Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays

[@corridor1954]

I'm a 70-year-old Japanese man. I heard their songs 52 years ago at their first concert in Japan. It was one of the happiest events in my life.　😍😍😍

[@rustshoo5068]

The 70s have rolled around for you once more. Congratulations!

[@ginoramirez4290]

te envidio tio , saludos

[@andrecarretoni]

Lucky guy

[@typhon800]

I was a little US navy brat in Kamiseya then

[@harrymartin3292]

WOW !!!! lucky you Sir !!.. I could only dream and do being 61 now and never seen the greatest female voice of all time ! ... please share more

[@TimFleener]

Some songs never get old. They just age like a fine wine. This is one of those songs. Thank you, Karen, for such a lovely masterpiece.

[@kendratate4483]

Hopefully she’s resting in the arms of Jesus 🙏🏾

[@lisaheyob951]

Amen this is one that live forever ❤🎉❤

[@davidharris8444]

In 2024, her voice still brings tears to my eyes. I was a little boy listening to her on cassette tape. When I heard she died, I was a teen. I cried all evening. We miss you Karen. :(

[@beverlyquinlan8887]

I was a teen like you. I cried as well. Loved her so!

[@luvfashion100]

I think of my mom when i hear Carpenters songs my mom was a extremely good singer and she sang all the time in the house when I was a young kid she died when I was 12

[@fgaertn]

Same for me.

[@scottdavidson526]

I was 20 years old. old when Karen passed. I read when she was anorexic, the damage that it caused to her heart was irreparable. It was all so very sad.

[@randyoster7341]

So, I'm a 65 year old with no religion, but if you want to convince me in the existence of a gift from God,I'm all in!

[@GregoryRichardson-sg1su]

Im a 63 year old black hip hop head from Harlem/Bronx NYC, but can't front on the Carpenters they will always be one of my favorite singer songwriter duos

[@joemedley195]

That voice is just perfect, isn’t it?

[@TheLochs]

Lol, I'm a metal head from Boston, MA. I love 70's soft rock. That and Wu Tang clan. we all have our guilty pleasures! It brings us together.

[@cmc891]

​@@TheLochs nothing guilty here! 😊

[@lukeskywalkerirl]

same

[@joerectifier]

60s, 70s, rock, hard rock, metal, biker dude, white boy from Anaheim….music is the language that brings us all together - it cannot be denied and neither can brotherhood

[@sinicrowther]

It’s 2024 and this still holds up so amazingly! What is it about older music that makes it so timeless and amazing no matter when you listen to it?! Karen’s voice is so uniquely her but so widely loved and appreciated and I think that is the mark of a true legend!

[@lh6784]

Yes. Good music never gets old.

[@JudyBlevins-p3p]

l have CD's and still play it today in 2024. I love Karen Carpenter

[@thomashannan3006]

Real music

[@hstevens7125]

This came from a time when there still seemed to be a little magic in the air...

[@lightsoundherelennic2414]

It's the poetry behind it. The love.. There is love in older music that is rare in this generation.

[@dwf1953]

Karen Carpenter had one of the most beautiful voices ever. Truely one of a kind. RIP Karen...the world misses you.

[@Michelle-dj9hl]

Amen 🙏

[@Michelle-dj9hl]

True statement maybe she didn't think so and the end was sad 😢

[@waynejohanson1083]

Thank God, we still have the music.

[@marc6919]

She dies at 32 years old and in 1982 Such nostalgic piece of time in my childhood I remember her being so happy. Tragic for the world

[@georgej8212]

Her and Whitney Houston are the best in my life, pure and beautiful

[@jimbomullins1840]

She has the greatest pure voice I've ever heard. Her perfect pitch and tone can never be equalized. RIP Karen

[@rustynailmendlesohn8710]

There is no mistaking that you know it's Karen Carpenter on the first few words she sings. Amazing voice

[@KeyofDavid5778]

She's resting in peace in heaven at the Great Gulf it states in Luke 16:26 nobody's dead yet Lazarus is on the right side of the gulf in the rich man is on the left side of the white great white Throne judgement. We Can't Judge Karen Only God can judge which side she went to but we certainly know that she was one dear soul that touched many many people in such a positive way ❤️ 💙 ♥️ ✨️ 💕 💖 ❤️ 💙 ♥️

[@NoOne-bp2jw]

Her voice is vocal velvet.

[@rayhoward9644]

Born to sing..I gather she played good drums as well. I still can't believe how she carried a note further than anyone - and started the next so soon after. Easily the greatest singer I could ever hear. RIP Karen ❤

[@DavidGlasscox]

Absolutely

[@MikeBCNU]

Thats right kids .. actual song writing with meaningful lyrics, no autotune, and she is playing the Drums while singing like that

[@olandoblen5791]

I doubt any kids will even listen to this song.

[@tashina9287]

She's been gone 37 years, yesterday. She surely is missed. The world truly lost a treasure.

