Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, could sing like Karen Carpenter.!! No one could touch her unique voice, eloquent soft caressing tone.. She sang so personal, as if she was singing to only you, for only you. When she sang, her haunting angelic golden voice, just pierced straight through my very being. Karen sang with absolute innocence, from her heart, from such depth. 28 years later, and she still touches my life.
After all these years, like my Mother, I miss your presence. Rest in Peace Karen.
I am a trombone player and can remember playing this song as a solo in a concert in high school. It remains, and always will remain, as one of the high points of my life!
Sad to look back and wonder if this is why she suffered so much, or was it just a brilliant glimpse of most of us, once in a while ... on this miserable rainy day in Minnesota, we miss you, and your beautiful voice, Karen.
i was raised on this music, she was stunning, beautiful and had a voice no 1 will ever match or beat in my lifetime,i have children now of my own, and they just cant believe how beautiful her voice was and ( they are in there late teens) i just hope that they will pass this on 2 their children, she was and will always be a timeless clasic, 30 plus yrs gone and still rememberd as if it was only yesterday,god bless karen xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, could sing like Karen Carpenter.!! No one could touch her unique Voice. Except the great Judy Garland, who both shared such similar experiences in life, and tragedy in life. Both disliked their looks very much.
When she sang, her haunting angelic golden voice, just pierced straight through my very being. Karen sang with absolute innocence, from her heart, from such depth.!!!
Karen and Richard made one of the Greatest Musical Groups ever to record Music.
Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, could sing like Karen Carpenter.!! No one could touch her unique Voice. Except Judy Garland, who both shared such similar experiences in life, and tragedy in life. Both disliked their looks very much.
When she sang, her haunting angelic golden voice, just pierced straight through my very being. Karen sang with absolute innocence, from her heart, from such depth.!!!
Karen and Richard made one of the Greatest Musical Groups ever to record Music.
Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, could sing like Karen Carpenter.!! No could touch her unique Voice. Except Judy Garland, who both shared such similar experiences in life, and tragedy in life. Both disliked their looks very much.
Her Voice was a rare gift. When she sang, her haunting angelic golden voice, just pierced straight through my very being. Karen sang with absolute innocence, from her heart, from such depth.!!!
Karen and Richard made one of the Greatest Musical Groups ever to record Music.
Once upon a time, not too long ago, composers wrote songs with timeless melodies & words that spoke to the soul. Artists had voices suited for singing and harmonizing rather than rapping. Songs were compositions that had an introduction, body, and ending. Little did we know that it would all die.
I'm not a huge fan -- although I love this song and her voice -- but I'm more intrigued by the absolutely obvious signs of her growing illness. The head to toe garments that cover everything. Even her wig hides her forehead. Man, these two were anal to the point that no performance of Rainy Days was ever different for the next. They just wouldn't go outside their own box.
It would never work for Karen to live in Seattle. We have rainy days four or five months out of the year, and of course, Mondays 1/7th of the year. Rain = green. Love it.
First, my sincerest apologies to Richard, it's not david.
Second, Karen Carpenter, there are absolutely NO words that can describe the Awesome Dynamic Haunting Angelic voice of Karen. She sings it from her heart and the very being of her soul of innocence and purity, I mean, OMG, No One, and I mean No One, can sing like Karen Carpenter. Her haunting dynamic voice, just pierces straight through you, as you listen to her sing.
The world lost the greatest female talent, ever! Rest in Peace Karen.
@MrSonny119 Yeah right..sure shes great but dont make that overused line about "one and only"..not funny anymore..plenty of other singers that CAN and DO sing and/or make music just not so many in this particular style..
Well, I will state my opinion, as I see it, and believe it, so please don't tell me what I can say, and what I cannot say.
Don't take any offense, as this is is not meant to be, but If you wish to debate, or dispute my opinion, state so, and why, don't be condescending, or authoritative, to anyone in a public commenting forum, again, sir.
The Carpenters, what else can I say.!!! My All-Time Favorite Great Songs.!!! I love them, Karen and David Carpenter, and my youth that it reminds me of, from 1969 - 1973.!!!
I bet if Karen had a dentist full of noicain in her jaws, a sock stuffed in her mouth, and the worst case of larengitis anyone could get, she would still sound like an angel from Heaven. Lord, what a talent.
she didn't killed herself. she had a psychological disorder named anorexia nervosa which impedes yourself from eating because you think that you are fat but the real thing is that you were so thin and slowly dying of malnutrition.
