Karen is absolutely beautiful here!

Had she not been one of the greatest singers of all time, Karen Carpenter could have easily made a great living playing the drums.

@EvieDelacourt

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I think she would have been happier doing that. I just wish she could have gone on doing both, since drumming is where her heart was, but the world would have missed out on her gorgeous vocals if she had focused solely on her drums. My favorite of her performances are the ones like this one where we get to see her doing both.

@renarga6886

9 ай бұрын

And an even more amazing career as an actress.

@user-ik9mo8wm7q

8 ай бұрын

She would’ve been an Academy award winning actress

@s4lroachclip

3 ай бұрын

She only wanted to play drums

All of you posers these days using backing tracks and autotune take a look. This is how talented musicians perform music live

@zigman8550

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!!

I’d prefer this to be the Super Bowl Half time show.

Karen Carpenter's drumming skills and her voice are amazing -- and she does it at the same time.

@USCG.Brennan

Жыл бұрын

She was truly amazing, both singing and drumming. Truly a very talented gal. Too bad anorexria got the best of her...so sad!!

@franksinatraalvesprates9933

Жыл бұрын

O irmão dela tem amor à vida e à saúde 👍

@m42037

Жыл бұрын

Ya it's very difficult I play drums she puts me to shame, I started playing in 1984

@USCG.Brennan

Жыл бұрын

@@m42037 Me too, but I started in 1965 When I got my first drum set in what was called the "Sunset" mail order catalog. I listened to my Ventures albums and started playing along. I then joined the JR High band, then HS band and then when I was in USCG Boot Camp I auditioned for and was allowed to join the USCG Marching Band in Alameda. Karen Carpenter was a fantastic drummer.....no doubt about it!! So sad how her disease took her away from us. ;-(

@m42037

Жыл бұрын

@@USCG.Brennan Yep, she was one of those born gifted people. Buddy Rich was jamming the drums at 2 year's old! Ya as I said to another person it's hard to play and sing at the same time, most people don't play instruments so they don't understand, it's hard enough playing your Instrument alone, then singing. Some people learning comes fast to them that makes me jealous I always had learning difficulty since I was a kid. Sounds like you went far with drumming, farthest I got was playing with my friends in bands on jam nights in bars back in the 80s-90s early 00s

We'll never get another Richard or Karen Carpenter. Pure magic. Oh, and the genius of Bacharach and David.

Do the people in the audience are witnessing a true legend? 😇

Karen would have been just 20 or 21 years old at the time of this concert. Incredible talents the two of them.

In those days, giants walked the Earth. We had no idea what a remarkable time is was.

@RolandoPerez-bw5mh

6 күн бұрын

Truly is!!!

Karen and Richard were outstanding musicians, vocalists, and performers. Add Bacharach & David songs and you experience heaven on earth.

@zigman8550

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I don't care what genre of music you like. The Carpenters extraordinary talent cannot be denied.

@williamfeilhauer2667

Жыл бұрын

@@zigman8550 you have got that right. Between

@cjsm1006

26 күн бұрын

Yes, they were both real musicians, both instrumentally and vocally.

This is the kind of concert that I would love to have front row seats for. They didn't shoot off fireworks & just displayed pure, raw, talent! It was neat seeing Karen sitting at the drums, where she was happiest. Thank you for sharing this marvelous performance. God Bless You & stay safe.

Filmed at the Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C for this special "Salute to Wounded G.I.s" edition of the Ed Sullivan show. The songs featured are "Close to You," "Knowing When to Leave", "Make It Easy On Yourself," "Always Something There to Remind Me," "I'll Never Fall in Love Again," "Walk on By" and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?".

@rslitman

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this information. Just to clarify, in 1970, this would have been at either Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, DC, or Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, MD. The DC facility was eventually closed, and the Maryland one got the Walter Reed name.

@mustangsally1075

Жыл бұрын

@@rslitman This looks to be at WRAMC in DC off Georgia Avenue, NW. Its definitely not Bethesda Naval Medical Center. Ive worked at both facilities previously as a Research Nurse.

@TomElvisSmith

Жыл бұрын

@@rslitman Thanks for the clarification! You are correct; after doing some more research, I found this was filmed in Washington D.C. I have made the correction to my original comment.

@JCNDCIII

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Recognize the buildings. Drove by this building the other day!

@mikemprov1303

Жыл бұрын

In between "Close to You" and "Make It Easy on Yourself" was "Knowing When to Leave" from Promises, Promises. It was first released on record by jazz singer Sue Raney in 1968.

Karen Carpenter was so adorable before her health just fell off a cliff. Her demons overpowered her. One of the best singing voices you will ever hear, she was such a cool friendly person too. r.i.p

@Lillyxxxo

7 ай бұрын

she had an eating disorder if you never had that then you will never understand

Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s music brings back great memories of growing up in the 60’s . RIP Burt and thanks for all the great songs!

