The Carpenters-Perry Como Show1974 High Quality Video

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[@carlhopkinson]

Oh, Karen singing "Impossible"....tears immediately.

[@artsci2716]

Karen Carpenter should be voted the best female vocalist ever!

[@johngraham5543]

IMO Art, she is! Bar none! This beautiful lady was on a completely other level of greatness!

[@nickshields2747]

I thought she was .

[@jamesj.garrigus7031]

i met the carpenters backstage in 1974, and it was after the show, i told them both that the gratefull dead was in town, and i disnt know who i wanted to go see, anyway , i picked them , as i told karen "to hear you play drums as much as sing, cause i am a drummer and you are great"...her eyes got as large as pie pans and said oh, wow ....did you like the drum solo? ,,,,,i replied "it was much better than i expected,,,i will catch the dead later,,,,,you both were great......fellow drummer" she made a little squeek and grabed me and gave me this warm tender hug saying "thank you, thank you , thank you.....then a kiss on the cheek , looking at richard she said "see some do come to hear me on the drums,.....he laughed and and said you really made her night........she made mine,. the joy on her face from my comment i will always remember when i hear them . if only someone could have loved her enough to let her be the real woman she tried so hard to be, bless them both.....and perry como too.

[@Sarahlovesguineapigs]

Awesome story! You were so lucky not only to have gotten the chance to see them in concert, but also to have met them backstage! Unfortunately I was born long after Karen passed. I really wish I could've been around to see them in concert, but I'm so thankful for the privilege of being able to hear her beautiful voice. It was truly one in a million.

[@DaveHof]

Once upon a time, music was beautiful, and singers could sing.

[@enricopascual4990]

The era when singers tell a story thru singing, nowadays they scream to catch attention and if that is not enough d skimpiest outfit is worn/removed😜😊

[@chesterlucido440]

amen

[@colinbell-NI]

And when men sang like men, and women sang like women....

[@rhuneke]

There will never be another singer like her who sang with a beautiful voice and was unpretentious and genuine. It was about the MUSIC then!!! Todays it’s about glitz, glamour, spectacle and celebrity. Not about singing from your heart. No one can hold a candle to Karen today! Today’s “music” is a lot of garbage! No one will ever remember it like they do her. Rest in peace, Karen!

[@josephcostello695]

David Mercury you mean like most of the so called singers of today who have to have a voice enhancement to sell records

[@Richard_Fouts]

Every time I hear Karen Carpenter's stunning, perfect voice I'm just so heartbroken that she was taken too soon. I wish I didn't have this reaction every single time but it's involuntary. What an angel.

[@ottolipak2397]

I feel lucky that I was just a little boy when Karen passed away. I cannot imagine how I could have survived her loss with an adult mind.

[@katherinehayes9110]

It hurt my heart too. To know how she struggled.i always thought she was beautiful

[@jcsantacana8385]

@@ottolipak2397 x

[@renatobrown1465]

Karen's voice gives me goosebumps. And Perry Como was my mother's favorite.

[@garypender9459]

I have the same reaction!!!!! It makes no sense?Richard and Karen should still be performing today!!!!

[@hectoraguirre9056]

Beautiful angelic voice! Too bad there aren't any recordings of Karen singing some of Perry's greatest hits. Her voice literally takes you by storm. Never be another like Karen's. She left us too soon.

[@erhardjackel4822]

Oh yes she sure was very helpful special

[@erhardjackel4822]

Sorry 🙏 there was a mistake in my writing,, forget the helpful pls. 😭 Karen what a fantastic voice

[@wichithirankit9869]

I believe Karen is still singing her beautiful songs somewhere up there with the happiness.

[@stevemann3080]

@@erhardjackel4822 You can EDIT out the words by pushing the 3 dots ... 🙏🙏

[@spikeyzero-2-three398]

When class and talent mattered.

[@derlingerardclair6252]

that's 100% true,my friend.Kudos,and God bless you.

[@Highinsight7]

YUP!

