lisen to this song! just about love--not all the hype and music of today like lady gaga or whatever she is. music had substance then. now-trash goes to the top.
grew up in san francisco, this song reflects the great time it was back in the day-mellow--more respect and love back then. california dreamin was still alive. all gone now. its sad-we all lose!
grew up in san francisco, this song reflects the great time it was back in the day-mellow--more respect and love back then. california dreamin was still alive. all gone now. its sad-we all lose!
The entire sound was perfect. Yes, she was the star of it, but he was as well in the studio. When the sax break comes in, it just pushes it up and she is every match for it with the vocal that cries out blues and blahs, really from the depths. An amazing artist - what a talent. Still one of my top ten concerts in the spring of 1974.
Karen had such a beautiful voice. There's really nothing else that compares. I'm of the opinion that in order to be appreciated to the max, one really needs to hear her music on vinyl, along with a top sound system. Truely amazing. Thanks for posting.
Isn't it amazing how a voice like Karens never gets old. It just gets better and better as time goes by and she is someone you can never get tired of listening to. Man I wish they still made female singers like Karen. So smooth and pitch perfect.
Today is Monday and its raining here in cali what a perfect song for a day like this , and yes She had the perfect voice and song choices miss her dearly
I think of my daddy.... He passed last moth on July 13th and I miss him very much... This song takes me back to when I was little and he was always there to love and protect me... There songs help keep the bond I have with him ALIVE... Thank you Karen and Richard.. You are in my heart always....
For an "untrained" voice, she was perfect. What a shame anorexia took hold.
You know, if you search the video's.. I believe the fashions of the day played a role... they looked "bulky" no matter what size you were. Karen fell victim to this, and "popular' opinion of what a woman should "look" like.
What a shame and great tragedy. Not only did she leave her wonderful voice, but her struggles with anorexia, has surely helped countless people,, .. someone very close to me included.
I have no idea how old you are, but this is a seminal early 70's mix, done at Herb Alpert's A&M studios and considered one of Richard Carpenter's best
If I died and God gave me a choice to reexperience any time period of my life, I'd pick the 1970's, and I'd ask for front row seats to a Carpenters concert!
What a truly beautiful voice she had. I believe that God brought her music into my life as I too suffered from a deadly eating disorder. Because of her, I got the treatment I needed and my life saved. Thank you Karen...you still inspire me everyday!!!!!!!
That voice...Oh, that voice! Truly of our the greatest song stylists of all time. Anyone who can't the beauty, in the voice Karen Carpenter, couldn't possible love music. Listen to her, at 2:07. This was from the days when one didn't have to have backup dancers wiggling and shaking it, to disguise the fact that...Oh, skip it. May Karen Carpenter's spirit be embraced, with His love, forever, and...a day.
oh my god,i'm gonna cry if i listen to this song when i'm alone next week,away from my home,in a campus filled with strangers...hope i will fit in fast...
Yes, of course Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. What a pity that such a great talent as Karen went so soon. Her voice is one of the most beautiful ones ever, I think..
Sometimes - but then I sing and it gets better. Trust me. Even if you can't carry a tune in a bucket - SING. It will make you feel better. Even if it is a sad song - you will have confidence. Trust me!
What great phrasing. What a great voice. And it is so weird.. the poignancy in her voice, which always sounded genuine now comes through time as a direct connection to her heart.
I agree Blakbonez. Good music transcends racial barriers. Her voice just makes me feel so good and calm inside. Sad that her life was spiraling out of control due to an eating disorder. I must find a cd of their music.
my dad would bring home albums of artists we didn't know anything about. The Carpenters was one of them, we would learn the songs and sing along with the record. imagine this, in a black neighborhood hearing this music from our house, but my dad didn't care about that. good singing is good singing to him, i am the same way. love the Carpenters music.
She can make some of the most incredible sounds. It seems odd but close your eyes and listen to the word.. it's at about the 2:25 mark. Actually just close your eyes and listen to the whole thing. She was one of a kind.
