The song starts out with a young girl who has been used and forgotten by the musician she fell in love with. She is hoping she can say something that will make him remember her love and return to her. It's a typical song about lost love.....and then Karen hits one of those notes only she can produce and it slices right into your soul and you are there with that girl hoping he will return and love her as she loves him. THAT is Karen Carpenter.
I was 16 in 1982 when i heard the news that Karen Carpenter had passed away and for some reason I knew we all had lost one of the greatest voices of all time. Here it is now 2014 and all these songs still as beautiful as ever. I was right.
+Craig Brown Actually, Craig, she died in the spring of 1983. I remember being 18 years old and away at college at the time. In any event, I know what you mean. She was a superstar to our generation.
Karen Carpenter really is a star in our world and a star in heaven. If i were her, i would sing them as beautiful as the angels of heaven like Carpenters. R.I.P Karen.
every time she sings "I love you, I really do" with her beautiful voice I get goosebumps over my whole body. Guess what Karen? We love you too. Thank you for everything
Karen's voice was so pure, so perfect. This song (my favorite from their catalog) proves the point. Very glad we have these recordings so we can listen and remember how clear, precise and warm her delivery was. What a voice!
She has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard and when I was just a little kid my mother would play all her songs that bring back so many old memories. She and anorexia just like my mother and it eventually took her life.
I remember when this song came out I was maybe 12 or 13 and I thought she had the most beautiful , angelic, amazing haunting voice I ever heard and 50 years later I still feel the same.
What a performance. The voice of an angel. If life were fair, she'd still be with us along with the writer of the song, Leon Russell. Bless you both...
If you want to relive Karen’s velvet voice, check out Tori Holub. I swear Laren Carpenters voice has been reincarnated in Tori. Her vocals are so close to Karen that it’s kinda spooky. But damn is it good to hear a voice that velvety again.
Even if you knew nothing about Karen Carpenter, her voice and the impeccable way she delivers a song makes you TOTALLY BELIEVE that she has first-hand knowledge of whatever she's singing about -- particularly when it comes to loneliness and heartbreak. And sadly, she did. RIP Karen.
That voice - so deep and mellow! And it’s so ordinary that it’s uniquely unusual - she sang like no other. And with such passion - it’s timeless. Thank you.
I think Karen Carpenter had the most beautiful voice. I think she tops them all! Listening to this in 2021 remembering when I was young and wanted to be Karen Carpenter. Used to sing her songs over and over. Will never tire of her voice.
A while back my (mid-30s) daughter asked me 'what was my favorite recording of all time?' After some thought I replied "Superstar" by Karen Carpenter. She said she never heard of it. I told her the word Superstar isn't int the song, but she knew the song. She you-tubed it and agreed that she knew it. She couldn't believe a 19 year old girl with an eating disorder was the artist. Karen was special. I have a great many favorites - this is one of the best.
I am a Radio Presenter and looking for new talent to promote. If you send me a recording of a track you have recorded I can decide if to include on my next shows.
Their music blossomed in the 1960s. They made the big time in the 1970s. Karen was taken away from us in the 1980s. Their music lives in our hearts here in the 21st century and will do so forever.
I know! And then when you tell people that they just say something like, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." So sad that aesthetic beauty means nothing to people anymore.
views and expressions can't hurt this or any of us....let them say what they will with their music...freedom is in every breath...equality is a word...Cherishing this woman's voice and more every moment..
Such an incredible talent, she had the voice of an angel that is now singing to God. The lyrics of her songs are incredibly deep and it still churns me up listening to her sing.
Hoy tuve ganas de escuchar esta maravillosa música que me da tanta nostalgia porque me recuerda a mi infancia junto a mi hermano que hace un tiempo partió de éste mundo...
Lyrics: Long ago and oh so far away I fell in love with you Before the second show Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear But you’re not really here It’s just the radio Don’t you remember you told me you loved me baby You said you’d be coming back this way again baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby I love you, I really do Loneliness is such a sad affair And I can hardly wait to be with you again What to say to make you come again. (oo , baby) Come back to me again (oo, baby) And play your sad guitar Don’t you remember you told me you loved me baby You said you’d be coming back this way again baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby I love you, I really do Don’t you remember you told me you loved me baby You said you’d be coming back this way again baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby I love you, I really do
This Carpenters song is one of my top favorites. And by them, of course. This was played in the comedy classic movie "Tommy Boy 1995, starring the late Chris Farley and the still living David Spade". They're always funny, though. Like in that hilarious film that I also really loved and the more I thought of it after I saw it a few years ago when I first loved it.
