Karen Carpenter

 

A few days ago, I was doing my usual rounds at local record stores and shops.

On this particular day, I found not one but two Carpenters cassettes.  

One of  them was part of a greatest hits collection and another was one of their albums in entirety.  Funny enough, a number of tracks on the album appeared on the greatest hits collection.  Not funny was my picking them both up.

When I arrived home, I caught wind via social media that day or the one prior was Karen Carpenter's birthday.

I felt it too late to have written about her and post in on social media. I promised to take care of that at a later date. This year marks my return to blogging.  This is that time. Karen Carpenter is the subject of my first blog post after being dormant for almost a decade.  

I will admit to being a Carpenters fan and most specifically of Karen Carpenter.  

I was a boy when I learned she died. 

   

As little of her that I knew, I felt sadness from hearing the woman who sang songs I heard on the radio passed away.

I have a couple of Carpenters greatest hits albums in my collection.  The tapes were new additions.  

I planned to play the tapes while I was in the kitchen or on the laptop.  

There is a subtle beauty and soothing quality to Karen Carpenter's voice.  When listening to "Top of The World'', one can't say they don't feel like her vocals and the song don't indeed make you feel like you are on top of the world.  I will admit to feeling that when I hear that song.  It is my favorite of their songs. 

RIP Karen Carpenter and thank you for your music.