Carpenters "Burt Bacharach & Hal David Medley" on The Ed Sullivan Show

[@KarenDelcher]

These 2 would never be at a super bowl -never -no matter how good they are ❤❤❤this is amazing

[@rfss1715]

You can tell Karen was happiest singing behind the drum set. Absolutely spectacular on both! What a voice!

[@davidmichaelpascucci]

This performance is off the charts! It’s at such a fast tempo and it’s electrifying. Her voice and drumming is flawless. There was absolutely no reason to make her “get out from behind the drums” so people could see her. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with watching her at the drums. She always looked so joyous when she was playing and singing. You can see that she’s having a blast and filled with joy. It was a mistake to bring her up front.

[@ndvalpo]

you know, I just yelled (to no one in particular) '... they never should have moved her from behind the drums....'

[@tj921able]

This is the kind of concert that I would love to have front row seats for. They didn't shoot off fireworks & just displayed pure, raw, talent! It was neat seeing Karen sitting at the drums, where she was happiest. Thank you for sharing this marvelous performance. God Bless You & stay safe.

[@shyman99]

Karen and Richard were outstanding musicians, vocalists, and performers. Add Bacharach & David songs and you experience heaven on earth.

[@zigman8550]

I agree. I don't care what genre of music you like. The Carpenters extraordinary talent cannot be denied.

[@williamfeilhauer2667]

@@zigman8550 you have got that right. Between

[@cjsm1006]

Yes, they were both real musicians, both instrumentally and vocally.

[@Duke_of_Prunes]

Karen Carpenter's drumming skills and her voice are amazing -- and she does it at the same time.

[@USCG.Brennan]

She was truly amazing, both singing and drumming. Truly a very talented gal. Too bad anorexria got the best of her...so sad!!

[@franksinatraalvesprates9933]

O irmão dela tem amor à vida e à saúde 👍

[@m42037]

Ya it's very difficult I play drums she puts me to shame, I started playing in 1984

[@USCG.Brennan]

@@m42037 Me too, but I started in 1965 When I got my first drum set in what was called the "Sunset" mail order catalog. I listened to my Ventures albums and started playing along. I then joined the JR High band, then HS band and then when I was in USCG Boot Camp I auditioned for and was allowed to join the USCG Marching Band in Alameda. Karen Carpenter was a fantastic drummer.....no doubt about it!! So sad how her disease took her away from us. ;-(

[@m42037]

@@USCG.Brennan Yep, she was one of those born gifted people. Buddy Rich was jamming the drums at 2 year's old! Ya as I said to another person it's hard to play and sing at the same time, most people don't play instruments so they don't understand, it's hard enough playing your Instrument alone, then singing. Some people learning comes fast to them that makes me jealous I always had learning difficulty since I was a kid. Sounds like you went far with drumming, farthest I got was playing with my friends in bands on jam nights in bars back in the 80s-90s early 00s

[@debrabrabenec]

Brilliant medley on the record AND performed live! R.I.P. Burt, Karen and Hal. Thanks for all the wonderful music and lyrics and performances! 🎵❤️🎵

[@vincentwalker3280]

Karen, Dionne, Roberta, Gladys and Luther, pure vocalist.

[@TheTerryE]

Let's not forget Richard Carpenter who did all the arrangements. He was a pop music genius.

[@groove1722]

He sure was.

[@SueRosalie]

@@groove1722 still is! He's still playing, arranging and recording and touring

[@groove1722]

@@SueRosalie That is good to know,

[@Eric_M_]

Had she not been one of the greatest singers of all time, Karen Carpenter could have easily made a great living playing the drums.

[@EvieDelacourt]

Honestly, I think she would have been happier doing that. I just wish she could have gone on doing both, since drumming is where her heart was, but the world would have missed out on her gorgeous vocals if she had focused solely on her drums. My favorite of her performances are the ones like this one where we get to see her doing both.

[@renarga6886]

And an even more amazing career as an actress.

