Carpenters - Only Yesterday

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    Music video by Carpenters performing Only Yesterday. (C) 1985 A&M Records
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Комментарии • 11 тыс.

  • @paulcarroll-gd8id
    @paulcarroll-gd8id 9 месяцев назад +172

    God created a voice and that was Karen Carpenter's she was brilliant.When you listen to her she is just everything god bless you

    • @louissuppa490
      @louissuppa490 2 месяца назад +2

      True...but he never intended to give it to a human he saved those angelic sounds for the angels well the good Lord screwed up and gave it to Karen

    • @振業鍾-g5q
      @振業鍾-g5q Месяц назад +2

      媽您在哪

    • @littlemissblackdress7587
      @littlemissblackdress7587 28 дней назад

      A make believe sky fairy created Karen's voice, cool story bro😎

    • @PaulMiller-h1m
      @PaulMiller-h1m 27 дней назад

      I just played their Xmas album and her voice is incredible. I felt emotional

  • @lawrencewerline9509
    @lawrencewerline9509 Год назад +387

    The best, of the best. She was flawless. No one to this day could come close. R.I.P beautiful lady. Your legend will shine bright forever.

    • @robynsmith66
      @robynsmith66 3 месяца назад +3

      Her voice was Amazing

    • @Leonie-s9f
      @Leonie-s9f 2 месяца назад

      Kate Bush was good too.

  • @tootieq6527
    @tootieq6527 9 месяцев назад +613

    The purest voice ever. None of today’s female singers are even close.

    • @adamknight7041
      @adamknight7041 9 месяцев назад +2

      Lucy Thomas?...🤔

    • @kalevala29
      @kalevala29 9 месяцев назад +16

      It's so hard to know, almost everyone's voice is modified in the studio or even onstage. When you put Karen's voice through the diagnostics, she basically had perfect pitch. In fact, she often was better live versus the recording. Definitely the most beautiful lyric contralto voices.

    • @metchielou
      @metchielou 9 месяцев назад +5

      I agree

    • @chipcook5346
      @chipcook5346 8 месяцев назад +2

      There could be; however, though we thought the studio stranglehold was bad, seems the new reality is worse, at least for big stuff. I wager there are truly fine voices and acts out there that rival this outfit, but we are only likely to find them at a very local, personal level. If you are searching, good luck to you.

    • @garybell4207
      @garybell4207 8 месяцев назад

      Right on!

  • @sandman54913
    @sandman54913 Год назад +685

    There will never be another Karen Carpenter. The greatest natural female voice that ever was, or will ever be heard by man.

    • @junevanstaden7288
      @junevanstaden7288 11 месяцев назад +14

      Absolutely. Happy heavenly birthday Karen

    • @밤톨이-n1b
      @밤톨이-n1b 10 месяцев назад +2

      없긴 왜 없슈~ 한국가수 태연이라고 들으면 뿅갑니다.

    • @marcusvicious
      @marcusvicious 10 месяцев назад +5

      Truth!! 🙌

    • @garywemmer9342
      @garywemmer9342 9 месяцев назад +11

      And NEVER needed to rely on electronics to improve, or modify her angel voice!
      Oh, the days!

    • @Ramazan_1294
      @Ramazan_1294 9 месяцев назад +1

      And Dolores O'riordan💜

  • @stevenfarnworth6337
    @stevenfarnworth6337 10 месяцев назад +78

    the best female voice ever. what a shame she died so young and for no reason. RIP XXXXXXXXXX

  • @AllieinCali
    @AllieinCali 3 года назад +696

    This honestly brings tears to my eyes. She was such an incredible talent and lived with so much pain. You can hear it so clearly in the lyrics of her songs--she wanted to feel loved. I'm so grateful for technology so we can still listen to these songs. May her soul rest in eternal peace.

    • @jamestorres9464
      @jamestorres9464 3 года назад +10

      I simply love Karen I'm into all music no hardcore rap sorry

    • @deepsix1827
      @deepsix1827 2 года назад +14

      It reminds me of happier times as a young boy in the early 70s when my parents and my younger sister were still alive. By 1980, everything had turned to shit due to dad's cheating and mom hitting the bottle.

    • @janHgat
      @janHgat 2 года назад +7

      @@deepsix1827 that's really sad

    • @mongo4511
      @mongo4511 2 года назад +2

      @@janHgat yeh, shit happens

    • @mongo4511
      @mongo4511 2 года назад

      @@jamestorres9464 pity she was so skinny

  • @satoshibanksy5663
    @satoshibanksy5663 2 года назад +393

    If youre reading this to this day
    You my friend have amazing taste in music!

    • @frederickmuhlbauer9477
      @frederickmuhlbauer9477 Год назад +11

      Thank you friend She was amazing wasnt she

    • @mcmaximon1
      @mcmaximon1 6 месяцев назад +4

      I hope a year later that YOU are having an amazing day 😃

    • @rayeckert242
      @rayeckert242 4 месяца назад +2

      Melody Harmony Ecstasy

    • @gabibonza
      @gabibonza 3 месяца назад

      🙌🏻

    • @richardmoore2124
      @richardmoore2124 2 месяца назад +1

      @@gabibonza I know. I was born in '62 so I grew up with their music. The 60's and 70's were the best decades EVER for music!

  • @elenaastakhova7718
    @elenaastakhova7718 10 месяцев назад +95

    The most beautiful and a natural voice I have ever heard in my life ❤❤❤

  • @ionthetarget
    @ionthetarget 8 лет назад +772

    ...I met Karen in 1975 when Only Yesterday was #4 on Billboard Top 100. She was so sweet and asked for MY autograph because I was so nervous. Valley Forge, PA. I will never forget that moment. Thank you. P.S. My favorite song ever. Peace everyone.

    • @petdogdfw
      @petdogdfw 8 лет назад +43

      That indeed is a moment of a lifetime to always remember. Such a cool story.

    • @bombomb7094
      @bombomb7094 8 лет назад +18

      Wow lucky!

    • @BlueButterfly7777
      @BlueButterfly7777 8 лет назад +30

      Yes! 1975 at the Valley Forge Music Fair in PA. I was there, too. Huge fan of Karen and Richard.

    • @helenaville5939
      @helenaville5939 8 лет назад +46

      Wonderful. I love how RUclips allows cherished personal memories like yours to be shared with people across the world. It is these memories that reveal the true personalities of the great stars rather than anything we might ever read in the media.

    • @BlueButterfly7777
      @BlueButterfly7777 8 лет назад +10

      helenaville, what a beautiful way of describing.

  • @hb2088
    @hb2088 3 года назад +2237

    Karen Carpenter clearest, cleanest, purest voice of them all. TIMELESS!

    • @jacquitl3595
      @jacquitl3595 3 года назад +16

      Ditto! 💖

    • @seekprateek8
      @seekprateek8 3 года назад +12

      You read my mind! ❤️

    • @andrewrein5807
      @andrewrein5807 3 года назад +17

      Best drummer I've ever seen

    • @stephanramsarran3208
      @stephanramsarran3208 3 года назад +9

      Celine dion... hold my beer.... jk beautiful song

    • @HomeAtLast501
      @HomeAtLast501 3 года назад +8

      And you know what produces that? A COMPLETELY relaxed throat?