Long ago and oh so far away we all fell in love with Karen Carpenters inimitable vocal style. Even when singing upbeat songs there was always a palpable sadness in the vibration of her flawless voice.
i know the song isnt about family loss but for me personally i feel its me speaking to my loved ones that i can no longer talk to... " but your not really here its just the radio, ....and i can hardly wait, ti be with you again......i love you , i really do " its art
+Riringo VII. Here's what it is. We Gen-Xrs and baby boomers just won't settle for Demi Lovato or Miley Cyrus. At the end of the day, Karen Carpenter was a musical legend who will continue to live in our hearts forever.
I grew up listening to these songs. I had a chance to live in Los Angeles but never thought that Karen was buried in a city near by, Downey. I've missed the opportunity to visit her grave. By the way, I'm listening to her songs back in Brazil, March 2017
Fame can make you sick, she was to amazing for this world. Such a sad story, she died just coz she was not able to deal with being so being amazing. Ty for all you gave and I am sry no1 could save you Karen.
I just found out about The Carpenters, and I love it. The style really reminds me of the old Ukrainian and Russian Praise and Worship songs that my father plays on cassettes.
This song describes the feelings of a woman who was close to a guitarist who became a superstar and is growing fond of him. The guitarist in the original song is Eric Clapton.
My parents love to play their music and I only learned some carpenter songs by listening with them. I loved them too (i still do). So this is the first time that I knew this song's title hahaha
Don't you remember, you told me you loved me baby? You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh baby I love you...aaaaaaaaaaah! 😲
DbMaj7 to Cm for the WIN! Best ending ever. Karen could sing the phone book and people would listen, and play drums better than most guys I been in bands with. Richard Carpenter is a bad-ass too.
Long ago, and, oh, so far away I fell in love with you before the second show Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear But you're not really here, it's just the radio Don't you remember, you told me you loved me, baby? You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh baby I love you, I really do Loneliness is such a sad affair And I can hardly wait to be with you again What to say to make you come again? (Baby) Come back to me again (baby) And play your sad guitar Don't you remember, you told me you loved me, baby? You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh baby I love you, I really do Don't you remember, you told me you loved me, baby? You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh baby I love you, I really do
This is the closest to the version I first heard.👍 Subsequent remixed versions have better sound quality, but are somewhat different from what I remember.
The song starts out with a young girl who has been used and forgotten by the musician she fell in love with. She is hoping she can say something that will make him remember her love and return to her. It's a typical song about lost love.....and then Karen hits one of those notes only she can produce and it slices right into your soul and you are there with that girl hoping he will return and love her as she loves him. THAT is Karen Carpenter.
Very well put....
I think we’ve all been there at some point with are favorite music artists. This song is very deep. Something today’s music can’t even touch.
Thanks for that extra special glimpse...
Jan Johnston did a beautiful cover..
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Its all fantasy. She never met the guy
I was 16 in 1982 when i heard the news that Karen Carpenter had passed away and for some reason I knew we all had lost one of the greatest voices of all time. Here it is now 2014 and all these songs still as beautiful as ever. I was right.
+Craig Brown no
+Craig Brown Actually, Craig, she died in the spring of 1983. I remember being 18 years old and away at college at the time. In any event, I know what you mean. She was a superstar to our generation.
Carl Horn yes
Karen Carpenter really is a star in our world and a star in heaven. If i were her, i would sing them as beautiful as the angels of heaven like Carpenters. R.I.P Karen.
I was 14. It broke my heart.
every time she sings "I love you, I really do" with her beautiful voice I get goosebumps over my whole body. Guess what Karen? We love you too. Thank you for everything
I second the emotion and I’ve had that thought since the first time I heard it, especially the second verse, I Really Do!
Jan Johnston did a beautiful cover
ruclips.net/video/84slJFMpy_M/видео.html
You and me both ,even after 50 years
Karen's voice was so pure, so perfect. This song (my favorite from their catalog) proves the point. Very glad we have these recordings so we can listen and remember how clear, precise and warm her delivery was. What a voice!
Is it too late to show you what I did with this song?
ruclips.net/video/9RxnrG1JVzo/видео.html
Yes.
