Skeeter Davis The End Of The World Reaction 1. I think I like it better than Karen Carpenter's cover 2.The youth of her voice matches the song better 3.This should be part of a movie or something. ( I checked and yes it's def part of some popular culture but nothing super famous)
This song was in the 1999 movie ‘Girl, Interrupted’ with Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. It was playing in the scene where she found her friend hanged herself in her room.
There is a very famous video game called Fallout 4. In the game you are a survivor of a nuclear holocaust. You were under the ground in a bunker and frozen In time in the 40-50s There is a guy locked in a radio station playing music for people across the wasteland. Check out the trailer on TH-cam and also a full playlist of the songs on the ingame radio is available on youtube.
It's interesting that Skeeter Davis sounds so much younger. She was actually just over 30 when this was on the charts. (Karen was 23 when she recorded the N&T medley in '73.)
There’s a sweet innocence to Skeeter Davis’ voice which goes better with the message of the song. Jaybriel, I would love to see you react to these: Georgy Girl by The Seekers, Downtown by Petula Clark, and To Sir with Love by Lulu. Thanks! 👍😁
Top 5 of 4 charts.... only time in HISTORY this happened, and has never happened since. Many people don't know that Sylvia Dee wrote the lyrics to this song when she was only 14, the night her father died. Then 35 years LATER she gave them to Arthur Kent to write the music, and this is the result.
It was also recorded in 1963 by singer Brenda Lee, she was called Little Miss Dynamite because if her stature. She had an amazing voice for her height. Had a lot of hits during the sixties such as " I'm Sorry, All Alone Am , Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree", I Wanted To Be Wanted, and many more.👍👍👏🎤🗣️🎶
Skeeter Davis, who is sadly no longer with us, was an awesome singer. Her trademark sound was harmonizing with herself on her records (much like the Carpenters, just not as layered). One song of hers which is one of my favorites is called "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know." If you're interested, here is a link: th-cam.com/video/S__-Iy-kbBM/w-d-xo.html.
Liking this version over Karen's is in no way an insult to Karen. It's called personnal preference Skeeters version (IMHO) is hands down the best ever!!!
There's at least one more version, by Agnetha Faltskog (ex-ABBA)...check that out too. The album "My Colouring Book" from which it comes is all oldies, a wonderful listen end to end.
This song has been recorded by many, many people... but Skeeter's version still remains the best. The plaintive innocence and simplicity to her performance and Chet Atkins' production is perfection. The second best version of this, believe it not..for me, is Nancy Sinatra.
I think it's sweet that Karen & Richard includes it in their Oldies' medley. That medley was a tribute to some of their favorite songs and artists growing up, never intending for any of those songs to be released to radio for a possible hit. Only "Yesterday Once More", "Sing" and "Jambala" were released that year in different countries to become possible radio hits, which they all did. So funny. But, I guess only Carpenters fans that were around and already following them from 1970 on would know this. Karen & Richard honoring Skeeter Davis and all the other musical acts in their medley was very sweet, and gave us an indication of who they loved and admired as kids/teens themselves growing up. They, especially Karen, were huge fans of the Beatles, too, hence all the Beatles' covers. When I hear Karen's version I hear a fan of Skeeter Davis (which she most certainly was) fangirling over Skeeter Davis. To me, that's what makes Karen & Richard so special. They loved honoring their "musical heros" with songs and covers. 😊
@@jaybrielakoi7747 that's fine and understandable. I imagine several if us Carpenters, Beatles, Skeeter Davis, etc., etc., fans could be your grandparents. I'm thrilled and think it's wonderful that you're pulling these old songs out of the 50s, 60s and 70s vaults to take a listen. Thank you!
This is probably the only song I would like better sung by Skeeter than by Karen. Of course, I'm not completely sure because the arrangement is totally different, too.
I knew of this one from when I was really young and my grandma and Mom listened to stations that played it, I was reintroduced to it in Fallout and now I to like it. Funny how Music tastes change as we get older.
Jay, you like Karen Carpenter...check out the Oldies Medley from Carpenters' 1973 "Now & Then" album, it has part of this song in it and it's one of KC's loveliest vocals...ending on a baritone note, to boot...
