I listened to The Carpenters incessantly!  Constantly, and I would cry along with the dreamy sad sound of Karen Carpenter, whom I thought was the most amazing vocalist I had ever heard.  How was she able to capture the lonely longings and isolation that I was in all the time?

I also liked Vikki Carr, and her song “It Must Be Him” just broke me everytime with her despair when her lover didn’t end up calling on her.  Take a listen sometime…to the beautiful Karen Carpenter (God please Bless her), and Vikki Carr.