Burt Bacharach passed away yesterday at the age of 94. His family released this statement: “It is with saddened hearts that we share the passing of our father, husband and friend. He gave the world so much, and we are eternally grateful. The music is always there, so please keep listening. We send our love from team Bacharach, because that’s what friends are for.”
You might not know his name, but you know the songs he wrote and composed. They were sung by such beautiful voices as The Carpenters, Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, Tom Jones, and so many more.
Anytime you heard one of his many tunes, you would just have to sing along, just like they did in My Best Friend’s Wedding to Say a Little Prayer. That was the power of his cheesy love tunes, whether it is was Close to You, I’ll Never Fall in Love Again, Wishin’ and Hopin’, Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head, or What’s New Pussycat. I could go on and on with his singles that touched our hearts.
But I am too busy singing them all. And I hope you do the same today to honor him.
While his fingers have been silenced down here on earth, the angels are getting a great concert up in heaven with him and Karen Carpenter.
Remember when Scrubs had a musical episode, and they sang Everything Comes Down to Poo? Well, Donald Faison and Zach Braff are still singing together, but they just added a new singman to their duet. That person is John Travolta, and together the three of them are singing the praises of T-Mobile’s home internet.
And now, I want a Scrubs sequel with John Travolta. Who else would watch?
There has been a lot of gossip about Penn Badgley since we got to know him on Gossip Girl. However, did you know he was named after a tennis ball?
George Stephanopoulos heard the rumor, so he asked the actor about it this morning on Good Morning America. The You star confirmed it. And then he explained it was because when his parents saw him in a sonogram, his mom said her future son was the size of a tennis ball. And Penn is the name of a tennis ball company.
Before Gina Rodriguez was a reporter on Not Dead Yet, she worked at a bakery on Army Wives. She looks the same now as she did when she was 25 in that 2010 episode.
