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02 Aug 2015, 12:15 am

IMHO mary-ann was the most sexylicious while Karen was the most sonorous.

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04 Aug 2015, 3:04 pm

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On a lighter note: even though the Carpenters were thought of at the time as the opposite of the Counter Culture, and ar

...I think " Calling Occupants " " by the Carps went Top 40 as a 45 and Klattu's version , while iy been " the epitome " of 60s-psych , but was issued in the mid-70s .
With much speculation at the time as to whether they were the Beatles in disguise, pseuydomously reuniting ! :wink:

e still thought of as the epitome of conventional pop- they did a cover version of the song "Attention all Inhabitants of Interplanetary Craft" - originally by the band Klaatu (the epitome of late sixties deep psychedelia).

It wasn't exactly a "hit" for the Carpenters, but the ten minute long friendly musical greeting to the alien crews of UFOs is an interesting tidbit for collectors of oddball music (like me). And their version of the song is the official anthem of some UFO group (forget the name of the organization).

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09 Aug 2015, 6:43 am

I knew about the rumor that the Canadian band named after the space alien in "The Day The Earth Stood Still" was really the Beatles in disguise.

Didn't know that both their version, and the Carpenters' cover of "Calling All Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" charted rather high until I Wikied it just now. Was alive back then, but I don't remember ever hearing it on the radio back then.

In fact the Carpenters' version reached in number one in Ireland!

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09 Aug 2015, 9:08 am

richard carpenter is indeed very talented in my opinion.

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09 Aug 2015, 4:59 pm

^^^
IMHO he could give dick hyman a run for his money. his ability to adapt in real time to different keyboards is amazing.

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09 Aug 2015, 5:42 pm

auntblabby wrote:

^^^
IMHO he could give dick hyman a run for his money. his ability to adapt in real time to different keyboards is amazing.

Was hymen playing on the harmonica or just ditching the flute?

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09 Aug 2015, 6:39 pm

^^^

this Dick Hyman, not the porn star.

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10 Aug 2015, 2:06 pm

Not a huge fan of their music, but I did appreciate their musicianship--especially Karen's voice.

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10 Aug 2015, 2:47 pm

a voice like Karen's comes along only once per generation. before her it was Patsy Cline. I think it has skipped a generation as there is nobody today who sings like Karen. KD Lang can come close, though, with the right material.

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11 Aug 2015, 4:06 pm

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Between Karen's death, and today's singers, there was someone who is still virtually unknown in the US, but famous in Europe and the UK---Eva Cassidy.

And like Karen, she died way before her time.

Do a YouTube search for her music, and the ABC News Nightline thing they did on her life.

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11 Aug 2015, 4:46 pm

Basso53 wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

Between Karen's death, and today's singers, there was someone who is still virtually unknown in the US, but famous in Europe and the UK---Eva Cassidy. And like Karen, she died way before her time. Do a YouTube search for her music, and the ABC News Nightline thing they did on her life.

oh yes! how could I forget? :oops:

it is so cruel that such people get yanked out so soon.

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11 Aug 2015, 5:13 pm

auntblabby wrote:

Basso53 wrote:

auntblabby wrote:

Between Karen's death, and today's singers, there was someone who is still virtually unknown in the US, but famous in Europe and the UK---Eva Cassidy. And like Karen, she died way before her time. Do a YouTube search for her music, and the ABC News Nightline thing they did on her life.

oh yes! how could I forget? :oops:

it is so cruel that such people get yanked out so soon.

An amazing voice. Eva Cassidy came from here in the DC area, but her records got discovered by a deejay in Britain. So here fame spread to the US from Europe even though she was from Bowie Maryland just around the Beltway from me.

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11 Aug 2015, 5:32 pm

if only she'd been able to get proper healthcare [DAMN our crappy NON- health care NON-system!] she likely would still be singin' like a bird today.

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11 Aug 2015, 6:52 pm

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if only she'd been able to get proper healthcare [DAMN our crappy NON- health care NON-system!] she likely would still be singin' like a bird today.

Her doctors thought that they got all of the melanoma on her first surgery, and recommended against chemo. They didn't, and it spread to her bones.

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11 Aug 2015, 7:22 pm

Karen had one of the greatest voices I've ever heard. It was a real tragedy that this wonderful woman had such a low self esteem that she literally starved herself to death. Rainy days and Mondays and We've only just begun some of my all time favourites. I remember crying when i heard of her death. Music was a big help fighting loneliness when i was young.

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11 Aug 2015, 7:34 pm

my heart felt ripped out when I heard the news.

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