Listen to her sing the chorus at 1:00-1:12.Amazing talent and voice,tormented by the things in her own head....funny how someones sorrow and pain can bring people such joy
Karen didn't start singing untill she was about 16 years old. Up to then she was only a drummer. It was Richard that would make her get up and sing from time to time and even at 16 while she was alittle rough around the edges. She still had the vocal sound we as fan have come to cherish.. May Karen Rest in Peace..
That was a gift she always had. She started singing ever since as a baby....about four years old.....no singing lessons but just her feelings....she always did it her way.........everything with feelings
Incredible. Absolutely incredible. Did she take voice training or something? Did they do that with over dubbing? Or did she really sound like that? Like nothing ever heard. Almost doesn't seem possible.
their most moving songs where meloncoly. So unfortuanate that an article comment would be the demise of her fragile self.
packersrogers 2 months ago in playlist The Carpenters List 1
Perfect song for a day like today. Raining in Los Angeles (December 12, 2011).
CahanDavis 2 months ago
About a boy
hannahchalkhunt123 3 months ago
lisen to this song! just about love--not all the hype and music of today like lady gaga or whatever she is. music had substance then. now-trash goes to the top.
jimmyd10100 9 months ago
I loved the Carpenters I grew up on them I have there cd and I still listen to ti and sing these songs. SHe had a very very pretty voice
4665aj 1 year ago
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grew up in san francisco, this song reflects the great time it was back in the day-mellow--more respect and love back then. california dreamin was still alive. all gone now. its sad-we all lose!
jimmyd10100 1 year ago
grew up in san francisco, this song reflects the great time it was back in the day-mellow--more respect and love back then. california dreamin was still alive. all gone now. its sad-we all lose!
jimmyd10100 1 year ago
The entire sound was perfect. Yes, she was the star of it, but he was as well in the studio. When the sax break comes in, it just pushes it up and she is every match for it with the vocal that cries out blues and blahs, really from the depths. An amazing artist - what a talent. Still one of my top ten concerts in the spring of 1974.
AllenOption8 1 year ago
Karen had such a beautiful voice. There's really nothing else that compares. I'm of the opinion that in order to be appreciated to the max, one really needs to hear her music on vinyl, along with a top sound system. Truely amazing. Thanks for posting.
MrAAA3330 1 year ago
Voice of an angel.
dansmd 1 year ago
Still wonderful xxx
coreysfriend1 1 year ago
their music lives forever! RIP karen.
zackyko 1 year ago
Truly Amazing :) I've seen this video I guess for the 30th time (seems to be addicted to it) but still listening to Karen's voice is never boring :)
mnlght0snt 1 year ago
Her death always gets me down. But what a always beautiful voice. No need to have the lyrics written either, you can understand the words ;)
Arrooh 1 year ago
Isn't it amazing how a voice like Karens never gets old. It just gets better and better as time goes by and she is someone you can never get tired of listening to. Man I wish they still made female singers like Karen. So smooth and pitch perfect.
greg8698 1 year ago
いいね やっぱりこの曲がいちばん好き！！！！
AKIHIKOSANTO 2 years ago
thats a sweet dress
stentorsoft 2 years ago
I think this song has to do with how she was feeling, with the anexoria and stuff.
ehlertr23 2 years ago
@ehlertr23, You are wrong. She did not write the song.
guitarslim56 1 year ago
Today is Monday and its raining here in cali what a perfect song for a day like this , and yes She had the perfect voice and song choices miss her dearly
IamBratacus 2 years ago
Love this song. Karen had a beautiful voice and her talent is missed. RIP Karen.
zacandtaylorrule 2 years ago 3
Yes zacan,
I agree.
Our Muse has flown away
FAUSTORICCARDO 2 years ago
この曲が一番好き
winchesterjack 2 years ago
Great song great voice what more can you say.
MURRUMBEENA1 2 years ago
ＲＩＰ Ｋｒｅｎ
あなたの声は国境も言語の壁も越えて、今俺の耳元で聞こえています。
素晴らしい歌声有難う。
fujicity 2 years ago 2
I think of my daddy.... He passed last moth on July 13th and I miss him very much... This song takes me back to when I was little and he was always there to love and protect me... There songs help keep the bond I have with him ALIVE... Thank you Karen and Richard.. You are in my heart always....
harrisonfanalways 2 years ago 4
perfect pitch/ incomparable tone to her voice- she LITERALLY had a PERFECT voice !
truepowerbombking 2 years ago 3
For an "untrained" voice, she was perfect. What a shame anorexia took hold.
