Carpenters - Superstar
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2010
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Music video by Carpenters performing Superstar. (C) 1985 A&M Records
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41 years since Karen died. February 4th 1983. After all this time she still remains one of the greatest. Her voice was one in a million and she will never be forgotten.
God wanted his angel back to sing in Heaven.
She described herself as a "drummer who could sing." She was so much more.
A song that you close your eyes and sing along,👍🤗😀
You misspelled one in a trillion trillion.
You misspelled one in infinity plus one 😂@@travharrell1713
Karen was just 20 years old when this Masterpiece was recorded in February1971.
Her vocals remain unrivaled to this day in 2023.
Except for maybe Linda Ronstadt.
There is nobody that could sing on the level Karen did-it is beyond human level, her talent and ability to touch souls. Never will get over her!
WTF??? 20 years old.... i amazed and wanna faint. such talent
@@Marsbonfire007 I like Linda, but no.
@jayrowe6473 I respect your opinion Jay. I think we can agree that both ladies had legendary voices. Karen had the edge of being proficient with a musical instrument. Linda strummed a little guitar, but was hardly proficient. However, Linda could sing any style of music and Karen could not, so Linda gets the edge there. There are very few vocalists you can say that about.
This is the voice that greets you when you get to Heaven. It was only on loan to us
That is what I would expect. 😇
Very well said sir. I believe that wholeheartedly.
I love this 💜
Amo esta banda acho magnífica sempre
Hopin I get to heaven
In the BBC documentary Only Yesterday: The Carpenters Story, her friend Nicky Chinn said that John Lennon walked up to her at a Los Angeles restaurant and told her "I want to tell you, love, that you've got a fabulous voice."
I absolutely love this and would love to hear Karen's reaction.
I'm gonna try to find that thanx 4 sharing that god bless
Frank Sinatra said that she is the only person he would pay to hear sing
@@starwood213 Her reaction was " Did he really mean it?'
So what.
She didn't need validation from him or anyone else.
Lennon should have acknowledged the massive talent of her brother Richard as well - master arranger and musician.
Lennon is up there among the greats, but Karen Carpenter never needed his arrogant endorsement.
Karen Carpenter was, one of, if not the finest female artists of all time.
She had control, tone, feel and a presence.
No electronic aids of autotune back then, just pure natural talent.
Her vocals are so distinctive, and stand alone from anyone else before or after.
She was a living legend, but she just did not know it.
One of the sadest stories ever.
R.I.P Karen
🙏🙏🙏
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You are right.
Probably the best female voice on this planet.
The most beautiful ,and angelic female voice.Nor there has been one ,neither there will be
I agree. She was a natural. She was beautiful inside and out.
An oustanding drummer to match her fantastic voice, totaling FABULOUS .
I love all her songs to this day, I watched her story and feel so sad about it. 😢
I'm a rock lover, U2, Led Zeppelin, The Who etc. but Karen Carpenter is the greatest vocalist I've ever heard. Her voice is divine and the emotion and sadness that comes through is genuine. There's nobody like her.
I Love rock indeed too , but i think Karen is one of the best singers ever !! :)
I feel the same.One of the greatest voices ever!
Gravitas 37: killed by her mother... mommy dearest indeed !
I couldn't agree more. I am also a huge fan of Black Sabbath. No matter what, though, Karen's voice is perfection in every sense of the word
huh?
We really lost someone special when we lost Karen Carpenter.❤
The most hauntingly beautiful song ever recorded. Karen's voice, Leon's song and Richard's arrangement is beyond. My goodness her voice and ability to deliver lyrics was magic.
Very well said. I agree completely.
The hell of a statement, to which I can't argue against.
I believe Zephyr's See my people come together (1971) and Genesis' Firth of fifth (1974) are unparalleled, but I agree with you.
Amen
The voice of an angel trapped in a tormented soul.
😔 so true ......
Nah just hooked up with the wrong man who drove her to her death !!!
That's the sound(that's the best description I've heard of her voice)
@@cjcasey7540 No it mostly starts with dieting that get out of control. And she had a very low self-esteem.
@@babooshka7601 absolutely agree but it also stems from being verbally abused about your weight I should know !! And I will it at that !!!!!
I've been saying that the carpenters deserve a movie like they gave queen and elton john.
In the USA, they did a movie of the week called "The Karen Carpenter Story" but it wasn't enough.
