With each Carpenters song I react to, I'm reminded more and more of how much of a tragedy Karen's passing was... She made fantastic music, and I wish she could have made more 😔May she rest in peace 🙏 PS: If you enjoyed, check out my Patreon and consider supporting me! I have exclusive content waiting there for you: 👉👉 www.patreon.com/c/DanCanReact ✅
While her somber and heartwarming voice was always so warm and smooth and melted over our ears all along, her untimely passing made these songs even more precious and somewhat sad. I believe this is also one that I had originally requested in the list I sent you. It is also one of my favorites. I was about five years old when this was a hit and although she is singing about the songs 15 to 20 years earlier from the 1950s and 60s with the doo-wops and the “sha-la-la’s”, my generation and I think about about these songs and they are our “Yesterday Once More” songs. It’s so gratifying to see your generation get to know these songs but if you had this feeling just from one listen you can imagine if you had grown up with it and it evoked all those great memories from a time you guys will never know that was so much simpler and easier and just more innocent - and nicer to be honest. Remember this song as a theme of your channel and the whole reason why channels like yours exist and are so popular. Some of this music almost becomes sacred to us even more so the older we get and the more times change. ☺️
Dan… I grew up listening to The Carpenters… I had just graduated from HS in 1970 when “Close To You” came out and I was instantly in love with Karen’s Voice and Richard’s arrangements and production! Absolutely A+++++. Thank you for appreciating the true beauty of quality song writing and supreme vocal ability. Karen is in my top 5 female voices of all time!!! Love ya my man!!! PS: My tastes vary widely from classic rock, grunge, metal, easy listening, soul, jazz, prog, classical etc. Grrat music knows no boundaries… thanks again Dan and bless you!
The genius of a Richard Carpenter composition and arrangement, along with the gorgeous voice of sister Karen has never been equalled in today's music....not even close!!!!
One of my favorite duos thus far! I'm sure there are a lot of great ones, but I can thank Richard and Karen for single-handedly putting more eyes on my channel (as well as ABBA). Love them!!
This song is genius. Half a century ago, Karen was singing about how timeless artists will always become popular again. And now she's one of them. Great reaction!
She's right about that one. I wonder if she was referring to herself, or that was about other artists. I haven't seen her speak in interviews, but she seems like she would be a very humble and kind person.
Agnetha from ABBA chose this as one of her fave Carpenters songs in one 2013 radio interview she gave.She took her hat off, honouring Karen and Richard in that interview for the inspiration and their arrangements.She also talked about some brief meeting both groups had during a 1978 German tv show.
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing this little fact Christiano 😄 I love how two of the artists I happened to react to on this channel (and really enjoy) had a mutual respect for each other. I'm glad to hear that, and Agnetha has good taste, because this is currently my favorite!
If you think about it, Carpenters are like “half of ABBA” in that in the former, it’s one lead female lead singer and one male producer and arranger who sings lead occasionally. Just multiply this by two and you get the structure of ABBA (although it must be emphasised that the ABBA guys wrote all their songs whereas Richard explored music by other writers). It’s no wonder these two groups have so many similarities-great songs, arrangements, vocals and harmonies! ♥️
@@Calvin15634 Just for the record....Karen did a cover on a 1978 TV show singing live a stripped version of Abba's 'Thank you for the music"(btw a song on which happened Agnetha to be on the lead in Abba's original recording)and she did it so fine and sweet in her own version together with Richard on the piano.All these artists such as Abba,Carpenters,Bee Gees,Olivia etc were really great,talented ,without some 'diva attitude" and humbly recognized each others skills and had mutual respect for each other.And no autotune plz.Real pure talent,that was real music and charisma..
@@alexioverdo5225 Indeed. Apparently there is, in the vaults, a studio recording of the Carpenters TYFTM but Richard doesn’t want to release it as he said nobody does ABBA better than ABBA! 😂
Over the years ( before and after Karen passed) I’ve often wondered if music geniuses Richard and Bjorn and Benny ever sat down in a studio( or a bar or somewhere ) and talked shop, comparing music, lyrics, arrangements, styles, and the three beautiful voices that sang them , Karen , Agnetha and Frida. I would love to be a fly on the wall to hear what they would discuss. You know all the men were very adamant about continuing each group’s signature sound respectfully, even till the end at before Karen’s death, and even years until the reunion and new ABBA album “ Voyage “ in 2021.
