First time hearing Karen Carpenter - We've Only Just Begun on The Ed Sullivan Show (Reaction!)

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  • @ColinP-u4e
    @ColinP-u4e 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +130

    one of the best female vocalist of all time..

    • @michaelt3308
      @michaelt3308 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      The 🐐

    • @zx7-rr486
      @zx7-rr486 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Top drummer too. She was seriously hot on a drum set - she could shred it!

    • @billkramer8318
      @billkramer8318 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Along with Marilyn McCoo...

    • @susangarman9561
      @susangarman9561 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      ​@billkramer8318 for sure.

  • @Rkbmomma
    @Rkbmomma 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    Back in the 70s and 80's this was a popular song to have sung at your wedding-extremely popular.

    • @violetquinn8029
      @violetquinn8029 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I think it was the law that you weren't married unless you played this song.

    • @meganwelden9552
      @meganwelden9552 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Still is. Always will be.

    • @gwenwallace6175
      @gwenwallace6175 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@violetquinn8029probably so!

    • @gwenwallace6175
      @gwenwallace6175 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Exactly what I was about to post!

  • @danieldolce5734
    @danieldolce5734 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Gorgeous voice and beautiful spirit. Oh so missed.

  • @JohnDavis-zo4xl
    @JohnDavis-zo4xl ปีที่แล้ว +500

    In the studio, she was known as "One-take Karen"; it was not unusual for her to nail it on the first try. She died never even knowing her greatness.

    • @SuperBonnie5
      @SuperBonnie5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      She was the best

    • @youngtimer964
      @youngtimer964 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Specifically, I am understanding that Superstar was first take. Incredible voice.

    • @RobertBoyer-z4z
      @RobertBoyer-z4z ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Check out Danish symphony orchestra, the good the bad and the ugly, awesome

    • @70srocknroll
      @70srocknroll ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Janis joplin was like that too

    • @mabel2687
      @mabel2687 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, such a shame.

  • @YarnCrafts4lefties
    @YarnCrafts4lefties 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Her voice is one of the most distinctive voices ever recorded. The clarity of tone is just unparalled to this day.

  • @VincentManiscalco
    @VincentManiscalco ปีที่แล้ว +577

    Karen Carpenter in my opinion the best female vocalist ever !! Her incredible voice was effortless

    • @ulphil08
      @ulphil08 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I agree 100%

    • @patricia520520
      @patricia520520 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Love her , great voice of all times

    • @stockwellsantley6606
      @stockwellsantley6606 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep! I know I should say Beyonce or Mariah, but ...Karen. Kazza.

    • @VincentManiscalco
      @VincentManiscalco ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@stockwellsantley6606 Beyoncé ???? Maybe Whitney or Adele ! I could see that argument but Beyoncé not even in the equation

    • @fredklein3829
      @fredklein3829 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As good as Joni Mitchell but less range.

  • @DDE_ADDICT
    @DDE_ADDICT ปีที่แล้ว +572

    Keep this rabbit hole open. Every song they did is like this.

    • @heatherblanchard5492
      @heatherblanchard5492 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It's a portal

    • @zigman8550
      @zigman8550 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@heatherblanchard5492 I'm a mostly hard rock type of guy. Led Zeppelin and Van Halen to name a few. But Karen Carpenter's voice and the emotion she conveys in it just grabs you and pulls you in. I love it!

    • @martharafield153
      @martharafield153 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Many couples use this for a wedding song.

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I bought my first records in London in 1960 and "This Masquerade" by them is in My all time Top 10..

    • @stacieemery3179
      @stacieemery3179 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      My God,take a deep dive one is better than the next.Karen and her brother,so talented

  • @dagmar.6954
    @dagmar.6954 ปีที่แล้ว +478

    I grew up with the Carpenters' music. Karen was one of a kind. There will never be another like her. She had such a pure calming voice. And she was a terrific drummer. That was her passion even more than singing. Sadly we lost her so young. Thankfully we have her legacy left in her music. The Carpenters had so many great songs such as "For All We Know", "Goodbye To Love", "Superstar", "Top Of The World", "Sing", "Yesterday Once More", "I Won't Last A Day Without You", "Please Mr. Postman", "Only Yesterday", "There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over the World)", "I Need To Be In Love" & so many more.

    • @A-whiter-shade-of-pale
      @A-whiter-shade-of-pale ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This was at the very end of the Ed Sullivan show you heard all of We've Only Just Begun, then they finished the time for the show with a little of "Close to You"
      A lot of the Carpenters songs on albums were many takes of the band (Richard getting the exact sound he wanted) and 3 or 4 times (39 times on Never Fall in Love Again) of Karen and Richard doing the background singing and combining all of those takes on one tape then Karen doing one take with the solo audio. They had tapes of all their music of instruments and background singing if they did not have the correct instruments on stage these tapes were used and only Karens solo was live. You will see some tapes were the wrong instrument looks to be making sounds it could never make. You can see this on Wings of Pegasus he stripped it down to Karens voice and ran pitch monitoring software to compare live and the album side by side turns out she did slightly better on the live.
      To add to dagmars list of songs "Sweet Sweet Smile" "Ave Maria" "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" "Help" "Ticket to Ride" Yes 2 Beatles covers that the Beatles like! "Solitaire" and for a change of pace “Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft" from an attempt of the International Flying Saucer Bureau to communicate with aliens in 1953 one I have only seen one reaction to about a year ago " Reason to Believe" There are 3 versions of it on the internet one was done on the 5th Dimension Traveling Sunshine TV special I think 1971 it is the one I like best th-cam.com/video/kTWeHeM6mZI/w-d-xo.html

