@@iliketowatchvideos47 Barbra Streisand? Sorry, but she sings perfect. Barbra is one of the best singers in the world. Karen is very good, but not as good as Barbra.
@@davidtoft3271 Barbra Streisand? Why do People always forget B. Streisand. She is one of the best Singer in the world. Or why do you think could she be so rich with her singing in a time where no autotune etc. could change her voice.
I have a strong love for female vocalists and nobody has ever come as close to Karen in pureness, clarity and just vocal ability. Such a shame that she left us so early. This song makes me so emotional every time I hear it.
I was in my 20's when her music came out, I regret not seeing her in concert. I loved all her songs beautiful voice never again will we hear such perfection.
Watch a few videos from Lara Fabian for emotion and gorgeous vocals. Two different artists but both pull you into the emotion and greatness. Loved Karen.
Karen's last recording, "Now", was recorded in April 1982 while Karen was taking a break from medical treatment in New York and had temporarily returned to California. The song was recorded in "ONE TAKE". YESSSS. ONLY A FEMALE SINGER OF THIS QUALITY, AS WAS KAREN, HAS THIS SKILL. The track were finished by Richard months after Karen's death.
Yes. As much as a perfectionist as Karen was, she could not do another take. In fact, she was so weak and out of breath They had to stop. It would be her last recording session. Richard was very adamant about holding onto this recording, but he gave in to the demands of her fans.... the instrumentation and all that was his idea to " polish " the song..... although I think less could have been so much more.
Of all the numerous young reactors to Carpenters out there on RUclips, you, Dereck, are by far the best. I'm glad you cried just like all the other Carpenters fans and myself. Every time I listen to this song, my face gets so wet with tears and my nose running so hard I can't do anything else until after I wash my face and blow my nose. I would declare no real human could remain tearless after knowing the details of her life and listening to her most emotional songs.
Me too. I actually play this song on the piano, but it is difficult. Karen has been gone a long time physically, but for her fans, she is in our hearts forever.
@@dickrichardson9013 I listened to the song again, a second time today, and I couldn't help starting to cry even before her vocals started. The first several seconds of the intro are enough to make me intensely emotional.
Apparently this vocal was just a run-through guide for the musicians (and after she passed the backing choir and orchestra were added), so it was THAT good even when she knew it wasn't the final take! Wow indeed. Loving your channel, Dereck.
She recorded a single take acapella scratch vocal of Trying To Get That Feeling Again, for Richard to build the orchestrations around. It sat untouched and Richard finished it years after she was gone. The vocal is absolutely perfect, and there’s even a moment where you can hear her turn the page on the lead sheet, because she’s literally sight-reading the song. It’s remarkable.
I have loved the Carpenters since I was a little girl. Karen's voice is in a class all its own - rich, pure, perfection, full of emotion that you can feel when she sings. Carpenters songs "Now" and "You're the One" were sung by my cousin, accompanied with piano and flute, at my wedding. Karen is so missed. I can only imagine how even more beautiful her voice is in Heaven.
One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded from one of the greatest vocalists of all time. Her vocals on I Need To Be In Love and You're The One are haunting too, as they are on most of her songs.
Karen’s haunting voice is unparalleled in the business .. she was always pitch perfect and every word can be perfectly understood .. she was a master at her craft and had no vocal training .. in fact in first love was not singing but playing the drums which may I add she did equally as well .. I saw her in concert in 1981and she had a Latino drum set during the concert the blew the audience away .. I had never seen a woman play drums like that .. this was pre Shiela E.
Very emotional, especially knowing how she must have felt, while singing it. Love your reaction. I remember the day she passed. I will never forget it. I am so excited to see so many getting into The Carpenters these days. Love it!
I member where I was when I heard that she passed away. I was in the car on the way to school, when it was announced in the morning news 😥 Passed away far to young
I remember also, that Friday morning when a friend called me at work and said that Karen Carpenter had just died. What a shock. I don't think any of us knew how ill she had been. It did not impact her voice, in my view - just listen to the one-pass she made at "Now" shortly before her death.
@@Dave19491 Understood. When I got the call from a friend that morning, time stood still for me. I remember the exact moment and where I was,. However, she still calms me down when I am sad or mad, and helps when I am happy, that's when I like On Top of the World the most.
