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Post by Carps1000 on Apr 13, 2008 12:07:33 GMT -5
In the UK THE CS r still about. Coronation Street a soap of long running 44 ys old & still going strong made 2 comments about the Cs or 2 of the main charactors did ... In 1 scene in the pub ( bar 2 u ) 1 of the stars says he cant stay long as hes got a ticket 2 C a Tribute band 2 Karen Carpenter & has a spare 1 2 give out another charactor xpresses interest... in a later scene hes told 2 hurry up as ""we dont wanna miss th Karen eat your dinner up Carpenter tribute band" ( my hackles rose at that. Just met a mush who got in contact with me via a different website who said he was a Cs fan...oh yeah says I?? so I put him 2 a test & he passed it flying colours........AND hes gotta a copy of Offering bought in your neck of the woods for 50 bucks in 1970 in a bargain basement store........guess who im visiting next week..??.yep ! Me new best friend. A S 4 U N & T & 69- 73 are up for the posting of their UK chart progress asap...just soo busy at the mo & it will take time 2 put down or they will as the length of time all of em were in the charts is collossal... Just found out that Horizon was recorded as the album with the most advanced orders of all time which is a bit funny as it came in at no5 1st b4 going up 2 no 1...but what do I no... by the way this geezer who Ive just met has been 2 the Newville Road also has Forest Lawn & all UK concerts def best freind material me thinks. Hope alls well with you all. Take care & ud better watch out as b4 u no it carps1000 will b back in town.......no dont leave im only kidding about the town bit... hello Ps talkin about Newville has any 1 got any further news about its state at the mo as I read a few months ago in a paper here that the current owners r pulling it down???
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Post by carpentersgermany on Apr 13, 2008 17:42:16 GMT -5
Interesting information, Carps1000! In this context I just wanted to say that during the last weeks the Carpenters seemed to be omnipresent on German TV. In the German Version of "Farmer wants a Wife" , which is very successful over here the Carpenters are played regularly in the background, for instance. And I found a clip from a German breakfast TV Show, where they speak about Karen and the C.'s in general on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Karen's death. Though you might not understand what they're saying I thought it might be interesting to see, how people in Germany commemorate Karen and the Carpenters: www.myvideo.de/watch/3337696/Backstage_live_Musik_TipsIf you have any (translation) questions please ask me - or Dreams
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Post by Rick Henry on Apr 13, 2008 20:41:59 GMT -5
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Post by carpentersgermany on Apr 19, 2008 9:40:14 GMT -5
I think Carpenters are not that popular in Germany like in the U.S., UK or in Asia, but there are some songs that are definitely Evergreens over here, like "Close to you", "Top of the World", "Jambalaya", "Sweet, sweet smile" (there's also a German Version of this song), "There's a kind of hush" and "Yesterday once more".. Those songs are still played more or less regularly on the radio or in the background of some TV shows. My friends always tell me, like "Did you here it?! Yesterday they played Carpenters on TV-Show xy!". I think that's really neat. Lenny Kravitz - he has some great songs indeed but seems to be not that stylistically confident when it comes to photos Here is a link to a short snippet of the German Version of "Sweet sweet smile" Wencke Myhre - Der Mann auf dem Seil www.amazon.de/gp/recsradio/radio/B0002FQBFQ/ref=pd_krex_dp_001012?ie=UTF8&track=012&disc=001The lyrics have nothing to do with the original words.. I'm not that much into German Schlager music but here is a very sweet performance of Wencke on the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaT5jDSOIyE&feature=relatedDefinitely better then her approach on the C.'s and I love her move at the end..
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Post by Rick Henry on Apr 19, 2008 20:36:58 GMT -5
I think Carpenters are not that popular in Germany like in the U.S., UK or in Asia, but there are some songs that are definitely Evergreens over here, like "Close to you", "Top of the World", "Jambalaya", "Sweet, sweet smile" (there's also a German Version of this song), "There's a kind of hush" and "Yesterday once more".. Those songs are still played more or less regularly on the radio or in the background of some TV shows. My friends always tell me, like "Did you here it?! Yesterday they played Carpenters on TV-Show xy!". I think that's really neat. Lenny Kravitz - he has some great songs indeed but seems to be not that stylistically confident when it comes to photos Here is a link to a short snippet of the German Version of "Sweet sweet smile" Wencke Myhre - Der Mann auf dem Seil www.amazon.de/gp/recsradio/radio/B0002FQBFQ/ref=pd_krex_dp_001012?ie=UTF8&track=012&disc=001The lyrics have nothing to do with the original words.. I'm not that much into German Schlager music but here is a very sweet performance of Wencke on the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaT5jDSOIyE&feature=relatedDefinitely better then her approach on the C.'s and I love her move at the end.. Hi CG... thank you for the extra information. Here is the list of hits Carpenters had in Germany. Their biggest hit in Germany was "Please Mr. Postman", which reached #10. "Postman" is also the Carpenters' biggest selling hit single worldwide. Yesterday Once More (#21) Top Of The World (#38) Jambalaya (#50) Only Yesterday (#43) Please Mr. Postman (#10) Sweet Sweet Smile (#22)
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Post by carpentersgermany on Apr 20, 2008 16:56:43 GMT -5