  • @winstonleighton1358
    @winstonleighton1358 6 лет назад +2242

    Honestly,,,, She is the BEST VOICE to have recorded a song. I am a black man who cries every time i listened to her. Karen Carpenter, the greatest!!!

    • @ralphiew98
      @ralphiew98 6 лет назад +46

      Winston Leighton hello my main man,
      Everyone love her till we all die.
      Sooner or later we both see her again

    • @barryfriedman9887
      @barryfriedman9887 6 лет назад +47

      Winston Leighton I love Karen too..she was about 8 years older than me but if I had met her I would have begged her to marry me and have my children. Maybe then I would have made her happy and she would have not killed herself by starving herself.

    • @burrahhaburrah7691
      @burrahhaburrah7691 6 лет назад +45

      I loved her too. After all these years, I still crush on her and her voice gets to me way down deep in my soul. She was truly an angel.

    • @lele2795
      @lele2795 6 лет назад +22

      Winston Leighton , I'm a dead man and I still cried every time I listened to her.

    • @cindybemiller9679
      @cindybemiller9679 6 лет назад +10

      Winston Leighton she was special but you need to dig deeper my friend, Carol King ( wrote almost of her music, her husband wrote about 5 songs because in that day they wouldn’t look at Carols talent) anyway of course I’m a woman ha ha ) so check out Carol, Joni Mitchell, gee bud just google best 10 female artist of early 70’s 👍👍👍

  • @chrislofkin3066
    @chrislofkin3066 10 месяцев назад +175

    There's not another singer alive or otherwise who could sing like Karen Carpenter The voice of an angel

    • @andrewhanson5942
      @andrewhanson5942 10 месяцев назад +9

      Agreed. No one could deliver a melancholy love song like KC.

    • @irmapuente1304
      @irmapuente1304 Месяц назад +1

      3:41

    • @34and0
      @34and0 20 дней назад

      That's what I always thought too, Look up Tori Holub. And be prepared to gasp

  • @liocilla9456
    @liocilla9456 2 года назад +1070

    It's 2023 and I still haven't heard a voice like hers. Her voice is truely unique. Best of the best.

    • @melissajohnson4751
      @melissajohnson4751 2 года назад +17

      Amazing voice

    • @brigidboyle8426
      @brigidboyle8426 Год назад +2

      Weyes Blood enters the chat- very similar but she has her own personal and haunting flair.

    • @puppy969
      @puppy969 Год назад +3

      @@brigidboyle8426 I had never heard of her before. I took a look at some of her videos & there are some similarities.

    • @puppy969
      @puppy969 Год назад +22

      She had a very beautiful voice. It is a shame she died so young.

    • @laurapauga8221
      @laurapauga8221 Год назад +6

      It is her birthday today. Her voice is bringing the tears and tugging the heartstrings. One in googooplex!!!😇🕊🎶🎶🎤🎙🥁

  • @timtucker1269
    @timtucker1269 5 месяцев назад +62

    Greatest female voice I have heard in my 78 yrs. The uniqueness of her voice has never been duplicated.

  • @DIYDaveT
    @DIYDaveT Год назад +52

    Such clean sound. It aged well. Nobody has ever had such a smooth voice as Karen Carpenter. Smooth like butter.

    • @rickycosentino3579
      @rickycosentino3579 Месяц назад +2

      To bad we couldn't have seen her age we'll. This music still holds up. Can I get an Amen!!

    • @theroadlesstraveled3993
      @theroadlesstraveled3993 Месяц назад +1

      Yes, there are other voices as good as this.

  • @pevensielavere22
    @pevensielavere22 Месяц назад +13

    Such brilliance! I wish she had known how beautiful her voice truly was. RIP sweet Karen Carpenter. Your voice brings me peace. xoxo

  • @石井正則-k6q
    @石井正則-k6q Год назад +37

    カレンが、亡くなって、全く聴けなくなりましたけど、無性に、聴きたくなりますね!名曲だと、思います😂!

  • @arcadiosaberon1286
    @arcadiosaberon1286 4 месяца назад +294

    I'm going back to the 70's in a time machine.....Anyone else coming?

  • @Nephe_Lai
    @Nephe_Lai 3 года назад +312

    I'm 19 and I didn't even been born when carpenter's song released but now I'm very inlove with it. I always listen to their songs especially when I'm sad. Karen's voice is just so pure and nowadays you will never find an angelic voice like hers💖

    • @ALPalmos
      @ALPalmos 2 года назад +3

      Great choice! Carpenters songs, Depeche Mode, Crowded House, The Verve, and music by JS Bach got me through my late teens and early 20's!😉🎼🎵🎶👌🏻

    • @AlanGonzalez-gx6uc
      @AlanGonzalez-gx6uc 2 года назад +2

      I believe you...I play this song over n over when I'm sad n even more when in happy mood...let's keep listening to her...

    • @martindavis9930
      @martindavis9930 2 года назад +2

      You're 19, don't ever be sad...

    • @elissetteg58
      @elissetteg58 2 года назад

      I was 12 years old when I discovered The Carpenters, they have surely helped me get through some of the toughest times..I am turning 50 next year, and I still enjoy listening to their music. I love all 70s soft and classic rock..simply the best ❤️

    • @cvpuga
      @cvpuga 2 года назад +2

      35 years old metalhead here! Good music is timeless!

  • @rubenmechanic6328
    @rubenmechanic6328 10 месяцев назад +37

    I grew up with the carpenters, every song is engraved in my mind,I remember every tune every word.even today and I'm 57 yr old man now

    • @marcusvicious
      @marcusvicious 10 месяцев назад

      Same!

    • @mtrottier17
      @mtrottier17 9 месяцев назад

      I grew up in a pub and I used to fall asleep upstairs in my bedroom to the sound of her incredible soothing angelic like voice on the Jukebox, Yesterday Once More, Top of the World! I was around 10 years old and listening to her voice made the World seem like a happy place then. Such a shame she died so young as I’m sure she would still be performing today!

  • @LogosSTI
    @LogosSTI 4 года назад +782

    She has a haunting angelic voice, and her brother is a genius with musical arrangements! Unforgettable!

    • @michaelschaffran3948
      @michaelschaffran3948 4 года назад +5

      Amen!

    • @briant2140
      @briant2140 4 года назад +11

      Her brother is an Asshole! He could have saved her life!! Complacency and willful denial is a form of culpability! The same thing happened to Whitney Houston. Not the anorexia part, but the family and friends not intervening to save her part.

    • @Lana-n2c
      @Lana-n2c 4 года назад +10

      A true angel on Earth and now in Heaven.
      I still barely can listen to her magical tender voice without crying. It’s brings up everything sweet and hopeful ... I grew up listening to her loving voice Ever grateful.

    • @briant2140
      @briant2140 4 года назад +1

      @Sandra Kenny Karen was not that good of a drummer. Her drumming was very basic. Her desire to drum was probably an act of condescension, because I am certain that she knew what a great singer she was. How could she not? And if I am right, why would she want to keep that beautiful voice from the rest of the world? Was she doing us a favor? If that was the case why did she take singing lessons? Was she a prisoner to the will of her brother? I don't buy into that. But I agree with everything else you said. Nice post. RIP Karen.

