A New Year's Treat! The Carpenters "We've Only Just Begun" Vocal ANALYSIS!

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For a song about endless possibilities, what better way to celebrate than on New Years Day? I absolutely adore Karen Carpenter's smooth and sultry vocals, and want to ring in the new year in style!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as analyzes The Carpenters performing "We've Only Just Begun" for the first time.
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@michellepetrillo2235 9 месяцев назад

I grew up listening to the Carpenters. I think Karen has one of the most beautiful voices in the world. I love her vibrato- when someone sings with a really fast vibrato it sounds ‘forced’ to me. Hers is slow and smooth and natural. And she was a heck of a drummer, too!

@rccola5167 9 месяцев назад

Me 2

@erlaed 9 месяцев назад

This song reminds me of preschool and the end of the Viet Nam war.

@Foxbat320 9 месяцев назад

1975 Playboy magazine's annual opinion poll voted her the Best Rock Drummer of the year.

@Skarande-1 9 месяцев назад

My youth too. We had ballroom dance lessons on the Carpenters (quickstep) Such nice memories and with Karen's brilliant warm voice.

@stevetournay6103 9 месяцев назад

@@erlaedSpeaking of Nam...find and watch the Ed Sullivan segment taped outdoors, pure live, at the Walter Reed army hospital in 1971. Bacharach medley. Karen is singing and drumming stunningly and simultaneously...

@Carjamrac 9 месяцев назад

My older daughter had terrible colic as an infant, and the only relief I got was playing songs from the Carpenters. Karen’s soothing voice saved my sanity.

@mikeilkycook6832 8 месяцев назад

I remember those Colic days with my eldest daughter too, even 21 years later. Tough times for all. Hours and hours of walking the living room floor with a screaming bundle. Nothing having any real effect for alleviation. Poor little thing. Character building for the exhausted parent though...

@kirstygunn9149 8 месяцев назад

My mum would use white noise to sooth me as a baby ( I was a very poorly baby had numerous visits to hospital) fans, vacuum cleaner, and the washing machine were my preferred sounds but if all else failed the carpenters Lp on the record player would calm me and make me sleep ,my mum would also sing the songs to me at bed time as we didn't get a portable record Deck until 1985. I think I was very lucky to grow up listening to a very diverse and rich variety of music .

@mikeilkycook6832 8 месяцев назад

@@kirstygunn9149 good call by your mum. Tried all of those, didn't work! What did it in the end was Dr Brown's vented baby bottles (probably).

@ohboah320 3 месяца назад

I'm 63 and have never been considered 'soft' by anyone who has ever met me. Usually it's the exact opposite. But whenever I hear a Carpenter song I feel a tear forming realizing that Karen is no longer with us. The most beautiful voice ever.

@patriciamitchell247 3 месяца назад

Isn't that the truth!

@rickstevens1479 20 дней назад

I've been fighting a full sob the whole song... 32 is too young ..😢

@paulschirf9259 8 месяцев назад

As an older guy now I often cry a little whenever I hear her voice. She was always a secret favorite when I was into hard rock and punk. One day, shortly after she passed, some friends and I were playing the "build a band out of those who are gone" game and I announced that she was now the only drummer I'll ever choose. I got stares, and at least one person's downturned mouth and slow head shake in agreement let me know that I was not alone.

@michelleleeginger5225 8 месяцев назад

Nice one!!!! Soooooo many people are shocked to learn that K.C. was a drummer, and a darn good one at that 🤯🤩❣️❣️❣️

@mmgreen31 8 месяцев назад

@@michelleleeginger5225 Both Hal Blaine and Buddy Rich Praised her.

@deeplorable8988 8 месяцев назад

Indeed, I would never admit I listened to her, but, I did, in private.

@TimBoulette 8 месяцев назад

Right there with you, Paul.

@MrChrisStarr 7 месяцев назад

Right there with you! Led Zeppelin and prog rock for me but Karen Carpenter...

@joeengle3613 8 месяцев назад

You only have to hear Karen sing one song to totally understand why, decades after her leaving us, she is still remembered. R.I.P

@MommaBelle 3 месяца назад

My daughter born in 2000 is a huge fan

@DonMachado 7 месяцев назад

This song was written by Paul Williams as a jingle for Crocker bank. Richard Carpenter heard the song on the commercial and contacted Williams about covering it. Williams only wrote about 60 seconds of the song, so he he had to finish it before Richard could arrange the song for the Carpenters sound. We've Only Just Begun is on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

@leehanson1416 6 месяцев назад

Yep, Paul "Little Enos" Williams. One of the most underrated composers of our time.And not a bad actor.

@grandrapids57 3 месяца назад

wow!

