REINCARNATION? TORI HOLUB | WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN (CARPENTER'S COVER)

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  • @frankgarnevicus1187
    @frankgarnevicus1187 6 місяців тому +99

    For those of us who grew up with the Carpenters, this is not just stunning but as Tori's real voice this has to be as close to an act of God as one can get. I have heard Tori sing covers, a Capella and one new song. This is all her real voice. There can be no other explanation to this very real magic we have witnessed.

    • @billsawyer-k3t
      @billsawyer-k3t 4 місяці тому +4

      Amen brother.

    • @NeillSackett
      @NeillSackett 2 місяці тому +7

      I haven’t heard a voice like this in over 40 years. Tori Hulub has an amazing and beautiful voice just like Karen Carpenter. She’s also quite a beautiful young lady! Thank you for sharing.

    • @markwysong1403
      @markwysong1403 24 дні тому

      Amen. I also grew up with the Carpenters, and my reaction was the same as this. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. That voice is angelic - and I never thought I’d hear another like Karen. Effortless. Emotional. Flawless. Like she’s just talking with you, and only you. It surrounds you like a warm blanket, and takes you away to that time. Incredible.

    • @Nightowl427272
      @Nightowl427272 5 днів тому +1

      A voice like that is something people get to experience once in a lifetime…SOMEHOW God saw fit to bless us twice in our lifetimes. I can’t wait to hear what else this girl will sing…not just Carpenter covers, anything…she would honestly likely sound good singing the phone book.
      One of the many tragedies fans feel losing a talent like Karen is wondering what else she might have done. Well Tori might just show us…

  • @BillyClough-eg6dw
    @BillyClough-eg6dw Місяць тому +26

    I'm 67 and absolutely Love Karen . Karen came back and gave this young lady her voice. She sounds just like her . I saw them live in 1976 and was up front. Karen winked at me and looked rite at me . I of course blew her a kiss and melted on the spot . She smiled. When she passed it took my breath away. Today when I hear her sing, I cry . I found this girl on UA-cam a week ago and was in shock. Yes I cried. Goggle her as she sings all their songs and others. She is amazing. I miss Karen deeply RIP BABYGIRL. You left way to soon, but you may be back .

    • @renerosales3629
      @renerosales3629 Місяць тому

      I'm not crying you're crying. :) When I was a little kid I heard the Carpenters on the easy listening stations my mother played, and it was soothing and put me to sleep on road trips in the old Country Squire or just relaxing in the living room. Tori's voice is an otherworldy, angelic reincarnation of Karen's that takes me to that time. I dare say hers is even more beautiful than Karen's if that is at all possible, and I loved Karen Carpenter's music. When we heard on the news she had passed I can still remember what a shock it was. So sweet that Karen's memory is brought alive again by this young lady.

  • @jjvanilla-g8u
    @jjvanilla-g8u 14 днів тому +8

    I absolutely love your reaction! Very genuine and heart felt!! I'm 60 yrs old and listened to their music and had 45s of songs! Amazing lady forsure!!

  • @darleneschneck
    @darleneschneck 6 місяців тому +52

    I’m 67 and I felt the same way. I literally felt like I went down a time tunnel and I was 15 again. What an incredible thing this is, she gave us such a gift.

    • @GA-1st
      @GA-1st 6 місяців тому +9

      Exactly! I was always a Karen Carpenter fan, even back then when it wasn't considered cool by a lot of my teenaged peers. But listening to Tori sing this cover last March instantly transported me back to the first time I heard Karen's magical voice on the radio. It was a little freaky, to be honest! And, what was most surprising, was how much it moved me emotionally. You said it all - it's a gift!

    • @garyg5085
      @garyg5085 5 місяців тому +9

      Like you I first fell in love with Karen Carpenter's voice as a teenager, I'm 65, but watching this I don't feel like I've gone back, I feel like she's come back. It's the strangest feeling it really is.

    • @frankgarnevicus1187
      @frankgarnevicus1187 5 місяців тому +6

      I am 66 and a huge ditto to your comment. Magic!

  • @Tillersweep
    @Tillersweep Місяць тому +21

    There is something about getting old (for me at least). When you are reminded of something from the distant past it brings with it a flood of conscious and unconscious memories. I think this overload triggers a bunch of emotion.
    This gets me.

  • @tfsullivan
    @tfsullivan Місяць тому +13

    This is just amazing. If you were not watching you would think Karen Carpenter is singing. Unbelievable. What an amazing talent Tori Holub. Singing one of the all time great iconic songs from The Carpenters. Truly magical.

