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Post by smoothie2 on Sept 6, 2007 18:07:53 GMT -5
>:(Do you think Karen and/or richard believed in extra terrestrials?
I surely know they must have been big fans of the Star Wars/ Cl. Encounters movie and did Calling Occupants. I suspect perhaps they did.
Richard played his Star Wars/ Close Enc. arrangements very well, and there is still World Contact Day...?so...you all got any ideas....?just for the heck of it?
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Post by wisejester7 on Sept 6, 2007 21:05:59 GMT -5
I don't think they really believed in E.T.'s, but they seemed to have opened minds, so who knows.
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Post by GoodOldDreams on Sept 7, 2007 14:37:19 GMT -5
This is what Richard had to say about "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" on his official website:
"I heard this song on the debut album of Klaatu, a talented group of Canadian studio musicians who were heavily inspired by The Beatles, and named after the purposeful alien in the sci-fi thriller, The Day The Earth Stood Still. Always looking for something novel, we decided on it for Passage and ended up immersing ourselves – and 160 musicians and singers – in the biggest 'single' recording we ever attempted. Initially I did not think of this track as a single, but coincidentally, Star Wars had been released, and was all the rage, not long after we recorded 'Occupants.' As a result, I allowed myself to be persuaded into releasing an edited version as a single. It did moderately well in the U.S., but, to our pleasant surprise, went Top 10 in the U.K., and stayed there for two months. Incidentally, there was no actual 'World Contact Day' – as we’ve answered many times. Maybe in the future…"
It does not conclusively say whether Richard strongly believes one way or another about the existence of extraterrestrials (ETs), but, as indicated, he was primarily attracted to the novelty of the song for the innovative Passage album. Certainly he was open to the possibility of ETs and had some fun doing the song. If he were a strong believer in ETs, I am inclined to think that he would have actively found other similar songs as a recurring theme to include in the repertoire of songs by the Carpenters or on his own as a soloist.
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 8, 2007 0:44:40 GMT -5
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Post by smoothie2 on Sept 8, 2007 23:27:21 GMT -5
 OK...HEY first of all Rick please say : do not adjust your computer sets...that this flashing I see is really flashing and not my eyes or computer! dear me...anyway,
Now....Thank you Dreams for taking the time to look that up about what Richard had to say about E.T. s .
I recall that the first time I started hearing Occupants on the radio, it really did catch my attention, as it did everyone....but because it was so different from what I was used to hearing from them, I really didn't care for the song very much. It is still not one of my faves, but I now am more open minded toward music in general and about "other life" and space exploration, than I used to be. So,
I do like it much more than way back then. I like the middle of it with the kind of clapping and change in rythim. Well, I do like how it starts out with the d. jay part too.
There is a lot of unanswered questions when it comes to things out there..
and there are many "sightings" and etc. that cannot be explained.
And the crop or field "carvings", are really strange.
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As far as how the song came to be and all that, it sounds like Richard once again, got the right idea at the right time, and it all came together
for him and Karen at just the right time!
That in itself, is just fantastic...!
anyway, thanks again ..
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