I don't know why, but I am a 71 year old man and I am sitting here with tears running down my face as I listen to her wonderful voice. Karen I miss you so much.
At 93, and in the first quarter of my 94th Circumnavigation of the Sun, if I was in a space vehicle I would want to awaken from my slumber with this music and Karen’s likeness bathing me.
I agree with you Chris. Although I think that Karen and Judith Durham ( The Seekers ) both had the best female voices even to this day. I’m 68 years old and when I married my wife in 1973, our wedding song was “ We’ve Only Just Begun “. There were so many wonderful female vocalists back then. I miss them but will never forget them or their song.
Napoleon Bongco I love the Carpenters,i grew up listening to them,my dad always had them playing,I have just lost my father and going to play some of these beautiful songs at the service as a tribute to him.
Never could Karen Carpenter’s voice be duplicated. One of a kind. I only wish that Karen had known before she passed just how special and worthy of love and admiration she really was.
I was lonely and walking in cold rain on the streets of Suzhou 40 years ago, listening to the melody from heaven. Now I am an old man, tired and sitting in my chair, still listening to it in a quiet cabin in the highland of Arizona, under the shining moon smiling at me through the tall Ponderosa trees. Oh Lord, this is life. This is life.
Karen Carpenter, I am 61 years old and listening to your wonderful voice. She was a fantastic singer. Wish she lived to old age. Unfortunately she died far too young. Rest in peace Karen.
I am 74 year old man from Australia. I cried when Karen died and i cried when i watched this video. No other entertainer has touched my soul like her perfect voice did. I will always miss her. She and Judith Durham were my angels may they both rest in peace. Ron.
Im also a 71 year old man living alone for over 40 years becer smiked nor drank alcohol happy years still grafting 8 or 9 hrs a day as a gardener for good people in deffrent great locations so I'm too old to cry for the song but I did cry for the great singer concerning her early avoudable death. Oh what a voice.
Hard to compare between different styles of vocalists. But I would definitely put Karen Carpenter right up there with Aretha, Gladys Knight, Sandy Denny (of Fairport Convention), Dusty Springfield, Joni Mitchell, Annie Haslam (of Renaissance), etc. And on top of that, she was one heck of a drummer.
I wish Karen was still with us. Never ever will we have another Karen..It makes me sad when people feel they are not worthy. Beautiful, talented, loved and admired.. That is you Karen
karen possesed the most beautiful voice, ever bestowed on a woman.so much feeling, and emotion, tugging at your heart strings, almost wanna make you cry. it hurt so bad when she passed away,she was loved by many all over the world.when we lost karen we lost a bright star. karen, thank you so much, for all the love you gave us, god bless you, i know you are happy now in heaven,singing with all the angels. all the best Louie Vaccaro tenor, las vegas.
@@louisvaccaro5865 Julie Covington was the first artist to record this song. She was less known for her records than as a star of the 1970s British tv series "Rock Follies." She recorded and released the song before the stage play, and it broke all of the rules for a song of this type. She was a virtual unknown by the mainstream, but the song rocketed to the top of worldwide charts in 1977. Therefore, it was an unknown song by an unknown singer from an unknown stage musical. The fact there was also no video clip means it should not have been a hit. It is worth a listen because Julie's version is hauntingly beautiful.
@@TheLarryBrown - Larry I was born in 1951 - I am 72 years old was listening to great music when you were no doubt just a thought in your parents head. Loved Karen Carpenter - just simply never heard her version of this song.
@@harrytroy685 That makes you 19 years old in 1970, making you too old to become a Carpenters fan. You were probably listening to a bunch of psychedelia and folk, Peter Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Procol Harum. Did I hit any? A lot of guys eschew chick singers, but since you like Karen I'm guessing you might like Joni and Judy. I was just teasing you before, "Argentina" was never on the radio, so unless you were a Carpenters fan and had the album, yeah, you might have missed it. And it wasn't 1970, it was 1977s "Passage" album. By that time The Carpenters had lost their steam. Two lackluster albums (Now&Then, Horizon) had let the wind out of their sail, resulting in disappointing results for "A kind of hush," and it was over. "Passage" was an attempt to explore new territory but it also showed that Richard realized their radio days were over, even if he didn't admit it to himself. All that said, since you like Karen and you appear not to be a collector of their albums, I encourage you to listen in entirety to their two magical albums "Carpenters" and "A Song for You." Those are both blisteringly great albums.
I have only known her through her talent and voice. Her kindness shines through. I am sure you touched her as a friend. Everyone has a path like water. Everything it touches has an impact.
@@csmith5556 I certainly understand. I'm 74 and I still remember the day she died. It broke my heart as wel as millions of others.. What a huge loss when we lost that angel. 🥲🥲🥲
Wow,one take,that's awesome,heard this on the radio for the first time when I was about 10....41 years ago,my dad loved the Carpenters,alot of memories attached to their music!
@@dwightstjohn6927 It could have been for the play which debuted in 1978? I've seen the play a couple of times in the past. and I've heard this song countless times but I don't think I ever remember this version from Karen
A number of polls have her in the top 5. Dumber polls are more popularity contests and have Madonna and Taylor Swift in them - who both have great sounding voices, but they are not in the same league as Karen. So my top 5 are 1)Karen 2) Whitney 3) Celine, 4) Mariah, and 5) Aretha. But most polls put Whitney at no1., and I can understand that.
