Back in the 70's when I was a kid, my dad referred to Karen Carpenter as having the most beautiful voice in the Universe. Ya know what, he was absolutely right!
im 57 i know what you mean i do the same this song is my # 1 song... it s been 20yrs that i been single and i m afraid i will never find a nover friend...
You NAILED it. "There will never be another Karen Carpenter." 4 Grammys, platinum and gold albums. No auto-tune or gimmicks. Her female 'backup voice' was her harmony, dubbed into her songs by Richard. She very rarely needed more than one studio take for her recordings, (her nickname was 'one-take'). Described by many in the music industry as THE best female voice. John Lennon personally complemented her voice. Frank Sinatra supposedly said she was the only performer he would pay to hear. Many acquaintances, but no known close friends except Dionne Warwick, and a couple others, (documentary; "Only Yesterday") She was even voted as Best Rock Drummer of 1975 by Playboy. She married a guy for a few months in 1982 who was actually a broke scam artist and mistreated her. She never knew love. Karen was afflicted with anorexia for years and died in 1983 at 32.
I was 21 when she was 32. She melted my heart from the time I was 10 years old hearing Superstar. “I would've liked to have known you but I was just a kid.”
Karen had a voice that could melt the hardest hearts. Seeing her in the latter part of her life when she was ill and in a loveless marriage is heart breaking to hear and watch. Rip Karen.
When I first heard their version of (gulp) a Beatles song... Ticket to Ride... I had to RUN to the local record store to buy the 45 !!! That they Dared to cover a song by the Fab Four!! And did it Their way and then, so beautifully. I was hooked. Then... and ever since!
According to Richard Carpenter this lushly orchestrated piece was Karen’s favorite Carpenter song. It is beautiful, raw, and vulnerable, capturing the sadness of not having found love yet and wanting it to happen so badly. For me, whenever I listen to Karen's vocals in this song, she connects with the lyrics in a deeply emotional way as if she's lived every word.
You've said in past reactions that we're trying to make you emotional with Carpenter songs. There's no intent, Karen had the voice of an angel on earth it effects us all. A talent like hers only comes along once in a lifetime. I'm just glad it happened in my lifetime.
I have noticed in this reaction... nothing bad on your part Angela just a change. And Im not sure what to make of it. what I think it is ... there was a comment one time from someone who said they could only handle listening Karen in limited amounts only because of the emotional feelings they felt when they heard her voice.
No gymnastics of runs. Just a pure, strong,rich beautiful tone. There has not and will never be a voice like the great Karen Carpenter. I love watching the younger generation dicsover the beauty and talent of old school music. Saw in your eyes you a Carpenter fan for life now. Welcome to the club darlin. Be blessed.
I was born the same year as Karen Carpenter and it's mind-blowing to realize she's been gone so long. Her voice is directly connected to my heart and my tear ducts.
I'm 65 and recall in very early 70's my older sister telling us of this new group the Carpenters, waiting on each song. I remember hearing her Christmas song Merry Christmas Darling on my way home from College for the first time. I then remember coming home to my wife upset hearing Karen had died- we were so shocked.
Karen Carpenter is the best female vocalist ever! I was born in 1964 and to this day 2022, I still believe Karen Carpenter rocks it out of the park! Karen Carpenter makes tears come to mens eyes to this day!
Every time I hear her sing, I just start crying 😢, her voice is just so beautiful, and haunting! No singer, and I mean no singer ever evokes such emotions in me as she does!
Yes!!!No one can replace Karen Carpenter...she was the only singer who hit my heart so much...im not not born in her era...just 21 in age but she was the only one who can stop me in all my tracks and doings just to listen to her voice..Thanks my second llady Angela for playing this song of KC,its her fav.song...i love you.
You're right, for me she is a legend , her unique voice is beyond comparison, she expressed her song so well, so sweet...I have a thousand words to say about her voice...
Listening to Karen Carpenter sing makes a bad day better, and a good day amazing. She was truly special and we are all the benefactors of her talent.Thank you Karen...
My mother met Karen Carpenter late in her career. She battled Anorexia and at one time she fainted on stage. She really was a talented singer and her brother was one of the most talented songwriters and composers of all time (nobody recognizes the things that he added to music compositions like adding guitar solo's to love songs or doing overdubs on Karen Carpenter to make her voice sound like multiple singers). I don't know if you did a reaction video to 'All you get from love is a love song' but that is one of my favorites of hers. It is great that you are discovering karen Carpenter and I hope you continue to discover other artists like her.
Your honesty and authenticity is always so nice to hear. Karen was indeed the queen. And the look she gives at 4:09 tells it all. What a treasure she was. I heard another reviewer, Mel, say it well.....she was like an angel dropped down from heaven from God, loaned to us for a while before he took her home. And we're better off for having experienced her angelic person. Another great review of Karen, Angela.
She sings like an Angel! You can really feel the angst, longing and sadness in her voice! You must be psychic, I was thinking those very sentiments! She's in Heaven and Paradise as we all will be in one day!
Karen...THE voice...it makes you feel like you're wrapped up warm & cozy in blankets. Her pitch is INSANELY good!! And you're so right...you can totally hear the sadness in her voice. She deserved so much better treatment from the press and from others. But, thank you for reacting to her :))
@@andrewkelley434 If you hear sadness in We've Only Just Begun or Top of the World or Sing or You're the One or I Won't Last a Day Without You or any number of other feel good songs then you certainly have a creative imagination - but it's definitely not in her voice...
