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Post by Rick Henry on Aug 27, 2006 11:58:58 GMT -5
PLEASE READ FIRST
Please write a review or make comments on the song "Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft". Any off-topic posts will be deleted.
Along with your reviews and comments please give this song a rating of one star to five stars. One star being the lowest and five the best.
Passage (1977)
If you have any question please email me at kandronline@yahoo.com
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Post by beaner on Aug 29, 2006 12:25:04 GMT -5
I really like this one a lot too. With Richard's fine orchestrating techniques, Karen's outstanding voice along with Richard's interest in the ET, makes it a big hit. Great job!!!
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Post by Carps1000 on Sept 2, 2006 12:05:13 GMT -5
5 Stars again. Fab Brill Great. I begged A & M to release the 12 inch version of this as well so it might climb higher than the 9 pos it peaked at over here but A & M didnt so it dropped...When I 1st heard it I didnt realise it was about aliens & W C day...to busy screeching about the place when it went top 10 over here. C 1000
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Post by smoothie2 on Sept 3, 2006 22:54:53 GMT -5
:D4 stars ...very unique...fun and musically just really superb! My fave part of it is the change in the tempo about half way through it ...the clapping and outstanding piano hits... I like it much better now than when it first came out....at the time it came out I didn't care for it..since it was so different...maybe I thought K. and R. were a bit desperate in coming out with such a song which didn't grab me cuz I didn't believe in aliens and didn't know much about World C. day. Thanks to finding the site here a few yrs. ago, I bought one of the cd s that has that on there to really get the most out of it. So, even though, I still don't believe in aliens, I can appreciate the song...not specifically about aliens or other possible life forms, it's an outreach song...reach out and accept others different than ourselves perhaps.
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Post by Ming on Sept 9, 2006 11:41:59 GMT -5
5 stars.
It is better than the original version. The videos are good too.
Ming
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Post by wisejester7 on Sept 13, 2006 12:33:23 GMT -5
3 Stars
My first impression was that this song was a step in a different direction. The C's liked to stretch their musical 'muscles'. This is one of those songs where they do just that.
The more I listened to Calling Occupants... the more I liked it. The video is different, too, but my favorite is when K is standing at the piano and K and R are exchanging lines in song. I love the sparkle Karen gets in her eyes whenever she gets to sing like this with Richard.
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 17, 2006 10:40:01 GMT -5
5-Stars
I hinged on giving this one four or five stars - but eventually went with five stars - just on the basis of it's fantastic musicianship.
Once again Peter Knight was employeed, by producers Richard and Karen Carpenter, provide the outstanding orchestration for the otherworldly song - which is a classic in the Carpenters camp.
The original (done by Klaatu) was done with synthesizers to achieve the space age sound effects - where as Carpenters' recording was all done beautifully with real instruments. A lot of work went into making this song the event it is.
Who would have thought Karen could sing a song like this as well as she did. Once again this song just goes to prove that Carpenters are more than just singers of love songs - they always have been. The casual listener (who only knows the hits) may not realize the depth and range of Carpenters' talents, which is a shame as Carpenters have so much more to offer than just their hits.
This song actually received a Grammy Award nomination for it's excellent musical arrangement.
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Post by kc1950 on Jan 25, 2009 19:18:48 GMT -5
I just don't think it fits - they get an a for effort - but - it sounds so dated and its just too progressive -
it doesn't stand the test of time like say "close to you" or "we only just begun" -
i think its a bit too long and weird - never enjoyed it much
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