Goodbye to Love ... depressing?

[wisejester7]

ps11932 said:

Tragic- melancholic- lonely- sad- dark; all great words and descriptions you all have given. With The Carpenters, as in most great music and other forms of art, I suppose, there seems to be the element of "putting it all out there"- of expressing the despair, futility and hopelessness being felt. It's something we can all relate to and is probably a strong factor in our Carpenter connection. And once the realization of the depth of the pits is expressed, you can move on, hopefully to strength and a road to recovery. (I've noticed that quite a few of the Psalms in The Bible start with expressions of despair and end up with renewed hope.)

Isn't it true that after enduring times of trial and our darker depths how much sweeter and brighter and lighter the nice things are.

Without the sour would we truly appreciate the sweet?

[karl]

Goodbye to love, a great song.Did it sell a Global million ?

karl

[Rick Henry]

I would imagine "Goodbye To Love" has sold at least a global million, as in the U.S. alone it sold something around 750,000 copies. But it's not sales that make this a great song. It's the musicianship and innovation which bring greatness to the song. Oh and of course Karen's fintastic vocals.