You could see that she was happiest when she was drumming. A very talented drummer, but her voice. Wow. Sheer perfection.

Karen's voice still mesmerizes me every time I hear her sweet voice. She was truly a natural entertainer! A great drummer as well!

Karen was an extraordinary woman. I saw the Carpenters in concert on October 16, 1972 at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota (I found the exact date at an online database of their performances). I was 15 years old and a drummer since age 10. I was able to watch her play drums from a very close position. On her floor tom (in this video she has two, so she might have had two also when I saw her) she had a stick bag attached to hold several drumsticks. When I got home, I told my mom about it, and she sewed one out of burlap for me. I had this on my drum set and my later set until 1977. When I sold that second set, I gave the stick bag with it. I will always admire Karen’s drumming and love her glorious voice.

I still listen to the carpenters every day and I'm 73

@rueljacobe42068

3 жыл бұрын

Me too i always want to hear her golden voice no one like Karen's wonderful voice

No one has touched this music today no one can match it

@endeavouringit

3 жыл бұрын

it's different music today, it doesn't fit the times of today, because how music has evolved, I think us older were blessed

@pureheaven8647

2 жыл бұрын

Have you noticed none of these singers on the reality song contest shows have ever tried to do one of her songs - they couldn’t even get close!

@marionscheuerlein4387

2 жыл бұрын

@@pureheaven8647 You are right! And many of them don't know the Carpenters! That's a pity! But no one can ever be like the Carpenters.

🇲🇫 The best voice is Karen voice! . From France we love her ❤️❤️❤️ Who is listening Karen in 2021?

@mikebowman8680

2 жыл бұрын

Still listening in 2022. I never get tired of hearing her perfect voice. And she was a great drummer too. Hands down the best voice ever.

@regularguyrunning174

Жыл бұрын

moi.

@CoachVincFM

Жыл бұрын

Me, from France too 🥰 Tony Joe White is another great voice here

@annadomanska3951

Жыл бұрын

Still listening to Karen.From Canada❤

@marisawolff-tapetes8138

Жыл бұрын

Incrível, sempre atual,. Imortal,!!!

My dad loved the Carpenters and played them all the time and I really hated them at the time because he was always putting down the music I liked(which of course was harder rock) but now, as an adult, I can hear just how amazing these two were, and without the ego battle between me and my Dad going on, I can appreciate their music a lot more. Karen's voice is remarkable. No one has ever sang with such tenderness and grace. Yes other female singers are more technical and virtoustic, but her delivery and the way she put a song out there is unmatched to this day.

Beatles were honored to have have somebody with that sort of talent!

For sheer comfort, warmth, and peacefulness, there's a cozy fire on a chilly evening, the security of a soft blanket, the embrace of a loved one just when you need it...and Karen Carpenter's voice.

Most beautiful voice ever!

We've only just begun... it gets you every time -on so many levels. The promise, optimism and irony. Karen blazed so bright, so fast yet who could have predicted.... Still, she is more relevant now than ever.

I find it hard not to tear up every time I see her. What a tragic, senseless loss.....

@sheldoncooper8199

4 жыл бұрын

@David Zimmerli I feel You. Greatest most senseless Loss the music world had during the early 80 ies. If only She found someone that loved her.

@listener-kv8rr

4 жыл бұрын

Don't know why, but every time, when Karen sings sad or yearning song tears goes by like big river.

@lindamcooper1

4 жыл бұрын

Many times I’ll start playing one of their songs, I have to stop because I break out crying. 😢

@davidzimmerli489

4 жыл бұрын

@@lindamcooper1 so true...I'm the same...

@glenpatrickconaghan8409

3 жыл бұрын

Will never be possible to emulate just the best

This Rainy Days and Mondays is exemplary for the best vocal timbre you can find anywhere, and it was probably recorded in mono. She was a phenom.

no words can describe her voice…

@shvetes

Жыл бұрын

And what beautiful skills and touch on drums!

I love the Carpenters for their melodious voices ....

In this Rare video You can clearly see that Karen LOVED to Play the drums. She was a drummer first. before she started to Sing.

Simply the best voice of all pop music history. Without rival.

32 thumbs down really. how could anyone not like her voice

“I don't know what's worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you've always wanted to be, and feel alone.”

Simply the best female pop singer of all time......

