"Goodbye to Love" is a song composed by #RichardCarpenter and #JohnBettis. It was released by #theCarpenters in 1972. On the #CloseToYouRememberingTheCarpenters documentary, guest guitarist #TonyPeluso stated that this was one of the first #powerBallads, if not the first, to have a #fuzzGuitar solo. "Goodbye to Love" was the first Carpenters hit written by Richard Carpenter and #JohnBettis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nooeMrCws-A
#thecarpenters — Public Fediverse posts
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“#CurtisMayfield #WeveOnlyJustBegun #TheCarpenters A soulful reinterpretation by Curtis Mayfield with "We've Only Jus... / “Curtis Mayfield - We've Only Just Begun (1972)” (1 user) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ezJSQLR9s
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"We've Only Just Begun" is a song by American sibling duo #theCarpenters. It was released on August 21, 1970 through #AAndMRecords as the second single from their second album, #CloseToYou (1970). It was originally conceived by #PaulWilliams and #RogerNichols for a television commercial, which the Carpenters saw and sought to record; it was produced by #JackDaugherty. It is a #softRock song with lyrics about continuing the journey of life.
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A song in a bank commercial was never destined to be a hit. Then the Carpenters saw the ad.
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A song in a bank commercial was never destined to be a hit. Then the Carpenters saw the ad.
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"(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid. First recorded in 1963 by #RichardChamberlain, the song had its biggest success in 1970, in a version recorded by American duo #theCarpenters for their second studio album #CloseToYou and produced by #JackDaugherty. A #softPop ballad, the song expresses a woman's appreciation that her romantic partner symbolically attracts the attention of birds and falling stars.
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Why do birds suddenly appear
Every time you are near?
Just like me
They long to steal
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"There's a Kind of Hush" is a popular song written by #LesReed and #GeoffStephens. Originally recorded by Stephens' group #theNewVaudevilleBand in 1967 as a neo-#BritishMusicHall number, this version of the track became a hit in Australia and South Africa. However, in the rest of the world, a near-simultaneous #cover was a big hit for #HermansHermits. The song was later a hit in 1976 for #theCarpenters.
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"There's a Kind of Hush" is a popular song written by #LesReed and #GeoffStephens. Originally recorded by Stephens' group #theNewVaudevilleBand in 1967 as a neo-#BritishMusicHall number, this version of the track became a hit in Australia and South Africa. However, in the rest of the world, a near-simultaneous #cover was a big hit for #HermansHermits. The song was later a hit in 1976 for #theCarpenters.
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"I Just Fall in Love Again" is a song written by Larry Herbstritt, with co-writers #SteveDorff, Harry Lloyd, and Gloria Sklerov. Herbstritt had composed the melody and chords for the chorus and a chord progression for the verse, which he took to his friend Steve Dorff. Harry Lloyd and Gloria Sklerov completed the lyrics. The song was originally recorded by #theCarpenters and later covered by #DustySpringfield, and #AnneMurray.
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4 Songs by The Carpenters That Still Sound Magical Today
For more than a decade, The Carpenters had hit after hit on the radio. The duo, made up…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Music #classicrock #Entertainment #TheCarpenters
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"Touch Me When We're Dancing" is a song written by Terry Skinner, J. L. Wallace and Ken Bell. Skinner and Wallace headed the #MuscleShoalsAlabama session group Bama, who first recorded this song and released it as a single in 1979 reaching number 42 on the #Billboard #EasyListeningChart and number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was later recorded by #TheCarpenters in 1981 for their #MadeInAmerica album. In 1984.
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"Superstar" is a 1969 song written by #BonnieBramlett and #LeonRussell that has been a hit for many artists in different genres in the years since. The best-known versions are by #theCarpenters in 1971, #LutherVandross in 1983, and #SonicYouth in 1994.
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@davew well done :clapping: #TheCarpenters are well worth knowing ☺️
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"(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid. First recorded in 1963 by #RichardChamberlain, the song had its biggest success in 1970, in a version recorded by American duo #theCarpenters for their second studio album #CloseToYou and produced by #JackDaugherty. A #softPop ballad, the song expresses a woman's appreciation that her romantic partner symbolically attracts the attention of birds and falling stars.
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"Solitaire" is a ballad composed by #NeilSedaka with lyrics by Phil Cody and originally recorded by Sedaka on his 1972 album #Solitaire. It uses the card game of solitaire as a metaphor for a man "who lost his love through his indifference"—"while life goes on around him everywhere he's playing solitaire". A version by #AndyWilliams reached number 4 in the #UKSinglesChart in 1973. In 1975, the song was a U.S. top-20 single for #theCarpenters.
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"(They Long to Be) Close to You" is a song written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid. First recorded in 1963 by #RichardChamberlain, the song had its biggest success in 1970, in a version recorded by American duo #theCarpenters for their second studio album #CloseToYou and produced by #JackDaugherty. A #softPop ballad, the song expresses a woman's appreciation that her romantic partner symbolically attracts the attention of birds and falling stars.
