First listen to Carpenters - Don't Cry for Me Argentina (REACTION)
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Her voice was truly Stradivarius in quality. No other human has ever matched or surpassed her majestic gift!
She didn't need the "wall of sound" so many artists of the era were aided by. She was a wall of sound. Silk.
Karen was one of a kind. There will never be another like her. She had such a pure calming voice. And she was a terrific drummer. That was her passion even more than singing. Sadly we lost her so young. Thankfully we have her legacy left in her music. The Carpenters had so many great songs such as "(They Long to Be) Close to You", "For All We Know", "Goodbye To Love", "Top Of The World", "Sing", "Yesterday Once More", "I Won't Last A Day Without You", "Please Mr. Postman", "Only Yesterday", "There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over the World)", "I Need To Be In Love" & so many more.
Originally a hit in the UK by British singer Julie Covington. It's from the musical Evita, about Eva Peron. However, Karen Carpenter does it justice with her version. Such a beautiful voice. And no she was not underrated.
Beautiful song and the beautiful voice of Karen Carpenter. It doesn't get any better than that.
What about Julie Covington version.
Great reaction, Daniel, as we have all come to expect! What I find hard to believe is that for all the great music I have listened to by Carpenters, and for all the times I have heard the soundtrack to the musical Evita, I had no idea Karen had ever recorded this song!! Thank you for this gift, Daniel!
I've always found this to be very stirring. I've heard Madonna 's version but there is no comparison. Karen's voice is sweetly heavenly. Beautiful!
Julie Covington did a fine version. Let's not forget her!
@@Katehowe3010 the original version. One of the main differences, Julie's voice starts shy and grows throughout the song. Karen's seems to be strong from the start.
I’ve never heard Karen sing this before and it’s amazing. She sang like an angel. Great choice and reaction.
I am covered with goosebumps. I have never heard this before. Thank you and whoever recommended it.
This is one of my favourite showtunes -- and it's now my favourite rendition. The orchestral arrangement is amazing. Purest voice in music history.
I love that you have been reacting to the Carpenters. Her voice is one that everyone should hear in their lifetime. I've been a fan since I was 8 -- nearly 50 years 😉.
Me too....Erickson...I'm 58
@@michaelasay8587 I'll catch up to you in about 19 days Michael! (05/14) 😁😊
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" is a song recorded by Julie Covington for the 1976 concept album Evita, later included in the 1978 musical of the same name. The song was written and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice while they were researching the life of Argentine leader Eva Perón. It appears at the opening of the first and second acts, as well as near the end of the show, initially as the spirit of the dead Eva exhorting the people of Argentina not to mourn her, during Eva's speech from the balcony of the Casa Rosada, and during her final broadcast.
This is really important background for this song. You would probably enjoy the whole play. Madonna did a movie of it.
Karen We Will Always Love You Always Please Give A Listen To Carpenters Where Do I Go From Here ✌️
I never knew this even existed. A great voice, an unexpected number. I wish she had gotten the help she needed, I really do. (The song is from Evita.)
You should react to Karen drumming. She had such fun and seeing the joy in her face is priceless.
She has the most beautiful voice and song
Thank you for doing a carpenter song. I grew up listening to her and her brother.
This song was from the huge hit musical called Evita, based on the story of Eva Peron. Only a handful of singers can do it justice and Karen's version is at the top of the list. Elaine Paige (UK grand dame of musicals esp CATS) second, surprisingly Madonna 3rd. Karen was an extraordinary talent.
Such a beautiful , pure voice!
I am also one of those people who never realised that Karen recorded this song and I have been a fan since the 60s!! What a treat to hear something new from this lovely lady with the perfect voice. I am going to see if that album is still available.
Other great ones by Carpenters you should do:
Sing
Road Ode
Won’t Last a Day Without You
Yesterday Once More
Baby It’s You
This masquerade
Goodbye to Love
The purest, richest, smoothest most angelic voice of all time, phenomenal!
