WE LOVE THEM!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Carpenters - I Won't Last A Day Without You REACTION

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  • WE LOVE THEM!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Carpenters - I Won't Last A Day Without You REACTION
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  • @CarMadLV1
    @CarMadLV1 Год назад +351

    If there's an existence beyond this physical world, I hope Karen is aware of how many people still love and miss her - even those who were born after her passing. I swear, hearing her incredible voice could cause fighting armies to drop their weapons

    • @elza32358
      @elza32358 Год назад +22

      Wonderfully said 😊

    • @christimanley13
      @christimanley13 Год назад +17

      Amen. May she be held as fondly in God's memory as she is in ours.

    • @cweefy
      @cweefy Год назад +17

      It's the voice that greets you when you cross over

    • @vickybrackin7483
      @vickybrackin7483 Год назад +5

      AMEN!! Such a loss for us all!!

    • @MrsColumbo823
      @MrsColumbo823 Год назад +4

      @@vickybrackin7483 But what a heavenly choir awaits us.

  • @robynsmith3040
    @robynsmith3040 Год назад +268

    Still blows me away that I’m watching strangers of another generation listening to music from my youth on a device from science fiction. Life is amazing. ❤

    • @davidnicholas7516
      @davidnicholas7516 Год назад +7

      Tell me about it. When I was in high school, a friend of mine (who ran the science club) sold donuts at school, and with the proceeds eventually bought a computer. He had to assemble it himself (soldering iron and all) and its processing power was so weak I think most modern cell phones have more.

    • @carlacook1128
      @carlacook1128 Год назад +8

      My son and I were just talking about this very thing, about all the technology that has come into use since I was a child 1960s and then from the 80s when he was a child, stuff we never imagined.

    • @rosalynbartley881
      @rosalynbartley881 Год назад +1

      Isn’t it!

    • @rosalynbartley881
      @rosalynbartley881 Год назад +2

      Isn’t it!

    • @davepeterschmidt5818
      @davepeterschmidt5818 Год назад +4

      @@davidnicholas7516 Yep, when I was about 14 my school got a Radio Shack computer. They kept it in the math resource center. Guess where I spent most of my free periods? :). BTW, yes, today's cell phones are FAR FAR FAR more powerful than those things were. A cell phone today could easily outperform a Cray supercomputer from the early 80s. Totally amazing.

  • @kissandmakeup7439
    @kissandmakeup7439 Год назад +88

    Her voice is considered a contralto, a rare very deep woman's voice. It is part of what makes her voice so beautiful.

    • @maz59
      @maz59 Год назад +12

      yes, and yet she could also hit high notes, depending on the song.. her range was very good.. the warmth in her voice is what I love.

  • @janetholliday8667
    @janetholliday8667 Год назад +80

    They called her "One Take Carpenter". She nailed it first time, every time. This is pure perfection unlike the auto-tune garbage of today,

  • @Paladin70
    @Paladin70 Год назад +60

    It’s sad to think about the amazing future music we were denied from hearing due to her tragic and untimely passing. However, her death brought more public awareness to the dangers of eating disorders than probably any other event. Even most of us who worked in healthcare had never heard of anorexia and bulimia until it became publicly known because of Karen and, in death she probably ended up saving thousands of lives because of increased awareness and families learning the warning signs.

  • @Lovejazz01
    @Lovejazz01 Год назад +158

    Their’s that velvet voice of Karen Carpenter and magic pen and beautiful arrangements of Richard Carpenter , so great to have experienced The Carpenters as a young kid and teen, they set the standard for beautiful music! Love hearing those drums by Karen! Rest in peace beautiful Karen, your beautiful musical legacy will last for generations to come!

    • @Cookiesantos777
      @Cookiesantos777 Год назад +6

      The guy who starred in phantom of the paradise, wrote that song, as well as the lyrics for evergreen, a hit for Barbara Streisand,the one and only Paul williams.

    • @willdwyer6782
      @willdwyer6782 Год назад +3

      This is one of six tunes they recorded that were written by Paul Williams. He also wrote We've Only Just Begun, Rainy Days and Mondays, Close to You, I Kept on Loving You, and Let Me Be the One. Karen didn't play drums on this tune. That's Hal Blaine, probably most famous for the drum riff from 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon.

    • @deborahscalise3215
      @deborahscalise3215 Год назад +2

      @@willdwyer6782 Close To You was Bacharach who just passed. Ordinary Fool is another Paul Williams song that they recorded.

    • @tompaul2591
      @tompaul2591 9 месяцев назад +1

      Paul Williams yes a great songwriter but let's not forget Little Enos Burdette 😂

  • @elizabethfranco1284
    @elizabethfranco1284 Год назад +70

    Paul Mcartney said she has the best female voice in the world,melodic,tuneful and distinctive.

