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Burt Bacharach, a Rare card
Burt Freeman Bacharach was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist, widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 178
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 470,000
Power 178 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Burt Bacharach quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Burt Bacharach card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
Bacharach and David formed their partnership in ____ and had their first major hits with Marty Robbins' "The Story of My Life" and Perry Como's "Magic Moments".
Answer
1950s. Bacharach and David formed their partnership in 1956 and had their first major hits with Marty Robbins' "The Story of My Life" and Perry Como's "Magic Moments". From the Burt Bacharach article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Blackface. Blackface 95 · Burt Bacharach 84 · Anton Chekhov 81 · Hephaestus 78 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A significant figure in orchestral pop and easy listening, he composed hundreds of songs, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David, and arranged, conducted, and produced much of his recorded output.
- His music often contained atypical chord progressions and time signature changes, influenced by his background in jazz, and uncommon selections of instruments for small orchestras.
- Bacharach and David formed their partnership in 1956 and had their first major hits with Marty Robbins' "The Story of My Life" and Perry Como's "Magic Moments".
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Burt Bacharach article was read about 470,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Burt Bacharach
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Burt Bacharach (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
