Karen Carpenter is the epitome of class and talent; she is dressed modestly; she doesn't feel the need to be provocative and inappropriate as some current pop and r&b stars do. THIS is music that she brings -- along with wholesome, feminine beauty.
She had a very well controlled voice and never strained or reached for notes from her range like a lot of singers do. Excellent timing and did it all with ease
Karen was truly blessed with a wonderful talent. So many of us grew-up listening to her music. It's amazing that there's so many more tunes of the Carpenters that were never played on the radio. I've found so many songs that I've never heard, until now. Most of their songs are beautiful. This one is no exception.
My Lord, the words alone can make you weepy.........and then Her Voice is singing those words and I personally don't stand a chance...heart in m'throat here in Harrisburg. Always, KC, and forever - you are still that one who took so many of us to so many somewheres that we'd never been.
fiquei muito feliz com a resposta sobre meu comentario sobre a karen ,so aumenta o amor e carinho que nunca acaba com essa talentosa jovem que nunca morre nos coraçoes de seus fas ,quando ouço a karen mi da vontade de chorar mas ao mesmo tempo da uma sensaçao de alegria eu amo a karen .
I would like to put this one out there & roll the Dice for the world to read & see what they think of this idea. I would Love more than anything in the world for Richard Carpenter to get the Carpenter band together (including Herb, & Burt who were a Big part) & do a tribute show for Karen &Tony. Why not one more time, for the good old times. Everyones getting older each & every year, I really believe in my heart that this would be special & Karen could be included on a Big Screen with Pictures
I will go on the record by saying Karen Carpenter's problem was ultimately SELF ESTEEM, that lead to her eating disorder. Over the last 10 months countless people have told me that I was right about Randy Schmidt just wanting to sell books, however pay no kudos to me. The fans usually find out the truth. I can add 25 chapters to Randy's INCOMPLETE book. The people who wouldn't talk to him will talk to me, because I would NEVER throw people of whom I Love under the bus, especially Karen.
fico emocionada lendo comentarios da karen ,ela era realmente um anjo ,como sua voz mi faz um bem no coraçao ,ficaria a noite toda so ouvindo sua voz de tanta leveza ,equilibrio segurança e cantar com amor ,sua voz ta muito viva em nossos coraçoes .
@genilsontutti com certeza, escutaria a Karen a todo o momento se possível, ela é a perfeição, a voz mais linda de todos os tempos, que sem dúvida jamais será superada e nem mesmo alguém chegará perto do talento e do que a Karen representa para nós
@cuphan99 agree...100%....karen and richard were the most talented siblings in the world...her voice and his arrangements and harmonies.....incomparable........they are both missed from a society that needs a ton of work......ty for uploading
The lyrics are so beautiful in this brightly woven love song. Only Karen could make them so meaningful. She had a real gift for touching our hearts and souls.
This is what an Angel looks like. This is such a beautiful song that I'm sure that alot of people didn't know the Carpenters recorded. Very Very special, easy to shed a tear on this one.
If anyone everwondered what an Angel looks like in person, your seeing just that in this video. Look at the Love in Karen's eyes. It's almost as if she was too good for this world. I miss her more each day & would move Heaven & Esrth if I could to bring her back. The Carpenters did so much for children collecting toy for Toys for Tots at Christmas. Keep Karen in your heart this Holiday season & help Toys for Tots, believe me, Karen Loved children.
@No1KCfan6 i do >.<" and her voice is really achingly beautiful, i can't help but tear. i'm only 25years old, but i love old classics much more than the modern music nowadays! the old classics are wonderful to relate to.
I just have to say that I've never understood why some people feel that KC's movements with her hands are awkward. From my perspective, Karen is so into her singing that she doesn't even THINK about her hands--her movements just happen naturally. It's one of the reasons that I love Karen: because she CONNECTS with her songs. RIP lovely lady.
@tomatoangel1 I agree - and I think she was so used to having the drumsticks in her hands that she probably felt awkward with any kind of choreography at this point in their career. So her gestures are natural and pure, just like that amazing voice. This was a super track on a super album.
@falldownhard I am glad that you appreciate her purity of style, and what I think of as Karen's innate elegance. Have you clicked on "The Carpenters--(A Place To) Hideaway"? Yum! What a treat.
Poor kid - I just read where, just prior to this (these) series of shoots/videos (taken from the 1971 summer replacement show "Make Your Own Kind of Music") that Richard had asked Karen to step out from behind the drums & "front" the band, as she was the main attraction. The drums were her first love, and, I believe vital to her identity. Notice she looks somewhat awkward & uncomfortable - not quite knowing what to do with her hands, but still beautiful to me.
@greenwich1754 That's not what sent her over...it was comments like "that chubby girl behind the drums". Wow, she was never chubby. Yeh, I guess names will hurt you.
@SuperLin55 If it's any consolation to you, the chubby comments have been debunked by Randy Schmidt, author of "Little Girl Blue." The articles and stories are urban myth.
One of her very best.. A miracle of a voice. I'm right with you, splitsandpens.and vmuto, and I'm not a religious person. But I wonder if, when she so sadly and prematurely left us, that the Karen of the 70s had already gone. She was getting huskier with every recording. I would not have liked to see her wincing at the notes she could no longer get. Let's remember her how she was - an angel on earth.
