+Lori Miller She did but she was also a perfectionist in her music and lifestyle. She tried to have a 'twiggy' model figure but her naturally wide hips and broad shoulders made it impossible to achieve but she wouldnt give up. By today's standards her figure would have been celebrated, big booty. We have to be happy with what we have and work with it. Not all body frames are the same.
+NiteRider Band I don't think she got enough love as a child. It hurts to the core when your own mother doesn't think you're the greatest. I believe she suffered from the low self-esteem that comes from not being adored by family at an early age. Sad because she was great, she just didn't know it.
As the story goes, her brother Richard was the considered the star of the family & she was "just his sister". They were both extremely talented. As it turned out she had "The Voice" which was a gift from god. Richard had talent to showcase it . Although the music sounds a bit hokie by todays standards it still holds up, many decades later.
She had a weight gain problem and over the counter drugs helped her lose weight. She was a perfectionist and very aware of her presentation. She didn't want to be chubby unfortunately the drugs she was abusing damaged her heart and killed her. Had she knew the damage caused by the drugs I am convinced she would have never used them.
I think it went beyond that. All the things she did2 lose weight also added years (20+ years by the time she was 31) to her appearance. Just looking at her at age 31 (again, she didn't see this?) was enuff2 make me cry.
This "live" recording is very much appreciated. It is so close to what the actual studio recording sounds like. Not many artists today can pull something like this off. This woman has one of the greatest voices ever. She may not have wanted to be front and center but that is definitely where she belonged.
@@goranyau1122 live vocal, probable backtrack music, but you can if listening closely pickup slight variations and they are slight.... what is missing of course are the strong backing vocals which were multi recorded
Definitely live vocal, probably has backing tracks for the trumpets and strings at the least. But her phrasing is not identical to the record and there are backing vocals missing that were in the studio version. This is definitely live vocal - and I'm really glad of it because it is so great to hear how good she really was.
OK, that is an overstatement to me. Yes, past artists had less gimmicks. Still Beyonce, Adele, Lady Gaga can all sing wonderfully live. Times have changed, but talent is still there!
This was part of a live BBC performance in 1971. No studio enhancements, no autotune, just pure, unadulterated, pitch perfect vocal perfection. If you closed your eyes, one note in, you know it's Karen Carpenter. Who else sounded like that? No one.
Check this group. One of their stars, Ksenia honors Karen with this cover. You can't replace her but I think this is special. th-cam.com/video/JhWrggrJ20I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zO1GiuosNTjqdCmg
One of the first 78's I got, and I was born in 1966, so I remember them, was a Carpenter's album. Once she starts you know who it is immediately! It can't be anyone else!!
If this song and performance does not touch your very soul, then you have no soul. Quite honestly the best female vocalist the world has seen. Effortless purity.
Yes 🙌🏽- and FINALLY THERES someone who sounds almost exactly like her‼️ her name is Tori Golub Here - she sings a bit of “We’ve Only Just Begun” th-cam.com/users/shorts6eB4ebLI2uY?si=67CpRwGZoWi2hjPh
Pete Zereeah So true. I think my favorite single note in the history of pop music is when she sings the word "wait" around 2:11. She was truly an astoundingly talented singer.
Summer 1971. I was working during the Toronto CNE at a greasy spoon diner next to the stadium. I stepped out to take a break while The Carpenters were performing. I listened to this song. Hauntingly beautiful. Couldn't see a thing but the sound, the night air, the fairground smells of that late August night are with me still.
She was a very savvy (musically speaking) perfectionist. She knew how to hold each note just long enough--no rushing. Although her voice IS a one-in-a-million voice, it is her innate awareness and singing style that makes her so incredibly exceptional. A musical genius at multiple levels.
Karen normally sang as a contralto, but she had the rare ability to transition from that more typical female register to a much lower range-something she called her “basement.” Thanks to Richard's songwriting and song selection, her basement voice was used masterfully on music that tended toward the melancholy,
@@RainCloud848 Richard knew her 'basement' voice was exceptional. If he hadn't reworked so many songs to accommodate her lower register, she might not have achieved the musical distinction that she did. Their work together is a stellar example of a sparkling talent carefully maneuvered into superstardom. I personally would have liked to see her pull away from pop music and into a more sultry jazz genre. 'Masquerade' is one of my favorite songs.
This is the best performance I've seen of anyone doing anything. So much emotion radiating out of these big brown eyes, so sad and fragile. She was too good for this world, too good for us. Rest in peace Karen.
