Makes a 60 year old Englishman cry every time I hear her velvet voice. She was an incredible drummer as well. A beautiful human being and so tragically taken way too soon. ✌️♥️🇬🇧

When young people who only listen to hip hop get older and realize what’s been missing in music for 50 years…taking me back to my childhood…

Just love when youngins finally hear our music 🎶 😅

The beauty and brilliance of Karen Carpenter ❤

KAREN CARPENTER was A GREAT DRUMMER And KAREN and Richard CARPENTER WERE BROTHER and sister AND KAREN died from Anorixer nervosa AT the YOUNG AGE of 32 AND You SHOULD REACT to the Live music video OF THE SONG CALLED CLOSE TO YOU where Karen PLAYS the drums

To me, she was simply the best female singer I've ever heard period!

@AJN_71

10 ай бұрын

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💛💛 I'm so glad that you enjoyed watching my video and it was lovely to see your reaction to it. Of course, I have to agree that Karen had an amazing, unique voice... There's much more Carpenters stuff to enjoy on my channel, including rare interviews, live in concert and TV performances!💛💛

Her voice was like honey on silk. There where no spikes or chops in her syllables, not even in her k's C'sq's etc....

John Bettis, was part of a 3 piece jazz group with Karen and Richard, before they became The Carpenters. John also co-wrote this song with Richard, and 37 other of their hits. John was asked, "What did Karen sound like, when you first heard her sing?" His answer, "She sounded just like you hear her now. She was only 16 years old, and she already had the voice, without even working on it. She had that God-given voice, from the beginning."

I heard this song when it first came out. Karen broke my heart. Dying from a horrible disease. Damn. That you keep her memory alive, thank you.

Their first hits which went to #1 were "We've only just begun" (probably played in more weddings than any song in the 70's) and "Close to You". Karen has a 3 octave contralto voice, and it is simply heavenly, smooth, and unmatched tone quality. Richard, her brother, harmonizes well with her and he composes/produces their songs. He is also an accomplished pianist and Karen is also a fine drummer, which she played drums for in most of the recordings. They had quite a few Top 40 hits during 70's and 80's. She is leading the Angel Choir, no doubt. RIP Karen.

Every single time she just touches my heart.💛💛💛💛. They never made a bad song. The rabbit hole is deep. Never stop. I Can Dream Can't I, You're The One, Live concert videos are also incredible. Love you're sincere reactions and can tell Karen is touching your heart. She is one of a kind.

The look on your face as you realize that you're hearing an absolute once-in-a-lifetime talent that will never be duplicated. Karen Carpenter is an absolute genius level talent and her voice, her vocals, her perfection in her vocals are incomparable. I'm so glad you enjoyed this clip. I also hope you walk away with a whole new appreciation for the Carpenters because their raw talent won't be replicated any time soon. 💛💛💛💛💛

You know what's Timeless? Your Smile at The Beginning of WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN 💛 😍👌

@DoIttMiaaaa

Жыл бұрын

Did You See Me LIGHT UP 😃✨ Oh My How I Enjoy The Sound Of Karens Voice .. It’s So Sweet , So Pure , Soo Perfect !! Thank You For Tuning Into Todays Reactions Jose , You Know I Appreciate Your Support 🙂

@MadrigalDream

Жыл бұрын

@@DoIttMiaaaa Yes - it was As Beautiful as A Breaking Dawn 😍 (Your Lighting Up AND The Song) 💕 The Carpenters were such Great Artists 👍

@kcarr9589

9 ай бұрын

Excellent job! 💛

I didn't realize how much I missed the beautiful voice of Karen Carpenter until your reactions on them! There isn't another woman who can "melt a heat " like Karen did. I know I'm not alone when I say how much I love and miss her, thank you Mia for another wonderful song and touching review! ❤

@chrisalldis3375

Жыл бұрын

Hi Deborah, I didn't realise in the top of the world, how thin she looked, but she still couragesly performed.

@deborahallen3318

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisalldis3375 I noticed the same thing, she performed courageously as the disease took over! There was little to no information about the disease back then to the average person and denial was all around her especially to Karen herself. A beautiful, talented young lady taken way to soon, she is still loved, admired and missed very much!

The Carpenters created such gorgeous, lush music because Richard understood the emotional impact of major 7th chords delivered in a cascading full voice style. God rest Karen and bless Richard always!🙃😃😎😉🤪💛

Karen was my first crush as a young kid. I thought she was really amazing. I guess I was just 6 or 7 years old when I heard her singing on the radio. It was the first time that I realized that music could change people's lives. It could help people. It was a lot different from what adults said when they just spoke to each other. Singing was totally different. You could say anything you needed to and everyone would accept it and embrace it. Now, I'm older and I understand that things are a bit more complicated than that. But, I still hold on to the idea that the feeling she gave me really meant something.