This is the very best cover of this song, ever. I mean, the emotion needed for this song can only be expressed by the very best singers. I can think of only one other singer who can do it justice - Agnetha from ABBA - although I think Karen is a step up even from her. Every time I hear her voice, I begin to well up thinking of how much more she could have given us had she lived.
Karen, the entire world is still crying for you. The music really died the day you left us.
This is the first time I heard her do this. thanks
Beautiful rendition. But to truly get this song, check out Patti Lupone’s performance at the Grammys in 1980. Introduced by Paul Simon. It’s amazing. Love what you do.
That same album this song is from has a great upbeat song of theirs called “All You Get From Love is a Love Song.” It has a music video too. Check it out: th-cam.com/video/091vGYrmaxI/w-d-xo.html
This album also contains another cover song: “Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft”, originally by Klaatu.
both excellent recommendations
If you're not burned out on the Carpenters, might I suggest their version of Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft. It, obviously, is something completely different and I think the deep dive will be fun.
excellent recommendation
I've enjoyed the Carpenter's music since Close toYou was released when I was in 11th grade, but tastes change as time goes on. I've never heard this version of Don't Cry for Me. I wasn't expecting this. Karen captured all the fragility and all of the power of the character and person Eva Peron. Very impressed. Now I need to explore more of her solo work. Thanks for the reaction.
Madonna also did a killer version of this when she played Evita in the movie of the same name. Karen sang with a smile. Madonna brought Evita’s character with her. Both versions are wonderful and worth a listen.
@@johnlowther4927 Karen's version have no comparison.
I have the album and it's DEFINITELY The Carpenters. The album is called Passage.
Just remembered a Comedy show in England called 'The Goodies' who did a parody called ''Don't cry for me Marge and Tina!
Daniel, if you've never seen the play Evita, do yourself a favor and try to track it down. I recommend the Patty Lupone/Mandy Pantinkin version, if you can find it.
Awwww love anything by Karen... her voice is so amazing ...my favorite voice ever...yes this is famous song from play Evita ...very dramatic
Yes, she was underrated by many during her lifetime. First finding success in 1970 and throughout the decade, during the period of a lot of exploration and success in rock, they were largely written off as too "saccharine" and "bubblegum pop". It's only after her death and with the passage of time that she/they have gotten the respect she/they so richly deserved.
Richard did the arrangements and production. So if she is singing, your experiencing Richard too
A movie of Evita was made years ago starring Madonna (who can't hold a candle vocally to Karen) and Antonio Banderas, as I recall.
Karen was the greatest vocalist who ever lived, and a fantastic drummer. Her song “You’re the One” will take your breath away.
I love this version of the song. The original version is also beautiful.
There is nothing that Karen recorded that I didn't listen to on repeat when I was about 15-16 (eons ago).
She is always breathtaking and soul-soothing.
Thank you - I've never heard this version. No surprise I guess that she nails it. It's lovely. She was underrated in that Carpenters was considered to be and easy-listening, "music for old people", type of group. But people did respect her voice, just not the body of work you had to put up with or slog through to hear it.
Daniel, if you’re checking out musicals may I suggest you pick one of two huge rock operas from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Both are my favorites and every song is amazing from each one. If you can choose the versions with the clips of the scenes from the movies that will be even better. The first one is “Jesus Christ Superstar” which is also Andrew Lloyd Webber and if you choose the 1973 movie directed by Norman Jewison you’ll see the video clips from each song. You can pretty much choose any song because they are classics. The most famous being the title track and “I don’t know how to love him”. The offer takes place during the last week of Jesus‘ life before Palm Sunday all the way through Easter. It’s quite entertaining, as far as Bible stories go, and you don’t have to be Christian to enjoy it..
The second is Hair, the rock opera about 1960s Vietnam era protests and hippies against that tumultuous backdrop in the US.
Go through the list of songs because they tell a story. Again I would choose excerpts from the 1979 Hair movie so that you can see the videos.
Both Hair and Jesus Christ superstar started out as concept albums in the late 1960s and then became stage plays/rock operas. They are unique in that they are operas meaning it’s all music and of course rock, instead of traditional theatrical music.
