The Carpenters' melodic pop charted a record-breaking score of hit recordings on the American Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts, becoming leading sellers in the soft rock, easy listening and adult contemporary genres. The Carpenters had three #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and fifteen #1 hits on the Adult Contemporary Chart (see The Carpenters discography). In addition, they had twelve top 10 singles (including their #1 hits). To date, The Carpenters' album and single sales total more than 100 million units.
During their fourteen-year career, The Carpenters recorded eleven albums, five of which contained top 10 singles (Close to You, Carpenters, A Song for You, Now & Then and Horizon), thirty-one singles, five television specials, and one short-lived television series. They toured in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, the Netherlands and Belgium. Their recording career ended with Karen's death on February 4, 1983. Karen passed away after cardiac arrest due to complications of anorexia nervosa. Extensive news coverage of the circumstances surrounding her death increased public awareness of the consequences of eating disorders.
Their first recordings were not successful, and the recording studio that was recording them, dropped them. That's when their 'savior' came in. Herb Alpert of A&M records heard a couple of their songs and said that he felt that they had good potential. Thanks to him, and his ability to see/hear quality when it appears, we had the GREAT performers of The Carpenters.
The Rainbow Connection
The Carpenters Lyrics
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Rainbows are visions, but only illusions, and rainbows have nothing to hide
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong wait and see
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
Who said that wishes would be heard and answered when wished on the morningstar?
Someone thought of that and someone believed it
Look what it's done so far
What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing and what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
All of us under its spell
We know that it's probably magic
Have you been half asleep and have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors
The voice might be one and the same
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
It's something that I'm supposed to be
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers and me
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers and me
The Carpenters’ song, “The Rainbow Connection,” raises an intriguing question at the beginning: “why are there so many songs about rainbows and what’s on the other side?” The lyrics then recognize that though rainbows are seemingly just visions and illusions, there is something magical and mysterious about them that captivates us. We’ve been told they have nothing to hide, but the song suggests that maybe there is something on the other side of a rainbow. The singer knows that others do not believe this and think that rainbows are just an ordinary part of nature. However, the singer challenges this belief, proposing that something else waits for us on the other side of the rainbow.
Line by Line Meaning
Why are there so many songs about rainbows and what's on the other side?
Why do we sing about rainbows and the unknown?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions, and rainbows have nothing to hide
Rainbows are beautiful, but not real. They're just an image in the sky.
So we've been told and some choose to believe it, I know they're wrong wait and see
Many people believe what they're told, but the truth is yet to be revealed.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers and me
One day we'll discover the meaning behind the rainbow, and it'll connect us all.
Who said that wishes would be heard and answered when wished on the morningstar?
Why do we believe our wishes will come true by wishing on a star?
Someone thought of that and someone believed it, look what it's done so far
Someone had a thought, and it created a belief, and look at how far it's come.
What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing and what do we think we might see?
Why do we look at the stars? What are we hoping to see?
All of us under its spell, we know that it's probably magic
The rainbow has captured us all and we all know it's something magical.
Have you been half asleep and have you heard voices? I've heard them calling my name
Do you ever feel like you're dreaming? I hear voices calling my name.
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors, the voice might be one and the same
Could this be the same voice that leads sailors to safety?
I've heard it too many times to ignore it, it's something that I'm supposed to be
I can't ignore the voice anymore. It's my destiny.
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The Rainbow Connection
Carpenters
Why are there so many songs about rainbows and what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions, and rainbows have nothing to hide
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong wait and see
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
Who said that wishes would be heard and answered when wished on the morningstar?
Someone thought of that and someone believed it
Look what it's done so far
What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing and what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
All of us under its spell
We know that it's probably magic
Have you been half asleep and have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors
The voice might be one and the same
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
It's something that I'm supposed to be
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers and me
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers and me
@PedroFideles
Why are there so many
Songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side
Rainbows are visions
But only illusions
And rainbows have nothing to hide
So we've been told and some choose to
Believe it
I know they're wrong wait and see
Someday we'll find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
Who said that wishes
Would be heard and answered
When wished on the morning star
Someone thought of that
And someone believed it
And look what it's done so far
What's so amazing
That keeps us star gazing
And what do we think we might see
Someday we'll find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers the dreamers and me
All of us under its spell
We know that it's probably magic
Have you been sleeping
And have you heard voices
I've heard them calling my name
Is this the sweet sound that calls
The young sailors
The voice might be one and the same
I've heard it too many times to ignore it
It's something that I'm supposed to be
Someday we'll find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me
Someday we'll find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers and me (someday, someway, I know we'll find it)
The lovers, the dreamers and me.
@billgeorgesr1457
My wife Susan of 48 years and myself use to sing this song together because she loved Rainbows She passed away a few years ago and every time I see a Rainbow I think of her ❤
@rw8733
She's still with you. God bless you both 🙏
@jeffblanke3162
♥
@jeffblanke3162
well said...@@rw8733
@Doctor-Stoppage
The song makes you feel like the world has a peaceful place in it.
@lukew.9870
It's 2018, and I am 31. As an immigrant from China, I grew up listening to her songs as a way to study English. After living in the US for 12 years, I still find Karen as one of my all-time favorite singers. She has such ease in her powerful and beautiful voice that penetrates the soft spots of your soul and heals all your sorrow. She might be way before my time, but great music can touch people through time and across continents. R.I.P. Karen
@karinberryman2009
Her gentleness lives on when you enjoy it! Embrace it!
@craigroth8710
She could sing English better than most of us can speak it!!
@trevormatson5239
First time I've heard Karen sing this. I absolutely love this song.
@Wilhelm5381
I first heard this song was the version by Barbara Streisand, very good too, then I found this Carpenter version and love it equally.