Now I understand why they never "retouched" or enhanced her voice. She's one of very few who ever sang as perfectly live as her studio tracks. 💗 Love U Karen 4ever 😭
I remember crystal clear that in 1971, driving up to the country with my parents. I was like 13, and me an my little sister was in the back seat, and my father always had the AM radio on. All of a sudden the brand new Carpenters song came on. It was 'Rainy Days and Mondays', and it blew me away. And I thought, they did it again. Another great song. Now, my parents were straight. They listened to stuff like Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones and Barbara Streisand, and shit. They hated my music which was The Beatles, The Stones and all the 60's bands on the radio at the time. So I wouldn't tell them (or my friends) that I love this new song. Or that The Carpenters were great. My parents wouldn't have given a shit, or even related to it. So The Carpenters were like in the middle of both generation gaps. One reporter guy once said that The Carpenters sold millions and millions of records, but nobody ever admits to owning any of them. lol... GodBlessKarenCarpenter
Watching Karen sing blows me away every time. Growing up in the late 60's, and early 70's, and getting high with my high school friends while listening to Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath, and The Rolling Stones, and Aerosmith, etc. you couldn't let anyone know how much you loved Karen Carpenter and her singing, and her songs.The Carpenters were considered so uncool back then amongst the so called counterculture, freak generation. You had to keep it to yourself. You'd be persecuted. It was seriously like that big time, back then. I think all that has changed a lot over the years, because of the obvious I guess.....But... nobody ever, ever sang like Karen Carpenter. Peace and Love.
yeah a guilty pleasure at the time. like john denver. we had to be rockers. too funny. this and most of the Carpenter songs are so beautiful. i remember riding around with my folks and acting mad about listening to it.
I'm an 18 year old boy and it always makes me sad to hear that the Carpenters were considered uncool back then. What makes me more sad is how awful today's music is. My generation likes horrible music which is rap and they don't realise what they are missing out on.
Frank, I forgot all about that stigma you just discussed but you are absolutely correct I remember the same thing growing up in the 70s I am 56 now and it was very uncool to be down with the Carpenters LOL but when I was by myself I would really get off on so much of their music and the fact that they had Studio musicians like Joe Osborne on bass and hal Blaine on drums they were a huge influence on me musically as a bassist there was so much to dig your ears into in addition to Karen's Angelic voice those harmonies and melodies we're so beautifully orchestrated they really had it all and carved out a very unique Niche for themselves especially with Richards arrangements and compositions without that they would never have been as successful people Overlook that sadly because she was the star of the show of course and you can say what you want about them but nobody sounded just like them they were unique. I used to listen to them and The 5th Dimension between Karen and Marilyn you had stereophonic angels and two beautiful choruses to back them up but interestingly both bands used the same band of Studio musicians because Hal Blaine and Joe Osborn played on almost every single one of both groups hit songs in case you didn't know that...just interesting facts. The Wrecking Crew as they were called played behind all the great vocal groups in the 60s and 70s like The Mamas & Papas and all the vocal groups like that even the Monkees and countless others that is why the quality of the music itself is so great and holds up to this day and probably for a very long time to come. Peace, Bob M.
Speaking of The 5th Dimension I'm sure you'll remember this really awesome tune that in a way kind of reminds me of Karen singing for all we know this is kind of Marilyn's version of this type of ballad...enjoy! th-cam.com/video/bMF5eIyMsEc/w-d-xo.html
My goodness! This is why no one really touches her songs. That voice! No artifice, no runs, no belts... just perfect diction and pitch.
Just absolutely nuts how spot on her live pitching is. Never heard better. She is an all time great.
Greatest female vocalist of all time IMHO. So much talent and beauty.
The best singer of the last century,....and beyond!
So intimate, sincere, and straight from the heart. A lovely, sweet voice that captures people's hearts. No one can duplicate her.
A treasure. Such a beautiful human being.
Karen's unique voice is the very fabric of memories and the much classier world I grew up in all those years ago....
Karen’s is the only female voice that hits me straight in the heart
Me Only female voice that hit the charts.
Karen had a voice of an angel. May she Rest in Peace.
My Angel! 😇😇😇
One of my favorite Carpenters songs!
Now I understand why they never "retouched" or enhanced her voice. She's one of very few who ever sang as perfectly live as her studio tracks. 💗 Love U Karen 4ever 😭
Better it seems
it is the most beautiful academy award winning song ever in my opinion... if not at least it is one of the most beautiful ones.. ^^
Perfection personified...
Heaven must be like this
It is because she's there. And she's got Dudley Moore on piano.
I wish Karen and David Gates would have recorded a duet. Purest voices of the 70's.
Will miss her very much the best singer this world ever had
I remember crystal clear that in 1971, driving up to the country with my parents. I was like 13, and me an my little sister was in the back seat, and my father always had the AM radio on. All of a sudden the brand new Carpenters song came on. It was 'Rainy Days and Mondays', and it blew me away. And I thought, they did it again. Another great song. Now, my parents were straight. They listened to stuff like Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones and Barbara Streisand, and shit. They hated my music which was The Beatles, The Stones and all the 60's bands on the radio at the time. So I wouldn't tell them (or my friends) that I love this new song. Or that The Carpenters were great. My parents wouldn't have given a shit, or even related to it. So The Carpenters were like in the middle of both generation gaps. One reporter guy once said that The Carpenters sold millions and millions of records, but nobody ever admits to owning any of them. lol... GodBlessKarenCarpenter
I was totally in love with her in 1971!
