How cool is "Mr. Guder"?!

[SongForYou]

I forgot to put it in my underrated list, but does anyone else love this fun, breezy song? It's not all that talked about much even by Carpenters fans (that I've noticed) It's a random-ish song -- especially if you don't know the backstory -- that has a smooth beat. It would have been interesting to see as a single.

 

[Chris Mills]

Karen's drumming is great on this song, and her vocal is upbeat and playful. This song did get some radio play in the UK in the mid seventies. I can't remember if it was released as a single over here, pretty sure it was the B-side to either "Jambalaya" or "I Won't Last A Day Without You". Either way, BBC radio DJs' picked up on the song and started playing it. Love the remix, the flute parts have been re-recorded, sounds great.

 

[Harry]

"Mr. Guder", along with "Help!" seemed to me like they were bigger in Japan than here in the US.

Harry

 

[Mark-T]

It's a fun listen, but the lyrics leave much to be desired.

 

[Toolman]

It's a fun listen, but the lyrics leave much to be desired.

Agreed. There's a credibility issue, too -- in some ways they represented the very subject this song spoke against.

 

[SongForYou]

It's a fun listen, but the lyrics leave much to be desired.

The lyrics are kind of catchy though. There random and odd, but it works because the song is off-beat too.

 

[Harry]

Does everyone know that the lyrics are,

"Clock in at nine..."

and not

"Walk in at nine..."?

Harry

 

[SongForYou]

Does everyone know that the lyrics are,

"Clock in at nine..."

and not

"Walk in at nine..."?

Harry

Yeah, because Mr. Guder was their strict boss, and the workers "clocked in" at nine.

 

[gregnewyorkcity]

Pretty damn cool, and those drums are indeed tremendous.