Mr. Guder

[Rick Henry]

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[makapip]

4 stars. Karen sounds great and gorgeeous on this song.

[beaner]

I went middle of the road on this vote. This song has been in topics before and many don't like it but I did. I knew early on they wrote about the guy they worked for and were fired from and guess I just liked it because it was actually about someone they knew.

[Ming]

3 stars. This song is okay. I don't like the last part of the song.

[Rick Henry]

4-Stars

This is one of my favorite tracks from this album. This musicianship is outstanding. It has a bit of a jazz pop fusion sound. For some reason the feel of this song always makes me think of "smooth sailing".

I love Karen's vocal on this song. She really sings life into it. And I especially love the vocal trade off between Karen and Richard at the end. This vocal technique once again was very cutting edge for 1970. Carpenters definitely made a mark and the led the pack with this album.

[Carps1000]

Brilliant & lively song with fab vocals & backing vocals. ANOTHER MASTER PIECE 5***** I didnt realise until quite recently it was a light hearted nudge in the ribs about a former boss.

[smoothie2]

:DGave this one 4 stars...i really have always really liked it ...it is a unique performance, not only because it's a great song, but it is about someone they knew and
worked for. Maybe Mr. Guder didn't like it ....but the C's are very kind in their wording and description of him as being straight-laced...many singers of today would really blast the guy...since everything has to be So
Reality-based.
I love to see Karen singing and playing the drums on this one in the Live in Japan video....She never misses a beat and has a lot of fun with it.
I especially like the "bada bada" exchange R. and K. with it. That's my favorite part.
They are SO together in harmony on it.

[YesterdayOnceMore]

5 stars. Love it. Cool, jazzy edge. Outstanding vocal arrangement. Love the ping pong da ba da's at the end. That's hard to do. Timing is impecable, vocals are tight, and it's a fun tune. Excellent little song that stood out among the others for me - probably because of its jazz influence.
Tim

[cam83]

Great song. I gave it 5 stars. Love the harmonies. Neat song!

Cam

[BethMosior]

I really love this song, the arrangment is like trying to say get real, get a life ( what ever that is LOL )and the way Karen delivers the song make you feel like the poor man is standing thier having to listen to her its just such a coooooool song and to watch Karen sing it really is more coooooooooooool

[Moe]

4 stars

A fun song about a former boss from Disney World.

The background vocals are truly amazing in this song. It sounds like it must have taken a lot of work, and it is truly worth it when you hear the song.

[Prisoner_Walking]

One of the more enjoyable jazz-influenced Carpenter recordings. I think "Mr. Guder" works even better live, especially with the wicked jazz solo break and those quadruple speed "bada bada" vocals!
I often wonder whether Mr. Guder is still alive and what he actually thought of this recording. It was one of the rare occasions Karen and Rich 'stuck their fingers up' to 'the establishment' and then years later Rich says "sorry" and he wished they hadn't recorded it! How nice is he?!

4 stars

[wisejester7]

The vocal interchange between Karen and Richard on this song is outstanding. If you watch their faces, especially Karen's, you can tell that they're having a lot of fun and enjoying their own musicality.
Karen seems to relish sharing vocal leads and exchanges with Richard. I've heard that Richard just thinks he is good for background work and that he thought that Karen had the rightful lead voice ( agreed) , but ( to me ) Karen really liked the teamwork songs...both vocally and instrumentaly. She seems to be experiencing pure joy when behind her drums and being just one of the team.