Alfie (1966 film) Frankie Dunlop – drums The title song, "Alfie", written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, was sung by Cher over the film's closing credits in the US release reaching #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It became a hit for British singer Cilla Black (Millicent Martin sang Alfie on its British release) and for Madeline Eastman and Dionne Warwick. Numerous jazz musicians have covered it and it has become a jazz standard. "Alfie" garnered critical acclaim. It currently holds a 96% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 26 reviews with an average rating of 7.9/10. Academy
Michael Caine (song) this song. The song's hook, a repeated sample of Caine reciting his name, recalls his role in the 1960s spy film "The Ipcress File", in which his character, Harry Palmer, repeats his name while trying to stay sane under torture. When he was first approached to appear on the record, Michael Caine initially turned the band down, but his daughter on hearing this made him change his mind, telling him how popular they were. The German synthpop band And One recorded a cover of the song on their album "". The music video was also based on "The Ipcress File"