[@CharlesBallard-f3t]

She would’ve been an Academy award winning actress

[@s4lroachclip]

She only wanted to play drums

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

@@EvieDelacourtI would have liked Karen and co to turn into a progressive rock band, a bit like Klaatu whose song they covered very successfully. 😂

[@krissmgvlogs]

Oh they're GI's in a hospital, was wondering why everyone looked so miserable. Thank you for your service. Wonderful Carpenters performance!

[@CharlesBallard-f3t]

They are all shellshocked from the war

[@joeljack1]

Can't believe I'm seeing them doing this live. LOVE!

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

It never ceases to amaze me that this very episode, which was an on-location special in honor of injured Vietnam War soldiers, never got a stand-alone DVD release! Gladys Knight & The Pips performed a great medley inside the hospital right near the Carpenters. Comedian George Kirby appeared on this episode, as well. Would've loved a DVD of this entire episode, and the special filmed at The Hollywood Bowl.

[@bennyadler5882]

Exquisite choice of locales, guys were really feeling this.

[@SayItAintSo4real]

Wow! Thank you for this info. I never knew that this episode also had Gladys Knight & The Pips & George Kirby in it. Wow! I'll look that up and hopefully find a KZbin video of them, too, on this day. Thank you for telling us.

[@scottmorley3672]

I met and talked to George Kirby outside the Mike Douglas studio in Philly in 1976. I remember I had dropped a bunch of art supplies I had been holding and he said, "Hey no rush and helped me and then we talked a moment and he signed an autograph. Of all the celebrities I met back then he was the coolest.

[@MariaAndrade-gh8hj]

Karen voz única inesquecível!!!!!

[@missadams1330]

Do the people in the audience are witnessing a true legend? 😇

[@peaches911]

Karen is absolutely beautiful here!

[@ricklewis3282]

Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s music brings back great memories of growing up in the 60’s . RIP Burt and thanks for all the great songs!

[@cynthianorman44]

Thank you, I didn't know that Burt had passed🥺

[@USCG.Brennan]

@@cynthianorman44 Yes.....he died just last week (Feb 8th) at age 94, sad to say.

[@sharonallison9922]

KAREN WAS IN LOVE WITH BERT....❤

[@Ed-Mace]

These arrangements vocals and instrumentation are so far ahead of their time. What a band. No one can replace Karen.

[@quz908]

We'll never get another Richard or Karen Carpenter. Pure magic. Oh, and the genius of Bacharach and David.

[@bhodges00]

What a performance. Karen is so beautiful.

[@incog99skd11]

Actually, Karen was rather plain. In about 1969, in magazine Stereo Review, a writer, reviewing her latest work, said that "for a plain jane girl" she had a wonderful voice. It was this type of "talk" that caused her to be insecure and stop eating so se could be more "beautiful". I wish everyone in her life could have been more sensitive to her. She may have survived her insecurities as a result. Not every girl is Marilyn Monroe and never will be. It's OK to be otherwise. It would have been an important message for Karen.

[@60Cascade]

@@incog99skd11 She was beautiful. There was nothing plain about her. She was nice to look at and nice to listen to. Just my opinion.

[@MikeSmithEnterprises]

@@incog99skd11 Having met her in 1971 when I spent about ten minutes speaking to her, she was much more attractive in person than she photographed, at least at that time in her life.

[@lumpylumpyloo]

She's dead

[@60Cascade]

@@lumpylumpyloo But her work lives on.

[@austinskaggs4184]

Karen Carpenter was so adorable before her health just fell off a cliff. Her demons overpowered her. One of the best singing voices you will ever hear, she was such a cool friendly person too. r.i.p

[@Lillyxxxo]

she had an eating disorder if you never had that then you will never understand

[@weskitten]

@@Lillyxxxo Had a controlling mom, a social climber and perfectionist. You could never please a bint like that.

[@TomElvisSmith]

Filmed at the Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C for this special "Salute to Wounded G.I.s" edition of the Ed Sullivan show. The songs featured are "Close to You," "Knowing When to Leave", "Make It Easy On Yourself," "Always Something There to Remind Me," "I'll Never Fall in Love Again," "Walk on By" and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?".

