It’s now 2023 and I can’t believe The Carpenters are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame??? Please let’s get them in! Who is with me on this one?

@evandrojara6210

Жыл бұрын

Estoy Contigo

@evandrojara6210

Жыл бұрын

Estoy Contigo!,,, En Ese Tiempo Tenía 14 Años ... Y Aún Escucho Sus Canciones

@richardchapman5351

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree!!

@sherryfentiman3998

11 ай бұрын

I agree

@iguimajr

11 ай бұрын

Eu estou.

I am a singer. And many times I research singers from the past. And when I heard Karen Carpenter, I fell in love with it, my heart raced. And knowing that she is no longer here is a lot of pain. 😢

No one nowadays can perform live and sound THIS good. Sad

The world lost a beautiful legend the day Karen Carpenter died.

Nobody in 2024 sounds this good live. I'm speechless.

@torilllundborn7899

2 ай бұрын

Soo right❤

@unclewilbur8976

Ай бұрын

There’s nobody even close!

@blitzebill

Ай бұрын

sorry to burst your bubble, but this not a "live" performance. This was lip-synced with their studio recordings. But they are fabulous, and Karen was an exceptional drummer.

@geoffallan3804

Ай бұрын

@@blitzebill Did they lip sync the mistakes, too?

@blitzebill

Ай бұрын

@@geoffallan3804 yes they did. You can see Richard at the keyboard, just barely sitting down in time, and the song starts, and his fingers are half to a whole second behind the recording. he manages to catch up.

Karen was walking out of a restaurant in LA, John Lennon was walking in. John stopped and just said to Karen: “I want to tell you love, I think you’ve got a fabulous voice”, and he just walked on.

@kaymuldoon3575

Жыл бұрын

I’ve read that Paul McCartney thought she had the best female voice ever.

@jimmywong7026

Жыл бұрын

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@sweett3469

Жыл бұрын

Wow...I am a singer and an alto....like Karen....When I audition..I sing some of her songs...there are too many soprano singers who are really altos...I loved her tones and smooth perfection....such an angel!!!😀🎶🎶

@BleedBNG

Жыл бұрын

@@sweett3469 That's what changed Richard's opinion of her singing. She wasn't slated at first to sing his songs but he liked her smooth alto range on one of their first songs and he changed his mind.

@markcheswick6344

Жыл бұрын

Perfection

I grew up in Downey and Karen and Richard would drive by the house often and Karen would always smile a huge smile and wave at us on our bicycles. Richard always drove and Karen would have her feet up on the dash of The Carpenter's Van....that was on Cedartree Rd in Downey Northside....1969-1982.... The best ol days.....miss you Karen ...♥️

@markk.5637

3 күн бұрын

YES! Miss Karen greatly!!!

No skimpy outfit. No suggestive dance moves. Yet, I am enthralled by the beauty and talent on display here....

@Reforger777

Ай бұрын

Absolutely !

@_dimsimjim

Ай бұрын

BBC

Her pitch, her timing, her emotive expression, and the love of the music. She was a gift from creator. Blessed to have her on the planet for a short time. Best female voice ever. Devastated when we lost her. ❤️‍🔥🫶🏼🙏

@Chriscornell.1989

9 күн бұрын

God wanted her so bad at his table that he gave her cancer

Carpenters never chased the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Frankly, they were too genuine to be there. They have the legacy of their music.

Karen Carpenters at the age of 21 years old has amazing voice of the century, she's been imitated around the world but never duplicated.

@davyblackburn4090

8 күн бұрын

Think they varied more than just rock'n'roll. Not sure what you mean by genuine though. Aren't other artists in the hall of fame genuine?

In my 65 years, this is the closest I've ever heard to a angel singing. Then & still through 2023 😇

@jacklenzo8463

2 ай бұрын

20 years younger than you, AND I AGREE !!!

@sillysad3198

2 ай бұрын

female vocals from The dark side.

@Grace_and_Truth78

2 ай бұрын

A fallen angel, it's inverted

@Grace_and_Truth78

2 ай бұрын

​@@sillysad3198it's a baphomet tare

I believe that somewhere in the world, there are people who feel the same emotions that I feel when I listen to masterpieces like this song.

@guadalupemichaels1817

Ай бұрын

Tears. Reminds me of my dad . Such nostalgia.

