Arhive etichete: Richard Carpenter

Solitaire – Carpenters

prin pe 6 august 2011 în Sad songs


„Solitaire” is a ballad written by Neil Sedaka whose lyrics by Phil Cody employ playing the card game of solitaire as a metaphor for a man „who lost his love through his indifference” – „while life goes on around him everywhere he’s playing solitaire”. The song is best known via its rendition by the Carpenters. […]

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The Carpenters: „Goodbye To Love”

prin pe 30 iulie 2011 în Balade, Sad songs


„Goodbye to Love” is a song composed by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis. It was released by the Carpenters in 1972. On the „Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters” documentary, Tony Peluso stated that this was one of the first, if not the first, love ballads to have a fuzz guitar solo. Upon reviewing an […]

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