I wish Karen loved herself, as much as we all loved her! 💓

@robertpiarulli6230

Жыл бұрын

How true!

@hagaibinsealtiel3745

11 ай бұрын

I hate this song because it grips my heart with fingers of bone😭

@user-kj6yw1dh4f

10 ай бұрын

If she was so loved by others, she wouldn't have had the anorexia.

@jlbaker2000

10 ай бұрын

She might have meant the fans who loved her and not the jerks who judged her.

@chrisgilbody2573

8 ай бұрын

I’ll echo that 👏🏻

Her voice is honest, pure and not overacting. Love her so much

This generation knew what REAL Music was

Karen Carpenter will never be equaled. She is the best female vocalist to ever live

@terryrobert1467

3 жыл бұрын

Hello

@umbertocalvini7429

2 жыл бұрын

So true!

@malcolmross8427

2 жыл бұрын

Simple but true.

@mateusmarques5343

2 жыл бұрын

Whatch Whitney's performance of this song. She is unbeatable

@sarahlackey7797

2 жыл бұрын

@@mateusmarques5343 there is no comparison, Karen's version is so Awesome, no one like her

The world still misses you Karen.

@AuntLisaC

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I most certainly do!

@ilovesuisse1

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it does.

@kimberlysmith579

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed 🌺🌸

@inesdelahoya2045

3 жыл бұрын

Today, 12/23/2020, I am tearing up while listening to this song...

@michelgagne3707

3 жыл бұрын

always

Karen sang like she was speaking to you personally. Her timbre and perfect pitch grabbed your emotions, and wouldn't let you loose. It was a strange concoction of honesty, humility, bliss, melancholy, and ecstasy. She made you feel like you were finally home to stay.

@BruceLee-zd9bw

Жыл бұрын

Well said

@hagaibinsealtiel3745

Жыл бұрын

When she comes to the words : " I love you" I feel as if a Karateka just punched me in my stomach...

@jennytessers3811

Жыл бұрын

What elequent description this is for Karen Carpenters' Voice. Perfectly guided by Richard Carpenters' flawless composing and arranging the romantic music, together so timeless and soulful. Timeless

@BarryM-zk3fq

9 ай бұрын

Perfectly stated.

@Rob-dp1tt

6 ай бұрын

I always stray away for a while, then she pops up in my feed again, I click once more to straight away feeling the breath slow way way down, almost to a stand still... for i am being called back home into heaven...

After all these years, her voice still floors me.

@SPohl-zy4rz

2 жыл бұрын

So true! Thank you for that.

@davelee8961

2 жыл бұрын

Me, too! I can never forget hearing "Top of the World" on the radio after my parents split up in 1973. A decade later I cried my eyes out when Karen died. 40 years on, I don't know who could ever surpass her.

@motorcitymanman7711

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect Pitch!

@czaaful

2 жыл бұрын

Pisces...unworldly

One of the finest voices of our time, RIP Karen

Karen has a voice of an angel! I don't care how high Mariah Carey can hit a note or how powerful Celine Dion sounds or how soulful Adele or Christina Aguilera can sing or even Whitney Houston's sweet voice .....Karen Carpenter still touches my heart when I hear her sing. Her voice is like butter ....smooth & creamy! And absolute perfection! It's distinct & incomparable to anyone else's & she'll always be remembered for it! She's a beautiful treasure & always will be! :)

@kalania14

8 жыл бұрын

+Cathy Luning You are so very right...anytime I hear her sing, her voice just makes me stop doing whatever it is I may be doing and just sit quietly and listen to her soothing voice...her voice just softly and indelibly touches your soul...it will forever

@maureenmahoney8931

8 жыл бұрын

+Cathy Luning I agree with most of what you said except that Eva Cassidy is on a par with Karen in her effortlessness. Both very talented ladies taken far too soon in my opinion. Karen gave us alto's the voice to aspire to.

