Countless of couples used it as their wedding song since then. The song in the background of the commercial caught Richard Carpenter’s ear and the number one hit song We’ve Only Just Begun was born.
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Their first single in 1969 was a lukewarm cover of the Beatles Ticket To Ride, but they got better a year later after they heard a TV commercial for a California bank portraying a newly-wed couple embarking on life together. The Carpenters had a knack for recognizing good songs that they could cover and make their own. Mr Blue Sky was a huge hit from it, but the album also included Standin’ in the Rain, a mini pop symphony. October of that year saw the blockbuster release of Out of the Blue by The Electric Light Orchestra.
The opening for Fooling Yourself could have come from an early 70s Yes. In June The Alan Parsons Project released I Robot and a month later Styx put out The Grand Illusion. In April 1977 Supertramp released Even in the Quietest Moments with the 11-minute multi-part Fool’s Overture. In 1977, as Progressive Rock was losing popularity fast and most of the classic bands of the genre had their best albums behind them, progressive music still managed to find an ear with wide audiences by sprinkling its pixie dust into songs by artists that had both pop and prog sensibilities. When popular artists have interest in more progressive music, the combination can yield great results. I have a weakness for well crafted pop songs, the kind that have a great arrangement and orchestration, interesting structures, vocal harmonies and instrumentation.
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