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As a special gift to members of the forum, one of the most recognizable Christmas songs during the holiday season! Not to mention one incredible performance by Karen on Bruce Forsyth's Big Night, part 4, taped December 14, 1978. *Disclaimer: I carry license for the footage, as it is for playback only and not download. Enjoy!
I think this version easily surpasses the 1978 studio recording, but the 1970 cut will always be my top favorite.
Incidentally the rhythm section is all 'live', played to click, and the orchestration is a media submix taken straight off of the original tape. That's why the sweetening is so spot on and the rhythm sounds a little more playful. A little trivia...
Incidentally the rhythm section is all 'live', played to click, and the orchestration is a media submix taken straight off of the original tape. That's why the sweetening is so spot on and the rhythm sounds a little more playful. A little trivia...
Chris, what does that exactly mean? So the backing track (sorta like a karaoke) of this song from the original master tape was playing while the band was playing live on top of Karen's live vocal? It sounds like Bob's sax was live. I wonder if all the songs from that special were done in the same manner. I wonder if this is why it sounds more intimate by Karen overall.
When Chris explained it, I got it as I used to work with click tracks in my days singing in bands. The best way to describe it is like listening to those SACD clips on youtube, where almost all of the individual tracks from the master are muted leaving just one or two things audible. In this case, the only thing pre-recorded was the strings, which the band played along to live, with the help of a click track to keep them in time
So was the click track something only they could hear? Did the Carpenters ever use this technique in other live performances?
**Thread re-opened for viewing, voting and discussion.**
I just wish it ended with Darling and not Brucie.
I just wish it ended with Darling and not Brucie.