Post by YesterdayOnceMore on Feb 20, 2005 10:05:04 GMT -5
Rick said:
Thank you Enigma for mentioning "Nowhere Man". Karen's vocal on this track is outstanding. she sang with depth and maturity. Yet was only 17 years old at the time.
Also to Enigma,. I agree and disagree with you on "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do". for a Carpenters song I agree it's one of their weaker tunes. It's fun and all - but not really a strong Carpenters song. Though you put it next to Neil Sedaka's original recording from 1961 and I have to go with the Carpenters by far. Neil voice just does not do it for me. Even on Neil ballad recording of the song I still prefer the Carpenters.
Well said, Rick. Enigma, I understand where you're coming from - I guess Rick actually stated this better than I had - I think Karen's vocal as well as the backup vocals are much better by far than the original on this song. But in thinking about it, I'll have to respectfully defend my posture here too and say that I think their arrangement rocks, and I simply prefer it over the original. It may be weak in some terms, I could agree there, and I think one thing they did differently on this cover is that they did what Richard stated they wouldn't do, and tried to match it more closely than others they covered. By the way, does anyone know - did they record this at the time that Sedaka was fronting the group on the road?
~My thoughts for a Sunday.
Tim
