Carpenters - Bacharach/David Medley
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- Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
- From the album "Anthology" (Japan only)
It was recorded in 1974 at the Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas.
(The video is from "Live in Australia 1972")
･Knowing When To Leave
･Make It Easy On Yourself
･(There's ) Always Something There To Remind Me
･I'll Never Fall In Love Again
･Walk On By
･Do You Know The Way To San Jose
Carpenters - Bacharach/David Medley
(Live in Australia 1972)
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Karen is simply the best female vocalist ever. Her seemingly effortless range, phrasing, and timing. Her voice was an instrument, she understood her range and effect, and she never over-stated her role in a song. She could have been a diva, but chose not to be. I don't think we will come across someone like this in our lifetime. She makes me choke up, I almost weep at the sound, her resonant voice, her instinctive feel for sound. All this without training. My goodness,
Thank You Burt Bacharach!You gave us so many great songs! Thank You for asking Richard & Karen to do a medley of your hits for the charity event.
Love You Burt! We will always remember you and honor you and Hal.
Rest easy handsome!
Thank You Richard for going into the studio and then recording this and putting it on an album. It's one of my favorite things that you and Karen did and of course did it better than the original artists.This clip is perfection in motion.Thanks for posting this great clip!
I think the most moving tribute I ever saw to Karen Carpenter was during an interview with Herb Alpert. It was on the CBS Sunday morning show. The interviewer asked about Carpenter and her work of Alpert, and in the middle of his response he completely broke down sobbing. He truly felt she was a phenomenal talent and still missed her after her death.
There are two female singers who stands above all the rest, it's Eva Cassidy and Karen Carpenter. They are both unique with a wonderful sense for timing and phrasing and with a remarkable range. I never get tired of listening to this woman!
There are many female singers that stand above the rest: Celine, Whitney, Olivia Newton-John, Sarah MacLaughlin, Helen Reddy, ABBA, Linda Rondstat, Katy Perry, P!NK, Cass Elliot, Julie Andrews, Diana Ross, Marilyn McCoo, Janis Joplin, Dolly Parton, and many more that are so great. But Karen really does stand at the very top of that spectacular list.
Playing drums = difficult
Singing cleanly and soulfully = difficult
Doing both = ridiculously difficult
Ms. Carpenter, though, did masterfully.
dcbandnerd and look so darn adorable
👍 🌟
Playing live piano at a concert level: Juuust barely within the range of humanly possible. Requires superhuman talent + 10+ years of daily multi-hour practice.
Singing harmony: Extremely difficult and something only few singers can do, even amongst good and talented singers.
Singing harmony with razor sharp precision of intonation, timing, sync with soulful lead singer, pristine enunciation, memorization of precise vowel sounds to get desired blend, all the while injecting your own sound and personality: Simply ridiculous.
Jazzy improvised piano soloing during concert: Don't even try it.
Memorizing 2 hours of intense piano intros, outros, solos, chords, and comp melodies and playing them note perfect in a hostile environment while your hands are shaking with nerves and you're directing a band and orchestra and trying to make eye and smile contact with an audience of thousands: Phhhht.
Doing all of the above simultaneously: Hahahaha....you're joking.
Richard Carpenter: Makes it look like he's playing a piano bar in your neighborhood.
Saw her do this medley in 1972 .There are very few moments in my life I could call MAGIGAL . Watching her sing and drum this medley was one of them .
Thanks, but I think you meant "magical," unless you think she's singing madrigals.
Yes Magical
Ok. She can sing. AND play the drums. AT the same time. AND sound wonderful. Can we agree? She was wonderful! Gone from us, at far too young an age.
Beth Heinecamp : And looking darn wonderful while singing and drumming! That smile!!!
She always seemed happiest when she was drumming.
In addition to all that, she appeared confident & effortless in her delivery ... and at 21 years of age!!!
they should have left her at there drums...she may still be alive today...@@kentlewis987
I saw The Carpenters 4 times : early '71 in Denver, Summer of '72 in LA, '73 Anaheim Convention Ctr., & late '73 in Denver again--each time I was in awe of how much better--BETTER!!--Karen was in person. That voice was simply God's gift to us; it just breaks my heart to know how Karen was so hurt & self destructive, with her talent never being enough to hide the sadness. RIP, Karen --an Angel among us . Wolfsky9, 66 y/o
Wolfsky9 I really wish I got to see them
Lucky you
No one sings like this. I'm counting on hearing her sing again live one day in Heaven.