[@jubalcalif9100]

Well said and well put !!

[@cocoaorange1]

So true.

[@danielc.8875]

You do t have to be able to sing anymore, there's auto tune now. You can sing like a clogged piccalo, and they can make it sound good, lol.

[@seedsofhopeonline]

Two of the greatest vocalists ever. If you aren’t moved hearing Karen and Perry something is desperately wrong with you.

[@susannaleow]

😂

[@vickiebohy7609]

Wasn't impressed with how he did singing Karen and Richard's song. His voice just didn't fit, but they did great on Perry's songs. The girl could sing anything and do a great job.

[@robdobson5056]

Karen Carpenters voice is amazing

[@harrykargenian4887]

It is. I believe she has the greatest female singing voice, ever.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Amen to that !!

[@tomschmitz5745]

@@harrykargenian4887 i concur!surely the most moving, beautiful, intimate, touching, pure female voice ever! the ultimate female 'crooner" who sang TO YOU NOT AT YOU... and greatest female singer of love and romance songs, looking for love, finding love and losing love..

[@daveseth790]

An Angel on Earth, there will never be another Karen. Godspeed.

[@ionthetarget]

Gorgeous Karen. The voice. Sublime. One of a kind. Gone way too soon.

[@jamesmaass8929]

One of the most haunting and incredible voices in our lifetime. Karen left this world far too soon

[@douglaslambert3133]

She has now been dead longer than she lived...😢

[@CindyVideos4you]

@@douglaslambert3133 I just thought the same thing and it still breaks my heart.

[@pingliu8605]

make me cry，

[@pingliu8605]

good old day，永不回頭

[@varalakshmidheenan4742]

We miss you karen

[@PhilGeissler]

I love Perry, but Karen's voice is another world of awesomeness!

[@robertmurchison4360]

I so admire the angelic voices of Karen Carpenter and Perry Como!

[@iliketowatchvideos47]

She looks beautiful here gorgeous eyes

[@응암동주부]

True

[@waisho-otoko-matsugo-agaki]

I Like to Watch Videos -- Yes, Karen was always gorgeous.

[@gvalley07]

She was stunning...

[@katherinehayes9110]

You couldn't have Karen without Richard that harmony and his musical genius and her beautiful voice GREAT combination

[@ckrtom2]

So true!

[@sharoninglima1217]

Both are musical geniuses. They were perfect together. ❤❤❤

[@mmills5951]

There was always a sadness in her voice to me. Even singing upbeat or happy songs or smiling through those songs. Her voice always touched me.

[@douglaslambert3133]

Agreed. Listen to her sing, "I Need To Be In Love." Haunting. 😢

[@cliffshell]

Where has our good music gone?

[@dean-music]

That was 5 minutes of my time that I could have on loop for the rest of eternity. Soulful. I've never really listened to the Carpenters, but I'll be on my way to do so now. What more can be said about Perry Como? One of the greatest voices of all time.

[@artsci2716]

God! I miss Karen Carpenters voice!

[@johnadams2833]

Yes. Karen and Perry. Wow! What a treat here though huh?

[@emenid1673]

me too

[@hedygonzales152]

John Abholen hhbhhbbbbb

[@thomasnorman9723]

cant help it....I just love this girl

[@Dastardly_X]

I think that’s just a normal reaction to hearing her sing .

[@gvalley07]

That voice touches the soul, she had a gift.

[@therocknrollmillennial535]

It's becoming a habit of mine, watching Karen over and over. I just love the feeling that she exudes in most of her videos. Watching her nonchalantly keep time hits me in such the right place. In a world that is becoming increasingly less interesting, I am glad that we can still watch this lovely woman do what she loved. They just don't make them like they used to, and being a 24-year-old man in this age, I don't see much of a chance for me to find a love like the one I feel for the lost souls of old who never felt like they were worth a first chance, let alone any second ones. I've made it a point in this month, the month of Karen's birth, to try and see all that I can of her. The good and the bad. The ups and downs. Because if we give ourselves a small breather from our emotions, she was beautiful up until the end. The end that was much too quick. "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter--Tomorrow, we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther, and then one fine morning... So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." -F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby" Oh, what I wouldn't give to get one chance to go back and do something, anything, to help this woman see the love and respect that so many millions offer to her every day, even 36 years on from her final day. I do hope that you've found a paradise somewhere out there, darling.

