Carpenters

[bill4long]

Are you old enough to remember when "the Church" said it was okay to like the Carpenters?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MCarkGd4Xk

P.S. I love the Carpenters and miss Karen so much. RIP.

[Res Ipsa]

I don't remember the church saying anything about the Carpenters. I did go to a Carpenters concert at BYU in the late '70s because the young woman I was dating was a huge fan. It was a good concert, but the best thing about it was that Steve Martin was the warm-up act. It was the days of King Tut, cat toys, and speaking French.

[huckelberry]

I don't remember the church saying anything about the Carpenters. I did go to a Carpenters concert at BYU in the late '70s because the young woman I was dating was a huge fan. It was a good concert, but the best thing about it was that Steve Martin was the warm-up act. It was the days of King Tut, cat toys, and speaking French.

I was puzzled thinking I had never heard church authorities recommending specific popular culture. Then I thought the Carpenters fit a style which Mormon culture gravitates to. That would be like the strong attachment to Sound of Music. Some cultural things just seem to link to Mormon taste or desires.

Then I realized Bill4long is referring to the church as that body of all Mormons who share taste. Yes I can see the church approving of the Carpenters. I would not hold that against the Carpenters.

[Res Ipsa]

I don't remember the church saying anything about the Carpenters. I did go to a Carpenters concert at BYU in the late '70s because the young woman I was dating was a huge fan. It was a good concert, but the best thing about it was that Steve Martin was the warm-up act. It was the days of King Tut, cat toys, and speaking French.

I was puzzled thinking I had never heard church authorities recommending specific popular culture. Then I thought the Carpenters fit a style which Mormon culture gravitates to. That would be like the strong attachment to Sound of Music. Some cultural things just seem to link to Mormon taste or desires.

Then I realized Bill4long is referring to the church as that body of all Mormons who share taste. Yes I can see the church approving of the Carpenters. I would not hold that against the Carpenters.

Makes sense. They were never my style of music, but I wouldn't hold even the official seal of approval from the prophet against them.

[Dr. Shades]

Are you old enough to remember when "the Church" said it was okay to like the Carpenters?

The church never said that.

[yellowstone123]

Many vocal coaches consider Karen the greatest recording artist of all time. I use to come home from high school, lay on my parents bed and listen to the album SUPERSTAR. I have listened to Only Yesterday, countless times listening to her hit those low notes at the beginning.

[High Spy]

Many vocal coaches consider Karen the greatest recording artist of all time. I use to come home from high school, lay on my parents bed and listen to the album SUPERSTAR. I have listened to Yesterday, Once More countless times listening to her hit those low notes at the beginning.

Her Christmas album was a favorite of our family’s prophetess, who prophesied spy’s future role.

[yellowstone123]

Yea, Karen was super special but she had her struggles too. It was Only Yesterday that I loved.

[High Spy]

Yea, Karen was super special but she had her struggles too. It was Only Yesterday that I loved.

Top search hits =~

https://www.google.com/search?q=Karen+w ... uggles+too.
1989 IMDb
https://www.imdb.com › title
Story of the meteoric rise and sudden fall of Karen Carpenter, who became a famous singer before battling anorexia and bulimia.Story of the meteoric risen

https://www.google.com/search?q=Karen+w ... uggles+too.

What was so special about Karen Carpenter's voice?

Vocal Range: Karen Carpenter possessed a contralto vocal range, which is relatively rare among female singers. Her voice had a warm, rich quality in the lower registers, allowing her to sing with depth and resonance. Clarity and Purity: Her voice was known for its clarity and purity.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=evETS8_WFGE& Only Yesterday

[Physics Guy]

I want to thank bill4long for this thread. Because of it I listened to a bunch of Carpenters songs today, and I was amazed at how many old songs that I remembered turned out to be theirs. I hadn't realised, at the time. I guess I thought that Karen Carpenter's voice was just how songs were supposed to sound.

Perhaps it's just my age—their songs were already kind of oldies when I first heard them—but Yesterday Once More is the one that I remembered most, and replayed several times.