Her rendition of Knowing When to Leave is so far and away better than any other... it's astounding how much she stands out... beautiful transitions between the grace and strength the song needs. Not easy. If it was, she'd have company...
I'm caught in the 70's music, specially in the carpenters songs.
I've always found it remarkable that she sang so effortlessly and passionately...making it all the more enjoyable to listen to her incredibly melodic voice. Her voice remains soulful and timeless.
Wow, Karen was a great musician. That voice has no match.
why diva's make us mad...Karen Carpenter..sweetest voice ever...playing drums..keeping perfect time and not asking for or getting any privilege than the rest of the band..we won't see her talent or humanity in pop music again...
I ABSOLUTELY love the Carpenters music! Not only does Karen have the greatest female voice, ever, but Richard's composing and voice accompanying is magical.
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It's totally mesmerizing to watch her perform.
I know exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard that John Lennon and Karen Carpenter died. I Cried like a baby both times.
Karen was born with so much talent it is astounding.
Boddissatva And Momma was disappointed it wasn’t Richard with all the adulation.
AS723 😡😡😡. And he was controlling and kind of mean to her, according to the unauthorized biography “Little Girl Blue”. Any ‘authorized’ biography gets whitewashed by Richard and family. That’s why I can’t ever like him.
@@lcozzarelli He has a business to run. Nobody's perfect. There are plenty of moments in your own life you're not proud of, are you interested in publishing a book documenting every mistake you've ever made? Why not focus on the positive? I do!
in 1983, I gave birth with my 1st child baby boys, they were 10 months apart, this time of the yrs Karen 😢I BLESSED her parents FOR her voice is amazing, we LOVE you Karen and THE group's..
GOD BLESS EVERYONE..
that voice! and drums on top of it... ridiculous!!
What a superb singer she was, with a God-given voice. I love the way she plays the drums while singing and looks completely natural -- it's not a gimmick, it's just what she does.
Some of these tragic, early deaths are hard to get over -- especially when listening to her in her prime -- it just sits there and hurts. What pointless self-destruction, sad beyond words...
She's the best artist of the world, she lives on my heart and I love her.
Karen was so amazing with the Drums!!!! Her voice is as AMAZING AS EVER!!!!
My mother liked Carpenters a lot and now I understand why. Look at this. Karen was a perfect singer and drummer, her brother too. All the musicians, which makes me feel so sorry for my generation and the ones to come.
Still blown away by The Carpenters version of Make it easy on yourself. Amazing!
her voice doesn't need a background music it is the wonderfull instrument from an angel
no one compares w/her lovely voice!she's one of the best singer i've ever knwn☺
the greatest female voice of all time :)
Dilla.....the biggest leap in production from era to era....thank you. I'm going to explore Karen's music now.
The way he sampled this is amazing
Like what we doin' now, get DOWN, i say what the fuck, its fc baby
Karen had a very gifted voice and not only could she sing deep, but also in a much higher pitch, she had great range in her vocals.
Karen was such an amazing talent, she sounds just good live onstage as in the studios. Love her voice range. She is still sorely missed, even today.
3:13 to 3:38. One of the greatest pieces of singing in history.
Genuine music by a woman with angelic voice, Timeless songs of yesteryears. It's hard to come by these days.
An absolutely unmistakable and wonderful voice. I ignored her when they were around...now realize how great she was.
What a gem to have found. Much appreciated.
True jazz foundation in this. Shows just how talented and skilled they were.
That beauty could play damn good drums. She was an amazing talent.
Absolute class
What a voice of pure honey she had...so flexible and so hauntingly sung...and what range, able to sail from note to note, octave to octave...and provide evocative images for us to cherish for all time....no other female voice in my opinion has her range, intonation and crystal clarity...none come close....
Karen was perfection, damn if only she had believed it!!
Best singer ever plus one of the best drummers ever. So many 'what ifs' had she lived.
that's when music was music
The new generation needs to hear Karen Carpenter! She left us with so much music. I grew up listening to her and learned all her songs. Thanks for this.
She was amazing as a singer and as a drummer without losing any synchronicity. There won't be any other voice like her!
the Carpenters doing Bacharach.....simply wonderful....thanks for sharing this amazing clip
Yes, I think she is an angel and there is such sadness in my heart when I think of her leaving this world so early in her life. She was the greatest to me. KayM
These medleys are what the Carpenters are known for, this was their style, and it was one of the BEST back in the day...female singers now a days can't hold a candle to Karen's beautiful voice. She never took a vocal lesson in her life, this is her REAL TALENT AND GIFT, HER VOICE!!
