Carpenters

[Rudolf Wagner]

Hi Bill and Maddie,

We absolutely love Karen’s voice but personally, we’ve never really got hooked on their music. Maybe there is something a bit too “sweet” that to us, oddly, takes away from the prettiness of her singing and the interesting compositions.

So we’ve never really felt compelled to cover one of their songs. But never say never, maybe we just haven’t found the right song 🙂

We hope you’re both doing well and send lots of groovy greetings!

[Tom Fones]

I am glad that Lisa answered the way she did.
I think that the Carpenters were a little too cotton-candy for the Twins to cover.
But what a set of pipes Karen had.
Many of us still miss her.

P.S.
On the other hand – i thought that Paint It Black was a little too dark for the Twins – but they did it well.

Cheers Bill & Maddie

[Lynn T. Newcomb]

If you read the YouTube comments on MLT’s “Close to You”, you will see some people thought it was going to be a cover of the Carpenter song (written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David). Most were pleasantly surprised at what they found instead.

[David Herrick]

My apologies if this seems like sacrilege, but since probably the second time I heard Still a Friend of Mine I’ve fantasized about what a Carpenters cover of it would sound like. I think it might have the flavor of Superstar.