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Post by wisejester7 on Aug 29, 2006 20:56:11 GMT -5
I MARVEL at just how soft Karen can sing.
On Honolulu City Lights, when she sings "...with their lei around my neck..." , the word neck is so unbelievably soft. It's like it has no start or finish. Karen just floats it out and there it is!
Also, on their 1980 TV program (Music, Music, Music) Karen is singing SOMEDAY and her whole delivery is just SO SOFT.
Karen's vocal command is unparalleled. She can paint a song in any color she chooses...from her sizzling 'vocal fry' to the most delicate of breaths.
Has anybody else noticed this? What songs?
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Post by Rick Henry on Aug 29, 2006 22:49:35 GMT -5
 I agree Wisejester7, Karen's vocal command is unparalleled. She was and is outstanding. A true one of a kind. In the softness (or gentleness) of her voice she is robust and bold. Interesting isn't it.
In the song "All Because Of You" (from her solo album) she sings some intricately tender parts which almost have the same feelings as a light breeze on a summer night. She was truly amazing! |
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Post by makapipi on Aug 30, 2006 0:11:13 GMT -5
Nowadays I enjoy listening to the "Lovelines" cd at night before
going to sleep because the vocal softness on those songs and
also "Kiss Me the Way You Did Last NIght" and "Slow Dance".
also i noticed on the log in, you can select time to stay log in,
can we really stay logged in "Forever" ?
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Post by enigma on Aug 30, 2006 9:32:43 GMT -5
Since Rick beat me to the post on the All Because of You Song I will mention other songs I feel represent Karens "soft" voice. The first is Nowhere Man Karen sings beautifully and softly on this gem and she was only 16 at the time wow! Also the song Crystal Lulabye is a sweet representation of Karens soft soothing voice Now I will fast forward to Karens solo record and I also feel that Last One Singing the Blues represents Karens soft voice. Honorable mention will go to the unrelease solo session songs Its Really You (love this one), Love Making Love To You, and Somethings Missing I find these are good representations of Karens soft voice but some may not be familiar with the songs as they were never "officially" released. Of course there are alot more; Karen was the master when it came to melding her voice with any song and making it her own and so well done (of course with help mainly from Richard)   |
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Post by beaner on Aug 30, 2006 10:13:56 GMT -5
Christmas songs sung by Karen bring a lot of softness to mind for me, especially "Little Altar Boy" which is one of my all-time favorites. Ave Maria is outstanding as well.
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Post by Rick Henry on Aug 30, 2006 11:39:43 GMT -5
From Carpenters to Karen's solo that trademark smoothness and tenderness is evident in every song Karen sang. I've heard others attempt to sing this way - but nobody quite captures this effect quite as naturally as Karen does. And when you add those multi-tracked vocals it brings upon that chill-factor to hear Karen's beautifully smooth voice doubled, tripled and quadrupled - WOW! |
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Post by wisejester7 on Aug 30, 2006 16:38:32 GMT -5
WOW is right. The Carpenters were drug across hot coals for their soft sound, but NOBODY does it better.
Another vocal (and piano) that stands out as simply soft and beautiful: SOMETIMES
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Post by GoodOldDreams on Aug 30, 2006 23:14:21 GMT -5
Karen often sang softly as an effective way to convey a great sense of self-reflection and intimacy. Exemplary songs are "Aurora," "Eventide," "Ordinary Fool" and, as wisejester7 noted, "Sometimes." Parts of "One More Time" and "Close to You" were sung almost as softly as a whisper, an expressive contrast to the dramatic crescendos.
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Post by smoothie2 on Aug 30, 2006 23:31:20 GMT -5
  The opening lines of HURTING EACH OTHER ..."softer than the leaves on a weeping willow baby we are (we are).... BECAUSE WE ARE IN LOVE ...the background vocals add to its' softness MAYBE IT'S YOU...those very first "plink plink plink" of the piano notes is a key intro. to the first lyrics...Karen starts out softly, sweetly...and then of course breaks out bold on the chorus... 
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Post by Moe on Sept 6, 2006 2:49:53 GMT -5
One More Time is just a beautiful song in its' haunting arrangement and Karen's soft vocal. She really evokes such emotion on these "light" songs. I Have You is like a soft lullabye, just right for putting little ones down. Rainbow Connection, Somebody's Been Lyin', Aurora and Eventide are also fine examples of Karen's brilliance.
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Post by YesterdayOnceMore on Sept 6, 2006 22:02:57 GMT -5
Yes, yes, yes.....nobody does it better than Karen. The vocal fry is so evident in the soft, soothing "I Just Fall In Love Again." I have to agree with Enigma on "Crystal Lullabye", and Dreams on "Ordinary Fool". I think Karen shows her softness, yet bold interpretation on the song "Let Me Be The One" (verses).... and the beautiful "If We Try", from her solo CD. One more from that CD comes to mind - talk about CONTROL - "Make Believe it's your First Time", and one of my all time favorites that Karen sings, where I think she shows us that control, uses the vocal fry perfectly, and emphasizes the vocal only where necessary is in the absolutely drop dead gorgeous "You're The One." "I'll Be Home for Christmas" is another wonderful softie by Karen - just smooth and soft. Very nice. My favorite rendition ever of that Christmas standard. Tim 
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