"Happy" (Quad Mix) Carpenters RARE HQ Sound

[ctbear26]

This would have made an awesome SINGLE - and a hit for them Wonderful quad mix - love it all over again

[darkmatterfalls101]

ok ive got to ask whats your front end the detail really is something the bass is fully extended treble is sweet no siblence i am impressed kudos ps the carpenters are awsome takes me right back to my youth good job 10/10

[paulalist1]

a fantastic uplifting track from Karen, just shows how versatile her voice was and that she can sing this kind of song which isn't using her amazing lower register and sound just as unbelievable, there'll never be another Karen Carpenter!!

[Luisveram]

VERY NICE !!!

[MrJohninphx]

As always Mowtownboy I have added another one of your brilliant videos to my favorites list on YouTube. Now if I could just figure out how to get your videos to load on to my Ipod everything would be right in my music world. Karen is obviously loved by millions of fans around the world and still missed terribly to this day, almost 30 years on. Music today is all computerized crap with no talent behind it - just looks and P.R. people. At least we have recordings left of the REAL talent in music.

[ordraised]

i was only 19 year old when i found on the flipside of a 45rpm record the song "Happy". karen carpenter's angelic voice is missed by me and millions by her untimely death to a horrible affliction, anorexia. love as God loves us, not be our outward appearance. she now sings with the angels. i listen to her all the time. thanks for posting this incredible song that never had air play on the radio!

[Parichate]

This on is my favorite. Karen's voice is so amazing

[Parichate]

This on is my favorite. Karen's voice is amazing

[vandamme514]

I AGREE, THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS FROM THEM.

[thefabulousthomasj]

For personal (and now, sentimental) reasons, this is my favorite Carpenters track. . .

. . .the B-side to "Only Yesterday", as I recall. . .

Love this mix!

Thank you for posting this; I'm adding it to my favorites. . .

[MissAnotherSong]

This VOICE... Karen Carpenter at her best.

Thanks for sharing.

[ArchSupporter]

I have to agree this is one of their best. I didn't understand why it wasn't released a a single.

[peanuts1867]

This sounds AMAZING!

[kcrcbest]

sooooooo very coooool and the video is soooooo coooool too : ) thanx for putting this on : )

[bongdrop]

I've always loved this song, I think I wore the album out as a kid.

[Winchesterboy100]

The purest, most beautiful voice to grace this earth. Your voice now with the angels of heaven above. Love you Karen. Always have...always will. You made me "Happy!"

[jeanandbilly]

@Winchesterboy100 Indeed. Karen really had the voice of an angel. I'm a forever fan.

[Winchesterboy100]

@jeanandbilly Nice to hear from a fellow fan. We did lose an angel. There will never, on this earth, be a more beautiful voice. But someday.....just imagine, the hole in my heart that was left when she passed will be filled, and once again, it will be "Yesterday, Once more!" Thanks for making my day!

[jeanandbilly]

@Winchesterboy100 You have a wonderful way with words.Yes It was Only Yesterday, I wanted to say Goodbye To Love but For All We Know we're going thru an Intermission and its not the End Of The World...We've Only Just Begun to rid of This Masquerade of Rainy Days and Mondays to Sing, feel Happy & on Top Of The World again like its Yesterday Once More. Jambalaya anyone? (corny huh? but you inspired me lol! Have a great day!)

[Winchesterboy100]

@jeanandbilly By no means "corny." I'm glad I "inspired" you! :) You made me think of her "Sweet, Sweet Smile." and I bet, right now, Karen is singing a "Song for you!" God bless our "Superstar!" Who else, dear friend, could bring people together through their legacy of Songs. (And let us not forget Richard! ) It's a shame there is no way to exchange contact info, such as an e-mail address. It would be a pleasure to talk and share more of the memories "The Carpenters" gave us with you!

[kkwongso]

Thank you! Great voice of Karen!

[LesFillesduFeu7]

I'm french, and I bought this album, this is fantastic. The best female voice I've ever heard.

[fakerating]

Amazing sound... thanks for posting!

[Carpentersfan2003]

This song is right up there with " We've Only Just Begun" for wedding anthems in my book...

[ladydigger]

A beautiful song. A beautiful woman. A poorer world for her passing.

[yorkietaz]

love this , this is great

[JennTess1]

THANK YOU BETH!!!! For sending me this song today!! :-)

[kcrcbest]

JUST SOOOOOOO COOOOOL AND BEAUTIFUL THANX EVER SOOOOO MUCH : )

[pvmuskosming]

YES, THANKS A LOT FROM MEXICO!!!!!

[rcktmanil]

Agree totally-- I LOVE this song. It truly does make me "Happy" every time I hear it.

[felixbautista]

Successful rendition that got catered by eager viewers and loyal followers of their career, Clicked for 56 points.

[Wizzcan]

I loved Karen!!



[Wizzcan]

I loved Karen!!

[ctbear26]

THANK YOU Themotownboy - I've said it before - awesome video and the sound is great! fantastic

[Nema30]

They're surely on my side,

[MrJrh58]

I have always loved that song, as good or better than any of the big hits!!!! Karen Carpenter is just incredible, one of the most beautiful, soothing voices in pop rock history, period!!

[rsgracey]

Did anyone else record this song?--I LOVE the Carpenters' version, but I can't get enough of the tune...

[FortressMKTG]

wow. I love the stereo mix of this song. the drums are in your face. and the close mic technique allow you to hear her lips smack. This version is dripping in reverb. I like it, but not as much. But, how can you f*** up a masterpiece.

