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Scenes from my life: Neil Sedaka
The setting: a square, dull, small room without windows. A cell, really. A few wooden chairs in a row, as if it were a tiny theater. An upright piano backed against one of the walls in a front corner of … Continue reading
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Bert Bacharach’s death reminded me
Of his hundreds of terrific songs. I read the obit with my mouth hanging open. “Oh, yeah, that one. And that.” I’m not a snob about pop music. I love tunes, melodies, passages I can sing or hum. And Bacharach … Continue reading
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Tagged "Lightning Strikes", "What's it all about Alfie?", Alfie Arms, Ansonia, Apthorp, Aylsmere, Bellclaire, Beresford, Bert Bacharach, Eldorado, Kenilworth, Lou Christie, Paul Simon
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