Hal David's most famous lyrics: Videos of songs being performed

Hal David, a legendary song writer who wrote music for singers, movies and television, died Saturday at age 91. Here are videos of some of his most iconic songs.

  1. Hal David

  2. In this June 16, 2011 file photo, Hal David arrives at the 42nd Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards in New York. David, who along with partner Burt Bacharach penned dozens of top 40 hits for a variety of recording artists in the 1960s and beyond, died Saturday Sept. 1, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)


  3. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

  4. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head was written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

  5. What the World Needs Now Is Love

  6. Hal David wrote this song with Burt Bacharach. In this video, Dionne Warwick sings it Burt Bacharach, composer, during a performance in the 1960s.

  7. Close to You

  8. Hal David and Burt Bacharach wrote this song; it was first released in 1963 but became a hit when The Carpenters recorded a version of it in 1970.

  9. Do You Know The Way To San Jose

  10. Hal David and Burt Bacharach wrote this song. Here it's sung by Dionne Warwick in 1986.

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