In praise of … great lyricists | Editorial

For Hal David, lyrics were about believability, simplicity and emotional impactYou might hum the tune, but you sing the words, and for at least one generation the words were Hal David's, the songwriter in one of the great composer-lyricist collaborations of the 20th century, who died on Saturday. Hal David wrote phrases that skewered the heart of the lovestruck teenager, especially when interpreted by Dionne Warwick, words that pumped tragedy into the breakup and resolve into the determination t...

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