Jackie Deshannon ~ What The World Needs Now Is Love (1965) Today

Break down the of why Bacharach’s melody is so "catchy yet complex."

Inside a dimly lit recording studio, Jackie DeShannon stood behind the microphone. She was already a trailblazer—one of the first female singer-songwriters to really crack the code of the industry—but today, she was nervous. Jackie Deshannon ~ What the World Needs Now is Love (1965)

Tell you more about on other artists (like The Beatles or Cher). Break down the of why Bacharach’s melody is

For months, the song sat in a drawer. Bacharach himself was hesitant; he worried the lyrics were a bit too simple, maybe even naive, for such a cynical time. But then, they thought of Jackie. She had a voice that sounded like sunlight hitting gravel—sweet, but with enough "grit" to make you believe she’d seen some things. The Session maybe even naive