The Carpenters - Close To You (1970) Official Video

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  • @luizh.colecoes5667
    @luizh.colecoes5667 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +904

    *1970: "Wow, this song is amazing!"*
    *2024: "Wow, this song is amazing!"*
    *9999: "Wow, this song is amazing!"*

    • @rhmayer1
      @rhmayer1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Burt Bachrach was/is a genius.
      And Karen Carpenter ain't bad either.

    • @ulrichhaug1347
      @ulrichhaug1347 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Yes the song is kind of eternal

    • @MaryBeth1965
      @MaryBeth1965 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      A true alto voice. Beautiful beyond compare. 🎶 😇

    • @williamgunter6801
      @williamgunter6801 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yep.

    • @Phenriir
      @Phenriir หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Aliens in Ċß°GdddQ: “Glob, schlagga zin anazing!”

  • @danno02
    @danno02 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2367

    In my humble opinion, Karen Carpenter had one of the purest and beautiful voices ever recorded. Such a shame that it's gone.

    • @happypapi1903
      @happypapi1903 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Only singer who comes even close to Karen nowadays is KD Lang.

    • @robertstack2144
      @robertstack2144 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeap

    • @robertstack2144
      @robertstack2144 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I did not JohnDenver played the oboe

    • @christianmaheu9565
      @christianmaheu9565 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      It's not gone , we are still listening today... and there is an asian girl who sounds like Karen

    • @shitholeworld
      @shitholeworld 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      She will be back, eventually, everyone will.

  • @gordonblank6845
    @gordonblank6845 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +478

    It’s been 41 years since she left this earth. One of the purist voices ever.

    • @AmenYeshua
      @AmenYeshua 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      😢

    • @WALDYRBARBOSADASILVADASILVA
      @WALDYRBARBOSADASILVADASILVA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      BOA NOITE, MEU CARO AMIGO ESTA CANÇÃO JÁ FAZEM 54 ANOS QUE NESTA ÉPOCA EU TINHA MEUS 8 ANOS

    • @TS-hc7zc
      @TS-hc7zc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Such a damn good song!

    • @helenrigmaiden6375
      @helenrigmaiden6375 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Wow. RIP.💐💐

    • @zianra327
      @zianra327 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you're right everyone of his are still in there. when we hear it it's still good to hear. she is the one of a million voice.

  • @karenrobertson4544
    @karenrobertson4544 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +86

    I loved a boy when i was in highschool, i i always sung this song, now its 2024, i haven't seen him since 1984. He would be60 now, I'm 59. Imagine?! Hello Bryan ❤

    • @MrMariustensky
      @MrMariustensky 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Hello Karen

    • @petropeso7911
      @petropeso7911 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hi Karen I love u from the bottom of my cock ❤️- Bryan

    • @utuberoni3546
      @utuberoni3546 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Facebook

    • @692ALBANNACH
      @692ALBANNACH 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Look him up it can clear your conscience .I had a few ladies look me up after 25 years don.t care it it leads to anything.

    • @paulsawczyc5019
      @paulsawczyc5019 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      @@692ALBANNACH People are just curious to see what you look like now - the love chemicals are gone - there ain't gonna be no rekindling.

  • @gvalley07
    @gvalley07 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2315

    Everyone who heard this song for the first time in the summer of 1970 stood up and took notice of her voice. So unique and beautiful.

    • @zapkvr
      @zapkvr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Unique means one of a kind. It doesnt have gradations.

    • @mrscop
      @mrscop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Truly 'easy listening.'

    • @yankeeladee02
      @yankeeladee02 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      When I was born, in the summer of 1970. My mother was holding me singing this beautiful song. 🥰
      Rest in paradise, beautiful Angel, Karen 👼🏻🤍🕊💫🌹🕯

    • @persce3551
      @persce3551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Still along with this time ,how wonderful of every components became this song

    • @rodneymiller5926
      @rodneymiller5926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      For sure!

  • @moniquelee3623
    @moniquelee3623 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +234

    Paul McCartney has said that she had "the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive". It was in 1976. Nothing had change since.