She doesn't need a movie. the music is everything.
@@zabadazidit i remember that
That would be a sad sad movie...
Look up Todd Haynes' Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
Karen Carpenter had such a distinctive, unique, and absolutely beautiful voice. Truly one of a kind. She was a gift.
February 4, 1983. I cried that day, the day Karen died. The voice of an angel. I saw her in concert at the Riviera in Las Vegas in the late 70's. I was the only person standing at the end, she noticed, looked right at me, and mouthed 'Thank you.' I thought I had died and gone to heaven. When I do die, I'll know I'm in heaven when I hear her voice once again.
@Daniel Pruitt : Thank you. It was one of those moments that one never forgets. :)
Thomas, how I wish that I could have also been there at that concert to see the beautiful women that I have been in love with since I was 6 years old, I will turn 56 years old God willing on 02-24-2020, I too cried when I heard that she had passed on that fateful day, I could not believe that she had passed at such an young age.
Magic
funny, when i was about 8 years old Princess diana came to my old county in Southern england, well she just drove through onto an engagement nearby, our school was informed and all the kids and parents formed a line on the very narrow road she came through, she drove through very slow and i literally locked eyes with her even my mum noticed this..i have never forgotten that.
AMEN to that
😇🙏🙏🙏
This is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs of all time
Word.
I agree it makes me so sad her life her story she always thought herself being fat but she was really skinny it’s so sad how she died I loved Karen Carpenter with all my heart and soul her music always makes me sad but I love her music
I was born 3 Feb 1983 the day before she died , grew up on here music, was an icon
It's lovely
@@brichardsfourty it's strange how one perceives themself isn't it
No one will ever have a voice like this....I grew up with the Carpenters and Karen by far has the best voice of anyone.
I always thought she was kinda fat…?
@@kane4013 She was not fat unless she gained a lot of weight before her untimely death in 1983. I am not sure but it seems like I remember reading somewhere she was bulimic and was married to a man who did not treat her well.
This was the first concert I went to in 1971.
Karen Carpenter had zero rivals. Zero.
She had the most purest, sweetest, angelic voice in music history.
*40 years ago she left us and we still miss her every single day.*
Zero.
None.
Absolutely no one.
The best female voice ever.
I 99% agree , I just think Judith Durham runs her close , but wow what voices
Agree. This is one in a life time type of artists
Agree, but Ksenia does her justice ua-cam.com/video/JhWrggrJ20I/v-deo.htmlsi=FPN0Ge0yFZdM-ayn
I agree. The critics said she did not have a good voice. They have no idea what they were talking about.
The most stunning, haunting female voice in human history...
Yup. It was the first album I bought. 3$. I was eight. I have had an ear for the greats since childhood. I am blessed. As was she.Sublime.
Voice of an angel + Experienced deep pain of life = Karen Carpenter
@@romeroenrique Exactly right! You can hear the pain in her beautiful voice.
Truly amazing
Couldn't Agree more
It's so hard to comprehend that someone with such an amazing voice never felt that she was good enough. Karen, dear, you were so completely good enough. You were exquisite.
maybe because she had stage fright
The most beautiful people i've ever met are the most insecure... irony at it's finest.
jim ogrady - I guess so.
Kanye couldnt wipe her butt.
I think she had issues with her Mom. Parents don't realize what a powerful effect they have on their kids.
She was one of the most gifted singers ever to enter the field of music. Incredible and totally in her natural realm! Thank you, Richard for allowing your sister to share and perform the beautiful music you wrote for her!
~wiki~ "Superstar" is a 1969 song written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell, that has been a hit for many artists in different genres in the years since. The best-known versions are by the Carpenters in 1971, Luther Vandross in 1983, and Sonic Youth in 1994.
No one will ever have such perfection as Karen Carpenter , enough said !❤
There's definitely something spiritual about her voice. Gives me goosebumps.
So strong , clear and , yes , spiritual . Old timer here still feeling her magic .
My nephew was born the day she died. Was a premie given last rites three times. Is healthy today! I asked him about Karen and he said he has a melancholy feeling when he hears her voice....
Same brother
@@stargazer1313 Amazing. There is so much in life we do not understand. Glad your nephew made it. One soul departs this world and another enters.
Gives me tears, of joy and sadness!
