After more than 50 years of listening to the Carpenters, it is still impossible to listen to their music with dry eyes. Karen was such a beautiful soul. Nobody can replace her. Melancholy is what I am left with after hearing her songs. I still can't stop listening.
Paul Williams, who wrote Rainy Days and Mondays, said "I never thought the song would be recorded, but then an angel sang the song, and she changed my life forever. RIP Karen."
the sad this is that even in the 1970s / 1980s the fake news media bullied karen so much called her fat / chubby girl for yrs until she became a anorexic for the last yrs of her life and she passed away in 1983 of heart falure do to anorexia...
I am 58 years old. When I was a teenager I was into punk rock and all that type of heavy music. Even back then, I rated Karen Carpenter as the best female vocalist I had ever heard, and still do. R.I.P Karen.
I read that John Lennon told her that she was the best female singer ever, but she thought he was joking and making fun of her. He was right about her. Peace from Michigan
actually it was paul mccartney... lennon came up to her and told she had a fabulous voice luv....justin haywood of the moody blues also said she had the greatest female voice... sinatra allegedly said she was the only female singer he would pay to hear sing... streisand told her she had a "marvelous instrument"... k.d. lang considered her a female nat king cole and his equal.... she's also the favorite singer of shania twain and engelbert humperdinck.....
Karen's voice touches my soul each time I hear it. I can still remember where I was when I heard on the radio that she had died. I cried my eyes out that afternoon. She was indeed a SUPERSTAR!!!
@The Masked Wolf From everything I have seen and read, her mother didn't treat her to nice. Richard could do no wrong. Really a sad situation for her..
I'm reading Little Girl Blue right now and in it she says her singing was an accident. She so wanted to play drums and sing. They said because she was only 5-4 tall that the audience couldn't see her when she was singing. If they had just let her play drums and sing I think things possibly could have been different. No way of knowing for sure though because she had it in her head that she needed to be thinner. If she had just gotten the support she needed at home it may have turned out so much differently. Such a great loss to the music world.
@@mikebowman8680 I believe that also. I think if they just let sing from behind the drum set, it would have helped her. I never understood media getting on her about her weight, she was never heavy. It is was horrible what it did to her.
Karen's mom is to be blamed for her actions. Sadly due to malnutrition she felt ill and died too soon 😢. Her songs are strong the way how she express herself and still does even beyond the grave. Rest In Peace Karen Carpenter.
Frank Sinatra once commented that Karen was the only performer he would pay to see in concert. Her voice...a most beautiful and haunting at the same time. Since she passed so early, I tear up EVERY time I hear their songs!
"Superstar" was recorded by Karen on her first take, singing the lyrics that had been scribbled by Richard onto a napkin. It took a while for Karen to warm up to the song. "For some reason that tune didn't hit me in the beginning," she recalled in a 1981 interview. "It's the only one. Richard looked at me like I had three heads. He said: 'Are you out of your mind?' When I heard his arrangement of it I fell over, and now it's one of my favorites too."
@@leehanson1416 Ex music teacher here. I get it. I don;t have perfect pitch but well trained relative pitch. Except most of my relatives couldn't sing on pitch lol. There was a great classical pianst in music school. In sight singing class, she couldn't sing anything on p;itch with her voice, but could identify any note perfectly, with her back turned, upon hearing. Bizarre.
Thank you for reacting to Superstar, my favorite Carpenters song!!! Karen nails it in this one. She can hit those low notes so well. She was once quoted saying “the money is in the basement “ referring to the low notes she could hit. A critic made a comment about her weight early in her career & it stuck with her, hence the eating disorder. Please, all of us, watch our words with people. You never know how they affect others . She was taken from us way, way too soon!!! RIP Karen 💜💜💜
They took her out from behind the drums . I saw her in 1972 and she came out from behind the drums and did not know what to do with her hands, she ended up slapping her thigh to the beat of the drums. Watch the cover of Help she does drumming and singing, especially the one from Japan .When she s behind the drums she glows
I was a kid when the Carpenters were popular and I didn't fully appreciate Karen's voice at the time. After all these years I know how special it was. There is no one like her. So rich, warm, vulnerable and sad all at the same time. Her perfect vibrato blows me away too.
Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett wrote this song, which is about a woman who falls for a rock star, has a tryst with him, but then in a bout of delusion awaits his return, apparently falling for it when he said he loved her.
@@eddieevans6692 I've heard that was the "working title", but it wasn't released under that title. The title on the label of the original, 1969 single, by Delaney & Bonnie & Friend's is "Groupie (Superstar)."
Nothing makes me as happy every day as watching your videos. Thank you so much for what you do. I absolutely love watching your reactions to these songs. I think perhaps that when we grow up listening to certain music, we just take it for granted. Perhaps it takes someone listening to it for the first time, and watching that person’s reaction, to make us remember how great it was in the first place. Again, I absolutely love your channel.
She really was one of the most tragic losses in the music industry. You just know she's in heaven singing among the other angels. What a sound that must be!! One of my favorite female singers of all time!
"One Take Karen" delivers yet again! My favorite song by her! And yes, you can see, hear, and feel the pain in her voice. Her story is such a sad one. One that shouldn't have been for such a beautiful and talented young lady! Even though she married, I feel she never really found the love she was seeking. I pray that now she can see just how much she was really loved by all of her fans! There's no doubt in my mind that she is now leading God's choir in heaven! R.I.P. KAREN!
Her voice was so special and unique; deep, rich and warm- like honey or melted chocolate. I read it had something to do with the shape of her face and jaw, like Freddy Mercury had a unique jaw. She also connected emotionally with her audience. She sang so intimately, it felt like she was an old friend, singing just to you.
I loved listening to Karen sing growing up. I'm black too.Her Angelic voice felt like she was carrying you as she sang her songs. We need these types of love songs back. Anyone out there who can sing please put yourself out there here on RUclips and sing, get and be discovered. There is room for everyone out there in the music genre's.
That’s what I loved about the 70s music when I was young didn’t realize how great it was at the time. But the production value was the best. The instruments that was used. The original beats everything orchestra all that. Today seems all sampled computer and not. But I guess it’s hard to be original when it seems like a copy from the past.
Karen's very best? Listen to Trying to get the Feeling Again --you will get chills- it was not released by Richard until the early 1990s and Solitaire. Until Richard took it down Karen did a cover of Blood, Sweat and Tears Spinning Wheel
God Blessed us for a short period by sending this Angel to us, that's how strong my emotions are for Karen.. The other message is absolutely right, John Lennon told her face to face she was the best female singer he had ever heard and she thought he was making fun of her and thought he hurt her feelings. He was being honest, Karen we miss you so very much. We love you
I had the opportunity to meet Karen when I was tending bar a year before she passed. The bar was busy and she was with a blonde woman and she ordered a cheeseburger, fries and coke. The blonde didn't order anything. When I went to take her order she looked at me as if pleading for me not to say her name, she looked so sad. I just smiled at her. She took only 3 bites of the cheeseburger and ate little fries. I asked her if she wanted to take the rest, she said no. The blonde was not very polite. She could that I knew who she was. Beautiful voice now gone but we have her on video thank goodness. She was so small and frail.
Written by the late great singer/songwriter Leon Russell along with Bonnie Bramlett back in (1969). Many artists have covered this song since like the late great Luther Van Dross (1983) ...And no other artist who covered this song {Superstar) has made it their own like the late great Karen Carpenter (1971). Brilliant!
All I can say she could sing the telephone book and make it sound fantastic The Carpenters made beautiful music year 2022 and we still are listening to The Carpenters their music is timeless with an angelic voice like Karen Carpenter this music will never die rest in peace Karen Carpenter
She sang like an angel, and made it sound so easy. She was a great drummer, too! Some of the greatest soft-rock hits of the 70s came from Karen Carpenter and her brother Richard (who played keyboards and sang backing vocals, and arranged the songs). Try "Yesterday Once More" or "Top of the World". She left us way too young and in so sad a way. RIP Karen.