@cynthianorman44

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I didn't know that Burt had passed🥺

@USCG.Brennan

Жыл бұрын

@@cynthianorman44 Yes.....he died just last week (Feb 8th) at age 94, sad to say.

@sharonallison9922

3 ай бұрын

KAREN WAS IN LOVE WITH BERT....❤

R.I.P. Burt Bacharach, one of the greatest pop composers of the last century...

Brilliant medley on the record AND performed live! R.I.P. Burt, Karen and Hal. Thanks for all the wonderful music and lyrics and performances! 🎵❤️🎵

Whoever did this live recording should really be commended. I could actually hear everything. And their live harmony was Stellar ! Wow

I will never forget the first time I ever heard her voice. I wallked into a local fire company we frequented as a family. The room was smoke filled, the red ceiling lights on, and the couples were on the floor dancing to "Close To You.' As a young, impressionable girl, I immediately knew how beautiful her voice was. I still remember how all those couples on the dance floor were fully engulfed in the moment. Only a voice like that could really make you feel that feeling. That's one moment I will remember forever. Happy Valentines Day, Weekend! 💝 Happy Sunday 🕊 thank you for sharing! 🌹

@joehill8014

Жыл бұрын

Nice memory. Thanks for sharing.

@Twisterjoe

Жыл бұрын

Yes! A voice that made you feel close to someone. Somehow her voice was both phenomenal, and so personal that you could feel like she was the voice of your own heart.

One forgets how good of a drummer Karen was. Great tribute to Bacharach & David. Thanks for all the great music. RIP

Insanely good performance and sound quality for a live concert on a lawn! Good enough for a studio recording. They must have rehearsed that medley non-stop for a month.

Oh they're GI's in a hospital, was wondering why everyone looked so miserable. Thank you for your service. Wonderful Carpenters performance!

@user-ik9mo8wm7q

8 ай бұрын

They are all shellshocked from the war

Let's not forget Richard Carpenter who did all the arrangements. He was a pop music genius.

@groove1722

Ай бұрын

He sure was.

@SueRosalie

5 күн бұрын

@@groove1722 still is! He's still playing, arranging and recording and touring

@groove1722

3 күн бұрын

@@SueRosalie That is good to know,

It's crazy how talented she was, I'm a drummer been playing for decades and she makes me look like a ham & egger plus she sings like a angel. It's not a walk in the park singing and playing I still struggle doing it and throw myself off time, at home of course with my headphones playing to song's on YT

@incog99skd11

Жыл бұрын

Bacharach songs are also very difficult to sing. Few artists outside of Dionne Warwick could navigate the complex melodies. Karen here is masterful.

The GREATEST female singing voice to ever grace this planet with her God given talent!! Period!!

@respecify

4 ай бұрын

I think so along with Cass Elliot

I usually don’t care that much for a medley, but this one is perfection

It never ceases to amaze me that this very episode, which was an on-location special in honor of injured Vietnam War soldiers, never got a stand-alone DVD release! Gladys Knight & The Pips performed a great medley inside the hospital right near the Carpenters. Comedian George Kirby appeared on this episode, as well. Would've loved a DVD of this entire episode, and the special filmed at The Hollywood Bowl.

@bennyadler5882

Жыл бұрын

Exquisite choice of locales, guys were really feeling this.

@SayItAintSo4real

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you for this info. I never knew that this episode also had Gladys Knight & The Pips & George Kirby in it. Wow! I'll look that up and hopefully find a KZread video of them, too, on this day. Thank you for telling us.

@scottmorley3672

Жыл бұрын

I met and talked to George Kirby outside the Mike Douglas studio in Philly in 1976. I remember I had dropped a bunch of art supplies I had been holding and he said, "Hey no rush and helped me and then we talked a moment and he signed an autograph. Of all the celebrities I met back then he was the coolest.

@MariaAndrade-gh8hj

8 ай бұрын

Karen voz única inesquecível!!!!!

Can't believe I'm seeing them doing this live. LOVE!

RIP Burt Bacharach and Karen Carpenter 💕

Karen had a wonderful beautiful voice .It's so sad she had to die young .

The Carpenters and The BeeGees=Human AutoTune.

Super solid and musical drumming and that voice! The one and only Karen Carpenter.

Tragedy of Vietnam. Tragedy of Karen. Juxtaposed with such a flawless, beautiful performance of Bacharach-David lilting tunes. 🙏

Not only blessed with a God-given voice and drumming skills, Karen is so beautiful. I''m sure the guys in the audience noticed that!

@SueRosalie

5 күн бұрын

you can see them checking her out

RIP - Karen, Burt and Hal.