    • @patgalvez4563
      @patgalvez4563 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I grew up in the 70's.....always dug Karen...so sad she died so young

    • @wizpopr
      @wizpopr 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      The coolest thing is that she did most of their recordings in one take.

    • @soothingmoments2139
      @soothingmoments2139 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I do agree with it.. I still think she is the quessential American accent singer.. She has the most beautiful range and American sounding accent.... And her voice is very soothing at the same time.. She is like the gentle teacher you wish you had when you were a kid.. But trivia time.. She actually didnt really like singing.. Her most passionate thing drumming..

  • @proudasiangirl576
    @proudasiangirl576 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +284

    It's 2024....I am still hurting. Karen should still be here with us. She has a voice of an angel! RIP!

    • @fh346
      @fh346 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      That's The Truth!!!¡!

    • @snotina
      @snotina หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      truly unfortunate that the help she needed didnt exist like today perhaps if it did she would be here.....who knows.

    • @nevermind5321
      @nevermind5321 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Karen was a natural. She didn’t need singing lessons. She didn’t win on American Idol. She was the opposite of how Brittney Spears got her start. Karen was born to sing and make people happy. But she was only human and a terrible illness took her away from us too early. But now she’s in Heaven singing to the all the spirits, Angels and to God. She will forever be the greatest voice for eternity!

    • @fh346
      @fh346 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@nevermind5321My God But You Summed that Up Perfect.

    • @nevermind5321
      @nevermind5321 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@fh346 Thank you very much❤️❤️❤️

  • @levyh12
    @levyh12 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    I am already 75 years old and every time I listen to Karen Carpents voice I think where has all the beautiful music that used to be gone?

  • @petegarza2025
    @petegarza2025 หลายเดือนก่อน +121

    No less than Paul McCartney and Elton John once praised this woman as the GREATEST FEMALE SINGER of ALL TIME and to this day no other female singers artist comes even close...R.I.P.-"KAREN CARPENTER"🙏😭❣️

    • @SueRosalie
      @SueRosalie 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I've always known that my whole life since I first heard Karen's voice probably around 1972 and I was still a kid. Nice to feel validated by those legends. True music lovers "get it" about how special Karen's voice was, as Richard said it was "perfect in every way". So beautiful and mature and effortless right from such a young age. There will never be another voice like hers in our lifetime.

    • @RubyRantDOTcom
      @RubyRantDOTcom 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Frank Sinatra said she was the only singer hed pay money to see her sing.

  • @davidhedges7186
    @davidhedges7186 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +29

    I heard her singing "Close To You" live at a State Fair in 1971. I was wowed and took notice right away. I was only 11 years old.

    • @dragonxz61
      @dragonxz61 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Minnesota????

  • @RumbleFish69
    @RumbleFish69 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +294

    In 1970, I was 6 years old. This was my mother's favorite song and she used to sing it to me whenever it came on the radio. She told me that this song reminded her of me. Her words made me feel special, loved and invincible! A mother's words can give a child the power to be anything! That is what my mother gave me.
    In a few short months, I will be 60 years old and far removed from the days when this song was on the radio. When I was 6, I would often wonder what my life would be like at age 30, and what kind of adult I might be. And, here I am today, well past 30 and barely able to look into a rear view that is nothing more than a mixed bag of tragedy and joy.
    But, it also makes me think about where we are today and I wonder if any of us have truly moved forward. And then, I think how I would trade my best day today for my worst day back then. How, with all of our technical advancements and modern gadgets, I still prefer the simplicity of the '70s. A time when my mother's smile felt like a warm and safe blanket.
    It's funny how much one song can affect a person. I don't think children today have it like we did. That's what I think, but I sincerely hope that I am wrong.

    • @GreenGaslight
      @GreenGaslight 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      That was nice to read. Thank you!

    • @RumbleFish69
      @RumbleFish69 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@GreenGaslight Thank you for your kindness, friend. It means a lot.

    • @kitkatcats3360
      @kitkatcats3360 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I am 61 and feel much the same. You said it well.

    • @RumbleFish69
      @RumbleFish69 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@kitkatcats3360 Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate it very much. 😊

    • @kaikito7662
      @kaikito7662 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      You're a beautiful person R.

