The Carpenters - Top Of The World • TopPop
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- This song was written bij Richard Carpenter and John Bettis and reached #1 in the US chart in January 1973.
This version was recorded by AVRO Television during the Carpenters live performance at the 'Grand Gala du Disque', 15 February 1974 in the RAI Congres Building, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Eleven seconds of this version was used in the film Dark Shadows, a 2012 Warner Brothers American horror comedy film, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter.
Exclusive live performance by The Carpenters (Richard & Karen Carpenter) and band at the 'Grand Gala du Disque', 15 February 1974 in the RAI Congres Building, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Broadcast date: 15-02-1974
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There Will Never Be A Karen Carpenter Again,, Supreme Voice
Perfect pitch. No autotune. No gimmicks. Clear, crisp lyrics. No annoying vibralto, falsetto, scratchy voice, just singing. Someone you can sing along with, music you can dance to or whistle along with if that's what floats your boat. Such a shame that when she screwed up the courage to step out from behind the drums, people felt the need to comment on her appearance. I would guess that most of us who first heard her on the radio never cared a bit what she looked like. She died before my kids were born. I didn't have time to listen to her music with them but you bet my grandchildren will know who she was. Jeez I miss hearing her.
Well said. It's such a tragedy that society has to shame women when there is nothing to shame them about, everyone looks different and we should appreciate real people.
And a perfectly normal, average body that the average person would have been comfortable with.
Curses to whoever put it in her head that she had to be something more and less.
Good lord - I found my doppleganger! Heresuit young man!
I started the joke withnlyticd😅😅😅
I started the. Joke
The best female singer ever ♥️👍🎼
Miss you Karen. Still watching, listening and loving you all in August 2024.
OH. Watching Carpenters in Cleveland
Watching the most beautiful Karen and Richard her best arrangement brother, here in Defiance Ohio, September 3, 2024. 😊
No voice will ever come close to Karen! ❤
And don't forget how funny Karen was! 😀
One of the greatest female singers...Period !
Una de las mejores?,sorry, la mejor en "TODOS" los aspectos.Valla dama !
A beautiful woman.
Karen Carpenter was an absolutely great Singer .She Had a voice Like an Angel .❤❤❤
She doesn't just sing, she smiles every word out into this world ...
You're so right. That is a beautiful way of putting it.
People just don't sing this way anymore. She was pure gold. God bless her memory.
She died to soon.
👍
May she rest in peace I remember hearing yesterday once more on the plane when my mom and I went to Vancouver back in 1991 well on plane radio
Hi
AMÉN.
The older I get the more I appreciate the gift of The Carpenters.
Me too.
yes, it’s 2024 and still love it. 👍☮️
forever
Ein Klassiker
Me too
For ever, para siempre, la mejor voz femenina y la mejor cantante. No importa el tiempo que pase
forever 😊
The greatest female vocalist of all time, none come closs
She has a silky, smooth voice. You just can’t replace that kind of voice . She has been greatly missed by most of her fans.
Wow, what a legend. Karen's voice is one of a kind.
Her voice is like an angel.. No one can do the same
Karen is in different world
거식증때문에 젊은 나이에 세상을 떠났다는 게 참ㅠㅠ
@@user-kp3wh8tb9i translating: It is true that she died at a young age due to anorexia.
Her death matters not. I’ve known many singers that sing very well like her from … your regions?
en realidad como será la voz de una ángel?
This was the first 45 single i ever owned at 5 years old in 1974. was and still is my all time favorite song. karen had the best voice ever.. i just lost my mom 2 weeks ago and something keeps bringing me back to this, and all my old fave songs :(
No vocal stunts. Just pure melody!!
This young lady didn't need no fancy high tech music sound system! She had one of the most beautiful singing voice that no one can top!
Hands down!!
She for sure had a top notch high end production at her time. This was no cheapo job to polish her voice like that.
In deed, @Sky Blue, In deed.
Along with Karen as the best female voices of all time I'd add Judith Duram (seekers)
Such a pure heart ❤️
9 years after this incredible live performance Karen Carpenter died from an eating disorder. She was a one in a billion vocal talent.
Absolutely right!...how i miss her voice & a lovely person! 😇
A writer called her Richard'S chubby sister and she never got over it. She starved herself to death.
