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  • THE FEELING!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Carpenters Rainy Days And Mondays REACTION
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  • @ericmayle8510
    @ericmayle8510 Год назад +718

    Karen's voice is like a deep tissue massage to your soul.

    • @maryannturton9830
      @maryannturton9830 Год назад +23

      Great description!

    • @MrDcwithrow
      @MrDcwithrow Год назад +20

      When she goes low at the end of the chorus on the word down - pure perfection.

    • @mimimusick9734
      @mimimusick9734 Год назад +9

      That is the perfect description.

    • @joiedevivre2005
      @joiedevivre2005 Год назад +7

      Perfect description!

    • @aks4204
      @aks4204 Год назад +7

      WoW!
      Great job with the description!

  • @ronbruno5942
    @ronbruno5942 Год назад +371

    Karen's best singing achievement. The control she had at the beginning to the summit at the end! Just a masterpiece!

    • @videocat1366
      @videocat1366 Год назад +16

      Absolutely agree. She had complete control of her voice all the time, but this was above and beyond.

    • @SJ-GodofGnomes21
      @SJ-GodofGnomes21 Год назад +4

      Agreed

    • @nkcbrazil
      @nkcbrazil Год назад +7

      And while playing the drums. I can’t understand half the singers today with just the mic in their hand

    • @ronbruno5942
      @ronbruno5942 Год назад

      @@nkcbrazilThere is a video of Karen on you tube of her doing a drum solo that is pretty good. Levon Helms from the Band was the drummer and main singer. His voice gave the uniqueness to songs by the Band. I think he was the only American. The rest were Canadian.

    • @pauldourlet
      @pauldourlet Год назад +1

      Disagree --check out Karen singing Trying to get the Feeling Again -released 10 yrs after she died.

  • @centuryrox
    @centuryrox Год назад +120

    Karen's voice is like listening in UHD while the rest of the world is in Standard definition. So crystal clear!

    • @mikebetts2046
      @mikebetts2046 Год назад +9

      Can't say I've ever heard a song of hers where I needed printed lyrics to understand what she was saying.

    • @nkcbrazil
      @nkcbrazil Год назад +5

      Exactly the clarity in Her voice is unmatched, every word is heard clearly. And her tone omg.

  • @williambanks2223
    @williambanks2223 Год назад +160

    Does anyone else notice how relaxed Karen seems during this song? Put her behind a drum set and she was at her happiest.

    • @cherierhynes8514
      @cherierhynes8514 Год назад +4

      Yes... and sounds like Karen only she could do. 😔

    • @spud912
      @spud912 Год назад +6

      Yes she was most at home at the back on her drums ,she didn't really like being up front ..what an amazing lady she was ,her voice with that emotion went right to your core ,truly beautiful 🎶

    • @justtere
      @justtere 11 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@spud912I am glad someone mentioned this.

    • @daviddrfeelgoodwalker2742
      @daviddrfeelgoodwalker2742 7 месяцев назад

      Very true. Her brother, the band's manager and the record label A &M were all pushing her to move out front, and get away from the drums. She was reluctant, but finally gave in. Don't know for sure if it added to her existing problems, but certainly didn't help. @@spud912

  • @PCTechPaul
    @PCTechPaul Год назад +290

    Her voice is damn beautiful! Every time I hear their songs, brings tears to my eye. Gone way too soon.

    • @garyarnett1220
      @garyarnett1220 Год назад +14

      Me as well. Of all the amazing talent we have lost in the last 40 years, I miss her the deepest.

    • @stephm.3407
      @stephm.3407 Год назад +8

      My experience exactly!

    • @dontworrybehappy8080
      @dontworrybehappy8080 Год назад +15

      You know what's crazy German? She never thought she was that good. She knew she could hold her own but not being looked at as one of the best. That's a huge statement to make. But there are really only a select handful that once we hear one note, we know exactly who they are. Karen is one of those in my opinion.

    • @Tony-5000
      @Tony-5000 Год назад +4

      No matter what I may be doing, if her voice appears, I listen.

    • @janetburrows137
      @janetburrows137 Год назад +2

      Very, very true. I loved 🥰 well still do. 😢😢❤❤

  • @mindfulmagic2484
    @mindfulmagic2484 8 месяцев назад +15

    We really lost a miracle from God when she died.
    What a beautiful woman.

