❤When I hear Karen sing, I feel a deep longing in my soul and for those few moments, nothing else exists except her lovely voice, and how she makes me feel.
She started out as a drummer. Her brother, and others in the band finally convinced her to be in front and really let people hear her amazing voice. She was never comfortable being out front.
I can never hear a Carpenters song without getting emotional, whether it is a sad or a happy emotion. Either way, the sound of Karen's voice always makes me happy. The sadness is that she left us too soon.
@Chuck Manjoume The demon? Is there something wrong with you? Her voice was clearly a God given gift….what the hell does Satan have to do with it?? Fool…
Such a great reaction as always. Yes her voice is very calming, and also very honest - she hides behind nothing which is very captivating. My parents had these records when I was really small so I grew up with these on the turntable. It's nice to see these reactions from people who didn't grow up with this music. Later they would be considered "uncool" but of course this gorgeous music stands the test of time. When my husband bought me a turntable again 6 years ago I bought a lot of these old records and I break them out when no one is home. :)
mine as well... no other female singer sings more TO YOU NOT AT YOU and the purity, richness, intimacy and warmth is unmatched.. also she had the most perfect diction and enunciation of any singer male or female i have ever heard..
@@tomschmitz5745 I agree,as much as I loved her voice,there was a theme of sadness running through a lot of her songs and her life which I find to be really tragic,and dying so young.A beautiful young woman with a voice of pure gold.
@t san no, it was when they made comments about how "chubby" the drummer was. She's repearwsly stayed how much that offended her. However, there were a lot of "family secrets" that also led to it. People don't become anorexic and bulimic over one thing.
She was an accomplished jazz drummer with great jazz chops. 4 way independence while singing the way she does would be difficult to near impossible for most, but not her. She was just incredibly gifted.
Her voice was so beautiful but even when she sang the happiest of songs there was a melancholy or sadness there. She was a great drummer. Gone way too soon.
I believe that there are entertainers in all generations that truly shock people with their talent, voice and emotion. Karen Carpenter was that person and one of the few female singers of the 20th century who just had such a presence and just shined like the sun when she sang. R.I.P. Karen. Unfortunately gone too soon. 😔
I love how younger people can instinctively appreciate such beauty. I'm 61. You react no differently to how we did when we first heard it in the the early 70s.
I had one of those day when i just woke up sad for no reason. Then on the way to work i heard a street musician playing what a friend we have in Jesus on a trumpet. That cheered me up. 😊
She wasn't just a drummer, she was an outstanding one. In 1975, she was voted as the best rock drummer of the year in a Playboy magazine survey. While female drummers today are still not as common as male drummers, it was unheard of to have a female drummer that was also a lead singer in the 70's.
Jayy, Thank you for your beautiful reactions, she was a National treasure, gone so young . One of the greatest female vocal artist of all -time , or the greatest . Yes she was an incredible drummer . Rip Karen , an angel in heaven .❤️🙏😔
What’s so amazing is how beautifully perfect she sings and you pull away and she’s playing the drums. To sing a ballad like that pitch perfect and caressing every word as if she is just standing singing is amazing. I’ve seen drummer singers before but not like that. She was one of a kind.
R.I.P Karen. She was the best and such a funny person.Too bad she didn't love herself as she was. One of the best female drummers...she considered herself a drummer who sang. She glowed behind the drums.
Such an amazing singer and woman, I wish she could have lived longer, but while she was here she impacted so many many people with her music and talent and beautiful soul......
A voice that can melt anyone's heart that is the Karen Carpenter effect. It's touching to see a younger generation discover the Carpenters and get mesmerized.
I’m definitely back with the cool people here, my friend Jayy!! What an insightful reaction and keen eye! Karen started out playing drums, but with that buttery warm voice, the record company wanted out from the drums and front and center on stage. She was very shy and resisted, but she was just a young teen. So, they plopped her out in front with no cover ( plus, she really could play the drums really well) and a magazine commented on her being “chubby,” which she was NOT! Unfortunately, that’s what started her anorexia and ultimately her death. I love her deep, smooth, voice! I’m so happy to be able to leave a comment and see such quality content!! ❤️👍
The magic of her voice for me has always been how effortless it seemed for her. Such clarity, richness and feeling - but it just flowed out of her. Such a treasure to lose.
