Those Songs Still Shine: The Music of the Carpenters

I love the music the Carpenters made. Nearly every sha-la-la-la, and probably most of the wo-oh-wo-woes still shine. But Richard was weird. And Karen was scared. And when you see that you start to hear that. And it’s not that it makes the music better – or worse. But it’s hard to not know it once you feel it. And Richard was afraid. But Karen was sad.

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