Voice of an Angel, Eyes of God. Karen was the most Beautiful & Angelic person I have ever seen. This video is so spiritual & expressive, Sometimes I think maybe Karen was just too good for the world, She indeed was a Borrowed Angel that many of us were fortunate to see & hear sing. The sun doesen't shine as bright without Karen. Both Richard & Karen continue to make people happy today with thier music, what a Beautiful & positive contribution to the world! Let's put them in The Hall of Fame!
sorry pressed it twice....any way I agree with greenwich1754, think this might be a hit and other as well from Carpenters, the only thing which is needed is some promotion and I am wondering why no one is bringing the carpenters songs on the radio like One Love, The End Of A Song, For All We Know to the radiostations or MTV? If this is not 70's music, what IS?????
Think the chubby"article did happen, it is said in the autobiography about Carpenters'The Untold Story" by Ray Coleman.
Even if it hasn't,there must have been enough remarks on Karen being young and yes, somewhat chubby at one time, which is perfectly normal for a teen girl to be. Perhaps remarks of Mom, friends, brother, classmates,neighbours. But also many many positive remarks about her losing weightmust have been the cause of the onset of not being able to stop dieting.
Think the chubby"article did happen, it is said in the autobiography about Carpenters'The Untold Story" by Ray Coleman.
Even if it hasn't,there must have been enough remarks on Karen being young and yes, somewhat chubby at one time, which is perfectly normal for a teen girl to be. Perhaps remarks of Mom, friends, brother, classmates,neighbours. But also many many positive remarks about her losing weightmust have been the cause of the onset of not being able to stop dieting.
Call me a sentimental sap (which I am!), but I think if this song were released today, it would become a hit. It is obscure enough and old enough that it might sound "new". Just as "Close to You" was a refreshing, relaxing sound after the turmoil of the late '60's, so is this song soothing & nostalgic in light of economic and other troubling world events. Karen's voice seems to make everything all right.
The "chubby" article is apparently a myth. Never happened. Karen's problem was a lack of self-love, combined with a dominating sibling whom she worshipped.
@improvguru True, the mythic article you reference was not relevant to the problem, but it was not what you posit either. Karen was an intensely self-conscious perfectionist, who somehow thought she was not quite slim enough to allow her appearance to equal the beauty of her singing (she was wrong). Neither Richard nor her parents had anything to do with it. It was the constant intense exposure, "with 10,000 people watching." She never grasped how lovely she was.
Well I know Paul Williams & Roger Nichols wrote several - Rainy Days, We've Only Just Begun, etc - later it was Richard himself with John Bettis...some remakes too. But ultimately I think it was Richard's arrangements that really brought them home and made them special. He's a genius with that.
Karens disease of anorexia was NOT a choice!! I knew Karen personally, & I, too have suffered from anorexia for 31 yrs. Its not a diseASE OF CHOICE!! i nevwr WOULD HAVE CHOSEN THIS!! EVER!! Its a disease of control. You obviousle have a computer. Try "googling" ANOREXIA & learn about it!! My uncle was not only a band member, he was a pall bearer in Karens funeral.
smeone commented about the dress she was wearing in this video. 1) it was a style of the times (1967!!() Also, I knew Karen PERSONALLY!! My uncle was a band member from beginning to beind a pall beaere at her funeral !! Bob Messenger - look him up if you dont believe me!! I also suffer from anorexia, & trust me - IT IS NOT A DISEASE I WOULD EVER CHOOSE!! ive battled iit for 31 yrs. Its a disease of control, not a disease of choice!!!!! Summer~
I knew Karen personally. My uncle, Bob Messenger was an an origanal band member, as well as a pall bearer in Karens funeral. I also have suffered from anorexia for 31 yrs. Its a disease that is derived from control issues. Mine started when I was 13 yrs old. Im an only child raised by a cop who had an affair because my mom got fat. Karens started when she was called "Richards chubby little sister" in the press. Its not a choice, the brain just locks in to the control factor. She always lives!
What IF that reporter wouldn't have wrote about Karen being Richard's chubby little sister. I still don't know what HE was talking about. Karen was never chubby, even at her heaviest. WHAT A JERK !
I agree I think Karen was solely responsibile for what had happened to her.She knew what she was going in for when she opted for a career in showbiz.I am a fan of this great lady and i reallly felt sad when she left us.But we shouldnt blame Agnes or richard or the media.
You can't be for real. Nobody signs on to have an illness like that. It's a disease, and like any other disease it is not a choice. It's not anyone else's fault either. Just like depression, panic disorer, bulimia, etc aren't anyone's fault or anyone's choice.The poor thing was sick. She never asked for that. I highly doubt she went into the spotlight expecting that to happen to her and doing it anyway. My God, what a ridiculous comment.
hey ashlee i am for real and i dont think my comments were ridiculous those are my comments and you should respect that.and dont use god s name in vain.i think you are the one that is ridiculous
You ask me to respect your opinion, and then you tell me how to talk.
I think your comments are simply of someone who is not knowledgable about a disease like anorexia. That's my opinion, I'm sticking to it. Maybe if you looked into it a little bit more and studied it, you'd agree with me. Sorry if I came across as harsh, but your comments really angered me and I'm sure they angered plenty of other people as well.
Get a life the person we are talking about died 26 yrs ago.That s my opinion and im entitled to it u were the one who said my comment was ridiculous so i told you to respect it.You were using God s name in vain.You can be angry all you want for the rest of your life.Its xmas and im going to enjoy iy.
