The Carpenters Reaction Solitaire (UNFORGETTABLE!) | Dereck Reacts

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Hi all welcome back to another video Dereck Reacts back at it again! This time around we take a look at another Carpenters song with "Solitaire." This time around Karen lends her voice to a spectacular song. Hits all the right buttons to make this one Dereck Reacts Approved, see why!
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@scottbryan5194 4 месяца назад

Rumour was Karen hated this song and initially refused to sing it. Once Richard convinced her, she did this in one take, one take! She left those in the studio stunned and silent…. The greatest singer of all time!

@bertinawatkins9816 Месяц назад

Karen Carpenter is the greatest singer ever

@debbiechang5781 3 года назад

This song leaves me speechless. It is often overlooked but , in my opinion, it is one of their masterpieces.

@richardwhite2344 3 года назад

I agree, and it is even more amazing and it shows how phenomenal Karen was because she was not a fan of the song and her performance is nothing less then spectacular!!

@jamespasifull3424 3 года назад

It's Neil Sedaka's masterpiece! This is a nice cover, of course, it's Karen Carpenter, but Neil Sedaka puts his heart & soul into it, like only the composer can!

@georgecifu4376 3 года назад

I agree Debbie. I had this album in 1975 and almost all they recorded were masterpieces. So rare today. I don't think we will ever hear anyone and these arrangements like this again.

@personalcheeses8073 3 года назад

It’s actually Neil sadaka’s masterpiece

@thetwikikid4444 3 года назад

My mom wore out this record when I was growing up. I remember the melody and Karen’s voice obviously but hearing it now in my 40s I can appreciate every layer (arrangements, Karen’s delivery, etc) in this track

@ripmod1 3 года назад

Karen Carpenter had the best female voice of all time. No one could touch her.

@glennpurland6440 3 года назад

Over forty years since first hearing Karen sing this, and she just made me cry again. Absolutely beautiful 💔

@tomschmitz5745 3 года назад

i hear you, right there with you....

@chrislarsen4938 3 года назад

Every time i listen to this song my eyes water up!

@michaelhatem2520 3 года назад

Me too Gleen

@richardwhite2344 3 года назад

Same here. The only singer that ever lived who can make me cry and give me chills down my spine

@glennpurland6440 3 года назад

Back for another listen, and Karen gets me again. This track is a masterpiece and her voice makes me cry every time.

@samueltabo3390 3 года назад

Karen has one of the richest contralto, lower register voices ever

@tomschmitz5745 3 года назад

not one of, but THEE purest and richest voice ever.

@richardwhite2344 3 года назад

@@tomschmitz5745 Absolutely TRUE!!! Karen had a 4 and a half octave vocal range according to the book Carpenters by Ray Coleman!! But her voice was the greatest voice my ears will ever hear

@kernowrock555 3 года назад

absoloutly!..and it is 'that' tone that breaks my heart evry single time .. I am 54 , and is one of the 'first' songs that I ever heard as a child, and I went on..to become a singer. Most singers out there would 'know' from their heat that this is 'pure'...

@jaengen Год назад

To me there is nothing that sounds more beautiful than a female contralto and Karen had the absolute best I’ve heard.

@peterroberts8060 3 года назад

It's my favorite Carpenters song but I can't allow myself to listen often as it wrings your heart out.

@richardwhite2344 3 года назад

Yes, It does I agree!!

@cathyaudette1060 3 года назад

I agree with you, Peter. Good thing I am in for the evening, my make-up is running down my face.

@personalcheeses8073 3 года назад

Except it’s a Neil Sadaka song. And originals cannot be beaten. It’s a straight up copy

@artistbrindle 3 года назад

I agree. Song For You also hits me hard.

@jmrx12 3 года назад

@@personalcheeses8073 wrong, originals can (sometimes) be beaten. Even Sedaka himself said that this song was tailor-made for Karen.

@scottyh8494 Год назад

The best voice since recorded music was invented. it actually brings tears to your eyes.

@dympulls Год назад

Karen Carpenter has one of the most beautiful (perhaps THE most) voices to ever sing, her lower register, the way she hits those low notes just resinates through the soul

@rk1039 3 года назад

From Karen’s rich vocals to Richards lush arrangements - just pure perfection ❤️❤️❤️

@BabyFacedPoolAce Год назад

Amen. They will never be matched by any artist of today.

@lyledenney3487 10 месяцев назад

Solitaire is as good as any of the other Carpenters' masterpieces but this one truly shows her vocal range, which is amazing and cements her place as rhe BEST female vocalist ever!