  • @Danimal68
    @Danimal68 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +34

    The best female singer in the world. It's not even close. RIP Karen 😭

    • @tommitchell3581
      @tommitchell3581 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Ditto. The Secretariat of singers.

    • @Danimal68
      @Danimal68 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@tommitchell3581 💯

    • @Ribby00
      @Ribby00 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      100% agree. She has the voice of an angel

  • @wolfmantiptip6218
    @wolfmantiptip6218 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +26

    Her voice is Timeless ...............

  • @jdenino6022
    @jdenino6022 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    No auto tune just talent❤

  • @michaelmilless7310
    @michaelmilless7310 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    If angels have earthly voices, they sound exactly like Karen Carpenter.

  • @cliffordlowerre1381
    @cliffordlowerre1381 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +879

    Over 50 years later and her voice still brings a tear to my eye. Beautiful woman, beautiful voice, beautiful song!

    • @reneehawes1243
      @reneehawes1243 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Bc it's an oldie but goodie and it was a time when things were good not like today I wish I could go back in time 😓

    • @cliffordlowerre1381
      @cliffordlowerre1381 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@reneehawes1243 Absolutely. Different times indeed and certainly not for the better.

    • @Yukimoncoeur331
      @Yukimoncoeur331 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Je suis tout à fait d'accord avec vous !

    • @cliffordlowerre1381
      @cliffordlowerre1381 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Yukimoncoeur331 Une voix si angélique, pleine de passion!

    • @Fat12219
      @Fat12219 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      To go back to the 70s n do it right 😢

  • @themange59
    @themange59 3 ปีที่แล้ว +508

    She was freaking 20 years old in this, so talented! I still mourn her loss

    • @MIKECNW
      @MIKECNW ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not like she was the only one at that age doing well?

    • @blahblahblahEMILY
      @blahblahblahEMILY ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@MIKECNW that's not what they said

    • @mspiggymarketing396
      @mspiggymarketing396 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Her death was very sad for me. Why did she have to die that way? 😌

    • @happypapi1903
      @happypapi1903 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@mspiggymarketing396 Codependent family dynamics.

    • @IndianOutlaw1870
      @IndianOutlaw1870 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      There are few twenty-year-olds with a voice that mature.

  • @okayisok
    @okayisok 2 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    This song is best listened on a vinyl record. Your eyes keep watching the slow rotation of the record while the stylus is deciphering the melody from the micro pits and peaks embedded in the groove.

  • @emmas4336
    @emmas4336 4 ปีที่แล้ว +606

    The purity of her voice brings tears to my eyes.

    • @sonnysinger9107
      @sonnysinger9107 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      My Mother always said this woman had the most pure voice ever. After all I must agree. Lost too soon. Hope all was forgiven and she is teaching the angels a thing or two. Love her - my name is also Karen ( means pure ) .. never thought it would become an expletive ????? SAD!

    • @acex8124
      @acex8124 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      you are so right once in a life time tears falling perfect

    • @backtheblue280
      @backtheblue280 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      She touches the soul. Karen Anne was an angel sent straight from heaven 💞 🌹 💖

    • @blacktailedscorpion5997
      @blacktailedscorpion5997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I cry all the time hearing her voice.

    • @alessandrodecarli2462
      @alessandrodecarli2462 ปีที่แล้ว

      🥹

  • @Carlos-xo5iy
    @Carlos-xo5iy 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +209

    I need to report: When I was a child, I danced to this song with my mother. I was very young, but I remember her smile and how I loved her (and still do) through it all. Today at my 53 years old I see myself here, emotional.... I miss her.❤️

    • @judsonspruce1768
      @judsonspruce1768 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Aw, that's sweet. There's nothing like a mother's 💕

    • @ronvosh
      @ronvosh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I mean there is no comparison to any other female singer. Karen was the best !!!!!!

    • @mimileeranun2604
      @mimileeranun2604 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      She always with you ❤❤

    • @samuelkeithparrott158
      @samuelkeithparrott158 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I lost my mother, two years ago, she was 90. The song says it all

    • @GaryLBlakeley
      @GaryLBlakeley 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Great memories.