  • @SueJimenez-q8j
    @SueJimenez-q8j 15 днів тому +5

    We’re teary eyed the same time OMG. Love her voice, angelic like Karen ♥

  • @hanhenderikse
    @hanhenderikse 5 місяців тому +37

    I've heard Tori's version hundreds of times and still gives me goosebumps and a tear as soon as I hear the first sentence. Your reaction and facial expression to the first sentence was priceless! Thanks.

    • @tonymedelline6485
      @tonymedelline6485 3 місяці тому +1

      This woman is amazing, what an increíble voice!

  • @NeillSackett
    @NeillSackett 5 днів тому +4

    I love Tori! I have not heard of voice like Tori ❤ since Karen Carpenter. It is unbelievable.

  • @markwysong1403
    @markwysong1403 24 дні тому +4

    Maria, I love your reaction when you re-start the video. That was mine: when you realize you’re about to hear and witness something truly remarkable, that touches on your heart. It’s hard not to cry. It is stunningly beautifully done, and that how I reacted when I first saw it.

  • @christopheryochum3602
    @christopheryochum3602 7 місяців тому +43

    Maria! You almost cried? I cry every time I hear this, and that's already been two-dozen times at least. Tori's a big admirer of Karen and has incorporated nuances of Karen's singing into her own style. But that's not all. If you go to her site, she has myriad covers of not only the Carpenters, but many other artists. One that's really striking is her cover of an Olivia Newton-John song. Olivia had a soprano range, as opposed to Karen's contralto. Tori effects a breathier, lighter sound to her voice and pulls off a really good doppelganger of Olivia's voice. Know what else? Before she teamed with Jim to do this, she created, on her own, many of the covers at her site (which comprised overdubbed parts) on multitrack recording decks and pro-level sequencing software. But back to her voice, the thing that has me gobsmacked on her is her on-pitch singing and her seemingly endless vibrato. Most singers I've heard can't do that. She's incredible.

  • @wlee4579
    @wlee4579 Місяць тому +12

    I grew up in the 60's and 70's and have always loved that era of music. When I hear a young person sing it with so much passion it fills my heart. This young lady is amazing. Spot on and very talented.

  • @DavidGlover-s7x
    @DavidGlover-s7x 5 місяців тому +30

    She has met Richard Carpenter and performed at a Carpenters reunion recently.

    • @bradcrawford1998
      @bradcrawford1998 28 днів тому +3

      Can you imagine, people at the Carpenters reunion were probably weeping crying as they feel it's Karen reincarnated through Tori 🤯😢😭 MANY people involved in the band I'm sure that knew Karen came back. Tori im sure ROCKED they're worlds of all those memories came back to life for some.......

  • @Thunder_6278
    @Thunder_6278 3 місяці тому +17

    We've been waiting over 40 years. Patience has rewarded us.

  • @nosedrip007
    @nosedrip007 Місяць тому +6

    It all started in 1970 when Richard Carpenter saw the Crocker Bank commercial and this brief version of the song was playing with Paul Williams singing it. Paul Williams was a struggling recording artist though somewhat successful songwriter. Paul was asked to write a song for the commercial because the other person who was to do it got injured in an accident and was in too much pain. Paul was not interested but his songwriting partner Roger Nichols convinced saying they would get paid a fee. Once it was done Paul forgot about it knowing the song was not a hit song. Not long after Richard Carpenter was up late one night and saw the commercial with the song playing. He recognized Paul's voice. They were both recording on the A&M record label with Paul having very little success. When he ran into Paul a little while later he asked Paul if there was a full version of the song. The commercial version only had 2 verses without the bridge. Paul told him there was a full version but if there wasn't later stated he would have lied through his teeth and said there was and finished it the next day. He knew it would be his breakthru if the Carpenters recorded it. In his words an angel sang it and it changed his life.

  • @wesmiddaugh230
    @wesmiddaugh230 6 місяців тому +19

    she records and masters in her house. amazing woman and singer at 21.

  • @lskylarbrown
    @lskylarbrown 6 місяців тому +32

    This is Tori's voice, not an imitation of Karen's. This young lady is about 21 years old. I gave her "95" on her similarity to Karen.

  • @Capt-Cran
    @Capt-Cran 5 місяців тому +16

    Incredible ... music today can't touch this talent and quality of the song ... REAL MUSIC ... a song that actually was written with emotion ... goodness ...

  • @jamesleasure8836
    @jamesleasure8836 4 місяці тому +10

    I actually do tear up when I hear Tori. Karen was perhaps the most gentle, delicate and rich voice we've ever had. And Tori is dang near Karen-reincarnate, voice-wise. And as a 62-year-old, I can say Dang, I grew up with great music from people who had real talent.