    • @marijooneill8015
      @marijooneill8015 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@A-whiter-shade-of-pale p

    • @Omonohoshi
      @Omonohoshi ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You missed the WHOLE "A Christmas Portrait". One of the Best Christmas albums because The Carpenters made it. It also has one song that is on so many Christmas playlists, "Merry Christmas Darling". "Sing" is one of my favs also.

    • @A-whiter-shade-of-pale
      @A-whiter-shade-of-pale ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Omonohoshi You are correct I thought of that after I left the site and was going to go back and fix my mistake but did not. That is what happens when you get old!

    • @janarinquet6276
      @janarinquet6276 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Close to You is the soundtrack of my youth.

  • @janejohnstone5795
    @janejohnstone5795 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Beautiful song...goosepumps...

  • @dang2226
    @dang2226 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    And she was not only a drummer....she was a world class drummer!❤

  • @kirkhassett8726
    @kirkhassett8726 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    It’s no exaggeration at all, to include Karen Carpenter among the greatest vocalists of the 20th Century. Her tragic passing at age 32 brings tears to this day. ❤

    • @walterheinen5298
      @walterheinen5298 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Paul McCartney had already called her the best voice of the 20th century many years ago.

    • @walterheinen5298
      @walterheinen5298 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      That says it all Dude!! Most of these videos that make us melt are done LIVE. Try and find a live performance nowadays that sounds like that. You won’t anymore. Technology has made it so that people with average skill become famous.

    • @walterheinen5298
      @walterheinen5298 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Great Tribute. Thank You

    • @MitchellWilkinson-m8n
      @MitchellWilkinson-m8n 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Absolutely no other voice in the universe like Karen Carpenter - the deep rich smooth resonant tone is uniquely extraordinary.

  • @bethpeyton661
    @bethpeyton661 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    All my friends picked on the Carpenters because they weren’t rock and roll, but Karen Carpenter has the best female voice I’ve ever heard. “Rainy Days and Monday’s” is my favorite.

    • @rachaelyamasaki3889
      @rachaelyamasaki3889 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Pat Benatar and Martina McBride have their own one of a kind style!

    • @tonygarat2953
      @tonygarat2953 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed completely

    • @Yousless1
      @Yousless1 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I also picked on 'em a little, but over the years I've come to realize just how good they were and what
      true musical geniuses Karen and Richard were. Karen had the voice of angels.

    • @kelsian_smith03
      @kelsian_smith03 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ⁠​⁠@@rachaelyamasaki3889I love Pat Benatar such a powerful voice she has

    • @ubilo
      @ubilo ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Rockers used to pick on Disco and The Carpenters, but they have held up very well.

  • @OHsopositive
    @OHsopositive ปีที่แล้ว +387

    No auto tune. Just pure perfection.

  • @DavidSeto-i2q
    @DavidSeto-i2q ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This was the Carpenter's first hit. This song began as an insurance commercial that you can watch on TH-cam.

    • @gdj6298
      @gdj6298 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Paul Williams said in an interview, something like "Richard phoned and asked if there was more, was it a complete song ?.....so of course I said 'yes' and went and wrote the rest of it "
      This version skips the D$ back to the bridge, though.

    • @lesliegmn3927
      @lesliegmn3927 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It was a commercial for Crocker Bank. Paul Williams did have three verses and a bridge to “ We’ve Only Just Begun,” but says that he and Roger Nichols would have lied if they hadn’t, and just written it overnight when Richard Carpenter called.

    • @gdj6298
      @gdj6298 23 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@lesliegmn3927 I stand corrected 🙂

  • @ezraburgess895
    @ezraburgess895 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    This song was originally written for a bank advertisement to newlyweds to open an account. Richard Carpenter heard it and decided it would make a great song for Karen and him to record. Karen had one of the smoothest voices ever, and Richard was a genius producer. Together, they propelled this song from a bank TV commercial to a Gold Record.

  • @tiffanylino1276
    @tiffanylino1276 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    Many of Karen’s songs were recorded in one take. That’s how flawless her voice was.

    • @roberttreadaway7853
      @roberttreadaway7853 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Partially because of her voice partially because it just came natural like speaking and as a veteran of working in studio when it happens that easily you just don't make too many mistakes

    • @Richard_Fouts
      @Richard_Fouts ปีที่แล้ว +4

      that's incredible

    • @staciemcrae2093
      @staciemcrae2093 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      FYI... she was a hell of a drummer!!!

  • @dennytaylor1005
    @dennytaylor1005 ปีที่แล้ว +175

    Karen's voice control is stunning. Whenever I see someone react to her for the first time I always joke that AutoTune must have used Karen's voice as their baseline.