  • @chicagogrl2422
    @chicagogrl2422 Год назад +312

    The perfect pitch is just amazing. What a talent gone too soon. ❤RIP Karen

    • @justchillin4065
      @justchillin4065 Год назад +7

      All these years and it still 💔 hearing her

    • @TheFalconerNZ
      @TheFalconerNZ Год назад +6

      So sad gone so young but l like to think of in the way of "The brightest stars burnout the fastest but their light lasts the longest as endures through time".

    • @ffjsb
      @ffjsb Год назад +1

      "One take Karen"...

    • @lmitchell3604
      @lmitchell3604 Год назад +5

      I wasn’t even alive during their time (I was born like 2 years after Karen died) but I have a hard time listening to them without crying.

    • @spud912
      @spud912 Год назад +1

      ​@@lmitchell3604 She really was a great talent ,her voice captivates you on every song she sang .just beautiful
      She would have been 71 now

  • @John_Chu
    @John_Chu Год назад +195

    Special mention of the genius on the harmonica: Tommy Morgan. He passed recently but his almost 60 year career included playing on records by The Beach Boys, Phil Collins, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Roy Orbison, The Monkees, James Taylor, and many many others. He also played on around 500 movie scores.

    • @deborahcornell171
      @deborahcornell171 Год назад +14

      @John Chu
      That's very interesting. Thank you for bringing attention to such a talented, versatile musician.
      💙☮

    • @lana4581
      @lana4581 Год назад +2

      Thanks for sharing that.

    • @bradhuskers
      @bradhuskers Год назад +3

      @@sg-yq8pm
      Sure, great musicians.
      But for every million musicians, there's but ONE Karen.
      In other words? Musicians are a dime a dozen. Karen is once in a lifetime, if that.

    • @chipurBillWhite
      @chipurBillWhite Год назад +1

      @@sg-yq8pm Have always loved his playing on this song.

  • @esclad
    @esclad Год назад +118

    I adore The Carpenters. One of my friends said "why do you listen to them, they're so depressing?"... I find them uplifting, chill not depressing!! :)

    • @louisejohnson6057
      @louisejohnson6057 Год назад +5

      I agree completely. Karen's voice makes my heart soar!

    • @ckobo84
      @ckobo84 Год назад

      Knowing her mental issues I definitely sense a deep sadness in her voice.

    • @user-or1ye3iz6d
      @user-or1ye3iz6d Год назад +5

      They're so soothing and nostalgic to me ❤️

    • @powerbad696
      @powerbad696 Год назад +4

      Depressing ??? So soothing,peaceful & uplifting.I love the Carpenters !!! I'm always in a better mood after listening to their songs.

    • @jeffreyweitzman6463
      @jeffreyweitzman6463 Год назад +3

      With the deepest respect to your friend - and no offence meant, but your friend obviously doesn't understand a crucial thing. Anyone can sing a song and even those that can actually sing may have a great voice as has been of many artists, but they have no ability to convey the emotion of the song and performance they are giving. But even with all that, to have the ability to make the listener, be affected by that emotion to feel it and well Karen/ the Carpenters had that. Anyone that would actually listen to a full song of the Carpenters whichever song that is would feel that, whereas of course only giving it a few seconds and already having a closed mind well - alas it is your friends loss. But yeah for me Elvis and Karen the 2 who truly fully made you feel something almost going beyond, music of an earthly level and touching spiritual even. That is the power of their emotional connection through their music they achieved.

  • @dagmar.6954
    @dagmar.6954 Год назад +143

    Karen was one of a kind. There will never be another like her. She had such a pure calming voice. And she was a terrific drummer. That was her passion even more than singing. Sadly we lost her so young. Thankfully we have her legacy left in her music. I had a lot of their records. The Carpenters had so many great songs such as , "For All We Know", "Goodbye To Love", "Top Of The World", "Sing", "Yesterday Once More", "I Won't Last A Day Without You", "Please Mr. Postman", "Only Yesterday", "There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over the World)", "I Need To Be In Love" & so many more.

    • @lisalaursen3684
      @lisalaursen3684 Год назад +6

      Yes! And don’t forget ‘ Superstar’ and ‘Close to You’

    • @dagmar.6954
      @dagmar.6954 Год назад +3

      @@lisalaursen3684 I didn't add those because they have already reacted to them awhile ago.

    • @papamaniac2410
      @papamaniac2410 Год назад +1

      My favorite is "Goofus" because it is just fun.

