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  • voice of an angel!!

  • Think this song was written by their guitarist Tony Peluso.

  • this particular song is my favorite of the carpenters. around 2:10 and until 2:40, the oboe and strings really kick in...and because karen died so young, to me, this part of the song picks up an ethereal bordering on angelic quality. makes me sad and happy at the same time. sad that she was sick for so long and died young, happy that she was here in the first place.

  • karen was simply the greatest

  • There are people who can imitate Karen but not really sound exactly because she is one of a kind.

  • Karen forever forever forever forever.......

  • yah makes me happy

    

  • thanks karen for your existence; you're in the book of my lifetime !

  • todas las canciones de los carpenters......bellas.

  • Love this song, I had forgotten it! Karen does seem to be enjoying singing it

    One of the many brilliant songs she sang in a short life.

  • interesting how Karen's voice can be added to any song to make it sound better - why do the best always die young ??

  • I can't pick a favorite Carpenters song because I love one hundred of them. 

  • Always loved this song! Karen had a beautiful voice and she was an amazing drummer! Growing up, I wanted to be like her!

  • wow this is a great song. they dont make them like this anymore.

  • I remember this song was on the Carpenter's "Horizons" album...Was it ever released as a single? And if not, shouldn't it have been? What a great song!

  • oh my goodness, holy smokes, how pretty is this song!

  • yah like this rare of karen makes me happy when she sing this song thanks karen

  • Nice comp....thanks for posting

  • azzco

  • 大好きな歌です、お気に入り my favorite song

  • I've said it before and I'll say it for the umpteenth time, Karen has one of the best female pop voices of all time, I say "has" because to me she is still alive in her songs, there is no comparison and there won't be for eons to come.

  • @kboyzrock So so true, there will never be anyone like her.

  • @kboyzrock Totally and absolutely agree. Couldn't have said that better.

  • We Were The Only Ones

    We were the only ones

    We could not sleep every time we laid down

    I love you and you love me

    because we were meant to be

    What we are now...

    M.S. Morrison

  • They say that everything happens for a reason but tell me what's the reason why this has to happen to Karen Carpenter. Everytime I hear her voice I ask why has there got to be this most stupid disease called anorexia.

  • @Percymony February next month is the memorial of her death. In 2013 her 30th year of passing. It will be very sad. I hope there is some large tribute show to her on that day in 2013. I have asked a lot of young people if they heard of the Carpenters and they thought I meant Carpenters who build homes! They have no clue who they were. Sad isn't it?

  • @rsvy913688How I wish that somebody would do a "Mamma Mia" sort of musical but this time using Carpenters songs. There are simply too many beautiful Carpenters signature songs that could also make a storyline with perhaps "Sometimes" as the last piece. Sorry Abba fans. I like Abba songs but I like Carpenters music more.

  • awsum!

  • THIS was my favorite song AND album of all of them. I was psyched to see it on here. TRULY one of the greats. Great lyrics, great message, great harmony, great music!!!!

  • "I need to be in love" is her favourite song? OMG! That's mine too!! :))

  • i'm starting to get really mad about all the music we've been cheated out of, becaues the powers that be decided it wouldn't sell, so it never got on the radio.

    Thank heavens for YouTube!

  • Love the song, except for the last note. Richard went a little too high for me.

  • The first album i baught..

  • I always wondered why this one never made it into the compilations either, and why it was never more mainstream. It is just SO GOOD.

  • One of their best later songs.

  • I have always felt that this song should have been the follow up single released off the "Horizon" album. A bit of a departure from other songs, but it works so well and it is one of my favorite Carpenter songs.

  • cool,man!!

  • The band worked up to this level of music. It took a couple of years to get this sound. Plus, when the Carpenters were playing jazz, the "voice" was not employed ever. It is sort of strange that their music later depended solely on Karen's voice - a unique one. Of course, the arrangements of their jazz were typical Richard! Great music for any age.

  • This song was sent as a request for my mothers 70th Birthday .It was played on the local radio.It brings back happy memories of her for me.I can't understand why it s never on any compilation album.Its a wonderful joyful song!

  •  Very well done!!!!!! Thank you very much for putting this together and sharing with the class!!

  • is Karen doing the drums on this?

  • @herasmarket : As far as I know, Yes, Karen is on the drums for this track from the "Horizons" album. Guest drummer Alvin Stoller performed only on the album's "I Can Dream, Can't I" track... all others by Karen Carpenter

  • RIP...

    LOveee this song. :))

  • hi this is chris 66508 the carpenetrs are amazung my favoutite is only yesterday thts he fabbest one and those good old dreams and we have only just begun, and loads more thanx

  • When the world is falling apart, I'll just listen to this song to brighten my day.

