Thanks for the post! Here we see a song with no auto-tune, no embellishments at all, just a pure "note perfect" voice by a young lady who was very special. She left the world way too soon, tragically. The Carpenters rendition of "Rainy Days and Mondays" is really worth a listen to. TC.

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 👋

Best female voice of all time! I grew up listening to The Carpenters. I still listen almost every day. Karen left the world too soon at the age of 32 after a battle with anorexia. What a huge loss for the world!😢Keep reacting to more!

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Such a big loss at Such a young age🫶

@michaelasay8587

Жыл бұрын

Got Mike...I'm Michael, we still have the #1 name! Hey saw Karen in 74!!

Its the 70's (obviously). She's widely regarded as one of the best female vocalists ever.

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, we are only discovering them now and didn't look up anything prior hence the question marks and curiosity

There is a huge rabbit hole to go down with their music. They were the top selling group of the 70's in the US. Have sold over 150 million records worldwide. Karens's voice is considered on of the greatest of all times. She and her brother Richard (on the piano) were extremely talented. Richard played piano and did background vocals and all the arrangements while Karen was a world class drummer and lead vocalist. They shot to fame with A Burt Bacharach song called Close to You in 1070. There is a great concert video of their concert in Australia in 1972 that you might want to check out. Sadly we lost Karen in 1983 from the effects of years of anorexia Nervosa. The world was in shock at her passing as she was loved worldwide. There will never be a voice like hers again. So smooth, rich, and pitch perfect. '

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Hey Deborah, she's got a great voice that's for sure 🙂

Definitely the 70”s. Karen Carpenter’s voice I always thought was like chocolate for my ears. Her story is such a sad one

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Definitely a beautiful voice! 😊 thanks for watching and commenting

I'm from Brazil, my childhood and adolescence were marked by the music of the Carpenters. To this day, Karen's voice makes me feel an indescribable emotion! A "speck" always falls into my eye. It's a unique voice, strong and at the same time smooth and soft as silk, clear as water from a spring! Burt Bacharach said she had the voice of an angel, and I agree!

@kazhannah

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching Paulo! 🇧🇷

Luther Vandross did a version of this as well in tribute to the Carpenters as he was like so many a big fan of their music and Karen's incomparable voice. She was known as one take Karen because she could literally hear the song and then just go. She viewed herself as a drummer who could sing though, amazing drumming skills besides that beautiful voice, and it took her brother Richards song choices, arrangements, keyboard and harmony skills to really make it all shine.

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

She's got a great voice that's for sure! 🙂

Most beautiful female voice ever; at least in my seventy years of experience. If Karen's voice doesn't touch one's soul, well you know what that means...

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Very beautiful! 😊

@Marjolein26264

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree...gorgeous! ❤

@scottyh8494

7 ай бұрын

Yes I agree, the best voice since recorded music was created. No one comes close.

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the song reached #2 on the charts in 1971... Karen Carpenter was only 21 years old and recorded this song in 1 take reading the lyrics off a napkin! OTHERWORLDLY INCREDIBLE! The song has been recorded by many many singers, both male and female, but according to the writers of the song, the Carpenters version was the best in their opinion... This song "Superstar" followed closely their hits "close to you", "we've only just begun", etc...

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Such amazing talent 🫶

i will give you a tip......go listen to their first greatest hits album 1969-1973...that was the album that got me totally hooked on them way back in 74 when i was 12 yrs old , now for a boy to be into such laid back easy listening tunes was unusual....i am now 61 and still totally in love with their music.

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip 🙂 she sounds great

You can feel her voice her mix of sadness and haunting desire and then see it literally as she finishes.

@kazhannah

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Very moving 🫶

An amazing talent lost too soon

Yes, Karen Carpenter had a short life, but her singing was very special. Her brother, Richard is the one that made their music the way it was. This song was 1971. Please also react to their song, “ A Place to Hideaway” 🎉

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion and commenting 🙂

Strongly suggest delving deeper into this very talented brother and sister duo. Particularly some of Karens drum solos. A wealth of Carpenters music out there I'm sure you both will like, including their Christmas collection. I feel fortunate to have grown up with this wonderful duo and Karen's ANGELIC and emotionally heart gripping voice. 50 years later and she still brings a tear to my eye! Unless she is on the drums, then she brings a smile to my face! So sad to unnecessarily lose her at such a young age. RIP KAREN. WE LOVE YOU!

