And When He Smiles

[@LLacle63]

The way she Effortlessly plays the drums while she sings at just age 21.

[@tylersikora894]

It's nice to revisted things from the past! Karen was an icon! Her smooth, cheerful and and heavenly alto voice! I wish things were more of a slower pace and more music today like the carpenters!

[@raydunn9435]

How could anyone not just LOVE Karen Carpenter in 1971?

[@johngraham5543]

Isn't,t that the truth! She seems SO happy here!

[@gabrielainda3536]

Karen was so young and so pretty

[@rosangelaferreira5576]

Ela tinha a voz mais linda 😻

[@johngraham5543]

Absolutely beautiful here!

[@johngraham5543]

What a sweetheart this young lady was, and supremely talented also!

[@gregwaldrip7910]

Yes, Heavenly like a lot of people are saying .....Was given such a wonderful talent and such a descent human being ...This is the kind of person God uses.....

[@Coupydog]

This is the best video of Karen loving life & her craft, singing AND drumming. Then they split her apart, doing far more damage than they knew. Poor lovely, beautiful Karen 😭😖

[@SafeAndEffectiveTheySaid]

Nothing could make Karen happier than playing the drums.

[@JohnSmith-cq4hg]

Everytime I hear a song by the Carpenters, I am amazed how beautiful their songs are. Karen Carpenter has the voice of an angel, delivering every song she sings with perfection. Thank you for all the music, we miss you - you are not forgotten!!❤

[@FD-tu9rt]

This perfect simplicity, blending with their original band was musical perfection ! Karen is in her element ..... I wish Americans had better taste , example here how important jazz/ pop is to our culture. I wish they utilized their expertise in this genre in their later years , for they lost that intimacy that came with bigger productions as the era moved on. This number can be a hundred years old and always sound fresh. Love you Karen ! 🩷

[@tweetybird2968]

We sure did lose a great one here...... I’m glad her music lives in all our hearts forever. Truly a superstar!! 💜💜

[@MariinaFreiitas]

She has the sweetest voice I have ever heard. Eternal ❤️

[@iliketowatchvideos47]

Very true

[@johngraham5543]

Or ever will hear! This lady was on a completely different level of greatness!

[@andrewhanson5942]

So lovely! KC was at the peak of her loveliness in 1971. Healthy and happy.

[@jimf.9822]

This is the first time that I have ever heard this song. It brought tears to my eyes. She was exquisitely feminine and yes, there was something heavenly about her. Karen had a voice like no other but she was much more than her talents. As painful as her departure from this world has been, we must not forget what a blessing it was to have had Karen Carpenter with us even for a short time.

[@bigrrman]

I had never heard this song either until I came across this video. The thing that stood out to me was how happy Karen seems in this video. Love it. Thanks for the comment.

[@TheLarryBrown]

​@@bigrrmanOf course she looks happy. That's her act and she's a great actress and a great showman. Most great showmen look happy...Liberace, Jackson 5 MJ, Donny and Marie, Sonny and Cher, Roy Clark, Louie Armstrong, The Beatles, they all look like they're having the time of their life....that's called "Their act."

[@jimf.9822]

@@TheLarryBrown Clearly there is more honest emotion here than just acting!

[@johngraham5543]

Karen is completely lovely here!

[@andrewhanson5942]

@@jimf.9822 Agreed. There was nothing phony about her.

[@nirmalsuki]

I am not a religious person, but there is something heavenly about Karen. She also had a wonderful speaking voice.

[@jimf.9822]

Something heavenly is such a beautiful way to describe Karen. Thank you for sharing it.

[@GCSmith]

Such a talented doll -- she had so much fun on stage, esp in the earlier years.

[@williamsmith-kd4bd]

How beautiful is Karen, wow!

[@johngraham5543]

Totally agree with you! She is gorgeous here!

[@andrewhanson5942]

Totally at the peak of her loveliness at age 21.

[@charlesparrott1689]

Her beauty combined with that voice just brings tears to your eyes.

[@andrewhanson5942]

@@charlesparrott1689 Agreed Charles. A beautiful woman with a beautiful voice singing a beautiful song. Mankind can claim no creation, be it art or artifact, that can rival that for natural beauty.

[@byronharkey9166]

Gees i never heard that song before!! 2 kids from Downey California!! I met Karen at our dentist office in october 1976.....and she was so neet in person and gave this big fan the biggest memory of his life!!! My step sister worked at the dentist office and would often tell me when Karen was in or Richard!!

