Carpenters - Top of the World & We've Only Just Begun

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  • @willyhoffmann3821
    @willyhoffmann3821 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +413

    Karen Carpenter, I am 61 years old today and listening to your wonderful voice. She was a fantastic singer. Wish she lived to old age. Unfortunately she died far too young. Rest in peace Karen.

    • @frederickmuhlbauer9477
      @frederickmuhlbauer9477 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      She left us way too early God bless her soul

    • @kawodi1
      @kawodi1 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Yes, Willy! such a wonderful voice will never come back. I am 64 years old. I love her great songs since I was 10. Thank you, Karen and RIP, Angel-Voice!!!!!

    • @willyhoffmann3821
      @willyhoffmann3821 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@kawodi1 yes , missing her . Tears in my eyes

    • @nargismuezz6661
      @nargismuezz6661 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ঈ🎉😢😢🎉

    • @김선희-h5u
      @김선희-h5u 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@kawodi1ㅅ7

  • @kwiyounglee7422
    @kwiyounglee7422 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +110

    When I was in high school in 1991, my English teacher used to came to class room with a cassette player and played the 'Top of the World end of the his lesson. The voice was so amazing and the lyric touched a teenager's heart. Since then I became a big fan of Carpenters. Peace be with you all.

    • @ArchGBUStanton
      @ArchGBUStanton 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What a cool teacher. 🤠

    • @jsdavid2288
      @jsdavid2288 5 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Peace be with you, too.

  • @davidhaber5304
    @davidhaber5304 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +312

    I’m 65. I loved her voice. Always. Since I was a teen. I wish she could have found love. Someone she really deserved.

    • @casielogue9203
      @casielogue9203 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ❤❤❤

    • @grahammorgan4931
      @grahammorgan4931 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Amen

    • @v.e.7236
      @v.e.7236 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      She actually did get married and to a seemingly really nice guy. However, she was already deep into her bout w/ anorexia and beyond recall from her emotional demons.

    • @CarmenBruck
      @CarmenBruck 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    • @danielbeaudry4457
      @danielbeaudry4457 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same for me.

  • @majestic22-forever22
    @majestic22-forever22 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    I' m 62 years old and I listen this Group yet , I love good music❤

    • @rhondaillar3906
      @rhondaillar3906 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Im 62 and just posted. I loved her. Age 9 till now

  • @twincams350
    @twincams350 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +571

    Karen Carpenter was not one in a million, or even one in a billion. She was one of a kind.

    • @studentoftheword6115
      @studentoftheword6115 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      YES I HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @marksmiley5634
      @marksmiley5634 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Truly, an effortless talent with incredible presence. We won't see another like her - she belonged to her time and to herself. But what a gift.

    • @johngraham5543
      @johngraham5543 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Perfectly said Mark! Karen was everything that a singer should aspire to be ! ABSOLUTELY musical perfection!

    • @Wander_Ventures
      @Wander_Ventures 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      💯% Absolutely. Just fell in love with her singing.. Amazing 😍😍

    • @Eric-k1c
      @Eric-k1c 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      And at the end you could say that she was only half the woman she once was..

  • @katherinescoggins5674
    @katherinescoggins5674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3020

    This was our wedding song in 1974!! We were together 43 years before I lost him to cancer five years ago. This song brings back so many beautiful memories.

    • @JavierGonzalez-nj5vh
      @JavierGonzalez-nj5vh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      This is so sad, good vibes to u random person in the comments

    • @RebekahWest
      @RebekahWest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      ♥️

    • @oogiev2
      @oogiev2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Condolences to you and your loved ones on the loss of a great gentleman we hope you find solace in the music.

    • @aeiouu149
      @aeiouu149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Rip

    • @MrGeorgewf
      @MrGeorgewf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      This was our wedding song also in 1979. I just lost her to cancer in April. I have cried every day. I wonder how many ounces of tears so far with more to come.

  • @gianbendiola
    @gianbendiola 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5369

    If you're a teenager and you're here listening to this, congrats you have a great music taste.

    • @dessertdew2592
      @dessertdew2592 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      I think you've highly been deserving of taste carried out not only by teenagers but a woman of the 60's and beyond as well.

    • @fjlee1174
      @fjlee1174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Of course! A Jeongyeon stan had always been one of the great people having a great taste!

    • @gianbendiola
      @gianbendiola 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@fjlee1174 Yo Co-Onceu!!

    • @fjlee1174
      @fjlee1174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@gianbendiola Yes! and a JY stan too 😅

    • @freshprince5633
      @freshprince5633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      I’m 17 and Love these guys, my mum always played when I was a kid, I always think of her when I hear “the top of the world” now she’s on the top of the world, love you mama 🕊

  • @franciseric
    @franciseric 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +200

    2024 anyone? I'm turning 25 this mid April and 15 years ago I started listening to them looking through old CDs, played their album in a red Sony egg-shaped player. I loved them eversince 🤍

    • @gunpeiyokoifan
      @gunpeiyokoifan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I'm 28 and only started hearing them at 27... want to listen forever

    • @mikeverdesca4976
      @mikeverdesca4976 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Listen to their Burt Bachrach/Hal David medley where she's singing AND playing the drums! Phenomenal! Enjoy!😊

    • @pawegielecki8115
      @pawegielecki8115 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Tak. Pozdrawiam

    • @thebelieversplace
      @thebelieversplace 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      There is something very spirtual about her voice.

  • @smashmouth
    @smashmouth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She was INCREDIBLE!

    • @rosebower6371
      @rosebower6371 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely

    • @HPW0405
      @HPW0405 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Can’t agree more

    • @johngraham5543
      @johngraham5543 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      TIMELESS. All that needs to be said.

    • @rosebower6371
      @rosebower6371 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely

    • @smallies7154
      @smallies7154 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      and one of the best singers, maybe the best ever

  • @HowardRabb-x8z
    @HowardRabb-x8z 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

    Richard was the musical genius who wrote and arranged the songs. Karen had the golden voice that made them smash hits. It was a magnificent collaboration of a God-anointed brother and sister.

    • @gilliansl
      @gilliansl 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I understand that between Richard micromanaging in the studio and her parents micromanaging everything else, the ONLY thing she could actually control was what she ate, which caused the lost of this beautiful mezzo-soprano 3 octave voice.

    • @johngraham5543
      @johngraham5543 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Beautiful tribute to the incomparable and best sister and brother duo in music history!

    • @DaveH-10
      @DaveH-10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Paul Williams wrote their best songs. He doesn't get enough credit for his genius.

  • @cogitoergosum662
    @cogitoergosum662 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +137

    In 1978, my family live in small village in Pacitan, Indonesia, my homeland. My dad bought new cassete player, and my brother bought Carpenters album in town. My family often play this song with new cassete player and listened and clap together according to the rhythm : my dad, my mom, my 3 sisters and my 5 brothers. We are big family, our house was near the river. Most of us don't understand English, but Karen sang this song with perfectly voice and the beat is nice. Beautiful memories with my late mom and dad. We miss you, mom and dad.