    • @YankeesFlair
      @YankeesFlair Год назад +11

      John Lennon also loved her voice
      He actually told her so in person

    • @Coowallsky
      @Coowallsky 6 месяцев назад

      Is there an article or video that shows him saying that?

    • @elizabethfranco1284
      @elizabethfranco1284 6 месяцев назад

      @@Coowallsky it was mentioned in one of the comments

    • @Coowallsky
      @Coowallsky 6 месяцев назад

      @@elizabethfranco1284 Cool. Do you know what video has that in the comments?

    • @elizabethfranco1284
      @elizabethfranco1284 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@Coowallsky it was in one of the Carpenters videos. If you Google though Paul McCartney on Karen Carpenter you’ll read about him talking about her and also John Lennon actually ran into her in a night club in LA.telling her how much he liked her voice as well.

  • @carltonbakerii8274
    @carltonbakerii8274 Год назад +45

    That woman's voice and that man's arrangements! What an amazing pair of artists! I haven't heard this one in ages and it's taken me right back to the 1972, listening to this at night when I should have been sleeping. Portable A.M. transistor radio under the pillow, volume on low and just grooving in dead of night. The piano at the end, repeating the chorus, slowly and with a last minute key change to close out, will get you every time. Wistful, thoughtful, romantic. Richard's work was genius.

    • @zigman8550
      @zigman8550 Год назад +3

      You are 100% correct. Their talent level was second to none.

  • @francisseidel8014
    @francisseidel8014 Год назад +83

    I can count the few times that I have shed tears when someone I didn't actually know died. One of those times was when I heard that Karen died. Her voice was a part of the soundtrack of my younger years and my life was indelibly impacted by her.
    Also, I must give a shout out to Richard's piano playing.

    • @michaelasay8587
      @michaelasay8587 Год назад +11

      Francis, I was at a party when she died and someone turned on the news and it was reporting that she died. My heart just sank and the party ended.

    • @carlacook1128
      @carlacook1128 Год назад +11

      She died on my 25th birthday, I was breastfeeding my baby and held him close and cried and cried.

    • @maz59
      @maz59 Год назад +3

    • @MagnifiiScentz
      @MagnifiiScentz Год назад +3

      I was too young to know who she was when she died. I wasn't introduced to her until the late '80s, whenever it was that "The Karen Carpenter Story" aired on TV. My dad suddenly became obsessed with her and started listening to all of her music, and his obsession passed on to me. Celebrity deaths don't really affect me, but it would have affected me had I known who she was at the time, and Richard's death, when it happens (hopefully later rather than sooner) will also affect me.

    • @artistbrindle
      @artistbrindle Год назад +2

      I did too

  • @susanliltz3875
    @susanliltz3875 Год назад +36

    “Bless The Beasts And The Children “. The Carpenters!!!👍

    • @michaelasay8587
      @michaelasay8587 Год назад +2

      Susan, good taste ...yes that and do much more!!!

  • @ernierivas5484
    @ernierivas5484 Год назад +33

    Karen Carpenter had this incredible ability to make you feel like she was singing directly to you. In fact, when Herb Alpert of A & M Records first heard a demo track of the Carpenters, he laid back on his couch and closed his eyes. When Karen's voice came on, she sounded as if she was right there ... on the couch ... singing to him.

    • @MagnifiiScentz
      @MagnifiiScentz Год назад

      You must have read that same Ray Coleman book I read. I remember reading this in that book!

    • @ernierivas5484
      @ernierivas5484 Год назад +2

      @@MagnifiiScentz I believe I heard it long ago on a video of Herb Alpert describing his experience.

    • @willfromyadkinville
      @willfromyadkinville Год назад +1

      i did not know that! that is awesome!

    • @SFPhilo
      @SFPhilo Год назад +2

      I read somewhere that when Herb Alpert learns Karen will be in the studio to record, his schedule would some how clear out. people find him in the booth.

  • @donitabrown8100
    @donitabrown8100 Год назад +50

    Karen Carpenter had the voice of an angel....

  • @momof2greatkids938
    @momof2greatkids938 Год назад +37

    Voice of an angel. Miss her.

  • @carolp5968
    @carolp5968 Год назад +80

    This was the first time I have ever heard that stunning emotional piano solo at the end of this song, as it was probably cut to shorten it for the air-time radio version. WOW!
    We all recognize and appreciate the unbelievable talent of Karen's voice, but Richard brilliance on the piano is often overlooked.
    The Carpenters had a string of hit singles and albums through the early 1970s, and Richard composed many of the popular tunes that that paved their way to stardom.

