I really like Karen's outfit in this album cover and I was wondering if anyone knows anything about her jeans/denim skirt (can't really tell). Does anyone know where to find similar looking jeans?

Literally all I can think of is Top of the World. I don't count ones like Only Yesterday, which even though it's hopeful, has a lot about 'the pain I was going through' and all that. Most others I can think of are sad or melancholic or whatever, even if they sound cheerful.

Was just listening to Top Of The World, and the lyrics ‘something in the wind has learned my name’ I was just thinking outside the context of the song lyrics, is actually really scary sounding. (But im also fried lol) anyone else?

Does anyone know what would cause nails to back out and should I be concerned?

I want a single word from some Carpenter's song, specifically something that Karen sings, something like 'message', to use as the sound for text messages on my phone. My ringtone is the 'calling occupants... calling occupants... calling occupants' bit near the end of Calling Occupants, and I thought it would be funny to find one for my text messages - just a single word, ideally. The only one that occurs to me is the word 'letter' from Please Mr Postman, which I'll probably use if I can't find something more specific, but yeah, I figured I'd ask it on this sub.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnM2dfICjDQ

Hey guys. I’ve long been aware of the Carpenters (heard “Close to You” for the first time in The Simpsons movie, when I was about 5 or 6 years old) but I’m only now really getting into their stuff. After long having seen them as just some saccharine, bland-as-white-bread band, I’ve now started to appreciate them after my reevaluation of pop music in general over the last couple of years. Anyway, I listened to their debut for the first time and really liked it! There were many amazing tracks, but the one that really caught my ear was “Your Wonderful Parade”. It’s impressive just how many great hooks they manage to fit in a 3 minute song with a 40 second spoken-word intro. I’m particularly fond of that little “post-chorus” thing where Richard and Karen harmonize and end with “meet your wife at cocktail time”. So great! Anyway, I was wandering, is there any audio or footage of this song live? I found a video on YouTube which looks like it might be from a life performance, but has the studio track dubbed over. So yeah, please let me know! And if you have any other fun facts about this song I would love to hear them!

Front Cover of the Book/Folio

I'm really glad that something like this exist! I already got the Hal Leonard Carpenters Piano Book, but sadly on that book there are only three songs from the 'Close To You' Album (Begun, Close, and Kept Loving You) and only one from 'Offering/Ticket To Ride' (Ticket being the only song) the song transcriptions on the Hal Leonard book are good, don't get me wrong, but there were some songs that i wish they included like Eve, Wonderful Parade, Maybe It's You, and Crescent Noon.

Now i can play these songs because of my new Carpenters Book/Folio!!

Some History behind the Carpenters (there are about three pages of history in this Book/Folio)

This Book/Folio also includes some facts and history about our beloved Duo!

Even though i own the 'Musical Legacy' Book about the Carpenters, i found something that i didn't know before, that being the other band members names, and how their personalities are.

Song List

This Book includes every song from the 'Offering/Ticket To Ride' and 'Close To You' Album, except these 4 songs:

• 'Nowaday's Clancy Can't Even Sing (one of my favorite Carpenter songs:( )
• 'Help'
• 'I'll Never Fall In Love Again'
• 'Ticket To Ride' (thankfully i have 'Ticket' on the Hal Leonard Book)

Most of the songs (if not all) are not in the original key, but they still sound good to me.

And if there's a song (like 'Close To You') the song will not be like the Carpenters version, but like the version that first got released.

Crescent Noon

I started to learn 'Crescent Noon' that song that i used to hate at the beginning when i first discovered the Carpenters, but now it obviously changed, and i love it!

This Transcription of the song sounds better then the original, even though its not in the original key!

'Your Wonderful Parade'

I was also happy to learn and play 'Your Wonderful Parade' ..... but sadly the Transcription sounds so ''beginner-like''. When i will learn this song in the future, i will try to rearrange it so it will sound better and not empty.

'Love Is Surrender' Sheet

Like i said in the beginning, the version of the songs that appear in this book/folio are the versions that got recorded for the first time, that also means the Lyrics (you can see an example in 'Love Is Surrender')

I'm overall happy with it, but lots of the songs kinda feel empty, and i will have to rearrange most of them.

Backside of the Book/Folio

https://shop.udiscovermusic.com/products/the-carpenters-christmas-once-more-lp-ecom?_pos=14&_sid=672849dc8&_ss=r

They also have it available on CD! I am so excited to have more Carpenters Christmas music!

Here’s a Japanese concert ticket and pin I have in my collection.

Still Looking for the Christmas and Live Albums. Bought all of these off eBay except for “Close to You” (my first one) which I found at an antique mall. I’m currently 16 and Karen Carpenter has been my favorite singer since 8th Grade.

forum.amcorner.com there are lots of Carpenters Fans on it, and i just wanted to share it here :D

I got my copy of the Decade Book in the mail today! What a cool collection of photos and history of the Carpenters!

I know it's hard to chose, but i'm curious to see what other people opinions are.

Offering/Ticket To Ride

Invocation

Close To You

Another Song

Carpenters

Bacharach/David Medley

A Song For You

Crystal Lullaby

Now & Then

Sing

Horizon

Desperado

A Kind Of Hush

Goofus

Passage

Man Smart Woman Smarter

Made In America

Because We Are In Love (The Wedding Song)

Voice Of The Heart

Make Believe It's Your First Time

Lovelines

Little Girl Blue