@markkent294 8 месяцев назад

The best female vocalist ever, in my opinion. There is nothing like that voice. Incredible.

@sid479 4 месяца назад

Agree! 100%

@RobertWilcox-y5l 3 месяца назад

Dionne Warwick agrees with you!

@DocGliss 9 месяцев назад

A few months into 2023, I fell into yet another conversation about music with one of our managers at work and he told me how much he loved and missed hearing Karen Carpenter sing. So this summer when I was asked to play some solo instrumental guitar pieces for his retirement party, I learned this song. After I played it, this man whom I've known for thirty years and seen him only joking or dead serious about work, sat there looking at me with tears in his eyes and his wife by his side and said "You have no way of knowing this, but that's the song we had someone perform for us at our wedding." Thank you, Elizabeth, for reminding me of one of the best moments of 2023. Happy New Year!

@andemaiar 9 месяцев назад

Incredible story.

@DocGliss 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@takaorobinson8719 6 месяцев назад

Love it when music becomes something magical. Great story.

@TheHorsebox2 3 месяца назад

Beautiful moment.

@JimBaldwin-te8eq Месяц назад

Your a great human being. The world needs more people like you.

@bryankoziar2867 8 месяцев назад

I was born in 1963. Grew up listening to great music. We lost many performers way too early. I cried for two. John Lennon and Karen Carpenter. Her loss was especially sad for me because she gave so much joy to millions yet died without experiencing much joy in her own life. I still tear up listening to her voice. Truly one of a kind. So glad you have gotten to enjoy her voice.

@slimhazard 9 месяцев назад

I read once that John Lennon came over to her, at some sort of event with a lot of musicians, and said, “I just want to say that you have a lovely voice, love.“ Can you imagine hearing *that* from *him* ?

@Mrvictorfernandes 9 месяцев назад

Barbra Streisand also said something to Karen that was almost similar to Lennon's. The story goes that Streisand met the Carpenters at some social gala, took Karen aside, and said to her: "You have a marvelous instrument. Please don't waste it."

@stevetournay6103 9 месяцев назад

Re the Lennon encounter, KC is said to have turned to her companions and said "he couldn't have meant that"... I like this fantasy sequel (which requires a conclusion that Lennon "Imagined" wrong!)...Heaven, February 1983. John, there since late 1980, sees Karen arrive and beelines over. With a look of mixed admiration and reproof, he tells her, "I did mean it, you know, dear..." And then he whips out some drumsticks, hands them to her, and off they go to jam.

@Mrvictorfernandes 6 месяцев назад

@apreciouslife13 According to what her date Nicky Chinn said, they passed John Lennon as they were leaving an LA restaurant. John made a beeline to Karen and said something along the lines of "I just wanna tell you, love, that I think you've got the most fabulous voice" and walked on. Soon after Karen said to Nicky, "Did John Lennon really say that? John Lennon??? He couldn't have meant that!" That's the part of Karen's personality that is just so heartbreaking. When it came to her talents and the impact her gift had on others, she had a very low opinion of herself when it came to reciprocating the praise from her peers, especially those who saw her as the real deal.

@LightningArt71 9 месяцев назад

Karen is possibly the only singer in history where you could extract a random single note from a song and most of the world (who'd heard her before) would recognise her voice instantly.

@tonymoyers2563 2 месяца назад

I remember the broadcaster's words the day Karen passed. It still stabs my heart. She is a lost treasure.

@markstastny4945 9 месяцев назад

I lost my Mom this year. Karen Carpenter was one of her favorites… especially her Christmas album. I’ve been listening to her a lot over the holidays as a tribute to Mom. One of the most angelic and pure voices the world has ever known. Like my Mom, she left us way too soon. RIP to both of these lovely ladies.

@bobkitten8150 9 месяцев назад

I'm sorry for your loss. Music has a way of bringing back memories.

@rhonni1624 9 месяцев назад

For your mother 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

@kben036 9 месяцев назад

Sorry about your loss. I lost my mom almost 9 years ago and Carpenters was one of her favorites too. ❤

@metalmark1214 9 месяцев назад

Sorry you lost your mom. Hearing the Carpenters is bitter sweet. My parents listened to them and it reminds me of them but they are gone and it just reminds me how much I miss them.

@RichardinNC1 9 месяцев назад

My mom's favorite as well. Family Christmases always had The Carpenters Christmas on repeat. I lost my mom nearly 10 years ago but I play it to this day to begin the holiday.

@michaelscott8226 9 месяцев назад

As amazing as Karen's voice is, her brother is an incredible composer and arranger. Everyone focused on Karen, with few realizing that Richard wrote the songs specifically for her voice, and yet was seldom recognized for his own musical skills. They were "The Carpenters", but Richard always seemed to be a side note, in spite of the fact that without him, there wouldn't have been The Carpenters. I miss Karen because her voice was just so beautiful, and all we have now are these recordings from decades past. Over the years Richard has continued to do his thing, but always in the background. He has written amazing songs for so many people. The two of them were a perfect combination, and their voices blended so well together.

