Carpenters at the BBC - 1971

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  • čas přidán 27. 10. 2015
  • The Carpenters' debut BBC concert, recorded on their first British tour in September 1971. They perform hits including Close to You, Superstar and We've Only Just Begun, together with the odd Beatles' tune and a Bacharach/David medley. Karen's drumming and Richard's keyboards get instrumental support from their five-piece touring band and a 26-piece orchestra conducted by Johnny Pearson.
    Also included (which are usually edited out) is the original opening and the song "I Fell In Love With You" which Karen duets with Doug Strawn.
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  • @Qerenne
    @Qerenne Před 21 dnem +8

    No one nowadays can perform live and sound THIS good. Sad

  • @bk14nyc
    @bk14nyc Před rokem +1960

    It’s now 2023 and I can’t believe The Carpenters are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame??? Please let’s get them in! Who is with me on this one?

  • @jorgejuarez6309
    @jorgejuarez6309 Před 18 dny +7

    I am a singer. And many times I research singers from the past. And when I heard Karen Carpenter, I fell in love with it, my heart raced. And knowing that she is no longer here is a lot of pain. 😢

  • @melissasmith6769
    @melissasmith6769 Před 16 dny +8

    The world lost a beautiful legend the day Karen Carpenter died.

  • @christilehman-starr4428
    @christilehman-starr4428 Před 26 dny +32

    Her pitch, her timing, her emotive expression, and the love of the music. She was a gift from creator. Blessed to have her on the planet for a short time. Best female voice ever. Devastated when we lost her. ❤️‍🔥🫶🏼🙏

    • @Chriscornell.1989
      @Chriscornell.1989 Před 10 dny

      God wanted her so bad at his table that he gave her cancer

  • @user-xh8ii2hj6r
    @user-xh8ii2hj6r Před měsícem +39

    I grew up in Downey and Karen and Richard would drive by the house often and Karen would always smile a huge smile and wave at us on our bicycles.
    Richard always drove and Karen would have her feet up on the dash of The Carpenter's Van....that was on Cedartree Rd in Downey Northside....1969-1982....
    The best ol days.....miss you Karen ...♥️

  • @albertleal5950
    @albertleal5950 Před měsícem +24

    Karen Carpenters at the age of 21 years old has amazing voice of the century, she's been imitated around the world but never duplicated.

    • @davyblackburn4090
      @davyblackburn4090 Před 10 dny

      Think they varied more than just rock'n'roll. Not sure what you mean by genuine though. Aren't other artists in the hall of fame genuine?

  • @IrnBruNYC
    @IrnBruNYC Před 2 měsíci +98

    Nobody in 2024 sounds this good live. I'm speechless.

    • @torilllundborn7899
      @torilllundborn7899 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Soo right❤

    • @unclewilbur8976
      @unclewilbur8976 Před měsícem +2

      There’s nobody even close!

    • @blitzebill
      @blitzebill Před měsícem +1

      sorry to burst your bubble, but this not a "live" performance. This was lip-synced with their studio recordings. But they are fabulous, and Karen was an exceptional drummer.

    • @geoffallan3804
      @geoffallan3804 Před měsícem

      @@blitzebill Did they lip sync the mistakes, too?

    • @blitzebill
      @blitzebill Před měsícem +1

      @@geoffallan3804 yes they did. You can see Richard at the keyboard, just barely sitting down in time, and the song starts, and his fingers are half to a whole second behind the recording. he manages to catch up.

  • @deanr.johansen6377
    @deanr.johansen6377 Před měsícem +30

    Carpenters never chased the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Frankly, they were too genuine to be there. They have the legacy of their music.

  • @SoftRockMusic83
    @SoftRockMusic83 Před měsícem +22

    I believe that somewhere in the world, there are people who feel the same emotions that I feel when I listen to masterpieces like this song.

  • @craigcrawford3022
    @craigcrawford3022 Před 4 měsíci +13

    1970 Baby here. As far back as I can remember her voice rings through the years. There is no equal. None can touch her. I was devastated when we lost her.

  • @BeatPoet67
    @BeatPoet67 Před 7 dny +2

    Unbelievable talent. I've just been watching young Dionne Warwick sing and the purity of voice in both of them is astonishing.

  • @BleedBNG
    @BleedBNG Před 5 lety +419

    Karen was walking out of a restaurant in LA, John Lennon was walking in. John stopped and just said to Karen: “I want to tell you love, I think you’ve got a fabulous voice”, and he just walked on.

    • @kaymuldoon3575
      @kaymuldoon3575 Před rokem +87

      I’ve read that Paul McCartney thought she had the best female voice ever.

    • @jimmywong7026
      @jimmywong7026 Před rokem +4

      f

    • @sweett3469
      @sweett3469 Před rokem +37

      Wow...I am a singer and an alto....like Karen....When I audition..I sing some of her songs...there are too many soprano singers who are really altos...I loved her tones and smooth perfection....such an angel!!!😀🎶🎶

    • @BleedBNG
      @BleedBNG Před rokem +19

      @@sweett3469 That's what changed Richard's opinion of her singing. She wasn't slated at first to sing his songs but he liked her smooth alto range on one of their first songs and he changed his mind.