    • @bobnelson6093
      @bobnelson6093 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The angels had gig in heaven with her as the star performer! I love the memory of her. Thanks brother for this!

    • @fraserhowe6058
      @fraserhowe6058 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's a beautiful song - that was written by Paul Williams for a commercial for a bank!😮

    • @jeffreysmith236
      @jeffreysmith236 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      autotune would br far better than it is IF it used her as its baseline.

    • @stevetournay6103
      @stevetournay6103 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Heh. AutoTune wishes...

    • @gamingSlasher
      @gamingSlasher ปีที่แล้ว

      Autotune is stupidity. It is like listening to a tone generator. Real singing has variations in it, it is there the soul of the singer is. Autotune is transhumanism.

  • @adrianburrell6217
    @adrianburrell6217 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    Karen had the voice of a generation. One note and you know that it's her. Her breath control, her phrasing, Richards arrangements...perfection.

  • @TomGreen-gi3tl
    @TomGreen-gi3tl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    She is still amazing. My mom use to listen to her every morning when i was a kid. Karen and her beautiful voice will be with me in my heart and memories.

  • @tracymetherell8744
    @tracymetherell8744 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Karen’s voice is so warm and pure. She was the voice of a generation of young women. We ALL wanted to sing like her

  • @OHsopositive
    @OHsopositive ปีที่แล้ว +129

    Pitch perfect.
    Beautiful tone.
    3-octave range.
    Incredible breath control.
    Clear diction/articulation.
    Seamless transitions between her upper & lower registers.
    And, she makes you FEEL every word!

    • @paulk9985
      @paulk9985 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ... and maturity.

    • @Smenkhaare
      @Smenkhaare ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Correct. I agree with you totally. Karen Carpenter made singing seems so effortless and ethereal. Her breath control was so point on... you really could not hear her breath between stanzas. Just pure bliss.

    • @pattiatlas4653
      @pattiatlas4653 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And, she considered herself a drummer,first, that sang. Incredible!! That voice was perfect!

    • @cablebrain9691
      @cablebrain9691 ปีที่แล้ว

      3 octave range? That doesn’t sound right.

    • @OHsopositive
      @OHsopositive ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cablebrain9691
      true story: B2 - Bb5 (she just didn’t use wide expanses of her range all in the same song. Typically stayed in her lower register because that’s where her voice was most distinctive, “The money is in the basement”)

  • @Wendy-oxox
    @Wendy-oxox ปีที่แล้ว +205

    I've always loved Karen Carpenter. She had a beautiful voice and it was sad how she died. We lost a wonderful and talented soul. Thanks for this.

    • @HerriCaine
      @HerriCaine ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, Kathy passed away @ such a young age! RIP K.C. XX

    • @JoyceMiller-w3o
      @JoyceMiller-w3o ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Loved Mama Cass too!

  • @CuzKatieSaysSo
    @CuzKatieSaysSo ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Karen's voice was so pure. Her story is is so sad. Wish she had had many more decades to sing.

  • @nancyjb7080
    @nancyjb7080 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Karen's voice is one of the best female voices of all time; I still love to listen to her voice; it was a tragedy that we lost her at a young age

  • @frandaniel886
    @frandaniel886 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Her brother Richard is back vocal, keyboards, and arranger. They are FANTASTIC. Her voice is perfection- tone, pitch, and emotion.

  • @baysideharpy8350
    @baysideharpy8350 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    It’s not just her sublime voice, it’s Richard’s equally flawless arrangements and orchestration. Extraordinary.

    • @laars0001
      @laars0001 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, much credit to him as well 👍🏼

    • @dorothyemery7010
      @dorothyemery7010 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And writing

    • @nosedrip007
      @nosedrip007 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wish Richard Carpenter got a hold of my song Friends Forever. I wrote 50 years too late.

    • @nealbraatz3911
      @nealbraatz3911 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for giving Richard his props. Too many people give Karen all the credit for the Carpenters' success.

    • @wlonsdale1
      @wlonsdale1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@dorothyemery7010paul williams

  • @DDE_ADDICT
    @DDE_ADDICT ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Best female voice of the century, and she has an awesome drummer. I grew up with these two

    • @Judith_Remkes
      @Judith_Remkes ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Karen Carpenter's voice was amazing and beautiful, but I honestly feel like THE BEST f voice of the century should go to Kate Bush.

    • @AnthonyFransella
      @AnthonyFransella ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd pick Ella myself but definitely a good choice!

    • @wayneshirley9536
      @wayneshirley9536 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would place Eva Cassidy on the same level as KC.

    • @ORWELL_USA
      @ORWELL_USA 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No...EVA CASSIDY was.

  • @SWLinPHX
    @SWLinPHX ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Why is it I NEVER get tired of watching someone’s reaction upon their first encounter with a Carpenters song?

    • @davidanderson2625
      @davidanderson2625 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I hear you. i have sent hours at a time watching peoples reactions. its great and may her voice touch others heart and soul as it has mine for 50 years. I'm going to turn on some Carpenter"s Christimas music. It's time Nov.1st

    • @Barbie8051
      @Barbie8051 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because she is so amazing.

