testerguy35
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Have any of you seen this video from Japan that was recently released? It's a great copy of some really good live performances, as well as a touching shot of Richard playing a 1965 demo tape made in the bathroom of "All of My Life." They pan up to Richard's face while he's listening to this demo, and you can see the sadness and nostalgia in his eyes, and at the end he sings along a bit.
It's kind of hard to watch the Carpenters pre 1976, live, because their stage performances were very bland. I enjoy it because I love Karen's voice, but the average person or non-fan would have been bored. They really had a much more interesting show by 1976 (thanks to the revamping of their show they had with professionals).
This is an interesting video, and amazing to see all his kids. I really like the new Christmas song he wrote. It's kind of slow and shuffly (like Santa Claus is Coming to Town), and it would have been PERFECT for Karen. Again, kind of sad watching him sing that at the piano...you wish it would seg to Karen singing the tune. Richard hasn't lost his song writing touch, though. If the right female singer covered this tune, it would certainly be a Christmas hit. (and I'm not thinking Maria Carey or Britney Spears ).
Steve
It's kind of hard to watch the Carpenters pre 1976, live, because their stage performances were very bland. I enjoy it because I love Karen's voice, but the average person or non-fan would have been bored. They really had a much more interesting show by 1976 (thanks to the revamping of their show they had with professionals).
This is an interesting video, and amazing to see all his kids. I really like the new Christmas song he wrote. It's kind of slow and shuffly (like Santa Claus is Coming to Town), and it would have been PERFECT for Karen. Again, kind of sad watching him sing that at the piano...you wish it would seg to Karen singing the tune. Richard hasn't lost his song writing touch, though. If the right female singer covered this tune, it would certainly be a Christmas hit. (and I'm not thinking Maria Carey or Britney Spears ).
Steve