First Time Reacting To Carpenters - Close To You 1970
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First Time Reacting to Karen Carpenter's amazing voice!
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Original Video: • The Carpenters - Close...
Karen was a world class drummer and her voice was hauntingly beautiful. R.I.P. little drummer girl, you are missed and loved by many.
You can never go wrong listening to the Carpenters. Karen's voice is Heavenly.
Frank Sinatra once said she's the only woman whom he'd pay to see perform.
Wow, that’s interesting!!
I was age 12 when I saw this performance on TV, and I fell instantly in love with Karen Carpenter. Her voice, loveliness, and playing the drums made this adolescent swoon! Cut to 1983 - and I'm driving home from work when I heard the report of her death on the radio. I had to pull my car to the side of the road to bawl. Now in 2024, my eyes still well up whenever I hear her. RIP Dear Sweet Karen.
Richard Carpenter was a brilliant arranger. He and Karen sang all the harmonies, sometimes as many as 16 overdubs.
Ms. Carpenter may have been the best singer in the 20th century.
Sir Paul McCartney said as much. She was known as ‘one-take Karen’. I sobbed when she died. I wish we could tell her how we loved her….rest in peace, beautiful lady. Fly with the angels, Karen. Karen Carpenter 1950-1983
“We’ve Only Just Begun”.
Simply the best female singer I've ever heard
They were not just a talented brother/sister duo, they were also important to contemporary music. Karen's brother, keyboardist/arranger Richard, was a pioneer in using layered, multiple-track recording to capture complex harmonies and musical arrangements. He was something of a perfectionist in the studio, and some of their recording contained dozens of layered vocal tracks. His techniques were emulated by many.
Female drummers were almost unheard of back then and Karen was an award-winning JAZZ drummer before she was a singer. Her brilliant brother arranged the song, did keyboards and background vocals. This was their first number one hit.
Welcome to The Carpenters!!!! Nearly every song of theirs is a hit. Enjoy them!
i used to be a heavy metal dj & i was always a fan of the carpenters!
Johnny , if you really want to hear just how incredible her voice is react to Solitaire. You won’t be sorry. 👍
Yes! My favorite song of theirs. Sooo good.
Great choice. Or Superstar. Or one of their last, the beautiful NOW. RIP, beautiful angel. GOAT.
Now the young ones are discovering what a special talent this lady possessed. It is do vindicating, after all these years!
Great suggestion! ❤💪🍻🎸
@@ChuckHackney superstars is a great choice as well! ❤
Bacherach said that Karen had the perfect voice for his music. He was not wrong.
IMO, her voice made that song to be known around the world. Karen was fantastic!
Karen Carpenter was a contra alto with perfect pitch. Most of the recorded versions of what we listen to were THE FIRST TAKE. And there was no such thing as auto tune. And, lastly, she never had a voice lesson in her life. What we hear was just how she sang...naturally. Her voice was about as near perfect as has ever been recorded.
Favorite singer of all time by far..she is amazing. And they have countless great songs....the more you hear her voice the you fall in love
"We've Only Just Begun" Also, an ealy giant hit, the official wedding song of brides and grooms of the 70's.
So glad you’re discovering the Carpenters. Check out “Superstar” and “Solitaire” to be blown away!
. . . and in a few months . . . don't forget to check out their best Christmas album of all time
@@TomLloyd-18 A Christmas Portrait, THE best Christmas album to this day, on CD.
Karen was truly an angelic voice, yet also sort of haunting in a way. Richard deserves much credit for arranging the songs so perfectly and his harmonies are spot on. Karen is in my top 5 women voices ever.
Karen was amazing.
Pitch perfect & clear (w/o auto tune.)
Beautiful, rich tone.
3-octave range.
Incredible breath control.
Impeccable diction.
And she makes you FEEL every word!!
(And Richard knew how to make the arrangements - instrumentation, timing, etc. - that fit them perfectly. Add their tight harmonies and… pure PERFECTION!)