    • @MarkJohnson-zy4fd
      @MarkJohnson-zy4fd 4 года назад +10

      Richard is a genius. We can hear her perfection because of his efforts.

  • @viperviperpiro
    @viperviperpiro Год назад +149

    Karen Carpenter's voice was a divine instrument, ethereal and pure, capable of lifting the soul to heights beyond the physical realm. Her angelic melodies touched hearts and souls around the world, leaving a legacy of beauty and inspiration that will endure for generations to come.

  • @dianneheidanus632
    @dianneheidanus632 2 года назад +204

    Her voice was so awesome! So sad she left this world so young! Her music lives on forever!

    • @richardsoutdoorworld5284
      @richardsoutdoorworld5284 2 года назад +13

      Lets not forget Richard Carpenter , He was a genius at mixing and creating the Carpenters sound ........ Yes they was great singers , he just enhanced to make their sound even better !

    • @Fat12219
      @Fat12219 Год назад

      How has it's been 😢 RIP ❤

    • @zeldafan1942
      @zeldafan1942 9 месяцев назад

      She is one of my favorites, together with Selena!

  • @bcbennet1
    @bcbennet1 Год назад +140

    All humans are miracles, Karen Carpenter's voice is perhaps one of the greatest examples!

    • @marshalmcdonald7476
      @marshalmcdonald7476 Год назад +1

      good words....

    • @mikescalisi7522
      @mikescalisi7522 Год назад

      Amen ✌️❤

    • @rgrndu
      @rgrndu Год назад +1

      Not all humans are miracles. Karen & Richard, yes. Despicable, psychotic killers are mistakes.

    • @bcbennet1
      @bcbennet1 11 месяцев назад

      Psychotic killers made the choice to reject the miracle of life and brought death upon themselves@@rgrndu

  • @roytbone5791
    @roytbone5791 3 года назад +116

    Everything she ever recorded was tune and tone perfect. Her voice was a gift that was sadly taken away too soon.

  • @christopherrowan3886
    @christopherrowan3886 8 лет назад +356

    Even the birds listened when Karen sang! Only Yesterday still remains the biggest-selling Carpenter's hit here in the UK.
    Karen's alto voice was absolutely flawless. Her breath control, caramel smooth tone, intonation and the sheer feminine whisper to her voice - aswell as the trademark sadness that could be heard in her voice, made her both in a sense unique and absolutely breathtaking. Her voice was a knockout!
    Very, very few artists stand out as exceptional and unique in their style whilst making the whole business of singing appear effortless; Patsy Cline, Linda Rondstadt, Sinead O' Connor, Dusty Springfield and above all of them Karen Carpenter to name a few.
    Karen truly had, I believe the most beautiful voice of the last century. She wasn't a powerhouse singer with a seven-octave range - she just sang a song beautifully!
    RIP Karen - 'Only Yesterday?' Always infact.....
    Chris (UK).

    • @richardcamp2362
      @richardcamp2362 8 лет назад +13

      Totally agree, for me the two most beautiful voices, Karen Carpenter and Nat King Cole.

    • @mbblover
      @mbblover 8 лет назад +2

      agreed! oh to have been in the studio closing my eyes and hearing not only THAT voice, but THEE voice sing anything! while i love countless female and male singers and groups and eras of music and genres of music for me? karen carpenter and nat king cole are "it" even a great singer like k.d. lang called karen like and on the par with nat king cole...

    • @christopherrowan3886
      @christopherrowan3886 8 лет назад +2

      mbblover​ I concur my friend! Nat King Cole had the most beautiful tone to his voice. Nat's voice was as colourful as a rainbow - dipped in golddust. Karen, I could describe forever and a day, whilst at the same time, she was totally indescribable. Both said artists were sheer magic.
      Regards to you mbblover and thankyou for your wonderful comment mate!
      Chris (UK).

    • @cynthialyman2636
      @cynthialyman2636 8 лет назад +9

      So well said and I couldn't agree more. Not only did you hear her sing, you felt her sing. My God, I miss her still today. As a young teenager, The Carpenters were some of the first albums I bought with babysitting earnings. I would sit and listen to her perfect vocals, trying in vain to duplicate them, having to be satisfied with harmonizing with her instead. She was wonderful, absolutely.

    • @fafy99ify
      @fafy99ify 8 лет назад +14

      No one says it better than you, Chris. There are hundreds and maybe thousands of talented female singers in the last century, but if I had to, Karen is the only one that rises above them all.

  • @gforce4all
    @gforce4all 10 лет назад +76

    A lot of people didn't know this but Karen Carpenter was actually a super hero.She could literally melt people with her voice...Heaven wanted their angel back:)

    • @russellbanks8540
      @russellbanks8540 10 лет назад +1

      I knew then , I still think your right , being a lifelong fan, will tell you this , when I cross over , to the other side she, s the first one Im looking for, , loved her then , love her still, it will never end , . . .

    • @geoffrowell775
      @geoffrowell775 10 лет назад +1

      Yes 😊

  • @omanmc
    @omanmc Год назад +82

    This is simply perfection. Karen's vocals are immaculate and the instrumental arrangement is so versatile. Just listen to it, how those instruments follow each other.

  • @wernerbloemwagen6878
    @wernerbloemwagen6878 7 лет назад +75

    She had REAL TALENT! a perfect melodious and in tune voice! No technology. Just shear talent! A gift from GOD

    • @HighlandStudio91
      @HighlandStudio91 6 лет назад +1

      Agreed...except for the god part.A gift from her parents,actually(unless of course,god came down from the upper troposphere and fucked Karen's mother.)

  • @floydlockie7928
    @floydlockie7928 Год назад +505

    Karen's voice was clean, pure, expressive but mostly it was sincere. I nominate her for voice of the century.

    • @engineeringoyster6243
      @engineeringoyster6243 Год назад

      You really think she is better than Julie Andrews? Or Celine Dion? Or Adel? Or Lady Gaga?
      I agree that Karen Carpenter’s voice is spectacular. But I think that there are dozens of other singers with similar skills.

    • @roystonboodoo7525
      @roystonboodoo7525 Год назад +9

      ​​@Engineering Oyster Karen's voice was also wide-ranging c.f the best of the rest.
      Edit add'n..
      Not even a hint of any 'put on' throughout.

    • @engineeringoyster6243
      @engineeringoyster6243 Год назад +2

      @@roystonboodoo7525 Sure. But didn't other singers have similar skills? Of course, when comparing the voices of singers at this level, one must be careful to compare at similar ages. For example, it isn't fair to compare the current Barbra Streisand with the late Karen Carpenter. Carpenter was at her peak while Streisand is decades past it. Even though she still has a spectacular voice.

    • @JS-gt5bh
      @JS-gt5bh Год назад +14

      ​@@engineeringoyster6243It's always a matter of choice but for me Karen was and is the best female singing voice in English. Thank you.