  • @shelleycowan8678
    @shelleycowan8678 5 місяців тому +17

    Love this!! What a gift to sound like Karen Carpenter!!
    Makes me cry.....

  • @larryk731
    @larryk731 4 місяці тому +15

    Wings of Pegasus did a detailed technical analysis of her.

  • @robertsanssouci2093
    @robertsanssouci2093 6 місяців тому +22

    This is 💯 the correct reaction to hearing Tori 🙌🏼

  • @ronraskind
    @ronraskind 7 місяців тому +12

    Hi Maria, I was considering requesting this as I had discovered Tori about 4 months ago. But I'm glad Joe got to it quickly. Tori I think is a generational talent. The only way I can describe her voice is timeless. The Carpenters performances are impactful as you just witnessed, but she does cover other artists and even has an original on her UA-cam page. Her voice is outstanding and she claims that she will never replace Karen Carpenter and is not trying to. There are nuances of her voice that are different but if you weren't listening closely you may not notice. What you heard here was not an imitation but her natural voice and tone.
    This particular performance is the masterpiece it is because of collaboration with Jim wilkas, a genius audio engineer and producer. He coordinated all of the audio, video, instrumentation, and backup harmonies that created this work of art. As you can see, he is a master of authenticity. I really enjoyed your reaction to Tori and I agree with you. It was probably the most profound reaction from you I've ever seen and I loved it.

  • @roybdaman
    @roybdaman 15 днів тому +2

    Yes, it put a lump in my throat too. Such a young talent and what growth potential. Superb!

  • @nospamful
    @nospamful 6 місяців тому +18

    and a real credit to the production - he did a fantastic job!

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 6 місяців тому +4

      Jim is absolutely amazing! I can’t even imagine. He now has to fill his own shoes on Close To You!

  • @davidrose5293
    @davidrose5293 5 місяців тому +7

    It is truly mindblowing! What makes is extra cool is to listen to Tori's cover on one device and Karen's original on another at the same time; listening to each device on opposite sides of your head like you're listening in stereo (or separate earbuds; one for each device). I DARE you to tell the difference! Tori is THAT close, it's so unreal. Definitely chill inducing...

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 5 місяців тому

      David, I’m linking Eduard’s mashup video. There are 3 in total on two songs. It’s nuts.
      Joe
      ua-cam.com/video/WrpiD6iPE0g/v-deo.htmlsi=zm-oGaZMI9j9jLtz
      .

  • @dennysoinski4287
    @dennysoinski4287 5 місяців тому +7

    Oh my goodness. I want to see Tori in concert because she sounds so very much like the vocalist I have loved since the 70's and 80's: Karen Carpenter. The band that played in this video needs to get together and work on all of the Carpenter's songs and then along with Tori, go on tour throughout the U.S. rekindling the Carpenter's wonderful and timeless music. I honestly believe that they would perform to sold out concert halls with thousands and thousands of adoring Carpenter's fans like me. Just do it!

  • @nyseg99
    @nyseg99 6 місяців тому +8

    I had the exact same reaction as you when I first heard this. It is her real voice -- no pitch correction or auto tune. It brought back so many memories for me when I was younger. This girl has brought back that wonderful feeling that Karen imparted to everyone when she sang.

  • @hermithollow2024
    @hermithollow2024 6 місяців тому +10

    Absolutely right these are big shoes to fill and she has definitely done it!!! 😊

  • @lskylarbrown
    @lskylarbrown 6 місяців тому +12

    This brings me to tears Every time I hear it.

  • @SOCCERNUT32
    @SOCCERNUT32 5 місяців тому +4

    I love your reaction . Mom and dad had them playing in the house like ALL the time . A bit before my time but The Carpenters are as Americana as apple pie . What a flood of memories . Great reaction, best I luck from Texas !

  • @andreakammerer1654
    @andreakammerer1654 6 місяців тому +6

    Hello Maria! This young woman impressed me so so much like I can realize on your face too..
    She has a smooth voice like Karen and I ve got big eyes and ears whèn I first listened. Love always your reactions very much. Take care und God bless you...Greetings from 🇩🇪❤

  • @chicken-bone
    @chicken-bone 5 місяців тому +7

    When Tori started making TikTok videos she didn’t realize she could do these harmineys. The first time she sung these parts and recorded them she said it gave her chills. How awesome is that.