Dan, you seem to like the harmony BGVs Carpenters employed. The reason for its smoothness and richness is that it's Richard and Karen multitracked. Particularly early in their career, Richard used a lot of that (which had, BTW, been inspired by the pioneering multitrack work by Les Paul and Mary Ford around 1950). In particular the 1970 Carpenters album Close To You is loaded with multitrack BGVs: Crescent Noon, Another Song, Mr Guder, and I'll Never Fall In Love Again, for instance, the latter including a 39-voice chord that is just Richard and Karen. Richard revisited the technique after Karen's untimely death, on his 1987 solo album Time, particularly the track When Time Was All We Had, where Richard multitracks himself into an a cappella choir. There's one chord in that arrangement where you'd swear Karen is in the mix, but she isn't...
The multitracking makes it sound so divine. I made my own music with my sister, and I deployed that trick in a cover song she made. It wasn't 39 layers, it was more like 4 but the layers added so much richness to the harmonies. Thanks for all the recommendations Steve!
Hi Dan. IMO, Karen's absolute BEST ever song is [Merry Christmas Darling]. Her voice is extraordinarily heart warming in it and the ending is beyond no other!
I'm so excited to explore the Christmas music she made at around Christmas time! It's going to be fun to react to 😁 And thanks for tuning in my friend!
Kaysee here ... yay, I've been waiting for you to react to this song. Apart from Karen's amazing voice, which was and is always a pure joy to listen to, it's Richard's arranging of this song with the strings, horns and harmonies in the background. I'm getting chills as I'm listening to it and commenting. I'm so glad you liked the song. It's definitely my favourite Carpenters song.
Nice to see you here, as always Kaysee! 😁 I think why I enjoyed this song so much is because it brought back a lot of warm memories from childhood, which the other songs (while really fantastic), didn't evoke that.
@@DanCanReact Kaysee here ... "Yesterday Once More" has always been my favourite Carpenters song. I can't put my finger on why exactly because Karen's vocals in all their songs have moved me, but she moved me more in this song than the others. "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "Goodbye To Love" round out my top three.
I've listened to the Carpenters since I was 14 years old in 1971. I'm still listening to them today because no group has ever surpassed the beautiful velvety voice of Karen Carpenter. My favourite album of theirs has to be Horizon where there are several tracks I love to hear. My all time favourite song though is Superstar, the original version of which Karen recorded in a single take. Amazing talent from an amazing lady who was taken away from us much too soon due to her condition as well as a tragically sad life.
I’m 60 now I was a young adolescent when the carpenters were a big hit. The hazy smooth sound of her music is a reflection of the times I remember as a very young girl … it brings back some very beautiful and priceless memories of what life used to be like back then. Dan,, I’m so glad that you are enjoying this music and I hope that it brings you back two days that have gone by. I’m a rock ‘n’ roll girl at Heart from New Jersey and I love the good stuff. And I love Now following you. I’m a subscriber. I love your reactions. Love from New Jersey.😘
That means so much! I love hearing that people enjoy my videos, because they are a lot of fun to make. It's nice to be more cultured too, because I managed to pick up on an ABBA reference in a TV Show I was watching, and I got really excited 😂😂
It's ironic that people wo weren't even born when Karen died are reacting to this song. The song is about how music can transport you to a different place and timez and every time someone reacts to it, this song does. It also takes those of us who are older back into our past. I appropriated my mom's LP of Carpenter's greatest hits and listened to it for hours at a time on my "Disco 80" portable record player with the flashing disco lights on the front 😂. This and "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" were my favorites.
I'm glad to be listening to it, even if it's long after she passed 🥰 Appreciating music like this is what makes life so special, there's so much good to explore, even through all the bad. Also, Katrina, I had to check out what that Disco 80 you mentioned looked like. It's bigger than I thought! How would you bring that around, I guess in a backpack?
@@DanCanReact I don't know if you saw the same one I had. The case was that kind of stiff paperboard with a plasticized coating. It worked like a small suitcase. It had metal latches on the front that closed the top and bottom together and a white plastic handle to carry it with.