Karen Carpenter had perhaps one of the greatest, if not THE greatest female pop vocalist ever. No tricks, no auto-tune and if you go on KZread and listen her sing acapella, you’ll be floored. She was also a TERRIFIC jazz/rock drummer. She died centuries to early. 💔

You're right.... I've never heard anybody even try to sing like her and her voice is in a place by itself. Good point....I'd never thought about it but that's exactly right .

Miaaaa, thank you for your intelligent and sensitive analysis of the Carpenters. Many of the songs they performed have become classics. Karen's voice is truly otherworldly and unforgettable. Their music is timeless.

Karen's voice is so hauntingly beautiful!

I WONT LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU, SUPERSTAR, HURTING EACH OTHER, are other great songs this fantastic duo. Karen and Richard left a catalog full of rich and thoughtful music that resonates with the soul. Whether it is about quiet moments in your life, private thoughts, or the haunting memories both good and bad. But it is music you really listen to. And that is something that can't be easily discounted. Enjoy.

She left us way, way to early. But I'm thankful for the music she and her brother shared with us during her time on earth. So beautiful.

Rarely does ANY pop star sing at this level. No autotune, etc.

@mikewrasman5103

Жыл бұрын

Karen Carpenter would not need to even come close to auto tune!

@jethro1963

Жыл бұрын

There was a Carpenters' tribute album called If I Were a Carpenter. Shonen Knife does a fantastic take on this song. It's on KZread. Shonen Knife Top of the World MJ090116

@robertgaudreau7327

Жыл бұрын

​@@originalmicdrop No she is not autotune because the autotune is not at the same level of Karen, of course.

Karen had such an amazing vocal range that as soon as you hear her voice you know who your listening to. It will soon be the holiday season and you really need to hear them perform Christmas songs.

Every time I hear this winter turns to summer, cold to warmth, dark to light.

Her and olivia newton John were our true angelic voices that will ever be heard on this earth. 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

@SayItAintSo4real

Жыл бұрын

Yes! And it's so awesome that they were best friends, too. Olivia was one of her bridesmaids at her wedding (not the maid of honor, word had it that Olivia wanted all the focus on Karen, so she was a regular bridesmaid). And later, sadly, an honorary pallbearer at Karen's funeral. That's how close they were. Olivia would travel to the suburb Downey where Karen had lived since 13 yrs old & hang out at the stores, shop, eat at the local restaurants and what not and everybody would leave them alone because everybody knew Karen. So they didn't deal with any Paparazzi or ppl wanting autographs and such. Some of the locals still have some sweet and funny stories to tell about Karen & Olivia. They both were truly class acts, and so wonderful to their fans. Truly loving, kind, and caring to their fans.

@chrisalldis3375

4 ай бұрын

@@SayItAintSo4real Livy, always loved Karens Tone, both in heaven.

@matrox

3 ай бұрын

Olivia NJ can't even come close.

So many couple in the 70's used this song for their first dance .... her voice is perfection

Within just a few notes you know that its Karen Carpenter and you know that you are hearing a voice that is just so special - how could one person possibly have so much talent - her beautiful voice and her talent as a drummer made her someone who truly was on Top of the World - she truly brought a smile to everyone who heard her magical voice

❤ Love the Carpenters!! Have their Christmas CD!!!!

You can see the difference in relation to her health & sinning we've only just begun she looked so healthy & whilst with Top of the World she started to feel the effects of Anorexia as she looked gaunt, but her courage to go on was amazing, hats of to Richards brilliant arrangements. Definitely the best female voice of all time!💛

I love you Karen Carpenter.

💛💛💛💛as always lost for words!!!

💛💛💛Karen's voice is unforgettably penetrating . Thanks for posting !

This is the song so many of us had played at our weddings in the 70's, 80's...... I was 16 when the Carpenters made it big..... I am now 60..... Everytime I hear this I cry. Oh by the way, I am still married to the guy I married in 1981. This May will be 42 years. To us "older folks", Karen Carpenter was the most beautiful. It is so sad that she died at 32. She and her brother Richard could have done so much more....

While I knew of Carpenters before, AfterLife opened my eyes to their songs.

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she was just so talented and so pretty!

