Jackie DeShannon - What The World Needs Now Is Love (REACTION) WRITER REACTS

[@mstewart109]

Dionne Warwick covered loads of Burt Bacharach songs. She had a huge hit of this. Jackie was first though.

[@philcortor7886]

I loved the fact that this was music that ushered your mother into this world! It shows in her son.

[@tjrivers]

You may have heard the Dionne Warwick version, also beautiful.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Must listen to that one. I also did a Quick search and it was in a scene in Forrest Gump so must have heard it there as well. And it was also used in the new Joker trailer.

[@petemora8408]

The kind of words that preserve a hope in humanity. Beautiful song; im sure someone else has mentioned the wonderful version by the great Dionne Warwick. Very cool Saeed. 👊

[@dagmar.6954]

Jackie DeShannon is a great singer songwriter. She had some great hits in the 60's such as "Put A Little Love In Your Heart", "Needles & Pins", "She Don't Understand Him Like I Do", "Splendor In The Grass" (backing band The Byrds) etc. She also wrote the hit songs "When You Walk In The Room" for The Searchers & "Bette Davis Eyes" for Kim Carnes.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Will add these recommendations to my list. Thanks for sharing them!

[@tonybennett4159]

Yes "Bette Davis Eyes" was a deserved big hit.

[@christinewaide5249]

Great song. And so relevant now.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Amazing song and very relevant! Much love!

[@hongfang2348]

Sparse horn arrangements are a signature of many Burt Bacharach tunes. Hal David wrote the lyrics.

[@jrc58526]

I've not heard this version and I'm older than your mother.😂More used to hearing Dionne Warwick sing it. Lovely voice. Thanks for doing this one.😊

[@SaeedReacts.]

Definitely want to hear her version as well. Such a great song!

[@deborahvernarelli6394]

Many artists have covered this song. Dionne Warwick did a fantastic job covering this, but I am partial to Jackie's version. I was 11 when this came out, and I can remember singing it whenever it came on the radio 😊. As many others have stated, the message is just as strong now as it was back then. The music was true Burt Bacharach style with those instruments. I believe one of them was a trombone. Thank you for sharing your intuitive input on this song, Saeed. Much love to you and your family ❤️ 🫂. By the way, your subscribers are really growing !!😊

[@SaeedReacts.]

Such a beautiful song. This is exactly what we need. Trombone! Thank you! And also thanks for this amazing request. Have a wonderful weekend. Much love to you and your family!

[@sandybourdeau9300]

This song is so lovely.

[@brettmiller7138]

This is the original that I grew up with. Dionne Warwick and many others have recorded it. These lyrics are so very poignant still. Crazy world we are living in. Beautiful song.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Crazy world indeed! But many people in these comments give me hope! Thanks for being here!

[@brettmiller7138]

@SaeedReacts. we all just need to lead with kindness, understanding and love. Leave the hate and negativity behind. I remember better days.

[@brettmiller7138]

I lost my last comment. We need to lead with kindness, compassion and love to make this a better world and leave the hate and negativity behind. I remember better times. Your encouragement for this is appreciated ​@SaeedReacts.

[@HulaKatz]

Put a little love in your heart was also a big song of hers. There is a live version on here.

[@kathleenguth2193]

So many memories! This was out the year I graduated from high school. Jackie has other beautiful songs. It was also song by Dionne Warwick

[@sweisbrod6109]

My wife is Class of 65 too.

[@mattreynolds612]

Check out the video of the recording of this. It's on YT. Seeing her sing got me misty...🥹 ... & Dionne Warwick covered this famously. 🎶✌️

[@leeannies-tears369]

I love her so much. One of my earliest memories is when i was 4 and my mom had a little box record player. That would've been '63. Mom would have a mountain of ironing in a basket and played Jackie while I handed her shirts. That was her first album. It had 500 Miles, Sweet Betsie from pike, Don't think twice. She had such an incredible voice. I still have that albumn 62 years later. Only one little skip in Puff the magic dragon... Lol I still love every minute of it. THIS SONG CAME OUT YEARS LATER. THANKS SO MUCH. CHECK OUT ANY OF THE SONGS FROM THE FISTS ONE. that albumn was a demo and might not be easy to find. My father was a big DJ in Indianapolis in the 60s so he had access to lots. He met Beatles and many others.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Wow, beautiful memory! And well described too, i can see it happening! 😃 Amazing song and beautiful voice! Thanks so much for watching.

[@rayj1011]

Another song written by a great duo, with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. They had a large number of pop hits. Those horns seems to be a common element in many Bacharach tune. To my ears, maybe French horns.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Great song! And love those horns!

[@thomastimlin1724]

on this one it's a baritone [I was a band director lol].

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

Wonderful.

[@loveloochay]

🎼🎀🎼 Saeed .. I am pretty sure you saw Burt .. singing to Austin Powers on his dinner date. Yes .. Austin Powers ... groovy baby !!!! ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

[@SaeedReacts.]

Yeeees! Indeed! Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Burt Bacharach. 😄 Classic! Thanks for reminding me!

