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I showed this version to my grandpa who's in his late 70s and he loved it. Said it was beautiful. Showed him a couple other Sonic Youth tracks and he couldn't believe it was the same band. 😊
Believe it or not, the original of "Superstar" isn't by Carpenters. Originally recorded by Delaney and Bonnie. It's on TH-cam and much more blue-eyed bluesy compared to Carpenters' passionate, orchestrated version/arrangement.
I’ve been listening to this masterpiece at least once a day for years. It’s amazing the emotions and tone of the song match the message so perfectly. Especially the sad guitar cord. The deep breath. This is real music. One of the greatest covers and songs of all time.
Wishing I could vote you 100 thumbs ups because this is better than Wall of Voodoo's version of Ring of Fire or Flying Lizards' Money or anything I can come up with.
Sonic Youth’s characteristic distortion with the Carpenters original vocal softness. Beautiful rereading. I remember when I watched in MTV in 1993. I miss!
@@ricardoazeredoramacandrada5936 sometimes it was like an event lol we'd all pile round whoever had sky tv then plot up for the evening and make vhs mixtapes
This is as beautiful and eerie as the Original, but in a completely SONIC YOUTH way. Remarkable that band could pull off this particular cover in such a weird, sensitive manner. Totally fits. The Carpenters & Sonic Youth: truly creative, original American artists. Bravo!
Not too remarkable to me, I hear something tender, saccharine, bittersweet, under the surface of everything they did, even the most raucous, romping rock. I thinks it's why they get compared to the Velvet Underground a lot, without really sounding LIKE them.
About seven years ago I went to LA for the sole purpose of seeing a Pearl Jam & Sonic Youth show. The night before that, some friends and I went to a little dive karaoke bar to kill some time, and Kim and Thurston were there. Just singing karaoke, like no big deal. I don't think anyone else there even knew what they were being treated to. It was strange to see them play to a room of people who barely mustered up the strength to do a courtesy applause one night, then the next seeing thousands of people screaming at every little thing they did. But maybe that's what they liked about the bar - Being treated normally. Ahh, so cool. :)
Doing that stuff is probably what keeps them in check, keeps 'em connected , & probably why they have been able to keep making awesome music!! ...also, Let's remember... this L.A. The next shit given will be the first.
This is what a "cover" is. Capturing the emotion of the song, emphasizing on the subtle details and transferring it to audience in the best way. From the instruments to Thurston's haunting vocals and back noises, turns this great tune into a modern melancholic masterpiece.
When you're familiar with a song and find out it's actually a cover, listen to the original and go back to it because the cover is not only the song as you know it, not only sounds better for you, it adds this depressing yet soothing atmosphere which fits the song perfectly and makes it a truly enjoyable listening experience.
In the early 90's, this cover was my EVERYTHING. I would repeatedly call into 89X (Windsor/Detroit) to play it for me before I bought the compilation album at Harmony House.
My mom used to wake me up to the Carpenter version of this song everyday until I was 12. I like to think that I've found my generation's version of that song. I like how different the two sound, one's so happy and the other's got all that angst of the 90's. I love that conflict, it shows that we're both different but it's okay because in the end we have this one song we can both relate to, that we can both confer our own meaning to.
Bringing in the Carpenter's SUPERSTAR as a cover, WITH A UNIQUE INTERPRETATION... BRILLIANT...THIS time from the point of view of the man...and with that one distinctive, signature guitar chord which made Sonic Youth so very distinctive...incredible!
So I love the Carpenters and always saw this song pop up, heard of it but thought it was their original song. This made me cry and gave me chills, lve never experienced a cover like this. His voice, facial expressions, body language, the photos of Karen. Wow.
Heard this song around Christmas time in my car, I had to stop and pull over. It was just so beautifully haunting. Rarely do you find a decent cover of a song, but in this case, I can't decide whether I like the original or the cover better. Every now and then the song comes to mind, like now. Still gives me chills.
As much as I adore the Carpenters, I think this cover takes the song to new heights. Sonic Youth gives it a haunting feel, and features more guitar. That said, Karen Carpenter had one of the most beautiful voices ever -- along with Mama Cass.