Lets get them into hall of fame while Richard is still here to experience and accept the honor the carpenters deserve

@gregbutcher7081

3 ай бұрын

The Hall of Fame doesn’t deserve them.

@torilllundborn7899

Ай бұрын

God would have her near Him ❤

@gregwaldrip7910

Ай бұрын

@@gregbutcher7081 Your right, what is so big deal about the Hall of Shame...Forget It...

Karen Carpenter had the most peaceful voice I have ever heard.

52 years ago...still can bring tears, or smiles...damn, she is so missed!

@user-qs2pw8gk4k

Ай бұрын

So much missed ❤

No one in recorded history has ever held a candle to Karen. God bless you sweetheart.

@disoriented1

5 жыл бұрын

I am 55...I am fortunate enough to have Carpenter's music as one of my earliest memories...I started a Carpenter's fan club in my college in the early 80's..

@squareegg3249

2 ай бұрын

Truly

@xyzlmnop5206

Ай бұрын

I would have to give Celine Dionne the nod

1970 Baby here. As far back as I can remember her voice rings through the years. There is no equal. None can touch her. I was devastated when we lost her.

Not in the Hall of Fame?....NO WAY!!!....Karen's voice was of an angel an Richard was a.musical genius....let's vote them in guys...

Turned 70 yesterday and I still think out of everyone this voice is the most beautiful. It makes me cry.

@wmrg1057

25 күн бұрын

Makes two of us. On both accounts

@ianmacauley4996

2 күн бұрын

Makes three of us - both accounts (- Feb '54). Voice of an angel.

She honestly did not know how special she was. An ANGEL sent straight from heaven. We love you Karen Anne 💕🌹💕🌹💕🌹💕🌹💕🌹💕🌹

@robbiet8583

3 ай бұрын

That was beautiful.

@hermano4242

2 ай бұрын

I wonder that maybe she DID know. And perhaps the burden was too much for a mortal human to bear…

@johngraham5543

9 күн бұрын

I believe in all reality it was part both! Karen was a talent unlike any other this world has ever known! RIP!

I don’t know what I like better, her singing or her singing while she play the drums. There will never be another Karen Carpenter

It's 2023 and Karen and Richard Carpenter are more relevant than ever

She was a criminally underrated drummer. Such a beautiful soul.

@scottherf

2 ай бұрын

I was shocked, I’ve drummed sessions- she’s a boss. Wow.

The BEST female singer of all-time in my opinion PLUS a master drummer on top of it! Such a talent! (Along with her brother, Richard!)

@hummushero9428

Ай бұрын

Richard was a virtuoso pianist, and a genius with musical arrangements. They both were just truly gifted.

This type of music brings me back to the street I grew up on in the 70s... everyone knew each other, never thinking that I'd end up in 2023 in a shit show of a world we have now...dam I miss my youth 😢

Thank God in Jesus Christ for internet so we all time can listen to these wonderful musicians and singers...oh oh..❤❤❤❤❤

I am a millenial living in Asia and when I think of America, Karen's velvety crystal clear voice always comes to my mind.

Thank god for technology. Long after Karen left this world we can still listen to her amazing legacy. Rest in peace beautiful angel.

Their commitment to excellence is apparent, hours and hours of practice and the fact that they were both perfectionists. They don't make them like this anymore.

@mikamikan1079

Ай бұрын

yeah and she died young

@SS-pc6dg

Ай бұрын

but Katy Perry can be pretty

Takes guts to do a Beatles song for BBC in '71..... Karen id forever loved by generations far after she left us 💖

I was 6 years old in 1971 living in Puerto Rico. Did not understand one word of english....and all I wanted was to hear their music and Karen's silky voice. Fast forward.....now living in Long Beach Ca..not far from their home town of Downey....and I still have that same admiration for Richard and Karen. God I wish Karen was still around...she was just a shinning positive soul. Thanks for the video.

@Djr67

7 жыл бұрын

Wish she loved herself as much as we loved her, she would still be around to sing for us, just so sad what she done to herself for no reason, so so so very sad

@TheLarryBrown

Жыл бұрын

Go see the Carpenters memoriabilia exhibit at the "Karen and Richard Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts" at California State University/Long Beach. Call ahead and they will open it for you.

@willieortiz9825

Жыл бұрын

Same here Living in the beautiful island🇵🇷 growing there and listening Karen and Richard,we had their records,we used to play their song loud and the rest of the kids made lyrics of their own,it was a magical time.thanks for sharing it remind me of a beautiful time in our lives.👍

@22ergie

2 ай бұрын

Their HOMEtown was in Connecticut. California was their adopted home.