    • @juancarloslopez-jv5ob
      @juancarloslopez-jv5ob 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      VÁYASE A CHINA Y VIENE TRUMP MUY PRONTO!

    • @Vitaliy-t9r
      @Vitaliy-t9r 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Amazing masterpiece 😻✴️✴️✴️✴️😻😻, I m going to the little cat, 😺 I'm like a little cat, cry 😢😢, that's so wonderful, rest in peace 🕊️🕊️🕊️

    • @pausjohnXII
      @pausjohnXII หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Masih sodaraan drngan SBY ?

    • @cogitoergosum662
      @cogitoergosum662 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@pausjohnXII kami tetanggaan sama Pak SBY

  • @deaniacoponi2139
    @deaniacoponi2139 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +212

    There isn't a female vocalist today who even with today's voice enhancing technology will even come close to the beautiful angelic voice of Karen Carpenter.

    • @michaelgmoore5708
      @michaelgmoore5708 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That is for sure!

    • @Helen-g3x5u
      @Helen-g3x5u 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🗽🎶❤️ doesn't she looks as prince William wife?

  • @Sikandarrao71
    @Sikandarrao71 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1012

    Who's still listening to this angelic voice in 2024?

    • @barbeneliane8756
      @barbeneliane8756 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Eu estou ouvindo em 14.03.2024. Eu gosto muito dessa musica.❤

    • @aripiippo9319
      @aripiippo9319 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      paras koskaan tehty kappale❤❤❤❤❤

    • @aripiippo9319
      @aripiippo9319 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      paras koskaan tehty kappale❤❤❤❤❤

    • @iainfinlay1902
      @iainfinlay1902 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I am, it was a favourite of my grandfather. All my life

    • @nattapongp.254
      @nattapongp.254 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      me biXch

  • @ShaneEricks
    @ShaneEricks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1459

    This song makes me extra happy! So beautiful and her voice is just silky smooth 🥰

    • @leyplays2197
      @leyplays2197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Your Cover is so good too❤️

    • @leyplays2197
      @leyplays2197 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I Love it so much❤️

    • @firehd8amazon357
      @firehd8amazon357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Absolutely...how could anyone sing like that...awesome

    • @travismack3994
      @travismack3994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      As my ex pointed out many years ago, her voice is as clear as a bell; it's airless.

    • @Vinicius-fg6md
      @Vinicius-fg6md 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same :)

  • @levyh12
    @levyh12 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +133

    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?

    • @sseacre
      @sseacre 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@levyh12 Same!

    • @timradde4328
      @timradde4328 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @peacenow42 Tons? No. Not at much raw talent as back then. With auto-tune anyone can sing or think they can.

    • @timradde4328
      @timradde4328 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @peacenow42 It sure helps though. I can't listen to much of today's music. It just grates on me. There are a few I love though. But I still prefer the music from the 50s and 60s. And don't even talk to me about RAP. It's not music and much of the lyrics are disgusting.

  • @bigdog7729
    @bigdog7729 4 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    I graduated high school in 73. Her music is the songs of my life. I pray that when I get to heaven she's there singing next to Jesus.

    • @PaulNgim
      @PaulNgim 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Amen

    • @juliamoraes3991
      @juliamoraes3991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Adoro todas as músicas

    • @raybok2814
      @raybok2814 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, she will..

    • @antrolly
      @antrolly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      no doubt in my mind... I can't wait to meet her

    • @dandandkl9048
      @dandandkl9048 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Big Dog - yes sir, we graduated same time and same great taste in music. Her and Olivia Newton John were the two best in that special time.

  • @furrycomfort
    @furrycomfort ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Two words: angelic voice. Even after all these years, still sounds fresh!

    • @demiris65
      @demiris65 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Well said...

    • @frederickmuhlbauer9477
      @frederickmuhlbauer9477 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A thousand years from now she will still be the best there ever was

    • @johngraham5543
      @johngraham5543 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Could not say It better Frederick! Miss Karen Carpenter was purely and simply the greatest singer who has ever lived!

  • @DJ-xs7ln
    @DJ-xs7ln 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +286

    73 years old and still a fan of the Carpenters in June of 2024

    • @niltonmoreirasilva1300
      @niltonmoreirasilva1300 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Ela canta para os anjos.

    • @sseacre
      @sseacre 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Same! Soundtrack of my youth!

    • @judithpool8177
      @judithpool8177 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I❤. Unforgettable

    • @hirampugosahara1534
      @hirampugosahara1534 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Woooow. Omg. You are same age as karen carpenter if she was alive isnt? So Unbelievable.

    • @sseacre
      @sseacre 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@DJ-xs7ln Same!

  • @johngraham5543
    @johngraham5543 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    Happy Birthday Karen Anne Carpenter! May you rest in eternal peace and know that you are dearly loved and missed beautiful lady!

  • @genebigs1749
    @genebigs1749 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    A big tough guy like me.....who cries every time I hear this song, and remembers the beauty and the incomparable voice of Karen Carpenter. RIP, Karen.

  • @NotAFanAnymore
    @NotAFanAnymore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    What a conundrum. She’s dying inside and looking so at peace giving us these tunes. Thank you for these gems Karen. Peace be with you.

    • @psysword
      @psysword ปีที่แล้ว

      What was she dying of?

    • @NotAFanAnymore
      @NotAFanAnymore ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@psysword depression anxiety grief sorrow sadness anorexia broken heart

    • @frederickmuhlbauer9477
      @frederickmuhlbauer9477 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@psysword you’re kidding right? She was anerexic that speaks volumnes

    • @thatvalensteingirl
      @thatvalensteingirl 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@psyswordKaren was anorexic before it was a "mainstream disorder"

  • @PerAllwin1963
    @PerAllwin1963 ปีที่แล้ว +416

    Not only was her voice amazing, but her diction was spot-on. Each word she sung was so clear. Not shouted or mumbled that it couldn’t be understood, like so many other singers do nowadays.

    • @nadeydaquiroz4051
      @nadeydaquiroz4051 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Para mí su voz si era irrepetiblemente única, redundo pero Karen es simplemente la mejor. Su música es eterna🎶🎶🎶❤❤❤❤✨✨✨✨✨

    • @supernatural2029
      @supernatural2029 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I think in those times it was important to have a good diction also I think it depends on the song, today singers are not so clear because it's not so important the message, the most important thing it's the music.

    • @AzarmidokhtBahmani
      @AzarmidokhtBahmani ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Magical perfect in every sense.

    • @monilaninetynine3811
      @monilaninetynine3811 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not just a talented singer, but a skilled one

    • @kleinerbruder1976
      @kleinerbruder1976 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolut richtig
      👍👍👍👌👌👌

  • @priscillaaroboi3622
    @priscillaaroboi3622 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +245

    Wow, beautiful nostalgic song. Watching in April 2024.