Truly an amazing performance. Used to play the Carpenter's records / tapes in my room. Also, I'd listen to Raindrops Keep Fallin on my Head and pretty much the rest of the Butch Cassidy album from Bacharach & David while I did homework. If only I could go back to a better time 🖤🤍🖤

These arrangements vocals and instrumentation are so far ahead of their time. What a band. No one can replace Karen.

What a performance. Karen is so beautiful.

@incog99skd11

Жыл бұрын

Actually, Karen was rather plain. In about 1969, in magazine Stereo Review, a writer, reviewing her latest work, said that "for a plain jane girl" she had a wonderful voice. It was this type of "talk" that caused her to be insecure and stop eating so se could be more "beautiful". I wish everyone in her life could have been more sensitive to her. She may have survived her insecurities as a result. Not every girl is Marilyn Monroe and never will be. It's OK to be otherwise. It would have been an important message for Karen.

@60Cascade

Жыл бұрын

@@incog99skd11 She was beautiful. There was nothing plain about her. She was nice to look at and nice to listen to. Just my opinion.

@MikeSmithEnterprises

Жыл бұрын

@@incog99skd11 Having met her in 1971 when I spent about ten minutes speaking to her, she was much more attractive in person than she photographed, at least at that time in her life.

@lumpylumpyloo

Жыл бұрын

She's dead

@60Cascade

Жыл бұрын

@@lumpylumpyloo But her work lives on.

One of God's special angels.

How cool to see Caroenters playing these awesome arrangements live we never heard on the radio...thx for posting this gem! 🎶🫠

Karen, Dionne, Roberta, Gladys and Luther, pure vocalist.

Such talent on display. And live with no auto tune or backing tracks. Great arrangements for the Bacharach-David songs which the young energetic Carpenters on the ascent, were perfectly suited for.

The Carpenter's how FABULOUS they where ! Karen so extremely talented she was on those Drums and her Voice was simply beautiful .She was one of the GREATEST SINGER'S of all time.Loved Burt's Songs also he was a terrific Composer really WONDERFUL MUSIC ! R.I.P . Karen and Burt, you will never be forgotten !!!!

Their vocals are so good I initially thought Karen especially was miming to a backing track applied over the video but after a few seconds when I realised I was watching and listening to a live performance I was blown away ( and hats off to Burt Bacharach and Hal David of course).

Karen was not just a fantastic singer , she was an angel , a gift from Heaven to this world.

@SeamusMcGillicuddy0

8 ай бұрын

So very true. Her likes shall never pass this way again ! 😍 Miss and love you, beautiful lady 💐 !!!

RIP Burt. What great songs. And Karen Carpenter had one of the best voices ever. RIP Karen. ❤

古い映像にもかかわらず 映像、音　共に素晴らしく綺麗ですね！

I sooo agree. A legend that is missed still for me 63 years later.

Beautiful harmony. Brings back great memories. My Dad was a fan of Burt Bacharach.

Such a great medley! They were on it in this live performance! Thanks so much for this!🙌✌️

I've listened to this on the original vinyl most of my life. I'm blown away how good everything sounds live, especially the vocals!

Great medley and loved Karen on drums. Truly a gifted talent along with her brother. Brings back great memories of Junior High school

How come? I have heard these songs before. But never this arrangement, the performance is simply amazing. Karen’s singing voice clear as a bell. Combined with the brilliant accompaniment of Richard on piano & backup singers. Only emphatise’s that less is more. Perfection.!

unbelievable talent

The way she sings "LA is great big freeway / Put a hundred down a buy a car" near the end is so beautiful 5:30

@globalmonkey007

Жыл бұрын

Try to tap your finger on any hard surface as fast as she's hitting that hi-hat with her right hand. You can't even come close to doing it? It's okay, almost nobody can. Karen could. Now try to sing, "LA is great big freeway / Put a hundred down a buy a car" on top of it. THAT is the kind of ridiculous talent Karen had. And she made it look effortless.

How great everyone, both performers and authors... unfortunately only Richard is still with us, although all the music will be there forever...

An angel gone to heaven too soon

Remember,at this s time in music there was never a female lead drummer singer ,what a GIFT 🙏

God! What a beautiful kind of music, and the people in the crowd seems to be dead.

@danadams4714

22 күн бұрын

Audiences in those days were taught to be quiet and respectful of the artists . . . This was NOT Woodstock!

WOW, that was fantastic! Absolutely FLAWLESS!

So awesome you restored and released this. The picture and sound are dramatically better.

....40 years and 4 days after Karen Carpenter soared to heaven. They left behind so much for us.

Karen was so awesome, I miss her

I remember that Karen died around the time of Super Bowl 17. And now we are up to Super Bowl 57. I can't believe that Karen Carpenter has been gone for 40 years already! And now Burt has just joined both her and Hal David.

