Hello Dean, Listen to Francine Day, Formerly of the original "Peaches & Herb" the song is called, "Time After Time" So pure a voice, Who also died too early! be safe!
Karen Carpenter is well-regarded as the finest voice to ever be recorded. She was known as “one-take Karen”, she got it right the FIRST time. So sad she died so young.
@@johnfranklin5277 No one can declare definitively that one person or another was the best voice. It is completely subjective based on personal preference. To many, it's Karen. To others, it's someone else. No one is wrong.
I disagree. She had a small voice that was highly amplified. She had very good training on interpretation more so than having a trained voice. Linda Ronstadt, on the other hand had a strong, emotional voice that actually drew the listener to it.
@drosh413 david Actually, I've had more than 15 years of voice training with some of the best voice teachers in Southern California. Karen Carpenter never sang anything that required a strong voice or much range. Karen Carpenter's voice was highly amplified and a trained ear could hear it.
@@Eyes-of-Horus you really don't know what you're talking about, she didn't have her voice amplified on LIVE shows and just because you have had voice training doesn't make you an expert ... I have been singing for over 43 years and have actually heard Karen Carpenter sing whilst I was backstage with her and I can guarantee she had a full and beautiful strong voice ...
@@joepowell7025 She never really showed it with her material as she sat there with the microphone up against her mouth. In that position amplification was necessary. Not so with Linda Ronstadt.
I can’t listen to Karen Carpenter without crying. Literally, the tears are streaming right now. Her voice was so pure, you knew she was feeling every lyric, and she made you feel it, too.
50 yrs.> Carpenters still touch Hearts & Souls = Anointed Gift from God. Karen's Solo Album was not released until 1996. Imagine IF she was Supported in her Solo Love Project of 1979/80 & released > while Richard took off all of 1979> No bad marriage = CARPENTERS Together Again = a 2nd METEORIC LAUNCH!
I’m in tears as well.... I wonder if Karen had an idea of how she moved people with her voice.. her words. She was unbelievably gifted. I could listen to her sing for hours.
In the day the Carpenters were ridiculed as uncool and easy listening music. All these years later their music is being admired by new generations showing how beautiful it is. Wonderful singing and clever arrangements . Their music will last forever!
@@evaschroeder4020 I loved them. I caught a ride to school with my neighbor and his mom. She had a Carpenters on all the time in the big old Brady Bunch station wagon. I had to pretend I didn’t even notice them. It wasn’t cool to like the Carpenters but I had them on a unmarked cassette
My words exactly. I was ridiculed mercilessly by my friends for loving this woman's voice. Now who is having the last laugh. I love rock n,,',roll and strong raspy voices but nothing ever takes the place of this otherwordly voice. Truly of heaven. So to my friends from the 70's I still wish you well but musically, Boy, were you guys wrong!!!!!
Whenever I hear Karen Carpenter sing I begin to cry. Partly down to her beautiful voice but a big part is knowing she died so young. Hearing her sing 'So much of life ahead' in this song just breaks me :(
I couldn't handle the sheer beauty of her singing even when she was alive. Too powerful, scary how much it affected me. Now that I've grown a little I can deal with it lol
Agreed and i hate how her husband treated her and as a man she she deserved a better man that that tool. I was very young when she died but remember how sad and hurt and my mom and dad were about it. this was before the internet so it was on 6 pm news and remember my mom crying and didnt if my dad had sad or did something ot her.
Karen had a voice that would make you cry because it was so simplistically perfect and Richard’s writing and arrangements made them one of the greatest groups of all time.And the harmonies were incredible for the time. These songs are timeless.
Karen Carpenter had the voice of angel...her voice was so flowing and natural. She definitely had a golden voice. She was also an excellent drummer. Richard Carpenter is an amazing pianist and composer. The Carpenter's were wonderful.
The song that resonated with me was rainy days and Monday's. I wish I could have told her how she helped me when was 13 years old. She let me know I'm not alone, all the time she was all alone
50 yrs.> Carpenters still touch Hearts & Souls = Anointed Gift from God. Karen's Solo Album was not released until 1996. Imagine IF she was Supported in her Solo Love Project of 1979/80 & released > while Richard took off all of 1979> No bad marriage = CARPENTERS Together Again = a 2nd METEORIC LAUNCH!
You can certainly lay some of that blame on that horrible mother of hers, who idolized Richard, and could not understand why someone who she felt was so mediocre could steal the spotlight from him. Read the book Little Girl Blue and you'll see what I mean.
