Proudofyou
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Have we/you ever discussed this gem? It's one of the few instrumentals I can actually write my own lyrics to (but too shy to share). Anyway, gorgeous, moving piece.
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I never really found “Karen’s Theme” to be all that great. It’s rather dark and depressing. Really the opposite of what I think of Karen Carpenter. I even recall wondering why it was included on the “Carpenters Perform Carpenter” compilation when better tributes by Richard, like “When Time Was All We Had” or “Calling Your Name Again”, or even “Time” could’ve been included.
I think “Calling Your Name Again” or “When Time Was All We Had” Do that a lot better than “Karen’s Theme”. “Karen’s Theme” reminds me of the organ music they play at funeral homes.I don't think it's supposed to encapsulate her so much as mourn the loss of her life, her vibrancy. It's such a beautiful piece and always makes me tear up, especially once I put joyful clips of Karen with the song in a video. It's gorgeous, warm, wistful, reflective, and at the end there's a swell of optimism - I would say all describe Karen perfectly.
I think “Calling Your Name Again” or “When Time Was All We Had” Do that a lot better than “Karen’s Theme”. “Karen’s Theme” reminds me of the organ music they play at funeral homes.
Sorry, but Karen’s Theme really should’ve just been left as background music. I think it did an injustice to her memory.WTWAWH is a beautiful little piece too (the only worthwhile song at all on Time), but somehow the absence of a voice on Karen's Theme is more powerful. A voice is no longer here and all we have is music and memories to try and fill the painful void of her being missing.
Sorry, but Karen’s Theme really should’ve just been left as background music. I think it did an injustice to her memory.
It’s an injustice.
Sorry, but Karen’s Theme really should’ve just been left as background music. I think it did an injustice to her memory.
I'm not sure it was necessarily meant to convey a picture of who Karen was. In all honesty, I can't think of too many songs sans lyrics that convey a more poignant heartache and heartbreak over the loss of someone as monumental and significant as Karen.
Richard may not always go very deep when communicating with words when it comes to the loss of his sister, but he's one HELLUVA marvelous communicator with music. This song and arrangement I believe was meant to communicate the extent and depth of his loss and the loss the whole world experienced when Karen passed away.
I doubt I would have ever been able to say it better myself. Just stunning.
Sorry, I disagree. I don’t know what Richard was trying to say with this song, but whatever it was, he was way out in the parking lot when he was trying to hit the baseball that the pitcher threw. I always skip this gloomy, broody song, and I think he did a better memorial with “When Time Was All We Had”.I'm not sure it was necessarily meant to convey a picture of who Karen was. In all honesty, I can't think of too many songs sans lyrics that convey a more poignant heartache and heartbreak over the loss of someone as monumental and significant as Karen.
Richard may not always go very deep when communicating with words when it comes to the loss of his sister, but he's one HELLUVA marvelous communicator with music. This song and arrangement I believe was meant to communicate the extent and depth of his loss and the loss the whole world experienced when Karen passed away.
I doubt I would have ever been able to say it better myself. Just stunning.
Sorry, I disagree. I don’t know what Richard was trying to say with this song, but whatever it was, he was way out in the parking lot when he was trying to hit the baseball that the pitcher threw. I always skip this gloomy, broody song, and I think he did a better memorial with “When Time Was All We Had”.
All good my friend and you are certainly entitled to your opinion. This one reduces me to tears every time I hear it (I intentionally avoid it for that very reason) and I'm not an easy nut to crack usually.
That was a promo-disc only made in and for Japan.