BTW Jay, Agnetha Faltskog (of ABBA) covered this song too, on her "My Colouring Book" oldies album about 15 years ago... don't tell me you've reacted to that too! Agnetha's version of Mike Batt's "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" from that album is wonderful. And Karen Carpenter was 23 when the oldies medley came out...
She started out singing with her sister and they were called the Davis Sisters. Tragically her sister was killed in a car accident. They did a lot of good songs together.
It just sounds like you are back in highschool and "that girl over there" is experiencing her first heartbreak 💔 on her first crush. We all remember how it was at that time of life when our emotions caused us to think this dramatically. Later on in life some of these thoughts don't really apply that much and that is why I think this version works so well.
SIR------------CORRECTION : KAREN CARPENTER SANG THIS CLASSIC AS PART OF AN " OLDIES MEDLEY " , FROM THEIR ALBUM, " NOW & THEN" , FROM THE SUMMER, OF 1973. IT'S ON THE "B" SIDE OF THE ALBUM, ALONG WITH THE OTHER SELECTIONS IN THEIR OLDIES MEDLEY. -----------SKEETER DAVIS DID THIS IN THE FALL OF '62, ; I HAD JUST TURNED 16 Y/O, A JUNIOR, IN HS. ----------I OWN THE ORIGINAL 45 , STILL TO THIS DAY. -----------------MJL, 75 Y/O
I think the original person that sings a song is always the best version.... It's because the original is the version u know and u are use to hearing it a certain way.. now they are some acception like uncle cracker did drift away even had Dobie Gray in the song with him... Love Hurts by Nazareth it was sung by The Everly Brothers but I think Nazareth version was the best...
BOTH VERSIONS ARE GREAT, AND OBVIOUSLY karen carpenter had the greater voice, one of if not THEE greatest female pop voice of love and romance songs ever.. however, i think the reason why the original version works better is a) the lyrics and skeeter's "younger" sound voice sounds more of a young girl/child's view of the world which is not true or realistic and lost love b) the music in the background is more "old fashioned" and more melancholy and of long ago past that lends itself to the lyrics and the voice of skeeter's, like a old beautiful sad childhood and childhood rhyme one remembers with fondness.... karen carpenter's version is more "modern" with the music layout/background and more mature, thus her version which is not complete i might add, is more of a wise experienced regret of a woman, as opposed to the sad hopeful childlike melancholy of the original version... both are great in different ways..
Ok good someone agrees with me. Ya the sound of the age of the voice is a much better match. Sometimes I wonder how Disney songs would be like performed by Karen carpenter.
Skeeter Davis The End Of The World Reaction
1. I think I like it better than Karen Carpenter's cover
2.The youth of her voice matches the song better
3.This should be part of a movie or something. ( I checked and yes it's def part of some popular culture but nothing super famous)
This song was in the 1999 movie ‘Girl, Interrupted’ with Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie. It was playing in the scene where she found her friend hanged herself in her room.
Pretty sure it was in one of the lemon popsicle movies.. Maybe Baby Love..
😂😂it came true this song is in eternals now♥️
There is a very famous video game called Fallout 4. In the game you are a survivor of a nuclear holocaust. You were under the ground in a bunker and frozen In time in the 40-50s
There is a guy locked in a radio station playing music for people across the wasteland.
Check out the trailer on TH-cam and also a full playlist of the songs on the ingame radio is available on youtube.
It became a theme song for the Sci Fi miniseries Man in the high Castle
Modern singer though.
when she sings the line "why do these eyes of mine cry" always always give me that lump in my throat for decades now...
Ohh man.
Absolutely one of the most heartfelt soulful deliveries of a lyric ever, the intonation is incredible
Wasn't aware Karen Carpenter did a version. Skeeter Davis' version is perfection. No one could do better. I enjoy your comments.
It's interesting that Skeeter Davis sounds so much younger. She was actually just over 30 when this was on the charts. (Karen was 23 when she recorded the N&T medley in '73.)
