"Close to you" performed by the Carpenters was released in 1970. Although this was released 10 years before my time, the first time I heard Karen Carpenter sing and the first time I heard this song I immediately loved it. I believe this was in the movie/mini series " The Karen Carpenter Story " 1989, which details her life story and her battle with anorexia and bulimia after she became famous. It is a really good movie , another recommendation if you haven't seen it. Her untimely death was such a loss, she was such an incredible talent, with a voice that was so smooth and such a natural gift that she didn't need the machines they use today to tweek the voices.
"Superstar" is another great song by the "Carpenters" released in 1971 , another slow one but incredible music. Ruben Studdard did his version of this song on American Idol in 2003 when he went on to win the title. I always thought he was amazing and he does a great cover of this song. He really sounds like Luther Van Dross !
The lyrics from "Close to you" were once upon a time involved in a texting competition on my cell phone that I had with my significant other. We didn't text the entire song just the first line which was " Why do birds suddenly appear everytime you are near, just like me they long to be close to you" Well I am proud to say I am a very,very, speedy texter and I beat him to it and won that competition. One of the very few things I beat him at. Wait.. I recall winning a couple of times on Guitar Hero also. So I've been told numerous times in my life by a very good friend of mine, that I have a fast arm. Why a fast arm ? Well because I could write ( and can still write ) peculiarly fast , like speedy speedy.. Obviously these days the computer keyboard typing is my writing .
Below are two Carpenter songs, and one is a cover by Ruben Studdard...enjoy!
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