One thing a lyricist must learn is not to fall in love with his own lines. Once you learn that, you can walk away from the lyric and look at it with a reasonable degree of objectivity.

The duo's film work includes the Oscar-nominated title songs for "What's New Pussycat?" and "Alfie" "The Look of Love" from Casino Royale; and the Oscar-winning "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. In 1957 David met composer Burt Bacharach at Famous Music in the Brill Building in New York. David was recuperating from a recent illness and was unable to attend the Washington D.

Harold Lane "Hal" David (May 25 1921 – September 1 2012) was an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn New York City.