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The Story and Meaning Behind “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” One of the Carpenters’ Most Affecting Easy Listening Classics
It was a song that had been bouncing around from artist to artist for several years before The Carpenters got a hold of it.
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The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music
The Carpenters: Music, Music, Music, was a Carpenters television special from 1980. It included guest stars such as Ella Fitzgerald, John Davidson and Nelson Riddle and his orchestra. Karen ...
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“Karen manages to get across both sadness and silliness”: How the Carpenters wowed Lennon and McCartney with an emotive yet absurd No 1 hit
Anyone delving into the rich vein of 60s songwriting will find numerous classic songs that ... the times the Carpenters sounded back then. “Everybody looked on them as a real bubblegum act… you know, ...