    • @markcheswick6344
      @markcheswick6344 Před rokem +14

      Perfection

  • @lohikarhu734
    @lohikarhu734 Před rokem +45

    52 years ago...still can bring tears, or smiles...damn, she is so missed!

  • @lulutoyou2879
    @lulutoyou2879 Před 8 měsíci +83

    Lets get them into hall of fame while Richard is still here to experience and accept the honor the carpenters deserve

    • @gregbutcher7081
      @gregbutcher7081 Před 3 měsíci +13

      The Hall of Fame doesn’t deserve them.

    • @torilllundborn7899
      @torilllundborn7899 Před měsícem

      God would have her near Him ❤

    • @gregwaldrip7910
      @gregwaldrip7910 Před měsícem

      @@gregbutcher7081 Your right, what is so big deal about the Hall of Shame...Forget It...

  • @jeanmarie4507
    @jeanmarie4507 Před 28 dny +21

    Turned 70 yesterday and I still think out of everyone this voice is the most beautiful. It makes me cry.

    • @wmrg1057
      @wmrg1057 Před 27 dny +3

      Makes two of us. On both accounts

    • @ianmacauley4996
      @ianmacauley4996 Před 4 dny

      Makes three of us - both accounts (- Feb '54). Voice of an angel.

  • @parroquiasanjorge7279
    @parroquiasanjorge7279 Před rokem +80

    Karen Carpenter had the most peaceful voice I have ever heard.

  • @magaranita
    @magaranita Před 2 měsíci +21

    Their commitment to excellence is apparent, hours and hours of practice and the fact that they were both perfectionists. They don't make them like this anymore.

  • @djstl100
    @djstl100 Před 9 měsíci +8

    This type of music brings me back to the street I grew up on in the 70s... everyone knew each other, never thinking that I'd end up in 2023 in a shit show of a world we have now...dam I miss my youth 😢

  • @albertoramirez6388
    @albertoramirez6388 Před 9 měsíci +89

    No skimpy outfit. No suggestive dance moves. Yet, I am enthralled by the beauty and talent on display here....

  • @gaminglio6945
    @gaminglio6945 Před 4 lety +10

    Thank god for technology. Long after Karen left this world we can still listen to her amazing legacy. Rest in peace beautiful angel.

  • @elizabethcarson2074
    @elizabethcarson2074 Před 9 měsíci +8

    Her voice was astonishingly beautiful.

  • @bruschmidt9943
    @bruschmidt9943 Před 6 měsíci +156

    In my 65 years, this is the closest I've ever heard to a angel singing. Then & still through 2023 😇

  • @a.w.4004
    @a.w.4004 Před 6 dny +1

    Perfection! Karen's voice❤️❤️ is really an angel's voice! Richard and Karen together...wath a talented family!!❤️❤️

  • @backtheblue280
    @backtheblue280 Před 3 lety +87

    She honestly did not know how special she was. An ANGEL sent straight from heaven.
    We love you Karen Anne 💕🌹💕🌹💕🌹💕🌹💕🌹💕🌹

    • @robbiet8583
      @robbiet8583 Před 3 měsíci +5

      That was beautiful.

    • @hermano4242
      @hermano4242 Před 2 měsíci +4

      I wonder that maybe she DID know. And perhaps the burden was too much for a mortal human to bear…

    • @johngraham5543
      @johngraham5543 Před 10 dny

      I believe in all reality it was part both! Karen was a talent unlike any other this world has ever known! RIP!

  • @SELAHPAUSE
    @SELAHPAUSE Před rokem +36

    I don’t know what I like better, her singing or her singing while she play the drums. There will never be another Karen Carpenter

  • @omanmc
    @omanmc Před 5 měsíci +7

    It's 2023 and Karen and Richard Carpenter are more relevant than ever

  • @MikeK-fm9py
    @MikeK-fm9py Před 14 dny +1

    Karen Carpenter had the most amazingly beautiful voice that I ever heard in my life! I discovered the Carpenter's music back in the early '70s when I was a young teen. I continued to listen to them as a young adult and became a huge fan of their music!
    She was an incredible singer and could sing any song! She did it by covering a couple of the Beatles songs, putting her own touch on them, as well as covering other tunes too! Karen Carpenter is truly the most talented female singer of all time! Her voice still shines today and sounds as timeless as it did In the 1970s and early '80s!! It would be incredible if they were admitted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and her brother Richard could accept that honor!!

  • @AllmanBros
    @AllmanBros Před 8 lety +210

    No one in recorded history has ever held a candle to Karen. God bless you sweetheart.

    • @disoriented1
      @disoriented1 Před 5 lety +13

      I am 55...I am fortunate enough to have Carpenter's music as one of my earliest memories...I started a Carpenter's fan club in my college in the early 80's..

    • @squareegg3249
      @squareegg3249 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Truly

    • @xyzlmnop5206
      @xyzlmnop5206 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I would have to give Celine Dionne the nod

  • @ProximaCentauri88
    @ProximaCentauri88 Před 5 lety +20

    I am a millenial living in Asia and when I think of America, Karen's velvety crystal clear voice always comes to my mind.

  • @laurieberry4814
    @laurieberry4814 Před 3 dny +1

    I could listen to the Carpenters all day.