[@bigrrman]

Cool story on Karen. I had never heard this song either and I really like it because she looks so happy. Good stuff.

[@TheLarryBrown]

That's the kind of stalking of celebreties that makes fame a prison and drove the Beatles insane.

[@williamj.sheehan2001]

@@TheLarryBrown Aw, c'mon Larry, sounds like it was very discreet, and I doubt if it was bothersome to Karen or Richard!

[@clayton.harmer8399]

Karen was my first crush . I thought she was so beautiful . dark hair big brown eyes that smile . she had my full attention.. I miss her singing

[@iliketowatchvideos47]

I have a crush now

[@johngraham5543]

So do I! Karen was a beautiful woman!

[@amzyjones1780]

Boy she looked happy.

[@amzyjones1780]

Didn't she though. Makes you wonder doesn't it?

[@johngraham5543]

Karen was completely in her comfort zone here! What a sweetheart and special lady she was! R.I.P Beautiful lady!

[@MaryJohnson-t8e]

I love this song Beautiful Karen Anne Carpenter She.sang it so lovely RIP sweetheart ❤🙌👑🙏♥️🔜

[@zigman8550]

It's 2021 and I still miss her so much.

[@Aldopetti]

Karen’s voice was just unique, her crystal-clear diction combined with her range...

[@amzyjones1780]

When she gets into her lower register those rich, fat tones just get inside your heart and mind.

[@khaleelali4189]

The "dedication-thank you" at the end of the video is such a fitting tribute to fans all over the world and we should all take it as a personal message from Karen. I did! Still listening in 2020. Greetings from Trinidad & Tobago

[@TheWaldrip]

Such a sweetheart; such pleasure…

[@kevinfollows6304]

Gorgeous Karen ❤️🌹

[@randysmith21]

I always loved this song I wish they would have recorded it on an album but so thank to have this video.

[@iliketowatchvideos47]

It is hidden on an album after all the tracks are finished, go find it

[@StudeSteve62]

It does appear on one of the later compilation albums released after KC's passing...

[@davidaparicio1120]

Wonderful. Wonderful voice, fine music selection.

[@antoniogiatti3091]

She was very happy

[@doctorrobert60]

It is a shame the world lost Karen Carpenter so young. Her doctor did a poor job managing her anorexia nervosa diagnosis and treatment that caused her health to fail. This did not need to happen but all water under the bridge unfortunately. Thanks for posting this video!

[@victorjanusz7154]

Dr. Levenkron was a leader in treatment for anorexia & eating disorders-The blockades and challenges he received from the Carpenter family proved insurmountable. Of all his personal patients suffering this disease, Karen remains his only casualty.

[@doctorrobert60]

@@victorjanusz7154 Thank you for informing me and I stand corrected.

[@victorjanusz7154]

@@doctorrobert60 Much was still not known about anorexia… I’m sure in retrospect, even the doctor may feel he was mad at certain aspects. Phil Ramone’s wife, “Itchy” (Karen Itchiguma) was forthcoming about a lot of the details happening at the time. Levenkron had a great BS detector and didn’t let Karen get away with much. Roy Coleman’s bio is a terrific source- as is the more recent “Little Girl Blue” by the great Randy Schmidt (which got more people close to her, to open up… And something about the statute of limitations for her ex-husband, could reveal new details now…. ) Best, VJ

[@bruschmidt9943]

Karen constantly sabotaged her Dr's orders & treatments. She walked or jogged to & fro his office for her appointments, rather than using public transportation while In NYC. In addition, she hid Dulcolax™ Tablets in her Hotel room, taking 18 pills per Day! She was honest as the Days are long, but when it came to her health, lied like a rug!

[@johnholliday5874]

So sweet.

[@박정영-z1l]

감사합니다!!

[@dunning234]

Thanks so very much!

[@carajssavannahga]

Angel

[@stevenwright4930]

She was still playing Drums at this point..must have been early on

[@frankabler]

This is a live recording, done on September 25, 1971.

[@JeanBernsteinCienciaAzul]

Thanks for sharing but this song appears in the Album "As time goes by" I guess it was recorded but never released.... since then.

[@metalEric69]

Jean Bernstein But This video is from 1971

[@cuylerotsuka]

Just a tidbit: if you listen carefully, you can hear at around 3:30 a distortion of the audio where the audio folks turn on the live audience microphones, and you can hear residual music over the studio tape.