@louisbonilla6780 9 месяцев назад

I agree, Karen's brother Richard Carpenter managed to create a beautiful fusion of Pop and Film Scoring to produce all the timeless hits The Carpenters charted with.❤🎹

@aTofuJunkie 9 месяцев назад

It's kinda like Billie Eilish and Pinneas Eilish. Phineas was the composer and song writer of "Billie Eilish" and was just like Richard Carpenter an afterthought.

@nondescriptbeing5944 9 месяцев назад

I hear he was his mother's favorite.

@way2deep100 9 месяцев назад

@@nondescriptbeing5944 Possibly but it may have been more a case of their parents investing their time and resources into Richard's prodigious musical talent, often to the detriment of the nurturing relationship their daughter should have enjoyed. Realising this, Karen experimented with musical instruments in an effort to become part of what was going on and settled on the drums, eventually becoming so proficient that Richard recruited her as drummer in his jazz trio.

@way2deep100 9 месяцев назад

I believe that Richard was quick to realise that showcasing Karen's voice was the path to success after a couple of flirtations with his first love, jazz. The pop group he later formed with college friends and Karen as drummer and occasional singer was soon disbanded when, in his own words after he wrote an arrangement which required Karen to sing in a lower register than before, "magic happened." Carpenters (never THE Carpenters) was born and after the first couple of hits were pretty much Karen solos, he chose not to change a winning formula by remaining in the background, probably without ever appreciating how much farther his sister's prodigious and enduring voice would relegate his contribution in the public's perception.

@carolhesterberg7526 4 месяца назад

Your reaction brought tears to my eyes, as this music usually does. It goes straight to the heart. I count myself as very fortune to have grown up with this gorgeous music and to have seen the Carpenters twice in the 1970s when Karen was still drumming. I feel sorry for the youth of today. They have no idea what they're missing by not having this type of perfection on the radio.

@fredneecher1746 8 месяцев назад

I was a teenager when The Carpenters were singing, and they were our secret passion. It should be Mum and Dad music, right? Sweet, soft, ballady stuff. But all the headbangers and metalheads would listen to them in secret because they were so freakin' good! And they have endured half a century and will continue to do so for the same reason. Thank you for such a joyful reaction. Have a freakin' good New Year!

@rogerdaly6326 8 месяцев назад

A lot of metalheads & headbangers were also diggin the Bee Gees in secret. Another group of incredible singers.

@ctgblue 8 месяцев назад

Yup, I listen to Disturbed, then show my grandson their Sound of Silence, then move him to the Carpenters, so he has tastes from everywhere

@rogerdaly6326 8 месяцев назад

@@ctgblue Show him the original Simon & Garfunkel version of Sounds Of Silence as well.

@darbovision2672 9 месяцев назад

I'm no music expert but I have always maintained Karen Carpenter had one of the most incredible and beautiful voices....EVER. She is reported as saying "the money is in the basement" referring to her lower voice. If you are in a Christmas music mood her Christmas songs are gorgeous. Last edit: she is one hell of a good drummer too!

@clydester2677 8 месяцев назад

She was amazing, I so glad that I got to experience to hear this music as it happened.

@daveburns3886 8 месяцев назад

My favorite xmas albums , besides peanuts!🥴 are hers, Linda ronstadts and Sarah mcglocklin

@ceyanne1212 5 месяцев назад

Some of my all-time favorite Christmas music is by the Carpenters! They are just sublime.❤

@Brirend 7 месяцев назад

The woodwind at the beginning is a b-flat clarinet. Paul Williams was one of the writers of the song and the vocalist on the Crocker National Bank commercials

@andidklein 9 месяцев назад

This was the song my wife and I danced to at our wedding. I’ve always loved Karen’s voice. Losing her was a true tragedy. She had so many more years of beautiful music ahead of her

@stevenm.6886 8 месяцев назад

Karen’s voice is the centerpiece but I think Richard had a vision to showcase it. Picking songs, arranging etc. Perfection

@elizabethgeoghegan5167 5 месяцев назад

The breaks in her voice are so natural, like she just lets them happen. Soft, but rich, and also crystalline. Have lived my whole life never hearing another voice quite like hers and I was a little kid when they came on the scene. Btw she did have vocal training in college check out the recording of “Crescent Noon” composed by Richard while they were both students at Cal State Long Beach. She started playing drums in band in HS.