@cocogelomango Her heart gave out. She passed due to a cardiac event, secondary to her eating disorder. If you are going to correct someone make sure your facts are right.
john61ish is not worth your time coco ... too many jerks like that online.
@LtPaddlesWebb , Now, Now, it doesn't do her memory any good fighting like this, But you have to admit her eating disorder didn't help matters, since binging and purgeing puts strain on the heart as well as other muscles in the stomach and the esophugas, er the throat muscles.
I saw the " Carpenters " Movie and I just cried and couldn't stop until I went dry. and could hardly breathe.
She was hot as she was. I think that she had a robust skeleture feature: No dieting would ever achieve the figure that her mind sought! Damn late 60's, & their Twiggy incinuation!
Although it has been long time since Karen was gone, she is living in my mind. How wonderful voice she was! Richard was olso great talent as a muscian. Carpenters were not successful without his ability!
39 years have past since Karen has sang this song..and still..it remains timeless..her art was her voice and her heart..both which shall live on forever
@MsSherri13 its none of my bussiness , have you gone thru this?if so have you gotten better? are getting better? will you have to deal with it the rest of your life? i mean no disrespect and of course you dont have to respond .
@94donnacone no it's ok i don't mind. yes i went threw this and yes i've gotten better but i did it myself and with help from family. i may have to deal with it for the rest of my life because it's always in the back of my mind but i don't give into it. it's really ok you asked because i feel like if i hide it like i use to it will get to me and i will go back to doing it so i don't want to hide it any more. with the help from my family and karen's memory i will be fine.
I try not to think about her demise, and to be honest I really only learnt about it from a movie I watched as a grasshopper. But from that point I was always intrigued with Karen and The Carpenters. A beautiful voice of high & low range, a real talent. But in listening more and more I've come to realise her death actually over shadowed Richard, who's ability to create, arrange & rearrange music is ultimately what made The Carpenters what they are today - A fine example of great music history!
I could listen to her forever. One of my favorite female voices. I feel sad she left us way too soon-I can only imagine how much more her voice would have developed through time.....
Very nice. Such a wholesome voice. My favorite of all time. I love you Karen and thak you. I've listened to this 3 times now. No one will ever exist again able to carry a song like this. Absolutely amazing.
I was born in the 70's and I love Karen Carpenter I used to listen to her when I was younger and I knew I was destined to be a Carpenter as I married a lovely man with the surname lol
Karen Carpenter, Linda Ronstadt, Olivia Newton-John, Helen Reddy,,,,Those girls back in the 70's could actually SING! No stupid stage shows, lip-synching, or dancers! GAG! Thank you to those who post these clips from a lost era. Carpenter was one of the best from that time and one of America's greatest vocalists ever. Such a pure distinctive voice and brilliant phrasing. No one can sing a sad song like Karen.
The Carpenters are one of my favorites from the 70s. I was looking at the Billboard Top 100 for 1971 - everything from Jethro Tull & Led Zeppelin to Perry Como & Andy Williams - pretty amazing.
I Love this song, I love her, I know what it is all about. I just know she's fittin' in a lot better up in the clouds. Everyone that would watch this must be nice, and love Karen too. If so, check out my cool channel. You could find something cool, goodnight
You can hear the sadness in all her songs no matter how hard she tries. As a victim of abuse and neglect you NEVER forget! I now work with children who have been abused and neglected and the damage that has been done to these innocent victims.
My favorite story about the two of them - they were set up to perform with an orchestra - the orchestra heard they were all Pop music and protested by not wearing their tuxedos.
At the end of the concert - the orchestra gave them a standing ovation! I wish I could remember which orchestra and when...TO THE BAT COMPUTER!!!
Raindy days are a good thing. Makes the crops grow. Keeps the fairways lush and green. Got have lil rain to make a rainbow. Mondays ... time to return to and pursue your passion. Rainy days and Mondays always get me pumped!
My mothers chin just wobbled to this song.. she never gets emotional about.. she says there's no music like this anymore.. really touches her. Best voice of all time.. so rich and smooth.. dont know any artist that compares to her, theres good singers, but not like this
I love Karen Carpenter. I was sad at the news of her death. I cried with grief. As I had no money, I was able to buy an expensive LP album. I always borrowed some albums from many classmates. This is a sad song...I felt onely. カーペンターズは今も学生時代の大切な思い出です。今もし生きていたら何処かで会えたかな。ありがとう、カレン。
This is an excellent song, anyway, but Karen could take the most mediocre stuff and make it sound like a million dollars.. I love and miss you, babe.. RIP...
