Bacharach who collaborated with music legends like Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, Dionne Warwick, and Aretha Franklin, passed away from natural causes in his LA home. He was 94 years old.
Following this, people have been paying homage to Bacharach, by sharing clips of his famous cameo which arrived midway through 1997's Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery, where he appears alongside actress Elizabeth Hurley.
You can check it out for yourself below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WvZF3_EZJM
Bacharach also appeared in other Austin Powers movies including Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and during the end credits of Austin Powers in Goldmember in 2000.
“I can’t be the only person of a certain age who got properly introduced to him by way of the Austin Powers movies. One of the greats of pop music", one fan tweeted.
Another added, “Burt Bacharach randomly showing up in the Austin Powers movies will always be iconic. RIP legend".
See more tributes below.
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