    • @xzonia1
      @xzonia1 Год назад

      Agreed. Always love listening to her.

    • @lisalaursen3684
      @lisalaursen3684 Год назад

      @@dagmar.6954 thanks. I’ll check them out 👍

  • @browntabproductions
    @browntabproductions Год назад +154

    Hearing Her Voice brings Tears to My Eyes, knowing Her Story makes them
    roll down my cheeks.

    • @angelbulldog4934
      @angelbulldog4934 Год назад +4

      I remember her anorexia and rumors of sexual abuse by family. Maybe music was a sort of liberation for her spirit. She's proof there is no art without pain.

    • @erika8214
      @erika8214 Год назад +3

      Me too.

    • @erika8214
      @erika8214 Год назад +3

      @@angelbulldog4934 I knew about the eating disorders, but I didn’t know about the alleged sexual abuse. It makes sense because there’s always a reason/root cause behind eating disorders.

    • @jillmayer9501
      @jillmayer9501 Год назад +2

      Same. Her voice was absolute perfection.

    • @s.h8589
      @s.h8589 Год назад +3

      I cry every time I hear her voice. No one like her

  • @user-kj3me5rp5h
    @user-kj3me5rp5h 10 месяцев назад +20

    The world loss the best female voice ever

  • @blackprix
    @blackprix Год назад +165

    Karen and Richard Carpenter put out some unbelievable music! Music that will transcend decades after me I know that for sure

    • @paulk9985
      @paulk9985 Год назад +2

      Classics hold up and stand the test of time. Carpenters music will be around long after today's clowns have been long-forgotten.

    • @LancerX916
      @LancerX916 Год назад

      My mother knew them. She told me Richard was a complete dick to his sister.

  • @Serai3
    @Serai3 Год назад +58

    What Karen is singing about here is personal experience. She battled depression and eating disorders. This lovely song is one of the first pop songs that spoke directly about depression, the battle with feelings that seem groundless and yet are overwhelming.

    • @halweiss8671
      @halweiss8671 Год назад +3

      She may have been able to relate to the lyrics, but the song wasn’t written by them.

    • @tonialoconte
      @tonialoconte Год назад +3

      timeless and relatable... "sad songs say so much."

    • @keiron.4612
      @keiron.4612 Год назад +1

      @@tonialoconte it's funny even tho I can feel sad it still brings me back to songs like this because it's relatable to how I feel

  • @maureenormston1687
    @maureenormston1687 Год назад +113

    Her voice is just balm for the soul. So beautiful and soothing. Their version of Song For You is worth a listen, so beautiful ❤️

  • @zigman8550
    @zigman8550 Год назад +97

    The Carpenters were on a whole other level when it came to talent. Karen's timeless voice and great drumming and Richard being a genius at picking, writing and arranging songs to fit her voice perfectly.

    • @jefffawcett
      @jefffawcett Год назад

      None of their songs anyone’s ever heard of were written by Richard.

    • @zigman8550
      @zigman8550 Год назад

      @@jefffawcett Yesterday Once More, Goodbye To Love and Top Of The World (which was a number1 song) were all written by Richard and John Bettis. And yes, all Carpenter fans have heard of those songs. I never said their biggest hits were written by him.

    • @deborahscalise3215
      @deborahscalise3215 Год назад +4

      @@jefffawcettThe music for Merry Christmas Darling , Yesterday Once More, and Top of the World were written by Richard and a were on the radio all the time back then. In fact Merry Christmas Darling has become a classic Christmas song that is still played every year. So your statement was false.

    • @jefffawcett
      @jefffawcett Год назад

      @@deborahscalise3215 what color is the sky in your world?

    • @marshamiller4228
      @marshamiller4228 Год назад +2

      ​@@jefffawcett You are wrong. Research it. Top of the World was only one of the songs he wrote. It was written by him and John Bettis. Richard wrote many of the songs they recorded.

  • @jeffreyabbey7817
    @jeffreyabbey7817 Год назад +61

    The magic of The Carpenters and the early 70’s music. Just so sad what happened because of cruel words. She was so amazing.

  • @RevsIT
    @RevsIT Год назад +12

    _"what I've got they used to call the blues"_ I think this is the first commercial song that ever portrayed depression. Karen suffered from it and was the only person who could put it into song so perfectly.

  • @TheGreatGig73
    @TheGreatGig73 Год назад +74

    No screaming. Just pure, beautiful singing.

