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Post by Boat2Sail on May 5, 2004 9:16:32 GMT -5
Which C's song do you usually play for friends who are not necessarily fans, but are curious?
I usually play a combination of one upbeat and one dark. The dark is either Rainy Days and Mondays or Solitaire. The upbeat is usually Happy or Top Of The World. Most of my friends end up loving the darker songs better.
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Post by beaner on May 5, 2004 13:24:18 GMT -5
I generally play any older Carpenters tunes that are more well-known songs; this tends to get their attention.
I also like to play certain songs like "Masquerade" and "Still Crazy After All These Years" for my friend who is part of an act with her husband. He plays the piano and she sings. I seem to know what songs catch her attention and then she and her husband sometimes perform them.
Beaner
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Post by Rob813 on May 5, 2004 19:39:42 GMT -5
One of my favorites to play for non-Carpenter fans is "You're The One" from the Lovelines album. Karen's voice is absolutely phenomenal. I also like to play "Now" from Voice of the Heart. It was Karen's last recording and I find the song bittersweet. How ironic that she sang a happy song with such intensity despite the turmoil she was enduring. Of course, We've Only Just Begun is good to play too. The blending of Richard and Karen's voices on this song is wonderful. I believe Richard has said it was their best recording considering the lyrics, music, arrangement and vocal harmonies. Anyway, those are some of the ones I play for "Carpenter fans to be"!
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Post by Rick Henry on May 5, 2004 20:23:59 GMT -5
For friends who are interested I will make a short disc of no more than 5 or 6 songs (I make it short so they will have to go to the store and actually buy the real thing).
Some of the song I feature are; Close To You, Superstar, Road Ode, Goodbye To Love, This Masquerade, I Can't Make Music, Desperado, Only Yesterday, There's A Kind Of Hush, Boat To Sail, Two Sides, I Just Fall In Love Again, Those Good Old Dreams, Prime Time Love, Making Love In The Afternoon.
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Post by Sammy on May 5, 2004 20:42:21 GMT -5
One that stands out for me to share is Rainy Days and Mondays.
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Post by Sammy on May 5, 2004 20:57:01 GMT -5
One more I play for friends alot is I Won't Last A Day Without You.
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Post by Moe on May 6, 2004 3:53:41 GMT -5
I like to play lesser known songs like "You're the One," and "One More Time." "All because of you" has perked up a few ears as had the definitive version of "Don't Cry for me Argentina."
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Post by Rick Henry on May 10, 2004 11:17:27 GMT -5
Just the other day I played Karen's solo "Guess I Just Lost My Head" for a friend and he thought it was fantastic. He says he is going to buy the solo disc.
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Post by smoothie2 on May 10, 2004 18:55:51 GMT -5
;D "I Won't Last a Day Without You", and "Sweet Sweet Smile" ???come to my mind...
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Post by Will on May 10, 2004 22:17:35 GMT -5
I like to play lesser known songs like "You're the One," and "One More Time." "All because of you" has perked up a few ears as had the definitive version of "Don't Cry for me Argentina." I, too, like to play the lesser known songs. I may be wrong, but I feel like most people have heard the C's (whether they know it or not) by hearing their best known songs. I like to surprise listeners with the lesser known stuff. It also depends on the potential listener. For example, I work with someone who is a young, semi-professional singer in her late 20s. I introduced her to the C's and Karen's voice via 'I Can Dream Can't I?' Naturally, she very much appreciated K's talent.
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Post by Rick Henry on May 10, 2004 22:26:01 GMT -5
I, too, like to play the lesser known songs. I may be wrong, but I feel like most people have heard the C's (whether they know it or not) by hearing their best known songs. I like to surprise listeners with the lesser known stuff. It also depends on the potential listener. For example, I work with someone who is a young, semi-professional singer in her late 20s. I introduced her to the C's and Karen's voice via 'I Can Dream Can't I?' Naturally, she very much appreciated K's talent. You are so right Will, I think most people have already heard atleast one of two of the Carpenters' classic hits. That's why I like exposing them to different dimensions of the Carpenters' talents. They did so much more than their standards. They vary from big band sounds like "I Can Dream Can't I" to an almost experimental pop sound like "Boat to Sail" to country like "Two sides" and power pop like Karen's "Making Love In The afternoon" and scores of jazz influenced tunes.
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Post by smoothie2 on May 10, 2004 23:30:23 GMT -5
I do agree. I know just with my own, yes albeit very biased thoughts, ...that even though I am very familiar with most of their hit songs, I always enjoy and now look forward to, when the chance arrives, to listen to them sing songs I haven't heard before. I think the second album of theirs (not the second one they recorded,) that I listened to was "A Song For You" which belonged to my best friend in high school. I don't think at that point that I had heard "A Song For You" or really very many at all on that album. Anyway, it just made me even more of a fan than I was already. The Carpenters were so very popular back then and also for so long because they could handle and liked to experiment with all kinds of songs...old and new. They had little trouble handling them because they enjoyed it and were so talented.
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Post by karenandrichardfan on May 12, 2004 18:14:38 GMT -5
For my friends I play Desperado, Crescent Noon, Goodbye To Love and Boat To Sail.
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