So far...April 2017 The most beautiful, clean and sweet voice of all times!!!
Awesome. Karen Carpenter has one of the most beautiful voices ever recorded. Thank you for posting.
Fantastic! Such beautifully controlled vibrato.
The only thing more beautiful than this song is Karen's exquisitely beautiful voice.
Tears come out
The Carpenters played music that was nice and soothing.
Best cover by far of this classic song.
never heard a sweet voice like her voice since she died ❤️🌹
beautiful. timeless
Now that was just so amazingly beautiful ,she was so incredibly talented. Best ever no doubt about it.
the melody is very sweet. comfortable to the ears. It calms anyone
Weydson C. Oliveira This song always made me want to cry when I was a little boy.
Still has that effect on me, getting on 50 years later 🎤🎹🎻🎶🎵
Just great. RIP Angel Karen sweet Angel.
We can never this kind of gold this days.. if you want real treasures to look at,, go and travel back to the past.
KARENS VOICE WAS LOVE, I GREW UP ON LUBIC IN DOWNEY, CORNER OFF OF NEWVILLE WHERE KAREN & RICHARD GREW UP !
Perfection.
Immortal song,love it so much!
Angelic, is that right?
Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!
Lovely!
Watching Karen sing blows me away every time. Growing up in the late 60's, and early 70's, and getting high with my high school friends while listening to Led Zeppelin, and Black Sabbath, and The Rolling Stones, and Aerosmith, etc. you couldn't let anyone know how much you loved Karen Carpenter and her singing, and her songs.The Carpenters were considered so uncool back then amongst the so called counterculture, freak generation. You had to keep it to yourself. You'd be persecuted. It was seriously like that big time, back then. I think all that has changed a lot over the years, because of the obvious I guess.....But... nobody ever, ever sang like Karen Carpenter. Peace and Love.
yeah a guilty pleasure at the time. like john denver. we had to be rockers. too funny. this and most of the Carpenter songs are so beautiful. i remember riding around with my folks and acting mad about listening to it.
I'm an 18 year old boy and it always makes me sad to hear that the Carpenters were considered uncool back then. What makes me more sad is how awful today's music is. My generation likes horrible music which is rap and they don't realise what they are missing out on.
Frank, I forgot all about that stigma you just discussed but you are absolutely correct I remember the same thing growing up in the 70s I am 56 now and it was very uncool to be down with the Carpenters LOL but when I was by myself I would really get off on so much of their music and the fact that they had Studio musicians like Joe Osborne on bass and hal Blaine on drums they were a huge influence on me musically as a bassist there was so much to dig your ears into in addition to Karen's Angelic voice those harmonies and melodies we're so beautifully orchestrated they really had it all and carved out a very unique Niche for themselves especially with Richards arrangements and compositions without that they would never have been as successful people Overlook that sadly because she was the star of the show of course and you can say what you want about them but nobody sounded just like them they were unique.
I used to listen to them and The 5th Dimension between Karen and Marilyn you had stereophonic angels and two beautiful choruses to back them up but interestingly both bands used the same band of Studio musicians because Hal Blaine and Joe Osborn played on almost every single one of both groups hit songs in case you didn't know that...just interesting facts. The Wrecking Crew as they were called played behind all the great vocal groups in the 60s and 70s like The Mamas & Papas and all the vocal groups like that even the Monkees and countless others that is why the quality of the music itself is so great and holds up to this day and probably for a very long time to come. Peace, Bob M.
Speaking of The 5th Dimension I'm sure you'll remember this really awesome tune that in a way kind of reminds me of Karen singing for all we know this is kind of Marilyn's version of this type of ballad...enjoy! th-cam.com/video/bMF5eIyMsEc/w-d-xo.html
The best florever. Karen learned the world, to sing.
A beautiful voice.
there will never be another karen. shes the real thing
touch to the heart
Cantava muito!! Saudades Karen!!!❤
Bin zwar kein Fan der Carpenters, aber diese wunderbare Live-Performance bringt das 70er-Jahre-Gefühl zurück!
I like this song, Ed! She certainly has a beautiful, mellow voice. Thanks for sharing this lovely tune.... :-)
Una gran voz.
Always love the carpenters' songs n karen' voice. I was only 8 when she passed away
Karen, my angel....I love you forever...
Rest In Peace Karen.
Very nice
One of the best voices ever heard on this planet.. however, why is the arrangement so fast? Like they're in a rush or something?
Didn't notice that. I have to listen closer again.
Actually it was dead-on accurate. I've seen other vids where they used this visual with Studio Recording. Synchronization was spot on.
Its call live jerkoff
like velvet
Loved singing in this 👗. I am Only Female voice period.
minha juventude
nice
bonne journée mon ami merci en musique et beau
mamie judo bonjour mon ami,merci..
Karen always makes me think of Jo Stafford (that's a good thing)
愛よ、私達２人を見てご覧 色々な点で他人だけど、生涯を色々と分かち合っているの 言いたいことは沢山あるけど。私達は日ごとに生き続けて 私はそばにあなたを感じるの でも時だけが教えてくれる 生涯を二人だけで考えてみよう 私はあなたをよく知っているけど 時だけが二人に教えてくれる そして二人が全てを知っているから愛は強くなれるの 愛よ、二人を見てご覧 色々な点で他人だけれど 生涯を二人で考えてみよう 私はあなたをよく知っているけど 時だけが二人に教えてくれる そして二人が全てを知っているから愛は強くなれるの（訳詩、松宮英子）
c bon
◆ 音はいい！ 色が死んでなければ ・・ 残念