My first awareness of death came when my dad bought tickets for us to see the Carpenters at the Palladium, The first cassette I ever bought was 'a song for you'. I was so in love with karen. It was a childhood crush and when the concert was cancelled because of her failing health i was gutted, i just didn't understand why until later. I believe there was a strangeness in Karen and Richards relationship and one that can be better understood if you have ever worked with a sibling ( I work with two of mine) In no way am i defending the chap that wrote the comments about Richards sexual predilictions however I do think there was an unspoken attatchment that contributed to karens distorted self image. We can only wonder what went on between the two of them. What can be stated is that both Richard and Karen had problems stemming from their relationship with one another. Her death is a great loss and i often wish she were still here, singing with that beautiful beautiful voice, a voice like no other. also for those that have'nt heard it its worth checking out Karen dueting with Ella on 'this masquerade'.
Are we really happy with this lonely game we play, Looking for the right words to say Searching but not finding, understanding anyway we're lost in this masquerade, Both afraid to say we're just too far away from being close together from the start We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way We're lost inside this lonely game we play Thoughts of leaving disappear each time I see your eyes and no matter how hard i try to understand the reason why we carry on this way And we're lost in this masquerade. love to all Clive xx
