Tagged: Richard Carpenter

Superstar

“Superstar” by The Carpenters

The story behind the Carpenters’ “Superstar” is that the vocalist is actually taking on the role of a groupie, i.e. a girl who is thoroughly sweatin’ a professional musician, who happens to be the...

Top of the World

“Top of the World” by The Carpenters

The idiom ‘on top of the world’ is based on the idea of an individual possessing a very-positive, indeed euphoric mind frame. In other words, he or she is feeling really, really good. And in this...