    • @mikescalisi7522
      @mikescalisi7522 Год назад +4

      I'm with you 😊

  • @schell1750
    @schell1750 4 года назад +401

    In my humble opinion the best female voice of all time!
    Her music, voice and personal story creates conflict with ones emotions. Makes you happy and sad at the same time and makes you wish you had a time machine so you could travel back in time to give her a hug and tell her you love her just the way she is!

    • @carloszenon4562
      @carloszenon4562 4 года назад +7

      Yes indeed...when the INSIDE doesn't match the OUTSIDE...God bless her..

    • @ricknelson4721
      @ricknelson4721 4 года назад +6

      I agree, 100%.

    • @porridge57
      @porridge57 4 года назад +10

      I agree. Babs and Patsy come close, but Karen’s voice still takes it.

    • @raimundopachecogarcia5534
      @raimundopachecogarcia5534 4 года назад

      Ecclia#tics 1 25 et33 Dios bendiga pasalo 33 9 San Gerónimo presbítero amén

    • @schell1750
      @schell1750 4 года назад

      @@raimundopachecogarcia5534 Please translate for me!

  • @edwardforszt5564
    @edwardforszt5564 3 месяца назад +11

    How fortunate we all are to have this digital legacy of such a legend!

  • @BlueButterfly7777
    @BlueButterfly7777 8 лет назад +34

    This song: A gust of cool, fresh air on a hot humid day..... with the promise of a comfortable, worry-free tomorrow with the one you love. Thank you, Richard and Karen. You were gifts.

  • @sheldakrull1621
    @sheldakrull1621 3 года назад +189

    I'm 61 years old and have heard every voice in the world and Karen is the best by far. Other voices bring me joy and appreciation for music but only Karen brings me goose bumps and tears in my eyes like karen

    • @pogemon2191
      @pogemon2191 3 года назад +1

      Try Lana del rey

    • @fingersdpd
      @fingersdpd 3 года назад +5

      her voice pulls at the heartstrings

    • @motnosniv
      @motnosniv 3 года назад +1

      Allison Krauss?

    • @mirtabeatrizdiaz4464
      @mirtabeatrizdiaz4464 3 года назад +1

      QUE NOS DEJO KAREN TEMAS INOLVIDABLES . Y MUY HERMOSA KAREN LOS HERMANOS CARPENTEN .

    • @johnnygladway1290
      @johnnygladway1290 3 года назад

      I love how you have heard every voice in the world!

  • @armandomuerzagimenez3190
    @armandomuerzagimenez3190 4 года назад +92

    I learned english thanks to this woman, a prodigious voice. There are not enough adjectives in the dictionary to describe how good the album which contains this song (Silver) was, and of course still is, simply a masterpiece, perfect from start to finish. A timeless work.

  • @jeremyyip1945
    @jeremyyip1945 11 месяцев назад +35

    Who put me in a time machine and sent me to the river of feelings?
    Karen Carpenter, there’ll never be another voice like yours, another soul like yours. Legend forever.

  • @azambrano4283
    @azambrano4283 2 года назад +61

    This by far was the finest song the Carpenters recorded. They really had evolved. I loved it. ♥️♥️

  • @christophmessner6450
    @christophmessner6450 3 года назад +33

    She sang like an angel but also her brother and the other musicians wrapped their volumes, chords and sound patterns around her like geniuses!

    • @richlitton7862
      @richlitton7862 3 года назад +1

      That is correct. The albums and the live shows too---talent explosions of which today are no more.

    • @fredbray8361
      @fredbray8361 4 месяца назад

      Don't know who all of the musicians were on this recording but was Joe Osborn on Bass, Jim Gordon on Drums.

    • @christophmessner6450
      @christophmessner6450 7 дней назад

      Richard is always so modest only praising her but he is at least as much genius by bringing big feelings out of the notes!

  • @MrFishface1
    @MrFishface1 8 лет назад +462

    The best female singer ever, I could listen to her all day

    • @mbblover
      @mbblover 8 лет назад +4

      agree and me too!

    • @derail14
      @derail14 8 лет назад +7

      hands down.

    • @christiancaulfield7551
      @christiancaulfield7551 8 лет назад +18

      I grew up listening to her , she's my forever favourite and Richard and the guys , I go to the tribute carpenters act in Ireland , some friends thinks it's weird as I'm only 35 😂

    • @andrewplane6318
      @andrewplane6318 8 лет назад +19

      There is not and never will be in my lifetime anybody with a voice to match Karen carpenter x

    • @4thstooge75
      @4thstooge75 8 лет назад +6

      My top 3 female singers are 1. Karen Carpenter 2. Marilyn McCoo 3.Judith Durham (Seekers)

  • @宮崎和久-e7z
    @宮崎和久-e7z 3 месяца назад +5

    I think this song is a positive, light-hearted, wonderful pop song. It's full of good taste.It's a sophisticated and stylish song.This is one of my favorite Carpenters songs.

  • @YoserAnaiis
    @YoserAnaiis 10 лет назад +26

    I can't with this song so sweet, I'm 17 and I'm in love with music like this, I found The Carpenters music and I won't leave it. I have to thank to the people who posted it and the magical musicians who made this cuz the world need so much love and music.

    • @vidodidooo
      @vidodidooo 10 лет назад

      I am agree

    • @sprinkboy
      @sprinkboy 9 лет назад

      Yoser Anaiis You're a smart young woman Yoser, Much love.

    • @YoserAnaiis
      @YoserAnaiis 9 лет назад

      Thanks Gary, XOXO from Venezuela!

    • @bbser
      @bbser 9 лет назад

      Yoser Anaiis I was so lucky to see them perform in 1972 & 1974 as a teenager - such treasured memories. It's wonderful that you appreciate the Carpenters at your age :)

    • @emilymalden3310
      @emilymalden3310 9 лет назад

      +Yoser Anaiis Nice to know today's young people like the duo's music.

  • @kernowoggie
    @kernowoggie 9 лет назад +71

    My all time favourite Carpenters song. What a voice. Truly a gift from God. Karen we miss you so much and your wonderful voice. Sing with the angels.

    • @alexanderdelacruz9249
      @alexanderdelacruz9249 9 лет назад +13

      well said.

    • @TheLarryBrown
      @TheLarryBrown 2 года назад +1

      It is a great song. Amazing that Richard didn't really believe in it and that when it took a turn towards the upbeat Richard thought it also took a turn towards "fluff." This is in their top 5 songs, and given that Richard wrote it, that's a big credential.

  • @annduquaine526
    @annduquaine526 4 года назад +53

    The line “In my own time, nobody knew the pain I was going through.” makes me cry every time.

  • @joechina1621
    @joechina1621 10 месяцев назад +7

    Most of her songs (to me) seems like she was longing for a relationship with that someone she had not found yet. She had the most soothing and calming voice. I can’t imagine the success she would have have if she was around longer. She was a raw natural beautiful woman. If only she could of seen herself as we do.

    • @andrewhanson5942
      @andrewhanson5942 10 месяцев назад

      Yes, and I find it to be sadly ironic that for all of the beautiful and romantic love songs that she graced the world with that she never found anyone to truly love her.

  • @LanceCampeau
    @LanceCampeau 7 лет назад +420

    It was the whole production (and not just her voice) that made The Carpenters so special... the level of musicality and detail in their catalog of recordings is on level that is rarely seen today. Its genuinely timeless.