@kazhannah

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Cliff 😊

Music from my youth. Great stuff! Oh top of it all Karen was a very accomplished percussionist.

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Hey Tim! That's awesome to know! I'm a drummer myself! 😎

@timothyosborn1697

Жыл бұрын

@@kazhannah kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZh829yAiKSwgMo.html

What you are hearing, is the most pure singing with out auto tuning.

Carpenters are Richard Carpenter and sister Karen Carpenter who has the best voice ever IMHO. Also a great drummer. On some lists rated number one singer/drummer. #1 selling american band in the 70's. Have sold at least 150 million records and still counting. Over the years, numerous other artists--as varied as Michael Jackson, Axl Rose, Luther Vandross, k. d. Lang, Lennon, McCartney, Alice Cooper, Shania Twain and many many others have spoken fondly of (Karen Carpenter) and the Carpenters. I was one who personally ignored them in the 70's until about 5 years ago. I can now say best duo ever. Nobody sounds like Karen Carpenter.

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Definitely a unique voice! 😊

The control of her voice from the high to the low register is beyond amazing...

@kazhannah

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree 🫶

In addition to her buttery voice she was an amazing drummer...one of the best

Welcome to the Carpenters rabbit hole. They were the #1 act of the 70’s. The sad part is Karen passed in 1983 from the effects of Anorexia Nervosa. She and brother Richard left behind a fairly large collection of amazing songs. Karen was THE VOICE of the decade, maybe ever. Not hyperbole. She had a Contralto voice with a 3.5 octave range. She also sounded unique. Once she starts you know it’s her. Some recommendations are: Rainy Days and Mondays (the official video), Close To You (their first #1), We’ve Only Just Begun, and A Song For You. If Superstar was familiar, are you familiar with Luther Vandross? He covered it about 10 years after, in a more Soulful arrangement. I also have a link to a concert they did in Australia in the early 1970’s. That has a lot of their early hits so it may not be appropriate if you’ll be reacting to more songs individually. Still, a great show. It’s in black and white, I’m not sure when color TV came to Australia. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oGV1qph6mMiog9o.html

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching 😊

How could you not know the #1 Karen Carpenter?!! Well get going on her 100+ wonderful songs!

Enjoy hearing an Angel😢😊

Cool DK hoodie. I was in my late teens when punk came out. My roommates and I would blast Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, X, Sex Pistols, etc at 6am every morning while getting ready for work. Our neighbors hated us.

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Hey mate 👋, that's awesome haha! I'm also a fan of the above bands you mentioned, however The Ramones will always be my favourite punk band. Thanks for commenting! 🤙

I've read where she was known as "One Take Karen" in the recording sessions because the was pitch perfect with the first take. Great reaction.

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Thanks James 😊

70s and voice of an angel

@kazhannah

11 ай бұрын

😇

This was also featured in the 1990s in the movie TOMMY BOY starring Chris Farley and David Spade

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Oh true thanks!

Pretty good?? One if the best female vocals ever!!!!

I saw Karen sing and drum in 1972 .She was one of the best drummer /singers ever .She broke the glass ceiling .To see her drum and sing at the same time I suggest on youtube Help and Dancing in the Streets .Her very best songs ? Yesterday once more ,Solitaire and Trying to get the Feeling Again(released 11 years after she died ).She died at the age of 32 from complications from anorexia

@kazhannah

7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your comment and recommendations! 🫶

So many great songs by them. Close to You, We've Only Just Begun, Only Yesterday, Rainy Days and Mondays, Top of the World, For All We Know, Sing, and many more. Enjoy!

