WATCH – The Carpenters – Close To You

Carpenters Close To You
09/14/2023

The Carpenters – “(They Long to Be) Close to You”. Karen Carpenter had one of the great voices of her generation and it was beautifully displayed on this song from 1970. “(They Long to Be) Close to You” was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The most popular version is that recorded by The Carpenters for their second studio album of the same name in 1970 and was released…

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WATCH: The Carpenters – “Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft” (Full Version)

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05/10/2019

Wait, what? How did this song make it into the Top 40? Okay, The Carpenters had a string of hits in the 70s, and Karen Carpenter could sing the phone book and it would be outstanding, but why this wild song about contacting aliens for contact?  Was it the popularity of Star Wars? Maybe just UFO madness? Quite frankly, Karen looks pretty stoned throughout the music video, so that could explain…

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