  • @victordegrande1628
    @victordegrande1628 6 місяців тому +12

    The first time I heard Tori sing, I was so amazed that I thought she had to be lip-synching but it's all her, even the backing vocals.

  • @The_Angry_Wrench_Speaks
    @The_Angry_Wrench_Speaks 5 місяців тому +3

    Oh. My. God.
    I know whose Christmas album I'M getting!!
    I'm 64 and this IMMEDIATELY sent me back not only to this song but her Christmas music, in my top 5 favorites ever for that genre.

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 5 місяців тому +3

      Tori has three Christmas songs on iTunes and the streamers. Merry Christmas, Darling (OMG!), My Christmas Dreams and her own original given to her by the writers Steve Eaton and Donnie Demers “Christmas Again.” Oh that Steve guy! He wrote “All You Get From Love Is A Love Song” for who?

  • @fatmahures5826
    @fatmahures5826 29 днів тому +1

    Tori's voice is bringing back emotions of the days when i was just a little girl actually listening to karen's voice on the radio, those days were special because of people like the carpenters

  • @7775Kevin
    @7775Kevin Місяць тому +1

    Such a beautiful voice. One of my favorite songs of all time and Tori Holub is brilliant.

  • @lr3465
    @lr3465 Місяць тому +3

    I've had to get my phone so I could comment & my love for the carpenters has never faded as my eyes well up listing to Tori who've I've been keeping up with. I'm a 62 yr old male with wet eyes, what can I say!😊 I think it also hurts because of her tragic ending & feeling sad for her.

  • @maxcellgames7390
    @maxcellgames7390 4 місяці тому +1

    You have the absolute best reaction to this video. I did also tear up hearing her sing. Growing older I lament the talent, the once in a lifetime talent that we have lost to time or tragedy. Every now and then, though, we are blessed, yes blessed to get to hear a talent who has been gifted in a similar way to what was lost. For that, I am truly grateful.

  • @am6315
    @am6315 6 місяців тому +6

    Everytime I hear her sing anything carpenters I get chills.

  • @Sabure63
    @Sabure63 Місяць тому +3

    Beautiful beautiful voice. She definitely has a gift run with it. After a hard days work very classy and so relaxing.

  • @frankgarnevicus1187
    @frankgarnevicus1187 6 місяців тому +1

    Thanks!

  • @marsbux-tech
    @marsbux-tech 3 місяці тому +3

    It's pure joy to watch someone respond to perfection as you have!

  • @Chattanoogachoochoo_0105a
    @Chattanoogachoochoo_0105a 5 місяців тому +3

    I too was blown away of Tori's beautiful voice. I too was very moved by her rendition of the song. My question is this...does anybody out there know if Richard Carpenter has seen this video? He needs to see Tori sing! Does Richard have a social media account? A website?

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 5 місяців тому +2

      Hi Vince, Richard met Tori in person at the Carpenters 55th in April. If you go back and see details of her cover of Georgia On My Mind, exact timing will become more clear. Look who produced it and what he wrote with whom 😉. We all hope something will happen. Until then “Suddenly” dropped today.

  • @frankgarnevicus1187
    @frankgarnevicus1187 5 місяців тому +11

    For those indicating that there will never be another Karen Carpenter and that is indeed true. That being fairly stated please keep in mind even at this early stage there will never ever be another Tori Holub.

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 5 місяців тому +4

      Yes! You get it! ❤

  • @stevep9057
    @stevep9057 7 місяців тому +8

    Ive must have watched people react to Tori singing this a gazillion times and I'm close to tears every time i see that initial reaction, Your was perfect 😄

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 7 місяців тому +4

      My new favorite saying is now, “You have my attention.” That was a first after all these months. Thank you, Maria! It was perfect. I’ve seen it all and this is a first and just so from the heart. Steve, I know what you mean.

    • @stevep9057
      @stevep9057 7 місяців тому +4

      @@jbs256 I get quite excited waiting for the initial reaction 😀

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 7 місяців тому

      @@stevep9057 Me too, it never disappoints. Always new and exciting. I have a couple out there with high hopes. 🤞

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 7 місяців тому

      @@stevep9057 me too!

  • @lindaopthof9504
    @lindaopthof9504 18 днів тому +1

    When I first heard Holub I was shocked. The sound. The style. The vibrato. Everything Karen had passed on to a new singer.