Over the past several years, I have been a little sad when I have to complain about something or fuss at somebody over something because well my name is Karen. But I am proud to share it with this beautiful lady! It is so sad that she left us so soon. I don’t really have a favorite carpenter song, but if I did, it would probably be we’ve only just begun.
I agree that the name "Karen" has developed a bit of negative connation nowadays, but Karen Carpenter erased all of that, and replaced it with something good 🥰
Bless the Beasts and the Children is my favorite, and all of their Christmas songs, they have a lot. Her Ave Maria (highs) is next level and Little Alter Boy (lows) is sublime.
Karen's recordings are now a big part of those 'oldies but goodies' that bring back our best memories. One of the saddest losses though. She had a talent most could only dream of having. Love your reaction. Makes me happy young people like you are getting to know and appreciate the music of my generation.
If you listen to the album this song is the beginning of a tribute to older music for a few songs with a DJ. Well worth the listen to and that ends with the outro of this song.
Another great reaction. Love it. Try “Solitaire” if you want to be absolutely blown away by her vocals or “Only Yesterday” for incredible melodies. Enjoy!
Im a big Carpenters fan from back in the day and i have the 'Now and Then' album on vinyl. This song on the B side leads into a fantastic medley of oldies but goodies 😊
Dan, you might want to check out "Now" by Karen, this was her last recorded song, as she died very shortly thereafter. You can almost tell something is amiss as you listen. Love your reactions. I am 76, on a fixed income, sooo I am not able to join any Patreaons.with all the great singers and bands I grew up with she is one of my favorites. Peace.
Actually, "A Song For You" was written by Leon Russell as a response of sorts to his own "Superstar" (originally titled "Groupie"). In "Superstar", a woman - who is a "groupie" - speaks about her feelings for the musician with whom she sleeps whenever he is in her city. She expresses her feelings for him - which are apparently one-sided. "A Song for You" is sung from the perspective of the musician, who confesses that he does indeed have feelings for her. Leon Russell wrote a third song that the Carpenters had a hit with: "This Masquerade". An argument COULD be made that this song is about these same two people later on in their relationship...
Hi Dan! Yes this is a top favorite and it was a hit single. It also has a special place as it was the first song on side two of the Now & Then album. Karen drummed ALL the songs on the album, except Jambalaya which was by Hal Blaine and his last Carpenters song for them. This song also served as the introduction to the Rock ‘n Roll Medley on side two. (Vinyl FTW) I’m linking a RESTORED video of their 1974 concert in The Netherlands. It feature Karen at her most beautiful and healthiest. She was on a health and strength regimen and it showed. Her mom said she looked fat and well… 😢 This features Karen live singing and drumming! You are gonna go nuts, I guarantee. Joe th-cam.com/video/Q3mzh4lv6BQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=gPT8YvnOAXjpge_- .
So it was her mother that exacerbated the body dysphoria in Karen? That's terrible. Karen was such a beautiful woman, I can't see how she was "fat". Just awful 😟 And thanks for linking that JBS!
Another awesome reaction, Dan!! This is one of my favorites by them... everyone seems to forget this one. It's amazing when you hear an old song, it can transport you back in time to a certain, specific memory. This song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973. I was 11 years old, but I remember it on the radio.
Considering all the slop that's on the radio nowadays, I could imagine how lovely it would be for something like this to come on regularly! You guys were eating GOOD back then 🍖 And thanks for the nice comments as usual Ray!
@@DanCanReact Your reactions are one my favorites. I agree that music back then was great. I miss it. Occasionally, I like some of the music released today, too. But it seems to get fewer and farther between. They lyrics seem to suffer today though.
@@DanCanReact As one who recorded a contemporary Christian album on those old, wide reel-to-reel magnetic tapes, I can tell you there's a warmth that is not present in the digital recordings.
@@sassypatty2666 Did you join as a free member on my Patreon, because I don't think I see you there... I will be posting free videos for members on a monthly basis, so if that interests you, you can join, it's free! And no I have not, maybe I should look into her for a future reaction!!
Well, this one is not a love song like most of the songs the Carpenters did. Maybe you're just not a big "love songs" person. In that event, "Sing" is another one you'd probably like.
