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【正文】 to municate something so powerful that people can’ t wait to hear it again. Few artists in pop history have passed this test as consistently as the Carpenters. From “ Close to You” in 1970 to |Only Yesterday” in 1975, Karen and Richard never missed the Top 15. The Carpenters were 1 Americanborn hitmakers of the 1970s. And Karen and Richard’ s success went far beyond their homeland: They topped the charts from Holland to Hong Kong. Karen’ s vocal style bined the most attractive traits of several other legendary American singer. She had the warm, pure tones of Nat “ King” Cole, the seeming effortlessness of Perry Como, the clarity and precision of Barbra Streisand, and the vulnerability(脆弱 ) of Judy Garden. It was this quality that most impressed the late Henry Mancini. “ Karen had a quality about her that was so vulnerable, so exposed, that she just demanded attention,” she said. “ Whatever she sang came right from the heart.” 3. About Yesterday Once More Richard and John Bettis wrote “ Yesterday Once More” in response to nostalgia（懷舊） craze of the early ’ 70s. The wistful(沉思 ) ballad, which set up the oldies medley on the Now And Then（《有時》） album, became a smash（大成功） in its own right(因本身條件 ) in the summer of 1973. The song went gold and reached 2 in both the . and the . It did even better in Japan, where it became one of the bestselling singles of all time. More songs from the Carpenters: 1. Top of the World 2. Jambalaya 3. Sing 4. Close to You 5. A Kind of Hush 6. Superstar 7. Please Mr. Postman 8. I Need to Be in Love 2. What does “ Yesterday Once More” mean? a. something that happens today feels like some past experiences b. something that happened yesterday is happening again now c. something from the past es into my mind E n j o y i n g t h e Song
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