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Surf tribute to the music of the great Burt Bacharach
Genre: Rock: Surf Rock
Release Date: 2000
That's New Pussycat! surf tribute to Burt Bacharach
Various Artists
Record Label: OmOm Music
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1. 24 Hours From Tulsa 2:44 Album Only
2. The Blob 2:41 Album Only
3. Trains & Boats & Planes 3:31 Album Only
4. Casino Royale Theme 2:26 Album Only
5. Baby It's You 2:32 Album Only
6. God Give Me Strength 3:55 Album Only
7. The Look of Love 2:42 Album Only
8. Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head 4:14 Album Only
9. The Windows of the World 3:33 Album Only
10. Italian Fuzz 3:36 Album Only
11. Baby It's You 2:42 Album Only
12. Walk On By 3:44 Album Only
13. Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head 2:25 Album Only
14. This Guy's in Love With You 5:00 Album Only
15. Baby It's You 4:07 Album Only
16. I Saw a Little Prayer 2:44 Album Only
17. Do You Know the Way to San José 2:52 Album Only
18. Close to You 3:06 Album Only
19. Bond Street 2:03 Album Only
20. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 2:55 Album Only
21. What's New Pussycat? 3:35 Album Only
22. Anyone Who Had a Heart 2:56 Album Only
23. (there's) Always Something to Remind Me 3:03 Album Only
24. Downhill & Shady 2:09 Album Only
25. Trains & Boats & Planes 4:03 Album Only
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Album Notes

That's New Pussycat Surf Tribute to Burt Bacharach

New as this collection is, it isn't the first instrumental treatment of Burt Bacharach's songs. There have been several, including an album of Moog synthesizer arrangments entitled (what else?) Switched On Bacharach. Nor is this the first tribute to Bacharach by various artists. But this IS, as far as we know, the first tribute to Bacharach by instrumental surf and garage bands. The idea of surf and garage bands paying homage to arch-hodad Burt Bacharach is, of course, crazy. Loco. Pazzo. John Barry, okay, but Burt Bacharach? In the 1960s, when surf pioneer Dick Dale was down at the Southern California beach blasting out raucous dance music for Gidget and Moondoggie, Burt Bacharach (ten years Dale's senior) was up in Hollywood writing sophisticated pop tunes for their parents.

When surf music made a comeback in the 1990s, Bacharach was collaborating with Elvis Costello. Still, nobody can deny the catchiness of Bacharach's melodies. And it's not crazy, but actually a clever idea, to remove those melodies from Hal David's cloying lyrics (you know, like: "Pussycat, pussycat, I love you. Yes I do" or: "LA is a great big freeway. Put a hundred down and buy a car"). Hey, you know, without Tom Jones or Dionne Warwick singing, those songs are actually kinda cool! That is new, pussycat!

You might think that Bacharach's quirky melodies would be a challenge for the bands participating here. Surf and garage music aren't known for their mastery of syncopation, after all. The standard surf beat is a straight 'double on the two, single on the four'. Bacharach, on the other hand, is all about odd syncopation. And yet, listen for yourself: everybody pulls it off, and some even do so brilliantly.

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REVIEWS

Very entertaining and musically diverse
author: Pete Downs
                            
A very entertaining and musically diverse CD. I must admit I do not agree with the CD notes that refer to Hal David's lyrics as cloying as I am a massive fan of Mr David's lyrics. I enjoyed the vocal tracks as well as the instrumentals and it is obvious that a lot of care went into the production of this CD.
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Sensational!
author: Kyle R. Schlichter
                            
This is, perhaps, the best and most-listened-to CD in my collection. While listed as a surf-punk collection, there's a lot of variety and variation among the artists, ranging from surf, to rock, to full on punk, to..just out there. Well and truly beautiful music, all around.
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Rich Collection of Surfed-Out Classics
author: Will Grega (Stereotonic)
                            
Rich, delicious, crunch, tender...an abundance of re-interpretations of Burt Bacharach (the original King Suave) classics. Delirious fun. I highly recommend it!
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crazy & great versions of many of the Bacharach' tunes
author: dave wood
                            
The idea of surf and garage bands paying homage to arch-hodad Burt Bacharach is, of course, crazy. In the 1960s, when Dick Dale was down at the beach blasting out raucous dance music for Gidget and Moondoggie, Bacharach was up in the Hollywood hills writing sophisticated pop tunes for their parents. By the time Pulp Fiction sparked a surf music resurgence in the 1990s, Bacharach was collaborating with Elvis Costello. Surf and garage bands aren’t usually known for their mastery of syncopation, but pour yourself a Mai Tai and listen up. Nobody can deny the catchiness of Bacharach’s melodies, and many of the bands represented here pull it off brilliantly. (Dave Wood – USA)
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