Best voice ever, hands down...she didn't use or need auto tune to enhance her voice or to make it better in any way... I'm 67 years old and I was there listening to The Carpenters when they first started their careers... I've heard a lot of beautiful female voices in my time, but none that had the vocal ability and beautiful sound that Karen had...her voice could draw you in and almost hypnotize you...such a pure and beautiful tone to her voice...I still listen to Karen sing from time to time when the mood strikes...if I'm not careful I will shed a tear or two listening to her sing...Such a terrible day when she passed...she left such a huge hole in our lives...Thanks for reacting to this song... This song was her favorite one to sing by the way...R.I.P. sweet lady...
Hi Day One > Im absolutely stoked to see the younger generation such as yourself, firstly recognise the shear god gifted melodic,carming and angelic voice of Karen.The purity and tone is of the highest order and will never exist again. Her voice touched us all in so many ways.Thanks also for your passionate appreciation of this true talent and genuine reactions to boot along with keeping The Carpenters music alive. Keep up the great reactions.(AUSTRALIA).
Sad how she was so thin and ill by then in 1976. The Angel of the 1970's. And the way she shakes her head a walks away to sit down in defeat. just breaks my heart, brings tears to this old man's eyes.
I am thrilled to see young people discovering the phenomenal talents of Karen and Richard Carpenter. You say, “Her voice!” and I know exactly what you mean. Like you, I tear up after hearing only a single bar of her silky tenor voice! Karen quite literally was an angel among us and I cried for weeks when she died. What a loss to humanity! I thank the Lord that we still have her angelic recordings to soothe our aching hearts and our troubled world.
You Hit The Nail On The Hammer There Will Never Ever Be Another Karen Carpenter There Is Another Video From 1978 Karen Was In England And She Sang This Song The 1978 Performance Is To Me Is Much Sadder
Thanks for another great reaction of KC and the Carpenters. She touches everyone with this song, she is singing about what EVERYBODY feels and wants. Scott in Philly ❤️
Big fan of Carpenters since I was 8. That was the song that Karen said that made her cry when she sang it. I have 3 song for you. 1) maybe it’s you 2)Bless the beast and the children 3) Sweet sweet smile Thanks Kim R.
Never forget this amazing voice. It should last for generations to come, Thank you for bringing her back to life. I remember the day she died. No one Else has been even close to her beautiful voice. I do not care who died at the same time.
Listening to her sing a song like this is even harder when you know how the story ends and she doesn't. She really is hopeful, but you already know she'll never get what she wanted.
I grew up listening & watching The Carpenters on TV. You are getting a view into our musical life. If Karen was alive today, I think she would be proud & happy that you are reacting to her songs. Thank you
Oh my i can't stop my tears from falling everytime i hear the songs of CARPENTERS specially i need to be inlove, love me for what i am, you, rainydays and mondays, solitaire, where do i from here, make believe its your first time, johnny angels, superstar, a song for you, only yesterday, one more time for the good times, desperado, i wont last a day without you, now, im caught between goodbye and i love you and more 😊😊😊
She was something quite special. My Dad still get tears in his eyes when he talks about her and her beautiful angelic voice. She was gone to soon at 32 years old. ❤😢
Your comments on this song show you to be a young lady wise beyond your years. Nice to know we have such wisdom among our youth. Bids well for our future.
Karen's voice is my favorite ever and feel so bad about her story...she deserved better....and that look she does at the end really breaks my heart...so sad she never found true love nor believed in herself.
I'm so happy for you that you've discovered her and her brothers music..I experienced her at the hight of her fame...to this day she touches my soul...I think you are such a genuine person...
the lyrics to this song are a mirror to what may have happened in karens life and this song just tears at my heart but i am thankful and grateful that i have discovered her one in a billion beautiful voice
Thanks for your sweet reflection. Back in the 70s we had to either buy the record/cassette or listen to them on the radio. You had to either have a sister or girlfriend to explain having them in your collection. As guys, we all listened to zepplelin and boston but secretly loved Karen’s voice.All these years later she still gives me goosebumps.
With all the Carpenters we've watched, you must react to song from my childhood. [Oliver "Jean" on the Ed Sullivan show]. The year was 1969 for this performance & was a major Hit! This natural young singer had the most beautiful voice for a guy I've ever heard & never fails to bring on the tears.
I think you got it correct. She always had that sadness in her voice. What a shame. She was a beautiful person, with the most angelic voice I've yet to hear again, to this day, 40 years later. Love your reactions to her, as that's exactly how I also feel.
I can really relate to what you said about these lyrics as well as about her voice! 💛🙏🕯. Thank you for this. I feel like you hear and understand Karen and me too.
I mentioned this on a prior comment a while back, but I feel you should react to their song "Sing" performed in Budokan, Japan in 1974 with Karen singing it in Japanese. There is also a Japanese choir consisting of very young Japanese children with Karen interacting with them. I know you previously reacted to this song but this version, believe me, would be worth doing it again.
This is. one of the rare live performances still on RU-vid. Missing all of the orchestration of the Wrecking Crew, and the mixing board. But they were pretty dang good in person weren't they.
