the carpenters - goodbye to love [history]

[MetallicBill]

I can feel emotion jump into my throat and eyes with that, and I hope they backlash fell on deaf ears, because it truly was that moment described for me, being born in 1966, highly conservative, Christian upbringing, and my folks had this. They also had a piano songbook with Bad Company's first hit in it, and that was a bit mind-blowing!

[arfies]

2:34 Does anyone know if there's a full version to this psychedelic "Goodbye to Love" video??

[rsvy913688]

@arfies I was looking for the same thing because I know it exists and I saw it when I was younger back in the 1970's. It's probably hard to find. I am trying to pass the word on to see if someone does find that.

[sraphael]

Rest in peace, Tony!! Such a talent, such a sweet personality. We'll miss you! I always felt as though Tony had a bit of a crush on Karen.... call me a hopeless romantic, but I'd always sense it when I saw him performing on stage with her. The way he played, the way he'd look at her- 1:51 is an example. Regardless, have fun playing in heaven, Tony!

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

Tony Peluso passed away? We lost another great talent!

[demongene]

RIP Tony.... thank you for the awesome, emotive guitar solo on this... and all the music.

[clkrealtor]

God Bless You, Tony

[KSitz77]

i can relate. when i was a teenager carpenters were uncool as was ANY soft rock. Even Elton John and James Taylor were considered uncool. But, if we look back, this is the type of music that stood the test ot time, not the hard rock.

[clkrealtor]

God Bless You, Tony... great solo!

[kampingfor2inva]

RIP Tony Peluso, a talented musician and man of great humility.

[OrchestrationOnline]

Everybody's wowwing about the guitar solo, but listen closely to the drums - that is Karen Carpenter beating the heck out of her kit. And sadly, pushed way down in the mix, to where the tambourine is louder. I'm no big fan of this style, but she was a terrifically talented drummer, and they should have turned her up.

[mostcommonwombat]

@OrchestrationOnline Karen Carpenter was certainly a very accomplished drummer and DID play on certain studio tracks but you are incorrect in this case. The drummer on this track is "Wrecking Crew" studio legend Hal Blaine

[naturalesque81tv]

Sold out?? They CRAZY. This is one of the greatest songs they've ever done! This song is perfect from Richard's soul grabbing lyrics and harmonies to Karen's impeccable phrasing and breathing (she was the best), to Tony's.....ah, there's no words for those solos. A lot of times my husband and I just play the outro over and over. LOL. It's great for lack of a better term. Together they killed this song. PERIOD. It's our favorite song on the entire CD. ^_^

[mylittlebuckaroo]

I just heard that Tony died today at the age of 60. He was a talented and sweet guy.

[turquoise770]

cool graphics at 2:35--what makes it so interesting is that the two of them are an iconic image of innocent america, and the music by its instrumentation, contemporary modernity, and energy suggest, musically, the transformation we all went through--for better and worse, i guess

[vintagevic1]

no sellout with the guitar solo. I think its a good piece for them, because this and many of their tunes are a little syrupy. But the solo sort of breaks that up for this tune.

[Kalepa81]

I love Karen. I wish she could come back to life so I can marry her!!!:))

[snarlatya]

Pretty amazing for people to come to hear this song still after almost forty years! Yep, me too. But this song has it all - great melody, harmony, musicianship, vocalist and arrangement, plus some of the finest guitar playing of all time! You don't need a lot of notes to make music, just the right ones played the right way at the right time.

[p756]

Tony Peluso's guitar solo was perfect and it was from deep inside (not mechanical). Brilliant musician! Karen's voice was soft, beautiful. Richard is a genius.

[Jenot59]

That is what bothered me also no mentioning of John Bettis, but in the documentary he is there telling his own story.......

Sad thing for them how they had to miss Karen all these years and at such a too young an age!

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Just love Carpenters, if they would have started 5 years later, they would have been even more succesful is my guess.......

