Your reaction is fantastic and you're absolutely right and Karen Carpenter the number one female vocalist of all time in my opinion rest in peace Karen Carpenter
Every time I hear her singing , I feel happy and at the same time sad, happy to hear her beautiful voice and sad knowing her tragic story of how she died. Carpenters are awesome.
I loved them. It broke my heart when she died. She was never overweight, and yet the media kept saying she needed to lose weight. She ended up dying from anorexia.
He was a HUGE fan of Karen Carpenter's voice and recorded it as a homage to her. HE along with the actual writers of the song, always stated her version is the staple and greatest version..
I remember all too well age68 here love these reaction vids re p when we show them our music! THIS SONG IS ORIGINAL Luther Vandross redid it years later
Her brother Richard was an amazing composer, arranger, and pianist. Their blend and overdubbing were awesome together! Listen to 'Close to You' 'On Top of the World' 'Rainy Days and Mondays'
Possibly the most pure pop vocalist ever, the difference between her live recording and the studio versions are almost non existant, she was an amazing talent especially considering she really wan 6:20 ted to be the drummer, which she equally excelled at, thanks to her brother Richard we were and are bless with this amazing voice! I was crushed when I her of her passing and am still moved everytime I hear her voice. God bless Karen Carpenter, may heaven enjoy her for eternity!
Early mid 70s. This was my youth. Can sing almost every song. Remember, this was before auto tune, so that is her voice. Look for some videos with her vocals isolated for a true treat. Just no other voice like hers and I was crushed when I heard she died. I was on break working my teller job when they broke in to announce it on the radio on a Saturday morning. Just such a loss. Karen and Richard were so incredibly talented. Richard has carried on. Thankfully, they had so much tape with Karen’s voice. Those tight harmonies were Richard and Karen dubbed and redubbed until you had a choir. I’ll never tire of her voice. Thanks for this memory! ❤️
Not only a phenomenal singer, but plays the drums exceptionally as well. There’s some videos on here showing playing her drums. I remembered the day she died. I just couldn’t believe it. She was my favorite singer back when I was in high school. ❤
None of the Carpenters songs are bad. She always had such a unique voice. Bless her heart she passed away in her 30's. She suffered from Anorexia I think but actually died from a heart attack brought on by it. You ought to listen to their songs Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft. & Please Mr. Postman.
She was a drummer. That was her main talent. She just happens to be a great singer as well! Richard, her brother, asked her once to cover the voice for a song they wanted to record. She blew the socks off everyone in the recording studio. At first she used to sing while playing the drums. She felt safe behind them. She was only 5'4" and very shy. But later her voice took over.😊 Most likely the drums you hear are her playing them on a separate track. This was a common practice when recording. She was very particular about the percussion in her songs. This is an example of her talent with the drums. th-cam.com/video/sdHyzGXAJPg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=UZjtsuIuad-OOEx1 Enjoy!
There are many more Carpenters songs for you to enjoy. Check out their major hits Close to You, We've Only Just Begun, Yesterday Once More, Rainy Days and Mondays, Goodbye to Love, Hurting Each Other, For All We Know, and All You Get From Love Is A Love Song
This is actually a cover. The song was originally recorded by the couple who wrote it, even though the song is most famous for the Carpenter's version. Luther Vandross also covered it.
I get angry when I think about how we have missed out on hearing more years from this beautiful woman and her beautiful voice. She had the voice of an angel. She only had to open her mouth and that smooth voice was magical. No auto tune crap. Just natural raw talent!! We lost a great talent when Karen died one month before her 33rd birthday..because someone was unkind. It only took one person to tell her that she was too heavy…that her body was shaped like a pear. This is why people need to think before they speak. It only took one person to say one sentence to her. And those unkind words killed her in the end 😢😭 There will never be another voice like hers. She’s been singing in heaven for many years now and at peace.
I checked the Comments and nobody mentioned it but this song was used in the movie "Tommy Boy". It was a driving scene with Farley and David Spade. Epic scene and Epic song!!!
One of the winners of American idol won with this very song. I forgot his name but he sang it very well. But no one could match the perfect and rich and sorrowful voice of Karen carpenter. And her brother arranged these songs so pristinely. He is a very exceptionally gifted musician with a good voice as well. But her voice is unmatched. This is probably my fav or her songs. This and Solitaire.
