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Post by Rick Henry on Jun 14, 2004 19:25:38 GMT -5
It was a toss-up between "Only Yesterday" and "Goodbye to Love". I consider "OY" to be my favorite C's song, but for some reason here, I picked "GTL".
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Post by Song4You on Jun 14, 2004 20:08:44 GMT -5
I voted for "Only Yesterday." For awhile, though, my favorite was "Goodbye to Love." Now I'm torn between these two...it seems that they both have great qualities to them, but in different areas. I think that they both are great songs. ;D
Laura
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Post by enigma on Jun 14, 2004 22:38:32 GMT -5
This list of songs really demonstrates how good a song writing team Carpenter/Bettis were its too bad they never wrote an entire album together. I picked OY (no surprise there) because I love everything about this song from Karens phenomenal voice to the drumming style and guitars... every instrument in this song adds to the awsome vocals and keeps this song in the top 5 of my favorate Carpenters songs. It should have reached #1 on Billboard.
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Post by cam83 on Jun 14, 2004 23:45:48 GMT -5
I chose ONLY YESTERDAY too. It's such a marvelous wonderful song. I would have chosen YESTERDAY ONCE MORE which is awesome but I think ONLY YESTERDAY is a bit more of a step up. Karen's vocal is out of this world!!
Cameron
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Post by beaner on Jun 15, 2004 12:36:08 GMT -5
Goodbye To Love
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Post by dgfarnsworth on Jun 15, 2004 16:33:05 GMT -5
ONLY YESTERDAY: not only fantastic vocals--but how about that "wall of sound"...?  |
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Post by Boat2Sail on Jun 16, 2004 11:11:59 GMT -5
I'm with the majority on this one, Only Yesterday is a fantastic song, but Goodbye To Love is a close second.
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Post by Dave on Jun 16, 2004 17:16:14 GMT -5
I like "Only Yesterday" because it's so bright and optimistic. "Goodbye To Love" has some of the saddest words ever written...
"No one'd ever care if I should live or die"
No one has ever, ever been so wrong.
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Post by Moe on Jun 16, 2004 21:51:30 GMT -5
 I chose, "I Need to be in Love." This has been a favorite for a lot of years. Karen's voice almost brings this song into a hymn-like quality. Even though I have found love and fulfillment, part of me still relates to the "emptiness" in love songs that Karen conveyed so well.
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Post by Benn on Jun 19, 2004 19:28:57 GMT -5
They are All great songs, but, I have to go with "Only Yesterday", because it is an upbeat love song, and it's a really good one. Benn
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Post by Sammy on Jun 20, 2004 0:39:36 GMT -5
Only Yesterday #1, Goodbye To Love #2. 
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Post by ThomB on Jun 21, 2004 0:52:47 GMT -5
I love Yesterday Once and Top Of the World, they are both two of my alltime favorite songs. But you just can't get past Only Yesterday, it's such a very well produced song and Karen's voice, especially in those opening lines is spectacular. I always thought the song should have reached #1.
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Post by Peteruk on Jun 23, 2004 12:18:22 GMT -5
Interesting messages ....during the 1990's UK Carpenters Appreciation Society held a poll of several hundred members -surprisingly to some : Only Yesterday -topped as overall fav  I would have to go with my personal favourite : I Need To Be In Love  Probably Richard from more recent interviews holds out for I Need .... or Yesterday Once More .....or Goodbye To Love  Peter |
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