"For All We Know" Larry Meredith 1970

[@azeridave]

This song is a masterpiece. Doesnt matter who sings the song, its still beautiful in every way. This scene makes me cry EVERYTIME I see it. TRUE GOLD!

[@Finistereny]

Thanks for posting this clip. I remember watching this film on the plane that carried me home from Vietnam in July 1971. It was at that time that I fell in love with the song (and still am) and of course it was the occasion that facilitated "For All We Know" to leave such a deep impression.

[@michellelekas211]

Wow!

[@Zeppolino100]

Welcome home, brother. I only wish that all those names on the Wall made it back with you, and that you never had to endure the war, thenor disgraceful way you were treated upon your return.

[@waymanrosshurley3141]

Wow he has a wonderful voice! I can't find anything about him on the Internet what a shame

[@richardzimmerman7934]

His name is Larry Meredith.

[@jekorb]

This is so sweet, and one of my favorite movies. My husband passed our daughter's hand to her fiance at their wedding the same way Gig Young does in this scene. Love it!

[@Krieky]

The sheer beauty of those words...

[@lindastrohm6726]

yes ❣

[@123ZAC456789]

Hey - good work for Griffin / Royer - they were so overshadowed by one we all know and love but it is so nice to see that they finally, through it all - all the seventies tension they were unfortunately going thru - like 'standing on a hill in a mountain of dreams, It wasn't as hard as it seemed' (robert plant) RIP James Griffin. GREAT JOB! Didn't know that one was YOURS! best to Rob Royer where ever you may be - Keep ROCKIN!' you got your Number ONE after all ! ! !

[@natalieholt8477]

It just couldn't sound more beautiful

[@jekorb]

The sweetest scene in the movie and doesn't Cloris Leachman look gorgeous?? Thanks for posting!

[@triciajohansen7124]

What was she wearing? Was she wearing a veil or a hat? It looked different. Gig Young looked handsome as well as the groom's parents.

[@jekorb]

@@triciajohansen7124 The bride is wearing a Juliet cap with veil, like I did at my first wedding in 1973. OT was the style for about 4-5 years. I loved it!💐

[@triciajohansen7124]

@@jekorb thank you for telling me about the Juliet cap on the bride, but I meant Cloris Leachman.

[@jekorb]

@@triciajohansen7124 OH! LOL!! I’m sorry. Ms. Leachman is wearing a mantilla, an extremely fancy one, too, with gold embroidery to match her dress. All Roman Catholic women, until about 1970 or thereabouts, had to wear something on their heads! In school, if we girls didn’t have our mantilla or chapel cap, we’d pin a KLEENEX on top of our heads. Even a barrette was claimed to be a “covering” by a desperate girl. Those were the days.... Many women are actually going back to wearing a lace mantilla. I may decide to do this, too. Happy Monday, Tricia, stay safe!💖

[@cocoaorange1]

I attend a Catholic Church, I covered my head as a 70s. Even today, some young women and older women still do.

[@RUTHGEE]

Jimmy Griffin the composer has best version!!! RIP JIMMY!!!

[@lilacgirl9332]

I agree Ruth. It's Holly

[@caroldijkhuyzen1091]

Oh gosh, I think I've watched the film trillion times! Romantic in heart&soul:)Times to remember:) Wow, Richard&Bea, my tow fave actors!

[@atyg1967]

What a beautiful, haunting arrangement, it remains after the music has faded away.

[@yentl50]

I saw this movie when I was a kid. Bought it on VHS. Bea looks great. Lots of 70's stars in it. Thanks for posting.

[@chillywilly3102]

Beautiful songwriting.

[@ConservativeAnthem]

A movie like this couldn't be made anymore. It's too wholesome.

[@triciajohansen7124]

Unfortunately

[@midcenturymoldy]

Ha! I’m old enough to remember that “shacking up” (as my parents called it) was not considered wholesome in 1970. The groom in this scene wanted to back out of the wedding because he thought it was hypocritical considering they’d already been living together for a year and a half.