  • @TheBezaleel
    @TheBezaleel 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the most beautiful songs ever created, Karen's voice is liquid velvet. RIP sweet angel.

  • @susantaulli6580
    @susantaulli6580 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    54 years later and her voice still gives me goosebumps

  • @hodell82
    @hodell82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +598

    Remember hearing this song on AM radio as a kid. Here I am, 50 years later, still enjoying it. Not a single flaw in this composition or Karen Carpenter's voice. Sometimes, perfection IS achieved.

    • @hannahwillis9838
      @hannahwillis9838 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I wish I could have grown up in the simpler times before the internet/phones.. things seemed less loud and not as fast, if that makes sense

    • @danielibanez7807
      @danielibanez7807 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      ....así es Amigo, a veces SE logra la Perfección.....esta es una maravillosa canción!!!

    • @quachque8889
      @quachque8889 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sạo quá cha nội

    • @alexvivas455
      @alexvivas455 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Me too!!!…

    • @solitaire5142
      @solitaire5142 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@hannahwillis9838 Makes perfect sense. Folks such as myself that hail from that era find it difficult to assimilate into this modern, tattooed smartphone society, which, is not a bad thing :)

  • @mikehancock5744
    @mikehancock5744 ปีที่แล้ว +401

    Her beautiful voice is so pure and she should never have been pulled away from her drums. She loved playing the drums.

    • @chaplainmattsanders4884
      @chaplainmattsanders4884 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Agreed!!!!

    • @ronaldmorris3197
      @ronaldmorris3197 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      I think her body image issues started when she was pulled from behind the drums and forced out front and center, being highly visible. She couldn't hide behind her drum kit anymore.

    • @levonpoe
      @levonpoe 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      She was a natural. quite a lot of musicians cant play their instrument and sing. her voice brings tears to my eyes for all that could have been if she lived

    • @keith9786
      @keith9786 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      ​​@@levonpoeI think was it 1983 when she passed away at age 33 was it? I was in tears upon hearing the news. Her voice really helped me heal from losing my mother a year before in 1969 with the release of this single in 1970

    • @travisboman7531
      @travisboman7531 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@keith9786 One month shy of being 33 of age.

  • @Schlipperschlopper
    @Schlipperschlopper 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    an angel singing and playing drums at the same time!

  • @plootyluvsturtle9843
    @plootyluvsturtle9843 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Karen Carpenter was an INSANE drummer

    • @mchlbk
      @mchlbk 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      While singing, making it look easy. What a talent!

  • @davidmeir9348
    @davidmeir9348 ปีที่แล้ว +451

    Her voice.
    It's beyond magical, it's like a liquid ray of sunshine enveloping you as you walk in a blooming field.

    • @MyOneFiftiethOfADollar
      @MyOneFiftiethOfADollar 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Right! and of course everyone's number one goal/fantasy is this short life is to be enveloped by a "a liquid ray of sunshine while walking in a blooming field".

    • @michaeldeegan8388
      @michaeldeegan8388 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nicely put..

    • @sanderwissink5330
      @sanderwissink5330 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Its like a mother'svoice telling all will be allright.

    • @Santiliovilasboas
      @Santiliovilasboas 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Realmente uma linda voz

    • @Fat12219
      @Fat12219 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ❤❤

  • @NEAPULA
    @NEAPULA 7 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    the best female voice also a great drummer

    • @ralex3697
      @ralex3697 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Agree

    • @nathalie6394
      @nathalie6394 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      loveeeee the worlddddddd close to youuuu tuturururuturutururututuruutut

    • @liamullane9122
      @liamullane9122 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nathalie6394 mais c'est pas ca les paroles !!!

    • @sabrinalavallo1064
      @sabrinalavallo1064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      no Olivia Newton-John is the first. Karen 2nd

    • @alfonsosaenz6542
      @alfonsosaenz6542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What about Maria Callas

  • @ileana6281
    @ileana6281 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The fact that she sings so beautifully AND plays the drums puts her on a totally different level! Singing drummers get my utmost respect. I still remember hearing this song for the first like it was yesterday. I was just a 4yr old kid but fell in love with her voice. Ahhhh the 70’s! Such an awesome time to have been a kid!

