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Post by Rick Henry on Oct 1, 2006 11:13:02 GMT -5
Hi all! A few years ago we did an alltime top ten poll on this forum and came up with some interesting results. Now since we have so many new members I felt it might be interesting to do this again - but with the top fifteen in stead of just ten.
Please take the time to make a list and gather you thoughts and information - maybe listen to a few songs and then compile a list of your all-time favorite Carpenters/Karen (solo)/Richard (solo) songs. #1 should be your alltime favorite on down to #15.
I know this will be difficult as Carpenters have many many great songs - but give it a try and let's see how it goes.
I will compile the points after we have atleast ten top fifteen lists.
So come on Smoothie, Tim, Wisejester7, Enigma, GoodOldDreams, Beaner, Moe, Ming, Ken, Federico, O.E., Leo, Makapipi and anybody else I may have not mentioned let's compile our Top Fifteen favorites and share our thoughts.
If you have difficulty figuring out which songs you like best or need a list of songs please check out the Carpenters Online store - each album is represented here and you can click on each album link to get a list of songs on each album - this way you have more to choose from.
CLICK HERE To View Carpenters Albums in the Carpenters Online Store
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Post by DJLOVETRAIN on Oct 1, 2006 19:23:25 GMT -5
My Top 15
1.Top of the World 2.Goodbye to Love 3.Rainy Days and Mondays 4. Merry Christmas Darling 5. Close to You 6. Sing 7.Please Mr Postman 8.Sweet,Sweet Smile 9.Yesterday Once More 10. Its Going To Take Some Time 11. Touch Me When We'll Dancing 12. We've Only Just Begun 13. Solitare 14.Love Me For What I Am 15a. Superstar 15b. I Believe You
Agree or Disagree?
Dr Johnny P LoveTrain
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Post by Sammy on Oct 1, 2006 22:16:04 GMT -5
Rick called me on the phone and asked me to post my top 15. He told me not to forget Boat To Sail he really likes that song alot.
1. Ordinary Fool 2. Only Ysterday 3. Road Ode 4. Makin' Love In The Afternoon 5. Rainy Days And Mondays 6. Desperado 7. Goodbye To Love 8. Boat To Sail - are you happy Rick? 9. Guess I Just Lost My Head 10. Solitaire 11. Masquerade 12. All Of My Life 13. Tryin' To Get The Feelin' Again 14. Crescent Noon 15. A Song For You
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Post by enigma on Oct 1, 2006 22:17:47 GMT -5
Wow tough question this list will always be changing and the song positions will change but here's my list Superstar Only Yesterday Cresent Noon I'm Caught Between Goodbye And I Love You Baby Its You Making Love In The Afternoon Rainy Days and Mondays Nowhere Man You Two Sides Solitaire Touch Me When Your Dancing A Song For You Yesterday Once More Another Song Many Others were really close but here is my narrowed down list as best I can just too many great songs to choose from.
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Post by GoodOldDreams on Oct 2, 2006 1:40:03 GMT -5
This is much more difficult to decide than I had expected! The list for now is:
1. We've Only Just Begun 2. This Masquerade 3. Close to You 4. I'll Never Fall in Love Again 5. All You Get from Love is a Love Song 6. If I Had You 7. Bless the Beasts and Children 8. Mr. Guder 9. Sing 10. Without a Song 11. For All We Know 12. Those Good Old Dreams 13. Sometimes 14. Make Believe It's Your First Time (Karen's original solo version) 15. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing
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Post by wisejester7 on Oct 2, 2006 8:12:59 GMT -5
After some really TOUGH editing, I narrowed it down to my top 55 songs. Geeze, 15 seemed so far away....but here are my 'top' 15 (only because I can't really have 55 ;-) ):
1. We've Only Just Begun 2. Top Of The World 3. Mr. Guder 4. Little Altar Boy 5. And When He Smiles 6. Honolulu City Lights 7. One More Time 8. Dancing In The Street 9. Leave Yesterday Behind 10. Now 11. Making Love In The Afternoon 12. Two Sides 13. All Of My Life 14. I'll Be Home For Christmas 15. You
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Post by Rick Henry on Oct 2, 2006 9:21:11 GMT -5
Here are my Top Fifteen
1. Only Yesterday 2. Guess I Just Lost My Head 3. Boat To sail 4. Road Ode 5. Desperado 6. Trying To Get The Feelin' Again 7. B'wana She No Home 8. I Can't Make Music 9. Goodbye To Love 10. Crescent Noon 11. Two Sides 12. Remember When Lovin' Took All Night 13. One More Time 14. Superstar 15. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing
... just a note please remember to really think this over and take a look at all the albums - "Ticket To Ride", "Carpenters", "A Song For You", "Now And Then", "Horizon", "A Kind Of Hush", "Passage", "Christmas Portrait", "Made In America", "Voice Of The Heart", "An Old Fashioned Christmas", "Time", "Lovelines", "Interpretations", "Karen Carpenter", "Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor"and "As Time Goes By" - each has wonderful gems to be considered.
If you have already posted your top fifteen - take a better look at your list - check out some of the albums maybe you didn't look at close enough - and if need be you may edit (modify) your top fifteen. If you don't know how to edit or modify - please email your new top fifteen to me at kandronline@yahoo.com and I will repost it for you.
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Post by YesterdayOnceMore on Oct 2, 2006 9:34:11 GMT -5
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Post by josephd on Oct 2, 2006 12:08:48 GMT -5
Hi,
Here is my list of the Top 15. You'll notice that except for #1 my favorites are not the big hits. Although I like WOJB and YOM and PMP. OK, I'll stop now.
