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Burt Bacharach and Daniel Tashian: Broken Record Classic

Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond

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How Long Did It Take You to Write Alfie?

Alfie came in first? Absolutely. And one of the hardest because I wanted to make it perfect and it dominated my life. How long did it take you to write that? Three weeks. You know, a little bit what Daniel was talking about that you didn't want people to feel the chorus too soon. It's a little characteristic of some of your songs where sometimes you're not quite sure where it's going. Like it's got a lot of momentum and then when it ends up there's time changes and the harmonies complex.

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