  • @Ctkare4k9
    @Ctkare4k9 7 місяців тому +7

    According to close friends of Karen,her mother,who was a perfectionist and made it obvious that Richard was her favorite child,took Karen to a weight loss doctor when she was just 17. Karen lost weight and liked the way she looked,but then the eating disorder kicked in. When asked about her later on in interviews,Richard and his mother would “circle the wagons”,shoot down any questions/concerns about her weight loss,and claim the family had it under control. Karen was literally starving for her mother’s love. Makes my heart hurt to think of how much emotional pain she must’ve been in.

  • @kahekilimaui450
    @kahekilimaui450 Місяць тому +2

    No, you're not alone. I have been listening to Tori all morning and Weeping at E-V-E-R-Y video she's got...and now I'm at it again.

  • @pattimurphyrocks
    @pattimurphyrocks 2 місяці тому +2

    I am sitting here laughing and crying. I had the exact same reaction as you. It is unreal. Reincarnation? A miraculous glitch in the matrix? What a wonderful thing to happen! We are so blessed

  • @maxamillion2460
    @maxamillion2460 Місяць тому +2

    Tori Holub is an absolute phenomenon. This is really her voice. She also does A Capella any Carpenter song. Thank You.

  • @georgianalabella7852
    @georgianalabella7852 25 днів тому +2

    Stunning. ❤. And Beautiful. 😢. 😊. Pete sr

  • @rosskelly8268
    @rosskelly8268 5 місяців тому +10

    I cried before you did. Tori's not a kid - 21 - and the weird thing is she only got into singing in the last few years, and as far as I know has only performed publicly twice... once was in a restaurant and once was in a church. She's a natural talent, with that resonant low register that is almost a male range, and a weightless high register that can decorate a song with runs and flourishes when she wants to. I don't know if she will be a star, but she could walk into any studio and get plenty of gigs as a backing singer. There's a good career in session work. Glenn Campbell - before he was a superstar - was a studio guitarist-singer. And Mariah Carey, Cher and Sheryl Crow were all backup vocalists to begin with. I guess we'll see what the future holds for Tori, but her laid-back style is probably not suited to being a chart-topping pop singer with today's hit music. I'm pretty sure she'll do very well one way or another.

  • @tonymedelline6485
    @tonymedelline6485 3 місяці тому +3

    Tori Holub is an incredible artist! I definitly want to hear more. I'm tellung eryone I know to check her out!

  • @scooternak53
    @scooternak53 27 днів тому +1

    I had the same reaction as you. I saw the Carpenters perform twice, once in December the year they released Merry Christmas Darling.

  • @rymnddevio
    @rymnddevio 5 місяців тому +4

    Just discovered the video yesterday. The first line gives me chills that I have to check it several times to see that it was another person who was singing and not karen herself.

  • @SAnnun-hs1io
    @SAnnun-hs1io 7 місяців тому +6

    Can't add much more to what those who have already commented, other than that I thoroughly enjoyed your genuine and heartfelt reaction to the wonderful gift that Tori is sharing. I would only emphasize that as much as she has similar vocal qualities with Karen, their voices are actually rather distinct. Tori herself has adamantly stated that there will never be anyone else like Karen, but as you and many others have observed, Tori herself is incredibly special in her own way. And I would wholeheartedly agree.

  • @diamen32
    @diamen32 Місяць тому +2

    WOW!!! Beautifully remastered!!! The would REALLY like to hear more from Tori

  • @Sven61
    @Sven61 6 місяців тому +7

    If you want more detailed analysis on Torrey Holub. Check out another Channel called Wings of Pegasus. They do a voice analysis. Tori did not use autotune or pitch correction. And to respond to the comment above. She did a performance at a jazz club in St Paul called Crooners a couple months ago. She's sang this song with piano accompaniment only. Apparently it was the first time she sang in front of anybody. It's also on UA-cam.

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 6 місяців тому +3

      …and the second time was at the 55th. I was there for that one and recorded Tori with my iPhone. It’s on my channel. I also link all the official and unofficial recordings from the 55th in my pinned comment. It was magic! I estimate 80% had no idea who Tori was and what they were about to hear. ❤

  • @Ron808Y
    @Ron808Y 7 місяців тому +5

    What a great reaction to Tori’s cover! Thank you!

  • @mauricesalce21sttheaaandan48
    @mauricesalce21sttheaaandan48 5 місяців тому +4

    What a singer beautiful

  • @tuakilaumeamanu9383
    @tuakilaumeamanu9383 4 місяці тому +5

    I first cried for Karen Carpenter after just learning of her death at a young age when I'm well over 40. Now I cried for Karen after hearing Tori's cover ...