Andrew Lloyd Webber as a composer and his partner Tim Rice as a lyricist made some of the best musicals and operas ever, including Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, and many other legendary ones.
Even better than Ted Neely in the movie is Ian Gillan of Deep Purple who sang the part of Christ on the original album. The song to listen to without a doubt is "Gethsemane" It will blow you away, I promise.
@@katesjanice Ah yes. I was just offering suggestions where there may be an accompanying video clip (such as from the movie).
Another 'hidden gem' Carpenter's song you really need to check out: 'Intermission', from the album _A Song for You (1972)!_ It really shows off their harmonies, composing and arrangement expertise, AND their sense of humor! It's a 'must listen' for any Carpenters fan!
I got a local oldies radio station to play it regularly as the DJ went into a commercial break.
Definitely worth it to learn more about Evita, the musical and the actual person.
I don't know if you reacted to "Goodbye to Love" by Carpenters.
If not I strongly recommend that you do. The song is so sorrowful, so damn sad, it's almost an excercise in morbidity.
Though they throw in a line or two of "hope" it gets drowned by the despair. The song is beautiful and the most angelic voice of all time certainly does it justice.
It's well worth your time to listen to it; I'd love to hear your reaction.
(Just bring tissues - you'll cry like a baby.)
Keep up the great stuff!
I’ve been off-line for a while and popped on today, and here you are! You were always one of my favorites. I hope you’ve had a chance to see the musical Evita since you recorded this piece. Karen’s version of the song is absolutely Apex Of all of the recordings.
Bless the Beasts and the Children
HER BEST
This reminds me of one of those Italian songs that are Beautiful, but you can't understand. But this you can.
Karen is a Legend and was very Special !
RIP
Karen’s voice is as always beautiful. In the context of the musical however, it lacks the passion it deserves. To get that, you should listen to the rendition by Patti LuPone who was the original Evita on Broadway. It’s a definite contrast.
The Patti LuPone 2018 live Grammy performance brings all the nuances as could only be done by someone who had performed this song during hundreds of shows.
What a voice, by far the most beautiful female voice ever. Thanks for posting it.
Also, take a look at the song Heavens On Their Minds sung by Murray Head from the play Jesus Christ Superstar.
From the “Passage” LP. I remember it well.Andrew Lloyd Weber is mostly known for “Phantom Of The Opera”,but he did many more-including the mentioned “Evita”.
Yes I'm another one who never knew she covered this! Karen did a beautiful job of it but I'll always love Elaine Paige's version ❤
This track is from the Carpenters' 1977 LP, "Passage." The complete track includes the lead-in, "On the Balcony of the Casa Rosada," featuring guest vocalists, with the entire track being backed by the Gregg Smith Singers along with the L.A. Philharmonic, which for contractual reasons was not credited under its name but appeared as the "Overbudget Philharmonic." At the time the Carpenters covered this song, the musical "Evita" had not yet been staged. (Its premiere in London was in 1978.) For another selection from "Passage," try the Carpenters' cover of Klaatu's "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft," which the duo released as a single in the fall of 1977. Their single became a modest hit at home (#32 on the Billboard Hot 100) and a much bigger hit outside the U.S. (#9 in the U.K. and Canada, and #1 in Ireland).
Passage was never an album I owned from them; so yeah, I never knew she sang it either. I did know of 'All You Get From Love is a Love Song' and 'Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft' from that album, but you can find them on their "Yesterday Once More" greatest hits double album.
Surprisingly enough; the movie version of this play started Madonna as the title character, as well as Antonio Banderas
You must be very young. I first listened to the Broadway version of this song way back in the 70s. Then my older sister bought one of the Carpenter's albums (the one that has Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft) and it had this song (which includes a section of the Broadway show at the beginning of the song). Great version nontheles.
Gran reacción, por favor reacción a Carpenters Rainbow Connection"is so magical 🤩
As some others have mentioned I would recommend Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft which is from the same album. It's not exactly an obscure song as it reached the top 30 in the US, top 10 in Canada and the UK and no 1 in Ireland.It will make you smile because it's like Close Encounters of the Third Kind in a song with some touches of humour thrown in (eg it's subtitle is The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day)
I love your Beautiful Sensitivity
I had not heard of this. It is likely since the musical has run for decades in various forms, there are a few substantial singers who have done the whole EVITA, so she would be in a crowded field and not remembered for that work. She has so much other work to be known for.