    • @teruomukai9766
      @teruomukai9766 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      2024年6月鑑賞

    • @DJ-xs7ln
      @DJ-xs7ln 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I keep coming back to it also. June 2024

  • @숏다리-o8e
    @숏다리-o8e 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1334

    Who's still listening to this angelic voice in 2021?

    • @dawnmartins7061
      @dawnmartins7061 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      definately! beautiful voice

    • @GenXAlpha
      @GenXAlpha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Me

    • @knut3834
      @knut3834 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Still amazed!

    • @meekundeeraychanel7228
      @meekundeeraychanel7228 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dawnmartins7061 ว.
      นจยยนสาสาสวาาท. งบวง

      ชช

    • @소설책추천
      @소설책추천 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me

  • @aryssonlima8784
    @aryssonlima8784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Look at that, kids.
    It’s real music. It’s how a real singer should to be.

    • @frederickmuhlbauer9477
      @frederickmuhlbauer9477 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Naturally gorgeous

    • @frederickmuhlbauer9477
      @frederickmuhlbauer9477 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Richard was pretty good looking as well and I’m a very heterosexual male

    • @weston407
      @weston407 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thanks, dad

  • @misst1795
    @misst1795 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +132

    41 years ago today, the world lost this treasure ♥🙏

  • @헤캣
    @헤캣 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    나는 1991년에 태어났다
    지금 카펜터스의 노래를 들으면 전혀 시대에 뒤처지지 않은 부드럽고 행복해지는 너무 좋은 가사, 목소리, 분위기, 표정들이 느껴진다
    옛날에 내가 태어나지 않았지만 그때의 생생함 기쁨이 지금의 나에게 시대를 건너뛰어서 전달되어지는 기분이다
    이분이 일찍 돌아가신데에 대해서 매우 유감스럽다
    좀 더 오래 사셔서 더 행복한 삶 오래도록 사셨으면 더 멋진노래 많이 작곡 할 수 있었을텐데... 이 귀중한 노래들이 인류가 사라지기 전까지 영원히 울려퍼졌을텐데 너무 아쉽다 안타깝다
    행복한 노래 듣게 해주셔서 감사합니다 . 다음 세상에선 행복하시길 빕니다~

    • @panchokim86
      @panchokim86 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      시대를 잘못 만난 Karen Carpenter 하늘에서 부디 본인이 좋아하는 모든 것을 이루며 행복했으면 합니다.

  • @RavinduKarunarathne-z3b
    @RavinduKarunarathne-z3b 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +151

    It's the 2nd of March 2024. Happy heavenly birthday Karen Carpenter!

  • @MrAlcazar
    @MrAlcazar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    To this day, no one else has been able to duplicate that voice. It's truly one of a kind.

    • @ahmadmuazYT
      @ahmadmuazYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      top of the world indeed

    • @dogzbestfrnd1
      @dogzbestfrnd1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Karen Carpenter's voice is one of my all-time favorites. This young lady though, comes close... th-cam.com/video/qLo5ReLpIc4/w-d-xo.html

    • @the_wild_hunt1301
      @the_wild_hunt1301 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amy Lee.

    • @MrAlcazar
      @MrAlcazar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@the_wild_hunt1301 She's good, but she's no Karen Carpenter.

    • @TNR-lover
      @TNR-lover 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This singer is amazing. She's done some of Karen's songs and it sounds so perfect. th-cam.com/video/LxwoK5pYM48/w-d-xo.html

  • @jebronlames7789
    @jebronlames7789 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +199

    Wow 2024 and still the greatest female voice ever!!!!!

    • @treephone18
      @treephone18 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I​ love​ her​ voice forefver..

    • @x-man5056
      @x-man5056 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      She was such a gift.

    • @P.Veerabadran-zy4ny
      @P.Veerabadran-zy4ny 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Now 21st November 2024. And forever!!

    • @johngraham5543
      @johngraham5543 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Still the greatest voice in music history, male or female!

  • @TheStephen7521
    @TheStephen7521 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I am 72 years old and listened to nearly all songs but she by far the best female voice I have ever heard.

  • @caligirl7807
    @caligirl7807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This was our wedding song also back in April 1973. We were married for 47 years before my sweet guy had a stroke on Thanksgiving Day in 2019. He passed away on July 20, 2020 and I miss him so much! The music takes me back to happier times when we were just married. Love you Tom!

    • @emmapanzica
      @emmapanzica 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      May you be blessed!

    • @rustshoo5068
      @rustshoo5068 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And a song much approved by those at the wedding in 1973 of a very advanced age, I’m sure.

    • @AlexSosa-777
      @AlexSosa-777 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry for your loss, May God Bless you always.

  • @nadiajr1500
    @nadiajr1500 2 ปีที่แล้ว +385

    What a voice! It's beautiful even at high notes, clear, and has depth. Her voice is the type that cannot be duplicated through singing lessons and techniques. It's a gift that she was born with. Too bad she's gone too soon.

    • @JolastikaParanoia
      @JolastikaParanoia ปีที่แล้ว +14

      not only talent in physically expressions is the clue here, they also knew to write songs that burns in our memories - and that´s an all in one neverhappeningpackage

    • @zpmarian
      @zpmarian ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JolastikaParanoia why?

    • @goognamgoognw6637
      @goognamgoognw6637 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      As a musician i confirm she is able to express her voice with amazing vibrato, instant change of timbre while keeping a kind voice.

    • @marcleysens7716
      @marcleysens7716 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      So easy and unforced. This mix is a beautiful tribute.

    • @anthonynotaro8416
      @anthonynotaro8416 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JolastikaParanoia-/-

  • @tinaevans1772
    @tinaevans1772 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    Only one thing to say, THE BEST!!!

  • @mmhashi6930
    @mmhashi6930 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    中学に上がった時に父がラジカセを買ってくれました。初めてラジオで聞いた曲がカーペンターズでした。
    それまで日本のサウンドしか知らなかった私は大変衝撃を受けました。あれから40年以上が過ぎて
    ライブでこの曲を聴くことができ、とても懐かしいです。伸びやかな歌唱力と美しいサウンド、
    時が過ぎ去っても心に響きます。ネットの時代になって本当に良かったです。

  • @ragnarok422
    @ragnarok422 4 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    Feb 2020 ....My wife and I were married Oct 9, 1970. "We've only just begun" was our song in every way. It is 48 years later, and we've seen most of those roads, lived most of that life to live, and found that room to grow. I love to listen to this song and think of those roads and the places they have led us. The room to grow has given us thee children and the pain of losing one to a car accident.
    We are old now, and still in love even though we are approaching 50 years together. I wish all of you who are "only just begun" live long, happy lives together. There is nothing to compare with it.