@okguy1282

2 ай бұрын

@@22ergieRichard and Karen’s home town was Downey. Their parents moved them from Connecticut. They were raised in Downey.

I'm glad that Karen Carpenter and Nat King Cole weren't born until the time that recording technology was developed. Those two incredible voices need to be preserved as long as our species exists.

As a young black youth bus to a white school in the early 70s i was put in the chorus class.. Years later im so happy to have fell in love with these songs in my teens and still today people are amazed when i say the Carpenters is in my top three all time.

A gift from God. As I have gotten older I have learned to appreciate the amazing qualities of her voice and the music. Having been born in 1963, this and so many other 70's songs are the background music of my life. I feel very fortunate to have lived during a time of incredible creativity and diversity in music. All the way up through the 90's and then it fell off a cliff.

@drstephenbecker

9 ай бұрын

born in 1965 and I completely agree with you. I quit listening to any new American or English language music right about 1990. But MAN! Didn't we have great music in Junior High School and High School too!? Kids today will never get it. My son and daughter in law were playing this "rap" crap in the car and I asked them if we could please just put some music on...they were "highly" offended. I'm sure you hear what I'm saying, brother!

@davidsheriff9274

9 ай бұрын

The seventies gave us some wonderful music. The Carpenters, James Taylor, Carol King, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell ect. I think the eighties kind of sucked with a few exceptions, I think of the eighties as mainly one hit wonders and hair metal. The nineties gave us some incredible rock bands and then as you say, it went off a cliff. My mother used to say " there are only two singers in the world, one is Karen Carpenter and the other isn't".

@christinerocher674

3 ай бұрын

Même plaisir , même état d esprit , même année , c'est une bonne étoile 🌟 , heureuse d être avec des personnes qui ont du goût sonore. Douces nuits à tout ceux qui nous ont laissé que du meilleur son. Merci

@mikelroa8719

2 ай бұрын

​@@davidsheriff9274would you share your top 5 90s bands?

@davidsheriff9274

2 ай бұрын

@@mikelroa8719 Soundgarden, Jane's Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins, Sublime and Bjork. I know that was six, but I couldn't leave anyone out.

No singing voice of the last 100 years has conveyed loneliness, loss, and depression in so heartbreakingly beautifully a fashion.

@inshambles2

Жыл бұрын

elliott smith and nick drake. IMO

@whodidit99

11 ай бұрын

Yes, but that is why Top of the World is one of their most popular songs, their best feel good song.

@katiegrundle9900

5 ай бұрын

you have to deal with depression to be compelled to their music and the sad songs as much as i am. there is a lonliness to it, especially goodbye to love, but the song is so well written that it almost seems happy. in my life i feel what she went through because of mental illness. i dont wish it on anyone. but i will always love and miss karen.

@davidsheriff9274

2 ай бұрын

I heard a music critic say that he thinks that one of the possible reasons why so many people have such a visceral response to Karen's singing is that it sounds like a mother singing to her child, it's an interesting theory,who knows? I guess the sad irony of that is that she never had any of her own children to sing to.

Her voice was astonishingly beautiful.

Unbelievable talent. I've just been watching young Dionne Warwick sing and the purity of voice in both of them is astonishing.

She Not only sounded fabulous and totally into tune and on time here but she looked fabulous. This was at the height of the Carpenters They loved The Beatles and did several tributes of their songs. Thank you to all of The Carpenters for your impeccable classic 70's songs. These are songs we will forever cherish.

No auto tune needed ever here- one of the best female vocalists of all time

@FD-tu9rt

8 ай бұрын

The BEST !!!! .....Trust ! 👍👍👍👍👍

@peterguarino9143

7 ай бұрын

The Carpenters,and probably most vocalists of that time would never need or use Autotune...

@deaniacoponi2139

3 ай бұрын

Today's so-called female top performers must be so embarrassed of themselves when they listen to Karen Carpenter sing.

That voice deserves a spot in the Rock and Roll hall of fame.

@applepitz

6 жыл бұрын

*Amen to that... such a sin that they are overlooked every year...*

@divaslive6953

6 жыл бұрын

Aren't they in the lists of R&RHOF.... 😯😯😯 Then I guess its time to abolished that shit. 😤😤😤

@Coupydog

6 жыл бұрын

I concur. Also, where is Boston's nomination? Another band who was a major game-changer in music. Must be all politics.