  • @richardwharton590
    @richardwharton590 2 місяці тому +3

    Wow! 😮

  • @jimbickel4001
    @jimbickel4001 День тому

    Saw them in the late 60's at Oklahoma State University. They were peaking in the charts and were pitch perfect. She had one of the purest tone ever....then or now. This young lady is amazing. Don't know if she worked to sound like Karen or is was/is her natural talent. It is truly spot-on and made me tear-up. Could it be that Karen sent it down from the Heavens?

  • @jbman413
    @jbman413 10 днів тому +1

    This young lady is so incredibly talented. Rumors back in the day they were all ways pushing Karen to lose weight; which resulted in anorexia. Guess she was the one of the first to die.

  • @jvburnes
    @jvburnes 28 днів тому +1

    If there were a Carpenter's musical on Broadway, Tori would be the star.

  • @RuthLea22122
    @RuthLea22122 Місяць тому +2

    I’m brazilian and when i heard that girl singing i blowing up!❤
    Wow! She has the same timbre of voice as Karen Carpenter.
    Amazing!
    Reincarnation?

  • @maxamillion2460
    @maxamillion2460 Місяць тому +1

    Had to go back and listen to it again. It's fantastic, and so is Tori.

  • @misscrabstick
    @misscrabstick 4 місяці тому +2

    Yep, The first time I heard Tori I was convinced she was miming, it is uncanny and I like you got emotional, I was born mid 60's and grew up listening to the Carpenters.

  • @avpmobi
    @avpmobi 13 днів тому +1

    I relate totally relate to your reactions in this video. They reflect mine totally.

  • @rlew49ers
    @rlew49ers 7 місяців тому +6

    Tori and Jim do a great cover of the Burt Bacharach & Hal David medley - which The Carpenters did on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1970 outdoors at The Walter Reed Hospital. Dan Wesley posted a Tori video of the "It's Impossible" (Perry Como) about 2 weeks ago. Tori's channel has many short covers of The Carpenters songs. Checkout Tori's "Merry Christmas, Darling (audio only) and Georgia On My Mind (audio only).

  • @thiarasilva294
    @thiarasilva294 2 місяці тому +2

    perfect !!!!

  • @thomaspittock4018
    @thomaspittock4018 13 днів тому

    I just went straight to tears. I heard that her producers wanter her off the drums and out in front which she did begrudgingly and that affected her as she loved the drums and you can see when shes on the drums she is happy but a lost child when away from the drums.

  • @firemedic5100
    @firemedic5100 6 місяців тому +5

    I have heard a few covers by different ladies. Each were close to sounding like Karen, but Tori is the real deal. The first time I heard this great singer doing this hit, my eyes started sweating. I let my grandson listen to Karen, and then played Tori's cover, and he thought it was Karen again.

  • @ericzeichert511
    @ericzeichert511 6 місяців тому +6

    There was a biopic that said Karen started her anorexia when a music critic called her "pudgy", but it is a very complicated psychological disorder that may or may not have a trigger. Tori has shorts, original "Carpenters" songs, and tributes to other great ladies on her website. She claims to not be a singer, but an audio engineer. Could have fooled me

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 6 місяців тому +2

      She’s definitely a singer, her phrasing is “aspiring” audio engineer. As an example check out her recent “Something In Your Eyes (Studio Version)” with Drew’s piano, she did all that. To my knowledge, she gave herself the “Producer” credit, for the first time. Long overdue if you ask me.
      Joe

  • @billsawyer-k3t
    @billsawyer-k3t 4 місяці тому +2

    She also does with her voice, the background singers. Marvelous huuh? She is 21. She also sounds like Olivia Neton John. have been a Carpenters fan since their inception. Am 82. Enjoyed your analysis and video.

    • @billsawyer-k3t
      @billsawyer-k3t 4 місяці тому +1

      SHE ALSO DID THE BACKGROUND SINGERS...JUST HER VOICE. PITCH PERFECT.

  • @kahekilimaui450
    @kahekilimaui450 Місяць тому +2

    No Other cover is going to sound like this.

  • @pedromancenithe3rd
    @pedromancenithe3rd 7 місяців тому +8

    What a great reaction, probably the best to date from any reactor, to this phenomenal cover by twenty year old Tori. These musicians have collaborated to this masterpiece from all over the globe and put together by the genius Jim Wilkas. Tori has a lot of shorts on UA-cam but well worth a look. If I were being picky about Tori's voice in this video, she's taken away the sharpness that Karen's voice portrayed in the 1970's original and somehow smoothed out the pitch, which I find pleasing to the ear. If you didn't know, you would be forgiven for thinking this was actually the Carpenters.

