How to kill a song. Karen's voice is great but not for a song like this. They managed to turn a blues classic into an over-produced syrupy mess with no sense of the true meaning of the song.
The Four Freshmen did this song as well and I would love to be able to hear it again. Please humor an old fart who danced to this song as a young man and upload this great song. Thanks in advance.
@VALERIERAMOSEBAY i can't even find it on youtube. karen has the most special voice i've ever heard. words can't even do justice to the way i feel about it, but i'll try: warm, sweet, deep, melancholy, spine chilling, otherworldly, surrealistically beautiful, and i'm sure i'll think of more after i post this.
7 dislikes???? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? How could anybody not love this, they have to be nuts!!!! THIS IS REAL MUSIC not that Lady Ga Ga crap, GET SOME TASTE PEOPLE WHO DISLIKED THIS VIDEO!
@maleficentdiva people like lady gaga, madonna, katy perry, britney spears, etc., etc., are long on fanfare and short on talent, imo. karen didn't wear ridiculous costumes or do inane dances because she didn't need to. she simply opened her mouth and the most beautiful voice on the planet came out, no acrobatics, no manipulating her voice.
@maleficentdiva the only thing i like about christmas as an adult, besides the amarylis and the christmas cacti, is listening to the carpenters' x-mas music. karen's voice seems especially warm and glorious.
@No1KCfan6 its a shame what happened to Karen, she was such an amazing woman! I wasn't alive when she was around, I am too young, but I relate alot to her music, I am a sensitive soul, ( which she was as well.) I would have loved to have seen her in concert, my favorite is the Christmas specials she did I saw them on here, they are are so good. I wish they were shown on TV again, or released on DVD. They both are great specials. :) The world still misses her so much.
@maleficentdiva i'm a sensitive soul, also (though i can be a bastard if you piss me off...lol). i also have depression, and although i don't know it for a fact, i have a feeling karen did, too. i mean, you don't starve yourself when you're happy and feeling good about urself. i have always felt badly for her for her apparent unhappiness. incidentally, i was 13 when she died. i wasn't into any kind of music at that time, and her death sort of went right over my head. (cont.)
@No1KCfan6 ( cont.) it wasn't until i was about 16 and started becoming interested in music that i would hear karen's glorious voice on the radio. i would always stop and take note of it and always noticed how very beautiful and special it was. she is the only vocalist that has ever had that effect on me. i subsequently became nearly obsessed with that voice and wanted to hear every record she ever recorded. i think i'm getting there! lol
well, i like "me and bobby mcgee," and janis' s voice is good for that, whereas karen's wouldn't be. karen's voice is BEST (including EVERY singer) for ballads. just can't get better than her dulcet tones. and this is the definition urbandictionary doht come gives for the phrase "dulcet tones":
"A sound or voice so gorgeous you just have to listen to it again and again no matter what.
So recognisable that even the faintest hint of it in the distance can send your mind reeling." (cont.)
@No1KCfan6 I don't know if you meant that as just a joke for sure,But I am almost positive you didn't and you're serious because it's basically the truth.Well said!
Kaen is a legend who died an early tragic senseless death.As long as there is still people enjoying her music and grieving the tragic loss,there will always be con artists trying to swindle people into thinking thet have the "true" story(somehow!) of the tragedy and you can find out for youself by giving them your money.Throughout human history there is always some scum playing on people's emotions and trying to make money off their grief.Study history,there are plenty of recent examples:RANDY!
Randy great title for the book!!! So glad you are receiving success at it!!! Proud of you and proud of you for telling a side of Karen's story that was never told before!!
Too bad we live in a world where people have to write books about other people's misfortune & make other people out to be villians instead of just enjoying the music that was recorded for everyone to enjoy. Despite what you read friends The Carpenter family was close. Remember when the paparazzi followed princess Diana, & see what what sadly happened that night, well Randy Schmidt is doing the same thing to Karen Carpenter, except Karen's no longer with us,so fans get to endure all this crap.