  • @jasonremy1627
    @jasonremy1627 Год назад +37

    She has that voice control, WHILE playing drums. One of the most talented musicians ever.

  • @polkhigh2317
    @polkhigh2317 Год назад +46

    the voice of an angel
    Brother Richard deserves much credit for his compositions as well

    • @mikebailey9566
      @mikebailey9566 Год назад +2

      They never wrote a single song. Nor any of the music. Paul Williams composed this song along with many others.

    • @BadErnest
      @BadErnest Год назад +1

      Richard Carpenter co-wrote Goodbye to Love, Top of the World, Yesterday Once More and plenty of others.

    • @marshamiller4228
      @marshamiller4228 Год назад +1

      ​@@mikebailey9566 Wrong!!!

  • @rhwinner
    @rhwinner Год назад +13

    To this day Karen Carpenter has a large fan base among some very famous and successful contemporary female singers. She actually started out as a drummer until she discovered she had a great voice as well.

  • @guypainter
    @guypainter 2 месяца назад +2

    On a technical level, singing and drumming at the same time is incredibly difficult... for us mere mortals. Most people can't separate what the hands and the voice are doing rhythmically; If you listen to a lot of other singing drummers their notes are right on the drum beat like a metronome, but Karen was able to split her brain in two and put a lot of deliberate off-beat character into the timing of her singing. For this reason I think of this as not one great performance, but two simultaneous great performances. Genius in fact.

  • @donovanbrink4634
    @donovanbrink4634 11 месяцев назад +4

    50 years ahead of the angst that seems to be a trap that we see every day now, but with the voice of an angel.

  • @brentcox7772
    @brentcox7772 Год назад +66

    Can’t go wrong with the Carpenters!!! “Superstar” is still my favorite!!🤘🔥

    • @bertisjordan1085
      @bertisjordan1085 Год назад

      It was my favorite version until Luther Vandross Lutherized it. Now his version is my favorite but I go back to the original.

    • @sukie584
      @sukie584 Год назад

      @@bertisjordan1085 his version is too busy.

  • @johnmyers5315
    @johnmyers5315 Год назад +24

    Karen's seemingly effortless vocals and drums, Richard's keyboards, arrangements, and backing vocals and the awesome blend of siblings made the Carpenters iconic. We lost Karen way too soon :(

  • @pennythpmas5787
    @pennythpmas5787 3 месяца назад +2

    When she went to a family therapy, her therapist told her family they should all tell her they love her.
    Father said I love you, brother said I love you MOTHER would not say it!
    She apparently really favored her son over her talented, drummer vocalist GENIUS daughter.
    Still, 2024 and no voice tops hers!🤩

  • @user-or1ye3iz6d
    @user-or1ye3iz6d Год назад +38

    I have literally never heard a single Carpenters song that I didn't love. Each and every song of theirs does something indescribable to me. I just love them. ❤️❤️

  • @randyhinkson7950
    @randyhinkson7950 Год назад +9

    If only she felt about herself as we feel about her... she was beautiful with a matching voice

    • @nickimontie
      @nickimontie Год назад +3

      Knowing what happened to her near the end of her life makes this song even more heartbreaking.

  • @kristiebarnes8556
    @kristiebarnes8556 Год назад +44

    Such a beautiful voice! And a tragic end for this young, beautiful and talented lady. ❤️

  • @rickpaul4216
    @rickpaul4216 Год назад +75

    This is my favorite Carpenters song. It is so beautiful. Karen's voice is so warm. The arrangement is immaculate. The lonely harmonica at the beginning gets me every time. The rhythm section is sensational. This song has given me goosebumps since the 1970's. The end is breathtaking.

  • @pixelvnce
    @pixelvnce Год назад +34

    Karen Carpenter’s voice was so loving and so strong, all at the same time. She was also a magnificent drummer!

  • @teethang1
    @teethang1 Год назад +29

    The Carpenters always bring up such different emotions for me. "Close to You" makes me wanna fall in love, "Top of the World" makes me wanna dance around my kitchen, and this song breaks my heart every time.

    • @blairphifer1554
      @blairphifer1554 Год назад +1

      She had such a beautiful voice. Have you ever heard this cover of "Close to You?" Barenaked Ladies, live with Burt Bacharach on the piano.
      ruclips.net/video/-68OD9N1uWM/видео.html

  • @sassymess7111
    @sassymess7111 Год назад +3

    One of the greatest voices of all time. Period.

