tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post7596920068179549144..comments2024-03-25T20:23:05.950-07:00Comments on The Song In My Head Today: Holly A Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828633442418722187noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-2875391206948699392010-08-12T08:55:18.197-07:002010-08-12T08:55:18.197-07:00That's a good one -- "Karen of the Carpen...That's a good one -- "Karen of the Carpenters," like Judah of the Maccabees or something. I just read a review of a new Karen Carpenter biography, so I've had her on my mind. Her story is just so poignant, even if you weren't particularly a fan. I wasn't -- their music was way too squeaky-clean for me -- but man, did she have a voice.Holly A Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828633442418722187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-73521156530651214052010-08-10T09:12:20.389-07:002010-08-10T09:12:20.389-07:00It's a subtle touch to use mirrors and opposit...It's a subtle touch to use mirrors and opposites in the lyric, since mirrors shows us the opposite - or at least the reverse - of what's really there. I also like how "Karen of the Carpenters" sounds like a character in an old 1950s Biblical movie epic.wwolfenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36596203.post-1729362099069075682010-08-10T08:14:04.255-07:002010-08-10T08:14:04.255-07:00What a lovely song, eh? I still think "Z"...What a lovely song, eh? I still think "Z" is the masterpiece, but "Evil Urges", which was pretty much slammed by the critics, has some pretty damn fine tunes, including this one.Uncle Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570327775449916376noreply@blogger.com