*Karen Carpenter ~ Judy Collins ~ Whitney Houston ~ Celine Dion ~ Aretha Franklin ~ Roberta Flack ~* These artists are the #1 through the #6 top female vocalists for me, outside of opera singers. Just like Karen Carpenter, John Denver sang with perfect pitch and with perfect clarity of enunciation and pronunciation. His near 5 octave vocal range allowed him to virtually never slur a syllable/word/phrase regardless of where within his vocal range he was singing. *That's why listening to both Karen Carpenter and John Denver is such a pleasurable experience. The listener knows exactly what words they are singing and thus what meaning/meanings/emotions that they are trying to convey.*
English Gentleman she was simple the best, my retreat is I never got to see her perform, but I did pick up in New York all her music she sung so I now sing it
The history and lore of Karen carpenter is epic. May i add that this entire ensemble of music was accomplished in one take. One! She didnt nail it, she stole it and made it hers. Pure karen. God i miss her!
One take was ever it took for the majority of her recordings. She could stop mid song, and continue on with the same note. Incredible talent. Taken too soon…RIP you beautiful person.
never heard this before...i'm stunned...it must be the very best version of this much covered song...it has more human feeling than any other attempt...i adore this woman....she's singing with the angels now....
Yes Royce, human feeling and emotion was something that came easy for Karen. I heard an interview of a man that was in the music industry and he had worked with the Carpenters in the studio when Karen was only sixteen years old. The interviewer asked him if the emotional presentation that Karen always conveyed was something that she developed over time. He emphatically said NO, she was born with it. It was not something she learned.
I’m an anesthesiologist and have seen thousands of vocal cords. I have never understood why people like Karen could sing so beautifully. The cords appear the same to me. Is it her heart? A magical comprehension of musical notes. I have to be clinical. There is no way that people should not be able to sing like Karen. But, there was only Karen. That voice.
Leaving aside the matter of vocal chords, could the architecture of the face have a bearing on voice production. Karen Carpenter was not your average teenager with an exceptional voice. Her lengthy lower jaw and sharp chin are quite unusual, but as I write a thought of Celine Dion enters my mind - in her more mature developed face there are similarities. Yours to pursue medically.
@@elizabethannegrey6285 Yes .. but the fundamental _tone_ of your voice is overwhelmingly dominated by the vocal chords. The natural shape of your oral cavity, and then how you move it, obviously further impacts the sound - there are a number of basic vowel sounds made when singing - oh, eh/a, i, oh, uh etc. and that is controlled by the oral cavity, However, the real control on the pitch and the vibrato comes from the vocal chords. Karen had the most accurate pitch control of any singer - and that has been shown by digital analysis. Her vibrato was incredible too. So, the natural tone of your sound and potential to control it is largely a God given gift. The OP comment is a bit dumb though ... all drum skins look the same, but you have no idea what they're going to sound like. - an out-of-tune string looks like an in-tune string ... you get my point! You can't assess how objects produce sound just by looking!
And it is so refreshing to hear an alto, a voice that isn't the usual ultra-high-pitched, sometimes screechy soprano. So mellow, and I have no idea, either, why her and not someone else. A sad loss when she left us.
I have never heard this rendition by Karen Carpenter! I thought I'd heard all her songs, wow! I was 17 in 1983 when she passed away, she was such a wonderful singer. Beautiful voice!
As an argentine woman,this versión is incredible.I did'nt know she sung this .She has one of the most beautifull voices in the world.Thank you so much for the upload. ..👏👏👏👏👏👏
Annette Sein, it was from the 1977 Carpenter's album "Passage". I think the reason why you probably never heard this version is because it wasn't widely released. It was on the B side of the "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" single.
Karen was the best female singer ever.... sure miss that girl....We've only just begun was the song we played leaving the church on my wedding day.....
I never knew that Karen recorded this. But now that I happened to run across this, I’m certainly not surprised that this is the best version that I’ve heard. Her version of pretty much every song that she ever sang is the best.
What a shame that someone who was so talented didn't see the incredibly talented woman that she was, impressive, admired, appreciated. For her to see herself as needing to eat less to have value is heartbreaking!
You are so right! So many people, including Helen Gurley Brown and the author of "The Fascinating Girl" push the garage that women MUST be thin in order to find love & be beautiful. If I had met either one, I would shove her face in a cake. And skinny people DO get sick, HGB!
Karen's mother was largely responsible for her lack of self-esteem and related insecurities. And when Karen eventually received public criticism about her physique/weight, it had an almost predictable affect on her self image. A very sad and difficult scenario. Thankfully, her incredible music lives on to inspire future generations.
@@joeshleb743 she apparently had no idea of the thousands of men out there who would have married her at any given moment and devoted themselves to her for life.
I am an old man and have heard many versions of this song, when I came across this i had to listen to it. I am glad I did such a voice best version I have heard ever, thank you Karen for bringing back great memories, sweet sorrow.
