Kseniya Buzina VS Karen Carpenter COMPARSION I Leonid & Friends
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- Опубликовано: 10 окт 2023
- 2023 vs 1971 - 52 years on
Incredible performance of a great song. It hasn't gotten worse over the years)
Leonid&Friends, Carpenters, Kseniya Buzina, Karen Carpenter 
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This isn’t meant to be a competition, people. Don’t make it into one. It’s a tribute. Ksenia isn’t trying to outdo Karen Carpenter. She’s honoring her. Trying to perform such an iconic song in the style of the original singer is a huge challenge for any vocalist, and Ksenia absolutely nailed that.
Karen put her stamp on this song in 1971, and hers is probably my favorite female voice of all time. There’s an emotional aspect to it that connects with me on a level that transcends the notes. But I have heard Ksenia perform songs that I don’t think Karen would be able to outdo either. Clearly, Ksenia’s vocal is stunning on this track. Let’s just appreciate this for what it is.
Also - how cool is it that a song from 1971 is as good as anything out there in 2023! There was so much incredible music produced from the late 60s through the early 80s. What an era.
I'm glad I went through some of the previous comments and found this before I left the exact same comment!! Most artists will usually cover a song adding some of their own style. Sometimes making a completely new arrangement and it's still called a "cover".
In my opinion, exactly (or as close as possible) recreating a song like this is a tribute and very, very well done.
She should have done the song on her own without the original next to it, that would have been a tribute, with no comparison 🤷♂️
@@orlandosoto6080 Kseniya with Leonid & Friends did the song without comparison on their channel. This is a side by side done by the creator of this channel to help us hear the differences and similarities easier.
Kseniya has an amazing voice and has some original songs on RUclips but my memories really appreciate her wonderful cover of this song.
@@texas66 noted👍🏼
Well said. 👍
Karen Carpenter sang this song 50 years ago and we were blessed, and Leonid and Ksenia performed it in 2023 and remarkably touchingly. We are so so appreciative. ❤❤❤
This song introduced me to Kseniya singing for Leonid and Friends. It was so well done, I have to say I was a bit moved by this performance. It was wonderful to hear them side-by-side.
I think Karen would be proud. Absolutely amazing ❤
The new generation just disappoints me.
Their parents should’ve had a voluntary hysterectomy.
Especially if you are going to compare anyone to Karen Carpenter.
Very diplomatic.
Can we really compare? Karen Carpenter was a quality voice that didn't have any technical audio advantages that we have today. Ksenia (and other singers today) OTOH is a quality voice that benefitted from Karen and those that passed before her. But Ksenia's voice is outstanding and doesn't need any help. She shows no sign of an accent though English is not her native language. I loved Karen when she was alive (and sadly passed before her time) and love Ksenia today. Also a huge shout-out to Leonid for producing so many extremely authentic covers.
This is one of the best covers I've ever seen. Leonid and Friends paid attention to every little detail (something they are known and loved for). And while no two voice are ever identical, Kseniya comes remarkably close. Outstanding rendition.
There could never be as close a match to Karen as Ksenia. She totally nailed it. Karen would be proud of her!
And usually it’s much harder to copy someone else’s vocal texture, phrasing, and articulation. It’s beyond impressive how Ksenia did that. Hats off to her.
@@Jaco3688🙏🏼🙏🏼👊🏻👊🏻👏👏 yes indeed. Textures.. well described.
Absolutely she would without a doubt ❤
One Karen Carpenter ❤️
Period.
Listen to Tori Holub. Tori also does all the backups, just like the carpenters did. ruclips.net/video/J95lfJqo9VY/видео.html
And hats off to the musicians and engineer. This is so well done.
True ❤❤❤❤
I’m so thankful people like this are keeping this music fresh and alive. I love L&F!
One of the most groundbreaking musical contributions the Carpenters gave was the multi track over dubs to give a choir like mass between just her and Richard. I see no irony that Leonid and his band have effectively doubled a 50 year old track making the arrangement that much more lush, and full. The vocals are so on point it sounds as if Karen is singing in a tunnel with perfect pitch coming from her echo'd voice.
This is incredible. ❤🎉
There is room in this world for both versions. Beautifully done by both artists.