[@rebeccapeebles5401]

Gorgeous song and singer.

[@bluejames0926]

I was lloking for this Version, ...gentle voice.

[@AngusTCat]

What a lovely wedding sequence. I like the original version of the song.

[@glider208]

I like the Carpenters version. Richard Carpenter got the idea to record this song from watching this movie.

[@richardzimmerman7934]

My friend Marian at 46 seconds. She lives in NY and writes children’s books.

[@LUNAYUMA]

I was looking for this song. Good to hear his songs. Thanks

[@SW-te1lf]

More than 50 years ago "The Sterile Cuckoo"(Paramout Records) and "Lovers and Other Strangers"(ABC Records) are my treasure vinyl L P records. Now I'm 70 years old, reaently I (by chance) got a special CD "Original Soundtrack 23, M C A" It begins Larry Meredith's full version "For All We Know" ❗️

[@jeffrey322]

A brilliant song but the Carpenters really brought it to life. One of my fave songs of all time.

[@TheWaldrip]

Oh my did they !!!!!

[@juliusnepos6013]

indeed

[@andrewtan3412]

The song didn't win the Oscar because of the Carpenters, the Oscar was given only to the songwriters who wrote for the film, and in the film, that original version was sung by Larry Meredith.

[@Zeppolino100]

My favorite wedding scene ever on film. With no voicing other than the song, it feels dreamlike, which is what my own wedding feels like nearly four decades later. Sadly today would have been my 37th Anniversary but she left me (by choice) 22 years ago. So I write through a film of tears. Oh well! BTW, one part that many will miss is the cute little moment thrown in where Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller blow a silent kiss to each other: In the film they are romantically involved with other partners, but of course in real life they were happily married to each other until she passed away in 2015. Sweet.

[@rudylao972]

That was Harry Guardino, if I'm not mistaken, and definitely NOT Ben Stiller's dad.

[@Zeppolino100]

Dude, I'm talking about at :57-1:00 in. Look it up yourself if you doubt me. Harry played Johnny, the older brother who is Best Man here.

[@RoySmiles100]

Amazing song & movie....thanks for posting.

[@enginebelly]

Love this.

[@charlesbower8387]

Great cinematography by Andrew Laszlo. RIP

[@takumainc]

Thanks for posting. I've loved this song since the first time I heard it on an MGM compilation cd. It's good to know how Carpenters were moved to hear this song watching the scenes. BTW,I think this is a movie version but the cd version has tolling bell-like sounds at its end, which makes me think this one is more appropriate than any other version.

[@SoniaMadelo-up8tk]

Like the original version One of my favorite songs.

[@둥글이-q8w]

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[@triciajohansen7124]

I like this version for the movie. The Carpenters version is beautiful, but I think this one fits the best.

[@Zeppolino100]

Thank you, I was feeling alone in having your same reaction!

[@mariocisneros911]

I've got to pull out this movie again "LOVERS AND STRANGERS " its been a long time .

[@lockedin60]

Someone mention Bread in the comment sections Robb Royer who co-wrote this song with Arthur James (Jimmy Griffin) and Fred Karlin. Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin formed Bread with David Gates and they used Jim Gordon as a session drummer. Jimmy Griffin had to use the pseudonym (Arthur James) because he was under contract with Bread and Electra Records. Robb Royer stayed with Bread from 1968-1970. I think with the success of this song Robb was content with just writing songs instead of traveling with a band. In 1969 Mike Botts joined the group to play drums and percussion and they brought in Larry Knechtel to play bass, guitars, and keyboards. Jimmy Griffin died January 2005 of cancer and Mike Botts died in December of 2005 also of cancer. Larry Knechtel died of an heart attack in August 2009.

