Your reaction is fantastic and you're absolutely right and Karen Carpenter the number one female vocalist of all time in my opinion rest in peace Karen Carpenter
Every time I hear her singing , I feel happy and at the same time sad, happy to hear her beautiful voice and sad knowing her tragic story of how she died. Carpenters are awesome.
Her brother Richard was an amazing composer, arranger, and pianist. Their blend and overdubbing were awesome together! Listen to 'Close to You' 'On Top of the World' 'Rainy Days and Mondays'
I loved them. It broke my heart when she died. She was never overweight, and yet the media kept saying she needed to lose weight. She ended up dying from anorexia.
Possibly the most pure pop vocalist ever, the difference between her live recording and the studio versions are almost non existant, she was an amazing talent especially considering she really wan 6:20 ted to be the drummer, which she equally excelled at, thanks to her brother Richard we were and are bless with this amazing voice! I was crushed when I her of her passing and am still moved everytime I hear her voice. God bless Karen Carpenter, may heaven enjoy her for eternity!
Early mid 70s. This was my youth. Can sing almost every song. Remember, this was before auto tune, so that is her voice. Look for some videos with her vocals isolated for a true treat. Just no other voice like hers and I was crushed when I heard she died. I was on break working my teller job when they broke in to announce it on the radio on a Saturday morning. Just such a loss. Karen and Richard were so incredibly talented. Richard has carried on. Thankfully, they had so much tape with Karen’s voice. Those tight harmonies were Richard and Karen dubbed and redubbed until you had a choir. I’ll never tire of her voice. Thanks for this memory! ❤️
Not only a phenomenal singer, but plays the drums exceptionally as well. There’s some videos on here showing playing her drums. I remembered the day she died. I just couldn’t believe it. She was my favorite singer back when I was in high school. ❤
None of the Carpenters songs are bad. She always had such a unique voice. Bless her heart she passed away in her 30's. She suffered from Anorexia I think but actually died from a heart attack brought on by it. You ought to listen to their songs Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft. & Please Mr. Postman.
I remember all too well age68 here love these reaction vids re p when we show them our music! THIS SONG IS ORIGINAL Luther Vandross redid it years later
He was a HUGE fan of Karen Carpenter's voice and recorded it as a homage to her. HE along with the actual writers of the song, always stated her version is the staple and greatest version..
There are many more Carpenters songs for you to enjoy. Check out their major hits Close to You, We've Only Just Begun, Yesterday Once More, Rainy Days and Mondays, Goodbye to Love, Hurting Each Other, For All We Know, and All You Get From Love Is A Love Song
She was a drummer. That was her main talent. She just happens to be a great singer as well! Richard, her brother, asked her once to cover the voice for a song they wanted to record. She blew the socks off everyone in the recording studio. At first she used to sing while playing the drums. She felt safe behind them. She was only 5'4" and very shy. But later her voice took over.😊 Most likely the drums you hear are her playing them on a separate track. This was a common practice when recording. She was very particular about the percussion in her songs. This is an example of her talent with the drums. ua-cam.com/video/sdHyzGXAJPg/v-deo.htmlsi=UZjtsuIuad-OOEx1 Enjoy!
One of the winners of American idol won with this very song. I forgot his name but he sang it very well. But no one could match the perfect and rich and sorrowful voice of Karen carpenter. And her brother arranged these songs so pristinely. He is a very exceptionally gifted musician with a good voice as well. But her voice is unmatched. This is probably my fav or her songs. This and Solitaire.
This is actually a cover. The song was originally recorded by the couple who wrote it, even though the song is most famous for the Carpenter's version. Luther Vandross also covered it.
I checked the Comments and nobody mentioned it but this song was used in the movie "Tommy Boy". It was a driving scene with Farley and David Spade. Epic scene and Epic song!!!
I get angry when I think about how we have missed out on hearing more years from this beautiful woman and her beautiful voice. She had the voice of an angel. She only had to open her mouth and that smooth voice was magical. No auto tune crap. Just natural raw talent!! We lost a great talent when Karen died one month before her 33rd birthday..because someone was unkind. It only took one person to tell her that she was too heavy…that her body was shaped like a pear. This is why people need to think before they speak. It only took one person to say one sentence to her. And those unkind words killed her in the end 😢😭 There will never be another voice like hers. She’s been singing in heaven for many years now and at peace.