I'm 62 . I fell in love with Karen when I was a kid in school . The song was close to you . I've never come across Carol's version of Argentina before . I love Madonna's version . Hearing Carol's version it just reminds me of how talented ,and what an amazing angelic voice she had . What a tragic loss . Beautiful version . RIP Carol carpenter . Sadly missed ❤❤❤ Sydney Australia 🦘 13/10/2023😊
The Carpenters were a revelation in the early 70's with their soft ballads...Karen was a fabulous singer. It breaks my heart she left us so early. This song is a testament to her exquisite voice. RIP
I was shopping in the Safeway grocery in Jedda, Saudi Arabia when I first heard this version. I stopped to listen, and didn't move a bit until it was finished. Gone far too soon, Karen.
@Yvwic50 I understand why, and I'm not a Karen Carpenter fan. But song would stop me in my tracks, too. I'd pretend to decides between a can of tomato sauce, and a can of tomato puree -- for 6 minutes -- just not to look odd.
And the saddest thing is that she didn't think she was good enough... She couldn't have been more wrong... If anything she was too good for this mortal plane and the universe claimed her for its own...
We were in our most impressionable years back then. It’s no wonder Karen brings out our tears 50 years later…..she had the voice of an angel. Had we all been on our toes, she’d be here today. Hindsight is always 20/20
I followed her singing from early 70s. It is a great shame how her obsession destroyed her and took her away from us - her brother was so broken . Thank Karen for the beautiful songs she left for us.
As a boy, the volume was low on the phonograph and Karen's sweet voice danced across my bedroom as I went to sleep each night...learning of her passing broke my heart...and as the father of an anorexic daughter, those early nights were fuel to keep fighting, searching for help for her...
Karen Carpenter is on a very short list as the greatest female singer of all time. After thinking about it, she is on a shortlist as the greatest singer that has ever been on this planet.
A beautiful, angelic, crystal clear, sweet, voice. Karen was best vocalist in history my book. "The voice that makes grown men cry." -The Professor of Rock.
Karen certainly had a beautiful voice, stunning. He said one of her versions of a Beatles' song was the best version. Some people think that Sarah Vaughan had the best non operatic voice in English speaking world last century. Tony Bennet for instance. But with greats like these two, both are wonderful.
Karen Carpenter was a talent of the highest magnitude. Her voice still moves me to tears. I had never heard this recording of her. Thank you for posting it!
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Only just heard this performance, what a fantastic interpretation of the song, the best I have ever heard, Karen is so sadly missed but her voice will last forever, I'm still in tears,
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A beautiful redition of this song by Karen. The first time I ever heard her doing this. Amazing!
I don't know why, but I am a 71 year old man and I am sitting here with tears running down my face as I listen to her wonderful voice. Karen I miss you so much.
I'm 64 and still miss her voice. RIP we love you
I'm 75 and I am joining you. We never should have lost her.
You are still on my heart.
Koala... don't even go there... A 60-yr old here , discombobulated, broken into pieces... Karen Carpenter, too soon, too soon.
Hormones and feelings of your past, regrets, life is slipping from our grasp. It will only get harder to keep the macho after 70 +++
I wish Karen could have seen herself through the eyes of all the millions of people who loved her. She was perfectly beautiful just by being her.
sometimes I feel that she was simply too beautiful for this world.
No better words could said, shouted or put on billboards.
Si tan Querida ..como Evita por quien fue inspirada esta Maravillosa melodia
So true
That's So TRUE
unfortunately the industry couldn't see her True Beauty.
Her Most Beautiful Unforgettable Voice
My two great loves Argentina...the homeland of my Parents and Karen...my platonic love...I will never forget them...Thank you
I’m 77 and still marvel at her truly angelic voice. Totally unique and beautiful. RIP Karen🙏❤️
Check out Lucy Thomas. You will not regret it.
I'm 80.
me too im 77 also
@@arnoldsmith5754
E eu 70.
E sou do Brasil 🇧🇷
At 93, and in the first quarter of my 94th Circumnavigation of the Sun, if I was in a space vehicle I would want to awaken from my slumber with this music and Karen’s likeness bathing me.
She could sing the yellow pages and still bring you tears.. truly an angelic voice.
British by any chance?
Truly...
I agree with you Chris. Although I think that Karen and Judith Durham ( The Seekers ) both had the best female voices even to this day. I’m 68 years old and when I married my wife in 1973, our wedding song was “ We’ve Only Just Begun “. There were so many wonderful female vocalists back then. I miss them but will never forget them or their song.
I am 55. In to madness. But she was an amazing singer
Best ever ❤
@Real3R Phone books in some areas (including mine in Canada) were yellow, therefore 'the Yellow Pages'
Anyone still listening to this beautiful Voice of Karen Carpenter in 2020
Absolutely! Love her voice!
Here in Buenos Aires .....unforgetable Karen !!!!!!!!!
Napoleon Bongco I love the Carpenters,i grew up listening to them,my dad always had them playing,I have just lost my father and going to play some of these beautiful songs at the service as a tribute to him.
Most of the days.
Yes !!!!
