Karen Carpenter - People pay tribute to the singer/drummer 

I put her and Phil Collins as the greatest singing drummers, Karen had a better voice than Phils but Phil had better chops in his prime playing the tricky prog rock arrangements, tbh I cannot separate the two for pure god given talent, Phil also plays piano.

Both were great singer-drummers, but Karen was a better drummer than Phil was as a singer. And Phil’s drumming was not exceptional, unlike Karen’s singing.

Horace Lin I agree. Even if Phil was a better drummer we’re talking about arguably the greatest female vocalist of all time (definitely top 5) so that tips the scale unless you weigh the two skill set 90-10 drumming to singing or something like that.

And Phil Collins

Don't forget Roger Taylor

CARPENTERS> ANOINTED & ORDAINED by God to impact USA during Dark Turmoil of division > They Shot Up like a METEOR by God's Hand (15 Mega Hits & 20+M Sales in just 1st 4 yrs.) a 'Consecutive Hits' Record still today 2021 > now 150+M Sales incl. '1M' Solo album by Karen (1980) released '1996'.

I was a kid when they started out.Yes one speaker car radio and she still poured out of it with that strong voice.Everything in your comment is sooo true.We are so lucky to of had her here with us.Thank You Karen for making every word touch us.My favorite singer by far!

@@RitaSora I agree!! NOBODY else touches my heart as deeply as Karen Carpenter. She will forever be the most phenomenal singer I ever heard.

I agree totally 🥰

Scott Hornby true but Celine is probably the closet to Karen

Darren T I love Celine but NO!

@@tur74d56 Celine is very.good, but at the end of the day she is just another vocalist screaming into a microphone.

You have good taste. Back then Rock was coming alive and listening to the carpenters was not cool. We didn't care. What a beautiful voice. Perfect

That just means you have great taste in music. Nothing wrong with that.

Me too!

It was extremely shoking 4 me listening Karen's Theme by Richard Carpenter & inmediatly lyrics 4 Karen came to me. I hope u like it -love, from ARgentina RU-vid: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aq8b3KGJbIA.html FACEBOOK: facebook.com/BozziniMaria/videos/10154458104316616

Same for me

+thomas schmitz And she seemed to think everybody was "just being nice."

antij1 - and that inability to see your genuine worth is just one of the root issues that cause eating disorders

& what did her best friend Olivia (Newton-John) say? .....crickets 🙊

"No explaining a gift from God"... boom!👍

@@palafox2237 Yep. No such thing! You stupid bible bangers just think things happen without any work. No wonder your part of fat America.

@@palafox2237 Yeah, You dumb asses like the easy answer.

Kevin Doyle Don’t you know where the Bible thumping came from...it was brought to America by the Brits.

@@kevindoyle143 dont be a wanker kev.

Absolutely right! And better than a lot of those who are included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in my opinion.

And here I am 12 years later and totally agreeing with you ...do you still listen to her?

@@edmundpower1250 Especially when I feel like singing.

I was sitting in the backseat with my boyfriend and his sister on our way to a softball game...when the radio came on and announced it, I started bawling...I would never be the same after that day...RIP beautiful lady.

I was too young to remember because she died when I was two, but I remember when my mom told me that she was dead, when I was about 7 or 8. I didn't react much, but now I can't listen to the carpenters without crying, at age 39 (almost 40).

I agree...I remember being home from college and being at the dentist when I found out she passed. I was devastated as she was one of my favorites

I agree out of all the female singers

I love both.

Well, I get it. But for me Elvis & the Carpenters are tied for the top spot. In fact, thanks to “Jobama” and this giant shit show on steroids that we are living in, they are keeping me out of the rubber room!

Absolutely right!

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Watch Agnetha from Abba singing The End Of The World. It did bring tears to my eyes.

Incomparável!

This was a nice video & it is so refreshing to hear people talk about Karen...the person, the singer......& NOT...Karen Carpenter..."the anorexic". John Bettis was a band member & co-wrote many of the Carpenter songs with Richard. I just heard him on youtube in an interview he gave on Sept. 15th 2014. He said..."the kid who went through all that (probs. she had) was "a PRETTY, LIVELY, ENERGETIC, & FUNNY person" There's also a video of a radio tribute on her 50th birthday where the host played clips of radio interviews he had with Karen in 1976. It was great because Karen was just very laid-back & sounded like she was just chatting with an old friend. It wasn't one of those polite interrogation interviews. She laughed & joked around & talked about how she liked to needle-point, decorate, & cook. He asked her about her singing, if she'd had lessons,etc. Karen said "No, I just open my mouth & it comes out." He asked her what requirements she had for a husband...Karen said..."well I do have a list, but I'd have to stand up because it will probably drop to the floor." n In a different interview, someone asked her how she got ready for a concert. Karen said..." Oh, I just get dressed & walk out on sage..." It was nice to actually just hear her voice & hear her laughter. So, yeah, this was a good video. It shows here that you wrote this a month ago...I guess I've written so much because I've gotten so tired of hearing about her tragic life/death & the day she died...Feb. 4th 1983. Well, today is March 2nd & it's Karen's birthday. She would have been 65 years old. I have no doubt that this "lively, energetic, funny person would want people to be talking about Feb. 2nd 1983 & all the sad things. I think she'd rather be remembered as you say...who she was as a person. And as an end note...tell people to celebrate her as a person by going out & buying a " SNICKERS" candy bar & eat it. Snickers was her favorite & she even had a t-shirt with it written across the front. That's the Karen Carpenter I'm going to remember today!!!

Damn right !!!

your forgetting the EQUALLY incredible kd lang who also speaks of Karen's brilliant singing in this tribute....