1. Close to You 2. Ave Maria 3. Home for the Holidays 4. Ordinary Fool 5. Sometimes 6. Karen’s Theme (Richard solo) 7. A Song for You 8. Make Believe It’s Your First Time (Karen solo) 9. Two Sides 10. This Masquerade 11. I Can’t Make Music 12. I Can Dream Can’t I 13. Reason to Believe 14. Little Altar Boy 15. Sweet Sweet Smile
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Post by cam83 on Oct 2, 2006 12:32:55 GMT -5
1) SOLITAIRE
2) AVE MARIA
3) YOUR BABY DOESN'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE
4) AT THE END OF A SONG
5) I CAN'T MAKE MUSIC
6) IF I HAD YOU
7) THIS MASQUERADE
8) BOAT TO SAIL
9) DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA
10) CRESCENT NOON
11) BABY IT'S YOU
12) A PLACE TO HIDEAWAY
13) WHEN IT'S GONE
14) LAST ONE SINGING THE BLUES
15) TRYING TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN
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Post by DJLOVETRAIN on Oct 2, 2006 14:54:13 GMT -5
EVERYONE sure has a different opinion of the Top 15 Carpenters Songs of ALL TIME! EVERYONE should explain why a certain song is their #1! Mine is Top of the World because THEY were in the Top of the Music Business in the Early 70s! Dr Johnny P LoveTrain
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Post by ps11932 on Oct 2, 2006 16:22:28 GMT -5
Great choices! If I may request 48 hours, (I just read the top 15 challenge now) I'll try to have my choices by then, with, as Doc well requested, a rationale for # 1. O.E.
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Post by GoodOldDreams on Oct 2, 2006 18:04:31 GMT -5
"We've Only just Begun" is my #1 choice because of its complexity and uniqueness. The spirit of hopefulness in the lyrics and the beauty of the melody are conveyed effectively by its writers. Richard's ingenuity in realizing the full potentials of this song by turning it from a bank jingle into a full-fledged song that celebrates life and its joyous milestones is astounding, with the public interpreting its meanings well beyond weddings to other new beginnings such as graduations. The song progresses from a graceful interplay of woodwind and piano to Karen's deep vocals to the signature rich vocal harmonies, transitioning back to a more reflective and quiet mood as if returning home at the end of a very productive day. Many other artists have covered this song, but none as outstanding as that of the Carpenters.
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Post by ThomB on Oct 2, 2006 20:08:17 GMT -5
1-try to get the feeling again 2-rainbow connection 3-its going to take sometime 4-only yesterday 5-want you back in my life again 6-jambalaya 7-all you get from love is a love song 8-prime time love 9-making love in the afternoon 10-happy 11-a place to hideaway 12-boat to sail 13-superstar 14-nowadays clancy cant even sing 15-hurting each other
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Post by BethMosior on Oct 2, 2006 20:41:30 GMT -5
WOOOOOOW I will really have to think hard on this one because I love everything they ever did so lets seeeeeeee 1. Only Yesterday 2.Leave Yesterday Behind 3.Don't Be Afraid 4. Sometimes 5. One Love 6. Crystal Lullaby 7. I Have You 8. Yesterday Once More 9. Tryin' To get The Feelin' Again 10. My body Keeps Changin' My Mind 11. Time 12. Karen's Theme 13. You 14. Happy 15. Please Mr Postman Really tho I Love all there music so I put my very TOP Favorite and I mean VERY TOP favorite songs OK I'm just a Carpenter nut and lov'in it YAHOOOOOOO
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Post by Rick Henry on Oct 2, 2006 21:09:45 GMT -5
Wow, I can't believe it - in less than 24 hours we've had twelve different lists posted on the forum. This is a much better response than I expected. I was going to tally up votes after ten lists were posted but I think I will wait until Wednesday or Thursday after we've had more lists made. How exciting. It's fun to read everybody else's favorites.
Below I have added another list from a newer member named ianbarrett - Ian erroneously posted his Top Fifteen in a seperate thread - so I copied (quoted) his post that way everyone can see it here. Ian's list of course will be counted in the final tally. My All Time Top 15 1) Rainy Days and Mondays 2) Someday 3) Make Believe Its Your First Time (Karen) 4) I Won`t Last A Day Without You 5) Only Yesterday 6) Two Sides 7) You 8) One More Time 9) Calling Occupants 10)Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas 11) Nowhere Man 12)I Can`t Make Music 13)Bless The Beasts and The Children 14)Tryin To Get The Feeling 15) Somebody`s Been Lying
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Post by Ming on Oct 3, 2006 4:00:50 GMT -5
My All Time Top 15: 1. I Need to Be In Love 2. Yesterday Once More 3. Rainy Days and Mondays 4. Let me be the one 5. Ticket to ride 6. Close to you 7. One Love 8. Love Me For What I Am 9. Sandy 10. I Have You 11. Two Sides 12. Because We Are In Love 13. You're the One 14. Only Yesterday 15. Strength of a Woman Ming
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Post by Prisoner_Walking on Oct 3, 2006 10:56:27 GMT -5
It's taken some serious deliberation! But here goes....here are my Top 15 in order of preference:
1. Rainy Days And Mondays 2. Superstar 3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 4. Little Altar Boy 5. Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again 6. Desperado 7. First Snowfall/Let It Snow 8. Only Yesterday 9. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (single version) 10. It's Going To Take Some Time 11. Hurting Eachother 12. Solitaire 13. B'Wanna She No Home 14. Mr. Postman 15. Crescent Noon
So many others I love which wouldn't fit!
Cheers! Leo
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