Barry Mason, lyricist who had worldwide hits with Delilah and The Last Waltz – obituary
He also wrote for Elvis Presley, and his fellow lyricist Tim Rice admired his talent for telling a life story in three minutes
Barry Mason, left, with his collaborator Les Reed in the mid-1960s
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Barry Mason, the songwriter, who has died aged 85, channelled micro-dramas of love and loss in the lyrics to a string of pop hits in the 1960s and 1970s, notably The Last Waltz and Delilah.
With music by his early collaborator Les Reed, The Last Waltz was one of three songs completed on a wet Sunday in 1967 after their golf date was rained off.