Did I hear that Karen Carpenter would have turned 60 this year?

Karen Carpenter died in 1983. And I just read that she would been 60 this year!

Richard and Karen were one of the most successful duos in pop history.

Karen's voice is one of my favorites! Her life story is very tragic to say the least.

Many Carpenters' fans don't know that Karen was the group's first drummer, a pioneer for a woman in pop music.

A few years later, Karen concentrated on singing and someone else played drums.

This is "Reason to believe", a song written by Tim Hardin and from their second album:



"If I listened long enough to you
I’d find a way to believe that it’s all true
Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe
Someone like you makes it hard to live
without Somebody else
Someone like you makes it easy to give
Never thinking of myself
If you took the time to change my mind
I’d find a way to leave the past behind
Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe
Someone like you......
If I listened long enough to you
I’d find a way to believe that it’s all true
Knowing that you lied straight-faced while I cried
Still I look to find a reason to believe
Someone like you makes it hard to live
without Somebody else
Someone like you makes it easy to give
Never think about myself"