  • @brianc.1149
    @brianc.1149 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    With Karen's voice and Richard being the master of arrangements, they were an unstoppable duo.

  • @armadillotoe
    @armadillotoe ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Karen's voice was like a warm hug, that broke your heart.

  • @bigb6046
    @bigb6046 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    Karen's voice was a gift from god!

    • @ilovesuisse1
      @ilovesuisse1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, absolutely.

    • @ORWELL_USA
      @ORWELL_USA 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No it wasn't...theres no such thing as god.

  • @ionecuff6323
    @ionecuff6323 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    The Carpenters were amazing! I cried and cried when Karen passed away, her beautiful voice was so amazing! I never understood how she could think that she was overweight and not pretty. SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NEVER OVERWEIGHT! My heart broke for her and the way she felt about herself. Such a beautiful lady inside and out!

    • @punkydoodle4774
      @punkydoodle4774 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Her record company expressed the desire for her to "lose a little weight." What devastation they wrought.

    • @d.carter
      @d.carter ปีที่แล้ว +3

      She had a mental illness called body dysmorphic disorder. So sad 😭

    • @candicelitrenta8890
      @candicelitrenta8890 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Karen overheard some executives discussing her weight, and her mother was a control freak and touted her brother over her so she never felt comfortable in her own skin. She became anorexic before anyone knew what that was. When she passed away it brought that disease to the forefront and they began to look into the cause of that. Entertainer's were always made to thin down for the camera so it was an industry issue. The camera would always add 10-15 pounds to the visual so they were all in a similar boat as Karen. It just hit her harder because it caused her to have a weak heart and that is what she succumbed to, heart failure.

    • @musclvr377
      @musclvr377 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@candicelitrenta8890 it's most likely more complex than that. anorexia and body dysmorphia are truly medical/psychiatric disorders. There wasn't that much treatment back in that day.

  • @danbaranowski8580
    @danbaranowski8580 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    "I Won't Last A Day Without You" is a song that shows Karen's incredible range. Gone too soon. The voice of an angel.

  • @deehall8656
    @deehall8656 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Angelic voice of perfection. There will never be a voice like it. Gone to soon! Rest in peace Miss Carpenter

  • @bobdam4478
    @bobdam4478 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    and no auto tune . just talent

  • @annamariadelillo2916
    @annamariadelillo2916 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Yep - this was a HUGE wedding song. The Carpenters' music is a BIG rabbit hole - jump in. Karen's voice was like silk. It is so soothing. YES YES YES - you can play ANYTHING from their catalog and you will love it. Lots of their songs were covered by so many other artists and used in films. "Superstar" is one of them. Also, one of my favorites is "Bless the Beasts and the Children," "I Need to Be in Love," "Solitaire," and the Christmas song "Merry Christmas, Darling."

    • @lorimiko76
      @lorimiko76 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yep it was my parents song. Mom loved the Carpenters, still does. She had several of their records.

    • @russellbrown1068
      @russellbrown1068 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That Song was written by “Little Enos “ from “Smokey and The Bandit” Aka Paul Williams.

    • @renaerolley5670
      @renaerolley5670 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@russellbrown1068 Paul Williams is a national treasure as well! He made most of my childhood memories better! "Rainbow Connection", "Bugsy Malone" soundtrack, and some of The Carpenters greatest songs!

  • @ChicagoDB
    @ChicagoDB ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Fil, from Wings of Pegasus channel has put many Carpenters songs under voice analyzer software…and Karen was actually often even more precise/pitch perfect LIVE…she was often called “One-take Karen” for how perfect she was in the recording studio also.

    • @kenhayhurst374
      @kenhayhurst374 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes, thank you for the shout-out to Fil. I watch him often and love his analasys and break-downs of both vocal and instramental talent. Was going to bring him up to Sebs. I think he'd find it interesting.

    • @susanmurray7654
      @susanmurray7654 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      FIL is awesome

    • @mikebowman8680
      @mikebowman8680 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pretty amazing how great her voice and pitch were.
      What a really sad loss for the world.

    • @ChicagoDB
      @ChicagoDB ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Take your Meds 🤣

    • @MetFan37
      @MetFan37 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Spo-Dee-O-Dee Who says she can't sing between the keys?? HAVE YOU REALLY LISTENED TO HER?? Karen could sing anything from contemporary and rock writers to the Great American Songbook!!!

  • @suzanneprock7286
    @suzanneprock7286 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Carpenters was one of my favorite groups in the 70's, I love all of their songs!

  • @steveyoung1224
    @steveyoung1224 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It never fails when people hear Karen for the firs time they're blown away and why wouldn't they be! She was the greatest female singer in the history of recorded music and still is to this day. Experts have analyzed her vocal quality LIVE with her recordings and they match. She was that great. She is gone but her music lives on forever.

  • @TheMensRea
    @TheMensRea 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Karen Carpenter : vocal perfection AND an extraordinary drummer 🎉❤ She was phenomenal ✨️ ❤

  • @MaLindaLuker
    @MaLindaLuker ปีที่แล้ว +65

    When i was a child my mom would play the Carpenters to calm me down when i was upset. Karen Carpenter's voice is so soothing. I cried like a baby when she died.