@minhtrando

4 жыл бұрын

@David S. He said "singer", not "vocalist". I don't think being a belter is that necessary to be a good pop singer. A beautiful timbre is needed indeed, and Karen simply had it. Ariana Grande is a belter for sure, but I'm not sure whether people think she performs vocally better than Karen.

@jfarris1227

4 жыл бұрын

A pure voice of an angel!! Saw them twice in concert when I was very young words can’t do the experience justice!!

@divaslive6953

4 жыл бұрын

@@minhtrando : Please don't ever compare Ariana to Karen, simply, Karen has a unique voice that sets her apart from her fellow singers during those days, and she stands alone in that category, now a days so many singers can belt higher notes but they will never have what Karen had. Karen's voice is pure magic. Nostalgic, class and vitange that other's could only wished for. 💗💗💗 i have nothing's against Ariana. But these lady here is a legend, an icon, a history. 💪💪💪💗💗💗

@minhtrando

4 жыл бұрын

@@divaslive6953 100% agree with you. And in time, I seem to realize that Karen's singing style has already gone extinct in today's pop music. Nobody sings like her anymore.

@conceicaoferraz1785

3 жыл бұрын

Karen carpenter the best forever applause from Brazil 🇧🇷💚💛

Best carpenter Concert ever!

This Voice is like Gold...

I'd give anything to go back in time and see them in concert.

@iliketowatchvideos47

4 жыл бұрын

Me too marc

@crystalthomashKC

4 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to see them in concert at The University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois. Dream come true. I was in high school. My dad took me.

@randysanchez8188

4 жыл бұрын

count me in.,

@divaslive6953

4 жыл бұрын

Count me in.... i will trade what ever i have just to go back in time to watch them, and yet im a guy from.mid 90s...💗

@janemehlan8114

3 жыл бұрын

@@crystalthomashKC that's exactly where I heard them....my parents took me....I was 11 years old and besotten with them....i still am.

Her speaking voice is so pleasant to the ears as well. Seriously. What a loss to the music industry!

Clear perfection every time! I told my wife, if I am ever in a coma Ii want her to play carpenter's music 24/7 in my room! LOVE Carpenter's Australia video also!!!!!!!!!

Today she would be 72 years old. One of the best singers we've ever seen. I miss you so much...

The voice of Carpenters is Karen.... Bless her for her voice is gift from heaven

@markprange4386

4 жыл бұрын

Consilio: 44:48+ --And what a speaking voice, too!

@nataliebrackett793

3 жыл бұрын

Karen voice is special

Rainy Days and Mondays is a masterpiece performance ! !

31:50 "For All We Know" breathtakingly magnificent & effortless 😇

Absolutely AMAZING. Rediscovering the incredible beauty of her voice. Am totally in love with Karen’s personality and the songs. Some might call it obsessed. Can’t get enough of listening to her. My God! Their music is just “what the world needs now”.

@MsRadar23

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t agree more

@mickster1780

3 жыл бұрын

i feel the same way

@connieschultz9493

3 жыл бұрын

Her voice got better with age . So sad she passed away just as she was entering her prime. Her voice when she sang the song, Now, was incredible.

@marionscheuerlein4387

2 жыл бұрын

Ninka, the same here. Karen made the songs so special... and Richard is so god-given gifted also. He has the right feeling for picking the right songs at the right time. And he arranges them so unique... simply great... and unmatchable good!!!

@RitaSora

2 жыл бұрын

Same! Can not get enough.Been listening to them since 1969 and they still make me stop in my tracks if one of their songs comes on the radio at the store.They mean even more ( if that's possible) as we get older.

No glitz, no glitter, no "pyro", no auto-tune, just pure unadulterated God given talent....thanks for the post!!

@mladyisthename

3 жыл бұрын

They trained for years

@bruceperkers7076

3 жыл бұрын

@@aussie1868 8th

@andikndt11

2 жыл бұрын

If you don't believe in auto-tune check out Andy Williams with the Righteous Brothers man that is pure gold just like the Carpenters

@tasertag7513

2 жыл бұрын

What is Pyro?

@AJ-wg7fj

2 жыл бұрын

@@mladyisthename Richard played for many years, yes, but was very naturally gifted. Read the recent Carpenters biography. Karen’s vocal beauty is absolutely God-given, not the result of any sort of extensive vocal training. She really didn’t think of herself as a vocalist even, early on. So, you’re wrong.