@daveofarrell7795 3 года назад

Only ever be one Karen Carpenter, just perfection!

@tomschmitz5745 3 года назад

agreed...

@MsPerlia 3 года назад

I don't ever remember reading trash about Karen back in the day, today's singerttes thrive on it.

@Schmorell89 3 года назад

This is one of the strongest songs from The Carpenters, because it fits perfectly to her voice. Very low register, very melancholic and just beautiful as Karen is.

@richardwhite2344 3 года назад

It is a given I believe that when you hear the voice Of Karen Carpenter you say "Oh My God" Her voice was absolute perfection 100 % of the time. Karen was absolutely brilliant as she always knew how to deliver a song to the person listening to the song. One of the greatest singers who ever walked the earth. The only singer who sends chills down my spine every time I hear that one and only voice.

@tomschmitz5745 3 года назад

agreed.. she was THEE ultimate singer who sang TO YOU NOT AT YOU.. ultimate female "crooner"... and yes, as many have said she sounded like she was not only singing just to you, but sitting in your lap while doing so.. as her brother stated her voice was "PHONO-GENIC"....

@ricthornton2958 3 года назад

You, my friend, are 100% correct. The purest and most incredible female vocalist of the rock era ... haunting, mesmerizing, enchanting and absolutely flawless.

@Microdave75 3 года назад

Couldn't agree more, my dad had great taste, there wasn't a day go by where we didn't to listen to the carpenters, it gave my dad great pleasure seeing me and my sister singing along to every song they did

@charlesballard8316 Год назад

You said it brother. You pretty much covered it. Can’t think of anything else to add to your thoughts. You’re dead on.

@dennisgeorge3238 3 года назад

Absolute best female singer ever and i mean ever!!!!

@gh9111 3 года назад

Karen's lower voice just brings me to tears. The sadness of this song really connects to her life.

@macmachine 3 года назад

Help! I'm a 64 year old man and in tears here. Forgot how brilliant her version was.

@steveanderson6180 3 года назад

As beautiful as Karen's voice was, Richard's accomplishments tend to be overshadowed. He wrote these beautiful arrangements and orchestrations that we hear Karen singing. He always showcased her incredibly.

@BabyFacedPoolAce Год назад

So well put, thank you for pointing this out.

@gregman1715 3 года назад

Karen once said when she left the stage after doing a show she felt such loneliness GOD BLESS HER🙏🙏🙏💔

@Vanguard11000 3 года назад

This was a Neil Sedaka original track which he himself admitted Karen Carpenter covered far better than his original version. Even he was blown away with Karen's version

@hillsane9262 3 года назад

"Who is Loving You" song by Smokey Robinson, made famous by Michael Jackson as a child. Smokey could not believe a 10 year old sang it that well. He sang it like he lived that heartache.

@cd72 3 года назад

SOLITAIRE was Karen's vocal triumph even though she never cared for this song, and never sang this in concert....her vocals are gorgeous...she possessed a 4 octave range...a contralto crystalline voice like none other....

@cd72 3 года назад

@Rusty according to Karen herself she claimed to have a 4 octave range, however for the most part Richard would not use her higher range, only a few times as he says for "colouring" in the song....like All You Get From Love Is a Love Song (the background harmonies really high after the sax solo) or the the last part of the Here to Remind You's of the I'll Never Fall In Love Again song....and quite a few other songs she sang

@tomschmitz5745 3 года назад

@@cd72 in the biography of the capenters by ray coleman, he the author stated karen had a 4 octave range, of course it's not so much how many octaves a singer has but what they do with what they have, and karen is without equal in this regard...

@gloriaandrea2539 3 года назад

Karen's voice is like liquid gold! I love and enjoy your sincere reactions! Awesome job Dereck!!!

@DereckReacts 3 года назад

Thanks ❤️

@jamesj7518 Год назад

This is my favorite song by my favorite singer of all time! It is considered by many to be Karen's best vocal performance. Dereck, thank you for showcasing this remarkable song! You have done it justice. I appreciate your emotion as well as your breadth of knowledge and your attention to detail in your analysis. Cheers!

@pauljacques3804 3 года назад

My all time favorite carpenters song. Karen's greatest vocal performance, in my opinion.

@TFG0045 11 месяцев назад

Karen Carpenter - best female voice ever 😍😍

@williambridgham8273 3 года назад

Vocally stunning performance and amazing arrangement.

@jameshowland7393 5 месяцев назад

This is a Carpenter's masterpiece.

@darrenleesumner3813 3 года назад

There's never been another vocalist like Karen, absolutely beautiful.