  • fantastic great song great singer sadly missed

  • Karen Forever,eu amoo muitoo!!!

  • great song!

  • thank you, carpenters! this song made me happy :)

  • shoulda been a single instead of solitaire. Hindsight

  • This song is like a nice breath of spring.

  • One of the best pop groups ever, what a pitch perfect voice she had, simply the best!

  • 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!!!

  • Carpenters are COOL!!!!

  • I agree with those who say this is the best Carpenters song ever. I still get goose bumps when I hear the guitar intro..

  • EXCELENTEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­! Gracias !!! Yo.

  • Just recently started to listen to this song. I LOVE IT! its truely a great song.1

  • I still have a number of the Carpenters' 8 tracks. Still play them on the old 8 track machine. ((Yes, I have them on CD as well, just something about vinyl and tape that is unique.)) Naturally, wife, kids and grandchildren roll their eyes when I play the oldies, but TUFF!

  • An angels voice,this song and many other carpenter songs got through my divorce.

  • I use to love listening to this song on my dads 8 track. I use to click the channel to the one before this song so i could hear it over and over. She is my all time favorite female singer. No female comes close to her range that I know, plus being a drummer makes her that much more amazing. I wish I could have seen them preform when they were doing daily shows at disney land. She does have a very haunting voice......Beautiful

  • This is a very catchy tune. I can't stop hitting the play arrow...I think out of the 37,359 views, 359 of them are mine, Their music has definitely stood the test of time.Nobody has or ever will be better.

  • @BRUC2016 lol..very well put

  • @wolfstev76 I'm scared of anyone who thinks Justin Bieber is a musical prodigy

    and who think the Carpenters are too "tame". Those people need medical help.

  • @BRUC2016 I could have written that... I am in my 50's and my dad is in his 80's. I have always loved the Carpenters and have recently rediscovered some songs I wasn't familiar with.... like this one. The world was a sorry day the day Karen passed.... it was one of only a few days I actually cried as I tear up now thinking about her and her beautiful voice.

  • @shelmart1 I remember that day too and what made it even more poignant for me was that I had just bought the latest Christopher Cross album that day "Another Page" and on it was a song called "Think of Laura" about the untimely death of a talented young woman..........then I watched the news later that night and heard about Karen.

  • @gerrymoran1 1983 was a year of young women's deaths for famous people. Jessica Savitch was another one who died that year in October. I liked her.

  • best singers ever, luv them plus the song

  • Amen, Brother.

  • autumn '75 - great memories - loved and treasured this album

  • Karen the Voice & Richard the Genius = Carpenters

  • i agree! =)

  • Pure genius always humbles me, and makes me wonder how any one person can have such gifts. Simply the best voice ever.

  • This from the Horizon album. This is in my opinion Karen's best performance. Gone is the uncertainty, the notion that she carry the recordings on her own. Every song on this record is pitch perfect. Her range and confidence in this recording make me breathless. Only Yesterday, Happy, and others are a testament to her remarkable maturity, range, and natural gift. Get Horizon for Karen at her best. Not too many songs, but all are gems, and Karen never misses.

  • no one made a comment 'bout Richard's songwrtting or John Bettis' lyrics..............

    ........and the minimoog sounds all over the place

    or Earl Dummler,s oboe .......

  • That's because Richard didn't write this song.  This was written by Tony Peluso, the Carpenters' guitarist for the majority of their career, with lyrical contributions by John Bettis and Diane Rubin.

  • Do you know what Richard is doing today? I haven't heard anything about him in many years.

  • He has his own performing art center. Do the checker out thing in your search engine. You will find alots going on. I met Richard in 2006. It was a brief moment, but what a high light in my life. I'm sure he is also busy with his family. He has a beautiful wife and 5 beautiful children.

  • Thank you for the info!

  • I can't believe I'd forgotten this song from some 30 years ago. I'll never forget it again. Very nice presentaion sister lead 02. What celestial quality they provided! I should say provide.

  • I love this song. Definitely one of the best...

  • Definitely one of their best - I love the guitar accompanyment. karen's voice is stunning.

  • an undiscovered gem, too good to be a B-side. thank you Tony Peluso (the Carp's resident axeman) for this number.

  • Great video beautiful song Karen's voice makes me very happy!

  • Não ha no mundo hoje em dia ninguém com uma voz tão linda quanto esta de Karen Carpenters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • ...and clever how they placed this song after 'Solitaire' on the album.

  • I love this song!!