On the book little Girl Blue- Do you feel Richard is marginalized by the way his image is included on the cover? Randy Schmidt's answer is "Some people don't see him until a second, or third glance." I don't know about any of you, but I recognize the book cover the very first time, who are you fooling Mr. Schmidt, you are so anti Richard Carpenter.There are so many pictures of Karen that you could of put on your cover. Richard has given more money away, then you'll make in a life time.
Me being a soul fan, I gotta say I prefer Janis's version. . . but not to discredit Karen, as I love pretty much every Carpenters ballad. Karen brought an beautiful energy to the song. . .A majestic, and airy one. . .The only reason I prefer Janis with this particular song, is because it seems to me that Janis's life was parallel with the lyrics. But that's not to say Karen's life wasn't. . .just my opinion though
Feb. 4. Well said, Willie Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: (…) But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest, Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
28 years ago we lost this precious soul. Karen really did have a voice of an Angel & eyes of God. She was way too good for this world. Karen was a great example of how just one person can make a big difference in the world. She was about "GOODNESS & ONLY GOODNESS" There is no movie, or book out there that can even come close to painting the picture of Karen Carpenter's life, Only those close to her (no pun intended) on a daily basis would know Karen. It took me a while to learn this over time
Wonder where that spineless puke Randy Schmidt got the title for his book on Karen? Well I'll be, he got it from the song of course only like Randy would do.
wow, what emotions this brings. This don't make you shed a few tears this was Karens Life and what and Angelic voice she has and is still making positive influences even in our youth. There will never be another like her voice and the way she felt each song. She's number 1 in my book always in the female side. EIP always sweet Karen we love ya and always will.
OMG She's killing it with all that sappy shit NO ONE sings this song with more emotion than Janis Joplin I wanted to puke when I heard this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@winkekhikes Joplin is the one whose voice makes you want to puke!Ever thought of investing in a hearing aid?Or are you still shell-shocked from Vietnam?Poor fellow!
@winkekhikes please. janis can't sing worth a nickel. the only thing she does well is scream her brains out. karen sings this exquisitely and the key word is "sings"
OMG She's killing it with all that sappy shit NO ONE sings this song with more emotin than Janis Joplin I want to puke when I heard this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Randy, Randy, Randy using this song for the title of your book, so sad. At least you could have come up with something original! Are you filling your pockets & making alot of money off off Karen's misfortune. You have to live with it brother.
@vmuto1 The guy is a 3rd and 4th grade elementary music teacher,they don't make much money.I'm sure the sociopath is having a great time with the money since he has no respect for the dead or the dead person's grieving relatives.Just look how happy and smiley he is whenever he gives an interview on it.It's like he can barely control himself,like a kid in a candy store,or a shiester who can barely believe he actually pulled one over on a lot of people and is overjoyed.Ever see him express grief?
Randy I know your not a member of the family. You want me to answer all of your questions, but you have dodged all of mine. What is wrong with that picture & you are a music teacher who works with children. IF YOU WOULD HAVE LIVED IT, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY. I SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE PEOPLE YOU INTERVIEWED ON THE PHONE THIS EVENING & THE TRUTH IS AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT THEY REGRETED PARTICIPATING IN YOUR BOOK. You probably left 1000 pages out of the book only if you lived it.
