From the pen of Don Henley. You already know who he is. This is a fine cover from Karen. Nice arrangements from Richard and drumming from her. Another quality reaction.
This is a hidden gem that most people haven't heard.when I first heard it years ago it blew me away.and Karen sounds amazing as always.also musically it's a great arrangement
J'aime vraiment beaucoup votre façon de procéder ! Vous écoutez avec respect et attention sans couper les chansons sans arrêt ! Bravo à vous et certains autres devraient suivre votre exemple ! 🎶
Im on my late 60s, so remember Carpenters very well on the radio and TV specials. Did you know every female harmony in all of her songs was hers as well, sang, then dubbed into the song by Richard ? She began, with her brother Richard, by playing drums. Richard, her brother, was a terrific arranger but KC's voice was discovered by Herb Alpert, A&M Records, in 1969, which began their road to fame. Richard convinced her that her best singing voice was contralto, 'the money is in the basement'. I believe KC's, voice, especially contralto, was the best, beautiful, female voice ever. No auto-tune, stripping, gimmicks, or screaming. Her nickname was 'one take', since she always sang a song once in studio without a single re-take. She sang to you with mesmerizing emotion, perfect pitch and enunciation. Her voice compelled you to listen. She had no professional voice training. Paul McCartney said she sang Ticket To Ride better than the Beatles, and "she had the most angelic voice I have ever heard". John Lennon told her at an LA restaurant "you have a fabulous voice luv". They were most successful in early/mid1970s when she/they received 4 grammys. She was also recognized by 1975 Playboy poll as rock drummer of the year. Check other songs such as 'Solitaire', 'Only Yesterday', 'A Place To Hideaway', 'Rainy Days and Mondays',' 'This Masquerade', 'I Can Dream Cant I'(a big band era song), 'Hurting Each Other','Close To You' , 'I Need To Be In Love', 'Goodbye To Love', etc.. She had a few friends including Petula Clark, Olivia Newton John and Dionne Warwick. She had anorexia with a serious onset in 1975 that continued the rest of her life. Married a guy in 1982 that was broke, didn't tell her he had a vasectomy, and mistreated her. Never knew true love. She died Feb 1983 at 32yo due to complications from anorexia. Her solo album was released after her death. [Some info contained herein came from documentaries such as, "Only Yesterday"].
What what what.... Karen has lent her magical voice to cover the iconic Eagles tune. I now have a trifecta, Eagles, Linda R. (on this tune, my fave) and Karen.
I love Karen's vocal on this great song by the Eagles. It is really nice to see you reacting to the Carpenters, they have so many wonderful songs. It is hard for me to pick a favorite song by the Carpenters but I'd suggest Goodbye to Love, We've Only Just Begun (probably the most famous song by them that you haven't reacted to), Yesterday Once More, or A Song for You (my preference is for the album version because the live version most reacted to is a shortened version).
You won't get tired of this Lady's voice, Turn your headphone volume up full... I DARE YOU, after you get your hearing back..... tell us what you think about what you just experienced..... Chaka Khan - "Got To Be There"
