A PERFECT SONG | Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays | REACTION 

In my humble opinion she is the greatest female vocalist of all time

Sometimes it can be difficult to hear her and to also watch her because she was such a beautiful and talented woman. You can't help but get emotional especially when you know her story. From starting as a drummer and singer with her brother and his group in college to passing away so young from the damage done to her heart from the eating disorder of anorexia nervosa. There will never be another like her.

Let's not overlook the genius of Richard Carpenters musical, orchestral and vocal arrangements of this wonderful piece. Even Burt Bacharach was in awe of his work.

The most perfect alto voice, ever. She was such a talent and died way too young.

Karen’s voice is still the purest most beautiful voice I have ever heard in all my life ♥️

Karen recorded this song lying flat down on pillows on the studio floor. She wanted to get that pure melancholy heartfelt feeling to really come through in her vocals. Karen truly sang from her heart❤ We miss you Karen❤

"What I have, they used to call the blues." In the days before depression was recognised. What a line.

Even over 50 years since I first heard this beautiful woman sing this, the tears still come.

Karen was a once-in-a-lifetime talent. She had such a beautiful, mesmerizing, but deeply melancholic voice that was as effortless as a summer breeze. She was also an exceptionally talented drummer, especially when you take into account very few (if any) women at the time were playing drums. In my humble opinion, she remains the best female vocalist of my lifetime. Honestly, she could sing the phonebook and it would still sound exceptional. RIP Karen, you are sadly missed. We all just wish you saw the same beauty and talent in yourself that the rest of the world saw in you.

The most beautiful voice in all of music’s history in my opinion! She passed away only a month away from her 33rd birthday on February 4, 1983 from heart failure due to over 10 years of anorexia. If I recall correctly, she was the one who brought eating disorders out into the light. She went in for treatment for it in 1981 and was still doing amazing with her recovery. She had been staying that week with her parents in her childhood home and was getting ready that morning to spend the day with her parents. When her mother thought she was taking too long to get ready, she opened her bedroom door to check in on her and found her on the floor. She was taken to the hospital and the doctors did all they could do, but it wasn’t enough. Her heart had just taken way too much damage over the years. I grew up listening to her with my grandmother who just adored her as did I. So many fond memories with her songs. I just wish she was here today so I could tell her how much her work meant to us. ❤

She had PERFECT PITCH & a voice that was pure as the fallen snow.

This performance always makes me cry. Knowing what Karen suffered in her life, this just seems like a cry for help. She was pure perfection! RIP Karen.❤️

Karen Carpenter's voice was a gift to all of us, and the skillful arrangements her brother wrote just enhanced it even more.

The Carpenters are still the Greatest 👍🇬🇧

Karen's voice is like a great big warm hug. So beautiful.

Why is it that the most talented amongst us always leave us so soon.

She was a perfect mezzo soprano and an amazing drummer. She was crazily talented. Just wow.

As a drummer, singing and playing the drums at the same time is something I never got the hang of. One would over ride the other. Karen made it so natural and did it so well.

I am 56 years old a hard core rock and metal head but I will drop everything when they come on the radio and even put them on when I have a long drive . Talent is talent . Amazing what that voice does to a person’s insides . It’s beautiful, calming yet a touch of sad.

When I was a teenager and would hear this, it would go straight deeply into my heart. I'm 65 now and it still does that. She gets me every time.

Perfection.

She was happiest behind those LUDWIG'S while singing.WHAT A GIFT.

Goodbye to Love. You're welcome.

It’s not corny, it’s art. Her voice is so emotional every time that it’s difficult to not feel what she’s singing about.

You just listen to the most beautiful female voice ever!!❤

Greatest female voice ever bar none !

Not corny. That's part of what is wonderful about music. It can instantly get past all defenses or barriers and goes right to the feelings in your heart. You feel what you feel. Accepting and understanding your feelings is a strength, not a weakness.

An undeniably hypnotic voice. The standard of vocal talent that few can even approach. What a premature loss to the contemporary world.