    • @michaelasay8587
      @michaelasay8587 Год назад +13

      Carol....Richard added the extra piano after she died

    • @calvinmurty8273
      @calvinmurty8273 Год назад +4

      Hi Carol, that piano bit was “newly” added to the track when the song was released in the compilation Singles 1969-1981 (released in 2000) and it was meant to link the song to Close To You, the next track, which starts with piano too, and the piano bit added was a perfect segue as it was modulated to the correct key that synched to the opening bars of Close to You.
      The original album and single (released in 1972 and 1974, respectively) did not have this piano part.

    • @carolp5968
      @carolp5968 Год назад +3

      @@calvinmurty8273 - Thanks for that info, Calvin! I should have known it was something like that because I had the original album and listened to it all the time!☺

    • @deannealbrecht774
      @deannealbrecht774 Год назад +3

      Sometimes we forget that they were the Carpenters. They just worked like no one else could.

  • @anneking4656
    @anneking4656 Год назад +25

    I still secretly compare all singers I hear (pro and amateur) to Karen. While there are many lovely voices from ladies out there (Whitney, Adele, Barbra, Celine, Linda Ronstadt), no one sounds like Karen. Even as a 10-yr old kid, I knew she was something special. My Mom used to listen to the radio in the kitchen (Top 40 usually) when I was a kid/teen, and Karen was on a lot! She is just perfection to me. Thank you for a lovely reaction to one of my fav Carpenters songs. Love you guys! 💕

  • @RicoBurghFan
    @RicoBurghFan Год назад +23

    It's funny but I remember in the 70s that many critics dismissed The Carpenters as a "soft rock" fluff band. But they failed to take into account Richard's superior arrangements and Karen's ethereal way of making every song personal and universal at the same time, and of course that she was one of the great vocalists, male or female of our time. I'm glad I discovered her and the wonderful band back in the day and it's such a joy to see young people be tuned into the magic.

    • @thomasmacdiarmid8251
      @thomasmacdiarmid8251 Год назад +2

      Interviewer to Paul Williams: "You have written several songs The Carpenters have used. Aren't they very 'vanilla''?"
      Paul Williams: "Isn't vanilla a wonderful flavor!"

    • @RicoBurghFan
      @RicoBurghFan Год назад

      @@thomasmacdiarmid8251 Perfect!

  • @DBCuzitis
    @DBCuzitis Год назад +17

    Her voice is so pure and resonant. I have always likened her voice to a ringing bell. Like angel chimes. Just beautiful and transcendent. Lovely

  • @bradsullivan2495
    @bradsullivan2495 Год назад +26

    "Top of the World" has a country feel and is another classic that needs to be next.

  • @suzanneprock7286
    @suzanneprock7286 Год назад +21

    "Hurting Each Other", "Yesterday Once More", "Top of the World", "Superstar", etc...! There's so many great songs!

  • @salbro5985
    @salbro5985 Год назад +88

    'There's a Kind of Hush' and 'Top of the World' are a couple of their more upbeat, lyrically and musically, hits.

    • @willdwyer6782
      @willdwyer6782 Год назад +3

      It's not really upbeat, but Goodbye to Love has a rocking guitar solo in it.

    • @nightowl5395
      @nightowl5395 Год назад +1

      @@willdwyer6782 🙂 'Top of the World' and 'Goodbye to Love' are my two favourite of all their songs....yes, that guitar solo

    • @chrisandersen5635
      @chrisandersen5635 Год назад +1

      Sweet Sweet Smile!😊
      Their cover of Mr. Postman
      Mr. Guder

    • @joes2514
      @joes2514 Год назад +1

      'There's a Kind of Hush', is one I haven't heard in a looong while. Gonna have to look that one up.

    • @maz3215
      @maz3215 Год назад

      Good choices, i'd also like to see reactions to Calling Occupants of Interplanetary craft (full song) which is strange but wonderful, Please Mr Postman & This masquerade

  • @mourad2229
    @mourad2229 Год назад +10

    Karen & Richard Carpenter were truly the dynamic duo. So many wonderful songs. What a legacy of excellence. Richard is a modern day Mozart. His compositions & arrangements are on par with the great composers of yesteryear. Karen had the voice to make a Nightingale weep & swoon. Don't forget, Karen was an amazing drummer! Miss Carpenter had left this mortal coil to soon. Such a beautiful lady who gave us so much of herself. God Bless the gracious Songbird. Thank you Richard & Karen! You have enriched my life.

  • @johnroop9625
    @johnroop9625 Год назад +5

    You too are perfect for each other! God-bless you both.

  • @FUBAR1986
    @FUBAR1986 Год назад +57

    Just like a perfectly tuned instrument, Karen’s voice was absolutely perfect in its tone, pitch, and you could understand each and every word clearly…… Man this song takes me back to a time when this old man was an innocent child. Thank you for that. sorry about the edit this song got me a little upset remembering the people I’ve lost over along the way…

    • @michaelasay8587
      @michaelasay8587 Год назад +3

      Dominic...me too. Her music saved my life as a kid from a horrible childhood. I would lock myself in my room and listened to her and my father called me a pansy.

