Carepnters - Rainy days and mondays

[msanniemc]

I normally don't like this kind of music but there's just something about Karen's voice

[52tincup]

Thankyou for positng this video. No doubt she was depressed. Such a beautiful person and talent. The most beautiful voice I've ever heard.

[58abbajimi]

...:funny I always wind up here with you. nice to know somebody loves me." I am glad she had her brother and family.

[pierrebrseven]

Did she ever realize how good she truly was. One of the greatest singers of our time!

[mabeel46]

I really really love this song!!

[mabeel46]

I really really love this song

[paul2006au]

Just sang with her in the car she holds the notes so long...but gee i sounded good

[amd77j]

Hauntingly beautiful. My, my, my what a voice. So sad that she died so young. Sigh....

[catkisser]

How could she not know she was such a great talent?? I WISH I could at least approach her voice. she is the best,

[frankty67]

The only singer ever that makes the hair on my neck stand up.Every Time!!

[andre2robb]

pure talent!

[berlygirl123]

I miss her. I remember her from my elementary school years. How beautiful.

[LilmissJessicaRabbit]

Such a tragic story, but such fantastic talent! If only people now could sing like she did! I am 40, and still love her!

[AMOROSALIGTH]

Beautiful song ..... I like to marry this issue .... Thanks for sharing ......

[Kittyke85]

I LOVE this song!!!

[TheJen147]

this song reminds me of my childhood....my daddy used to sing along to the big records...:)

[harryklyne]

Most beautiful singing voice I've ever heard!

[TONInhere10]

one of my all time favorite song...gosh i can never get bored with this. ^_^

[AdamWalker84]

monday morning feeling again

[renegado100]

It seems all her songs were specially written to her sweet and tender voice !!

Karen was also a great human being.

[31biboy]

@renegado100 yes exactly

[OAPestOutWest]

Miss Carpenters voice is phenominal

xoxo Karen

[tjsadar]

Hard to believe it has been 27 years since her death. Still the best... one of a kind!

[31biboy]

@tjsadar thats what u call real talent

[finally39]

I just wonder if these two really knew how good this track is? Incredible!

[Heidibear76]

...AND she played DRUMS. Never will we see talent such as this for a long, long time. God Bless you Karen.

[swingonavine]

One of the all time great female singers!! She has a velvet voice that always gets to me! Gone too soon but always remembered!!

[hj351]

*sigh*

[poolfarm2]

I really love and miss the Carpenters, fantastic group.

If only Janis Joplin Had given karan that pork pie, they'd both be here with us today.

[CarpentersFanForLife]

The world needs you Karen? We miss you KC.

We love you <3

[Upperstrom]

Such a lovely song. Karen was so incredibly talented as a singer and a drummer.

[MrJonk1969]

this person has superb taste!

[vipergurn]

I realy miss you karen

[hj351]

ditto

[highestnote]

Richard and Karen Carpenter defined and entire era of music. Karen's voice was unparalleled, classic, and timeless. In a way, she was ahead of her time. Her dramatic voice was uplifting and sultry, which could stir the soul of any man with even faintest pulse.

[stephenspano5369]

I always thought it might of been cool that of all the many interviews Karen did in the following years some witty DJ might of began by saying, "Hello Karen, well it's not Monday and it's not raining.....how are you feeling?" I think she would of liked that. Then he might ask her "how did you invent one of the greatest singing voices in modern music by age 19?" I would of loved to hear her answer!

[MrJonk1969]

ehem...."*one* of the greatest singing voices"? lol

[squitzy]

@MrJonk1969

Not quite certain what you mean by this post. Can you please expand a bit?

[MrJonk1969]

yes, squitzy. what i meant by that is, in my opinion, karen has *the* greatest singing voice, not *one* of the greatest.

[squitzy]

Not certain what you mean by this comment. Could you please expand on this?

[Slatch35]

Their greatest hit cd comes out Jan 10th. and it'll have a picture of Karen on the side of the CD Case.

[CarpentersFanForLife]

Karen, My dear you are amazing.

We all love you and miss you.

We will NEVER forget your voice and your talent.

Love you Karen And Richard Carpenter

[appetite4490]

I love Karen Carpenter...

[tripleH1313]

As for female voices, really, there was none finer than Karen. She'll always be missed.

[obamaisapieceofshit]

What a perfect voice. Karen went to heaven to teach angels how to sing.

[Zarathustra06]

Do you honestly not feel just a slight bit insincere when you write "Karen went to heaven to teach angels how to sing"? I assure you the rest of us are cringing.