I will never forget where I was when I heard the news that Karen Carpenter died I was in my car driving over to a friend's house for a get together I couldn't believe it I was in shock
Yes, Richard is responsible for arrangements and writing many of the songs they recorded. It does my heart such joy to see the younger generation of today embracing Karen Carpenter. I am seeing so many discovering her for the first time within just the last couple of months. It is amazing! She will no doubt live on through her music for generations to come.
The instrument floating solos was a flute...I love Karen Carpenter’s voice! She was incredible! She was not treated well by the recording industry as well as her family. Thank you for reacting to The Carpenters.
Great reaction. I particularly love that you didn't apologise for getting emotional, you just asked for a few moments. There would be in any case nothing to be apologetic for, you are just incredibly connected with the emotional nature of this beautiful song and its angelic singer.
Your raw emotion to this song was moving. You have the capacity to absorb pure emotion and show it. Your viewers love your take on things. Keep doing it I love this!
So beautiful. The Carpenters songs were always so well orchestrated. Karen always sounded incredible even though we now know her struggles, she was still able to deliver a stunning performance. Love your reaction ❤️
I grew up imitating Karen's voice. I also learned how to sing harmonies from their music. I was was pretty upset when she passed away, so thank you for bringing this song to the masses. I miss her voice.
I did the same and all learned harmonies listening to their music. I couldn't believe it when they said she had died. I loved her voice and wanted to sing like her.
Karen is singing in heaven's choir! So beautiful! What a voice! I was a fan from the first time I ever heard her back in the early 70's. The world of music and all of us lost when she died. Love you Karen.
You are so cute! I too am enamored of Karen! No matter how they try, no one can come close to her mesmerizing voice. It fills your heart and warms you like a soft blanket. I love seeing her music bringing someone your age to tears.
There will never be another Karen Carpenter - definitely! I spent the best part of my life listening to The Carpenters. As a matter of fact, I learned English listening to them! Thanks for sharing!
Just imagine Karen sang this song only once and just hours before she died. Her little body was shutting down and she could still sing like this. The fact she sang it once, she wanted to sing it again because she thought it was crap but Richard wouldn't let her. Richard told her she could try again tomorrow but tomorrow never came. They built the music around her. You are love and missed Karen more then you will ever know 💙
I can't hear this song without filling up!! I heard it for the first time on the Karen Carpenter Story made for tv and got upset then! Watch it...it's amazing..Absolutely Beautiful Voice!!
It's the perfect swan song to a beautiful career. She had one of the most clear, pristine voices of any singer ever. Perfect enunciation and emoting. Such a gem, who left us with so much beauty.
I get chills...literally chills when I hear her voice. It surrounds me, comforts me, and gives me peace. Surely if an angel can sing, this is what it sounds like. May Karen's voice be with us for all time.
You might already know this but I thought I would state that Richard and Karen are the only voices as they recorded their voices and did "overdubbing" so they did all of their own harmonies. And the story of this final recording is that Karen recorded the main lyrics in ONE TAKE!!! How amazing!
My Mum often speaks of Duran Duran being her childhood, but that was her teens. The Carpenters was her childhood CHILDHOOD. They were quite big here in the UK with a whole plethora of hits, and recently we’ve been going through a load of old stuff we’ve had in the loft/attic for years and years and years, and amongst the miscellany of dusty items we found a box of vinyls from way back in the day, I’m talking 70s and 80s vintage that my Mum and Dad collected, Status Quo, collections of new wave hits, Showaddywaddy (look them up), Howard Jones, Jeff Wayne’s Eve of the War, Tears for Fears, and in amongst them I found The Carpenters Singles 1969-73 and my Mum started going on about them. She played Top of the World to me, and felt myself instantly fall in love with Karen’s heavenly voice. Glad I did, I’ve been listening to them all day, I’m definitely a fan now! You know you’ve touched generations and your a biblically good singer when John Lennon and Paul McCartney shower you with everlasting praise, Paul himself was a bit smitten about her voice, John literally approach her in public or something just to say her voice was incredible!