Karen had the purest voice of anyone that ever sang a song. Sadly, she passed away very young. Other great Carpenters songs are "Superstar," "Close to you," "I won't last a day without you," "Yesterday once more" and "Rainy days and Mondays," And many. many more.
Still breaks my heart that we lost her far to early. Quite simply one of the best three female singers ever. Right up there with Streisand and Houston.
Another wonderful reaction. This is the perfect song to introduce you to The Carpenters. In my view Karen Carpenter is the best female vocalist of all time. I am so happy you've now heard The Carpenters. I highly recommend Rainy Days and Mondays as your next Carpenters song? Not only does Karen sing it, she also is the drummer!! An amazing talent who can never be replaced. Stay safe Mo, RNB
I disagree. She had a small voice that was highly amplified. She had very good training on interpretation more so than having a trained voice. Linda Ronstadt, on the other hand had a strong, emotional voice that actually drew the listener to it.
We will have to agree to disagree. Linda's voice is superb. Karen's smokey soulful voice is timeless. If both were performing in Vegas, my hunch is Karen would have a far larger audience appeal. Does that make her a better singer? That is for each individual to decide. Based on reaction videos though, there is no question who has a more cross cultural appeal. Have a good one Alex, RNB
They both have great voices. I feel they really sang in different styles of music. I don't see Karen singing Blue Bayou or You're No Good. Linda sang with a bit more soul. I don't see Linda singing this song or Top Of The World. Karen had a massive range and I think she made most of what she did look so effortless doesn't matter if she was trained or not. It's like comparing Les Paul to Stevie Ray Vaughn. I do believe that Karen had one of the most soothing voices ever recorded. Thanks for the reaction.
Maybe the most angelic voice ever.....Watching her waste away and die from anorexia broke a lot of hearts.....mine included.Listen to her and her brother more...those two are Karen and Richard Carpenter.
This was my high school graduation song. I didn’t realize at the time that we were listening to the best female singer ever. That was in 1974 and all these years I realize it.
@@JReed7560 it was titled The Karen Carpenter Story. You should google it and rewatch it. It's so sad the way her mother tried to control every aspect of her life and blatantly favored her brother, Richard. She was an amazing singer and had a lot of talent, but her mother never acknowledged it because she was too busy doting over her brother.
It is criminal that she died so young. They were one of my parents favorite groups, so I listened to a lot of Karen Carpenter growing up as a kid. One of the purest and smoothest voices that has ever been in any genre of music. That beautiful contralto range is so easy on the ears…
Drums were her passion and she also sang with the voice of the most beautiful songbird...:) We lost her way too soon and she has been so terribly missed ever since,,,,,:(
Really beautiful reaction! So happy you loved the Carpenters! I believe Karen had one of the most beautiful voices of all time! My very favorite singer! Superstar is a song by the Carpenters I think you would enjoy.
In the 70's they were the best-selling overseas artists in Japan and still have a lot of fans. The beautiful melody and singing voice, especially the beautiful pronunciation of English words, were accepted by many people. They came to Japan and loved Japan very much. Karen's obituary in 1983 was very shocking and sad for the fans. However, their music is still alive in the hearts of many Japanese people😌
Her voice ALWAYS gives me chills. She will never be "duplicated". And, best of all, she sings in my range! I've spent most of my life pretending I can sing like Karen Carpenter.
What Beethoven was to Classical music, Karen was to easy listening . Unmatched and timeless. People will hear her voice in 50 years and still be in aw.
Karen Carpenter had a beautiful voice and Richard Carpenter was an excellent musical arranger who really understood Karen's voice. Her voice has a moving melancholic quality. Hers was the first celebrity death that affected me and even now, 40 years later almost, I still fear the tears.
Don't forget, Karen ALSO played drums (on a lot of Carpenters songs, but not this one). Just too talented for this world. Hugely privileged to be alive when she was here with us.
This song was originally for a TV commercial for a bank. Richard Carpenter saw it, liked it, and then The Carpenters recorded it with an additional verse and a bridge. Baby girl, this is just one of many hits by The Carpenters. Karen's voice just pulls you in and doesn't let you go. I don't think she ever got enough recognition for what a great singer she was. I felt her talent was underappreciated.
There was just special special about that voice and the music they made. Nobody sounds like them! Original and One of a kind! Superstar is probably my favorite.
Karen is my favorite female singer, and I think the very best. That is really saying something, too. I grew up with not only the best music but also the best singers.