    • @wizpopr
      @wizpopr 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      So true. Had they not moved her off the drums and to the front, she may have still been with us. Someone body shamed her after a TV performance when she was in front of the band and that appears to be when it all started.

  • @billiericky9205
    @billiericky9205 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Legendary platnum voice no one sings this good anymore!!!

  • @danmeadows3859
    @danmeadows3859 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I was in 6th grade when I first heard this. 12 years old. It still brings a tears to my eyes. I miss the’70s. 😢

    • @nevermind5321
      @nevermind5321 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I miss the 70’s as well🥲

  • @FairyPrincessNia
    @FairyPrincessNia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    This woman's voice is absolutely gorgeous.

    • @juliebarrows8149
      @juliebarrows8149 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      This woman is gorgeous, too.

    • @ralex3697
      @ralex3697 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@juliebarrows8149
      She was

  • @williamwenger1459
    @williamwenger1459 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    You can tell how much she loved playing the drums.

  • @surielaj9486
    @surielaj9486 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    She doesn't play with her hands, she plays with her soul 😮

  • @frankrizzo3922
    @frankrizzo3922 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    The thing is I am a Rock Drummer and have been for decades, I can go from this to Ozzy or Pantera in a second but some how listening to Karen sing something about her can bring tears to both eyes and I can't explain the sweetness that surrounds her in these songs... it's crazy how I'm effected by it... I really miss how she sings... and infact she was a good drummer to!! Surely won't be another Karen Carpenter.... 😢

    • @mchlbk
      @mchlbk 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I agree. It's like, the apparent "cheesyness' of their lyrics and easy-listening arrangements somehow amplify her insane talent. I'd have liked to see her work with other talents (as a drummer), I'm sure she would have been spectacular.

  • @ruff1draft
    @ruff1draft 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

    I think people forget that Karen Carpenter was a drummer as much as a singer.

    • @holymoley1920
      @holymoley1920 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You know, I didn't even know that until now! And I'm a " '51 model''

    • @smc4958
      @smc4958 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great point. She was a tight drummer!

    • @user9b2
      @user9b2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      They should have never took the drums away from Karen.

    • @terrywdowiak8399
      @terrywdowiak8399 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      She was an amazing drummer...very much in the lines of a Buddy Rich. Great moves and grove

    • @user-rb5ir2um3m
      @user-rb5ir2um3m 18 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      I've heard that she enjoyed drumming better than singing.

  • @lesliehilesgardener6959
    @lesliehilesgardener6959 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Such a nice melody lyrics one of those songs just beautiful

  • @larrylarue3997
    @larrylarue3997 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

    I’m 63 years old and I’ve always thought Karen had the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard and I still believe that today

    • @user-fr5km9cq3t
      @user-fr5km9cq3t 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sehe ich mit ebenfalls 63 auch so!

    • @user-to5zq5os1j
      @user-to5zq5os1j 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      61-❤-😢😢

    • @andreacheney3593
      @andreacheney3593 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just tuned 60, a couple on months ago! Yes! 🙌 beautiful voice! Gone from this 🌎 too soon!

    • @Manchurian1990
      @Manchurian1990 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Full of tears and couldn't control my emotion😅

  • @shibaneko5597
    @shibaneko5597 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This song always makes me emotional

  • @DrCrabfingers
    @DrCrabfingers 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +232

    Oh my heavens. Five people making such a sublime sound. Have you ever heard anyone in your life play a drum kit and sing with a voice like an angel. Karen was a rare bloom in the forest of life....I love that woman so much.

    • @PepperWilliamsMusicBlend
      @PepperWilliamsMusicBlend 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Don't forget the entire orchestra behind those five musicians: harp, strings, full brass, piano, harpsichord, bells, flutes, background singers

    • @asuntosatratar8508
      @asuntosatratar8508 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Lo mismo pensé de tocar la batería y cantar al mismo tiempo y con una voz muy bonita...