[@fruitfarmfactory]

Richard Carpenter is an odd one. Finds songs in such bizarre places. First "Crooker Bank" Commercial, then this, then while riding on a plane _"Top Of The World"_. Very glad he did though.

[@RichD384]

He was inspired to write Goodbye to Love while watching an old movie on TV about a guy trying to sell a song he wrote called Goodbye to Love. The song is never played or sung in the movie, but Richard Carpenter put words to the title and wrote a beautiful song.

[@laminage]

Actually The Crooker Bank Commercial" Song was written by Paul Williams then afterwards Karen & Richard recorded it.

[@chrismorgan7902]

Richard is a Bad Boy

[@laminage]

So much history in this Movie. Bea Arthur would later work with Rue McClanahan on Maude & The Golden Girls. Rue would later work with Bonnie Bedelia in Sordid Lives with Olivia Newton-John. Cloris Leachman would later win multiple emmy awards whose Son Morgan would later play Dylan Lewis on Guiding Light and co-incidentally Rue played Caroline an evil Housekeeper on it's sister Show Another World and Olivia would win an Emmy Award for Writing A Love Song for Lily & Holden on another Proctor & Gamble Show Another World. Rue had a recurring role as Cory's Grandmother on Boy Meets World whose TV Father played Burt on Another World. Cory's Brother played by Ben Savage is Fred Savage who played Kevin Arnold on The Wonder Years who had so many up and coming actors. John Corbett (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Andrew Shue (Melrose Place), David Schwimmer (Friends) and Bobbie Eakes (The Bold & The Beautiful, All My Children). Bobbie also did The Web Movie The Grove.

[@philipmay3548]

RIP Jerry Stiller 0:58

[@atyg1967]

We all know the famous versions by Karen Carpenter and Shirley Bassey. But I always knew it came from a film, and never understood how this song could beat its fellow Oscar nominees (for Best Original Song) who were established composers--albeit they won previously for Broadway style music. So in 1970, this pop song's win was a benchmark. Hearing it now captures my first aching poignancy by the Carpenters version decades ago, but had long been jaded through years of AM Radio's overplaying.

[@eddiemurphy6178]

Wow.

[@martinsloan9785]

Bread and the Carpenter's did this song very well.

[@Sileeee56]

The movie is called "Lovers and Other Strangers".

[@rayantoky]

You forgot to mention Bob Dishy, another great character actor who played a prominent role in the film and who was also shown in the wedding sequence..

[@JerseySurvivor]

@davidportugheis You're right. How could I forget Fred and his lovely wife Megan. They were great people in my younger days. I guess I wrote this n the days after Jim Griffin's passing and that's where my thoughts were.

[@porky6884]

Nice song but I cant get The Carpenters version out of my head

[@laminage]

Join the Club that was the first time I heard i too. It could have been used in a Commercial.

[@aldrichdeguzman8771]

Agree and also Andy William's version is up there with them.

[@ncite1]

Larry Meredith's simple, sincere vocals for "For All We Know" was a nice break from some of the crazy, frantic bantering between the characters in the movie. Besides the great melody and lyrics, it was the Carpenters' version in which Karen's extraordinary vocals and her brother Richard's fluid arrangement of the music that made the song earn the Oscar. BTW, Fred Karlin composed the also-great song Come Saturday Morning, performed by the Sandpipers, for the 1969 movie The Sterile Cuckoo.

[@chrismorgan7902]

You are so right

[@pcspod]

Lovely original version. Anyone know where an mp3 download of this original version can be sourced?

[@cmulwee001]

This is better than The Carpenters rendition, though both are good.

[@triciajohansen7124]

Especially for this movie, it just seems to fit better.

[@eldeivip]

The LYRICS were written by Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin, but the music itself was composed by Fred Karlin, and I think that should be mentioned...

[@goback3spaces]

Wasn't Clemenza supposed to gun down Ann Meara in this scene? Did he forget?

[@SW-te1lf]

I think Mr. Meredith's version is the best. from Japan.