When you're relaxing with that special someone in your arms playing the Carpenter at the right volume , especially when it's raining with that low rumbling of thunder in the distance. My, my .
When this song came out, the Carpenters were definitely not the cool group to be in to. In spite of that, a music critic for Rolling Stone described Karen's voice as being like "a lover whispering in your ear." Think he nailed it.
Most don't know this, but Karen had perfect pitch. There is no sound manipulation in the studio, it’s purely her voice. Not one single note not in perfect pitch. She was an amazing singer and bother was just as amazing with song writing. Great duo!!
This is why I call her an Absolute Master, and why this is still the no. 1 wedding song. Between her vocals and Richard's musical arrangements, perfection. Pure and simple.
I disagree. She had a small voice that was highly amplified. She had very good training on interpretation more so than having a trained voice. Linda Ronstadt, on the other hand had a strong, emotional voice that actually drew the listener to it.
@@Eyes-of-Horus Alex, I agree. Linda was an amazing artist. I love her since the first time I saw her live in early, 70s. I have all her albums in my record collection. She more close to my "" music taste "then the Carpenters. But there is something with Karens voice that is hard to explain for me. It sort of gets under my skin, talk to my heart and deep inner feelings. 💛
@@leifericcarlson9018 Is it the voice or the interpretation of the lyrics? What she sang didn't require a strong voice or much range so reliance on interpretation and lyrics would become more important.
@@Eyes-of-Horus Definitely the voice. In the lower register. I find it warm and rich. It affects me in a way no other vocalists does. Maybe the canadian jazz singer Chantal Chamberland is rather close.
@@Eyes-of-Horus It makes no difference for the audience. Because of her beautiful voice and interpretation, Karen Carpenter was and is even now far more popular than Linda Ronstadt ever was or is.So it makes no sense what you say and you know it.
She has perfect pitch. One of the best singers I have every heard. Her diction is sublime. Olivia Newton John also had perfect pitch but Karen Carpenter had something else. They were both great singers.
Your lovely reaction is one that I still have even after 5 decades of listening to Karen...You are on a journey of her music like no other! Enjoy one of the greatest female vocalists of all-time! Please react to other songs including "Superstar", "Rainy Days and Mondays", "Close to You", "Sing", actually anything she's done! You also have the prettiest face and smile ever!!
What an angel heaven got. She has an amazing voice. Karen and her brother (the one in the white jacket next to her) so good together. She is so missed.
I totally understand your emotion as you listened to this song. I was crying. Karen had the most beautiful voice ever and the harmonies in the song are incredible. I'm a hard rock guy but Karen's voice would melt any heart. She died far too young.
Karen's drumming on this cut is SUPERB! Listen to those fills -- so satisfying and yet never overbearing. Do try to find live recordings to review (not lip-synced) so you can watch her play and sing. She was a musical genius -- and so was her brother, who did all the arrangements and most of the A&R work. For example, he heard this song for just a few seconds in a bank commercial, tracked down the songwriter, and adapted it for Karen. Although she is front and center on these recordings, he is ever present in the arrangements.
@@danielgarrett979 Yeah, good ol' Paul. He wrote so many hits during the 60's and 70's. That guy was a song machine! (And he made a hell of a Satan, too.)
That voice touches places in the emotions that you just want to cry . Just so incredibly moving just so incredibly magnificent spectacular and profound! ♥️🎶💫✨
If you were cool back in the day, you weren't into the Carpenters. Too squaresville. But when this song came on the radio and you were in your car, you'd crank it up and sing along and hope nobody saw you. If you like pretty love songs, check out "Never My Love" by the Association.
Your reactions are REAL and the most sincere. That is why i listen. As far as Karen Carpenter, she remains the ULTIMATE female vocalist EVER! We lost her way too soon. God bless her brother and family.
Hey Moernikeji, you can give Luther Vandross - Superstar (Live from Wembley) a try since he was really a pioneer in the soul world, that song goes right to the heart and he had the most unique smooth voice. I'd really love to see you react to this! Also his background singers were amazing you would hear something really angelic and beautiful in that video. Here's it: th-cam.com/video/QG9MqIFzoUk/w-d-xo.html Have the best day ever! Stefan
She is one of the best (her and her brother) to ever grace a recording studio!! They are both great musicians as well. She was a fantastic jazz drummer as well. Great reaction. They don't make 'em like this no more. They worked very hard for a lot of years at their music craft. Mad respect...always have loved their music
Oh there is only ONE Karen Carpenter!! You would love the song "Close to You" by The Carpenters. Karen was playing the drums and singing lead as well. She was a PHENOMENAL PERCUSSIONIST! She was actually named to the top 100 all time Best Drummers by Rolling Stone. And they say that Karen NEVER had to redo a cut. Every time she recorded a new song she nailed it on the first try!!
