The Carpenters is by far the most articulate pop band of their time when it comes to love melancholy.  People who grow up to their songs will not wonder why the story of these two siblings is as tragic as, say, their song Aurora.

Yesterday, I felt rain on my head.  Walking through a crowded place, everyone is bustling, running for cover, scrounging for a ride home.

Yet I moved through the noisy crowd like the film and music was slow and sad. Like Karen Carpenter cooed at my ear with her cold voice.  I have always wondered why the rain was such a sad occasion on most literary references.

Oh, and by the way Scarlett Johansson can sing.