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 7 місяців тому

      Peter, I’m going to agree but amend it to a 3 way tie. Sarah Dengler and The Tenor are with Maria. I just commissioned “Eyes” (Studio Version) that honor is held by Tee Spicer and probably won’t be vanquished. I did warn Maria about this one, though. Joe

    • @SAnnun-hs1io
      @SAnnun-hs1io 7 місяців тому +2

      I would probably second or third that assessment depending on how it fits in with Joe's additions. Maria's reaction was spontaneous and ultra genuine. Love seeing people respond to Tori's precious gift. Doesn't get old.

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 7 місяців тому +1

      @@SAnnun-hs1io Steve, you are correct. It doesn’t get old and Maria’s “you have my attention” is priceless ❤️ that was a first. The Tenor, never judge a book by its cover. I didn’t. I offered “Eyes” next, probably The Medley after unless someone steps in. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @pedromancenithe3rd
      @pedromancenithe3rd 6 місяців тому +2

      @@jbs256 Tee Spice's reaction to this video was priceless as she just looked completely dumbfounded and for once speechless, ha-ha.

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 6 місяців тому +1

      @@pedromancenithe3rd I originally had Tee react to my live at the church video. It was of course, nice. When Tori dropped the SV I told Tee to put that one on hold. She already did it in the live stream. I was right. The SV was the Gold. It took Tee about 15 minutes to compose herself after this. Impossible was strong, also. Yet to drop but SV reigns supreme. I also gave Tee, Harvey Stig’s remastered Superstar. Oh boy. Tee is sure I’m trying to kill her. 🤣

  • @osovagabundo1
    @osovagabundo1 5 місяців тому +2

    And we get a chance to hear it live one day, i hope.

  • @craigmiller-randle8921
    @craigmiller-randle8921 Місяць тому +1

    I had the same reactions, I started bawling my eyes out!!

  • @roncatton7101
    @roncatton7101 2 місяці тому +3

    All the talent out there and we have to put up with todays untalented garbage.
    We want more like this girl out here..👏

  • @runningwolf3451
    @runningwolf3451 5 місяців тому +3

    I had the same reaction when I first heard her. Growing up listening to the Carpenters. This was like WOW!!.

  • @amlaboy
    @amlaboy Місяць тому +1

    Tori is amazing. No words can describe...

  • @ArthurPaul-k8g
    @ArthurPaul-k8g Місяць тому +1

    Maria I can't t blame you for crying It made me cry too I grew up with the Carpenters and it's amazing how she sounded exactly like Karen Carpenter This gave me chills

  • @daredare4323
    @daredare4323 Місяць тому +2

    i'm crying

  • @Nightowl427272
    @Nightowl427272 5 днів тому

    She doesn’t just sound like Karen Carpenter, she sounds GREAT like Karen Carpenter did….effortless tonal quality and emotional expression. She is simply a great singer.
    One of my favorite things about Karen was her “smiling tone” vocal inflection. It’s uncanny how Tori even nails that. The girl is a blessing…put the word out!!

  • @gman7495
    @gman7495 7 місяців тому +7

    UA-cam search Wings of Pegasus. There is a guy named Fil who has a reaction channel and he has this software where he feeds the song or just the vocal through it and it shows the singer's voice on a moving graph---sort of looks like the lines you see on an EKG but for the voice instead of for the heart. He ran Karen singing this song and then fed Tori singing it. It was nearly spot on...almost identical. I thought Tori sounded so close to Karen that she was lip-syncing, but she wasn't. It's really Tori. It's kind of eery.

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 7 місяців тому +3

      Eery in the most wonderful way. I was the Patreon guy who requested this from Fil. I misunderstood what he meant by “cover” in the Patreon chat. It was my first live as a member and the day this dropped. Serendipity in action as he gave my comment with the link a ❤ and said it was great. The next week I made a different comment and he mentioned in the live stream that Sunday’s show was a bout a special cover. The comment on my comment was “It’s Sunday’s episode.” I started to shake. 1/2M views between the two episodes later 😃

  • @WNYretiree
    @WNYretiree 7 місяців тому +4

    As soon as I saw this I knew you were going to be astonished. She sounds so much like Karen Carpenter. Her's is one of those voices that you can't forget, once you have heard it.

    • @SAnnun-hs1io
      @SAnnun-hs1io 7 місяців тому +1

      By chance from the Buffalo area? I hail from Town of Tonawanda.