@vivacantando 9 месяцев назад

I have never heard another contralto timbre with that kind of clarity and smoothness. There is just no voice quite like hers. It takes me a long time to even notice anything else every time I listen to them! And yes, the modulations in this song are just delicious, aren't they? The most harmonically interesting contemporary stuff doesn't have anything like that and I always miss it.

@pemirkovich9 9 месяцев назад

The carpenters started as a jazz band and she was just the drummer. It really shows in their version of the song "Masquerade" Oh and yes this was the song for a Bank commercial that was offering home loans to young couples.

@michelleroop9991 4 месяца назад

Karen and her brother's voices harmonize so well they sound ethereal.

@bjspeck4337 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for the best way to start the year. I can't tell you how many hours I've listened to the Carpenters over my lifetime. So beautiful. We used to do wedding photography occasionally and this song was played more than a few times. One of my favorites is This Masquerade.

@auralfixxation6702 9 месяцев назад

When I was young, I always thought there's something about her voice, then I became a musician and realized just how amazing her voice was. No matter what genre of music you are into (I personally stay open minded towards different genres) you have to appreciate her voice.

@jackarmstrong1838 8 месяцев назад

Richard Carpenter was a genius arranger. The strings and horns add so much. Yes, Karen was an all time great, but these arrangements make the Carpenters who they are. And these overdub vocals- holy cow! This is what made Abba who they are, the layering of vocals.

@bethcraig5286 6 месяцев назад

This was actually written and composed by Paul Williams

@itsmedrooms6071 8 месяцев назад

She was a really great jazz drummer as well. Before they forced her out front, she used to drum and sing simultaneously, flawlessly, seemingly without effort.

@zigman8550 7 месяцев назад

This is true!

@jeremyyip1945 7 месяцев назад

I read somewhere that she was rated the #1 drummer of the 70’s!

@zigman8550 7 месяцев назад

@@jeremyyip1945 In a 1975 Playboy readers poll. She ranked 11 in the 100 best drummers in the world. Just above John Bonham of Led Zeppelin who ranked 12.

@itsmedrooms6071 7 месяцев назад

@@jeremyyip1945 …by non-drummers. She was a very good drummer though. As great and innovative as say John Bonham in that era, no… but she did have good jazz chops. It was that voice though, God given natural talent that didn’t take years to develop, she just had it.

@lantose 9 месяцев назад

Just love your reactions Elizabeth and hope for a wonderful new year! I’ll just say ditto’s to all the positive comments! Karen was a wonderful person with a magnificent voice! It’s just so horrible that she couldn’t help herself, so we really need to keep a close eye on those we love to help and support when in need!

@mikeburdette6633 Месяц назад

My oldest sister is 10 years older than I, so this music was on her 8 track player repeatedly. Karen has, in my opinion, the voice of an angel. Gone way too soon.

@jackgiovinco4065 9 месяцев назад

The tone of her voice was just perfection, so angelic and sublime. Her voice takes me back instanly to being five years old in the early 70's, laying in the back seat of my parents chevy listening to AM radio. She just sweeps you up and takes you away on a journey, so beautiful. Although most know the struggles she delt with in life, even if you didn't you can still hear a hint of that sadness in her voice. That georgous tone and slight melancholy that comes through always brings a tear to my eye. Rest in Peace Karen, i hope you know how much your too short life impacted so many of ours❤. Elizabeth - thanks so much for doing what you do😊. I really, really enjoy your analyses and you teach me something new everytime i listen to you break down an artist/song. I am a musician and a fair singer, and the breath control you mention about Karen is amazing and so, so difficult to cover. BTW - your spirit is very beautiful and uplifting - so glad to have found you😊.

@darryndifrancesco8346 9 месяцев назад

So much has been said about Karen’s incredible vocals that it’s nice to see someone recognize Richard’s masterful orchestrations/arrsngements. How brilliant. One example. In the lyric “working together day to day” we see the lead and backing vocals come together for the first time. The lyric tells us and, bang, there it is. Genius. I still miss Karen so much. I cannot get through one of their songs without tearing up and often I’m openly weeping. This is one of those songs. It’s not said often enough but there is no one doing vocal/song analysis that does as well or as entertainingly as you do. Your emotions are real and visceral but simultaneously you can separate and give us intentional, reasoned breakdowns. Thank you. Happy New Year to you and yours.

@rudester7557 2 месяца назад

So sad that we lost her so young. She had truly just begun.

@scottfarley3644 9 месяцев назад

She had NO training as a singer. She was a drummer. Yet, she was pitch perfect and instinctively knew what to do with the vocals. When to draw a note out, when to hit hard and when to softly make a point or turn into another verse. She was a gift from Heaven. The Perfect voice.