She had not only a naturally beautiful voice, but her phrasing and timing were impeccable. She was so skilled and committed to her craft that she sounds exactly as good live as she did on her recordings. Combine her peerless, sensitive, emotionally resonant singing with Richard's understated, intricate and perfectly crafted arrangements and the result is on a completely different plane from all other pop music. There will never be another Carpenters.
Spot on appraisal
❤️❤️❤️
You can actually steal her songs and have visions from our words and the music no matter what situation you were in you could listen to Karen Carpenter oh, we were so lucky as to children to grow up and listen to her I will listen to her songs for the rest of my life, and we only just begun, it's a lifetime song
That's what makes her the perfect singer. Not only having the voice, but knowing how to use it.
Yes, the instrumental part is as remarkable as her vocal skills.
One of the greatest voices of all time. Not a big pop music guy, but I appreciate greatness no matter where it appears -- KC was GREAT!
She really just wanted to be behind her drumkit, and she was an incredible drummer! 🥁 But her vocals were pure perfection!!! 🎤⭐
I feel the same way. If they would have just left her behind her drum set instead of putting her front and center she might have been OK. Who knows?😥
@@fishfoolishness4222I think you're right. She always looked happy playing the drums.
Rest in peace, Karen Carpenter. You left this world way too soon.
my heart still breaks....reading books on her now. So sad. I cried when she died and it still makes me sad.
Almost 40 years since the world lost Karen and still no one can reach her level of perfection ❤❤
1983: beautiful, angelic voice, amazing singer 🥰
2020-2023: I WOULD LIKE TO MEET YOUR MANAGER 👨💼 😡😡😡
It sounds so sweet and clear..
Yes, I know, thankyou, rgdsColin
Yoko has so has tinny Tim she was so overrated
@@bryan9029 they sounded horrible 🤦♀️
40 years ago today the greatest voice went silently. 🥀
Some people don’t understand how amazing she is. Talk about perfect pitch. She’s like her own instrument that can’t be replicated
I think most of us do. At least those that have come to listen to this. Probably one of her best sounding songs. IMHO obvs.
She dis have perfect
Yoko Ono and tinny Tim have better voices.
Unbelievable how much you can get lost in this, if you open up and let this song drag you into it's world. The almost transcendental atmosphere it creates makes me believe hearing the voice from some sort of other life beyond our usual experience.
@@cooperfeld she is a fair singer at best very overrated
THAT VOICE. Oh my goodness. It has aged so well. Even my teenagers love her and love this music, and it’s 50 years later. Gee whiz.
Karen Carpenters already had her almost skeletal thinness, she already had her emotional problems....... but she left her musical legacy with her brother. Beautiful music beautiful voice.
I have NEVER Heard another voice like Karen Carpenter's . In over 50 Years of listening to Music, She's the Gold Standard....
Never her voice is the best
Try Mariya Takeuchi
I've heard exactly one voice. It haunts people and makes them uncomfortable. It was my friend Vanessa Langer. Murdered by her own government. 9/11/2001.
Joni Mitchell, Judith Durham.
@@SFKelvin unmatchable
The GREATEST female vocalist of ALL-TIME.
100%
She's up there, but far from the greatest!
I'm with you. I've yet to hear a voice that matches hers.
Absolutely. Her voice stands out beyond any other. Pure talent. In the 70's, I thought her voice was beautiful, but as time passes, her voice breaks away from the rest. No other voice reaches into the heart and soul like Karen's.
She was awesome, my other two favorites are Mama Cass and Dolly Parton, but Karen Carpenter was amazing. When you can recognize the singer from the first word they sing, you know they are special.
The most beautifully sounding woman's voice in the world 🌎! May she Rest in peace!
Truly, one of the most beautiful songs ever. Karen had the most gorgeous voice. I miss this era so much. She's a legend.
few voices are recognizable almost instantly...her's is one
Absolutely true...
💯
Her music teacher had once told her that she lacked the voice to become a singer! Lol, boy was she a total fool!
I recognize a lot of the artists, some of them I heard from dismiss sources but when I heard the voice or I heard the music I knew it came from
Back and this time we were holding hands as a teenager and getting kisses from girls, new girlfriend's being a teenager is amazing thing, having the Carpenters sing song to us just enhance it perfectly
What an amazing voice. The 70's..What a decade for outstanding original music.
I agree...
Definitely, one of a kind voice.
Best decade ever for music, I think.
