They stacked their voices to 39 voices in the I'll Never Fall In Love Again number on the 1970 Close To You album.....she had a gorgeous contralto voice spanning 4 octaves. Carpenters, Karen and Richard did their own vocals, lead and background....in concert they used the guys that you see in the background....to create a LIVE song

Ah, The Carpenters were all over the radio back n the 70's. Loved listening to them. They were so good! Thank you for sharing this one. Another song you might enjoy, Lijie, is by the singer Billy Vera, a live performance at The Roxy from 1981 of his song At This Moment. Wonderful lyrics (Billy wrote it) wonderful, heartfelt singing, and a great horn section as well. Good stuff. JB

This is a fun one! I second those who are recommending you watch a live version of this song if you get the chance. There are a few clips here on YT, but the 1979 Saratoga Springs, NY concert I think really captured the crazy energy of the song. The crowd was huge and very appreciative. Thanks for sharing this one. Lijie!

Very nice. Just ordered both of your cd's. Looking forward to hearing them! Thank you for sharing your music, Lijie.

Love this. You play a nice guitar!

God stuff! 🙂

Nice! 😊

Lijie, Hejira is my second favorite Joni LP! Court & Spark is my personal fav. 😊 Thanks for sharing this performance.

Joni is a treasure! So cool that you got to meet her. I recently bought a bunch of the remasters of her old recordings, so I've been listening to her a lot lately. Thanks for sharing this one!

Very nice! I liked this one, Lijie. Thanks for sharing it!

you should listen - Keep Talking - is a very special journey too with David Gilmour !!! bye

From 1971.

They’re from Connecticut!

Great song , great lyrics , great solo , superb David Gilmour great concert i was there at this concert in july 1994 chantilly France it was perfect never forget 😍

long time no check your channel lij...it turns out you reacted to my favorite band THE CARPENTERS..i love karen's voice, thanks for the reaction ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

She is 20 there!! beautiful is all one can say about her!!

Not live. A performance to the studio track. Many, if not most, 60's and 70's TV appearances were performances to their studio tracks. This is for all bands, and not just the Carpenters.

Thanks.. Reaksinya buat Putri tonton lagu Putri lainnya 👍

The instrumental codas, at the beginning and following the first verse, start with an Oboe (for the first 4 and 3/4 bars). French Horns play out the codas final 4 1/4 bars. Making for an unusual 9 bar coda. It sounds as beautiful and sounds seamless. Brilliant. Lovely reaction young lady, RNB

Karen’s gorgeous and haunting voice and Richard’s beautiful arrangements! Leon Russell wrote this. Carpenter’s sang first and Luther Vandross covered. ❤❤

G.O.A.T.

Thank you mrs.lijie as suporting Princess Ariani.

Yes, your instinct is right. The affair is all in her head. She is a crazed fanatic fan. You now at the end of a concert, the band will tell the audience they love them and they will come back soon. She took the I love you seriously and felt it was directed directly at her. It's a really haunting story. Although nothing compares to this version, you should listen to the Sonic Youth cover version where the vocals and music matches the haunting theme of the song.

"Superstar" is a 1969 song written by Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell, and Delaney Bramlett. Its original title was "Groupie (Superstar)". The first recording of it was in December 1969 as the B-side of the Delaney & Bonnie single "Comin' Home". This version was recorded in 1971 with just their band, in 2019 Richard Carpenter took that master for "Yesterday Once More" "Hurting Each Other" "Touch Me When We're Dancing" For All We Know" "I Need to Be in Love" "I Believe You "I Just Fall in Love Again" "Merry Christmas, Darling" "Baby It's You" "(They Long to Be) Close to You" "Superstar" "Rainy Days and Mondays" "This Masquerade" "Ticket to Ride" "Goodbye to Love" "Top of the World" "We've Only Just Begun to England and recorded the album Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios with his arrangement and him directing over the original. So this version was made 36 years after Karen Died. If you do a search on Carpenters Superstar Royal Philharmonic there is a vid of him doing it. All of the background on this album (and all their others except one) was done by Karen and Richard. They sang it from 3 or 4 times on most songs, but 33 times on one and then stacked them on the master. It was a trick Richard learned from Les Paul & Mary Ford. The first time I saw them Karen was around 15 (1965) and was the drummer in the Dick Carpenter Jazz Trio. Her hero was Joe Morello who was the drummer in the Dave Brubeck Quartet. She could play the drum part of "Take Five". SHE WAS A FANTASTIC DRUMMER.

Love this tune, but whenever I hear it I am reminded of an even better rendition - one that predates the Carpenters. It is by Aussie artist, Colleen Hewitt. I prefer the 1971 live TV version (though sound/pic quality is poor). Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fl7Kc5KtjNt3fqs She also notably recorded (arguably) superior versions of: Wind Beneath My Wings, Day By Day, ,,,,,

Karen is GOAT. Carpenters are the top selling american group of the 70's. They tore up the music charts. Karen is also regarded as a top tier drummer.