Check out Superstar, Goodbye to Love, I Need to be in Love, and A Song for You
Richard, her brother usually arranged every song..he’s on keyboards..she’s on drums..and is considered one of the finest drummers in the world..in the 70’s..Karen practiced her songs in the car on the way to the studio..and could record a full album in ONE TAKE…her nickname…ONE TAKE KAREN…and Olivia Newton John…a close friend…said Karen’s low contralto range was where the money is…
Karen (a basicaly crystal-clear contralto)and Olivia(a heavenly soprano) are a treasure to the musicverse.I would also add the ABBA ladies.Agnetha Faltskog of Abba praised Karen for her fantastic gifted vocals in a 2013 radio interview stating that it's a marvelous voice one can not forget and also agreed on Richard's talent as an arranger.She also picked 'Yesterday once more" as a fave of hers plus she also refered to a brief meeting they all had in Germany (1978).
She was a one of a kind and was taken from us far too soon.
私は70歳、日本人です。彼らのカセットテープを擦り切れるほど聴きました。日本のファンもたくさんいますよ。
I saw the video she did live in Japan with the song " Sing" with the Japanese children's choir and it sent chills down my spine. Karen loved being around children.
@@jeffreyisenberg830そうでしたね。
Her voice was perfect!
I was a senior in high school when this came out. Loved it then and still do!
Richard Carpenter is a musical genius. He arranged their music and could sing as well.
Karen and Richard are actually the only voices on the recording. They sang background and harmonies to their own voices.
Johnny, thank you so much for your perceptive commentary about the Carpenters, especially Karen Carpenter's ethereal voice. She and Richard were extraordinary artists, yet so down to earth and accessible to all kinds of audiences. Their music is timeless and unforgettable.
Their second single release after their cover of Help by the Beatles, Close To You was their first top 40 hit and stayed at #1 for 4 weeks straight😮😊
It was not "Help", but "Ticket To Ride". She had done her "I'll Be Yours" for Magic Lamp earlier.
"On the day that she was born the angels got together and decided to create a dream voice come true." As you can see by her beauty and ANGELIC voice, why so many guys in my high school, (including myself) wanted to be Close To Her! And she played the drums! SUPERBLY! What more could a guy ask for? Be a good baseball player? Yep, she could do that too! Rest In Peace Beautiful Girl. You were loved by many then, and still loved by many now.
Yes, this and a very successful cover of the Beatles' "Ticket To Ride" were their first big hits that launched their stellar career. Paul McCartney himself said Karen had the most beautiful female voice he'd ever heard.
Of all great female vocalists, she's by far my favorite.
I first heard this song in 1970 as a 12 yr old girl. Karen became my idol and I had a HUGE crush on her brother, Richard. I got to see them live many times and snuck backstage in 1975 to meet them. I played drums in high school because Karen did. My own sister's name was Karen. Karen could sing anything thing and her voice touched your soul. Not to forget, her brother Richard did the arranging/producing, sang background overdub vocals, and played keyboards. The great drummer Buddy Rich once told Karen that she was his favorite drummer! Time for more Carpenters songs now!! Try We've Only Just Begun, For All We Know, Bless The Beasts And The Children, This Masquerade, A Song For You, Top Of The World. The list of songs goes on and on, LOL.
She was a wicked drummer
Karen originally wanted to sing as a soprano but her brother Richard had her take it down an octave and voila! That voice!
Thats impressive. Is there any recording of her as a soprano?
@@PowerfulReactions a few songs from her later solo album, including Still In Love With You. Also on the demo of California Dreamin on the word L.A. she goes through her passagio effortlessly. She was only 17 at the time. There is rumor she had a 4 octave range but knew the $$ was in the low notes.
One of their earliest songs. It only gets better from here.
I was a teenager back when they became popular. Them, their talent and their performances were my favorites. Tremendous love between Karen and her brother, Richard. Their talents meshed so well together. Thank you for sharing them with your followers and the respectful reaction. They should never be forgotten.
Beautiful song. Love The Carpenters!
Her voice is like honey - smooth and sweet. I grew up with her voice and it was a tragedy to lose her so young.
I'm Japanese. It was also very popular in Japan. I know most of the songs. I was shocked when Karen died.
A utopic vocal colour with a unique identity plus she had a fine control of her own voice.And btw...all natural, if u know what i mean.She can still send some of later decades and today's 'singing' 'super divas" to hide in shame , never to come back again.
What a nice reaction!
To hear/see what she was really capable of on the drums, I suggest you check out their '76 TV special, during which she does a drum solo on a number of different kits. -- absolutely astonishing !