Karen Carpenter had the best "natural" voice ever. Just flowed.
And Judith Durham from The Seekers
Amen
@@gemini1100 and Kathy Kirby and Cass Elliott !!
Her voice was so pure!
Hello Dean, Listen to Francine Day, Formerly of the original "Peaches & Herb" the song is called, "Time After Time" So pure a voice, Who also died too early! be safe!
Karen Carpenter is well-regarded as the finest voice to ever be recorded. She was known as “one-take Karen”, she got it right the FIRST time. So sad she died so young.
I didn’t know she was called one take Karen and it’s good to know
@@jamesjazzy8040 it was more like the first take was the best so they didn't need to do anymore.
As much as I love Karen, she wasn't the finest voice out there. Sorry, but there are many other famous singers over a 50 60 year span to declare that.
@@johnfranklin5277 No one can declare definitively that one person or another was the best voice. It is completely subjective based on personal preference. To many, it's Karen. To others, it's someone else. No one is wrong.
That's what you happen when you get a disease take over
Karen carpenter had the best voice of all time.
Her and linda ronstadt 👌
I disagree. She had a small voice that was highly amplified. She had very good training on interpretation more so than having a trained voice. Linda Ronstadt, on the other hand had a strong, emotional voice that actually drew the listener to it.
@drosh413 david Actually, I've had more than 15 years of voice training with some of the best voice teachers in Southern California. Karen Carpenter never sang anything that required a strong voice or much range. Karen Carpenter's voice was highly amplified and a trained ear could hear it.
@@Eyes-of-Horus you really don't know what you're talking about, she didn't have her voice amplified on LIVE shows and just because you have had voice training doesn't make you an expert ... I have been singing for over 43 years and have actually heard Karen Carpenter sing whilst I was backstage with her and I can guarantee she had a full and beautiful strong voice ...
@@joepowell7025 She never really showed it with her material as she sat there with the microphone up against her mouth. In that position amplification was necessary. Not so with Linda Ronstadt.
Wow fully dressed, no tattoos, no auto tune, no dancing around just a beautiful voice.
yet very beautiful
Ok boomer
If you didn’t get goosebumps…
@@adr1ew such a dumba** comment
@@JF-NYC-NJ-Girl yeah, like tattoos or short clothes really matter lmao
I can’t listen to Karen Carpenter without crying. Literally, the tears are streaming right now. Her voice was so pure, you knew she was feeling every lyric, and she made you feel it, too.
I cry when I hear her sing and I’m a guy.
Yea it’s worst because she’s like gone.. it’s too much!
Many and myself are crying with you.
50 yrs.> Carpenters still touch Hearts & Souls = Anointed Gift from God. Karen's Solo Album was not released until 1996. Imagine IF she was Supported in her Solo Love Project of 1979/80 & released > while Richard took off all of 1979> No bad marriage = CARPENTERS Together Again = a 2nd METEORIC LAUNCH!
I’m in tears as well.... I wonder if Karen had an idea of how she moved people with her voice.. her words. She was unbelievably gifted. I could listen to her sing for hours.
In the day the Carpenters were ridiculed as uncool and easy listening music. All these years later their music is being admired by new generations showing how beautiful it is. Wonderful singing and clever arrangements . Their music will last forever!
My friends and I loved them, saw them in concert about three times. We were huge fans.
I remember that time.
I know my friend who I skated with hated them. I loved them.
@@evaschroeder4020 I loved them. I caught a ride to school with my neighbor and his mom. She had a Carpenters on all the time in the big old Brady Bunch station wagon. I had to pretend I didn’t even notice them. It wasn’t cool to like the Carpenters but I had them on a unmarked cassette
My words exactly. I was ridiculed mercilessly by my friends for loving this woman's voice. Now who is having the last laugh. I love rock n,,',roll and strong raspy voices but nothing ever takes the place of this otherwordly voice. Truly of heaven. So to my friends from the 70's I still wish you well but musically, Boy, were you guys wrong!!!!!