    • @stephenrowland5713
      @stephenrowland5713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm so sorry about losing one of your own , I lost a brother through cancer and my parents are still alive , may you know of God's peace and comfort

    • @justinchan8015
      @justinchan8015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So touching god bless❤️

    • @shanec211
      @shanec211 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      wow you give us all hope that love still exist... Ive been divorced ... life leads you many places...

    • @efrencruz5205
      @efrencruz5205 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      P

    • @sarathobe4285
      @sarathobe4285 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's beautiful. I was born on Oct 9 in 1971. I am so happy for you both. Her voice is so compelling. Karen and I share an eating disorder.
      Love to you! I am hoping to find my wife as well! I'm 48, it seems like it may not be too late.

  • @benjamingonsalves601
    @benjamingonsalves601 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I am now 62 years old...and this song takes me back to old days...when I was young....Great Song..

    • @rhondaillar3906
      @rhondaillar3906 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm 62 and from age 9 to this day it's been a tradition to play Carpenters Chrismas albums

  • @Mestiso925
    @Mestiso925 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Can never be overstated how her voice is so beautiful and has a warmth that is unmatched.

  • @randyedgar1968
    @randyedgar1968 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I'm 73. I like listening to the Carpenters and have since high school.

  • @raj_arjune
    @raj_arjune 4 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    When I was a small child growing up in the 1980's, my mom would sing all her songs to me and my sister to out us to sleep. It felt so good and soothing. My mom was a professional singer in the Philippines and The Carpenters were huge. Her voice is so iconic and timeless. And for me, her music and voice brings to mind so many happy and innocent memories of my childhood. To read of her tragic life story is heartbreaking and as a father to a little girl, I have a clear understanding of how to be a positive parent to her as she grows up to become a kind and loving young woman.
    Thank you Ms. Carpenter for your soft and soothing voice that shaped my life and childhood. You are very missed.

    • @shuu3040
      @shuu3040 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's difficult to be defined as a good parent nowadays. Tho I know where you're coming from brother. I hope our daughters and sons find the same kindness and love as we've had with our parents.

    • @brianwaller9232
      @brianwaller9232 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very cool!

  • @eldo1967
    @eldo1967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +753

    The most beautiful singing voice.....RIP Karen Carpenter.

    • @cocoaorange1
      @cocoaorange1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I was a small child back then. I loved her tunes.

    • @donmarais2723
      @donmarais2723 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agreed. Fabulous voice.

    • @ho789jack9
      @ho789jack9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Sad. Couldn't believe that she left at such a golden age.

    • @sergiosanchez1052
      @sergiosanchez1052 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree with you.i feel is a angel who has come to make me fly to the stars.

    • @imsocuteimsorich4952
      @imsocuteimsorich4952 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      To all on this channel karen may be gone but her music still plays on and always gives me a sweet sweet smile listening to her,god bless her,stay safe stay strong 💪 god less you all ,✌️👌👍💟😘 from 🇨🇮😘👋

  • @mahfuja6814
    @mahfuja6814 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    The only feeling this song gives is nostalgia, the sweet pain. The pain of knowing you would never get back those sweet old days.

  • @Patty-y2i
    @Patty-y2i หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I am still listening.she had the most BEAUTIFUL voice in the world.Nobody to this day (2024) can match her.Such talent.Truly missed!!!!

  • @josephjohnson3738
    @josephjohnson3738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    She has the greatest voice ever. Incredible low and mid range. It's such a shame that someone couldn't provide her with a long wondrous long life of love and happiness. So sad that she left us way too early. I miss her terribly.

    • @varunshahvo-tv9854
      @varunshahvo-tv9854 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro she took drugs

    • @tenbroeck1958
      @tenbroeck1958 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The world just seemed a little more kind with Karen Carpenter in it. Peace

    • @TheRjpiper
      @TheRjpiper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@varunshahvo-tv9854 not what her real issue was at all. Drugs were not what killed her, afraid of being Fat is what killed her.

    • @ruffinready6710
      @ruffinready6710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@varunshahvo-tv9854 You're so full of it your eyes must be brown!

    • @ruffinready6710
      @ruffinready6710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@varunshahvo-tv9854 You're full of it!

  • @500yamahaxt
    @500yamahaxt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    over 50 years ago and we're still commenting, it just goes to show how good the music was then and most of all Karen Carpenter

    • @mikey3800
      @mikey3800 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      and we have a younger generation picking up on her music, bunches of websites, vids and tribute bands all in honor to the star on earth and now a star in heaven

    • @kevo5512
      @kevo5512 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And how crap the music is today

    • @shirleycameron7718
      @shirleycameron7718 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She had an amazing voice.....!

    • @catherineconklin2667
      @catherineconklin2667 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And still crying for her

    • @marioolivares501
      @marioolivares501 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@catherineconklin2667 I have the same feelings.

  • @jennifercalhoun6738
    @jennifercalhoun6738 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I am now 49. I was born in the early 1970s. I grew up listening to great songs like these. Karen is and will be missed. Rest In Peace Karen Carpenter.

    • @kmn9181
      @kmn9181 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is all I wanted to listen to.... and Abba :)

    • @liamroberts9047
      @liamroberts9047 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello Jennifer, How are you doing?

    • @jennifercalhoun6738
      @jennifercalhoun6738 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@liamroberts9047 I am doing well. Hpw.are you doing?

    • @liamroberts9047
      @liamroberts9047 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jennifercalhoun6738 I'm well thanks, So where are you from?

    • @jennifercalhoun6738
      @jennifercalhoun6738 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was born in California but spent only two and a half years there. Then my mom and I moved to Texas. I have never been back to California. My mom passed away at noon on December 08,2012. My dad died on July nineteenth,1974. That’s why my mom and I left California behind for good. She told me she would take me back to California but ran out of time, so she couldn’t. Yes, I’m 51 years old and both of my parents have passed away.

  • @alecmcgrathofcanada9175
    @alecmcgrathofcanada9175 2 ปีที่แล้ว +504

    Her voice. Her voice has such clarity. I'm just constantly drawn into it.

    • @tygertone
      @tygertone 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      You can probably research this, but several years ago, her voice was recognized for being the "clearest" of all singers!

    • @ash27slick74
      @ash27slick74 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      One of the top artists of the 70s!!

    • @kevinirving5573
      @kevinirving5573 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here

    • @JeanmarieRod
      @JeanmarieRod ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can listen to her sing Top of the World all day

  • @arnelcrisostomo163
    @arnelcrisostomo163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    I graduated in high school in 1974 in the Philippines. This song was already a big hit. Our choir sang this during graduation.

    • @joeyyeung4240
      @joeyyeung4240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's soo cool cause i joined my school choir and we sang this

    • @cynthiaromero3411
      @cynthiaromero3411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mabuhay!

    • @veniceabatayo6340
      @veniceabatayo6340 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cynthiaromero3411 Mabuhay!!!