I was 8 years old when this came out and I remember it well. Yes I was listening to the radio that young. I have TONS of memories associated with this song and many other Carpenters songs. Absolutely my favorite musical artists of all time.
Burt Bacharach is pronounced Back Her Ack. He wrote at least 500 songs, probably more. Karen Carpenter was and is considered one of if not the top singer/drummer. As far as female yes at that time very rare. Karen is untouchable as a vocalist/singer, in a class of one. This song was #1 for 3 weeks in the summer of 1970. This duo has sold over 150 million records and #1 selling American group of the 70's. Karen was just rated #1 singer on Sirius/XM 70's on 7 channel. Her brother Richard is a recording genius. Great reaction and looking up Carpenter history. "Goodbye To Love", "Superstar" and "Top Of The World" are just the beginning of this Carpenter journey.
Thanks 👍🏼
@@PowerfulReactionspls do much of her! 50+ beautiful songs!!
Actually 4 weeks according to billboard, close though 😊
Burt's longtime writing partner Hal David wrote the lyrics for most of Burt's songs, including at least 4 of Dionne Warwick hits.
Karen Carpenters voice is perfect and still is today, the best female vocalist as she makes grown men tear up even today.
I met Richard my son in 1983 when my wife introduced him to me in Burlington Canada I had the pleasure of meeting him in 2013 here in florida HE MUST BE GIVEN AN AWARD FOR HIS WONDERFUL MUSIC COMPOSITIONS PIANO ACCOMPANYMENT AND MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR KAREN CARPENTER IS PRAISEWORTHY AN ACADEMY AWARD AND EMMY OUGHT TO BE GIVEN TO HIM AS HES ALSO AN ACCOMPLSHED ACTOR HIS LOVE OF ICE HOCKEY SHOWS HIS STRONG VIRILE HARD MASCULINE BODY TRULY A PERSONALITY TO BE RECOGNIZED AND ACKNOWLEDGED😊
Great reaction, thank you. Both Richard and Karen possess amazing talents and you can't go wrong with anything of theirs you pick. Karen really was an astounding drummer, gender issues not applicable. But her voice (and Richard's arrangements) is what drew fans to them in droves. Her death (and cause) was a shock to everone. She was really the first casualty to put a face to anorexia and bulimia proving those diagnosis were life threatening diseases not just silly, vanity issues. Sooo tragic. There will never be another like her. RIP 😢
Sip. Todos quedamos así, así oír cada una de las canciones de carpenters... Los arreglos musicales....y la voz de karen!! La voz más perfecta....ever!!
Y una baterista increíble!!
Una voz de ángel
As stated below, you should try listening to their song, "Solitaire". It really shows of her voice. She will give you chills on chills.
I first saw Richard and Karen when I was 22 Karen was 15 and Richard 18 (1965) Karen had already studied under some jazz drummers greats. Joe Morello the drummer from the Dave Brubeck quartet helped her get the drum kit she used. They were playing in jazz clubs around Los Angeles as the Dick Carpenter Jazz Trio. Richard on an electric piano Karen on the drums and Wesley Jacobs bass and tuba. They won the Hollywood Bowl Battle of the Bands in 1966 playing "Iced Tea" which Richard wrote and "Girl From Ipanema" (Karen was not singing yet). Then they formed a collage group called Spectrum a sextet with Richard Karen and John Bettis, (who cowrote most of the music Richard wrote later) Leslie Johnson, Gary Sims and Danny Woodhams. They played the Whisky-A-GO-GO a number of times. then they seperated and Richard and Karen were back to Dick Carpenters Jazz Trio only with Bill Sissoyev providing the bass. They won the 'Your All American Show" (their first time on TV) in 1968. Karen was a killer drummer who could handle unusual times that most drummers could not and by 68 she was singing too. In the 60 and 70s Playboy sponsored a jazz festival every year. In 1975 Karen was named Playboy's Best Rock Drummer of the Year.
Fascinating info to learn! I am a few years older than Karen when she passed. Heard from two dental techs in Two different offices about 12 years apart same words “You look like Karen Carpenter”. 20 years? later I looked Karen up, was shocked That I looked her double but with blue eyes. Very honored God did this for me. I was always the model type considered a 10. If you see “Rainy Days” on RUclips where Karen is in yellow singing on drums it’s like looking at myself. Of course I don’t have her voice, no one has her perfect voice and alto range. Also same with superstar, and others. Thanks for reading this, A-whiter-shade-of-pale. 2 months ago. Bless You. Lorain k.