  • @BillGraper
    @BillGraper Год назад +38

    All of these Carpenters remind me of my mom, who passed away when I was 15 in 1987. She had their greatest hits album, and played it while she cleaned. She loved the Carpenters. I still have that album that she used to play on our stereo system. This song came on right after "Superstar." I'm so used to hearing Superstar end & this song start.

    • @centuryrox
      @centuryrox Год назад +2

      All of us had that Greatest Hits album back in the 70s. It still remains as one of the best compilation albums of all time!

    • @johnbottar7624
      @johnbottar7624 Год назад +2

      I hope listening to the wonderful sounds of Carpenter's brings you happy memories of your mom!

    • @BillGraper
      @BillGraper Год назад +2

      @@johnbottar7624 It does! She was a great person & loved by everyone. :)

  • @Shrykespeare
    @Shrykespeare Год назад +72

    Six songs into the Carpenters collection, and you've got a long way to go. I'd love to see you react to "For All We Know", "Hurting Each Other", "Goodbye to Love" , "Top of the World", and "Only Yesterday".

    • @Wordsmyth8
      @Wordsmyth8 Год назад +4

      Believe it or not, they still haven’t reacted to “Close to You.”

    • @bknsty14
      @bknsty14 Год назад +6

      Goodbye to Love is an amazing song.

    • @greglegakis4177
      @greglegakis4177 Год назад

      @@Wordsmyth8 Actually they react to Close To You already 11 months ago.

    • @davepeterschmidt5818
      @davepeterschmidt5818 Год назад

      They should do "Sing". Their kids would also love that one.

    • @philipb2378
      @philipb2378 Год назад

      Definitely "Top of the World." In fact, Me First and the Gimmee Gimmes" did a fantastic punk/Ska version of "Top of the World" too.

  • @kimcutts6153
    @kimcutts6153 Год назад +66

    I adore this song. Her voice is perfection to me. ❤💔🎼

  • @Hespeakstruth
    @Hespeakstruth Год назад +6

    It's too bad Karen can't be alive today to hear all the kind words people express in her name. God Bless Karen.

  • @jber9569
    @jber9569 Год назад +5

    Karen never even wanted to sing. She just wanted to play the drums but her brother forced her to do it (glad he did.) Richard deserves a lot of credit because he also arranged all their songs and did all the harmonies. She had one of the most gorgeous voices but Richard is a musical genius.

  • @dkuhs
    @dkuhs Год назад +2

    I was in Middle School when they came to prominence. The Carpenters Karen Carpenter so soulful & genuine. RIP Karen . You are missed a beautiful soul.

  • @Weyland_Yutani_Corp
    @Weyland_Yutani_Corp Год назад +11

    RIP Karen. We lost her just shy of 40 years ago now, but there is still no one has come close to equaling the sheer purity and beauty of her voice. She was truly a once-in-a-lifetime talent. May she rest in peace.

  • @elizabethandrus3848
    @elizabethandrus3848 Год назад +16

    I love their discovery story. Her brother is a piano prodigy. Karen was just his kid sister who had never sang anything before her brother asked her to sing on a gig he had booked.

  • @marklind443
    @marklind443 Год назад +16

    “I’ll Say Goodbye To Love” always felt like a PART 2 to Rainy Days and it has an unforgettable ending on the studio version!

  • @meltorme-ntor2933
    @meltorme-ntor2933 Год назад +2

    I don't think I have ever heard another voice like hers. I was so sad when she passed away. Sad and shocked.

  • @chrisbush5965
    @chrisbush5965 Год назад +3

    I was born in 1980! I love all their songs from time i was a boy growing up back in the 90s i am 42 years old now in 2022, 🥰🥰🥰

  • @davidboivin7996
    @davidboivin7996 Год назад +30

    Singing this song with her subtle drumming was perfection.

    • @barbarabowman4533
      @barbarabowman4533 Год назад

      Although she is portrayed as playing the drums in this video(and she was an accomplished drummer in her own right) the drums on this ,and most all Carpenters hit songs, were played by the fantastic Mr. Hal Blaine of the Wrecking crew.