Sa voix comme une eau de source cristalline sublime
God I love her voice so much.
My favorite too ,I love the Carpenters !
Super Star is my song.💖❤💔🥺😥
She was gift from God, what an angelic voice she had! Rip soulful lady,God blessed you,and still does!
Jan Johnston did a beautiful cover
ruclips.net/video/84slJFMpy_M/видео.html
My kindergarten teacher was one of the coolest hippies around(1970s).She played the Carpenters for us everytime & I love her
for it!!😌👍
That is not what a hippy was.
@@mikey-jt5ig correct. She was the anti hippie. Mine was Mrs. Zimmeremann
So was she a hippy or an anti hippy...@@ericstrunck3611
Hola soy Gloria de Chile para mi CARPENTERS significa mis años de Estudiante de Secundariaos más hermosos años de mi vida 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤
I’m listening still at 58 as I’ve grown up with her . Her voice is of an angel 😇 RIP K , much too soon . 😢
Chills…….that voice 😇
I’ve heard this thousands of times and still makes me cry
same
Ela deixou um legado muito bom,até hoje ouvimos suas canções e sentimos Deus em sua voz
Very, very beautiful voice of Karen Carpenters forever!!!
Siempre se le extrañará a esta agrupación musical por dejarmos maravillosas canciones, disfrutemos y cuidemos ese Patrimonio musical.
Jan Johnston did a beautiful cover
ruclips.net/video/84slJFMpy_M/видео.html
She has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard and when I was just a little kid my mother would play all her songs that bring back so many old memories. She and anorexia just like my mother and it eventually took her life.
James Miller sorry for you James, both resting now. Awful illness.
I remember when this song came out I was maybe
12 or 13 and I thought she had the most beautiful , angelic, amazing haunting voice I ever heard and 50 years later I still feel the same.
What a performance. The voice of an angel. If life were fair, she'd still be with us along with the writer of the song, Leon Russell. Bless you both...
I had no idea Leon wrote the song. Wow
One in a million.
So many wonderful elements in her voice and style. Being gifted with some level of musical genius shows up in her drumming as well.
This song is magnificent, Karen Carpenter’s voice was one in 1 billion, deep, rich, riddled with A deep hidden pain, beautifully painful to listen to
If you want to relive Karen’s velvet voice, check out Tori Holub. I swear Laren Carpenters voice has been reincarnated in Tori. Her vocals are so close to Karen that it’s kinda spooky. But damn is it good to hear a voice that velvety again.
Even if you knew nothing about Karen Carpenter, her voice and the impeccable way she delivers a song makes you TOTALLY BELIEVE that she has first-hand knowledge of whatever she's singing about -- particularly when it comes to loneliness and heartbreak. And sadly, she did.
RIP Karen.
That voice - so deep and mellow! And it’s so ordinary that it’s uniquely unusual - she sang like no other. And with such passion - it’s timeless. Thank you.
Jan Johnston did a beautiful cover
ruclips.net/video/84slJFMpy_M/видео.html
A beautiful, resonant alto ❤
This is some of the most soothing and pleasant music ever. And Karen's voice indescribable!
Jan Johnston did a beautiful cover
ruclips.net/video/84slJFMpy_M/видео.html
I think Karen Carpenter had the most beautiful voice. I think she tops them all! Listening to this in 2021 remembering when I was young and wanted to be Karen Carpenter. Used to sing her songs over and over. Will never tire of her voice.
I would have to tend to agree 100 percent
She is still with us. This voice soul of angel woud never die ❤
Such a sad song and Karen’s voice truly makes you feel it. We had the best music in the 70’s and this is a gem from then.
Simply a beautiful voice. How could anyone listen to Karen Carpenter sing and not appreciate her wonderful, God-given voice? God bless you Karen...
Jan Johnston did a beautiful cover
ruclips.net/video/84slJFMpy_M/видео.html
Я из России и я восхищаюсь этой певицей и голосом Карен ❤❤❤
Beautiful arrangement and that voice !!!
A while back my (mid-30s) daughter asked me 'what was my favorite recording of all time?' After some thought I replied "Superstar" by Karen Carpenter. She said she never heard of it. I told her the word Superstar isn't int the song, but she knew the song. She you-tubed it and agreed that she knew it. She couldn't believe a 19 year old girl with an eating disorder was the artist. Karen was special. I have a great many favorites - this is one of the best.
