Friday, October 3, 2014

Featured Unknown/Underrated Song*: The Carpenters, with "Bless The Beasts And The Children"

The Carpenters took this remarkable song and made it great.  If you look exclusively at numbers, it doesn't jump out at you--#67 overall and #26 on the Adult chart.  One has to listen to see.  As the "B" side to "Superstar", it didn't get the promotion at the time, yet despite that, the song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song (from the movie of the same name).  It was written by Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr., who later came up with the gem "Nadia's Theme".
 

"Bless The Beasts And The Children"
Carpenters
 
Written by Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin, Jr.
 
Bless the beasts and the children
For in this world they have no voice
They have no choice

Bless the beasts and the children
For the world can never be
The world they see

Light their way when the darkness surrounds them
And give them love, let it shine all around them

Bless the beasts and the children
Give them shelter from the storm
Keep them safe, keep them warm

Light their way when the darkness surrounds them
And give them love, let it shine all around them

Bless the beasts and the children
Give them shelter from the storm
Keep them safe, keep them warm

(the children)
(the children)
(the children) 


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