SHE is one of the few singers in the world who was able to sing low notes efficiently. IN fact she reigned supreme on singing low notes . MOST of the famous singers even have / had problems producing same degree of excellence while singing low notes . IT specially happens when a high note of a song plunges to a low note and requires to remain there between three and seven seconds -- here most of the singers find themselves in an unknown territory but LATE KAREN CARPENTER was different and exclusive. AND of course her mellifluous voice which still enthralls the audience UP AND DOWN THE WORLD. INDEED, A RARE VOICE.
She had a 3 octave range - and shows her high range on most of her background vocals and especially on their Christmas album- but she humorously admitted “the money is in the BASEMENT” (meaning her songs that showed her languid rich clear LOW tones - were the songs that soared to the top of the charts) 📈
Bettie Powe Depends on what you mean as best. Karen had the best tone to her voice. It was like velvet & crystal combined. Vocal control and acrobatics... then I would go with Whitney. She also had great tone but not on the level of Karen Carpenter. Whitney sang the best version of the Star Spangled banner of all time. Still my favorite version and makes me tear up everytime I listen to it. Just sWEEEt! She was a beautiful talent as well. Life ended badly for them both, what a loss for all of us.
TheRealJohnDoe Yes, there are all kinds of entertaining. Whitney had a belting, "head" voice. Her performances often struggled to stay on pitch-- hence the "acrobatics." Karen had incredible vocal and breathing technique. She can hold long, clear notes, then add vibrato for another 3 measures! Find a bad performance, even near her death.
John X FYI.....as managing director of Bill Reed Voice Studio, you should know that "head voice" and "belting" are not the same thing. They are actually exact opposites. Head voice implies singing above one's break. Classical singers sing primarily in their head voice. Belting, on the other hand, is one's natural outdoor calling voice. It's also referred to as one's chest voice. Broadway singers and many pop singers are known for their belting skills. When one uses both their head voice and belting voice together (with no break), it is called the mixed voice. Karen used her mix voice to perfection, which results in the rich velvety tone that characterized her voice.
@@reggaefan2700 I listened to Bonnie's recording and her singing requires jazz affectation to compensate for her lack of clarity and range. Karen voice was as clear as a bell, and she infused emotion into each perfect note. Both women could tell a story in their singing, but only Karen could deliver melodic clarity and feeling to such a degree that this live performance sounded like it was a studio recording.
Same hear. I loved her voice even when I was mainly listening to rock in the 70's, good ole high school days. It makes me sad that she had to leave at such a young age, we've missed out on a lot of Karens music. She'd probably still be singing.
Unbelievable voice! I’m 60 plus and hearing her sing (especially this song) still brings me to tears! An amazing instrument she was blessed with....so sad she couldn’t hang on to life R. I. P
I'm only 23 and I play their CD in my car and I study to the Carpenters. Her voice and their music is so pure. When I was little, my mom would sing me their songs and it's how I feel asleep. We need more talent like this today. You are missed by many Karen. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world.
The most beautiful voice I've ever heard. Even the best female vocalist today cannot hold a candle to Karen Carpenter, and to think that singing wasn't what she really wanted to do! What an amazing talent. It's a pure tragedy that she's gone.
One of the greatest female singers of all time. Her voice and singing were perfect. All Karen Carpenter fans miss you terribly. Keep singing for the Lord in heaven Karen
You can tell she was deeply and beautifully somewhere else during this performance. I wish I could have given her a hug telling her "Karen ... You're so beautiful, it's going t be OK ."
@@renarga6886 the greatest hits 1969 to 1973 album has been ingrained into my body since i was 12 yrs old, its still there at 58, no one has ever come close
Such a beautiful elegant woman. I have NEVER heard anyone sing like Karen. NEVER. Today’s pop singers are more concerned with screeching & looking sexy. Karen was very sexy & her voice - pure, low, clear - is something we’ll never hear the likes of again.
Glorious and Elegant yet Relatable and Captivating! Guess what? There’s FINALLY a brand new singer that sounds Like KAREN!! Her name is Tori Golub Here she sings a bit of “We’ve Only Just Begun” th-cam.com/users/shorts6eB4ebLI2uY?si=67CpRwGZoWi2hjPh
Her voice is like medicine for the soul. Gosh, her voice still moves me to tears, even after all these years. She was such a treasure, plus her brother with his perfect arrangements.
Her talent is staggering. Her tone and pitch changes are perfect. Her inflection is rare for popular music. Her tone and pitch change at 2:28 is impressive...clearly natural talent..
Karen normally sang as a contralto, but she had the rare ability to transition from that more typical female register to a much lower range-something she called her “basement.” Thanks to Richard's songwriting and song selection, her basement voice was used masterfully on music that tended toward the melancholy,
This is probably my favorite song by her. Also up there Rainy Days and Mondays. Really showcases her voice, the emotion, the purity and beauty of her tone.