    • @SOCORROSILVA-in7px
      @SOCORROSILVA-in7px 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@cynthiaromero3411
      Can you please explain to me what does the word "Mabuhay" mean and in what language is it in?

    • @maetamon8107
      @maetamon8107 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

  • @jazzybread1
    @jazzybread1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    What a voice...
    It's like hearing a mother angel singing beautifully for her children.

  • @leefrancis190
    @leefrancis190 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    As I have promised,every time you are on TH-cam, I will be watching and listening to your beautiful performance,RIP,Irene,blessed to be of your passionate fans

  • @jinlee181
    @jinlee181 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    What divine talent. Absolute Perfection. I remember I was a kid when this came out. We heard it on the radio and my sister went out and bought the 45. As I got older - high school, college my musical tastes changed with the times. This was no longer cool. But now, so many decades later, she brings tears to my eyes - in a way those cool songs never did. This is timeless, Transcendent. Thank you Karen and Richard.

  • @roberttheron4697
    @roberttheron4697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +743

    This song is so upbeat and happy, it's hard to imagine how sad her world was and the struggle she was going through. Karen had the voice of an angel, it's hard to believe she's been gone almost 40 years now, but she will live on forever through her music,

    • @helionator
      @helionator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      You're right there my friend

    • @권용섭-y1l
      @권용섭-y1l 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      읽지만 쓰지는 못랍니다 ㅎ ㅎ

    • @ericphilippon287
      @ericphilippon287 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      It was her condition that killed her : anorexia nervosa.This shit killed my aunt Julietta and also a female friend of mine. It's like Karen had an important job to perform quickly on earth before the end of her short lifetime.

    • @stefanalbrecht1806
      @stefanalbrecht1806 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I agree, but I imagine that if you're reduced on being a good singer this may provoke sorrow in the heart and you may have doubts about your personality.
      You always "must be" happy, even if it is not the case and this can be very hard for normal persons. We need all someone who loves us really and not only people who admire us for our special talents. Anyway, farewell to Karen and hopefully she has found love where she is now and still she can make happy the people with singing great songs.

    • @roberttheron4697
      @roberttheron4697 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@stefanalbrecht1806 I think when they took her out from behind the drum set it did something to her, it really took her out of her comfort zone and she never recovered from it, couple that with her personal life issues.... it really is sad

  • @Eclipse52776
    @Eclipse52776 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    As a 15 year old living in today I can confirm this song makes me feel on top of the world. It's not like a lot of songs today, carpenters music hits different, it hits right.

  • @alicemoncada6853
    @alicemoncada6853 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I'm old as hills, born 1951 as I am but without Internet I'd have missed all this magic! Thanks all you guys now living or dead.

    • @gunpeiyokoifan
      @gunpeiyokoifan 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Internet is good because people can still listen to this beautiful music

  • @dawnkeyser4802
    @dawnkeyser4802 5 ปีที่แล้ว +628

    Karen had a million dollar voice to go along with that million dollar smile! The Carpenters forever!

    • @thihanhvo3071
      @thihanhvo3071 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Good

    • @thelastjohnwayne
      @thelastjohnwayne 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      She had much more than a million dollar voice. She had the best female voice that I have ever heard.

    • @가을장마-z7j
      @가을장마-z7j 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@thelastjohnwayne
      Absolutely😄

    • @shanitrahan9904
      @shanitrahan9904 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I always love the Carpenters im still listen to their music

    • @catherinedesigns1538
      @catherinedesigns1538 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've listened to the Carpenters since they first came out and still think she could sell albums out if she were alive today. She's the reason Anorexia and Bulimia finally were looked at as real diseases. I miss her voice. She sounded like an angel. I'd listen to them for hours on end.

  • @kevinbevins3071
    @kevinbevins3071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    I have always thought that if there is a heaven, and angels are real...they sound like Karen Carpenter. The best female voice I have ever heard.

    • @salmonkill7
      @salmonkill7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There is, Heaven is real, and Karen Carpenter is there singing to God Almighty!!
      There is far too much beauty, goodness, order, and love for there NOT to BE...

    • @gideonwilson6989
      @gideonwilson6989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Shed make the angels jealous.

  • @geoffwickens3871
    @geoffwickens3871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1598

    0% nudity
    0% profanity
    0% killing
    100% great music and a voice that will never be duplicated.
    Nobody can come close to the talent she had in just her little finger.
    Karen, you are truly missed.

    • @chazrjr
      @chazrjr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Karen was truly a treasure! I grew up with this music!

    • @robert8552
      @robert8552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      We are blessed to have heard this special talent. All too soon she was taken away but her voice lives on!

    • @Bh-vn8gf
      @Bh-vn8gf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Very classy I loved her!

    • @schraxxi
      @schraxxi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😥😥😥

    • @randymack2972
      @randymack2972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      not a rap fan huh ?

  • @2024_.Angela
    @2024_.Angela 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I remember I was just a little girl when she first came out, as I became a younger teenager my sister and I had their album and always sang her songs together, now that I’m 54 I still love singing to her songs, she had such a naturally beautiful voice that you could just listen to all day, I love her, such a beautiful voice and soul she had.🙏🏽❤️😇

  • @danielsnyder9177
    @danielsnyder9177 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1441

    Who's still listening to this angelic voice in 2020?

  • @kth8200
    @kth8200 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Such beautiful vocals, you will never find another Karen Carpenter in this world.

  • @kevintru6765
    @kevintru6765 5 ปีที่แล้ว +416

    It's heartbreaking she couldn't see how beautiful she was. She was so.much more than an amazing singer.

    • @sandravanoverbeke5208
      @sandravanoverbeke5208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I agree. She had the voice of an angel. I miss her

    • @mirai-eigou-shoshinsha
      @mirai-eigou-shoshinsha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      John MacArthur, I agree with you 100,000,000,000 percent.

    • @leorocko2843
      @leorocko2843 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why is she blind?

    • @aryalogo6624
      @aryalogo6624 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@leorocko2843 that horrible man she was married too she never deserved that humiliation ...she was so fragile if only she knew how special she really was and how we loved her...

    • @girlscanbedrummers5449
      @girlscanbedrummers5449 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@aryalogo6624 She deserved someone better.

  • @Drjackdempsey9644
    @Drjackdempsey9644 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    No singer has ever captured the feeling of melancholy like Karen Carpenter and most don’t know she was a top level drummer as well.

  • @Dushmantha18
    @Dushmantha18 3 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    Back when music was so natural and so pleasing to the ears. Karens voice is so clear and beautiful, listening to her soothes your mind and soul. She is such a talented singer and unfortunately left this world so young. Had she lived, She would have contributed so much to the music industry. This song will surely live in the hearts of so many for years to come ❤️

    • @herbcare88
      @herbcare88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm really totally agree with you.