I remember that show!! I watched it just see the Carpenters. And .. to Vegas787, read Lone4hire's post again. He didn't say he was Richard, he said he met Richard and Karen's parents.
OMG. This was always one of my absolute FAVORITE Carpenters' song!
The piano, violin (I think) the OBOE and KAREN'S VOICE - it's so beautiful that it's almost too much to bear...I can't believe this video of One Love EXISTS!!
When/Where was this video made/shown?? In my 34 years of being a Carpenters fan, I've never seen this vid before and didn't know it existed! Thanks so much for posting this!!
I still think Karen's voice is the most perfect and pleasing sound on this planet!
Karen has the most beautiful voice that there ever will be. No one can match up to her greatness in my opinion. I wish I could have known her. Love you Karen.
whenever i hear Karen's voice, it reminds me of a beautiful sunny afternoon and I am sitting under the shade of a big tree, embraced by the wind...her voice is truly wonderful, a voice that will continue to live in the heart of the people who've learned to love one of God's masterpiece!
I love this song. Lots of speculation over her anorexia. I think anyone who stands out in front of a crowd will have hang ups about how they look. Look at all the celebs having work done to their faces in the hope to stay young. Look at Michael Jackson or Barbra Streisand. I'm not a huge star but I am an actor and I too have felt weary about my shape when on stage. Am I too thin? Too fat? Not muscley enough etc. We'll never know. Love u Karen x
such beutiful voice,she sings like the wind through the leaves in sunny days on top of mountin with waterfalls,everytime i hear her she takes me away from this sad world .such shame to leave this world and for no reason.god bless her soul
Karen Carpenter is Fantastic!But I must comment on this strange dichotomy in human behavior,Most men have the hots for Pamela Anderson types,But Strangely enough fall in love with Karen Carpenter.Most women go for hunky,macho types like,Stallone,Schwarznegger,Vin Diesel "real men",types but then swoon over Barry Manilow singing sweet and tender love songs to them.Whats up with this?They want sex with one,fall in love with the other?Apparently,sometimes love and sex can be two seperate things.
There is someone to blame for what happened to her, the person who wrote the review calling her 'chubby.' It sent her on a dieting binge that killed her. Just like the people who called Michael Jackson 'eww' and said 'he's ugly not cute anymore' to him in the store when he was a teenager sent him on the wild facial surgery kick. Two people dead because of rude comments. Who says words can't hurt? People need to realize it's not funny if it damages somebody.
I LOVE her dress, and wish girls could still wear stuff like that these days without some snotty person going 'eww'. It's a beautiful look. She was gorgeous, just the way she was.
I love the Carpenters and I especially love Karen Carpenter and her incredible voice. She is very sadly missed, but what a gift she left behind. These songs are like gold.
Not sure who you're refering to, or what "generation" you're talking about, but I'm assuming a younger one. I'm 20 years old and that's offensive to me as we're not all classless idiots. The idiots ruin it for the rest of us...but I can personally say that I truely respect Karen and her brother. They're amazing and I can only wish I were around during their time.
Good for you, Ashlee5665. At 20, you have a great life opportunity ahead. When I was your age, in 1974, there were lots of idiots as well. Being in the US Army back then was hugely unpopular. But there were lots of good people I met, and came to realize what we read in the papers is distorted towards the negative. I make it a point to eat at a diner twice a week where today's young people work and put themselves through school. Lots of good youth out there, including my own kids.
such a wonderful song! piercing into the heart of anyone wanting to find love, found love and nurturing a love. A song from heaven from a fantastic duo of very talented souls! thanks for posting.
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Karen Carpenter is the epitome of class and talent; she is dressed modestly; she doesn't feel the need to be provocative and inappropriate as some current pop and r&b stars do. THIS is music that she brings -- along with wholesome, feminine beauty.
patrioticfromdayone 6 days ago
This girl never missed a note ever,god bless you Karen
coastallad1010 3 weeks ago
She had a very well controlled voice and never strained or reached for notes from her range like a lot of singers do. Excellent timing and did it all with ease
Musicmania1968 1 month ago
Karen was truly blessed with a wonderful talent. So many of us grew-up listening to her music. It's amazing that there's so many more tunes of the Carpenters that were never played on the radio. I've found so many songs that I've never heard, until now. Most of their songs are beautiful. This one is no exception.
er2975 1 month ago
Essa é a mais romântica de todas as musicas deles !
felipeco20 1 month ago
My Lord, the words alone can make you weepy.........and then Her Voice is singing those words and I personally don't stand a chance...heart in m'throat here in Harrisburg. Always, KC, and forever - you are still that one who took so many of us to so many somewheres that we'd never been.
iamintheburg 3 months ago
I love all the groovy letters.
claretea 4 months ago
one love my dream ..... Karen
MrLinoventura 4 months ago
quelle voix j'ai envie de me faire bercer a nouveau
J0eN4styk17 5 months ago
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MrLinoventura 4 months ago
fiquei muito feliz com a resposta sobre meu comentario sobre a karen ,so aumenta o amor e carinho que nunca acaba com essa talentosa jovem que nunca morre nos coraçoes de seus fas ,quando ouço a karen mi da vontade de chorar mas ao mesmo tempo da uma sensaçao de alegria eu amo a karen .
genilsontutti 5 months ago
un diamant.....une voix sensuelle .....pour toujours !