@robinfra52 9 месяцев назад

She did sing in a choir in school. It's not bad to get training. But it's what you do with it that counts. She took it and ran.

@shegocrazy 9 месяцев назад

Brilliant production behind it.

@ronhall5395 9 месяцев назад

She had just a great feel for what a song needs from her. They used to call her "one take Karen". She rarely had to do a do over.

@tomcavanaugh5237 9 месяцев назад

I was surprised recently to read that, in a 1975 Playboy magazine readers' poll, she was voted the best rock drummer of the year. I realize a reader's poll isn't definitive, but I somehow never even knew she was a drummer.

@Tevoro1962 9 месяцев назад

Actually, she did receive vocal training - in the classical style - while at college. She was trained as a soprano (and was able to hit some amazingly high notes) but found that singing in her lower, chest voice was far more appealing to others listening to her. She was also able to sight-read. One example of her sight-reading ability is featured in the Carpenter's recording of "Trying to Get the Feeling Again." The vocal was a scratch-take that was originally intended to serve as a guide for the other musicians - and would be replaced with the "real vocal" later. Though the song never made it to the intended album (Horizon), it was released decades later on the album "Interpretations." If you listen to it closely, you'll hear Karen flip over the sheet music just after completing the first chorus. She was unfamiliar with the song and was reading the melody and the lyrics for the first and only time.

@grimgrinningtracy9157 9 месяцев назад

I had tears in my eyes the whole way though listening today, in two very opposite ways. I love this song dearly, as all fellow Carpenters fans can attest, they were two talented siblings. The song is so perfect and gorgeous that my heart always smiles, but then I also remember what was going on with her battle with her health and the devastation when she died, so I was also quite teary thinking of all of that and missing her.

@stevetournay6103 9 месяцев назад

This song dates to 1970, so at least KC was still perfectly well when she recorded it. But yes.

@DarrellRaley 13 дней назад

Im 56yrs old. Her albums were the first that i owned. My mom really liked her. I felt like Karen was my teacher. Her songs were some of the first I sang and was inevitably attached to. Her music, even today, hits that innocence i had as a child. Even today, I can still sing her songs flawlessly. She was dear to my heart. She inspired me to get more involved into music. A yr before her death, I had a dream of it. I woke up very upset. Please know, i was a very sweet kid. So, later, when she did pass, i was heartbroken. Her music is forever instilled in me. Thank you for profiling it. Your reactions mimic how I felt as a child. That wholesomeness, that sweetness, that innocence takes me away from the cold-hearted world of today. Thank you for letting me say these things. I dont think ive ever told anyone before. I love your show. You are amazing! I wish you the best of everything! God bless you

@Wishpool 9 месяцев назад

I'm so fortunate to have grown up listening to The Carpenters. Their music always soothes my soul and takes me out of my busy brain. Your reaction emotes the way I feel, Lizzie. Happy New Year!!! 🍾🥂🎉

@richardhamilton6411 9 месяцев назад

The thing I like best about this song, besides Karen's honey-sweet, butter-smooth vocals and the song's hopeful, positive message of new love, is the lush vocal landscape they paint with their voices. All of those 4 and 5 part harmonies and their use of Major 7th and Suspended 2nd and 4th chords to add those semi-dissonant movements in their phrasing - God, the goosebumps it gives me. No matter how many times I've heard this song over the years it still makes the hairs on my arms stand up straight when I hear those harmonies. Simply beautiful. That was the genius of the Carpenters.

@watchxfiles 13 дней назад

I was 5 years old listening to this back in the early seventies. The best vocalists came out back then. I loved playing while listening to the radio

@jimstringer1082 8 месяцев назад

Arguably, one of the finest contemporary female singing voices ever. Karen took over your heart with her voice, I have to admit, I can't listen to her singing without a tear in my eye, that's the power she possessed, not with decibels, but heartfelt clarity, her voice reaches inside of you, rendering you helpless, it's that beautiful. Richard's arrangement of course, plus his own great harmonies, highlighted Karens talent even more so. You're analysis is beautiful in itself, the joy in your face & smile is infectious, plus of course your skill in pinpointing every phrase & nuance, just brilliant!

@Gaba_Ghoulie487 8 месяцев назад

This song is a very emotional one for me bc my mom was a huge Carpenters fan and she sadly passed away going on 13 years ago now. Seeing you enjoy it so enthusiastically on the same level she did made my heart incredibly happy so I thank you for that. That being said, I do have a request. She was a huge fan of the band Bread as well so if you could analyze the song "Everything I Own" I would be super grateful. Thanks again for the quality content and I look forward to the next one.