    • @linusp9316
      @linusp9316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Every decade, every generation, has good and bad music. We remember the hits, not the garbage. There was a lot of garbage back then, but we don't listen to that anymore. Same as always.

    • @stefanalbrecht1806
      @stefanalbrecht1806 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      She sings like an angel. Now she is. Sad that we have lost her on earth but maybe we can see her again in the future. God required a good singer. And with God she stays well. That's good for her, so let's be happy for her.

    • @Dushmantha18
      @Dushmantha18 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stefanalbrecht1806 you dont find singers like her nowadays. Eventhough some may have lovely voices they are probably autotuned

    • @davidschmidt6013
      @davidschmidt6013 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dush, you DO know how/why she died, right? Stop virtue signaling and maybe actually DO something to help young people fight this condition. Otherwise, take your piety and go somewhere else.

  • @spandymickey
    @spandymickey ปีที่แล้ว +21

    What a beautiful song..thanks Keeravani for your epic Oscar Winning Speech and for introducing us to this gem...listening to this is top of the world feeling

  • @grahamburns7776
    @grahamburns7776 5 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Your still sadly missed in 2019 Karen, God bless you. Loved all your songs.

  • @tclovegolf
    @tclovegolf หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    beyond amazing im 61 she is the most beautifull voice ever

  • @dlcalbaugh
    @dlcalbaugh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +716

    I loved the Carpenters in the 70's when I was just a little girl and I still love them. Jan 12, 2021

    • @gideonsaputra2869
      @gideonsaputra2869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I loved "The Carpenters" when i'm in Junior High school , now i'm 24 and this song will always be my TOP song of all the time❤️❤️

    • @dogzilla210lbs3
      @dogzilla210lbs3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Pretty girl. Wonderful voice. Music was a part of growing up back then. Memories. A special time.

    • @dsgham74
      @dsgham74 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same :)

    • @briandyke6680
      @briandyke6680 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Just watching her again brings on such big tears. Wasn't she just wonderful.

    • @bethkleinman6862
      @bethkleinman6862 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ditto!!!

  • @pattysalyer382
    @pattysalyer382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    What a fantastic song !!! I used to listen to it while driving to college in 1973. Karen and Richard were amazing singers !!! 🙂

    • @pattysalyer382
      @pattysalyer382 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @AndyBenitez Hi Andy .... Merry Christmas !!! I have a son named Michael who lives in a home for the handicapped. Michael is 34 years old and has CHARGE syndrome.

    • @hsexlaxiatatower6424
      @hsexlaxiatatower6424 ปีที่แล้ว

      hi

    • @NadyaBali
      @NadyaBali ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lucky person in good era

    • @Kensington2714
      @Kensington2714 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was 13. Love❤ her so much! And miss her. Bittersweet to hear her voice. Makes me so happy & sad at the same time. Hope she’s singing in heaven 🕊️

  • @paulcarr3355
    @paulcarr3355 5 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    Even though I'm a metalhead I can't deny talent and she was truly a once in a lifetime voice .

    • @blackiewasp1879
      @blackiewasp1879 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same here Paul

    • @blackiewasp1879
      @blackiewasp1879 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We must call a spade, a spade & her voice is full of wonder & Magic

    • @duanescot
      @duanescot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I was always into hardcore punk and we weren't "supposed" to like music like this, but to hell with that, I grew up with 70's music and still find it to be as timeless and beautiful now as it was back then, if not more so.... No one can deny the sheer talent of the Carpenters and hey, what is wrong with a bit of wholesome and on destructive music, especially in this day and age

  • @minomokwa744
    @minomokwa744 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Unsurpassed, unforgotten, unbelievably beautiful ... the vice, the appearance, the aura of Karen. THANK YOU both for this heavenly music.

  • @ramonsobreira8061
    @ramonsobreira8061 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I'm 58 years old. Brazilian. Carpenters and Abba mean, indeed, sth very special to me. Tks for posting

    • @fijardim7
      @fijardim7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ABBA and Carpenters never gets old, Brazilians going back to here even in 2020

  • @Centaur81
    @Centaur81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Those were golden times. Great music arrangements and no one-size-fits-all-music like today. The two of them together were an absolute blessing for the music world. Timelessly beautiful.

  • @bigwin2010
    @bigwin2010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    I can see why God called her home. A voice like this is heavenly.

    • @JolastikaParanoia
      @JolastikaParanoia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      well, there is no god, but you´re right anyway

    • @pachuaustephen3488
      @pachuaustephen3488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JolastikaParanoia according to you

    • @pixie4184
      @pixie4184 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Don’t say God called her home. She starved herself until she had severe damage done to her body. That wasn’t God’s doing, it was people who made her feel like she needed to be skeletal.

    • @nurse580
      @nurse580 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Did you ever consider this?
      If God ‘calls people home’ we have to also say he chooses their CAUSE of death. That means God would sit up there in heaven looking down on earth at individuals saying ‘This one can die of cancer’, ‘this one dementia’, mmmm a car accident would be best in this persons case’ and in Karen’s case ‘a slow painful death from anorexia would be best”??
      What a terribly cold and cruel God this would be! Do we really believe he cruelly and deliberately takes people from their families causing others immeasurable grief as well??
      I’m sure you don’t. Unfortunately we have been brought up with certain sayings like this one ‘God takes people’. This insult to God originates with leaders of churches that call themselves ‘Christian’ who have the Bible but choose to teach God dishonouring doctrines like this one.
      Please see Ecclesiastes 9.5 for the truth about death....’ the dead know nothing at all...’. Jesus clearly stated death was the same as sleep, a state of unconsciousness until the time of the resurrection...see John 11.
      The Bible also clearly teaches that death is an “enemy’, that Gods purpose is to restore the human race to everlasting life and he ‘yearns’ to do so as He is a God of love not a God of hate and cruelty like his greatest enemy Satan who is ‘a liar and the father of the lie’ (John 8.44) and this belief is clearly one of his lies.
      I say this out of understanding how we all repeat sayings we’ve been taught and that get passed down through generations. I have been guilty of the same until I learnt the truth. All the best

    • @bigwin2010
      @bigwin2010 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nurse580 Without pain and suffering, there would be no true understanding of love and compassion. Your arguments are child-like at best.

  • @nessieesmao2364
    @nessieesmao2364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    This is my mom' favorite song.
    She passed away last January 5, 2021.This song reminds me of her.

    • @oogiev2
      @oogiev2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Condolences to you and your loved ones.

    • @sabrinaphillips916
      @sabrinaphillips916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      My condolences. God bless you!

    • @roadschoolerusa9621
      @roadschoolerusa9621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Virtual hugs! This my grandmas fave song too.Now crying listening to this😭😭

    • @rayshotwell180
      @rayshotwell180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      God bless you and sorry for your loss

    • @kmusic9004
      @kmusic9004 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Praying for you and for her 🙏 I’m very sorry for your loss 💔

  • @kingok9147
    @kingok9147 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Heard this song over the radio when I was young.Makes me feel so free and happy then.Still does.I am now 62.