This reminds me of the old Ella Fitzgerald commercial "Is it live or is it Memorex". I have had the good fortune to hear both Karen and Ksenia in live concert. There will probably never be another Karen Carpenter, but Ksenia is about as close a second as you'll ever get.
I loved the Carpenters music when i was young. I almost cried when I heard Ksenia perform this live at a show back in September, it was absolutely perfect ❤
Sorry kseniea but Karen still best but you are good in your own right
for me more then before
Thank you for this post. I love both and it was interesting to hear them simultaneously.
I was 16 in 1971 and Superstar has been one of my favorites ever since. When I saw Ksenia’s video, recently, I replayed it for my wife on our Bose surround sound and we both remarked that she nailed it exactly as Karen did in 1971. I hope Richard Carpenter has had an opportunity to hear Ksenia’s version with L&F. Incredible!
He has heard it and endorsed it. Ksenia posted meeting him and his family on her Instagram page.
I remember the first time I heard 'Superstar' by Karen Carpenter some late night at a diner in Newark, N.J. in late October 1971. I had just migrated to the US and had no never heard of the Carpenters... I worked at a factory and knocked off work at a quarter to mid-night...and had a bite at a dinner which had a record machine...and someone had just spent a quarter to listen to this piece-of-heaven!
Ksenia is good and very close but there's no one like Karen Carpenter's voice...so pure.
Was a homage to her from this group
There is something haunting about Karen's voice that can't be duplicated.
Some girls come fairly close like Tori Holub ruclips.net/user/shortsEAc_fKU9Z9s
@@joeholland9593 You are just scared that there is still a small number of people who still have something like I wouild call "culture" and who didn't turn into monkeys like the majority of the "mankind"...
To compare a young living Lady with someone who is dead for almost 40 years is just unfair.
Karen’s voice is so beautiful and so much “fuller” that it moves something in my heart.
But Ksenia does a wonderful 2nd best.
No one can sing these songs better than Karen Carpenter. However, Kseniva and Leonid brings their cover music to today's youth who have never heard these songs. The youth will go and check out the Carpenters and see how great a singer Karen was.
Kesnia gives great justice to this classic of classic songs. We are grateful she bought it back into our lives.
Take a song, written by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett, made a 70s hit by the Carpenters. Then do a cover of it almost 50 years later and make it sound as good as the original. We are living in the best of times!
Karen Carpenter is the greatest female vocalist of ALL-TIME. I love Leonid & Friends and I love Miss Bubina (she's smokin hot), HOWEVER, I will have to listen to the L&F version alone to really tell. Let me say once again...I LOVE LEONID & FRIENDS WORK.✌🏽
Man!!! I have always liked female vocalists. Karen Carpenter, Corrine Drewery, Basia, Lindsey Webster. Ksenia Buzina is the best female singer that I have heard as of right now. I saw this band a month ago. Incredible back up singer and even more incredible as a front artist. I am not forgetting the band. They are world class in my opinion. I love Horns in my music! From a love of smooth jazz! They need playing time on Watercolors XM 66. Every song this girl does is killer! All the dudes in this band can sing to!!🎤🎹🎺🎷📯🎸🎼🎶 Add Angela Bofill and Phyllis Hymen to that list.
Try Alison Moyet
Saw her tonight and spoke with her. Her depth, range, strength, command is better than Karen's. Loved Karen now is it not that every generation improves on the past?
Brilliant. And in a language that isn't her native tongue. I think that English is like one of the seven langs she knows. Thank you.
Every Leonid arrangement is note perfect. And the musicians and vocalists he brings together are just outstanding.
Ksenia's phrasing is spot on! She sounds so relaxed and effortless! You can close your eyes almost feel the same sensation of calmness imparted when hearing the original. (To all the potential commentors, my impression are purely subjective and subjective feelings CANNOT be metered or measured!)
Not really!
Noo..yo puedo cerrar los ojos,pero la voz de Karen es inigualable..la escucho desde que ella empezó a cantar creo y todos los días estoy con algunas de sus canciones..pero Ksenia es muy buena...
Uncanny! Two beautiful ladies, who can sing like angels. Thank you for this side-by-side...simply spectacular!
Well it takes a lot to impress me and Leonid and Friends you did just that. I noticed many similarities and differences between the two, as you should. Both, have their own distinctive sound and the harmony was spot on. Well done Ksenia. I’m very happy that your voice is in the world, you bring such beauty into it. You bless us. God bless.
