I miss Karen Carpenter
I miss Karen Carpenter
May 08, 2024
I miss Karen Carpenter. Not because today is an anniversary. Not because I am making a statement. I miss Karen Carpenter because of that voice.
It was perfect.
The songs were perfect.
And they came at the right time.
Nestled between the psychedelics of the late 60's and Disco of the late 70's were the Carpenters. It was indeed a simpler time made even simpler with lyrics you could understand, melodies you could learn, and songs you could sing to.
Karen's voice resonates in my mind from this time period as well as today. I hear those songs and I am swept away to a time when worries were few, politics did not interfere in every aspect of life, and people seemed less hurried.
Take time when you are troubled to listen to, "Rainy Days and Mondays", "Close to You". "I Need to Be in Love", "I Won't Last a Day Without You", and "We've Only Just Begun." Wonder why you haven't done this before. Listen to her voice. Then go to the internet and find others who try to do the songs justice.
You always go back to the best.
I choose this picture of her from the hundreds available, not to emphasize how she died, but what she did when she lived. Karen was a mixture of many things, but that voice, much like the cream, always rises to the top.
If you do not follow what I am saying, listen to, "Yesterday Once More." Ask someone if this was a part of their life. Then wonder if it should be part of yours.