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#378665 - 12/18/13 08:02 PM I never hear this one covered.
Tom Cavanaugh Senior Member Registered: 12/06/99 Posts: 2133 Loc: Muskegon, MI	I've listened to many of the Christmas specials, Michael Buble at the moment, and nobody covers Karen Carpenters "Merry Christmas Darling". Why is that? I love to hear Karen sing that. Is it a permission issue? Is it because no one can sing it like Karen? Is it considered a bad song? I don't get it. _________________________ Thanks, Tom
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#378667 - 12/18/13 08:32 PM Re: I never hear this one covered. [Re: Tom Cavanaugh]
tony mads usa Senior Member Registered: 01/16/02 Posts: 14376 Loc: East Greenwich RI USA	Tom ... having b'fast with my wife this morning we heard Karen's recording of that song and I was lamenting how her life turned and its tragic end, robbing us of a beautiful voice ... _________________________ t.
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#378681 - 12/19/13 01:39 AM Re: I never hear this one covered. [Re: Tom Cavanaugh]
nbnserge Member Registered: 11/19/13 Posts: 114	I remember I cried all my tears that day... _________________________ Yamaha Tyros 5 news and other arrangers, synths, videos, demos, tutorials, piano arranger lessons, how to play : http://www.poubnews.com/category/piano-keyboard
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#378698 - 12/19/13 07:08 AM Re: I never hear this one covered. [Re: Tom Cavanaugh]
hammer Senior Member Registered: 01/27/08 Posts: 2397 Loc: Texas	Have you ever wondered how people so talented develop such low self esteem and end up doing harm to themselves? I just don't get it. I listen to their recordings all the time. Deane
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#378700 - 12/19/13 07:44 AM Re: I never hear this one covered. [Re: Tom Cavanaugh]
travlin'easy Senior Member Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 15560 Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA	Karen Carpenter did such a beautiful job with this song. I've always loved it when she performed it, and only wish I could do it half as good. I'll have to dig deep into my style files to find something appropriate for this particular song, and because of the rapid chord changes I'm not sure I could do this song at all - never tried, though. Gary _________________________ PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff! K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)
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#378713 - 12/19/13 08:38 AM Re: I never hear this one covered. [Re: travlin'easy]
ianmcnll Senior Member Registered: 07/27/05 Posts: 10606 Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada	Originally Posted By: travlin'easy Karen Carpenter did such a beautiful job with this song. I've always loved it when she performed it, and only wish I could do it half as good. I'll have to dig deep into my style files to find something appropriate for this particular song, and because of the rapid chord changes I'm not sure I could do this song at all - never tried, though. Gary I play this song instrumentally every Christmas, and it always gets a nice reaction. I don't have the sheet music, so I learned it by ear. There are some really nice chord changes in this tune, and quite a few On-Bass (or slash) chords that really have to be played in order to bring out the song's beauty. Richard Carpenter wrote some beautiful music for the golden voice of his sister, Karen. The lyrics in this tune were by Frank Pooler, an award-winning American choirmaster, and former Director of Choral Studies at California State University. He wrote them when he was 18. It is one of my favorite Christmas tunes to play. Ian _________________________ Yamaha Tyros4, Yamaha MS-60S Powered Monitors(2), Yamaha CS-01, Yamaha TQ-5, Yamaha PSR-S775.
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#378714 - 12/19/13 08:40 AM Re: I never hear this one covered. [Re: travlin'easy]
captain Russ Senior Member Registered: 01/02/04 Posts: 7285 Loc: Lexington, Ky, USA	I play this one on piano as an instrumental every Christmas. Wonderful changes. Great bridge construction. Karen was fabulous! Russ
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#378800 - 12/19/13 06:20 PM Re: I never hear this one covered. [Re: Tom Cavanaugh]
Bob Hendershot Member Registered: 12/02/99 Posts: 924 Loc: Johnson City, TN USA	Wikifonia is back up and running. There is a lead sheet for the song there.
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#378802 - 12/19/13 06:28 PM Re: I never hear this one covered. [Re: Tom Cavanaugh]
ianmcnll Senior Member Registered: 07/27/05 Posts: 10606 Loc: Cape Breton Island, Canada	Thanks Bob...I got it. Looks pretty good too...seems to be all the correct chords. Wikifonia is awesome! Ian _________________________ Yamaha Tyros4, Yamaha MS-60S Powered Monitors(2), Yamaha CS-01, Yamaha TQ-5, Yamaha PSR-S775.
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#378805 - 12/19/13 07:04 PM Re: I never hear this one covered. [Re: Tom Cavanaugh]
travlin'easy Senior Member Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 15560 Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA	I found the song at chordie. Right on the money. Gary Edited by travlin'easy (12/19/13 07:05 PM) _________________________ PSR-S950, TC Helicon Harmony-M, Digitech VR, Samson Q7, Sennheiser E855, Custom Console, and lots of other silly stuff! K+E=W (Knowledge Plus Experience = Wisdom.)
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