Thank you for your reaction to this Carpenters song. Please also react to their song, "Close To You". Peace. Yes, Luther Vandross also sang it in the 80s. The Carpenters sang it in the 70s... this was 1971. Others also sang it... but The CARPENTERS made it reach the highest point.
Karen definitely has a beautiful voice, the Carpenters definitely have a unique and well known sound! They were quite famous!❤❤ Great reaction as always AB!!❤
I remember listening to every album, watching every appearance and loving my fellow “Karen” (before the name became what it is now). I was only a kid and her voice was pure magic, I wanted to be just like her. What’s heartbreaking now is knowing that all the beauty of her voice, presence and person brought her no happiness and killed her by her early 30’s. She was extremely shy, didn’t think she was attractive and very sensitive as she’d been bullied (I can relate to that). She did love playing the drums and agreed to help her brother’s band with that only. It was out of the spotlight. Unfortunately Richard wrote amazing songs but his voice was only ok and none of the others had a talent like hers. Richard and her mother (especially her mother) pushed her until she agreed to sing and once people heard her there was no going back. She still might have been ok if they could have just recorded but it was the live shows and tv appearances that doomed her. She dreaded each one and was physically sick before every performance, likely where the bulimia grew from. Then the professional bullies took over, calling her chubby (she was never chubby) and constant calling her plain, unattractive and every ugly. Sadly she believed it all.
Looking back on it now, Karen Carpenter was the true superstar because she was battling anorexia and anxiety, and eventually lost the battle but at the same time could go in front of an audience and emote and connect like no one else
Luther Vandross did his cover in the 80’s. This song was 1971. Richard Carpenter did all the orchestration. Luther mixed it up in his style. Ruben Studdard covered Luther’s version to win American Idol season 2. I’m going to let the others suggest another Carpenters song. I’m going to suggest a Carpenters song cover! Yup, James Wilkas f. Tori Holub recreated the classic Carpenters song We’ve Only Just Begun. Tori is 20 the same again as Karen was in 1970 when she recorded her version. In Late April, Tori was one of 8 invited singers at the Carpenters 55th Anniversary Celebration. So she got the cred. She also got the voice. I hope you consider this a viable option, in keeping with a Carpenters style. They honored Karen by releasing the cover on March 2, 2024, Karen’s birthday in heaven. Joe ua-cam.com/video/J95lfJqo9VY/v-deo.htmlsi=_cR2FBxj4wyJqzoC .
It may sound familiar to you because of Luther Vandross' 1983 cover, which is also wonderful. But Usher's version is this same song, too; it was actually part of a tribute album honoring Luther Vandross.
OMG, this is my first time watching you, and in the first 10 seconds, I ❤you.😂 Your first sentence was so fast I was like "wow, this is fun." If you want to hear something really gooood, check out "Cook with Fire" and "Sing Child" by Heart.
The carpenter's version of that song is a cover.Yes, they changed it up, but they weren't the first to have that song.I think maybe it was a beatle song.Originally don't quote me on that but I think maybe the beatles did it first.
Have you yet heard the cover of Ticket To Ride from the Beatles by the Carpenters or their cover of Desperado by the Eagles? Two fantastic covers😮. For best audio quality, please pick a lyric video over the music video, which is very bad audio quality for the time.
Not just clean and crisp, all the time, every time, but she often recorded these tracks in one take, Superstar was a 'one-take'. Unbelievable talent.
Reading the lyrics off of a dinner napkin that Richard had scribbled down.
She was famous for doing many songs in one take.
One of the greatest singers of all time
There's only one Karen Carpenter what a beautiful voice ❤
Your reaction is fantastic and you're absolutely right and Karen Carpenter the number one female vocalist of all time in my opinion rest in peace Karen Carpenter
Yes it was covered by the late great Luther Vandross❤️
Actually 34 different artists covered it including Roberta Flack in 2021.
I never knew that - now I'm going to have to go search for his version!
Leon Russell, one of the writers, and Rita Coolidge did a duet.
Written and performed originally by Leon Russel.
@@maxwellroxy3184 A brilliant writer.
Wonderful to see a handsome young man appreciate the Magic of Carpenters. She looked especially lovely here. 🩷🩷🩷
She was insanely talented and I truly believe no one has come close.
Her death was such a tragedy.
I still miss her 😢 RIP Karen 🙏🙏🙏
Not ONE
She was an awesome drummer also❤
Have you heard of Tori Holub? She sounds eerily similar.