[@thomasschmitz9894]

can i just say as a grown man of 49 years old, i literally bawl hearing karen sing "it's impossible"...not afraid to admit it this in regards to my favorite (and the greatest) female voice of love and romance songs ever!....

[@6CAT736]

thomas schmitz yes I wish she had recorded the entire song

[@elainemccabe11]

She was wonderful

[@donnaquist9392]

Thomas you are a man, Thank you. When I hear her start the song I love You, So. I LOVE IT. Her voice, the expressions, her eyes, her smile, and how she knocks those verses off. "And Yes I know How lonely night can be, your shadow follows me and the nights won't set me free" BRAVO !

[@armstronglance]

thomas schmitz hurts worse at 65.

[@bruschmidt9943]

I wish she would've covered more of Any Williams' songs.

[@SuperWoodyboy]

OH THAT BEAUTIFUL VOICE!!!!!!!!!!!...Karen you are so loved!

[@bobbiewallace4008]

I love Karen carpenter but I never realized Perry Como was so good looking

[@RitaSora]

Happy 72nd Birthday Karen! Always with us! Love You forever!

[@ckrtom2]

She’s so very special. Forever etched in our hearts and memories.

[@djwhitelaw]

What a pity karen never recorded It's Impossible & And i love you so.

[@truthhurtshuh5443]

A Voice that sings silk strings around you🎵🎤🥁🎶

[@hpolastrini]

Oh my...Karen's voice is divine.

[@vickiebohy1742]

Yes, is was, and always will be. What a wonderful legacy she left us all.

[@danamazin8813]

She did have the most beautiful voice there is❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻will love her all my life

[@carolroot379]

)l lol

[@jimpreston5778]

Absolutely gorgeous....the epitome of her beauty....those eyes could melt your heart....those lips warm your soul....damn, gone too soon...,love...😎🥂

[@crosswire]

Being a millennial, listening to them sing speaks more to the soul than any current music can. Seems I was born in the wrong era!

[@laurajgeorge]

Same! 🤩

[@achmadpoernomo8163]

Perfect pair. This was when the music still good to hear, decades ago

[@davidmarc2683]

How great does Karen look here ? I wish with all my heart she had stayed like this.. and not lost all her weight the way she did.. I also wish she had got the right help with her illness.. She today would still be up there . Her voice would be richer.. I think she would have diversed into other things like acting or presenting.. she had a very wonderful personality..

[@shvetes]

She was a great drummer also!!

[@ashleyalexander913]

shvetes The great Buddy Rich was a fan of her drumming. Enough said...

[@mikey3800]

KC looked great at that weight but by the early 80's she was just too thin. She fought the anorexia for close to a decade, that and the diet and purge meds was just too much for her body.

[@jakesnake165]

Both great singer's

[@markprange4386]

By February 18, 1975 at the American Music Awards ceremony Karen's thinness would be apparent.

[@mosescordovero5959]

the greatest male singer of all time singing with the greatest female singer of all time...it does not get better than this

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Agree about Karen but not perry como lol

[@XtremeGameDMV]

Marcdoubleu22LFC LoL

[@Dastardly_X]

MarcW ‼️

[@michaelbarlow6610]

@ Moses Cordovero. As beautifully soothing as Perry Como's singing voice was, his voice was a little too light and airy, just like Olivia Newton John's voice ,although beautiful , is also too light and airy. Como's voice lacked the beautiful , rich depth of Bing Crosby's voice. I think that most music fans probably do not regard Como's singing voice as the greatest male singing voice of all-time. Bing Crosby's, Frank Sinatra's , Johnny Mathis' and Matt Monro's singing voices were all much better than Como's. Even Andy Williams had a better singing voice than Como. Granted this is all just a matter of taste and opinion. Interestingly, Como got part of the lyrics to "Close To You" wrong when he sang the line, "So they sprinkled moonbeams in your hair" when the actual word in the song is "moondust". Karen Carpenter sounded much better singing Como's songs than Como sounded singing the Carpenters' hit songs.