This song always takes me back to the 70s when I was a kid sitting on my grandparents front porch in the country and listening to my Aunt Dee play her records. Good times.
Saw her sing in 1972, one of the best Drummer/Singers ever. She broke the glass ceiling for women playing their own instruments Other great songs Trying to get the Feeling Again, Solitaire, Help, and Goodbye to Love. Died at the age of 32 a month before her 33rd birthday. Check out the songs mentioned on youtube and check out Karen CarpenterKick Ass Drummer
What she went through in her childhood, what she went through in her marriage....Poor sweet Karen. All she wanted was to be loved. Not abused, not bullied, not treated so coldly. It makes me tear up just thinking about it...
When I was young man I met a beautiful young woman and this was the song that was playing when we met. I fell in love with her right then and there! Sadly, she died shortly thereafter in a car accident that broke my heart! I tear up everytime I hear this song.
Karen was a gift to all of us who love beautiful music. It breaks my heart every time I think about her struggle with anorexia nervosa and the tragic ending. So very sad.
One of my favs- really showcases that liquid-velvet voice she had. Luther Vandross’ cover certainly doesn’t pain the ears. Karen’s voice is just so incredibly unique. As commented before, if you’ve not, y’all MUST see Karen & Ella Fitzgerald’s live duet/medley!!! Such a rare treasure & blessing. I’ve always felt it may be the closest to Heaven we get this side of the sky🥰❤️ Thnx for another wonderful reaction! Stay safe & love much💖
This version ended up at #2 on the top 100 chart and stayed there for 12 weeks. Luther Vandross recorded his cover of it 12 years after the Carpenters made it a hit. Luther's version hit #5 on the R&B chart and 87 on the top 100 chart. This was done in one take with Karen reading the lyrics off a napkin. Amazing!!!
Luther's version in my opinion is more romantic and touches my heart more! Who cares where Luther's version charted! He never got the recognition he deserved, because he never crossed over to Pop Music.
Not only her beautiful voice but also Richard's beautiful arrangement . This is definitely my favorite Carpenters song. Thanks for sharing your take on this song from back in my era!
I found you guys by chance months ago and have been watching all of your videos. Mel your a very beautiful young lady and shawn your a good looking young man. The sensitivity you both display while you react to the songs is so cute. Have a amazing day
Loved your reaction. You’re both so sincere with your feelings and make me see how much you care about Karen’s personal struggles just like we did when we first heard the dreadful news of her passing.
The Carpenters were inspired to cover this after hearing Bette Midler's cover of it she sang on the Johnny Carson Show. It would definitely be worth listening to the version that inspired this great version of this great song
Probably the purist voice ever. Her death was such a tragedy 😢
After more than 50 years of listening to the Carpenters, it is still impossible to listen to their music with dry eyes. Karen was such a beautiful soul. Nobody can replace her. Melancholy is what I am left with after hearing her songs. I still can't stop listening.
Yep guaranteed tears as she goes straight to your heart every time.
I was in middle school when this came out and I'm 65 years of age now. This lady will be forever timeless
Paul Williams, who wrote Rainy Days and Mondays, said "I never thought the song would be recorded, but then an angel sang the song, and she changed my life forever. RIP Karen."
The horrible demons that haunted her personal life. If she only truly knew how much she was loved by her music fans
I totally agree with you!!! I wish she really knew how special she was. I wish she knew how beautiful she was and her voice was to so many people!!!!
Even back then, a fragile soul fractured by what she believed in the mirror... Major and oh so sad loss.
I think Karen is in heaven and she knows how much she was loved. She's singing with the angels now.
the sad this is that even in the 1970s / 1980s the fake news media bullied karen so much called her fat / chubby girl for yrs until she became a anorexic for the last yrs of her life and she passed away in 1983 of heart falure do to anorexia...
The jerk she married made everything worse
I am 58 years old. When I was a teenager I was into punk rock and all that type of heavy music. Even back then, I rated Karen Carpenter as the best female vocalist I had ever heard, and still do. R.I.P Karen.