Ok----------so, here's the deal : 2 women with VERY different voices, singing the same song in the same arrangement. Karen was, at 21 y/o in the Fall of '71, an Alto / Contralto, with range up to mezzo soprano. Ksenia Buzina is the opposite : she's a Mezzo, with range both higher & lower. BOTH do a wonderful rendition of the Leon Russell / Bonnie Bramlett song, so perfectly arranged & orchestrated, by Richard Carpenter. I love both, but if I were forced to choose, I'll go with Karen. Maybe, it's just my age, but I lived all of her musical years, & her voice was just so perfect, so distinctive, so sad, sexy, longing, & so easy on the ears. I really like Ksenia too, but for me, this is still, a Carpenters masterpiece. ------MJL, 77 y/o
I agree. I love L&F and saw them perform this song live. Ksenia did a awesome job but nobody can convey the emotion of a song like Karen Carpenter could.
As a man in my 30s, Karen is my vote. It's not your age.
Still, this lady has a great rendition.
At 66, I too lived the Carpenter years. Their Christmas Album has played every year for me since it came out. Ksenia is a great talent and one of the most beautiful women in the world. In the 70's, I said the same about Karen Carpenter. Different voices, both great. If I could only have one, it would be Karen. Ksenia has a great future and I hope she achieves recognition commensurate with her talent without suffering the fate that took Karen Carpenter from us so early.
I say thanks to Leonid for bringing his interpretations of so many of my musical favorites to life in the 21st Century and bringing us Ksenia and the rest of the band to our attention. I am very grateful for his contribution.
Excelent !
非常感謝你寶貴意見
It's just amazing how the old classics get better with time, especially when they are done by an incredible tribute band like L&F. Ksenia nailed the vocals on this!!!! Incredible performance by her, she is extremely talented.
The magic of Karen Carpenter will never be matched...but this was a 9!
Totally Agree
9.5
Not a perfect match but I would give it a 9.9. I was 7 when that was recorded. Now at 59 I am still in love with both artist.
No it won't but Ksenia leaves those auto tune, America's got talent chancers for dust. I could listen to her forever.
@@lips5913I know 4 singers on Tik Tok that almost perfectly match Karen, no one will be a perfect match
beautiful song. thank you Leonid and Ksenia for singing this one of my favorite Carpenters song. Ksenia nailed this song.
Beautiful tribute to Karen.
I'VE SEEN THE CARPENTERS LIVE IN CONCERT AND THIS GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS!!
Ksenia sounds as perfect as Karen Carpenter. This is an incredible cover of an iconic song.
Almost. 🤷🏼♂️
No. She's good, but she's no Karen Carpenter.
You are delusional. Sorry don’t mean to be rude, but not even in Karen’s league. Very good but not close/
Agreed100 ❤
@@danieldistrola2873u need to listen again 😂
Best Female voice of all time....Karen Carpenter!
Both are very beautiful singers.
What an amazing young lady.
I close my eyes and I drift off to their Angelic voices . OH so Heavenly
Beautifully done by both. I heard Kseniya sing it live in Ft Worth, TX and she was just as great then as well as the band. Can't get enough of this song. Takes me back to my high school days in the 70s with my wife.
It is shocking how close Ksenia’s vocals are to Karen’s. Extremely well done by Ksenia.
In addition, I have a hard time not tearing up watching Karen. I, to this day, still find her loss heartbreaking.
Lindo demais. Tocante. Admiro vocês desde o Brasil. (Leonidio).
THIS IS NOT A BATTLE!!! THIS IS A RESPECTFUL TRIBUTE!!
REALLY FOLKS!!!???
Karens voice is rich and smooth like silk. The cover is good but her voice is sharp in spots where Karen’s voice just glided through each transition. No one can come close IMO.❤❤ The band is spot on in the cover...perfection.
Excellent rendition of a Karen Carpenter song. But you can outdo Karen Carpenter the one and only.
I haven't heard Ksnenia sing before. Upfront she stands on her own as a great vocalist. I had to go back and listen to other recordings to fully hear and appreciate her voice and it's wonderful. Listing to Satisfaction by Jager and Superstar by Karen Carpenter it's clear she owns it, wonderful voice pure and true. It's always hard to compare to an original but I tell you I love listing to her covers just as much. Leonid and friends never disappoints, they do Chicago better than Chicago.