Ah, remember the days when talent and beauty was part mainstream music? This song is sung so perfectly--every note his nailed down properly and profoundly.
I was a little kid when this song came out in 1972 and it made me cry at the time.....bittersweet melancholic melody. I am not a big Carpenters fan but this song is great.
Karen Carpenter had the most angelic voice I've ever heard...she's very good looking too..it's too bad .she felt she had to be skinny???But....we had her for only 32 years...a Heavenly gift from God....so Heaven has another star....when I go to heaven..I want to meet her...I have many questions for her .that will last an eternity..I'm her biggest fan.....
this is soo unfair! why can't we have another Karen Carpenter. I know there will never be another Karen Carpenter but there's so many Britney Spears and Whitney Houstons in the music industry already..if you know what I mean. They all sound the same to me! Worst of all none of them sings like Karen. She's like a once-in-thousand years phenomenon. why did she have to die...
Nobody has or had a voice like Karen Carpenters. WOW ! Her voice just rings clarion like an angels trumpet. SUCH FEELING from such pain.... :( Her appearence looks "tortured" in this video....of the low self-esteem kind. SO SAD. She was AWESOME ! :)
what a tune - I am looking for the Karen Carpenter Story - a film from the 1980's made for TV. I had it on video and I have misplaced it. Any ideas????
A really nice song. I knew it but I searched for it because I saw the movie About a Boy some days ago and the boy Marcus is singing this song in it. It's really nice...
Notice the saxophone, the harmonica, the entire fucking orchestra, and the backing singers. Whilst you're noticing the saxophone, notice the hardcore offence it chimes in with. Man.
I'm so glad you posted this. The Carpenters seem to have been forgotten on Oldies stations and the young generation doesn't even know who she was or how amazing she was. I would love to see a Carpenters revival of sorts. Their music should not be forgotten.
My musicology teacher played this in class today. to show us a somthing.. sporanos voice
xXHolaaJesusXx 1 month ago
Good voice and nice song to listen though it's an old one. often heard it on the radio while driving to work when it was raining. like it very much.
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tanyokechin 2 months ago
i wonder if she ever sang the "The Star-Spangled Banner" because she would have nailed it.
ff85258 7 months ago
Amazing how good music like this can uplift your spirit : )
jjjay69 8 months ago
Como a MTV era boa
ejvrjunior 8 months ago
Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, could sing like Karen Carpenter.!! No one could touch her unique voice, eloquent soft caressing tone.. She sang so personal, as if she was singing to only you, for only you. When she sang, her haunting angelic golden voice, just pierced straight through my very being. Karen sang with absolute innocence, from her heart, from such depth. 28 years later, and she still touches my life.
After all these years, like my Mother, I miss your presence. Rest in Peace Karen.
MrSonny119 9 months ago 5
Thumbs up if @VictoriaJustice4all or Victoria Justice's tweet led you here...
asianvictorians 10 months ago
You have good taste in music Victoria :)
Lloydgo 10 months ago 13
wish I had of married her I always loved her. John Corbett~
stbluesjohnny 1 year ago
LEGENDARY SONG + A LEGENDARY SINGER= LAST SONG SYNDROME FOR EVERYONE OF US WHO LOVE CARPENTERS!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
chixworm 1 year ago
She sings Nothing ever seems to fit
Tragic
telboy123 1 year ago
I am a trombone player and can remember playing this song as a solo in a concert in high school. It remains, and always will remain, as one of the high points of my life!
DrMike201011 1 year ago
how wonderful is this that we can watch her now, she left this world too young,, I still think the is the best singer EVER....
jugee20 1 year ago
Sad to look back and wonder if this is why she suffered so much, or was it just a brilliant glimpse of most of us, once in a while ... on this miserable rainy day in Minnesota, we miss you, and your beautiful voice, Karen.
EleaofGondawa1 1 year ago
JUST MAGIC IN THIS CRAZY WORLD...
tallrangersx 1 year ago
i was raised on this music, she was stunning, beautiful and had a voice no 1 will ever match or beat in my lifetime,i have children now of my own, and they just cant believe how beautiful her voice was and ( they are in there late teens) i just hope that they will pass this on 2 their children, she was and will always be a timeless clasic, 30 plus yrs gone and still rememberd as if it was only yesterday,god bless karen xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
nighel100 1 year ago 2
l love Carpenters' best song !! Forever Carpenters !!! from JAPAN
JAPANJR7GPJ 1 year ago
Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, could sing like Karen Carpenter.!! No one could touch her unique Voice. Except the great Judy Garland, who both shared such similar experiences in life, and tragedy in life. Both disliked their looks very much.