Hit,after hit,after hit,after hit,after hit!🎙🎶
Most beautiful voice in history
I read that John Lennon told her that she was the best female singer ever, but she thought he was joking and making fun of her. He was right about her. Peace from Michigan
So sad she lived like that.
actually it was paul mccartney... lennon came up to her and told she had a fabulous voice luv....justin haywood of the moody blues also said she had the greatest female voice... sinatra allegedly said she was the only female singer he would pay to hear sing... streisand told her she had a "marvelous instrument"... k.d. lang considered her a female nat king cole and his equal.... she's also the favorite singer of shania twain and engelbert humperdinck.....
Just wish her and Elvis could have sang together talk about ultimate voices!
Her brother Richard deserves much more credit then he gets
@gigi v I hope that "reviewer" caught a lot of shat for his comments.
She is one of the few artists that make my eyes water. She is dearly missed. God rest her sad soul.
After 50 years, I still get the chills when she sings.
Me, too!!! Goosebumps every time!
Beautiful voice beautiful woman. Wish she could see herself as we all saw her.
Nice one totally true rip Karen
Karen's voice touches my soul each time I hear it. I can still remember where I was when I heard on the radio that she had died. I cried my eyes out that afternoon. She was indeed a SUPERSTAR!!!
Richard Carpenter's Masterful arrangement & production ! All--time classic .
Yes. He is underappreciated.
Greatest singer of all time
Agree.
If she only realized how beautiful her voice was. I don't believe she ever did... the best female voice ever.
@The Masked Wolf From everything I have seen and read, her mother didn't treat her to nice. Richard could do no wrong. Really a sad situation for her..
I'm reading Little Girl Blue right now and in it she says her singing was an accident. She so wanted to play drums and sing. They said because she was only 5-4 tall that the audience couldn't see her when she was singing. If they had just let her play drums and sing I think things possibly could have been different. No way of knowing for sure though because she had it in her head that she needed to be thinner. If she had just gotten the support she needed at home it may have turned out so much differently.
Such a great loss to the music world.
@@mikebowman8680 I believe that also. I think if they just let sing from behind the drum set, it would have helped her. I never understood media getting on her about her weight, she was never heavy. It is was horrible what it did to her.
Karen's mom is to be blamed for her actions. Sadly due to malnutrition she felt ill and died too soon 😢. Her songs are strong the way how she express herself and still does even beyond the grave. Rest In Peace Karen Carpenter.
Best female vocalist of her time !
Props to her brother Richard who produced, arranged, played piano and sang on their beautiful records...
and wrote some of their hits
Frank Sinatra once commented that Karen was the only performer he would pay to see in concert. Her voice...a most beautiful and haunting at the same time. Since she passed so early, I tear up EVERY time I hear their songs!
Me too
She amazes many all over the World.
"Superstar" was recorded by Karen on her first take, singing the lyrics that had been scribbled by Richard onto a napkin. It took a while for Karen to warm up to the song.
"For some reason that tune didn't hit me in the beginning," she recalled in a 1981 interview. "It's the only one. Richard looked at me like I had three heads. He said: 'Are you out of your mind?' When I heard his arrangement of it I fell over, and now it's one of my favorites too."
She had perfect pitch. I'm close, I know when something is out of tune.
@@leehanson1416 Ex music teacher here. I get it. I don;t have perfect pitch but well trained relative pitch. Except most of my relatives couldn't sing on pitch lol. There was a great classical pianst in music school. In sight singing class, she couldn't sing anything on p;itch with her voice, but could identify any note perfectly, with her back turned, upon hearing. Bizarre.
She was always known as 1 take Karen. Absolutely amazing!!!!
This song was written by the great Leon Russell for Rita Coolidge.. Karen Carpenter's brother did not write this song.
@@johnasmith7558 wasn’t it recorded by Delaney&Bonnie?