@jackson2620

6 жыл бұрын

ya, jews

@professorjodigibson1600

5 жыл бұрын

idiot.@@jackson2620

When I hear her sing “Superstar” with no electronics, no autotune, just the purest sound ever. I actually tear up at thought of her passing so young. God Bless you Karen and Richard!

52 years later and still wow oh wow! Absolute musical perfection.

I' don't have the words. Almost like a religious experience. God...how amazing she is. "Is" not was. She is ever present in our minds. She was the sound track of our lives. As I listened to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath with my friends, when I was alone I listened to Karen and loved every second. I wonder how some guy couldn't wrap himself around her and pull her out of the stupid thing that pulled her down.

@torilllundborn7899

Ай бұрын

She still IS..through Internet... Now she sings in Heaven. ❤ Amen

What's truly extraordinary is how young they were here. Karen was 21 and Richard was 24. Think about that.

@deborama19

Жыл бұрын

She was only 32 when she died! So sad.

@tjp2109

Жыл бұрын

child prodigies...

@subarsunic

Жыл бұрын

What 21??? Surprised

@cytavares

Ай бұрын

Really mature artists

@torugonza

Ай бұрын

Y con esa tan corta edad cuántos éxitos !

she is missed without her there would be no Carpenters she was the show I am 70 years old and grew up with her music we miss you R.I.P

Im all for the Carpenters being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Great drummer - God bless Karen Carpenter👍❤️

By far the best female singer of all time!

@garylobo348

Жыл бұрын

She was great. But Stevie Nicks is better.

@mariopla9597

11 ай бұрын

No

@Eleventhearlofmars

2 ай бұрын

@@garylobo348I love Stevie but I think even she would say Karen trumps her by quite a way.

@22ergie

2 ай бұрын

Tina Turner!@@garylobo348

@michaelhodges8312

Ай бұрын

⁠@@garylobo348Not even close to Karen.

I bet Karen had no second takes. She's the eternal goddess of my musical soul.

Anorexia is a deadly mental and physical nightmare to those that got strangled by its tentacles.. Karen Carpenter , you and your voice will never be forgotten and when i hear her songs on whatever device , I know it's her singing.... Unmistakable n sweet to the soul.. Rainy days and Mondays always get me down too... God bless you Miss...

@kramalerav

6 ай бұрын

She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Sister

The Carpenters Definitely Belong in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame!!

I’m a singing drummer. What Karen is doing is extremely tricky. The trick is to concentrate on singing and let the drumming just happen. She’s the best I’ve ever seen at it.

@MartySmithFan

Жыл бұрын

I can sing playing guitar but I cannot playing the piano it’s so hard for me (not that I’m that good or anything mind you ) but I cannot imagine playing drums and singing. NO FN WAY, so cool you can do it …. She was amazing. Her live and recorded voice is almost the same too.

@SteveBonario

Жыл бұрын

She considered herself a drummer (percussionist) first, and a singer second. From what I've read, she really disliked stepping out from behind the drums in the mid-70's. She loved drumming. Such a wonderful talent.

@AlejandroGomez-dy8mk

Жыл бұрын

She makes it so simple...but it isn't. A great artist.

@floramiles1365

Жыл бұрын

Did they really sing live in this show? I just watched the 1974 Japan concert which was definitely live. Here I am not THAT sure though.

@MrNickr35

Жыл бұрын

@@floramiles1365 From watching this only the Bacharach / David medley sounded like it came off the album, the rest were either sang live or as live as they could, a couple of songs in the set are not even on main albums, if at all.

This WV boy fell in love with Karen Carpenter in circa 1971 after watching them on Carol Burnett. Their music still takes me to my happy place.

Hauntingly superior vocals/talent. The likes of Karen Carpenter will NEVER be heard/seen again. NEVER.

She worked so hard and never got to relish in her fame. I hope she knows how much we love her.

August 2023 watching and loving Karen ❤ she sounded incredible live,faultless

Her voice is like medicine that you can only get from angels.

@alrighty7184

Жыл бұрын

That’s a Castrato

@user-qs2pw8gk4k

Ай бұрын

The best medicine you can get ❤

Never thought The Carpenters were cool back in 1971. Now I think they the coolest band in the world!

