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LynneSin

(95,337 posts) Wed Sep 17, 2014, 07:24 AM Sep 2014

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DU Lounge Decides: Superstar - who sang it better?

Carpenters or Sonic Youth?

"Superstar" - That haunting song about a woman obsessed about a musician as sung by a musician.

By the Carpenters:

or by Sonic Youth:

who sung the song obsessed about Karen Carpenter

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	Superstar as done by the Carpenters
	4 (80%)
	Superstar as done by Sonic Youth
	0 (0%)
	OTHER - post your suggestions in the thread.
	1 (20%)
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DU Lounge Decides: Superstar - who sang it better? (Original Post) LynneSin Sep 2014 OP

Karen Carpenter sang everything better. Frank Cannon Sep 2014 #1

Eh.Ver. Iggo Sep 2014 #6

Her lower register was so good it just made everything better. -nt Liberal Veteran Sep 2014 #7

Luther Vandross marmar Sep 2014 #2

Karen Carpenter blows the doors off of Sonic Youth. (n/t) Iggo Sep 2014 #3

Bette Midler blogslut Sep 2014 #4

i'm going with bette orleans Sep 2014 #5

Another vote for the Divine Miss M antiquie Sep 2014 #8

Frank Cannon

(7,570 posts)

1. Karen Carpenter sang everything better.

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 09:54 AM

Sep 2014

She had one of the most beautiful voices in pop music ever.

Iggo

(47,578 posts)

6. Eh.Ver.

Reply to Frank Cannon (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 09:45 PM

Sep 2014

Liberal Veteran

(22,239 posts)

7. Her lower register was so good it just made everything better. -nt

Reply to Frank Cannon (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 10:37 PM

Sep 2014

marmar

(77,097 posts)

2. Luther Vandross

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 11:09 AM

Sep 2014

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Iggo

(47,578 posts)

3. Karen Carpenter blows the doors off of Sonic Youth. (n/t)

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 11:09 AM

Sep 2014

blogslut

(38,019 posts)

4. Bette Midler

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 11:17 AM

Sep 2014

TRIVIA: The song was written by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett

orleans

(34,085 posts)

5. i'm going with bette

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 11:20 AM

Sep 2014

god, that was a great version!

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

8. Another vote for the Divine Miss M

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 10:45 PM

Sep 2014

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