    • @eds3969
      @eds3969 7 лет назад +33

      Lance you are so right. The level of musicality that she and her brother brought to their recordings and concerts was astounding. There is a 1976 BBC live concert of theirs on RUclips. (One of the few concerts of the Carpenters recorded for posterity). I couldn't detect one missed note by either Karen, Richard or the band the entire show. The choreography was perfect. That show demonstrates the noble art of music performed at the highest level. Then when you consider that her singing voice was imo the best there ever was, then they were truly something very special. Their music will be playing for hundreds of years by true connoisseurs of the art.

    • @anthonycbrown1952
      @anthonycbrown1952 7 лет назад +14

      The magic of the Carpenters is reflected in the synergy of two talents (brother and sister) where the brother let his sister take the center stage and he used his composing and arranging skills to craft tailor-made songs solely for Karen.
      We may never see this breadth of a recording catalog of this quality from an artist again because of the lack of recognition that is bestowed upon talent such as Richard Carpenter, Arif Mardin, and Clive Davis. If you review their backgrounds you will find they are all very literate and bring a wealth of knowledge to the profession.
      Each of them 'stood on the shoulders of giants' and created timeless catalogs of music.

    • @alext.1459
      @alext.1459 7 лет назад +13

      completely agree with you,lance. It was Richard's genius in production,sound and arrangments combined with the voice of an angel on earth that made the Carpenters music unique. And cant forget the musicality of Joe osborne on bass gtr and on Hal blaine on drums...the best of all best studio musicians of the Wrecking crew!

    • @bryanrogers6987
      @bryanrogers6987 7 лет назад +12

      100% agreed. Back then it was art. Now it's "let's throw some lyrics together, come up with some music for it, and see how it sells"

    • @chazrjr
      @chazrjr 6 лет назад +8

      Amen, it just still shakes me to my core that Karen left us so soon..........Hauntingly beautiful timeless voice.....Pitch Perfect!

  • @Dan_Frechette_Songwriter
    @Dan_Frechette_Songwriter Год назад +94

    Her voice is one of humanity’s greatest assets

  • @newnovaguy
    @newnovaguy 3 года назад +231

    The song is superb, Karen’s voice sublime and especially this song brings back the melancholic feeling of beautiful memories. Amazing that the Carpenters still manage to get you in a ‘time-machine’ and being able to experience those amazing 70s.

    • @ZATennisFan
      @ZATennisFan 2 года назад +8

      It is simple and amazingly complex at the same time… Truly great music crosses times and genres…

    • @Livesl0wer
      @Livesl0wer 2 года назад +1

      A trip down beautiful memory lane.

    • @TheLarryBrown
      @TheLarryBrown 2 года назад +2

      Being a child of the 70s, all 70s music takes me back to the 70s, but I wonder how younger people react to this song. Lots of music from the 60s and 50s, and certainly before, can sound "oldies" to me, but since 1964 and The Beatles, music has evolved less. We went through disco, new wave, grunge, anthem rock, and hip-hop, but ultimately we are still in the "rock" era and romantic ballads never go out of style. So does this sound like oldies to a young person? I sometimes listen to the 50s channel on Sirius XM radio and I am delighted to be transported back to that optimistic era, but I wonder if 70s music does the same to the younger listener.

    • @soldadoferido1929
      @soldadoferido1929 2 года назад +2

      @@TheLarryBrown I'm from the year 2000, and songs like that bring me that feeling of old music. I particularly like music from the 60s to 2000s. At least where I live, the quality of the songs has dropped a lot since 2000. Greetings from Brazil

    • @abbafantasia
      @abbafantasia 2 года назад +2

      Beautifully put! I'm back in the 70's at an instant! 💖💖💖💖💋💋

  • @awartank
    @awartank 3 месяца назад +13

    Wow.. Childhood memories came flowing back with these melodies.. 😢 RIP, Karen.. Your voice lived on, eternally..

  • @peterjones6870
    @peterjones6870 3 года назад +52

    Karen Carpenter has absolutely the greatest voice ever. No words can describe it as beautifully as just listening to her sing.

  • @solorogue
    @solorogue 7 лет назад +136

    Karen Carpenter's voice is the only one that has ever reached into me and surrounded my soul with pure light. There is and never was a voice as beautiful as her's.

  • @cannibalronny7314
    @cannibalronny7314 8 лет назад +132

    Perfect voice with no computers and no technology to alter it this is called perfection

    • @xxmoon_shadexx9376
      @xxmoon_shadexx9376 7 лет назад

      technology are things that you use even though they're not electrical devices, they're still things that you use. are you saying that what she is using in this vid aren't technology?

    • @christopherfoote4643
      @christopherfoote4643 6 лет назад

      It isn't perfect be careful how you apply that anachronism. Nothing's perfect, maybe to your senses it is. Music isn't supposed to be perfect.

  • @nancywest1926
    @nancywest1926 Год назад +12

    Richard's vocals and musical brilliance have always blown me away. He and Karen were a powerhouse together.

    • @nancywest1926
      @nancywest1926 Год назад

      @KevinClinton-tk3if I hope you're also having a great day and staying warm.

  • @charlestea3642
    @charlestea3642 2 года назад +211

    I am an old metal head, but her voice was the greatest tone, really, like a mom singing you to sleep.

    • @juliebarrows8149
      @juliebarrows8149 2 года назад +7

      It’s very soothing, very easy on the ears.

    • @ThePianoMan1953
      @ThePianoMan1953 2 года назад +14

      At the time, Paul McCartney said that "she has the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive." Elton John said "she has one of the greatest voices of our lifetime."

    • @suelimoura1979
      @suelimoura1979 Год назад +1

      Voz suave e doce......

    • @ЖаннаЖелуницына
      @ЖаннаЖелуницына Год назад +1

    • @charlestea3642
      @charlestea3642 Год назад +2

      @@ЖаннаЖелуницына I heard your music, killer stuff! Cheers from an old Las Vegas drummer!!

  • @rogervu9796
    @rogervu9796 3 года назад +34

    My dad introduced us to The Carpenters when I was around 5-6 years old ... I'm now 51 and still listening to it... their songs are purely timeless

  • @Keybumpz
    @Keybumpz 5 лет назад +167

    Jesus Christ what an iconic woman! She needs to celebrated more. An unmatched voice.

    • @leesa9673
      @leesa9673 5 лет назад +3

      A true gift and extraordinary talent. ... Please don't take the Lords name in vain.

    • @johnnysobie2775
      @johnnysobie2775 4 года назад +2

      One of God’s Earthly Angels!

    • @MonRojasOfficial
      @MonRojasOfficial 4 года назад +2

      okay but everyone is talking about Karen, whose voice I adore, goodness, it is gorgeous, but Richard's is also a perfect complement to hers and it's beautiful and unique as well!

    • @cheriware7123
      @cheriware7123 4 года назад

      Karen !

  • @ultraconservative
    @ultraconservative 2 месяца назад +4

    We were so lucky to be alive in this life time to witness this unique artist. She's immortal.