I whole heartedly agree
Great music in every decade but there was something powerful about that one. Rock and Roll was all grown up and there were so many great musicians playing it. Great time to be alive for sure.
The most real singer of all time. No one can ever compare. RIP Karen and thank you for inspiring generations of musicians to come.
I was a DJ at a big roller rink in the 70s and early 80s. Nothing like this song to take me back to some of the greatest times of my life. The Song Remembers When !
The best female voice in history of music ❤️
So true !!! You know the facts !!!
💯💯💯💯
I agree it’s sad she’s gone 😔
Voice of an angel
Totally agree, she had the voice of an angel, nobody sings like that nowadays, sung from the heart
I’ve been listening to Karen for 53 years now. Every time I hear her sing I still get goosebumps.
Its so sad though, fuck richard
me to what a talent, taken from us far to early. R.I.P KAREN..
@@user-yh3xt9dq6hI love hearing things like that. I wouldn’t give up growing up in the 70’s for anything. Very special time to be alive and songs like this made our lives so much more special. Your Mom did good!
Karen is an icon. Such a natural talent. I'll put her up against anyone of today.
Me too. Non stop goosebumps. She was perfect.
Best female vocalist. She should receive an award even though she died many years ago.
I grew up with the Carpenters. We will never hear another voice like Karens. Its beyond beautiful. I really think she may have had the greatest voice of all time. What a,battle she fought. Sadly her psychological foe was stronger than her will to live. Treatment for anorexia has come a long way but not sure if she could even be saved in todays society. Just think how much we missed she still had so many more years to sing for us. However we are so lucky to have her on many videos singing with that magnificent voice. May she rest in peace..❤❤
Karen was the best of all time. Pure vocal talent. No auto tune, no stage show or dancers needed to make a show. She reaches inside you and grabs your heart ❤. We need the 70s again !
Well said!😎
You are so accurate. She is pure music not like today's singers they have to show their flesh to get attention.
Yes we do i grew up in the 70s
The 70’s would have been better without Nixon and carter.
I'd prefer the music taste but I would do without the oppression and segregation.
She belonged to an era of pure talent....and talent lives forever..We love you Karen...
Observoyager totally agree with you! Nothing compares nowadays to Karen's natural born talent.
BULLSHIT
and what era would that be exactly?
The ghost of her beautiful voice haunts UA-cam. She was the victim of uncontrolled fame of the 1970's but her sound transcends that time. I am unsure why the naysayers put her down but reply saying that they should explain what other than style is worth quibbling. Indeed there is no denying her gifts. I am not into this kind of music but appreciate her greatness for what it is, despite being alien to my kind of music. +
She was the greatest. That voice...
Every time this plays I think of “oh this song. We can change it if you want to..” 😂
- Tommy Boy
I can take it if you can bro
Thank you Karen for writing and singing the soundtrack of a lifetime. Angel's come so infrequently and you shared your gift and it changed the world.
She sang like a sweet wondelful Angel. R.I.P dear Karen
Couldn't put it better myself 😔
That she did.
Yes. Just thinking the same thing...
She's already one sweet wonderful angel up there.
She was a star on earth and now a star in heaven
For anyone that was young in the 60s and 70s, hearing a Carpenters song today is a goose bump nostalgic moment of the greatest music era in history that instantly transport you back in time.
Aint that the truth!
Gradkuated HS in '76 and although this stuff was a bit syruppy for me then...it did not take long for me to realize that Karyn and David were really genius on these tunes. Awesome. The wrecking crew...are you kidding? Best studio drummer ever.
@@fennotheyounger Karen and Richard wos the names
Her death to me was the equivalent of Elvis’ death for the generation before.
You just described how I feel, I keep coming back to their old songs and transported back in time
REAL MUSIC unlike the garbage today
I literally pray to God often that she will be up there so I, we, can all hear her again and forever.
She's up there!
Fifty plus years and this song still can bring a tear to my eye.
I still like her and will never forget her
@@michaellatko1639:
She had a voice like silk.
Takes me back way back
I love this
Of course it does. And you think of this precious angel we lost
Absolutely heartbreaking especially considering her sad story breaks my heart😢💔
This genre really isn’t my thing, as I’m into heavier rock ( i.e. Zeppelin), but I know stellar talent when I hear it. For my money, Karen is the greatest female pop vocalist in history. She LITERALLY can take my breath away and choke me up and I’m a man’s man. Sure, others like Whitney Houston may have had more range and power, but NONE of her contemporaries had the tone and silkiness of Karen-not Ronstadt, Streisand-nobody.. There is something ethereal about her tone that hits me as much on a spiritual level as an auditory one.