@harryallen2120

Жыл бұрын

If God does exist

@harryallen2120

Жыл бұрын

Let Him make her aware her gift and her talent!

Beautiful song and beautiful reaction. 2 songs in one , we have been spoilt .💛💛💛 . One of your comments said this was timeless , how right . Hope the KZread world is treating you well ? Happy energy is showing in your videos 💛💛💛

@DoIttMiaaaa

Жыл бұрын

Awe Paul 💛 I Love It , True Supporter !! Thank You For Tuning Into Todays Reaction 😅 I Really Enjoyed This One & Happy I Was Able To Share My Experience w Everyone ☺️ & Thats What I Said , DOUBLE WHAMMY 💛💛✨ The YT World Is Getting Better On My End , Im Adapting & Finally Feeling Extremely Comfortable In Front Of My Supporters . Thank You For All Your Love & Support Paul , I’ll Catch You In My Next Video 🙂

What a dual. Brother and sister. He wrote most all the songs

Everything they did was just as amazing as these.

💛💛💛💛💛💛 I love The Carpenters. Great reaction!

Brother,sister duo! Love the carpenters

So much emotion and feeling in her words that touches your soul.😫

We lost our nephew in an accident. So much of life ahead hurts so much when she sings those words.

Its so sad as I am 62 Karen never found the help she needed and was happy. It was a said day in 1983💛🧡

Love rhe Carpenters......their songs were very peppy.....

I grew up listening to the Carpenters. I was hooked right off. I still believe she has one of the best voices ever. If not the best. Her voice just makes you feel all of the emotions.i think like a lot of men and boys back then fell in love with her voice. She is so missed.

She sounds like an angel because she is an angel There i said it

The purest voice you will ever hear.🤩

Your look tells me everything about what you think of the Carpenters. And it's all good.

Beautiful soul gone way too soon. Great reaction. Keep it up.💛💛💛💛

💛💛💛💛💛 Karen sang me through my teen years. Never forgotten.

I grew up listening to The Carpenters, and her voice still touches me in the feels as it did in my younger days. Beautiful!💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

@chrisalldis3375

5 ай бұрын

So true when you hear her voice come on the radio you just stop.

When folks listen and react to The Carpenters, they all consistently describe the music as wonderfully arranged and the voice of Karen as "Angelic," "Soothing," "Incredible" and "Wonderful." There are few performers who have, for decades, commanded such respect and admiration. It makes me very happy and satisfied to see new generations discover and appreciate The Carpenters as I have.

Seeing you looking so happy makes me happy!

She was very good at working the stage.

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This was my dad and stepmom's song, and they played it at their wedding reception. Great song.

you should do all of the carpenters songs because Karen was truly amazing, we will never see a voice like hers ever again in our lifetime.

It's wonderful to know that their music-magic did not die when she passed. With this recent phenomena of reactors on KZread, you are bringing this treasure to a whole new generation. Thank you for noticing music from the past. We stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us.😊

Best female vocalist ever

Looking back..I know that Karen and Richard and myself..we’re all about the same age..I would have been 36 when she died at the age of 32..Still miss her smile..her voice was other-worldly..but she was beautiful and funny..and had a mean set of sticks on those drums..her eyes sparkled..and she will forever be missed..disorders were not understood in the 70’s and 80’s..and I believe she needed a support system of friends around her to reinforce the fact that she was truly an angel here on earth..her mom telling her she was chubby from early on..is despicable..you never tell that to someone you love..I would have told her every day..that she was stunning..no pretend smiles..no lies..because she was..this amazing woman weighed 60 pounds when her heart gave out..the weekend she went home to visit..her parents..she should have been loved not just more..but the right way..I am still sorry..for everyone’s loss..she was like Michael Clark Duncan in The Green Mile..one,of,God’s creatures..but as I said..she was an angel here on earth..and I guess she loved all of us..

Karen definitely has the most beautiful voice ever....I love both songs so much...have you done a reaction to Superstar?💛💛💛

That was a YOUNG Karen Carpenter!

The purest voice in music history (IMO)

She had such a great voice

This takes me back to my youth and always warms me up when the world seems cold. So glad you enjoyed it too.

I loved her as a kid and still do.

❤ beautiful voice from a beautiful lady I miss her

this song was my 8th grade graduation song way back in 1979..... and the very concert I went to was the Carpenters....

Richard Carpenter got the idea for the song from a bank commercial.

Karen Carpenter the greatest female singer of all time! Her voice is outstanding! Suggestion: "Karen Carpenter - Ella Fitzgerald", "Karen Carpenter - John Denver" Thanks Mia! For two amazing "The Carpenters" songs.🙂

@tomschmitz261

Жыл бұрын

and her solo medley from the 1980 "music, music, music" special..