MrLinoventura 5 months ago
Im a stereotypical big burly construction worker,but Karen's beauty and talent almost chokes me up.Dead at 32...what a shame
abbycici 5 months ago
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I love her too
abbycici 5 months ago
@cuphan99 Really???????????? OMG....you are so RIGHT. There will NEVER be another. Karen is one in a MILLION. I will always LOVE HER.
ILChariceFan1 6 months ago
I would like to put this one out there & roll the Dice for the world to read & see what they think of this idea. I would Love more than anything in the world for Richard Carpenter to get the Carpenter band together (including Herb, & Burt who were a Big part) & do a tribute show for Karen &Tony. Why not one more time, for the good old times. Everyones getting older each & every year, I really believe in my heart that this would be special & Karen could be included on a Big Screen with Pictures
vmuto1 6 months ago
I will go on the record by saying Karen Carpenter's problem was ultimately SELF ESTEEM, that lead to her eating disorder. Over the last 10 months countless people have told me that I was right about Randy Schmidt just wanting to sell books, however pay no kudos to me. The fans usually find out the truth. I can add 25 chapters to Randy's INCOMPLETE book. The people who wouldn't talk to him will talk to me, because I would NEVER throw people of whom I Love under the bus, especially Karen.
vmuto1 7 months ago
Love you Kc xoxo
MRJELLYJ2 7 months ago
Love the Carpenters and all of their music. However, out of all of their work, this has always been my favorite for 40 years.
toes41852 7 months ago
Thanks for all your wonderful music Karen..a beautiful angel with an angel voice..miss and love you.
MrBLUEEYESUK 7 months ago 2
fico emocionada lendo comentarios da karen ,ela era realmente um anjo ,como sua voz mi faz um bem no coraçao ,ficaria a noite toda so ouvindo sua voz de tanta leveza ,equilibrio segurança e cantar com amor ,sua voz ta muito viva em nossos coraçoes .
genilsontutti 8 months ago
@genilsontutti com certeza, escutaria a Karen a todo o momento se possível, ela é a perfeição, a voz mais linda de todos os tempos, que sem dúvida jamais será superada e nem mesmo alguém chegará perto do talento e do que a Karen representa para nós
felipeco20 5 months ago
I honestly feel like Richard and Karen have been so misunderstood in their music.
entertainer106 8 months ago
Superb music, wonderful female singer, sublime interpretation! Missing her in Brazil.
rpsnet 8 months ago
Who could dislike this?
aoxomoxoa88 8 months ago
The greatest female voice that God ever created!
cuphan99 8 months ago 22
@cuphan99 agree...100%....karen and richard were the most talented siblings in the world...her voice and his arrangements and harmonies.....incomparable........they are both missed from a society that needs a ton of work......ty for uploading
jekiwe 4 months ago 4
@cuphan99 Well, Agnetha of Abba was decent too.....:)
zlatantillifk 3 months ago
i miss her.
piratelover43 8 months ago 2
The lyrics are so beautiful in this brightly woven love song. Only Karen could make them so meaningful. She had a real gift for touching our hearts and souls.
Tracevidence1 9 months ago
So beautiful. Wow! She was definitely born to sing. So into her music, so much feeling. Love it!
anitabreakone 9 months ago 7
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This is what an Angel looks like. This is such a beautiful song that I'm sure that alot of people didn't know the Carpenters recorded. Very Very special, easy to shed a tear on this one.
vmuto1 10 months ago
this song has been on my mind all day :) I LOVE KAREN SO MUCH :)
mnlght0snt 10 months ago 3
She is so beautiful and innocent here.
wickedfeylady 10 months ago 3
Happy Birthday, Karen. Never forgotten.
improvguru 11 months ago
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watch.. "IB kid vs regular teacher: epic war" its a funny story!
isateq 11 months ago
This is a very hauntingly beautiful song. By the way, what was up with fashion in those days? I probably wasn't born yet.
rayva1 11 months ago
so hauntingly beautiful...!
whitecato 11 months ago
Karen, anima mia R.I.P. :(
SalMessina1 11 months ago
beautiful song...amazing!i wish caren still alive to share her music to the world
arnold2567 1 year ago
lip sync ? guys
jamaila123 1 year ago
I enjoyed this and thanks for including the Lyrics.
ladyelena7 1 year ago
WOW
leginewol 1 year ago 2
Thanks for sharing the warmth on a snowy day....^_^
sinyard7 1 year ago
You get an award "hurtingeachother"... For posting only one vid, you hit a Home Run !!!.
Karen is special... so is this vid.
Thanks for the post.
jimmyb1 1 year ago
"One Karen" ....
rouselonline 1 year ago
This is the "Moonlight Sonata" of my generation.
Percymony 1 year ago
Thank God for YouTube we can still enjoy The Carpenter's performances!
Percymony 1 year ago
Ah come on. Even by 1969 standards, that dress is hideous.