@cathyluning5849

8 жыл бұрын

+Maureen Mahoney I've never heard of Eva Cassidy but i will certainly look her up. :)

@cathyluning5849

8 жыл бұрын

+Kalani Ayau Yes!👍Her voice has a calming effect. I listen to her music when I'm stressed & I relax as soon as I hear her angelic voice! 👼

@mstrunn

8 жыл бұрын

+Maureen Mahoney Maureen no offense to your statement but no one is on a par with Karen, 33 years after her death and her music touches people like no other, KC inspired so many of today's' singers, a list too long to name them all, she is in a class by herself.

I really do miss hearing her, and now, at 77. Her voice is even more loving, and haunting. No other voice is as recognizable as Karen. One day...all of us will again be hearing her sing...IN PERSON.

When Karen died the angels cried out HERE COMES OUR LEAD SINGER. !!!!!!!! our choir is complete.

A differentiated voice, indeed. The most beautiful female voice that I have already heard in all my life.

All these years later, I still get tears in my eyes when she sings "And when my life is over, remember when we were together", just thinking what she went through. RIP you angel.

@BrendaLee381

4 жыл бұрын

She was an angel.... RIP sweet Karen.

@AuntLisaC

4 жыл бұрын

OMG - me too!

@gydyup

4 жыл бұрын

That lyric always gets me too.

@lorainephelan3658

4 жыл бұрын

When she sings , and when my life is over , that gets to me . So sad

@VintageRose75

3 жыл бұрын

I know. It makes so many of her songs haunting. This one especially...because it is like her last song to us, and what we would say to her, too, if we could. 💔 Imagine if it had been played at her funeral. 😭

Her voice......those low notes. Pure, smooth honey.

@byzinski

7 жыл бұрын

2degucitas yes those pure low notes; Karen was an alto-contralto voice who low timbre🎶 was the best ever of any female singer 💕

@davelee8961

2 жыл бұрын

Those low notes were what she called her "Money Voice."

BEST LYRIC EVER “ I Love You in a place where there’s no space or time”.

@andrewhanson5942

6 күн бұрын

Agreed. Very romantic.

This is a prime example of singing a song minus unnecessary vocal gymnastics. Just straight pure tones and emotions. Still one of the Top 10 best female singers of all-time for me.

@carolgroff591

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

@BryanDurio

Жыл бұрын

She's in my Top 2 female vocalists of all time, and she's not #2!

@Wolferal

Жыл бұрын

OMG, perfectly said.

@laemotica8405

Жыл бұрын

And one of the top 10 drummers of all time

@futfut1

Жыл бұрын

It's The Beatles and everyone else. Likewise, it's Karen Carpenter and the other female vocalists.

Thank You Jesus for Karen and her Beautiful Angelic voice🙏🎤May she Rest In Peace 🙏🙏

What an Angel. She's had perfect pitch and was an amazing drummer. She loved drumming more than anything and now she finally gets the recognition but way to late. I wish she knew how special she is was.

Let us also not forget to applaud Richard for his lush arrangements that so well complemented Karen’s incredible voice.

@davelee8961

2 жыл бұрын

Well said! Karen was "The Voice" -- and a voice for the ages -- but Richard was and is an extraordinary musician. His instincts about what would make a great record were true in 1970, and are still true now. Anyone who thinks that "timeless" is a useless word should listen to the early songs of The Carpenters. They were a brother and sister whose talents deserve to echo throughout the universe a thousand years from now.

@RitaSora

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Richard is a genius and a gem!Thank you Richard! Love you.

@bridget113

2 жыл бұрын

indeed..............

@TheWaldrip

Жыл бұрын

Yea Richard; thank you so much

@stevetournay6103

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention song choice. This is a cover, as many great Carpenters recordings were, in this case of a Leon Russell song. Richard found inspiration in such unlikely places: for instance Goodbye To Love started as just a title referred to in an old Bing Ctosby movie Richard saw on TV, and We've Only Just Begun was written by Paul Williams for a bank commercial, which also was seen on TV by Richard...

There is no better singer than Karen Carpenter. She speaks to my soul. I can't explain it. Her voice is the most perfect thing I've ever come across.

@brendavanderkruijk3153

2 ай бұрын

❤

I still don't think anyone's equaled her unique voice, just so soothing...