My favorite too, although the sadness in her voice is overwhelming. Her disease (anorexia) starts out about wanting to lose weight for a legitimate reason, but morphs into a power struggle with yourself and an effort to totally control one aspect of life to the exclusion of all others. You don’t “see” yourself anymore, you see a challenge. Are you disciplined enough to get juuuust a little thinner? And you think you’re winning, while you’re actually losing your LIFE. It’s horrific.
Haunting, sad, powerful, inspirational, moving and just plain awesome performance. I was astounded this was live . . . she sounded so good. Notice her cute hip dance from 2:53 - 3:08, she loved to perform and it showed! I just recently became a fan, my 8 and 11 year old boys are singing their tunes around the house!
Ok. You’re a recent fan, so I just wanted to tell you…..don’t neglect the awesome music on their lp’s that wasn’t played on the radio, but was every bit as good as the hits. Their first lps were their best, but they were all pretty good.
Karen Carpenter had a phenomenal golden voice that just pierced right through my heart. She was angelic and authentic. I hope that Karen Carpenter will RIP, in the Heavens up above.
She was so pretty. Sad man really. Maybe, i hope where shes at now, she knows how much she was Loved and how many people that wonderful voice touched. Miss you Lady very much.
That VOICE ringing out like a bell...every note PERFECT without lip synch or auto tune. Wish she were still here making music...happy healthy and LOVED
This song reminds me of how little love there is in the world...People are so afraid to care about each other and forgive! The video is beautifully done...Karen was such a beautiful talent.
There's plenty of Love it is just usually for someone else! Karen was great and so in the reincarnation belief ( Lord, 2005 'as not in this lifetime') who is she now, a star as Taylor or just your next door neighbor singing in her home that no-one ever hears?
Sadly, I think you are right. I sometimes think we are afraid of one another. I don't think forgiveness comes into it. We cannot do it. Once a person has made a decision to move on, that is it. In films misunderstandings miraculously get cleared up, differences get resolved, love conquers all. In real life the waters are much muddier. Also people can harden in their stance and hate. That is way easier than trying to imaginatively put yourself in someone else's shoes.
una mckillen I think more we are afraid we will fail or that the other will ask too much of us. I'm a loner, been a loner, will be a loner, it's written in me code. Next incarnation maybe the great Romeo in reality instead of in me songs I have wrote and War game text I have made for me game Panzer General II/ SS Amerika campaign, for me SS Fuhress Savannah, a porn star who killed herself in '94. Karen brings a tear to me eye, she was beautiful and I really liked her singing and she did good songs with her brother. If he don't commit suicide someday I will be amazed. Cats have softened me loner stuff, I got a Herd. Though I have wrote a few songs about suicide it's never the way to go. Fight the challenges the Lord tosses to you, live , die, live again.
I know many truly appreciate the Carpenters' intense talent of so many excellent recordings. The amount of poise and control Karen displays here approaching the beginning speaks volumes to the high effort and dedication the Carpenters put into excellence in live concerts. Here while absolutely live (with no effects whatsoever), what strikes me as amazing is the depth of concentration the entire band has playing live from a tremendous amount of composition writing and practice.
They couldn't f**k with her voice here like they did in the studio with their "enhancements" which in her case were anything but...it was a crime how they distorted that incredibly beautiful voice at times...
Today is the 40th anniversary of her way too young passing. (February 4th 1983). This is my favorite live performance preserved on video. She looks and sounds incredible.
So beautiful and such sadness in her face here...she was suffering which is so hard to deal with when you hear the pure beauty of her voice. This was a live music broadcast and not a flaw in it. Miss her terribly even after all of these years.
This song brings back so many memories of my years growing up. It especially reminds me of the Jackson Five and my siblings and I dreaming that we would meet them one day. Karen Carpenter had one of the most beautiful and melancholy voices ever heard. RIP Superstar!
With a tear in my eye I watch this Video. Hauntingly beautiful performance from the best female vocalist in recorded music history! Ladies and gntlemen, the late, great Karen Carpenter!
When most celebrities pass away my reaction is "Oh, that's sad." When Karen Carpenter passed away it felt like somebody had punched me in the stomach. I knew how much the world had lost.
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Best female vocalist in my lifetime.....period
think might be ever!!!!!
Think Karen BEST SINGER EVER , Period!
Yes. Best female voice ever . Period. Full stop.
No question, not even close!
dido
One of the greatest vocalists of all time.
Without doubt! Unfortunately for me, I get such a sad feeling knowing she left us so young.
The best IMO.
Her voice was a God given gift!