This was my late mum's favourite song, she used to sing this all the time and needless to say we had it playing at her funeral beautiful song for a beautiful soul. I can't ever listen to this now without crying. Thank you for the amazing analysis of this beautiful song it has made my day.
The background vocalists I believe were the OK Chorale....and this song was recorded by Karen in April 1982, when she came home to LA from NY on break from her anorexia nervosa treatment where she was so thin....but wanted to come home to record...she had so much more to sing...a voice like that....
I'm 65, and I have never heard this song before. So beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes knowing that Karen never believed how beautiful she was inside and out. I wanted her to find true happiness in her life and who and what she was. I will never forget hearing on the radio that Karen had died. I was driving home to Ohio from a teaching job in NY, and I was crying all the way home. We miss you Karen!!
this song always makes me cry. knowing it was her last recorded vocal. she had sung this in one take. she was not able to complete the song with her backing vocals so after her death richard hired a chorale group to finish off the background vocals on this song and the other songs they had recorded for voice of the heart album
Karen Carpenter makes me feel whatever emotion the song conveys. The song The Univited Guest is a song that you should react to. It will tear you apart.
This recording demonstrates just how beautifully she could sing in every octave of her inimitable vocal range. Her seamless transitions from her angelic upper register to her trademark lower register are breathtaking. Imagine what she would have done with challenging Sondheim material like “Not While I’m Around” from Sweeney Todd. What an incalculable loss.
Hi Dereck, love watching your reviews, you see through to the true threads of a song. Karen’s strength shines through in ‘You’re the one’ if you get a chance to listen
You have excellent taste..thanks for keeping this wonderful music alive. Karen's voice hits me like a ton of bricks and I respond as you did....I well up with emotion and shed a tear.
Sad her loves didn t work out for her.,No one was more de serving.Was shocked the day she passed and have missed her since.Most beautiful female voice I ve ever heard.
First time I heard this song myself...I’ve got tears in my eyes now too. I miss her voice so much and I’m thankful we have a whole catalog of music we can listen to. Nice review man and ty for sharing.
I love the way you review the music. Karen was and is my favorite singer. I cry with many of her songs. The fact that you tear up too means you understand.
I grew up as a young 7 / 8year old. It was a great time to live when everything was new. I felt the same way hearing her for the first time as a new artist. Our music teacher Mrs. Malsowski played the new songs when I was in the 5th grade. She said this was music that was simply heard but very complex to create. Every Friday we listened to Karen.
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER EVER will there be a voice to match Karen's ❤✔
Never in a billion years i agree
Never, never, never!!! EVER
Agreed
@@iliketowatchvideos47 Barbra Streisand? Sorry, but she sings perfect. Barbra is one of the best singers in the world. Karen is very good, but not as good as Barbra.
@@a.karatas953 Barbra never once made me cry....Karen does every time, I can admit that
After Karen died,
Richard said " The world has lost the voice of an angel, but I lost my best friend"
I got chills when she sang the line “Now, when it rains I don’t feel cold.” As if she’s speaking beyond the grave.
People should have helped her, toowoomba late now 😢😢😢😢
me too!
With Jesus there is only LOVE
Chills. Karen Carpenter has the best female voice ever. Love and miss you Karen
Agreed!
Nope that was Whitney Houston
Without a doubt. Karen Carpenter is the best.
@@davidtoft3271 Barbra Streisand? Why do People always forget B. Streisand. She is one of the best Singer in the world. Or why do you think could she be so rich with her singing in a time where no autotune etc. could change her voice.
@@a.karatas953 for us it's Karen Carpenter, don't mention your "Barbra" we have different likes.
God only knows how many many times I cried listening to this song. It's magical. My favorite song of all time.
Mine to. What a voice. Gone to soon.
In my opinion Karen Carpenter > THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FEMALE SINGING VOICE 🎤...ever> “Silky Velvety Silk “ 🙏🏽💕💕
She always had the most pureist voice ever .
dennisdman11 I agree!
Voice is just so emotional 😢
One of my favorite voices ever
I have a strong love for female vocalists and nobody has ever come as close to Karen in pureness, clarity and just vocal ability. Such a shame that she left us so early. This song makes me so emotional every time I hear it.