You know, if you search the video's.. I believe the fashions of the day played a role... they looked "bulky" no matter what size you were. Karen fell victim to this, and "popular' opinion of what a woman should "look" like.
What a shame and great tragedy. Not only did she leave her wonderful voice, but her struggles with anorexia, has surely helped countless people,, .. someone very close to me included.
RIP Karen
SparkysSparklers 2 years ago 2
I'm a hairy old school heavy metal fan, and I cannot listen to this song without crying. This is the very definition of beauty.
fuzzleredmenn 2 years ago 4
I have no idea how old you are, but this is a seminal early 70's mix, done at Herb Alpert's A&M studios and considered one of Richard Carpenter's best
kiaoraguy 2 years ago
Perfect Voice...RIP Karen
pininfarina2 2 years ago
Love her. Always have, always will.
pllaza2009 2 years ago
These were the days when singing talent really shone. No need for remixing with Karen Carpenter. What a glorious voice.
MyIria 2 years ago
This Monday June 1st is my brothers funeral.
padude64 2 years ago
Sorry about your loss. May he rest in peace.
alan4superman 2 years ago
Thank you so much my friend!
padude64 2 years ago
dont know why but, each time i hear her voice, her singing brings tears to my eyes
1greatdude 2 years ago
Yes, I'm the same.
MichelleHarv 2 years ago
still getting chills everytime i hear/see this song, together with the story of karen (movie) it's just...
And i'm anorexic since i was 8...I love karen!! (and my name is Karin)
ayellessnuffelhoek 2 years ago
Odd, that a beautiful naked voice, no cover up music and dancers for distraction, has an ad on the same page for Rihanna's naked pics!
a28a26 2 years ago
her voice is so beautiful my dad use to play her music for me when i was a little girl
martinmo101 2 years ago 2
She always made singing look so easy... amazing.
colormeTJ 2 years ago 3
If I died and God gave me a choice to reexperience any time period of my life, I'd pick the 1970's, and I'd ask for front row seats to a Carpenters concert!
pookypie3 2 years ago 3
Wow! You are a real fan! :D
hhvelasq 2 years ago
You betcha! :) The seventies were so awesome, and Karen Carpenter helped make it so
pookypie3 2 years ago 2
What a truly beautiful voice she had. I believe that God brought her music into my life as I too suffered from a deadly eating disorder. Because of her, I got the treatment I needed and my life saved. Thank you Karen...you still inspire me everyday!!!!!!!
carrielynn321 2 years ago 3
a voice that wont be back until the year 21000!!!
vegas787 2 years ago 3
How much I miss Karen Carpenter. While she died before I was born, she was clearly a musical prodigy who had a talented voice. I admire you.
sol2767 2 years ago 3
Her voice was a gift from God. Simply beautiful.
davidpcarolynl 3 years ago 4
a little dated, but great song and music
pgwarevt 3 years ago
pgwarevt... Karen Carpenter is simply timeless!
vegas787 2 years ago 3
absolutely nothing dated about it!!!
xrocknrollqueeno 2 years ago 2
That voice...Oh, that voice! Truly of our the greatest song stylists of all time. Anyone who can't the beauty, in the voice Karen Carpenter, couldn't possible love music. Listen to her, at 2:07. This was from the days when one didn't have to have backup dancers wiggling and shaking it, to disguise the fact that...Oh, skip it. May Karen Carpenter's spirit be embraced, with His love, forever, and...a day.
THEHUNGRYVEGETARIAN 3 years ago 32
Not to mention that she did not need to be almost naked to be able to sing like the angel she was.
Sunhine3 3 years ago 2
this song never fails to put a big lump in my throat...gone too soon! RIP Karen.
gowalkingathinline 3 years ago 4
ill never get tired of listening to this music...thanks for sharing...God bless you!
tangerine005 3 years ago 4
I love her voice but the background singers were rediculous too
dsan0703 3 years ago
what background singers do you hear?
