Carpenters Live at the The Talk of the Town 1974

[@graceweber2822]

She really emotes the message of the song.

[@jerryborg1709]

I 'm al old, old man at the end of my life span ,but Karen is the only female singer that can bring a tear to my eye

[@UtopiaBlue68]

Thinking of you mate via Australia.

[@TheNordog]

Our Petula loved Karen and she can do just the same bring tears as she sang on stage at 91 years old or as a child star in the 1940s.

[@Акира-ю3й]

Великолепная группа,великая певица 50 лет прошло а звучит!!! Спасибо!!!

[@christopher5585]

100%

[@danielsanbsas]

🤗😓

[@deborahdexter8571]

She was still 23 here. Just mind blowing vocalist 💯 ❤

[@futfut1]

Nothing like finding a Carpenters video I have not seen before.

[@mariocostantini7192]

What a concert, the drummer, OMG, thank you.

[@dennisgeorge3238]

The Carpenters live performances sound like they are in the studio! Karen is the absolute female best singer ever!

[@lynnmarie6219]

What about Barbra Streisand and Celine dion? 🌹🌹🌹

[@patcurrie9888]

@@lynnmarie6219 Babs, somewhat (although can't go to low register like Karen), Celine, not a chance, too shrill

[@jerryborg1709]

@@lynnmarie6219 Both are very good but do not hold a candle to Karen's voice but that's just my opinion

[@muckeyduck3472]

So perfect sounded like studio but not. She was that good. Here is voice analysis that proves it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/foilammQgbyIi9k

[@rosskelly8268]

Amazing that these tapes from 50 years ago are still available! This gives current-day Carpenters fans a real insight into how the touring shows were designed to appeal to everybody in the audience - from teens to seniors. the *Talk of The Town* was an upscale venue in London - not a big venue, but very fashionable and one of THE places to go if you were cashed-up and wanted to rub shoulders with the "in crowd" and wealthy Londoners. Celebrities were usually in the audience - not just on stage.

[@alwayscurious413]

Lucky generation that got to go those cabaret clubs with top acts performing- what a great night out that must have been. Closest we have now is Ronnie Scotts.

[@alexconaghan3486]

My God, that voice! that voice! Wow. The level of sweetness and depth is captivating

[@RitaSora]

Very Well Said!!

[@markrobertson7411]

I love listening to her her was greatest soft voice she' die to early in life I love her

[@survivrs]

Karen looks so bright, beautiful, healthy, and full of life here. What a sad day it was when she died.

[@DCdrumz59]

Karen is timeless. A one in a ten-million voice. NO ONE will ever come to close to vocals so sweet and haunting and moving.

[@garylucas7050]

The whole performance is class and an advert in total perfection

[@WillLiang]

No wonder Karen described herself as a "drummer who sings", she was always supremely happy behind the drums!

[@RexRoberts-hk3wj]

Karen, projected love in her song like no other ❤️😊🎶

[@dunning234]

Wonderful. A voice like Karen's comes along once in a hundred years. I still love her. hey were a great team.

[@chonacabrera5040]

Karen’s voice simply touches and caresses my heart. Its beautifully soft, warm tone just sends me. What a privilege to have seen - and heard - an angel right here on earth. Godspeed, Karen..and Thank You for having held my hand thru the good times, esp the bad! ✝️🙏💝💐♥️

[@bryanwinings1026]

Look how she is playing those drums damn she's just awesome

[@matrox]

They are all cross trained in playing different instruments. The sad part is everyone on stage is now dead except the lone survivor Richard who put this whole act together.

[@sp4gsus]

Taylor swifts of the world listen closely to what a real female vocalist should sound like. Perfect intonation, musical phrasing, dynamics.

[@MarkovianMan]

Also no auto-tune and didn't have to be half-naked to distract from the lack of true talent.

[@carterwilson4605]

It's funny because it's true.

[@davidhughes4448]

Spot on comment, Sam Powell. Thank you.

[@NIKONGUY1960]

And no autotune!!

[@cukicruz5690]

@@MarkovianMan you something you rite don't need nothing like that .

[@stevenmacphail1136]

Tony Peluso, one of music's most underrated guitarists. IMO, he was as good as Clapton, Hendrix, etc.

[@Fuggetaboutit1776]

She was an ANGEL sent straight from heaven . We love you Karen We really do.. 💕💕💕💕💕

[@zed332l]

timothy mackin// I concur my Friend, Only had her for a while, In the early 1970 I WAS ON a SSBN SUBMARINE if it was not for them I may have lost my mind......