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

We can't wait to check out more from them🫶

The carpenters cut their first album when they signed with A&M records in 1969 and recorded until Karen died in 1983 at 32 years old from complications from anorexia. Karen was a drummer who sang (their are many vids of her singing and drumming). Her brother Richard chose the songs they were going to do or wrote many of them (but not this one it was written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell and was originally called "Groupie (Superstar)" played piano and keyboards produced their records and did the arrayments on all their music on all their album all backup singing was done by Karen and Richard and this one has them doing the background. If on tour they did not have the correct instruments (almost all of their songs had a featured instrument some place in it sometimes a trumpet or sax or flute or fuzzy guitar) they played a tape that did and the background sing by them was also on the tape. the only thing live on this vid is Karen. The band tracks on this were overlaid in 2019 by Richard directing the Philharmonic Orchestra. I have been a fan of theirs since I was 25 (55years) I am almost as big a fan of Linda Ronstadt but just almost. Try "Reason To Believe" good demo of her singing and drumming. kzread.info/dash/bejne/nYiLx6qefZnTiqw.html&ab_channel=awhwong

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment and recommendation! We would love to listen to more 🫶

The Carpenters were a huge part of my teen years back in the 1970s. You need to listen to more of their songs to really appreciate Karen's voice. She has been said to have one of the best of the modern era. I would suggest I Know I Need To Be In Love, Goodbye To Love, For All We Know, Only Yesterday, A Song For You among others. You can't go wrong with a Carpenter's song.

@kazhannah

11 ай бұрын

Definitely Gary thanks for watching 😊

If you read a short bio about her life you’ll understand why this song is both eerie and beautiful

@kazhannah

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing 🫶

❤✌🏻👍🏻❤

She’s the best female voice ever.

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

She's amazing 👏

Perfect and unique voice. Dami Im who you would know, did a whole cover album of The Carpenters, called Classic Carpenters. Not fair to compare Dami to Karen, but I really enjoyed her take on it. Pls react to more of Karen and also Dami :)

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Hey! Yes we know Dami Im, oh we didn't know she did a whole cover album, that's awesome! Thanks for watching 😊

Her bro is in this too.

Karen Carpenter sounds like no one else and vice versa.

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Such a unique voice 🫶 absolutely amazing 👏

Love the Dead Kennedys top!! I love my punk and metal but Carpenters were my first love, and they will be my last. Her vocals are so much more honest than many a rock band. Stunning yet vulnerable, for me she's the greatest singer that's ever lived.

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew! I love the Dead Kennedys and a lot of punk bands!

Saying "she sings pretty good" about Karen Carpenter is like saying "they're kind of sparkly" about diamonds.

@kazhannah

10 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

Uuuuuu que lindoooo CARPENTERS reacción a su tema por favor señor cartero también a su tema Solitario Tienen tantos lindos

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment, support and recommendation 🫶

Karen Carpenter had the best female voice. Only Ella Fitzgerald and k.d. lang can rival her. She is one of the best voices ever recorded singing in English.

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

😎

NOOOOBODY sings/sang like her.

I appreciate your reactions to this song by the Carpenters. I hope you would also react to another song of theirs called, 'Top of The World'. Thank you.🍩☕

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! We'll have to check it out 😊

One of the best female voices in the last 50years is Nice ? Seriously????I’ll cut you some slack, listen to more, she was amazing, her brothers layered arrangement set new standards…I’ll check back, you need to rethink “nice”😂😂😂😂

Please check out more Carpenters

@kazhannah

10 ай бұрын

Thanks John

Luther Vandross covered this s ong in the 80's

Greatest voice ever the queen she was only around 13 years and accomplished so much if she didn’t have that horrible disease who knows what she would have done

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic voice for sure! 🙂

We lost the greatest voice ever. M or F

You’re kidding! That was the most unintelligent analysis I’ve heard. No insight - just ‘yeah nice, 70s I think’ really?

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, it was our first time hearing the song and our reaction was honest.

I prefer Luther Vandross version better. This version is dated and too soft and slow. Luther is more R&B and had better delivery.

@kazhannah

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting us know Francis 🙂

@Kalau77

Жыл бұрын

If not for the Carpenter's version,Luther Vandross would have nothing to "remake"......

@nkcbrazil

Жыл бұрын

Both are great but I wouldn’t say better delivery. There different and equal in there own way.