What the World Needs Now: Words by Hal David
Documentary
Overview
Hosted by Bette Midler, enjoy a musical tribute to the man who wrote some of the most enduring songs in American popular music. Lyricist Hal David and composer Burt Bacharach dominated the pop-music charts in the 1960s and early ’70s, crafting dozens of timeless Top 40 hits.
John Paulson Director
James Arntz Writer
Top Billed Cast
Bette Midler
Host
Burt Bacharach
Self
Dionne Warwick
Self
Valerie Simpson
Self
B.J. Thomas
Self
Terry Gross
Self
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