Every time I hear her singing , I feel happy and at the same time sad, happy to hear her beautiful voice and sad knowing her tragic story of how she died. Carpenters are awesome.
weird ain't it?
A true gift . I’ve listened to her since I was 13 now 62 and never tire listening to that voice .
The Carpenters were popular when I was a young girl. I still enjoy listening to her sing and the music that showcases her lovely voice.
Props to the amazing songwriter, Leon Russell.
We've only just begun, Close to you, and many others. She had a phenomenal voice and left this world way too soon.
It's easier to list her bad songs. Here they are:
Yes! Close to You & We've Only Just Begun
@@paulk9985,awesome.My same list!
She sings to every individual listener!
She was an excellent drummer.
Her brother Richard was an amazing composer, arranger, and pianist. Their blend and overdubbing were awesome together! Listen to 'Close to You' 'On Top of the World' 'Rainy Days and Mondays'
I loved them. It broke my heart when she died. She was never overweight, and yet the media kept saying she needed to lose weight. She ended up dying from anorexia.
The voice of an angel.
One of my favorite Carpenter song. Such a talent gone to soon. Great reaction!
Crisp voice and no auto tune. Just the best. Karen is also a top female drummer ever.
Possibly the most pure pop vocalist ever, the difference between her live recording and the studio versions are almost non existant, she was an amazing talent especially considering she really wan 6:20 ted to be the drummer, which she equally excelled at, thanks to her brother Richard we were and are bless with this amazing voice! I was crushed when I her of her passing and am still moved everytime I hear her voice. God bless Karen Carpenter, may heaven enjoy her for eternity!
Early mid 70s. This was my youth. Can sing almost every song. Remember, this was before auto tune, so that is her voice. Look for some videos with her vocals isolated for a true treat. Just no other voice like hers and I was crushed when I heard she died. I was on break working my teller job when they broke in to announce it on the radio on a Saturday morning. Just such a loss. Karen and Richard were so incredibly talented. Richard has carried on. Thankfully, they had so much tape with Karen’s voice. Those tight harmonies were Richard and Karen dubbed and redubbed until you had a choir. I’ll never tire of her voice. Thanks for this memory! ❤️
Not only a phenomenal singer, but plays the drums exceptionally as well. There’s some videos on here showing playing her drums. I remembered the day she died. I just couldn’t believe it. She was my favorite singer back when I was in high school. ❤
None of the Carpenters songs are bad. She always had such a unique voice. Bless her heart she passed away in her 30's. She suffered from Anorexia I think but actually died from a heart attack brought on by it.
You ought to listen to their songs Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft. & Please Mr. Postman.
I just turned 70 and this was in the 70s
I remember all too well age68 here love these reaction vids re p when we show them our music! THIS SONG IS ORIGINAL Luther Vandross redid it years later
This is one of the most covered songs of its era. Hundreds of singers covered it.
カーペンターズの反応ありがとう😊日本でもカーペンターズは人気でしたよ。私は今70歳、私の青春の１ページ❤
yes, the Carpenters OWNED Japan. You can find clips from their two Budokan concerts on UA-cam.
@@kwpresありがとうございます。観てみますね。
Luther did an awesome job with this. He slowed it down. But what can I say…..Karen Carpenter♥️
He was a HUGE fan of Karen Carpenter's voice and recorded it as a homage to her. HE along with the actual writers of the song, always stated her version is the staple and greatest version..
Saw them in New Orleans in 1973. Karen died 10 years later, so sad. They were incredible.
Karen has a beautiful voice, but considered herself to be a drummer in her heart. Check out her drum solo video
Such a beautiful tone & the clarity... just so clean & this was recorded in the 60's / 70's...no auto tune & none of the equipment we have now.
I’ve watched a number of reaction videos of The Carpenters Superstar. Yours is truly a reaction video. I love seeing a guy’s POV in this group/song.
I love to listen to their Christmas album in the season to this day. Her voice is so pure in tone, it makes the songs magical.
Beautiful Voice. This group was extremely popular and I owned many of their albums. She died way too soon.
Karen had such a beautiful low voice. So smooth and low.
Contralto
The Mother of all Rabbit Holes.