When she sang, her haunting angelic golden voice, just pierced straight through my very being. Karen sang with absolute innocence, from her heart, from such depth.!!!
Karen and Richard made one of the Greatest Musical Groups ever to record Music.
MrSonny119 1 year ago 3
Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, could sing like Karen Carpenter.!! No one could touch her unique Voice. Except Judy Garland, who both shared such similar experiences in life, and tragedy in life. Both disliked their looks very much.
When she sang, her haunting angelic golden voice, just pierced straight through my very being. Karen sang with absolute innocence, from her heart, from such depth.!!!
Karen and Richard made one of the Greatest Musical Groups ever to record Music.
MrSonny119 1 year ago
Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, could sing like Karen Carpenter.!! No could touch her unique Voice. Except Judy Garland, who both shared such similar experiences in life, and tragedy in life. Both disliked their looks very much.
Her Voice was a rare gift. When she sang, her haunting angelic golden voice, just pierced straight through my very being. Karen sang with absolute innocence, from her heart, from such depth.!!!
Karen and Richard made one of the Greatest Musical Groups ever to record Music.
MrSonny119 1 year ago
Once upon a time, not too long ago, composers wrote songs with timeless melodies & words that spoke to the soul. Artists had voices suited for singing and harmonizing rather than rapping. Songs were compositions that had an introduction, body, and ending. Little did we know that it would all die.
michaelfr613 1 year ago
I'm not a huge fan -- although I love this song and her voice -- but I'm more intrigued by the absolutely obvious signs of her growing illness. The head to toe garments that cover everything. Even her wig hides her forehead. Man, these two were anal to the point that no performance of Rainy Days was ever different for the next. They just wouldn't go outside their own box.
mjordan552 1 year ago
It would never work for Karen to live in Seattle. We have rainy days four or five months out of the year, and of course, Mondays 1/7th of the year. Rain = green. Love it.
Daphydyl 1 year ago
it´s very good
exiz1865876 1 year ago
the most perfect voice , xxxxxxxxx
MrMarks4 1 year ago
First, my sincerest apologies to Richard, it's not david.
Second, Karen Carpenter, there are absolutely NO words that can describe the Awesome Dynamic Haunting Angelic voice of Karen. She sings it from her heart and the very being of her soul of innocence and purity, I mean, OMG, No One, and I mean No One, can sing like Karen Carpenter. Her haunting dynamic voice, just pierces straight through you, as you listen to her sing.
The world lost the greatest female talent, ever! Rest in Peace Karen.
MrSonny119 1 year ago 3
@MrSonny119 Very well said! I agree totally!
spider196047 1 year ago
@MrSonny119 Yeah right..sure shes great but dont make that overused line about "one and only"..not funny anymore..plenty of other singers that CAN and DO sing and/or make music just not so many in this particular style..
Edzhjus 1 year ago
@Edzhjus ,
Well, I will state my opinion, as I see it, and believe it, so please don't tell me what I can say, and what I cannot say.
Don't take any offense, as this is is not meant to be, but If you wish to debate, or dispute my opinion, state so, and why, don't be condescending, or authoritative, to anyone in a public commenting forum, again, sir.
Now, you have a nice day, sir.. : )
MrSonny119 1 year ago
@Edzhjus Go rim Susan Boyle, you slob.
Smackdaddy9 1 year ago
Songs like this will live FOREVER! :) i love the CARPENTERS!!!!
donyman16 1 year ago
The Carpenters, what else can I say.!!! My All-Time Favorite Great Songs.!!! I love them, Karen and David Carpenter, and my youth that it reminds me of, from 1969 - 1973.!!!
MrSonny119 1 year ago
I bet if Karen had a dentist full of noicain in her jaws, a sock stuffed in her mouth, and the worst case of larengitis anyone could get, she would still sound like an angel from Heaven. Lord, what a talent.
johnnyu278 1 year ago
if anyone can lower my high blood pressure with out medication it's her.
62rome 1 year ago
Thank you again so much for posting this.