I think the main reason the others didn't hit me in the heart as much, is because I truly do yearn for the simplicity of my childhood, so Yesterday Once More really targets that nostalgic itch within me!
Why does every reactor feel the need to put a 10 second “preview” at the very beginnig of every view. Whats the point of that? I already clicked on the video and know it’s going to be a carpenters reaction , so why do I need to see a preview of what going to be in the video??
It is the trend. I see a lot of lately in the past several months. Different reactors look at other successful channels for inspiration. I’m on the fence about it because while it does give us a nice preview of how they felt, it also serves as somewhat of a spoiler because it reveals their feeling about this song before we get to start hearing it.
@@SWLinPHX It’s like, oh, I can see in this preview what your general reaction was to the song…I guess I don’t need to watch the actual full reaction now., since you went ahead and showed me the main part already
@@SWLinPHX id say it’s not even inspiration they’re getting from other channels. It’s just straight-up copying what other reactors/channels do. They even copy other reactor’s facial expressions and phrases on their thumbnails.
I'll give you an exact breakdown of my thought process, because it's really interesting! TH-cam is a really big place, and I've been on it since 2009. It's evolved in numerous ways. Once being a place that welcomed RAW unedited videos (which made every video feel authentic and give you a peak into the poster's life), it's now an ocean of content, with both high production AND expertly edited videos. Due to the sheer competition, you NEED to hook people in. Especially if someone is clicking on a video, you want to deliver on their expectations as quickly as possible, or they will likely click off and watch something more interesting. I was always taught in journalism class to start everything off with a hook. The preview you're referring to is exactly that. You may not see it that way, but I get 40-50 percent average view duration thanks to little tricks like this! Hope that gave you some insight on the thought process.
@@evanhughes1510 And as for the part about thumbnails, even the reactors you think are being "copied", are COPYING other channels. The " 😲😯😱" reaction faces have been around since the 2010s, it's a formula that has proven to drive clicks for decades. Why reinvent the wheel? I'm not going to sit here and say that I don't copy things that work, because that would be a lie. I emulate what works because it's likely to work for me. I don't think that's wrong because I bring my own personality to the table, and that's what keeps people watching.
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With each Carpenters song I react to, I'm reminded more and more of how much of a tragedy Karen's passing was... She made fantastic music, and I wish she could have made more 😔May she rest in peace 🙏
PS: If you enjoyed, check out my Patreon and consider supporting me! I have exclusive content waiting there for you: 👉👉 www.patreon.com/c/DanCanReact ✅
While her somber and heartwarming voice was always so warm and smooth and melted over our ears all along, her untimely passing made these songs even more precious and somewhat sad.
I believe this is also one that I had originally requested in the list I sent you. It is also one of my favorites. I was about five years old when this was a hit and although she is singing about the songs 15 to 20 years earlier from the 1950s and 60s with the doo-wops and the “sha-la-la’s”, my generation and I think about about these songs and they are our “Yesterday Once More” songs.
It’s so gratifying to see your generation get to know these songs but if you had this feeling just from one listen you can imagine if you had grown up with it and it evoked all those great memories from a time you guys will never know that was so much simpler and easier and just more innocent - and nicer to be honest. Remember this song as a theme of your channel and the whole reason why channels like yours exist and are so popular. Some of this music almost becomes sacred to us even more so the older we get and the more times change. ☺️
Dan… I grew up listening to The Carpenters… I had just graduated from HS in 1970 when “Close To You” came out and I was instantly in love with Karen’s Voice and Richard’s arrangements and production! Absolutely A+++++. Thank you for appreciating the true beauty of quality song writing and supreme vocal ability. Karen is in my top 5 female voices of all time!!! Love ya my man!!! PS: My tastes vary widely from classic rock, grunge, metal, easy listening, soul, jazz, prog, classical etc. Grrat music knows no boundaries… thanks again Dan and bless you!
The genius of a Richard Carpenter composition and arrangement, along with the gorgeous voice of sister Karen has never been equalled in today's music....not even close!!!!
One of my favorite duos thus far! I'm sure there are a lot of great ones, but I can thank Richard and Karen for single-handedly putting more eyes on my channel (as well as ABBA). Love them!!
@@DanCanReact They are hard to beat!