She was an angel.

The norm at the time on the BBC and American TV (e .g. Band Stand) was for the performances to be lip synced. Karen is so good it was obvious that wasn’t necessary. The fact that she can sound as good on tv, sometimes better, than the recordings is phenomenal.

What a sweet and humble thank you from Karen at 45 minute mark. Truly the greatest of all time

That was an absolutely phenomenal performance from beginning to end!!

She was an awesome drummer and great singer.

Pure talent heavenly voice 💓

❤️❤️❤️ The greatest female singer in history!!! Karen is my favorite female vocalist of all time! Straightforward singing, no gimmicks -- the sweetest & most beautiful voice! I have so many wonderful memories of my life associated with the Carpenters' songs. Karen looked so pretty in her young 20s. What a tragedy what happened to her, no need to have lost any weight. If only she could have seen how beautiful she really was. I never get tired of listening to her songs and hearing her voice. RIP beautiful lady.

What a great concert. I loved seeing Karen on the drums. And her voice is magical.

Quite simply, BEAUTIFUL!

The amount of enthusiastic reaction and applause after Rainy Days and Mondays, For All we Know, etc. by the British audience is a stunning and powerful acknowledgement of the talent and respect for Karen Carpenter not given to her memory today. This is a sad commentary on what is regarded as talent today. With Karen it was about interpretation and about the song, not about her as in DIVA opera. She played the drums extremely well several times while singing. To know she was only 21 at this taping is just mind boggling. On the internet they list her as a singer - sure - but she was also a percussionist/ jazz musician.

@monilaninetynine3811

2 жыл бұрын

Karen Carpenter is VERY much respected and gaining new fans all the time. Her talent is timeless and she will never, ever be forgotten.

@raymondcote2414

2 жыл бұрын

Her drumming is welled played. She is good if not great

@vilmalugay3401

2 жыл бұрын

Yes,a very good drummer. I miss all of their songs. Gone too soon but never forgotten. Jan 31,2022

@conceicaoferraz1785

2 жыл бұрын

Applauses from Brazil 🇧🇷 👏👏👏👏 Very Very talented.

They loved you then Karen and they STILL love you and always will....

A pure God-Given talent and we miss her soooo dearly. Taken too early in life. Only way I understand it is that God needs our Angels.

I've never felt such magic from another singer as she. Right from her first note to her last song in the concert. Pure spine tingling magic 👼

I LOVE KAREN CARPENTER. I THINK RICHARD BROUGHT SO MUCH INTO CREATING THE CARPENTER SOUND, THE SONGS, ARRANGEMENTS AND HARMONIES ALL ALL FORM WONDERFUL LAYERS OF SOUND WHICH HIGHLIGHT THE MAGIC OF KAREN'S VOICE. I JUST WANT TO LISTEN TO KAREN ( MORE THAN EVER) SINCE MOST POPULAR PERFORMERS JUST DON'T COMPARE TO HER. SHE WAS LOVELY AND A DREAM OF A SINGER. HER FINE VOICE WAS EXTREMELY FINE AND JUST SO V E R Y B E A U T I F U L L.

50 years have now passed since that performance and every time I think of Karen and Richard or play their music I just get sad. They made Earth a better place and life better when they came on the radio. Karen's voice really agreed with me in a way no other singer ever has. Karen is no doubt an angel who eased are pain when she would sing. Richard is brilliant, when you can beat the Beatles out of a Grammy oh my you've really done something. We all miss Karen but no one misses her more then Richard.

@RitaSora

2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said!

Karen had the talent to make these classics uniquely her own. There'll never be another quite like Karen Carpenter.

Will always love Karen

They were unique and made history in the music industry. This will be listed for generations to come.

Even after decades of listening to the music of the Carpenters I still get goosebumps while listening to these songs. Never ever gets old. It’s not just the angelic unique voice of Karen, but also the instrumentation and the beautiful arrangements. It’s the whole package. Some of the best music ever written, recorded, and performed.

@totallyawesometravels

Жыл бұрын

these younger generation are missing out

Karen was an ANGEL sent straight from heaven 🌹💞🌹💞🌹💞🌹💞🌹💞🌹 One of the best performances ever!!