Her voice is majical. This song came out when my mom & dad. Was getting a divorce. Man would I cry😪😪😪😪. Thanks jay💞💞💞
oh wow the memories. Ya music is really associated with the time period for me a lot.
I agree. I think her version is better than Karen’s version. She was a wonderful singer.
There’s a sweet innocence to Skeeter Davis’ voice which goes better with the message of the song. Jaybriel, I would love to see you react to these: Georgy Girl by The Seekers, Downtown by Petula Clark, and To Sir with Love by Lulu. Thanks! 👍😁
Top 5 of 4 charts.... only time in HISTORY this happened, and has never happened since. Many people don't know that Sylvia Dee wrote the lyrics to this song when she was only 14, the night her father died. Then 35 years LATER she gave them to Arthur Kent to write the music, and this is the result.
It was also recorded in 1963 by singer Brenda Lee, she was called Little Miss Dynamite because if her stature. She had an amazing voice for her height. Had a lot of hits during the sixties such as " I'm Sorry, All Alone Am , Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree", I Wanted To Be Wanted, and many more.👍👍👏🎤🗣️🎶
i like Bendas take myself
Skeeter Davis, who is sadly no longer with us, was an awesome singer. Her trademark sound was harmonizing with herself on her records (much like the Carpenters, just not as layered).
One song of hers which is one of my favorites is called "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know." If you're interested, here is a link: th-cam.com/video/S__-Iy-kbBM/w-d-xo.html.
Wow Skeeter Davis‘s voice just blew me over. Thumbs up to her. Greatest version of this song.
this is her song and I Think it sounds best with her and not anyone else.
Liking this version over Karen's is in no way an insult to Karen.
It's called personnal preference
Skeeters version (IMHO) is hands down the best ever!!!
This song was popular when I was a teen and I really liked it.She was born in 1931 so she had to be 31 or 32 when this song came out
It is good. I grew up listening to this song by Skeeter Davis, the Herman's Hermits the the Carpenters. I like all 3.
There's at least one more version, by Agnetha Faltskog (ex-ABBA)...check that out too. The album "My Colouring Book" from which it comes is all oldies, a wonderful listen end to end.
This song has been recorded by many, many people... but Skeeter's version still remains the best. The plaintive innocence and simplicity to her performance and Chet Atkins' production is perfection. The second best version of this, believe it not..for me, is Nancy Sinatra.
I think it's sweet that Karen & Richard includes it in their Oldies' medley. That medley was a tribute to some of their favorite songs and artists growing up, never intending for any of those songs to be released to radio for a possible hit. Only "Yesterday Once More", "Sing" and "Jambala" were released that year in different countries to become possible radio hits, which they all did. So funny. But, I guess only Carpenters fans that were around and already following them from 1970 on would know this. Karen & Richard honoring Skeeter Davis and all the other musical acts in their medley was very sweet, and gave us an indication of who they loved and admired as kids/teens themselves growing up. They, especially Karen, were huge fans of the Beatles, too, hence all the Beatles' covers. When I hear Karen's version I hear a fan of Skeeter Davis (which she most certainly was) fangirling over Skeeter Davis. To me, that's what makes Karen & Richard so special. They loved honoring their "musical heros" with songs and covers. 😊
I know this is dumb but I dont know much about the beatles. But I plan on learning more lol .
@@jaybrielakoi7747 that's fine and understandable. I imagine several if us Carpenters, Beatles, Skeeter Davis, etc., etc., fans could be your grandparents. I'm thrilled and think it's wonderful that you're pulling these old songs out of the 50s, 60s and 70s vaults to take a listen. Thank you!
Karen was good but I've always loved Skeeter and she still sounds like that.
well her voice fits the music much better. Plus honestly the original is always normally favored by me.
After watching Girl, Interrupted this song just creeps me out.
This is probably the only song I would like better sung by Skeeter than by Karen. Of course, I'm not completely sure because the arrangement is totally different, too.
I think the voice is the difference maker.
I knew of this one from when I was really young and my grandma and Mom listened to stations that played it, I was reintroduced to it in Fallout and now I to like it. Funny how Music tastes change as we get older.
I definitely liked it much more and the arrangement worked better too.
