The Meaning Behind the Carpenters’ “We’ve Only Just Begun,” Which Was Written to Sell Mortgages But Became the Wedding Song for a Generation

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We’ve only just begun to liveWhite lace and promisesA kiss for luck, and we’re on our wayWe’ve only begun Shortly after this Carpenters song was released, it became a popular wedding song. It represented a new beginning, a new...

We’ve only just begun to liveWhite lace and promisesA kiss for luck, and we’re on our wayWe’ve only begun Shortly after this Carpenters song was released, it became a popular wedding song. It represented a new beginning, a new lease on life, a fresh start. The Richard Carpenter arrangement along with his sister Karen Carpenter’s […]

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