@backtheblue280

Жыл бұрын

@JJ JJ I think you have your mom confused with this angel ? Clown 🤡

How could 11 peeps not like this???...serious!

I have always loved her voice.

That version of that Beatles Song is soo Godlike

Simply great! I love them... wonderful!

Masterpiece!

I miss the music of the 70s so much. Being a teenager was a real joy if you loved music. I saw the Carpenters for the first time on TOTP late 1971 performing SUPERSTAR , it was captivating and Beautiful. So many great Artists and records in the 70s.

That "Sometimes" song performed in this concert is undeniably perfect, so perfect and nothing but perfect.... Karen is not a human... 💗💗💗

@paulscofield5444

2 жыл бұрын

Right up there with Superstar and We've Only Just Begun as one of my three favorite Carpenters songs.

Richards and Karens voices toghether are like a heavenly choir

The songs “Superstar” and “Rainy days and Mondays” are great songs.

Loneliness is such a sad affair

Karen was only 21 here. Both she and Richard's fame was just starting to take off at this point. What a phenomenal performer she was. She is still missed more than 35 years after her death. Thanks for the video.

@connieschultz9493

3 жыл бұрын

I miss her so much

@egreenbery

3 жыл бұрын

a huge loss

@delshoemaker7616

3 жыл бұрын

twenty one! Far out!

@mustafagordon7155

2 жыл бұрын

instablaster.

@candelise

2 жыл бұрын

There was so much maturity in that vocal. She had a voice of seemingly so much experience that you could believe anything she sang to you.

Pure enjoyment watching this concert. Brings me back to my youth and how I loved to sing along with their albums and go to their concerts. This music is truly a gift and will Never go out of style!

The look she gives richard at the beginning of close to you when he messes up the key ha ha brilliant

@markprange4386

4 жыл бұрын

I like to watch: 41:06

@thomaswilson5345

4 жыл бұрын

So subtle

@warrenmakekau1171

2 жыл бұрын

OHHH that look!!!!😠 that's really something to see! Being that they both were such perfectionist's! One of their band members quoted that they "never" made a mistake.

@bruschmidt9943

2 жыл бұрын

Actually they commented how SHE never made a mistake. Rich made them quite often, actually. I've caught her giving him the "look" on various performances.

When this concert was recorded at the BBC on 25th September 1971, was anyone who was there at the time, still alive today who can give us memories of the concert and what the atmosphere of the event was like? After listening to it on KZread, it was a great show for all concerned, Karen and Richard Carpenter, and their fans in the audience. 😁

Probably my favorite concert I’ve watched of them on KZread. Karen’s vocals are so crisp, clean and exceptional!! ❤️

@jean-michelpic

9 ай бұрын

Oui la voix de Karen frôle la perfection

Truly talented, they worked so well together....

Just beautiful!

WOW! Karen singing Rainy Days and Mondays on this is out of this world fantastic!

@littlejpl

4 жыл бұрын

You are so right this is one of the best recording of Rainy Days and Mondays I have ever hear as well.

@littlejpl

4 жыл бұрын

For All We Know is very special here as well

@Rollie_Rank

3 жыл бұрын

So True. Karen singing that song live, its better than the studio version !

What a talent!

"Help!" (pre-recorded) 0:00 "Love Is Surrender" 3:45 "Superstar" 5:51 "And When He Smiles" 10:11 "Rainy Days and Mondays" 13:20 "That on the Road Look" (Tony Joe White) 17:47 "I Fell in Love with You" (Karen Carpenter and Doug Strawn) 22:41 "Bacharach/David Medley" (pre-recorded) 26:07 "For All We Know" 31:52 "Lust for Earl and the Married Woman" (Tony Joe White) 34:32 "Sometimes" 38:10 "(They Long to Be) Close to You" 40:55 "We've Only Just Begun" 45:53

@nesspatinio7807

4 жыл бұрын

Superb as ever!

@lindamcooper1

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mario, for listing the songs!!

@mariomarin3332

4 жыл бұрын

@@lindamcooper1 Your'e Welcome!

@melonmusk3313

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@timmason1033

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mario for the song listing !!

They both were an amazing talent

Magnificent..😂😍

Simpler beautiful times. How our world has changed in 40 years.

