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You hear it correctly Stephen, because it isn't a song between lovers, and never has been! I don't know how many people here are into old movies, but this song is best known from the movie "Call Me Madam" (1953). It was a duet between Ethel Merman and Donald O'Connor. Ethel played the US ambassador to a tiny European country, and O'Connor played her young press attache. The ruler of the country has arranged a political marriage between his daughter, and the prince of a neighbouring country. However, a wrench is thrown into the plan, when the princess and O'Connor's character fall for each other. In the song, O'Connor's boss (Merman) explains why he is feeling the way he is, based on her own past experience. It's the kind of song I could even see as a duet between a parent, and their child who is in love for the first time. There's nothing creepy about R&K's duet at all!I think it’s a very sweet track and I never heard it as a duet between lovers. If you really study the lyrics, there’s no mention of “we” or “us”. He’s not singing to her, he’s singing the counterpoint vocal which echoes what she is feeling. It’s like listening to someone talking to their best friend about being in love. So for me it’s perfect because it’s the only true duet they ever did together.
You hear it correctly Stephen, because it isn't a song between lovers, and never has been! I don't know how many people here are into old movies, but this song is best known from the movie "Call Me Madam" (1953). It was a duet between Ethel Merman and Donald O'Connor. Ethel played the US ambassador to a tiny European country, and O'Connor played her young press attache. The ruler of the country has arranged a political marriage between his daughter, and the prince of a neighbouring country. However, a wrench is thrown into the plan, when the princess and O'Connor's character fall for each other. In the song, O'Connor's boss (Merman) explains why he is feeling the way he is, based on her own past experience. It's the kind of song I could even see as a duet between a parent, and their child who is in love for the first time. There's nothing creepy about R&K's duet at all!
While I am certainly no raging John Davidson fan and the price gouging wasn’t classy, Richard in no way holds a candle to John vocally, IMHO. Richard’s talent for vocal arranging is colossal but his talent for singing lead is minimal on his best day for my ears.
Ed
A while ago, Barry Manilow said he was unable to find a song in which to "duet" with Karen...My money would have been for Donny Osmond.
I like this perspective and will go with it.As it’s presented I find “You’re Just In Love” is a song about an older brother (Richard) telling his younger sister (Karen) What it’s like to fall in love for the first time.
The issue was: Why were sales not higher ?
For me there are two reasons:
1. The lengthy delay between its original release date and its subsequent release in the US. By the time the US version hit the market, most of those who wanted it had already imported it from Japan.
2. The complete failure by A&M to get behind the album and promote it.
That more people are not familiar with
NoWhere Man,
is a crime.
Richard Carpenter: "Karen recorded in the (Joe's) garage studio, 1967."
Exactly my thoughts. Too high of a key, the same as the Como medley, borderline uncomfortable range for Richard, but he had to get in where he could fit in. It probably took him an hour tops to record those vocals himself and just be done with them rather than go through the trouble of finding a male vocalist, coaching through the parts, doing take after take until the right one was achieved, etc. With that being a shaky time for UMe, especially, it seems like this "quick and dirty" approach was the only way the tracks were going to be releasable. And as Harry said, he could have just left them in storage, but he got them in shape the best he could, and he deserves our gratitude for that. I tend to be a little nit picky about things simply because I want nothing but the best for this music. It doesn't make me less grateful, though, by a long shot, and I know I'm not alone in that sentiment.the lead by Richard Carpenter
on As Time Goes By is simply too high a key for my tastes.