No doubt! None!!..😕😊😊
Bryan Rawlins praise the lord for the short time we had to enjoy Karen’s amazing voice 🙏🏻
Why in the world couldn't she see how amazing she was?
The 70's was magic. What a time to be alive.
+Lori Miller She did but she was also a perfectionist in her music and lifestyle. She tried to have a 'twiggy' model figure but her naturally wide hips and broad shoulders made it impossible to achieve but she wouldnt give up. By today's standards her figure would have been celebrated, big booty. We have to be happy with what we have and work with it. Not all body frames are the same.
+NiteRider Band I don't think she got enough love as a child. It hurts to the core when your own mother doesn't think you're the greatest. I believe she suffered from the low self-esteem that comes from not being adored by family at an early age. Sad because she was great, she just didn't know it.
As the story goes, her brother Richard was the considered the star of the family & she was "just his sister". They were both extremely talented. As it turned out she had "The Voice" which was a gift from god. Richard had talent to showcase it . Although the music sounds a bit hokie by todays standards it still holds up, many decades later.
She had a weight gain problem and over the counter drugs helped her lose weight. She was a perfectionist and very aware of her presentation. She didn't want to be chubby unfortunately the drugs she was abusing damaged her heart and killed her. Had she knew the damage caused by the drugs I am convinced she would have never used them.
I think it went beyond that. All the things she did2 lose weight also added years (20+ years by the time she was 31) to her appearance. Just looking at her at age 31 (again, she didn't see this?) was enuff2 make me cry.
This "live" recording is very much appreciated. It is so close to what the actual studio recording sounds like. Not many artists today can pull something like this off. This woman has one of the greatest voices ever. She may not have wanted to be front and center but that is definitely where she belonged.
She refused to be labeled as a "diva", but that's exactly what she was (and still is).
this is not close but exactly the same as the studio recording, cannot be recorded live
@@goranyau1122 live vocal, probable backtrack music, but you can if listening closely pickup slight variations and they are slight.... what is missing of course are the strong backing vocals which were multi recorded
you are right, on 0:45 second show and on 1:23 baby baby is clearly different from the studio version, the music also has some slight difference
Definitely live vocal, probably has backing tracks for the trumpets and strings at the least. But her phrasing is not identical to the record and there are backing vocals missing that were in the studio version. This is definitely live vocal - and I'm really glad of it because it is so great to hear how good she really was.
No auto tune, no dancers, no fancy lighting, just pure talent. Who today can sing like that? NOBODY.
Her voice was pure magic... that's the word, no other explanation.
Too bad she was so I’ll and couldn’t get passed that.
Adele maybe?
OK, that is an overstatement to me. Yes, past artists had less gimmicks. Still Beyonce, Adele, Lady Gaga can all sing wonderfully live. Times have changed, but talent is still there!
Agree!
This was part of a live BBC performance in 1971. No studio enhancements, no autotune, just pure, unadulterated, pitch perfect vocal perfection. If you closed your eyes, one note in, you know it's Karen Carpenter. Who else sounded like that? No one.
Yep, from note one you know exactly who it is. There will never be anybody like her again.
Check this group. One of their stars, Ksenia honors Karen with this cover. You can't replace her but I think this is special. th-cam.com/video/JhWrggrJ20I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zO1GiuosNTjqdCmg
I fk love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
absolutely@@whodidit99
Beautiful!! No one will ever sound like her. She was one in a lifetime.
One of the purest, most beautiful voices of modern times...ever! NOBODY sounds like Karen.
Tom Floor so so true
Totally agree....... her voice is one for the ages
One of the first 78's I got, and I was born in 1966, so I remember them, was a Carpenter's album. Once she starts you know who it is immediately! It can't be anyone else!!
Nothing forced Only beauty Pure musicianship
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If this song and performance does not touch your very soul, then you have no soul. Quite honestly the best female vocalist the world has seen. Effortless purity.
Agreed.
No one else even comes close.
Next to Joni Mitchell.
your a joke@@Farkurnell
Next to Judith Durham.
Next to Richard Carpenter
Her voice was pure gold..
Yes indeed, if you want try to listen to "Cavallo Bianco" with the italian singer Antonella Ruggiero. The group is "Matia Bazar".
Platinum, Gold, and Silver all in one beautiful lady !
Yes 🙌🏽- and FINALLY THERES someone who sounds almost exactly like her‼️ her name is
Tori Golub
Here - she sings a bit of
“We’ve Only Just Begun”
th-cam.com/users/shorts6eB4ebLI2uY?si=67CpRwGZoWi2hjPh
Staggering God given talent. She never took a vocal lesson in her life. She just wanted to be a drummer, and she does this!