[@waltquering9292]

I love Karen's voice. She had the best natural singing voice I've ever heard. The Carpenters hit the charts while I was in my early 20s and their music surrounds many of my memories of the time. Every time I've heard her voice since she passed, I've been slammed by the tragedy of her death and the loss of that fabulous voice.

[@kimberlyschroff6107]

This was my first concert. Saw them at the original Oakdale Theater with the revolving state. I was just a kid and mesmerized. I still get chocked up when I hear her sing. I'm so thankful my parents took me to see them.

[@kimberlyschroff6107]

"stage"

[@MaryJohnson-tr6fs]

I.seen in person too.in1973 I was 22 years.old I love it so much I am70 now. Karen was living she will.be.71

[@pwhit59]

Those people in the audience were completely mesmerized...lol! She had such stage command with her composure and voice. People were just locked in witnessing something very extraordinaire.

[@katiegrundle9900]

that was a dinner theratr. how cool would have that been to be there eating and drinking wine. karen was the greatest singer who ever lived, and thanks to richards amazing arrangements. i will always love both of them

[@denisej4813]

Yes,, and it's actually quite bizarre that she faced accusations of not being a very charismatic live performer, and that she and Richard, urged on by new management, felt compelled to introduce more gimmicky numbers to their later live shows in an attempt to add more "pizazz" or "oomph". I hadn't watched this particular show for a few years, and the one thing that jumped out to me when I watched it a few days, 50 years to the day after it was first transmitted, was how engaged Karen was with the audience. I also love the way that she made subtle changes of intonation and phrasing from the recorded version of the songs, meaning that we got the best of both worlds: her marvellous voice and peerless vocalisation, but at the same time an entirely fresh version of each of the songs, all of which added to the impression that she was singing "just for you".

[@straceshow3212]

Karen carries the entire show. She was like a female Elvis. Amazing singer and performer.

[@MrGlenn7710]

I like these live shows..real singing and not pantomiming..real instruments and not sound machines.. heartfelt music and not the garbage they singing now that disrespects the human race.. peaceful melodies and not that loud crap they do on stage with demonic symbols all over the stages..thank you for posting ❤️

[@marionscheuerlein4387]

I absolutely agree with you! Thank you very much for posting! It's such a great pleasure seeing them!

[@conceicaoferraz1785]

👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@marionscheuerlein4387]

Warrior: so do I! Richard knows what musical harmonies are. He made great arrangements for the Carpenters. Songs, which were good to hear. And Karen made those arrangements much more special with her unique, unmatchable and unforgettable voice. I never heard a voice like hers. And nobody will ever achieve her.

[@michelsstorage]

Actuallly Richard and Tony used the synthesizer in their recordings and live performances.

[@kal5571]

Anyone else still watching this masterful female artist in 2021 August?

[@BasszusX]

2024 feb.

[@alantaylor846]

June 2024

[@stellawatts2112]

August 2024

[@stellawatts2112]

I'm a hugh Carpenter fan and I've just stumbled upon this wonderful gem that I'd never seen before. Karen's vouce was perfect. What a great show! Really enjoyed it!

[@ritaleoni8347]

Watching in 2021. Never tired

[@richardwhite2344]

IN my opinion, Richard and Karen were both Genius in what they did. Karen was absolutely one of the most phenomenal singers that ever lived. She had a voice like no one else that ever lived. and in this video you can see how incredible she is at the drums. Karen not only touched your heart with her voice, but she went much further in touching your soul. Richard was a master at arrangements. Karen could not be more Loved and missed right now. NO one else could ever touch the voice of Karen Carpenter!!!

[@MaryJohnson-tr6fs]

She was the best.i love her so much RIP Karen sweetheart

[@SeamusMcGillicuddy0]

Well said ! R.I.P. beautiful Karen. 😥❤️

[@Aisha-721]

My first Carpenters' album was Now & Then. My mom said she could hear me singing "Jambalaya" at the top of my lungs. I used to know the words of every song on that album.

[@catherinematulid1289]

Her voice is. A angel. From heaven. I miss her when you close you eyes her music gives you inner peace

[@RitaSora]

So true!

[@peteb1206]

Back then, we took it for granted that the top musical artists would perform like this. Note perfect, exemplary musicianship. How spoilt we were!

[@vincentcardenas776]

I pity the 42 people who wouldn't know great talent if it bit them in the ass and gave this a thumbs down.