FUNNY THAT SPINELESS PUKE RANDY SCHMIDT GOT THE TITLE OF HIS BOOK FROM THIS SONG. MAKING MONEY OFF OF KAREN CARPENTERS MISFORTUNE, SO SAD. THAT'S OK PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO FIND OUT ABOUT RANDY. ONLY IF HE WOULD TAKE HIS PROCEEDS HE MAKES FROM THE BOOK TO EATING DISORDERS IN KAREN'S HONOR. HE LIKES TO BLOCK PEOPLE ON YOU TUBE IF YOU STATE YOUR OPINION AND HE'S AN AUTHOR? WTF THE DEAL WITH THAT. MANY CLOSE TO CARPENTERS DECLINED TO BE INTERVIED FOR THIS BOOK FYI
oNLY 45 PEOPLE BOTHERED TO RATE OUT OF 14,463 VIEWS.yOU JUST HEARD THE BEST VERSION OF THIS STANDARD WHICH ALL THE GREATEST WOMEN SING AS SORT OF A MEASURING STICK OF GREATNESS.NO OTHER VERSION IN 50 YEARS HAD THE NEW ORIGINAL FRESHNESS OF ARRANGEMENT SUNG IN THE ACCOMPANIMENT BY THE GREATEST OF ALL SINGERS!ROLL OVER DIANA ROSS,GET REAL CARLY SIMON, JANIS JOPLIN YOU SOUND TERRIBLE,SORRY JUDT GARLAND BUT YOU CAN'T COMPETE,YOU SOUND SO SUPERFICIAL BARBARA STRIESAND,ONLY RONSTADT'S VERSION IS CLOSE
I think that Karen's voice was tailor-made for standards. I always wished she had done a similar album to the one Linda Ronstadt did. The standards highlight the silkiness in her tone. I especially like When I Fall in Love.
The title of this song, "Little Girl Blue," will reportedly also be the title of a new biography of Karen, which according to amazon will be published this summer.
La interpretación de Karen Carpenter es superior a las de Diana Ross, Carly Simon y Linda Ronstadt. La versión de Janis Joplin es muy de ella y no admite ninguna comparación. Karen Carpenter impresiona por su comprensión profunda del tema y la capacidad de transmitirlo al oyente. Todos los matices están dados en su interpretación, a lo que contribuyen también los arreglos. La versión de Judy Garland también es muy buena, pero mantiene un tono uniforme, dramático, duro y decidido.
Nice song and nice video tribute... although the pics with the web site URL on them somewhat take away from the overall aura of this tribute. Regardless, Karen's voice is richly fantastic as always!
Well, this song was written by Rodgers and Harts in 1935. Many artists have recorded the song which was not meant for Janis as you suggest. Janis version is without a doubt a powerful, soulful version but she rearranged the lyrics and introduced new lyrics to a classical song. I believe other versions such as Ella, Linda, Nina Simone, etc. are just as good, just different.
Tequierocarl --by mistake i voted a thumbs-down but I meant to vote a thumbs-up!. I fully agree with your comment, this all-time classic was minted by that great pair of Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart. Karen Carpenter's rendering of the song is goregous too. Pitty she didn't record more of these lovely standards. Cheers.
Karen's voice is so clear and perfect. For a change and a totally different version, look up Janis Joplin's version. Equally as excellent, in a rock and roll way. PEACE.
I agree: Karen sang this song beautifully. You're clever, with the way you started out by matching up the photos with the lyrics, with Karen sitting there and the one with her counting. What is that "SUPERSISTER" photo? There's a great video of Karen performing this song at Space Encounters Part 5.
I first heard this song by Nina Simone and loved it. There were several artists who recorded it (Frank Sinatr, Ella Fitzgeral, and Judy Garland to name a few). When I heard Karen sing it, it became even more of a favorite. Thank you for your efforts. BTW, I got your name from Robert's page.
I like how you set up your slide show, with the camera's eye sweeping from one part of a picture to another, and switching it up, bringing the view closer or farther away with each photo. Just makes it more artistic and pleasing to the eye.
How to kill a song. Karen's voice is great but not for a song like this. They managed to turn a blues classic into an over-produced syrupy mess with no sense of the true meaning of the song.
jackharrybill 3 weeks ago
The best recording of this song is by Nina Simone, period.
arsrio 1 month ago
OMG. OMG. how beautiful. How did I miss this song . 28 years later ! WOW !
ahfaxthis 1 month ago
:YOU ARE KIDDING ME ? A new KAREN SONG some 28 years later ! WOW !
ahfaxthis 1 month ago
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No1KCfan6 2 months ago
Man,this is awful: All of you need to watch the live version of Janis Joplin doing this song on the Tom Jones show,LOL
paulypaulification 2 months ago
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@paulypaulification I hope the "LOL" at the end of your comment means that you're being sarcastic! ;-)
No1KCfan6 2 months ago
@paulypaulification You're so right! It is deeply moving.