Karen Carpenters voice, there's nothing like it anywhere! But Sinead O'conners version, is so humble and so touching, I cant help but cry!
Add me to the long list of others that didn't know Karen sang this song. I also didn't realize Evita was that old a play!
As for her being underrated, I think it was a function of the era they were in. I was a teenager at the dawn of "Sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll", and the IN groups personified that. The Carpenters were just too freakin' wholesome to fit in, or stand out. My parents, who still played Big Band music from the 1940s liked them....
She wasn’t underrated! Her group was wildly popular.
Lovely. If you love her voice please listen to- Kim Richey - A Place Called Home / Blue Rock aLive
Reaction or just for yourself, you'll enjoy it.
Thanks again, always nice to hear Karen Carpenter, makes me feel like a kid again though I've never heard this one. 🎶
My top three versions of the song are
#1 Julie Covington (born 11 September 1946) an English singer and actress, best known for recording the original version of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", which she sang on the 1976 concept album Evita.
#2 Nicole Scherzinger : 2003-2009: The Pussycat Dolls, Scherzinger commenced a high-profile relationship with British seven times Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, after meeting at the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards in Munich.
#3 could be this version. It's my first time of hearing.
This track was outside their normal style, not so much the whole album, at least not most of it. There were two Caribbean-type songs on there: B'Wana She No Home and Man Smart (Woman Smarter). The main hit was very traditional Carpenters: All You Get From Love is a Love Song.
That dimenion you speak of is heaven. If you think the instrumentation reminds you of older Disney you should listen to the Carpenters Christmas music,
hope others are hearing her version
One of my favorite Karen's. But there are so many. first time I heard this, it effected me like no other song I've ever heard. Fan of Carpenters from beginning. Richard thank you also.
God's creativity and beauty is everywhere, the trick is to slow down enough to see it
Yea, I love this song, Karen was very gifted, gone far too soon.
This is IMO her Greatest Performance
Hardly. They have much better songs than this.
@@evanhughes1510 Did you notice IMO - You have yours - Most of their songs were pop songs that had very little substance to them - There's no denying her Voice which was obviously one of the Greatest ever but so many of their songs lacked depth
This song in the play was sung by Evita's ghost, after she died at a young age.
We did loose her far to soon yet at least she had a wonderful career that many like her never get to have. She died young but lived more than one life time worth by the end.
Karen Carpenter is as good a vocalist as she is a drummer/rhythmatist...
prove me wrong
Carpenters/Desperado
Please check out Jennifer Warnes album “Famous Blue Raincoat “ it is collection of Leonard Cohen song. Cohen consider her the “official” singer of his songs.
I suggest “ The song of Bernadette”
You just can't stop a Karen Carpenters song in the middle! You just can't.
The song is also been covered by Olivia Newton-John in Madonna, of course, for the movie, Evita. It would be fun if it were right of passage for all Pop stars…
This song is from Evita, a musical about Eva Peron, a hero of Argentina.
I first heard Karen's version of this song from the album Passage in 1978 and fell in love ever since. I saw the play (Evita) on Broadway from which the song originated in 1981. I'm surprised you never heard of Andrew Lloyd Webber. You should look up his musical The Phantom of the Opera. It's the longest running show in Broadway since 1988.
As already stated this was from a Stage Show called Evita, written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber. You may have heard of some of their other shows Jesus Christ Superstar (well worth a listen), The Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, and a few others. Karen does a great job although I prefer the original, I'm just funny that way!
They'd split up before Phantom. Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart for that one.
This song is about Eva Parone..... This highly spot lighted Karen's velvet voice. I'm so thankful that you reviewed this ❤️❤️❤️ And this is by The Carpenters. Karen's voice and Richards fantastic arrangement.
