Stunning Rendition of The Carpenters’ ‘Close to You’ Is Flawless
This stunning rendition of The Carpenters’ “Close to You” is flawless, without question. There is so much depth and sincerity in this cover. It’s beautiful. Play the video to give it a listen.
This young woman singing, Russian native Alyona Yarushina, has a wonderful maturity to her voice, just like Karen Carpenter’s.
The Carpenters, a sibling duo, released ”Close to You” in 1970. It was their first No. 1 hit and was originally written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David in 1963. Several other singers recorded it before the siblings made it a hit.
“One day we were talking with Herb Alpert [who owned A&M Records], and he said, ‘Have you heard this song ‘Close To You‘?’ He gave me a lead sheet on it and said, ‘Why don’t you see what you can do with it?’ So we did!” Richard Carpenter said.
"He [Alpert] thought the song had potential and said to me, ‘I want you to do anything you’d like with this. I have a recording, but I don’t want you to hear it until after you do yours because I don’t want anything to influence your arrangement,” Richard said.
The fact that they hadn’t heard the song before likely helped it become a hit.
The song is a lovely little ballad about being struck by love. Some of the lyrics are:
On the day that you were born, the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair
Of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue
Alyona arranges her own layered vocals in the song in a special way, too. And it’s a nice touch that makes the song a little bit her own.
Alyona does a beautiful job with this song, doing justice to the original. It’s just an absolutely lovely cover.
This stunning rendition of The Carpenters’ “Close to You” is flawless, without question. There is so much depth and sincerity in this cover. It’s beautiful. Play the video to give it a listen.
This young woman singing, Russian native Alyona Yarushina, has a wonderful maturity to her voice, just like Karen Carpenter’s.
The Carpenters, a sibling duo, released ”Close to You” in 1970. It was their first No. 1 hit and was originally written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David in 1963. Several other singers recorded it before the siblings made it a hit.
“One day we were talking with Herb Alpert [who owned A&M Records], and he said, ‘Have you heard this song ‘Close To You‘?’ He gave me a lead sheet on it and said, ‘Why don’t you see what you can do with it?’ So we did!” Richard Carpenter said.
"He [Alpert] thought the song had potential and said to me, ‘I want you to do anything you’d like with this. I have a recording, but I don’t want you to hear it until after you do yours because I don’t want anything to influence your arrangement,” Richard said.
The fact that they hadn’t heard the song before likely helped it become a hit.
The song is a lovely little ballad about being struck by love. Some of the lyrics are:
On the day that you were born, the angels got together
And decided to create a dream come true
So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair
Of gold and starlight in your eyes of blue
Alyona arranges her own layered vocals in the song in a special way, too. And it’s a nice touch that makes the song a little bit her own.
Alyona does a beautiful job with this song, doing justice to the original. It’s just an absolutely lovely cover.
Today's Devotional
A Prayer for Perseverance through Pain - Your Daily Prayer - July 17
There’s a kind of wise maturity that develops over time through trials, when you start to learn you’re not indestructible.
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Today's Devotional
A Prayer for Perseverance through Pain - Your Daily Prayer - July 17
There’s a kind of wise maturity that develops over time through trials, when you start to learn you’re not indestructible.
