Questions asked in song

[Rick Henry]

There are many questions that have come up in Carpenters/Karen songs...

What are some you can think of?

Here are a few right off the bat...



Why do birds suddenly appear? (Close To You)

Why does the sung on shining? Why does the sea rush to shore? (End of the World)

Does anybody know where it goes? (Road Ode)

Why don't you come to your senses? (Desperado)

Don't your feet get cold in the wintertime? (Desperado)

Please interstellar policeman won't you give us a sign, give us a sign that we've reached you? (Calling Occupants...)

[timo]

I can dream, can't I?

[beaner]

Great thread!

One I thought of is from "Don't cry for me Argentina".

Have I said too much, there's nothing more
I can think of to say to you.

However, check out how many question are in "Druscilla Penny". Quite a few, I'd say....

"Druscilla Penny, what a name!

Are you sure you didn’t make it up yourself?

You’re very pretty, yes you are

But with all the junk you wear, it’s hard to tell



Man, you must work hard to get your hair to look like that

I don’t need a horoscope to tell me where you’re at

Your family’s probably given up on you

Since you began to follow groups of long-haired rock'n rollers

I can hear your mother crying for her daughter



Ah, ah, ah ....

Ah, ah, ah ....



Druscilla Penny, what a girl!

Where’s the purpose to the crazy life you lead?

It doens’t matter after all

You’re so sure instant love is all you need



I’ve seen your face at least a thousand times

You’re always standing there behind the stages at the concerts

Waiting for an offer to be with someone after



Druscilla Penny, how’s your head?

Do you ever wake up lonely in the night?

It isn’t easy for a girl when she can’t decide

If love is wrong or right

I hope I live to see a change

Could you ever really love?

Ever really care?

Ever really get it together? no no"

Beaner

[Rick Henry]

Here's another to add to the list of ponderings...

The song "Tryin' to Get The Feeling Again" asks a few deep and philosophical questions...

When did it leave me?

How did I come to misuse such a beautiful burnin'?

Could you help me rediscover the way to re-be his lover once again?

(May I add I always get that "chill factor" everytime I hear this song. Karen's voice is just so outstanding and powerful in this song.)

[enigma]

rainbow connection

why are there so many songs about rainbows ... pretty much every line in the song is a question

I'll Never Fall In Love Again

What do you get when you faLL in love?

End Of The World

Why does the sun go on shining?
Why does the sea rush to shore?
Don't they know it's the end of the world?
again the rest of the song is comprised of questions

Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing

Who's that stompin' all over my face...
again the rest of the song is questions

Please Mr Postman

Why's it takin' such a long time
(Oh yeah)
For me to hear from that boy of mine

Superstar

Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby?

I will leave it at that for now

[cinscorp]

how about....

"little altar boy, I wonder could you pray for me?", "what must I do to be holy like you?" (Little Altar Boy)

"you say that you love me, but if you really love me then why do you treat me this way?" (Last One Singin' The Blues)

"give me a reason, why should I stay here?" (I'm Caught Between Goodbye & I Love You)

"tell me why then, oh why should it be that?", "can't we stop hurting each other?" (Hurting Each Other)

"can't I pretend that I'm locked in the bend of your embrace?", "but I can dream, can't I?" (I Can Dream Can't I)

"don't you remember you told me you love me baby?", "what to say to make you come again?" (Superstar)

[ps11932]

My mind went to the album "A Kind of Hush", and in Sandy there is the line, "Do I mean the things I say?" What interested me more though is in the song "You", the line "and since it's all true how could anyone mean more to me than you." Though it sounds like a question it may actually be more of a statement.

[Rick Henry]

Excellent thoughts by everyone...



E... thanks for mentioning "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing"... I love that song.

Here are all the questions posed in Clancy...


Sing, sing

Who`s that stompin` all over my face?

Where`s that sillhouette I`m trying to trace?

And who put the sponge in the bells I once rung

And taking my gypsy before she`s begun


Just singing and a dreaming of what`s in my mind
Before I can take home what`s rightfully mine
Joinin` and a listenin` and talkin` in rhymes
Stoppin` the feeling to wait for the times


(*) Who`s saying maybe that don`t mean a thing"
`Cause nowadays Clancy can`t even sing

Sing, sing

Who`s all hung-up on that happiness thing?

Who`s trying to tune all the bells they ring?

And who`s in the corner and down on the floor
With pencil and paper just counting the score


Who`s trying to act like he`s just in-between?

The night isn`t black, if you know that it`s green

Don`t bother looking, you`re too blind to see

Who`s coming on like he wanted to be?

Repeat (*)

Who`s coming home on the old 9 to 5?

Who`s got the feeling here to keep him alive?

Though havin` it, sharin` it, ain`t quite the same

You painted golden nugget, you can`t lay claim


Who`s seeing eyes through the crack in the floor?

There it is baby, don`t you worry no more

Who should be sleepin`, but `s he's writing this song

Wishin` and a-hopin` he weren`t so d**ned wrong

(What a wonderful protest song... I just love it... one of my all-time favorite Carpenters songs)

[Rick Henry]

Here are a few from Karen's solo album...

You say that you love me
But if you really love me
Then why do you treat me this way? (Last One Singin' The Blues)

Won't You tell me you'll forgive me (Guess I Just Lost My Head)

Why wait for tomorrow?
Tomorrow may never come
Why wait for the evening shadows? (Making Love In The Afternoon)*

Remember when lovin' took all night?
Remember the feeling of doing it right?

* I especially like the question posed in "Guess I Just Lost My Head". Why wait for tomorrow, tomorrow may never come? Great song written by Rob Mounsey.