Walk On By (2:37)
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“Walk on By” is a song composed by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David for Dionne Warwick. It was recorded at the same December 1963 session that yielded “Anyone Who Had a Heart”, which, in 1964, became Warwick’s second Top Ten hit. Released in April of that year, “Walk on By” became a landmark single, reaching #6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song also reached the top 10 in a brief run on Billboard’s easy listening survey, and was a Number One hit on Cashbox’s R and B chart (Billboard did not print rhythm and blues charts during 1964, the year of the song’s peak performance.)
Like many of Warwick’s 1960s Bacharach-composed singles, “Walk on By” was heavily covered in different ways, some of which gained significant chart success. One notable version was by funk/soul musician Isaac Hayes, whose 1969 cover on his groundbreaking album Hot Buttered Soul was transformed into a twelve-and-a-half minute funk vamp, breaking ground for singers to release songs surpassing five minutes. In 1978, The Stranglers recorded a gritty punk-inspired version that hit #21 on the UK charts. In 1982, funk singer D-Train recorded a US-only R&B hit with the song mixing up Warwick and Hayes’ versions. In 1990, singer Sybil, who had scored her biggest hit a year prior with a cover of Warwick’s “Don’t Make Me Over”, also scored a US R&B hit with this song.
Like many of Warwick’s 1960s Bacharach-composed singles, “Walk on By” was heavily covered in different ways, some of which gained significant chart success. One notable version was by funk/soul musician Isaac Hayes, whose 1969 cover on his groundbreaking album Hot Buttered Soul was transformed into a twelve-and-a-half minute funk vamp, breaking ground for singers to release songs surpassing five minutes. In 1978, The Stranglers recorded a gritty punk-inspired version that hit #21 on the UK charts. In 1982, funk singer D-Train recorded a US-only R&B hit with the song mixing up Warwick and Hayes’ versions. In 1990, singer Sybil, who had scored her biggest hit a year prior with a cover of Warwick’s “Don’t Make Me Over”, also scored a US R&B hit with this song.
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EliseoGuzman wrote:
Musica e interpretación incomparable, la musica es la sangre del cuerpo, siempre sonrie y que tu cara interprete la cansión de la vida
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lacyanna wrote:
Groovin'!
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tcloldschool wrote:
Her and Burt.. what a combo, there is no better
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IanAR wrote:
*unloved* Unexpected version on audio
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alltheway49ers wrote:
she is the pne..
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marcy50 wrote:
LUV it..just keep on just keep on walking on by ,,sweet one!
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vietnamvet6970 wrote:
Great to hear the original version.
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Sola149 wrote:
yes - triple A
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bellaraschi wrote:
Bella mùsica.!!
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JEZZYBEL wrote:
Marvelous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh! what a good times!
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marcy50 wrote:
Yeah,,Keep on walkn' baby!!
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marcy50 wrote:
Memories of my great teen years..I have had "GREAT" ones. And, loads of friends..Still have plenty ..Left of them!
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thatssoulman wrote:
this is the poorest version i've heard i'll stick to my old 45 vynil version it blow this 1 away
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xEmmalinax wrote:
Beautiful song and lyrics.
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Summer66 wrote:
I do love Dionne Warwick and this song.
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Soulj-lue5 wrote:
You gotta love Dionne Warwick and this song.
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steamboat58 wrote:
Just beautiful.
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boingocure wrote:
The music is incredible
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citymad wrote:
reminds of Nansen St in Stretford Manchester 1963 ---reasonssssssss
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JEZZYBEL wrote:
What a plesure!!! La 'regina' Dionne and the king, B Bachara
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