Bless the Beasts and Children (song)
| "Bless the Beasts and Children" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| A-side | "Superstar" |
| B-side | "Bless the Beasts and Children" |
The theme song to the 1971 film Bless the Beasts and Children was performed by The Carpenters, and was featured on the B-side to their then-recent hit, "Superstar". The B-side charted on the Billboard Hot 100, eventually topping out at #67.[1][2] In order to promote it, the Carpenters performed it on their television series, Make Your Own Kind Of Music as "F" for "Film Music"[3].
The original soundtrack included two different versions of "Bless The Beasts And Children", and the original "Nadia's Theme", which was listed as "Cotton's Dream". "Cotton's Dream" was also used as the theme song to the 1973 soap opera, "The Young and the Restless"[4][5][6].
The song was originally released on the original soundtrack, and a slightly different version was released on the Carpenters' 1972 LP, A Song for You on June 13, 1972[7]. The original soundtrack had a vibraphone playing the melody, and the "A Song for You" version contained a horn-like instrument. The two versions (soundtrack and album versions) faded out toward the end, but in 1985, Richard Carpenter re-mixed the song so it does not fade out in the end. He also added a harder bass-line.
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 67 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 28 |
| Oricon (Japanese) Singles Chart | 85 |
References
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carpenters/
- ^ http://www.bookrags.com/The_Carpenters
- ^ http://thecarpenters.tv/
- ^ http://www.cfhf.net/lyrics/young-and-restless.htm
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068286/soundtrack
- ^ http://members.fortunecity.com/drjtv/yr.html
- ^ Comparison between original soundtrack and the "A Song for You" LP