Jlabonski 1 year ago
I feel that wqay myself,,,,I aman old guy all of 59
tjb706 1 year ago
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she killed herself because of her crap music and her gay brother
john61ish 1 year ago
@john61ish That's Not True, & You Know It, You Nub.
paddyjoejr1 1 year ago
@john61ish
she didn't killed herself. she had a psychological disorder named anorexia nervosa which impedes yourself from eating because you think that you are fat but the real thing is that you were so thin and slowly dying of malnutrition.
cocogelomango 1 year ago
@cocogelomango Her heart gave out. She passed due to a cardiac event, secondary to her eating disorder. If you are going to correct someone make sure your facts are right.
john61ish is not worth your time coco ... too many jerks like that online.
LtPaddlesWebb 1 year ago
@LtPaddlesWebb , Now, Now, it doesn't do her memory any good fighting like this, But you have to admit her eating disorder didn't help matters, since binging and purgeing puts strain on the heart as well as other muscles in the stomach and the esophugas, er the throat muscles.
I saw the " Carpenters " Movie and I just cried and couldn't stop until I went dry. and could hardly breathe.
HunterR909 1 year ago
What a voice! What a talent...
TheStefanSittig 1 year ago
Plasmore, I was singing along thinking the same thing. Wish Karen had been able to stay around and see what she meant to so many...
malakoffmom 1 year ago
it IS a rainy day n a Monday all in one for me today. love this song n The Carpenters.
chris72010 1 year ago
She was hot as she was. I think that she had a robust skeleture feature: No dieting would ever achieve the figure that her mind sought! Damn late 60's, & their Twiggy incinuation!
ShellTrek 1 year ago
Although it has been long time since Karen was gone, she is living in my mind. How wonderful voice she was! Richard was olso great talent as a muscian. Carpenters were not successful without his ability!
MrApismellifera 2 years ago 5
39 years have past since Karen has sang this song..and still..it remains timeless..her art was her voice and her heart..both which shall live on forever
69nzzfine 2 years ago 22
as if she's dead !
isobeljayne95 2 years ago
This song is filled with so much emotion.
I get where she's coming from. It does feel like the only thing to do is "find the one who loves me."
It seems stupid, pointless even. I think thats what she was trying to say.
CaLLMehDOC 2 years ago
my favorite song by her!
nick55129 2 years ago 4
Everything in The Carpenters amazes me, mainly Karen. She is very very beautiful and when she sings...waw... I lose my breath!
FREDOWISK 2 years ago 6
She did have love once .but i think that Richard advised his sister other wise
britshop 1 year ago
@britshop i always got the feeling she felt she had no control over her life and was that not part of the illness?
94donnacone 1 year ago
@94donnacone yes thats apart of the illness believe me i know.
MsSherri13 1 year ago
@MsSherri13 its none of my bussiness , have you gone thru this?if so have you gotten better? are getting better? will you have to deal with it the rest of your life? i mean no disrespect and of course you dont have to respond .
94donnacone 1 year ago
@94donnacone no it's ok i don't mind. yes i went threw this and yes i've gotten better but i did it myself and with help from family. i may have to deal with it for the rest of my life because it's always in the back of my mind but i don't give into it. it's really ok you asked because i feel like if i hide it like i use to it will get to me and i will go back to doing it so i don't want to hide it any more. with the help from my family and karen's memory i will be fine.
MsSherri13 1 year ago
She will live forever.....voice of an Angel
BelievenLoveAllWays 2 years ago 6
Karen was a shooting star who appeared in a bright blaze of light for a brief time and then she was gone. I hope I hear her voice in heaven.
adbartels 2 years ago 5
1000 times lovely!
charly9927 2 years ago 4
beutiful lady with an incredible voice ! such a tragic loss !
skinnwalker13 2 years ago 7
Yes she was,Threr is no replacement
britshop 1 year ago
I try not to think about her demise, and to be honest I really only learnt about it from a movie I watched as a grasshopper. But from that point I was always intrigued with Karen and The Carpenters. A beautiful voice of high & low range, a real talent. But in listening more and more I've come to realise her death actually over shadowed Richard, who's ability to create, arrange & rearrange music is ultimately what made The Carpenters what they are today - A fine example of great music history!
01doit 2 years ago 2
lennon
TEENDAHAN 2 years ago
decent lady
a4axn 2 years ago 3
What a wonderful voice. I think the most wonderful female voice of the history of pop music. I could sit and hear her songs for hours.
unguapodel900 2 years ago 5
I agree
lukejake7771 2 years ago
Strange that 35+ years later I still know all the words to these songs....Dont ask me what I ate yesterday .....wont remember...