I was in my 20's when her music came out, I regret not seeing her in concert. I loved all her songs beautiful voice never again will we hear such perfection.
And supposedly, she did this in one take, but wanted to do again. Richard said, no...it's perfect, Karen.
That was nothing new. They called her One take Karen.
The pure voice, deeply moving.
Karen was a perfectionist...
She did, she recorded this while on a break from seeking treatment for an eating disorder in NYC. She wasn’t well and still...she did this
Your reaction was just how I, and millions felt in Feb 83 when we heard the news. It was devastating.
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I was 23 then. And I cried, and was very devastated. That day I believe many many tears were shed for beloved Karen Carpenter.
I was crushed when I found out Karen passed!
The last song she recorded before she died. So sad.
She”got to me” when I was 12 years old, no one has ever come close to putting so much emotion into song lyrics imo
agree! me when i was a little boy and now decades later...
@@tomschmitz5745 Ditto Love there music (I'm going to turning 50 years old myself this year).
Watch a few videos from Lara Fabian for emotion and gorgeous vocals. Two different artists but both pull you into the emotion and greatness. Loved Karen.
@@susanwenner8738 also eva Cassidy and oleta Adams, but karen was another level
I was twelve when I bought the 45 of Rainy Days & Mondays...
No need to apologize. Karen touched every heart that heard her and truly listened. Tears were hard to hold back.
Thank you for this reaction. 🙂
Karen's last recording, "Now", was recorded in April 1982 while Karen was taking a break from medical treatment in New York and had temporarily returned to California. The song was recorded in "ONE TAKE". YESSSS. ONLY A FEMALE SINGER OF THIS QUALITY, AS WAS KAREN, HAS THIS SKILL. The track were finished by Richard months after Karen's death.
Yes. As much as a perfectionist as Karen was, she could not do another take. In fact, she was so weak and out of breath They had to stop. It would be her last recording session. Richard was very adamant about holding onto this recording, but he gave in to the demands of her fans.... the instrumentation and all that was his idea to " polish " the song..... although I think less could have been so much more.
Karen's voice transports me to another place and time everytime I listen. My favourite female vocalist.
It’s so sad how she passed away I love listening to her sing but makes me emotional every time . RIP lovely lady 🇬🇧😘
I'm a big karen carpenter. fan. first time I listed to
this I. cryed like a baby😢
Just a beautiful song from a beautiful soul. Never have heard such a pure contralto. Today's artists can't hold a candle to this music.
That last line came out of nowhere and hit me in the feels. I just want to tell you I appreciate your empathy. It makes you a strong reactor.
Karen brought tears to many eyes with her songs . Yours are now added to the list.
I loved her voice. It was so sad when she died. I miss her.
Of all the numerous young reactors to Carpenters out there on RUclips, you, Dereck, are by far the best. I'm glad you cried just like all the other Carpenters fans and myself. Every time I listen to this song, my face gets so wet with tears and my nose running so hard I can't do anything else until after I wash my face and blow my nose. I would declare no real human could remain tearless after knowing the details of her life and listening to her most emotional songs.
agreed with everything you stated.....
@@tomschmitz5745 Thank you for your heart-warming response.
Me too. I actually play this song on the piano, but it is difficult. Karen
has been gone a long time physically, but for her fans, she is in our hearts forever.
@@dickrichardson9013 I listened to the song again, a second time today, and I couldn't help starting to cry even before her vocals started. The first several seconds of the intro are enough to make me intensely emotional.
Totally agree 👍
One of the most beautiful voices of all time. She does not need high notes to impress. Just her voice quality is enough to make your heart melt.
Karen had the most beautiful amazing voice and out of all their songs this was the most heartfelt. It just goes straight to your heart.
Beautiful! I was blessed to see The Carpenters in concert August 11, 1976. Precious memories.
Jealous
She’s an angel ,Never be anything near as beautiful again .Lots and lots o tears .
Apparently this vocal was just a run-through guide for the musicians (and after she passed the backing choir and orchestra were added), so it was THAT good even when she knew it wasn't the final take! Wow indeed. Loving your channel, Dereck.
You are correct.