  • @bedaziochannel
    @bedaziochannel Před 23 dny +1

    I love hard rock and classic rock (Beatles, Stones, ZZTop -70s, etc...)
    What a voice! If I ran a music company and she came in before she was famous, I'd tell her: "Wait here a minute".
    I'd go in the other room and phone my partner on another floor of the building: "Drop what you doing, I've got a generational star here. Get down here now and hurry! Bring a contract, a secretary and a lawyer right now! Also, bring some champagne for after she signs..."

  • @jimcyr9602
    @jimcyr9602 Před 7 měsíci +46

    She was a criminally underrated drummer. Such a beautiful soul.

    • @scottherf
      @scottherf Před 2 měsíci

      I was shocked, I’ve drummed sessions- she’s a boss. Wow.

  • @torilllundborn7899
    @torilllundborn7899 Před měsícem +11

    Thank God in Jesus Christ for internet so we all time can listen to these wonderful musicians and singers...oh oh..❤❤❤❤❤

  • @lyndawelch1200
    @lyndawelch1200 Před 8 měsíci +51

    Not in the Hall of Fame?....NO WAY!!!....Karen's voice was of an angel an Richard was a.musical genius....let's vote them in guys...

  • @jacksonspines
    @jacksonspines Před 11 měsíci +87

    The BEST female singer of all-time in my opinion PLUS a master drummer on top of it! Such a talent! (Along with her brother, Richard!)

    • @hummushero9428
      @hummushero9428 Před měsícem +4

      Richard was a virtuoso pianist, and a genius with musical arrangements. They both were just truly gifted.

  • @markstutler6262
    @markstutler6262 Před rokem +10

    This WV boy fell in love with Karen Carpenter in circa 1971 after watching them on Carol Burnett. Their music still takes me to my happy place.

  • @patwhite7970
    @patwhite7970 Před 10 měsíci +22

    Im all for the Carpenters being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Great drummer - God bless Karen Carpenter👍❤️

  • @johnw65
    @johnw65 Před rokem +43

    Takes guts to do a Beatles song for BBC in '71..... Karen id forever loved by generations far after she left us 💖

  • @olgalovenzi1912
    @olgalovenzi1912 Před 5 měsíci +19

    she is missed without her there would be no Carpenters she was the show I am 70 years old and grew up with her music we miss you R.I.P

  • @user-fs3bl2dj3j
    @user-fs3bl2dj3j Před 4 měsíci +8

    The Carpenters Definitely Belong in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame!!

  • @jurjenvanderhoek316
    @jurjenvanderhoek316 Před 8 měsíci +10

    Of course Karen has an angelic voice that practically has no equal in musical history, but let's also not forget about the outstanding quality of the songs that the Carpenters made. Those compositions are of the topmost level.

  • @iliketowatchvideos47
    @iliketowatchvideos47 Před 9 měsíci +18

    August 2023 watching and loving Karen ❤ she sounded incredible live,faultless

  • @TheGsjoberg
    @TheGsjoberg Před rokem +971

    I’m a singing drummer. What Karen is doing is extremely tricky. The trick is to concentrate on singing and let the drumming just happen. She’s the best I’ve ever seen at it.

    • @MartySmithFan
      @MartySmithFan Před rokem +27

      I can sing playing guitar but I cannot playing the piano it’s so hard for me (not that I’m that good or anything mind you ) but I cannot imagine playing drums and singing. NO FN WAY, so cool you can do it …. She was amazing. Her live and recorded voice is almost the same too.

    • @SteveBonario
      @SteveBonario Před rokem +63

      She considered herself a drummer (percussionist) first, and a singer second. From what I've read, she really disliked stepping out from behind the drums in the mid-70's. She loved drumming. Such a wonderful talent.

    • @AlejandroGomez-dy8mk
      @AlejandroGomez-dy8mk Před rokem +31

      She makes it so simple...but it isn't. A great artist.

    • @floramiles1365
      @floramiles1365 Před rokem +19

      Did they really sing live in this show? I just watched the 1974 Japan concert which was definitely live. Here I am not THAT sure though.

    • @MrNickr35
      @MrNickr35 Před rokem +9

      @@floramiles1365 From watching this only the Bacharach / David medley sounded like it came off the album, the rest were either sang live or as live as they could, a couple of songs in the set are not even on main albums, if at all.

  • @Mike-yg8ig
    @Mike-yg8ig Před rokem +32

    I' don't have the words. Almost like a religious experience. God...how amazing she is. "Is" not was. She is ever present in our minds. She was the sound track of our lives. As I listened to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath with my friends, when I was alone I listened to Karen and loved every second. I wonder how some guy couldn't wrap himself around her and pull her out of the stupid thing that pulled her down.

    • @torilllundborn7899
      @torilllundborn7899 Před měsícem

      She still IS..through Internet...
      Now she sings in Heaven. ❤ Amen

  • @aaronmarrazzo5888
    @aaronmarrazzo5888 Před 11 měsíci +28

    You can say whatever you wish about the music, but Karen Carpenter's vocals are out of this world. This performance is spectacular!!!! Gone way too young...