PLASMOLE 2 years ago 40
yeah me too
lukejake7771 2 years ago
@PLASMOLE So true, lol...
lmaololz1 1 year ago
I could listen to her forever. One of my favorite female voices. I feel sad she left us way too soon-I can only imagine how much more her voice would have developed through time.....
sirmarine 2 years ago 5
How nice it was back when female vocalists wore clothes on stage and acted demure.
ignominni 2 years ago 4
@ignominni Inner Beauty
MrLordbaltimore 1 year ago
it's so sad that she was anerexic
ILOVEAMYY4EVA 2 years ago 4
Her hands were purple! Now no none is fessing up, We were robbed of a great voice!
ponfarr69 2 years ago
Very nice. Such a wholesome voice. My favorite of all time. I love you Karen and thak you. I've listened to this 3 times now. No one will ever exist again able to carry a song like this. Absolutely amazing.
klars2000 2 years ago 2
maude maggart u should try singing this song and see if you can do as good.karen carpenter:BRAVO!
mssharpie 2 years ago
Her voice is the voice of the angel.
I am very much healed.
Jhontuch 2 years ago 6
What a fantastic voice she had!
kred65 2 years ago 2
I was born in the 70's and I love Karen Carpenter I used to listen to her when I was younger and I knew I was destined to be a Carpenter as I married a lovely man with the surname lol
torycar9 2 years ago
That is so sweet.
jprawak 2 years ago
Karens voice is an element.
FlyinRyans35 2 years ago 5
i abs love this song .
means alot :S haha
SweetAssChickoxox 2 years ago
Karen Carpenter, Linda Ronstadt, Olivia Newton-John, Helen Reddy,,,,Those girls back in the 70's could actually SING! No stupid stage shows, lip-synching, or dancers! GAG! Thank you to those who post these clips from a lost era. Carpenter was one of the best from that time and one of America's greatest vocalists ever. Such a pure distinctive voice and brilliant phrasing. No one can sing a sad song like Karen.
cwebsterk 2 years ago 6
Amazing voice. Probably the best ever.
u84six 2 years ago 3
So sad - too young to die.
mig25pd 2 years ago 2
She had such a beautiful voice and so much talent.
Deblablove 2 years ago 2
The Carpenters are one of my favorites from the 70s. I was looking at the Billboard Top 100 for 1971 - everything from Jethro Tull & Led Zeppelin to Perry Como & Andy Williams - pretty amazing.
bbrj127 2 years ago 2
Such a great musical duo...Karen's amazing voice epitomizes the mellow 70s sound, but still it is timeless in so many ways.
6celery8 2 years ago 2
She had really an angel voice. God Bless her.
winchester1965 2 years ago 3
So many times I've lived this song. RIP Karen on what would have been your birthday.
JanH1961 2 years ago
I too have lived it 'no need to talk it out' - this song says it all
charcopeland01 2 years ago 2
such a beautiful voice........she didn't realize what a truly beautiful person she
was.........God bless the beasts and the children and especially karen
SlayingCeasar 3 years ago 4
Emotion + Communication= Soul..She had it!!
C0NTR4B455 3 years ago
I Love this song, I love her, I know what it is all about. I just know she's fittin' in a lot better up in the clouds. Everyone that would watch this must be nice, and love Karen too. If so, check out my cool channel. You could find something cool, goodnight
philochs 3 years ago
All time classic!
alarbman39 3 years ago 3
I love the Carpenters. This and Close to You are my faves.
Tigerlily21 3 years ago
Beyond words to express what I feel when I hear this song. Karen can never be equalled.
Amanda0181 3 years ago 7
she cant be equalled of coarse.. but i know some one that comes pretty damn close..trust me
GHOSTSHADOW1 3 years ago
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She looks fat.
jesseh1 3 years ago
huh?
pneuminal 3 years ago
she had anorexia and died from it. It is the dress
the1stdemonchild 3 years ago
That's probably just all in your head
notwaiting 3 years ago
You can hear the sadness in all her songs no matter how hard she tries. As a victim of abuse and neglect you NEVER forget! I now work with children who have been abused and neglected and the damage that has been done to these innocent victims.
stdelgado 3 years ago
Karen we still love and miss you.
jjjflott 3 years ago 2
Haunting, sad and classic
MyrtleBeachsite 3 years ago
If she only knew how much she is loved, you can see the very intense sadness in her beautiful eyes. She's in a class of one.
We love you Karen, and we miss you.
