Burt Bacharach and Daniel Tashian: Broken Record Classic
Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
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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