Remembering Eric Carmen

Research, not the all powerful, (once it was Frigidaire that became generic), with this post’s name and that of the great singer/writer/performer, Eric Carmen, who died days back at age 74, yields at least three entries, the most recent just after the 2023 Supe with a promise of Eric as lead singer, performing “The Raspberries’ ” “Go All The Way.”

Today, a promise of Eric’s so meaningful “All By Myself,” inherent in which, is the impossible task of conveying the emotions of time eroded loneliness and failure.

Yet, in doing so and looking back at Eric Carmen and all he did, perhaps highlighted by the Sergei Rachmaninoff influenced “All By Myself,” (the verse from Mr. Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor) was lift us, as the greats often do, whether from the open canvas of happy/sad or the good/evil of life itself, the latter a “myself,” with the hope of an added someone.

He was praised by John Lennon and Bruce Springsteen, had another stint with “The Raspberries” and had songs covered by myriad artists as diverse and talented, as Shirley Bassey and Shaun Cassidy.

I will show some of his work and aforementioned “research” combining andybsports.com with Eric Carmen (an honor for me) will yield a song, as Mr. Carmen noted, as obviously different from “All By Myself,” namely “Go All The Way.”

Lighter: Eric Carmen’s “Hungry Eyes” plays in a scene from “Dirty Dancing.” Sitting down is Patrick Swayze, and left to right, Cynthia Rhodes, I believe and Jennifer Grey are working toward a dance gig.