BossCE1 3 years ago
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I think she was beautiful.
entertainer106 3 years ago
she is wonderful singer in the world.
ahhgee2007 3 years ago
Still My Favorite Singing Voice....
owlman33 3 years ago 2
I mean as long as it was raining and hot
pickleboy23 3 years ago
unless on the Monday it's really hot day then it would be
"rainy days and mondays always get me hot"
pickleboy23 3 years ago
Rainy days and Mondays always get me wet
pickleboy23 3 years ago
My favorite story about the two of them - they were set up to perform with an orchestra - the orchestra heard they were all Pop music and protested by not wearing their tuxedos.
At the end of the concert - the orchestra gave them a standing ovation! I wish I could remember which orchestra and when...TO THE BAT COMPUTER!!!
chefstar 3 years ago
If only she's alive....
i like her so much...
cheverlaine 3 years ago 3
Raindy days are a good thing. Makes the crops grow. Keeps the fairways lush and green. Got have lil rain to make a rainbow. Mondays ... time to return to and pursue your passion. Rainy days and Mondays always get me pumped!
directorwvp2 3 years ago 3
Seem's to me that you missed the point of this song.
carlmonico 3 years ago
she pastaway... but her songs remains in our hearts... we love you karen:)
eversweet16 3 years ago 2
Karen Carpenter and Ewa Cassidy, no one can beat them. The most beautiful voices, voices of angels. How weird they both died young!!!
richardv12 3 years ago 5
great song, i like the innocence of it, compared to what exists today
KTSEROV2351 3 years ago 11
My mothers chin just wobbled to this song.. she never gets emotional about.. she says there's no music like this anymore.. really touches her. Best voice of all time.. so rich and smooth.. dont know any artist that compares to her, theres good singers, but not like this
Soulmatesuprises 3 years ago 9
the most beautiful voice of her era
druarmani 3 years ago 18
AMEN to that! I still get choked up. I had EVERY album Carpenters put out. Now working on CDs...
sharjens 3 years ago
like it
gigglymonkey12 3 years ago 2
This is my favourite Carpenters song . She had a voice like a angel . Great talent, cut off in her prime . very sad .
Whitewall08 3 years ago 3
I lived the 70's with you Karen! What an era! God bless & Rest In Peace!
Tetongal 4 years ago 4
An american treasure.......gone never forgetten..... :o)
csebrigh 4 years ago 4
One of the most rare talent....sweetest voice of a legend...
Melv666 4 years ago 4
Beautiful!
cdtdk 4 years ago 4
I love Karen Carpenter. I was sad at the news of her death. I cried with grief. As I had no money, I was able to buy an expensive LP album. I always borrowed some albums from many classmates. This is a sad song...I felt onely. カーペンターズは今も学生時代の大切な思い出です。今もし生きていたら何処かで会えたかな。ありがとう、カレン。
japanesedesignerx 4 years ago 2
Your English is superb .
Whitewall08 3 years ago 2
Dear Whitewall08
Thank you very much. [I was wrong → I wasn't able to ] I think Karen Carpenter is the best friend of my youth. Good-bye my friend!
japanesedesignerx 3 years ago 2
Thank you japanesedesignerx . Take care ;-)
Whitewall08 3 years ago
Dear Whitewall08
Thank you very much. [I was wrong → I wasn't able to ] I think Karen Carpenter is the best friend of my youth. Good-bye my friend!
japanesedesignerx 3 years ago
Sorry...a double comment.
japanesedesignerx 3 years ago
Karen had a way of singing that made you feel she was singing to you, and you only. Very intimate.
crimsonrush 4 years ago 7
Love you Karen...
veronicastocking 4 years ago 6
awesome voice,shame she killed herself, so much bloddy talent
jasonscottterry 4 years ago 3
just listen awesome
pof1991 4 years ago 3
Such a lovely voice! I hope she's in heaven leading the angels in song. Love and miss you Karen.
skippoindexter 4 years ago 8
Nagehs,stop posting spam! Someone needs to stomp on your head until you get the message!
NYCman530 4 years ago
Just keep clicking "Spam" whenever you see the comment. YouTube will get the message, and will eventually ban them.
karencarpenterfan 4 years ago
One of the most amazing things about Karen Carpenter was that she never had voice lessons. What she had was self-taught, natural talent.
Tonicbubbler 4 years ago
This is an excellent song, anyway, but Karen could take the most mediocre stuff and make it sound like a million dollars.. I love and miss you, babe.. RIP...