  • @summerlange1957
    @summerlange1957 5 лет назад +173

    all those who gave this a thumbs down clearly does not know what timeless music is and the sweetest voice of all time

    • @MrMustangMan
      @MrMustangMan 4 года назад +14

      They are idiots with no class....

    • @malcolmdrake6137
      @malcolmdrake6137 4 года назад +3

      I doubt that had anything to do with why people give songs a "thumbs down".

    • @davidkokaska8130
      @davidkokaska8130 4 года назад

      Yes, all true - however, real life is not this saccharin. In fact it’s almost Darwinian.
      I’m glad you like it - I do too.

    • @MrAtticusstate
      @MrAtticusstate 4 года назад

      Or memers.

  • @paulkersey9857
    @paulkersey9857 4 года назад +64

    People will still be listening to the Carpenters in a thousand years time. How many of the current pop "musicians" will be able to claim the same?

    • @shawn1967chevelle
      @shawn1967chevelle 4 года назад +2

      your exactly right!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @dennyhazel
      @dennyhazel 4 года назад +2

      So True!.

    • @pacaspascal6986
      @pacaspascal6986 4 года назад

      No, humans are idiots, this era and it’s music will soon be less popular than indie rock is today. I’m just saying, people are stupid enough to forget all of this good stuff.

    • @jonjett4795
      @jonjett4795 4 года назад +3

      The garbage on today makes me sick

    • @sadie4538
      @sadie4538 4 года назад

      Zero.

  • @flynnstone7454
    @flynnstone7454 Год назад +25

    This is the voice of an angel. And Richard was a phenomenal arranger. Timeless.

  • @jessestraube6157
    @jessestraube6157 6 месяцев назад +3

    Karen Carpenter - one of the best female singers and songwriters of all time! This is my favorite Carpenter's song! Listen to the lyrics carefully and you will clearly see that this song sends a message of hope! That's what we all need - more than ever!!!

  • @dapashouk
    @dapashouk Год назад +53

    Karen Carpenter's voice and vocal techniques were truly extraordinary. It's a joy to the heart to hear the Carpenters play and sing together.

  • @adamholtz733
    @adamholtz733 4 года назад +146

    The purest ,sweetest , smoothest female vocalist of all time !!!

  • @thegodthatfailed100
    @thegodthatfailed100 5 лет назад +52

    headphones on ...play this song and i'm instantly transported back to the 70's...that voice..only one word can describe it..perfect !

    • @mickeygarlock4611
      @mickeygarlock4611 4 года назад +1

      People don't understand what headphones do for music.

  • @tuiteruyo360
    @tuiteruyo360 Год назад +15

    The Carpenters Only Yesterday is very comfortable with a beautiful singing voice and a sound that resonates with the heart. Personally, I feel refreshed every time I listen to it.

  • @applefan2151
    @applefan2151 5 лет назад +640

    It hurts so much when she says, “in my own time nobody knew the pain I was going through.”

    • @djm5687
      @djm5687 5 лет назад +13

      Personally, I will often cry during "Can't Smile Without You" during the line "Into the new, leaving the old behind"

    • @robertpiarulli6230
      @robertpiarulli6230 5 лет назад +5

      Agree

    • @davidarmitage289
      @davidarmitage289 5 лет назад +4

      Agreed so sad

    • @reston81
      @reston81 5 лет назад +2

      Yea crushing

    • @gh9111
      @gh9111 5 лет назад +15

      The whole part with her singing in the studio alone with those lyrics is so emotional. The tragedy just gets magnified. She was so special.

  • @rockdrummer4545
    @rockdrummer4545 6 лет назад +36

    Her natural vibrato and her depth of projection! Just sends chills through us. A God given talent now singing to God.

    • @JohnSmith-uy7sv
      @JohnSmith-uy7sv 6 лет назад +1

      God does not need anyone singing to him ... like aretha franklin either. He has Angles that he created if he needs to be serenaded. But that is the Hollywood God. That is not my God or Jesus Christ. Eternity will not be about her or any of us or what we have done.. it will all be about Jesus Christ who died on a cross to save us from our sins. No one else did that for us. "for by God's grace are we saved through Faith, not by works, (or being a soul singer or making people happy or being a veteran or a fire fighter or a maverick politician or law enforcement or never killing anyone) it is the FREE gift of God, not that anyone can Boast of their Salvation. " I loved her voice and songs and singing too... but it has nothing to do with salvation. You can't earn it. The price has already been paid. All you have to do is accept it. He died on a cross to save us from our sins.

  • @monticlassictv
    @monticlassictv 8 лет назад +392

    Jesus. . . the first few bars of this tune just makes you stand to attention and take in the superb vocal talents of one of planet earth's greatest gifts to its inhabitants the superb vocal talents of Karen Carpenter. And if the planet were to explode right now you would still be witness to the best female vocalist during its excistence.. . Hello from Scotland.

    • @GlennThor
      @GlennThor 7 лет назад +6

      Chris Montignani yes great opening. Love it!

    • @lynnjustice8657
      @lynnjustice8657 6 лет назад +12

      Chris Montignani
      I agree 100%!!!! My favorite singer. ❤️

    • @heidiho02
      @heidiho02 6 лет назад +3

      touche'

    • @dancinonasmoothedge
      @dancinonasmoothedge 6 лет назад +3

      Chris Montignani I love your statement

    • @jeffreygranger6913
      @jeffreygranger6913 6 лет назад +5

      Chris Montignani Absolutely the best!

  • @RitaSora
    @RitaSora 3 дня назад +2

    2-4-83 now 2-4-25❤😢 Miss You so much Karen! Love You!❤

  • @weet1978able
    @weet1978able 2 года назад +35

    My Mom was a big fan of The Carpenters, and their songs take me back to my childhood. Such warm memories of being carefree and surrounded by love. Sadly we no longer have Karen, and I no longer have my Mom. I do however, have the memories to wrap myself in whenever I hear one of their songs.

  • @SquirrelTheater
    @SquirrelTheater 6 лет назад +29

    You’re never gonna find another voice like this Karen was unique. Unique & unbelievably beautiful......like the way an angel who fell to Earth would sing.
    I’ve heard singers who are more powerful......but no one has ever equaled her voice in the last 50 yrs as far as I am concerned.

    • @JohnSmith-uy7sv
      @JohnSmith-uy7sv 6 лет назад

      Fallen angels are demons. I think not.

    • @SquirrelTheater
      @SquirrelTheater 6 лет назад +4

      John Smith
      Ok......descended to Earth. Better??

  • @anitainmo489
    @anitainmo489 5 лет назад +90

    Such a beautiful voice. I can listen to Karen Carpenter all day long. Timeless!

    • @Joao_Batista17
      @Joao_Batista17 5 лет назад

      You are right Anita Prasad. Her songs, we can listen all day and not get sick.

    • @renatavianna9497
      @renatavianna9497 4 года назад

      eu nao nasci nesse tempo mas é maravilhosa a voz dela,amo musica linda lindaaaa

  • @jerrimartins7771
    @jerrimartins7771 Год назад +3

    Without a doubt, I say with 100% certainty that he will never have a singer like that. What a wonderful, perfect voice. Beautiful chords. I also leave here my record to her brother, Mr. Richard Carpenter, a great arranger. I'm really sorry she left so soon.