Richard is a musical genius, as well.
Sooooooo true!!
So true she was an angel in disguise God bless Karen 4EVER
I have to agree with you, i wouldn"t compare whitney and karen at all though. They are at two ends of the pop spectrum and did two totally different things with their voices. For what they each did, they were the best at it with their respective syles of singing and had the most God given talent, no gimmicks, if that makes sense...
It's not that Whitney had more range, but Richard felt her strongest voice was in her lower range, so she didn't use the upper range nearly as much as she could have. In reality, she had about five octaves that she could reach.
Wow. Great observations, brother.
The most beautiful, angelic voice I have ever heard, R.I.P. Karen 💔
Music like this will never be matched again. I don’t consider myself a hater if today’s music. In fact, there are artists are are killing it today, BUT, nothing in this mind of manner. Superstar is like having your heart ripped out in the most ecstatic melancholy way.
In my opinion, the best female vocalist of all time. When music, lyrics, relevance of topic and the artist's talent dovetail to create musical bliss. RIP Karen. We loved you
I agree. Still love Karen and miss her.
You are not alone in your opinion.
You know what? you have a good point, people really forget about her and the Carpenters every song was excellent and touching.
Agree.My all time favorite singer.
Agreed, my favorite Carpenter song among dozens more. Loved this for 50+years ❤️❤️.
A girlfriend insisted that I go to a Carpenters’ concert in 1973. I am so grateful for that. I knew Karen was an extraordinary singer, but I really didn’t care for their music at the time. But in my entire life, I believe the only thing that I’ve personally ever witnessed that would meet the definition of sublime, was Karen Carpenter that night.
I think when people think of the 70s they only think of rock legends like Queen Zeppelin Bowie Pink Floyd
Cool
Ed S very cool what an amazing experience!!!!! You are so lucky!!!!
Still within the sound of her voice!
Wish I could’ve seen her live! Cool GF you had!
Her voice is so calming and melodic, what an angel.
Karen’s voice is beautiful pure full of love and authenticity. She is an awesome drummer as well and is considered up there with John Bonham from Led Zeppelin. She was truly a shooting star- one of the most talented musicians /song writers of all time❤️
The most underrated pop singer in history....effortless delivery!
there is one thing pretty sure milions milions of people enjoy her voice on earth
how come she's underrated? when did that happened?
yolanda jerginson ryciarisy valentine I guess by underrated I meant that they're (the critics) always talking about singers like Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Barbara Streisand, Celine Dion and todays Adele, and I don't hear Karen mentioned much...I personally think that these singers have nothing on Karen...her voice was mezmerizing!
+yolanda jerginson hehe...not in a orthodox way...but in her own way....a gutsy, soul drenched voice!
yolanda jerginson LOL..definitely a factor!
And she didn't think she could sing!!! Her voice is the most beautiful ever!
Yes, she was the struggling Underdog in the family. They thought Richard was "the" talent & it was nice how Karen played drums. Early on, no one knew she could sing!
It is amazing when you think she really just wanted to play drums instead of sing but once Richard and Herb Alert heard that voice in the studio they knew they had something truly magical.
Yeah Richard said on the PBS documentary of the Carpenters, that he knew she sounded good in the living room, but the first time he heard her miked in full studio sound that he was like.....WOW.
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Forty years gone and Karen Carpenter had a beautiful voice, and she is a SUPERSTAR forever in our hearts.
I ❤️ all of their songs! Rest In Heaven Karen Carpenter 🙏 💔
@KelvinClinton9010 Hello hi I'm doing good thank you so much for asking 🙏
She had one of the most hauntingly emotive voices ever she was an original. Never to be forgotten a voice of an angel
This voice has no peers.
There's something so special about her contralto, most female singers don't have that ability
Haunting………….
She is singing with angels now Rest In Peace Karen
Hauntingly beautiful.
Just heard the story of the time Karen Carpenter was walking out of a coffee shop in Hollywood just as John Lennon was walking in. He stopped in his tracks and said to her "You have a fantastic voice". She walked out amazed that he would think that. One Phenom noticing another!
Wow, that would have been the most amazing thing to happen and the best compliment ANYONE can give you!!