@kevinferrin5695 3 года назад

She hits "and solitaire" and you are shook to the core. You crumble with the memories of pain that everyone has experienced.

@colinrichardson4490 3 года назад

The only game in town is Karen voice, as good as it gets 💯👌👍

@thundererswrath2185 3 года назад

Oh KAREN.......jeez man. What a TREASURE she was.

@Davey7358 3 года назад

This is my favorite song of theirs. It is perfect in every way. Elvis Presley covered this song too. Phil Cody the songwriter said he listened to all 90 covers and found Karen's vocal delivery the best. Richards arrangements are superb too. :)

@GPiniella 3 года назад

I couldn't believe that Richard has said that Karen didn't like this song? My God, It's perfect to show off her alto voice and is sung with such emotion! I also know this song was "highly" underrated as it made the low top 40. Also, several other artist have sung this song but none to the beautiful perfection as Karen, Miss you much.

@jameskyle7943 3 года назад

She's one of those rare singers who gets you with the low notes more than the high ones,- gives me chills when she leans into those low notes.

@steverdms 3 года назад

Angelic wrapped in satin. Those vocals just wash over and around you.

@songbird989 3 года назад

Dereck, I have to admit it. I did shed tears on this one. This song is absolutely heartbreaking!

@Fuzzybear7680 3 года назад

I wonder if Karen didn't like it because of the parallels to her own life at the time. This was right about the time she began with her eating disorders. Her voice is so beautiful on just about anything she sang.

@ronibrowning7316 3 года назад

Well, Karen said it was "draggy," yet Richard thinks this is one of her finest performances (if not the best vocally). We love it though!

@johnpinegar8027 3 года назад

Karen is the best vocalist the world has ever seen and ever will. Thank you Dereck.

@gregorybast869 3 года назад

Karen disliked this song and Richard had to talk her into doing this one. You would never know by the way she delivered the emotions! She was a true professional!

@robertpiarulli6230 3 года назад

How true

@marcallen7233 3 года назад

👍 This song really showcases Karen’s range and power. I get chills when I listen to it.

@migueldiffoot9902 3 года назад

My favorite song 💔

@ellat2302 3 года назад

Perfection. Every word pure power. Her articulation!! Wow. Richard knew just how to frame her voice with music. What a pair!!!

@MsPerlia 3 года назад

I have loved listening to the Carpenters since I was 12, Karen Carpenter will forever be my favourite female singer.

@Coupydog 3 года назад

Karen never cared for this song, though her vocals were laid down in one take. Utterly amazing how she could interpret a piece with the soul & all the emotions at the right times. Still in a Class by Herself 🙏👼

@jadequincey3456 3 года назад

Makes me cry. Her unparalleled voice is so soulful and flawless. She left us much too soon. Peace, Karen. Your beauty is our gift. Thank you.

@gareth3152 3 года назад

I'm crying

@frederickc591 3 года назад

Another great reaction! Yes, Karen thought it dragged a bit. It absolutely does showcase her lower register. To be fair, Karen was probably stressed and unhappy during the months recording Horizon which took almost a year to produce. Later in the summer of 75 Karen was suffering from exhaustion and they would fire Neil Sedaka as their opening act in Las Vegas and then cancel the rest of their concerts for the year. The cracks were starting to show..

@timmurphy3977 3 года назад

This song reminds me of growing up in the 70's~ She was the voice of the 70's pop music world!

@michaelhillman4654 3 года назад

Karen’s voice is so beautiful in this song as it is in everything she sings. However the melancholy nature of this song just brings out my regret that she left us so long ago in 1983, at the young age of 32........So sad. RIP Karen.

@crystalthomashKC 3 года назад

One of the best songs that shows her lower register. I love this song.

@byzinski 3 года назад

The most beautiful female singing 🎤 voice 💫👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💕 Karen Carpenter “Silk Velvety Silk” Portland Oregon USA 🇺🇸

@ReactionsByJeff 3 года назад

Her low notes are soooo warm!

@davidfrania8990 3 года назад

Karen's voice connects directly to the heart of the listener!

@lylesmith9547 3 года назад

Perfection is this song. Chill factor x 10

@renemartinez7864 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing more Carpenters, one of my all-time favourite groups. This song showcases that amazing lower register that Karen was blessed with. The way she goes down to those low notes is flawless, unparalleled. Goosebumps every time.

@kraigburningham4288 3 года назад

I hear you. Karen and Richard are immensely talented and we're the beneficiaries of that talent. Put it this way, I would be first in line tomorrow morning if tickets for their next concert were to be sold. Front row, center. Their legacy will have to do, but how I wish...