This song is genius. Half a century ago, Karen was singing about how timeless artists will always become popular again. And now she's one of them. Great reaction!
She's right about that one. I wonder if she was referring to herself, or that was about other artists. I haven't seen her speak in interviews, but she seems like she would be a very humble and kind person.
I am in love with the carpenters, ordinary, full, but yesterday once more ranks rather high on the list.
Haven't to listen to the first two you mentioned, but I'm so glad to have listened to Yesterday Once More, truly a gem!
Agnetha from ABBA chose this as one of her fave Carpenters songs in one 2013 radio interview she gave.She took her hat off, honouring Karen and Richard in that interview for the inspiration and their arrangements.She also talked about some brief meeting both groups had during a 1978 German tv show.
Wow! Thank you so much for sharing this little fact Christiano 😄 I love how two of the artists I happened to react to on this channel (and really enjoy) had a mutual respect for each other. I'm glad to hear that, and Agnetha has good taste, because this is currently my favorite!
If you think about it, Carpenters are like “half of ABBA” in that in the former, it’s one lead female lead singer and one male producer and arranger who sings lead occasionally. Just multiply this by two and you get the structure of ABBA (although it must be emphasised that the ABBA guys wrote all their songs whereas Richard explored music by other writers). It’s no wonder these two groups have so many similarities-great songs, arrangements, vocals and harmonies! ♥️
@@Calvin15634 Just for the record....Karen did a cover on a 1978 TV show singing live a stripped version of Abba's 'Thank you for the music"(btw a song on which happened Agnetha to be on the lead in Abba's original recording)and she did it so fine and sweet in her own version together with Richard on the piano.All these artists such as Abba,Carpenters,Bee Gees,Olivia etc were really great,talented ,without some 'diva attitude" and humbly recognized each others skills and had mutual respect for each other.And no autotune plz.Real pure talent,that was real music and charisma..
@@alexioverdo5225 Indeed. Apparently there is, in the vaults, a studio recording of the Carpenters TYFTM but Richard doesn’t want to release it as he said nobody does ABBA better than ABBA! 😂
Over the years ( before and after Karen passed) I’ve often wondered if music geniuses Richard and Bjorn and Benny ever sat down in a studio( or a bar or somewhere ) and talked shop, comparing music, lyrics, arrangements, styles, and the three beautiful voices that sang them , Karen , Agnetha and Frida. I would love to be a fly on the wall to hear what they would discuss. You know all the men were very adamant about continuing each group’s signature sound respectfully, even till the end at before Karen’s death, and even years until the reunion and new ABBA album “ Voyage “ in 2021.
I especially love "Solitaire" because it really highlights her range. Thanks for your great reactions!
And thank you for your great comment!! 😁
Dan, you seem to like the harmony BGVs Carpenters employed. The reason for its smoothness and richness is that it's Richard and Karen multitracked. Particularly early in their career, Richard used a lot of that (which had, BTW, been inspired by the pioneering multitrack work by Les Paul and Mary Ford around 1950). In particular the 1970 Carpenters album Close To You is loaded with multitrack BGVs: Crescent Noon, Another Song, Mr Guder, and I'll Never Fall In Love Again, for instance, the latter including a 39-voice chord that is just Richard and Karen. Richard revisited the technique after Karen's untimely death, on his 1987 solo album Time, particularly the track When Time Was All We Had, where Richard multitracks himself into an a cappella choir. There's one chord in that arrangement where you'd swear Karen is in the mix, but she isn't...
The multitracking makes it sound so divine. I made my own music with my sister, and I deployed that trick in a cover song she made. It wasn't 39 layers, it was more like 4 but the layers added so much richness to the harmonies.
Thanks for all the recommendations Steve!
Hi Dan. IMO, Karen's absolute BEST ever song is [Merry Christmas Darling]. Her voice is extraordinarily heart warming in it and the ending is beyond no other!
Another great reaction my friend!
I'm so excited to explore the Christmas music she made at around Christmas time! It's going to be fun to react to 😁
And thanks for tuning in my friend!
@@DanCanReact Christmas Waltz is another good one they did.
Kaysee here ... yay, I've been waiting for you to react to this song. Apart from Karen's amazing voice, which was and is always a pure joy to listen to, it's Richard's arranging of this song with the strings, horns and harmonies in the background. I'm getting chills as I'm listening to it and commenting. I'm so glad you liked the song. It's definitely my favourite Carpenters song.