SONIC YOUTH - LYRIC. Long ago And oh so far away I fell in love with you Before the second show Your guitar It sounds so sweet and clear But you're not really there It's just the radio Don't you remember you told me you love me baby? You said you'd be coming back this way again baby Baby baby baby baby, oh baby I love you, I really do Loneliness Is such a sad affair And I can hardly wait To be with you again What to say To make you come again Come back to me again And play your sad guitar Don't you remember you told me you love me baby? You said you'd be coming back this way again baby Baby baby baby baby, oh baby I love you, I really do Don't you remember you told me you love me baby? You said you'd be coming back this way again baby Baby baby baby baby, oh baby I love you, I really do
I didn't know this was a cover the first time I watched it, around 1997, and I loved it. I went to the music stores searching the record that included this one. The only SY record without song titles at the back cover was Sister, so I thought "This Could Be" sadly it wasn't, but then I discovered something even better: the best album I've ever listened.
I have always loved their cover of this song, and am seeing this video for the first time. It is such a beautiful and respectful tribute to Karen. Her loss will always be keenly felt in the music world....
I just listened to the Carpenters version, and now this. While The Carpenters version is iconic, of course, I actually like this better. It has some very deep pain attached to it. It's visceral.
Hmm... I respect your opinion, but I have to disagree. The musicians are fantastic, but the singing performance is a bit slow and (please don’t hate) boring. Have you seen the cover by Alicia Widar? Peace 😌
@@martinb.541 Yeah, this cover is so damn boring. It's like they're so concerned with doing a song in their style that they've kinda missed the point of the song.
Totally agree. I love this cover, it's so poignant, (the carpenters were to sweet) Sonic Youth, one of the best band ever. And they all are beautiful in this video. Love them
‘If I Were a Carpenter’ 7” box set is one of my fave things I will ever own. Each 45 has a photo sleeve of Karen and it gets more and more heartbreaking seeing her wither away. Love these bands paying tribute to this beautiful music. Karen deserved loving folks in her life. No one can top her vocals and the emotions she exuded. RIP to the ultimate queen.
A beautiful cover of a beautiful song, by a beautiful band. All the different versions of "Superstar" are good - the Carpenters' (of course!), Rita Coolidge's (maybe the best), Delaney and Bonnie's - but Sonic Youth's version certainly stands out. You can feel the melancholy in Thurston Moore's voice, and you can imagine he's mourning Karen as he sings. He's certainly honoring her; that's the whole point of the song.
YES! I had heard that of all the songs on "If I were a Carpenter", that Richard Carpenter hated this version. I think he's nuts. It is obvious Sonic Youth LOVES the Carpenters. They treated this song with the utmost in respect and even gave a tip of the hat to Karen's love for the drums by having Kim Gordon playing drums at times during the video. And you really hit the nail on the head about the melancholy in Thurston's voice - THAT makes the song like no other version ever. This is an incredibly touching tribute to the Carpenters.
First time hearing this. Que'd it up immediately to my oldies. Sorry about the family loss. . Peace, and keep'em coming cuz weez over here loved to Jam.
essa música é tão impressionante...o jeito que ele canta, é tão sensual e sofrido...é lindo, obrigada Sonic youth por essa versão maravilhosa de superstar!
I was always a Sonic fan. I remember hearing this song for the first time and it brought a tear to my eye. Hearing it now still does. Karen Carpenter would've loved it.
These days, I can only listen to this version of the song. Whenever I hear The Carpenters original version I tear up because of Karen's voice. I think I can relate a lot to her and how she had a lack of self confidence in her abilities, and her story just breaks my heart. She seemed like such a lovely person, and even though she passed away long before I was even born I still feel such sadness when I hear the original Superstar.
I always admired Karen for doing a cover of this song. So actually, SY is doing a cover of Leon Russell's and Bonnie Bramlett's song. The Carpenters' version was more popular of course. RIP Karen and Leon. Bonnie is 78.
the mood and sound of this version is so close to what the song's about lyrically. it's about a stalker, and thurston moore's vocal is creepy as hell. i love it!
easily one of the most odd covers i had ever heard. a band as extremely underground as sonic youth doing the carpenters yet prove they can make it just as beautiful in its chaotic presentation.
