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Post by centurycity on Oct 26, 2005 17:28:13 GMT -5
five 52 am and im awake im thinkin bout my life, five 53 I can see I wont sleep a wink tonight, six am wheres my pen, I might as well get up and write a song. Wow these opening lyrics haunt me. Has anyone else got lyrics that really get to them. 'got my house got my fancy car' What an amazing woman
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Post by Rick Henry on Oct 27, 2005 1:33:34 GMT -5
I agree centurycity Karen was an amazing woman with a wonderfully beautiful voice. "Something's Missing" is an outstanding song. I feel it's as good any classic Carpenters tune. Have you heard any of the other unreleased Karen solo songs?
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Post by centurycity on Oct 27, 2005 15:02:29 GMT -5
Hi Rick, yea I have managed to get hold of, Midnight, love makin love to you, keep my love ligh burning, and truly you. but am desperate to hear the others!!!!!!! I bet there is so much more material out there we all need to hear it
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Post by Rick Henry on Oct 27, 2005 21:31:37 GMT -5
Hi Rick, yea I have managed to get hold of, Midnight, love makin love to you, keep my love ligh burning, and truly you. but am desperate to hear the others!!!!!!! I bet there is so much more material out there we all need to hear it Hi centurycity, you've managed to get five of the nine unreleased solo songs. Hopefully you can find the rest. Those titles are "Jimmy Mack", "Don't Try To Win Me Back Again", "It's Really You", and "I Do It For Your Love". They're all excellent songs.
Check this thread out. In reply #11 there is a list of the so far unreleased Carpenters/Karen Carpenter songs.
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Post by BethMosior on Oct 27, 2005 23:33:15 GMT -5
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Post by enigma on Oct 28, 2005 9:05:40 GMT -5
Hi Aaron
Yes this and all of Karens unreleased solo recordings are great. These "unfinished songs" are as good as the ones that made the record as far as I am concerned. You can find these songs on the net so see if you can get the remaining ones they are really good as is this one.
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Post by beaner on Oct 28, 2005 13:07:32 GMT -5
Hey Rick,
I like Something's Missing, Love Makin' Love to You and Midnight but the more and more I listen to "Don't Try to Win Me Back Again" I really like this tune. The music is really great too and it got Karen to try different musical sounds. Really cool! I know this song is one of your favorites.
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Post by centurycity on Oct 29, 2005 6:21:19 GMT -5
to anyone who has the other songs can they be sent thro msn? a desperate fan Aaron x
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Post by Ming on Oct 29, 2005 10:42:51 GMT -5
Yes, I can. Please add me to your contact list.
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Post by JIM on Nov 4, 2005 5:19:15 GMT -5
I must agree Centurycity, those lyrics are so haunting. So many Carpenters songs turned out to be prophetic unintentionally but I am sure Karen chose many of her solo songs because she did identify with the lyrics as they related to her life. Jim
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Post by centurycity on Nov 6, 2005 17:13:16 GMT -5
yes Jim i agree, there lyrics are chilling and certainly hit the spot. Ive been so many places in my life and time, with ten thousand people watchin. ive been on this lonely road so long does anybody know where it goes. what a shining star she is. ich bin Karen Carpenter
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Post by JIM on Nov 7, 2005 7:03:32 GMT -5
Hey Centurycity; Enigma addressed you as Arron. Do you prefer your screen name or Arron? As you were saying her voice touches the soul! What is more amazing is how young she was when most of the chill factor tunes were recorded! Its one thing to sing well but its another to move a person on such a personal level. She had a gift of interpritation that is extremely rare. My partner and I both play sax but when he plays people are moved, when I play people move out of the room.There is something he has that I just can't duplicate. Karen could take any song covered by other singers and had the power to imortalize them to the point that they will always be hers. Jim
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Post by Rick Henry on Nov 7, 2005 10:06:34 GMT -5
What is more amazing is how young she was when most of the chill factor tunes were recorded! Its one thing to sing well but its another to move a person on such a personal level. She had a gift of interpritation that is extremely rare. Jim Yes, that is amazing. She was between the ages of 20 to 25 when she sang the bulk of those chill factor songs. There were others certainly after 1975 but the majority of them were from 1970 to 1975. And that is amazing to be that young and to have such depth and natural soul of voice that it's beyond words. There aren't many out there who could sing with such richness and persuasion. She was truly gifted.
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Post by centurycity on Nov 9, 2005 15:31:24 GMT -5
Hi Jim, yea My name is Aaron, so there is no worries about ya calling me that . I picked Century City for obvious reasons. I understand where you are coming from she deffo has the gift. she can and always will have they hairs on the back on my neck raised whenever I hear her velvet voice. Before I Got together with my partner 6 years ago he had not been really involved with any of the carpenters music. Ha ha this changed as in my world she was never far away. He is not so much a conasieur like myself but does enjoy. I recently missed a tribute band coming to my home town, however I have been to two others, but I am to much of a critic, and really wanna get on stage and teach them the way of karen Carpenter ha ha
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Post by Rick Henry on Nov 9, 2005 22:09:47 GMT -5
I recently missed a tribute band coming to my home town, however I have been to two others, but I am to much of a critic, and really wanna get on stage and teach them the way of karen Carpenter ha ha Hi Aaron!
I've never been to a Carpenters tribute concert. But I think I'd be too much of a critic to really enjoy it. It would be like eating hamburger disquised as a steak. I know bad analogy - but you get my drift.
BTW are you from the UK?
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Post by centurycity on Nov 10, 2005 17:38:55 GMT -5
Hi Rick, yes I am from the Uk, 40 mins outside Manchester in fact, I see a lot of ppl on here are from the states, I thought I would throw a little northern lad to the forums lol hehe
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Post by BethMosior on Nov 10, 2005 17:49:36 GMT -5
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Post by centurycity on Nov 11, 2005 17:22:31 GMT -5
Thanks Beth its great to be here, to talk to people that are interested in a subject very close to my heart
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