Amazing, the same but different and both beautiful. I wish everyone could just appreciate the art. The new arrangement is great also, Leonid and friends always have brilliant musicians.
Kseniya, you made me 😢 I loved Karen Carpenter so much and you have brought her beautiful song to life. Thank you
Simply amazing....I could listen to this over and over!
Leonid, when you go on tour, here in Chile we wait for you, what a great idea you guys have, spectacular, greetings
Hermosa ksenia y hermosa interpretacion de ella execelentes músicos felicitaciones a todos saludos desde Veracruz México
This is a ode and observation between Karen and Ksenia
Lovely 🌹😍
This Was Amazing . Two Angels singing, one in Heaven and one on earth ! I'm sure Richard is very impressed with this performance!!!
Lovely version of a beautiful song! Thanks for posting!
Karen Carpenter was one of a kind and without a doubt the best female vocalist of all time. The richness of her voice has never been duplicated.
Ksenia, you are an incredible talent and I love you very much. ❤❤❤
Good luck in the future.
That is soooo freaky. I heard Karen Carpenter perform this live in 2 concerts. Kseniya amazes me!! Would love hear her perform more Carpenter's music!!
My God, two amazing voices that can't be separated . . .
What a Great Tribute. Gave me the chills. Thanks
Wow! Great video showing both. I'm surprised this doesn't have a million views by now.
Wow..i close my eyes and Wow..Watching from the Philippines
An amazing re-creation. Beautifully performed and sung.
Many have tried, but no one can fully capture that unique tone and delivery.
Kseniya did a superb job with the phrasing and her delivery. However, there will NEVER be another Karen Carpenter❤❤❤. I started listening to KC back in 1970 when they had their very first hit, "Close To You". I was 17 years old and fell deeply in love with her voice. She had such a Heavenly voice, usually doing songs in the studio with only "one take'. Kseniya should be very proud of her rendition. It was very heartfelt!❤❤❤
I'm 22 yrs old and fell in love with Karen since i was 10...she moved and hooked me with her voice...no one can beat an angel like my Karen...no tired of listening to her voice...it's 2024 and still she's my angel and all time fav singer...no one can replace KC in my heart...she is still the best singer in this world...TIMELESS and NOT FORGOTTEN..
Beautiful. Way to honor a legend.
Saudades eterna dos Carpenter's ,parabéns pela homenagem.
The Carpenters' certainly blazed the trail and set the standard. Richard Carpenter was an incredible piano player and a musical genius. The incorporation of Karen Carpenters voice into his musical arrangements and direction produced a sound that nobody else had...........Until Leonid and Friends. Why? The musical arrangements and chord changes were too technically difficult for musically untrained garage band/ club musicians to play. Instead of the usual 1-4-5 or 1-6m-4-5 chord progressions of the day, Carpenters songs would resolve m7b5 chords down a 4th which added subtle nuances to the chord progressions in their songs. The Carpenters' arrangements and execution was genius brilliant. All the general public noticed was his beautiful sister's incredible voice and had no idea what was really behind their sound.
Leonid, of Leonid and Friends, has the talent and knowledge to decipher the musical technology that went into this song. Leonid is technically brilliant and he has a pool of first rate trained musicians, with the skills to produce this high level of excellence. Attempting to compare Karen Carpenter to Kseniya Buzina is of no particular relevance. Both have excellent voices and Karen Carpenter's voice had a little more vibrato. So what. They were both excellent singers. Karen Carpenter came along first and set the standard; Kseniya Buziana has an excellent voice and did a wonderful job. Music is an art, not a sporting event. Get over it with meaningless comparisons.
Thank you for sharing your interesting and valuable information.
Ksenia is incredible! What a talent. And lovely as well.
Beautiful
There's no way for me to declare a superior voice here, or better performance. I grew up listening to this song with Karen's voice, and will always connect with it for that reason. However L&F's rendition here with the added guitar is legend.
Wow.. I had seen Kseniya's video last week, and it inspired me to re-listen to the entire Carpenter's greatest hits on the way home from work today, and was wondering what it would sound like together, then here this is!! Awesome!!