[@richardea4223]

I agree! It's nothing but crap today.

[@kevinrounds9845]

Loved her palazzo pants outfits. They were beautiful!

[@truenorth7949]

God I love Karen's beautiful rich low tones she sings, especially the opening of the first song.

[@soundbreak7]

karens voice was second to none , incredibly talented she was

[@jurgenwangler1326]

Death takes the body. God takes the soul. Our mind holds the memories. Our heart keeps the love. Our faith lets us know, we will meet again. In everlasting love for a wonderful woman.

[@Dastardly_X]

🌟

[@tomrg392]

She was a remarkable woman in every way, beautiful, talented, charismatic, loving my heart her. It is a delight to behold and hear.

[@cukicruz5690]

I wish she take herself earlier she will be here with us

[@marionscheuerlein4387]

Ì totally agree with you!!!

[@zed332l]

Tom rg// I still cry for Karen at , I am now 68....

[@SeamusMcGillicuddy0]

Karen, many thanks for the phenomenal sounds you left for your fans. 50 years on, your songs still give me thrills and chills. Rest In Perpetual Peace, beautiful lady ❤️💐.

[@hardmonasterio8227]

from the beginning to the end her voice never ever change.

[@jenniferdetroit3469]

Karen is a lovely angel. God bless her and her band. Here is a great story. She made me feel like she's a big sister telling me the greatest love story..Thank you Carpenters..

[@shawnbooth4990]

I wish I could go back in time and see them!

[@davidturk3724]

She was only on loan to us for a short time from above. I pray that she will be singing in a heavenly choir when I leave this world.

[@Djr67]

Just love hearing her talking just as much as her singing :-)

[@RitaSora]

Me too!!

[@johngraham5543]

Karen had a gorgeous speaking voice! And her singing voice was off the charts beautiful!

[@voiceover-impressionist]

Wish I could have met Karen in person..

[@ionthetarget]

Overcomer For Hope I met Karen 4 times. I was a child. She was so kind.

[@richardea4223]

@@ionthetarget I truly believe that. She loved people!💙

[@johngraham5543]

Would have been an absolute dream come true to have met her!

[@kimutak123]

I wrote a letter for Karen saying how I really love her music. I in my High school in the Philippines then. I wasnt sure if she received my letter or she just couldnt understand my English then. I still love her!

[@highamnj]

Supported by a terrific band, with Tony Peluso on lead guitar.

[@muckeyduck3472]

Actually according to Phil (see here) she was singing to a backing track. But it was her singing live. kzbin.info/www/bejne/foilammQgbyIi9k

[@specialdudeable]

First time in seeing this performance. Her voice and performance style continues to amaze me.

[@THXx1138]

She was always so consistently magnificent. Just effortless and easy yet phenomenal. Beautiful instrument and God given talent!! Love you always Karen!!

[@user-wx3ln8yq1b]

Her makeup/hair here is so nice and classy

[@AreaArea-pk3ub]

B E A U T I F U L 🌷❤

[@johngraham5543]

The ORIGINAL AMERICA,S SWEETHEART, Miss Karen Anne Carpenter !

[@parthadutt8195]

She was not just a singer but an angel who could the stage in to paradise - a heavenly experience. RIP Karen! We miss you!

[@mikewrasman5103]

There's nobody even close to even coming close to dear sweet Karen Carpenter in today's musical world.😀😎😀😁😇

[@perfectchinadoll81]

I was born December 19981 only about a year before she died but I still love Karen's voice and wish I was older so I could have seen her in concert.

[@pauldrew3696]

That voice is just so smooth, beautiful and effortless. Never heard anything like it before or since.

[@tjwash2]

I’ve seen so many live performances on KZbin, and she’s pitch perfect every single time

[@glicmathan1771]

This is an incredible live performance all die hard Carpenters fans should watch. Richard always said he was a “backing vocalist” yet he kills it singing lead! He’s way too modest.

[@winterdesert1]

He actually created the Carpenter "sound" and I just sense from looking at his interviews he never felt he got the credit.

[@allenf.5907]

@@winterdesert1 Agree but he knew what he had with the little sister - a generational voice, that he could build upon. ALL of the background AND lead voices here are perfectly worked in and around Karen's. She was the center with a LOT of musical sense surrounding it - the Carpenter sound.

[@Djr67]

Shame she didn't stay just like this, she didn't need to loose any weight, she sounds great live.

[@dianadou6957]

That's the infuriating part of that illness. There's nothing anybody can do. Even if they weigh 75 pounds, when they look at the mirror they see themselves obese. I met a couple of anorexic persons.