Her tone inflection @2:10 is perfect. Her talent is beyond belief.
Pete Zereeah yes!
Pete Zereeah So true. I think my favorite single note in the history of pop music is when she sings the word "wait" around 2:11. She was truly an astoundingly talented singer.
raelraven3 Indeed.
raelraven3 I noticed that too. She still gives me goose bumps she was incredible and she is not forgotten. 1950-1983
she moves so gracefully.........I absolutely love her hair
+Thomas Norman
I was thinking the exact same thing. I'd love to have my wife do it up like that!
Well, I don't like her hairstyle very much, but she is so beautiful in this video! Why did she have to do that to herself?
renarga It was 1971, man. I guess you had to be there. LOL
renarga LOL
@@renarga6886 it’s a wig
Summer 1971. I was working during the Toronto CNE at a greasy spoon diner next to the stadium. I stepped out to take a break while The Carpenters were performing. I listened to this song. Hauntingly beautiful. Couldn't see a thing but the sound, the night air, the fairground smells of that late August night are with me still.
You just hypnotized me and put me in a wonderful sensory dream state. Thank you so very much. Really needed that.
What a very special memory for you Laura!
Karen is and was the greatest singer the LORD ever gave to this world, bar none!
Cool story
She was a very savvy (musically speaking) perfectionist. She knew how to hold each note just long enough--no rushing. Although her voice IS a one-in-a-million voice, it is her innate awareness and singing style that makes her so incredibly exceptional. A musical genius at multiple levels.
This is so well said. John Bettis (he co-wrote lyrics with Richard) made a similar statement in one of his interviews.
@Lori. I agree!
Karen normally sang as a contralto, but she had the rare ability to transition from that more typical female register to a much lower range-something she called her “basement.” Thanks to Richard's songwriting and song selection, her basement voice was used masterfully on music that tended toward the melancholy,
@@RainCloud848 Richard knew her 'basement' voice was exceptional. If he hadn't reworked so many songs to accommodate her lower register, she might not have achieved the musical distinction that she did. Their work together is a stellar example of a sparkling talent carefully maneuvered into superstardom. I personally would have liked to see her pull away from pop music and into a more sultry jazz genre. 'Masquerade' is one of my favorite songs.
The bests gone too early....
Karen's voice is happy, strong, sad, beautiful all at the same time ..how is that possible? GOAT
I don’t think Karen ever knew just what an incredible singer she was.
Ich bin mir sicher Sie konnte es fühlen sowie du es gefühlt hast❤ich danke dir von herzen sowie du gefühlt hast
Or how much she was loved and admired.
This is the best performance I've seen of anyone doing anything. So much emotion radiating out of these big brown eyes, so sad and fragile. She was too good for this world, too good for us.
Rest in peace Karen.
…like Vincent van Gogh!!
perfect pitch, perfect delivery. Karen Carpenter 's flawless vocals make this song timeless.
Right on. Perfectly said.
No exageres,
SHE is one of the few singers in the world who was able to sing low notes efficiently. IN fact she reigned supreme on singing low notes . MOST of the famous singers even have / had problems producing same degree of excellence while singing low notes . IT specially happens when a high note of a song plunges to a low note and requires to remain there between three and seven seconds -- here most of the singers find themselves in an unknown territory but LATE KAREN CARPENTER was different and exclusive. AND of course her mellifluous voice which still enthralls the audience UP AND DOWN THE WORLD. INDEED, A RARE VOICE.
Patsy Cline, had the EXTREME vocal range as well. Karen Carpenter, had pure clarity that I just love, tragic, that we lost her at such a young age.
Yes.🌹
She had a 3 octave range - and shows her high range on most of her background vocals and especially on their Christmas album-
but she humorously admitted “the money is in the BASEMENT”
(meaning her songs
that showed her languid rich clear LOW tones -
were the songs that soared to the top of the charts) 📈
And this it’s why she’s regarded as one of the greatest female vocalists of all time…. Utter perfection
Karen Carpenter was America's finest female vocalist of the last half century. Her voice touched people all over the world.
Bettie Powe u cant even mention whitney with Karen. Karen was much more talented
Bettie Powe Depends on what you mean as best. Karen had the best tone to her voice. It was like velvet & crystal combined. Vocal control and acrobatics... then I would go with Whitney. She also had great tone but not on the level of Karen Carpenter. Whitney sang the best version of the Star Spangled banner of all time. Still my favorite version and makes me tear up everytime I listen to it. Just sWEEEt! She was a beautiful talent as well. Life ended badly for them both, what a loss for all of us.