[@robertskae]

Great song

[@LoisChisholm]

When this song came out, I was 11 years old and a scared little girl. My mother, sister and I had moved to a new city, and it was hard for this shy girl to make friends. This song came out around that time, and it was a comfort, so anytime I hear this song, I think of that time and smile.

[@thomastimlin1724]

Dionne Warwick had a version of this in the 1960's as well. Probably Burt Bacharach and Hal David's greatest most important song. This was in the middle of the troubles of the 1960's...Civil Rights movement, The Vietnam War...etc. Jerry Lewis Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy used it for decades as it's theme song. In 1971, Tom Clay used the song prominently "What the World Needs Now" theme was a medley titled "What the World Needs Now Is Love/Abraham, Martin and John" which incorporated the melody from "What the World Needs Now" alongside elements of other songs related to peace and unity; this version was often performed by various artists, including Tom Clay. There was a narrative questions asked of a little kid. One of them makes you cry. "What is prejudice?" Kid: "Um...I think it's when somebody's sick."

[@chuckster255]

Editorial: What the world needs now is love! This song's message was as poignate when it came out then as it is now.

[@DavidB-x4d]

It was the ending of the film, Bob & Carrol & Ted & Alice.

[@chuckster255]

Great movie!

[@davidmaholchic6146]

Great song here love you

[@SaeedReacts.]

Such a great song! Much love!

[@DavidB-x4d]

You probably heard it sung by Dionne Warwick

[@bazkeen]

This has been covered by a lot of people. Still holds up today 👌🏻 Dionne Warwick, Rod Stewart, James Taylor among many that recorded it

[@SaeedReacts.]

Beautiful song!

[@thomastimlin1724]

The "Horn" you are hearing is called Baritone, which is shaped like a small upright tuba, had a trombone range but is really mellow in tone.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know about that!

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

Just started the video. Love love this song but never knew who the original artist was. TX for this gem Saeed. Greetings from South

[@SaeedReacts.]

Beautiful song. Thanks for watching. Greetings from Belgium.

[@waltbutk]

If you ever watched a Jerry Lewis telethon you would have heard this song.

[@SaeedReacts.]

I know Jerry Lewis, but dont think a telethon ever made it to Belgium. Great song!

[@thomastimlin1724]

You do good intelligent work.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thank you!

[@ArmstrongMavis-n2i]

Jaida Mountain

[@valkyrie1066]

This is what I grew up listening to. This is what us "liberals" grew up with. It stuck with us. And we're NOT going back! we need to re-release a few of these. There are a whole SLEw of them.

[@JohnJackson-si5bz]

Unfortunately, we seem to have many of the same social norms and rules we had then, (which I remember). Like someone isn't attracted to the other because they are too short, or overweight, or the wrong race, or too old, or from another culture, etc. It also has to do with some being too stuck inside their own bubbles, unwilling to open up to others. And even be perceived as snobbish. We're all that way at times, though.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Indeed!

[@garybruce5619]

It makes it more relevant when you think about what we were going through in 1965. President Kennedy shot two years earlier. Was it a conspiracy? If it was, who was involved? Questions about whether the government could be trusted. Still involved in a war that seemed to have no end. We had fought WWII, Korea and Vietnam on and off since 1942. It just seemed like all we did was fight. College campuses were violent with anti-war protests. Soldiers were coming home to be disrespected for being drafted and sent to that war. Civil rights legislation had not eased the racial tension any. So much uncertainty. So much challenge to beliefs we had been taught were true. We were all looking for answers. So much good music came out of that search, but it was out of trying to find hope for a better world.

[@leonardsfriend5821]

My favorite version of this song is by the Chambers Brothers.

[@wendymartin4892]

Of course, the Vietnam War was still happening... riots over racial issues and women's rights as well.... yeah, this song will be relevant as long as there are humans around... unfortunately 😢.... great song nonetheless...we need these reminders 🧐☺️

[@SaeedReacts.]

We definitely need a few reminders from time to time. Even though these big conflicts are mostly out of our control, it does remind us to be kind to the people we interact with. Beautiful song.

[@wendyryder2708]

Hi Saeed! I believe a DJ did a cover and he asked a child different questions! It’s BEAUTIFUL! I think his name is Tom Clay, not too sure! One of the questions he asks the child is what’s racism and he/she replies I think it’s when someone is sick! It’s worth listening to, even if you don’t react to it! Some might say it’s a bit controversial???

[@SaeedReacts.]

Wow, that definitely sounds interesting. Will look it up. Thanks!

[@zimjun7]

My friend that I grew up with...his mother was from Antwerp, Belgium. ( see Walt Butk's comment ) Are you in Belgium, Saeed?

[@SaeedReacts.]

I am in Belgium in a city called Oostende, it is on the coast.

[@dlbwoodbury]

Great rendition of a great song. The theme reminds me of AURORA. She could cover it, but the melody, as sung, is way too schmalzy for her.😅😊

[@rubroken]

😪😪😪

[@hockeydad8393]

You keep reacting to others favorites, what are your favorite movies? Song?

[@SaeedReacts.]

It's really been a wonderful journey openening myself up to other music. Many favorite movies. Dog Day Afternoon, Serpice, Goodfellas, Silence of The Lambs, Jurassic Park, Godfather to name a few.