I have loved and I have been loved...but always, hidden somewhere in my heart, there is a piece that belongs and I think always will belong to...Karen Carpenter. I miss her so much.
Her voice was so beautiful - and she made singing sound so effortless. Very few singers have that gift (Andy Williams, who worked with the Carpenters a few times, was one of the handful of others)
Karen was a fantastic drummer.. her brother Richard edged her into playing AND singing.. he knew they had something, and he let her know how good she was.
The great irony of Karen is that her voice did exactly what you say, soothes and calms people, but she had the most tumultuous internal emotional life that ended up in anorexia. Karen did two things for the world, brought us amazing music, and brought to public awareness the problem of anorexia.
Everyone is saying the same about her mellow voice(& I agree) this is my favourite carpenter's song because of the lyrics most people on their own can relate to
Sometimes I forget that not everyone remembers that Karen C was one of the great trail blazing drummers - song reccommendation - go international - great New Zealand song by the Netherworld Dancing Toys (yes that name is real) feat Annie Crummer - For Today I remember your smile - I'd like to see if in these difficult times it would make you smile - and being Kiwi I can just about guarantee that not just you but very few of your viewers will have ever heard it so they'll get a first time reaction as well
Karen Carpenter definitely was a drummer early in her career she played the drums and sang from the drums but they finally brought her out front as the solo singer because she was so good and that started her downfall because she couldn't stand the limelight like that she felt she was too imperfect and she ended up dying because of heart problems brought on by anorexia nervosa.
Jayy, if you like her voice here, you need to hear her Christmas albums. Her Christmas songs are still around, even now, so many years after her death. You may even recognize one or two of them. Her voice is just perfect for nostalgic Christmas songs. I just love her and I remember when she died -- I was devastated, just like so manly people. Thx for the reaction. 😞😞😞💔💔💔🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Karen always said she was a drummer first snd then a singer. You can see her drum solos. Her voice is hauntingly beautiful. She was brilliant inside/out. Richards compositions and piano playing are were amazing. You are correct…she’s very soothing and comforting. ❤❤
Ah sweet Karen. Such a magnificent voice, with an amazing range. From what I remember, she was able to get most takes in one shot. She was an incredible drummer too. How she could play them and sing at the same time has always amazed me. They had trouble with their live shows at first though because if you listen carefully, she and Richard are doing their own background vocals... sometimes as many as 8 tracks deep. Hard to accompany yourself if you're performing live. Oh and I'd love to go back and smack the snot out of the first person who told her she was fat!!!!!!!!!!
Yes. It's normal to have the blues . You should check out her drum solo. Its incredible. Also Stevie Ray Vaughn Life Without You. It's a song that brings tears to my eyes almost every time I hear it.
I suffer from deep depression. I tend to get severely angry at times. But Karen Carpenter is the only one who can calm me out of my outburst and tears . It's like a calm that sweeps through my body. I remember the day she died. I was my Rainy day !!!!! ........ Feb. 4, 1983: Musician Karen Carpenter dies at 32 from health complications related to anorexia.
FYI, if it helps, you are one of my favorite YT reactors. I wish I had the money to support you, but I'm on the verge of being homeless. I love music and watching your channel always makes me feel better.
No entendí ni una pizca del idioma, pero aún así me emocioné con tan solo escucharla y ver como tocaba aquella batería al mismo tiempo que cantaba🙌 increiblemente bella la canción
this song is so deep to me.. rainy day and monday, was the last time i saw my wife cried..and in the midnight, she was passed @ 2017 october.. she loves this song.. hope she listening it too, up there..
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❤When I hear Karen sing, I feel a deep longing in my soul and for those few moments, nothing else exists except her lovely voice, and how she makes me feel.
She started out as a drummer. Her brother, and others in the band finally convinced her to be in front and really let people hear her amazing voice.
She was never comfortable being out front.
Greatest female singing voice I have ever heard.
Janis Joplin, Sarah Vaughn, Aretha
@@lipby I've heard all of them many times, and love them too. There are many others as well. Karen Carpenter's voice is at the top, for me.
@@tektoniks_architects I agree. Karen's at the top for me and no one else comes close.
