世界之巅回忆满满 中英互译

TopoftheWorld

isa1972songwrittenandcomposedby

RichardCarpenter

and

JohnBettis

andfirstrecordedbyAmericanpopduo

TheCarpenters.Thesongwasa

BillboardHot100

No.1hitfortheduofortwoconsecutiveweeksin1973.TheCarpenters

wereanAmericanvocalandinstrumentalduoof

Karen

(1950–1983)and

RichardCarpenter

(b.1946).Theyproducedadistinctsoftmusicalstyle,combiningKaren's

contralto

vocalswithRichard'sarrangingandcompositionskills.Duringtheir14-yearcareer,theCarpentersrecordedtenalbums,alongwithnumeroussinglesandseveraltelevisionspecials.

Theircareertogetherendedin1983followingKaren'sdeathfrom

heartfailure

broughtonbycomplicationsofanorexia.ThoughtheCarpenterswerecriticizedfortheirclean-cutandwholesomeconservativeimageinthe1970s,theirmusichassincebeenre-evaluated,attractingcriticalacclaimandcontinuedcommercialsuccess.《世界之巅》是美国著名兄妹组合卡朋特乐队演唱的一首歌，收录在1972年的专辑ASongForYou中，由理查德·卡朋特（RichardCarpenter）谱曲，约翰·贝蒂斯（JohnBettis）填词，曾登上全美流行音乐榜榜首。卡朋特乐队佳作频出，在1970年代和1980年代初风靡一时。1983年2月，卡伦因神经性厌食症过世，年仅32岁。她嗓音优美，演唱自然，略带伤感，令人难以忘怀。中国著名歌手王菲曾翻唱过这首歌，收录于专辑《迷人的卡勒》中。Top

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The

World,Carpenters

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Love

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