Karen Carpenter > The most beautiful female singing voice I’ve ever heard! ❤️🩹 Silky Velvety Silk ❤️🩹
Portland Oregon USA 🇺🇸
My Goodness...nothing but beauty all over this...Perfection
So glad to see you guys stare in wonderment over them.....lol
She had that voice... sang those songs... AND played the drums!!!! She was a boss. Humble and beautiful.
She did this in one take that's how talented she was and there will never be another Artist like her ever
Shawn & Mel, you’ll love their “Yesterday Once More”, "For All We Know", "Sing" and more!!!!
It's extraordinary.
@@michaelasay8587 what? Why?
Karen Carpenter's voice is haunting. All the more so when looking back with the knowledge of the pain which eventually took her life.
Thank you for reacting to Superstar, my favorite Carpenters song!!! Karen nails it in this one. She can hit those low notes so well. She was once quoted saying “the money is in the basement “ referring to the low notes she could hit. A critic made a comment about her weight early in her career & it stuck with her, hence the eating disorder. Please, all of us, watch our words with people. You never know how they affect others . She was taken from us way, way too soon!!! RIP Karen 💜💜💜
They took her out from behind the drums . I saw her in 1972 and she came out from behind the drums and did not know what to do with her hands, she ended up slapping her thigh to the beat of the drums. Watch the cover of Help she does drumming and singing, especially the one from Japan .When she s behind the drums she glows
Important lesson to be learnt.
Hope that critic reads all these remarks & regrets it…he’s a pig! 😢😢😢
Hard to think of a punishment severed enough for that reviewer.@@rabsmith8725
Karen Carpenter was such a gift to this world. Great reaction
Nice to see you youngsters finally discovered The Carpenters. Karen had the most angelic voice God ever gifted a drummer!!!
I was a kid when the Carpenters were popular and I didn't fully appreciate Karen's voice at the time. After all these years I know how special it was. There is no one like her. So rich, warm, vulnerable and sad all at the same time. Her perfect vibrato blows me away too.
Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett wrote this song, which is about a woman who falls for a rock star, has a tryst with him, but then in a bout of delusion awaits his return, apparently falling for it when he said he loved her.
Yes, I think it was originally called the Groupie Song.
@@eddieevans6692 I've heard that was the "working title", but it wasn't released under that title. The title on the label of the original, 1969 single, by Delaney & Bonnie & Friend's is "Groupie (Superstar)."
@@wnsafford1854 Copy that
First album I bought was in 1970 for Close To You. My friends considered me a nerd. I loved Karen. Proud for my nerdness!
Gawd I ♥ her voice!
That haunting voice. . . recognizable anywhere in the solar system. One of her best for sure.
Her voice is angelic
Great performance of a beautiful Leon Russell song. RIP Karen and Leon.
The Carpenters was one of my favorite groups in the 70's, their music touched your soul.
her voice is so warm and rich...not celine /whitney vocal gymnastics..... just smooth, warm , rich tone, unreal tone,
Her range and smoothness was really unmatched.
Probably the greatest song ever.
The most beautiful in history make or female R.I P. Sweet karen
Who remembers this song from the movie Tommy Boy? It even had David Spade and Chris Farley crying. LOL
Nothing makes me as happy every day as watching your videos. Thank you so much for what you do. I absolutely love watching your reactions to these songs. I think perhaps that when we grow up listening to certain music, we just take it for granted. Perhaps it takes someone listening to it for the first time, and watching that person’s reaction, to make us remember how great it was in the first place. Again, I absolutely love your channel.
I love seeing how much you two love my favorite female singer!! Saw The Carpenters twice in early 70s when she was still behind the drums. Fabulous!!
She really was one of the most tragic losses in the music industry. You just know she's in heaven singing among the other angels. What a sound that must be!! One of my favorite female singers of all time!
"One Take Karen" delivers yet again! My favorite song by her! And yes, you can see, hear, and feel the pain in her voice. Her story is such a sad one. One that shouldn't have been for such a beautiful and talented young lady! Even though she married, I feel she never really found the love she was seeking. I pray that now she can see just how much she was really loved by all of her fans! There's no doubt in my mind that she is now leading God's choir in heaven! R.I.P. KAREN!