    • @DancesWithAngels
      @DancesWithAngels 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too, I'm 62 as well. This song has been playing in my head recently

    • @wendydiaz476
      @wendydiaz476 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok🤣🤣

  • @mannfan12
    @mannfan12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +253

    I was born in the 60’s and was blessed to have grown up with the Carpenters. There was no one like Karen’s voice then or now and no arrangement like Richard’s then or now.

    • @sylviekins
      @sylviekins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same❤️🇦🇺🇳🇿

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me to

    • @edwardpootchemunka8027
      @edwardpootchemunka8027 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was born 26/08/1965

    • @arvinbalondo732
      @arvinbalondo732 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Philippines Claire Dela Fuente spngs voice like Karen Carpenter

    • @bryantlane8646
      @bryantlane8646 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ABSOLUTELY NO ONE!!!!!WANTED TO MARRY HER IN THE 60 S….DR.BRYANT LANE….STILL ADORE HER MUSIC/RICHARD WAS A GENIUS ALSO….

  • @cjgem80
    @cjgem80 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The world would be a better place if today's music was this wholesome.

  • @user-ur2js5wv7j
    @user-ur2js5wv7j 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    The most beautiful voice & pronunciation ever.
    I wonder why these legends tend to pass away earlier.

    • @Mikevdog
      @Mikevdog 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pressure and expectations

    • @davidsturmer3646
      @davidsturmer3646 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      God wants them back!

  • @thanhpike3384
    @thanhpike3384 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Oh, brings tears to my eyes. I wish we had singers like the Carpenters today. "We've Only Just Begun," will always be the best wedding song.

    • @quetraninh1212
      @quetraninh1212 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like you r ideas

    • @ordinarydian19
      @ordinarydian19 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      these songs give me goosebumps, though I wasn't a child of 70's era.

  • @chrisb3248
    @chrisb3248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    I feel the heartbreak and sorrow every time I listen to the Carpenters. And I know I’m not alone. The grief from Karen’s death is still evident when you read the comments from the generations that grew up with Karen’s precious talent, as well as the generations that weren’t even born but have grown to love her too. My granddaughter has listened and enjoyed listening to Karen since 5 or 6, and I’m sure future generations will follow on from the first mourners and continue a feeling of sadness for a such an immense loss of a special lady that made, everything so beautiful. One of earths special gifts. 😇🎶🙏🏼

    • @cliffkuhn8821
      @cliffkuhn8821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Beautiful..

    • @ceciliaulloa1670
      @ceciliaulloa1670 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I always say that Karen had the most and perfect beautiful voice ever.

    • @antrolly
      @antrolly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oh you have no idea

    • @gary1286
      @gary1286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chris B, absolutely! Making it all that much more tragic is the fact that she passed from Anorexia, or complications that arose from it. Something back then none of us had heard of before.

    • @chrisb3248
      @chrisb3248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gary Price yes it was unheard of back then. Maybe we could look on that as another precious legacy Karen left behind, a gift to all sufferers of anorexia, that it allowed more research and treatment options for this dreadful disease to be looked at and acted on. At the bare minimum it bought it into the open and allowed sufferers empathy at least, not ridicule that most would have got back in them days.

  • @GregoryGregory916
    @GregoryGregory916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I don’t know why, but this specific performance of Top of the World brings me peace to my heart when I watch it ❤️

  • @birdie068
    @birdie068 5 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    She's like a breath of fresh air.

    • @michaelvillagomez4110
      @michaelvillagomez4110 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Gotta love her. RIP Karen C.

    • @janebaker8508
      @janebaker8508 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      birdie , the Carpenters where all that in the 70’s could not get enough!

    • @scotthorwath7236
      @scotthorwath7236 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      poor thing is getting so thin here / / / - i learned all of their tunes on piano - in any key . . .

    • @majalikaspadrigon2539
      @majalikaspadrigon2539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She's heaven sent

    • @robertwaldecker7209
      @robertwaldecker7209 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      All the great entertainers seem to just fade away. Thank God we have their songs, and the memories

  • @addherre6218
    @addherre6218 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    God, that voice... I remember listening to this song when I was a kid... and I can never forget her voice.

  • @diegfb2001
    @diegfb2001 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm 46, this song and many others were many years before I was born, thanks to YT algorithm!

  • @waltermattson5566
    @waltermattson5566 4 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    She made singing look so easy and relaxing. What a beautiful voice.

    • @heartofchubbs
      @heartofchubbs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      so melodious and smooth,,,, it's sooooooooooo natural!

    • @혁꼬까
      @혁꼬까 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      와우!!!!!

  • @carolmeckes2272
    @carolmeckes2272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    karen Carpenter is one of the best singers that I've ever heard. I pray that shes singing up there with the angels. God bless her.

    • @gevegamusicanada
      @gevegamusicanada 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree

    • @marioolivares501
      @marioolivares501 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wish the same god blees you and Karen Carpenter.

    • @breakfastsurreal5650
      @breakfastsurreal5650 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope when I die I'll be able to play music with all my favorite departed musicians!!! Jimi, Stevie, Elvis (if he's even dead!), Karen, Kurt, Muddy, Curtis, Marvin and sooooo many more!! God bless you!

    • @alfogel3298
      @alfogel3298 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Carol Meckes :
      Yes, she’s there with the angels. Another vocalist who passed away recently but in my generation ( 1960s ... I’m 74 years old) had a worldwide cult following. Her name Morgana King with a celestial heavenly ethereal voice, unique and mesmerizing. Just like Karen. When a song by her came over the radio, ( today Spotify , TH-cam , etc) within the first 30 seconds ( Like Karen ) you KNEW it was Morgana King and you stopped whatever you were doing to listen. Frank Sinatra called her the best female vocalist he ever heard.
      If I may so bold as to suggest you listen ( when you have a few moments) to the following 4 songs that will silence your mind and open the floodgate of your heart. 2 were created and posted by a “ Morgana fan” with remarkable imagery which enhanced the emotional impact!!
      And hope you add them to your playlist so that others may enjoy.
      Please TH-cam
      “ Morgana King Happy Birthday 2017” ( 4:26 in duration). The song is called “ desert hush/I am a leaf” please be sure to click the 4:26 one ( the one with a photo of her with lyrics) and NOT the 4:25 or any of the others.
      “ Morgana King Prelude to a kiss” ( 3:49 duration)
      “Morgana King
      Lazy Afternoon”
      ) 3:48 duration with hauntingly beautiful imagery that enhances the already emotionally impactful Morgana rendition.
      Perfect for our times of isolation with no humans ( but you and tour lover) but enraptured by the natural world.
      And finally one more that is to this day her signature song about a lover that promised to return but never did.
      “ Morgana King sings a taste of honey” ( 5:17 duration).
      So pleased that the younger generation who I send these songs to are amazed and profusely thank me for turning them on to Karen and Morgana Again, if you love Karen
      Please listen to Morgana. Her emotionally impactful voice will transport you to another world.
      R.I.P. Morgana King
      R.I.P. Karen Carpenter
      All love in isolation from Miami Beach,
      Al

    • @carolmeckes2272
      @carolmeckes2272 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'@@alfogel3298

  • @chetia666
    @chetia666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The voice is crystal clear, i wonder how many have heard it on a vinyl record

  • @wutheringheights856
    @wutheringheights856 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    20살 대학에 입학하면서 알게 된 아름답고 기분좋아지게 만드는 팝송
    어느새 그때로부터 32년이란 세월이 하릴없이 흘러가버렸네요ㅠㅠ

  • @kevc21
    @kevc21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Karen, you had no idea how much your fans loved you, and would still cherish your music all these years later.