Kim (and Sonic Youth) as a band are huge fans of the Carpenters - Karen in particular. I think they see parallels between themselves and her personally. Having success but not necessarily wanting it. Being "dressed up" by the music industry and expected only to look and sound a certain way and play the instruments they were told to play the way they were told to play them... It's sad to think that everything but Karen Carpenter killed Karen Carpenter.
You can hear the tension of that concept in the guitars/effects of this version the same way you can hear it in the vocals of the Carpenters' version. It is pretty sinister if you read between the lines.
I read girl in a band by Kim Gordon and she was a huge Karen Carpenter fan growing up. She seemed to pass a lot of that onto her bandmates. When I first heard Sonic youth did a cover of this back in the day I figured Kim would be the one singing it...when I heard it and Thurston starting singing I thought to myself of course Thurston would be the one singing, this band always played against expectations
The 90's were such a special time for music. It's so cool to see that Stoop Kid from 'Hey Arnold' finally left his Stoop to become the vocalist of Sonic Youth. Who's afraid now? Lol;
Ah... Ah... Long ago And oh so far away I fell in love with you Before the second show Your guitar It sounds so sweet and clear But you're not really there It's just the radio Don't you remember you told me you loved me, baby You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby I love you, I really do [Instrumental Interlude] Loneliness Is such a sad affair And I can hardly wait To be with you again What to say To make you come again Come back to me again And play your sad guitar Don't you remember you told me you loved me, baby You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby I love you, I really do Don't you remember you told me you loved me, baby You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby I love you, I really do
Long ago And oh so far away I fell in love with you Before the second show Your guitar It sounds so sweet and clear But you're not really there It's just the radio Don't you remember you told me you love me baby You said you'd be coming back this way again baby Baby baby baby baby oh baby I love you, I really do Loneliness, is such a sad affair And I can hardly wait To be with you again What to say To make you come again Come back to me again And play your sad guitar Don't you remember you told me you love me baby You said you'd be coming back this way again baby Baby baby baby baby oh baby I love you, I really do Don't you remember you told me you love me baby You said you'd be coming back this way again baby Baby baby baby baby oh baby I love you, I really do
ogaiht adany thank you for writing out the lyrics. I was just going to search for these lyrics to make sure I heard him correctly. I can barely hear what he singing my volume isn't working well. Cheers
In the deepest recesses of my memories I remember hearing my mom play this song on Sunday mornings when I was a little kid. She listened to the original version too but when If I Were a Carpenter came out she listened to that cd over and over again
Long ago and oh so far away I fell in love with you before the second show Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear But you're not really here It's just the radio Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby You said you'd be coming back this way again baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby, I love you I really do Loneliness is a such a sad affair And I can hardly wait to be with you again What to say to make you come again Come back to me again And play your sad guitar Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby You said you'd be coming back this way again baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby, I love you I really do Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby You said you'd be coming back this way again baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby, I love you I really do
I showed this version to my grandpa who's in his late 70s and he loved it. Said it was beautiful. Showed him a couple other Sonic Youth tracks and he couldn't believe it was the same band. 😊
Have you shown grandpa Gangnam Style? He might like it.
He would have liked little trouble girl as well. That song goes back to the time he was young.
@@maakwatherrie By coincidence, I was also going to recommend Little Trouble Girl, as it's got a pretty similar vibe.
Haunting, beautiful rendition of an already flawless song, at its core. Captures the sadness, the melancholy so perfectly.
A cover that doesn’t just replay the song but understands the meaning and sentiment behind the original.
exactly
See also: Obadiah Parker: 'Hey Ya'
Ahhhh yeah. Time for that creepy sh*t again😅
Believe it or not, the original of "Superstar" isn't by Carpenters. Originally recorded by Delaney and Bonnie. It's on TH-cam and much more blue-eyed bluesy compared to Carpenters' passionate, orchestrated version/arrangement.
@@fodientfoiter thank you for this comment
I’ve been listening to this masterpiece at least once a day for years. It’s amazing the emotions and tone of the song match the message so perfectly. Especially the sad guitar cord. The deep breath. This is real music. One of the greatest covers and songs of all time.
Well, this is definitely one of the BEST covers ever made in all history.
