That’s just one more thing in the favor of this album: they were unafraid to experiment and try things with the enthusiasm of (relative) youth. “What’s The Use” is another lead vocal from Richard and “All I Can Do” with its jazz vibe and Karen’s excellent vocal is like nothing else Carpenters ever recorded. Richard’s “Don’t Be Afraid” is a slice of whimsy, but there’s no harm in whimsy when it is so well arranged and with a great chorus to boot. The BeatlesHelp 2009 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universa.Side two opens with their hit single, a very singular cover of this Lennon and McCartney classic that Carpenters make their own. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupTicket To Ride (Remastered 2009) You would have been blown away.Ī cover of the Youngbloods hit “Get Together” is next and that’s followed by another Karen ballad, Richard’s solo composition “All of My Life.” Side one of the original album ends with Richard singing “Turn Away.” I never know if its about a girl dying, or just leaving. It just seems like one of those under-the-words things. In a strange way, the phrase ticket to ride seems timeless. The historic documentation with the car states that they wrote/got inspired in that car for the songs 'Ticket To Ride' and 'Baby You Can Drive My Car.' The car is in New Orleans K from Nowhere, On Ive always wondered if this was about a girl dying. Imagine that you had bought this album in October 1969 and got to the third track and heard Karen’s lead vocals for the first time. No matter the specific context, a song about a lover leaving is timeless. It is another track that belies the youth and relative inexperience of the siblings. Richard and John Bettis, who had originally been in a band called Spectrum that featured Carpenters, wrote “Your Wonderful Parade” and seven other tracks on the album, including the beautiful ballad, “Someday” which is up next.
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