[@rslitman]

Thanks for this information. Just to clarify, in 1970, this would have been at either Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, DC, or Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, MD. The DC facility was eventually closed, and the Maryland one got the Walter Reed name.

[@mustangsally1075]

@@rslitman This looks to be at WRAMC in DC off Georgia Avenue, NW. Its definitely not Bethesda Naval Medical Center. Ive worked at both facilities previously as a Research Nurse.

[@TomElvisSmith]

@@rslitman Thanks for the clarification! You are correct; after doing some more research, I found this was filmed in Washington D.C. I have made the correction to my original comment.

[@DCGuy1997]

Yup. Recognize the buildings. Drove by this building the other day!

[@mikemprov1303]

In between "Close to You" and "Make It Easy on Yourself" was "Knowing When to Leave" from Promises, Promises. It was first released on record by jazz singer Sue Raney in 1968.

[@bapples]

Tragedy of Vietnam. Tragedy of Karen. Juxtaposed with such a flawless, beautiful performance of Bacharach-David lilting tunes. 🙏

[@gvalley07]

Not only blessed with a God-given voice and drumming skills, Karen is so beautiful. I''m sure the guys in the audience noticed that!

[@SueRosalie]

you can see them checking her out

[@m42037]

It's crazy how talented she was, I'm a drummer been playing for decades and she makes me look like a ham & egger plus she sings like a angel. It's not a walk in the park singing and playing I still struggle doing it and throw myself off time, at home of course with my headphones playing to song's on YT

[@incog99skd11]

Bacharach songs are also very difficult to sing. Few artists outside of Dionne Warwick could navigate the complex melodies. Karen here is masterful.

[@guitarslim56]

Insanely good performance and sound quality for a live concert on a lawn! Good enough for a studio recording. They must have rehearsed that medley non-stop for a month.

[@miguelassenza2022]

Karen was not just a fantastic singer , she was an angel , a gift from Heaven to this world.

[@SeamusMcGillicuddy0]

So very true. Her likes shall never pass this way again ! 😍 Miss and love you, beautiful lady 💐 !!!

[@stevebartley628]

I usually don’t care that much for a medley, but this one is perfection

[@scotabot7826]

The GREATEST female singing voice to ever grace this planet with her God given talent!! Period!!

[@respecify]

I think so along with Cass Elliot

[@TheLarryBrown]

​@@respecifyCass Elliot was a good singer, no question. However her recorded output is dwarfed by Karen's by the time of "Carpenters." Cass is way down on the totem pole of female singers.

[@KarenDelcher]

This is flawless they was outside

[@pattibrooks1907]

Karen had a wonderful beautiful voice .It's so sad she had to die young .

[@wesleyhackney]

Great medley and loved Karen on drums. Truly a gifted talent along with her brother. Brings back great memories of Junior High school

[@nanettenn9734]

The Carpenter's how FABULOUS they where ! Karen so extremely talented she was on those Drums and her Voice was simply beautiful .She was one of the GREATEST SINGER'S of all time.Loved Burt's Songs also he was a terrific Composer really WONDERFUL MUSIC ! R.I.P . Karen and Burt, you will never be forgotten !!!!

[@KarenDelcher]

That voice - nothing like it -❤❤❤

[@StephanieJeanne]

Such a great medley! They were on it in this live performance! Thanks so much for this!🙌✌️

[@ead630]

The way she sings "LA is great big freeway / Put a hundred down a buy a car" near the end is so beautiful 5:30

[@globalmonkey007]

Try to tap your finger on any hard surface as fast as she's hitting that hi-hat with her right hand. You can't even come close to doing it? It's okay, almost nobody can. Karen could. Now try to sing, "LA is great big freeway / Put a hundred down a buy a car" on top of it. THAT is the kind of ridiculous talent Karen had. And she made it look effortless.

[@KarenDelcher]

I don't know anyone on the radio now a days -Karen one note we all knew beautiful most soothing voice ever

[@edufau815]

How great everyone, both performers and authors... unfortunately only Richard is still with us, although all the music will be there forever...

[@realdealradio]

The Carpenters and The BeeGees=Human AutoTune.