AieshaB01 3 weeks ago
@AieshaB01 Glad to reach someone,Janis Joplin is the Queen Of The Blues!!!
paulypaulification 3 weeks ago
This is a gorgeous song, and not that easy to sing. Karen
aced it! Dawn Upshaw also had a nice rendition of "Little
Girl Blue", but Karen's version is the best. What a truly
great vocalist!
BigJohnTheEmperor 2 months ago 20
@BigJohnTheEmperor Have you ever watch Janis Joplin's performance on the Tom Jones show in 1969?
joseanabarca 2 months ago
The Four Freshmen did this song as well and I would love to be able to hear it again. Please humor an old fart who danced to this song as a young man and upload this great song. Thanks in advance.
amapro21 4 months ago
May I suggest Sarah Vaughn's version of this song?
VALERIERAMOSEBAY 4 months ago
@VALERIERAMOSEBAY i can't even find it on youtube. karen has the most special voice i've ever heard. words can't even do justice to the way i feel about it, but i'll try: warm, sweet, deep, melancholy, spine chilling, otherworldly, surrealistically beautiful, and i'm sure i'll think of more after i post this.
No1KCfan6 2 months ago
one song I would have loved to have heard Karen sing, was "When You Wish Upon A Star" that would have been a great song for her. :)
maleficentdiva 5 months ago
@maleficentdiva Wow! That would've been INCREDIBLE!!! By the way,
listen to "I can dream, can't I?". In my opinion, that was her best all-time
song.
avaxtakaka 3 months ago 16
7 dislikes???? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? How could anybody not love this, they have to be nuts!!!! THIS IS REAL MUSIC not that Lady Ga Ga crap, GET SOME TASTE PEOPLE WHO DISLIKED THIS VIDEO!
maleficentdiva 5 months ago
@maleficentdiva I agree! As for the classless white-trash
who dislike this type of music.....well, f*** 'em! Those are
the same type of people who enjoy watching dogs fight.
TheCthulhuBoy 2 months ago
@maleficentdiva people like lady gaga, madonna, katy perry, britney spears, etc., etc., are long on fanfare and short on talent, imo. karen didn't wear ridiculous costumes or do inane dances because she didn't need to. she simply opened her mouth and the most beautiful voice on the planet came out, no acrobatics, no manipulating her voice.
No1KCfan6 2 months ago
@No1KCfan6 that is why she is timeless, she had real talent, and you don't have to try that hard to make it known. She was a special lady :)
maleficentdiva 2 months ago
@maleficentdiva agreed!
No1KCfan6 2 months ago
one this for sure is you would never hear Lady Ga Ga do something like this!
maleficentdiva 5 months ago
PURE MAGIC! this reminds me of the Christmas album it has that same magical feeling :)
maleficentdiva 5 months ago
@maleficentdiva the only thing i like about christmas as an adult, besides the amarylis and the christmas cacti, is listening to the carpenters' x-mas music. karen's voice seems especially warm and glorious.
No1KCfan6 2 months ago
@No1KCfan6 its a shame what happened to Karen, she was such an amazing woman! I wasn't alive when she was around, I am too young, but I relate alot to her music, I am a sensitive soul, ( which she was as well.) I would have loved to have seen her in concert, my favorite is the Christmas specials she did I saw them on here, they are are so good. I wish they were shown on TV again, or released on DVD. They both are great specials. :) The world still misses her so much.
maleficentdiva 2 months ago
@maleficentdiva i'm a sensitive soul, also (though i can be a bastard if you piss me off...lol). i also have depression, and although i don't know it for a fact, i have a feeling karen did, too. i mean, you don't starve yourself when you're happy and feeling good about urself. i have always felt badly for her for her apparent unhappiness. incidentally, i was 13 when she died. i wasn't into any kind of music at that time, and her death sort of went right over my head. (cont.)
