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Close To You? Also, does anyone else hear how similar these songs sound--for instance,in terms of rhythm, length of instrumental introduction, the manner in which Karen enunciates "you".....Was this intentional ? That is, in trying to make the later stay as close to the earlier 'hit' as possible ?
I know. It makes me laugh when so many people say how much they love B'wana and I'm like, "What? Eww." But if everyone in the world was just like me, what kind of world would this world be?Funny how we all like/loathe different things. B'wana is the one song I never skip on Passage.
I never ever skip it in fact I search for it that’s how much I love it. Karen is so sexy in her delivery..so unlike any Carpenters song. It sounds like a solo cut long before her solo sessions. The rare 45 and album version we discovered recently only adds to the love I have for this song.Funny how we all like/loathe different things. B'wana is the one song I never skip on Passage.
For sure. I've got the LP and will indeed do that. Don't have the 45 yet but it is on my list, as I am endeavoring to collect all of the 45's.Listen to the 45 or the PASSAGE LP version for a slightly better stereo image.
I guess I had to be one of the minority who went with I Believe You on this particular poll. The "freckled little girl" line doesn't really faze me, and as far as corniness goes, I still consider "sprinkled moon dust in her hair of gold and starlight in her eyes of blue" to be a far worse line, right up there with Elvis's "Bless my soul what's wrong with me, I'm itching like a man in a fuzzy tree."
Don't you steal her chrome!B'wana is a delight! I want to see Karen's 350!!
See your warming up to it...soon it will be your favoriteDon't you steal her chrome!
I usually listen to the LP version of Passage anyway, so fortunately all I need to do is stop skipping track one. lol.See your warming up to it...soon it will be your favorite
Seriously listen to the LP version, better highs and clearer vocals by Karen gone is the muddiness overall.
I loved that song at the time. It was thrashed to death on my local radio station when it was released. It featured some of the features that made Carpenters exceptional - great harmonies, rich, resonant vocals, great arrangement - almost semi-orchestral - drama....and very sentimental lyrics. (I mean dramatic in terms of the delivery, the arrangement, the production..and maybe the lyrics, when you consider the scene being sung about). The song really did seem majestic and a cut above the rest, in comparison to other records being played at the time.