She should have suggested a duet....that would have been interesting.
@@jamesgough3938 Yoko would have pushed her down the stairs
She didn't even believe it. She thought he was trying to be funny.
Except Poor Karen lacked confidence in her own talents. She was happiest behind the drums
I did not grow up listening to this music I was in my twenties when her voice just made have a feeling of joy or even peaceful love of a kind it's too bad that people that are young in this day will most likely never know her name.
I had the biggest crush on Karen, I was only 10 years old, it was 1974. I'm 59 and I feel the same. She deserved better, wish someone could have helped her.
She is very, very calm. She could reach us in a way nobody else can.
Verdade😆😆😆
There is no karen carpenter right now in this planet an angel she is.
Pisces...sign of music&imagination
This song has been breaking my heart for almost fifty years - and still I listen.
I hear you, but kind of in a good way. I’ve been there.
@Voracious Reader Yes - really! Good music slides straight into my heart. The penetrating beauty of Carol's voice, the haunting echoes of Gregorian chant, the stentorian tones of the choral symphony, all can bring tears to my eyes. we are blessed to have such beauty in the world.
Amen.
If you graduated hs in the early eighties you heard this in kindergarten and have been feeling the pain in a good way ever since
@@KeithRowley418 Well said, Keith. 👍
Certain vocal moments in this song give me goosebumps, even though I've heard it a million times.
The early 70's was such a strange and wonderful time for music. We had the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the singer songwriters Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, CSNY etc, the rise of stars like Elton John and John Denver, and then we had this kind of music Helen Reddy, the Captain and Tennille, Lou Rawls etc. Not to mention what was going on in R&B and country, it was an amazing mix of old and new. I was glad to be around to see it happen in real time but I only now appreciate how fantastic a time it was. I thought Karen was amazing back then and I still love her voice.
Just like the last 25 years. We've had....um!......er!.....hmmm!
Her vocal skills were remarkable at 21 years of age. Note her phrasing, breath control, pitch & emotional impact. I knew when I was 10 back in 1970, this voice was very special. 48 years later, she still has no peers; in a class by herself!
We are contemporaries, and yes, felt the same way. I was playing drums, piano, and beginning trumpet at that time, and got a clue about how special she was, even then. That TONE!
Yeah
Shivers up the spine
Truly Amazing
She had a powerful voice
The best female singer in history, in my opinion.... 😢😢😢
Karen is a singer at the TOP OF MY LIST too!
Andy Simmons true the best
yes a totally agree with you
Andy Simmons After Ella F.
Andy Simmons Well, from a man's perspective, I'd have to agree - I fell in love with that voice as a child.
sorry, Im crying. i love her...
Barely 21 years old. What a gift. As a 10 year old I pictured her as this much older, mature woman only to find out she was barely 10 years older than me. What a gift from above.
Karen Carpenter was in my humble opinion one of the greatest voices to ever hold a microphone. This song shows so much depth, so much soul and heart break some say she lost herself in this song, but as her brother said, "I can't say Karen lost herself in this song because Karen could walk in and sing the phone book and it would of sounded good, all I know she hit it in one take." Linda Perry, a song writer and record producer said, "Karen had a incredible tone in her voice, it was smooth, it was rich and full, it was barely a whisper but it was so strong. You couldn't touch that emotion today, there's no way, there's no one out there, Patsy Cline was the closest, to me both of them shared the same emotion, the emotion of struggle and depression." Mike Curb said, "You saw this girl singing with such emotion and in Superstar she really felt those emotions and it shows, it's beautiful." Karen Carpenter had so much soul and feeling and many heard it as one day Karen and her boyfriend at the time Mike Curb were walking out of a restaurant and John Lennon was coming in and he stopped Karen and said, "You know love, you really have a amazing voice." Karen was taken back and thought he was kidding because she did have a inferiority complex but even Paul McCartney said, "Karen Carpenter has the most beautiful voice in the world, so melodic." I miss her, the world misses her because she was truly a amazing talent and quite a accomplished drummer as well, maybe the best singing drummer, again in my opinion. RIP Karen, you will always be a SUPERSTAR!
She was an amazing performer.
She could tear a drumset up man! Amazing drummer! A lot of folks didnt know that about her! Supremely talented!
What a beautiful tribute michael so true
@@primusmossjr I was going to say the same thing! She could play the skins, as well as her brother could play the keyboards!!! However, I believe, she was, one of those talents, that never knew how great, they truly were!!!