@lgaines62 9 месяцев назад

I love this analysis -- I learned a lot from this one, including that I am a side-to-side head banger, which I did not previously know! Although the song is so hopeful, there is a poignancy knowing that Karen Carpenter had only just begun her life, really. What a loss for music and what could have been. If you ever do another Carpenter song, consider Rainy Days and Mondays.

@GailTeer Месяц назад

Karen's voice was magic could listen to her and Gary Puckett all day

@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. 9 месяцев назад

The thing about Karen's voice which I've always find is that it's so clear, but also has a slightly sad quality to it as well, which for me gives it an over all beauty.

@AliceBowie 9 месяцев назад

"1408" is what i remember first when i hear this song. It's the best haunted house, or hotel room, specifically, movie. Stephen King wrote it, starring John Cusack and Samuel L Jackson

@karl_alan 9 месяцев назад

Seriously. Can't help but think about that movie anytime I hear it.

@alexclements5631 3 месяца назад

WOW! I hit the forward arrow and THIS came up . I just left the Bobby Hatfield video. I absolutely love The Carpenters! The joy of listening to their music, but at the same time it tears my heart out because she’s gone and the fantastic music we will never get to hear !!! Her phrasing is absolutely crushing! John was an Amazing composer!! If you’ve read their background you know Karen was a drummer 1st and no one knew she could sing ! Thank you!

@matthewgoodA1206 9 месяцев назад

Going on the title alone, this would certainly qualify as fitting for the start of a new year, while also avoiding the more obvious selections likely to crop up a bunch. Karen as usual offers her beyond-sublime level of singing. What a treasure of a voice she truly had. And every last melody and harmony line sounds so good, and sweet, and pop-perfect. Great vocal tone on “rather than tearing yourself down on the inside”, by the way. All in all one of the most joyous and enjoyable reactions I’ve seen in some time and likely ever will.

@digitalnomad9985 Месяц назад

Yeah, my reaction hearing this in high school. You hear the Carpenters and feel nostalgia THE FIRST TIME YOU HEAR IT.

@slidecounter5813 7 месяцев назад

Her voice is literally breath taking

@steveb6921 7 месяцев назад

K😊😊

@steveb6921 7 месяцев назад

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@steveb6921 7 месяцев назад

😊😅😊😅😊l.😊

@richardclay 6 месяцев назад

Karen Carpenter has been my favorite female vocalist since the beginning of their career. I am now 75 years old. No one better.😊

@jburtonca Месяц назад

The Carpenter's "Top Or The World" is the ultimate happy song.

@marktra69 Месяц назад

I loved her since i was a kid...she was the age she was...children know things...and as i am listening now im tearing up even though its a song of hope n new beginnings..because i know now what i knew then...that beautiful woman and her beautiful voice were masking a sadness that even the voice sometimes couldnt....i feel privileged to hear these songs....and so bitter she didnt get more time.

@matthirn7858 8 месяцев назад

I love your sense of smile in Karen’s voice. It’s nice to hear your recognition of the composition elements.

@tjschoenlein5189 9 месяцев назад

Only once in a life time does a voice like Karen’s come along and I was there to hear & enjoy …

@madmagyver9981 11 дней назад

Awesome review! There is so much the carpenters delivered. Karen not only played the drums she probably recorded this track in one take. She had only one mode, perfection.

@TheFman2010 4 месяца назад

I love how you are helping me rediscover music from my youth.

@PiraticalBob 9 месяцев назад

Hope you'll do "Superstar" for your next Carpenters song. It's a tiny bit darker, the sentiment of a girl who has an encounter with a celebrity musician, and she invests far more of herself into the enounter than he does - - it's basically the sentiment of a groupie. Guitarist Eric Clapton was the inspiration for it.

@jameswagoner3309 9 месяцев назад

Superstar, or actually the real name is "Groupie".... was written by Leon Russell for Bonnie Bramlett to sing.... Delaney & Bonnie cut it first.

@fnjesusfreak 9 месяцев назад

@@jameswagoner3309 Eric Clapton's "Derek and the Dominos" was basically Delaney and Bonnie's backing band splintered off, iirc?

@jameswagoner3309 9 месяцев назад

@@fnjesusfreak .. yes, except for course Duane Allman, and George Harrison.... Dave Mason played with Delaney & Bonnie on occasion as well.

@joshuavanderhei4213 9 месяцев назад

Always makes me think of Tommy Boy 🤷🏼‍♂️😂

@stevetournay6103 9 месяцев назад

@@jameswagoner3309 Yes. Another cover that points up Richard's genius at song selection...and Karen's vocal perfection. The lead vocal on the Carpenters cover of Superstar, which became a hit single, happens to be not only the first take on the day but the first time Karen had ever sung the song...

@Simon_Wilcock 9 месяцев назад

I mean, it's going to be my suggestion this month on Discord anyway, but Neil Diamond needs adding to the list of 'classic' singers you need to analyse.