@mr.stealyourgirl4910

7 жыл бұрын

Frank Lafferty no one's even close. untouchable

@sergiorosas6517

7 жыл бұрын

sweet, delicate, adorable.

@THORBOYD1967

7 жыл бұрын

You're correct! so beautiful

@glendaroberts5965

6 жыл бұрын

Never her voice was pure perfection. Even today nobody equals it.

@Is..4110

5 жыл бұрын

Frank Lafferty never will either...

She sang with passion and deep understanding of every song. A beautiful voice filled emotion!

Karen Carpenter's voice was a divine instrument, ethereal and pure, capable of lifting the soul to heights beyond the physical realm. Her angelic melodies touched hearts and souls around the world, leaving a legacy of beauty and inspiration that will endure for generations to come.

The greatest female singing voice ever! Such a shame she left us so young. RIP Karen.

@carolgroff591

Жыл бұрын

I so agree!

@philipguerrero8041

10 ай бұрын

I miss so much her beautiful voice 😢

Her voice is so hauntingly beautiful. And it doesn't matter what song she sings, every one stirs the emotions.

If you can listen to Karen and not be moved... I don't want to know you. RIP darlin' girl, we miss you.

@mstrunn

8 жыл бұрын

+kryfon Right on kryfon!

@gvalley07

8 жыл бұрын

I have teared-up more times listening to this beautiful human being than I can recount. There is just something so moving about her.

@fattybear886

6 жыл бұрын

lol, love your message.... melancholy sweeps over me each time I listen to Karen sing. Her haunting voice. It is for this reason I can't play her whole album ... she would have reduced me to a total wreckage by the end of the album.

@fattybear886

6 жыл бұрын

M referring to kryfon's message....

@daisyicecream

6 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%

Back then we lived our lives and beautiful music played in the background. We didn't know how special the music was.

@user-xh8ii2hj6r

Ай бұрын

Or the space and time we lived in.... Precious times... Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school California....I grew up waving to Richard and Karen driving through the neighborhood where I grew up! We'd be outside on our bicycles!

39years ago today karen passed away.It’s hard to remember that. But she left us beautiful voice.Thank you for singing for us.Don't worry karen, we'll never forget you. Rest in peace.

Karen is my favorite singer (male or female) of all time. I don't think I'm alone in this opinion. Rest easy, KC

@rileybenstead3574

Жыл бұрын

She was female, lol.

@Smartass_Jedi

Жыл бұрын

Hey Riley dumb dumb, if you could read you would know I said she was my fave singer ever either male or female. English, look into it

@rileybenstead3574

Жыл бұрын

​@@Smartass_Jedi I was making a joke, thicko. It looked like you were not sure if she was male or female, by the way it was written.

@mollyswipas860

10 ай бұрын

I adore her. To think someone called her "chubby" disgusts me.

Karen sings this better than anyone. Her voice is flawless. She is missed.

I am Japanese I always wake up in the morning, work and go home repeatedly Listening to this song reminds me of the young days when the economy was good in Japan. The good old days are a distant memory, and it's sad that this song becomes a part of it. I want you to be eternal ..

The Carpenters' music will never die and Karen's voice will delight the world for ever

I love Karen. Her voice is truly a gift from God.

@krakatoapinatubo6362

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed!

Karen passed away on February 4th, 1983. Today, February 4th, 2018, exactly 35 years later, she still goes strong in my heart. RIP Karen!

@ritabenson2618

5 жыл бұрын

Marcello Fernandes she was a gift from GOD

@ritabenson2618

5 жыл бұрын

Marcello Fernandes truly a gift from God

@medarjgs

5 жыл бұрын

Efectivamente, siempre me llego a quebrar un poco al menos con solo escucharla. Tenía un don que la hace incomparable.

@rosalieaquino3037

5 жыл бұрын

tragic

@ladyluvRB

5 жыл бұрын

My chorus teacher taught us several Carpenter songs in Elementary School, so The Carpenters are now one of my favorite groups

Perfection is the only word that can describe Karen Carpenters voice!