Hard to argue against that!
Amen i agree
I can never hear a Carpenters song without getting emotional, whether it is a sad or a happy emotion. Either way, the sound of Karen's voice always makes me happy. The sadness is that she left us too soon.
Every time I hear her voice I do a bit emotional knowing what we have lost in her death,The Carpenters music always takes me back to a time past.
I agree with you 100% Karen's voice was one of a kind!
Her voice is incredible. It's like an instrument with perfect notes every time.
So perfect that her bandmates called her "one take Karen"!!!
She now gives singing lessons to the Angels!
@Chuck Manjoume There's a name for what you got. It's called a-whole-lot-of-stupid.
@Chuck Manjoume The demon? Is there something wrong with you? Her voice was clearly a God given gift….what the hell does Satan have to do with it?? Fool…
Such a great reaction as always. Yes her voice is very calming, and also very honest - she hides behind nothing which is very captivating. My parents had these records when I was really small so I grew up with these on the turntable. It's nice to see these reactions from people who didn't grow up with this music. Later they would be considered "uncool" but of course this gorgeous music stands the test of time. When my husband bought me a turntable again 6 years ago I bought a lot of these old records and I break them out when no one is home. :)
Karen Carpenter is my all-time favorite female singer. She has the most naturally beautiful voice I've ever heard.
mine as well... no other female singer sings more TO YOU NOT AT YOU and the purity, richness, intimacy and warmth is unmatched.. also she had the most perfect diction and enunciation of any singer male or female i have ever heard..
@@tomschmitz5745 I agree,as much as I loved her voice,there was a theme of sadness running through a lot of her songs and her life which I find to be really tragic,and dying so young.A beautiful young woman with a voice of pure gold.
One of the greatest voices of the 20 Century
@@tomschmitz5745 You perfectly describe the artistry and magic of Karen Carpenter.
She thought of herself as a drummer first, and a singer second. There are some great videos of her just drumming that you might want to check out.
It was when they "Pushed" Karen to step out from behind the drums that her health started to suffer.
@t san no, it was when they made comments about how "chubby" the drummer was. She's repearwsly stayed how much that offended her. However, there were a lot of "family secrets" that also led to it. People don't become anorexic and bulimic over one thing.
She was an accomplished jazz drummer with great jazz chops. 4 way independence while singing the way she does would be difficult to near impossible for most, but not her. She was just incredibly gifted.
Yes!!! Her drumming was great!! Well worth watching!!
Best singer ever, average drummer.
Hauntingly beautiful.
It's just so easy to listen to Karen sing. Whether the song is upbeat or sad, her voice just draws you into it.
I grew up with The Carpenters on the radio and her Christmas Album is a stone CLASSIC!!!
“Christmas Portrait” - best Christmas album ever!!
Her voice was so beautiful but even when she sang the happiest of songs there was a melancholy or sadness there. She was a great drummer. Gone way too soon.
Cloud Nine voice? Perfect description. Love it.
I believe that there are entertainers in all generations that truly shock people with their talent, voice and emotion. Karen Carpenter was that person and one of the few female singers of the 20th century who just had such a presence and just shined like the sun when she sang. R.I.P. Karen. Unfortunately gone too soon. 😔
Karen was another tragic story of an amazing soul..amazing talent in turmoil. God bless her❤
She's a fantastic drummer and considered herself that first.
Her voice just soothes your soul it is one of the most stunningly beautiful voices and so natural God-given talent
I love how younger people can instinctively appreciate such beauty. I'm 61. You react no differently to how we did when we first heard it in the the early 70s.
THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT REVIEW YES HER VOICE IS REALLY CALMING SHE'S MY FAVORITE SINGER❤
I had one of those day when i just woke up sad for no reason. Then on the way to work i heard a street musician playing what a friend we have in Jesus on a trumpet. That cheered me up. 😊
She wasn't just a drummer, she was an outstanding one. In 1975, she was voted as the best rock drummer of the year in a Playboy magazine survey. While female drummers today are still not as common as male drummers, it was unheard of to have a female drummer that was also a lead singer in the 70's.
Jayy,
Thank you for your beautiful reactions, she was a National treasure, gone so young .