I am 75 and listen to Karen whenever I can. She was so special. RIP Please
A VOICE no one will ever be able to duplicate.
Never could Karen Carpenter’s voice be duplicated. One of a kind. I only wish that Karen had known before she passed just how special and worthy of love and admiration she really was.
True!
Not even Lucy Thomas or Benedetta Carreta?
Anorexia nervous is a terrible disease in young women like Karen Carpenter. Ira Lee Ph.D.
Why would anyone want to? Her voice is its own musical instrument.
I was lonely and walking in cold rain on the streets of Suzhou 40 years ago, listening to the melody from heaven. Now I am an old man, tired and sitting in my chair, still listening to it in a quiet cabin in the highland of Arizona, under the shining moon smiling at me through the tall Ponderosa trees. Oh Lord, this is life. This is life.
Hope you have had a wonderful life 🏴
Amazing post.
Wow
You go for it! 😊
Brilliant.
I’m 73 and I still miss, so young, so talented, so beautiful. You broke America’s heart when you passed.
Not just America.
@@PeerAdderall over the world
I love Karen. What a unique voice. We lost her way too soon. Rest, my angel.
Karen Carpenter, I am 61 years old and listening to your wonderful voice. She was a fantastic singer. Wish she lived to old age. Unfortunately she died far too young. Rest in peace Karen.
One of the sweetest, crispest, truest, voices ever heard. We do miss her. So pretty.
If she only knew
@@mus374lectures8 Yep! If only...
Song to draem by.
@@mus374lectures8 - So true. 😔
Gorgeous.
We will never stop missing Karen Carpenter. And I'm so sad we couldn't help her.
She had to help herself first mate ? James
I am 74 year old man from Australia. I cried when Karen died and i cried when i watched this video. No other entertainer has touched my soul like her perfect voice did. I will always miss her. She and Judith Durham were my angels may they both rest in peace. Ron.
Im also a 71 year old man living alone for over 40 years becer smiked nor drank alcohol happy years still grafting 8 or 9 hrs a day as a gardener for good people in deffrent great locations so I'm too old to cry for the song but I did cry for the great singer concerning her early avoudable death. Oh what a voice.
And I, at 87 years old, have fond memories of hearing Karen sing this song in Reno about the time the musical was first performed.
You've had a good life, I hope.
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She is undeniably the best female vocalist EVER! I get chills listening to anything she sings.
I would challenge you to bend an ears towards Eva Cassidy too.
Hard to compare between different styles of vocalists. But I would definitely put Karen Carpenter right up there with Aretha, Gladys Knight, Sandy Denny (of Fairport Convention), Dusty Springfield, Joni Mitchell, Annie Haslam (of Renaissance), etc.
And on top of that, she was one heck of a drummer.
@@russs7574 and Streisand
@@chrishands5670 Don't forget Linda Ronstadt! the GOAT (greatest of all time)
@@mhgaffney I always wondered what GOAT meant. Thanks 👍 (not being sarcastic just an age thing 😆)
2023 Now. Still classic!
No, it's 2024
... and now, 2025. Ageless none the less in country, song, and singer.
I wish Karen was still with us. Never ever will we have another Karen..It makes me sad when people feel they are not worthy. Beautiful, talented, loved and admired.. That is you Karen
When I heard this song many decades ago, Karen Carpenter became my favourite singer of all time. She still is.
2023 here...still the best female vocalist...EVER! We miss her but thankfully we still have her music!
The most beautiful rendition of this song. Perfect pitch, balance and tone.
karen possesed the most beautiful voice, ever bestowed on a woman.so much feeling, and emotion, tugging at your heart strings, almost wanna make you cry. it hurt so bad when she passed away,she was loved by many all over the world.when we lost karen we lost a bright star. karen, thank you so much, for all the love you gave us, god bless you, i know you are happy now in heaven,singing with all the angels. all the best Louie Vaccaro tenor, las vegas.
*Second to Julie Covington.
@@W42PZ thanks for your reply, dont know julie covington?, what songs did she sing.
@@louisvaccaro5865 Julie Covington was the first artist to record this song. She was less known for her records than as a star of the 1970s British tv series "Rock Follies." She recorded and released the song before the stage play, and it broke all of the rules for a song of this type. She was a virtual unknown by the mainstream, but the song rocketed to the top of worldwide charts in 1977. Therefore, it was an unknown song by an unknown singer from an unknown stage musical. The fact there was also no video clip means it should not have been a hit. It is worth a listen because Julie's version is hauntingly beautiful.
Madonna would come in second.
anyone still listening to this beautiful voice of Karen Carpenter in 2019 ?
Yes of course, such talent is all retrospective today, sadly, nothing today really compares with the talent and passion 60'sto 70's
david in brmingham
Yes, absolutely. She was talented beyond words.
Of course! And I was only born in 1981.
Until i die :)
2016~2017，2017~2018と2回もアルゼンチンに行きながらこんな名曲の歴史があったことも知らずに
帰国してまた異国の地にて暮らしてこの曲を知りました!