Her bass is so elegant It‘s soft and good to hear A beautiful person with a natural talent

When Karen died, it was not a loss of a singer. We have lost a whole world with Karen Carpenter in it.

@kimberlymiller217

7 жыл бұрын

Well said!

@berlinaussie

7 жыл бұрын

Oh so true...well said..

@garypaul2557

5 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said.

@Supersweetguy

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, part of us was lost when she passed away. I miss her.

@sulupee

2 жыл бұрын

Touching analysis

Her voice! There's a humanity to it, a relatability, an earthiness, I just appreciate. So warm and resonant. And her vocal constancy up and down her range is something else. She doesn't just hit the notes, rather she embraces them!

My god what a breathtaking sight of beauty and grace! That hair,that dress,that voice,that face! It just breaks my fucking heart that she isn't here today! 💔😭

She looks great here. Sweet dress, pretty hair. Phenomenal vocals.

Was thinking...there are Cher impersonators, Dolly impersonators, Elvis impersonators, Beatles impersonators and every other impersonator! ...but NO one can do Karen. She is just utterly unique.

@nkcbrazil

3 жыл бұрын

Ha ha , never thought of that but so true!

@casalaiz4413

3 жыл бұрын

So true, never....

@joelcross1355

3 жыл бұрын

Amen and amen!

@dawnaberry8452

3 жыл бұрын

That is very true. She also had a really wide range, from alto to soprano.

@augustusmerc2610

3 жыл бұрын

really.... the late CLAIRE DELA FUENTE is the Karen Carpenters of the Philippines, I mean, voice wise...

THE VOICE!!! THE DRUMMER!!! THE LEGACY!!!

I know I'm not the only one listening to a voice which is beyond compare and just so happens to belong to the one and only Karen Carpenter in 2021!

God wanted another angel in heaven... and he chose Karen Carpenter... 🌹🌹💜💜

My husband doesn’t like her voice. I think there’s something wrong with him.

@PauloSavioMGJunior

3 ай бұрын

Com certeza! Peça, por favor, pra ele lavar os ouvidos, rs

@user-qs2pw8gk4k

2 ай бұрын

Sorry 😮i doesn't understand him to 😢but i hope you have a good life and you feel great when you listen to this 😊❤

@PauloSavioMGJunior

2 ай бұрын

@@user-qs2pw8gk4k I said your husband needs to clean his ears. How is It possible he doesn't like Karen's voice? Rs...

@JamesB08

2 ай бұрын

Definitely somethin wrong, get rid 😂

@jafrasar1

2 ай бұрын

We couldn’t agree more!

Karen's unique voice was heaven sent, and let's not forget what a superb writer Leon Russell was in creating such a touching song.

The combination of Karen's voice and this haunting song would've been immortal under any circumstances; after what happened to Karen, this song became one of the most beautiful, sad, wonderful performances of all time.

@sulupee

2 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@davelee8961

2 жыл бұрын

@@sulupee And if you see her here, she just looks like a normal woman. She is not "fat." And then if you see the 1977/1978 Christmas Specials...she is just way too thin. Breaks my heart. Easily one of the most amazing singers, ever.

donny Hathaway sings this song like no one else, then Karen appears and changes everything, it was just magical. She looked like an angel singing love

Amazing that This voice still echoes through time. No singer can match her.

@thomtlc2

6 жыл бұрын

"echoes through time", beautifully captures everything about her talent.

@dan-dan8297

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

I almost couldn't hold it together when my kids told me they wanted to meet her after listening to this song in the car. Folks in heaven are real lucky having her there.

@courtneymurphy1023

3 жыл бұрын

❤😢

@katiegrundle9900

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe she sang to my mom. RIP March 5, 2018

@piscesempress1978

Жыл бұрын

@@katiegrundle9900 and mine..12/06/2013

The most beautiful American female voice, forever & ever,wow!!!

Karen Carpenter. I am 61 years old and listen to your wonderful voice. She was a fantasitic singer. Wish she lived to old age. Unfortunately she died far too young. Rest in peace .