Why didn't they put her in elegant evening gowns for these types of numbers?
lazydirtyandirrespon 1 year ago
I don't think it gets any more beautiful, innocent and pure than that!
singsoulfulscott 1 year ago
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If anyone everwondered what an Angel looks like in person, your seeing just that in this video. Look at the Love in Karen's eyes. It's almost as if she was too good for this world. I miss her more each day & would move Heaven & Esrth if I could to bring her back. The Carpenters did so much for children collecting toy for Toys for Tots at Christmas. Keep Karen in your heart this Holiday season & help Toys for Tots, believe me, Karen Loved children.
vmuto1 1 year ago
How dare anyone liken this to elevator music. This is seamless, uninterruptible, and soulful. Some the most palpable nostalgia ever heard.
Sibyl3n3 1 year ago
OMG i nearly died listening to this song, so sad and deep and dark.
lcd2201 1 year ago 3
If this were the only song ever created, it would be enough to make music immortal.
gdwiel01 1 year ago 3
What a heavenly song. What a lovely voice. Thanks, Carpenters! Thanks, Karen. Certainly, you'll live always in our hearts
WOLFSTEINERMANN 1 year ago
A voice for eternity pointing to eternity (at 2:59). God bless!!
greenwich1754 1 year ago
Karen's voice is a spiritual experience in itself, event it you don't believe in God, surely you'd wonder.....
nik91061 1 year ago
Love you forever Karen!
hot99roy 1 year ago
again. why was this not a hit. just beautiful. perfect. just perfect.
justinjameswest 1 year ago
Such nice voice...
jdmelendez422 1 year ago
We had this song playing at our wedding!
Love the Carpenters!
Karen's voice always gives me goose bumps.
wandererintime 1 year ago
@wandererintime i wonder how many people there are out there who have literally experienced goose bumps or chills up their spines from karen's voice.
No1KCfan6 1 year ago 2
@No1KCfan6 i do >.<" and her voice is really achingly beautiful, i can't help but tear. i'm only 25years old, but i love old classics much more than the modern music nowadays! the old classics are wonderful to relate to.
Heartaken 1 year ago 3
@Heartaken you have excellent taste!
No1KCfan6 1 year ago
I just love this song... One of the later songs from their late seventies albums...
MrSonny119 1 year ago
Now this is a wedding song.
SuperLin55 1 year ago
sing it bro mp3ify is the online destination to download this song. do a search engine lookup for mp3ify.
augermurmurdnb 1 year ago
I just have to say that I've never understood why some people feel that KC's movements with her hands are awkward. From my perspective, Karen is so into her singing that she doesn't even THINK about her hands--her movements just happen naturally. It's one of the reasons that I love Karen: because she CONNECTS with her songs. RIP lovely lady.
tomatoangel1 1 year ago
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@tomatoangel1 I agree - and I think she was so used to having the drumsticks in her hands that she probably felt awkward with any kind of choreography at this point in their career. So her gestures are natural and pure, just like that amazing voice. This was a super track on a super album.
falldownhard 1 year ago 2
@falldownhard I am glad that you appreciate her purity of style, and what I think of as Karen's innate elegance. Have you clicked on "The Carpenters--(A Place To) Hideaway"? Yum! What a treat.
tomatoangel1 1 year ago
Karen always had the voice of an angel... RIP Karen...
Thank you @70smusicman for this touching share...
Thank you hurtingeachother for posting this GEM!
2009Denisem 1 year ago
Boy, u guys sure are a nostalgic bunch.
And Karen, one love? Sure.
luckyycharrm 1 year ago
@luckyycharrm your a "wet noodle" if you don't love Karen. She had more talent in her pinky then you have.
SuperLin55 1 year ago
@SuperLin55 You got me wrong. I love Karen. I was referring to the fact that people say things like 'the 70s is better than today'.
PS: ONE LOVE FOR KAREN? SURE!!!
luckyycharrm 1 year ago
@luckyycharrm They are. Take me back.
SuperLin55 1 year ago
All is vanity.
beowulven 1 year ago
Poor kid - I just read where, just prior to this (these) series of shoots/videos (taken from the 1971 summer replacement show "Make Your Own Kind of Music") that Richard had asked Karen to step out from behind the drums & "front" the band, as she was the main attraction. The drums were her first love, and, I believe vital to her identity. Notice she looks somewhat awkward & uncomfortable - not quite knowing what to do with her hands, but still beautiful to me.
greenwich1754 1 year ago
@greenwich1754 That's not what sent her over...it was comments like "that chubby girl behind the drums". Wow, she was never chubby. Yeh, I guess names will hurt you.
SuperLin55 1 year ago
@SuperLin55 If it's any consolation to you, the chubby comments have been debunked by Randy Schmidt, author of "Little Girl Blue." The articles and stories are urban myth.
improvguru 1 year ago
If only she hadn't worn that dress...but at 21, Karen had the most amazing voice I have ever heard.
steveatl40 1 year ago
@steveatl40: The dress didn't look too bad. All she needed was tp lose the sleeves.
rayva1 11 months ago
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@rayva1 Piss off and listen to the voice FFS
bazmitch 10 months ago
@bazmitch: Oh quit bein' a spoiler. I DO love her voice. Besides, it wasn't a hypothetical question.
rayva1 10 months ago
fantastic!!! , the world wouldn't have been the same without our Karen !
okdok 1 year ago
It's otherwordly - it's like her voice had scientific properties.
TessIguess 1 year ago
One of her very best.. A miracle of a voice. I'm right with you, splitsandpens.and vmuto, and I'm not a religious person. But I wonder if, when she so sadly and prematurely left us, that the Karen of the 70s had already gone. She was getting huskier with every recording. I would not have liked to see her wincing at the notes she could no longer get. Let's remember her how she was - an angel on earth.