    • @TRACTS4JESUS
      @TRACTS4JESUS Před 6 měsíci

      its sad how she died but JESUS SAVES

  • @anitakephart3851
    @anitakephart3851 Před 14 dny +1

    She Not only sounded fabulous and totally into tune and on time here but she looked fabulous. This was at the height of the Carpenters
    They loved The Beatles and did several tributes of their songs.
    Thank you to all of The Carpenters for your impeccable classic 70's songs.
    These are songs we will forever cherish.

  • @zorro149
    @zorro149 Před rokem +62

    I'm glad that Karen Carpenter and Nat King Cole weren't born until the time that recording technology was developed. Those two incredible voices need to be preserved as long as our species exists.

  • @cmdrvex
    @cmdrvex Před rokem +16

    I bet Karen had no second takes. She's the eternal goddess of my musical soul.

  • @occultustactical6138
    @occultustactical6138 Před 8 měsíci +50

    When I hear her sing “Superstar” with no electronics, no autotune, just the purest sound ever. I actually tear up at thought of her passing so young. God Bless you Karen and Richard!

  • @davidcalhoun3235
    @davidcalhoun3235 Před 5 měsíci +55

    As a young black youth bus to a white school in the early 70s i was put in the chorus class.. Years later im so happy to have fell in love with these songs in my teens and still today people are amazed when i say the Carpenters is in my top three all time.

  • @M.Robespierre3691
    @M.Robespierre3691 Před rokem +44

    By far the best female singer of all time!

    • @garylobo348
      @garylobo348 Před rokem +1

      She was great. But Stevie Nicks is better.

    • @mariopla9597
      @mariopla9597 Před 11 měsíci +3

      No

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@garylobo348I love Stevie but I think even she would say Karen trumps her by quite a way.

    • @22ergie
      @22ergie Před 2 měsíci

      Tina Turner!@@garylobo348

    • @michaelhodges8312
      @michaelhodges8312 Před měsícem

      ⁠@@garylobo348Not even close to Karen.

  • @skibum914
    @skibum914 Před rokem +78

    A gift from God. As I have gotten older I have learned to appreciate the amazing qualities of her voice and the music. Having been born in 1963, this and so many other 70's songs are the background music of my life. I feel very fortunate to have lived during a time of incredible creativity and diversity in music. All the way up through the 90's and then it fell off a cliff.

    • @drstephenbecker
      @drstephenbecker Před 9 měsíci +8

      born in 1965 and I completely agree with you. I quit listening to any new American or English language music right about 1990. But MAN! Didn't we have great music in Junior High School and High School too!? Kids today will never get it. My son and daughter in law were playing this "rap" crap in the car and I asked them if we could please just put some music on...they were "highly" offended. I'm sure you hear what I'm saying, brother!

    • @davidsheriff9274
      @davidsheriff9274 Před 9 měsíci +3

      The seventies gave us some wonderful music. The Carpenters, James Taylor, Carol King, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell ect. I think the eighties kind of sucked with a few exceptions, I think of the eighties as mainly one hit wonders and hair metal. The nineties gave us some incredible rock bands and then as you say, it went off a cliff.
      My mother used to say " there are only two singers in the world, one is Karen Carpenter and the other isn't".

    • @christinerocher674
      @christinerocher674 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Même plaisir , même état d esprit , même année , c'est une bonne étoile 🌟 , heureuse d être avec des personnes qui ont du goût sonore. Douces nuits à tout ceux qui nous ont laissé que du meilleur son. Merci

    • @mikelroa8719
      @mikelroa8719 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@davidsheriff9274would you share your top 5 90s bands?

    • @davidsheriff9274
      @davidsheriff9274 Před 2 měsíci

      @@mikelroa8719 Soundgarden, Jane's Addiction, Smashing Pumpkins, Sublime and Bjork. I know that was six, but I couldn't leave anyone out.

  • @stephenfox4278
    @stephenfox4278 Před 8 měsíci +47

    Anorexia is a deadly mental and physical nightmare to those that got strangled by its tentacles.. Karen Carpenter , you and your voice will never be forgotten and when i hear her songs on whatever device , I know it's her singing.... Unmistakable n sweet to the soul.. Rainy days and Mondays always get me down too... God bless you Miss...

    • @kramalerav
      @kramalerav Před 6 měsíci

      She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Sister

  • @ginog9684
    @ginog9684 Před 3 lety +123

    No singing voice of the last 100 years has conveyed loneliness, loss, and depression in so heartbreakingly beautifully a fashion.

    • @inshambles2
      @inshambles2 Před rokem +3

      elliott smith and nick drake. IMO

    • @whodidit99
      @whodidit99 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Yes, but that is why Top of the World is one of their most popular songs, their best feel good song.

    • @katiegrundle9900
      @katiegrundle9900 Před 5 měsíci

      you have to deal with depression to be compelled to their music and the sad songs as much as i am. there is a lonliness to it, especially goodbye to love, but the song is so well written that it almost seems happy. in my life i feel what she went through because of mental illness. i dont wish it on anyone. but i will always love and miss karen.

    • @davidsheriff9274
      @davidsheriff9274 Před 2 měsíci

      I heard a music critic say that he thinks that one of the possible reasons why so many people have such a visceral response to Karen's singing is that it sounds like a mother singing to her child, it's an interesting theory,who knows? I guess the sad irony of that is that she never had any of her own children to sing to.

