藝人：Leon Russell
專輯：Carney
年份：1972
曲名：This Masquerade

This Masquerade 的原唱不是 George Benson 也不是 The Carpenters，而是 Leon Russell。

這原始版本不錯，前奏編曲很迷人。

Leon Russell - This Masquerade (1972)
http://youtu.be/tn-br0h4rZk

藝人：The Carpenters
專輯：Now & Then
年份：1973
曲名：This Masquerade

The Carpenters - This Masquerade (1973)
http://youtu.be/N30s8EGEx6s

在 Youtube 看到這不明版本的 The Carpenters - This Masquerade，背景樂器很少，專心聽 Karen Carpenter 的歌聲就對了，真是天籟。

The Carpenters - This Masquerade (Unknown Version)
http://youtu.be/lKy77tpT_do

藝人：George Benson
專輯：Breezin'
年份：1976
曲名：This Masquerade

George Benson，傑出的爵士樂手，歌喉及吉他功力一把罩，這首 This Masquerade 更是讚得不得了！

他還有另一首名曲在流行樂界闖出名號：Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You，也是唱的非常棒！不過後來被那個小帥哥翻唱，小帥哥的臉蛋是 George Benson 遠比不上的，於是翻唱版本大紅特紅，很多人都不知道原唱是 George Benson。

George Benson - This Masquerade (1976)
http://youtu.be/g-ibK5L2a4I

Are we really happy here
With this lonely game we play
Looking for words to say
Searching but not finding
understanding anywhere
We're lost in a masquerade

Both afraid to say we're just to far away
From being close together from the start
We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way
We're lost inside this lonely game we play

Thoughts of leaving disappear
Every time I see your eyes
No matter how hard I try
To understand the reasons
Why we carry on this way
We're lost in a masquerade

延伸閱讀：
  1. Leon Russell、Willie Nelson、Ray Charles、Herbie Hancock & Christina Aguilera、Simply Red、齊豫 - A Song For You vs 走在雨中
  2. The Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun (Karen 其實是位鼓手)
  3. The Carpenters、Texas、Olivia Ong 王儷婷 - Close To You vs See It Through
  4. The Carpenters - Superstar (1971)
  5. Richard Carpenter & Dusty Springfield - Something In Your Eyes (1987)
  6. George Benson、Glenn Mederios、徐乃麟 & 羅吉鎮 - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You vs 歷程
  7. The Beatles、Episode Six、Count Basie Orchestra、George Benson、Göran Söllscher、Olivia Ong 王儷婷 - Here, There and Everywhere