@@mikehill584 its a sad thing. Angels dont seem to dwell here for long. That girl was the real deal! It was a privilege to have had her here for the short time that she was. She definitely left a great mark and legacy. People have to be treated well. You have to see the real them. See past the fame and love the PERSON as well as the image! Proof is in the pudding. Her music stood the test of time no doubt! I think I would have noticed the sadness in her if I could have spoken to her for a bit. You can see it clearly in her photos to this day. It's in the eyes. Might not have been able to change anything but I damn sure would have tried. Believe that! I would have gotten on her nerves lol but I would have made sure we had fun!
When I was in college in the mid-70s the woman who lived in the apartment next door played her Carpenters record over and over again in an endless loop. I was into hard rock, but I didn't mind at all. Karen Carpenter's voice is singular and I will never get tired of hearing it.
aww that’s so cute!!
She may have been thinking about a lost love
@@ss_whole I never spoke to her about it. She was a good-looking redhead so she probably found someone eventually.
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Indeed, as we all are when we hear it.
My neighbor played endless disco but all I could hear was the bass. Hours of boom boom boom.
Every single note this woman sang was perfect.
All I can say is I believe that Karen Carpenter had the purest voice ever. I was in love with her voice since The Carpenters first album. I'm so very sad she died young.
The most hauntingly beautiful voice ever.
Often a melancholy quality to it
Most people that do drugs have beautiful voices. David Bowie, Queen... yep it's the drugs.
@@succulentcranberry I do believe that Karen didn't do drugs, the ones she did take well after this were prescribed drugs.
@@farmered6085 Some people are just crude Austin.
Austin Smith Don’t bother answering to such comments. Nostalgia Poodle=Troll.
She had the smoothest voice of any female singer, period. She was also an underrated drum player. To sing like she did and play drums at the same time. Just awesome. RIP Karen.
J. Rodriguez periodt
Ughh, miss her so much! She was incredibly talented.
As a drummer myself I can tell you the last thing Ms.. Carpenter is, is unrated. In the ranks of musicians she is noted as one of the best time keepers of all time not t mention excellent dynamics. Karen was a very special talent , unfortunately in today's world of auto tune and drum machines rarely does someone like her get noticed.
So, so talented. She thought at first that she could only play drums, and had to be convinced to sing! What a gift she gave us.
To really see how good she was on drums, search for and listen to her technical excellence on a cut called "Iced Tea" by the Richard Carpenter Trio. It was recorded when Karen was just fifteen. ua-cam.com/video/AzNQWDyxYow/v-deo.html
I grew up in nyc Queens…we all loved the carpenters…she was an artist ….her voice will live for ever…well at least my memories.
My favorite Carpenters' song--and Karen is probably my favorite female vocalist of all time. I love her voice and recognize it instantly. So tragic that she died so young. RIP Karen. xoxo
Almost 202O and Karen is still the best voice I have ever heard... RIP Karen miss you terribly still .
Anyone listening to this wonderful song and voice in 2019?
im still listening..
Always and Forever!!!🌹🎶🎶
Steve Shovlar yes
Her voice is up there with the gods !
Production amazing and just pure class
Sure.
Listening broken and broken hearted, after losing my wife six months ago. Depression is a hard battle to fight, my wife lost. Words can save a life.
She recorded this song in only one take. Simply amazing performance. Stellar!
No way . How you know that??
@@tomfox4466 It was reported in several interviews and other media reports.
Well it's 2022 and we are still listening to Karen Carpenter.... if only she knew how good she was *sigh
I agree!
If only.. 😢💔
She knows.
She knew - how could she not - she wasn't deaf - just wonder if her voice had the same effect on her that it did on everyone else when she listened to playbacks of her recordings...
She should still be alive! Anorexia stole her from us so young!!
LOOK AT HER FACE, THERE IS NO, NO, EFFORT FOR HER TO PRODUCE THESE VOCALS, IT JUST SPILLS OUT, WHAT A GIFT SHE IS, IS CAUSE ALL THIS KEEPS HER ALIVE.. RIP ANGEL CARPENTER.
She's lip synching here. But still the most beautiful voice.
Calm down, her brother is still aive
@@abc456f it's a music video not a live show.
Yes, she's lip synching.
Michael Delia indeed!
