Carpenters - Only Yesterday | REACTION | THIS IS CRAZY! 

I was on stage with Karen Carpenter once. I was a kid, but they did a song called Sing a Song where they use a children's choir in the chorus. My school provided the children's choir for their concert in my town and I was in the choir, so I was on stage with them during that one song! 1973 I think.

A reviewer with Rolling Stone Magazine once said, "Karen Carpenter's voice is like the sound of a lover whispering in your ear." I can't find any flaw in that statement. Voice of an angel.... gone too soon! RIP Karen.

I love how deeply you feel towards the music and the sensitivity you feel towards Karen herself. I really enjoy your Carpenter reactions...

No "'auto tune". No "pitch correction". When you look at her voice on a pitch analyzer you see her hit the exact pitch every time, naturally.

I had forgotten this one, another beautiful song by the Carpenters. Thanks to whoever suggested this one.

One of my favorite artists of all time!!!! I absolutely love the Carpenters!!!

The Carpenters were one of my favs for all my youth and adult life....I just turned 70!

Close to perfection.... The beat the harmonies the guitar solo the lyrics Richards arrangement and of course Karen's voice ❤❤❤ thanks

It's so awesome to see someone from the younger generation come to appreciate and fall in love with the music that is Karen Carpenter and her brother, Richard. They truly were special. If you haven't listened to it yet, you really MUST listen to Superstar, my all-time favorite Carpenters song.

One of their best produced songs.

Great reaction! Their most overdubbed single: SO MANY Karens singing harmony with so many Richards. And yes great instrumental arrangement.

Love how you react to so many different musical genres and how you appreciate them all. This is my fave Carpenters song.

Such a brilliantly constructed pop song, with so many complex things happening musically. Karen sounds especially gorgeous on those low, intimate verses.

The album that this comes from is by far and away my favorite of their entire catalog. Just flows so beautifully from beginning to end.

Great reaction. Bravo. Great song. Horizon is my favorite album. And it has my favorite Carpenter’s song, “I Can Dream, Can’t I.” It showcases that Karen could sing anything. IMHO, the GOAT.

What an arrangement. I wore this single out when I was kid. And I was Led Zep guy.

My absolute favorite of your reactions is when you do The Carpenters, of course they all are enjoyable. ☺️

While it is understandable that we focus on Karen's voice. After all it ranks at the top of all female pop artists. But her brother's ability to arrange and score these songs is incredible. I particularly enjoy his use of the oboe and harmonica in many songs His ability to find the right instrument to convey a mood is outstanding.

Love love love the drumming on this Carpenters song.

This is my favorite Carpenters song. I always have to play it twice!

I hope you get the chance to watch the video. The outdoor footage was filmed at Huntington Library Gardens in San Marino, California, and featured some footage of a red moon bridge, which was roped off to the general public in the Japanese Garden there. Should do their remake of "Please Mr. Postman" from this album, their third and final #1 on the Hot 100. The video for that was filmed at Disneyland, the first time they'd allowed an artist to do that there. Karen adored Mickey Mouse.

I also love the percussion in this song. And to think that Karen is playing those drums while also singing like a nightingale - it’s purely magical.! Both Karen and Richard, amazing talents!❤

Voice of an angle, love her❤️

Grew up with these great Carpenters songs!! Karen had such a sweet pure voice!! Please listen to Donna Summer next. She is the voice of a generation.

This is such a great song for sure! ❤

My favorite Carpenters song from my favorite Carpenters album. Horizon is AMAZING!!

love your reactions,also that you are open to so many different types of music and appreciate them for what they are.Karen had a once in a generation type of voice and you clearly know that,keep expanding your sheer joy and pleasure at hearing all types of music,it is a great joy to watch you.

Oh, how I wish Karen could have seen your joy - and fun - while listening to her have her way with the tune and lyrics!! Maybe she did from above. If so, it was with a huge smile. 😊

I had forgotten that song. Thanks for reminding me of it!

I was in the third-row center in Orlando, FL November 1973 and envied the children from Aloma Elementary School who got to sing with them.

My favorite Carpenters song

You've got to watch the video

Such a beautiful song♥️brings back memories of my childhood💖 Karen had such talent🎼🌷💫💔 great and heartfelt reaction💙

You should do side 2 of their Now And Then Album. It starts off with, Yesterday Once More and then goes through a bunch of their favourite oldies songs. I know it's a bit long but you can't go wrong and you would love it.

She hit that F# right on the button at the start of the song. She was known as "one take Karen" in the studio for her singing abilities. She was a true alto with full control through her entire vocal range. Such a powerful and soulful voice.

