20世紀西方最著名的作詞人之一哈爾大衛(一譯哈爾戴維,Hal David )在2012年9月1日以91高齡與世長辭。
美國作曲家、作家與出版者協會(American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, 簡稱ASCAP)表示,哈爾大衛因中風併發症於洛杉磯辭世。大衛曾於1980年至1986年期間擔任 ASCAP 主席。
他曾與Burt Bacharach合作,製作多首名曲,英國《每日電訊報》形容,兩人的合作就像手和手套一般合拍。今年較早時在白宮音樂會上,兩人榮獲頒授美國國會圖書館(Library of Congress)蓋西文流行歌曲音樂獎(Gershwin Prize for Popular Song)。
Hal David與Burt Bacharach這對最佳拍檔最早的合作作品有:
The Story of My Life (1957)
Raindrops keep falling on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
Nothin' seems to fit
Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep falling
So I just did me some talkin' to the sun
And I said I didn't like the way he got things done
Sleepin' on the job
Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep falling
But there's one thing I know
The blues they send to meet me won't defeat me
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me
Raindrops keep falling on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Crying's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothing's worrying me.
It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me
Raindrops keep falling on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
Crying's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
Because I'm free
Nothing's worrying me.