Of Carpenters, Co Untry and Kermit
OF CARPENTERS, CO UNTRY AND KERMIT “t he Best songs ,” says songwrIter Paul wIllIaMs ,“ are usually the placingsongswitha&Martists.“Itwasafortunatetime,” Buthedidn’tevenlistentoitallthewaythrough S onesI’mnotevensureIshouldputmynameon.Imeantheonesthat heremembers.“almosteverythingwewrotewasgetting beforesaying,‘nope,notinterested,’soitwoundup justseemtoflowoutofmyunconscious.” recorded,thoughitalwaysseemedtobealbumcutsand beingahitfor Three Dog Night .andoneofthefirstsongs williams,headingintothefourthdecadeofasongwritingcareer B-sides.ItfeltlikeIwouldnevergetahitontheradio. Ieverwrotewas‘ Fill Your Heart ,’theB-sidefortinytim’s M thathasgeneratedsuchpopstandardsas“we’veonlyjustBegun,” thenrogernicholsandIwrote‘outintheCountry,’ahit ‘Tiptoe Through the Tulips .’yearslater,DavidBowie “anold-fashionedlovesong,”“rainyDaysandMondays,”“Iwon’t forthreeDognight.andjustasthatwasclimbingupthe recordedit.and‘ The Rainbow Connection ,’akermitthe A lastaDaywithoutyou,”and“evergreen”sayshe’sgrownmoreadept charts,richardCarpenterheardasongwe’dwrittenfor frogsongfromtheMuppetMovie,isgoingtobethetitle I atlisteningtohissubconscious.“It’salmostasifIturnthewriting atVbankcommercial,‘we’veonlyjustBegun.’he songforwillienelson’snextalbum!there’snowayinthe assignmentsovertothatpartofmybrain.thesongwriting askedifwehadafull-lengthversion.evenifwedidn’t,we worldIcouldhaveplannedstufflikethat. L processhasbecomelessgrandioseforme. wouldhaveliedthroughourteethandsaidtherewas. Iguessagoodsongislikeanun-dentedpingpong nowI’mlearningtoplayatit.It’snoteyesur - thetwosongshitatthesametime,andthatgotusalot
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