[goback3spaces]

Yeah, but, you see, Zarathustra, one of their big hits "Close to You," contains the lyric, "On the day that you were born the angels got together, and decided to create a dream come true," so this sort of sentiment goes with the territory. I'm willing to give obamaisapieceofshit the benefit of the doubt.

[Zarathustra06]

Touché, goback3spaces. Having since ventured further into the Carpenters oeuvre, I've discovered it's necessary to take their saccharine sentimentality with a grain of salt.

[hj351]

true. the music is pure pop. however, listen to her voice; thats not saccharine sentimentality I hear, its pain and longing. in other words, real life.

[squitzy]

@Zarathustra06

Oooh!! Aren't we hip and edgy? You are the kind of person that helped to destroyed her. Hope you are happy with that, Go read your flippin' Rolling Stone magazine.

Thus Spake Squitzy

[squitzy]

OOOH! Aren't we hip, edgy and condescending! Go back to reading your Rolling Stone magazine or whatever the "oeuvre" is these days for slamming people who are just not cool enough for you. Test your power to see who else you can destroy. This woman had one of the purest singing voices ever. Name some that were as good or better. That is a challenge. Thus Spake Squitzy!

[Defenseman619]

@squitzy WHOSE RESPONSIBLE THIS

[frank47hammer]

@squitzy you are so intelligent

[poundsand]

The world lost a lot when she passed. What a tragic life. I hope to see her again.

[REGGAEDUBSCENE]

one of my favorite singer is karen carpenter.

r.i.p

[barkleysound]

its rare these day to see such a good female singer and drummer

[trydreamin]

Absolutely love a girl that plays the drums and sings this beautiful. I was always the guy that played the saxophone part. I still love that role and the mechanics of blowing the horn.

[michmedic57]

Thanks for a great memory. I was fortunate to have seen the Carpenters in concert twice. The last concert I will always remember because my mother passed exactly a week later. This song holds a very special place in my heart

[gaserjd]

Yes we let an angel slip through our fingers.

[getula64]

ok, this one did it. i can't shut off the waterworks now. :( why did we have to lose her???

[lehbavhe]

I grew up listening to her songs,thnx to my Mother & Godmother who loves to listen to her songs,that's why till now i love to sing her songs.Thanks for uploading!

[fox7993]

The best female voice ever !

1) Karen Carpenter

2) The Rest

[justgetsome]

What a woman.

[teresachristine]

I have the piano music for most of the Carpenters songs. Ill have to dig them out and see if I remember to play.

[SacMyk]

and everyday is Monday for me now

[MasterAceman123456]

Miss you still Karen!

[cda345]

is it true that this was Karen's favorite of all their songs?

[entertainer106]

No. "I Need to Be in Love" was her favorite.

[EdwardWLynn]

I love this song. Fantastic writing by Paul Williams, I believe. And a perfect marriage of song and voice. A higher voice would have made this song too feminine, too woe is me. But, especially with Karen Carpenter's voice, it's not really depressing. It feels like sort of a bearable melancholy that you know you'll get over. If only she had.

[inkey2]

note: to EdwardWLynn: wow,,,,,,thats a great way to put it....."a bearable melancholy that you know you'll get over". Sounds like something a Brit would say

[inkey2]

Once Anorexia digs it's claws into you it is like a demon that engulfs you. I have had long relationships with 2 girlfriends that suffered dearly from it. It is almost like having agressive cancer.

[MrShoeguy]

I thought of the perfect name for Karen Carpenter. She should be called Our Lady of Rock Divinity. She was so great. I'm going to go and paste this message on some other videos because I think it's a good name. I hope it catches on.

[cprince10]

The coolest girl that ever lived

[JChurch84]

She killed herself by throwing up too many times.

[kevinvisaman]

Actually she was more anorexic than Bulemic she she tended to starve herself more so than puking -- although after she went through treatment for anorexia she did become more so Bulemic after that -- taking huge doses of Ipetec Syrup to induce vomiting which they say probably was the major contributor to her ultimate death as Ipetec is a very harsh substance (basically a poison) and it threw her electrolites all out of balance leading to her death of heart failure

[mrarches]

she was a smak head

[yellownut1]

is girl was just a huge hit i really feel for her family and friends i would of loved to of meet her she is y insperation r.i.p karen

[kiyoshimo]

What actually killed Karen Carpenter? Was it the bulimia or anorexia? I mean, anorexic because she used restriction & bulimic because she used laxatives. Was she a mixture of the two or what?

[captainsmith1]

I think her family killed her with their unreal expectations. I've been treated for an eating disorder and I can tell you, one of the most common things among patients with these problems is that unless they're perfect and live up t everyone's specifications, they're not going to be loved. Karen's mother was very hard on her. Richard was always her mother's favorite. Watch "The Karen Carpenter Story"; it's here on youtube.