有難う!アルゼンチン！
ムーチャスグラ＾チャス！
Anyone still listening to the beautiful voice of Karen Carpenter in 2022? 🙌
2024 ❤
2024
People will still be marveling at her voice in 3022
Sep 25, 2024 and till I die
2022? 2023 2024 and on and on
I never knew she sang this - best version ever - her voice was pure Gold.
Agree
I didn't know either, what a voice she had
Wow Harry. Welcome to, like, 1970. Boy do you have some catching up to do.
@@TheLarryBrown - Larry I was born in 1951 - I am 72 years old was listening to great music when you were no doubt just a thought in your parents head. Loved Karen Carpenter - just simply never heard her version of this song.
@@harrytroy685 That makes you 19 years old in 1970, making you too old to become a Carpenters fan. You were probably listening to a bunch of psychedelia and folk, Peter Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Procol Harum. Did I hit any? A lot of guys eschew chick singers, but since you like Karen I'm guessing you might like Joni and Judy. I was just teasing you before, "Argentina" was never on the radio, so unless you were a Carpenters fan and had the album, yeah, you might have missed it. And it wasn't 1970, it was 1977s "Passage" album. By that time The Carpenters had lost their steam. Two lackluster albums (Now&Then, Horizon) had let the wind out of their sail, resulting in disappointing results for "A kind of hush," and it was over. "Passage" was an attempt to explore new territory but it also showed that Richard realized their radio days were over, even if he didn't admit it to himself. All that said, since you like Karen and you appear not to be a collector of their albums, I encourage you to listen in entirety to their two magical albums "Carpenters" and "A Song for You." Those are both blisteringly great albums.
I went to school with Karen...she was a sweet person and was very shy ...may God bless her
Did u tell her to eat or kill her.?.
Vous avez connue cette merveilleuse personne ?
아름다운 ㅡ인연의 추억을 가지셨네요 ㅡ caren과 함께 님에게도축복 🎉 나리길 ᆢGʻOD of Blessㅡ ❤ᆢ😅
Que dicha ❤
I have only known her through her talent and voice. Her kindness shines through. I am sure you touched her as a friend. Everyone has a path like water. Everything it touches has an impact.
Soy de Costa Rica, admiro este grupo, The Carpenter y Karen es única, es para escucharla siempre, muchas gracias Karen
Amazing voice...who is still listen Carpenter in 2020
great shame
I am ,beautiful voice,what a loss to us all.
I miss her voice. RIP Karen Carpenter.
One one the best ever
Only our God above could create a voice like this
Stop asking who is listening in 2019, 2020.....Karen Carpenter is timeless!
The songs of karen are immortal❤❤❤
Still listening in "2024". ❤❤❤
So am I ❤❤❤
Same here….dont keep your distance.
Will always listen to this Angelic voice.
Never stopped, I’m 67
@@csmith5556 I certainly understand. I'm 74 and I still remember the day she died. It broke my heart as wel as millions of others.. What a huge loss when we lost that angel. 🥲🥲🥲
I am 67 and listening to this beautiful rendition in 2025.
She stood in a recording studio surrounded by a huge chorus and orchestra and sang this live - in a single take. Karen was perfection.
do you know if she recorded this to try to be cast as Evita in the film? I heard that story long ago. She would have been great in the film.
@@Neilthor Karen was long, long gone by the time Madonna came on the scent. NO, the film wasn't in the cards for two decades.
Wow,one take,that's awesome,heard this on the radio for the first time when I was about 10....41 years ago,my dad loved the Carpenters,alot of memories attached to their music!
@@dwightstjohn6927
It could have been for the play which debuted in 1978?
I've seen the play a couple of times in the past.
and I've heard this song countless times but I don't think I ever remember this version from Karen
Karen could have made a career covering other's song and absolutely killing each and every one...such a voice...such a talent!
She was, by any estimation, one of the top 3 female singers of all time.
Who are your other two?
@@andymckay7803good question.
Perhaps better said as She IS, one of the TOP female singers of ALL TIME!
A number of polls have her in the top 5. Dumber polls are more popularity contests and have Madonna and Taylor Swift in them - who both have great sounding voices, but they are not in the same league as Karen. So my top 5 are 1)Karen 2) Whitney 3) Celine, 4) Mariah, and 5) Aretha. But most polls put Whitney at no1., and I can understand that.
*Karen Carpenter ~ Judy Collins ~ Whitney Houston ~ Celine Dion ~ Aretha Franklin ~ Roberta Flack ~* These artists are the #1 through the #6 top female vocalists for me, outside of opera singers.
Just like Karen Carpenter, John Denver sang with perfect pitch and with perfect clarity of enunciation and pronunciation. His near 5 octave vocal range allowed him to virtually never slur a syllable/word/phrase regardless of where within his vocal range he was singing. *That's why listening to both Karen Carpenter and John Denver is such a pleasurable experience. The listener knows exactly what words they are singing and thus what meaning/meanings/emotions that they are trying to convey.*
I don't cry for Argentina but I do for Karen Carpenter. Arguably the greatest loss the music industry has ever known. A beautiful and enduring voice.
English Gentleman she was simple the best, my retreat is I never got to see her perform, but I did pick up in New York all her music she sung so I now sing it
I felt bad when Karen died. That is one of my sad days.