    • @Sarlat6
      @Sarlat6 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      You do realize they are just miming here.

    • @the5thavenueband685
      @the5thavenueband685 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Beautiful voice but yes they’re miming. Richard is playing a Wurlitzer electric piano which doesn’t sound like a real piano… nevertheless an amazing bunch of musicians

    • @dickstryker
      @dickstryker 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Karen Carpenter and Buddy Miles are the only ones I can think of.

  • @user-qq2pm8re3e
    @user-qq2pm8re3e 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The most angelic voice of all time. Her death tragic as it was, woke the world up to a terrible disease. Thus saving so many others. Thank you Karen for both.

  • @arthurgay5746
    @arthurgay5746 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    A most beautiful angel... Smothered and crushed by greedy record producers

  • @troyyang3703
    @troyyang3703 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    RIP. Karen Carpenter. We still miss you each day.

  • @jorgejuarez6309
    @jorgejuarez6309 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    In 2024 I would be as old as my father, 73 years old. My father remembers this group and this singer surprises me.

  • @stk6mkt
    @stk6mkt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

    Let's give credit to the greatest songwriter in history, Burt Bacharach.

    • @rhmayer1
      @rhmayer1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He was/is a true genius.

    • @anglerfish8278
      @anglerfish8278 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yes…
      he sure knew how to write those songs.

    • @mariep.harrislivingmybestl2253
      @mariep.harrislivingmybestl2253 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      May his soul Rest in Peace 🙏🏾🕊️ for the music he shared with the world 🌎.

    • @SueRosalie
      @SueRosalie 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      sorely missed. My favourite composer. Nobody else wrote such beautifully crafted and sophisticated music in that genre, it was a kind of pop that was unique. The Carpenters were the perfect match with Bacharach.

    • @barneshomestead1240
      @barneshomestead1240 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      And Hal David

  • @martybreeden6116
    @martybreeden6116 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Talent sent straight from heaven! No one sang like Karen... .before or since!

  • @reneenordeen9447
    @reneenordeen9447 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So achingly beautiful. We miss you Karen Carpenter. 💔

  • @haroldsmith3609
    @haroldsmith3609 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I wish I could go back to 1970 in a heartbeat!

  • @ralex3697
    @ralex3697 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Natural beauty, too bad she couldn't see it

    • @robincortez6586
      @robincortez6586 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My name is Robin, too, and I agree!! Wish all her fans could time travel back and give her a GIANT GROUP HUG!! Maybe if she had known how love and respected she really was, things would have been different....At least we have her music, and I keep listening. Karen is my all time favorite female singer. ❤

    • @grandma651
      @grandma651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If she knew she was perfect the way she was, she would alive today.

    • @Polaris97
      @Polaris97 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes she is ♥️

    • @sonnysinger9107
      @sonnysinger9107 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true.

    • @davewollenberg1518
      @davewollenberg1518 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amen!@@grandma651

  • @user-kn4cq1xx1s
    @user-kn4cq1xx1s 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Best version. She's on the drum kit, setting her own heartbeat to the lyrics ❤

  • @davidtroxell837
    @davidtroxell837 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    truly gift of music to mankind: thanks

  • @AkiKinabalu
    @AkiKinabalu หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    This song is ageless. There is never a moment I am fed up or bored with this song. Erase all my daily stress instantly.

  • @Shedshananigans
    @Shedshananigans 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I remember being a kid in the 70s and The Carpenters being my mom’s favorite. Such sweet memories. RIP to my Mom and Karen. 😢

    • @fh346
      @fh346 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry for Your Loss.

  • @MarkIsham-mp9bf
    @MarkIsham-mp9bf 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Perfect voice and emotion. 🌸

  • @josemanuelayastaduran5188
    @josemanuelayastaduran5188 5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Hermosa canción y la interpretación de Karen inigualable.

  • @user-lz1pn8ih8k
    @user-lz1pn8ih8k 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    She died way too soon. She was one of those ladies who had a very gifted voice. You won’t find too many of her around these days.
    You are so sadly missed Miss Carpenter.
    I am also a musician and I play and sing your song till this day. Thank you for sharing your wonderful wonderful talent.😊

    • @jgar611
      @jgar611 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Karen Carpenter. Why do the good have to die so young?