    • @lawrencedavis4406
      @lawrencedavis4406 Год назад +3

      @@michaelasay8587 I had the opposite childhood as my dad would play Carpenters records sometimes & I've always dug em...sorry your childhood sucked...

    • @truespirit730
      @truespirit730 Год назад

      @@michaelasay8587 Good on you for surviving. F... your father. Karen was a goddess that touched all of us and lifted our souls

  • @xzonia1
    @xzonia1 Год назад +25

    How can any heart that beats not open up to The Carpenters? So lovely, so sweet. How I wish Karen had stayed with us longer; we miss you 💙❤

  • @marilyntaylor6716
    @marilyntaylor6716 Месяц назад +3

    Awe… we saw that Rob. When she sang “but I won’t last a day without you.” You immediately looked over at Amber.🥰🥰🥰

    • @glennfromel5711
      @glennfromel5711 13 дней назад

      His name is not Rob. Rob Squad is their last name more or less.

  • @laurin4405
    @laurin4405 Год назад +18

    It's Nice to see the Love y'all have for each other... There was a point in the Lyrics where we heard "I can take all the madness the World has to give me, but I won't Last a day without you" and J turns to face Amber and Just SMILES before facing front again❤

    • @maz59
      @maz59 Год назад +3

      noticed too :) and even before that was praying for them and their kids.. I had 26 years with my husband (until cancer :( ).. I know the demands on our lives.. I pray for the very best for this music sensitive couple

  • @kevinferrin5695
    @kevinferrin5695 Год назад +7

    That album had like six hits. It was astounding.

  • @wslcfarm
    @wslcfarm Год назад +3

    I think I've listened to all the Carpenter reactions you have done and enjoyed them all. I am 64 yrs old and go all the way back to a very young age when a girl I had a massive crush on introduced me to The Carpenters. The girl moved away I was sad but I always have The Carpenters....Thanks guys...Bless you

    • @spud912
      @spud912 Год назад

      Lovely memory .Have you ever tried to locate her ?
      I have a few similar memories like yours ,I'm 62 and I managed to find an old girlfriend from way back when I was 15 😁🎶

  • @donvito2682
    @donvito2682 Год назад +14

    When I was young I'd listen to the radio waitin for my favorite songs
    When they played I'd sing along, it made me smile
    Those were such happy times and not so long ago how I wondered where they'd gone
    But they're back again just like a long lost friend all the songs I loved so well
    Every sha-la-la-la every wo-o-wo-o still shines
    Every shing-a-ling-a-ling that they're startin to sing, so fine
    When they get to the part wheres he's breakin her heart it can really make me cry, just like before, its yesterday once more
    Lookin back on how it was in years gone by
    And the good times that I had
    Makes today seem rather sad, so much has changed
    It was songs of love that I would sing to then
    And I'd memorize each word
    Those old melodies still sound so good to me
    As they melt the years away
    Every sha-la-la-la, Every wo-o-wo-o still shines
    Every shing-a-ling-a-ling that they're startin to sing, so fine
    All my best memories come back clearly to me
    Some can even make me cry, just like before
    Its yesterday once more
    Yesterday once more
    Released in 1973
    I was 13 at the time when I'd listen to the radio waitin for my favorite songs.
    I was aware of the Carpenters since 1970 when Close to You and We've only Just Begun was released.

    • @willdwyer6782
      @willdwyer6782 Год назад

      Richard Carpenter wrote Yesterday Once More with John Bettis.

    • @beedeegee9374
      @beedeegee9374 Год назад

      This is in my top 5 Carpenter songs.

  • @brianmccleary6278
    @brianmccleary6278 Год назад +17

    Karen’s voice and inflection is soul soothing…it is some mysterious mojo. 😊

  • @cspaikido
    @cspaikido Год назад +5

    When you get a chance listen to "Goodbye to Love" one of the first ever "power ballads," that they received some blow back from because it was at the time a unique pairing of heavy guitar with the Carpenters type of music.

  • @cog4life
    @cog4life Год назад +16

    Always a winner with The Carpenters! ❤Thanks, Y’all!

  • @CandleLight1974
    @CandleLight1974 Год назад +5

    The greatest female voice that ever breathed.

  • @charlesburris6314
    @charlesburris6314 Год назад +12

    This song is my favorite of theirs. It's soft, clear, uplifting, and sweet. Those Carpenter siblings are amazing.

  • @cls6055
    @cls6055 Год назад +3

    That's how I feel about my hubby! Beautiful song..I've known the Carpenters my whole life..still remember singing to Top of the World at a very young age. Love ❤️ 😍 the Carpenters forever!!