  • @RivaG
    @RivaG Před rokem +79

    No auto tune needed ever here- one of the best female vocalists of all time

    • @FD-tu9rt
      @FD-tu9rt Před 8 měsíci +5

      The BEST !!!! .....Trust ! 👍👍👍👍👍

    • @peterguarino9143
      @peterguarino9143 Před 7 měsíci +4

      The Carpenters,and probably most vocalists of that time would never need or use Autotune...

    • @deaniacoponi2139
      @deaniacoponi2139 Před 3 měsíci +2

      Today's so-called female top performers must be so embarrassed of themselves when they listen to Karen Carpenter sing.

  • @stumpybear60
    @stumpybear60 Před 15 dny +1

    Around 2020, I drove by their childhood home in New Haven. I miss Karen Carpenter’s voice so much! There’s so many songs she could have recorded.

  • @WestminsterWgtn
    @WestminsterWgtn Před měsícem +2

    The entire band is excellent. The arrangements are wonderful and Karen's tone and timbre are hard to match. She should have been singing in the big band era. Anyway she is a goddess and we were fortunate to have her.

  • @brendamullen9367
    @brendamullen9367 Před 8 měsíci +16

    She worked so hard and never got to relish in her fame. I hope she knows how much we love her.

  • @Sambuca25
    @Sambuca25 Před 7 měsíci +83

    52 years later and still wow oh wow! Absolute musical perfection.

  • @jimtemple5159
    @jimtemple5159 Před 7 měsíci +8

    Best female singer of all time in my opinion

  • @lorettaoates6964
    @lorettaoates6964 Před 11 měsíci +55

    I'm just sitting here shaking my head in amazement. Karen is still sorely missed 40 years later, that is evident in the comments, and I do want to say the whole group sounds flawless. What incredible talent, and especially given how young they were at the time of this concert! I thoroughly enjoyed watching this!

  • @applefan2151
    @applefan2151 Před 2 lety +52

    Her voice is like medicine that you can only get from angels.

  • @dtennow
    @dtennow Před 7 lety +604

    That voice deserves a spot in the Rock and Roll hall of fame.

    • @applepitz
      @applepitz Před 6 lety +19

      *Amen to that... such a sin that they are overlooked every year...*

    • @divaslive6953
      @divaslive6953 Před 6 lety +15

      Aren't they in the lists of R&RHOF.... 😯😯😯 Then I guess its time to abolished that shit. 😤😤😤

    • @Coupydog
      @Coupydog Před 6 lety +16

      I concur. Also, where is Boston's nomination? Another band who was a major game-changer in music. Must be all politics.

    • @jackson2620
      @jackson2620 Před 6 lety +5

      ya, jews

    • @professorjodigibson1600
      @professorjodigibson1600 Před 5 lety +4

      idiot.@@jackson2620

  • @SuiGenerisMan
    @SuiGenerisMan Před 7 dny +3

    God Damn they were spectacular!!!!!

  • @howardc1964
    @howardc1964 Před 11 měsíci +23

    Love seeing Karen with a big smile while on the drums. Even after the melancholy big hits, she always say "Thank you" and flashed a big smile. Glad she had some joy and fun :)

  • @monilaninetynine3811
    @monilaninetynine3811 Před 2 lety +80

    What's truly extraordinary is how young they were here. Karen was 21 and Richard was 24. Think about that.

    • @deborama19
      @deborama19 Před rokem +8

      She was only 32 when she died! So sad.

    • @tjp2109
      @tjp2109 Před rokem +5

      child prodigies...

    • @subarsunic
      @subarsunic Před rokem +1

      What 21??? Surprised

    • @cytavares
      @cytavares Před měsícem

      Really mature artists

    • @torugonza
      @torugonza Před měsícem

      Y con esa tan corta edad cuántos éxitos !

  • @okguy1282
    @okguy1282 Před 8 lety +99

    I was 6 years old in 1971 living in Puerto Rico. Did not understand one word of english....and all I wanted was to hear their music and Karen's silky voice. Fast forward.....now living in Long Beach Ca..not far from their home town of Downey....and I still have that same admiration for Richard and Karen. God I wish Karen was still around...she was just a shinning positive soul.
    Thanks for the video.

    • @Djr67
      @Djr67 Před 7 lety +5

      Wish she loved herself as much as we loved her, she would still be around to sing for us, just so sad what she done to herself for no reason, so so so very sad

    • @TheLarryBrown
      @TheLarryBrown Před rokem +2

      Go see the Carpenters memoriabilia exhibit at the "Karen and Richard Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts" at California State University/Long Beach. Call ahead and they will open it for you.

    • @willieortiz9825
      @willieortiz9825 Před rokem +2

      Same here Living in the beautiful island🇵🇷 growing there and listening Karen and Richard,we had their records,we used to play their song loud and the rest of the kids made lyrics of their own,it was a magical time.thanks for sharing it remind me of a beautiful time in our lives.👍

    • @22ergie
      @22ergie Před 2 měsíci

      Their HOMEtown was in Connecticut. California was their adopted home.

    • @okguy1282
      @okguy1282 Před 2 měsíci

      @@22ergieRichard and Karen’s home town was Downey. Their parents moved them from Connecticut. They were raised in Downey.

  • @sean92591
    @sean92591 Před 7 měsíci +10

    Proof that angels exist.