  • seriously amazing song

  • I'm honestly surprised that no one has sampled this song yet. The guitar and synthesizer parts are almost like Air and/or Daft Punk, and would make an awesome hook. Just goes to show you how ahead of the time Richard Carpenter was (and Karen too!), as well as their collaborators.

    That said, I love this song. The chorus is so hooky and catchy. It really should have been a single. Would have been a massive hit!

  • my fav carpenters songggggg... !!! thanks :-) a lot.....

  • I wish this had been a single, (not on the flip of Only yesterday) instead of the draggy, sad summer modest hit 'Solitaire'. This is a perfect summer smash song.

  • What a voice, I can listen to their songs all day, one of the best female voices ever.

  • THE best.

  • This must have been her favorite song.

  • I need to be in love is her favorite Carpenters' song.

  • That's one of my favorite songs too. I don't have a favorite but, I need to be in love, I love that song!

  • It is rumored that I need to be in love was Karen's favorite song. Her second favorite was Goodbye to Love. After her sad marriage, she knew she was meant to be in love. So sad, yet poignant and personal. I only wish iI appreciated her more when I was in grade school. Now, I just listen in amazement.

  • @rinaldi101 It was actually "I need to be in love" according to The Carpenters youtube channel.

  • The truth is........ there are no words thats can describe how beautiful karen's voice really is.

  • Nice memories. I was 10 and it was the flip of "only yesterday".

    Karen was such a wonderfull woman.

    May she be blessed.

  • This is one of my favorite songs off this albumn. I love you Karen and I can't wait to meet you.

  • You can never find any voice like this again ever, and such amazing lyrics in all of the songs from the carpenters.

    I still sing yesterday once more... wondering where all the old music has gone.

  • Isn't it great to here an uplifting tune like this, and Karen Carpenter Wow what a singer, congratulations on the video and thanks for posting it.

  • and sort of Teri Hatcher also

  • Actress Wendy Malick looks pretty close to Karen she was in Just Shoot Me, Frasier, some other TV shows also. Thank You very much for this Excellent Video!!!!!!

  • Wendy malick and kate jackson without the extreme thinness(although actually kate jackson was very very slim)

  • you can search the world for a better female voice but you will never find a smoother, prettier female voice than Karen Carpenter.

  • The Best voice of a lifetime for anyone

    Im only 16 I can sing like her

    its so weird. I've rehearsed her song for the past 3 years everyday for 2 hours a day

  • I think Karen when she was older bore a resemblance to former 'Charlie's Angels' actress Kate Jackson.

  • I think so too!

  • this song was the Side -B of the hit There's A Kinda of a Hush , i remember i would paly it so many times when we had those old awful record players witha needle ,so many decades would go by before the cd.

  • ohkay, CAN SOMEBODY HERE TELL ME WHAT SONG STARTS WITH "LALALALALA LALALALALA LALALALALA LA LA LA LA LALA, DO DO DO DO DODO. PLEASE HELP ME.!

  • I think the song you are asking about is Sing, sing a song. Let me know if this is right. Karen

  • my favorite song by the carpenters since i was 16 years old and i won't tell you how many years older i am

  • A great cut from one of the most impeccably produced albums of its day, Horizon. It's worth reading about on Wikipedia.

  • Thanks for posting this, its a song that can truly lift my mood, such good pics, too. What a genius Richard was in his arrangement and playing, and then there's her voice, the voice of an angel.

  • I like the synyh at the end. Just when you think it's hit it's highest note.....

  • Nice vid with an excellent music,great job :)

  • Simply the best carpenters song ever, and all of them were top.

  • The best song by The Carpenters! Thanx fot that! I really love all of their songs but this is nr. 1 to me!

  • I have been trying to get hold of this song for ages, do you have it on CD?

  • It's on the Horizon album. I bought it on Amazon recently. This is the track I'm having played at my funeral. Nothing like planning ahead is there?

  • so many lovely songs...I'll never stop missing Karen

  • Wonderful peppy song, and great video pics of Karen and Richard, some of which I've never seen before. Thanks!

  • Great synthesizers at the end of the song

  • It's a clever song - it lifts you yp and makes you happy too!

  • There are some truly beautiful harmonies in this song; the way Karen and Richard sang them is almost shocking in its pitch perfection. Also, you have a real talent for presentation; the variations in your methods are really interesting. More people should be watching!

  • Thank you! Glad you liked it! =)

  • Thanks! I'd never heard this song before!

  • I loveeeeeee what you did in this video,and love this song also,the name says it this way I stay after listening to her.

    thanksssss :)

  • You're welcome! I'm glad you liked it! I love this song too, makes me very HAPPY to hear! =)

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