50+ Music<p>"This Masquerade" is a song written by American singer and musician <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LeonRussell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeonRussell</span></a>. It was originally recorded in 1972 by Russell for his album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Carney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carney</span></a> and as a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Bside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bside</span></a> for the album's hit single "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TightRope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TightRope</span></a>". The song was then covered on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HelenReddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelenReddy</span></a>'s 1972 album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IAmWoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IAmWoman</span></a>. It was then recorded by American vocal duo, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theCarpenters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theCarpenters</span></a>, for their 1973 album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NowAndThen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NowAndThen</span></a> and as the B-side of the Carpenters's single "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PleaseMrPostman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PleaseMrPostman</span></a>". Three years later. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgl1hQmjITY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=sgl1hQmjITY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>