[waynearthurhall]

Beautiful version of one of my favorite Carpenters songs!  Can I buy this someplace?

[tailagent]

Everybody please read the new bio "Little Girl Blue: The Life Of Karen Carpenter". Fasten your seatbelts before you do.

[howzitgoin1970]

@tailagent I read it over about three days in June. Even more heartbreaking than I expected but filled with tons of new-to-me information.

[kcrcbest]

AAAAAAAAAH SOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL THANX

[carps1000]

Carpenters the 9th wonder of the world. Horizon is the 8th Richard the genius & Karen the voice = Carpenters

[ronnie8604]

One of  my favorites - should have been released as a single - or was it? Great job.

[ctbear26]

I love this song, too. Thanks for te great video to go with it.

[majaldinho]

genius genius, i-m from sao paulo, brazil, i grew up in the sixties, i was 15 in sao ´paulo when this brilliant album came out. such a splendored powerful masterpiece. it touched me so much as a teenager. it still does now that i m touching the fifties. quality and beauty are ageless and timeless. fortunetly. thankls

[poshaubrey]

this is my fave carpenters song

[yomama532]

Did you remaster this? It is very good!

[7veera]

beautiful.thanks for the memories

[RickHenry]

Again, the Carpenters at their very best. I love this song and particularly the album Horizon which is my favorite album.

[kaenguru003]

Congratulation for your superb vid! Five***** Many thanks!

[rouselonline]

great work! I love The Carpenters! Forever!

[clonliffepanther]

This would have been a hit, is there any reason why it wasn't given more attention?

[steveatl40]

I think by 1975 the public had dealt with Carpenters overload. They didn't put out an album in 1974, and their style of music was losing popularity to the rise of funk and disco.

A lot of bands fade out due to changes in public moods, etc.

However, their music is now timeless, and fantastic.

[infinera06]

Because it was clearly not one of their best. I doubt it would have made the top 40.

[THEmotownboy]

I disagree, this was on one of their best songs. It may not have made the Top 40 as a single, but I listen to it much more than "Solitare". And definitely it is much better than "Goofus" from the "Kind of Hush" album.

[infinera06]

I haven't heard this song in literally decades since the 70's. I think there are better album cuts from Horizon that were not released as singles, such as "I can dream can I?". Goofus is one of the few from Carpenters that I don't like...along with the album cuts sung by Richard. "One More Time" from KOAH would have been much better than Goofus as a single. But with few exceptions, Karen's voice and singing make any song sound good. Do you have any other quad Carpenters albums?

[THEmotownboy]

Yes, I have posted the "I Can't Make Music" from "Now & Then" and some other tracks from "Horixzon." I also have "Singles 1969-1973" in Quad, but the SQ encoding on that LP is horrible and the decdoing script I use, which works great with other SQ albums, doesn't work well with the encoding on that particular album.

[infinera06]

That's too bad. The singles album would have been great. I have listened to all your quad Carpenters songs; they sound terrific. I really like the "space" and "air" between the instruments, and how Karen's voice stands out up front in the middle. How about "I can dream can I?" from Horizon? Please!!??

[Discotized]

@THEmotownboy Hello. The reason why your carpenter LP doesn't decode well with your scripts is because the album is recorded in CD-4 format. There are no CD-4 quadraphonic scripts. Carpenters / A&M records used CD-4, which was a discrete format. SQ and QS were matrix formats.

[THEmotownboy]

@Discotized - - For this song "Happy" is from CD-4 LP of "Horizon" and there was no script used or needed. Re-read my comment to infinera06. You misread what I wrote.

Check your facts. Not all A&M quadraphonic LPs were in CD-4. Some of them were SQ encoded. The Carpenters "Singles 1969-73" and "Now & Then" quad LPs were SQ encoded.

[earcandy2008]

Great song. It would have been a better single than 'Solitaire' had it not been a B-side.

[ChickChuckChas]

Great tribute. Can't say that I was a huge fan, more of an admirer of their music. But this video brought me to a new level of appreciation!! Thanks for doing it!!

[murphycran1]

Absolutely one of the best ... Great tribute to the most beautiful voice that I have ever heard... Keep up the excellent work...

[Iwakuni8]

You do great work motownboy, kudos to you. On all of these Carpenter quad remixes. Domo.

[Lanz16]

I've never been heard this song in my whole life in Carpenters!

Thanks for sharing this! :D

[steveatl40]

Where can we find these awesome Quad remixes?!

[dmarshallok]

Great song! Fantastic recording! I haven't heard this in 30 years. Sounds even better today.

[yomama532]

This is great! Love it! Thanks for posting.

[SydGhis]

This is a very rare song now,thanks for sharing it us,this was the flip side of only yesterday in 1976 there about.

Is there some means where i can buy this song,it's a treasure now.

I remember playing it in the jukebox in my village bar in Trinidad,this should've been a hit also.

[erginakif]

I-Tunes, Amazon or any website that sells mp3's.

[allhitradio]

You've done an amazing job! Great video and it's so nice to hear this rare mix. thanks so much!

[ctbear26]

Excellent! The Quad version is awesome. This should have been a single and a hit. Thanks for sharing

[lonjed5]

Incredible video!! Love Carps. always! I love the wonderful sound!! The pics. are absolutely superb along with graphics added!

[NostalgiaBob]

Nice job!

[regiscat]

Fantastic! thanks so much for sharing this. I'd never heard the Quad version before and I like it. I too love this song and it's so nice to hear it "fresh" after all these years.