@backtoweedin4375 3 года назад

My God, those low E's are incredible.

@gvalley07 Год назад

Karen's voice draws you in emotionally. She was amazing and very much missed.

@malcolmbrown7683 3 года назад

When Karen is singing you don't need the words on screen. Beautiful diction!

@StudeSteve62 3 года назад

Dereck, you've got to hear Carpenters' version (orchestrated by 50s bandleader Billy May) of the 1938 standard "I Can Dream, Can't I". It's also from the "Horizon" album. You like Karen's languid treatment of "Solitaire"; you'd love her performance of a vintage torch song...she could sing those like no one else, ever...

@RCSVirginia 3 года назад

Philip Cody, who wrote the lyrics for the song with Neil Sedaka's composing the music, had this to day about it: "When I heard Karen Carpenter, I had chills down my spine. As a lyricist, you want that thing where an artist owns your lyric. You can measure success by the amount of money you make off a song, but I measure the success of that song by that particular moment, when she made it totally her own. And it's still great. I sat down one day and I listened to all 90 versions of 'Solitaire' that people have done, and of all the ones that are out there, Karen Carpenter's is still the one that is the benchmark for all the covers on that song."

@scottarooni 3 года назад

Karen's favorite song was "I Know I Need To Be In Love," another beautiful ballad. I hope that you will check it out. It's one of my favorites, too!!

@pbg0301 3 года назад

I love that they(Karen&Richard), still touch people to this day. They sang well together but her voice is outstanding. Timeless

@marioimori 3 года назад

This year of 2020 we celebrate Karen's 70th birthday!

@richardsfaire 2 года назад

Karen's Solitaire always leaves me a weeping, wailing mess! Right now, I just got this lump in my throat. Incredible song but the vocal here is just another level!

@thornbird6768 3 года назад

Voice like velvet ♥️ clear and haunting at the same time . Love the Carpenters 👍🏻

@christopherscorner 3 года назад

Believe it or not, she has more incredibly gorgeous music that is often overlooked. I believe you, masquerade, still crazy, trying to get the feeling again… Wonderful masterpieces of her incredibly beautiful voice.

@danieloconnell7876 3 года назад

Yes vocal perfection and heartfelt

@sergiol.aponte13 3 года назад

Richard did all the arrangements and knew Karen's voice super well. In this case, he knew best. She was a good drummer and singer, but he put the music together.

@timhensley1297 3 года назад

Every time i hear Karen i get chills all over, every time. Hard not to cry over the emotion she puts in that voice. Glad young people today are appreciating this beautiful voice.

@manolitoenales3363 3 года назад

Kindly react also her rendition of DESPERADO originally sung by Eagles. She nailed it with her version. Beautiful.

@mikalwhoberry2775 3 года назад

I love that people are still discovering the genius of the Carpenter's . Karen's voice has the ability to connect to our emotions like no other

@ChuckHackney Год назад

Ms. Chang could not agree more. A true showcase for Karen's voice.

@SPohl-zy4rz 3 года назад

So fun to share this love of Karen's voice (and Richard's arrangements) with all of you. It's a club I love being in.

@josephhart7933 3 года назад

Richard is the arranger. He knew how to make Karen's voice shine.

@dennisgeorge3238 3 года назад

It was Karens voice not Richards...get with the program!

@josephhart7933 3 года назад

@@dennisgeorge3238 Richard knew his sisters voice and tailored the music to to help it shine. She did a album without him and it wasn't released until after her death. She was possibly the best voice of her generation and I was devastated when I heard she was gone. My point is they were a team and created the music that we love together.

@dennisgeorge3238 3 года назад

@@josephhart7933 Yes Richard was very good..but sorry Karen's voice carried many of their songs just my opinion!

@patcurrie9888 3 года назад

Okay, lets be clear Karen is THE voice, but Richard dubbed her voice in backround vocals on many songs. He was a big influence on her singing. He even shelved her solo CD, too dancy for their image. Karen was willing to adapt to stay relevant.

@josephhart7933 3 года назад

@@patcurrie9888 I totally agree. I was trying to say basically the same thing. But you're saying much better. 😁

@spacefanatic 3 года назад

How can there be a thumbs down? This was a beautiful song by the best female vocalist ever.

@cathyaudette1060 3 года назад

I have tears on my face now. Karen's voice - what a God-given gift! So grateful we had her the few years we did. RIP lovely Karen.

@ChuckHackney Год назад

That voice. That voice. That voice. An Angel singing every word every tone registers in your soul.

