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What The World Needs Now Is Love Jackie DeShannon Lyrics Music #jackiedeshannon #pop #music #lyrics #classic #fyp #follower #everyone #highlights Juicy History: Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, “What the World Needs Now Is Love” became one of the most beloved anthems of the 1960s — and Jackie DeShannon’s defining hit. Released in 1965, the song arrived during a period of intense social unrest, with the Vietnam War escalating and civil rights protests dominating the headlines. Bacharach a

On this date in 1965, WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE by JACKIE DeSHANNON peaked at #7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (June 18th 1965) Written by the songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE was released on April 15th 1965. It was first offered to Dionne Warwick and then Gene Pitney, who both passed on it. The single peaked at #7 on the US Hot 100 in July of that year and went to No. 1 in Canada. "When Hal suggested that Burt play 'What the World Needs Now

Week #112 Two for Tuesday - Jackie DeShannon Born Sharon Lee Myers, August 21, 1941 in Hazel, KY A singer-songwriter and radio broadcaster with a string of hit songs from the 1960s, Jackie was one of the first female singer-songwriters of the rock and roll period. The daughter of farmers, by age 6, she was singing country tunes on a local radio show. By age 11, she was hosting her own radio show. As life became difficult on the farm, the family moved back to her Mom's hometown of Aurora, Illinoi