HAL DAVID | 1925-2012
Hal David, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning lyricist who in the 1960s and ’70s gave pop music vernacular the questions “What’s It All About?,” “What’s New, Pussycat?,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” and “What Do You Get When You Fall in Love?,” died on Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 91. The cause was a stroke, according to his wife, Eunice, who said he died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. (The New York Times)
“What The World Needs Now” (1965):
“Alfie” (1968):
”(They Long To Be) Close To You” (1970):
“One Less Bell To Answer/A House is Not a Home” (1971):