I’m 60 and grew up hearing new songs from the Carpenters regularly on the radio and tv. Now you understand why the world burst into tears when we heard that she had died. We had lost that amazing voice of gold.

Thank you for acknowledging the genius of Karen and Richard Carpenter. I was lucky enough to have experienced this music the first time around. She was one in a million!

Karen Carpenter was a rare talent. That voice was flawless. Love that I grew up listening to her. Inspiring. God rest her soul.

I knew this would touch you deeply and I was right. Karen's voice can pierce the soul reaching in to let you touch her feelings. Solitaire is another beautiful song from her, and I don't think people appreciate how instrumental in every song Richard was, his structuring of the songs made them timeless. Excellent reaction as usual. 👍🇬🇧

This song always makes me tear up. Even though the lyrics were written by Paul Williams and only sung by Karen, the thought that she never felt worthy or good enough (hence her anorexia) really comes through in this song and it makes me sad again just like when we lost her. So happy to see new generations enjoying her (and Richard) as well.

I cry all the time when I hear Karen sing. As a low singer myself, she was someone I identified with early on in my childhood (born in the late 60’s) She was an icon to me. Still is. She dealt with such emotional pain and that transferred into her singing. That’s why I cry. She sings her pain and joy. Sadly her pain won out. Gone way way too soon.

I believe if she had continued to sing from behind the drum kit where she felt happy and safe she would possibly be alive today. The eating disorder was more and more out of control once she was expected to be the true front person of the group. She felt exposed and her every insecurity felt magnified. Your tears do you credit. She was completely vulnerable during this performance and watching her sing about feelings of depression touches me

Her voice is recognized as one of the greatest female voices in modern music. Thanks for your reaction.

I dont know if Im the only who feel like when she started to sing, you feel dond belong to 2023 ... your soul belongs to 70s ... Her voices is CAPTIVATY ...

The most beautiful voice ever.

The voice of a lifetime. You will never hear another Karen Carpenter. ( At least not in this world ) Rest In Peace dear Karen Anne ❤️

When they started the band little sister was just the drummer, then they got an agent and he heard her sing and he was like "you guys are crazy, she needs to be the lead singer". But she never really liked it, she preferred just being a drummer.

So beautiful, rare contralto range, gorgeous tones so pure, and emotions, started crying, she was so moving. No female has ever had a sound, like Karen, and never will. I LOVED the little glottal stops, breaks, and neat little things that she did with her voicebox, that were so neat to hear, adding even more emotion.

I am a massive Carpenters fan. This song always has a way to make me tear up. Her voice is simply...divine, beautiful, angelic. The platitudes go on. She was a once in a lifetime voice. You also have to give massive props to Richard for the arrangements he knew exactly how to fit them around Karen's voice. Like many I am deeply saddened by her early, tragic passing.

There are many great singers but Karen was unique with a voice of pure gold. So sad that she was taken so young.

The greatest voice ever, perfect pitch, emotional involvement, and effortlessly playing the drums while singing.

She is amazing--but a perfect orchestion---amazing.

Perfect lyrics meet perfect arrangement, mixing and engineering- meets perfect vocalist.

"Drop any barrier that you have and let the music speak to you." That doesn't corny, that sounds like art.

Not bad vocals for a girl that preferred the drums and to sit up the back on stage. Her voice was like liquid gold, so smooth, mellow and effortlessly controlled. She sang the emotion through each and every song that she performed. It is only fairly recently that people have begun looking back and are now realizing just how really good she could sing. Karen Carpenter and Aretha Franklin were the premier female vocalists of their generation.

How can you not get emotional listening to this

It’s sad we lost her beautiful voice. I loved the Carpenters🇦🇺🦘

Her voice makes you feel every single emotion of this song. Her voice is so captivating.

Knowing her story you can't help but feel for her. And if you've ever dealt with depression, you feel it too.

Your comments on the beauty of RU-vid, dropping barriers and letting the music speak to you is awesome. I agree 10000%

Glad you can't see this old man. 50 years later and she still brings tears to my eyes! SUCH A TALENT! Angelic voice taken way too soon. Richard was a great keyboardist and arranger. One of the best duo's of all time. Tragic story.