  • @Earcandy73
    @Earcandy73 Год назад +21

    The Carpenters are my favorite group of all time. Richard’s stellar piano playing and Karen’s incomparable voice. She was the best singer who ever lived. You really should review You’re the One.” It might even bring Jay to tears!

    • @tomschmitz261
      @tomschmitz261 Год назад +3

      GOOD CHOICE!....

    • @michaelasay8587
      @michaelasay8587 Год назад +3

      They need to do so much more of their music....Bless the Beasts and the Children, Road Ode, Argentina, A place to hideaway...just so many.

  • @jamesrobertson2361
    @jamesrobertson2361 Год назад +4

    When I hear their music I can't help but tear up. Days gone past.

  • @user-fv5ms4sz8e
    @user-fv5ms4sz8e Год назад +5

    What a beautiful singing voice. Not high and squeaky, but mellow and soothing.

  • @markjustice7894
    @markjustice7894 Год назад +16

    Her voice is so beautiful it makes me dizzy. And his piano and arrangements were incredible. Also the great musicians in their band. Listen to Only Yesterday it's my favorite Carpenters song. Also Solitaire I think is one of Karen's most powerful vocal moments.

  • @kellyjohnson3617
    @kellyjohnson3617 Год назад +3

    Hearing her transports me to my childhood and hearing this song for the first time on the radio and how happy it made me. Her songs are the kinds we all sang along to in the car. Paul Williams wrote a lot of great songs for the carpenters. We’ve Only Just Begun, Rainy Days and Mondays, Let Me Be the One as well as this one. Leon Russell also wrote some powerful songs for them Superstar and A Song for You and This Masquerade.

    • @007ndc
      @007ndc Год назад

      Me too but even back then as a child I could hear that blue tinged melancholy in her beautiful God given voice

  • @heatheryarbrough5255
    @heatheryarbrough5255 Год назад +3

    Karen had an effortless ease about her singing. She looks like she is talking, but what comes out of her mouth is pure perfection. She was such a talented musician and singer. I can still remember where I was and what I was doing when I found out she had passed away. Thanks so much for this trip to the past. You guys are so great. Love you guys

  • @pattyduke3079
    @pattyduke3079 Год назад +8

    My husband was puzzled why I liked this song so much. Karen Carpenter is the reason.

  • @elizabethfranco1284
    @elizabethfranco1284 Год назад +4

    I’m thankful for having a childhood that included listening to incredible music from artists like The Carpenters this happened to be my favorite song of theirs. It was the song the disc jockeys played on the air after they announced Karen’s untimely passing in February 4, 1983 .
    Hard to believe we are approaching the 40th anniversary of her death.

  • @billc.5861
    @billc.5861 Год назад +24

    I know I keep repeating this but Karen was such a great drummer. A good friend who is a very respected recording drummer always talks up her skills and will ware a Carpenters shirt to a gigs. Lol. Richard is as a great composer & piano player Thanks for another great song.

    • @willdwyer6782
      @willdwyer6782 Год назад +1

      Karen didn't play drums on this song, or most of their hits for that matter. The drummer on this tune is Hal Blaine.

    • @billc.5861
      @billc.5861 Год назад

      Thank you , I knew that. As a drummer I appreciate talent and Karen was a very talented drummer. Have a nice week ahead.

    • @Coowallsky
      @Coowallsky 6 месяцев назад

      @@billc.5861 Talented but not great.

  • @tonyscupham-bilton7523
    @tonyscupham-bilton7523 Год назад +2

    The piano solo at the end is a specially recorded link by Richard Carpenter for the album "Singles 1969-1981" released in 2000. It links this song straight into "Close to You".

  • @thomastimlin1724
    @thomastimlin1724 Год назад +9

    1974. It was recorded in 1972. Then when Karen and Richard were exhausted from touring they took this, added a few things and released as a single in Spring 1974 the way I heard the story. They just kept coming with it songs throughout the 1970's. Written by Paul Williams and music composed by Roger Nichols. They included it on their 1972 album A Song for You, but it would not be released as a single until 1974. All backup harmony vocals are Karen and Richard.

  • @DrnkTheWildAir
    @DrnkTheWildAir Год назад +4

    They called her, one take Karen. She was
    PERFECT every time. ❤

  • @nickhaswell6011
    @nickhaswell6011 Год назад +12

    Top of the world this should absolutely be your next reaction

  • @alexarmendariz7763
    @alexarmendariz7763 Год назад +4

    One of my favorite songs of The Carpenters great arrangements from Richard Carpenter and timeless voice of Karen Carpenter wow pure talent rest in peace Karen Carpenter

  • @edithdavis2848
    @edithdavis2848 Год назад +1

    They were marvelous. Karen had an amazing voice and talent. Richard was a talented writer and composer.
    So nice seeing younger people enjoy music from my younger yrs. 50--70s was the greatest time for real music. Where Talent pure and simple was the star, not auto tune, over board instruments, big flashy shows.