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The rockstars just never could and still can not compete with the timeless music of

Carpenters...........and their Band!

[robjankatie]

When I was about 11 or 12, the Carpenters were very uncool. However I'll never forget the impression that the solo (end of song) made on me, it got me into guitar playing, and nearly 40 years later, it's still probably my favourite ever solo!

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

@robjankatie

i never realised the carpenters were ever uncool

also you should watch the full documentary

"Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters"

[northcoastviking]

@TEMPmichaelhansen It's not that the Carpenters were "uncool"; rather, that it was uncool to like soft rock as a Rock 'n Roller in the 70's. But, for however uncool it was to ADMIT it to your friends that you liked the Carpenters, the truth is that we were closet Carpenter groupies big time! How does a red-blooded American teen guy look at KC, then hear THAT voice come out of her, and not fall head-over-heels in love?! And The Solo to "Goodbye..." wasnear as iconic as Stairway to Heaven solo

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

@northcoastviking never happened to me. i heard the guitar player died.

[lukejake7771]

@northcoastviking People still laugh at me I listen to the Carpenter just about everyday.

[MetallicBill]

@robjankatie I was born August 66, I recall it must have been circa 1975?? I can't remember any pressure that they were uncool, but Sonic Youth gave some modern credibility to the band and they remain a cornerpiece of true musical heritage

[shankpool]

the carpenters, legends.

i love karen carpenter

[Kipple]

Hmm... no mention of John Bettis, (the Lyricist).

[clkrealtor]

Great Player!

Maybe the only Carpenters song I ever liked.

When we were younger, we had a bet that it was Leslie West.. Listen to Mountain Climbing

Raging Gibson!!!

[worcesterwombat]

"you've sold out"..funny how some people got worked up about the solo, it's a just a little instrumental thing and doesn't interfere with Karen's singing

[ALkAi0s]

yeah man, thats what i hate about stereotypes...stupid people

[germanbalaguer]

Excelente amigo!!!!! Gracias por el video y por la traducción:qué hermosa historia!!! Si yo hubiera estado en lugar de Tony hubiera muerto de un infarto al atender el teléfono!!!Jajaja. Gracias!!! Germán.

[LoveHowardBanister]

I remember reading about that. It's awesome. The Carpenters are great

[JC10255]

I'll tell you something about that guitar solo - it may have turned a lot of heads (in offense) at the time it was produced, but it represents a somewhat technically advanced piece of music. The chord changes for this tune are not easy to play over, being chock full of secondary dominance, pedal points, and modulation. Peluso conceived of his solo absolutely accurately, not to mention creatively. In other words, this was not just some rock guitar solo - it was much more.

[SS421982]

Exactly and Tony was so appreciated that he became a staple of the Carpenters band. He was thrilled to be there as well.

[Brummie1954]

Always remember hearing this guitar part for the first time just before Christmas. Was told that the Carpenters were good. First (short) guitar part starts with Peluso playing along with the melody line for a few bars - pretty naff I thought - then he takes off and my jaw hit the floor!

Spend Christmas Day afternoon and the entire Boxing Day (14 hours) with my old reel-to-reel tape recorder transcribing the full solo note-for-note on guitar.

An all time great guitar solo.

[JC10255]

Actually, the best part of his guitar work on this song occurs on the outro (if your fortunate enough to hear it on cd or a radio station that doesn't cut the tune off prematurely). Chock full of good stuff!

[butzboy5]

Tony Peluso's soaring "Goodbye to Love" fuzz guitar riffs are sheer artistry, and he's way too modest about it! Yes, Richard Carpenter conceived of the solo . . . but Tony played it perfectly!

[porkernomore]

What's "fuzz" guitar?

[THETRUEROCKERCHICK]

RIGHT ON

[kboyzrock]

Great to see how this song originated, from an old Crosby movie, Richard's arrangement, Karen's vocals, and Tony's classic solo on guitar. Wonderful!