Rio DJeNIRO : You are so right! It just hurts so bad that she left us at an early age! She was only 2 years older than me! Can you imagine how devastated I was hearing the news of her passing?
She did take a few vocal lessons in college. But I agree this is a God-given voice.
She was and is THE BEST!
awesome the voice is out of this world - love it and heats my heart
THE GREATEST SINGER WHO HAS EVER LIVED.... You may agree with me, you might even disagree or beg to differ... It won't change what I feel.. SHE JUST IS( or was, if you insist). I have this album, only it is not the one released in Japan only. It does not sound like it does here... This is great... I've always wanted to buy the ones released only in Japan and now I know why....RIVETING AND SPELLBINDING are not enough to descibe it... Be ready for a gifted performance... I LOVE YOU KAREN
She was absolutely the greatest. Her voice was silk.
Burt Bacharach and The Carpenters, like peanut butter and chocolate.
In the studio recording having been a friend of a friend that recorded with them. She never had to re sing anything, it was perfect in the tracks! It was the music sometimes that was not perfect to go around her voice. True story!
Only in Heaven there is a more beautiful voice…..
Of course J. Dilla's & Slum Village"s "Yum Yum" brought me here. Being a DJ I like to see where samples come from in Hip Hop music. I listened to this from beginning to end and I had goosebumps and chills up my spine. The music is magical and Karen's voice is heavenly. The Carpenters have a music talent that's long gone in today's music.
John Riggs : You are absolutely right! Am a huge fun until now!
DJ Smartbomb Because today’s industry feeds into the crap they call music these days. Example Rap...not music.
Perfection.
It´s such a great pleasure to listen to the wonderful Carpenters!
You damn right! J DILLA brought me here, I found the reason I gotta respect this I never knew she played the drums n sing like she do,,,cheers!
Antonio Montana She did in the beginning. Once they became a major duo. They decided to have Karen be the STAR of the show for obvious reasons. Richard was very generous because they loved each other deeply. Karen once said they were best friends. Sincerely Arnold Bourbon Amaral. Take care my friend.
Karen always thought of herself as a drummer who could sing. When the Carpenters started touring, the audiences complained that there wasn’t a focal point to the band because they couldn’t see her behind her huge drum kit (she was only 5’4”). She was always happiest and most at ease behind the drums...
There is a live version of this medley on You Tube at a college campus. INCREDIBLE with Karen playing drums and singing.
Link? Title?
Yes, I totally agree, the live sound is sooo great and historical. Richard feels that they were a recording act, that's what they were, that's what they did, that"s what they had to offer to the world, that"s their legacy and their product. He also wants us all to hear his work, which is the orchestration, the overdubbing, the orchestra, the envelope pushing recording quality. Richard doesn't want to see it, but they were also a spectacular live concert act, and Richard doesn't want to do it but it's important to preserve that to history as well.
@@Danimal1577 ua-cam.com/video/ECEBexCwGwM/v-deo.html Bacharach Medley-The Carpenters-Live. Enjoy.
Very cool. Dummin' while singing Bachrach/David gems with electric piano caressing the flow. Much more cool in the new century than in the 1970's.
i'm crying listening to this angelic performance. i heard that new vinyl records of carpenters songs have been released now by richard. kudos!!!
this was uploaded in 2008???? why did i see this just now, in 2017? this moment of the carpenters and their band singing and playing (with karen mastefully singing and playing, and richard also masterfully singing and playing and supporting karen) is just about one of the greatest moments in music in the world. had bacharach and david seen this video????
Wonderful, cause it takes me back to the days when they, or when I recognized they began harmonizing. This is just phenomenal to me. Truly grateful that there are those who still follow this closely. Memories.
I love viewing all the Carpenters Bacarach/David Medley videos on UA-cam (1971 Carol Burnett Show, 1980 Music, Music, Music), but this 1972 Australia Concert is my favorite, as it showcases Karen at her happiest on the drums and performing with their band. The video in black/white gives it nostalgic feel and to actually see them perform live in actual concert and not lip-synching on TV clips/shows. Really enjoy this performance!
love them, and miss them so much...can't believe about Karen, still
merveilleux .... il ne reste qu'à tendre l'oreille et a rever ....
i don't think it's hyperbole. karen's voice is mesmerizingly beautiful and exquisite (to me, and i think i'm in good company).