I think Carpenters are not that popular in Germany like in the U.S., UK or in Asia, but there are some songs that are definitely Evergreens over here, like "Close to you", "Top of the World", "Jambalaya", "Sweet, sweet smile" (there's also a German Version of this song), "There's a kind of hush" and "Yesterday once more".. Those songs are still played more or less regularly on the radio or in the background of some TV shows. My friends always tell me, like "Did you here it?! Yesterday they played Carpenters on TV-Show xy!". I think that's really neat. Lenny Kravitz - he has some great songs indeed but seems to be not that stylistically confident when it comes to photos Here is a link to a short snippet of the German Version of "Sweet sweet smile" Wencke Myhre - Der Mann auf dem Seil www.amazon.de/gp/recsradio/radio/B0002FQBFQ/ref=pd_krex_dp_001012?ie=UTF8&track=012&disc=001The lyrics have nothing to do with the original words.. I'm not that much into German Schlager music but here is a very sweet performance of Wencke on the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaT5jDSOIyE&feature=relatedDefinitely better then her approach on the C.'s and I love her move at the end.. Hi CG... thank you for the extra information. Here is the list of hits Carpenters had in Germany. Their biggest hit in Germany was "Please Mr. Postman", which reached #10. "Postman" is also the Carpenters' biggest selling hit single worldwide. Yesterday Once More (#21) Top Of The World (#38) Jambalaya (#50) Only Yesterday (#43) Please Mr. Postman (#10) Sweet Sweet Smile (#22) Rick, thank you so much for these information. I read it once somewhere but could not find it again. Like I mentioned before those are exactly the songs, you still hear quite often over here, with the exception of "Only Yesterday", I'd say. And "Please Mr. Postman" is more often associated with the Beatles even though the C.'s version was very successful in Germany. What I think is very stumping, is the big success of "Sweet Sweet Smile" in Germany. From what I know the song wasn't that successful in other countries (Billboard Hot 100 #44, Japan #59, UK #40). Don't get me wrong, the song is one of my C.'s favourites, I just wonder why it's one of the most successful and still popular Carpenters songs in Germany of all.. I know Carpenters did a great performance of "Sweet Sweet Smile" in a very successful German TV Show, called Starparade.. Maybe that's why..
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Post by Rick Henry on Apr 20, 2008 20:09:23 GMT -5
Hi CG... thank you for the extra information. Here is the list of hits Carpenters had in Germany. Their biggest hit in Germany was "Please Mr. Postman", which reached #10. "Postman" is also the Carpenters' biggest selling hit single worldwide. Yesterday Once More (#21) Top Of The World (#38) Jambalaya (#50) Only Yesterday (#43) Please Mr. Postman (#10) Sweet Sweet Smile (#22) Rick, thank you so much for these information. I read it once somewhere but could not find it again. Like I mentioned before those are exactly the songs, you still hear quite often over here, with the exception of "Only Yesterday", I'd say. And "Please Mr. Postman" is more often associated with the Beatles even though the C.'s version was very successful in Germany. What I think is very stumping, is the big success of "Sweet Sweet Smile" in Germany. From what I know the song wasn't that successful in other countries (Billboard Hot 100 #44, Japan #59, UK #40). Don't get me wrong, the song is one of my C.'s favourites, I just wonder why it's one of the most successful and still popular Carpenters songs in Germany of all.. I know Carpenters did a great performance of "Sweet Sweet Smile" in a very successful German TV Show, called Starparade.. Maybe that's why..
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Post by carpentersgermany on Apr 21, 2008 8:02:49 GMT -5
Rick, thank you so much for these information. I read it once somewhere but could not find it again. Like I mentioned before those are exactly the songs, you still hear quite often over here, with the exception of "Only Yesterday", I'd say. And "Please Mr. Postman" is more often associated with the Beatles even though the C.'s version was very successful in Germany. What I think is very stumping, is the big success of "Sweet Sweet Smile" in Germany. From what I know the song wasn't that successful in other countries (Billboard Hot 100 #44, Japan #59, UK #40). Don't get me wrong, the song is one of my C.'s favourites, I just wonder why it's one of the most successful and still popular Carpenters songs in Germany of all.. I know Carpenters did a great performance of "Sweet Sweet Smile" in a very successful German TV Show, called Starparade.. Maybe that's why.. Rick, I totally agree, the feel of the song is great but the song has a lot of Country-style influences. In the U.S. it was a Top Ten Hit in the Country Charts as you mentioned. And Country is a musical genre that never was very popular in Germany. But you're right, it has had a lasting appeal in Germany. Just Yesterday I read a discussion about the best Evergreens on a German website. A lot of people mentioned "Top of the World" but "Sweet Sweet Smile" was mentioned even more often..
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Post by Rick Henry on Apr 21, 2008 8:13:35 GMT -5
Rick, I totally agree, the feel of the song is great but the song has a lot of Country-style influences. In the U.S. it was a Top Ten Hit in the Country Charts as you mentioned. And Country is a musical genre that never was very popular in Germany. But you're right, it has had a lasting appeal in Germany. Just Yesterday I read a discussion about the best Evergreens on a German website. A lot of people mentioned "Top of the World" but "Sweet Sweet Smile" was mentioned even more often..
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Post by carpentersgermany on Apr 21, 2008 10:11:58 GMT -5
Rick, I totally agree, the feel of the song is great but the song has a lot of Country-style influences. In the U.S. it was a Top Ten Hit in the Country Charts as you mentioned. And Country is a musical genre that never was very popular in Germany. But you're right, it has had a lasting appeal in Germany. Just Yesterday I read a discussion about the best Evergreens on a German website. A lot of people mentioned "Top of the World" but "Sweet Sweet Smile" was mentioned even more often.. Very good observations, Rick! And I think you hit the nail right on the head.. This idea never came to my mind but just totally makes sense!
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