I agree with everything you say here.
Ya well see what other people say. I’m sure some will have some different ideas and it’ll be interesting to see what they think.
I heard this in the video game fallout 4... now its on my playlist
Jay, you like Karen Carpenter...check out the Oldies Medley from Carpenters' 1973 "Now & Then" album, it has part of this song in it and it's one of KC's loveliest vocals...ending on a baritone note, to boot...
Oh never mind! Geez you react to a lot of Carpenters stuff...I love that.
ya I like Karen's voice and Richard is a genius.
i have to agree this is the better version
Love it! I was in junior high when this came out. I sang along and knew every word!
Merry Christmas!!!
BTW Jay, Agnetha Faltskog (of ABBA) covered this song too, on her "My Colouring Book" oldies album about 15 years ago... don't tell me you've reacted to that too! Agnetha's version of Mike Batt's "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" from that album is wonderful.
And Karen Carpenter was 23 when the oldies medley came out...
Thanks a lot. Def doing a reaction to that one.
Agnetha Faltskog from ABBA also recorded a great version in 2004. Since you have done some ABBA reviews it would be worth a listen
Skeeter Davis was 31 when she recorded this song
her voice sounds youthful in this recording. Very young
It was originally about losing her father. She turned it into a love song, because those were more popular
She started out singing with her sister and they were called the Davis Sisters. Tragically her sister was killed in a car accident. They did a lot of good songs together.
It was on Girl Interrupted with Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder
The Carpenters version was not from
1975, it’s from their 1973 album Now and Then. I don’t know where you got ‘75 from.
It just sounds like you are back in highschool and "that girl over there" is experiencing her first heartbreak 💔 on her first crush.
We all remember how it was at that time of life when our emotions caused us to think this dramatically. Later on in life some of these thoughts don't really apply that much and that is why I think this version works so well.
ty i do to lol, she sounds life is all i would think but inside
SIR------------CORRECTION : KAREN CARPENTER SANG THIS CLASSIC AS PART OF AN " OLDIES MEDLEY " , FROM THEIR ALBUM, " NOW & THEN" , FROM THE SUMMER, OF 1973. IT'S ON THE "B" SIDE OF THE ALBUM, ALONG WITH THE OTHER SELECTIONS IN THEIR OLDIES MEDLEY. -----------SKEETER DAVIS DID THIS IN THE FALL OF '62, ; I HAD JUST TURNED 16 Y/O, A JUNIOR, IN HS. ----------I OWN THE ORIGINAL 45 , STILL TO THIS DAY. -----------------MJL, 75 Y/O
I like this version the best
To answer your question, Karen was 23 on that song.
interesting. but Skeeter's voice sounding young is a game changer to me.
I think the original person that sings a song is always the best version.... It's because the original is the version u know and u are use to hearing it a certain way.. now they are some acception like uncle cracker did drift away even had Dobie Gray in the song with him... Love Hurts by Nazareth it was sung by The Everly Brothers but I think Nazareth version was the best...
Jaybriel, may i recommend your reaction to Neil Diamond - Love on the Rocks, please. So moving
BOTH VERSIONS ARE GREAT, AND OBVIOUSLY karen carpenter had the greater voice, one of if not THEE greatest female pop voice of love and romance songs ever.. however, i think the reason why the original version works better is a) the lyrics and skeeter's "younger" sound voice sounds more of a young girl/child's view of the world which is not true or realistic and lost love b) the music in the background is more "old fashioned" and more melancholy and of long ago past that lends itself to the lyrics and the voice of skeeter's, like a old beautiful sad childhood and childhood rhyme one remembers with fondness....
karen carpenter's version is more "modern" with the music layout/background and more mature, thus her version which is not complete i might add, is more of a wise experienced regret of a woman, as opposed to the sad hopeful childlike melancholy of the original version... both are great in different ways..
Ok good someone agrees with me. Ya the sound of the age of the voice is a much better match. Sometimes I wonder how Disney songs would be like performed by Karen carpenter.
skeeter was made for this song not a grown ups voice
I love the Carpenters but this song will always belong to Skeeter Davis.
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