The carpenters

Thank you for the music!

Todays song...

Anne murray did a nice cover of this song.

I dont think the carpenters released it as a single, but it was one of their originals.

Yes but the .carpenters recorded it first.

Listening to A kind of Hush album. Great songs...favourite is 'you'

Hallelujah managed to find box set of carpenters lp at second hand record store my one i had one of the discs had warped.

Now just need a record player...

If you gonna splash on a carpenters compilation, look for readers digest one as has some rare gems.

Its interesting to hear of richard reminisce..
I heard they now have a richard and karen carpenter performing arts center in califrnia at the university.

I did hear richard wen to study music but dropped out as got busy performing. I dont know if karen ever studied...

Wow, You're baby doesn't love you sounds great. Just listening to it now, the harmonies are lush, the strings, the drums, the trombone or sax..everything.
Richard was an amazing arranger.

This is funny to find out that Karen didn't much care for this song..prolly cos of the Kermit the frog connection. But she aces it. I get why she didn't like it though, its kind of an airy fairy song.

Carpenters had a bit of country in them too..hear the banjo on this one.

In a Christmas mood today...brilliant album.

Another favourite, often played on the radio

Friend gave me album 'Voice of the Heart' which was released after Karen's death which had her solo efforts. I listened to it yesterday and it had some bittersweet songs on it, I would say not up to par when they were in their hey day but still interesting to listen to, one song stood out 'Your baby doesn't love you anymore' which was sad.

Here it is

Yea found carpenters gold dvd the other day.
Looking at their videos which were very 70s. Karen looked so frail and thin in the later ones you think she would snap.
I think she looked her healthiest before the anorexia got its hold on her. But im not sure exactly what year she decided to diet.

Lynn Anderson had a hit with her country cover, very similar to the carpenters that I wondered if they were copying her country style or she just rode on their success with it.

I wonder what is it about Karens voice that is so special.

I think because she sang low in a natural speaking voice and didnt have the vocal dramatics that other singers had maybe? Like she was confiding in you, or in the happy songs, songing as if she didnt have a care in the world and not really trying to impress you.

A current favourite

Wow just found this..its just Karen singing and Richard on piano...nothing else