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I never normally care for covers of the Carpenters, but I have to say I really like this. Its a cover of "Superstar" by another duo called "Tennis" who I've never heard of. Its like an 80's version. Very interesting take. The description of the youtube states the pair are influenced by Karen Carpenter. I need to give a listen to their other stuff.
I never normally care for covers of the Carpenters, but I have to say I really like this. Its a cover of "Superstar" by another duo called "Tennis" who I've never heard of. Its like an 80's version. Very interesting take. The description of the youtube states the pair are influenced by Karen Carpenter. I need to give a listen to their other stuff.
I think this is quite a nice version. I like the 60s-style strings.
Thanks much for this John - some really good stuff! Tennille seemed to be enjoying the duet with Ella as much as Karen did when she sang with her on the TV special - and why not, singing with a legend - I think both were not only very excited but deeply honored by the opportunity, as they should have been - Ella still had it at 60+ years old, everything that made her one of a rare kind and so great for so many years -Tennille was a strong vocalist, and as I discovered with a little research, studied piano in college and played electric piano with the Beach Boys on one of their tours and sang backup vocals on albums by Elton John and Pink Floyd - a very talented lady who earlier had even helped compose a musical that made it to Broadway. Personal note: only one other artist has a bigger place in my CD collection than Ella - Frank Sinatra. In fact, I've pieced together CDs of them alternating songs with my favorite being a 2 CD set of them singing the songs of Cole Porter. It never got any better than that...This should induce some interesting conversation. I just saw this for the first time today. From 1978.
Thanks much for this John - some really good stuff! Tennille seemed to be enjoying the duet with Ella as much as Karen did when she sang with her on the TV special
[Bold text above mine] I agree fully and emphatically! Absolutely no good reason (unless she was having some vocal cord issues or a respiratory infection at the time). If I had been Ella I would have insisted on it (but then I'm cantankerous that way, and Ella always seemed like a really nice, gentle lady). I never understood why they didn't sing live on their TV specials either...maybe the lack of wireless mic technology??? Yes, and that chemistry you mention is real and obvious - Toni was almost ecstatic and Ella was having a good time too. I could have listened to another 2-3 hours of that!The difference here (and I’m sure that’s what was alluded to above in the original comment with the video) is that Toni Tennille is singing live alongside Ella - and sounds amazing. There is absolutely no reason Karen should not have sung live and the scene would have been all the better for it. There’s a very easy, natural chemistry between Toni and Ella, almost as if they were real pals.
Here's Toni at the piano doing her version of Melissa Manchester's big hit - a stunning performance...
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Absolutely! Always loved her voice and Come In From the Rain my favorite performance.Toni Tennille was an underrated performer/vocalist and quite stunning to look at; IMHO.
Toni was almost ecstatic and Ella was having a good time too. I could have listened to another 2-3 hours of that!