Karen’s voice was the voice of an angel. I remember the day she passed away. I cried. We lost an angel that day.
We sure did. So tragic and sad. RIP Karen!
I cried my head off. Her voice was pitch-perfect. I would listen to her for hours. Such a great loss.
@@artbysonyabadgley - Agreed!!
Me too
I loved her
Caren Carpenter had made cover to the ABBA's "Thank you for the music". And failed it. Type "thank you for the music Carpenter" into youtube
The greatest female voice ever
Whenever I hear Karen Carpenter sing I begin to cry. Partly down to her beautiful voice but a big part is knowing she died so young. Hearing her sing 'So much of life ahead' in this song just breaks me :(
I couldn't handle the sheer beauty of her singing even when she was alive. Too powerful, scary how much it affected me. Now that I've grown a little I can deal with it lol
She makes me cry, not just the voice...but losing her.
That is the part that makes me so sad too!! What a heartbreaking moment!!
Agreed and i hate how her husband treated her and as a man she she deserved a better man that that tool. I was very young when she died but remember how sad and hurt and my mom and dad were about it. this was before the internet so it was on 6 pm news and remember my mom crying and didnt if my dad had sad or did something ot her.
Totally agree. The song which always makes me cry,.....Hurting each other.
Karen had a voice that would make you cry because it was so simplistically perfect and Richard’s writing and arrangements made them one of the greatest groups of all time.And the harmonies were incredible for the time.
These songs are timeless.
No words, because it’s Karen Carpenter!
Vocal analysis shows she's BETTER live. Every note. Expression, emotion, performance. We are less without her.
It's one thing to have soul in one's music, it's another when it's the soul actually singing...
@likecommentsRdeleted That’s a beautiful comment. I’d like to save it and use it myself. Thank you. 🙏🏾
Karen Carpenter is the best female singer of all time.
Her voice was flawless in studio and on stage.
Pure talent, no autotune.
She is sadly missed.
THE BEST OF ALL TIME. OH PLEASE.
Karen Carpenter had the voice of angel...her voice was so flowing and natural. She definitely had a golden voice. She was also an excellent drummer. Richard Carpenter is an amazing pianist and composer. The Carpenter's were wonderful.
The most beautiful female voice ever. This song was THE wedding song in the 70s unsurprisingly.
They give a person goosebumps - they were so so good. Her voice was heavenly.
I agree! I get goosebumps when I listen...every time!
The song that resonated with me was rainy days and Monday's. I wish I could have told her how she helped me when was 13 years old. She let me know I'm not alone, all the time she was all alone
50 yrs.> Carpenters still touch Hearts & Souls = Anointed Gift from God. Karen's Solo Album was not released until 1996. Imagine IF she was Supported in her Solo Love Project of 1979/80 & released > while Richard took off all of 1979> No bad marriage = CARPENTERS Together Again = a 2nd METEORIC LAUNCH!
I just love the way the young generation reacts to Karen Carpenter’s voice ☺️❤️
It’s transgenerational .. and forever becuz no one had that ‘feeling’ in their voice, not even Linda r whom I absolutely adore
A voice made of gold.
The music industry lost a gem when Karen passed away. She is highly regarded amongst her fellow musicians as a ultimate great.
John Lennon said she was the greatest voice he ever heard. Frank Sinatra said she was the only performer he would pay to see.... Any more questions?
Just one of the most beautiful voices ever. RIP Karen ❤
No electronic modification or enhancement, just unadulterated beautiful vocals and talent.
Karen's voice cannot b replaced her voice was out of this world Karen will live on in her music miss u Karen 😥
Just goes to show how guilty are the media for destroying such a wonderful woman, If not for them she would still be with us
You can certainly lay some of that blame on that horrible mother of hers, who idolized Richard, and could not understand why someone who she felt was so mediocre could steal the spotlight from him. Read the book Little Girl Blue and you'll see what I mean.
Her voice was sent by God. One of a kind.
The Carpenters' Sound in single word: "lush." This song was played at a lot of Baby Boomer weddings.🤔🧐💯👍
I want to swim in her voice
Karen had the purest voice of anyone that ever sang a song. Sadly, she passed away very young. Other great Carpenters songs are "Superstar," "Close to you," "I won't last a day without you," "Yesterday once more" and "Rainy days and Mondays," And many. many more.
She died because a reporter called her fat 😡😡😡
"Close To You"
Merry Christmas Darling...one of the best Christmas songs.