Wishing I could vote you 100 thumbs ups because this is better than Wall of Voodoo's version of Ring of Fire or Flying Lizards' Money or anything I can come up with.
Also Nirvana - the man who sold the word, Deftones-Pleass Please Please let me get what I want
@@kray2sick try dinosaur jr - just like heaven
@@kray2sick johnny cash - hurt
@kray2sick also biffy clyro - go your own way.
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Credit to these guys for managing to pull off sinister and wholesome at the same time.
I agree, but the real question should be asking is why would they so mean to Nardwuar🤔🤔
It’s not sinister or wholesome. And it’s a cover.
Sinister and wholesome: Perfect description
I heard this while driving alone at night on a desolate highway in New Mexico in 1994. On the radio.
Salute!
The 90s ruled
Really Mexican Radio?!
@@cucinare-da-zero New Mexico, it's a state
@@cucinare-da-zero I GET IT!!
Everything was sooo Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks back then!
You mean, had a sense of humor?! Sure did. Irony was strong back then. Now, saying hello can get you destroyed and guillotined.
Thank you for the David Lynch references, sir.
'She's dead, wrapped in plastic.'
Mulholland drive also!!!
@@cactaceous what ever happened to sarcasm😪
Sonic Youth’s characteristic distortion with the Carpenters original vocal softness. Beautiful rereading. I remember when I watched in MTV in 1993. I miss!
when mtv was mtv , i also miss
@@andyallen7437 Yeah, I agree!
@@ricardoazeredoramacandrada5936 sometimes it was like an event lol we'd all pile round whoever had sky tv then plot up for the evening and make vhs mixtapes
Guitar efx
One of the best covers done in history. Hands down.
🤣😂😅
Luther Vandross did remake of superstar and its beautiful
@@samault8737 also Johnny cash hurt
Hands up would be insincere
@@samault8737 Alien Ant Farm is ass
This is as beautiful and eerie as the Original, but in a completely SONIC YOUTH way. Remarkable that band could pull off this particular cover in such a weird, sensitive manner. Totally fits.
The Carpenters & Sonic Youth: truly creative, original American artists. Bravo!
Not too remarkable to me, I hear something tender, saccharine, bittersweet, under the surface of everything they did, even the most raucous, romping rock. I thinks it's why they get compared to the Velvet Underground a lot, without really sounding LIKE them.
I played this version live almost 20 years ago. My heart beats for Sonic Youth and it always will. This is pure brilliance
About seven years ago I went to LA for the sole purpose of seeing a Pearl Jam & Sonic Youth show. The night before that, some friends and I went to a little dive karaoke bar to kill some time, and Kim and Thurston were there. Just singing karaoke, like no big deal. I don't think anyone else there even knew what they were being treated to.
It was strange to see them play to a room of people who barely mustered up the strength to do a courtesy applause one night, then the next seeing thousands of people screaming at every little thing they did. But maybe that's what they liked about the bar - Being treated normally. Ahh, so cool. :)
Doing that stuff is probably what keeps them in check, keeps 'em connected , & probably why they have been able to keep making awesome music!! ...also, Let's remember... this L.A. The next shit given will be the first.
Great story
So human!
This is one of my most favorite remakes ever, thank you Sonic Youth
This is what a "cover" is. Capturing the emotion of the song, emphasizing on the subtle details and transferring it to audience in the best way. From the instruments to Thurston's haunting vocals and back noises, turns this great tune into a modern melancholic masterpiece.
i think this is the best cover of all time
I agree! Hauntingly beautiful 🖤
Nah, all along the watchtower by Hendrix.
@@TreVader1378awful take, normie.
"If I Were a Carpenter" - I bought this album over 2 decades ago and I still love it...
Nãaaao minha cara tá ficando retorcida
devastadoramente bella canción, maestros Sonic Youth -Superstar , gracias por compartir esta joya, saludos desde chile
Hadn't heard this song until today... I cried.
"Superstar" contains so much in its chords, melody and spirit that Sonic Youth and Luther Vandross can both own it in very different versions.
When you're familiar with a song and find out it's actually a cover, listen to the original and go back to it because the cover is not only the song as you know it, not only sounds better for you, it adds this depressing yet soothing atmosphere which fits the song perfectly and makes it a truly enjoyable listening experience.
