Wishin' and Hopin' for Springfield in Australia (#2), New Zealand (#3), South Africa (#2), and Canada (#2). Ani DiFranco's rendition of this song recorded in 1995 and released in November 1995, was featured over the opening credits of the film, "My Best Friend's Wedding". That film, along with the "Austin Powers" films, is suggested to have led to the renewed popularity of the Bacharach-David catalog. Wishin' and Hopin' "Wishin' and Hopin'" is a song, written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, which was a Top 10 hit for Dusty Springfield in 1964. The song was first recorded by Dionne Warwick in the fall
Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do studio. Lewis asked them to appear on the song, which they agreed to and led to the band collaborating with Huey Lewis and the News on future songs. Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do" is a song performed by Huey Lewis and the News, released as the second single from the album "Picture This" in 1982. The single peaked at number 36 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, making it the band's second top 40 hit. It features the band Tower of Power, starting the long time friendship