Mark-T
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What i wish I’d said.I wish there were 2 versions. I like the existing version, but would also love a version with only K&R.
Regardless, the song is still mesmerizing almost 50 years later.
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What i wish I’d said.I wish there were 2 versions. I like the existing version, but would also love a version with only K&R.
"All You Get From Love Is A Love Song" is a great tune, but I've personally never been a fan of the wrench-turning sound that plays throughout most of the song. I get that it adds to the percussiveness of the recording, but did it have to be a wrench?
I didn’t realize that was an actual instrument making that sound After looking up what a guiro looks like, I can hear how that sound probably works. To me, it sounded like the “ratcheting” sound a wrench makes, and my mind is kind of being blown that all this time I’ve thought there was someone standing in the studio ratcheting one into the mic.It's not a wrench...LOL! It's a guiro. A stick is dragged up and down the body of the guiro to create the sound you dislike. I don't recall hearing it after that first verse myself. Is it still there after the first verse?
Ed
It's not a wrench...LOL! It's a guiro. A stick is dragged up and down the body of the guiro to create the sound you dislike.
Interesting. Thanks for enlightening me.Here’s what Ed is talking about - you can see it being played in the opening seconds of the promo video.
Here’s what Ed is talking about - you can see it being played in the opening seconds of the promo video.
Here's another example, Karen trying to teach Carol Burnett how to play it, with predictable results. Fast forward to 3:20.
I always liked that music video - it feels contemporary and so far away from the horror cheese of the TV specials. Makes Carpenters look cool
I always liked that music video - it feels contemporary and so far away from the horror cheese of the TV specials. Makes Carpenters look cool
A plus is they were wearing regular clothes, nothing fancy. The only thing that would've made it even better is if Karen were drumming, too.
Love the comedic timing of Karen shining through in this excerpt... would have been interesting to see more of a skit with Karen and Carol
JohnFB, You should know by now Karen did not make those decisions and was 99% of the time over ridden any time she questioned something. Karen deferred to the arranger/producer. That was his job. He was in charge. He was the genius.That long goodbyeeeeeee is pretty much what I said to this recording way back when...what a freakin' mess this is with Karen moving seemingly at random in and out of multiple voice tracks - here she's singing by herself, there she's singing with Karen No.2, then by herself, then with what sounds like 2 other Karen's, then back to her solo self, etc., etc...this is simply totally artificial and totally unlistenable...what the hell was she thinking going along with this assault on good taste and good music? Apparently, there were two sides to Karen Carpenter - the woman with the spectacular voice and the woman who insisted on sabotaging that voice.
And THAT killed it for me. Beautiful song, arrangement, and perfect lead vocal though.Karen and Richard didn't sing any of the backing vocals on this track. The four parts were sung by studio vocalists Gene Merlino, Jerry Whitman, Sue Allen and Allan Davies.