@JASHJustASectionHiker

Жыл бұрын

Lots of cool bands back in the day.

@phk2000

Жыл бұрын

@@JASHJustASectionHiker You dang right about dat!

@willieortiz9825

Жыл бұрын

Voted the best band of the 70's

@regwilliams4092

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@phk2000

Жыл бұрын

@@regwilliams4092 👍👍👍

You can say whatever you wish about the music, but Karen Carpenter's vocals are out of this world. This performance is spectacular!!!! Gone way too young...

@TRACTS4JESUS

6 ай бұрын

its sad how she died but JESUS SAVES

Best female singer of all time in my opinion

If there is one person that I can attribute a magical part of childhood to, it would be Karen Carpenter.

Best vocalist of all time ever. No one is better than Karen Carpenter. No one.

@austonboston4361

Жыл бұрын

Karen's voice was indeed special, however, Janis Joplin will always wear the crown.

@umusicschool5050

Жыл бұрын

No comparison, Karen is queen

@patrickvanrinsvelt4466

Жыл бұрын

@@austonboston4361 Janis' songwriting was stellar Voice was great for her music. Not Karen though.

@patrickvanrinsvelt4466

Жыл бұрын

Judy Garland was up there too. Karen was a new era, and her drumming was up there with the best, apparently. She certainly always looked happy behind the drum kit.

@revolutionishere

Жыл бұрын

@@patrickvanrinsvelt4466 You're the only one who makes any type of a point but Whitney Houston for me. Judy is definitely up there though, a very fair observation.

Of course Karen has an angelic voice that practically has no equal in musical history, but let's also not forget about the outstanding quality of the songs that the Carpenters made. Those compositions are of the topmost level.

I could listen to the Carpenters all day.

“Superstar”=perfection. Karen had the clearest, most pitch-perfect voice and the best phrasing of any singer that I’ve ever heard. ❤️

@sinatra222

11 ай бұрын

Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt say hi 👋. Karen was phenomenal, but there were certainly other singers on her level.

@barbarabangert6594

3 ай бұрын

Agree 1000%

I've never heard a voice come close to her specific quality. She was a one of a kind.

@ProximaCentauri88

5 жыл бұрын

Michael Cohen Many tried but for me Shania Twain sounds unintentionally like Karen. The rasps in vocals and the velvety enunciation is also present in Shania's voice.

@Coupydog

5 жыл бұрын

Possibly because Karen was admittedly Shania's biggest inspiration?

@No1KCfan6

3 жыл бұрын

@@ProximaCentauri88 i don't hear it. sometimes gloria estefan's voice resembles karen's a little bit.

@ProximaCentauri88

3 жыл бұрын

@@No1KCfan6 Shania Twain's voice possesses the sexy middle American tone that is also found in Karen's though Karen's voice has more depth. Karen and Shania sound closest in the Carpenter's "Solitaire".

@Mulberry2000

Жыл бұрын

Why put yourself down if you think that you will not. I used to envey people who could play an instrument, i thought it was magic. Then one day i woke up and said i am going to learn the guitar and i did, then piano and then singing. Ok i am not good enough for the public but i am for me and thats what counts. i have no intrest in performing any way.

I'm just sitting here shaking my head in amazement. Karen is still sorely missed 40 years later, that is evident in the comments, and I do want to say the whole group sounds flawless. What incredible talent, and especially given how young they were at the time of this concert! I thoroughly enjoyed watching this!

Karen Carpenter had the most amazingly beautiful voice that I ever heard in my life! I discovered the Carpenter's music back in the early '70s when I was a young teen. I continued to listen to them as a young adult and became a huge fan of their music! She was an incredible singer and could sing any song! She did it by covering a couple of the Beatles songs, putting her own touch on them, as well as covering other tunes too! Karen Carpenter is truly the most talented female singer of all time! Her voice still shines today and sounds as timeless as it did In the 1970s and early '80s!! It would be incredible if they were admitted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and her brother Richard could accept that honor!!