[@lindsaynicole1218]

Cuyler Otsuka What are you saying?? That it wasn’t really live?

[@tiner27]

@@cuylerotsuka Yup, I noticed that right away at the end of the song. But you could also tell at the beginning it wasn't live. So many artists did that back then. Too many songs that were lip-synced. No matter, the Carpenters always made it "real." : )

[@tiner27]

@@lindsaynicole1218 No, it wasn't live.

[@dstars8888]

Yes, finally released on “As Time Goes By” in 2001 in Japan and internationally 2 years later, rectifying a huge oversight. The song was written by Al Anderson when he was a member of The Wildweeds (No Good To Cry), a group out of Connecticut that should have been more successful then they were. Al went on to play lead guitar for NRBQ and his songwriting credits includeTim McGraw's #1 song "The Cowboy in Me", Vince Gill's "The Next Big Thing" and co-writing"License To Chill"and "Trip Around The Sun" with Jimmy Buffett.

[@bigrrman]

Thank you for the insight, Dana. Interesting to read the comments from those saying this wasn't actually live. It sure looks it to me. Shows what I know.

[@khaleelali4189]

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[@frankabler]

@@bigrrman From Richard Carpenter himself: ""Carpenters 1971 BBC Television Special" (This is a live recording, done on September 25, 1971 at the BBC television Studios) If you have found this hidden track, congratulations! This song was written and introduced by a group called Wildweeds. It got some regional airplay and I heard it while driving from one engagement to the next in early 1971. We both thought it was catchy, and I put together this arrangement. Karen and I recorded a track for it, but since Karen was the drummer, there is no "work lead". This is a live recording, done on September 25, 1971 at the BBC television Studios., London, for our first UK special, which was originally broadcast on November 6, 1971. Released by arrangement with BBC Music, 1971 BBC." www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/SN_AndWhenHeSmiles.htm

[@iggirotrot1]

This Composition was written by Al Anderson (Big Al) of the Connecticut band The Wild Weeds

[@amoviver6347]

Inscrito agora. *Logo vem a Nova Era, a Eterna Primavera, a LIBERDADE MAIS BELA, a Verdade Sincera e Singela. Já vejo da Janela.*

[@robmaria7164]

Al Andersen from CT band wild weeds wrote this.

[@matrox]

Every member of the band on that stage is dead except for Richard. That was 51 years ago.

[@amzyjones1780]

I still say that if Karen had not allowed her family to force her to give up the right to do what she loved most which was drumming/singing she might still be alive today and I think Richard will be haunted by this to his dying day whether or not he admits it.

[@Boondoggle6969]

I think it's easy to just blame Richard for getting her off the drums and putting her up front, and that's probably what set her eating disorder in motion, but that sort of thing doesn't just come out of nowhere. I'd blame her parents most for prioritizing Richard and his music career so much growing up along with whatever else her mother may have said to her

[@TheLarryBrown]

She destroyed herself. Nobody to blame but her. You can not force a self-destructive person to change. How many mothers in the world are imperfect? Richard tried to help her, he tried everything he could and he has his own life to live you know. You would not have done any better, so stop blaming people you don't even know.

[@77hogwarts]

@@TheLarryBrownGive Karen a break. She was mentally ill by the time she passed away! Did she really have much choice?

[@bentleycharles779]

Pat Metheny/Lyle Mays?

[@caquinti]

She is me see in my facebook

[@karenhall8572]

This comment is for the man who says he’s not “religious;” well...GOOD FOR YOU! In the Old Testament of the Bible, the Savior of the world is prophesied. His name is Jesus Christ. Jesus, the Son of God, exposed the”religious” people of the day: they were arrogant hypocrites, who put more faith in money and in their “good works” which they would pridefully announce in the public square. This is how sinful “religious” people can be. “Their hearts are far from me,” the precious Lord would say about these kind of people. Please don’t confuse “religious” people with “true believers.” Just believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved! Jesus saved sinners (we all fall into that category) by dying on the cross in our place! As we put all our lives into His hands and walk by faith, not by sight, we can join Him in Heaven one day! All who are not saved by the blood of the lamb are, unfortunately, headed for Hell. I sang the entire “Close to you” album in 7th grade and my brother jokes that I am Karen Carpenter to his Richard!

[@lauriedaidone7455]

Amen, and so well said!

[@vickiebohy1742]

Many "religious" people aren't born again believers.