As mentioned written by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett, but Karen totally transforms everything she sings into her own. Recorded in one take.
There isn't anyone today that can touch her, not this century anyway, hell or ever, she's on a level that cannot be described.
Her voice was so special and unique; deep, rich and warm- like honey or melted chocolate. I read it had something to do with the shape of her face and jaw, like Freddy Mercury had a unique jaw. She also connected emotionally with her audience. She sang so intimately, it felt like she was an old friend, singing just to you.
She was one of the greatest vocalists ever, and her music was on the radio regularly in the seventies. What a tragedy.
Beautiful voice. Her music added to the times.
I loved listening to Karen sing growing up. I'm black too.Her Angelic voice felt like she was carrying you as she sang her songs. We need these types of love songs back. Anyone out there who can sing please put yourself out there here on RUclips and sing, get and be discovered. There is room for everyone out there in the music genre's.
That’s what I loved about the 70s music when I was young didn’t realize how great it was at the time. But the production value was the best. The instruments that was used. The original beats everything orchestra all that. Today seems all sampled computer and not. But I guess it’s hard to be original when it seems like a copy from the past.
Your comments of this song brought me to tears. Thank you for showing some love towards Karen Carpenter song. 🥰
The first 2 vocal notes just slay me...I think this is one of her 2 best interpretations, the other being Only Yesterday.
Karen's very best? Listen to Trying to get the Feeling Again --you will get chills- it was not released by Richard until the early 1990s and Solitaire. Until Richard took it down Karen did a cover of Blood, Sweat and Tears Spinning Wheel
Love your reactions! Love watching you watch Karen Carpenter. Appreciate you guys!
I always get teary hearing this song. Karen had such a beautiful voice. Also Elkie Brooks also did a great version of this too.
God Blessed us for a short period by sending this Angel to us, that's how strong
my emotions are for Karen.. The other message is absolutely right, John Lennon
told her face to face she was the best female singer he had ever heard and she
thought he was making fun of her and thought he hurt her feelings. He was being
honest, Karen we miss you so very much. We love you
This is such a beautiful song.
I had the opportunity to meet Karen when I was tending bar a year before she passed. The bar was busy and she was with a blonde woman and she ordered a cheeseburger, fries and coke. The blonde didn't order anything. When I went to take her order she looked at me as if pleading for me not to say her name, she looked so sad. I just smiled at her. She took only 3 bites of the cheeseburger and ate little fries. I asked her if she wanted to take the rest, she said no. The blonde was not very polite. She could that I knew who she was. Beautiful voice now gone but we have her on video thank goodness. She was so small and frail.
Goosebumps all over, a great voice, great music. I love it. 👍👍💕💕🎶
Written by the late great singer/songwriter Leon Russell along with Bonnie Bramlett back in (1969). Many artists have covered this song since like the late great Luther Van Dross (1983) ...And no other artist who covered this song {Superstar) has made it their own like the late great Karen Carpenter (1971). Brilliant!
Bette Midler
Song originally had "groupie" in the title but that was dropped because of the Carpenters wholesome image.
Still bringing on the chills after all this time.
My all time favorite Carpenter's song
She was an absolute Angel singing. Her voice is mesmerizing. One of my favorite female singers for sure. RIP Karen Carpenter.
She was and is and will always be the best 😊
All I can say she could sing the telephone book and make it sound fantastic The Carpenters made beautiful music year 2022 and we still are listening to The Carpenters their music is timeless with an angelic voice like Karen Carpenter this music will never die rest in peace Karen Carpenter
Karen's voice is a reminder of how beautiful a voice can be without autotune, something most singers of today wouldn't know anything about.
In 80 70 60 or sing or not sing, autotune no save like today.
So good to hear this again. So mellow!
I've tried to describe what I think of Karen's talent before but I've decided it can't be done... She's on a plane of her own...Love you guys!!!