BBC in Concert [September 1971] 01.- Opening ~Close to You~ [00:00:00] 02.- Help! (Beatles Cover) [00:00:35] 03.- Love Is Surrender [00:03:42] 04.- Superstar [00:05:48] 05.- And When He Smiles [00:09:35] 06.- Rainy Days and Mondays [00:13:14] 07.- I Fell in Love with You (Carpenters and Doug Strawn) [00:16:51] 08.- Bacharach/David Medley [00:19:33] 09.- For All We Know [00:26:02] 10.- Sometimes [00:28:32] 11.- (They Long to Be) Close to You [00:31:14] 12.- We've Only Just Begun [00:34:59]

@divaslive6953

6 жыл бұрын

mizu keiji : Thanks for this lists of their song number. 👌💞💕

@johnsone9396

6 жыл бұрын

omizu1207...You rock!! Thanks.

@Eleventhearlofmars

5 жыл бұрын

Yep, great work with the song times, nice one fella 👌🏼👍🏼

@potate_overlord

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this really helps :)

@wagnercabrerisso5986

Жыл бұрын

*Thanks to care about us !🤗🇧🇷🇧🇷🙏*

man, I can't get around that voice of hers. it's almost surreal. dark and light at the same time, and the control she has over it is unreal. what a beautiful woman. always thought the carpenters were just some square act. now I'm mesmerized. funny.

@lovesilk1

6 жыл бұрын

And she is only 21 here, Bob. Absolute phenom.

@WSCOTTEN

6 жыл бұрын

me too! As a musician myself I only listened to music I could perform. Never took the time to listen to women sing. I'm glad I finally discovered how awesome she was. The best voice I ever heard.

@lovesilk1

6 жыл бұрын

+Walt Scotten She sang in her speaking range, seemingly effortless. Both she and Richard were absolute perfectionists . Literal dynamic duo.

@FrancisMaxino

4 жыл бұрын

I was the same but now I've fallen in love with the purity of her pitch perfect singing.

@Coupydog

3 жыл бұрын

Rich was nowhere near perfect. When it came to synchronizing his own piano work on Lip Synched Broadcasting, he couldn't have been farther OFF!

Perfection! Karen's voice❤️❤️ is really an angel's voice! Richard and Karen together...wath a talented family!!❤️❤️

I don't know if she belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or not, but I know she possessed one of the most beautiful voices to ever sing a note

Superstar, still inducing chills in me 50 years later.

@Stevie.C

11 ай бұрын

My fave song period.

@TomHamilton54

8 ай бұрын

What a sad end to a true beauty. I feel for her brother.

@ManfredElsingBielefeld

7 ай бұрын

this is amazing!Since I was a child i noticed this Band!Truely very important,true and human music!I love the voice and feeling from Caron!thx for this video!

@charleswagner2984

25 күн бұрын

Isn't it funny that Leon Russell wrote that song? It's horrible when he sang it. But it's an awesome song when Karen sings anything.

Words cannot describe the beauty of Karen Carpenter’s voice. It reaches my soul. 5:48

@user-ul4ze3rb4m

10 ай бұрын

Tem vocal super cantora gostei muito parabens ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@richarddefreitastinoco2682

10 ай бұрын

Wonderful Singer and Drummer! Beauteful Voice! My Dad put me to ear the Carpenters songs! Only these days i understud that moment in my life! Miss you DAD!

@mariadiazrojas3623

10 ай бұрын

Claro que es hermosa, como cantante y baterista; yo la escuchaba siendo adolescente, fueron tiempos lindos.

@radish6691

10 ай бұрын

She has the purest voice, just perfection.

@guidedmeditation2396

10 ай бұрын

That is perhaps their very best song ever. It is what I think of as their best and most enduring. Even when I hear it today It captivates me as well. I have never researched details of the song. You could guess that the character in the song was fantasizing but it seems to be written as though they really did have an encounter. Its all just a song I know.

Two people with extraordinary talent created something that I don’t think will ever be equalled. Perhaps under-appreciated at the time, their music endures and is finally given the recognition it truly deserves.

@richardplume3212

Ай бұрын

Agree friend peace if anyone remembers it ha not i t

Nearly 34 years after her death and I've yet to fully recover. May you rest in peace with God forever Karen.

@garywhitesides5296

6 жыл бұрын

Amen! 0)

@thomashendershot1846

5 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@jasonferguson1167

5 жыл бұрын

She truly brings back the Sonshine of Yesterday !

I first heard Karen on the radio around 1970. I had never heard a voice like that! I was a radio junkie, listened all day & night and was mesmerized by her. It was sometime in 1972 I was in high school that I first saw her picture. I was shocked that she did look not like an angel. She actually was plain but I was and always will be madly in love with her voice. I saw the Carpenters in concert in 1974. It was FABULOUS!!! When she died I locked myself in my apartment played all her records and cried for 3 days. This concert is one of the best live performance I've ever seen of her she looks healthy, she looks happy and she truly is having fun.

