It's late at night,but somehow I couldn't go to bed. I feel Karen up in heaven you are happy with us, when we click on your songs. You are alive. 32 years before I was in love with your voice, now I'm in love with your voice and I think I will love your voice forever. I just want you to know it. Thanks for your life Karen.
I dont think the world will ever see or hear the like of this young lady ever again. An almost perfect voice coupled with her brothers wonderful songwriting.... awesome.
Los Carpenters, inolvidables realmente. Yo tengo 34 años, pero disfruto mucho de la calidad de su música, y de la incomparable calidez de la voz de Karen, realmente son inolvidables. En Uruguay habemos muchos que gustamos mucho de su música y su recuerdo.
Dead right 'sublimeguy' this isn't a forum for discussing eating disorders! It is to celebrate one of the greatest female vocalists of my lifetime (which has spanned 67 years so far). As a bloke I'm supposed to be un-sentimental, but whenever I hear Karen Carpenter I get a lump in my throat thinking what a sad loss she was to the world when she had so much more to give.
karen is one of the most talanted women ever no one can beat her style and voice, richard takes some credit for the success but most of it was all doing of karen, she is absolutley gorgeous, sad and its so sad this beatiful woman is no longer with us
I get so emotional when I see Karen! Her voice is unique and will live forever in the hearts of al her fans. Thanks for sharing this video with us XqueenringX.
I grew up listening to the Capenters. I just loved their songs...The first compact I owned was Rainy Days and Mondays, when I was 11...Karen sang beautifully and their songs were special.A real pity that anorexy keeps on killing so many people (specially girls)...
She´s an angel! Karen Carpenter descendió del Cielo porque Dios la dotó de esa voz hechizante e irresistible. Este tema también había sido interpretado por la banda británica Hermann Hermits.
Such a beautiful person and beautiful voice...what a voice and I agree I don't think Richard ever fully recovered from her. Not that I blame him.I miss her too.
She died, but Richard lived, and yet I don't think he ever recovered, not completely. Both were talented and there's still time, he is still alive, so may be he will find joy enough to play again.
poor lady. So thin and so tired :'( I love this song. Thanks KC we miss u. Pobre chica, se vé tan delgada y cansada. Adoro esta canción. Gracias KC, te extrañamos.
@moomaw05 == Well said, she was an American treasure. I am not an American but love her voice and demeanor. She was original and there are very few who can duplicate her, even today. Just beautiful.
that is a tough one. the Beatles, after all, are the undisputed Kings of all music. yet I have to say that I personally resonate a lot more to the Carpenters. either way, I consider the Beatles, Carpenters, and Simon & Garfunkel to be the three greatest musical groups of the last couple of generations
aaaaaay no definiitivamante tenian muy buenas canciones, Karen tenia muy linda voz, super trankila, lastima que calló en la anorexia :( y se nos fue. pues yo solo tengo 18 años pero me encanta la musica de antes, me llama mucho la antencion, esue creo ke antes si habia musica buena, no como ahora que puros gritos =S, pero bno0 pues es el nuevo siglo jeje, sokee =P... saluditooss!! the carpenters... nunca se olvidaaaran!!! =)
I understand that there wasn't much known about eating disorders in the 70's yet as you can see in this video, it's not rocket science to tell that Karen just is not well and I've seen her in videos where she's even sicker and it just angers me that Richard still had her performing when she really wasn't fit to. Rest in peace baby girl.
If you listen closely you'll find that Karen puts "'n'" (as in "and") immediately before "Just like me..." She does the same thing two places in "Only Yesterday". Billy Joel puts a couple of them in "She's Always a Woman". By the way, this is not criticism; it's just for interest; I love all of these songs and the way they're sung....
One of the greatest and most recognizable voices in the history of American music. You left us way too soon. You were already looking anorexic in this video. Miss you !
I didn't notice, back when everyone was young, but it's not hard to see she had a real problem. Pitiful. I can't understand how anyone that skinny can think they're fat. The human mind is strange.
Real story is that she had anorexia, a eating desorder, started when before concerts she used to get all nervous and couldn't eat anything, after got even worst. She started a to get better a year before her death, even got a feel pounds but her body was just to damaged, and her organs start to fail, it's one of the efects of anorexia. is sad, she was very good, whit the music, and seemed a great woman.
Dead right 'sublimeguy' this isn't a forum for discussing eating disorders! It is to celebrate one of the greatest female vocalists of my lifetime (which has spanned 67 years so far). As a bloke I'm supposed to be un-sentimental, but whenever I hear Karen Carpenter I get a lump in my throat thinking what a sad loss she was to the world when she had so much more to give.