I appreciated your background info. Two of my favorite songs are 'Bless the Beasts and Children' and 'Merry Christmas, Darling.'
Great music to fall in love to. . They were awesome 👍❤😊
La plus belle voix , que j'ai entendu en plus de 50 ans dans le domaine musical !
Great reaction video. What I like best about your take on this is that you didn’t just focus on Karan‘s phenomenal singing, but you remarked on the artistic quality of the band. You specifically called out the arrangements which Richard did so mesmerizingly. kudos one of the best reaction videos that I’ve seen on the Carpenters topic.
Nostalgia I was 17 years old then, now 71 years old 😅, it's still wonderful to hear the Carpenters.❤Did you know that KZ Tandingan also sang Close to You with a surprising hidden talent ?
I didn't know. Thanks a lot for that 😊👍🏼
Ahhh her voice!!!! Thank you, really enjoyed your reaction!!!
That is a happy song!!
Please do much of her! Youll be very popular! Can't believe you know them! You have had to have heard this song!
there are so many great songs from the 60s and 70s that express soul and love
One of my favorite songs of theirs is "Happy". SO good
Welcome to the brilliance of Karen Carpenter!
I love the Carpenter's, I always listen to their beautiful music. ❤
You should really check out “A Song For You” the longer version. The harmonies and Karen’s voice is extra special on that one. There will never be another voice like hers and Richards arrangements are extraordinary!
I saw in an article the John lennon of the Beatles told her that she was the best female voice he had heard....she thought he was making fun of her and mocking her... so said cause John was right, she was the best! Peace from Northern Michigan
Wise choice my man!
Burt "BACK-AH-RACK"
Burt Bacharach (pronounced BACK-uh-rack) was a famous composer and musician who, along with partner Hal Davis, launched careers of many, including the legendary Dionne Warwick.
Yes, I was able to bring my Carpenter's album to the skating rink to have fun and JOY TO INTERPRET IN MY FIGURE SKATING WHILE their record played on ...I NEVER TIRED OF IT EITHER. CHEERS TO KAREN AND RICHARD IN THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS and thank you very much for their 🎶 gift to beautiful music..❤😊
The Carpenters made what was basically a fluff tune that had been recorded by several earlier acts including Herb Albert (who tried to record it and failed) into a smash record. Herb ended up giving it to the Carpenters.
Dionne Warwick, Richard Chamberlain, and I believe Dusty Springfield also recorded it but their versions didn't make it a hit.
Carpenters were pioneers in multi-track recording, which is how they came up with those dramatic multi-voiced harmonies. Richard Carpenter was both a friend and a fan of multi track recording pioneer Les Paul, who invented the "Sound on Sound" recording techniques used in "Close to You" and many other Carpenters hits.
I was born in 1972 and she is my all time favorite female singer of all time.
No autotune or other gimmicks used today, just pure, raw talent. I feel Karen had the best female voice of all time. Most of their songs relate to love and heartbreak but their song " Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" is about UFO's and was produced in the first Star Wars movie era. You may find that one interesting and the arrangement by Richard is extraordinary.
They did all the background vocals themselves
Good reaction and appreciation. Thank you.
Our Karen is the best singer who ever lived. She was voted as the best drummer by Rolling Stone magazine in 1975. No one can sing like Karen. Richard is a genius also. This review made me subscribe!
Playboy, not Rolling Stone
Y cualquier tema que elijas oír, te fascinará. Pues la voz de karen es simplemente increíble y los arreglos de Richard era espectaculares.
Solitaire.
Rainy days and mondays
You are the one
Top.of the World
Son algunas de las canciones que se me. Vienen a la mente...
