Walkinat9
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Has anyone seen any photos or video from their guest appearance at the World Popular Song Festival in Japan on November 20, 1970? It was also known as the Tokyo International Popular Song Festival, or just the Yamaha Music Festival.
Apparently this festival was held over a period of 3 days; 2 semi-finals and the big finale on the 3rd day (much like the Eurovision Song Contest as we know it today).
The Carpenters were one of two interval acts on the first day of the festival.
Here's some more info: WPSF_1970 (their name mentioned only once, but I'm very grateful that this page exists)
Also mentioned in the Billboard paper from February 1974: Billboard
I only managed to find some footage from the 3rd day where the winner was announced, so no Carpenters, but at least one gets an idea of what the stage and the hall looked like where Karen & Richard performed:
I wonder what song(s) they sang. Might have been "Close to you" and/or "We've only just begun"...
Sakura wrote in a post from 2008 about a photo of them at the rehearsal of the festival, but the link is no longer there (it was a photo being auctioned at eBay)
I vaguely seem to recall Richard mentioning this festival in an interview or a Japanese documentary, but I could be wrong...
Greg
Apparently this festival was held over a period of 3 days; 2 semi-finals and the big finale on the 3rd day (much like the Eurovision Song Contest as we know it today).
The Carpenters were one of two interval acts on the first day of the festival.
Here's some more info: WPSF_1970 (their name mentioned only once, but I'm very grateful that this page exists)
Also mentioned in the Billboard paper from February 1974: Billboard
I only managed to find some footage from the 3rd day where the winner was announced, so no Carpenters, but at least one gets an idea of what the stage and the hall looked like where Karen & Richard performed:
I wonder what song(s) they sang. Might have been "Close to you" and/or "We've only just begun"...
Sakura wrote in a post from 2008 about a photo of them at the rehearsal of the festival, but the link is no longer there (it was a photo being auctioned at eBay)
I vaguely seem to recall Richard mentioning this festival in an interview or a Japanese documentary, but I could be wrong...
Greg