EwolDJ 1 year ago
That did not come out of a human throat. I have heard angels sing.
splitsandpens 1 year ago
Very poignant and haunting - to hear her say "I want to live again"...
TessIguess 1 year ago
What's a beautiful voice she is!!
Karen forever.
TheWarutepo 1 year ago 2
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Voice of an Angel, Eyes of God. Karen was the most Beautiful & Angelic person I have ever seen. This video is so spiritual & expressive, Sometimes I think maybe Karen was just too good for the world, She indeed was a Borrowed Angel that many of us were fortunate to see & hear sing. The sun doesen't shine as bright without Karen. Both Richard & Karen continue to make people happy today with thier music, what a Beautiful & positive contribution to the world! Let's put them in The Hall of Fame!
vmuto1 1 year ago
Geezus...how great she was. Taken far too early
skibluiz 1 year ago
What a beautiful song. It has been the best of the 70's to have this beautiful expression of love and with a real talent soul as Karen Carpenter.
lialammas 1 year ago 2
karen, if you only knew that you are loved so much & 27 years since you passed on, we are still in awe ...you are truly missed
chuyfitz 1 year ago
nothing to say but wow
mnlght0snt 1 year ago
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sorry pressed it twice....any way I agree with greenwich1754, think this might be a hit and other as well from Carpenters, the only thing which is needed is some promotion and I am wondering why no one is bringing the carpenters songs on the radio like One Love, The End Of A Song, For All We Know to the radiostations or MTV? If this is not 70's music, what IS?????
Jenot59 1 year ago
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Think the chubby"article did happen, it is said in the autobiography about Carpenters'The Untold Story" by Ray Coleman.
Even if it hasn't,there must have been enough remarks on Karen being young and yes, somewhat chubby at one time, which is perfectly normal for a teen girl to be. Perhaps remarks of Mom, friends, brother, classmates,neighbours. But also many many positive remarks about her losing weightmust have been the cause of the onset of not being able to stop dieting.
I have been there.
Jenot59 1 year ago
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Think the chubby"article did happen, it is said in the autobiography about Carpenters'The Untold Story" by Ray Coleman.
Even if it hasn't,there must have been enough remarks on Karen being young and yes, somewhat chubby at one time, which is perfectly normal for a teen girl to be. Perhaps remarks of Mom, friends, brother, classmates,neighbours. But also many many positive remarks about her losing weightmust have been the cause of the onset of not being able to stop dieting.
I have been there.
Jenot59 1 year ago
Call me a sentimental sap (which I am!), but I think if this song were released today, it would become a hit. It is obscure enough and old enough that it might sound "new". Just as "Close to You" was a refreshing, relaxing sound after the turmoil of the late '60's, so is this song soothing & nostalgic in light of economic and other troubling world events. Karen's voice seems to make everything all right.
greenwich1754 1 year ago
she is so missed but we are blessed for what she did give us.
skibluiz 1 year ago
I love you, Karen. Rest In Peace, Sweet Angel
improvguru 1 year ago
The "chubby" article is apparently a myth. Never happened. Karen's problem was a lack of self-love, combined with a dominating sibling whom she worshipped.
improvguru 1 year ago 4
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@improvguru True, the mythic article you reference was not relevant to the problem, but it was not what you posit either. Karen was an intensely self-conscious perfectionist, who somehow thought she was not quite slim enough to allow her appearance to equal the beauty of her singing (she was wrong). Neither Richard nor her parents had anything to do with it. It was the constant intense exposure, "with 10,000 people watching." She never grasped how lovely she was.
Iwakuni8 1 year ago
I'm in love with Karen Carpenter
improvguru 1 year ago 4
What an angel.
Offsides09 1 year ago 5
beautiful song. superb vocals. hideous dress! lol
MrJonk1969 1 year ago
Is Karen your favorite vocalist? If so, please go Google:
LAS 50 MEJORES VOCES FEMENINAS DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS 20 MINUTOS ES
Cast your vote, mark 5 points.
Karen is nº 6. She deserves Nº 1!!!
FlyingMondongo 1 year ago
the good die young...
manucarlos751 1 year ago
she is fragile yet beautiful, and really feels what she is singing. I love Karen.
OMightyMe 1 year ago 38
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@OMightyMe I just wanted to give her a hug and say you are wonderful.
bazmitch 10 months ago
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she looks scary in here..
ronzam2002 2 years ago
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jeffsoule2010 2 years ago
Who wrote more of their hits than anyone else? I never checked.
