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Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 4835846, member: 44"] That was awesome. I have to say Karen Carpenter's voice makes even that song work. This reminds me of the whole "blueblood" debate. What are the criteria to be member of the rock 'n' roll Hall of Fame? Is it to be some vaguely remembered artist, because that appears to be the standard a lot of people are using. Tommy James and the Shondells? The only thing I ever remember them singing is Crimson and Clover (over and over). (Edit: I just looked them up and they did have some other good songs like Mony Mony, and Crystal Blue Persuasion. I'm not sure if that's Hall of Fame worthy though.) The Carpenters? No doubt they were huge on the pop music scene and eventually had their own variety show, but were they really rock 'n' roll artists? You can make the same argument about Dolly Parton though, who did, for some reason, make the cut. [/QUOTE]