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Post by cam83 on Sept 3, 2004 19:49:55 GMT -5
Hi Guys,
I am listening to Karen singing this song! Man, what an amazing song!! For a 27 year old girl to sing her heart out on this song is amazing! What a range! What poetry! I heard that basically she sang this song "live" in front of an orchestra, in a little booth...actually I saw a clip of it...as they were featured on the news back then!
Her version is my ULTIMATE favorite!!
Cameron
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Post by Rob813 on Sept 3, 2004 19:57:36 GMT -5
I remember when I first listened to this song when I first purchased "Passage". I was stunned by the beauty and richness of the entire production. Karen knocked the ball out of the park as usual. I've read that a very large orchestra was assembled to record this song live with Karen. I wish I could have been present to experience what this must have been like. I think that the sound throughout this album has a distinctive richness about it. Too bad people weren't paying attention to the Carpenters as much because this song and this album are superb.
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Post by karen69roland on Sept 3, 2004 20:32:37 GMT -5
Her version is my ULTIMATE favorite!! Cameron
Nothing against Madonna, but, the vocal caliber is not the same here.
Karen all the way.[glow=red,2,300][/glow][shadow=red,left,300]  [/shadow][shadow=red,left,300]Roland C.[/shadow][shadow=red,left,300] [/shadow] |
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 3, 2004 20:40:39 GMT -5
 I so agree with you here Rob, it's too bad people really didn't pay attention to "Passage". It really was a fantastic album and is very different from what other pop acts of the 70's were doing, for this reason alone "Passage" will always remain a favorite. The Carpenters stepped way out of the boundaries of average pop music, they experimented with sound effects, they elaborated on the musicianship. Other pop groups would have minimal instrumental breaks in their songs, but "Passage" captialized on the interaction of the instruments which is so evendient in songs such as "B'wana She No Home" and their sweeping "Don't Cry For Me Argentina". The Carpenters stepped way beyond what was traditional for pop musicians to be doing at the time. And they were, in my mind, a phenomenal success with it. Such a success that the song "Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft" earned a Grammy nomination for best musical arrangement accompanied by vocals. And "Sweet Sweet Smile" found the Carpenters in a place they had never been before, in the top ten of the country music charts. Though, history is as it is and nothing can change that. Anyway, yes Karen and Richard's rendition of "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" is by far my favorite recording of this song. I know I am biased, but I also have an astute ear for musicianship. In the sense of musical and vocal ability you just can not top the Carpenters, they were absolutely outstanding in anything they recorded. 
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Post by karen69roland on Sept 3, 2004 21:02:42 GMT -5
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Post by Rob813 on Sept 3, 2004 21:15:35 GMT -5
Please allow me to boast. Yes we are the best fans in the world. We only want the best and we're worth it! Does Richard know how special we really are?
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Post by Moe on Sept 4, 2004 0:02:19 GMT -5
I absolutely agree with you, Cam. This is perfection! This is art! This is one of Karen's best vocal performances and one of my favorite songs.
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Post by enigma on Sept 4, 2004 7:54:48 GMT -5
Yes I agree with all of you. This larger than life production proved that Richard could take on the monumental task of putting this song together and make it work. Bigger is not always better but Richard just makes bigger better it is songs like this that truely show his talent as a producer. Karens vocals are powerful yet beautiful on this song she can belt this song out and still retain the purity of voice that is Karen Carpenter. This song is very good by Madonna I like it but it just can't compare to Karens version I love it.
Passage is rather underrated Richard and Karen were breaking new ground and taking strides towards the future when they put this one together. The experimentation in this album was a breath of fresh air and Karen was up to the task vocally as usual. This is not my favorite Carpenters record but it has its own charm and is an enjoyable listen.
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Post by Mariah Andrews on Sept 4, 2004 15:04:47 GMT -5
My dad, not much of a Carpenters fan even thinks Karen Carpenter's version was the best. And so do I. Madonna is good but to me, Madonna will always be "Material Girl", "Like A Virgin", "Crazy For You (written by John Bettis)", "Justify My Love", etc. Great songs but only known by her. "Argentina" is a timeless classic and Karen did it best.
As for the best Carpenters' fans, I probably must be the world's most angst-filled, depressed, always dressed in black, pentacle/pentigram wearing, always crying, self-loathing, godless Gen-X-er Carpenters fan of all time.
If I were to have gone to a Carpenters concert, I would probably dress in all black, black nailpolish, pentacle necklace and earrings, dark lipstick and black hair. Yet still sing joyfully to "Top Of The World" and "Sing". No matter who I am personally, I still love the Carpenters and I mean it sincerely.
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Post by karen69roland on Sept 4, 2004 15:53:06 GMT -5
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Post by Rob813 on Sept 4, 2004 22:51:04 GMT -5
And not only are you all wonderful Carpenter fans, but you are also the most articulate and intelligent people I've ever had the priviledge of knowing.
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Post by BethMosior on Sept 5, 2004 1:17:31 GMT -5
When I 1st heard this song, my mouth was so open, I could have caught a fly in it and not know it  this song just blew me away, I really can't think of the words to say :oWOW what a voice, what a person, only Karen could pulled off something like this  BRAVO :-[BRAVO |
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Post by Mariah Andrews on Sept 5, 2004 2:46:52 GMT -5
I hope that includes me too, Rob. I deeply apologize if I sounded so gloomy and sad, but maybe that is a major part of the reason why I love the Carpenters, because it's the anti-dote music to my usually depressed dimeanor. I never get sad listening to them at all.
Yes, I did dress that way to a few rock concerts, which include Weird Al Yankovic (San Bernardino, 2000) and Badfinger (Here in Laughlin, NV 2004)
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this song just blew me away, I really can't think of the words to say :oWOW 