There are many more Carpenters songs for you to enjoy. Check out their major hits Close to You, We've Only Just Begun, Yesterday Once More, Rainy Days and Mondays, Goodbye to Love, Hurting Each Other, For All We Know, and All You Get From Love Is A Love Song
"We've Only Just Begun"... that was THE "Wedding Song" of the 70's.
Luther Vandross did a cover of this the year Karen passed in tribute and his was well known so you may have heard it.
This song was written by the Late Great Leon Russell. You must do Lady Blue
Another one to listen to is Bless The Beasts and the Children 😢
One of my favorites too.
Yes,...that was fire Great narrative and reaction to this iconic Carpenter's song.
She was a drummer. That was her main talent. She just happens to be a great singer as well! Richard, her brother, asked her once to cover the voice for a song they wanted to record. She blew the socks off everyone in the recording studio. At first she used to sing while playing the drums. She felt safe behind them. She was only 5'4" and very shy. But later her voice took over.😊 Most likely the drums you hear are her playing them on a separate track. This was a common practice when recording. She was very particular about the percussion in her songs.
This is an example of her talent with the drums.
ua-cam.com/video/sdHyzGXAJPg/v-deo.htmlsi=UZjtsuIuad-OOEx1
Enjoy!
Review ‘em all! You really can’t go wrong. Karen was the GOAT!!!
❤ My favorite singer of all-time.
Luther did it more recently than she did. Greatness following greatness. A big thank you and RIP to them both.
Early 70's and she was only in her early 20's when she had this hit!
The late great Luther Vandross did a magnificent cover of "Superstar".
Luther recorded his version 13yrs after this one. the year Karen died 1983
Loved the carpenters
Yes AB, you are a superstar. ❤❤❤❤❤
One of the winners of American idol won with this very song. I forgot his name but he sang it very well. But no one could match the perfect and rich and sorrowful voice of Karen carpenter. And her brother arranged these songs so pristinely. He is a very exceptionally gifted musician with a good voice as well. But her voice is unmatched. This is probably my fav or her songs. This and Solitaire.
It is Karens voice that made the Carpenters so good...never forget that!
This is actually a cover. The song was originally recorded by the couple who wrote it, even though the song is most famous for the Carpenter's version. Luther Vandross also covered it.
I checked the Comments and nobody mentioned it but this song was used in the movie "Tommy Boy". It was a driving scene with Farley and David Spade. Epic scene and Epic song!!!
There have a been a few covers of this song! But no one does it like Karen. Her voice was so distinct and warm and buttery.
Many great singers and she is on top!
Stop. I love Karen. Thank you 🩵. Ps look her up on the drums
I get angry when I think about how we have missed out on hearing more years from this beautiful woman and her beautiful voice.
She had the voice of an angel. She only had to open her mouth and that smooth voice was magical. No auto tune crap. Just natural raw talent!!
We lost a great talent when Karen died one month before her 33rd birthday..because someone was unkind.
It only took one person to tell her that she was too heavy…that her body was shaped like a pear. This is why people need to think before they speak.
It only took one person to say one sentence to her. And those unkind words killed her in the end 😢😭
There will never be another voice like hers. She’s been singing in heaven for many years now and at peace.
Oh wow taking me back. KAREN had a voice from the Creator
Thank you for your reaction to this Carpenters song. Please also react to their song, "Close To You". Peace. Yes, Luther Vandross also sang it in the 80s. The Carpenters sang it in the 70s... this was 1971. Others also sang it... but The CARPENTERS made it reach the highest point.
By the way Jaren died young from complications of Anorexia Voice was a gift!
Luther Vandrosss did a cover of this song. Karen was my idol! Loved her voice! Carpenter's Christmas alhum is superlative!
Try Carpenters Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft please
Grew up listening to the Carpenters from my dad playing their music. Loved Karen’s voice ❤
A great artist who unfortunately left us way too young. She was only 32, but her songs will be with us forever.
Written by the great Leon Russell. Richard arranged the song to fit the Carpenter's sound
Her voice reminds me of my childhood
Karen definitely has a beautiful voice, the Carpenters definitely have a unique and well known sound! They were quite famous!❤❤
Great reaction as always AB!!❤
You don't wanna be Karen Carpenter's 'Superstar' (released in 1971). Karen died much too soon (in 1983 at 32 years old). May she rest in peace.
Carpenters are real ....thank you for taking the time to hear hee.
To answer your question, Luther Vandross put out his great version of this song back in 1983.