[@Sileeee56]

I don't seen this movie. Thanks for your answer.

[@kdecrow1]

Love you Lar!

[@billyreis3669]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ncite1]

I already noted that Larry Meredith sang a good original version of the song in the movie. The Carpenters' version charted as a hit single & was most closely identified as one of their signature tunes even though many other artists have also recorded it. At the Oscars, Petula Clark performed the song-neither she nor the Carpenters were in the original movie-but upon winning, Fred Karlin made a special point to thank Richard & Karen for their moving interpretation of the song, not Larry Meredith.

[@chrismorgan7902]

Once Richard and Karen take a song, ITS THEIRS, game over

[@UNOwen1]

Does anyone know who this woman (0:46) is? I thought it was Sian Barbara Allen - who made a lot of appearances around this time (Love American Style, The Rockford Files - 'Tall Woman In Red Wagon s01e05, Alias Smith & Jones, Marcus Welby,, M.D., etc.). This woman has very similar, prominent eyebrows as Ms Allen. Anyone know?

[@JerseySurvivor]

U.N. Owen It is Marian Hailey (I always thought she looked like Kitty Winn!) who had a brief but memorable stint as an actress (she did HARVEY in Broadway with Jimmy Stewart and Helen Hayes in 1970). Today is is Marian Hailey-Moss, writer of children's books. Try her website marianhaileymoss.com for an update and recent pic. She looks marvelous.

[@laurallewien2165]

Hey that's Danny's doctor from The Shining, cool beans!

[@billhause]

"So what's the story, Richie?"

[@annacronism]

Excuse me, but Robb Royer was a short-term member of Bread. David Gates, Larry Kneiktel, James Griffin (RIP), and Mike Botts were Bread. Thank you.

[@eldeivip]

@JerseySurvivor Hey, no problem! It's just that sometimes people omit the original composer's name and it saddens me, being a composer myself :P

[@AlvinGuzman-t3h]

Cambree ❤🎉

[@yoadrianentertainment]

where is sly in this movie??

[@brotherjohn25]

Surprised. I thought the Carpenters were the original artists.

[@cmulwee001]

@TheVicAndHelenShow ' Excuse me, but your comment is SPAM. It has nothing to do with this song. We must stay on topic. We don't talk about robberies here. We must talk about the song or something related to.

[@michellelekas211]

who is the actress in :46? Anyone?

[@JerseySurvivor]

Michelle Lekas That’s Marian Hailey, an actress and Kitty Winn doppelgänger who was in films from 1970 thru the 80’s. She’s now a writer going by the name Marian Hailey-Moss. Here’s her website. Pay a visit and mention I sent you. www.marianhaileymoss.com

[@michellelekas211]

@@JerseySurvivor Thanks! She is SO familiar, but I could not place her.

[@georgebur]

Like it with the acoustic guitar prominent .. some nice moments by Larry Meredith but not consistent, and not well phrased really. Who is Larry Meredith, out of interest? An actor?

[@evegood9038]

Larry was one of the members of the group Bread. A very big group in the 1970s.

[@kimturner9309]

Larry is a dear friend. Doing well and enjoying retirement in Tennessee 😍

[@georgebur]

@@evegood9038 Larry Knechtel was in Bread. Not Larry Meredith.

[@betoreyes1955]

"Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli"

[@alfredguinto4300]

Beautiful song but Karen Carpenter made it a Masterpiece.

[@jundiwa]

The fat guy that kneeled in the latter part of the video played Clemenza in the movie Godfather I

[@JazzKeyboardist1]

Gig Young movies are always weird now just like O.j. simpsons

[@ianbarrows6207]

Carpenters made the iconic version.

[@AlvinGuzman-t3h]

Al vln 😂😮😊😊

[@barneyshague4954]

sly stallone

[@thomasbrown3325]

That guitarist ruins the track for me. Nice vocal though.