@@nobody-hp7fg It was her brother was controlling her life and she couldn't escape. The article is a just misunderstanding.
@@catherinekeller4230 Loved her.....One Take Karen! My 27 year old nice died of the same thing.
@@nobody-hp7fg that's what I read too
Still one of the purest voices ever!
There’s something about her voice that’s like butter. It’s not over the top, it hits just right.
That's what God intended when He formed Karen in her Mother's womb.
Moi je dirais tout simplement chère Karen je t'aimerais jusqu'à la fin des temps, par ta beauté, par ta présence, ta voix immuable, et bien sûr ton combat hors projecteur que tu n' a cessé de faire avec un grand courage et ce jusqu'à la fin ! Merci chere Karen une fois de plus ! Tu sera à jamais dans nos cœurs meurtris par ta disparition !
@@christopher5585
Did he intend for her to die literally from her own complex 🙄
@@SUGAR_XYLER She died because her mother treated her terribly and basically forced her into developing anorexia.
I love her voice. She has got the most beautiful voice, she ever.
This lady had crystal clear voice ever i heard
To everyone talking about her voice. That was her second best talent. She was also a world-class drummer. Elite level.
Yup!
bested out John Bonham in a drummers poll, she was # 10 & Bonham was #11.he used to rail about it, "she couldn't last 3 mins with a ZEP number, Karen Carpenter, what a load of ..."I bet they would have been good buddies. Listen to this drummer, has a Bonham sound, I miss them both.
Disagree l, she was a Singer 1st & a World class drummer, imho
She was a competent drummer, yes. World class, no.
Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and a very good actress. A lady of many talents.
Definitely and by far the "GREATEST FEMALE SINGER OF ALL TIME no doubt about it...She had the voice of an ANGEL 😇 and she will live in our hearts forever...😢❤
She is the best singer ever
You can keep Adele. This lady is the greatest female singer of all time. No shouting just effortless singing.
Totally agree with you. No other female vocalist can come anywhere near Karen.
I was born in 1973 but I grew up listening to the Carpenters and this song is burned into my mind. Karen has been gone for a long time now but it still hurts me to realize that.
@@leftistsarenotpeople wonderful voice. So sad she died so young. Her voice makes me feel cosy and warm
@@garyowens1517 Every time I hear her it reminds me of the late late 70's and my very early formative years. It is amazing how attached one can get to things that early in life. I'm 48 now and still miss that time.
@@leftistsarenotpeople I'm 61 . I would go back tomorrow to those times. Much better than now.
Karen looked beautiful here and had such a good voice not even to mention her drumming ..what a talent
The golden age of music 70's
There are tears on my laptop listening to this beautiful woman, and being drifted back to the 70s, my souls, spiritual home, because of perfection such as this.
Come back, Karen. The world needs you.
You can keep your Adele's, Ariade Grande, and Whitney. She was the best, then was, and still is. Xxx
Her voice is perfection! 👏👏👏
I can’t believe how good she sounded “live”.
That's why most of her recordings were one takes.
i read it as alive
Yes. A real and talent singer
@Jaymz Sure you are my friend!
@Jaymz Melbourne here !
How cool would it be if this beautiful lady was still with us. R.i.p and may your voice flow through the universe forever ❤❤
50 years old concert is still beautiful till 2024
Such a feeling's coming over me
There is wonder
in most everything I see
Not a cloud in the sky
Got the sun in my eyes
And I won't be surprised if
it's a dream
Everything I want the world to be
is now coming true especially for me
And the reason is clear
It's because you are here
You're the nearest thing
to heaven that I've seen
I'm on the top of the world
looking down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
is the love that I've found
Ever since you've been around
Your love's put me
at the top of the world
Something in the wind has learned
my name and it's telling me
that things are not the same
In the leaves on the trees
and the touch of the breeze
there's a pleasing sense
of happiness for me
There is only one wish on my mind
When this day is through I hope
that I will find that tomorrow will be
just the same for you and me
All I need will be mine if you are here
I'm on the top of the world
looking down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
is the love that I've found
Ever since you've been around
Your love's put me
at the top of the world
I'm on the top of the world
looking down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
is the love that I've found
Ever since you've been around
Your love's put me
at the top of the world
Thank you for the LYRICS, many miss over the most important part of any song. People always listen for the beat but not the meaning. THANK YOU.