  • @rosimeiregalheno6830
    @rosimeiregalheno6830 Před minutou +1

    Karen Carpenter é incomparável a sua lenda e sua voz... Brasil ☺️...❤2024...

  • @mariorossi5059
    @mariorossi5059 Před 6 lety +27

    The most beautiful voice of all time!

    • @lovesilk1
      @lovesilk1 Před 6 lety +1

      Absolute. Phenom.

    • @Coupydog
      @Coupydog Před 3 lety

      Agreed, even though I always see a partial butt-crack whenever your Avatar appears LoL

  • @bobberry5809
    @bobberry5809 Před 6 lety +221

    man, I can't get around that voice of hers. it's almost surreal. dark and light at the same time, and the control she has over it is unreal. what a beautiful woman. always thought the carpenters were just some square act. now I'm mesmerized. funny.

    • @lovesilk1
      @lovesilk1 Před 6 lety +14

      And she is only 21 here, Bob. Absolute phenom.

    • @WSCOTTEN
      @WSCOTTEN Před 6 lety +13

      me too! As a musician myself I only listened to music I could perform. Never took the time to listen to women sing. I'm glad I finally discovered how awesome she was. The best voice I ever heard.

    • @lovesilk1
      @lovesilk1 Před 6 lety +13

      +Walt Scotten She sang in her speaking range, seemingly effortless. Both she and Richard were absolute perfectionists . Literal dynamic duo.

    • @FrancisMaxino
      @FrancisMaxino Před 4 lety +9

      I was the same but now I've fallen in love with the purity of her pitch perfect singing.

    • @Coupydog
      @Coupydog Před 3 lety

      Rich was nowhere near perfect. When it came to synchronizing his own piano work on
      Lip Synched Broadcasting, he couldn't have been farther OFF!

  • @lilypondlane
    @lilypondlane Před rokem +148

    “Superstar”=perfection. Karen had the clearest, most pitch-perfect voice and the best phrasing of any singer that I’ve ever heard. ❤️

    • @sinatra222
      @sinatra222 Před 11 měsíci +4

      Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt say hi 👋.
      Karen was phenomenal, but there were certainly other singers on her level.

    • @barbarabangert6594
      @barbarabangert6594 Před 3 měsíci

      Agree 1000%

  • @FSUgrad
    @FSUgrad Před měsícem +3

    This woman had the voice of an angel. Her pitch and tone are absolute perfection. It breaks my heart to know she had such low self-esteem, which ultimately led to her undoing. God Bless you Karen. Now God can listen to your beautiful voice echoing throughout His heavenly kingdom.

  • @libertysoutlook5160
    @libertysoutlook5160 Před rokem +348

    Superstar, still inducing chills in me 50 years later.

    • @Stevie.C
      @Stevie.C Před 11 měsíci +10

      My fave song period.

    • @TomHamilton54
      @TomHamilton54 Před 8 měsíci +3

      What a sad end to a true beauty. I feel for her brother.

    • @ManfredElsingBielefeld
      @ManfredElsingBielefeld Před 7 měsíci +1

      this is amazing!Since I was a child i noticed this Band!Truely very important,true and human music!I love the voice and feeling from Caron!thx for this video!

    • @charleswagner2984
      @charleswagner2984 Před 27 dny

      Isn't it funny that Leon Russell wrote that song? It's horrible when he sang it. But it's an awesome song when Karen sings anything.

  • @hernanibarros391
    @hernanibarros391 Před rokem +23

    This year completed 40 years since the world lost the greatest singer with a voice and the most refined and tuned timbre that I've known on planet earth, I haven't seen a tribute to this singer Who, in addition to singing, was a person of integrity, true and delighted with her simple way of living

  • @edjo487
    @edjo487 Před 9 měsíci +19

    Karen’s voice was that of a seraph-perfect, flawless, superb, exquisite and certainly not earned by humanity.

  • @floydlockie7928
    @floydlockie7928 Před 11 měsíci +5

    When she first came on to the scene I was in high school. I thought her voice was good but it wasn't until decades later that I realized how good it was. I will say it again; Karen's voice gave a song its fullest expression.

  • @joekosobucki2141
    @joekosobucki2141 Před rokem +15

    Not only was Karen gorgeous, talented on the drums, and had the greatest voice in rock in the 70s- but her brother Richard was equally talented, singer, keyboardist, and arranger!

  • @bruceinoz8002
    @bruceinoz8002 Před rokem +21

    Karen also had RANGE, without "lumps and dips" From Low Alto to well up into soprano country, she was SMOOTH. And then there was the dynamic and tonal control
    Being a drummer also gave her a brilliant sense of timing, knowing when to "lead" or "lag" a beat. And with a brother / accompanist like Richard, things were destined to be very polished, but NOT "audio wallpaper".

  • @markk.5637
    @markk.5637 Před 5 dny

    I continue to cry for Karen!! She was so wonderful! Take care Richard!

  • @sevensixtysteve8662
    @sevensixtysteve8662 Před 10 měsíci +33

    Two people with extraordinary talent created something that I don’t think will ever be equalled. Perhaps under-appreciated at the time, their music endures and is finally given the recognition it truly deserves.

