RIP Leslie Bricusse

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RIP Leslie Bricusse

#1 Post by silverscreenselect » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:09 pm

Oscar and Grammy-winning lyricist responsible for songs such as "What Kind of Fool am I," "Goldfinger," "Talk to the Animals," and "The Candy Man."

Age 90.

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Re: RIP Leslie Bricusse

#2 Post by Ritterskoop » Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:28 pm

Victor/Victoria!
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#3 Post by SpacemanSpiff » Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:35 pm

He also did the title lyrics for You Only Live Twice, which gave him another tie to Roald Dahl -- Mr. Dahl wrote the screenplay for YOLT.
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Re: RIP Leslie Bricusse

#4 Post by mellytu74 » Wed Oct 20, 2021 2:53 pm

The scores of both Roar of the Greasepaint and Stop the World were staples of my HS crowd when we were around the piano before practices.

And though it may be just once in my lifetime, I'm gonna do great things.

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