TheRealJohnDoe Yes, there are all kinds of entertaining. Whitney had a belting, "head" voice. Her performances often struggled to stay on pitch-- hence the "acrobatics." Karen had incredible vocal and breathing technique. She can hold long, clear notes, then add vibrato for another 3 measures! Find a bad performance, even near her death.
John X FYI.....as managing director of Bill Reed Voice Studio, you should know that "head voice" and "belting" are not the same thing. They are actually exact opposites. Head voice implies singing above one's break. Classical singers sing primarily in their head voice. Belting, on the other hand, is one's natural outdoor calling voice. It's also referred to as one's chest voice. Broadway singers and many pop singers are known for their belting skills. When one uses both their head voice and belting voice together (with no break), it is called the mixed voice. Karen used her mix voice to perfection, which results in the rich velvety tone that characterized her voice.
+Sally Olson ... Obviously you know what you're talking about... Thanks
That woman was unbelievable.....there was no one like her....nor ever be again. Thx Lord...we STILL enjoy her.
The best!!!! Karen's voice provokes such feelings of emotion unbelievable talent.
+Steve Akhurst This song is pure emotion and boy does she nail it! Simply in a class by herself.
Have you ever heard of Bonnie Bramlett? Bonnie was a better singer...and the original singer of this song.
Reggae Fan no she wasn’t Karen sings circles around her
@@reggaefan2700 I listened to Bonnie's recording and her singing requires jazz affectation to compensate for her lack of clarity and range. Karen voice was as clear as a bell, and she infused emotion into each perfect note. Both women could tell a story in their singing, but only Karen could deliver melodic clarity and feeling to such a degree that this live performance sounded like it was a studio recording.
@@reggaefan2700 sorry, no.
I never, Never, NEVER tire of hearing her voice. What a gift from Heaven. I can just imagine the concerts they have up there!
She is just wonderful then & now
Some day we’ll get to meet her, and listen to her, but we have to be good.🙂
sweetheart@@peggymcmillin660
Fantastic voice and song.
The best female singer ever to me.
+Patsik me too!
Me three!
Me four :)
You are right .
Me 5.
This is my favorite LIVE version - all live, no backing vocals, just sustained focus and greatness- that Voice!!
One of Leon Russell's great songs sung by one of the greatest voices ever in the history of music. Priceless!!
I would have liked to hear her sing it with Leon and band behind her. Without the horns. Maybe some strings.
I forgot how beautiful she really was...Nobody could pack pure emotion into a three minute song like her.
what a sublime voice...... it always make me cry to hear her voice.... 👍👍😭😭😭😭😭 miss her so much
i thought it was just me. i miss her so every time I hear her sweet voice
Vocal perfection at it's finest!
Have never heard a voice that can touch hers. Like a lot of lady singers but she still is my very favorite.
Same hear. I loved her voice even when I was mainly listening to rock in the 70's, good ole high school days. It makes me sad that she had to leave at such a young age, we've missed out on a lot of Karens music. She'd probably still be singing.
Unbelievable voice! I’m 60 plus and hearing her sing (especially this song) still brings me to tears! An amazing instrument she was blessed with....so sad she couldn’t hang on to life R. I. P
How could anyone give this beautiful song and woman a thumbs down?
+Albert They are probably Miley, Perry and Grande fans that oblivious to good music!
There is a surplus of cluelessness nowadays.
I'm only 23 and I play their CD in my car and I study to the Carpenters. Her voice and their music is so pure. When I was little, my mom would sing me their songs and it's how I feel asleep. We need more talent like this today. You are missed by many Karen. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world.
A haunting melody. A beautiful song. An exceptional voice. An angel gone home.
The most beautiful voice I've ever heard. Even the best female vocalist today cannot hold a candle to Karen Carpenter, and to think that singing wasn't what she really wanted to do! What an amazing talent. It's a pure tragedy that she's gone.
By far the greatest singer of all time. A veritable angel.
She is among the mega-stars of best vocals/rock stars. A voice not heard by any other, nor ever will be.
@2:06 she hits perfect key. She was a talent beyond belief. She made it look easy.
Yep. And the delivery of the word "wait" at 2:12 is pretty sublime too.
and I got chills when she held the ' tarrrr' & 0:52 in "your guiTAR..."
One of the greatest female singers of all time. Her voice and singing were perfect. All Karen Carpenter fans miss you terribly. Keep singing for the Lord in heaven Karen
More than 50 years ago, still stunning.
You could put this song on a loop that I could hear for the rest of my life 24/7 and I would not tire of it.
Rest in peace, Leon Russell. Musician, songwriter, singer. April 2, 1942 - November 13, 2016.
This is the classic live version where she totally gets in an intense zone and nails it, possibly one of the top 10 vocal performances of all time.