In the early 90's, this cover was my EVERYTHING. I would repeatedly call into 89X (Windsor/Detroit) to play it for me before I bought the compilation album at Harmony House.
89x! That was the only station. I used to listen to growing up
89X played all the good stuff in that time period. I loved the Sunday timewarp.
My mom used to wake me up to the Carpenter version of this song everyday until I was 12. I like to think that I've found my generation's version of that song. I like how different the two sound, one's so happy and the other's got all that angst of the 90's. I love that conflict, it shows that we're both different but it's okay because in the end we have this one song we can both relate to, that we can both confer our own meaning to.
And what is your generation's version of this song?
I think it's this one. At least I see it as such.
Bringing in the Carpenter's SUPERSTAR as a cover, WITH A UNIQUE INTERPRETATION... BRILLIANT...THIS time from the point of view of the man...and with that one distinctive, signature guitar chord which made Sonic Youth so very distinctive...incredible!
So I love the Carpenters and always saw this song pop up, heard of it but thought it was their original song. This made me cry and gave me chills, lve never experienced a cover like this. His voice, facial expressions, body language, the photos of Karen. Wow.
Wow! Wow!!
The photo montages of Karen were admirable. Good job paying homage to Karen by this contemporary group with a harder edge. Kudos to all.
After this masterpiece and "Into the groove(y)" i always wished they'd done an album of covers.
This is the best music video ever. Love love love Thurston, love love love Kim, love love love Sonic Youth. I wish this never had to end.
Two of my favourite artists, Sonic Youth and The Carpenters. A fitting and worthy tribute from one to the other. Well done.
Heard this song around Christmas time in my car, I had to stop and pull over. It was just so beautifully haunting. Rarely do you find a decent cover of a song, but in this case, I can't decide whether I like the original or the cover better. Every now and then the song comes to mind, like now. Still gives me chills.
As much as I adore the Carpenters, I think this cover takes the song to new heights. Sonic Youth gives it a haunting feel, and features more guitar. That said, Karen Carpenter had one of the most beautiful voices ever -- along with Mama Cass.
I like both. Honestly.
Oh please, you exaggerate. The original is so stunning but I agree this is also stunning but no one sings like Karen.
No need to choose a favorite. Love them both for what they are.
I totally agree. I'm 55 and remember hearing the Carpenters on the radio, but I'd rather listen to this version.
absolutely love this. I wish today are music industry was pushing for more , just brilliantly mastered.
This is without a doubt one of, if not the best cover song ever.
this is such a haunting, beautiful song the way they sing it.
SONIC YOUTH - LYRIC.
Long ago
And oh so far away
I fell in love with you
Before the second show
Your guitar
It sounds so sweet and clear
But you're not really there
It's just the radio
Don't you remember you told me you love me baby?
You said you'd be coming back this way again baby
Baby baby baby baby, oh baby
I love you, I really do
Loneliness
Is such a sad affair
And I can hardly wait
To be with you again
What to say
To make you come again
Come back to me again
And play your sad guitar
Don't you remember you told me you love me baby?
You said you'd be coming back this way again baby
Baby baby baby baby, oh baby
I love you, I really do
Don't you remember you told me you love me baby?
You said you'd be coming back this way again baby
Baby baby baby baby, oh baby
I love you, I really do
I didn't know this was a cover the first time I watched it, around 1997, and I loved it. I went to the music stores searching the record that included this one. The only SY record without song titles at the back cover was Sister, so I thought "This Could Be" sadly it wasn't, but then I discovered something even better: the best album I've ever listened.
When Sonic Youth made a cover.... They transform it into their own.
What like squeezing out a turd is their own?
Into the grove is like Madonna squeezed into Sonic Youth...
When Sonic Youth made a cover.... They transform it into a TH-cam Poop meme
@@Brolaeggerdk Is you fra Danmark?
And their own sucked big time.
I have always loved their cover of this song, and am seeing this video for the first time. It is such a beautiful and respectful tribute to Karen. Her loss will always be keenly felt in the music world....
One of the greatest and most unusual and unexpected covers of all time.
