Listening to Karen Carpenter sing "Masquerade" right now

[Taverner]

Damn fine song, damn fine voice....

OK call me goofy but I think the Carpenters were damn talented!

[oxymoron]

1. Have you heard the duet of "Masquerade" she did of with Ella?

I found it on itunes last night and was blown away that they had recorded together. Interesting contrast. I agree, she had a fine voice...not in Ella's league though.

[Taverner]

2. Hmmmmm totally different styles

Did it work?

[oxymoron]

10. Somewhat...and actualy it's a medely

Ella was obviously pretty old at the time. She still sounds great, but it is a bit of a contrast.

[qnr]

3. I never could figure the Carpenters out, some of their stuff was

great, other songs were like fingernails on a blackboard.

[ropi]

4. i love karen

::HUG:: i admit it! i like the carpenters!

do i lose my shiznit award for this?

[Taverner]

7. No you don't lose your Shiznit award

Unless you feel like you want to revoke Sonic Youth's Shiznit awards...they were big fans too.

Someone said it here - Karen Carpenter was the original Death/Goth Princess...

[ropi]

11. yeah

i heard a radio announcer say once that she could take a happy song and make it into something sad

you can hear the pain in her voice..

[Taverner]

13. Yeah - listen to even one of their hits

"We've only just begun"

The part where she winces before singing "to live"....turn up the volume on that one and you'll see what I mean.

[qnr]

5. I meant to mention I was listening to George Benson "This Masquerade"

just as you posted that.

[LDS Jock]

6. I love Karen.. the voice of a (depressed) angel

Her voice always sounded so sad to me. The made for tv movie about her life played used that song, Masquerade, at her wedding. How inappropriate is that? So many of her songs I love. Superstar, Only Yesterday, Rainy Days and Mondays, Close To You.

[joeybee12]

8. You ain't goofy! When I hear Karen's voice now I think "WOW"!

She really had a beautiful voice--very smooth and comforting. I don't think there's anyone out there now who's anything like her--lots of screeching in today's music, if you ask me!

[MuseRider]

9. They really were

and that is one of my closely held secrets. She had a wonderful voice and together they created a unique and lovely sound.

[ropi]

12. :HUG:

[MuseRider]

14. Thanks

and one back to you :hug:
I am a musician and do not tell many of my musician friends of my secret liking for the Carpenters although if I tell just the right people I usually find out they are closet Carpenters fans as well. My brother who was a professional musician with the Opera Co. in Houston used to listen to them before he went on because her voice comforted him with its warmth.

[ropi]

15. same here

although not a musician, i have friends who consider themselves to be true musical aesthetes (i think they are musical dilettantes). i never tell them of my 'secret love' for them. but, when i meet a fellow secret fan...i gotta give a hug.

so...again

:hug:

[DemoTex]

16. Last time I listened to Karen Carpenter, I woke up nearly dead.

Phu Bai, 1970.