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@No1KCfan6 ( cont.) it wasn't until i was about 16 and started becoming interested in music that i would hear karen's glorious voice on the radio. i would always stop and take note of it and always noticed how very beautiful and special it was. she is the only vocalist that has ever had that effect on me. i subsequently became nearly obsessed with that voice and wanted to hear every record she ever recorded. i think i'm getting there! lol
No1KCfan6 2 months ago
Quel charme Karen Carpenter.....beaucoup de classe .....et des fois amusante ...
MrLinoventura 5 months ago
(cont.) those definitions fit karen's voice to a tee
No1KCfan6 6 months ago
well, i like "me and bobby mcgee," and janis' s voice is good for that, whereas karen's wouldn't be. karen's voice is BEST (including EVERY singer) for ballads. just can't get better than her dulcet tones. and this is the definition urbandictionary doht come gives for the phrase "dulcet tones":
"A sound or voice so gorgeous you just have to listen to it again and again no matter what.
So recognisable that even the faintest hint of it in the distance can send your mind reeling." (cont.)
No1KCfan6 6 months ago
i think anyone who thinks that janis sings this better than karen is mentally ill.
No1KCfan6 6 months ago 3
@No1KCfan6 I don't know if you meant that as just a joke for sure,But I am almost positive you didn't and you're serious because it's basically the truth.Well said!
rematpac 6 months ago
@rematpac well, mentally ill at worst; horrible taste at best lol
No1KCfan6 6 months ago
@No1KCfan6 ...........seriously?!?
searayus1 6 months ago
@No1KCfan6 DEFINITELY, they are fucking nuts!
maleficentdiva 5 months ago
@No1KCfan6 EXACTLY!
maleficentdiva 2 months ago
Kaen is a legend who died an early tragic senseless death.As long as there is still people enjoying her music and grieving the tragic loss,there will always be con artists trying to swindle people into thinking thet have the "true" story(somehow!) of the tragedy and you can find out for youself by giving them your money.Throughout human history there is always some scum playing on people's emotions and trying to make money off their grief.Study history,there are plenty of recent examples:RANDY!
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@rematpac rematpac, why don't you keep your comments on topic? sheesh!
No1KCfan6 2 months ago
why can't everybody have good taste like me and see that karen has *the* most surrealistically beautiful, exquisite voice on the planet?
No1KCfan6 7 months ago
I saw and liked them LIVE and she is still FABULOUS
NanBayKid1 8 months ago
Randy great title for the book!!! So glad you are receiving success at it!!! Proud of you and proud of you for telling a side of Karen's story that was never told before!!
cd72 9 months ago
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Too bad we live in a world where people have to write books about other people's misfortune & make other people out to be villians instead of just enjoying the music that was recorded for everyone to enjoy. Despite what you read friends The Carpenter family was close. Remember when the paparazzi followed princess Diana, & see what what sadly happened that night, well Randy Schmidt is doing the same thing to Karen Carpenter, except Karen's no longer with us,so fans get to endure all this crap.
vmuto1 10 months ago
ooooooh sooooo beautiful thanx ever soooooo much for putting this on
kcrcbest 11 months ago
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On the book little Girl Blue- Do you feel Richard is marginalized by the way his image is included on the cover? Randy Schmidt's answer is "Some people don't see him until a second, or third glance." I don't know about any of you, but I recognize the book cover the very first time, who are you fooling Mr. Schmidt, you are so anti Richard Carpenter.There are so many pictures of Karen that you could of put on your cover. Richard has given more money away, then you'll make in a life time.
vmuto1 11 months ago
Terrible crap.
