The Carpenters - Please Mr. Postman

[Luisveram]

Karen era ternura y alegria, porque ella era toda la magia , la gracia y el encanto que podia caber en un cuerpo de mujer . El sol que acariciaba su piel puso en sus ojos el brillo de la alegre primavera y en su boca una sonrisa de miel . Era lo mas cercano al Cielo que he visto . Y yo quisiera ahora vivir la eternidad dedicandole los versos mas hermosos que una mano de hombre pudiera escribir .

[jifex007]

The Beatles did it better! :P

[TheBeatles4ForEver]

this best of the beatles =)

[thezizaniostamatis]

if only she headbanged

[moolakan]

beautiful voice

[JohnLenon47films]

This is good but i think the beatles performed it better

[srichakra14]

so simple...you need soul in order to really do a great job.

[HorizonteAzul21]

Even ill, she was the best singer .... we love her !!!!

[Underground906]

Embarrassing how 'white'and souless this tune is here.

[drjay95]

@Underground906

Is this not "thuggish" enough for you?

[mollyjoey123]

I love it but I personally like the Beatles version better :) Still great though.

[emmettk]

This song was a #1 hit by the Marvelettes(Motown) in 1963. Contrary to what Beatle fans may think, some songs actually belong to others. I didn't even know the Beatles had covered the song until I saw it on Youtube and I was around in their heyday.

[honeykrisp]

she's has the most beautiful voice on female singer ever!!

[drjay95]

@honeykrisp

Agree completely! The gold standard for vocal performances!

[Fashionographer]

She is very talented no matter what country!

I'm an artist from a 3rd world country and I show my talent everywhere I go!

[improvguru]

Great version of this song. Karen really not looking well here. I hate to say this, but she was never that good of an up front solo singer; i"m not referring to her voice,of course, but her presence. She was much more charismatic when she was drumming or singing with others(Carol Burnett, Doug Strawn, Ella, and the like). She never got fully comfortable on her own and I believe she felt that she was able to hide behind her drum kit or blend in with more charismatic performers.

[70sPopRock]

They were the "Saviors Of Pop Music" coming out of the turbulent 60's. With the 'Carpenter' name, came a genuine sincerity and innocence never found before in Pop music. And in December of 1974, Karen and Richard Carpenter were "On top of the world" after they recorded and released their #1 version of the tear provoking, "Please Mr. Postman."

[mrshinyshoes]

I love the Carpenters version of this song. Much better than the original Marvelettes version. The Carpenters really pulled it up a notch with its perky and lively treatment of the song, and melodically it's superior too. And of course no one sings like Karen. Amazing unique voice!

[no1cfielder]

Thank you very much for posting what appears to be a live performance video from "The Bruce Forsyth Show". Richard Carpenter was unable to perform for this show.

It's almost horrifying to see how thin Karen's upper arms were....