She recorded a single take acapella scratch vocal of Trying To Get That Feeling Again, for Richard to build the orchestrations around. It sat untouched and Richard finished it years after she was gone. The vocal is absolutely perfect, and there’s even a moment where you can hear her turn the page on the lead sheet, because she’s literally sight-reading the song. It’s remarkable.
@@christopherleodaniels7203 yes, you can hear her turn the sheet - unbelievable!
Karen could do that...and frequently did. Her famous cover of "Superstar", for instance, was the first time she had ever sung the song...
Hi
Run through=, rehearsal
Ghost vocal or guide vocal
Is what your talking about
So beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time.💔 I grew up listening to this angel. RIP Karen. Much love from your #1 fan!
I have loved the Carpenters since I was a little girl. Karen's voice is in a class all its own - rich, pure, perfection, full of emotion that you can feel when she sings. Carpenters songs "Now" and "You're the One" were sung by my cousin, accompanied with piano and flute, at my wedding. Karen is so missed. I can only imagine how even more beautiful her voice is in Heaven.
One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded from one of the greatest vocalists of all time. Her vocals on I Need To Be In Love and You're The One are haunting too, as they are on most of her songs.
Karen REALLY GETS to many many people. Congratulations, she TOUCHED YOU.
Karen recorded the vocals in one take. It was recorded in April 1982 while she was on a break in her treatment. That is amazing!
Karen’s haunting voice is unparalleled in the business .. she was always pitch perfect and every word can be perfectly understood .. she was a master at her craft and had no vocal training .. in fact in first love was not singing but playing the drums which may I add she did equally as well .. I saw her in concert in 1981and she had a Latino drum set during the concert the blew the audience away .. I had never seen a woman play drums like that .. this was pre Shiela E.
Very emotional, especially knowing how she must have felt, while singing it. Love your reaction. I remember the day she passed. I will never forget it. I am so excited to see so many getting into The Carpenters these days. Love it!
The most beautiful voice and brings so much emotion. How can you not love Karen Carpenter?
Your emotional response is so,so, sincere. Her songs brings out everyone's feelings and she is now appreciated to all younger listeners. THANK YOU.
I member where I was when I heard that she passed away. I was in the car on the way to school, when it was announced in the morning news 😥
Passed away far to young
I was in my office and a friend called me. I'll never forget the shock.
I remember also, that Friday morning when a friend called me at work and said that Karen Carpenter had just died. What a shock. I don't think any of us knew how ill she had been. It did not impact her voice, in my view - just listen to the one-pass she made at "Now" shortly before her death.
I was working at a power plant. I thought that I heard she had died on the news and spent the rest of the day praying that I was wrong.
@@Dave19491 Understood. When I got the call from a friend that morning, time stood still for me. I remember the exact moment and where I was,. However, she still calms me down when I am sad or mad, and helps when I am happy, that's when I like On Top of the World the most.
I will never forget where I was when I heard the news that Karen Carpenter died I was in my car driving over to a friend's house for a get together I couldn't believe it I was in shock
Her voice is so pure❤️🎤so real and talented,can’t beat her 🥰
Yes, Richard is responsible for arrangements and writing many of the songs they recorded. It does my heart such joy to see the younger generation of today embracing Karen Carpenter. I am seeing so many discovering her for the first time within just the last couple of months. It is amazing! She will no doubt live on through her music for generations to come.
Stunningly beautiful voice I will never forget.
The instrument floating solos was a flute...I love Karen Carpenter’s voice! She was incredible! She was not treated well by the recording industry as well as her family. Thank you for reacting to The Carpenters.
Karen Carpenter is one singer I will never forget! I love you Karen!
Great reaction. I particularly love that you didn't apologise for getting emotional, you just asked for a few moments. There would be in any case nothing to be apologetic for, you are just incredibly connected with the emotional nature of this beautiful song and its angelic singer.
Your raw emotion to this song was moving. You have the capacity to absorb pure emotion and show it.
Your viewers love your take on things. Keep doing it I love this!
Karen carpenter. Omg. What a beautiful. Voice. Makes me cry. Just. Beautiful. She is sorely. Missed
So beautiful. The Carpenters songs were always so well orchestrated. Karen always sounded incredible even though we now know her struggles, she was still able to deliver a stunning performance. Love your reaction ❤️
Crying along with you Derek
I grew up imitating Karen's voice. I also learned how to sing harmonies from their music. I was was pretty upset when she passed away, so thank you for bringing this song to the masses. I miss her voice.