[@ckp2ator389]

Such talent on display. And live with no auto tune or backing tracks. Great arrangements for the Bacharach-David songs which the young energetic Carpenters on the ascent, were perfectly suited for.

[@TheLarryBrown]

Yes you are hearing backing tracks. You hear an oboe. You see a clarinet. You hear a fabulous stack of 12+ Carpenters voices, you only see two Carpenters.

[@BenneWill]

So awesome you restored and released this. The picture and sound are dramatically better.

[@tomo-vx6nj]

古い映像にもかかわらず 映像、音　共に素晴らしく綺麗ですね！

[@johnvalenti8834]

I sooo agree. A legend that is missed still for me 63 years later.

[@DCGuy1997]

Wow. So much talent. Amazing she can sing so well and play the drums! It looks like this was filmed at the old Walter Reed Campus in Washington, DC.

[@zigman8550]

It was

[@cyclesmoking]

Amazing talent! There’s alot of people (including me) who didn’t appreciate how talented they were. Wow!

[@dudley5533]

The outstanding music created by Burt Bacharach and Hal David plus the Carpenters' renditions equals perfection.

[@kevingoins9858]

RIP - Karen, Burt and Hal.

[@jillkjv3816]

So sweet to have these precious memories. ❤️

[@Cedarsea]

unbelievable talent

[@DanyTV79]

😮 She's amazing! 🤩

[@danielboyer4799]

Karen was a excellent drummer ... and her voice was perfection !!!

[@patriciathewisher2315]

RIP Burt. What great songs. And Karen Carpenter had one of the best voices ever. RIP Karen. ❤

[@s4lroachclip]

I mean legends that have passed on...sometimes weakens my composure and tears my eyes up. A true talent like this that had so much more to offer. If there is a rock n roll heaven, they have a hell of a band.

[@The1970cesar]

Fantastic ❤️ Karen

[@blue97488]

An original American band. Successful and very popular then as well as today. A live performance and only this many views? Please help this generation as well as ALL generations understand and appreciate the sounds of EVERY time.

[@Isacjacobmaleh]

Fantastic!!!

[@dennisminer7952]

....40 years and 4 days after Karen Carpenter soared to heaven. They left behind so much for us.

[@blackcosmos]

She makes playing the drums n singing look so easy breezy btw she has a very beautiful n melodic voice. ✨

[@Nellie824]

RIP Burt Bacharach and Karen Carpenter 💕

[@raymondhetes9783]

Remember,at this s time in music there was never a female lead drummer singer ,what a GIFT 🙏

[@TheLarryBrown]

What is the grand total of female drummers? I'm thinking three. What is the grand total of female singing drummers? I'm thinking one.

[@matteoromenghi]

The one and only, Mr. Burt Bacharach.

[@actaruseufort9120]

Un pur bonheur ! Cette voix tellement envoûtante, j'ai 56 ans et c'est toujours pour moi l'un des plus grands groupes de musique. Comment ne pas tombé amoureux de cette voix? Je fonds, je fonds...mon dieu que c'est bon....

[@tasaab]

Wow, that’s Port Chester High School in the background. Ed was born in Port Chester, NY. I grew up 5 minutes from there.

[@kyoomin]

What a treat to watch this! Makes me feel like I've been watching them upclose LIVE! Like a Time Machine watching Karen and Richard on their younger days... and when she's still alive 😢 I just love listening to KC's voice, it's therapeutic to me! Thank you from someone who wasn't born in the 1970s.

[@D97Music]

Absolutely jawdropping performance.

[@randygerdes]

Fantastic performance! Thanks for this. In my memory somewhere, though I cannot find it anywhere, I swear the Mamas and Papas were on Ed Sullivan's show and the girls shaved the heads of the guys. Does anyone else remember this?

[@scraps270]

WOW! 😊

[@eclipznpicz8879]

@1:02 would have been on my feet *dancing till the end! Best medley ever!* RIP Burt Bacharach 🙏🏽

[@DanRivard-e7j]

20 years old here just freaky unearthly talent ❤

[@ianandlauren6958]

I just love this medley. And seeing her perform it is wonderful. What a band. What an amazing band.

