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As I sit and work and play Carpenters songs, I find myself unable to NOT sing along to:
Upbeat songs:
Sweet, Sweet Smile
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Won't Last A Day Without You
Jambalaya

Slower songs:
Two Sides
A Song For You
This Masquerade
Calling Occupants

Amazing how I can't seem to help myself.....these songs are so compelling
I think part of the appeal of Carpenters music is that people CAN sing along easily.

Cheryl

I sing along with almost all of their songs. In the songs Richard sings lead, I sing Karen's harmony. I love singing. Their songs are pretty easy to sing along with.
Edited by CarpentersObsessed, 21 August 2007 - 03:58 PM.

I sometimes sing Richard's parts and the background vocals. I don't sing during Karen, though. That's walking on her.

I admit I do sing along with Karen sometimes. I'd much rather just hear her sing, though. Most of the time I just like to listen!
Edited by Marty, 21 August 2007 - 04:00 PM.

Yes!!! I hate those vocal acrobatics today's "diva's" use...they completely scrap the melody of a song to ad-lib all that crap dolphin-pitch screeching! It's horrible!

Meanwhile, I am a guy so find it very easy to sing along with Karen's voice because of her low register...but I thought it would be harder for girls to sing along because of her low voice

Not to sound like I'm bragging, but I can actually sing along with her low voice well. My range is about the same as Karen's.
Edited by CarpentersObsessed, 22 August 2007 - 10:31 AM.

I love doing Richards "Down" from the "down on creation" part of TOTW.

I always sing along to the Carpenters cause Karen is my range and its easiest for me to sing along to. I am so not a soprano. Yeah, I'm a girl, but I don't have a problem singing songs that Karen is singing. I have more trouble trying to sing along with Michael Jackson and he's a guy and sings too high for me in his songs. I don't have a "high" voice for a girl and am an alto.

Oh, and I will sing to every song of the Carpenters too. Not one, I can't sing along with.
Edited by The Cute One, 22 August 2007 - 12:03 PM.

I "sing" along with ONLY YESTERDAY

Are you kidding me? I song along with ALL Carpenters songs - it is truly compulsive. I usually find myself singing harmony, though - maybe because then I am singing "with" Karen, and not over her.

I have a bigger issue, though... Air drumming. In the car, the top of the wheel is the hi-hat, the bottom of the wheel is the snare, the GAS PEDAL is the kick drum (look out!!!), and the brake is the hi-hat pedal. The crash and ride are usually my air freshener hanging from the mirror (but sometimes it's also the person in the passenger seat).

Now that I've confessed, I hope you will all pray for me whenever I am behind the wheel.
Jena

You!!!!!!, Oh my god!!!! How many people heard you? (I'm kidding)

Today I was singing Rainy days and mondays, superstar, all you get from love is a love song, sweet sweet smile, Let me be the one etc. I usually sing along all carps songs, and I think I'm not so bad but when I really hear my voice I say: Oh God! I'm the worst singer around the world (after simon of course )