Jetlag Productions Singer Same. I idolized Karen growing up.
I did the same and all learned harmonies listening to their music. I couldn't believe it when they said she had died. I loved her voice and wanted to sing like her.
Once in a lifetime voice
Once-in-a-millennium.
Karen is singing in heaven's choir! So beautiful! What a voice! I was a fan from the first time I ever heard her back in the early 70's. The world of music and all of us lost when she died. Love you Karen.
Dereck you made me cry.... ❤️
You are so cute! I too am enamored of Karen! No matter how they try, no one can come close to her mesmerizing voice. It fills your heart and warms you like a soft blanket. I love seeing her music bringing someone your age to tears.
A voice of an angel....pure gold!!
There will never be another Karen Carpenter - definitely! I spent the best part of my life listening to The Carpenters. As a matter of fact, I learned English listening to them! Thanks for sharing!
Yes! I love this song. I love her voice. God bless you Karen.
Karen's angelic voice will touch hearts forever!
Just imagine Karen sang this song only once and just hours before she died.
Her little body was shutting down and she could still sing like this. The fact she sang it once, she wanted to sing it again because she thought it was crap but Richard wouldn't let her. Richard told her she could try again tomorrow but tomorrow never came. They built the music around her.
You are love and missed Karen more then you will ever know 💙
This was recorded in April of 1982 she passed February of 1983
I can't hear this song without filling up!! I heard it for the first time on the Karen Carpenter Story made for tv and got upset then! Watch it...it's amazing..Absolutely Beautiful Voice!!
It's the perfect swan song to a beautiful career. She had one of the most clear, pristine voices of any singer ever. Perfect enunciation and emoting. Such a gem, who left us with so much beauty.
Omg absolutely beautiful ❤️
I saw the very moment she touched your soul. Karen Anne was an angel sent straight from heaven 💞🌹💖
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful! Loved your reaction and sharing it as well as Karen's story.
Karen ,the beautiful voice of an angel 🙏🏼
I get chills...literally chills when I hear her voice. It surrounds me, comforts me, and gives me peace. Surely if an angel can sing, this is what it sounds like. May Karen's voice be with us for all time.
She recorded this in ONE TAKE! Karen was magical - I miss her so much!
Richard was as an amazing arranger as was Karen a vocalist. BEAUTIFUL ❤️ ❤
You might already know this but I thought I would state that Richard and Karen are the only voices as they recorded their voices and did "overdubbing" so they did all of their own harmonies. And the story of this final recording is that Karen recorded the main lyrics in ONE TAKE!!! How amazing!
@belamiboi1276 They used to call her 1 take Karen, she could read the lyrics off a music sheet and then sing the song perfectly.
My Mum often speaks of Duran Duran being her childhood, but that was her teens.
The Carpenters was her childhood CHILDHOOD.
They were quite big here in the UK with a whole plethora of hits, and recently we’ve been going through a load of old stuff we’ve had in the loft/attic for years and years and years, and amongst the miscellany of dusty items we found a box of vinyls from way back in the day, I’m talking 70s and 80s vintage that my Mum and Dad collected, Status Quo, collections of new wave hits, Showaddywaddy (look them up), Howard Jones, Jeff Wayne’s Eve of the War, Tears for Fears, and in amongst them I found The Carpenters Singles 1969-73 and my Mum started going on about them.
She played Top of the World to me, and felt myself instantly fall in love with Karen’s heavenly voice.
Glad I did, I’ve been listening to them all day, I’m definitely a fan now!
You know you’ve touched generations and your a biblically good singer when John Lennon and Paul McCartney shower you with everlasting praise, Paul himself was a bit smitten about her voice, John literally approach her in public or something just to say her voice was incredible!
"NOW" is great but "SOLITAIRE" is superior. REACT TO IT! Best female singer of all time. :)
DUDE! that clarinet is a FLUTE!!!
And godbye to love.
Ironically Karen did not like Solitaire. Her performance is gorgeous, but she felt like it dragged too much.