Nice to see you here, as always Kaysee! 😁 I think why I enjoyed this song so much is because it brought back a lot of warm memories from childhood, which the other songs (while really fantastic), didn't evoke that.
@@DanCanReact Kaysee here ... "Yesterday Once More" has always been my favourite Carpenters song. I can't put my finger on why exactly because Karen's vocals in all their songs have moved me, but she moved me more in this song than the others. "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "Goodbye To Love" round out my top three.
I remember their concerts always took the audience back a couple decades with oldies songs
I've listened to the Carpenters since I was 14 years old in 1971. I'm still listening to them today because no group has ever surpassed the beautiful velvety voice of Karen Carpenter. My favourite album of theirs has to be Horizon where there are several tracks I love to hear. My all time favourite song though is Superstar, the original version of which Karen recorded in a single take. Amazing talent from an amazing lady who was taken away from us much too soon due to her condition as well as a tragically sad life.
Goodbye to love ❤️
Yes!
I grew up listening to them.
This is music people!
Excellent music at that Michael!
Amen! Today's youngsters are being cheated by not having music of this heartfelt quality!
I’m 60 now I was a young adolescent when the carpenters were a big hit. The hazy smooth sound of her music is a reflection of the times I remember as a very young girl … it brings back some very beautiful and priceless memories of what life used to be like back then. Dan,, I’m so glad that you are enjoying this music and I hope that it brings you back two days that have gone by. I’m a rock ‘n’ roll girl at Heart from New Jersey and I love the good stuff. And I love Now following you. I’m a subscriber. I love your reactions. Love from New Jersey.😘
That means so much! I love hearing that people enjoy my videos, because they are a lot of fun to make. It's nice to be more cultured too, because I managed to pick up on an ABBA reference in a TV Show I was watching, and I got really excited 😂😂
@@DanCanReactAwesome 🙌🏻🎼🙌🏻
It's ironic that people wo weren't even born when Karen died are reacting to this song. The song is about how music can transport you to a different place and timez and every time someone reacts to it, this song does. It also takes those of us who are older back into our past. I appropriated my mom's LP of Carpenter's greatest hits and listened to it for hours at a time on my "Disco 80" portable record player with the flashing disco lights on the front 😂. This and "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" were my favorites.
I'm glad to be listening to it, even if it's long after she passed 🥰 Appreciating music like this is what makes life so special, there's so much good to explore, even through all the bad.
Also, Katrina, I had to check out what that Disco 80 you mentioned looked like. It's bigger than I thought! How would you bring that around, I guess in a backpack?
@@DanCanReact I don't know if you saw the same one I had. The case was that kind of stiff paperboard with a plasticized coating. It worked like a small suitcase. It had metal latches on the front that closed the top and bottom together and a white plastic handle to carry it with.
Over the past several years, I have been a little sad when I have to complain about something or fuss at somebody over something because well my name is Karen. But I am proud to share it with this beautiful lady! It is so sad that she left us so soon. I don’t really have a favorite carpenter song, but if I did, it would probably be we’ve only just begun.
I agree that the name "Karen" has developed a bit of negative connation nowadays, but Karen Carpenter erased all of that, and replaced it with something good 🥰
I hate that that perfectly good name gets dragged the way it now does...
My beloved sister’s name was Karen. She was the kindest person ever, and I hate that her name has been hijacked as a pejorative.
Richard and his writing partner John Bettis wrote this as a lead-in to a medley of “oldies”.
One of my favorites thus far!!!
And Karen plays drums on this track 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@@Calvin15634 Yes!
Yes...and check out End of The World in the medley. Karen finishes it on a baritone note. It's glorious.
She was so amazing.
I agree Lilly, Karen AND Richard were both gems 🥰
"This Masquerade " will also blow you away! Fabulous jazz piano and flute solos by Richard Carpenter and Bob Messenger. Karen's vocal is also perfect!
Looking forward to listening to that one!
@@DanCanReact It will leave you speechless!
This song and "Superstar" really showcase her fantastic voice.
