂
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She’d seen it with my father and she told me she didn’t think a 14-year-old would want to see Patty Duke in that role. Of course, when I stayed overnight at my girlfriend’s, we went anyway.
Mom was right.
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