I enjoyed this reaction, the first I've seen from you. Burt Bacharach = BAK-A-RAK
You know talent. Im in my 60s and remember Carpenters well. Herb Alpert heard Karen's voice on a demo in 1969 and signed her brother, Richard, and her to A&M records. Karen received 3 or 4 Grammys in the 70s and sold over 80 million records by 1982. She was 1975 rock drummer of the year according to Playboy. KC had the most beautiful voice-ever, and perhaps THE best female vocalist-ever, because she compels you to listen as she sings in perfect pitch to you, not at you, with emotion and enunciation. No auto-tune or gimmicks. No professional voice or drum instruction. She was known by the studios as 'one take'. She rarely, if ever, did more than one take of any song. BTW, Karen was the ONLY female harmony/background voice in all her songs. She was truly born with an incredible singing talent. Documentaries point out the accolades to her voice, such as, Paul McCartney said she had the most angelic voice after hearing her sing 'Ticket To Ride'. John Lennon ran into her at an LA restaurant and told her "you have a fabulous voice, luv". Supposedly Frank Sinatra stated that Karen was the only singer he'd pay to hear. I recommend songs such as, Yesterday Once More, Solitaire, This Masquerade, Need To Be In Love, Hurting Each Other, Only Yesterday, I Can Dream Cant I, Crescent Noon, Ordinary Fool, Rainy Days And Mondays, We've Only Just Begun, A Place To Hideaway, Goodbye To Love, and A Song For You. KC never knew true love. One of her few friends included Dionne Warwick. 5'3" KC really lost weight, due to anorexia, in earnest beginning in 1975. She died in Feb 1983 at age 32 due to heart complications from anorexia
His name is pronounced Back Ah Rack. At least that's always the way I've heard it....he is a genius and legend.
Karen said she was a drummer who also sings. She preferred being behind the drum kit to being in front with the microphone. They called her One-Take Karen.
You need to take a deep dive down the rabbit hole of Carpenters immense catalog of hits. Continue next with "Superstar, "We've Only Just Begun", "Rainy Days And Mondays", "Goodbye To Love", "Hurting Each Other", "Sing", "Top Of The World" (and about a dozen other big ones).
Since you've only just bugun..."We've only just begun" and "Superstar" then everything else🎸
You can find vids on YT of Richard and Karen, along with assorted standup or electric bass players, performing as The Richard Carpenter (or Dick Carpenter) Trio, from 1966-68.
Dude,your face has so much expression 😊 That's a good thing.
I was born in 1969 and this song made me cry when I was a baby.
Even now, I cry like a baby every time I hear it. The song is beautiful, her voice was BEAUTIFUL.. But it sound so sad!!! 😭
THE SUMMER OF '70, IT WAS #1 ALL OVER THE WORLD ! KAREN WAS 20 Y/O, & RICHARD WAS 23 Y/O, BRO. & SIS. ---------IN THE STUDIO, ALL VOICES INCLUDING BACKGROUNDS WERE RICH & KAREN , OVER-DUBBING THEIR VOICES TO 8 VOICES. ----MJL, 77 Y/O
Saw her in 1972. They opened the show with a cover of the Beatles' song Help (this is on RUclips). She was one of the best drummer/singers ever. Other songs to watch --Superstar, Rainy Days and Mondays, Solitaire, Yesterday Once More and Goodbye to Love. Karen was famous for recording songs on the first take.
You really need to check out the studio version of “A Song For You” , it’s the longer version, But if you want your heart to turn to butter you need to react to her best love song “You’re The One I Love”❤
Thank you for your reaction to this Carpenters song. Please 🙏🏻 also react to their song, “Superstar” - Thank you 🎉
All the harmonies were Karen and Richard layering their vocals on top of each other.
Im glad u did there fist hit first most other reactors don't and a #1 i might add, she was also known as one take Karen she was that good but she wasn't self centered or stuck up she was opposite she just wanted to be in the background and drum and backup sing.....just think if that happened!
Dig in to The Carpenters! U won’t be disappointed!
Goodby to Love (studio version), I need to be in Love, Solitaire, Mr. Postman, Yesterday Once More...
You haven't heard ANYTHING yet! Wait til you hear some of her other songs. You'll fall in love.
Best song --Trying to get the Feeling Again ----recorded in 1975--then lost . Found by Richard and released in 1993 --11 years after Karen died. The audio is here on RUclips.
You nailed it dud
The Honeycombs had a female drummer prior to Karen. Their big hit was "Have I the Right" which is recommended.
Check out her *DRUM SOLO* 🔥🔥
Hello. Burt's surname is Back-A-Rack. Thanks!
One of the greatest voices ever but also regarded as one of the world's best jazz drummers! Check out her drum solos!
Only Yesterday, Superstar, We've Only Just Begun - To name a few.