  • @terrystrauss3564
    @terrystrauss3564 Год назад +2

    I don’t know if you know their history. Brother Richard and Karen shared music their entire life. Getting a recording contract took much longer than one would expect. After traipsing through most of the big recording companies in LA, and being denied because “another brother and sister act was not needed. This was the Donny and Marie era, the Carpenters wound up at A&M (Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss) where they played for approximately 20 seconds and were told to stop. They got a very nice contract and wowed the world.

  • @petercourtien4581
    @petercourtien4581 Год назад +11

    Richard’s arrangement is genius here.

  • @SusanJohnston
    @SusanJohnston Год назад +7

    She had perfect pitch. They got many songs in one take. I miss her

  • @garyammons2997
    @garyammons2997 Год назад +30

    Karen & Richard did most of their own background vocals. They were recorded at a separate time and then blended into their songs so seamlessly. If you listen to them closely you can tell that it is Karen & Richard singing.

    • @BadErnest
      @BadErnest Год назад +4

      Richard was way ahead of the game when it came to multitrack vocals

    • @suebeawho6537
      @suebeawho6537 Год назад +1

      Wow! I have been listening to them FOREVER ( now 60 ). I NEVER knew that TY 🙂. BTW when did I get so God dang old?🤷

  • @dianesinnett4391
    @dianesinnett4391 Год назад +3

    When Karen was recording with her Richard, it was common for her to only take one take and she was done. They didn’t have to do it over again

  • @CB-gr1uk
    @CB-gr1uk Год назад +6

    Best female voice there will ever be and rare too because she has a contralto voice at the lowest octave for a woman. She also had perfect pitch and was a pretty good drummer! Richard mixed the music beautifully and it took the both of them to make this beautiful music!

  • @jennifermcmillen9018
    @jennifermcmillen9018 Год назад +32

    Absolutely love seeing The Carpenters get this much love all these years later. Have loved Karen's voice as long as I can remember as a small child. Her voice is perfect and I've always loved that she played drums as well. She was one of a kind.

  • @paulwagner688
    @paulwagner688 Год назад +18

    Her contralto is SO unique. One of the most recognizable voices ever. RIP, Karen.

  • @paulwagner688
    @paulwagner688 Год назад +1

    I'm an operatic tenor. She sings in my range. Gorgeous.

  • @suzannebrady6201
    @suzannebrady6201 Год назад +2

    Her voice was so unique and beautiful . There will never be another like her

  • @xy1622
    @xy1622 Год назад +10

    Karen considered herself as a drummer that sings, she really loved playing the drums.

  • @charlesburris6314
    @charlesburris6314 Год назад +22

    My favorite video of theirs, because she sang so seemingly effortlessly while playing the drums.
    Her talent was staggering, and possibly only matched by Richard's very different talents.
    Both contributed heavily to their success but her voice was that appealing draw that's kept and made fans for all these years.

  • @patriotic510
    @patriotic510 Год назад +12

    Both Karen and Richard are absolutely outstanding talents. We just don't seem to have this level of artistic performers anymore. At a time when there were no cell phones, internet nor video games we always had the best of times hanging out with friends, listening to the favorite radio station and heading out to the record store to listen to what was the latest hit! Sure miss those days!!

    • @patriotic510
      @patriotic510 Год назад +1

      @@Spo-Dee-O-Dee I can't disagree with you, wish I could! Well said!!

  • @manxkin
    @manxkin Год назад +12

    Karen’s voice was pure heaven, Richard’s arrangements were pure genius.

  • @louisejohnson6057
    @louisejohnson6057 Год назад +7

    I find myself using words like rich, and creamy, to describe Ms. Carpenter's voice. Creamy and rich like the world's absolutely best caramel. If I had to name who I would pick as the only women I'd ever be allowed to listen to for the rest of my life, it would have to be her. And Freddie Mercury would be the male singer. She was absolutely extraordinary.

  • @1177kc
    @1177kc Год назад +16

    I just never get tired of her velvety voice.

  • @James-wj8eq
    @James-wj8eq 11 месяцев назад +2

    Composed by Paul Williams. A great pianist/vocalist/songwriter .

  • @jeraldkimball494
    @jeraldkimball494 7 месяцев назад

    It is amazing that she had such a pure voice and mind you there was no auto-tune or such enhancements back then. Just raw talent.

  • @Wordsmyth8
    @Wordsmyth8 Год назад +4

    Next song: Close to You. Arguably their best song. Come on people! Who else thinks they should react to Close to You - the Carpenters’ first hit and the song for which they are best known?