"Where Do I Go From here"
Still breaks my heart that we lost her far to early. Quite simply one of the best three female singers ever. Right up there with Streisand and Houston.
Streisand is still alive thankfully:)
Another wonderful reaction. This is the perfect song to introduce you to The Carpenters. In my view Karen Carpenter is the best female vocalist of all time. I am so happy you've now heard The Carpenters. I highly recommend Rainy Days and Mondays as your next Carpenters song? Not only does Karen sing it, she also is the drummer!! An amazing talent who can never be replaced. Stay safe Mo, RNB
I disagree. She had a small voice that was highly amplified. She had very good training on interpretation more so than having a trained voice. Linda Ronstadt, on the other hand had a strong, emotional voice that actually drew the listener to it.
We will have to agree to disagree. Linda's voice is superb. Karen's smokey soulful voice is timeless. If both were performing in Vegas, my hunch is Karen would have a far larger audience appeal. Does that make her a better singer? That is for each individual to decide. Based on reaction videos though, there is no question who has a more cross cultural appeal. Have a good one Alex, RNB
@@Eyes-of-Horus rubbish
@@Eyes-of-Horus Uh...Linda doesn't hold a candle to Karen... BTW ,Karen's voice wasn;t trained, it was GOD given talent.
They both have great voices. I feel they really sang in different styles of music. I don't see Karen singing Blue Bayou or You're No Good. Linda sang with a bit more soul. I don't see Linda singing this song or Top Of The World. Karen had a massive range and I think she made most of what she did look so effortless doesn't matter if she was trained or not. It's like comparing Les Paul to Stevie Ray Vaughn. I do believe that Karen had one of the most soothing voices ever recorded. Thanks for the reaction.
This became the #1 song played at wedding in the 80s and 90s (and beyond, in as far as I know).
Maybe the most angelic voice ever.....Watching her waste away and die from anorexia broke a lot of hearts.....mine included.Listen to her and her brother more...those two are Karen and Richard Carpenter.
One of the most beautiful songs ever performed bar none!!!!
This was my high school graduation song. I didn’t realize at the time that we were listening to the best female singer ever. That was in 1974 and all these years I realize it.
You couldn't find a wedding reception in the mid 70's and not hear this song.
Perfect wedding song
Karen Carpenter was an historic talent. A very sad story. She also was an award-winning drummer.
She died too young no one sings like her.
i remember seeing a movie about her when i was a kid. i dont remember what it was called.
@@JReed7560 it was titled The Karen Carpenter Story. You should google it and rewatch it. It's so sad the way her mother tried to control every aspect of her life and blatantly favored her brother, Richard. She was an amazing singer and had a lot of talent, but her mother never acknowledged it because she was too busy doting over her brother.
I grew up with the Carpenter's music. Karen's voice is like no other. I love Aretha and Whitney and Diana, but Karen's voice is just mesmerising.
It is criminal that she died so young. They were one of my parents favorite groups, so I listened to a lot of Karen Carpenter growing up as a kid. One of the purest and smoothest voices that has ever been in any genre of music. That beautiful contralto range is so easy on the ears…
NOBODY!!!! And her songs were perfect for her. Even the covers.
RIP Karen - the greatest voice, gives me feels no matter how many times i listen to her.
Her voice is indescribable…and her brother’s music…magical!
Drums were her passion and she also sang with the voice of the most beautiful songbird...:) We lost her way too soon and she has been so terribly missed ever since,,,,,:(
Simply the best female singer I've ever heard!
Really beautiful reaction! So happy you loved the Carpenters! I believe Karen had one of the most beautiful voices of all time! My very favorite singer! Superstar is a song by the Carpenters I think you would enjoy.
In the 70's they were the best-selling overseas artists in Japan and still have a lot of fans. The beautiful melody and singing voice, especially the beautiful pronunciation of English words, were accepted by many people. They came to Japan and loved Japan very much. Karen's obituary in 1983 was very shocking and sad for the fans. However, their music is still alive in the hearts of many Japanese people😌
Her voice ALWAYS gives me chills. She will never be "duplicated". And, best of all, she sings in my range! I've spent most of my life pretending I can sing like Karen Carpenter.
What Beethoven was to Classical music, Karen was to easy listening . Unmatched and timeless. People will hear her voice in 50 years and still be in aw.
You've just hit the motherlode of pop music greatness. Enjoy. Great reaction. Take care.
Great response Randy Bean!