  • @nemo227
    @nemo227 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Yes, she really was outstanding. Her brother was also outstanding with his arrangements & piano accompaniment. They were a dynamite combination.

  • @LadyGator1983
    @LadyGator1983 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Sebs, you won’t go wrong going down the Carpenters rabbit hole. Karen’s voice is the most unique female voice ever. She sang “contralto,” which is so beautiful!
    Unfortunately, Karen lost her life early on, and very tragically. We lost a very angelic voice, but we are very blessed to have all of her music available to us to enjoy.
    I have several favorites, but the one that makes me cry and hits my heart is called “I Need To Be In Love.”
    Enjoy!!!!

    • @alicesmith7020
      @alicesmith7020 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's my favorite and you don't hear many reactors reacting to it.

    • @Ozefan2580
      @Ozefan2580 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Apparently that was Karen's favorite. 😢

    • @LadyGator1983
      @LadyGator1983 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Ozefan2580 I read that it was. I can understand why.

    • @donnawoodford6641
      @donnawoodford6641 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      According to Linda G, Karen C. is singing with the angels.

    • @chuckleezodiac24
      @chuckleezodiac24 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i only know their Greatest Hits. thanks for the tip.

  • @jaketribble659
    @jaketribble659 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    She had the most beautiful voice. Good God! So much talent!!

  • @ClarisseRockinThatBow
    @ClarisseRockinThatBow ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This was the #1 wedding song of my generation - so many people used it. Karen Carpenter and brother, Richard are LEGEND. Keep listening to their music - they are stories being told. Also check out another great songwriter/singer, Dolly Parton - particularly the song, "Jolene." God, that's a great song! Enjoy the journey!

  • @pennymcneela7095
    @pennymcneela7095 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    She is my favorite female singer that ever lived..❤

  • @dswil212
    @dswil212 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    As we get older we start to appreciate beautiful voices like Karen’s.

  • @1prettyladyofgrace7
    @1prettyladyofgrace7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    The Carpenters Greatest Hits is phenomenal!!!❤️ Karen Carpenter’s voice was pure silk; so soothing‼️

  • @Reteet123
    @Reteet123 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Superstar is one of my favorite Carpenters’ song. Karen Carpenter is one of my favorite all time singers.

  • @ShawnMichael-k9w
    @ShawnMichael-k9w ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks for showing The Carpenters. Her voice was incredible.

  • @Dragon-di1zg
    @Dragon-di1zg ปีที่แล้ว +40

    This song was sung at my wedding 40+ years ago. Still gives me goosebumps

    • @susanbrauer5858
      @susanbrauer5858 ปีที่แล้ว

      Many couples used this as one of the wedding songs that long ago. I used a different song of theirs for one of my songs. Such a talent.

  • @annettemoore7264
    @annettemoore7264 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I loved Karen Carpenters voice, my heart broke watching her deteriorate 😢 she could sing her way through the telephone directory and it would have sounded beautiful..R.I P. Karen, never forgotten ❤

    • @faithfulfayable
      @faithfulfayable 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I was in tears when I heard she died.

  • @bobthomas3236
    @bobthomas3236 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I took my girlfriend to see The Carpenters way back in 1972. They were just as great live!

    • @beedeegee9374
      @beedeegee9374 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I saw them in 1972, also. I am so grateful that I was able to experience them in person.

    • @michaelasay8587
      @michaelasay8587 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I saw them in 74!

    • @sngwrter49
      @sngwrter49 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      At my girlfriend's request, I took her to see The Carpenters in 1971. I'll never regret it.

    • @iliketowatchvideos47
      @iliketowatchvideos47 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jealous!!!! So so jealous

  • @mikalabaker6110
    @mikalabaker6110 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    She had such a God given naturally beautiful voice! No autotune, just pure talent!

  • @lmb1962
    @lmb1962 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    So glad I grew up in that era where you could hear The Carpenters on the radio. Karen had such a beautiful voice, a God-given talent.

    • @laars0001
      @laars0001 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had a crush on her :)

    • @papabear2515
      @papabear2515 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We all did, right?

  • @waynem.7226
    @waynem.7226 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Karen had the purest voice of any female vocalist of the last century, imo.

    • @patcurrie9888
      @patcurrie9888 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And so far this century too.

  • @bradleypaulus2926
    @bradleypaulus2926 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    She always sounds like she is singing just to me. Just an extremely perfect voice.

  • @The-Saxon
    @The-Saxon ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was never much of a Carpenter's fan, as I was always a rock and blues person, but as a fellow vocalist, I have to admire the pure talent they showed as a group. Stunning harmonies and a fantastic vibe with every song they did. Regardless of your choice of genre, never forget the the talent it takes to make music that beautiful, regardless of if it's your choice to listen to it or not. Accept that talent transposes all genre's.

  • @doncasto8520
    @doncasto8520 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm so glad you reviewed her. She is my most favorite singer of all time. I have all her records and still listen to them today. I will always adore her.

  • @christophermckinney3924
    @christophermckinney3924 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Karen Carpenter was famous for doing one perfect take in the studio.