    • @richardplume3212
      @richardplume3212 Před měsícem

      Agree friend peace if anyone remembers it ha not i t

  • @daniellemos7751
    @daniellemos7751 Před 3 lety +24

    Impossible not to get emotional. The Carpenters at their best. Karen Carpenter, no one will ever take your place. Your voice moves me to this day. When I listen (And When He Smiles / For All We Know) it becomes impossible not to cry with her eternal sweet voice. I always pray to God for you. Love you forever.

  • @litealiteg.2109
    @litealiteg.2109 Před 6 lety +1107

    I believe Karen's voice has a healing quality to it. anyone else ever think that ?

    • @thomashendershot1846
      @thomashendershot1846 Před 5 lety +16

      YES.

    • @bioligique
      @bioligique Před 5 lety +12

      Oui

    • @atombomb31458
      @atombomb31458 Před 4 lety +12

      that is completely true

    • @dorianmeyette8560
      @dorianmeyette8560 Před 4 lety +27

      To everyone but herself unfortunately

    • @pwhit59
      @pwhit59 Před 4 lety +9

      She was continually healing herself inside and we saw this come out of her in performances. She just went as far as she could go....it is just sad and I'm sure if she could have had a second chance today she would take it. But we may not know she may be very happy these days.

  • @craiggourley8703
    @craiggourley8703 Před 9 měsíci +50

    There isn't anything to analyze or explain; perfection in the arrangements and in the vocals. They had pure talent.

  • @laurendauro7146
    @laurendauro7146 Před rokem +30

    the best voice EVER - and Richard was equally amazing

    • @Phillipinnes-yk2so
      @Phillipinnes-yk2so Před 3 měsíci

      Yes he is amazing as well

    • @miamitten1123
      @miamitten1123 Před 2 měsíci

      Not at singing he wasn't, but musical arrangement and selecting songs for Karen to sing....Richard was phenomenal.

    • @Phillipinnes-yk2so
      @Phillipinnes-yk2so Před 2 měsíci

      @@miamitten1123 he sang beautifully and many times on their songs he is singing also

    • @scottherf
      @scottherf Před 2 měsíci

      I would say, although Richard is more than this, but for the Bee Gees- Maurice was head music director plus did high notes. Without Richard we’d never have Karen.

  • @DCdrumz59
    @DCdrumz59 Před 5 měsíci +29

    Hauntingly superior vocals/talent. The likes of Karen Carpenter will NEVER be heard/seen again. NEVER.

  • @paininfeet
    @paininfeet Před 8 lety +287

    I've never heard a voice come close to her specific quality. She was a one of a kind.

    • @ProximaCentauri88
      @ProximaCentauri88 Před 5 lety +1

      Michael Cohen
      Many tried but for me Shania Twain sounds unintentionally like Karen. The rasps in vocals and the velvety enunciation is also present in Shania's voice.

    • @Coupydog
      @Coupydog Před 5 lety +3

      Possibly because Karen was admittedly Shania's biggest inspiration?

    • @No1KCfan6
      @No1KCfan6 Před 3 lety +3

      @@ProximaCentauri88 i don't hear it. sometimes gloria estefan's voice resembles karen's a little bit.

    • @ProximaCentauri88
      @ProximaCentauri88 Před 3 lety

      @@No1KCfan6 Shania Twain's voice possesses the sexy middle American tone that is also found in Karen's though Karen's voice has more depth. Karen and Shania sound closest in the Carpenter's "Solitaire".

    • @Mulberry2000
      @Mulberry2000 Před rokem +1

      Why put yourself down if you think that you will not. I used to envey people who could play an instrument, i thought it was magic. Then one day i woke up and said i am going to learn the guitar and i did, then piano and then singing. Ok i am not good enough for the public but i am for me and thats what counts. i have no intrest in performing any way.

  • @mikebowman9844
    @mikebowman9844 Před rokem +332

    Words cannot describe the beauty of Karen Carpenter’s voice. It reaches my soul. 5:48

    • @user-ul4ze3rb4m
      @user-ul4ze3rb4m Před 10 měsíci +3

      Tem vocal super cantora gostei muito parabens ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @richarddefreitastinoco2682
      @richarddefreitastinoco2682 Před 10 měsíci +8

      Wonderful Singer and Drummer!
      Beauteful Voice!
      My Dad put me to ear the Carpenters songs! Only these days i understud that moment in my life!
      Miss you DAD!

    • @mariadiazrojas3623
      @mariadiazrojas3623 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Claro que es hermosa, como cantante y baterista; yo la escuchaba siendo adolescente, fueron tiempos lindos.

    • @radish6691
      @radish6691 Před 10 měsíci +8

      She has the purest voice, just perfection.

    • @guidedmeditation2396
      @guidedmeditation2396 Před 10 měsíci +4

      That is perhaps their very best song ever. It is what I think of as their best and most enduring.
      Even when I hear it today It captivates me as well. I have never researched details of the song. You could guess that the character in the song was fantasizing but it seems to be written as though they really did have an encounter. Its all just a song I know.

  • @kevinlee6672
    @kevinlee6672 Před rokem +2

    No human can have such angelic voice so Karen Carpenter must be an angel sent down from heaven!

  • @doreenlloyd3204
    @doreenlloyd3204 Před 7 měsíci +6

    Her voice is the best.