Karen definitely has a beautiful voice, the Carpenters definitely have a unique and well known sound! They were quite famous!❤❤ Great reaction as always AB!!❤
Luther Vandross did his cover in the 80’s. This song was 1971. Richard Carpenter did all the orchestration. Luther mixed it up in his style. Ruben Studdard covered Luther’s version to win American Idol season 2. I’m going to let the others suggest another Carpenters song. I’m going to suggest a Carpenters song cover! Yup, James Wilkas f. Tori Holub recreated the classic Carpenters song We’ve Only Just Begun. Tori is 20 the same again as Karen was in 1970 when she recorded her version. In Late April, Tori was one of 8 invited singers at the Carpenters 55th Anniversary Celebration. So she got the cred. She also got the voice. I hope you consider this a viable option, in keeping with a Carpenters style. They honored Karen by releasing the cover on March 2, 2024, Karen’s birthday in heaven. Joe th-cam.com/video/J95lfJqo9VY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=_cR2FBxj4wyJqzoC .
Thank you for your reaction to this Carpenters song. Please also react to their song, "Close To You". Peace. Yes, Luther Vandross also sang it in the 80s. The Carpenters sang it in the 70s... this was 1971. Others also sang it... but The CARPENTERS made it reach the highest point.
Looking back on it now, Karen Carpenter was the true superstar because she was battling anorexia and anxiety, and eventually lost the battle but at the same time could go in front of an audience and emote and connect like no one else
I remember listening to every album, watching every appearance and loving my fellow “Karen” (before the name became what it is now). I was only a kid and her voice was pure magic, I wanted to be just like her. What’s heartbreaking now is knowing that all the beauty of her voice, presence and person brought her no happiness and killed her by her early 30’s. She was extremely shy, didn’t think she was attractive and very sensitive as she’d been bullied (I can relate to that). She did love playing the drums and agreed to help her brother’s band with that only. It was out of the spotlight. Unfortunately Richard wrote amazing songs but his voice was only ok and none of the others had a talent like hers. Richard and her mother (especially her mother) pushed her until she agreed to sing and once people heard her there was no going back. She still might have been ok if they could have just recorded but it was the live shows and tv appearances that doomed her. She dreaded each one and was physically sick before every performance, likely where the bulimia grew from. Then the professional bullies took over, calling her chubby (she was never chubby) and constant calling her plain, unattractive and every ugly. Sadly she believed it all.
Have you yet heard the cover of Ticket To Ride from the Beatles by the Carpenters or their cover of Desperado by the Eagles? Two fantastic covers😮. For best audio quality, please pick a lyric video over the music video, which is very bad audio quality for the time.
OMG, this is my first time watching you, and in the first 10 seconds, I ❤you.😂 Your first sentence was so fast I was like "wow, this is fun." If you want to hear something really gooood, check out "Cook with Fire" and "Sing Child" by Heart.
It may sound familiar to you because of Luther Vandross' 1983 cover, which is also wonderful. But Usher's version is this same song, too; it was actually part of a tribute album honoring Luther Vandross.
@@dennislalka7965 That's true, but if you've heard her solo album, you can definitely hear how much better she sounded when Richard did the vocal arrangements, backgrounds, and keyboards. He also chose her songs and kept her voice "in the basement" (where the money is)....low notes are so soothing!
@@carolhesterberg7526 Where would Richard Carpenter be without Karen. No where Karens was so talented best females voice ever and a great drummer...Richard was good...Karen was out of this world talented!
@@carolhesterberg7526 No way no how...her brother is great...but this woman Karen Carpenter was on another level and a great drummer also.. she was the real deal...best female voice ever!
The carpenter's version of that song is a cover.Yes, they changed it up, but they weren't the first to have that song.I think maybe it was a beatle song.Originally don't quote me on that but I think maybe the beatles did it first.
She was insanely talented and I truly believe no one has come close.
Her death was such a tragedy.
I still miss her 😢 RIP Karen 🙏🙏🙏
Not ONE
She was an awesome drummer also❤
Have you heard of Tori Holub? She sounds eerily similar.
She was famous for doing many songs in one take.
Not just clean and crisp, all the time, every time, but she often recorded these tracks in one take, Superstar was a 'one-take'. Unbelievable talent.
Reading the lyrics off of a dinner napkin that Richard had scribbled down.
One of the greatest singers of all time
There's only one Karen Carpenter what a beautiful voice ❤
Yes it was covered by the late great Luther Vandross❤️
Actually 34 different artists covered it including Roberta Flack in 2021.
I never knew that - now I'm going to have to go search for his version!
Leon Russell, one of the writers, and Rita Coolidge did a duet.
Written and performed originally by Leon Russel.
@@maxwellroxy3184 A brilliant writer.
She sings to every individual listener!