  • @sarahdixon1943
    @sarahdixon1943 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    My husband and I met when I was 16. We married when I was 21. His Mom & Dad gave us a music box with this song playing for our wedding over 30 years ago. It's the one gift that we still have, it's still out in our home, we still listen to it and it's one of the most cherished things we own ❤

  • @janieirby173
    @janieirby173 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    She had perfect pitch. They were both really talented.

  • @cowboynyc
    @cowboynyc 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Richard Carpenter is one of the best arrangers in pop music. His arrangements show off Karen's voice to perfection.

  • @nereidamuniz6007
    @nereidamuniz6007 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Karen Carpenter to this day remains my all time favorite vocalist! For me it's not Christmas until I hear Merry Christmas, Darling by Karen Carpenter! ❤

  • @sandyhafenbrack141
    @sandyhafenbrack141 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Karen had the best female voice in all of music but her heart was with the drums. There's a video of her drumming that is amazing to see. Rest In Peace Karen. You're still missed.

  • @mobus1471
    @mobus1471 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    It’s sad that she had this internal struggle about her apoearance. She truly was a beautiful person, in/out and blessed with such a beautiful voice.

    • @reneemanning5194
      @reneemanning5194 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes it is So Heartbreaking that Karen was cursed by a disease - very much unknown at the time - that controlled her mind totally and eventually her body to the point she could no longer sustain a life 😢 we could all see what a beautiful woman inside and out that she was and that is the hurtful part of it all - she just couldn't see it 😢 RIP Lovely Karen 💜 We miss you So Much ❣️

    • @Smurphybear1
      @Smurphybear1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And her mother's control and no affection for her. Just for Richard

  • @melissawaterhouse6064
    @melissawaterhouse6064 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    You can recognise her voice anywhere, she has the most soulful voice I've ever heard 🙏🌹🙏 She left us way to young ❤

  • @Macygal
    @Macygal 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    She was amazing, such a horrible loss. Was my first introduction to eating disorders. My favorite female singer when I was younger. Her voice was perfection.

  • @fescasany
    @fescasany ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The best female voice of all time. Unmatched for her tone, warmth and vocal range.
    As of today, October 7, 2023, Richard Carpenter is working on a new studio album. This album will be her first solo recording since 1987's "Time Out of Mind." Carpenter has been working on the album for several years, and has been searching for a vocalist who can fill the void left by her sister Karen, who died in 1983.
    In an interview with Billboard in 2022, Carpenter said that the album will have a sound similar to that of the Carpenters, but that it will also be an evolution of his sound. "It's still soft rock, but it's a little more modern," Carpenter said. "There's also a bit of experimentation."
    Carpenter has not yet announced a release date for the album, but has said that he hopes it will be released in 2024.
    In addition to his work on the new album, Carpenter is also working on a documentary about the life and career of the Carpenters. The documentary, which is being produced by the company "Greenwich Entertainment", will be released in 2024.
    Carpenter also continues to tour and give concerts. In 2023, he toured the United States with singer-songwriter Michael Feinstein.
    There is no voice today that compares to Karen Carpenter's. She was a unique musical genius in the world and goes far beyond her time. It without autotune or any other manipulation. Just her voice and her brother Richard's incredible arrangements. No current artist can match this in this era. Karen was also one of the best drummers of her time and she could sing well while she played the drums simultaneously. A true top talent. RIP Karen Carpenter, We will always remember you and love you!!! 💛💛💛
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    La mejor voz femenina de todos los tiempos. Inigualable por su tono, calidez y rango vocal.
    A fecha de hoy 7 de Octubre de 2023, Richard Carpenter está trabajando en un nuevo álbum de estudio. Este álbum será su primer trabajo discográfico en solitario desde "Time Out of Mind" de 1987. Carpenter ha estado trabajando en el álbum durante varios años, y ha estado buscando una vocalista que pueda llenar el vacío dejado por su hermana Karen, quien murió en 1983.
    En una entrevista con el medio "Billboard" en 2022, Carpenter dijo que el álbum tendrá un sonido similar al de los Carpenters, pero que también será una evolución de su sonido. "Todavía es soft rock, pero es un poco más moderno", dijo Carpenter. "También hay un poco de experimentación".
    Carpenter aún no ha anunciado una fecha de lanzamiento para el álbum, pero ha dicho que espera que salga a la venta en 2024.
    Además de su trabajo en el nuevo álbum, Carpenter también está trabajando en un documental sobre la vida y la carrera de los Carpenters. El documental, que está siendo producido por la compañía "Greenwich Entertainment", se estrenará en 2024.
    Carpenter también continúa realizando giras y dando conciertos. En 2023, realizó una gira por los Estados Unidos con el cantante y compositor Michael Feinstein.
    No hay ninguna voz hoy en día que se compare con la de Karen Carpenter. Fue una genio musical única en el mundo y va mucho más allá de su tiempo. Sin autoajuste ni ninguna otra manipulación. Sólo su voz y los increíbles arreglos de su hermano Richard. Ningún artista actual puede igualar esto en esta era. Karen también era una de las mejores bateristas de su época y podía cantar así mientras tocaba la batería simultáneamente. Un verdadero talento superior. QEPD Karen Carpenter, ¡¡¡ Siempre te recordaremos y te querremos!!! 💛💛💛