One of the greatest female vocal artist of all -time , or the greatest . Yes she was an incredible drummer . Rip Karen , an angel in heaven .❤️🙏😔
Such a slow, moving song she is singing yet not distracting by drummin, amazing
she was an angel who came down to sing for us
Oh my gosh I always love the reaction when someone is reacting and realizes she plays the drums.
The best american female voice!!! Ever!!
"Her voice is smooth like butter." GREAT LINE!
You need to react to "Superstar", "We've Only Just Begun", and "Close To You" 🙂
What’s so amazing is how beautifully perfect she sings and you pull away and she’s playing the drums. To sing a ballad like that pitch perfect and caressing every word as if she is just standing singing is amazing. I’ve seen drummer singers before but not like that. She was one of a kind.
R.I.P Karen. She was the best and such a funny person.Too bad she didn't love herself as she was. One of the best female drummers...she considered herself a drummer who sang. She glowed behind the drums.
The most beautiful voice in the history of music male of female! R.I.P. Karen!
No screaming...no belting it out..flat out singing and the best to ever do it!
Such an amazing singer and woman, I wish she could have lived longer, but while she was here she impacted so many many people with her music and talent and beautiful soul......
Her voice was so effortless !! Best female vocalist ever !! Sadly gone way to soon… But her death brought awareness to what we now call anorexia … 💔
A voice that can melt anyone's heart that is the Karen Carpenter effect. It's touching to see a younger generation discover the Carpenters and get mesmerized.
Her voice is the purest & the way she drops her voice without a breath is amazing
Undoubtedly, the greatest singer/drummer of all-time!
I grew up with the Carpenters. I was 12 when they hit it big in 1969, She was my 1st celeb. crush. thank you for appreciating my music.
In the nicest way, KC's voice is like warm caramel... smooth flow. Perfection.
"Voice like butter". Nuff said.
I’m definitely back with the cool people here, my friend Jayy!! What an insightful reaction and keen eye! Karen started out playing drums, but with that buttery warm voice, the record company wanted out from the drums and front and center on stage. She was very shy and resisted, but she was just a young teen. So, they plopped her out in front with no cover ( plus, she really could play the drums really well) and a magazine commented on her being “chubby,” which she was NOT! Unfortunately, that’s what started her anorexia and ultimately her death. I love her deep, smooth, voice! I’m so happy to be able to leave a comment and see such quality content!! ❤️👍
She was a great singer
her voice was pure silk in a burlap world
She considered herself a drummer who could sing. She was a fabulous drummer. Check out some of the drum solo video's.
One of the best voice ever.
We saw you wipe a couple of tears, we all get them listening to her.
Yes mam she certainly does play the drums. Was considered one of the best drummers of her time.
Yes, her voice is so lovely that even a sad song like this is uplifting.
Your face when the guy popped up playing the saxophone 🤣
❤️
The magic of her voice for me has always been how effortless it seemed for her. Such clarity, richness and feeling - but it just flowed out of her. Such a treasure to lose.
I have loved and I have been loved...but always, hidden somewhere in my heart, there is a piece that belongs and I think always will belong to...Karen Carpenter. I miss her so much.
Voice of an angel
She loved playing the drums. She didn't want to be up front singing, was more comfortable behind the drums. She was good.
Her voice was so beautiful - and she made singing sound so effortless. Very few singers have that gift (Andy Williams, who worked with the Carpenters a few times, was one of the handful of others)
THANK YOU ❤
her tone is so sick and a drummer!!!!! incredible
Her voice is so beautiful. Never get tired of listening to her
Her singing voice is so pure..... and there a beautiful overtones coming through... Pure with overtones.....
Carly simon "we have no secrets" "Anticipation" and so many more!
She is the most famous female singer/drummer.
Nothing tops Karen's voice. Nothing. My Carpenter's favorite.
Check out some of Karen Carpenter's drum solos. She was good. 👍👍✌❤
Karen was a fantastic drummer.. her brother Richard edged her into playing AND singing.. he knew they had something, and he let her know how good she was.
Her voice was sent by God. It's so angelic, pure, beautiful. Thx for reacting.
The great irony of Karen is that her voice did exactly what you say, soothes and calms people, but she had the most tumultuous internal emotional life that ended up in anorexia. Karen did two things for the world, brought us amazing music, and brought to public awareness the problem of anorexia.