  • @cricketwhite208
    @cricketwhite208 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So beautiful. Heaven gained an angel. R. I. P.

  • @binslick1000
    @binslick1000 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When I desire peace and tranquility I listen to this song!!!

  • @greciayip
    @greciayip 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    i feel like this is the most romantic song i ever heard

  • @afersol00
    @afersol00 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    by the way, one of the best drummers of all time

  • @robinyamada8226
    @robinyamada8226 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I am blessed to be able to listen and enjoy Karen whenever I want to experience love, peace, and happiness...❤

  • @matthewmolkentin6230
    @matthewmolkentin6230 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This was the Billboard Chart #1 song the day I was born (August 21, 1970)
    So, this song has to be somewhat about me. ha
    She really did have a fantastic singing voice... and she could really bang on the drums as well.

  • @junexmyx3796
    @junexmyx3796 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    and she played that drum so nicely..

  • @whatswithgus
    @whatswithgus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    That "Waah..." at 2:50 takes my breath away...

    • @SuperPussyFinger
      @SuperPussyFinger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too. Even SuperPussyFinger.

    • @reinaldogarcia2306
      @reinaldogarcia2306 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      For God ''s sake!..you forced me in it!!..a tear rolled down..

  • @peterm3964
    @peterm3964 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The best female voice ever , in any genre .

  • @user-id7hy3jc9i
    @user-id7hy3jc9i 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Her voice was so special, so pure and innocent.

  • @hangdogdaddy38
    @hangdogdaddy38 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    She was an angel that was here just for a little while.

  • @niemajaktoja
    @niemajaktoja 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    I should have been born in a different decade.. i just cant understand actual music, naked girls, noise, profanity. This song is a honey for my heart

    • @bella.bee333
      @bella.bee333 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      oh my God people like you are so miserable. you're LUCKY you were born in this generation bc you have access to music from decades past right at your fingertips... DUH dumbass 🙄🙄

  • @MaryWeingardt
    @MaryWeingardt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    I was 4 when this song came out. It made me remember the awe I had in the possibilities of life. The late 60's early 70's, so full of brightness, learning and shiny growth in my memory. Never alone, always with friends, neighbors, cousins and lot's of laughter. I am blessed to have experienced this. I miss those sweet times.

  • @zildasaraiva9926
    @zildasaraiva9926 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I feel like this the most romantic song i ever heard

  • @davidrogers8928
    @davidrogers8928 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was 10 yrs old and fell in love with her voice

  • @thederpstormchannel1361
    @thederpstormchannel1361 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    I’m 62 I would sing this song to my daughter when she was an infant in 1982

  • @brittishshorthair6709
    @brittishshorthair6709 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    She has the voice of the sweetest mother, the sweetest sister, the sweetest girlfriend…it’s so pure

    • @ashpnk06p60
      @ashpnk06p60 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      agree

    • @ashpnk06p60
      @ashpnk06p60 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      agree when she sings the birds stop and listen

  • @adolforivero4955
    @adolforivero4955 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 ... this is what music is all about ... 🌸🌸🌸

  • @racerxfile
    @racerxfile 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Karen had an amazing voice, but let’s never forget she was an amazing drummer!!!

  • @Clipper_Dames
    @Clipper_Dames 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the greatest drummers of all time.

  • @ScottRandolph-dd7dr
    @ScottRandolph-dd7dr หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    ❤ Close to you in coastal Mississippi. I have loved the Carpenters for 50 years.

  • @waleri0103
    @waleri0103 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    Karen was simply the best. She left this world too soon. She was a remarkable talented woman.

  • @richardleedy5055
    @richardleedy5055 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    OMG, this generation will never know how much the Carpenters shaped the music industry. Karen & Richard were absolutely a wonder. These videos take me back & back & back. I hope that Richard knows how much he & his sister meant to so many. Growing old sucks but we have some awesome memories.

    • @mikejohn0088
      @mikejohn0088 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They were twins - male/male and few know.