[@tomschmitz5745]

@@michaelbarlow6610 agreed.. i would also throw in nat king cole as far as greatest male singers.. interesting, in that k.d. lang compared karen to nat king cole and even referred to her as more or less the female equivalent.. both karen and nat were the ULTIMATE "crooners"! the ULTIMATE singers who sang TO YOU NOT AT YOU...agree with you on olivia newton john as well.. pretty voice, but that's it... let's face it her appeal was also her looks and sexiness... olivia and karen were good friends, but even olivia would have to admit she was nowhere in the ball park of karen's legendary voice...karen sold her talent, olivia sold her looks and some talent..

[@martinweber7912]

What is Impossible is to sing as Karen sang, in addition to having been by far the best singer in the world, with the most harmonious voice, with perfect tones, what a beautiful woman with her charming smile, she continues to brighten our lives. Thank you Karen

[@lazur1]

The King and Queen of warm round sound.

[@응암동주부]

😃😃

[@energybrown]

This put such a smile on my face 🙂 Maybe I'm getting old, but there's something about this era that feels so special.

[@eddiehernandez1772]

Amazing voices. Karen's voice is just so unique and angelic.

[@daviddiangellidaviddiangel1304]

Karen's voice is absolutely gorgeous and conveys such profound emotions I had never felt before. Phenomenal. I miss Karen every day. 💖

[@montsexena6581]

such an amazing voice she had. A memory of my teen years. So long ago. She passed away and the world lost one of the most beautiful and rich voices ever.

[@karlhaese7183]

Not "one" of the most beautiful voices-THE MOST! In the same class as Maria Callas.

[@montsexena6581]

yes,you are right.I feel sad in a good way when I hear the Carpenters as they bring so many memories to me.So much time has gone Carpenters,Osmonds,D.Cassidy ,what an amazing time.

[@gabrielainda3536]

Amazing, really beautiful to see Karen Carpenter singing with Perry Como.

[@constantlyevolving6967]

Completely agree. This is really special.

[@asifsaifullah1990]

My most favourite male and female vocalist of all time.

[@cinderelladevil1687]

The proof that there is no need of crying out loud to sing.

[@amateurworld1016]

I think showing the best quality of a singer's voice is more dificult one even being practiced.

[@headsington6061]

It's actually more impressive when a singer is able to control her voice being so close to the mic like Karen was. The mic picks up every mistake.

[@tornikeberoshvili4210]

Thank you!

[@angelitasantaana9511]

Hahahaha yes indeed

[@ЕкатеринаЕмельянова-г4ж]

Точно!👍

[@jubileedoo]

She was digging his voice, you can see it in her eyes. The world is less fortunate for her not being in it.

[@gvalley07]

Looking into those eyes of Karen's would melt the heart of any man.

[@vickiebohy1742]

Yes, it is.

[@vickiebohy1742]

I mean that the world is less fortunate for her not being in it.

[@rodbutler8069]

Perry and Karen are two of the greatest singers of pop music in my lifetime. RIP

[@Rusty3659]

@@vickiebohy1742 No - for both of them no longer being in it.

[@stevesnellgrove1518]

Perry Como was a great crooner ,, but that angels voice coming out of that sweet woman... absolutely a golden voice ... she blew him away without much effort at all !

[@mikey3800]

KC is in a league of her own as far as connecting to people with her voice

[@echovarde]

Outstanding.... this is what music used to sound like.... refreshing, tranquil and peaceful...... thanks to Ron for putting this on KZbin and thanks to the google boys for buying KZbin.... without KZbin the generations of today would never experience real music. Cheers......