AMEN! SUCH A BEAUTIUL VOICE AND PERSON LOST TO AN EATING DISORDER!
@@williammason4809 Makes me think, too, of Mama Cass Elliot. Another transendent voice.
Yes!! Amen!
Karen Carpenter was one of the best female vocals in the past 50 years. Amazing voice!
Without a doubt.
And a phenomenal drummer, too!
And a phenomenal drummer, too!
The history and lore of Karen carpenter is epic. May i add that this entire ensemble of music was accomplished in one take. One! She didnt nail it, she stole it and made it hers. Pure karen. God i miss her!
I miss her too!
I miss her so much, her voice will live forever
One take was ever it took for the majority of her recordings. She could stop mid song, and continue on with the same note. Incredible talent. Taken too soon…RIP you beautiful person.
Karen was also an awesome drummer!
She turned everything she sang into pure gold! An amazing, majestic beauty!
Karen Carpenter had one of the greatest singing voices of the 20th century.
Karen Carpenter had the most perfect contralto voice ever. I think of her so often.
Karen had the greatest singing voice of ANY century.
@@michaelbrandt5416 Your so right there.
Absolutely incredible! We miss you, Karen!
never heard this before...i'm stunned...it must be the very best version of this much covered song...it has more human feeling than any other attempt...i adore this woman....she's singing with the angels now....
Yes Royce, human feeling and emotion was something that came easy for Karen. I heard an interview of a man that was in the music industry and he had worked with the Carpenters in the studio when Karen was only sixteen years old. The interviewer asked him if the emotional presentation that Karen always conveyed was something that she developed over time. He emphatically said NO, she was born with it. It was not something she learned.
obviously not trained in this genre
It truly is the best version ever. The first time I heard it I was just floored. It is magnificent.
Karen..irespeçther..because..she..is..so..talented
@Summer Rose Gi cp co
Most singers now are so enamored with their own voices that they never let the song speak. Karen does. Such a great loss to music. RIP.
I agree, although they have always done it...
One of the clearest voices, ever. One of the best renditions of this song evvver!
She still is something else
@@patharrison4546 They don't make them like that anymore! And we are lucky we have the recordings!
@@PierreaSweedieCat yes we are
@@patharrison4546 A superb version, as is the one by olivia newton john. The original by julie covington cannot be beaten though.
@@chrissymon Patti rules, though.
One of the finest female voices of all time. What a sad loss of a beautiful person.
I’m an anesthesiologist and have seen thousands of vocal cords. I have never understood why people like Karen could sing so beautifully. The cords appear the same to me. Is it her heart? A magical comprehension of musical notes. I have to be clinical. There is no way that people should not be able to sing like Karen. But, there was only Karen. That voice.
Leaving aside the matter of vocal chords, could the architecture of the face have a bearing on voice production.
Karen Carpenter was not your average teenager with an exceptional voice. Her lengthy lower jaw and sharp chin are quite unusual, but as I write a thought of Celine Dion enters my mind - in her more mature developed face there are similarities.
Yours to pursue medically.
@@elizabethannegrey6285 Yes .. but the fundamental _tone_ of your voice is overwhelmingly dominated by the vocal chords. The natural shape of your oral cavity, and then how you move it, obviously further impacts the sound - there are a number of basic vowel sounds made when singing - oh, eh/a, i, oh, uh etc. and that is controlled by the oral cavity, However, the real control on the pitch and the vibrato comes from the vocal chords. Karen had the most accurate pitch control of any singer - and that has been shown by digital analysis. Her vibrato was incredible too. So, the natural tone of your sound and potential to control it is largely a God given gift. The OP comment is a bit dumb though ... all drum skins look the same, but you have no idea what they're going to sound like. - an out-of-tune string looks like an in-tune string ... you get my point! You can't assess how objects produce sound just by looking!
Absolutely incredible! We miss you, Karen!
And it is so refreshing to hear an alto, a voice that isn't the usual ultra-high-pitched, sometimes screechy soprano. So mellow, and I have no idea, either, why her and not someone else. A sad loss when she left us.
Such a great female voice.. who is still watching Karen Carpenter in 2018 ?
I am, and always will. Love and Peace!
Steve Akhurst *** May 02 Wednesday 2018***
***Classy, humble, Lady, that she was, very talented, very gracious***💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
I always will! She perfection!
Still there..
When I listen to a song by The Carpenters I continue to be surprised by Karen's wonderful voice, it is a caress for my soul.
76歳になりますが、歳をとればとるほど、彼女の歌声が心にしみます。ありがとう。
I am blessed to have heard her voice since the late 70's. I am now 60 and she still has the voice of an angel and brings tears of joy.
101% agree❤
I'm 60 also. I grew up listening to Karen Carpenter.
My sentimentd exactly 😢
I'm 81 and still marvel at her lovely voice. RIP Karen.
Karen deserved a longer life. She touched so many of us
Such a beautiful voice. I often shed a tear when I hear her voice because it is so unique and beautiful.
I’m 69 and remembering Karen’s voice what such a beautiful voice. I listen to her songs almost every day. I truly miss you!
Simply divine, one of the greatest female vocalists in the last seventy years.