I wish I appreciated her when the Carpenters were on the top of the charts... Instead I was listening to Woodstock n the like.... Now that I'm older I'm stunned I could have been so cavalier about her music ... She is simply one of the best!!

@kateh.2327

Жыл бұрын

@Andy Benitez hey!!

@kateh.2327

Жыл бұрын

@Andy Benitez she has one of the purest voices I've ever heard!!!

She looks beautiful here. Great performance. She always does justice to every song she sings. I'm glad that we have those three classics from Leon Russell to Karen performed

No one can replace her..no one has a voice like hers she will live on in our hearts

@normapineda4544

Жыл бұрын

And in my …..

Just...Gorgeous!!! Love Karen.

Karen voice is like an angel. I never get tired listening to her music.

Her voice is almost indescribable. Words fail. You just have to hear it. I'm so grateful for these recordings. They'll never be anyone like her.

@terryrobert1467

3 жыл бұрын

Hello

Those lyrics "and when my life is over" chilling! Miss her so....

No one can sing as beautifully as Karen has or ever will, Perfection and flawless, gorgeous karen

@janjones690

3 жыл бұрын

So true !!

There will never be another singer like her . Definitely one of a kind.

Karen left us a legacy.For me, still remains the best female voice EVER.Music never dies.

No one compares to her tonal quality. Silky smooth and rich and velvety.

Her voice literally brings tears to my eyes.. it touches something deep inside it is so soulful such a rich sultry beautiful voice.. there's not a voice I've ever heard before her or since her that equals her

@samii_tot

Жыл бұрын

Jennifer Rush definitely has the best voice in the history of pop music.

@BryanDurio

Жыл бұрын

@@samii_tot Not even close to the best.

My favorite singer.

Its been 38 years but you will always be a star in our hearts.....Sing to all our angels in heaven.....We miss you

@trevorwright9801

2 жыл бұрын

Rip Karen xxx

Her voice is warm, sincere and pure and that's why she is still loved by millions.

Listening to the Carpenters you just can't be mad. Karen will always put you in a better mood.

Karen was the best female singer I ever heard, she could sing any style of music and it will come out great. She was so beautiful both inside and outside, we lost a beautiful person. Heaven knows I loved her.

@angryjalapeno

7 жыл бұрын

She couldn't sing opera. She wouldn't be able to sing many Mariah Carey or Whitney Houston or Lady Gaga songs in the way that they did. Anyway, Karen is unique and great at the type of songs she sings which are mostly ballads.

@BrendaLee381

4 жыл бұрын

@@angryjalapenoShe's still one of the best, no doubt! :-)

@ChildOfThe1970s

4 жыл бұрын

No she didn't have the high pitch of a Whitney or Mariah but they didn't (or don't) have the quality of voice Karen had. I don't listen to Lady Gaga but from what I have heard of her she is no match for Karen.

@nstix2009xitsn

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChildOfThe1970s Whitney Houston had a great set of pipes, but she didn't know what to do with them. Ditto for Mariah Carey. Karen Carpenter had very good pipes, and an exquisite understanding of how to sing. Similarly, people also used to say, "So-and-so has better pipes than Sinatra," and yet no one knew how to put over a song like he did.

@bruschmidt9943

3 жыл бұрын

No doubt Whitney had glorious pipes, but seemed unhappy with her arrangements. Over hundreds of performances she'd sung, I never heard her sing the same song the same way twice & not EVER like her Studio Versions. Something struck me as questionable with that? 😳

‘..and when my life is over’.. gets me every time 😢

Just sad that this most beautiful singer passed so early in her life. No one can equal her soft but strong angel voice!

This woman sounds as if she saw you across a crowded room and she wanted to get to know you better so she poured her heart out to you with her music. This lady was a beautiful person inside and out. I was 9 and a half years old when she passed away. I am almost 48 years old now. Her music still embraces me after all these years. She was really great. I think that her music and her memories will live on forever

Karen Carpenter!! How could we have been so privileged to witness the finest female singer of all time and then have her taken from us just after 32 short years? The legend lives on in her recorded history!! What a sweet, deep, emotion filled vocalist!!

