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Post by karen69roland on Sept 11, 2005 0:09:58 GMT -5
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Post by JIM on Sept 16, 2005 5:46:10 GMT -5
???Although as Rick said Goofus is certainly not Road Ode material. The Carpenters really loved experimenting with different styles and this is one that falls into the Piano Picker category. There was a time when I skipped this song but as time goes by, it has grown as a testament to the diversity that the Carpenters were able to create.
I can't think of any group that had the creative power to switch from ballad to standard, Jazz.
Dixey land and those phenomeal Christmas songs that have become synominously iconic symbols of the holiday season. Even the segue in song for you about a bath room break. Each one a treasure. All unique in so many ways.
I have a connection to Goffus in that I am from Iowa and I playe the saxaphone. In college marching and concert band, thedirector was very experimental in his choice of songs we played. My favorite was That Man of Mine. Followed by Emparate Overture and Melguene'
WVU was a 350 piece marching band and I have many memories. We were a hard act to follow, save Drum Corp
Internatinal.
I keep hoping that RC is saving the complete versions of the Standars Karen sang for MMM. To hear My Funny Valentine in its entirety would be a dream come true.
Jim
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Post by Moe on Sept 19, 2005 2:46:15 GMT -5
 "Goofus" is okay as an album cut, but not strong enough to be a single. I always thought "You" would have been a better choice as a single. my 2 cents...
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 19, 2005 21:41:39 GMT -5
???Although as Rick said Goofus is certainly not Road Ode material. The Carpenters really loved experimenting with different styles and this is one that falls into the Piano Picker category. There was a time when I skipped this song but as time goes by, it has grown as a testament to the diversity that the Carpenters were able to create. I can't think of any group that had the creative power to switch from ballad to standard, Jazz. Dixey land and those phenomeal Christmas songs that have become synominously iconic symbols of the holiday season. Even the segue in song for you about a bath room break. Each one a treasure. All unique in so many ways. Jim That's what I love about Carpenters. They really had diverse tastes in music. I think that's what kept them interesting.  I have a connection to Goffus in that I am from Iowa and I playe the saxaphone. In college marching and concert band, thedirector was very experimental in his choice of songs we played. My favorite was That Man of Mine. Followed by Emparate Overture and Melguene' WVU was a 350 piece marching band and I have many memories. We were a hard act to follow, save Drum Corp Internatinal. Jim That's neat Jim. I bet you were able to relate to the song right from first listen. I keep hoping that RC is saving the complete versions of the Standars Karen sang for MMM. To hear My Funny Valentine in its entirety would be a dream come true. Jim Not to burst your bubble Jim, but unfortunately I don't think there are any complete versions of the songs from the Karen/Ella Medley. But wouldn't it be great to hear an entire recording of Karen singing "My Funny Valentine" - that would be classic. Oh well we can dream can't we?  |
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Post by JIM on Sept 23, 2005 21:03:12 GMT -5
>:(I don't know Rick, I thought that after VOTH it was all over and look at all of the Carpenters music that has been released since. I am going to keep dreaming that somwhere A Chair Is Still A Chair My Funny Valentine and others will some day take us by surprise on an Album or DVD of rarities that has remained a secret. When You think about it, having the entire song recorded would have made sense due to the fact Ella and others sang there parts live in during the taping. So having a complete Karen track would have been a good idea in that a completed recording might become necessarry if anything went wrong with the live medleys.
Any mistakes could still be saved before taping. Just a wild theory. As everyone says that poor Jim, he is making up his own history now.
"It could happen" Judy Tennuta
Jim
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 23, 2005 23:52:50 GMT -5
>:(I don't know Rick, I thought that after VOTH it was all over and look at all of the Carpenters music that has been released since. I am going to keep dreaming that somwhere A Chair Is Still A Chair My Funny Valentine and others will some day take us by surprise on an Album or DVD of rarities that has remained a secret. When You think about it, having the entire song recorded would have made sense due to the fact Ella and others sang there parts live in during the taping. So having a complete Karen track would have been a good idea in that a completed recording might become necessarry if anything went wrong with the live medleys. Any mistakes could still be saved before taping. Just a wild theory. As everyone says that poor Jim, he is making up his own history now. "It could happen" Judy Tennuta Jim What you say is true Jim - but I feel that if there were complete recordings of "A House Is Not A Home" ( which has the line a 'chair is still a chair' in it) and "My Funny Valentine" we would have heard about them by now. They most likely would have been mentioned in the famed 'buried treasures' list - which is probably the most complete listing of unreleased Carpenters/Karen music. But you never know because there have been a few tracks released which were not mentioned on the buried treasures list.
One song though that I think may possibly exist is a ballad recording of "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" - but even that is highly unlikely. |
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Post by YesterdayOnceMore on Sept 26, 2005 8:32:48 GMT -5
Well, I, too, would love to hear both of those tunes - that is, My Funny Valentine (a real fave, even before I knew KC had recorded it), and I love the ballad version of Breakin' Up is Hard To Do. I think, at least as far as Sedaka is concerned, he really did himself a favor when he rereleased Breakin' Up with himself singing it, as a ballad. Of course, any version by Karen would be much more enjoyable, and I'm sure would be absolutely wonderful! Breakin' Up is one of my favorite covers that Carpenters did. I love the crispness of it. I love the harmonies in it. I love the variations on the chord structure that Rich used vs. the original. It's a great song, and a super pick-me-up at any time day or night. Carpenters really did a great cover of this one. Tim
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