Yeah, I enjoyed both of those, she has such a wonderful voice. Sad that she had to pass so soon 😔
Thank you again 🙏🏻 for another Carpenters reaction.
Of course 🙏🏻 Thanks for watching!!
This is my favourite Carpenters song.
Me and you both!! 🥰
Bless the Beasts and the Children is my favorite, and all of their Christmas songs, they have a lot. Her Ave Maria (highs) is next level and Little Alter Boy (lows) is sublime.
Anytime you hear a Carpenter song for the first time, it’ll be your new favorite song.
Probably 😂
Karen's recordings are now a big part of those 'oldies but goodies' that bring back our best memories. One of the saddest losses though. She had a talent most could only dream of having. Love your reaction. Makes me happy young people like you are getting to know and appreciate the music of my generation.
The more I listen to her music, the more tragic her passing becomes. Especially the way it happened... So sad 😟
I love their Bless The Beasts and The Children.
If you listen to the album this song is the beginning of a tribute to older music for a few songs with a DJ. Well worth the listen to and that ends with the outro of this song.
Interesting, thanks for letting me know Candice!
Another great reaction. Love it. Try “Solitaire” if you want to be absolutely blown away by her vocals or “Only Yesterday” for incredible melodies. Enjoy!
She has another song with the word yesterday in it? Is "Yesterday Once More" connected to "Only Yesterday" in any way or is it just a separate song?
2 different songs both amazing
Yesterday Once More is one of my favorites too. Now you should hear "Only Yesterday".
That is definitely high on the list of upcoming songs from Carpenters to check out!!
Im a big Carpenters fan from back in the day and i have the 'Now and Then' album on vinyl. This song on the B side leads into a fantastic medley of oldies but goodies 😊
Well, thanks for tuning into my reaction, I really enjoyed this song!!
One of my fave Carpenters songs! ♥ You should check out their song - This Masquerade
So far, I'd say the same!! Thanks for the recommendation 😁
Dan, you might want to check out "Now" by Karen, this was her last recorded song, as she died very shortly thereafter. You can almost tell something is amiss as you listen. Love your reactions. I am 76, on a fixed income, sooo I am not able to join any Patreaons.with all the great singers and bands I grew up with she is one of my favorites. Peace.
Patreon is not required at all, your time and lovely comments are more than enough! I hope you have a good day 😁
Great reaction 😮 please react "Carpenters a song for You" in complete version is amazing
Thanks for the recommendation!!
@@DanCanReact Best regards from Chile ☺️
Actually, "A Song For You" was written by Leon Russell as a response of sorts to his own "Superstar" (originally titled "Groupie").
In "Superstar", a woman - who is a "groupie" - speaks about her feelings for the musician with whom she sleeps whenever he is in her city. She expresses her feelings for him - which are apparently one-sided.
"A Song for You" is sung from the perspective of the musician, who confesses that he does indeed have feelings for her.
Leon Russell wrote a third song that the Carpenters had a hit with: "This Masquerade". An argument COULD be made that this song is about these same two people later on in their relationship...
Hi Dan!
Yes this is a top favorite and it was a hit single. It also has a special place as it was the first song on side two of the Now & Then album. Karen drummed ALL the songs on the album, except Jambalaya which was by Hal Blaine and his last Carpenters song for them. This song also served as the introduction to the Rock ‘n Roll Medley on side two. (Vinyl FTW)
I’m linking a RESTORED video of their 1974 concert in The Netherlands. It feature Karen at her most beautiful and healthiest. She was on a health and strength regimen and it showed. Her mom said she looked fat and well… 😢
This features Karen live singing and drumming! You are gonna go nuts, I guarantee.
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So it was her mother that exacerbated the body dysphoria in Karen? That's terrible. Karen was such a beautiful woman, I can't see how she was "fat". Just awful 😟 And thanks for linking that JBS!
Another awesome reaction, Dan!! This is one of my favorites by them... everyone seems to forget this one. It's amazing when you hear an old song, it can transport you back in time to a certain, specific memory. This song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973. I was 11 years old, but I remember it on the radio.
Considering all the slop that's on the radio nowadays, I could imagine how lovely it would be for something like this to come on regularly! You guys were eating GOOD back then 🍖
And thanks for the nice comments as usual Ray!
