![]() When Rupert Everett somehow leads a singalong of Bacharach and David’s “I Say a Little Prayer” at Cameron Diaz’s’ rehearsal dinner in the 1997 film “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” some suspension of disbelief is required - it’s a really, really difficult song to sing, both melodically and rhythmically.īacharach’s songs - the most classic of which were written with David - have been covered by thousands of people, from the Beatles (on their first album, no less), Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond to psychedelic rockers Love to Isaac Hayes and new wave one-hit wonders Naked Eyes, and were originally performed by a battery of top-shelf singers from the Carpenters and the Drifters to Dusty Springfield and their ultimate interpreter, Dionne Warwick. But for all that, to countless millions of ears it’s simply beautiful music - art and ability and human spirit at its peak, the same thrill one gets when watching a gymnast or ballerina or downhill skier so talented they make it look like anyone can do it. ![]()
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