I remember listening to every album, watching every appearance and loving my fellow “Karen” (before the name became what it is now). I was only a kid and her voice was pure magic, I wanted to be just like her. What’s heartbreaking now is knowing that all the beauty of her voice, presence and person brought her no happiness and killed her by her early 30’s. She was extremely shy, didn’t think she was attractive and very sensitive as she’d been bullied (I can relate to that). She did love playing the drums and agreed to help her brother’s band with that only. It was out of the spotlight. Unfortunately Richard wrote amazing songs but his voice was only ok and none of the others had a talent like hers. Richard and her mother (especially her mother) pushed her until she agreed to sing and once people heard her there was no going back. She still might have been ok if they could have just recorded but it was the live shows and tv appearances that doomed her. She dreaded each one and was physically sick before every performance, likely where the bulimia grew from. Then the professional bullies took over, calling her chubby (she was never chubby) and constant calling her plain, unattractive and every ugly. Sadly she believed it all.
SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL SOUL❤ REST IN HEAVENLY PEACE❤
Karen was awesome. They should not have taken her away from behind her drums.
Angelic😊
You are a superstar!! Karen’s life was so sad behind the scenes. 🥺
Her voice was awesome. I loved the chorus in the movie Tommy Boy. It was hilarious
That movie is how I learned about this song.
Looking back on it now, Karen Carpenter was the true superstar because she was battling anorexia and anxiety, and eventually lost the battle but at the same time could go in front of an audience and emote and connect like no one else
Love it! 🎉
Luther Vandross did his cover in the 80’s. This song was 1971. Richard Carpenter did all the orchestration. Luther mixed it up in his style. Ruben Studdard covered Luther’s version to win American Idol season 2. I’m going to let the others suggest another Carpenters song. I’m going to suggest a Carpenters song cover! Yup, James Wilkas f. Tori Holub recreated the classic Carpenters song We’ve Only Just Begun. Tori is 20 the same again as Karen was in 1970 when she recorded her version. In Late April, Tori was one of 8 invited singers at the Carpenters 55th Anniversary Celebration. So she got the cred. She also got the voice. I hope you consider this a viable option, in keeping with a Carpenters style. They honored Karen by releasing the cover on March 2, 2024, Karen’s birthday in heaven.
Joe
ua-cam.com/video/J95lfJqo9VY/v-deo.htmlsi=_cR2FBxj4wyJqzoC
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She battled with anorexia most of her life. Complications ended her life. So sad; such talent.
Yes, I think it was Luther Vandross who also had a hit with his recording of Superstar. He was a fan of Karen Carpenter.
Many artists have covered this song, it’s a classic. Men & women both.
Luther Vandross did a cover of this.....really good too
Also a fun take with this song in the film "Tommy Boy"
Luther Vandross sang it later. Here are the writers:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstar_(Delaney_and_Bonnie_song)
It may sound familiar to you because of Luther Vandross' 1983 cover, which is also wonderful. But Usher's version is this same song, too; it was actually part of a tribute album honoring Luther Vandross.
So amazing!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊
Luther Vandross ❤️
WOW...
OMG, this is my first time watching you, and in the first 10 seconds, I ❤you.😂 Your first sentence was so fast I was like "wow, this is fun." If you want to hear something really gooood, check out "Cook with Fire" and "Sing Child" by Heart.
Bonnie Bremlett did the song but it was called Groupie
The carpenter's version of that song is a cover.Yes, they changed it up, but they weren't the first to have that song.I think maybe it was a beatle song.Originally don't quote me on that but I think maybe the beatles did it first.
On Top of the World, Rainy Days and Mondays, Close to You and so many more. Please react to them
THE FALL OF '71 --------KAREN WAS 21 Y/O. --------ARRANGED & PRODUCED BY RICHARD CARPENTER-------BRO & SIS. -----------------MJL, 77 Y/O
Have you yet heard the cover of Ticket To Ride from the Beatles by the Carpenters or their cover of Desperado by the Eagles? Two fantastic covers😮. For best audio quality, please pick a lyric video over the music video, which is very bad audio quality for the time.
try "only yesterday" , "this masqurade" " a song for you"
1971
Yes. Luther Vandross years later.
They were popular in the early to mid 70s
Yes Luther Vandross did a soulful cover
Luther vandross did a remake of this song he loved her voice so much so you are right about hearing this before
Leon Russell wrote this song.