@rickroberts1224 2 месяца назад

There is no one on this Gods earth that who can sing like Karen, thank you Richard and Karen for sharing your talents in singing and your musical arrangement to us. God bless you Karen I will always miss your voice

@eggy1962 3 года назад

My stepdad heard this on the radio and asked my mum to go buy the record but we told him it was only on the Horizon album, we lied lol but got the album.

@snich63 3 года назад

eggy1962 I still have Horizon on vinyl, with its unusual sleeve which forms an envelope.

@eggy1962 3 года назад

Steve Nicholson i think my sister might still have the vinyl i let her have it as i had the cd by then

@AccessAir 3 года назад

In listening to many songs sung by Karen, I kind of think that she has lived each and every one of these sad songs in her own personal life. I think that's the reason that she sings them so well because it's coming from deep within side of her.

@judydempsey3957 3 года назад

Dereck...one of my favorite songs from the Carpenters. To this day I still know the words to every song The Carpenters ever sang. I was only 14 years old. My parents bought me every album they made before Karen passed away..Thank You for playing this. You earned your red button..Judy

@starlightperkins330 3 года назад

Two other Carpenters gems, "Eve", and "All of my Life".

@Coupydog 3 года назад

"A Place to Hideaway"

@cliffordlowerre1381 10 месяцев назад

Karens voice is pitch perfect pure passion that really pulls at my heartstrings! Her three level octave range and contralto with vibrato is simply amazing and unmatched. 50 years later and she still brings a tear to my eye!

@mariostylianou7725 3 года назад

Hi Dude!.. 2words.. pure magic!!

@teviottilehurst 3 года назад

I love the Carpenters. They were big in England in their heydey

@sammy2840 3 года назад

Perfection, rarely achieved!

@IvanRJoyce 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for honouring Karen. The Carpenters had a big impact on me as a teenager; her passing even more so. For many years after that tragic day I couldn't listen to their music, but recently, thanks to channels such as yours, I've been rediscovering their music. I still tear up, especially during this song, but with Karen's exquisite voice and Richard's perfect arrangements, the joy of their musical creations, now helps ease the pain of her loss. What a legacy they've left for us to enjoy. Thank You.

@lindabell6638 9 месяцев назад

I wish so much she could've gotten the help she needed. Her voice was what we needed, a voice that comes around only once in a lifetime. I can't hear this song without crying...but I'll gladly listen to it every day just to hear that heavenly voice again. Thanks for reminding us all of her beauty!!

@ginalashley1265 3 года назад

I love your genuine reactions. You have a tender heart. Karen was one of a kind and there will never be another like her. Please react to Ave Maria by her. I also love one of their first songs ever which was a cover of the Beatles Ticket to ride.

@ralphhendriks1460 3 года назад

Tnx for another great reaction! Karen's voice touches me deeply everything I hear her sing. I was 17 when she died, she still is greatly missed.

@ralphhendriks1460 3 года назад

@Michael Asay I share your feelings.

@johnfranklin5277 3 года назад

I was 23, grew up listening to them. Yes I cried that day.

@keepitrealdowntoearth4328 3 года назад

Perfection 🌟no better singer ever🎤🌟🌟🌟

@jeffreymorgan9870 3 года назад

Listen to Karen Carpenter sing (I'm Caught Between) Goodbye And I Love You from the Horizon album.

@alejandroiiitupas9506 3 года назад

oh my god: "so constantly stranded, I can't understand it, this troubled life you've handed me, its like the devil and the deep blue sea"

@silversparkledrum 3 года назад

I so appreciate your completely honest and yes, emotional review of this song. I'm a life long fan of the Carpenters and had the absolute pleasure of meeting Karen and Richard several times when I was very young. Keep up the reviewing. You've got a special talent and wonderful spirit!

@tomwesley6714 3 года назад

Absolutely stunning vocals!

@Theo-io1id 3 года назад

masterpiece

@jamesharper3933 2 года назад

This is without hesitation, my favorite Carpenter's song. Sad, haunting lyrics sung by a hauntingly beautiful voice. This song always makes me misty eyed.

@websurfin9575 10 месяцев назад

God sent lovely Karen as a GIFT! May her beautiful soul rest in peace!

@sjbennett7130 3 года назад

Omg!!!!!!! You did it 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 my theme song xxxxx love u dereck xx

@southpaw4580 3 года назад

This is my all-time favorite Carpenters song. It is such a beautifully, yet hauntingly sad song, and she brings such emotion to it...as she did with everything she sang.

@walterrepass3957 3 года назад

Richard said Karen was never fond of this performance. He thought it was her absolute greatest. It followed Only Yesterday which I adore, but IMO this is her absolute best performance.