Saudades dos poops com essa música
Concordo contigo
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@@tracypaxton1054xiu
Tbm
@@tracypaxton1054 essa música era usada em vídeos de YTPBR
I just listened to the Carpenters version, and now this. While The Carpenters version is iconic, of course, I actually like this better. It has some very deep pain attached to it. It's visceral.
Hmm... I respect your opinion, but I have to disagree. The musicians are fantastic, but the singing performance is a bit slow and (please don’t hate) boring.
Have you seen the cover by Alicia Widar?
Peace 😌
@@martinb.541 Yeah, this cover is so damn boring. It's like they're so concerned with doing a song in their style that they've kinda missed the point of the song.
OH LINDA JEEZ
Totally agree. I love this cover, it's so poignant, (the carpenters were to sweet) Sonic Youth, one of the best band ever. And they all are beautiful in this video. Love them
Perhaps it’s because she’s dead and this is a tribute?
The sound of the guitar is amazing.
This is my favorite song ever. 🎵 At different parts of my life it kept me closest to myself. Thank you ❤
the twisted feeling and distortion from this cover gives me more chills than even the original
One of the best covers of all time, have no doubt
uno de los temas más melancólicos y hermosos, la voz tenue y apagada de thurston.. increible
Depois de ouvir essa música em vários vídeos de ytpbr lá em 2016, eu finalmente achei ela 🙌
É engraçado ouvir ela assim sem ser em um YTPBR, né?
Stoic, melancholic, slow, sad. I LOVE IT!!!
gostei da música, aqui no Brasil nós amamos muito essa música, é como estamos girando sem sair do lugar.
especialmente o rosto
Toco essa música quando sou ignorado.
@@fluttzkrieg4392TIPO ISSO , OU QUANDO ALGUMA COISA DA ERRADO
@@LeandroSouza-do1kjou quando fico triste
This brings me back to 120minutes late night in the 90s.
‘If I Were a Carpenter’ 7” box set is one of my fave things I will ever own. Each 45 has a photo sleeve of Karen and it gets more and more heartbreaking seeing her wither away. Love these bands paying tribute to this beautiful music. Karen deserved loving folks in her life. No one can top her vocals and the emotions she exuded. RIP to the ultimate queen.
Gracias por tu comentario , y a todos lo q amamos la música más allá de la muerte
RIP To Leon Russell- one of my all time favorite cover songs
and one of his best.
possibly the coolest song ever.
Your guitar sounds so sweet and clear and then riffs incredible feedback.
Sonic Youth was one of my favorite bands. -Boston. Young in the 80s. 😊
A beautiful cover of a beautiful song, by a beautiful band. All the different versions of "Superstar" are good - the Carpenters' (of course!), Rita Coolidge's (maybe the best), Delaney and Bonnie's - but Sonic Youth's version certainly stands out. You can feel the melancholy in Thurston Moore's voice, and you can imagine he's mourning Karen as he sings. He's certainly honoring her; that's the whole point of the song.
YES! I had heard that of all the songs on "If I were a Carpenter", that Richard Carpenter hated this version. I think he's nuts. It is obvious Sonic Youth LOVES the Carpenters. They treated this song with the utmost in respect and even gave a tip of the hat to Karen's love for the drums by having Kim Gordon playing drums at times during the video. And you really hit the nail on the head about the melancholy in Thurston's voice - THAT makes the song like no other version ever. This is an incredibly touching tribute to the Carpenters.
@InstantLeprosy add another deep version: Paul Quinn & The Independent Group
Rita Coolige's maybe the best? No way! Always Karen's! Even Leon Russell said Karen"s was the best one.
@@InstantLeprosy I think he probably just felt that way because his ear is very poppy.
Uma musica que só os brs conhecem!!!
depressive, beautiful, nostalgic, spatial...
First time hearing this. Que'd it up immediately to my oldies. Sorry about the family loss. . Peace, and keep'em coming cuz weez over here loved to Jam.
essa música é tão impressionante...o jeito que ele canta, é tão sensual e sofrido...é lindo, obrigada Sonic youth por essa versão maravilhosa de superstar!
[insert how song changed life in dramatic way here]
[Insert ironic comeback and snidy remark which demonstrates my musical taste is somewhat better]
[Insert moronic teenie bopper comment about justin bieber trumping both comments above this]
[Insert dick]
i think you're ALL insufferable. in addition to the song.