  • @thereistheonlyone
    @thereistheonlyone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I was just 4 or 5 when listening to the Carpenters - in 79-80.
    My late dad used to play Top Of the World very often - along with other wonderful songs in that era.
    About Karen, it's so sad she gone too soon.
    Her voice is like the voice of an angel.
    No one in the music history has ever that kind of voice.
    And she's great at many musical instruments.
    How I love the tune at the early song, "We've only just begun" so much ...

  • @JimMaslowski620
    @JimMaslowski620 5 ปีที่แล้ว +528

    I'll never stop listening to Karen, truely a voice from Heaven.

    • @bubbaray8670
      @bubbaray8670 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Jim Maslowski, I was born in 84 but in the late 80s, my Grandma had a Walkman and this is one of the first songs I heard with them neat headphones on my ears. Then I heard the "we've only just begun" on the movie 1408 and liked it too. I only knew my Grandma for 7 years and all these old songs bring back good memories of staying with her and sadness too because I loved her and still remember and miss her. But she had a great taste in music. We used to listen to Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Doors, The Beach Boys, The Jackson 5, The Bee Gees, Dion and The Belmonts, and that was just to name a few. I do listen to the 80s too but the 50s, 60s, and 70s are my favorite just because it brings back those fond memories and I truly love the music also. The crap of the 90s and up just don't do it for me at all. But I really love the Carpenters for sure.

    • @sonyabennett2730
      @sonyabennett2730 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      She had a unique voice of her very own.

    • @jamesdarellmonterde2454
      @jamesdarellmonterde2454 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same 👌

    • @evangelinegilbero8211
      @evangelinegilbero8211 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here

    • @jeffreyfarwell1152
      @jeffreyfarwell1152 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree she has a very lovely voice , only one I think is a bit better Olivia Newton-John

  • @michiganvines
    @michiganvines หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    She’s like an angel that visited us and left a permanent legacy.

  • @patrickhillis6599
    @patrickhillis6599 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    this is when music was true and beautiful, where singers had to actually have a voice and talent, unlike many of the "artists" we see today, none of them can hold a candle to her

    • @jasonllamos1028
      @jasonllamos1028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You right🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @gerdgille5310
      @gerdgille5310 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was singing at ist best ! Absolutely outstanding!

    • @indo4667
      @indo4667 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      you say that again

    • @scottr.1375
      @scottr.1375 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Patrick Hillis there are still talented artists creating beautiful music today

    • @esoralim9799
      @esoralim9799 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is a big true sir

  • @SingingPostman27
    @SingingPostman27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    I was very sad when she passed away. Still listening to Karen Carpenter.

    • @Martin-fo7bm
      @Martin-fo7bm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She will be remembered forever.

    • @fiercehan6791
      @fiercehan6791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      怎么这么好看 好玩的 很棒啊☺️☺️☺️👏👏👏

    • @polenggabriel9416
      @polenggabriel9416 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      All carpenter song i sing to videoke.. and im lucky that i have a voice 90% same as carpenter though im not a girl, yes im gay.. but im proud 🥰🥰🥰

    • @asdfasdf6791
      @asdfasdf6791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Carpenters probably had been most iconic , and truly American singers. Not like nudity forcing rappers nowadays. Whoever would've thought world would have turned in this way in decades..

    • @fuanasantuary1277
      @fuanasantuary1277 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      did linda passed also because she like this song.

  • @lovebug4915
    @lovebug4915 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    What an incredible voice. You felt like every note she sang was straight from her soul.

  • @michaelhodges8312
    @michaelhodges8312 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The best voice in all of history. Incredible!
    This beautiful lady will always be missed.

  • @juancaretti1540
    @juancaretti1540 2 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    Karen and Richard Carpenter, the finest examples of human beings who delighted us all with their music

    • @nadeydaquiroz4051
      @nadeydaquiroz4051 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The Carpenter son patrimonio de la humanidad. Imposible no encantarles a las generaciones modernas y futuras !!!

    • @goognamgoognw6637
      @goognamgoognw6637 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This couple is the real life "Gone with the wind", Such fine people. Now we get whales twerking on great ape music.

    • @yamandupagliano1807
      @yamandupagliano1807 ปีที่แล้ว

      Richard not so much good

    • @HumbertoMendoza1898
      @HumbertoMendoza1898 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@yamandupagliano1807really

  • @clearnews7344
    @clearnews7344 5 ปีที่แล้ว +904

    Most controlled beautiful female voice in U.S. history. Prove me wrong.

    • @Rickimusic
      @Rickimusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Maybe US but she could not rival Judith Durham. th-cam.com/video/rnLnwWjrIyk/w-d-xo.html

    • @hayride5953
      @hayride5953 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Absolutely two sweethearts! Don’t ask me to choose between the two!

    • @susanaholt1529
      @susanaholt1529 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Matter of opinion.
      You cant speak for 8 billion people.

    • @Rickimusic
      @Rickimusic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@susanaholt1529 Does it really matter? I know he sounds aggressive but, whatever. :)

    • @khoocheepeng
      @khoocheepeng 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Doris Day ?

  • @JoJo1955
    @JoJo1955 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I can't watch this anymore. Tears are flowing. My God, what happened to you Karen? Sweet lady, best female singer the world has EVER seen. So fortunate to have such a talented brother to arrange songs around Karen's pitch and range. At least we have their music forever. What a treat it would be to meet Karen on the other side - all the millions of Carpenter's fans that is.

  • @theresenagel6011
    @theresenagel6011 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Curious - how old are others who are listening. I’m 64!

    • @salientspoon
      @salientspoon หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I'm newly 19! I adore Karen's voice

    • @Andreakizszu
      @Andreakizszu หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      47 years young 😊

    • @Herrera10239
      @Herrera10239 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      23 years old and enjoying old school music 🙌

    • @boostbrucyyy9272
      @boostbrucyyy9272 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      24

    • @ZacharyGamingChannel
      @ZacharyGamingChannel หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      16