    • @WNYretiree
      @WNYretiree 7 місяців тому +1

      @@SAnnun-hs1io Nope, Rochester is home for me

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 7 місяців тому +1

      @@WNYretireeRochester is now the home again of Mike Cidoni Lennox. Coauthor of Carpenters: The Musical Legacy. With Chris May and Richard Carpenter. Chris interviewed Richard at the 55th in April and last December produced Tori’s cover of Georgia On My Mind. If you are good at puzzles you can figure out approximately when Richard found out about Tori. Not April when he met her in person.

    • @WNYretiree
      @WNYretiree 7 місяців тому +1

      @@jbs256 Hah! Nice to know. Also the home of Lou Gramm of Foreigner and the childhood home of Renee Fleming. It's a very musical city, probably in part because the Eastman School of Music, which is where Fleming got her musical education, is there. There is a jazz festival every summer here, that is gaining more and more international recognition every year.

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 7 місяців тому +2

      @@WNYretiree I think Mike is involved with the Philharmonic and my roomie is from Rochester.

  • @staller3887
    @staller3887 25 днів тому +1

    Stunning…. Love your reaction. I had the same.

  • @ianclark2665
    @ianclark2665 6 днів тому

    Literally unbelievable!

  • @gwenwallace6175
    @gwenwallace6175 Місяць тому +2

    Close your eyes and just listen…

  • @gustavowalter8695
    @gustavowalter8695 Місяць тому +1

    Canta igual que Karen.... increíble ❤

  • @flydarren
    @flydarren 29 днів тому +1

    Had the same feeling I first heard Eva Cassidy.

  • @brianfeuhtinger3267
    @brianfeuhtinger3267 3 місяці тому +2

    I swear to God, I never stop having fun listening to You Drop Your drinking cup and Halt the Video., Just as Fun watching Tenor Listening to the same Video.

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 3 місяці тому +1

      😊 Fudge Cake!
      Joe

    • @marciasanguinetti3900
      @marciasanguinetti3900 2 місяці тому

      Yes ~ her reaction was a beauty ! I have rewatched this reaction a few times and can't stop myself 🙂 Who is the other person who's reaction was hilarious ? I know the first time TeaSpice heard Tori sing the Burt Bacharach-Hal David melody TeaSpice had me on the floor with her facial expressions and denial LOL !!! Cheers to you !

    • @marciasanguinetti3900
      @marciasanguinetti3900 2 місяці тому

      @@jbs256 Oh my lordamercy - Tenor's reaction was one of the top 3. That and this one and TeaSpice when she heard Tori the first time singing that Burt-Hal medley. TeaSpice's facials and her complete denial such a voice of purity could come from Tori vs. KC -- that one is my favorite. That and your Fudge Cake reply ! Cheers, Marcia

    • @marciasanguinetti3900
      @marciasanguinetti3900 2 місяці тому

      NEVER MIND - I subscribe to Tenor and yes his reaction is a killer as well as his reaction to "Close To You". So good !!! Do checkout TeaSpice re. above.

  • @andyschnell58
    @andyschnell58 7 місяців тому +5

    Remarkable resemblance to Karen Carpenter, who I am sure is smiling in heaven. 20 year old Tori Holub also has a couple originals. Thanks to Joe, I learned about Tori when she only had 3.4k subscribers to her channel. I encourage everyone to subscribe to Tori and also to Maria's channel. It is FREE to subscribe so please support your favorite content creators.

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 7 місяців тому

      Thank you Andy!❤

    • @andyschnell58
      @andyschnell58 7 місяців тому +3

      @jbs256 Thank you Joe for introducing me and many others to Tori.

  • @richardwharton590
    @richardwharton590 2 місяці тому +2

    she probably studied Karen's voice for a long time to get it that accurate

    • @jbs256
      @jbs256 2 місяці тому

      Tori’s voice is extremely similar. She’s a Carpenters super-fan and collector. Yet her first love was The Beatles. Then she moved to the 70’s in her learning.

  • @leapguy1235
    @leapguy1235 6 місяців тому +3

    Check out Tori's version of the Bacharach Medley!
    ua-cam.com/video/_mQCjHL3fiQ/v-deo.html

  • @timwoody3835
    @timwoody3835 Місяць тому

    To hear the Paul William - Roger Nichols search Crocker Bank We’ve Only Just Begun. Yes, this song was introduced to us in a commercial for a California bank. Richard and Karen took it from there and the rest is history.

  • @awkelly
    @awkelly 3 місяці тому +2

    The world has missed Karen's voice so yes, this is Reincarnation. God gave us Tori Holub

  • @armandoramos1949
    @armandoramos1949 Місяць тому +2

    Tori is awesome!! Thanks to her, we can listen to Karen as if she's the one singing. ❤