Me, 71, still in awe.
Ja take -73- nadhera...
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Its 2023 and I am still heart broken , but your music is still with us , you are here with us all .
One of the greatest females singers of a whole time. She's my favorites
I have never heard this rendition by Karen Carpenter! I thought I'd heard all her songs, wow! I was 17 in 1983 when she passed away, she was such a wonderful singer. Beautiful voice!
Me too same age never knew she died so long ago
@@Lincoln-m4eSame here as well. I grew up loving her music.
That makes me 2 years older, I was a Navy Diver when she died. I never heard this version, my first time.
As an argentine woman,this versión is incredible.I did'nt know she sung this .She has one of the most beautifull voices in the world.Thank you so much for the upload. ..👏👏👏👏👏👏
NICE TO HEAR THAT THE REST OF THE WORLD LOVES EXCITING MUSIC' . SOUTH AFRICA
She is incredible, her voice her warmth, I allways loved her and her brother they are wonderful. ......👏👏
Annette Sein, it was from the 1977 Carpenter's album "Passage". I think the reason why you probably never heard this version is because it wasn't widely released. It was on the B side of the "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" single.
WOW WOW WOW absolutely stunning
Annette Sein - hopefully if we comply with the government restrictions on Covid19 we won't have to cry!
The purity of Karen Carpenter's voice, combined with the haunting lyrics make this a real masterpiece.
Karen was the best female singer ever.... sure miss that girl....We've only just begun was the song we played leaving the church on my wedding day.....
I never knew that Karen recorded this. But now that I happened to run across this, I’m certainly not surprised that this is the best version that I’ve heard. Her version of pretty much every song that she ever sang is the best.
I had the exact same thought, Ed! Such a beautiful, pure voice she had. Truly among the best ever.
What a shame that someone who was so talented didn't see the incredibly talented woman that she was, impressive, admired, appreciated. For her to see herself as needing to eat less to have value is heartbreaking!
You are so right! So many people, including Helen Gurley Brown and the author of "The Fascinating Girl" push the garage that women MUST be thin in order to find love & be beautiful. If I had met either one, I would shove her face in a cake. And skinny people DO get sick, HGB!
Immediately I run to defend her. ❤️❤️❤️
Karen's mother was largely responsible for her lack of self-esteem and related insecurities. And when Karen eventually received public criticism about her physique/weight, it had an almost predictable affect on her self image. A very sad and difficult scenario. Thankfully, her incredible music lives on to inspire future generations.
@@joeshleb743 she apparently had no idea of the thousands of men out there who would have married her at any given moment and devoted themselves to her for life.
The music press vilified them constantly. Bet none of them could sing . . .
I am an old man and have heard many versions of this song, when I came across this i had to listen to it. I am glad I did such a voice best version I have heard ever, thank you Karen for bringing back great memories, sweet sorrow.
I have to agree. The most beautiful rendition of this song I've ever heard.
No match on singers of this song. Her singing resonates your body and makes the cells happy.
No opera just beauty
Beautiful rendition. One can hear every word of her golden voice in this unforgetable song. You left us too early, and we miss you so much.
Simply the most profound female voice ever......there's not even a close second.....we lost her way too soon
+Ozzie Oswald When did she die ?
Thanks - I had not heard that.
she died more than 30 years ago :-(
Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 - February 4, 1983)
Julie Covington has sung this song much better
I'm 62 . I fell in love with Karen when I was a kid in school . The song was close to you . I've never come across Carol's version of Argentina before . I love Madonna's version . Hearing Carol's version it just reminds me of how talented ,and what an amazing angelic voice she had . What a tragic loss . Beautiful version . RIP Carol carpenter . Sadly missed ❤❤❤ Sydney Australia 🦘 13/10/2023😊
*Karen Carpenter.
I was today years old when I found out there was a Carpenters rendition.
Please edit.
@@paulmorissette5863 huh??
0:36 God Bless you ALWAYS Karen. You are a beautiful person with an awesome voice. You are greatly missed. 🙏❤️🎵🎶
There are many Great female vocalists but absolutely No One grabs your heart & sole like Karen!!!! Nobody!
Crystal clear voice, perfect diction, perfect tone and pitch. No using intruments to support the voice.
Amen.. I know that she is singing with the Angels in Heaven with George Michael.
Karen was always on key...Her voice never strained..amazing..
Its a pleasure listening to you XX
Agreed, she made it look so effortless.
She was reputed to have "perfect pitch"
I’ve never heard this version of the song. Beautiful rendering. Karen Carpenter shows a different depth to her voice.
The Carpenters were a revelation in the early 70's with their soft ballads...Karen was a fabulous singer. It breaks my heart she left us so early. This song is a testament to her exquisite voice. RIP
Karen left us way toooo early. Was working in LA the day we heard she had passed.. Of course it took many days to get through the news..
The purest most riveting voice by far that I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.
An absolutely unique talent, she'll always be missed.
Look up Suzan Erens version….equally stunning
Listening with tears streaming! Beautiful!
Doris Day too
totalmente de acuerdo
Karen Carpenter is still remembered and loved by so many fans throughout the world.
I wrote this in my diary for my general husband from Argentina.
