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Post by GoodOldDreams on Dec 17, 2006 16:23:40 GMT -5
My Song of the Day / Song of the Month is Richard's poignant "Together at Christmas Again" ( youtube.com/watch?v=qxeJvBknisc ) [green]TOGETHER AT[/green][red] CHRISTMAS[/red][green] AGAIN[/green]Music: Richard Carpenter / Lyrics: Pamela Phillips Oland Traces of summer Have long departed Ribbons of autumn at an end My winter's reverie Returns to you and me Together at Christmas again Where did the year go? It's late December And I've been missing you, my friend There's catching up to do We're more than over due Together at Christmas again It seems like yesterday That we were kids at play Sharing ev'ry dream that we owned There's still a part of you That's with me ev'ryday This friendship that we've known Will never slip away So — If I don't call you Don't ever worry I always hold you in my heart Days turn into weeks The months turn into years But still somehow we've been Together at Christmas again Days turn into weeks The month turn into years But still somehow we've been Together at Christmas again
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Post by ps11932 on Dec 18, 2006 17:31:06 GMT -5
Ed, That is a great song- how reflective of the friendships we have that are always a part of us, and how appropriate that the wonderful Christmas season is one that reminds us of these special friendships.
I nominate one of the most unpleasant C's songs that I know of, because of the lessons it contains- "The Uninvited Guest." Written by Kaye and Tweel, it easily brings to mind, thematically, songs such as "Somebody's Been Lyin", "Make It Easy On Yourself" and "Goodbye and I Love You." As always, The Carpenters do an excellent job of interpretation, making the message personal and getting you involved. You can feel the pain of one suffering the effects of unfaithfulness. A surface lesson from this text would certainly be the urgent appeal to relational fidelity and faithfulness, but to make a broader application, I can see this as urging me to be steadfast and true in all my friendships and commitments to causes and organizations. While we can borrow higher strength when we are mistreated, and we need to be patient (to a point) with others when they fail us, we must strive to be the most loyal and devoted individuals we can be.
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Post by Rick Henry on Dec 18, 2006 22:34:11 GMT -5
My song of the day is from "Horizon" (just can't get enough) - "Goodbye And I Love You". I truly love this tune - it's one of my ultimate favorites. I like the song mainly because it seems to have a "coolness" about it. Karen sings this song so convincingly - and at this point in time she was at her vocal best. The song is low-key and dry with a wonderful easy going country feel. I really enjoy the mellow guitar work in this song.
This song is very in line with the easy going Southern California sound.
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Post by wisejester7 on Dec 18, 2006 23:59:33 GMT -5
My Song Of The Day is the wonderful 'YOU'. A fitting song for Chris on our 24th anniversary.
You are the one who makes me happy When everything else turns to gray Yours is the voice that wakes me mornings And sends me out into the day You are the crowd that sits quiet Listening to me And all the mad sense I make You are one of the few things worth remembering And since it's all true How can anyone mean more to me Than you Sorry if sometimes I look past you There's no one beyond your eyes Inside my head the wheels are turning Hey, sometimes I'm not so wise You are my heart and my soul, my inspiration Just like the old love song goes You are one of the few things worth remembering And since it's all true How can anyone mean more to me Than you (Beyond your eyes) You are my heart and my soul, my inspiration Just like the old love song goes You are one of the few things worth remembering And since it's all true How can anyone mean more to me Than you
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Post by enigma on Dec 19, 2006 11:08:58 GMT -5
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Post by wisejester7 on Dec 19, 2006 12:50:21 GMT -5
enigma wrote ... "In the spirit of Christmas My SOTD will be Ave Maria. Karen does such an awsome job on this song it just makes me say WOW Its my favorite rendition of this song and one of my favorite Karen vocals so beautiful I love it!!"
My sentiments exactly!
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Post by ps11932 on Dec 19, 2006 17:30:47 GMT -5
Happy 24th anniversary to Chris and wisejester7! We just had our 24th in June. Now you can join us in awaiting the big 25th next year- and it's a great adventure and year along the way!
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Post by Rick Henry on Dec 19, 2006 23:12:19 GMT -5
Happy Anniversary to Wisejester7 and Chris. May you experience many many happy years ahead. "You" is a great song to commemorate your special day.
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Post by wisejester7 on Dec 20, 2006 7:22:38 GMT -5
O.E. and Rick - thank you for the warm wishes concerning my anniversary. It is hard to believe how much time has passed and ,indeed, how fast the calendar pages of our lives flow. Again, thank you, friends.
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Post by Rick Henry on Dec 20, 2006 12:35:23 GMT -5
You are welcome Wisejester7... I hope you had a wonderful celebration.
My song of the day is actually two songs which fit as one. "Aurora" and "Eventide". I just love these bookend pieces for the lovely "Horizon" - and for some reason always remind of the winter months.
