If Mike, Sev and Hil think they have the copyright on “gimmes”, well they have another think coming 🙂
Here goes today with a brother and sister duo that lept to fame in the early 70s, starting their career in 1969 with the LP “Offerings”. During a period in the 1970s when louder and wilder rock was in great demand, they produced a distinctively soft musical style that made them among the best-selling music artists of all time. The female half of the duo died tragically in 1983 from the side effects of anorexia. she was just 32
Todays song from 1972 caused some controversy amongst their fans when it was released, with accusations of them selling out and gone hard-rock, and even some contemporary radio stations refused to play it. The “problem” was a fuzzy guitar solo by Tony Peluso, which ranks in my book as one of the best guitar solos of all time.
Enough said, here is your Mystery Lyric
From this day love is forgotten, I’ll go on as best I can
The Carpenters – Goodbye To Love was presented by Dave on April 13th 2011
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Hi, Dave:
I know this song but not the lyrics. So I looked. It’s Goodbye To Love. Now the artists, well, yeah, huge gimme. The Carpenters. I bought all their stuff, fuzzy guitar solos included.
I must admit Hil, I thought the lyrics would give it all away without having to add any clues at all. Obviously I was wrong lol, but I have obviously forgotten the old adage – there are no easy and difficult ones, either you know them or you don’t.
Congrats on coming in first this month, and a big WTG!
Goodbye to Love, the Carpenters, written by brother Richard with a little help. They would be such a big vegas act now.
They probably would at that Alan, although you never know in these days of music and commerce. At any rate, they remain unforgotten, at least amongst us “Oldies”. WTG!!
That’s from “Goodbye To Love” by the Carpenters.
— Phiz
http://lyrics-a-plenty.com/g/goodbye_to_love.lyrics.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carpenters
http://www.thegreat70s.com/images/Bands/The%20Carpenters.jpg
Goodbye To Love
I’ll say goodbye to love
No one ever cared if I should live or die
Time and time again the chance for love
has passed me by
And all I know of love
is how to live without it
I just can’t seem to find it.
So I’ve made my mind up I must live
my life alone
And though it’s not the easy way
I guess I’ve always known
I’d say goodbye to love.
There are no tomorrows for this heart of mine
Surely time will lose these bitter memories
And I’ll find that there is someone to believe in
And to live for something I could live for.
All the years of useless search
Have finally reached an end
Loneliness and empty days will be my
only friend
>From this day love is forgotten
I’ll go on as best I can.
What lies in the future
is a mystery to us all
No one can predict the wheel of fortune
as it falls
There may come a time when I will see that
I’ve been wrong
But for now this is my song.
And it’s goodbye to love
I’ll say goodbye to love.
A brilliant answer as ever Phizz! Thanks for lyrics, links and pic… maybe next time you might consider upoading a pic with your answer. It does work (see below)
cheers and WTG!
SEV SEZ…….
What can I say except Gimmee Gimmee Gimmee LOL Goodbye To Love by Karen & Richard (aka The Carpenters) with a guitar solo that had everyone at the time wondering if Karen & Richard had flipped their wigs. Good One {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{Dave}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
Aye Sev, that guitar solo was somewhat controversial at the time, but it is what makes the song in my opinion.
Thanks for taking the opportunity of uploading a pic with your answer, looks great … 🙂
WTG!!
Carpenters – Goodbye To Love
Ah, at last I can have the infamous Lyle pics on this page …. thanks for trying it out and WTG!! on the correct answer
If you want me to mess you up LOL like I do Hil and Sev, I need a good head pix of ya!
lyletoad
Goodbye to Love The Carpenters
It is indeed Mavourneen, well done 🙂
“Goodbye To Love” – The Carpenters
Top notch Amy, WTG!!
“Goodbye to Love”
by The Carpenters
(1) Before you automatically delete everything by the Carpenters, listen to the guitar on this one. An unusual mix for a ballad, similar to “My Love” by Paul McCartney (or Wings?).
(2) I think Karen Carpenter had the best female voice in pop music in the past 60 years.
Spudpar
Great to have you on this page again Spud! Been a while 😉
Know what you mean about Carpenters songs, although that may be doing them a little injustice lol…. I don’t think i have have done anything else by them though. I just love this guitar solo
WTG!!!
The Carpenters – Goodbye to Love
…….. Crys
yep, well done Crys, wtg!!!
Thanks everyone for playing, see you again next month where I will be looking to change my profile pic, because in truth I’m actually a good looking chap 🙂