This really shows that they had a great sense of humor.

Who knew a potty break could sound so haunting?

Karen Carpenter, you are still loved and dearly missed!

My dad was a fan of the Carpenters, and I remember hearing this bathroom break song on his stereo in our living room when I was about 4 or 5 years old in the early 1970s. I thought I had imagined this song until now.

Back in the days of 8-tracks, if you wanted to hear a song that was at the end of a particular section, you had to listen through that whole section to get there. My older brother and I loved this piece so much, and I can remember the ka-chunk, ka-chunk, ka-chunk of going past part 3, part 4, and part 1, so that we could get back to Part 2 and listen all the way through to the end when they would sing this again. And then we would giggle.

So happy this is on KZfaq! Singing this in the car this morning and my husband asked, what's that?? lol I always remembered this beautiful chorale. The Carpenters were and are still so amazing.

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From a time when pop music was diverse and interesting. The brilliance of these two never fails to amaze me.

Kenny Everett used this in his radio shows on Radio Victory in the 70s!

Great memories! In college, I worked the radio station overnight, alone. I used this when I had to take a break, segued into the 20-minute version of Layla...

Haha, I can't believe this is a real "song". :D Those two were brilliant.

absolutelly beautiful.

you missed what I was saying Kelly... calling Karen's tone a "Beast" is a compliment in the highest order... it means she's the Best, Untouchable, a Pure vocalist... as a kid I was a huge Carpenter fan... I was also very good friends with their producer Jack Daughterty...

and my family thought i was crazy... it does exist and i had the original...sorry they took it off later printings...

This was my favorite Carpenters song when I was a kid!

Back in the early 70s [72 and 73 particularly] we used to play this on the radio in Toronto just to be able to time out the hour to the news at :00. Perhaps we did it a touch too much but the brilliant humour demands a little 'respect'. Karen was one of the very best.

I had this album as a young teen. I listened to this track more than any other. Great harmonies, and FUNNY!!

This is so beautiful and funny at the same time. I love Karen, there's no one like her and there'll never be.

that's brilliant and really funny.

Thanks for uploading this. My dad told me all about this so I was really pleased to finally hear it for myself

maybe Take 6 as a group could execute this harmony with perfection... but Karen's tone was a BEAST... i don't know if it will ever be touched...EVER!!! that's just my opinion and i don't think i'm wrong on this one.

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I heard this on an album years ago and knew it was the Carpenters but could not find the cut. THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting the Album name -- I now have this as an alarm on my phone!

Haha! Thanks for posting! That was funny! "We'll be right back after we go to the bathroom." It's so weird! Hehe!

I should get download this file from an online music store and play it really loud in my car when I am sitting at a traffic light. I bet I would get some strange looks.

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"Bawthroom"? When did they ever sound so British?

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CUTE :)

@divadcrab12 lol richard and karen were so innovative!

@sisterlead02 that was the point :)

There was a song tied to this one in my Mom's Carpenters LP which I do not know the title, does anyone remember it?

@r5t6y12 Benediction is not from the LP Ticket To Ride

And fittingly it was the last song on side One of the vinyl LP 🤣

no you're not wrong, you're DEAD wrong, LOL

@ Gizardofmars. Yeah, on the LP that this song originally came out on there is a little blurb about Richard taking this theme from a very short vignette from the early 1700's or late 1600's from some Viennese or German composer and just changing the words. The song is 300 years old. This arrangement is only 40 years old. It's also the same with either "Invocation" or "Benediction". I know that Benediction is from the LP Ticket To Ride. I can't remeber about Invocation.

Knowing who you are and a little bit about your background I can respect your comment to a degree, but to make that statement means that Richard was also in error. He was, after all, their musical arranger in most, if not all, of their projects. Her intonation was actually quite good. They always blended well together. The perks of a strong sibling relationship. No disrespect intended but I think you need either your hearing or your eqpt checked. but then again I'm only a truck driver...........

I always wish there were more of the Invocation, Benediction, Intermission, Aurora, Eventide songs on their albums. It could have been kitsch, but also a great fun marketing thing. Kind of like the Pixar shorts at the beginnings of their movies.

"Piano Picker" ???

no i disagree.