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Please Please Please - Sabrina Carpenter ('70s "The Carpenters" style cover) ft. Tori Holub | PostModern Jukebox
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"Reason to Believe" is a song written, composed, and first recorded by American #folk singer #TimHardin in 1965. It has since been recorded by many artists, most notably by #theCarpenters on their album #CloseToYou in 1970, and #RodStewart first for his album #EveryPictureTellsAStory in 1971 and again for the live album #UnpluggedandSeated in 1993. Other artists who recorded notable cover versions include #TheYoungbloods, #BobbyDarin, #GlenCampbell.
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Oh, Myeongie .. Cute! But, why am I seeing multiple Carpenters covers lately? Also, I wonder what Karen would have thought about #KPop.
ONEWE(원위) 동명 '(They Long To Be) Close To You' SPECIAL COVER
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#NowPlaying #8TrackTuesday #DeadFormats #8Track #TheCarpenters
All the better to hear you with
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"Can't Smile Without You" is a song written by Christian Arnold, David Martin and #GeoffMorrow, and recorded by various artists including #BarryManilow and #theCarpenters. It was first recorded and released by David Martin as a solo single in 1975. The version recorded by Manilow in 1977 and released in 1978 is the most well-known. In #associationFootball, the song is commonly sung by #fans of English #PremierLeague club #TottenhamHotspur.
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It's a bright, warm, sunny summer morning up here at the top of the world in #Aotearoa and Granit Xhaka HAS done his old #ArsenalFC team a BIG favour. Vielen Dank, Granit! #COYG #TheCarpenters 🎶
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"Reason to Believe" is a song written, composed, and first recorded by American #folk singer #TimHardin in 1965. It has since been recorded by many artists, most notably by #theCarpenters on their album #CloseToYou in 1970, and #RodStewart first for his album #EveryPictureTellsAStory in 1971 and again for the live album #UnpluggedandSeated in 1993. Other artists who recorded notable cover versions include #TheYoungbloods, #BobbyDarin, #GlenCampbell.
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"Merry Christmas, Darling" is a #ChristmasSong by #theCarpenters (music by #RichardCarpenter, lyrics by #FrankPooler), and originally recorded in 1970.
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"This Masquerade" is a song written by American singer and musician #LeonRussell. It was originally recorded in 1972 by Russell for his album #Carney and as a #Bside for the album's hit single "#TightRope". The song was then covered on #HelenReddy's 1972 album, #IAmWoman. It was then recorded by American vocal duo, #theCarpenters, for their 1973 album #NowAndThen and as the B-side of the Carpenters's single "#PleaseMrPostman". Three years later.
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Some people are "Richard", others are "Karen", and the rest are the "band". All are essential to make #TheCarpenters.
Thank goodness, we each have our own place in life.
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As always, remain poised & have a mellow Monday ...
Yesterday Once More (1973)
-- The Carpenters#theCarpenters #mellowMonday #70sRock #70sMusic #classicRock #popRock #popMusic #music #rockAndRoll #rockMusic #easyListening #softRock #yachtRock
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Song of the Moment: The Carpenters – “(They Long to Be) Close to You”
http://aeschtunes.com/2025/07/25/song-of-the-moment-the-carpenters-they-long-to-be-close-to-you/
#Music, #TheCarpenters, #70s, #70sMusic, #1970s, #1970sMusic, #PopMusic, #AeschTunes
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The Carpenters' "(They Long to Be) Close to You" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 25, 1970 and spent four weeks at the top of the chart.
#Music, #TheCarpenters, #70s, #70sMusic, #1970s, #1970sMusic
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Naaaw .. Young K! 🫠
Young K - Close To You (The Carpenters cover)
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#nowplaying #Soul #FalsettoFriday
If you're more or less my age, you'll be familiar with #PaulWilliams as either the ubiquitous 70s tunesmith behind hits by #TheCarpenters & the delightful #MuppetMovie soundtrack, or that odd little stringy-haired fella who'd inexplicably pop up in random #HardyBoys and #LoveBoat episodes. Today I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Paul was a better songwriter than actor. As proof, I'll offer up this overlooked #JamesBrown-produced #falsetto gem from 1975: "I Won't Last A Day Without You" by #SweetCharles. If only everyone sang Paul with such soul.
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This afternoon’s ear worm because someone here in the office told their Lexa thingy to play it. Actually, it’s probably one of their better tunes. And Karen Carpenter could also play some mean drums.
#MusicOfMastodon
#70sPop
#theCarpenters
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"We've Only Just Begun" is a single by #theCarpenters, written by #RogerNichols (music) and #PaulWilliams (lyrics). It was ranked at No. 414 on #RollingStone magazine's list of "#The500GreatestSongsOfAllTime." It also became Carpenters' second consecutive top-five single in the #Billboard Hot 100.
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Meme liberated from Facebook.
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“Superstar” from the Carpenters’ self-titled 1971 album, their third LP. #thecarpenters #softrock #karencarpenter #70smusic #vinyl #recordcollection
