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Post by carpentersgermany on Mar 12, 2008 16:20:37 GMT -5
Rick, a big thank-you for all these information on "B'wana.." I once googled it and found out about the Michael Franks background. But this master and servant thing, especially the Garbo-theory, would've never come to my mind.. This thought opens a whole new perspective on the song for me..
Concerning "Only Yesterday":with the high level of musical technique you may be right, but I can't help myself, with the chorus the song looses its class..(That's not exactly what I try to say but I don't find the right words, even in German, to express what I mean). In the end that's a question of taste, I'd say. Speaking about the quality of arrangement etc. I totally agree with you..
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Post by Rick Henry on Mar 13, 2008 2:25:11 GMT -5
Rick, a big thank-you for all these information on "B'wana.." I once googled it and found out about the Michael Franks background. But this master and servant thing, especially the Garbo-theory, would've never come to my mind.. This thought opens a whole new perspective on the song for me.. Concerning "Only Yesterday":with the high level of musical technique you may be right, but I can't help myself, with the chorus the song looses its class..(That's not exactly what I try to say but I don't find the right words, even in German, to express what I mean). In the end that's a question of taste, I'd say. Speaking about the quality of arrangement etc. I totally agree with you.. Hey CG... I understand what you are trying to say... and we all have slightly varying tastes here... even in our varying likes of Carpenters music.
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Post by ps11932 on Mar 14, 2008 18:29:53 GMT -5
Although I have been here for about 2 years now this thread somehow escaped my attention, so it has been good to read some of the past entries and learn some more about everyone's experiences. (The "typical day" thread in Tim's Corner is great, too.) The Carpenters information and thoughts given are always useful in making me more appreciative of their work. CG, I agre with everyone that your knowledge of and expression in English is truly outstanding, and your teachers did a great job. Like you (and most of the people here) I became a Carpenters fan quite independently and had little interaction with others prior to coming here. Though I enjoyed the group during their prime (I was around 20 then) it was during the first time I intentionally listened closely years later (in 2004, to be exact) that I was so enranced by the music that I instantly became a fan for life.
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