I am a singer myself, and I have been told I sound alot like Miss Karen. I am blessed everytime someone tells me this...I LOVE her voice!!
Jan Johnston did a beautiful cover
ruclips.net/video/84slJFMpy_M/видео.html
I am a Radio Presenter and looking for new talent to promote. If you send me a recording of a track you have recorded I can decide if to include on my next shows.
@@mears8955😂
Their music blossomed in the 1960s. They made the big time in the 1970s. Karen was taken away from us in the 1980s. Their music lives in our hearts here in the 21st century and will do so forever.
I will never get tired of listening to this music it's sad music like this isn't made anymore now it's just trash on the radio
I know! And then when you tell people that they just say something like, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." So sad that aesthetic beauty means nothing to people anymore.
views and expressions can't hurt this or any of us....let them say what they will with their music...freedom is in every breath...equality is a word...Cherishing this woman's voice and more every moment..
Such an incredible talent, she had the voice of an angel that is now singing to God. The lyrics of her songs are incredibly deep and it still churns me up listening to her sing.
Jan Johnston did a beautiful cover
ruclips.net/video/84slJFMpy_M/видео.html
Hoy tuve ganas de escuchar esta maravillosa música que me da tanta nostalgia porque me recuerda a mi infancia junto a mi hermano que hace un tiempo partió de éste mundo...
Simply. The voice of an Angel
Lyrics:
Long ago and oh so far away
I fell in love with you
Before the second show
Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear
But you’re not really here
It’s just the radio
Don’t you remember you told me you loved me baby
You said you’d be coming back this way again baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby
I love you, I really do
Loneliness is such a sad affair
And I can hardly wait to be with you again
What to say to make you come again. (oo , baby)
Come back to me again (oo, baby)
And play your sad guitar
Don’t you remember you told me you loved me baby
You said you’d be coming back this way again baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby
I love you, I really do
Don’t you remember you told me you loved me baby
You said you’d be coming back this way again baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh, baby
I love you, I really do
Here because of the Leonid and Friends cover. Beautiful song.
This Carpenters song is one of my top favorites. And by them, of course. This was played in the comedy classic movie "Tommy Boy 1995, starring the late Chris Farley and the still living David Spade". They're always funny, though. Like in that hilarious film that I also really loved and the more I thought of it after I saw it a few years ago when I first loved it.
My grandparents fav artist. This is really gold and will never be forgotten.
Long ago and oh so far away we all fell in love with Karen Carpenters inimitable vocal style. Even when singing upbeat songs there was always a palpable sadness in the vibration of her flawless voice.
La voz de Karen es suave, melodiosa y precisa; hagamos silencio para apreciarla mejor.
Tanta admiração,por esta angelical e imitável voz.
Minha filha...KAREN
i know the song isnt about family loss but for me personally i feel its me speaking to my loved ones that i can no longer talk to...
" but your not really here its just the radio, ....and i can hardly wait, ti be with you again......i love you , i really do "
its art
thank you Leon Russell for writing and thank you Karen for the haunting vocals. Still great in 2024
Saudades dessa voz maravilhosa, quando escuto Carpenters me dá uma paz interior, a Karen nos deixou muito cedo.
God, My taste is getting Old. I love this era
Time was relativized by physics now a while ago. So your taste is probably not old, but gold.
Not old just knowing what is good. x
+Riringo VII. Here's what it is. We Gen-Xrs and baby boomers just won't settle for Demi Lovato or Miley Cyrus. At the end of the day, Karen Carpenter was a musical legend who will continue to live in our hearts forever.
It doesn't matter. Music is music. Just go for it
Good music never gets old.
I grew up listening to these songs. I had a chance to live in Los Angeles but never thought that Karen was buried in a city near by, Downey. I've missed the opportunity to visit her grave. By the way, I'm listening to her songs back in Brazil, March 2017
Hermosa voz inolvidable!!
One of the most tragic losses in the music world.
Pure Velvet. Thank goodness we at least have some of her and Richard's greatest ever music.
💔💔
Fame can make you sick, she was to amazing for this world. Such a sad story, she died just coz she was not able to deal with being so being amazing. Ty for all you gave and I am sry no1 could save you Karen.
THIS SONG WENT TO NUMBER 2 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT-100 CHART IN 1971.
Best female vocalist "EVER" !!!!!!!!!!!