Her music does speak to you, I'm 65 and it still speaks to me, best female vocalist ever.

Her beautiful voice still enthralls me, so many years later. One of a kind. I love how the song affected you and brought out some emotions.

Music is feelings - especially when Karen sang. I've probably heard this song 100 times and it still gets me.

Why do I always end up crying after listening to Karen….sooo beautiful❤

I stand on this, 10 toes down, beautiful Miss Karen Carpenter has the greatest singing voice in all the world from 1970-Present.

My heart has been Carpet-bombed by this amazing duo since I was kid. The Carpeters, we lay carpet.................and also sing!

my favorite Carpenter song...I have heard it hundreds of times..each time my eyes fill with tears...it is A PERFECT SONG sung PERFECTLY....

Everything she sings is beautiful and also heart wrenching at the same time.Its basically almost impossible to listen to her and not feel emotional and get teary eyed

Karen was just a regular person humble, gorgeous, shy. giving. No one will or can replace her. Just special. Karen was an incredible human being who gave herself completely to the people around her. Richard was and is a genius.

Anyone can relate to this song because it’s sincere and thats art

It's really lovely to see how much her voice moves you, Salvo. This was the gift of Carpenters music. Richard's brilliant arrangements and Karen's magnificent voice just transported the listener. It's nearly impossible to hear a Carpenters song and not stop just to let it in.

Part of the soundtrack of our adolescence. They crossed generational boundaries with their music

The most natural singing voice. What a beautiful singer she was

Best female voice ever. Perfect pitch. No auto tune.

She really sings the heck out of this one. A couple of other powerful songs by the Carpenters include Hurting Each Other and Goodbye to Love.

There’s an incredible sense of honesty that comes through when Karen sings. A genuineness that is pretty rare. And then there’s the sheer talent. And at the end of the last chorus when she gets to the full stop after the powerful “always gets…” and the the softness and melancholy of the following “me down.” Gives me a chill every time. Always has.

It's such a treat watching younger listeners experience Karen's voice - especially when it's their first time. No matter who they are, their eyes and mouths pop open. One "reactionist" I follow is compelled to look into her camera and say, in disbelief, "her voice!" every time she listens to a Carpenters song. Karen and her brother were highly musically trained and educated - and neither of them needed more than one take to get it right. As you probably know, Karen recorded her vocal for Superstar having heard it only once --and she stood before her microphone singing the lyrics that her brother had scrawled .....on a napkin.... in one take. You mentioned her amazing breath control. "One Love" - an album cut from their tan album - has a remarkably long melodic line for a pop song - and of course she sings part of one line - and then all of the next - in one breath. No need to remind that she was a tiny, 5'2" tall - her lungs weren't enormous, though you'd never know that by listening to her sing. Her brother Richard sings an even longer line - in one breath - in the song "Druscilla Penny."

I grew up in the 70's and have heard this song since my earliest recollection. Karen should still be here. She remains my favorite female vocalist. She left us so much to cherish and it still makes me sad that she was taken way too soon.

One of the most pure singers ever.

She had the most expressive voice! I grew up listening to The Carpenters. I remember being so sad and confused when she died. 😥 Anorexia and bulimia weren't really well-understood diseases back then. I so wish she could've lived long enough to realize how very much the whole world loved her just as she was! ❤

The Carpenters are one of the Worlds most Beautiful band to hear in the world! Thank You!!!

Richard was not just the background singer. He chose what songs they were going to do (wrote part of them) and did all the arranging for the music. When Karen would sing and what instruments would be used were his discissions. Off course He and Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss (owners of A&M the record label they were signed with) also convinced Karen she should come out from behind her drum set and be the face of Carpenters. They all three agreed you could not have a face of the Carpenters if you could not see her singing behind her drums even if that was where she was comfortable. Some think that she went from a dieter to anorexia nervosa when she started leaving her drums.

Roger Nichols and Paul Williams (Smokey and the Bandit) wrote this timeless classic as well as “We’ve only just begun”. Nobody sings it as perfectly as Karen Carpenter.