[@gigidayz6936]

It's the only way they feel in control.

[@pattibrooks1907]

Karen had a beautiful voice a voice of pure Gold!

[@tweetybird2968]

Great great show!! She looks so beautiful and happy here!! Luv it!!! There is only a few singers that can bring a tear to my eye. Karen does it every time for me. It’s 2020 now and there is so much chaos and hatred today, these concerts are my escape. 💜💜💜 Thanks Karen!💜💜💜 And Jambalaya has got to be the best pick me up song!!!💜

[@chrisalldis3375]

The purity of her voice says it all, God bless you for giving us 33 years of Karen, but wait we have her forever

[@popogast]

I don't know why they attract me so much. They played so emotionally and authentic, that's it. I usuallly listen to very different music. I love their abilities and the feeling for good songs.

[@marionscheuerlein4387]

Same feelings are here! What a great duo! I absolutely admire and adore them... BOTH!!! There were absolute great abilities and god-given talents they both had!

[@dianadou6957]

The sweetness! Pure sweetness. I've never her so much sweetness in a voice. Richard and Karen were musical geniuses!

[@willmadison8226]

Love to see Karen rockin' on the drums in the formal attire. Priceless stuff. She really was a great drummer and you can see how much she loved to play. They kind of took that away from her to get her out front more.

[@bernierapirap6522]

badass!!! indeed

[@eisenjocasaclang1701]

It is always a treat to see Karen having fun jamming

[@alberttropeano3909]

Karen is so beautiful and the best singer ever. Even better than Andy Williams, my second favorite! Karen could be a top country singer too!

[@chitagongob5905]

Thank you Billy Rees for this! Karen is , was and will always be My best vocalist!

[@warcon51]

Miss her so much....What a talent ! What a Lady ! ! !

[@skystarless]

Man, Tony Peluso could really shred. I always wished they would have let him tear it up more often on the albums. Would have been something different!

[@johnx5891]

It was "different"; many credit the Carpenters with creating the power ballad. Find such a solo before 1972 in a pop song!

[@carterwilson4605]

That voice is chilling...... goosebumps

[@MIB80]

Sadly missed what a heaven sent voice

[@robert.m4676]

I loved her secretly as a you boy growing up! In an era where rock and roll ruled she was one of those voices you simply couldn’t ignore! I sang some of her songs when my friends weren’t around! I like many had no idea of her struggle! It’s sad and a shame she had to live with that pain!

[@boyds434]

Carpenters never got to rest,can see how she was stressed out

[@tywong178]

she was a fantastic drummer too

[@wmbmorgan]

Thanks so much Billy Rees. Karen Carpenter is my favourite singer.

[@disoriented1]

I listened to her in the 80s..it wasn't 'cool'..but always my favorite female vocalist..the voice of an angel!

[@MrGlenn7710]

Wow!! I feel like I just came from a concert!! Singing along as if I was in the audience too! Cool😎...go Johnny go go..that's what's up!!

[@gigidayz6936]

Sweetest, most pure voice EVER!

[@talithafreitas4610]

Mr Guder. Those lyrics, the arrangements, Karen's voice and drums❤️

[@judithwilson3561]

I remember watching this as a kid of 13. I was lucky enough to see them live in 76.

[@MaryJohnson-tr6fs]

I see .in 1973 I love them so much

[@eddietheloggie]

One of the greatest singers of all time. Why, oh why did they drag her out from behind her drums. She was so much happier there. Look at her, she was just so much happier behind the drums and her singing was just as great. And we all know where that lead.

[@richardea4223]

The greatest singer of all time. No other will ever can compare to her. Just my opinion, but it's so true. 💙

[@katiegrundle9900]

They could have moved the drums closer to the audience and angled. Moving her was like getting billy joel not to play piano. She was rare in this world greatest drummer and singer

[@peggymcmillin660]

They felt she had to be up front They were wrong. No reason at all to take away from her instrument. May I say….an epically bad decision If they had left her alone, maybe she would have been happy enough to have a normal life, with food and other stuff

[@blueser100]

Amazing. Karen gets up and sings For All We Know after breakneck Johnny B Goode on the drums. ❤

[@adnbes1544]

The best female singer of all times

[@papadwarf6762]

Madonna

[@starsearch1952]

Whitney..

[@dennisminer7952]

12:05 Burt Bacharach passed away on February 8th, 2023...40 years and 4 days after Karen soared away to heaven. ThoseTwo, Close to You, God. Their otherworldly gifts, stay here close to us. Blessings!