Karen Carpenter had a beautiful voice and Richard Carpenter was an excellent musical arranger who really understood Karen's voice. Her voice has a moving melancholic quality. Hers was the first celebrity death that affected me and even now, 40 years later almost, I still fear the tears.
Don't forget, Karen ALSO played drums (on a lot of Carpenters songs, but not this one). Just too talented for this world. Hugely privileged to be alive when she was here with us.
This song was originally for a TV commercial for a bank. Richard Carpenter saw it, liked it, and then The Carpenters recorded it with an additional verse and a bridge.
Baby girl, this is just one of many hits by The Carpenters. Karen's voice just pulls you in and doesn't let you go. I don't think she ever got enough recognition for what a great singer she was. I felt her talent was underappreciated.
You are correct, Daniel. I had forgotten that little bit of trivia. I think Kasey Kasem on American Top Forty radio shared that with us way back when,
Wonderful Karen. Greatest female singer I ve ever heard. Still so sadly missed. She had such a beautiful voice.
There was just special special about that voice and the music they made. Nobody sounds like them!
Original and One of a kind! Superstar is probably my favorite.
ABSOLUTELY loved the Carpenters pure masterpiece beautiful music
I always say Karen Carpenter's voice is played in Heaven's waiting room lol
Karen is "on the day that you were born the angels got together, and decided to create a dream come true"
I hope heaven is not like my dentist office x _ x
Karen is my favorite female singer, and I think the very best. That is really saying something, too. I grew up with not only the best music but also the best singers.
Thank you Morenikeji for appreciating Karen !!! The voice of an angel !!!
You hit the nail on the head you had no words. EXACTLY there are no words for that voice!
When you're relaxing with that special someone in your arms playing the Carpenter at the right volume , especially when it's raining with that low rumbling of thunder in the distance. My, my .
When this song came out, the Carpenters were definitely not the cool group to be in to. In spite of that, a music critic for Rolling Stone described Karen's voice as being like "a lover whispering in your ear." Think he nailed it.
This song is a cover version by the Carpenters. Like many of their songs.
Karen Carpenter's voice was so angelic, absolutely beautiful and their harmonies were outstanding.
Most don't know this, but Karen had perfect pitch. There is no sound manipulation in the studio, it’s purely her voice. Not one single note not in perfect pitch. She was an amazing singer and bother was just as amazing with song writing. Great duo!!
This was a wedding song for thousands!
Voice of an angel!
Oh, “superstar”. A song like no other.
This is why I call her an Absolute Master, and why this is still the no. 1 wedding song. Between her vocals and Richard's musical arrangements, perfection. Pure and simple.
Karen had one of the best female voices ever. 💛 Love following You 💛
I disagree. She had a small voice that was highly amplified. She had very good training on interpretation more so than having a trained voice. Linda Ronstadt, on the other hand had a strong, emotional voice that actually drew the listener to it.
@@Eyes-of-Horus Alex, I agree. Linda was an amazing artist. I love her since the first time I saw her live in early, 70s. I have all her albums in my record collection. She more close to my "" music taste "then the Carpenters. But there is something with Karens voice that is hard to explain for me. It sort of gets under my skin, talk to my heart and deep inner feelings. 💛
@@leifericcarlson9018 Is it the voice or the interpretation of the lyrics? What she sang didn't require a strong voice or much range so reliance on interpretation and lyrics would become more important.
@@Eyes-of-Horus Definitely the voice. In the lower register. I find it warm and rich. It affects me in a way no other vocalists does. Maybe the canadian jazz singer Chantal Chamberland is rather close.
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It makes no difference for the audience.
Because of her beautiful voice and interpretation, Karen Carpenter was and is even now far more popular than Linda Ronstadt ever was or is.So it makes no sense what you say and you know it.
Yep, that’s the face you make when you hear an angelic voice. Glad you got to enjoy!
Nobody has a voice like Karen Carpenter she took that beautifull voice with her nobody since sang like her
Your reaction is THE PUREST! It’s exactly what the Carpenter’s were about!
Beautiful, just like you! Back when people could sing without all the Hi-Tech devices!!! The music I grew up on!
The most pure voice -- Karen Carpenter. Such a perfect voice
She has perfect pitch. One of the best singers I have every heard. Her diction is sublime. Olivia Newton John also had perfect pitch but Karen Carpenter had something else. They were both great singers.
Literally one of the most BEAUTIFUL songs ever written END OF.