Philippines love carpenters!! ❤️

I cry every time I hear her magnificent voice and Richard's music

She was so special an angel voice. She struggled with depression and left us way to soon

And she was playing the drums, while delivering a great vocal performance, which was heartfelt, and beautiful.

Karen was every rocker's guilty pleasure. Love that she's still playing the drum kit here and their nod to the blues with the harp. Those layered vocals were a trademark Carpenters sound. Even though Richard took the idea from someone else, the Carpenters perfected the sound.

The most undeniably remarkable musicians of all time,,, in my humble opinion!!!

This is an extraordinary arrangement and performance. Everything is subordinate yet sustaining to her voice. Each phrase and note is caressed and full of emotion. No stupid wailing and screaming trying to show off the voice. Instead an intimate display of beauty and heartache. Superb work by all.

There’s something so satisfying about watching Karen sing while playing drums, especially in this beautiful song. I remember hearing when Karen passed. The world was numb and went in slow motion for a while. 😢

Her voice cuts clear to my soul. It’s such a beautifully haunting, almost melancholy voice. She was an amazing talent. 💜

She was amazing, I was at the Hollywood Bowl the night they were inducted into their Hall of Fame. I had tears in my ears most of their night. Donna Summer performed one of her songs that night; Superstar….AMAZING!. I actually ran into her the next week and she shared the story that she was asked the morning of the event if she would consider doing a solo with Richard. She agreed…It’s on You Tube.

She is my all time favorite female artist. We lost a treasure!

She was the greatest female singer of that era the 1970's and beyond, if she didn't pass away on that fateful day she would have in my opinion won more awards and Rightfully so she and her brother were a great duo and I miss her to this day, R.I.P. karen God bless your beautiful soul.

During the early 70s, the songwriting duo of Paul Williams and Roger Nichols was enormously successful and this was definitely one of their masterpieces, thanks to the rendition put together by the Carpenters. Williams and Nichols wrote hits for a lot of the early 70s recording acts

You should see her play drums. As good a drummer as she is a singer and thats saying something.❤

I cannot watch this performance without crying. One would think after hearing this song literally hundreds of times, I would be able to get through it without tearing up but I cannot. She was beautiful and didn't know it. She was a gift to the world.

Singer Dionne Warwick said that Karen's voice was like velvet. Even if she had never had the experience before, she could make people FEEL IT like she had. My dad's a drummer and my moms a singer so I grew up with all genres of music and Karen on the drums made me want to learn to play them. My old drum kit is still next to my dad's in the studio at my family home.

I was 14 when the Carpenters released their first big hit ("Close to You") so I literally grew up listening to (and loving) their music. There are NO bad Carpenters' songs. "Rainy Days and Mondays" was never my favorite song by them, but for all the reasons you spoke of, it is still a great song! Karen was a MASTER at evoking emotion when she sang a song--any song! One of my favorites is "Only Yesterday". You might want to react to it! I look forward to seeing more of your reaction videos.

Good day for this song cause it's pouring down rain 🌧️✌️

I loved seeing your emotions. I grew up hearing the Carpenters and it gives me joy to see you enjoy them. They are absolutely timeless. They are treasures.

This song is so relatable because we’ve all had those slightly down days. I know we always mention how wonderful Karen’s voice was, and of course that’s true, but I was thinking about Richard’s arrangement of the song with the rich harmonies and the instrumentation.

Love the range of your reactions. Enjoyed the intelligent comments. Have you looked into Linda Ronstadt yet? Linda and Karen are usually top 2 favorites of the 70's. Except Linda had a longer career, into the 2000's, and did a wide range of styles. Country, pop, folk, rock, Motown, mariachi, big band, light opera. Her last album was a foray into cajon. And, just a curve ball, please try Band Maid. They are a hard rock band from Japan. A breath of fresh air in the stale rock genre.

One of the greatest voices in history. Gone way too soon..... You are listening with intent. Music and lyrics into the heart.

What a gorgeous woman and her voice was spectacular.