  • @pamelapasechnick6899
    @pamelapasechnick6899 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Great Reaction!! Growing up in the 60's/70's the Carpenters were a big part of my life's soundtrack! Something that a lot of younger people don't realize is what a HUGE variety of music styles were very much mainstream. Not only did we hear (on a regular basis) the music that our parents liked (Big Band, Sinatra, Dean Martin, Doris Day) --don't forget, the "Grown-Ups" controlled the family's one TV, and the radio in the family car until the teenager could mow enough lawns or babysit enough kids to buy their own AM/FM radio for their room! Once we had our own radio we had rock and roll, folk rock, easy rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock, acid rock, bubble gum, pop, country rock, traditional country, easy listening, Motown, R&B, disco and more! It was truly a magical time for popular music AND for growing up. I ALWAYS enjoy your reaction videos and I look forward to seeing more!

    • @terri2494
      @terri2494 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes! Watching these reaction videos has made me appreciate the variety of music we had growing up. Not many comments include the older artists (RIP Tony Bennett) although some of them continued to produce music into the seventies and beyond. When I was reading your long list of styles available to us I was thinking, “Yeah, and all on the same radio station.” Maybe in larger cities there were more specialized stations but where I grew up, besides the rock station, I think you also had a choice of country, soul, and classical music. Maybe there were others but I only listened to the rock station. We called it a rock station but they played a lot of crossover songs as well. It still catches me off guard when a reactor asks, “What genre is this?” I think, “Why are you asking us? We didn’t think that way except for in broad terms, for the most part, although I know there were some who were more aware of the various styles than others. As for me, I was shocked to hear Charlie Daniels referred to as a country singer. This was probably a few decades after “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”. In my defense, that song, and a few others of his, were played on the rock station, and it didn’t sound like the old school, twangy country music of the time.

  • @gacdogs8282
    @gacdogs8282 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Karen Carpenter probably does (did) have the best female voice ever and that is saying a lot. Please check out more of these two siblings. Her voice is so pure while also being strong and powerful. This song only gave you a glimpse of her vocal talent.

    • @ORWELL_USA
      @ORWELL_USA 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      EVA CASSIDY!!!

    • @lesharbour
      @lesharbour หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@ORWELL_USA Yep... another beautiful voice we lost too early, tragically. Eva's version of Fields of Gold is sublime.

  • @karenlong5616
    @karenlong5616 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My husband and I danced our first dance at our wedding in 1980 to this song. And so did thousands of other couples. It's just perfect. She had the voice of an angel.

  • @michaelmosier5627
    @michaelmosier5627 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I enjoyed see the awe in your face when heard the magical voice of Karen Carpenter. I grew up listening to their music. You will never hear a bad song from them. She had a talent for reaching into the soul of the people listening to hear. She was one of a kind. No one will ever come close.

  • @timbit8670
    @timbit8670 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What made the Carpenters amazing is the fact that beautiful pitch perfect voice came from a woman who was diagnosed as being tone deaf. It’s why she played the drums.

  • @DonnaRocheLull
    @DonnaRocheLull ปีที่แล้ว +21

    She had such a pure voice. Rainy Days and Mondays is one of my favorites!

  • @carlaboone4505
    @carlaboone4505 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This song was sung at many weddings back in the day. Karen had a voice like no other. A life cut too short.

  • @garyjohnson7133
    @garyjohnson7133 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Her voice is perfect in every way!

  • @lauraannhind985
    @lauraannhind985 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for listening to how beautiful Karen Carpenter sang and how natural voices can sound without technology 😊

  • @grammiesjojo7961
    @grammiesjojo7961 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Karen and Richard Carpenter...brother and sister, nothing like sibling harmony!! Karen was an amazing voice, she always said she was a drummer who sang. Richard, every bit as accomplished, kinda put Karen in the front...what a brother he was to her!! Carpenters rabbit hole is a real thing!!

  • @beckybennett9661
    @beckybennett9661 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Even as she went thru her health issues, she never lost her beautiful voice quality.

  • @karenfarris4585
    @karenfarris4585 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    She had perfect pitch❤️. Her brother Richard played the piano and did the arrangements for their songs. She was the drummer. We’ve Only Just Begun has been sung at many weddings throughout the years.

    • @sngwrter49
      @sngwrter49 ปีที่แล้ว

      All the vocals in the studio, ALL, were Karen and Richard only. Pretty amazing.

  • @louschnitzer6507
    @louschnitzer6507 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    One of the most besutiful female voices God ever created. Like walking inside on a frigid day and wrapping yourself in an electric blanket. Cozy soothing melllow voice.

  • @Dansrgurl
    @Dansrgurl 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A legendary vocalist and an epic drummer. Karen was a incomparable musician and there will NEVER be another that comes close to her. I'm just so grateful there is video so all future generations can marvel at this exceptional talent. Richard was a legendary arranger and pianist responsible for the layered harmonies. The world lost a treasure. Sebs - the song was written by Paul Williams for a bank commercial. Richard heard the commercial and asked Paul if he had a full song. Richard took it and arranged it and Karen's voice made it magic. It is still one of the most popular wedding songs of all time. Karen and Richard are siblings. She died when her heart gave out as a result of anorexia. Yes, just 32 years old. Give SUPERSTAR a listen. It'll change your life.