Rodrigo N. Almeida [insert self-ricous high five comment here]
I vividly remember this on MTV in 1995 or 1996 something in that era.
20 something yrs ago
@@wapwothefetty2569 i can feel my face becoming a swirl after listening to that song
Genius . SY really rose to the occasion here. Frankly it's maybe the best thing they ever did
my favourite cover ever ,gives me the chills in my cheeks
I was always a Sonic fan. I remember hearing this song for the first time and it brought a tear to my eye. Hearing it now still does. Karen Carpenter would've loved it.
These days, I can only listen to this version of the song. Whenever I hear The Carpenters original version I tear up because of Karen's voice. I think I can relate a lot to her and how she had a lack of self confidence in her abilities, and her story just breaks my heart. She seemed like such a lovely person, and even though she passed away long before I was even born I still feel such sadness when I hear the original Superstar.
The original is by Delaney & Bonnie and has George Harrison on guitar.
There's also Luther Vandross's cover.
boris pfp goes crazy
Right.
I always admired Karen for doing a cover of this song. So actually, SY is doing a cover of Leon Russell's and Bonnie Bramlett's song. The Carpenters' version was more popular of course. RIP Karen and Leon. Bonnie is 78.
@Evan Wright
Actually, Written by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett (Delaney and Bonnie fame). Check out Leon's version.
Dam this shit still can make me cry just by listening 😢need to be a better person before it's too late 😢
the mood and sound of this version is so close to what the song's about lyrically. it's about a stalker, and thurston moore's vocal is creepy as hell. i love it!
easily one of the most odd covers i had ever heard. a band as extremely underground as sonic youth doing the carpenters yet prove they can make it just as beautiful in its chaotic presentation.
Kim (and Sonic Youth) as a band are huge fans of the Carpenters - Karen in particular. I think they see parallels between themselves and her personally. Having success but not necessarily wanting it. Being "dressed up" by the music industry and expected only to look and sound a certain way and play the instruments they were told to play the way they were told to play them... It's sad to think that everything but Karen Carpenter killed Karen Carpenter.
You can hear the tension of that concept in the guitars/effects of this version the same way you can hear it in the vocals of the Carpenters' version. It is pretty sinister if you read between the lines.
@@neilpatrickhairless.... Tunic..
I read girl in a band by Kim Gordon and she was a huge Karen Carpenter fan growing up. She seemed to pass a lot of that onto her bandmates.
When I first heard Sonic youth did a cover of this back in the day I figured Kim would be the one singing it...when I heard it and Thurston starting singing I thought to myself of course Thurston would be the one singing, this band always played against expectations
@@leeannasloan526 Neil Young had also a huge influence on the Band...
The 90's were such a special time for music. It's so cool to see that Stoop Kid from 'Hey Arnold' finally left his Stoop to become the vocalist of Sonic Youth. Who's afraid now? Lol;
Killer cover of a great song.
Quando eu escuto essa música meu rosto começa a torcer.
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This was a fantastic record. This and the cover of For All We Know by Bettie Serveert are phenomenal.
i love all the various versions from the original carpenters to luther vandross to sonic youths. music is so dope and transcends regardless of race.
forever sisters hall that melody at the intro is really something...
race? when that matters?
Oh aye that's dope right enough hen
👍
Ah...
Ah...
Long ago
And oh so far away
I fell in love with you
Before the second show
Your guitar
It sounds so sweet and clear
But you're not really there
It's just the radio
Don't you remember you told me you loved me, baby
You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby
I love you, I really do
[Instrumental Interlude]
Loneliness
Is such a sad affair
And I can hardly wait
To be with you again
What to say
To make you come again
Come back to me again
And play your sad guitar
Don't you remember you told me you loved me, baby
You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby
I love you, I really do
Don't you remember you told me you loved me, baby
You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby
I love you, I really do
Volver a escuchar hace 2 Años me dio una extraña sensación
Respect from South Korea.
Вам респект за Паразитов
오 한국사람 찾았다
he was able to perform on his own way and even so made it a classic again!
David Lynch would appreciate this.
The city manager from Newton Falls, Ohio David Lynch? He's a jerk-off.