[@stevedrake4564]

Simply the Best!!!

[@greatbaracuda6164]

as long as its free i dont mind watching their backs .

[@fredly71]

I’d prefer this to be the Super Bowl Half time show.

[@PACKR66]

Absolutely

[@chrisevanko6785]

How cool to see Caroenters playing these awesome arrangements live we never heard on the radio...thx for posting this gem! 🎶🫠

[@שאולנקר]

LOVE THEM! AND STILL IN LOVE WITH KAREN THAT LEFT THIS WORLD 40 YEARS A GO. HOW STRANGE..

[@michaelkatz6572]

Karen was so awesome, I miss her

[@lucasm4299]

And now we have Coachella, great

[@brianmcd9492]

The Carpenters and Burt Bacharach Ledgends of the music World 🙂👍

[@doctorinsomnia5410]

Reeeeeally BIG show!!

[@Fun4None250]

Awesome that this is finally being released. Thank you Josh and Andrew Solt.

[@thdgcfx]

So fantastic, heart warming and bittersweet

[@technoforbeer]

Thanks for the good memories..

[@markcraven8386]

How have I never seen this ?

[@jim2lane]

All of you posers these days using backing tracks and autotune take a look. This is how talented musicians perform music live

[@zigman8550]

Exactly!!

[@jorgeespinosa3179]

Ouch! So true!

[@hughmanatee7657]

She was magnificent. And such a warm, lovely, expressive voice. For me, the perfect feminine voice.

[@peterfarrell8520]

How come? I have heard these songs before. But never this arrangement, the performance is simply amazing. Karen’s singing voice clear as a bell. Combined with the brilliant accompaniment of Richard on piano & backup singers. Only emphatise’s that less is more. Perfection.!

[@Eclipse52776]

Carpenters do it different, they make it hit right

[@Dilichka26]

настоящие музыканты

[@turekjames1274]

Thank you

[@kenpetrillo5911]

This women will always y s be timeles. Her voices is majestic haunting beautiful one of gods greatest r gifts her and richardhave brought so much love and hope and healing into the country i cant wait to meet them on the other side someday you family loved them since day one these incredible people where just getting warmed up that had it, perfection, love the thiberts from wales mass we love you karen and richard,,,,,,,,s

[@davemiller4721]

The Carpenters played my college during freshman year - 1973/74 - I went because it was the only thing in town, the tix were cheap, and The Carpenters were kind of famous but not that cool, given my dormmates were enthralled with the Allman Brothers. It was a good show, even though I don't remember much. Even when this clip aired, I knew Burt Bachrach's stuff, but I don't think I associated Close to You with Bachrach/David at the time.

[@entradaprincipal]

Maestro Burt Bacharach R. I. P.

[@loveistruth5713]

It's hard to believe that she was a better drummer than she was a singer🥀🍁

[@KarenDelcher]

Today standards this ain't nothing-Bull Shit -this is epic Karen and Richard -amazing

[@bh5606]

..terrific..

[@mustafamcpherson9010]

One of the most beautiful movie clips with Karen shining vivaciously. It is hard to believe the difference in her health and appearance only 11 years later when she appeared in a yellow jumpsuit on Japanese telethon.

[@mauriciogonzalez4290]

God! What a beautiful kind of music, and the people in the crowd seems to be dead.

[@danadams4714]

Audiences in those days were taught to be quiet and respectful of the artists . . . This was NOT Woodstock!

[@Team_Nostalgia]

Why does Karen look so adorable in this video? It's great to see her like that.

[@DennisNoda-vl4yu]

Wow your voice is so beautiful... You brought back memories of Karen . Thank you

[@coolsnail58]

Karen Carpenter 真的很美丽又有才华。。。我想你了

[@annecronin8339]

They should've let her be happy behind the drums and let her sing from there. She was just as capable singing while active on drums. And they should've kept their mouths shut instead of body shaming her. Had they done that and let her be, she might still be with us today. Stupid corporate executive suits, should've just done their job up in thier high rise offices and let the musicians do their thing in the studio and on tour.