luther vandross sang and recorded the song as a homage to the carpenters. The carpenters version remains the most well known, successful as well as the favorite of all recordings by the actual writers of the song. The song reached #2 in 1971 on the charts and legend has it that it was recorded in one take with Karen Carpenter singing the lyrics off a napkin!... Vandross was a HUGE fan of Karen Carpenter's voice.
Karen recorded this in the Studio on the first Take, reading the words off a napkin. It was Winter 1971 & she was still only 20 years old. Nobody on this planet before or since has sung with so much perfection in everything ☑☑☑, every single time!
Karen had one of the most unique, haunting and beautiful voices I’ve ever heard. One didn’t have to be a fan of pop music to hear her voice and just say..”WHO IS THAT?” Her voice was like pure velvet! NO AUTO TUNE BACK THEN EITHER!
Richard Carpenter first heard this song as performed by Bette Midler and thought it would be perfect for Karen. The rest is, of course, history. The line in the song "...can hardly wait to BE with you again" was originally written as "...can hardly wait to SLEEP with you again." This was considered too riske for the Carpenter image and thus it was changed to "BE" ... Just a bit more trivia for you: The original title was "Groupie/Superstar."
wait till you get around to them doing the Bacharach Medley.....outdoors at a vet hospital totally live karen on her drums...yes they were great live too ...not that tv appearances showed as most were lip synced....of course their ballads are my favourites but they did more uptempo songs too....Top Of the World ....Sing..... Please Mr Postman.....Sweet Sweet Smile
Wonderful reaction to this timeless Carpenters classic. Two other Carpenters songs also written by Leon Russell are " This Masquerade" and "Song For You". Definitely worth checking out. Never get tired of listening to this beautiful womans heavenly voice! Nice job. Enjoyed your reaction.
Beautiful song, written by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramblett. Another song she recorded by Leon Russell is A Song For You, which you already reacted to.
i am being fussy here in that i like the "live "vocal of the BBC recording back in those days the BBC liked artists to either perform live or do a live recording for a show that was different from studio recordings... this one is another lip sync...on the BBC one you really have to listen closely because being so damn good there was very little difference in karen's vocal.
luther vandross sang and recorded the song as a homage to the carpenters. The carpenters version remains the most well known, successful as well as the favorite of all recordings by the actual writers of the song. The song reached #2 in 1971 on the charts and legend has it that it was recorded in one take with Karen Carpenter singing the lyrics off a napkin!... Vandross was a HUGE fan of Karen Carpenter's voice.
My favorite Carpenters song.yes, multiple artists covered this song.
MY FAVORITE VOCALIST OF ALL TIME
Karen recorded this in the Studio on the first Take, reading the words off a napkin. It was Winter 1971 & she was still only 20 years old. Nobody on this planet before or since has sung with so much perfection in everything ☑☑☑, every single time!
Voice of an angel
Karen had one of the most unique, haunting and beautiful voices I’ve ever heard. One didn’t have to be a fan of pop music to hear her voice and just say..”WHO IS THAT?” Her voice was like pure velvet! NO AUTO TUNE BACK THEN EITHER!
Ohh my the Carpenters are really unforgettable!!! Love ❤️ them..
Luther Vandross? Lol. Karen Carpenter's voice though. Raw talent back then, NO Autotune. Thank you.❤
Look how thin she is there...never had a weight problem and her horrible Mother was telling her not to eat too many cookies!!!
It IS Mr. Luther Vandross! Do yourself a favor and listen to We've only just begun by the Carpenters next! 💕🙌
Richard Carpenter first heard this song as performed by Bette Midler and thought it would be perfect for Karen. The rest is, of course, history.
The line in the song "...can hardly wait to BE with you again" was originally written as "...can hardly wait to SLEEP with you again." This was considered too riske for the Carpenter image and thus it was changed to "BE" ... Just a bit more trivia for you: The original title was "Groupie/Superstar."
wait till you get around to them doing the Bacharach Medley.....outdoors at a vet hospital totally live karen on her drums...yes they were great live too ...not that tv appearances showed as most were lip synced....of course their ballads are my favourites but they did more uptempo songs too....Top Of the World ....Sing..... Please Mr Postman.....Sweet Sweet Smile
I think acoustic music is a definitive sound of the 70s - more so early on. One of my favorite eras of music. 🤩
No one had a voice like Karen.
Love it! Perfection!🙌💕
Try the Carpenters Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
Wonderful reaction to this timeless Carpenters classic. Two other Carpenters songs also written by Leon Russell are " This Masquerade" and "Song For You". Definitely worth checking out. Never get tired of listening to this beautiful womans heavenly voice!
Nice job. Enjoyed your reaction.
Beautiful song, written by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramblett. Another song she recorded by Leon Russell is A Song For You, which you already reacted to.
i am being fussy here in that i like the "live "vocal of the BBC recording back in those days the BBC liked artists to either perform live or do a live recording for a show that was different from studio recordings... this one is another lip sync...on the BBC one you really have to listen closely because being so damn good there was very little difference in karen's vocal.
Luther did a nice tribute to this song. Both great.
Karen and Ella are my favorite female singers of all time (Angelina Jordan has joined them)🤩🥰😇
Keep goin with Karen! Atleast 50+ to go!!!
What a voice she had. Lost her so young to Anorexia. She was only 32. Listen to the song Now. The last song she recorded in one take. xx
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Luther vandross
Luther Vandros sang it