Tony xxx
Derventio74 4 years ago
I agree with you Toni.
jotaeme14 4 years ago
i like her wonderful voice. it's such a pity that not many asians can sing like that.
swayintherain 4 years ago
Ah, remember the days when talent and beauty was part mainstream music? This song is sung so perfectly--every note his nailed down properly and profoundly.
columbusclipper 4 years ago
Beautiful song. Karen looked and sounded great. It really is too bad. One of the most beautiful voices in the world.
torontoeast76 4 years ago 2
Karen had such a crystal clear tone in her voice. The Carpenters always remind me of my favorite decade.
hollyman61 4 years ago
I was a little kid when this song came out in 1972 and it made me cry at the time.....bittersweet melancholic melody. I am not a big Carpenters fan but this song is great.
crystalfrog45 4 years ago
Maybe, but there was never a bird that sang more beautiful than Karen.
BobbyFz 4 years ago
That dress make her look like Big Bird
Tsukikio 4 years ago
Dear Karen, We love you. I was born in 1958 and I will never forget you or your music. And of course your brother Richard. Until we meet again.
Love, Gary & Leslie
Gooseman231 4 years ago
Karen Carpenter had the most angelic voice I've ever heard...she's very good looking too..it's too bad .she felt she had to be skinny???But....we had her for only 32 years...a Heavenly gift from God....so Heaven has another star....when I go to heaven..I want to meet her...I have many questions for her .that will last an eternity..I'm her biggest fan.....
kampyKampanella 4 years ago
Karen Carpenter es dulce, suave, melodica, inspiradora. Amo esta voz hermosa. Nunca habrá otra igual.
tomasbeagle 4 years ago
Karen Carpenter is oh, so awesome. I love this beautiful voice. There will never be another.
kgbronx631957 4 years ago
what a beautiful voice R I P sweet heart xxxxxxxxxxx
homer151 4 years ago
this is soo unfair! why can't we have another Karen Carpenter. I know there will never be another Karen Carpenter but there's so many Britney Spears and Whitney Houstons in the music industry already..if you know what I mean. They all sound the same to me! Worst of all none of them sings like Karen. She's like a once-in-thousand years phenomenon. why did she have to die...
padis 4 years ago
my fav song and close to u why did she have to die
nkuire 4 years ago
Nobody has or had a voice like Karen Carpenters. WOW ! Her voice just rings clarion like an angels trumpet. SUCH FEELING from such pain.... :( Her appearence looks "tortured" in this video....of the low self-esteem kind. SO SAD. She was AWESOME ! :)
dumplingeater 4 years ago
Ppl dont hate her, they Jealous ....
ThisIsDream 4 years ago
her voice was so beautiful. so perfect! whoever said they hated her should not. she couldn't help it.
strawberry19611961 4 years ago
what a tune - I am looking for the Karen Carpenter Story - a film from the 1980's made for TV. I had it on video and I have misplaced it. Any ideas????
nicsantorini 4 years ago
one of my fav childhood songs. fantastic voice. a pity she died young due to anorexia
nozzies 4 years ago
Awh .____. it's rainy today too =[.
kittyshadows 4 years ago
A really nice song. I knew it but I searched for it because I saw the movie About a Boy some days ago and the boy Marcus is singing this song in it. It's really nice...
Lienneke2 4 years ago
great song
Thugpoet711 4 years ago
This is one of my favorite songs by them and Karen's vocals on this song was flawless..thanks for posting.
harley10001 4 years ago
Let me try that again. Personally I think she has the most beautiful voice ever in the history of voices.
scjscj2 4 years ago
Personally I think she has the most beautiful ever in the history of voices.
scjscj2 4 years ago
Karen Carpenter and Julie Andrews are the best!
seadawgie 4 years ago
100% agree, you have my taste :) I thought I was the only one...
bearmarket101 4 years ago
Checkout that hardcore offence at the beginning, and then again later when that Sax unleashes it.
Marphale 4 years ago
fallugaloog - i'm 13 and this is one of my favourite songs of all time!
iilovecake2010 4 years ago
Love this video. Just a lady and a piano. No fancy lighting, special effects, or background dancers. She doesn't need them.
elpeligroso11 4 years ago
Notice the saxophone, the harmonica, the entire fucking orchestra, and the backing singers. Whilst you're noticing the saxophone, notice the hardcore offence it chimes in with. Man.
Marphale 4 years ago
I'm so glad you posted this. The Carpenters seem to have been forgotten on Oldies stations and the young generation doesn't even know who she was or how amazing she was. I would love to see a Carpenters revival of sorts. Their music should not be forgotten.
fallugaloog 4 years ago