[apike6]

She had been in recovery from them and was doing well.

It was Anorexia Nervosa. Her Heart Failed which was a result of the Prior Anorexia.

[kevinvisaman]

Actually she wasn't doing well after treatment in 1981 --- shortly after her return to L.A. after treatment in NYC she was abck to abusing laxatives and was consuming huge doses of Ipetec Syrup to induce vometing -- so publically, yes she would eat, but then drink ipetec afterwards and vomit - they say that the Ipetec was more a contributor to her heart failure than the actual yrs of anorexic abuse --- and after recovery there were still certain foods that she wouldn't touch (eggs for example)

[kevinvisaman]

Initially she was more anorexic --- very ritualistic about avoiding meals - if in a restaurant she would wait until everyone else placed their order so she could order something completely different and then would share it up with everyone else to avaid actually eating it -- after treatement in 1981 for anorexia she actually then became more bulemic after - consuming huige doses of Ipetec syrup to induce vomiting

[angelalovesya]

I LUB THE CARPENTERS!

[Iwakuni8]

A voice like mulled claret -- smooth, warm, profound, soothing, and pleasantly addictive. As the Irish might say, "Karen, we hardly knew ye."

[frdknitwear]

shame that family got in the way of life :(

[Curtlee007]

I think people fixated so much on her lovely voice that Karen Carpenter the person somehow got lost in the shuffle with tragic consequences.

[brighteyesnicey]

Out of the syrup came forth sweetness

[mjjfan69]

stunning. thats all that really needs to be said about her voice! i'm speechless everytime i hear her, bring tears.

[okrabay]

this is how its done.

She was such a wonderful person, the world is much worse off without her.

[HeatherY2605]

A unique voice

[ProudKansan08]

Karen Carpenter has the prettiest voice ever created. No one has ever come close. Its pure and angelic. I am 24 and a huge fan.

[johnny10301968]

She(Karen Carpenter)was ranked at the top along side John Bonham of Led Zeppelin fo greatest rock drummers.

[iluvdrink]

class

[Groek123]

Karol was pure magic ! So sad with her Anorexia. Her sound and Music will never die !

[speier]

it's karen. not karol.

[Groek123]

sure sorry :-)

[vangelissopamena]

LOL

"KAROL"

LOL

[LPsunshine]

Sometimes you know when you are being visited by one of the Angels from God's Heavenly Choir. One such Angel was Karen Carpenter.

Thank you Karen.

[CatManStewie]

Well said, LP.

[emilyosment2000]

shes an angel and always will be,I WILL NEVER FORGET U KAREN!!!!!!

[eternalanime]

Wow she's playing the drums and

singing at the same time, somewhat

uncommon combo. Her voice is really

pure.

[Stephanayotte]

well...apparantly she was recovering but had heart failure due to the strain put on her heart from her gain of weight while recovering...so sad :(

[Stephanayotte]

Karen Carpenter was so beautiful...its so sad her death...if only she knew how beautiful she was...:(

[pinkdog808]

i luv this freakin song

[bigpapykane]

I love her flawless hair!

[ShotgunSlade]

The Best!

[linda2894]

ten thumps and toes up for thos lovely song!!!!

[jekita0903]

she is the best singer in the world forever es la mejor te keremossssssssssss

[Dickeydog]

Never a better female singer...Celine doesn't hold a candle to Karen!

[okla1959]

AMEN!!!

[HYGRADE7692]

You got that right

[stormvejr87]

Your Crazy :) Celine is ligthyears ahead of karen. I like Karen, but c'mon.... Vs. Celine is she fades..

[bsbncandey]

They're both great and are both classy singers, these are the kind of singers we should be appreciating not tearing down or putting them up against each other. They're amazing in their own ways.

[trump100]

wowowowowowowow wish we could go back in time and get her back

[Hugh69]

we need to focus right now on all the peole that are here,and save them like we would Karen.

[YB2000]

I always melt down listening to her incredibly clean and pure voice with such a range. You are my angel Karen.

[jeffassasincross]

such a good singer, observes how she  hits the low notes

[markphan]

I LOVE THIS SONG ^^

[ahsisi]

She's the best =)

[lyubitel]

Karen was A Single Singer in the World! I love her.

[mclean4121]

I like rock, but she is amazing. She makes me shiver, her voice is amazing.

[condaly]

Beautiful voice beautiful memories what more can you say.

[smillas]

amen and allelujah!

[cowleyjags]

Angel is the right word!

[renecrod3]

KAREN CARPENTER WAS AN ANGEL.