Your lovely reaction is one that I still have even after 5 decades of listening to Karen...You are on a journey of her music like no other! Enjoy one of the greatest female vocalists of all-time! Please react to other songs including "Superstar", "Rainy Days and Mondays", "Close to You", "Sing", actually anything she's done! You also have the prettiest face and smile ever!!
The voice from heaven. Beautiful beyond belief. RIP Karen.
What an angel heaven got. She has an amazing voice. Karen and her brother (the one in the white jacket next to her) so good together. She is so missed.
Can tell by the expression on your face that you're enchanted. Karen's my favorite. Her voice just soothes.
A complete angelic voice. Karen could always touch your soul with her voice. There has never been anyone like her.
Voice of an Angle.
Rainy Days and Mondays hits my soul hard. I love them
She was the best. Music to meditate and think about life.
I totally understand your emotion as you listened to this song. I was crying. Karen had the most beautiful voice ever and the harmonies in the song are incredible. I'm a hard rock guy but Karen's voice would melt any heart. She died far too young.
Perhaps the most beautiful voice of all time.
Karen's drumming on this cut is SUPERB! Listen to those fills -- so satisfying and yet never overbearing. Do try to find live recordings to review (not lip-synced) so you can watch her play and sing. She was a musical genius -- and so was her brother, who did all the arrangements and most of the A&R work. For example, he heard this song for just a few seconds in a bank commercial, tracked down the songwriter, and adapted it for Karen. Although she is front and center on these recordings, he is ever present in the arrangements.
She only just begun to live.
This got played at _so many_ weddings in the 70's. Fun fact: the song was written for a bank commercial!
@Hound19745 Jesus, what an asshole thing to say.
Songwriter\actor Paul Williams finished writing the song from the bank commercial for the Carpenters.
@@danielgarrett979 Yeah, good ol' Paul. He wrote so many hits during the 60's and 70's. That guy was a song machine! (And he made a hell of a Satan, too.)
That voice touches places in the emotions that you just want to cry . Just so incredibly moving just so incredibly magnificent spectacular and profound! ♥️🎶💫✨
The tone of her voice is like no other 👀 it’s so smooth and clear and velvety and warm
You described this like you’re reviewing a favorite perfume of yours😁❤️
If you were cool back in the day, you weren't into the Carpenters. Too squaresville. But when this song came on the radio and you were in your car, you'd crank it up and sing along and hope nobody saw you. If you like pretty love songs, check out "Never My Love" by the Association.
Hi Jopini. I remember buying an Association album just to listen to that one song.
I would be so uncool if I was in the 70s then
Her voice was pure gold. Such was so talented. Always loved her music.
And Karen ain’t even on a drum kit........ her real passion . Outstanding talent ! Rip Dear.......
great video you are so sweet. God Bless you
Your reactions are REAL and the most sincere. That is why i listen. As far as Karen Carpenter, she remains the ULTIMATE female vocalist EVER! We lost her way too soon. God bless her brother and family.
Your reactions are so genuine. That smile on your face says it all.
Her voice was angelic
Hey Moernikeji, you can give Luther Vandross - Superstar (Live from Wembley) a try since he was really a pioneer in the soul world, that song goes right to the heart and he had the most unique smooth voice. I'd really love to see you react to this! Also his background singers were amazing you would hear something really angelic and beautiful in that video.
Here's it: th-cam.com/video/QG9MqIFzoUk/w-d-xo.html
Have the best day ever!
Stefan
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FEMALE VOICE EVER. WOW
Had to see your facial expression after hearing her for a few seconds. Priceless makes a grown man want to shed a few tears for her.
She is one of the best (her and her brother) to ever grace a recording studio!! They are both great musicians as well. She was a fantastic jazz drummer as well. Great reaction. They don't make 'em like this no more. They worked very hard for a lot of years at their music craft. Mad respect...always have loved their music
Oh there is only ONE Karen Carpenter!! You would love the song "Close to You" by The Carpenters. Karen was playing the drums and singing lead as well. She was a PHENOMENAL PERCUSSIONIST! She was actually named to the top 100 all time Best Drummers by Rolling Stone. And they say that Karen NEVER had to redo a cut. Every time she recorded a new song she nailed it on the first try!!
One of the purest voices to ever exist.
The sad part is that the lady Karen Carpenter, the leadsinger, died on anorexia nervosa. I was a teenager when I listened a lot to the carpenters.
They say she would drink lots of laxatives every day. I almost cried imagining how much harm a person can do to themselves.
MAGIC!!!