tsuguway 11 months ago
Me being a soul fan, I gotta say I prefer Janis's version. . . but not to discredit Karen, as I love pretty much every Carpenters ballad. Karen brought an beautiful energy to the song. . .A majestic, and airy one. . .The only reason I prefer Janis with this particular song, is because it seems to me that Janis's life was parallel with the lyrics. But that's not to say Karen's life wasn't. . .just my opinion though
taw91891 1 year ago
FlyingMondongo 1 year ago
28 years ago we lost this precious soul. Karen really did have a voice of an Angel & eyes of God. She was way too good for this world. Karen was a great example of how just one person can make a big difference in the world. She was about "GOODNESS & ONLY GOODNESS" There is no movie, or book out there that can even come close to painting the picture of Karen Carpenter's life, Only those close to her (no pun intended) on a daily basis would know Karen. It took me a while to learn this over time
vmuto1 1 year ago
Wonder where that spineless puke Randy Schmidt got the title for his book on Karen? Well I'll be, he got it from the song of course only like Randy would do.
vmuto1 1 year ago
omg i never heard a voice so pure.
lcd2201 1 year ago
wow, what emotions this brings. This don't make you shed a few tears this was Karens Life and what and Angelic voice she has and is still making positive influences even in our youth. There will never be another like her voice and the way she felt each song. She's number 1 in my book always in the female side. EIP always sweet Karen we love ya and always will.
lovethefourhearsemen 1 year ago
I wonder to know if this arrangement was made by Billy May. He also made the arrangement for the great Anita O'Day.
FlyingMondongo 1 year ago
OMG She's killing it with all that sappy shit NO ONE sings this song with more emotion than Janis Joplin I wanted to puke when I heard this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
winkekhikes 1 year ago
@winkekhikes Joplin is the one whose voice makes you want to puke!Ever thought of investing in a hearing aid?Or are you still shell-shocked from Vietnam?Poor fellow!
rematpac 1 year ago
@rematpac really. janis joplin?! she sounds like she gargled with battery acid ha
No1KCfan6 7 months ago
@winkekhikes please. janis can't sing worth a nickel. the only thing she does well is scream her brains out. karen sings this exquisitely and the key word is "sings"
No1KCfan6 7 months ago
OMG She's killing it with all that sappy shit NO ONE sings this song with more emotin than Janis Joplin I want to puke when I heard this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
winkekhikes 1 year ago
Randy, Randy, Randy using this song for the title of your book, so sad. At least you could have come up with something original! Are you filling your pockets & making alot of money off off Karen's misfortune. You have to live with it brother.
vmuto1 1 year ago
@vmuto1 The guy is a 3rd and 4th grade elementary music teacher,they don't make much money.I'm sure the sociopath is having a great time with the money since he has no respect for the dead or the dead person's grieving relatives.Just look how happy and smiley he is whenever he gives an interview on it.It's like he can barely control himself,like a kid in a candy store,or a shiester who can barely believe he actually pulled one over on a lot of people and is overjoyed.Ever see him express grief?
rematpac 7 months ago
Randy I know your not a member of the family. You want me to answer all of your questions, but you have dodged all of mine. What is wrong with that picture & you are a music teacher who works with children. IF YOU WOULD HAVE LIVED IT, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY. I SPOKE WITH ONE OF THE PEOPLE YOU INTERVIEWED ON THE PHONE THIS EVENING & THE TRUTH IS AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT THEY REGRETED PARTICIPATING IN YOUR BOOK. You probably left 1000 pages out of the book only if you lived it.