Extraordinary talent, that voice is sorely missed... So SMOOTH...
I get out of breath just listening to her sing,don’t know where she gets the air from.
There's just something very special about her voice that hits people in a soft spot when she sings.
I love Shawn's reactions when he hears Karen. He is so moved by her. ❤️
She had a very beautiful and haunting voice.
She sang like an angel, and made it sound so easy. She was a great drummer, too! Some of the greatest soft-rock hits of the 70s came from Karen Carpenter and her brother Richard (who played keyboards and sang backing vocals, and arranged the songs). Try "Yesterday Once More" or "Top of the World". She left us way too young and in so sad a way. RIP Karen.
Goodbye to Love by The Carpenter's.. it will break your heart , it is almost autobiographical for Karen. so tragic
I got to admit My favorite song by the carpenters is bless the beast and the children which is also a movie
Such a tender song...like ALL of her songs 💕
This song always takes me back to the 70s when I was a kid sitting on my grandparents front porch in the country and listening to my Aunt Dee play her records. Good times.
Was written by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett.
Saw her sing in 1972, one of the best Drummer/Singers ever. She broke the glass ceiling for women playing their own instruments Other great songs Trying to get the Feeling Again, Solitaire, Help, and Goodbye to Love. Died at the age of 32 a month before her 33rd birthday. Check out the songs mentioned on youtube and check out Karen CarpenterKick Ass Drummer
I LOVE watching your faces when she starts singing. She was phenomenal and is so missed.
What she went through in her childhood, what she went through in her marriage....Poor sweet Karen. All she wanted was to be loved. Not abused, not bullied, not treated so coldly. It makes me tear up just thinking about it...
When I was young man I met a beautiful young woman and this was the song that was playing when we met. I fell in love with her right then and there! Sadly, she died shortly thereafter in a car accident that broke my heart! I tear up everytime I hear this song.
The most hauntingly beautiful song The Carpenters ever did.
I love her so much, she was an 😇 talented 💖
Every time I hear this song I start welling up with tears….
The two of you should consider reacting to Roberta Flack, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face".
She was so talented 😭
This is the best song by them imo
Karen was a gift to all of us who love beautiful music. It breaks my heart every time I think about her struggle with anorexia nervosa and the tragic ending. So very sad.
One of my favs- really showcases that liquid-velvet voice she had. Luther Vandross’ cover certainly doesn’t pain the ears. Karen’s voice is just so incredibly unique.
As commented before, if you’ve not, y’all MUST see Karen & Ella Fitzgerald’s live duet/medley!!! Such a rare treasure & blessing. I’ve always felt it may be the closest to Heaven we get this side of the sky🥰❤️
Thnx for another wonderful reaction!
Stay safe & love much💖
This version ended up at #2 on the top 100 chart and stayed there for 12 weeks. Luther Vandross recorded his cover of it 12 years after the Carpenters made it a hit. Luther's version hit #5 on the R&B chart and 87 on the top 100 chart. This was done in one take with Karen reading the lyrics off a napkin. Amazing!!!
Luther's version in my opinion is more romantic and touches my heart more! Who cares where Luther's version charted! He never got the recognition he deserved, because he never crossed over to Pop Music.
Luther really made it his own, but because it's such a great song I thoroughly enjoy the original and the remake.
Not only her beautiful voice but also Richard's beautiful arrangement . This is definitely my favorite Carpenters song. Thanks for sharing your take on this song from back in my era!
I found you guys by chance months ago and have been watching all of your videos. Mel your a very beautiful young lady and shawn your a good looking young man. The sensitivity you both display while you react to the songs is so cute. Have a amazing day
As always...no one compares to Karen...I love this song soooo much!!
Loved your reaction. You’re both so sincere with your feelings and make me see how much you care about Karen’s personal struggles just like we did when we first heard the dreadful news of her passing.
The Carpenters were inspired to cover this after hearing Bette Midler's cover of it she sang on the Johnny Carson Show. It would definitely be worth listening to the version that inspired this great version of this great song