I pulled this one out earlier this year, maybe because I felt like it was so juxtaposed to what is going on right now. Everything feels so bad and negative in the world - and there was a time when people were optimistic. It made me cry to sing it. My parents were not the coolest when it came to their record collection - and I loved records and singing to them from the time I could put the needle on a record and hit play. So these were the first songs I sang to - and I sang ALL THE TIME. I mean, by the early 80s this music would be considered so uncool - but I love all kinds of music. In fact, even now, I have a few Carpenters albums I bought from the used bin at a local record store - I started to buy every album from my childhood when my husband got me a record player a few years ago. So when no one is home I put them on.. and it's like my guilty pleasure. Thank you for your reaction!!

My favorite vocalists in the early 70's.... Oh You should have watch """TOP OF THE WORLD ((Live at the White House Edition)) Such a sad ending to her life. But atleast we have he songs..""I NEED TO BE IN LOVE"" is another one of my favorites by her💛

Love your reactions.... ❤️

💛💛 your reaction for both songs especially the second one was ❤

Yes, as others have mentioned, Karen is an excellent drummer and considered herself a drummer who sang, not the other way around. To see her playing drums I recommend the "live concert" in Australia, 1972 "Bacharach Medley" segment. Or the "Carpenters Budokan, Japan, 1974, concert with the songs "Johnny B. Goode"( Rock & Roll drumming) or "Mr. Guder" (Jazz drumming). Enjoy! And yes, she is fabulous and truly in a league of her own. And thank you soooo much for your reaction to the wonderful Karen Carpenter, brother Richard, and the band. Blessings to you!

Carpenters Solitaire is a masterpiece!

Carpenters Solitaire is fabulous

She has such a smooth, clear, beautiful voice. 💛

Great song!!! Excellent reaction!!! I love how you put your feelings into words on the screen. Nice touch.

💛💛💛💛💛💛 A wonderfully sweet reaction, Mia. Karen melts my heart too all these years later. I was an OG fan from Close To You. Went back for Offering later. A bit of Carpenter trivia, the guy on the drums in WOJB is Cubby O’Brien. He’s visible in a lot of concert and TV show appearances. The trivia, he was an OG Mouseketeer and it was Cubby and Karen on that show as a team. Little did he know how a different and very special Karen was going to come into his life. Hal Blaine did most of the recording drums starting on Close To You. Karen did the Offering/Ticket To Ride album and some songs later on. The powers that be wanted Karen at the front of the stage and Hal was a master drummer. Karen still did drumming on a lot of concert appearances. Many are on KZread and a joy to watch her go. Hal loved Karen’s drumming but he was needed for the studio work. I don’t know your history but if you haven’t reacted to the Bacharach/David Medley at Walter Reed Hospital, it is a joy to see a young Karen giving a masterclass in singing and drumming live.

Do Itt, she is numero uno.!

There is no female vocalist today that even comes close to sounding as good as Karen Carpenter.

Yellow Heart. Yellow Heart. Heart colored Yellow.

@DoIttMiaaaa

Жыл бұрын

Thank You KAL 💛✨ That’s What I’m Talking About !!

Beautiful beautiful ❤❤

I loved your reactions! 💛💛💛 please listen to This Masquerade.you'll be blown away by not just Karen's amazing vocal, but the entire arrangement. Richard not only played the piano but wrote the entire arrangement.

Most pure beautiful voice. Nobody can raise the bar any higher!

Karen was and still is the best female singer ever. Never will be equalled. Never will be another like her. Thanks God for Karen Carpenter.

You was the magical voice of the 70s

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Enjoyed sharing your love of Karen's wonderful voice and Richard's thoughtful arrangements of their music 😊😊

Beautiful song u r looking great

You have an infectious smile.

You seem to have a joyful heart. It's refreshing to see!

Thats Cubby O'Brien on the drums from the 1950s era Micky Mouse Club. Cubby O'Brien and Richard Carpenter are the only ones still living from that band.

❤. RIP Karen

Karen was mostly a drummer growing up and was very shy to be in front of a big audience she was more comfortable behind the drums till finally she knew it was time to come out in front of the audience that wants to see her and listen to beer beautiful voice

I love how elegant you are and how you wear yourself my dear. More please. And when you get the chance try lot of Fabian and David Phelps even if it is on your own personal time. They're most viewed videos. Until next time stay popping for fresh