Some of the best lyrics ever!!
Oh how beautiful and healthy she looked here, and one of the most beautiful and velvet-smooth voices ever. Sadly missed.
I am a 16-year-old male and The Carpenters music relaxes me so much. This one is definitely my favorite.
You got a great taste there, young man!
Are you ok? X
RIP Karen
you have got great taste, young man! :)
I love this version! 💜
It was done while she was still a healthy weight before she got so sick. 😢😢😢
Greatest duo and female voice of all time. I wish she could’ve FELT the LOVE and realized she was always ENOUGH.
Still listening in 2024 and enjoying every perfect note!
A true master of her chosen craft! Her voice was legendary!
Man she had such a rich unique voice. She wasn't trying to sing high with a bunch of vocal runs. She just focused on the quality of her sound vocally and that finely tuned mellow voice became legendary. She is truly a treasure to the world. Thankfully her voice will NEVER die !
Exactly - a case of less is more - todays' so called 'artists' could learn a thing or two from KC.
Several years ago now, there was a Beatles cover album, orchestrated by George Martin himself, with various contemporary singers doing one song each. 'Here, there and everywhere' was covered by Celine Dion. George Martin is alleged to have told her to rein in her usual 'theatrical tendencies' and the song is so much better for it. An excellent, restrained cover version by an excellent singer. The best cover on the album in my opinion.
Definitely worth a listen.
Karen Carpenter herself actually had quite a large vocal range, but in her own words, the lower register was where the money was at. Whilst she could doubtless have challenged the amazing Christine Aguilera, she purposely kept things low key, instinctively knowing just what a particular song needed, without adding superflous runs etc.
@@jamesbarbour8400 Yes !! You wrote the comment of the century James. Cheers, from New York City.
God is great.
God is good.
For giving us Karen Carpenter.
For putting us in the mood.
And, why was she so misunderstood?
Her voice makes you feel so calm. I believe listening to Karen sing can relieve stress. Beautiful voice.
Makes me cry. I miss my late wife, she put me on top of the world.
Karen Carpenter had the most beautiful and wonderful voice.
As a soldier in Vietnam, hearing Karen on AFN radio, I can tell you she relieved a lot of my stress!!!!!!
I agree with you there. I think that her music can stop someone in their tracks. I think that her music can make a person feel like she is singing to him or her personally. She was really great
Wenigstens ein Prominenter mit Gehirn und Mut. Respekt.
Such uplifting feel good music! Karen’s angelic voice is truly stunning and mesmerizing!
The voice of an angel....
Wow she had a gorgeous figure here,
Such a sad loss, her voice is so smooth clear and note perfect,
The voice of an Angel RIP Karen you are missed dearly
The bass line of Top of The World is wonderful. It takes you on a nice journey throughout the song.
I totally agree!
Sadly it was the way she regarded her figure what killed her
；；
@@doh4828 And so many who have the idea that the perfect figure somehow is of any importance.
She is a gift from God. The purest, most adorable soul and spirit.
Breaks my heart when I listen to this. So sad that Karen left us so young. She had her whole life ahead of her.
She left us with indelible memories that echo through generations. She was my mum's favourite singer. And listening to this song just fills me with joy.
Carpenter and Houston, best female singers of all time!❤❤
A voice that sounds like honey. Such a beautiful voice and such a great loss 😢
Nostalgic ...am 52 now
A song which lingers on our ears during 70s 😢
This is one of my FAVORITE SONGS EVER!!!
White 50+ year old man, from far away... snap.
I'm Hispanic😅
Same here
Great music goes beyond ethnicity
I'm pink. Dig this song
Asian teen checking in
The unmistakable sound of the great Karen Carpenter. ⭐️
Best voice to ever come over the airwaves
Karen you sing to my soul and give's me goose bumps my god she was gorgeous
Her singing stirs emotion for sure. Just beautiful
She is the most beautiful songbird, singing from her heart. She gave it her all, blessed to hear her voice.
🐦
We lost her WAY too soon…
What a singer. What wonderful music. A different era altogether. They dont make em like u anymore Karen. What a loss.