Your reaction is fantastic and you're absolutely right and Karen Carpenter the number one female vocalist of all time in my opinion rest in peace Karen Carpenter
A true gift . I’ve listened to her since I was 13 now 62 and never tire listening to that voice .
Wonderful to see a handsome young man appreciate the Magic of Carpenters. She looked especially lovely here. 🩷🩷🩷
Every time I hear her singing , I feel happy and at the same time sad, happy to hear her beautiful voice and sad knowing her tragic story of how she died. Carpenters are awesome.
weird ain't it?
The Carpenters were popular when I was a young girl. I still enjoy listening to her sing and the music that showcases her lovely voice.
The voice of an angel.
Props to the amazing songwriter, Leon Russell.
We've only just begun, Close to you, and many others. She had a phenomenal voice and left this world way too soon.
It's easier to list her bad songs. Here they are:
Yes! Close to You & We've Only Just Begun
@@paulk9985,awesome.My same list!
I loved them. It broke my heart when she died. She was never overweight, and yet the media kept saying she needed to lose weight. She ended up dying from anorexia.
She was an excellent drummer.
Crisp voice and no auto tune. Just the best. Karen is also a top female drummer ever.
Luther did an awesome job with this. He slowed it down. But what can I say…..Karen Carpenter♥️
He was a HUGE fan of Karen Carpenter's voice and recorded it as a homage to her. HE along with the actual writers of the song, always stated her version is the staple and greatest version..
One of my favorite Carpenter song. Such a talent gone to soon. Great reaction!
I just turned 70 and this was in the 70s
I remember all too well age68 here love these reaction vids re p when we show them our music! THIS SONG IS ORIGINAL Luther Vandross redid it years later
Her brother Richard was an amazing composer, arranger, and pianist. Their blend and overdubbing were awesome together! Listen to 'Close to You' 'On Top of the World' 'Rainy Days and Mondays'
Karen has a beautiful voice, but considered herself to be a drummer in her heart. Check out her drum solo video
Possibly the most pure pop vocalist ever, the difference between her live recording and the studio versions are almost non existant, she was an amazing talent especially considering she really wan 6:20 ted to be the drummer, which she equally excelled at, thanks to her brother Richard we were and are bless with this amazing voice! I was crushed when I her of her passing and am still moved everytime I hear her voice. God bless Karen Carpenter, may heaven enjoy her for eternity!
The Mother of all Rabbit Holes.
Saw them in New Orleans in 1973. Karen died 10 years later, so sad. They were incredible.
Early mid 70s. This was my youth. Can sing almost every song. Remember, this was before auto tune, so that is her voice. Look for some videos with her vocals isolated for a true treat. Just no other voice like hers and I was crushed when I heard she died. I was on break working my teller job when they broke in to announce it on the radio on a Saturday morning. Just such a loss. Karen and Richard were so incredibly talented. Richard has carried on. Thankfully, they had so much tape with Karen’s voice. Those tight harmonies were Richard and Karen dubbed and redubbed until you had a choir. I’ll never tire of her voice. Thanks for this memory! ❤️
Not only a phenomenal singer, but plays the drums exceptionally as well. There’s some videos on here showing playing her drums. I remembered the day she died. I just couldn’t believe it. She was my favorite singer back when I was in high school. ❤
Another one to listen to is Bless The Beasts and the Children 😢
One of my favorites too.
None of the Carpenters songs are bad. She always had such a unique voice. Bless her heart she passed away in her 30's. She suffered from Anorexia I think but actually died from a heart attack brought on by it.
You ought to listen to their songs Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft. & Please Mr. Postman.
This is one of the most covered songs of its era. Hundreds of singers covered it.
Luther Vandross did a cover of this the year Karen passed in tribute and his was well known so you may have heard it.
Karen had such a beautiful low voice. So smooth and low.
Contralto
Beautiful Voice. This group was extremely popular and I owned many of their albums. She died way too soon.
Such a beautiful tone & the clarity... just so clean & this was recorded in the 60's / 70's...no auto tune & none of the equipment we have now.
カーペンターズの反応ありがとう😊日本でもカーペンターズは人気でしたよ。私は今70歳、私の青春の１ページ❤
yes, the Carpenters OWNED Japan. You can find clips from their two Budokan concerts on TH-cam.
@@kwpresありがとうございます。観てみますね。
This song was written by the Late Great Leon Russell. You must do Lady Blue
I love to listen to their Christmas album in the season to this day. Her voice is so pure in tone, it makes the songs magical.
I’ve watched a number of reaction videos of The Carpenters Superstar. Yours is truly a reaction video. I love seeing a guy’s POV in this group/song.