Omg it can't be true beautiful Lady with a fantastic voice
Ksenia, vc me fez chorar😢 meu coração se encheu de paz. Obrigada querida 😘
Kseniya,pays tribute to the great singer Karen...this is truly wonderful .. the music& the song comes alive the memories of the Carpenters... absolutely awesome!❤️💕💝🙏
It is beautiful to see Ksenia and L&F recreate this song with as much accuracy as possible, as a tribute to Karen Carpenter. Thank you!
Would like to know or see Richard Carpenter's reaction to this. Just amazing.
Richard Carpenter is his sister.
Richard Carpenter met with Ksenia, hosted her in his home, and gave her all kinds of mementos. Ksenia posted photos of their time together on her Facebook page. He apparently approves; greatly.
Ksenia wey love You all the way from El Salvador!!!
Pure perfection! !!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Outstanding to just put headphones on and listen and not look and feel the music. Amazing
I can’t believe how perfectly in-sync these records were. Amazing!
Oh my, Karen was such a superb singer! We miss her more than a lot!
In my opinion, Nothing compares to Karen Carpenter's voice. But with respect to Kseniva she did it well almost close to the original. 👍
Very fun to hear both !! Nice job!!❤
Em alguns momentos as vozes se misturam quando o tom se eleva. Parabéns! Karen Carpenters está sendo bem representada. Certamente ela aplaudiria esse talento. ❤❤❤
Beautiful, yet there is nothing more Beautiful and Original than the first of anything, thus, no one will ever play or sing this song better than Karen Carpenter. RIP.
Idêntica parabéns perfeita suave 👏🇧🇷👏👏👏
EXCELENT AMAZING LEONID KSENYA
Thank you for this video.... absolutely as perfect as humanly possible ... can't help the tears.
Perfect harmony...40 years apart!
Been a Carpenter Fan for a long time! Karen is one of a kind but……… WOW just WOW
Both are awesome singers. Both are unique, not the same.
On my top-ten list of best covers I've heard. Amazing and impressive.
I absolutely love Ksenia s voice
This is my favorite cover of a song ever.
Absolutely amazing cover, if I wasn't listening to it side by side I'm not sure I would be able to tell the difference. If I were simply listening to the radio and the cover came on, I have no doubt that I would simply assume it was Karen Carpenter and never know the difference. Truly Impressive.
Two incredibly talented ladies. Never was much for covers, but L&F and LLB have opened my ears. Hope L&F make OKC again next year, I found out too late for this year's show. Really enjoyed the two tracks side by side, proves just how good they BOTH are and were
L&F build monuments to great songs- they aren't just mere covers IMO.
Thank you for the work of putting together this comparison. It shows that after 52 years Ksenia pays a worthy tribute to the immortal Karen Carpenter, and brings new life to one of the most beautiful songs ever written
Es lo mejor que he oído en cuanto a covers, y soy fanático de los Carpenters.
Tanto Leonid, y hcss son verdaderos músicos hoy en día
Wow. Just wow.
Here's my thoughts: I lived thru the 60's-70's golden musical era. Never got to go see, live, the bands that L&F are emulating. NONE of us will ever again get to see & hear Karen perform live, or the original Chicago lineup, for that matter. I got to see & hear L&F live recently, and it transported me back to the golden age. It's been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If L&F can introduce a new generation to the greats in a live, dynamic way and breathe new life into great music, I'm all for it!
Both just wonderful in their own way.
Karen's vocals are so natural and relaxed, Kseniya is trying too hard to replicate the Karen's voice and phrasing, but she can't match Karen's tenor, resolence and projection. But, thank you for bringing back one of the Carpenter's gems. Please renew the Carpenters great songs because Leonid & Friends bring so much discipline, professional and enthusiasm to the art. I am in Hawaii and hope we can all meet some day here at one of your concerts. I grew up in music, learned and played piano and appreciate the art, whether in vocal or instrument - Warren B
First, I want to thank you for your efforts in preparing this great comparison. Karen was an amazing talent, and Ksenia did an incredible job on this cover. The extent to which Ksenia studied Karen's performances is very clear as a result of this comparison. Leonid deserves a lot of credit for all of his efforts. Every L&F cover is incredibly perfect in every way. L&F has become my favorite group.
a beautiful tribute....amazing