Keep goin with Karen! Youll be very popular!!!❤❤

I think they did most of the backing vocals themselves.

Lijie, I just discovered your channel and I greatly enjoyed your reaction and analysis to this awesome song by The Carpenters. I messaged my friend Joe, who is a huge Carpenters fan, and to no surprise, he said he has requested you react to Tori Holub, as well as more from The Carpenters. I never did see The Carpenters live, but hope to see Tori Holub. I have another artist to suggest, Angelina Jordan, a self-taught jazz singer. Angelina is 18 now, and won Norway's Got Talent at age 8, covering Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Here is a link to her audition. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmTKhJulbt6Zbposi=4hpMTWcxjkM7Hh1T

Hard to name a more beautiful NATURAL voice than KC❤

Many of these "live" tv performances were actually lip synched. It was common back then. Actual live performances are usually concert clips, but on occasion few tv performances.

That outro sounded really pretty Lijie.

Nice to see you again - thanks for uploading these lovely reaction videos.

My favourite song by the wonderful Carpenters ! .. You did an excellent reaction, Lijie, with some great observations about Karen's voice, the lyrics, and the music .. Wishing you the best with your own singing and songwriting .. Thanks, Wayne

Hi Lijie, You have most of it but I can fine tune a couple it things. The backup singers for the vast majority of Carpenters songs were ONLY Richard and Karen. They multitracked their vocals like Les Paul and Mary Ford did, Richard’s inspiration. Under We’ve Only Just Begun, I suggested a cover that would visually illustrate what was going on. As for the guitarist, the original title of the song was; Groupie (Superstar). Written by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett, in 1969. Richard saw Bette Midler perform Groupie on The Tonight Show and thought it would be great for them but toned down. He changed one word of the lyrics and made the title Superstar. Sleep with you became Be with you. Then add Karen’s vocal, which became the legend of One Take Karen, as in the studio, she did a practice run and the booth came back with “we have it.” What you heard was that take, this was a lipsync video. Richard did the arrangement and orchestration. It was brilliant. I stand by my recommendation from the previous Carpenters reaction and will offer a non-Carpenters song alternative. The singer is Tori Holub. The song is “It’s Impossible“ by Perry Como. It was his huge hit from 1970. What inspired this collaboration was the Carpenters appearing in a 1974 Perry Como TV special. Karen wound up singing one verse of the song. Dan Wesley wondered what it would have been like if Karen had sung the entire song. He reached out to Tori and sometimes magic happens. Dan is in the UK, Tori is in Minnesota. Tori never uses pitch correction or autotune. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYWuonlmp8x-a8ksi=b5wXSVjiFfW98L2r I’m also going to give you a Carpenters recommendation to get Karen on the drums and link you to a repository of restored and remastered Carpenters videos. My friend Harvey has been saving videos for the past two years. Some are truly miraculous. This is the song Mr. Guder. It’s from the same album as We’ve Only Just Begun. It’s the story of Richard and John Bettis’ boss at Disneyland. John was RC’s writing partner. The video is from an appearance on The Tonight Show in 1973, they performed live. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jX-ZqmqIf9SMrJYsi=rbu0Bdjb9fL2U2N_ I hope you enjoy your Carpenters journey. I am an OG Carpenters fan. I regret never getting to see them in person. There are full concerts on KZbin including the iconic Budokan show. A crash course in Carpenters or a lot of spoilers. On the other hand I did get to see Tori perform live at the Carpenters 55th Anniversary last April. Only her second live so far. Joe

The Carpenters sold millions of records and one of the best bands in the 70s the music is timeless rip Karen Carpenter

👍👍Outstanding performance, great reaction. 🖖❤

👍👍Excellent, great performance.😊 🖖❤

You should check out the live version from nelson mandelas 70th birthday.

He didnt use a pick either

Can you read please react to Elvis Presley music? I think he will be pleasantly surprised and enjoy it. A good tune to play is American trilogy aloha from Hawaii concert 1973 scene around the world first satellite concert thank you. Great reaction.

I imagine that Karen and Richard and the other personnel with them in the studio, they worked very long and hard.. I can imagine lots of rehearsing, lots of fatigue, lots of retakes to get things just so, lots of late hours, all for our sakes in a way. Karen already had that angelic voice, but still the hours and hours spent creating songs like this one... it would have to have been draining at times. It's almost as though, the only time Karen would have had to breathe, was when she sang. And oh she sang, that beautiful woman.

I like your voice lijie

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That’s a Synth… lol Not a Typewriter , 🤣🤦🏽‍♂️

It looks it was in the studio but it wasn’t , still in the Pompeii’s Amphitheater….(all of it) . They just edit it with mixed peaces…

The Message itself was ironically , about the song itself!

yes. vibes llike rock 80th

This song and this particular rendition of it are really beautiful, and I'm genuinely moved by your tears.