  • @songbird989
    @songbird989 Год назад +2

    Honestly, it never fails...The Carpenters and Bread always move me to tears! 🤗🤗

  • @lilamuzik3385
    @lilamuzik3385 Год назад +2

    Solitaire by her is so overlooked and such s beautiful song.

  • @stevenblock9712
    @stevenblock9712 Год назад +1

    Never heard that lovely "cherry on top" ending before since radio stations would never play something like that. Thank you for bringing it to us.

  • @RIXRADvidz
    @RIXRADvidz Год назад +4

    Karen and Richard Carpenter, they graced us with their music for a very brief time, what we have is music from heaven, before she left. Thank you Karen
    Thanks A&J for making Me Smile.

  • @lt6134
    @lt6134 Год назад +10

    Brings back high school days and singing this in the car when it came on the radio.

  • @wesleychang1142
    @wesleychang1142 Год назад +5

    I got married June 22, 1975 and "I Won't Last a Day Without You" was our first dance. In the years since, I always manage to play this song for my wife on our anniversary - on one of my sound systems at home, in the car on the way to work or going out to celebrate, or have the piano player at the restaurant we're at play it for us, etc. After all these years it is always special and will always be "our" song. Thanks for playing it.

  • @lilamuzik3385
    @lilamuzik3385 Год назад +3

    The most beautiful contralto voice you'll ever hear.

  • @paulweiss3818
    @paulweiss3818 Год назад +6

    I always sound like a broken record but my favorite Karen moment is in the song '(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You' when Karen sings the line 'Like the devil and the deep blue sea' I think its one of the deepest richest noted I've EVER heard.

    • @bonester50
      @bonester50 Год назад +1

      I agree with you with that part of the song. Karen was amazing. That voice stops you in your tracks.

    • @MagnifiiScentz
      @MagnifiiScentz Год назад +1

      Omg, yes! One of my favorites!

  • @sedatedape315
    @sedatedape315 Год назад

    The Carpenters were able to put Love into the form of music we all feel. Karen's voice was the perfect medium to express that Love!
    I remember each time a new Carpenter's song was being released on the radio for the first time. The DJ would tell us when they would be playing "The World Premier" of those songs. It felt like the whole world was waiting for their chance to hear it for themselves that very first time.
    The Carpenters were a perfect duo in voice, piano, song writing, and expressing Love so we could all understand and feel it.

  • @coreen588
    @coreen588 Год назад +2

    I was married Feb 4, 1983....that was the day we lost our beautuful Ms. Karen ⚘

  • @emeraldmaiden63
    @emeraldmaiden63 Год назад +20

    This song has always made my heart swell with love. ♥️ ...and maybe it gets dusty in here, too.

  • @willfromyadkinville
    @willfromyadkinville Год назад +7

    she was worth every accolade she ever got!

  • @davidzweiban7957
    @davidzweiban7957 Год назад +7

    For me, I think the best showcase of Karen’s voice is “Only Yesterday”, (not to be confused with, “Yesterday Once More”) “Hurting Each Other” is also another you should check out for your next Carpenter reactions.

  • @mosesruiz9813
    @mosesruiz9813 Год назад +15

    One of the most beautiful voices ever. The Carpenters recorded some beautiful songs that were not released as singles. "I Just Fall In Love Again" was written for the Carpenters and was not released as a single because it was considered too long for Top 40 radio by A&M Records. Dusty Springfield and Anne Murray would go on to cover this song with some success but, for me, it just doesn't compare to the original by the Carpenters

  • @miltonslocum8957
    @miltonslocum8957 Год назад +3

    My wife and I have loved The Carpenters from the first time we heard them back in the 70's. And still enjoy their albums. Just absolutely beautiful.

  • @peace-and-quiet
    @peace-and-quiet Год назад +6

    One of my favorites from The Carenters.
    When I was a little girl (3 or 4 yrs old) , "Mr. Postman" was my favorite

  • @davidhubbert9445
    @davidhubbert9445 Год назад +1

    What can you say ? Karen carpenter absolute genius what a voice angelic.

  • @samanthalloyd85
    @samanthalloyd85 Год назад +3

    My dad could listen to her all day , he introduced me to listen to the carpenters

  • @davidbcarter
    @davidbcarter Год назад +12

    Two Carpenters songs that you may not hear mentioned often but that are two of my very favorites are “This Masquerade” and “Goodbye To Love.” Please give them a listen! You won’t regret it!

    • @graciesmom1477
      @graciesmom1477 Год назад +2

      I second that. They're two of my favorites also.

