tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887106662149516337.post7809224329256857573..comments2024-03-25T09:14:59.999+00:00Comments on The Incredible Suit: Don Black: ICON, ApparentlyThe Incredible Suithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155334068211136650noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887106662149516337.post-60395587700579076862010-09-06T19:40:45.067+01:002010-09-06T19:40:45.067+01:00Let's be fair it is pretty tricky to get some ...Let's be fair it is pretty tricky to get some of those unwieldy and nonsensical Bond titles into song lyrics...I think the boy done good! I never think about the lyrics too much, the tunes are so good they distract me from them.Marge Gundersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8887106662149516337.post-12005222261090740342010-09-06T11:44:09.895+01:002010-09-06T11:44:09.895+01:0043 years ago Don Black and John Barry won an Oscar...43 years ago Don Black and John Barry won an Oscar for 'Born Free' and in 1973 Don and Walter Scharf won a Golden Globe for 'Ben', so for the man with the golden pen the icon status has been a long time coming. He already has a place in the songwriters hall of fame.<br /><br />You may scoff at some of the words, but money pours into his bank account while he is fast asleep in bed.Tony Coxnoreply@blogger.com