Burt Bacharach
Sun: Taurus
Ascendant: Aquarius
Moon: Aquarius

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At a time of Vietnam and riots in the streets, composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David were churning out lush songs of romance and roses. But Bacharach was more of a musical renegade than at first meets the ear. In musical circles, he’s well-regarded for being a kind of pop music maverick, a subservise who totally broke with song-writing conventions by incorporating jazz elements, sophisticated chord progressions, asymmetrical melodies, and straying far from conventional 4/4 rhythms. Moreover, his talent as a musical arranger equaled his talents as a composer.

This is seen in his chart, as his mid-heaven, which is the highest point in the chart and represesnts career success and public recognition trines his Uranus, the planet of the rebel and technological skill. Saturn in the 10th house indicates the possibilities for solid professional achievement, but the fact that it is retrograde connates someone that blazes their own path to attainment. His Saturn is also sextiling his Moon in Aquarius, indicating a strong grasp of technique.

What’s interesting is that his mid-heaven is actually inconjunct his Venus, meaning it is hard for him to infuse the elements of romance and love into his work, which has the danger of remaining on a merely technically interesting level. It’s actually Hal David, the lyricist, who infuses romance into the equation as his Venus and Karmic South Node are conjunct Bacharach’s Jupiter and trine his creative Neptune in the house of work. In a way, Bacharach gave the perspiration and musical framework to the team, while David (along with his stellium in Gemini) supplied the duo with some 60s pop fizz. Their Muse, Dionne Warwick’s Moon/Uranus conjunction was also conjunct both Bacharach and David’s Suns, giving her interpretive vocal depth while triggering their creative processes.

Enjoy the above far out video by Herb Alpert singing This Guy’s in Love with You.

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