@loulagro2315 6 месяцев назад

Goose bumps every time, .... all these years on

@peircedan Месяц назад

I don't know much about music but I always thought this was such a positive uplifting song. It makes me smile. Great for graduations and new beginnings of any sort. I believe we were listening to it in 1979 when I graduated from high school.

@harbster2 7 месяцев назад

She has the smoothest and most beautiful voice I've ever heard.

@jimwiesenauer6380 9 месяцев назад

I would love to hear you do Superstar from the Carpenters. It is my favorite song by them.

@Violetcas97 4 месяца назад

The Carpenters were my father’s favourite group, and through him I fell in love as well. I basically learned how to arrange vocals harmonies by listening to a constant stream of them and the Beach Boys via dad. He passed a year ago but I always have him in my mind, especially when I listen to The Carpenters.

@clintoncavallaro9249 4 месяца назад

This song was the song of choice as the first song at (every) wedding receptions for years and years. ❤❤❤❤❤

@benmayer5932 7 месяцев назад

She sang that WHILE drumming. So much control while doing so much.

@zombeaver69 8 месяцев назад

A similar peacefulness and happiness can be found in Vashti Bunyan. I love when a singer is so ethereal that all problems just melt away. It's beautiful to experience

@bruceherb8402 7 месяцев назад

I once heard someone describe her voice as being like a hug. Imagine when you were a child and feeling a little down. Now think of how a big warm hug from your mom felt. It just made everything better.

@theox8276 2 месяца назад

Hardly anyone tells you that she recorded her own back-up multilayer vocals with Richard. Perfect production and arrangement.

@kempison1 4 месяца назад

I've often wondered if you read these comments... that said: I'm 71yo and starting over, again, with a younger woman. This song, along with your comments and entheuthism while beinging out the finer points of vocalization and orchestration, brought tears of joy to these old eyes! Thank you for making these inspiring videos, Chrismatic Voice!

@juliebarrows8149 4 месяца назад

I learned a lot from your reaction to this video. There really is a lot to unpack here, and I loved how you picked it s all apart. Karen is THE BEST female singer of all time, and Tichsrd is a flipping genius at arrangements. And Karen is drumming on this one while she is singing far and above everyone else in the business. Those family harmonies are the result of both Karen & Richard who overdubbed many times - he is a wizard at doing that! You should explore more Carpenters videos. You will not be disappointed. They are all this great!

@xzonia1 2 месяца назад

This song was released a month or so before I was born, so I can't remember ever not knowing this song and I've always loved it. It's wonderful to finally understand why I love it so much. Thank you for the explanation for why this song works so, so well! I love having this question answered at long last. :)

@mickeykwong322 8 месяцев назад

God given voice and talent. Happy New Year. It’s 2024 and I still listen to the Carpenters. Cheers 🥂

@gustavobussi122 3 месяца назад

Perfect pitch, perfect sound, perfect singer

@lizerickson1992 6 месяцев назад

Plus, her brother is a great singer too. He plays piano / organ. She was the drummer for the group! She was phenomenal. 😊❤

@CaptainMike2023 6 месяцев назад

You make listening to music fun. I love how excited you get. Thank you for making a past time enjoyable ❤

@todl.2478 8 месяцев назад

Great reaction! Richard is a skilled magician giving every drop of his skill and creativity not only to wow but also to enrapture his audience. Each song he pulls out many bags of tricks (candy store analogy) and many rabbits out of hats He not only creates his tricks for us to enjoy, but also creates for his assistant (karen) to shine and to give her a certain depth and beauty to impress his audience with. She unwinds each song into our hearts perfectly.

@vincentgibbs9707 6 месяцев назад

So glade you picked this song, I love it even though it makes me cry listening to it thinking what a wast her death was. Beautiful song, beautiful vioce, beautiful lady.

@wburke121 8 месяцев назад

And she was a good drummer, too. Such talent that left us too soon.

@BKMars-gw4ry 13 дней назад

They had so many amazing songs.

@randyhoge2953 8 месяцев назад

I'm old enough to remember when this song was in heavy rotation on the local (SF Bay) AM stations. The radio was playing this song when I got on the bus to go to my first day of middle school. Hearing it here and seeing your obvious appreciation of Ms Carpenters voice made me a little... "misty"...

@richardprescott6322 Месяц назад

I can remember my mum singing along to this - my favourite of the Carpenters was - Top of the World. I was, 6 She was cooking and singing along I can remember the dress she was wearing, what the room looked like and how she grabbed me when she realised my kids TV had finished and the news was on - Vietnam war - a US soldier ( didn't know at the time) on a bridge firing into the smoke I joined the military

@grawlixes 7 месяцев назад

Karen Carpenter has the most beautiful voice ever.