Everyone is saying the same about her mellow voice(& I agree) this is my favourite carpenter's song because of the lyrics most people on their own can relate to
Sometimes I forget that not everyone remembers that Karen C was one of the great trail blazing drummers - song reccommendation - go international - great New Zealand song by the Netherworld Dancing Toys (yes that name is real) feat Annie Crummer - For Today I remember your smile - I'd like to see if in these difficult times it would make you smile - and being Kiwi I can just about guarantee that not just you but very few of your viewers will have ever heard it so they'll get a first time reaction as well
That song "For Today I remember your smile" is a great N.Z song,well worth a listen to.
Paul Williams wrote Carpenter songs. Watch I won't last a day without you. An unusual man and voice who was special.
I agree, the voice of an angel, another great review🙏🏼
Karen Carpenter definitely was a drummer early in her career she played the drums and sang from the drums but they finally brought her out front as the solo singer because she was so good and that started her downfall because she couldn't stand the limelight like that she felt she was too imperfect and she ended up dying because of heart problems brought on by anorexia nervosa.
The people need to take a time out and listen to this tune.
Goat
Jayy, if you like her voice here, you need to hear her Christmas albums. Her Christmas songs are still around, even now, so many years after her death. You may even recognize one or two of them. Her voice is just perfect for nostalgic Christmas songs. I just love her and I remember when she died -- I was devastated, just like so manly people. Thx for the reaction. 😞😞😞💔💔💔🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Karen always said she was a drummer first snd then a singer. You can see her drum solos. Her voice is hauntingly beautiful. She was brilliant inside/out. Richards compositions and piano playing are were amazing.
You are correct…she’s very soothing and comforting.
❤❤
She always makes me feel soothed
Ah sweet Karen. Such a magnificent voice, with an amazing range. From what I remember, she was able to get most takes in one shot. She was an incredible drummer too. How she could play them and sing at the same time has always amazed me. They had trouble with their live shows at first though because if you listen carefully, she and Richard are doing their own background vocals... sometimes as many as 8 tracks deep. Hard to accompany yourself if you're performing live. Oh and I'd love to go back and smack the snot out of the first person who told her she was fat!!!!!!!!!!
A beautiful voice taken too soon from us....too soon.
Nice reaction.
Love your reaction girl
My favourite “Close to you” beautiful xxx
Talent.
One of the smoothest voices ever
Yes. It's normal to have the blues . You should check out her drum solo. Its incredible. Also Stevie Ray Vaughn Life Without You. It's a song that brings tears to my eyes almost every time I hear it.
“…you could be pissed off, ‘first of aaaaaahhhhhllllll……’” CLASSIC!❤️
Thank you for listening to her.
Yep..today💖
I love her and miss her songs
I suffer from deep depression. I tend to get severely angry at times. But Karen Carpenter is the only one who can calm me out of my outburst and tears . It's like a calm that sweeps through my body. I remember the day she died. I was my Rainy day !!!!! ........ Feb. 4, 1983: Musician Karen Carpenter dies at 32 from health complications related to anorexia.
Greatest female voice ever, only Etta James comes close. And yes she was a drummer before she was a singer. Great drummer too!
She was an amazing drummer and vocalist
You described her voice perfectly!
Karen’s voice could melt an iceberg.
We had a lot of great music back in the 70's.
FYI, if it helps, you are one of my favorite YT reactors. I wish I had the money to support you, but I'm on the verge of being homeless. I love music and watching your channel always makes me feel better.
No entendí ni una pizca del idioma, pero aún así me emocioné con tan solo escucharla y ver como tocaba aquella batería al mismo tiempo que cantaba🙌 increiblemente bella la canción
Nice comment.
Yea Jayy felt that way many times.
Superstar. We’ve Only Just Begun are two more great songs by them
this song is so deep to me.. rainy day and monday, was the last time i saw my wife cried..and in the midnight, she was passed @ 2017 october.. she loves this song.. hope she listening it too, up there..
And it's even sadder to realize that she died of anorexia a number of years later, so she was probably kind of depressed all along.
Karen has a one of a kind voice incredibly harmonious
Her funeral was on a Monday, and it was raining...😢