Another fine example of Karen Carpenter's talents, "Merry Christmas Darling" was co-written by Frank Pooler and Richard Carpenter with a pretty good arrangement by Richard Carpenter. This particular selection and the other before all come from the 2 CD set "Carpenters Christmas Collection" made up of the first complete disc and one which was released a few years later. Both are very magical and...
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I am not looking forward to the weekend being over...and I love the Carpenters and I don't care who knows it!
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Today is "Bella Voce Day" in which we will be hearing two beautiful voices. The first is the always lovely to hear Karen Carpenter who was taken from us way too soon, just when she was on the verge of becoming a better and greater artist. One of the most unusual aspects of this recording is that she opens the song with its opening verse. Billy May, who worked with Frank Sinatra, provides a love...
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Photo from: Life.comAs leaves and temperatures drop, thougths turn to a hot rice+beef bowl just after a night out in search of Love. That's the one sentence description for a Y2K Japanese drama, where romance crossed the paths of young and old in unexpected combinations. (What's this thing called "Cougar Town"?) Definitely a chick series, complete with a musical theme to match.
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Amazon.com has over 5,000 karaoke MP3s from the Karaoke All Stars available for download for free. Choose from I'll Be Home For Christmas, The Addams Family Theme Song, Eye of the Tiger, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and more."FREE KARAOKE MP3s":http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000QK1KYO/ref=nosim/?tag=dealnewscom266-20
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A number of years ago, the local international station, KIKU TV, submitted a "Tokyo love story series." The venue was a late night beef bowl shop that disparate folks dropped by at odd hours, some to hook up, others to troll the lonely singles scene. The theme was "The Rainbow Connection" by The Carpenters...which wasn't available on the North American market. Curiousity led me to Google! and e...
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All last weekend, I was basically sequestered in a hotel ballroom where numerous representatives of the music industry tried to come to a consensus on some musical matters, and if you think the debates in Congress over the bailout plan were contentious, you should have been in the room when Amy Winehouse's "Frank" album was discussed (for example: when a debut album is released in the U.S. afte...
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This posting is in memory and honor of my sweet boy Gordon who passed away this Thanksgiving Holiday. Since I am completely heartbroken and slightly incoherent, I'll let my sister, a much more eloquent writer memorialize this loving furry soul. And I'd like to think Karen Carpenter sings this song for all the wonderful four-legged companions we've ever loved and lost. http://www.peacebang.com/2007
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The Rhapsody music service has an association with Robert Christgau. They include some of his short album reviews when you search for music, and they feature an occasional "Dynamic Playlist" of songs Christgau has recently included in his Consumer Guide. I was visiting the Rhapsody support forums today ... while it is the best streaming music service around, its software is buggy and its custom...
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THE CARPENTERS on WIKIPEDIA.Left-click [HERE] to download the following deliciously cheesy platter of pop....THE CARPENTERS TRACKLIST >>>01 we've only just begun [1970]02 top of the world [1972]03 superstar [1971]04 rainy days and mondays [1971]05 i need to be in love [1976]06 let me be the one [1971]07 for all we know [1971]08 only yesterday [1975]09 goodbye to love [1972]10 yesterday once mor...
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This Kermit the Frog remake ("Sing, sing a song, Sing out loud, Sing out strong, Sing of good things not bad, Sing of happy not sad") serves as a kind of statement of purpose for the Carpenters, I suppose, but those lyrics are insipid no matter how pretty Karen or Kermit or Big Bird sings them.
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Posting this may get me flamed by the hipsters and metal purists, but what the Hell!I remember my sister obsessively playing Carpenters records growing up. Then, it seemed like their music was played at every wedding we attended in the 70's. I used to HATE their music (especially the ultra-whiz Christmas album).I've been doing a lot of 70's music listening lately, and I think I have to re-asse...
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I ordered this music CD from an eBay seller in Taiwan because it wasn't available locally at the time. A TBS (Japan) Dorama, "Friends/Tomodachi" had The Carpenters version of "The Rainbow Connection" as the opening theme, which was a good fit to the unexpected interactions between a disparate group of people who met at a late night beef bowl restaurant. Looking over the liner notes, the "Califo...
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I am dedicating this song sung by the late Karen Carpenter, to the legendary Vikki Carr on the eve of her New Year's Eve concert at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. Knock 'em dead, Vikki !
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By request - Karen Carpenter singing "Merry Christmas Darling" from the "Christmas Portrait" album. Enjoy!
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