  • @morpheusspirit6609
    @morpheusspirit6609 4 года назад +27

    Pure class!! One of the most unique, magical singing voices of her generation. Hauntingly beautiful and mesmerising. A masterpiece. 🎶

  • @NataliaBlancoEspinosa3987
    @NataliaBlancoEspinosa3987 3 года назад +62

    When Carpenter's songs came out I wasn't even born, I'm 25 years old and I love their music. When I first listened to carpenters was in Dark Shadows and when listened "Top of the world" don't know why I felt as if had listened to this song before and felt like nostalgic and happy at the same time, then I started to listen to every song of them and now I love carpenters. I fell in love with Karen's voice she had such a beautiful and angelic voice, there won't be a singer like karen in this world. I've been watching almost all of youtube videos, interviews, concerts and I definitely love Karen she was such a beautiful and sweet woman with a beautiful smile it is shame the way she suffered and everything she went through. I would've liked hug her and every time I remember she is dead my heart hurts, but she left us her beautiful voice recorded in every song. We will always remember with love our lovely karen. I discovered carpenters at the age of 25 in these crazy times of 2022 and karen's voice makes me feel out of these chaos. May you be with god as one of his angels, singing.

    • @larryvermeer6170
      @larryvermeer6170 2 года назад +1

      When this song came out i was only 17yrs an i love this song too

    • @larryvermeer6170
      @larryvermeer6170 2 года назад

      Karen was not the only person to sing Top of the World there was Jackie De shannon also sing it too

  • @rafaelsolorzano700
    @rafaelsolorzano700 4 года назад +367

    It breaks my heart that she passed so young..her voice was a million bucks.

    • @conceicaoferraz1785
      @conceicaoferraz1785 3 года назад +1

      Same here

    • @margaretwontner4245
      @margaretwontner4245 3 года назад +1

      Totally agree

    • @user-bi1hm5pk3b
      @user-bi1hm5pk3b 3 года назад +14

      million bucks? no priceless

    • @lauraswihart4816
      @lauraswihart4816 3 года назад +2

      It's terrible

    • @alexismcelhone9214
      @alexismcelhone9214 3 года назад +9

      The most beautiful female voice ever!!! Not taking away from others, but she doesn’t even have to try to sing 🎶 she opens her mouth & the angelic voice penetrates your heart ❤️

  • @luck112a
    @luck112a 2 месяца назад +3

    Nice to be reminded how pleasant everyday music was. Ms. Carpenter's life was truly a gift to all.

  • @ussvoyager8650
    @ussvoyager8650 4 года назад +259

    She is definitely the greatest female singer EVER R.I.P. Karen

    • @marthamagruder3698
      @marthamagruder3698 4 года назад +6

      Nobody will ever have a voice like hers!

    • @ussvoyager8650
      @ussvoyager8650 4 года назад +4

      @@marthamagruder3698 that's so true

    • @alfonsosaenz6542
      @alfonsosaenz6542 3 года назад +2

      What about Olivia Newton John ?

    • @ussvoyager8650
      @ussvoyager8650 3 года назад +2

      @@alfonsosaenz6542 she's a really great singer aswell

    • @margaretwontner4245
      @margaretwontner4245 3 года назад +1

      I sincerely hope wherever she is, she has found happiness

  • @heISrisen5309
    @heISrisen5309 7 лет назад +26

    I was born in 1964. I was so lucky to have heard these songs when they first hit. Richard is a gifted producer and arranger - what a talent. God gave us Karen for 32 years. Watching her facial expressions in the first few lines of this song really shows her emotion - not just an act. And although she didn't seem like it, she was a very complex person. She really tried to recover from the anorexia, but her heart was already damaged - somewhat like what Andy Gibb experienced. Andy was 30 when his heart decided not to support him any longer. Both were amazing talents whose music will live on... RIP

    • @JohnSmith-uy7sv
      @JohnSmith-uy7sv 6 лет назад +2

      Except his was caused from massive drug use. He could not get over Victoria Principal and his fragile ego. As Karen also had and turned anorexic when that reporter wrote about her being chubby. That put her over the edge and she could not handle being called chubby. Herb Alpert still cry's over her in an interview I saw of him a few years ago.

    • @AJ_Jingco
      @AJ_Jingco 6 лет назад +1

      Anorexia is from dieting too much right.

    • @valerieteti1755
      @valerieteti1755 6 лет назад +2

      John Smith That is a a myth about a reporter calling Karen chubby. It never happened despite the scene depicting it in the made for TV movie The Karen Carpenter Story. More than likely it was thrown in there so the public would accept it as the reason for her anorexia instead of showing her difficult relationship with her mother.

    • @christinasirr7138
      @christinasirr7138 6 лет назад

      Heard it was the treatment and not the condition that killed Karen..

    • @lanyherrera9567
      @lanyherrera9567 6 лет назад

      @@valerieteti1755 Really? I watched the movie/tv show about the Carpenters. The reason why Karen stoped eating was because a reporter wrote a statement about Karen being "chubby". I guess the film makers were wrong also. Great music. They have been a part of our entire family.

  • @robbelan3375
    @robbelan3375 6 лет назад +102

    The opening verses of this season song are incredible. No one has ever sounded like Karen. A pure delight to listen to. I wish she knew how many people adored her and were touched by her voice.

    • @mariajosequintanilharonzan8967
      @mariajosequintanilharonzan8967 6 лет назад +2

      Sim...alguém ouvindo em 2019 e amando todas desse maravilhoso conjunto de vozes maravilhosas !!!

    • @michaeljw3602
      @michaeljw3602 5 лет назад +3

      She didn't believe it.. John lennon told her she had the most beautiful voice.. Her response was she was thrilled but didn't believe him

    • @dawnemacdougall1953
      @dawnemacdougall1953 5 лет назад +1

      Perfectly stated... so sad she never lived long enough to realize what a timeless inspiration she would become!

    • @ProximaCentauri88
      @ProximaCentauri88 5 лет назад +1

      Rob Belan
      Her voice is easily identifiable with just the first two notes. What a unique voice she has.

    • @MarkJohnson-zy4fd
      @MarkJohnson-zy4fd 5 лет назад +4

      Agree that the first few lines of this song are truly compelling... it is like she is speaking directly to the listener.

  • @davidpayne3938
    @davidpayne3938 2 месяца назад

    What a beautiful voice she had, it's so sad that we lost her at such a young age The Angels are blessed now with her presence.🙏

  • @noonthumbs2644
    @noonthumbs2644 2 года назад +28

    The voice of an angel.
    Beautiful Karen was too good for this world. ❤️

  • @carlbeauchamp1833
    @carlbeauchamp1833 8 лет назад +37

    When you listen to Karen Carpenter you can feel how she feels, sad or happy. Ksren was beautiful and we lost such a talent when she died so young. Karen epitomises the beautiful songs of her era, like many others she sang from the heart , she did not scream out the words they flowed from her heart. RIP Karen, we miss you.

  • @mji71
    @mji71 8 лет назад +30

    This song is a true gem in the Carpenters discography.

