and yes.. We've only just begun

Good afternoon! Finally! It’s so nice to write again. Well, this might be my last review of the year. Christmas is a week away, and soon it’s 2011! Time is our biggest enemy. Feels like, We’ve Only Just Begun.

Yes, it’s The Carpenters. One of their greatest hits, We’ve Only Just Begun. Taken from album Close to You (1970). This album was ranked as Rolling Stone Magz 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. And for you, sweet-lovely-getting-married couple, this song is a perfect song for you guys J

The famous siblings, Karen and Richard Carpenter, made a wonderful harmonization on the vocal tracks. Karen made this song so light, so touching, so in love and so beautiful.  Her famous light and sweet as a honey voice made everything became so lovely. As you can hear, the background vocals are so amazing. They are the mix vocal tracking of Richard and Karen. Richard, plays the famous piano play for the whole song, simple but tearing my heart away.

This song was also used for film soundtrack, such as Starsky and Hutch and Happy Gilmore.

Believe it or not, this beautiful song wasn’t written by the Carpenters. This song was written by a song writer and lyricist, Paul Williams and Roger Nichols. This song was actually debuted in a commercial in California’s TV network.  Richard Carpenter was a famous music visionary in his time. He came up to meet the song writers and asking for the full version of the song, and suddenly BOOM! It’s a big hits. Ranked #1 in UK Top Chart, Ranked #2 in US Top Songs Billboard and Grammy Awards 1971. In 1998, this song was inducted to Grammy Hall of Fame because of the sensational and long lasting record. Don’t ignore your vision, guys!

This part is the key of the song,

“Sharing horizons that are new to us
Watching the signs along the way
Talking' it over, just the two of us
Working together day to day, together, together”

I don’t know this is the chorus or just a verse, but I can feel this part is the climax of the song.  I’m not trying to be so sensitive here (LOL), but seriously, this part is so touching. Hehe. Love is just above the horizon.

Want my advice? This song is a mood lifter. Try to play this lovely record with your beloved one. And of course, love is real when shared. Same like happiness. Nothing is real when it’s not shared.

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. Love is real J

See you somewhere and somehow..

Abz.