Would love to see you react to Rita Coolidge

I adore your reactions to her (their) music. ❤

The number one female vocalist of all time Karen Carpenter timeless music of the Carpenters rip Karen Carpenter

This song was, along with Superstar, my favorite Carpenter songs.

Boy this song sure has brought back memories a of a first love back in the 70’s. Loved The Carpenters from the first time I heard them. Karen had the most amazing voice and so sad that she passed away so young. Thanks for sharing.

Carpenters was awesome talented. Miss her much 😢

She left us because the other angels missed her. The one and only Karen Carpenter…her voice was heaven sent ❤

Horizon is great album, my song off it is…….Love Me For What I Am ( co written by their lead guitarist Tony Peluso)…..Even the short Aurora and Eventide…are beautiful and haunting.

The chorus on this song is so smooth, amazing harmony and energy. It's almost like she's singing with the Beatles or something.

4:58 is "one of those moments" in a song which takes your breath away: we've just been treated to a lovely instrumental bridge, culminating in another brilliant Tony Peluso guitar solo, and as if that's not enough, suddenly Karen comes breezing back in with a bit of vocal magic in that wonderful lower register. It genuinely doesn't get any better than that, in any song!

My reaction to your reaction: tears of joy in my eyes... My reaction to this song: it's always been one of my favorite Carpenters' songs. "Only Yesterday" should have gone to #1 on Billboard Hot 100, but #4 isn't bad!

You've just scratched the surface on an amazing group and a multitude of great songs.

I love the song "Happy" off of this same album. Beautiful

I remember my mom humming the "baby baby" part 😅

one of the most sincere reactions i've watched.. thank you for charing it.. two of their lovely ones worth reacting are: 1- yesterday once more 2- top of the world

People used to laugh at any man who admitted to liking The Carpenters, paticularly if they spotted the album on the shelves. But I couldn't care less; that song has sent shivers down my spine since the day it was released

Thanks so much, Salvo! I had not heard this one in so long... forgot how great it was... (besides her low-to-high vocals.. check out heavy on the DRUMS.. don't know if Karen played on this, but we know that was her first love) appreciate your reaction... as always..

Such a brilliant arrangement. For example, Richard added extra overdubbed vocals to "brighter than today" to make it literally sound brighter. What this also is, is a companion piece to The Beatles who sang "Yesterday" about how yesterday was better than today, and here are the Carpenters saying that today is better than yesterday. And yes, it's always sad to hear Karen sing about how no one knew how much pain she was in.

Hope you will react to "Solitaire". My favorite of theirs.

Love your reaction and it’s my favourite Carpenters song too. It has everything in it and I prefer the longer album version so you get to hear more of that great chorus.

You really should hear their astounding version of “Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina” along with its prelude “On The Balcony Of The Casa Rosada,” from the musical EVITA, recorded in 1977 when it was still only a London stage musical, before it became a Broadway sensation. They give it the full treatment with chorus, orchestra, and Karen’s superlative performance. 🎭 ❤

It's been a long time since I have heard this one...ty

beyond the beautiful and rich arrangement and, of course, the perfect divine gorgeous Karen's voice, this song has the most beautiful lyrics I've ever heard in any other song throughout the last 100years: "... I've found my home here in your arms, No where else on earth I'd really rather be, Life wait for us share it with me, The best is about to be, and so much is left for us to see..." Those lyrics in the Karen's voice is... there's no word with power enough to describe how gorgeous the feeling transmited is.... LOVE U KAREN!

The carpenters, to me, were the best sibling dou to ever grace the music industry! Richard,s musical genius and karen,s golden voice! What a wonderful combination! Their songs are classics and will live until the end of time! Long after their peirs made fun of them for being square in their time! I love it it when nice people get the last laugh!

This one is my personal favorite. Next suggest you try HURTING EACH OTHER and SUPERSTAR

3:37 is nothing short of heaven, which your expression says it all.

Great reaction! Made me smile right along with you, even tho I've heard that song a million times in my life. Thank you :)

I like the way you let the song play through before critiquing it. Thank you. I like watching you enjoy the song!

Karen had, the cleanest and clearest voice ever!!!

Love your reaction to the Carpenters. Want to be even more blown away? Listen to “Solitaire.” Will be interested in your reaction.

Awesome reaction. Love you so much. This is one of those songs that I hope will be a theme song for my life at that time, some day.

please react for ''this masqurade'' carpentors

You really should check out I'm Caught Between Goodbye and I Love You. Her range in it is ridiculous.

There’s a video for this song. You may want to check it out on your own.

Simply arrangements CAN'T get better than that. It's a lesson: that, kids, is how you arrange and record a song.