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FUNNY THAT SPINELESS PUKE RANDY SCHMIDT GOT THE TITLE OF HIS BOOK FROM THIS SONG. MAKING MONEY OFF OF KAREN CARPENTERS MISFORTUNE, SO SAD. THAT'S OK PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO FIND OUT ABOUT RANDY. ONLY IF HE WOULD TAKE HIS PROCEEDS HE MAKES FROM THE BOOK TO EATING DISORDERS IN KAREN'S HONOR. HE LIKES TO BLOCK PEOPLE ON YOU TUBE IF YOU STATE YOUR OPINION AND HE'S AN AUTHOR? WTF THE DEAL WITH THAT. MANY CLOSE TO CARPENTERS DECLINED TO BE INTERVIED FOR THIS BOOK FYI
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suntorypop 1 year ago
without a doubt, janis joplin sang this song better than anyone
stendeb 1 year ago
oNLY 45 PEOPLE BOTHERED TO RATE OUT OF 14,463 VIEWS.yOU JUST HEARD THE BEST VERSION OF THIS STANDARD WHICH ALL THE GREATEST WOMEN SING AS SORT OF A MEASURING STICK OF GREATNESS.NO OTHER VERSION IN 50 YEARS HAD THE NEW ORIGINAL FRESHNESS OF ARRANGEMENT SUNG IN THE ACCOMPANIMENT BY THE GREATEST OF ALL SINGERS!ROLL OVER DIANA ROSS,GET REAL CARLY SIMON, JANIS JOPLIN YOU SOUND TERRIBLE,SORRY JUDT GARLAND BUT YOU CAN'T COMPETE,YOU SOUND SO SUPERFICIAL BARBARA STRIESAND,ONLY RONSTADT'S VERSION IS CLOSE
rematpac 1 year ago
@rematpac linda ronstadt's version is close? karen's voice is so much more beautiful and special than hers, imo.
No1KCfan6 7 months ago
@No1KCfan6 No arguement here.My meaning of close means "2nd best"of all the versions of the song I've heard by different artists.
rematpac 7 months ago
Best version of this song ever done.
rematpac 1 year ago
Janis Joplin's version is unequaled. She rips it up....
Greendevilrc1 1 year ago
@Greendevilrc1 ha. she rips it up all right
No1KCfan6 7 months ago
@Greendevilrc1 Yea,she rips it up... to shreads to the point it is unrecognizable as music.
rematpac 6 months ago
it could not be more in tune. more perfect. just the perfect one of this song. sorry to all of the best girls. but this is the best.
justinjameswest 1 year ago
I grew up listening to the Carpenters and Karen was so special and talented!
StaunchComic 1 year ago
i love janis joplins version the best
sandhilldiva 1 year ago
@sandhilldiva
Here here!
vidqn 1 year ago
@sandhilldiva You are joking aren't you?
rematpac 1 year ago
@rematpac no i am not. janis sings this song way better than karen,in my opinion but hey to each his own.
sandhilldiva 1 year ago
@sandhilldiva I am amazed and not in a good way ,but I respect your honest respectful reply.
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KC forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
vaccavo 1 year ago
KC forever///////1
vaccavo 1 year ago
I think that Karen's voice was tailor-made for standards. I always wished she had done a similar album to the one Linda Ronstadt did. The standards highlight the silkiness in her tone. I especially like When I Fall in Love.
boywondfw 1 year ago
@boywondfw my thumbs up button isn't working, so "thumbs up"
No1KCfan6 6 months ago
Love the videos from LoveHowardBanister - always great!!!
caargoqueen 1 year ago
AAAAAAAHHHHH JUST BEAUTIFUL THANX
kcrcbest 1 year ago
gorgeous
MrJonk1969 1 year ago
I love this song!
Krichardvn94 1 year ago
The title of this song, "Little Girl Blue," will reportedly also be the title of a new biography of Karen, which according to amazon will be published this summer.
Iwakuni8 2 years ago
La interpretación de Karen Carpenter es superior a las de Diana Ross, Carly Simon y Linda Ronstadt. La versión de Janis Joplin es muy de ella y no admite ninguna comparación. Karen Carpenter impresiona por su comprensión profunda del tema y la capacidad de transmitirlo al oyente. Todos los matices están dados en su interpretación, a lo que contribuyen también los arreglos. La versión de Judy Garland también es muy buena, pero mantiene un tono uniforme, dramático, duro y decidido.