Oh wow taking me back. KAREN had a voice from the Creator
Review ‘em all! You really can’t go wrong. Karen was the GOAT!!!
Luther did it more recently than she did. Greatness following greatness. A big thank you and RIP to them both.
Yes,...that was fire Great narrative and reaction to this iconic Carpenter's song.
A great artist who unfortunately left us way too young. She was only 32, but her songs will be with us forever.
She was a drummer. That was her main talent. She just happens to be a great singer as well! Richard, her brother, asked her once to cover the voice for a song they wanted to record. She blew the socks off everyone in the recording studio. At first she used to sing while playing the drums. She felt safe behind them. She was only 5'4" and very shy. But later her voice took over.😊 Most likely the drums you hear are her playing them on a separate track. This was a common practice when recording. She was very particular about the percussion in her songs.
This is an example of her talent with the drums.
th-cam.com/video/sdHyzGXAJPg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=UZjtsuIuad-OOEx1
Enjoy!
Early 70's and she was only in her early 20's when she had this hit!
There are many more Carpenters songs for you to enjoy. Check out their major hits Close to You, We've Only Just Begun, Yesterday Once More, Rainy Days and Mondays, Goodbye to Love, Hurting Each Other, For All We Know, and All You Get From Love Is A Love Song
"We've Only Just Begun"... that was THE "Wedding Song" of the 70's.
The late great Luther Vandross did a magnificent cover of "Superstar".
Luther recorded his version 13yrs after this one. the year Karen died 1983
There have a been a few covers of this song! But no one does it like Karen. Her voice was so distinct and warm and buttery.
This is actually a cover. The song was originally recorded by the couple who wrote it, even though the song is most famous for the Carpenter's version. Luther Vandross also covered it.
❤ My favorite singer of all-time.
Yes AB, you are a superstar. ❤❤❤❤❤
Try Carpenters Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft please
By the way Jaren died young from complications of Anorexia Voice was a gift!
Stop. I love Karen. Thank you 🩵. Ps look her up on the drums
I get angry when I think about how we have missed out on hearing more years from this beautiful woman and her beautiful voice.
She had the voice of an angel. She only had to open her mouth and that smooth voice was magical. No auto tune crap. Just natural raw talent!!
We lost a great talent when Karen died one month before her 33rd birthday..because someone was unkind.
It only took one person to tell her that she was too heavy…that her body was shaped like a pear. This is why people need to think before they speak.
It only took one person to say one sentence to her. And those unkind words killed her in the end 😢😭
There will never be another voice like hers. She’s been singing in heaven for many years now and at peace.
Loved the carpenters
Her voice reminds me of my childhood
I checked the Comments and nobody mentioned it but this song was used in the movie "Tommy Boy". It was a driving scene with Farley and David Spade. Epic scene and Epic song!!!
Karen was awesome. They should not have taken her away from behind her drums.
Many great singers and she is on top!
You don't wanna be Karen Carpenter's 'Superstar' (released in 1971). Karen died much too soon (in 1983 at 32 years old). May she rest in peace.
One of the winners of American idol won with this very song. I forgot his name but he sang it very well. But no one could match the perfect and rich and sorrowful voice of Karen carpenter. And her brother arranged these songs so pristinely. He is a very exceptionally gifted musician with a good voice as well. But her voice is unmatched. This is probably my fav or her songs. This and Solitaire.
It is Karens voice that made the Carpenters so good...never forget that!
She battled with anorexia most of her life. Complications ended her life. So sad; such talent.
To answer your question, Luther Vandross put out his great version of this song back in 1983.
You are a superstar!! Karen’s life was so sad behind the scenes. 🥺
Carpenters are real ....thank you for taking the time to hear hee.
Karen definitely has a beautiful voice, the Carpenters definitely have a unique and well known sound! They were quite famous!❤❤
Great reaction as always AB!!❤
Luther Vandross did his cover in the 80’s. This song was 1971. Richard Carpenter did all the orchestration. Luther mixed it up in his style. Ruben Studdard covered Luther’s version to win American Idol season 2. I’m going to let the others suggest another Carpenters song. I’m going to suggest a Carpenters song cover! Yup, James Wilkas f. Tori Holub recreated the classic Carpenters song We’ve Only Just Begun. Tori is 20 the same again as Karen was in 1970 when she recorded her version. In Late April, Tori was one of 8 invited singers at the Carpenters 55th Anniversary Celebration. So she got the cred. She also got the voice. I hope you consider this a viable option, in keeping with a Carpenters style. They honored Karen by releasing the cover on March 2, 2024, Karen’s birthday in heaven.