Bruh. Times were so so darn great back then. All except for post war times. God bless all the lost souls from that era. So sorry you had to fight a purposeless war. All to line the evil rich people’s pockets. God will return and their time will be at hand. R. I. P. sweet Angel. God bless your soul that suffered for so so long boo. We love you, Karen.
Amen
I Amen that a 2nd time. I lost a few male friends in Vietnam.
How do you wanna feel? Melancholy, lovesick, elated, vulnerable, inspired, delighted… Carpenters got you covered. No musical ensemble will ever match them for pure musical joy.
If silk had a sound it would be this.
You know it.
Yes
AMEN AND AMEN. Karen's voice was impeccable and there has been no one come close since with the exception of Linda Ronstadt. Karen voice was like that of an angel on earth taken way way too soon
Yes I agree!
Beautiful comment and right on the money!
Forgive my foul language, but she had one of the best , if not THE best fucking female pop voices in history.. Fuck, i almost feel like crying everytime i hear her sing..The emotional depth in her voice is unreal and not from this world.. Plain and simple..
I feel you blica 1. My sister and I listened to one of their albums in our room, we sang to every song. You're right maybe the best fucking voice ever. It's pure velvet!
still have a gut wrenching crush of her , her voice , and yes her voice can make you cry when you know she was singing about her life and unhappiness,
U r so true xD
I feel she is the #1 voice. she could do it all AND, could play the drums too.
no need to apologise , I love her still, and will till the end of time and will search for her on the other side , . . .
Brings back so many memories.. her beautiful voice makes me cry.
All this and an insanely talented drummer too.
When John Lennon first met Karen, he said she had the most beautiful voice in the world. I agree. Thank you carpenter family. You have given this world beautiful music for the generations.
hey guys, did you know that the SON OF GOD JESUS CHRIST created this universe, and trough HIM you can get forgiveness of your sins because HE got sacrificed by HIS HIS FATHER for our sins, only if you believe HIM you will get forgiven and be saved from hell, all who believe HIM not have made HIM to a liar
if you confess with your mouth JESUS IS LORD and believe GOD raised HIM from the death you will be saved
faith is trough hearing and hearing is trough the WORD OF GOD - the BIBLE
@@dirkhartman9572Please do not sully these comments with religious stuff.
There will never be another Karen Carpenter, she was unique..
❤️❤️😭
Yes, she unfortunately was.
❤️❤️😘
Completely agree
I agree with you so much. There was the repeat of the Carpenter Special on our PBS channel 11 here in Chicago this evening. I just love their music so much as well.
Sing like an angel, plays the drums better that 90% of most other players. ❤
The voice of an Angel. I get teary eyed every time I hear her singing this. Bonnie and Delaney Bramlett along with Leon Russel wrote this song, and I do believe that unknowingly they wrote this song just for her. Rest In Peace Karen. :) 💋❤🌹
Grew up in Jamaica...and every person on the island knows every Carpenter song.pure beauty in that voice
Really?
I remember the 70s in Jamaica too! Carpenters, BeeGees, Roger Whittaker, Cat Stevens, ...
Carpenters' talent knows no boundaries.
Yes!!! Same here. Grew up in Trinidad. Love her music.
My uncle Marley in Kingston said he’s never heard of them 🤔 You telling fibs Hugh?
This woman had breath control like no other singer. Oh the rich tone, and so much emotion. What a singer. One of the greatest.
She is my favorite Female Vocalist ever and I agree that She had excellent Breath Control .. The other Vocalist to possess that kind of control was the One and Only Francis Albert Sinatra !!
Absolutely! If U listen to Carpenters "Eve", performed in 1968, it's apparent Karen had this gift when she was 18. That voice was already in place, ready to touch souls & caress weary hearts & that TONE!
my favorite singer too, and while i have tons of male and female singers favorites and different genres, for me she is just it and always will be....
Absolutely, that combination of control and tone are unmatched.
Preach
Tears always well up in my eyes right around the time she sings "Your guitar...". Ever since I was a kid, always.
There's not many songs I'd call a masterpiece but this is one of them.
I loved Streisand, Amy winehouse, mama Cass Elliot, Carly Simon and Patsy Cline. I'm in my 60's but still no one compares to the soul of Karen carpenter's voice.
I totally agree
have you heard RUMER
Karen did it so effortlessly. That's what made it so great. She never had to work at it like others do.
Hell of a drummer too!
tom lynch agree