@martinespericueta67 6 месяцев назад

@TheCharismaticVoice 10:55 - Your kind advice (to love yourself) is just as beautiful as this song is....💯 My niece, Chrissy, passed away when she was just in her early 20's, & besides the K-Pop & Goth Metal that she loved, the Carpenters were her absolute favorite. Hearing this song again in your video, well - I just want to say, thank you for the analysis - because everything that you're pointing out are the exact reasons why my niece Chrissy loved it...

@richardtaylor6649 8 месяцев назад

We sang this song at my 8th grade graduation (too many years ago). Of course we couldn't match Karen's voice. Everything you said about the nature of this song is spot on. I will always have a soft spot for her singing.

@nopewmopan 5 месяцев назад

My mom described Karen's voice as pleasing. Best word I can think of for her. Last year my Facebook feed was full of a video of her drumming. She's good at that too.

@IgnisConsumens 7 месяцев назад

"Work as a team with you": The cherry on top of a sweet aside. Thank you.

@lfdab34 5 месяцев назад

When this song comes on the radio, everyone smiles and sings along.

@lancer525 5 месяцев назад

Whatever beauty and magnificence Karen had in her voice, the sheer genius of Richard cannot be overlooked. He did everything else but her voice. And if it hadn't been for a singer that didn't show, she'd have remained the drummer. He cajoled her into stepping up front, and in spite of the fact that she really didn't want to do it, the two of them provided some of the best music ever released.

@Shairkon 7 месяцев назад

Not a single mention of 1408. Great song, great movie. So much meaning...

@samellowery 6 месяцев назад

I thing of anger management when jack talks about how their songs of madness and love

@basildavidson4597 7 месяцев назад

👍🏻 Karen does have a smile in her voice. Great reaction!

@GavinCasterMusic 6 месяцев назад

I can only listen to The Carpenters in private, because it moves me to tears every time. I grew up in the 60's & 70's and they were a large part of my soundtrack going up. Side note - Paul Williams wrote the song with only one verse and no chorus for a commercial for a local bank in LA. Richard approached Paul to record it, so Paul had to finish the song. The woodwind: Tim Weisberg on flute.

@bigprairiedog8865 Месяц назад

Masterpiece. I was 12 in the early 70's and their romantic music matched my new dreamy feelings about girls. And I wasn't too cool yet to not admit to liking it. This was during the post 60's turmoil and Vietnam War protesting too. Many people thought rock was the best thing going. But a lot of people were into other music.

@Z3r0drummer79 8 месяцев назад

One of the most haunting and distinctive voices I've ever heard and Richard equally played his part. No stranger to problems himself addicted to certain pills. I respect Karen for her sincerity and emotive delivery. She may not have had the greatest range (at least as far as I know) but a fantastic drummer and amazing singer. Always was and always will be. My folks have the Carpenters on vinyl. Her voice has a lot of inner smile and your smiles and enjoyment/enthusiasm is infectious as ususal 😊😊😊😊😊

@ConnieKWONG-lw4zl 3 месяца назад

She 's a talented great singer.So do the whole Carpenters ....❤

@toddmcdonald3879 7 месяцев назад

I remember hearing this song as a wedding song when I was a tiny ring bearer in the early 70's.

@calvinbowes8797 7 месяцев назад

I fell in love with Karen carpenter voice when I was 6 her voice still gives me chills

@johnm.maunder5191 6 месяцев назад

The bank commercial was promoting home loans and services to new couples. The video matched the lyrics and tone perfectly. One of the most memorable of all time.

@mommabird2813 8 месяцев назад

Her voice was amazing. Her vocals alone could just lull one to sleep❤

@Capecetc 5 месяцев назад

she is playing the drums to just magical her brother playing keyboard and back up vocals just magical

@jbs256 5 месяцев назад

Hal Blaine is on drums for this.

@michaeldavies4871 6 месяцев назад

“We’ve Only Just Begun” has an interesting back story. I was 9 years old when I first heard this (or at least the first couple of verses) as part of TV ad for Crocker Bank, long before it was acquired by Wells Fargo. The ad was commissioned the song to help Crocker to attract young people and was very successful, but apparently it attracted customers the bank really didn’t want, young people with no collateral and poor or no credit so the campaign was ultimately suspended. Richard Carpenter heard the ad and he thought he recognized Paul Williams voice. He later ran into Williams and asked whether he had a complete version and Williams shared the bridge and an additional verse and the Carpenters took it to #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100, #1 on Adult Contemporary. Great music, incredible vocals, instrumentation and arrangements. A lovely 53 year old memory of probably the most perfect voice I’ve ever heard.