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Cover of the Carpenters "Superstar" by Leonid and Friends
YouTube - Leonid & Friends ^ | September 28, 2023 | Leonid & Friends

Posted on 11/11/2023 6:55:28 PM PST by fidelis

I'm surprised no one has posted this yet. A beautiful note-for-note cover of the Carpenters classic, "Superstar" by the Russian group, Leonid & Friends.


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1 posted on 11/11/2023 6:55:28 PM PST by fidelis
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To: fidelis

I’m sorry. I post most L&F releases and forgot to do this masterpiece. Ksenia is incredible on this.


2 posted on 11/11/2023 7:00:37 PM PST by cyclotic (It's a great time to live in America. It's like the collapse of the Roman Empire except with wi-fi)
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It has been posted in the middle of other threads, on Karen Carpenter etc...Yes. This is great.


3 posted on 11/11/2023 7:01:56 PM PST by Luke21
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To: fidelis

Written by Bonnie Bramlet and Leon Russell, I think.


4 posted on 11/11/2023 7:03:56 PM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: fidelis

It’s Leon Russell’s song I think


5 posted on 11/11/2023 7:07:04 PM PST by stanne
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To: Psalm 73

Ya. Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell


6 posted on 11/11/2023 7:08:32 PM PST by stanne
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To: fidelis

I was prepared to be underwhelmed. I was very impressed with the production value, and that they can make a live studio recording with the arrangement so true to a track-laid studio version.

I was unfamiliar with this Ksenia, but her voice is exceptional, and she has an excellent presence.


7 posted on 11/11/2023 7:09:04 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: Psalm 73
Written by Bonnie Bramlet and Leon Russell, I think.

You are correct. Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell, with a songwriting credit also given to Delaney Bramlett (remember Delaney & Bonnie & Friends?)

8 posted on 11/11/2023 7:11:57 PM PST by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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To: Dr. Sivana

A live studio performance like this also shows how much effort was made to get the exact right sound.

Oboe, two French horns, trombone, trumpet, saxophone, two keyboards, harp, drums, and what’s that big sitar looking thing in the back? There is a lot going on there, and a lot of work to match it perfectly.


9 posted on 11/11/2023 7:15:10 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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They were here last month for two concerts and, amazingly, they sound just as good live as they do in the studio version. Check out some of their other covers (mostly of Chicago and other horn-fronted bands like EWF),


10 posted on 11/11/2023 7:16:00 PM PST by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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(mostly of Chicago and other horn-fronted bands like EWF),

I was sorry I couldn't find them doing Earth Wind and Fire's "That's the Way of the World" (maybe not enough horns). I must say that the lead singer for Chicago's "25 or 6 to 4" nailed the sound. Maybe they could try John Lennon's "Whatever Gets You Through the Night". That has plenty of horns.
11 posted on 11/11/2023 7:26:10 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: Dr. Sivana

That would be an interesting undertaking for them.


12 posted on 11/11/2023 7:31:06 PM PST by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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Yup, they have to find someone who can sing like John Lennon and play piano like Elton John, and match the Muscle Shoals Horns.


13 posted on 11/11/2023 7:33:47 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: fidelis

I’d overture her all night long


14 posted on 11/11/2023 8:41:06 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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And she was very sweet in person when I met her 2-3 years ago

The ones that I’ve met are generally very nice

I’ve met several of the performers

Great shows


15 posted on 11/11/2023 8:45:55 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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And she was very sweet in person when I met her 2-3 years ago

She's incredibly talented, drop dead gorgeous, has a beautiful voice, works hard to develop her talents, doesn't settle for just one thing, AND she's NICE TOO?! Quite a woman!
16 posted on 11/11/2023 8:52:19 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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To: fidelis
Excellent cover.

For comparison, here's the Carpenters' version.

17 posted on 11/11/2023 8:55:35 PM PST by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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She had just gotten herself a shake and was afraid that her hand was sticky so she was a little embarrassed.

Wearing glasses, she was, when I first met her. /Yoda Voice

The next year she was in a hurry to get to next concert. I barely had time to ask her a question about a song.


18 posted on 11/11/2023 8:58:14 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: fidelis
Even the Carpenters' version was a cover.

According to Interestingly, one lyric was changed in the Carpenters' version to maintain Karen's clean image. Wikipedia again:

"Because the original subject matter of the song was more risqué than was typical for the Carpenters, Richard changed a lyric in the second verse from "And I can hardly wait/To sleep with you again" to the less suggestive "And I can hardly wait/To be with you again."

19 posted on 11/11/2023 9:03:20 PM PST by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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To: fidelis
Even the Carpenters' version was a cover.

According to Wikipedia:

""Superstar" is a 1969 song written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell, with a songwriting credit also given to Delaney Bramlett, that has been a hit for many artists in different genres in the years since. The best-known versions are by the Carpenters in 1971, and by Luther Vandross in 1983."

Interestingly, one lyric was changed in the Carpenters' version to maintain Karen's clean image. Wikipedia again:

"Because the original subject matter of the song was more risqué than was typical for the Carpenters, Richard changed a lyric in the second verse from "And I can hardly wait/To sleep with you again" to the less suggestive "And I can hardly wait/To be with you again."

20 posted on 11/11/2023 9:03:53 PM PST by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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