No comparison is made in this life.
Each artist has his day, have your style ... we choose what type of music we want to hear.
Carpenters brought much meaning to me, for many people in the United States, here in Brazil and worldwide.
she was a great interpreter of Bacharach and David.
We should not do anything compared to this world.
The most beautiful voice ever existed...we miss you very much miss Caren ❤️❤️❤️❤️
simply amazing!!! RIP Karen.
Undoubtedly one of the best pop female singers of all time, and a darn good drummer too! She is sorely missed.
love the fact she is a drummer and a singer at the same time....so rare...like NEVER bfore her time
SO glad to find this here! For those of you who know the medley from their early album - which had managed to get reduced down to 5 min. - here we are seeing their excellent longer initial efforts paying off.
i think she was an angel so sad
Brings back great memories!!! Jo
Thank you
Willie Streety The bad synchronization put me off, and the orchestra leader in the back with no orchestra creeped me out, but I love their music. Nice post, Willie.
love her
She was something else so sad of her death never forgotten hugs ♥✴♥
Loved her music!!! Jo
Bacharach and David are my favorite composers from the 60's and early 70's and they were Richard Carpenters, as well. This is a tribute from the Carpenters to them. Quite a tribute, I say.
Carpenters amazing talent.
Karen's voice & Richard's harmonies-AWESOME!
This video is great. The orchestra and the group sound fantastic, and Karen's voice sounds so well. Wow she was such a good singer!!
Again I'll say it, wonderful stuff. They were so talented. I love the "Price is Right" sound at around 5:13...
Breathtaking...
@pawoon I agree. She was a million time more amazing than she was given credit for. And Richard is pure genius!
what a incredible, amazing ,sweet voice ......the best for burt's songs
this clip seems unsurpassable. thanks for putting it up.
What on earth is the guy in the back conducting?
John McNeil possibly the harpist/cellist? in rear left, see @1:38,2:13,4:32 or just for effect re Bacharach or both.
Violins, trumpets and such...
I miss her more now that I am old enough to realize how wonderful and beautiful she was in a world that didnt understand her situation...I dated a girl that I thought was the prettiest girl I had ever seen and found out she was bulimic and worried that she would not be wanted if she gained weight...SHE WAS WRONG ... I STILL MISS HER ... And dont care about her weight
I don't blame your hyperbole. When I hear her I think the same thing even if I wouldn't allow myself to say it. It's just stunning the beauty of her voice, the facility and control and her musicianship. Just perfection. And that is awe-inspiring.
Great arrangement by Richard
This flash back me to good years 1970 / 1978
About Karen´s voice and Richard´s talent,... what I can add? Is all here to listen...
By the way,.. Why I need to trust that she is dead? She just take a rest,.. but we can listen Her every time we like to enjoy music here in earth.
Thanks for posting
Una voz maravillosa! Siempre estara en nuerstros corazones. Como te extrañamos Karen!
Listen to that sound that Richard put together to complement his sister's heavenly voice. And this is a rare chance to see Karen playing the drums. Incredible.
TQ "neroli8676" for this reliving of the Carpenters!!! I only hear them on vinyls in the late and mid 70's and when I relocate across the globe, my tapes all went GONE!!! This is awesome to see Karen at the drums and her beautiful voice once again. I pray she sings up there too....
Sometimes, I forget just how damn good this group was! Pure class.
Agreed! music mostly sucks today because it's so alienating. I identified with this.
....angelic ...
I can't stop listening to this. Much better than the recording from the Carpenters original album with Superstar on it. Thank you so much!
Karen seemed visibly most at ease when she could play drums while singing and she could do both spectacularly well. An amazing talent sorely missed. It must have been very difficult to perform all those different songs in the medley at one sitting.
her voice was pure gold and gives so many people joy a great talent sadly missed
wow your always in my heart manang karen reminds me youngers year in 70 s all the of you song you sing touches my mind n heart your always be remember coz your my icon n idol to my heart guess if your still alive you touches all the heart n soul of the people heart again thank you for the pressiuos moment love song you sing again thank you karen
Not fair that Karen was taken away from us sooo early! She was a real giant of a talent of the 20th or any century!
Magnificent and miraculous as she was, she also had some great material to perform for us. Bacharach takes some beating.... This is a beautiful performance.
absolutely beautiful