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November 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 210
Carpenters, Horizon (1975) Been on a big Carpenters trip lately, and though they’ve been in my life forever it’s only now I realise that I’m a Greatest Hits-player…well, I know a few of the albums but this is the first time I’ve decided to listen through to them all. There’s some great lesser known gems […]Archive
November 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: 33 – 5 O’Clock Worlds
I’m a big fan of the 5pm Friday music; the perfect album – or playlist – something you put on for the walk home for work, maybe to soundtrack the first pour or even let you drift off for a wee quick snore; some music to celebrate the end of the working week. As the […]Archive
November 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: A Ham Sandwich Walks Into A Bar…
The old joke has it that if Karen Carpenter and Mama Cass had just shared the same ham sandwich they’d both be alive today. It’s hilarious – because one of them was rather thin, the other not so much. they both died due to conditions of the heart. (I’ve no idea where the ham sandwich […]Archive
March 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 38: Carpenters – “Close To You”
I am a born-again Carpenters fan – the tribute album If I Were A Carpenter probably made more of an impact on me than the original songs (first time around). That changed rather quickly though…those original recordings by the Carpenters – pretty special. Maybe more so with the passing of time. As we get older […]Archive
April 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
I Am A Carpenters Fan: To Be Born Again
The Carpenters were brother and sister duo, Richard and Karen. She would turn down any kind of drumstick other than the kind used to play music. He was a piano teacher interested in jazz and classical music; interested in arranging and composition. It took me a while to understand the appeal of The Carpenters – […]Archive
October 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Jesus Was A Carpenter: Carpenters Greatest Hits vs. The Carpenters Tribute Album
There is a lot of music that I don’t like. Just as any of you will have your own likes and dislikes. My favourites are always changing – and I’m in the business of always trying to reassess; reappraise. So, on a recent flight I decided I had to listen to the Carpenters. I was […]Archive
July 25, 2016 by Simon Sweetman