@jerryedward6758

5 жыл бұрын

I was kid back then hearing songs, just think songs were recorded on analog tape from 1950-80s, there was no digital recording till 1980s were voices could be altered. David Bowie (would know inside mucic industry) said 90% artist voices were altered, like "Adele" never sound same in concert. She was blessed with natural talent to sing. Would like met her and take her fir supper, well was just 8 yr old kid then.

@Alexander-rq9he

8 ай бұрын

💔

@gunpeiyokoifan

5 ай бұрын

In 2023 even, I'm sad to learn she's gone (I learned about the Carpenters this year but swore I've heard them before)

Proof that angels exist.

After 50 years listening to the Carpenters songs, they still gives me a lot of positive energy and strength to keep on going❤

How could anybody not fall in love with Karen? Such a joy to watch, and the voice! 100% pure.

@jmrusirius63

8 жыл бұрын

+James I fell in love with her at 5 years old... this only validates that.

@gep915

8 жыл бұрын

+James I'm not the one who can answer that. I fell in love too with the best female singer ever...

@skullduggery3377

8 жыл бұрын

i wish she would have found someone to be in love with. i think that's all she needed. i could be wrong. but if i'm right, maybe she wouldn't have succumbed into what became of her. whenever i hear her vocals i can't help but get a little misty.

@bodhiheeren

7 жыл бұрын

Yes we all know that all families are deeply happy and harmonious and that love between man and woman lasts forever. Or is this just a sentimental and completely unrealistic notion? Or should she rather have had the necessary therapeutic and spiritual help to deal with her 'demons'?

@coreyr1971

7 жыл бұрын

180% at least

This year completed 40 years since the world lost the greatest singer with a voice and the most refined and tuned timbre that I've known on planet earth, I haven't seen a tribute to this singer Who, in addition to singing, was a person of integrity, true and delighted with her simple way of living

There isn't anything to analyze or explain; perfection in the arrangements and in the vocals. They had pure talent.

Around 2020, I drove by their childhood home in New Haven. I miss Karen Carpenter’s voice so much! There’s so many songs she could have recorded.

Every time I hear Karen Carpenter's voice, I just shake my head. Simply gorgeous. A natural, unforced mezzo, as clear as a bell. There are plenty of hugely successful "singers" who don't even belong in the same room as Karen. Such a shame that she died so young, but so grateful that we have recordings so that we can still enjoy her talents.

@paulmccarthy2032

10 ай бұрын

This is how I chose to remember Karen Carpenter..seemingly healthy,at the top of her game..singing like an angel..

@vincentnoto1938

9 ай бұрын

Karen & Richard Carpenter typify the meaning of "a touch of class". They were the hearts & the souls of 2 exquisite masterpieces.

@RunnerLogan

8 ай бұрын

A voice straight from heaven

@Dentspeed

8 ай бұрын

I get chills every time I hear them.

@jstroncheck

8 ай бұрын

she was going to a concert with her friend along with her. Her friend reported that Karen was singing in the back of the car at a very low level and this is the same level she sang. There was some sort of magic between Karen's voice and the microphone.

Literally the most talented "pop" artist of all time. Perfect pitch, amazing drummer and most don't realize her Brother is literally the most amazing keyboardist of all time.

@Coupydog

3 жыл бұрын

Even after he butchered his OWN piano synching 13:19-13:35 on intro to Rainy Days? LoL it wasn't that difficult a part!

@TheLarryBrown

Жыл бұрын

@@Coupydog What???????? The video never shows his hands at all during the time interval you mentioned. BAN TROLLS!!!!!!!

Watching her play the drums and sing so beautifully at the same time gives me chills. A phenomenal talent gone way too soon.

@stardust7x

8 ай бұрын

They should have allowed her to continue to sing while playing the drums. Playing the drums was her passion. She never wanted to be front and center singing without her drums. Look how much happier she was-Even her voice was “happier”! They caused her anorexia and bulemia, which ultimately caused her death.

@jwade848

8 ай бұрын

But she's not even playing in this video, it's obvious

@romu6875

7 ай бұрын

Verdade 😢😢

@charleshall9461

7 ай бұрын

I truly agree!! She appears much more comfortable behind the drums as she was obviously very good and from watching their videos.