  • @samueltabo3390
    @samueltabo3390 Год назад +23

    This song is one of my favorites, if just for the melancholy undertone of her beautiful and vulnerable contralto. Stunning 💕

  • @sallym1171
    @sallym1171 Год назад +1

    I'll be here for whatever Carpenter's you wanna throw at us.😘

  • @tensiacovino4676
    @tensiacovino4676 2 месяца назад +1

    Angelic voice singing now with the angels.

  • @everettthompson7463
    @everettthompson7463 Год назад +3

    Rainy days and Mondays always get me down but Rainy Mondays really bring me down. But, Karen makes it seem like everything is going to be OK. Thx Carpenters!!!

  • @ShawnMcKenzie-CP
    @ShawnMcKenzie-CP Год назад +8

    You have to remember, this was before all of the mic and voice technology that exists today. Her voice is perfection

  • @coolmomjj48
    @coolmomjj48 Год назад

    The look on Jays face right before he looked at Amber & said "It's so beautiful" was priceless.

  • @fuzzyzealer1264
    @fuzzyzealer1264 Год назад

    karen carpenter, for me she has the voice of an angel. another great one thanx youngins....

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau Год назад +6

    J & Amber, you'll love their "Hurting Each Other" and "For All We Know"!!!
    edit- Karen and Richard on backing vocals. Tommy Morgan - harmonica, Bob Messenger - tenor saxophone.

  • @philipb2378
    @philipb2378 Год назад +9

    Karen Carpenter had one of the top 10 voices of the entire 20th century, in my never to be humble opinion. I'd love to see y'all react to another great writer from the same era. Carly Simon wasn't even close to the vocalist Karen Carpenter was, but she was a HELLUVA songwriter! I'd LOVE to see your reaction to "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon.

  • @steve9199
    @steve9199 Год назад +2

    A reviewer from Rolling Stone Magazine once said... "Karen Carpenter's voice is like the sound of a lover whispering in your ear."

  • @scottvermillion1426
    @scottvermillion1426 Год назад

    Karen Carpenter had amazing talent...and her brother created absolutely perfect compositions.

  • @billyf2833
    @billyf2833 Год назад +6

    Props to Richard for his arrangements, producing, and special attention to details. Karen's voice is the star (along with her drumming), but Richard's mastermind is the key to everything else.

  • @davebrunson125
    @davebrunson125 Год назад +3

    This is a Paul Williams song who wrote many for them. It's about his mother, running to the one that loves me. When he got his 1st break in LA he moved his mom out there with him, to take care of her. Well things didn't go as planned. Rainy days and Mondays is about him struggling. Another song about this struggle and his mom is "I won't last a day without you". The Carpenters made it a hit also

    • @dianne6155
      @dianne6155 Год назад

      i love won’t last a day. he is a very talented writer (i know he sang as well :)

  • @scottski51
    @scottski51 Год назад

    Believe me... she is sorely missed. Two grown daughters love her nearly as much as dear ol' dad does. They should, as I crammed the duo's songs down their throats as kids!!! Saint Karen around our house!

  • @paulm496
    @paulm496 Год назад

    Carpenters “Hurting each other” The second Verse is a must listen . I think it show cases every complement ever given about her talent.

  • @rosemarymagrino772
    @rosemarymagrino772 Год назад +12

    Pure. Just pure💕That’s what Karen Carpenters’ voice was🎤💕

  • @lorioday8528
    @lorioday8528 Год назад +9

    You have done quite a few Carpenters songs. Each one beautiful. I haven't seen you react to "Goodbye to Love". I think her most haunting vocal and a pretty surprising short "rock" guitar solo that was very progressive for a Carpenters song. I think you'll enjoy it!

  • @ConnieKWONG-lw4zl
    @ConnieKWONG-lw4zl 2 месяца назад

    Listening to Karen's voice makes me feel eased and peaceful.Miss her sweet angelic voice.......

  • @Mycroftsbrother
    @Mycroftsbrother Год назад

    People don't usually comment on how good their band was. Their backup singing, tasteful playing, and great musicianship helped the extremely talented and musically blessed Karen and Richard deliver some great songs. I'm also always amazed with Richards excellent arrangements that put even another feather in his cap. Some bands, even very famous ones, are famous for playing three chord songs and screaming in the right places.... nothing wrong with that and I like some of them myself; but these folks knew music forward and backwards.