Joe
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Grew up listening to the Carpenters from my dad playing their music. Loved Karen’s voice ❤
Luther Vandross sang it later. Here are the writers:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstar_(Delaney_and_Bonnie_song)
Love it! 🎉
Thank you for your reaction to this Carpenters song. Please also react to their song, "Close To You". Peace. Yes, Luther Vandross also sang it in the 80s. The Carpenters sang it in the 70s... this was 1971. Others also sang it... but The CARPENTERS made it reach the highest point.
Many artists have covered this song, it’s a classic. Men & women both.
Angelic😊
Written by the great Leon Russell. Richard arranged the song to fit the Carpenter's sound
Looking back on it now, Karen Carpenter was the true superstar because she was battling anorexia and anxiety, and eventually lost the battle but at the same time could go in front of an audience and emote and connect like no one else
Luther Vandross did a cover of this.....really good too
I remember listening to every album, watching every appearance and loving my fellow “Karen” (before the name became what it is now). I was only a kid and her voice was pure magic, I wanted to be just like her. What’s heartbreaking now is knowing that all the beauty of her voice, presence and person brought her no happiness and killed her by her early 30’s. She was extremely shy, didn’t think she was attractive and very sensitive as she’d been bullied (I can relate to that). She did love playing the drums and agreed to help her brother’s band with that only. It was out of the spotlight. Unfortunately Richard wrote amazing songs but his voice was only ok and none of the others had a talent like hers. Richard and her mother (especially her mother) pushed her until she agreed to sing and once people heard her there was no going back. She still might have been ok if they could have just recorded but it was the live shows and tv appearances that doomed her. She dreaded each one and was physically sick before every performance, likely where the bulimia grew from. Then the professional bullies took over, calling her chubby (she was never chubby) and constant calling her plain, unattractive and every ugly. Sadly she believed it all.
SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL SOUL❤ REST IN HEAVENLY PEACE❤
So amazing!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊
Her voice was awesome. I loved the chorus in the movie Tommy Boy. It was hilarious
That movie is how I learned about this song.
Luther Vandrosss did a cover of this song. Karen was my idol! Loved her voice! Carpenter's Christmas alhum is superlative!
Also a fun take with this song in the film "Tommy Boy"
Yes, I think it was Luther Vandross who also had a hit with his recording of Superstar. He was a fan of Karen Carpenter.
Have you yet heard the cover of Ticket To Ride from the Beatles by the Carpenters or their cover of Desperado by the Eagles? Two fantastic covers😮. For best audio quality, please pick a lyric video over the music video, which is very bad audio quality for the time.
1971
Came to get my daily fix 😂
WOW...
OMG, this is my first time watching you, and in the first 10 seconds, I ❤you.😂 Your first sentence was so fast I was like "wow, this is fun." If you want to hear something really gooood, check out "Cook with Fire" and "Sing Child" by Heart.
On Top of the World, Rainy Days and Mondays, Close to You and so many more. Please react to them
try "only yesterday" , "this masqurade" " a song for you"
They were popular in the early to mid 70s
It may sound familiar to you because of Luther Vandross' 1983 cover, which is also wonderful. But Usher's version is this same song, too; it was actually part of a tribute album honoring Luther Vandross.
Yes this is from the 1970s and you can thank her musically gifted brother Richard for the arrangements,
keyboards, and background vocals.
But it is Karens voice that is what made the Carpenters so fantastic!
@@dennislalka7965 That's true, but if you've heard her solo album, you can definitely hear how much better she sounded when Richard did the vocal arrangements, backgrounds, and keyboards. He also chose her songs and kept her voice "in the basement" (where the money is)....low notes are so soothing!
@@carolhesterberg7526 Where would Richard Carpenter be without Karen. No where Karens was so talented best females voice ever and a great drummer...Richard was good...Karen was out of this world talented!
@@carolhesterberg7526 No way no how...her brother is great...but this woman Karen Carpenter was on another level and a great drummer also.. she was the real deal...best female voice ever!
Luther Vandross ❤️
The carpenter's version of that song is a cover.Yes, they changed it up, but they weren't the first to have that song.I think maybe it was a beatle song.Originally don't quote me on that but I think maybe the beatles did it first.
Bonnie Bremlett did the song but it was called Groupie
THE FALL OF '71 --------KAREN WAS 21 Y/O. --------ARRANGED & PRODUCED BY RICHARD CARPENTER-------BRO & SIS. -----------------MJL, 77 Y/O
Leon Russell wrote this song.