Tuesday, July 23, 2013

"Wives and Lovers" (1965 version) by Burt Bacharach

Wendy got me this shirt (in March 2020) to support MS

Got the wheel bearing races out of the Plymouth's hub

I'm (Rachel) filling in my old (Scott's) blog using songs from my old "favorites" cassette tapes (see my posts on March 1st and July 15th).  This song is Side 1, Track 7 on my Best of All #11 cassette.

I love this tune but the lyrics are so misogynistic.  I mentioned when I posted the Jack Jones version in my Rachel's blog, that I want to rewrite the lyrics.  The idea hit me today, what if I changed the lyrics to reverse all the gender references: "hey little boy, comb your hair, fix your makeup...".  I don't know.  How about "just because there's a ring in your nose"... LOL

This is the version on Kapp records, released as a single in 1965 and then on the 1969 "Burt Bacharach Plays His Hits" on Kapp Records.  The one with the sexy girl on the cover ;)

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6ltqnF4SHs
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YouTube (Topic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvZ4355cvu0

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