I just found out about The Carpenters, and I love it. The style really reminds me of the old Ukrainian and Russian Praise and Worship songs that my father plays on cassettes.
One of the most beautiful songs in the world singing by one of the most beautiful beautiful female voices in the world
Never mind about "your guitar it sounds so sweet and clear" - that heavenly voice....
Thank you Leon Russell for writing this song and to Karen for giving it the haunting sound and beautiful voice
Su voz es impresionante como un angel❤
You are right thr carpenters are as beautiful as ever
The ethereal voice of an angelic spirit 🙏
2024 and still in love with this song! I think I am just going to have to make my own RUclips video with this classic! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!
One of the greatest voices in music. Ever. I know, I have seen the future.
This is my favorite of songs by The Carpenters.
just love the carpenters beautiful music ooo
She was so amazing
Totally AMAZING!!!👏👏
I don't know why but I always imagine aquatic creatures crying in the parts between the vocals.
Great song will never stop being good.
This song is stunning
A gem. A star. Gold dust.
Craig Gagne' this album you've posted , you have no idea how powerful this is to me and what and how much it means!
I remember this song. This song was in my Carpenters CD. I love this too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!☺😊
LILIBETH SARMIENTO This song is about a groupie.
Nice sound on this channel. Thanks.
Me and my Grandparents always listening to this song's ❤️ OLD but GOLD ❤️😍
Beautiful
Beautiful voice x
Astonishing beauty,gets me everytime.
The Carpenters were the group that reflected the decade sound of the 1970s. Just my opinion.
One of my Favourite Song from CARPENTER'S. Best of Them. Will be Remembered till the End of the World...
Que bellisima cancion la de mis tiempos, ni punto de comparacion con las canciones de hoy........
This is everything.
RIP Chris Farley ❤
This song describes the feelings of a woman who was close to a guitarist who became a superstar and is growing fond of him.
The guitarist in the original song is Eric Clapton.
Still Beautiful
Stunning
Would have loved to hear a Karen Carpenter Andrea Bocelli duet. God given voices, gifts.
My parents love to play their music and I only learned some carpenter songs by listening with them. I loved them too (i still do). So this is the first time that I knew this song's title hahaha
Que linda canción :'3 💛
the Carpenters were really great!
Listening on 6/4/2022 at 3.30 pm 😍🎧🎶
Listen to this RIGHT NOW.
ruclips.net/video/9RxnrG1JVzo/видео.html
Don't you remember, you told me you loved me baby?
You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh baby
I love you...aaaaaaaaaaah! 😲
I absolutely love this song. It’s beautiful but I can’t help but always think of Tommy Boy 🤷♀️😂
"That's lame. You can change it if you want to"...
Beautiful.
Joe Osborn on the bass.
Sencillamente geniales
DbMaj7 to Cm for the WIN! Best ending ever. Karen could sing the phone book and people would listen, and play drums better than most guys I been in bands with. Richard Carpenter is a bad-ass too.
2020 still loving it
인간이 낼 수 있는 최상의 아름다운 목소리
아낌없이주는나무 한국인이갘ㅋ
My 2 favorites will always be 'Superstar' and 'Goodbye to Love'.
Ms Carpenter, we lost u way too soon!😥
Long ago, and, oh, so far away
I fell in love with you before the second show
Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear
But you're not really here, it's just the radio
Don't you remember, you told me you loved me, baby?
You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh baby
I love you, I really do
Loneliness is such a sad affair
And I can hardly wait to be with you again
What to say to make you come again? (Baby)
Come back to me again (baby)
And play your sad guitar
Don't you remember, you told me you loved me, baby?
You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh baby
I love you, I really do
Don't you remember, you told me you loved me, baby?
You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh baby
I love you, I really do
i always cry every time i hear karens voice..
Excelentes melodías
I think Carpenters is treasure of musical circles, you'd also be able to keep singing now.
This song made the summer of 1971=summer before my senior year
Bella cancion❤
Delaney & Bonnie, Rita Coolidge, and Bette Midler all performed earlier renditions of this song, but it belongs to the Carpenters, period.
This is the closest to the version I first heard.👍
Subsequent remixed versions have better sound quality, but are somewhat different from what I remember.
Uma das vozes mais lindas!!!! Músicas maravilhosas!!!!!
Que linda música,ella no era para este mundo por eso ya no esta con nosotros