@@jhmagoo The movie director.
@@jhmagoono the guy that directed eraserhead and twin peaks
@@gravez666wrong... that’s Lavid Dynch you’re talking about, David Lynch directed Mulholland Drive and Elephant Man.
@@mickeysteven9465 don’t comment things like this. some of us use drugs and are startled by your odd language.
Incrível 👏👏👏 Eu nunca em toda minha vida, nunca havia escutado uma música tão bonita assim👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Long ago And oh so far away I fell in love with you Before the second show Your guitar It sounds so sweet and clear But you're not really there It's just the radio Don't you remember you told me you love me baby You said you'd be coming back this way again baby Baby baby baby baby oh baby I love you, I really do Loneliness, is such a sad affair And I can hardly wait To be with you again What to say To make you come again Come back to me again And play your sad guitar Don't you remember you told me you love me baby You said you'd be coming back this way again baby Baby baby baby baby oh baby I love you, I really do Don't you remember you told me you love me baby You said you'd be coming back this way again baby Baby baby baby baby oh baby I love you, I really do
♥
ogaiht adany thank you for writing out the lyrics. I was just going to search for these lyrics to make sure I heard him correctly. I can barely hear what he singing my volume isn't working well. Cheers
HUEHUEHUEUEHUEHDUEHUEUEUE
Beautiful
♥
Beautiful, wonderful magical , amazing,true positive of emotions that brings negatives of love that is pure energy
Thurston Moore looks so young here and he was like 40 something? He was so cute in the 90s. This is also one of the best covers, ever.
Christi Nash This was 94, so he wasn’t quite 40 yet. 36 I believe
36 lol he looks like 26 to me
@@lesyeuxsansvisage1157 agreed. 💔
my god...i thought he was like 20 or 23,idk...but jesus christ
@@stevechristie2569 Gross dude
God, this is actually spiritually uplifting in 2020. Such energy!
0:10 YTP flashbacks
In the deepest recesses of my memories I remember hearing my mom play this song on Sunday mornings when I was a little kid. She listened to the original version too but when If I Were a Carpenter came out she listened to that cd over and over again
Uma das melhores músicas de todos os tempos. Só isso.
Long ago and oh so far away
I fell in love with you before the second show
Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear
But you're not really here
It's just the radio
Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby
You said you'd be coming back this way again baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby, I love you I really do
Loneliness is a such a sad affair
And I can hardly wait to be with you again
What to say to make you come again
Come back to me again
And play your sad guitar
Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby
You said you'd be coming back this way again baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby, I love you I really do
Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby
You said you'd be coming back this way again baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby, I love you I really do
one of most depressing songs I've ever heard, i fucken love it.♥
This and Babes in Toyland - All by myself are my Valentine's day jams😎
Someone: "Why there are so many Brazilians here?"
Brazilian: "Let me show you the memes of my people."
Hahahaha pois é. Eu já nem ouvia mais essa música mas estou aqui de novo graças ao YTPBR 😍😂
@@jucakajuru6614 Esses clássicos a gente nunca esquece.
Ok
@@Juanmariabrausen wtf?
Qual meme ?
R.I.P. Karen Carpenter ❤️ Beautiful legend May she rest easy ⛅️🌤☀️🌸🌼💐🌷🌹🌺🌻
Isso mexe na profundeza da alma !
E no rosto
Uma linda homenagem , gdes músicos e o cantor arrasou na interpretação ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Nice to see Harry, Ron, Hermoine and Neville found work after they left Hogwarts.
+Jack Bizzell best comment haha
+Jack Bizzell lol
BEST
+Jack Bizzell hahahahahahahahaha
+Jack Bizzell Get outta here with that Harry Twatter and the fairy shit
Não existe poop sem essa música
exato
Keltke GK na moral
Keltke GK vdd AGR TOU ACHANDO É O DOWNLOAD PRA FAZER ALGO LEGAL EM MEUS VIDEOS
Infelizmente, essa época acabou. Infelizmente...
com dois oo a palavra adquire um significado inteiramente diferente.
🖤
eu tb acho
@@hazardcs me suga
Beautiful rendition. x
When it seems that ur just whispering the song to urself but still ur killin it...
Karen Carpenter...Immortal !