Oh how fleeting fame can be. A sing named Madonna did the film version of the musical. Some say that it was her best acting role, but who remember that now?
If you're looking for good songs from musicals of that era: Send In The Clowns, The Rose, and Don't Cry Out Loud. Okay, that last one was not in a musical, but for some reason I cannot think of the first two without thinking of that one. Liza Minnelli (the late songwriter Peter Allen's ex-wife) sings a different version of Don't Cry Out Loud - encouraging people to share their emotions; for obvious reasons.
As for Karen, Todd Haynes did a movie about her life called "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story". Due to lawsuits there is only a single legal copy of that film, but there are countless bootlegs out there.
imagine in the future when they say " oh , i didnt know he did that song " when they hear one of your originals ..... lol
OH OH no the version of Julie Covington the original is simply outstanding this is very good but to the JC version is a masterpiece
The President Wore Pearls is a parody episode of the original play done by The Simpsons. its a great episode, Lisa becomes Student Body President.
Sonic Youth do a cover of Superstar by The Carpenters. You would like it.
Strongly reccommend the 1978 Broadway soundtrack of "Evita" with Patti Lupone as Evita and Mandy Patinkin as Che. Really really rilly good. (and much less sappy than this arrangement).
Underrated is kinda touchy with Karen. I think she's universally considered one of the most talented vocalists of all time, but I think by today's standards, and who you ask, her name isn't as used. As music changes, her name appears less on lists. I think she is one of the talents that has a distinction of being both revered and underrated. She's definitely considered one of the greatest, but isn't as cited as much as say, Whitney Houston. And to me they're like 1 and 2 respectfully, but I was also raised in the 80s/90s in a household of people raised in the 60s/70s so I have a very broad scope and appreciation when it comes to music/talent. She's a legendary talent, but not as regarded as she should be.
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You should definitely check out Madonna's version. It's not necessarily the best, but it's a beautifully produced movie, and she looks like Eva Peron (Madonna had dental work to close the gap in her teeth for the movie, then had it reversed afterward).
Evita was the first musical I became obsessed with when I saw the Broadway cast's performance on the Tony awards in 1980.
My fave version of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice classic. Ironically, Eva Peron was 33 when she died of cancer, and Karen was, I believe 32 when she died of Anorexia.
This is a wonderful rendition of the song, but you MUST see the entire musical. Madonna was actually quite good in the movie, both as a singer and an actress. I encourage you to rent or buy the movie and enjoy!
Karen Carpenter... What an achingly beautiful voice. She would have been a natural for musical theatre, as this piece clearly shows. Another singer you should check out is Patsy Cline. Here's her song, "Walkin' After Midnight." It's from the soundtrack of the 1985 movie based on her life story, with new music behind her courtesy of her producer, Owen Bradley: th-cam.com/video/Z1_Fk9SfkiY/w-d-xo.html.
Julie Covington does the boss version of this. This is pretty good as well though.
If you dipped your toe into this VERY DEEP POOL you should check out other from ALW: Phantom Of The Opera, Cats, etc.
You should have done the Julie Covington version!
You are very deep person. You should watch Évita. I think you would find it a teaching moment.
Karen is not underrated. We just can't use enough superlatives to do her musical impact justice every time you hear her voice and her brothers arrangements. He was just as brilliant as Karen.
Karen gives a very lovely and ethereal performance of this song.
However, the definitive, fiery and passionate performance of this song is by Patti Lupone who played the title role in the original cast of the Broadway musical "Evita," music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, about the life of Argentine political leader Eva Perón, the second wife of Argentine president Juan Perón.
See th-cam.com/video/14DIoEWB7VE/w-d-xo.html
I did not know Karen Carpenter covered this song but I have seen the play and I know the song. Did they remove Nick Cave again? I went to watch it by clicking on your link in the video, however it was not there.
Yeah it's going on Patreon along with a Donovan track that also got blocked, appealed, and reblocked.
Go to The Lincoln Project on TH-cam and watch "Covita". It's a hilarious spoof - a very short video.
Please do more Karen...so much to hear that everyone doesn't hear.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Phantom of the Opera.