Something in Your Eyes (Tori Holub) reaction

Wow, a Carpenters song I'd never heard of. Turns out it was never performed by Karen because of her tragic demise. It was written by Richard, and Tori has now done her rendition. She does a bang-up, moving performance, but the song, unfortunately (for me), is rather mediocre. I hope you enjoy.

[@jbs256]

Hi Dave, maybe it’s the emotional connection to this song. I’ve known forever that this was the “missing” Carpenters song. Dusty’s version with Richard for his solo album, Time, was great. It just wasn’t a Carpenters song. Tori all by herself created what numerous have felt is the missing version. It’s so close. Maybe a more elaborate production could help but the simplicity of her voice and Drew’s piano just drove it home. Even Tori’s performance at the church for the 55th was incredibly accurate and moving. It was even simpler as no backing vocals. About 80% of the audience that night had no idea who Tori was. The applause afterwards (she toned it down for the studio version) was quite loud. Until this song the audience was polite and refrained. We were in a church after all. Not so after this, it exploded. Every applause afterwards was louder. The polite gates went away and appreciation for the performers was loud. Tori opened those floodgates gates. Joe

[@daxmusix]

Hey Joe. It makes me very happy that both you and the crowd of people at the church absolutely loved Tori‘s rendition. Thank you very much for letting me know about it. As we know, music is a strange animal, with a song sending one person into the emotional stratosphere while not doing so much for another. Indeed, a strange thing. Thanks again

[@jbs256]

@@daxmusix such is everything in life. But Tori stands out from it all. And that is the #Priceless.

[@CapitalVideo]

Thanks for that detailed explanation as I have not been able to find anything near to this. The balance between the vocals and the accompaniment is very good as a lot of songs the accompaniment overwhelms the vocals.

[@poldidak]

I would be interested in hearing Tori sing this song at a slower tempo, maybe along the lines of Anne Murray's version of "I Just Fall in Love Again", in order to let the melody linger longer, and help the lyrics feel a bit more relaxed. "Something in Your Eyes" IS a power ballad at heart, so a broader approach would probably help build the drama of this song better. I still appreciate Drew and Tori finding a way to re-record it to overcome the acoustic and audio challenges of the 55th concert recording.

[@daxmusix]

That’s a good idea. Might actually work well, letting it breathe and have a bit more majesty.

[@ronraskind]

Nice reaction regarding Tori, but I have to say I hear nothing wrong with the song. If you are criticizing it, you are criticizing Richard Carpenter who in my opinion never wrote a bad one. It definitely has a Carpenter's feel and sound. Is it my favorite? I think I have other favorites. But there is nothing wrong with this one.

[@pauldhoff]

I hear a lot of Karen Carpenter, voice and phrasing. Sorry, I heard nothing wrong with anything. Not that I like all music, but I'm not looking for thorns that come with the rose. That is so like how Karen had done it. My late wife Lorraine would have loved hearing this. She cry so much when Karen had died.