FlyingMondongo 2 years ago
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Karenfan09 2 years ago
I'm Karen Spirit
nakluts 2 years ago
Nice song and nice video tribute... although the pics with the web site URL on them somewhat take away from the overall aura of this tribute. Regardless, Karen's voice is richly fantastic as always!
RickHenry 3 years ago
cute pic karen with mike her bf
faithcesari 3 years ago
well each voice has its own style but this song it was only meant for Janis...
judyflorescu 3 years ago
Two different verisons of the song.
It's more like two different songs really.
mikeinfla 3 years ago
Well, this song was written by Rodgers and Harts in 1935. Many artists have recorded the song which was not meant for Janis as you suggest. Janis version is without a doubt a powerful, soulful version but she rearranged the lyrics and introduced new lyrics to a classical song. I believe other versions such as Ella, Linda, Nina Simone, etc. are just as good, just different.
tequierocarl 3 years ago 5
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vHumboldt77 2 years ago
Tequierocarl --by mistake i voted a thumbs-down but I meant to vote a thumbs-up!. I fully agree with your comment, this all-time classic was minted by that great pair of Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart. Karen Carpenter's rendering of the song is goregous too. Pitty she didn't record more of these lovely standards. Cheers.
vHumboldt77 2 years ago 3
PS: try also Sarah Vaughan's version --not to be missed!
vHumboldt77 2 years ago
Karen's voice is so clear and perfect. For a change and a totally different version, look up Janis Joplin's version. Equally as excellent, in a rock and roll way. PEACE.
KosmicJanis 3 years ago
I like Karen' deep mellow voice in this version, very well done, one of my favorites of her slow ballads. Thanks for sharing this.
kboyzrock 3 years ago
thanks for uploading this ... karen's version is my fave !
kissme519 3 years ago
Mine, too!! Doris Day is where I first heard the song, and she's a close second..but Karen is so amazing...Karen 4ever.
LoveHowardBanister 3 years ago
Best version is by Sarah Vaughan from her Broadway Album. Hands down....
TheDivinesass 11 months ago
@LoveHowardBanister doris day a close second to karen? i don't *think* so!
No1KCfan6 7 months ago
I agree: Karen sang this song beautifully. You're clever, with the way you started out by matching up the photos with the lyrics, with Karen sitting there and the one with her counting. What is that "SUPERSISTER" photo? There's a great video of Karen performing this song at Space Encounters Part 5.
no1cfielder 3 years ago
Thank you! I'm not sure what the SuperSister photo is, maybe the billboard was made for her. I think her eyes are on the billboard.
LoveHowardBanister 3 years ago
I first heard this song by Nina Simone and loved it. There were several artists who recorded it (Frank Sinatr, Ella Fitzgeral, and Judy Garland to name a few). When I heard Karen sing it, it became even more of a favorite. Thank you for your efforts. BTW, I got your name from Robert's page.
KSchwab9 4 years ago 2
Wow, thank you so much!!! And thank you to you too, Robert!! =D
LoveHowardBanister 4 years ago
@KSchwab9 you should try listening to caron wheeler's version of little girl blue. Very nice.
Jay083088 5 months ago
Judy, Somehow i missed her singing this classic. It encapsulates how I'm feeling now.
Love to You & Angel Karen.
"Sit there & count your Fingers, what can you do...old girl you're through...you're Hope is getting slender..."
pennymusicMAma 4 years ago
i like this video, many tnx
sneyder69 4 years ago
I like how you set up your slide show, with the camera's eye sweeping from one part of a picture to another, and switching it up, bringing the view closer or farther away with each photo. Just makes it more artistic and pleasing to the eye.
RxTechRN2b 4 years ago 2
Thank you!! I worked hard to making it like that, I am so glad you like it.
LoveHowardBanister 4 years ago
Great work, Judy! Love it! =)
sisterlead02 4 years ago 2
Thank you, Glaphre!
LoveHowardBanister 4 years ago