[@PrincessLittleRock]

Good. old memories are coming back... Perry and Karen sing a wonderful medley! Thanks for sharing.

[@6CAT736]

Your welcome.

[@jeffreygranger6913]

@@6CAT736 Her welcome what? You're!

[@ricardokim4870]

SHE'S #1 IN the WORLD

[@bruschmidt9943]

It's "just impossible" that any human could sing as lovely as Karen Carpenter. I absolutely adore this lady!

[@6CAT736]

Two "Greats" singing each other hits.

[@artsci2716]

My favorite female vocalist singing with Perry Como, from my hometown is just fantastic!

[@joannemidwood6747]

OMG that voice ❤️

[@sandiegotrojandawg]

Karen Carpenter.....the voice of an angel taken home. How I miss her!! Perry....pure class and a gentleman extraordinaire. Two of the greatest voices there have ever been!!

[@lindamcooper1]

I totally agree with you, Sandie!!

[@6CAT736]

Perry Como sings Carpenters and The Carpenters sing Perry Como hits in this television show from 1974.

[@derlingerardclair6252]

A great joint performance by both of them:the veteran singer Perry,and the young pop duet,the Carpenters.

[@hellosugah1770]

Thank you for sharing this... I was moved to tears, just lovely

[@vickiebohy1742]

He didn't do their songs justice, but she did his just fine. That girl could sing ANYTHING. I do.like Perry Como, but doing his own songs.

[@kennsaunders1690]

Such an angelic voice Karen had, no other way to describe her voice. Back when music was music.

[@macmac3344]

It’s hard to hear anyone sing one of her songs. I really don’t think anyone should attempt to sing a Carpenter’s song no matter who the artist is! She is and was and always will be exceptional and in a class all of her own. No one can touch her vocally. She was perfection on earth.

[@josephkokomo1752]

Yes Her contralto was like velvet. A gift from the Universe.

[@bgierat]

The moment she starts singing I have goosebumps that actually hurt. What a special gift she was....

[@armstronglance]

Sure miss Karen’s voice! Richard was an excellent arranger & keyboardist!!

[@jeffreygranger6913]

Singer too.

[@emenid1673]

i'll forget nvr...i miss 4ever

[@sandramertz5797]

Two of my favorite singers. I miss both of them terribly. Karen's voice was hauntingly beautiful & Perry's was calming & effortless. Both of them were perfection. They're singing with the angels now.

[@tuffgong9951]

Two beautiful singers with equally lovely voices! Pure bliss!!

[@mikewrasman5103]

I remember watching Perry Como's program growing up!

[@divaslive6953]

Two of the greatest with a crystal clear majestic and magical voice complimenting each others hits... Wow.... there's no way to compare them to today's singers.

[@anthonymartin7783]

Never tire of her flawless voice

[@db5837]

What a classy combination of talent in a clever collage of each's hit songs.

[@robertrodriguez7131]

The music will never be the same after this era !

[@eugenebarry5376]

Two of the best doing what they do best, effortlessly and pure perfection

[@MrTPF1]

A rare vocal solo from Richard Carpenter! Though I enjoyed all three voices, Karen's was the most velvety IMO. I was hoping she was going to belt out one of her own choruses like Perry Como did on his own songs. He was probably worried he'd get upstaged in a hurry! LOL!

[@louisfeurino7182]

Her voice is perfect and he was just the definition of class. I miss them both.

[@RC-bw6fc]

Sheer perfection. As good as it will ever get.

[@artsci2716]

I live 2 minutes from Perry Como Street where he grew up! And to hear this, makes me so happy! Karen Carpenter is the top female vocalist of all time!

[@lynnet.3575]

We are blessed with the richness of her voice. I only wish she could still be with us!

[@tedwitek6406]

Cannot stop listening and watching these great medley with two wonderful artists!

[@artsci2716]

I am from Perry Como's hometown and live near Perry Como Avenue! I just love Karen Carpenter!