Sunhine3 3 years ago
I mean in general like in merry christmas darling or have yourself a merry little christmas
dsan0703 3 years ago
the voice if an angel..
junkhead64 3 years ago 6
love this song
one of the best
happymimi16 3 years ago 2
oh my god,i'm gonna cry if i listen to this song when i'm alone next week,away from my home,in a campus filled with strangers...hope i will fit in fast...
manthony88 3 years ago 2
You will, my dear. I was there 22 years ago - you will do JUST FINE. Hang in there from Uncle Peter.
peter4hou 3 years ago
me too. hope your luck was better than mine
osahju914 3 years ago
Be yourself, relax and you'll fit in fine. Thing is, most people are just as nervous as you!
devernie1 3 years ago
Yes, of course Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. What a pity that such a great talent as Karen went so soon. Her voice is one of the most beautiful ones ever, I think..
malulyleo 3 years ago 14
Do Rainy Days and Mondays Get You Down????
matticon27 3 years ago
Sometimes - but then I sing and it gets better. Trust me. Even if you can't carry a tune in a bucket - SING. It will make you feel better. Even if it is a sad song - you will have confidence. Trust me!
peter4hou 3 years ago
sweet true voice
leopoldhoob 3 years ago
The greatest female voice ever. Perfect. RIP.
oztoob 3 years ago 2
In the shot time this chick was on the planet she showed the world that music is from the heart, one of the all time greatest...
cbat73 3 years ago
My health teacher always plays this on Mondays and the whole class sings to it!!!
JonasSuperFan95 3 years ago 2
Another great masterpiece written by Paul Williams..
hardlines4 3 years ago
What great phrasing. What a great voice. And it is so weird.. the poignancy in her voice, which always sounded genuine now comes through time as a direct connection to her heart.
DURound 3 years ago
its so sad she died of anirexa
she asome
alebre12 3 years ago
So much talent, such perfect musical arrangements and always consistently excellent.I
mean this in the nicest possible way but maybe she was just too perfect to be alive and witness what has become of todays world.
cyrilfuckdust 4 years ago
I agree Blakbonez. Good music transcends racial barriers. Her voice just makes me feel so good and calm inside. Sad that her life was spiraling out of control due to an eating disorder. I must find a cd of their music.
Sparroweye 4 years ago
my dad would bring home albums of artists we didn't know anything about. The Carpenters was one of them, we would learn the songs and sing along with the record. imagine this, in a black neighborhood hearing this music from our house, but my dad didn't care about that. good singing is good singing to him, i am the same way. love the Carpenters music.
blakbonez 4 years ago
She can make some of the most incredible sounds. It seems odd but close your eyes and listen to the word.. it's at about the 2:25 mark. Actually just close your eyes and listen to the whole thing. She was one of a kind.
scjscj2 4 years ago
Listen to her sing the chorus at 1:00-1:12.Amazing talent and voice,tormented by the things in her own head....funny how someones sorrow and pain can bring people such joy
motoguy62 4 years ago
Karen didn't start singing untill she was about 16 years old. Up to then she was only a drummer. It was Richard that would make her get up and sing from time to time and even at 16 while she was alittle rough around the edges. She still had the vocal sound we as fan have come to cherish.. May Karen Rest in Peace..
Carpentersfan2003 4 years ago 5
a-men,bro!
waynec38 4 years ago
That was a gift she always had. She started singing ever since as a baby....about four years old.....no singing lessons but just her feelings....she always did it her way.........everything with feelings
nazario614 4 years ago
why?
yohanaandme 4 years ago
no words
yohanaandme 4 years ago
i love her voice! i miss her
waynec38 4 years ago 2
so there's your answer
quisteinstein 4 years ago
this isn't live, but that's okay, still beautiful
quisteinstein 4 years ago
Incredible. Absolutely incredible. Did she take voice training or something? Did they do that with over dubbing? Or did she really sound like that? Like nothing ever heard. Almost doesn't seem possible.
kjm4422 4 years ago