  • @vinodvasu6722
    @vinodvasu6722 4 дня назад

    nothing to beat her voice. its almost 50 yrs back this song released and its still amazing to listen.rocking

  • @davidarmitage289
    @davidarmitage289 2 года назад +46

    40 years have passed Karen and we still miss your timeless voice…😢. RIP Angel

  • @richardwhite2344
    @richardwhite2344 10 лет назад +4303

    In my opinion, the Greatest Female singer that ever lived!!!! was and is Karen Carpenter. Absolutely, no one else had a voice like Karen. The music she made with her brother Richard is timeless and will touch the hearts of people forever!!!!!

    • @01po02po
      @01po02po 10 лет назад +96

      There is no other female vocals that come close to Karen's..Here sound is so unique. I love all the songs she created and just think of what we missed out on of what she would of put out had things been different. I am a huge KISS fan and loved the 80's hair metal bands. So this just tells ya how good her vocals are, I think shes the best.

    • @richardwhite2344
      @richardwhite2344 10 лет назад +71

      I so agree, I was just playing the carpenters today, and her voice takes your breath away!!

    • @greg1563
      @greg1563 9 лет назад +52

      Yes, she's the best who's ever lived, in any genre. I think she looks absolutely beautiful in this video. And the lyrics around 00:24 are so haunting now, in light of what happened.

    • @01po02po
      @01po02po 9 лет назад +42

      Yea, her vocals are so unique. There has not and will not be another sound like hers.

    • @johnfugu83
      @johnfugu83 9 лет назад +15

      Richard White agreed.

  • @rogereisinger8055
    @rogereisinger8055 8 лет назад +45

    We will all miss and love you Karen. The most beautiful voice ever. Period! If we the public knew about you personal struggles, all your fans would have carried you across the finish line. RIP.

    • @artistbrindle
      @artistbrindle 8 лет назад +5

      So true! People nowadays can be so upfront about their struggles and addictions, and receive love and support back from their fans. In those days, she had to battle it alone. Little did she know how many people she would save in future years by bringing this crummy illness into the public eye (including myself). Greatest female pop voice ever IMO.

    • @dougcasady1514
      @dougcasady1514 8 лет назад +5

      i was bulemic 4, 2 yrs still get the urge but you no what fuk that

  • @nellydomingo4609
    @nellydomingo4609 Месяц назад +1

    SO VERY NATURAL AND ORGANIC SORROUNDINGS,SINGING TOGETHER, BOTH BROTHER AND SISTER CARPENTERS, THANKS FOR BRINGING UP THIS SONGS IN YOUR CHANNEL.

  • @Raven-yj5pp
    @Raven-yj5pp 5 лет назад +305

    I remember the day she died. When my mom picked us up from school, they announced it on the radio. Tragic!! Karen Carpenter has the most incredible voice. Nobody has ever come close to matching her vocal range. A unique and majestic gift to the world. Such a tragic loss !!!!!! Always miss you.

    • @vic5828
      @vic5828 5 лет назад +10

      100% agree.

    • @davidarmitage289
      @davidarmitage289 5 лет назад +9

      Agree too. Still miss her in December 2019

    • @franciscoaraujo1400
      @franciscoaraujo1400 5 лет назад +6

      I love this song they were very successful here in Brazil. At the time I was a teenager, good memories. Very sad when she died

    • @TheDreammygrl
      @TheDreammygrl 5 лет назад +3

      There's a singer called rumer u wud swear it was Karen carpenter have a listen she's awesome 😁

    • @thomasconners2482
      @thomasconners2482 4 года назад

      Saw it on the front page of the Stars and Stripes at Camp Fuiji Japan Feb 1983

  • @ronnelechavez
    @ronnelechavez 5 лет назад +2476

    This woman was singled out to have the best voice of all time.

  • @cinemaipswich4636
    @cinemaipswich4636 2 года назад +21

    My life was blessed to hear Karen's voice. I will never forget her. Richard is a wonderful song writer who we will never forget.

  • @thosanthadahanayaka5329
    @thosanthadahanayaka5329 Год назад +14

    What a beautiful song.
    Beautiful lyrics .
    First time I here this song since my childhood .It carried me 50 years back to the past , when I was amidst my beloved parents.
    My mother used to sing this song quite often & my father used to join her intermittently.
    The happiest days in.my life gone for good , never to return.
    Fascinating.
    Simply fascinating.

  • @scandiman68
    @scandiman68 3 года назад +70

    Can't stop listening to this wonderful voice...so clean, so clear, so pure, so soothing. I get lost every time I hear this beautiful lady's voice.

  • @williamkinney427
    @williamkinney427 7 лет назад +88

    Hey....listen carefully to the first ONE MINUTE of this video.....her voice is the BEST I have ever heard a female sing in my whole lifetime. Amazing tone, clear words......incredible!

    • @MrHolzheim
      @MrHolzheim 6 лет назад +1

      Better than Judith Durham?

    • @MP3RIDER
      @MP3RIDER 6 лет назад +1

      That's a tough one. Both amazing.

    • @dinahellen
      @dinahellen 6 лет назад +2

      Loved her voice, especially her rich lower register. So unique for a female vocalist.

    • @laerciodg5601
      @laerciodg5601 6 лет назад

      I agree.

    • @mpa417
      @mpa417 6 лет назад +1

      She truly was amazing.Best female vocalist ever in my opinion

  • @guymondo
    @guymondo 7 лет назад +32

    After 40 years i have truly rediscovered you Karen and Richard. Now I have the opportunity to immerse myself in your music and perform it in a musical celebration of your lives and and God given talent. Thankyou.

  • @rickycosentino3579
    @rickycosentino3579 Месяц назад +1

    Masterful Songwriting. Greatest Voice in the World!! She was one of the best Drummers of the time. Bullied to self abuse at the hand of criticism!! Be kind to Artist!! they give us so much Hope. They don't need to be Perfect looking! This is so much better than Religion!!!!!

  • @francesvansiclen3245
    @francesvansiclen3245 6 лет назад +49

    This is my favorite Carpenter song; they were both so adorable and talented! Very sad what happened but we were left with wonderful music; thanks, guys !

  • @willmartinez5496
    @willmartinez5496 2 года назад +95

    Just the most beautiful voice. Heart wrenching.

  • @cet6237
    @cet6237 Год назад +81

    Karen Carpenter's voice is like pouring warm honey into your ears! Its just beautiful and addictive.

    • @paj2184
      @paj2184 Год назад +4

      Aural caviar

    • @joejones9520
      @joejones9520 Год назад +1

      @@paj2184 ha, that's good!

    • @MariaFilipeAmadodeSoJosAluno
      @MariaFilipeAmadodeSoJosAluno Год назад

      Oh, i love this comment!❤

    • @CoachJohnMcGuirk
      @CoachJohnMcGuirk Год назад

      So it's like torture?? I tried it to see what was so amazing about it. Turns out pouring warm honey into your ears is the worst experience one can endure. It was awful. DO NOT pour warm honey into your ears.

    • @cet6237
      @cet6237 Год назад +1

      @coachmcguirk6297 Your not very bright. It's an anology.

  • @MercedesB-mc6uf
    @MercedesB-mc6uf 10 месяцев назад +2

    What a voice...Beautiful, Effortless! There will Never be another...❤️