As far as live yes. BBC was the best imo. The entire show she sung every song flawlessly. She was an angel.
That amazing low register. What a voice!
She was lovely 💖👼
Her voice is so beautiful .And she was too.❤️❤️
You can tell she was deeply and beautifully somewhere else during this performance. I wish I could have given her a hug telling her "Karen ... You're so beautiful, it's going t be OK ."
My family thought I was nuts to like them so much. Now to hear her again, brings tears to my eyes. Such a sad end to a major talent.
That makes two of us.
@@renarga6886 the greatest hits 1969 to 1973 album has been ingrained into my body since i was 12 yrs old, its still there at 58, no one has ever come close
Such a beautiful elegant woman. I have NEVER heard anyone sing like Karen. NEVER. Today’s pop singers are more concerned with screeching & looking sexy. Karen was very sexy & her voice - pure, low, clear - is something we’ll never hear the likes of again.
Glorious and Elegant yet Relatable and Captivating! Guess what? There’s FINALLY a brand new singer that sounds Like KAREN!! Her name is
Tori Golub
Here she sings a bit of
“We’ve Only Just Begun”
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What a voice, she put her heart and soul in this song. Songs today do not compare.
Her voice is like medicine for the soul. Gosh, her voice still moves me to tears, even after all these years. She was such a treasure, plus her brother with his perfect arrangements.
Her talent is staggering. Her tone and pitch changes are perfect. Her inflection is rare for popular music. Her tone and pitch change at 2:28 is impressive...clearly natural talent..
Karen normally sang as a contralto, but she had the rare ability to transition from that more typical female register to a much lower range-something she called her “basement.” Thanks to Richard's songwriting and song selection, her basement voice was used masterfully on music that tended toward the melancholy,
This is probably my favorite song by her. Also up there Rainy Days and Mondays. Really showcases her voice, the emotion, the purity and beauty of her tone.
Agreed, fav song by her!!!
My favorite too, although the sadness in her voice is overwhelming. Her disease (anorexia) starts out about wanting to lose weight for a legitimate reason, but morphs into a power struggle with yourself and an effort to totally control one aspect of life to the exclusion of all others. You don’t “see” yourself anymore, you see a challenge. Are you disciplined enough to get juuuust a little thinner? And you think you’re winning, while you’re actually losing your LIFE. It’s horrific.
Me too. Love this one and Rainy Days and Mondays.
The most perfect female voice of *ALL TIME* God I miss her.
Haunting, sad, powerful, inspirational, moving and just plain awesome performance. I was astounded this was live . . . she sounded so good. Notice her cute hip dance from 2:53 - 3:08, she loved to perform and it showed! I just recently became a fan, my 8 and 11 year old boys are singing their tunes around the house!
Ok.
You’re a recent fan, so I just wanted to tell you…..don’t neglect the awesome music on their lp’s that wasn’t played on the radio, but was every bit as good as the hits. Their first lps were their best, but they were all pretty good.
Better than the recording. She's really putting her soul into it
The best singers make you feel emotional when you hear them. Karen gets me everytime.
Not enough words for such a beautiful talent.
Hard to believe she sounded that good live!
There was no lip synching! Wow! What a gorgeous voice she had. So sad she's gone.
Absolutely stunning. Can't explain or describe the effect this song has on me!
How could anyone dislike this????
Rappers, Opera, Kazoo players, the list goes on an on, Stephen somebody did a song called that!
Rappers are no talented pieces of shit
good song brings back memories I'm 62 and still love their songs
People who wished they have her voice and heartless soulless hater trolls
not enough auto-tune for them lol
My God, what can you say ? Utterly magnificent singing. It would melt the iciest of icy hearts.
Anytime I hear her sing, it nearly brings me to tears....Her voice and songs are THAT beautiful!
Karen Carpenter had a phenomenal golden voice that just pierced right through my heart. She was angelic and authentic. I hope that Karen Carpenter will RIP, in the Heavens up above.
So beautifully said
She's singing this live too! No lip-synching or auto-tune. No female "pop" singer today even comes close to sounding this good.
Love anything about the 60's and 70s, miss the Carpenters, miss this song. Love it, so sad though. 😢
I'm from Iowa, so sorry about that.
My heart still aches for this most gifted & beautiful voice ever created, her talent will never be surpassed....ever.
She was so pretty. Sad man really. Maybe, i hope where shes at now, she knows how much she was Loved and how many people that wonderful voice touched. Miss you Lady very much.
This so beautiful you feel the hurt in her voice.
When she sings the chorus she sways her hips ever so subtle, so beautiful
Her voice is the closest to heaven I've ever heard
I didn't blink throughout the whole video. Holy shit, she's perfect.