I was shopping in the Safeway grocery in Jedda, Saudi Arabia when I first heard this version. I stopped to listen, and didn't move a bit until it was finished. Gone far too soon, Karen.
She does truly nail it..!
yvwic50 unchanged melody
I brought my carpenter tape from Safeway Jeddah on the 747 label small world
@Yvwic50 I understand why, and I'm not a Karen Carpenter fan. But song would stop me in my tracks, too. I'd pretend to decides between a can of tomato sauce, and a can of tomato puree -- for 6 minutes -- just not to look odd.
And the saddest thing is that she didn't think she was good enough... She couldn't have been more wrong... If anything she was too good for this mortal plane and the universe claimed her for its own...
I I have listened to many versions of this song.....But, Karen's version is the best RIP Karen we miss you
I am 67 years old and I still play Karen’s songs ! Her sudden death at such a young age makes me very sad .
Yes!
@@asa4824 I'm with you all the way asa and at 85 still have not heard it done better
She absolutely owns this song
It's not just her matchless voice, it's her superb interpretation of the lyrics which is so moving.
We were in our most impressionable years back then. It’s no wonder Karen brings out our tears 50 years later…..she had the voice of an angel. Had we all been on our toes, she’d be here today.
Hindsight is always 20/20
I followed her singing from early 70s. It is a great shame how her obsession destroyed her and took her away from us - her brother was so broken . Thank Karen for the beautiful songs she left for us.
One must take into account what conditioned Karen to have the disorder from which she died.
Indeed heartbreaking.
The voice of an angel, she left the world too soon.
She is so beautiful singing
I was shocked decades later that to find she had died so young. Left me gutted.
As a boy, the volume was low on the phonograph and Karen's sweet voice danced across my bedroom as I went to sleep each night...learning of her passing broke my heart...and as the father of an anorexic daughter, those early nights were fuel to keep fighting, searching for help for her...
God bless you
Lbhunter63~ Wishing you well… and better and better….
I hope your daughter recovers well.
L....I did not know ur Daughter was Anx...! God Bless you all 🤗
Your neighbor Sol GA
Oh my goodness this is the first time I hear Karen singing this song, thank you. January February 10th 2025
Same. Just now 😭
This is just stunning!! Her voice was just so pure and beautiful.
Karen Carpenter is on a very short list as the greatest female singer of all time. After thinking about it, she is on a shortlist as the greatest singer that has ever been on this planet.
You might want to put judith durham on that list , her rendition of danny boy is incredible .
@@fishy118 I agree. Incredible singer.
Linda Rondstadt and Ann Wilson are on that list too.
@@jeffinphx517 Phenomenal singers. What talents.
These are all a stretch, good voices for sure, but "best of all time", please.
I'm still listening to this song of an angel in 2024.
A beautiful, angelic, crystal clear, sweet, voice. Karen was best vocalist in history my book. "The voice that makes grown men cry." -The Professor of Rock.
As John Lennon said, she has the best singing voce of all time.
Did he?
Where’s it say that?
@@MrAndrewFarrow google
Karen certainly had a beautiful voice, stunning. He said one of her versions of a Beatles' song was the best version. Some people think that Sarah Vaughan had the best non operatic voice in English speaking world last century. Tony Bennet for instance. But with greats like these two, both are wonderful.
@ST 068 if that's all you have to say STFU... Little person... Whatever he did or didn't do your not a pimple on his ass...
Allan M l
Karen Carpenter was a talent of the highest magnitude. Her voice still moves me to tears. I had never heard this recording of her. Thank you for posting it!
Same here.
Agreed
I’m 52 Karen had the best voice still no one comes close even now so clean and clear such a sad loss x
agree, no one singer comes close after her passing
What a voice! A top 3 all time female singer by anyone's standard!
I thought I had heard every song by her, so was a gift to hear this song. She was without parallel.
I am 71 and didn’t know that Karen had covered this number.
Thank you for posting it
An absolute angel
Wow Doc
I got back from Nam and if she had been standing there I would have married her. I actually met my wife a few days later.
I am listening! Karen’s voice is glorious! Helps me cope with the isolation due to COVID 19.
Same sentiments, her voice is timeless as is the peace it relates
Same here, applause from Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷💛💚
I absolutely agree. Her voice is indeed glorious and it does soften the edges of the COVID situation.
Go out and live. The virus has a .34% fatality rate. You're having more health problems worrying about this bogeyman.
If you're older or in an otherwise vulnerable health position, use common sense. Otherwise, get on with life. This world is lost and clings to this fleshly existence like that's all there is. We're all gonna die if something. We're killing ourselves over this and our nation's and our history and all we've known. This ain't the bubonic plague but we're such sissies, we are making too much out of this.
I agree. But wish he loaned her to us a little longer.
Karen had such a beautiful voice.
One of the BEST rendition of Evita's Song, with crystal clear sound.
Only just heard this performance, what a fantastic interpretation of the song, the best I have ever heard, Karen is so sadly missed but her voice will last forever, I'm still in tears,
Excelente versión cantada por Karen. The Best. Gracias. Thanks. Argentina María Verónica. ❤️😘