  • @csilt
    @csilt Před 4 lety +16

    Literally the most talented "pop" artist of all time. Perfect pitch, amazing drummer and most don't realize her Brother is literally the most amazing keyboardist of all time.

    • @Coupydog
      @Coupydog Před 3 lety +1

      Even after he butchered his OWN piano synching 13:19-13:35 on intro to Rainy Days? LoL it wasn't that difficult a part!

    • @TheLarryBrown
      @TheLarryBrown Před rokem

      @@Coupydog What???????? The video never shows his hands at all during the time interval you mentioned. BAN TROLLS!!!!!!!

  • @omizu-ub5yr
    @omizu-ub5yr Před 8 lety +346

    BBC in Concert [September 1971]
    01.- Opening ~Close to You~ [00:00:00]
    02.- Help! (Beatles Cover) [00:00:35]
    03.- Love Is Surrender [00:03:42]
    04.- Superstar [00:05:48]
    05.- And When He Smiles [00:09:35]
    06.- Rainy Days and Mondays [00:13:14]
    07.- I Fell in Love with You (Carpenters and Doug Strawn) [00:16:51]
    08.- Bacharach/David Medley [00:19:33]
    09.- For All We Know [00:26:02]
    10.- Sometimes [00:28:32]
    11.- (They Long to Be) Close to You [00:31:14]
    12.- We've Only Just Begun [00:34:59]

    • @divaslive6953
      @divaslive6953 Před 6 lety +5

      mizu keiji : Thanks for this lists of their song number. 👌💞💕

    • @johnsone9396
      @johnsone9396 Před 6 lety +2

      omizu1207...You rock!! Thanks.

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars Před 5 lety +1

      Yep, great work with the song times, nice one fella 👌🏼👍🏼

    • @potate_overlord
      @potate_overlord Před 5 lety +2

      Thank you so much, this really helps :)

    • @wagnercabrerisso5986
      @wagnercabrerisso5986 Před rokem +1

      *Thanks to care about us !🤗🇧🇷🇧🇷🙏*

  • @DrCrabfingers
    @DrCrabfingers Před 8 dny +1

    Oh man that track @ 10:09...look at how happy Karen is there.....her happiness made my eyes flood with tears....it's a beautiful song, the first time I've ever heard it, but Karen Carpenter looked so happy singing it. I just want to swoop down and pick her up and take her somewhere where no harm will come to her....

  • @jonathanstephens7462
    @jonathanstephens7462 Před 9 měsíci +28

    I don't know if she belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or not, but I know she possessed one of the most beautiful voices to ever sing a note

  • @Purple1984Rain
    @Purple1984Rain Před 5 lety +51

    And to think she started singing almost by accident and really wanted to just play the drums. Her recording voice is one the greatest gifts given to the pop musical world.

  • @adude394
    @adude394 Před rokem +354

    Every time I hear Karen Carpenter's voice, I just shake my head. Simply gorgeous. A natural, unforced mezzo, as clear as a bell. There are plenty of hugely successful "singers" who don't even belong in the same room as Karen. Such a shame that she died so young, but so grateful that we have recordings so that we can still enjoy her talents.

    • @paulmccarthy2032
      @paulmccarthy2032 Před 10 měsíci +19

      This is how I chose to remember Karen Carpenter..seemingly healthy,at the top of her game..singing like an angel..

    • @vincentnoto1938
      @vincentnoto1938 Před 9 měsíci +8

      Karen & Richard Carpenter typify the meaning of "a touch of class". They were the hearts & the souls of 2 exquisite masterpieces.

    • @RunnerLogan
      @RunnerLogan Před 8 měsíci +7

      A voice straight from heaven

    • @Dentspeed
      @Dentspeed Před 8 měsíci +5

      I get chills every time I hear them.

    • @jstroncheck
      @jstroncheck Před 8 měsíci +8

      she was going to a concert with her friend along with her. Her friend reported that Karen was singing in the back of the car at a very low level and this is the same level she sang. There was some sort of magic between Karen's voice and the microphone.

  • @wayneadams9468
    @wayneadams9468 Před 7 měsíci +6

    The voice, the drums,the face.

  • @coalcreeker583
    @coalcreeker583 Před 8 měsíci +74

    Watching her play the drums and sing so beautifully at the same time gives me chills. A phenomenal talent gone way too soon.

    • @stardust7x
      @stardust7x Před 8 měsíci +3

      They should have allowed her to continue to sing while playing the drums. Playing the drums was her passion. She never wanted to be front and center singing without her drums. Look how much happier she was-Even her voice was “happier”! They caused her anorexia and bulemia, which ultimately caused her death.

    • @jwade848
      @jwade848 Před 8 měsíci +2

      But she's not even playing in this video, it's obvious

    • @romu6875
      @romu6875 Před 8 měsíci

      Verdade 😢😢

    • @charleshall9461
      @charleshall9461 Před 7 měsíci +1

      I truly agree!!
      She appears much more comfortable behind the drums as she was obviously very good and from watching their videos.

    • @FKLinguista
      @FKLinguista Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@jwade848 The song at 16:59 is actually live and you can see and hear her technique there.

  • @rodisbister4063
    @rodisbister4063 Před 6 lety +15

    I love listening to Karen sing; I miss her