@FKLinguista

6 ай бұрын

@@jwade848 The song at 16:59 is actually live and you can see and hear her technique there.

Karen’s voice, no ProTools Audio and Auto Tune! She mastered her Hi-Hats, which defines a great Drummer!

Karen's voice live was as great as her recordings! -- the greatest female pop vocalist in history!!! -- Her voice was beautiful, lovely, strong and pure. She was very pretty in her young twenties, there was no need to have lost so much weight, if only she could have truly seen herself for how beautiful she really was! Richard Carpenter was a great pianist/keyboard musician, arranger, and back up vocalist -- he was the driving force behind the Carpenters. I will always remember & cherish the Carpenters!

@allenf.5907

Жыл бұрын

I heard them live in 74 and her vocals were incredible live!

I love her!!!! You can tell she was so much more happier behind the drums.

@minivegana1355

7 жыл бұрын

IRT Unionport Yes!!!!!

@Coupydog

7 жыл бұрын

..and finally someone who understands 😢

@tomasmartinez7298

7 жыл бұрын

Su dulce voz es porque tenia un corazón dulce y tierno !!!!

@JerryDArezzo

5 жыл бұрын

You're an unqualified genius!

@groove1722

2 ай бұрын

Yes she was!! They should have left her alone.

Love seeing Karen with a big smile while on the drums. Even after the melancholy big hits, she always say "Thank you" and flashed a big smile. Glad she had some joy and fun :)

When she first came on to the scene I was in high school. I thought her voice was good but it wasn't until decades later that I realized how good it was. I will say it again; Karen's voice gave a song its fullest expression.

40 years later & still makes me so sad 💔. Karen was beyond talented-no other like her-that voice was so smooth& pitch perfect& so very peaceful & her drumming-so underrated. And Richard was brilliant with the arrangements & his musical talents- they complimented each other so well. I still remember where I was when I heard she died-shoveling snow (in Chicago)listening to WXRT on my Walkman-sat in the snow & cried in my driveway for 20minutes. 😢RIP sweet Karen

@sigismundjumbo8065

10 ай бұрын

I flipped over when I heard the Carpenters in 1970 and became enamored with them. Now am old but their magic still holds. Incredible and incredulous Carpenters. Quite immortal.

@melissagarza2376

8 ай бұрын

Wow 20min, that’s a lot of 😭 tears. I’m sure you’re exaggerating, or maybe not. Her beautiful voice/songs will live on, until the end of time.

And to think she started singing almost by accident and really wanted to just play the drums. Her recording voice is one the greatest gifts given to the pop musical world.

the best voice EVER - and Richard was equally amazing

@Phillipinnes-yk2so

3 ай бұрын

Yes he is amazing as well

@miamitten1123

2 ай бұрын

Not at singing he wasn't, but musical arrangement and selecting songs for Karen to sing....Richard was phenomenal.

@Phillipinnes-yk2so

2 ай бұрын

@@miamitten1123 he sang beautifully and many times on their songs he is singing also

@scottherf

2 ай бұрын

I would say, although Richard is more than this, but for the Bee Gees- Maurice was head music director plus did high notes. Without Richard we’d never have Karen.

Karen’s voice was that of a seraph-perfect, flawless, superb, exquisite and certainly not earned by humanity.

The most beautiful voice of all time!

@lovesilk1

6 жыл бұрын

Absolute. Phenom.

@Coupydog

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, even though I always see a partial butt-crack whenever your Avatar appears LoL

She had an extraordinary voice, how could you not fall in love with this woman.

@ilonaledeboer2461

6 жыл бұрын

John Thomas

@ilonaledeboer2461

6 жыл бұрын

Eer lijk

@ilonaledeboer2461

6 жыл бұрын

Burt

@MrBenjaminette

3 жыл бұрын

Haven't stopped loving her for a second in 45 years. Never will.

I can't believe they haven't won the Academy Award in Music.

@annecronin8339

10 күн бұрын

If they composed and sang music tracks for an Academy Award Oscar nominated or winning movie, then yes. For the music only, then it would be a Grammy Award for music. Truly a shame they never got that recogition.

The entire band is excellent. The arrangements are wonderful and Karen's tone and timbre are hard to match. She should have been singing in the big band era. Anyway she is a goddess and we were fortunate to have her.

This is the voice of the 70s. Karen just amazes.