An original American band. Successful and very popular then as well as today. A live performance and only this many views? Please help this generation as well as ALL generations understand and appreciate the sounds of EVERY time.

Fantastic performance! Thanks for this. In my memory somewhere, though I cannot find it anywhere, I swear the Mamas and Papas were on Ed Sullivan's show and the girls shaved the heads of the guys. Does anyone else remember this?

The outstanding music created by Burt Bacharach and Hal David plus the Carpenters' renditions equals perfection.

I mean legends that have passed on...sometimes weakens my composure and tears my eyes up. A true talent like this that had so much more to offer. If there is a rock n roll heaven, they have a hell of a band.

Had to sing close to you at my 6th grade graduation June 97

@Ghostmanriding

Жыл бұрын

Good for you. Great song!

I think I have seen at least 3 live videos of this medley and it sounds awesome every time.

This women will always y s be timeles. Her voices is majestic haunting beautiful one of gods greatest r gifts her and richardhave brought so much love and hope and healing into the country i cant wait to meet them on the other side someday you family loved them since day one these incredible people where just getting warmed up that had it, perfection, love the thiberts from wales mass we love you karen and richard,,,,,,,,s

Being able to sing on a Bacharach song is incredibly hard for any singer . The melodies are deceptively complex . And that's if that's your only job. Same can be said of handling the drums . To do BOTH at the same time is unfathomable to all but a few. But wait there's more! Let's do a medley instead , AND lets do on live TV.

I can't believe I never knew she was a drummer. What a terrific talent. Be at peace Karen and Burt.

Fantastic ❤️ Karen

Perfection

Wow your voice is so beautiful... You brought back memories of Karen . Thank you

Wow. So much talent. Amazing she can sing so well and play the drums! It looks like this was filmed at the old Walter Reed Campus in Washington, DC.

@zigman8550

Жыл бұрын

It was

The one and only, Mr. Burt Bacharach.

So sweet to have these precious memories. ❤️

Dhe looks do young and wholesome here. So tragic how her health imperceptibly and gradually declined until too late and not much was known about her illness for possible intervention.

LOVE THEM! AND STILL IN LOVE WITH KAREN THAT LEFT THIS WORLD 40 YEARS A GO. HOW STRANGE..

😮 She's amazing! 🤩

Karen had a beautiful wonderful voice

Oh Karen Anne... I was so in love with her.... Hmm... born 3/2/50 she was 21 years old on the day of this recording. And I was 11. Always 10 years behind her. She was one of the exceptionally few people in this world that I would have married on the spot, no questions asked. I could tell by observing her that she was a good, decent, kind and Godly woman. The closeups of her face in this video show such a healthy glow. Sigh. I think I have watched it 10-12 times over the last week, gleaning little bits of new things each time. Thanks for posting this! If you have more from the same day I ask you to PLEASE post it for the sake of the 10 year old boy who still lives in me, and is still head over heels in love with Karen Anne Carpenter.

And now we have Coachella, great

Karen sounds especially happy and spirited here. Maybe because she's at her favorite place - at a drum kit.

I didn't know "Always something there to remind me " was by Burt Bacharach. I remember the version by Naked Eyes, now I know the Carpenters and Dionne Warwick did a version too.

remarkable live performance. not many can display this level of talent these days.

Burt y Karen deben estar haciendo música hermosísima en el cielo. Ambos unos virtuosos.

Carpenters do it different, they make it hit right

Awesome that this is finally being released. Thank you Josh and Andrew Solt.

@1:02 would have been on my feet *dancing till the end! Best medley ever!* RIP Burt Bacharach 🙏🏽

Fantastic!!!

PERFECT

Un pur bonheur ! Cette voix tellement envoûtante, j'ai 56 ans et c'est toujours pour moi l'un des plus grands groupes de musique. Comment ne pas tombé amoureux de cette voix? Je fonds, je fonds...mon dieu que c'est bon....

The Carpenters played my college during freshman year - 1973/74 - I went because it was the only thing in town, the tix were cheap, and The Carpenters were kind of famous but not that cool, given my dormmates were enthralled with the Allman Brothers. It was a good show, even though I don't remember much. Even when this clip aired, I knew Burt Bachrach's stuff, but I don't think I associated Close to You with Bachrach/David at the time.

Very,very few bands could harmonize as good as the Carpenters singing live. The Beach Boys would be one of them.

@SueRosalie

5 күн бұрын

Like the Carpenters Brian Wilson is a musical genius

What a find!!! Just an odd time.... War was so far away...but so close to home.

She makes playing the drums n singing look so easy breezy btw she has a very beautiful n melodic voice. ✨

Lovely music

Reeeeeally BIG show!!