[@barryt6047]

:51 - 1:40 amazing moment. How I wish Karen & Richard would have recorded the entire song... Truly brilliantly performed.

[@ianwhitehead4337]

Karen Richard and Perry Como. What a line up! Fabulous.

[@annieh2900]

Wish Karen sung his songs on a lp,,, especially ,it's just impossible,,soooo beautiful

[@jamescalifornia2964]

annie H. -- I was thinking the same ... 💕

[@renarga6886]

This is called natural talent.

[@richardea4223]

AGREE!😎

[@gatotkaca9505]

Rest In Peace for Both of Them !!

[@carried.4515]

Karen looked wonderful here this is obviously before her slip onto the abyss.

[@markprange4386]

By February at the American Music Awards Karen's thinness would be apparent.

[@artsci2716]

Perry Como and Bobby Vinton were from Canonsburg pa but to hear Perry Como sing with Karen Carpenter floors me!

[@artsci2716]

This is history and good History at that!

[@lessubrick4772]

I just love Karen Carpenter and I live right off Perry Como Ave in Canonsburg Pa! It is cool!

[@antoniostefani9481]

An angel voice. Karen Carpenter unforgetable.

[@ginharminto4533]

Perry como, Andy williams, Matt monroe....pop singers...in the best favourite...

[@artsci2716]

Thank you for sharing this video and God bless!

[@artsci2716]

This is my hometown of Canonsburg PA! To have Karen Carpenter sing with Perry Como is like a dream come true!

[@marklulrich]

Absoutely amazing, what a beautiful medley of songs I've always loved and will never forget. Just like the gifted singers who are legends... Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@Highinsight7]

Holy CRAP... That was AWESOME!!!!!

[@larrymiller4]

Fabulous. I was a little kid in the 50's playing on the kitchen floor with Mom's radio playing Perry Como. Then "We've Only Just Begun" was on the radio when my beautiful bride and I were first married. Karen was as close to perfect as a singer could get. What an astonishing voice.

[@opponewboy4365]

When music has dignity to be called art

[@filmmekker]

Perry looked great for a 62 year old. Karen always sounds flawless.

[@PignolaPata]

I Am Fif Ties. Karen Vocalizing Sounds Like Only Only Karen vocalizing like A Velvet Throat. Pata. Patricia.

[@infinera06]

I think this was his peak of handsomeness. Thought he was in his early 50's at the time.

[@orlandooliveira1784]

Que encontro especial! Lindos! Eternos! Karen e Perry simplesmente fantásticos!!!

[@canaldawilma4659]

Porque o selinho.

[@renarga6886]

Linda e com um vozeirão. Ele também canta muito.

[@1953airman]

what a wonderful age when we had such men like like perry como.

[@gvalley07]

Lucky man Perry was, not only did he get to sing with Karen he got to kiss her...

[@lessubrick4772]

I am from Canonsburg Pa, Perry Como's hometown!

[@derlingerardclair6252]

Perry was a really fine person as well as a fine entertainter.You should be really proud that he came from your hometown,sir.God bless his dear,sweet memory.

[@Djr67]

How gorgeous is Karen here, at her finest

[@Highinsight7]

REALLY!

[@neatstuff8200]

@@Djr67 I would agree wish I could have had a chat with her

[@joycefolsom130]

She had a beautiful voice. Also Perry Como had a soft voice. Didn't know that Richard could sing

[@mohdazmi10]

Richard chose to be the composer and the arranger in the Carpenters.

[@misspad7282]

He always did harmony for her.

[@kenmusillo8667]

great voices rest well

[@odilondasilvarocha]

Beautiful. Two immense singers Plus Richard Carpenter.

[@michaelmarette4423]

It's hard to hold back the tears, such beautiful music and talent. Wow!!!!

[@IsaacStrike]

An amazing work, thanks for sharing this masterpiece

[@sashachitownvillegas6850]

wow!! so so amazing i wish tv was even remotely as good as this is. this is decadent😘🌹