As a Hard Core Carpenters' fan this is my favorite song for their catalog and that was a hard decision to make...... Also in other Carpeters' reaction videos, you mention her watching a deep breath, you can hear it in many parts....... This Album Horizon is, I feel the PEEK of their career, right in the heart of the 70s. 1975.....unfortunately they started to decline in sales and popularity toward the late 70s. I feel this too was in part of the "Disco craze" hitting hard and they were just not disco. HOWEVER there is a disco song from the Carpenters (well Karen's Solo session) it is called "My Body Keeps Changing my mind". It is a long story, but Richard was getting treatment and Karen did not want to remain idle she went to New York (1979) to record solo material. Richard basically could not stop her but request her not to do any Disco. I am so glad she did not listen lol........her decision to break away and record her own material shows just how special her voice really was. She made a duet with Peter Cetera (Chicago) called "Making Love in the Afternoon".....another gem that is much overlooked.

Thank you for your reaction to this Carpenters song. Please also react to their song, "A Place to Hideaway" Thank you. Peace.

Top 10 on my school bus!!!!

Another exceptional song from the Carpenters!

I so love and mss the music of that era. Has never neen matched.

My favorite Carpenters song definitely. Karen's voice is perfection.

If its really true about her parents it's a shame they didn't love her as much as we do.41 years she's been gone but it says it all when we are sitting here listening to the songs and reactions from everyone 😅😢

Enjoyed your reaction!

Karen's voice is like melted vanilla ice cream - so rich, so sweet. It's like getting hit on the head with a valentine.

I do believe you will love doing a reaction of Karen Carpenters Make Believe it's your First Time. It's the version off her solo album with just her pure voice and a piano background.

I would really like to see your reaction to The Carpenter's "Mr. Guder." Please?

great reaction. love this track.

It was so refreshing to listen to the audio from the album (which I bought years ago), as opposed to watching the video, which every other reactor has done. The video cuts off the last 30 seconds of the song. By the way, about Tony Peluso, he was added in a remix of "I Won't Last a Day Without You." Wasn't on the album. I bought the album, then heard the remix on the radio, and went back to the album, wondering where the wonderful Peluso guitar fills at the ends of phrases went. If you ever do that song, please consider the version that's from the "Singles 1969-1981," which is the remix. Really enjoy how you REALLY listen.

Salvo, KC's voice IS also the female harmony, as is in all her songs. Born (not trained) with vocal talent not heard since. She died from anorexia after a continuous onset beginning in 1975. Sang while playing drums in many songs. Listen to 'I Can Dream Cant I', a big band type ballad. Unbelievable.

This is my favorite reaction from you, watching you discover this great Karen song, that I had forgotten about is just great! Thank you!

👍I HEAR YA!!! 😮

I'm glad you found a somewhat "happy song" from Karen. She can evoke a feeling of desperation in all of us with her sad songs.

I recently rediscoved The Carpenters. I used to listen to her constantly in the 70's. I realize how bad modern music is when listening to her again. I was crushed when she passed so tragically.

If you can find the 1989 TV movie, "The Karen Carpenter Story," maybe you'd enjoy it, Sal. It makes me happy to see that the great music I was raised on in the 70s lives on.

You aren't obviously old enough to remember them on the radio but believe it or not, that guitar solo got them a lot of grief. The hard core fans thought they were selling out with a rock part. I've always loved this song and it's one of my favorites. I actually have pretty much all their albums still today on the original vinyl. Let me also tell you, ine the 70's you didn't say you liked the carpenters. It just wasn’t cool. Im really glad some of your generation can appreciate great music from then. There is a new artist out there now who is essentially writing great music like the 70's. Her name is Laufey. Check her out. She's 23 and more than amazing.

Richard contributed many of the arrangments with Karen on Drums and percussion. She was really at her best when behind the drum kit.

As always, Karen voice is superb. But this one, I just love the beat and the drums.

She made de duet with Willie Nelson in we are the world. "That's what friends are for", with Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight. Also, "Heartbreaker", written for her by Bee Gees. I love her voice. And she's older cousin of Whitney Houston.

When the tempo of the song increased, it somehow reminded me of ABBU, I always think that one of the groups could have seriously influenced them.

Karen had one of THE best and most beautiful natural voices ever heard before or since

80K! And it's not even April! WooHoo!

Divine.Karen also had a fine vocal sound while talking btw.

Karen Carpenter was my first female singer I listen to on the radio. I instantly fell in Love with her voice. Salvo, please listen to "I'm on Top of the World" by the Carpenters. Upbeat catchy song. 💜🎤

Karen may also have been the drummer for the recording of Only Yesterday since in, the early days, she was the group's drummer. The album was released, remember, in 1975.

A piece of delicious ear candy....