GaryAlan
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Chicago Tribune is Running this article again, 2015 !
Entire article here:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/enter...en-carpenter-article-2006-20151224-story.html
Excerpt:
Stuff of dreams: Karen Carpenter's voice
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".....Frankly, the impact of the song all depends on one's mood of the moment -- and at what point the listener is in their life.
That was Carpenter's brilliance -- that coupling of certitude and pliability, that unique combination of eroticism and maternal comfort.
This is a song that revolves around a promise. And Carpenter's voice had the unmistakable sound of one who always kept her promises.
When I was single and lonely, this singer and this Christmas song evoked the home I wanted and the person I wanted in it with me.
Now she -- and it -- make me think about the nature of my home and its place in my priorities. The world of the song is both a confirmation of what we have, and yet, given the frantic way life goes at this time of year, also an elusive dream.
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Copyright © 2015, Chicago Tribune
Entire article here:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/enter...en-carpenter-article-2006-20151224-story.html
Excerpt:
Stuff of dreams: Karen Carpenter's voice
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".....Frankly, the impact of the song all depends on one's mood of the moment -- and at what point the listener is in their life.
That was Carpenter's brilliance -- that coupling of certitude and pliability, that unique combination of eroticism and maternal comfort.
This is a song that revolves around a promise. And Carpenter's voice had the unmistakable sound of one who always kept her promises.
When I was single and lonely, this singer and this Christmas song evoked the home I wanted and the person I wanted in it with me.
Now she -- and it -- make me think about the nature of my home and its place in my priorities. The world of the song is both a confirmation of what we have, and yet, given the frantic way life goes at this time of year, also an elusive dream.
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Copyright © 2015, Chicago Tribune