My favorite voice of all time! more than word's can explain and i'm a man from this generation..Love Karen
I hear her beautiful voice and l can almost cry...
Such a tragic loss!!!
Sent shivers down my spine, learned this song in junior high. Sorry we lost her so young.
Such a sad story with an amazing gorgeous person and voice
this song makes me cry, brings me a lot of memories and feelings
That VOICE ringing out like a bell...every note PERFECT without lip synch or auto tune. Wish she were still here making music...happy healthy and LOVED
This song reminds me of how little love there is in the world...People are so afraid to care about each other and forgive! The video is beautifully done...Karen was such a beautiful talent.
There's plenty of Love it is just usually for someone else! Karen was great and so in the reincarnation belief ( Lord, 2005 'as not in this lifetime') who is she now, a star as Taylor or just your next door neighbor singing in her home that no-one ever hears?
Sadly, I think you are right. I sometimes think we are afraid of one another. I don't think forgiveness comes into it. We cannot do it. Once a person has made a decision to move on, that is it. In films misunderstandings miraculously get cleared up, differences get resolved, love conquers all. In real life the waters are much muddier. Also people can harden in their stance and hate. That is way easier than trying to imaginatively put yourself in someone else's shoes.
una mckillen I think more we are afraid we will fail or that the other will ask too much of us. I'm a loner, been a loner, will be a loner, it's written in me code. Next incarnation maybe the great Romeo in reality instead of in me songs I have wrote and War game text I have made for me game Panzer General II/ SS Amerika campaign, for me SS Fuhress Savannah, a porn star who killed herself in '94. Karen brings a tear to me eye, she was beautiful and I really liked her singing and she did good songs with her brother. If he don't commit suicide someday I will be amazed. Cats have softened me loner stuff, I got a Herd. Though I have wrote a few songs about suicide it's never the way to go. Fight the challenges the Lord tosses to you, live , die, live again.
She is still my favorite female singer, there's just something about the tone of her voice that melts my heart.
I know many truly appreciate the Carpenters' intense talent of so many excellent recordings. The amount of poise and control Karen displays here approaching the beginning speaks volumes to the high effort and dedication the Carpenters put into excellence in live concerts. Here while absolutely live (with no effects whatsoever), what strikes me as amazing is the depth of concentration the entire band has playing live from a tremendous amount of composition writing and practice.
One in Ten Billion! No one else like her as many Persons well know!
Voice of an angel.....stunning...
Voice of the Lord is just plain, 2005 'call me Lord'.
Simple words can't describe her, she was simply unique.
This has always been my favorite song by them. Such a beautiful melancholy sound.
Absolutely brilliant!!!! There has never been another voice so pure and special. I cry when I listen to this magical voice 😢❤.
How in the world could she sound even better singing live than in the recorded version ?!!!!
They couldn't f**k with her voice here like they did in the studio with their "enhancements" which in her case were anything but...it was a crime how they distorted that incredibly beautiful voice at times...
I Truly Love her voice. So Pure!
her voice is what beauty sounds like
Today is the 40th anniversary of her way too young passing. (February 4th 1983). This is my favorite live performance preserved on video. She looks and sounds incredible.
Her magical voice melts my heart! Very beautiful harmony , my ears are blessed to hear her angelic voice!
So beautiful and such sadness in her face here...she was suffering which is so hard to deal with when you hear the pure beauty of her voice. This was a live music broadcast and not a flaw in it. Miss her terribly even after all of these years.
Such emotion.....This one of favorite songs of all time!
This song brings back so many memories of my years growing up. It especially reminds me of the Jackson Five and my siblings and I dreaming that we would meet them one day. Karen Carpenter had one of the most beautiful and melancholy voices ever heard. RIP Superstar!
No sex, no autotune, no posing, just talent.
probably even her big hair is all real....
Those were the days
f*ck yeah
So nice ❤️
@@mylesmcswiney4991 yes sir ,your words brings tears
She's Awesome!!! What a sweet, golden voice!!!
With a tear in my eye I watch this Video. Hauntingly beautiful performance from the best female vocalist in recorded music history! Ladies and gntlemen, the late, great Karen Carpenter!
One of a kind. She just was that special.
I get chills every time 😥
man! she was so incredible...
Her vocals were so relaxed, such poise. No one can ever compare
When most celebrities pass away my reaction is "Oh, that's sad." When Karen Carpenter passed away it felt like somebody had punched me in the stomach. I knew how much the world had lost.
"Loneliness is such a sad affair"...never more haunting words sung in such a haunting tone. I miss her voice so much. I miss her even more.