There is no other voice like KC...Forever..timeless.....

No other voice like hers, pure magic. Better than any other woman singer.

It’s 2023 and I’m still listening and watching videos of Karen. So thankful for this amazing talented gift that lives on today.

I love Karen her voice so amazing especially this one A song for you ❤

Timeless. One of their best songs!

She was an unique singer. Her voice was simply the best. She sang with her soul, transmitting all the feelings of what she was actually singing. Rip Queen 😪

Karen's voice rapresents amazingly dream, purity, clarity, depth, honesty, sincerity, sweetness, class, sensuality, pleasure (also orgasmic) and first of all LOVE! It's really something incredibly supernatural ... heavenly.💗💗💗💗

Karen wasn´t just a woman...she was an angel sent from Heaven on a mission to make life more beautiful on Earth. Literally, thank you Lord.

@pikemeredith5604

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, but he took her back.

@MN-mn3qv

4 жыл бұрын

She really was!

Message to Karen there will never be a copy of The Carpenters because your brother and and you made very special magic!

My goodness!! She sings so effortlessly and these are the most technically difficult you could hope to choose. Rest in peace sweet angel.

No one can ever replace Karen!

the best female singer ever........she was amazing, I don't think she ever realised how good she really was and that is so sad

Forever young. Gone 39 years today but not forgotten.

I like to turn the lights out and listen to Karen sing this song for me. I can feel her love still - and my love for her 😔

Rip angelic Karen one of the best voices ever gone way too soon

she owed this song made it her own. Noone could duplicate this effort, Karen Girl we miss the hell out of you..... !

still one of the most tragic deaths in the history of all entertainment... love you, Karen.

@MDzVQPln

8 жыл бұрын

agree 😞

@THXx1138

8 жыл бұрын

Do you suppose all the melancholy songs she performed effected her emotionally? I know when I sing these songs, as beautiful as they are, I can get pretty low. I can't help but think they contributed to her inner turmoil.

@MOnsterworks66

8 жыл бұрын

@leslie I think they reflected her inner turmoil more than contributed to it.

@theresasheehan6841

8 жыл бұрын

bread

@No1KCfan6

7 жыл бұрын

i don't think the songs affected karen in a negative way emotionally but rather reflected her inner turmoil, as stated by MOnsterworks66. i know that, for me, a lot of the carpenters songs take on a new sadness when reflecting upon karen's death at such a young age.

So angelic now she sings with the angels one of the most beautiful voices rip Karen u are missed

Love how she goes from high to low in this song! Her heart is on total display during this performance! There's a degree of sadness too as she sings "and when my life is over". Not knowing that she wouldn't live very long. All in all,there's something about this song that hits you deep down inside unlike any other song that Karen ever sang!

Wow..what a gem she is...gone but never forgotten♡

Karen has sweetest and most beautiful voice ever. She gave me chills here, esp when singing the lower notes. Hands down, the best female singer of all time.

Shes my fave female singer ever. Ask me on a certain day and I'll tell you shes the greatest singer of all time. Period. GOAT

She makes me cry to this day, her voice beautiful, harmonys give me chills she really touches the soul.WHAT A GIFT!!!!!!

Karen Carpenter one ☝️ of the greatest female singing 🎤 voices of all time, timeless, perfection, with true feeling, smooth as silk, from the rich low timbre to her higher notes🎶 ONE-OF-A-KIND. I feel the soulful melancholy of her beautiful voice ❤️

I'm used to her singing in a much lower register. Here, she climbs the ladder--not crazy high, but high enough--and turns this into a very moving song. Leon Russell's version is very nice, but this version could bring a tear to one's eye, even if one didn't know the Karen Carpenter story.

Voice of Karen is Unique and incomparable with anyone.... It touches my heart....My all time favourite

Her singing brings you high and low and all over the place and it makes you happy! She is the only female singer that brings tears to my eyes because her singing is so beautiful and special.

@southernlady160

5 ай бұрын

Kevin, I sure am. thanks for asking! how are you?@KevinClinton-705