Here's a few versions of one of my favorite Burt Bacharach/Hal David numbers. I just discovered the Bobbie Gentry one recently, she's a hell of a songwriter herself, and does a very good version of this. As usual for Bacharach/David songs, the Dionne version is the definitive one, in my not-so-humble opinion.
Bobbie Gentry -The Windows Of The World.mp3
Dionne Warwick - The Windows Of The World.mp3
Scott Walker - The Windows Of The World.mp3
The Free Design - The Windows Of The World.mp3
Buy "The Best of Bobbie Gentry: The Capitol Years"
Buy"The Windows of the World/Valley of the Dolls" by Dionne Warwick
Buy Scott Walker "In Five Easy Pieces"
Buy "You Could Be Born Again" by The Free Design
Nice. Pete Jolly does my favorite version of this great Bacharach/David song -- Space Age Pop has it here:
http://www.spaceagepop.com/rc006.htm
Posted by: Bill Barol | January 09, 2009 at 06:43 PM
I've heard all the other versions but the Bobbie Gentry cove was new to me, too. As usual, she's terrific, but no one has come close to Dionne's combination of strength and delicacy.
Posted by: Dave | January 11, 2009 at 07:11 PM
Chrissie Hynde also covered this, not long after 9/11...the parallels between that event and the lyrics are kind of eerie.
Posted by: Noam Sane | January 16, 2009 at 09:10 AM