What the world needs now

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Host Marco Werman says so long to prolific songwriter Burt Bacharach with a cover of, “What the World Needs Now Is Love” by Dutch vocalist Traincha accompanied by the Metropole Orchestra. Bacharach’s death at the age of 94 was reported on Thursday.

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