OMightyMe 2 years ago
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jeffsoule2010 2 years ago
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Well I know Paul Williams & Roger Nichols wrote several - Rainy Days, We've Only Just Begun, etc - later it was Richard himself with John Bettis...some remakes too. But ultimately I think it was Richard's arrangements that really brought them home and made them special. He's a genius with that.
falldownhard 2 years ago
reflect of her
UltimateKarenTribute 2 years ago
How lucky we were that an angel sang this song for us.
splitsandpens 2 years ago 21
@splitsandpens I couldn't have said it any better; thanks!
singsoulfulscott 1 year ago
What a beautiful song by karen!
chuyfitz 2 years ago 4
Karens disease of anorexia was NOT a choice!! I knew Karen personally, & I, too have suffered from anorexia for 31 yrs. Its not a diseASE OF CHOICE!! i nevwr WOULD HAVE CHOSEN THIS!! EVER!! Its a disease of control. You obviousle have a computer. Try "googling" ANOREXIA & learn about it!! My uncle was not only a band member, he was a pall bearer in Karens funeral.
dogtlker 2 years ago
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susuojyo 2 years ago
smeone commented about the dress she was wearing in this video. 1) it was a style of the times (1967!!() Also, I knew Karen PERSONALLY!! My uncle was a band member from beginning to beind a pall beaere at her funeral !! Bob Messenger - look him up if you dont believe me!! I also suffer from anorexia, & trust me - IT IS NOT A DISEASE I WOULD EVER CHOOSE!! ive battled iit for 31 yrs. Its a disease of control, not a disease of choice!!!!! Summer~
dogtlker 2 years ago
I knew Karen personally. My uncle, Bob Messenger was an an origanal band member, as well as a pall bearer in Karens funeral. I also have suffered from anorexia for 31 yrs. Its a disease that is derived from control issues. Mine started when I was 13 yrs old. Im an only child raised by a cop who had an affair because my mom got fat. Karens started when she was called "Richards chubby little sister" in the press. Its not a choice, the brain just locks in to the control factor. She always lives!
dogtlker 2 years ago
A 1967 song.
nancyfloressantos 2 years ago
I don't know about you but this song gives me goosebumps...
mesolo2001 2 years ago
Honesty , I`m 27 and I`m anoretic.
sorry but, you don`t have idea what you talking about, AN is another life far of people who can eat
nakluts 2 years ago
What IF that reporter wouldn't have wrote about Karen being Richard's chubby little sister. I still don't know what HE was talking about. Karen was never chubby, even at her heaviest. WHAT A JERK !
musicase64 2 years ago
I agree I think Karen was solely responsibile for what had happened to her.She knew what she was going in for when she opted for a career in showbiz.I am a fan of this great lady and i reallly felt sad when she left us.But we shouldnt blame Agnes or richard or the media.
faithcesari 2 years ago
@faithcesari
You can't be for real. Nobody signs on to have an illness like that. It's a disease, and like any other disease it is not a choice. It's not anyone else's fault either. Just like depression, panic disorer, bulimia, etc aren't anyone's fault or anyone's choice.The poor thing was sick. She never asked for that. I highly doubt she went into the spotlight expecting that to happen to her and doing it anyway. My God, what a ridiculous comment.
ashlee5665 2 years ago
hey ashlee i am for real and i dont think my comments were ridiculous those are my comments and you should respect that.and dont use god s name in vain.i think you are the one that is ridiculous
faithcesari 2 years ago
@faithcesari
You ask me to respect your opinion, and then you tell me how to talk.
I think your comments are simply of someone who is not knowledgable about a disease like anorexia. That's my opinion, I'm sticking to it. Maybe if you looked into it a little bit more and studied it, you'd agree with me. Sorry if I came across as harsh, but your comments really angered me and I'm sure they angered plenty of other people as well.
ashlee5665 2 years ago
Get a life the person we are talking about died 26 yrs ago.That s my opinion and im entitled to it u were the one who said my comment was ridiculous so i told you to respect it.You were using God s name in vain.You can be angry all you want for the rest of your life.Its xmas and im going to enjoy iy.
faithcesari 2 years ago
I remember that show!! I watched it just see the Carpenters. And .. to Vegas787, read Lone4hire's post again. He didn't say he was Richard, he said he met Richard and Karen's parents.
KelleyMag 2 years ago
This is my favorite. Their songs will live on forever.
tonjas 2 years ago
WOW!!!
vegas787 2 years ago
no whistle...no power...no melissmas...but pure voice of an angel. karen i love you very much
mullatto027 2 years ago
KC had a magical voice...she is an angel. Gorgeous song and lyrics.
skibluiz 2 years ago 2
TIMELESS!
vegas787 2 years ago
OMG. This was always one of my absolute FAVORITE Carpenters' song!
The piano, violin (I think) the OBOE and KAREN'S VOICE - it's so beautiful that it's almost too much to bear...I can't believe this video of One Love EXISTS!!
When/Where was this video made/shown?? In my 34 years of being a Carpenters fan, I've never seen this vid before and didn't know it existed! Thanks so much for posting this!!
I still think Karen's voice is the most perfect and pleasing sound on this planet!
ForADancerJB 2 years ago 5
I agree :) I think it's from "MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC"
Krichardvn94 2 years ago
It's from the Tv series they did called "Make your own kind of music"
LoveKaren70 2 years ago
Karen has the most beautiful voice that there ever will be. No one can match up to her greatness in my opinion. I wish I could have known her. Love you Karen.
engelcarta390 2 years ago 3
i agree..her voice is truly spectacular...the best female voice ever in my opinion.
LedKashmir 2 years ago
Beautiful song. Peace.
Brucev7 2 years ago
Oh..
I'm just alike her....
nakluts 2 years ago
grabbbbbbbbbbbbeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
ka in love
lynxangeles29 2 years ago
whenever i hear Karen's voice, it reminds me of a beautiful sunny afternoon and I am sitting under the shade of a big tree, embraced by the wind...her voice is truly wonderful, a voice that will continue to live in the heart of the people who've learned to love one of God's masterpiece!