[@uversa7]

Karen is the best singer, most engaging voice I've ever heard. It's so good it hurts and makes you ecstatic at the same time. She is a pure Angel. The first time I heard her voice time stood still. I can't help myself, I love her without measure. Richard created the perfect musical pedestal for the Angel. Oh yes, and her drum talent is beyond phenomenal. Both Buddy Rich and Neal Peart, two totally legendary drummers recognized her as the world's best, and their favorite drummer. I'm just baffled by her boundless talent. Peace everyone 🎉 ❤

[@MrMjp58]

I watched this as it was broadcast in '74. It left a huge impression. No videos etc back then and I thought I'd probably never see it again. Thanks Billy! Richard and Karen were talented beyond measure and Tony P is still underrated in the history of guitar. For me he was one of the greats.

[@lescollins4755]

she was so beautiful had a crush on her all those years ago x

[@lorenzomagazzeni5425]

@les The beautiful but not too beautiful girl next door, demure, that we would like to marry.

[@3DMOVIES4YOU]

@Michael Asay When I die and if I hear Karen Carpenter singing somewhere, I will surely know that I made it to Heaven.

[@terrywrigley5988]

Me 2!

[@Sarasdad91]

An amazing performance. And this is what Karen gave....Always.

[@frankmarkow468]

Listen to the first drummer - amazing groove for such mellow songs. They let this drummer really work it, good bass grooves too. Her voice is just stunning, every note and phrase is gorgeous, incomparable, beautiful. Then she gets on the drums and kills them too...

[@TheLonesometoad]

That drummer is Cubby from the original Mickey Mouse Club.

[@rockdrummer4545]

Frank Markow drummer overplayed way too much. No room to play 64th note fills in Superstar.

[@rogerhoner3718]

@@rockdrummer4545 My thoughts exactly....for too busy!

[@rickmontgomery3037]

@@rockdrummer4545 I completely agree with you on the overplaying....I noticed it right away and I'm not even 3 minutes into this video...it just doesn't fit the songs at all..."groove" doesn't necessarily go with "mellow" and that's certainly an example here. It's like putting a Chevy Spark engine into a Corvette body, it just doesn't "fit".

[@rickmontgomery3037]

@@rogerhoner3718 Definitely agree...

[@gvalley07]

When Karen sings her own backup vocals beginning at 13:45 on Close to You, I agree with a lot of the comments about her. She DOES sound angelic.

[@wandalee5010]

One of the best voices of all time!

[@rogerholzem2315]

Her voice is like silk! She could’ve sang the LA Phonebook and it would’ve been magnificent! I wonder if she ever realized her beauty and talent! I could’ve dated her In a heart beat!

[@katiegrundle9900]

only 2 singers give me the chills. Karen Carpenter and Ann Wilson. There is a lot of pain in the songs. I wished that she reslly knew how much we all loved her

[@vikulya78]

I really love "Mr Guder", strange that this song did not get as much momentum as many others by them - I think it's one of their finest records. And Karen on drums is such a treat!!

[@patcurrie9888]

How could Agnes deny her love? And just direct her pride to Richard? Astounding! Karen was a jewel of a performer, with Richard's arrangements. He was the mastermind of the Carpenters & she was the reluctant superstar. Interesting cover songs.

[@kaylaallison5471]

Beautiful! I'm speechless!

[@susansimpson4932]

I love Karen Carpenter greatest singer ever... she had such a playful way about her..miss her gone too soon. beautiful Angel Karen

[@jakespur6094]

Sure do miss Karen and Tony Peluso the guitarist.

[@nespressoman]

Best singer that ever lived.

[@douglasmethven5721]

"The End of the World" by Skeeter Davies was always one of my favourite fifties songs and thought it couldn't be bettered until I heard Karen 's version.

[@arat9286]

I was still in junior high school when I went to see Live in Japan. Richard and Karen are politely bowing at the beginning of this concert.

[@Djr67]

For all we know makes me cry as I remember my Mum singing it in the car when we would go on trips together,

[@angelar3086]

LOVE LOVE LOVE….that’s all I can say…and this is soon to be 2024….and still I LOVE LOVE LOVE them!

[@TheDaddyo365]

I fell in love with her the first time I laid eyes on her. still feel the same and im 60 now.

[@Dastardly_X]

🌟

[@jonboy82]

Such world class musicians with the best angel voice in the world...