  • @robertlongwill8856
    @robertlongwill8856 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You notice she's also playing the drums. She was a monster drummer as well as a singer. She was more comfortable behind the kit. RIP Karen

  • @melissacaddell2604
    @melissacaddell2604 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Karen Carpenter had an angelic voice. So peaceful and calm. I love her holiday music too. So much tragedy in her life but she left so much great music. I just want to remember that.

  • @lindabrewer3243
    @lindabrewer3243 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The Carpenters left us with a wonderful discography. Having grown up in the 60's and 70's, I listened to their music daily. When I was 12 or 13, I got a horse named Alladin, Laddy for short. Whenever I would get upset or feel down, I would go out with him and I would sing "Top of the World" to him. It brought me much comfort. So yes, that is my favorite song by the Carpenters.

  • @kazzakoala
    @kazzakoala ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Such a sweet and powerful voice. The backing harmonies are perfect for her voice.

    • @sngwrter49
      @sngwrter49 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In the studio, the backing harmonies ARE her voice, along with Richard and no one else. They learned how to "overdub" early on in their professional career. How they found musicians who could also sing and replicate their studio sound live was pretty amazing.

  • @dipaknadkarni62
    @dipaknadkarni62 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My favorite singer of all time.

  • @ericsahagun5344
    @ericsahagun5344 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sebs Duran as soon as you started playing the song and I saw immediately in your face how you thought you had died and gone to heaven or were a little kid again asking this beautiful girl to sing you a lullaby and she did and it's like you could just close your eyes or open your eyes and feel like you were in heaven I couldn't even talk the whole time Karen Carpenter was singing and her brother and band or accompanying her God I can't believe after all these years I'm 73 years old and it's still grabs me the way it does Thank you dude that's all I want to say!

  • @RachelDacusAuthor
    @RachelDacusAuthor ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Live music in the 60s and 70s was phenomenally good. No effects. Medieval sound systems, and in this rather primitive recordins of the live shows, the bands still sounded than most live performances today. Such talent. I was lucky to be front and center at concerts ih LA and SF during this heyday! More Karin Carpenter reactions, please. You really get it!

  • @rayspeakmon2954
    @rayspeakmon2954 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The epitome of early 70's pop. Not only was her voice amazing but her annunciation of vowels and consonants was 2nd to none.

  • @denanebergall5514
    @denanebergall5514 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Yes!!! Definitely do more Carpenters! Her voice is so soothing. It makes me think of when I was little and riding around in the car with my mom. ❤

  • @tomrichter244
    @tomrichter244 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That song started as a bank commercial - reaching out to young couples wanting to buy their first house. Richard Carpenter heard it and worked with the composer to make it a full length hit song
    I LOVE IT when young people like yourself discover and enjoy my generations music. My wife and are married 50 yes and this is our song!

  • @susangarman9561
    @susangarman9561 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I grew up listening to The Carpenters. I read where a gentleman described Karen's voice as being "pure velvet", warm and smooth. Like a gentle hug. I think that's the best description.

  • @gracemaryguerrero2340
    @gracemaryguerrero2340 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This song was composed by Paul Williams for Crocker Bank ad in the 70’s. The Carpenters asked Paul Williams if they can record the song, they did a mellower version of it and it became a hit. Paul Williams was so pleased with it.

  • @deanpickett7223
    @deanpickett7223 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The Carpenters Christmas album is the best. Truly showed Karen Carpenter’s talent.

  • @cliffordlowerre1381
    @cliffordlowerre1381 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Sing and play so effortlessly. Was so fortunate to grow up with this extremely talented duo. "Close to You" was a must play at every high school dance and many couples took their wedding vows to "We've Only Just Begun". Carpenters bring back many pleasant memories and Karens ANGELIC voice is so heartwarming!

  • @valogden
    @valogden 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My first concert in 1972. She really was this good. A memory I cherish. In my 50 years of concerts there were only 2 other artists that left me with chills and I knew I was watching someone special. They are Adam Lambert on his own solo show and with Queen. Adam's voice is very special. When you're in a smaller venue you can feel his voice vibrate through you. All around me everyone kept saying wow as he hit note after note of perfection. He was incredible with Queen and he is definitely the right person to be the person fronting Queen. The other I saw live a few weeks ago and he brought me to tears he was so good. It was 15 yr old Taj Farrant. Talking to Taj he's a really nice great kid who will answer your questions and has a really good knowledge of music. When he got onstage he was mind blowing.

  • @pattys7003
    @pattys7003 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was the class song in my high school in ‘73. When my son came along 20 years later, I sang these songs to him every night. I wished I sounded like her. And she’s a fantastic drummer as well.

  • @richw4735
    @richw4735 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Never tire of listening to the Carpenters and Karen’s voice it was a sad day hearing the news she had died can’t believe it’s 40yrs ago R.I.P Karen