We love you Karen, we will miss you forever!
haseilblue 2 years ago 8
Your sentiment is similar to what Herb Alpert said when he first heard a demo of her voice.
Brucev7 2 years ago
I love this song. Lots of speculation over her anorexia. I think anyone who stands out in front of a crowd will have hang ups about how they look. Look at all the celebs having work done to their faces in the hope to stay young. Look at Michael Jackson or Barbra Streisand. I'm not a huge star but I am an actor and I too have felt weary about my shape when on stage. Am I too thin? Too fat? Not muscley enough etc. We'll never know. Love u Karen x
domdedomify 2 years ago 2
such beutiful voice,she sings like the wind through the leaves in sunny days on top of mountin with waterfalls,everytime i hear her she takes me away from this sad world .such shame to leave this world and for no reason.god bless her soul
kingakad 2 years ago 3
Miss you so KC...
In 2 days I am travelling from Aus to LA to visit your grave... Just to say thanks...
KC you are and always will be number 1
berlinaussie 2 years ago 2
Karen Carpenter is Fantastic!But I must comment on this strange dichotomy in human behavior,Most men have the hots for Pamela Anderson types,But Strangely enough fall in love with Karen Carpenter.Most women go for hunky,macho types like,Stallone,Schwarznegger,Vin Diesel "real men",types but then swoon over Barry Manilow singing sweet and tender love songs to them.Whats up with this?They want sex with one,fall in love with the other?Apparently,sometimes love and sex can be two seperate things.
rogumshagum 2 years ago 2
There is someone to blame for what happened to her, the person who wrote the review calling her 'chubby.' It sent her on a dieting binge that killed her. Just like the people who called Michael Jackson 'eww' and said 'he's ugly not cute anymore' to him in the store when he was a teenager sent him on the wild facial surgery kick. Two people dead because of rude comments. Who says words can't hurt? People need to realize it's not funny if it damages somebody.
Kittyu2 2 years ago 8
I LOVE her dress, and wish girls could still wear stuff like that these days without some snotty person going 'eww'. It's a beautiful look. She was gorgeous, just the way she was.
Kittyu2 2 years ago 17
Wonderful, such an expresive singer!!
LoveKaren70 2 years ago 5
Just soooooo beautiful WOOOOOOOOW thanx
kcrcbest 2 years ago 5
KarenSpirit. Vox angelica.
Iwakuni8 2 years ago
None of the singers mentioned can touch Karen Carpenters, She was the best, the others can batlle for 2nd place.
eckersley43 2 years ago
wraps the world in its hypnotic glory!! xx
dexyshotspur 2 years ago
I love the Carpenters and I especially love Karen Carpenter and her incredible voice. She is very sadly missed, but what a gift she left behind. These songs are like gold.
jeffreyp20 2 years ago
oh my, she´s perfect, as always
deserticus18 2 years ago
The truth is........ there are no words thats can describe how beautiful karen's voice really is.
Rainscapes 2 years ago 7
Has there ever been a better female vocalist? She was so good, it's hard to name someone better than her.
jeffreyp20 2 years ago
She does have a good voice but, for my generation Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, , Alicia Keys, and Celin Dion have great voices.
830615521 2 years ago
christina aquilera is a fake out of the singers u mentioned
all the other ones are good
anyway
go karen!
hypnoticbabetrap82 2 years ago
Christina Aguilera is a stupid whore just as Alicia Keys.
kshaligin 2 years ago 2
But, I don't see them starve themselves to death.
830615521 2 years ago
What does it have to do with their voice? We are talking about voice now, aren't we?
kshaligin 2 years ago
Sine you said Whore I say starve =P
830615521 2 years ago
Karen had one thing the others of "your generation" do not have....Class.
Loner4hire 2 years ago 3
@Loner4hire
Not sure who you're refering to, or what "generation" you're talking about, but I'm assuming a younger one. I'm 20 years old and that's offensive to me as we're not all classless idiots. The idiots ruin it for the rest of us...but I can personally say that I truely respect Karen and her brother. They're amazing and I can only wish I were around during their time.
ashlee5665 2 years ago
Good for you, Ashlee5665. At 20, you have a great life opportunity ahead. When I was your age, in 1974, there were lots of idiots as well. Being in the US Army back then was hugely unpopular. But there were lots of good people I met, and came to realize what we read in the papers is distorted towards the negative. I make it a point to eat at a diner twice a week where today's young people work and put themselves through school. Lots of good youth out there, including my own kids.
Starlifter88 2 years ago
no im sorry i dont think anyone measures up to karen carpenters amazing and overwhelmingly haunting voice....no matter what generation you are
engelcarta390 2 years ago 4
Aside fromt he obvious beauty of this song and Karen's voice, I think the piano is so beautiful in this song.
entertainer106 2 years ago
Did people really wear dresses like that in 1971???!!
steveatl40 2 years ago
Yes, particularly if they were modest and ladylike, as was Karen Carpenter. Besides, with talent and beauty like Karen's, the dress is irrelevant.
Iwakuni8 2 years ago 3
such a wonderful song! piercing into the heart of anyone wanting to find love, found love and nurturing a love. A song from heaven from a fantastic duo of very talented souls! thanks for posting.
MyFishMajestik 2 years ago
Love finding these gems of music video. KC and RC made great mu