What a gift. So glad I was part of that era. I never seen her look better.
Look at her….shes beautiful, face, body, voice. Such a tragedy that the voices in her head and the hateful voices of men made her see something about her that never existed. We will always remember you Karen. You are a star x
Her voice can heal an entire Universe
Miss you Miss Carpenter
인류 역사상 최고의 보컬리스트
카렌 카펜터의 목소리는 엄마 품에 안긴 것처럼 따스하다.
At that moment she looked beautiful, radiant, full of life, her aura was simply magical, rest in peace beautiful lady🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
She looks so great in this video!
You can see she was really on top of the world at that time.
Apparently not.
Returned to Vietnam 7 years ago. It was amazing. Even returned to the rural valley where my battalion operated.The people, the cities, the reception...it was so rewarding. This was played on Vietjet and left an impression.
The all time best female singer in my book.
One of the best female singers ever.
Was there ever a better voice in the history of popular music? After all these years Karen's angelic vocals still melt my heart. This is one of the best feel good songs of all time.
I’m not trying to start any arguments here. I certainly agree with you about Karen. But may I add Patsy Cline and Aretha Franklin in that group? I don’t want to pick a favorite out of that trio. You can tell there voices right off the start of the recording.
@@CSltz
Try Dorothy Squires and Shirley Bassey as well. All wonderful lady singers.
I grew up with this. I am 55. My tops are Barbara S., Elizabeth Frazier, Johnette Napolitano, and Emily Haines. Yes, I’m weird!
Laura Branigan in the 80’s and 90’s, powerful voice!
Madonna and Barbra Streisand has gorgeous voices too. But Karen's voice was gold.
Such a golden voice, oooh rest in peace
Not only was she an amazing singer, but also a great drummer
The angel come to the heaven, and the time go with God .. Amen , god be with you . Amen .
Love Karen Carpenter ❤️. Her voice is beautiful!!!!!
One of the best singers that ever lived!
I’m so happy to be alive to hear her beautiful voice. Timeless. Simply timeless.
Her voice is so pure, the recorded version don’t stand up to the live version. Flawless.
This woman had a very unique style of singing. The way she sang it would sound like she was saying that she saw you across a crowded room and wanted to get to know you better so she poured her heart out to you with her music
There is nothing that can take me back to my very early childhood like the sound of her voice. I have never heard a voice as beautiful as hers.
Oh my goodness this beautiful lady could hold a note like it was no big deal. God created her to sing and I hope she's singing with the angels.
Good to see Karen in a video of her healthier time. She had a lot of class that is totally missing in today's world.
Truly she looks happier here ❤
That right there folks is amazing talent.
What a beautiful talented lady. Her voice was as smooth as silk.
Such an amazing voice. Calm and soothing
Yes, an Angel....RIP Blessed Karen.
Always had a huge crush on her….Her smile and voice just melts me
Her voice was one of the best with judith durham from the Seekers for me!
I hear that. She is the perfect picture of what I consider to be the perfect woman
Beautiful lady,beautiful voice...very missed.
Karen's voice has always made me feel like I am tucked in a warm comfortable blanket on a comfy sofa.
Greatest female singer of all time.....
A voice that no one on earth can ever compare. So beautiful and entertaining indeed.
The Greatest singer of all time,RIP karen
Their grandparents are dutch..from Rotterdam...that's fills me whit pure joy.
What a song and what a singer ❤❤
My favorite Carpenters song.
Unbelievable group, pair, family songs are timeless, no gimmicks straight singing. such a shame this beautiful lady went the way she did...... You are what you are
Karen's voice will always remain the greatest of all time.She could never be replaced. Simply loved her.Karen you will always live in my heart.
Probably the nicest voice ever.
Yes the most beautiful singing voice.
She looks so healthy and beautiful in this video. And that amazing voice...the best female singer ever...love you dear , sweet Karen. ❤️
This is such a great song. It always takes me back to happy times as a kid when I listen to it.
Karen Ann Carpenter 1950-1983 The Voice of a Goddess.
What a gifted singer. Love cranking up carpenters tune on the stereo.
Oh...... That Angelic voice! Love Miss Carpenter!!!!
She's teachin' angel's how to sing now!!
What a naturally beautiful voice she had. Simply amazing.