  • @deborahscalise3215
    @deborahscalise3215 Год назад +38

    Another beautiful song written by Paul Williams who wrote We've Only Just Begun. Wonderful reaction by you. J was right by saying she makes her singing while drumming look so effortless. Karen and her brother Richard 's talent was way beyond their years of age. It is just perfection. Their music will continue to inspire new listeners long after we are gone.

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 Год назад +2

      This is why i miss the 70s so much , The music was REAL Most of the 70s music Lifted your spirts made you feel soooooo Goood I would pass up a BILLION DOLLARS to be able to go back to 1970 And relive my child hood

    • @deborahscalise3215
      @deborahscalise3215 Год назад

      @@theodoreritola7641 I totally agree with you.

    • @deborahscalise3215
      @deborahscalise3215 Год назад +2

      @@theodoreritola7641 John Bettis, Richards song writing partner, once said that Karen's voice hit the same spot in every human being. That was her gift. God I wish she was still here with us today!

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 Год назад +1

      @@deborahscalise3215 Me to The 80s did not get any of her songs like the 70s did

    • @Michael_Biggs_
      @Michael_Biggs_ Год назад +1

      Paul is both extremely talented and a real hoot, but that is another story.

  • @cjpreach
    @cjpreach Год назад +9

    NEVER gonna tire of Karen's voice. Richard produced such amazing arrangements.

  • @lisadannaker8063
    @lisadannaker8063 Год назад

    She is absolutely beautiful. Her voice is so pure. This song is one of my favorites.

  • @tonyt6696
    @tonyt6696 Год назад

    That's something you don't hear every day they are both pitch perfect, that's a God given talent on it's own!

  • @BillO964
    @BillO964 Год назад +3

    Karen is my all time favorite, and she is playing the drums tool!

  • @dontmakemelaugh01
    @dontmakemelaugh01 Год назад +3

    This so takes me back. My grandmother loved the Carpenters , and had it playing on the turn table , alot of the time I visited .

  • @janetkmetz9644
    @janetkmetz9644 Год назад

    The Carpenters were my very first concert experience, in 1970, at the tender age of 7 years old. I had every one of their albums (that's what we used to call records, back in the day). I remember standing on a foot stool in the living room, with a hair brush, belting out this song (and many others) with the record accompanying me, while the family watched and applauded. LOL I had a low voice for a girl, so I identified with Karen's smooth as silk alto tone. The Carpenters, along with the Osmond Brothers, were the soundtrack of my childhood. There will never be another Karen Carpenter. Not ever.

  • @Cynthia...
    @Cynthia... Год назад +1

    The carpenters were such a fantastic group and it’s such a sad thing that happened to her.

  • @craighollowell1546
    @craighollowell1546 7 месяцев назад +3

    It warms my heart when younger folks appreciate the Carpenters ❤

  • @GoodStuffForeverMore
    @GoodStuffForeverMore Год назад +8

    So glad you guys have a video of her playing the drums while she sings! That is one of the things I loved so much about her. I absolutely hated it when they took her from behind the drum kit 🤦🏼‍♂️ Not only is she one of the best voices of all times, she is also one of the best drummers. She makes it look so easy, so effortless. So talented❣️

  • @davemac5260
    @davemac5260 Год назад +1

    Credit to Paul Williams who wrote the song along with “we’ve only just begun”

  • @papamaniac2410
    @papamaniac2410 Год назад

    So glad you are introducing a new generation of The Carpenters.

  • @bloodysushi
    @bloodysushi Год назад +4

    Love Karen Carpenter!!!

  • @karendavis2668
    @karendavis2668 Год назад +17

    Such a beautiful song which I believe is about mental health, specifically depression. "It's what they call the blues" and "It comes and goes." She had a beautiful gift and used it. Thanks for the reaction 💖🦋

    • @laurogarza4953
      @laurogarza4953 Год назад

      Despite that fact Karen struggled with Anexoria Nervosa which contributed to her death, this song is NOT about her nor depression but is actually a love song. Read the lyrics. "Funny it seems the only thing to do is run and find the one loves me."

  • @MichaelBeckman
    @MichaelBeckman Год назад

    Everytime I hear her angelic voice and think about the tragic way she left us too soon, I get tears in my eyes.

  • @brucewozniak9473
    @brucewozniak9473 Год назад +2

    Review "Goodbye to love". The greatest guitar outro ever, blended with her voice, is exquisite.