Faye Wong’s Ten Best ‘Minor’ Videos – #5 Posted onMay 25, 2008by feifan 5. In this 1999 video, a YouTube upload by etcmail2047 about a year ago, Faye Wong (王菲) sings two English songs, “Top of the World” and “Please Mr. Postman,” which were big Carpenters hits in ...
Even when someone doesn’t think he remembers a Carpenters’ song entitled “Superstar,” all one has to do is sing this “baby” line in the chorus, and the recollection is easily triggered, that is, for someone of a certain age, certainly no baby! James J. Peters Orlando, Fla. Dear...
The smooth sounds of sibling duo The Carpenters, who came to epitomize easy listening in the pre-disco 1970s, topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time when Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “(They Long to Be) Close to You” hit No. 1 on July 25, 1970. Explore See latest ...
While she was unable to sing in some of the country’s most revered halls,Marian Andersonstill wowed crowds—and even Eleanor Roosevelt—with her powerful voice. Anderson eventually became the first Black performer to sing at the Metropolitan Opera. Anderson also became a regular performer at the...
While she was unable to sing in some of the country’s most revered halls,Marian Andersonstill wowed crowds—and even Eleanor Roosevelt—with her powerful voice. Anderson eventually became the first Black performer to sing at the Metropolitan Opera. Anderson also became a regular performer at the...
Although their immaculate pop vocals, particularly Karen’s warm contralto, dominated the airwaves in the early ’70s with such songs as “Top of the World” and a cover of theSesame Streetstaple “Sing,” their personal lives began to crumble by the middle of the decade: Ric...