A beautiful version of "Help". Karen and Richard, you continue to give us goosebumps over 40 years on...

I am trying to imagine a young Karen Carpenter today auditioning on AGT. She would have had the entire arena in tears including Simon Cowell. There have been some beyond amazing singers on these shows but Karen still had the best voice ever.

IT was year 1995 im in my 2nd year high when i first heard THE CARPENTERS, instantly i was cast undespell by her majestic, golden crystal voice... and since then i was a huge fan of her. I hope I don't sound weird because im a guy...😇💗

@Sandy-dt2mp

3 жыл бұрын

My dear you don't sound weird at all. There is nothing wrong with you expressing your feelings. In fact it makes you sound fantastic because you fell under the spell of the greatest female vocalist that ever lived. This angel was sent to us for only a short while but did she spellbound everyone who heard her voice

@zigman8550

Жыл бұрын

Nothing to feel bad about. I'm a hard rocker. Led Zeppelin and Van Halen to name a few but I also love the Carpenters.

An angel who touched the hearts of many people and forever will be irreplaceable. Miss you so much rest in peace Karen carpenter. You left this world too soon but your lovely velvety contralto voice never will. Rest in peace angel

I love her voice and watching her never get tirer of her music

Great Show! Thank you so much for sharing this.I now have even more of The Carpenters to watch!Get to see things I've never seen or shows I remember well and can walk down memory lane.

I love her 💕💖

"We've Only Just Begun" and "For All We Know", the two wedding standards of the day. What a voice.

Great show ...nobody talks bout Tony Joe White...whtat a voice and a performer

She's busy healer her voice drags out your suppressed pain effortlessly I cry depths I never knew existed within me.thanku God

Wow! This is live! Her voice is absolutely unequalled and next level. I am also obsessed listening to her sing as it is hypnotic and so incredibly beautiful and pure. The melancholy is palpable and the purity of her voice is unmatched. Best female singer ever? She is definitely in that discussion..

1971....they hadn't even recorded the majority of their big hits yet.

@cimarronhopper4605

5 жыл бұрын

They were brand new

Her parents came to a show and her mother said to their manager about all the people coming to see her boy Richard so that's when their manager said no they come to hear Karen SING. Mom was in shock since Richard was always her favorite. What a voice and talent! RIP. We're still listening

If Only Karen had found Someone to Truly Love her. Saddest Story i ve heard in years.

@mohdazmi10

4 жыл бұрын

Sheldon Cooper81 yes she deserves true love.😢

Beautiful angelic voice. Who else can get away with singing even The Beetles songs?❤️😊💕

The Carpenters at the same festival as "Iron Butterfly"? "Inhaggada Divida" and "Close to you" at the same music festival. Wow!

@MM-yn9db

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, kind of like when Hendrix opened for the Monkeys.

@paulscofield5444

2 жыл бұрын

@@MM-yn9db Or in Denver in 1968 when Led Zeppelin opened for Vanilla Fudge.

Karen, the greatest Voice ever.

Wow they also have this song from Beatles Thank You 🙏 Very appreciated so much your solely unique band in the world

I remember their hits were on all of the “pop” radio stations and I still know every word! I love in one of their bios KDLang says she was a big influence on her vocal style. Thanks for sharing this fab era of their career.

@divaslive6953

4 жыл бұрын

Its still famous even to this very day 2020, it still played on radio air waves around the world.... 💗💗💗

Good grief! Karen's voice. So warm it could melt the Sun. Some people will never get it.

i love you karen, i'm 26. Listening this in 2021. My favorites songs are Rainy Days and Mondays, Love surrender, i think all songs haha !! RIP Karen

This is a 21 year old!

How could the rest of us let her leave so soon? No matter how many times I watch this, it brings tears to my eyes. This ethereal creature was so much more than her talents.

@jeffreyfeet

2 ай бұрын

As great as this is I prefer karen on-stage from 73 onward when she fully embraced her lead singer status

The cutest little wiggle!

she killed Rainy Days...

@sheldoncooper8199

4 жыл бұрын

@jeanesingsjazz I almost cry every Time i hear this version of Rainy Days & Mondays.

@MsRadar23

3 жыл бұрын

I cried

She was a cutie.😍🔥 Always loved her big brown eyes. RIP Karen.