Don't forget Desperado, another masterpiece that Karen sings perfectly.
I need to be in love !!!!
This was my late mum's favourite song, she used to sing this all the time and needless to say we had it playing at her funeral beautiful song for a beautiful soul. I can't ever listen to this now without crying. Thank you for the amazing analysis of this beautiful song it has made my day.
She had the kind of voice that could literally pull whatever emotion from you she wanted.
Beautiful song. One really can get chills just hearing it! Her voice was so beautiful. For my ear, there was no better singer!
The background vocalists I believe were the OK Chorale....and this song was recorded by Karen in April 1982, when she came home to LA from NY on break from her anorexia nervosa treatment where she was so thin....but wanted to come home to record...she had so much more to sing...a voice like that....
I'm 65, and I have never heard this song before. So beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes knowing that Karen never believed how beautiful she was inside and out. I wanted her to find true happiness in her life and who and what she was. I will never forget hearing on the radio that Karen had died. I was driving home to Ohio from a teaching job in NY, and I was crying all the way home. We miss you Karen!!
this song always makes me cry. knowing it was her last recorded vocal. she had sung this in one take. she was not able to complete the song with her backing vocals so after her death richard hired a chorale group to finish off the background vocals on this song and the other songs they had recorded for voice of the heart album
She's perfect pitch, no doubt about it. Het voice is so majestic and magical.... 💕💖💝
Karen Carpenter makes me feel whatever emotion the song conveys. The song The Univited Guest is a song that you should react to. It will tear you apart.
A little known track of theirs and a really wonderful song, though very, very sad. Good recommendation.
Karen was beautiful inside and out, and her voice was otherworldly.
This recording demonstrates just how beautifully she could sing in every octave of her inimitable vocal range. Her seamless transitions from her angelic upper register to her trademark lower register are breathtaking. Imagine what she would have done with challenging Sondheim material like “Not While I’m Around” from Sweeney Todd. What an incalculable loss.
I love your reaction, I cry every time I hear this song poor karen💔
Chills and tears every time I hear this song ❤
'Superstar' breaks my heart every time...
Hi Dereck, love watching your reviews, you see through to the true threads of a song. Karen’s strength shines through in ‘You’re the one’ if you get a chance to listen
You’re the one. A hidden gem. One of her best and strongest performances. Derek will be moved by this one too.
Our beloved Angel, the one and only Karen Carpenter. She still touches our hearts to this day.
no one like her voice its amazing....i do really like her songs specially this " YOU"
My favorite female voice in this life. Godspeed beloved Karen.
You have excellent taste..thanks for keeping this wonderful music alive. Karen's voice hits me like a ton of bricks and I respond as you did....I well up with emotion and shed a tear.
Sad her loves didn t work out for her.,No one was more de serving.Was shocked the day she passed and have missed her since.Most beautiful female voice I ve ever heard.
Voice of the Heart was their album released after her passing. Very emotional album.
First time I heard this song myself...I’ve got tears in my eyes now too. I miss her voice so much and I’m thankful we have a whole catalog of music we can listen to. Nice review man and ty for sharing.
She was pure talented and felling when she was singing.
Well, I'm just a wreck now Dereck LOL. Thank you for your heartfelt reaction from a long-time Carpenters fan.
I love the way you review the music. Karen was and is my favorite singer. I cry with many of her songs. The fact that you tear up too means you understand.
Beautiful tortured soul with an Angel's voice
Karen carpenter beautiful n lovely ..as beautiful as can be she was!..😑..so sad we lost her!,......😑
Never heard this song before, absolutely superb.
Pure Gold! ‼️
I grew up as a young 7 / 8year old. It was a great time to live when everything was new. I felt the same way hearing her for the first time as a new artist. Our music teacher Mrs. Malsowski played the new songs when I was in the 5th grade. She said this was music that was simply heard but very complex to create. Every Friday we listened to Karen.
This song give me chills, I don't think there is an angelic voice like this it's very deep and touch a part of my soul that brings tears to my eyes 😭
Karen Carpenter is the best female vocalist ever hands down! That is a fact!
What a beautiful song. I thought I had heard all of their songs but this one is new to me. Thank you!