    • @lawrencedavis4406
      @lawrencedavis4406 Год назад +4

      Ah, Goodbye to Love, with that contrast of heavenly vocals & ripping guitar solo that resembled Sonic Youth!! Many called it the greatest guitar solo ever...

    • @deborahscalise3215
      @deborahscalise3215 Год назад

      @@graciesmom1477 I second that and would add A Song For You to the two you mentioned. It shows off Karen's wonderful sultry low range that is sublime.

    • @scot60
      @scot60 Год назад +1

      Agreed! Some of my favorites. Karen did a duo with Ella Fitzgerald on a tv special on Masquerade.

  • @deborahscalise3215
    @deborahscalise3215 Год назад +12

    This was another Paul Williams/Roger Nichols song who wrote We've Only Just Begun and Rainy Days and Mondays. It peaked at #1 on The Adult Contemporary chart and #11 on the Billboard Top 100. They released it as a single almost 2 years after A Song For You album was released.

    • @leonh.kalayjian6556
      @leonh.kalayjian6556 Год назад +1

      Always floors me this song didn't get higher than 11. It's one of my faves.

    • @doomlord6668
      @doomlord6668 Год назад

      The Paul Williams version is more authentic for me. The bass guitar and guitar playing are superb as is the orchestration.
      The man is a legend.

  • @dodster11
    @dodster11 Год назад +16

    The guy that wrote this song, his name is Paul Williams. He came out with his own phenomenal version. I must say I like them both equally. You can hear the angst in his voice. Very moving rendition. ruclips.net/video/aJN053yszNc/видео.html

  • @DG2244
    @DG2244 Год назад +2

    Her voice just makes you smile. Truly gods gift to the world.

  • @gtrgar4561
    @gtrgar4561 Год назад +2

    This song and the album ("A Song for You") that it is from, featured several of the top guns from the Wrecking Crew: Hal Blaine on Drums, Louie Shelton on Guitar and Joe Osborn on Bass. It is a testament to Richard Carpenter that he more than held his own with the studio cats. Tulsa born Leon Russell (also a member of the Wrecking Crew) wrote the title song which appeared as the 1st track and was reprised as the last track on the Album. The album was released in June 1972, but the six singles that were also on the album were released between August '71 and March '74. That last single being "I Won't Last A Day Without You". I grew up hearing the Carpenters on the Radio and watching them on TV. Cheers.
    🎸😎 (yes, I am a big fan of the Wrecking Crew movie 🎬📽)

  • @cliftonparago4547
    @cliftonparago4547 Год назад +2

    This is the first time I've ever heard the album (long) version of the song. Radio stations always cut off the piano at the end to make time for commercials. Thank you.

  • @dianeorr8937
    @dianeorr8937 Год назад +26

    A beautiful song! Speaks Truth of the Holy Spirit!

  • @sueradak2245
    @sueradak2245 Год назад +1

    Yesterday, an iconic Australian singer, Renee Geyer died. She had the most amazing soulful voice. It wouls be wonderful if you could play her singing "It's a Man's World" from the 70's.

  • @forzaitalia3046
    @forzaitalia3046 Год назад +1

    Remember listening to this song with my cousin sister in freezing Shanghai, it was played on a Sanyo cassette player. It warmed us two teenages inside out. Although she left this world 10 yrs ago in Toronto, i still feel she sang alone in heaven. Thank you, your programs are always amazing.

  • @normanrose2711
    @normanrose2711 Год назад +3

    a song by them that is not well known is called Road Ode. Karen sings what it's like to be on the road for so long. Great lyrics and some really good arrangements with the band

  • @spud912
    @spud912 Год назад +1

    What an amazing voice karen had ,the emotion goes right through you .just beautiful 🎶

  • @tomntammybrown3817
    @tomntammybrown3817 Год назад +4

    I've loved the Carpenters since I was a child. I cried so much when she passed away and dedicated myself to learning as many of their songs as possible. Thanks for reviewing so many awesome artists!

  • @leeanne7169
    @leeanne7169 Год назад

    Voice as smooth as butter....she had one of the best ever. I miss her so much.

  • @cherylhurst7093
    @cherylhurst7093 Год назад +1

    So beautiful. The Carpenters always remind me of my maternal grandmother. I lived with them in the summers, and my grandmother played The Carpenters a lot. I thought they were corny at the time - I was into hard rock. But when she died suddenly when I was 17, I would ball like a baby whenever I heard a Carpenters' song. Thanks for reminding me of her. Rest In Peace Grandma Madeline.

  • @anthonyt9415
    @anthonyt9415 Год назад +12

    There is a clip on RUclips from the Carpenters last TV special of Karen singing a duet with Ella Fitzgerald. I think you would enjoy it.

    • @MagnifiiScentz
      @MagnifiiScentz Год назад +1

      I love that duet! It's on the "Time Goes By" album, which Richard produced years after Karen's death.