    • @cindychow6728
      @cindychow6728 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      她的音樂治愈了很多人卻治療不了自己😢厭食離開了我們

    • @lohnjennon4886
      @lohnjennon4886 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mikejohn0088🤦‍♂️

    • @SueRosalie
      @SueRosalie 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@mikejohn0088 don't be a moron

  • @keithinscho374
    @keithinscho374 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What a voice. What a musician. What a shame.

  • @user-tv4eg8zk2y
    @user-tv4eg8zk2y 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    GOD BLESS HER. SO SAD SHE DIED SO YOUNG. MISSED A MAJOR TALENT.

  • @JerryEduardo
    @JerryEduardo 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

    The most beautiful voice I've ever heard.

    • @NeutralDice
      @NeutralDice หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, Celine Dion

  • @johnferrara392
    @johnferrara392 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Last night I dreamed of this song. It is so beautiful.

  • @LifeIsAnArt95
    @LifeIsAnArt95 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    No words can describe how amazing her voice is! Simply perfection!!!

  • @berbababy
    @berbababy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I remember driving the Carpenters to this gig in my taxi. They were so close to eachother you could tell their bond was genuine. I was allowed to watch too. Such a privilege.

  • @bluemt.5785
    @bluemt.5785 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My mother especially loved her songs.
    She died 12years ago.

  • @robnowlin7285
    @robnowlin7285 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Karen's voice was pitch perfect. She was far more talented than many of her contemporaries. Love Karen. Music loss an icon.

  • @johnbarnett6924
    @johnbarnett6924 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    The Original was the best❤ thanks Karen ❤revisted May 8 2024 ❤

  • @zianra327
    @zianra327 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    this song is timeless masterpiece. it will use in "SO CLOSE" movie

  • @douglasmcconnell8116
    @douglasmcconnell8116 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The pure Crystal Clear Sound Of Karen Carpenter, Beautiful. ❤

  • @medullaoblongata9670
    @medullaoblongata9670 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Such is a perfect voice, there will only ever be one Karen Carpenter.

  • @ge2623
    @ge2623 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    When I was in grade school, my mom would sing this to me to wake me up for school.

    • @funmiester
      @funmiester 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @ge2623 - what a touching comment, thanks for sharing!!!

    • @earhustler2639
      @earhustler2639 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thats so sweet! Nothing like the voice of your mom to wake up to!

  • @paulmartin4971
    @paulmartin4971 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Was and still is the best female singer ever, after all this time I still think wow what a voice and it makes me feel all nice and tingley..... R I P Karen you still are the very best.

  • @sheilahsstudio6121
    @sheilahsstudio6121 หลายเดือนก่อน

    She was a beautiful soul. Her personal story is so heartbreaking. In spite of that, what a gifted singer.

  • @johnshields6852
    @johnshields6852 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    ,12 in 1972 Karen's voice was so beautiful and over 50 years later I still enjoy their songs.

  • @garylawson5381
    @garylawson5381 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I never realized Karen played the drums.
    This song is timeless!

  • @stevedupree525
    @stevedupree525 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the all time best Summer’s for music.

  • @MrVillafontana
    @MrVillafontana หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The angels got together and welcome one of their own: Karen Carpenter ❤❤❤

  • @simonstock2526
    @simonstock2526 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Best singer ever. No contest.

  •  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

    ❤ LYRICS❤
    Why do birds suddenly appear
    Every time you are near?
    Just like me, they long to be
    Close to you
    Why do stars fall down from the sky
    Every time you walk by?
    Just like me, they long to be
    Close to you
    On the day that you were born the angels got together
    And decided to create a dream come true
    So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
    And starlight in your eyes of blue
    That is why all the girls in town
    Follow you all around
    Just like me, they long to be
    Close to you
    On the day that you were born the angels got together
    And decided to create a dream come true
    So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold
    And starlight in your eyes of blue
    That is why all the girls in town
    Follow you all around
    Just like me, they long to be
    Close to you
    Just like me, they long to be
    Close to you
    Wa, close to you
    Wa, close to you
    Ha, close to you
    La, close to you