@@DanCanReact Your reactions are one my favorites. I agree that music back then was great. I miss it. Occasionally, I like some of the music released today, too. But it seems to get fewer and farther between. They lyrics seem to suffer today though.
You're also hearing the warmth of analog, NOT digital, music and supremely talented musicians!
That's true, digital and analog are certainly different, I never realized that.
@@DanCanReact As one who recorded a contemporary Christian album on those old, wide reel-to-reel magnetic tapes, I can tell you there's a warmth that is not present in the digital recordings.
Karen had the perfect voice and diction. Listen to her last song 'Now'
Thanks for the recommendation!
While Karen gets so much of the attention for obvious reasons, the arrangements and the song choices and the harmonies are all Richard’s creation.
God, yeah, the arrangement in this song was so good it hit really hard!!
You have great taste in music 🎉🎉🎉
I'm only starting to explore it now, but it's fantastic and I've been having so much fun!
Personally there's so many great songs by Karen Carpenter and that beautiful voice I just can't decide
That's fair! Thanks for watching Jim!
I ❤your reactions. Gone too soon😢
We lost
You're right Patty, she was taken way too soon from us... Thanks for watching ❤
@ I support your Patreon. You rake me bank to my childhood years. Would you or have you done Olivia Newton-John. She and Karen were great friends.
@@sassypatty2666 Did you join as a free member on my Patreon, because I don't think I see you there... I will be posting free videos for members on a monthly basis, so if that interests you, you can join, it's free!
And no I have not, maybe I should look into her for a future reaction!!
Dan, I don’t know how to use Partreon. Gen X geek here.
That's fine! If you have an email, I can maybe help you better there.
@ I joined. My cover has been blown.
Please react to "Indila - Dernière Danse (Clip Officiel)".
J'ai déjà écouté cette chanson, c'est EXTRÊMEMENT populaire! C'est une chanson exceptionelle. Indila est l'une de mes chanteuses préférées! 😁
Well, this one is not a love song like most of the songs the Carpenters did.
Maybe you're just not a big "love songs" person.
In that event, "Sing" is another one you'd probably like.
I think the main reason the others didn't hit me in the heart as much, is because I truly do yearn for the simplicity of my childhood, so Yesterday Once More really targets that nostalgic itch within me!
Why does every reactor feel the need to put a 10 second “preview” at the very beginnig of every view. Whats the point of that? I already clicked on the video and know it’s going to be a carpenters reaction , so why do I need to see a preview of what going to be in the video??
It is the trend. I see a lot of lately in the past several months. Different reactors look at other successful channels for inspiration.
I’m on the fence about it because while it does give us a nice preview of how they felt, it also serves as somewhat of a spoiler because it reveals their feeling about this song before we get to start hearing it.
@@SWLinPHX It’s like, oh, I can see in this preview what your general reaction was to the song…I guess I don’t need to watch the actual full reaction now., since you went ahead and showed me the main part already
@@SWLinPHX id say it’s not even inspiration they’re getting from other channels. It’s just straight-up copying what other reactors/channels do. They even copy other reactor’s facial expressions and phrases on their thumbnails.
I'll give you an exact breakdown of my thought process, because it's really interesting!
TH-cam is a really big place, and I've been on it since 2009. It's evolved in numerous ways. Once being a place that welcomed RAW unedited videos (which made every video feel authentic and give you a peak into the poster's life), it's now an ocean of content, with both high production AND expertly edited videos.
Due to the sheer competition, you NEED to hook people in. Especially if someone is clicking on a video, you want to deliver on their expectations as quickly as possible, or they will likely click off and watch something more interesting.
I was always taught in journalism class to start everything off with a hook. The preview you're referring to is exactly that. You may not see it that way, but I get 40-50 percent average view duration thanks to little tricks like this!
Hope that gave you some insight on the thought process.
@@evanhughes1510 And as for the part about thumbnails, even the reactors you think are being "copied", are COPYING other channels. The " 😲😯😱" reaction faces have been around since the 2010s, it's a formula that has proven to drive clicks for decades. Why reinvent the wheel?
I'm not going to sit here and say that I don't copy things that work, because that would be a lie. I emulate what works because it's likely to work for me. I don't think that's wrong because I bring my own personality to the table, and that's what keeps people watching.