  • @mikewingate284
    @mikewingate284 Год назад +1

    Amber, you said it perfectly. Richard's piano solo at the end is the cherry on top! Glad to see J. starting to appreciate the softer side of music. Don't worry, you can still rock the AC/DC and like ballads.

  • @ToniMcGinty
    @ToniMcGinty Год назад +1

    Amber's sideway glance at 5:20, after Jay's declaration, just warmed my heart for a week. And it's freezing here in Madrid!

  • @michaelasay8587
    @michaelasay8587 Год назад +5

    Wow, you guys are finally doing more Karen!! You have so many more sings to do by her!! Please keep going!!!

  • @dennismccormick7521
    @dennismccormick7521 Год назад +2

    She is like a sneeze. Can't do it, without closing your eyes. Her voice is magical.

  • @robertfausnaught8513
    @robertfausnaught8513 Год назад +6

    Please please, could you leave a tribute day to honor Karen's passing 40yrs ago this February 4th 1983.
    She's just something special. Even a great drum compilation. She's just amazing. 40 yrs ppl begin to forget her. She was always on TV specials. Take a look at 1980 TV medley from music, music, music.
    Anything to recognize her contribution which is beginning to diminish but not in my heart

    • @robertfausnaught8513
      @robertfausnaught8513 Год назад

      Even a documentary which there are several. And the movie in 1989 karen carpenter story

    • @deborahscalise3215
      @deborahscalise3215 Год назад +1

      I totally agree with you on that. After 40 years of her leaving this earth, they are still appreciated and are still selling albums because their music is Timeless

    • @robertfausnaught8513
      @robertfausnaught8513 Год назад +1

      @@deborahscalise3215 she's just has a timeless voice

    • @robertfausnaught8513
      @robertfausnaught8513 Год назад +1

      I'm happy to announce that they are releasing a new movie based on karen carpenter from the author of little girl blue autobiography. It will be introduced at the Santa Barbra film festival coming up in February

    • @deborahscalise3215
      @deborahscalise3215 Год назад +1

      @@robertfausnaught8513 That is great! I have read Little Girl Blue. Looking forward to seeing it!

  • @madicelander
    @madicelander Год назад +1

    What's also incredible, besides her amazing voice, is that she's also the drummer. Insane talent.

  • @SafferPOV
    @SafferPOV Год назад +1

    Another song written by the phenomenal Paul Williams. He also wrote "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" by Barbra Streisand, Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song", "The Family of Man" and "Out in the Country", Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World", Biff Rose's "Fill Your Heart" and the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays".

    • @kathypellette2509
      @kathypellette2509 5 месяцев назад

      hes adorable! i like him in whatever one it was of the princess diaries movie.

  • @daveloboda1769
    @daveloboda1769 Год назад

    One of the most perfect, beautiful voices you will ever hear. So sad that she was taken so young.

  • @jeffreyflint6286
    @jeffreyflint6286 Год назад +9

    Karen had such a beautiful voice. Her and Richard had some great songs.

  • @ilonafann8348
    @ilonafann8348 Год назад +1

    This is a very beautiful song, and you're right, she has a gorgeous voice! Keep enjoying listening to her songs!

  • @SLam-ve3yp
    @SLam-ve3yp Год назад +1

    This is my favourite song from the Carpenters. I feel lucky that I grew up with this music.

  • @junplanas1403
    @junplanas1403 Год назад +1

    That was sweet Jay, the way you turn to your wife Amber and pointed at her, when the Carpenters sang, I could take the madness this world has to give but I won't last a day without. you.

  • @steviemccormick3762
    @steviemccormick3762 Год назад +1

    Although she is no longer here physically, her music is a bright light that will shine forever !!!!

  • @LoriPeace
    @LoriPeace Год назад +2

    In February 1983, I was driving to work, listening to the radio, and this song came on. And the DJ said it was by "the late Karen Carpenter." That was how I heard that she had died, and as beautiful as this song is, I always associate it with that moment, driving to work half blind because I was crying so much. This was before the internet, before the days of TMI, her health issues may have made it into the tabloids, but I didn't see it -- I had no idea she was even sick. I'd had dreams of meeting her and maybe even one day singing with her, so I was devastated by her death. I've never heard that ending before! I love that! On the album I have, it just ends when she finishes singing.

  • @eggy1962
    @eggy1962 Год назад +1

    The voice that inspired my love of music, fond memories of singing along to this in back of friends car when i was 12 (1974)…the greatest hits 1969-1973 is my favourite album.

  • @mariaportengen2959
    @mariaportengen2959 Год назад +1

    One of the most beautiful singing voices in the world. 🎶🎶❤️❤️

  • @dannelson4209
    @dannelson4209 Год назад +3

    Perhaps the greatest singer to ever sing a tune.