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Post by YesterdayOnceMore on Dec 20, 2006 16:41:42 GMT -5
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Post by wisejester7 on Dec 20, 2006 17:24:18 GMT -5
Thank you, T-man, for your blessings.
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Post by Prisoner_Walking on Dec 21, 2006 5:46:01 GMT -5
My song of the day is "Little Alter Boy". The lyrics of this song - the way Karen sings them from the heart - MAN they totally get me every time!
"Little alter boy, I wonder could you pray for me. Little alter boy, for I have gone astray..."
So poignant.
I am singing at a bar in Central London tonight. The Christmas lights on Oxford Street look so beautiful - and that wonderful, magical feeling of Christmas has been heightened this week due to the very heavy fog we have been experiencing here in the UK (it's closed the airports!). The fog gives everything a soft, silvery glow - so beautiful.
And I just know that when I've finished singing tonight around 12.30am - my last gig of the year - in the knowledge that I'll soon be driving home to spend Christmas with my family, I'll load up my car and drive back through the streets of London listening to Karen asking her alter boy to take her sins away. Merry Christmas!
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Post by makapipi on Jan 1, 2007 0:56:22 GMT -5
"Kiss Me the Way You did Last Night" a pretty good song for New Years eve midnight.
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Post by YesterdayOnceMore on Jan 1, 2007 12:51:50 GMT -5
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Post by ps11932 on Jan 5, 2007 17:38:41 GMT -5
These recent choices are very good. "This Masquerade", even aside from the compelling vocal work, seems to me an instrumental masterpiece, featuring (I know I've said this before) the best instrumental interlude I've ever heard. Though not in my top 15, if I were asked to select a few (say maybe 5) Carpenter songs for a person to hear and hopefully become a fan, this would be one of them. "Kiss Me The Way You Did Last Night" sure would be a good mood song. I've actually only heard it a few times ("Lovelines" is a new acquisition) but look forward to hearing more.
I nominate another song that is puzzling me some, and that I need to listen to more closely; "And When He Smiles." It seems kind of upbeat and the tempo and overall style re appealing but the lyrical theme is unclear. Parts of the song seem to be accompanied by what sounds like a jungle soundtrack, making me think of Tarzan. Is this song about someone who has an interest in a person who has a sweet and pleasant and giving personality but is so void of real world experieince that there could never be a serious relationship?
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Post by Rick Henry on Jan 5, 2007 21:48:28 GMT -5
My song of the day is the fantastic "I Won't Last A Day Without You" - love the strong melody and beautiful lyric. A classic all the way.
O.E. I completely agree with your assessment of "This Masquerade" being a good song to win over new Carpenters fans.
Here is my list of five songs that would be good choices to interest a person in Carpenters music:
"This Masquerade" - it is musically outstanding and Karen's vocal is exzcellent. Another factor in this song is the mysterious darkness about it.
"Desperado" - this is a great song for gaining new fans - as it's a very well known song and very well respected. Also Karen's vocal range is fantastic. She uses that basement voice with utter clarity then goes into her upper range with fantastic ease. Again this song has that sense of mystery and darkness which people seem to really be attracted to.
"Road Ode" - this is absolutely one of the Carpenters strongest songs. It's very dramatic and the lyrics are great.
"I Won't Last A Day Without You" - this is a beautiful song. it's well known. It's mellow - yet not fluffy. This song contains a sense of that "what is cool" about Carpenters music.
"A Song For You' - this song is deep, it's dark, it's soulful. Again one of Carpenters strongest all the way around.
okay so there's more than five...
"Rainy Days And Mondays" - Lyrically, musically, vocally this song is a winner all the way around. You can't help but love it. It's very contempoorary and very relevent to today's music buyers.
"Goodbye To Love" and "Solitaire" are both very strong songs - with "Solitaire" being one of Karen's strongest and finest vocals of her entire career. Tony Peluso's guitar solo, in "Goodbye To Love", alone is enough to gain new fans (young fans and classic rock loving fans alike).
and from Karen's solo...
"If I Had You" and "Guess I Just Lost My Head" Both have a great undercurrent of jazz and funk rythyms in the music - is very popular right now. Each song has a great youthful contemporary pop music feel. "If I Had You" features a strong, bold, dark, rich and soulful vocal by Karen; while the vocal in "Guess I Just Lost My Head" has a joyfully energetic edge to it.
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Post by ps11932 on Feb 12, 2007 16:08:12 GMT -5
Just coming off an extremely busy work period that allowed little time for anything but work and sleep (and very little of the latter) and have been out of circulation for a while. When this crazy period finally came to an end at about 0500 yesterday, the song "Leave Yesterday Behind" was on my mind, and though I am grossly misapplying the lyrics, I was glad for the concept of a rough patch being over. I even played part of the song for the voice mail of a co-worker.
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