[@tomjones7089]

Huge news back then. Sad story.

[@mrsandmom5947]

I lived in Downey California then. I sat across the street from the church when they had her funeral.

[@Concert_Obscura]

Like JFK, MLK and Bobby, I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news of her passing. Sad

[@CosmicStargoat]

I just wish she could have gotten the help she needed. Now? We will never know what really happened. All we can do now is just appreciate the music she left to us, and she left much too soon.

[@tashina9287]

Mrsandmom5 no way, I bet a million people showed

[@yolandarodriguez3578]

No one who has ever heard Karen Carpenter could ever forget her, something eternal about her voice, you can feel her soul right in it. What an incredible gift.

[@TheRanhughes]

This song brings me back to the 70s when I was just a young boy. All of my sisters and I were still living at home with my mom and dad. My dad worked in a refinery and my mom was a housewife. Dinner was always ready at 4:30pm. We’d watch “I Love Lucy” reruns on our small TV while we ate. Everyone I loved and cared about was still alive and healthy. Now, so many of the people in my life that meant so very much to me are gone. How I wish I could go back in time...but when I hear great music like this, I close my eyes, and all of those wonderful memories come rushing back into my mind.

[@TheManorBeast]

Tears just filled my eyes reading that. My dads died Mum much older and don’t speak to one of my sisters anymore who I loved more than anything

[@mgrella63]

same here i feel your pain. Those were the days way back then

[@TheRanhughes]

TheManorBeast Thank you.

[@bellasintia1615]

im 20, but reading your story makes me teary, i can even imagine and feel the time when you were young. Ohh it makes me so sad, i hope you are still happy now, you must be old grandpa. we love you

[@TheRanhughes]

Bella Sintia Thank you...I'm actually 56, but I feel young. All through life, people tell you how fast time flies, but I honestly didn't start feeling it until I turned 50. Now it seems like the years are just flying by!! Enjoy life with every fiber of your being!!

[@seandowns4298]

They will still be listening in 2074. Pure class doesn’t age

[@thomasbullock6934]

“Hanging around”. 64 years old and I’m STILL “hanging around” listening to Karen. RIP, Baby Girl..

[@PiefacePete46]

Yeah... me too! Forgive any typos... my screen seems to have gone misty again! 🥴

[@ralex3697]

65 here. Still listening too

[@maneerat1839]

I'm 72, still crazy in love with this beautiful song ❤️

[@77hogwarts]

I'm 79 and still in love with this song and Karen Carpenter

[@arlitabeard7693]

I'm 76 country since 1963 but Karen was a great singer miss them

[@christinewhite6993]

How can you not love this woman? The unassuming musical phenomenon with the voice of an angel...playing the drums.❤

[@stevenmyhre2242]

Oh ya

[@douglasmenard5852]

You take mine I am taking yours you will see

[@soulshine1873]

You have posted the exact sentiment I was about to say!! We love you Karen Carpenter❤️... still 😇🥰

[@patking9566]

She brought me joy!!

[@Cletus-Hellfire]

She was talented on the drums as well. She also seemed like a genuinely nice woman. She never deserved what happened to her.

[@leah1554]

Brings tears to my eyes, so beautiful, so talented, so fragile. A flower that bloomed and died too soon.

[@이도-j9h]

I love you karen. You are so talented and beautiful.

[@rmc4091]

Very true 🙏🏼

[@jeffreycrawford6541]

Wow. Reading your comment brought a tear to my eyes. Such an accurate and beautiful statement.

[@kirkbailey605]

So true,gone too soon

[@mirai-eigou-shoshinsha]

Leah, you have a heart of gold.

[@kevinmottram9491]

The greatest female singing voice ever. No-one has, or ever will, compare.

[@Capnron-zf6du]

Karen’s voice brings tears to my eyes, partly because of the absolutely perfect pitch of her contralto, but also because she left this world a month short of her 33rd birthday. Gone too soon and undoubtedly robbed us of some more beautiful music that would have been created between her and brother Richard. Reminds us that we take people in our lives too much for granted. RIP Karen!

[@davidmcnally4773]

She was a beautiful woman

[@avocado3870]

Karen is awesome

[@juliolopez4200]

Karen, her voice is unique

[@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272]

If course she does - that voice has beauty and depth !

[@CathyKitson]

It's not just the clarity and trueness of her voice. Her voice often catches in her throat, when you hear it, you feel like it tears at your very soul. You really can hear her suffering when she sings.

[@mattlehning720]

She had what I consider the best female singing voice of all time. So clear and pure sounding. I've loved her voice since I was a kid when these songs came out. Absolutely beautiful.

[@realistJB]

And those were the days before computer assisted dubbing. Absolutely stunning voice.

[@carlosguimaraes4425]

Sou português, nasci em 1960, entendo pouco da língua inglesa... Mas sempre que ouço a karen, o meu coração fica maravilhado... Fascínios da alma.

[@carmeladidia2399]

No more voice like this😢

[@ronaldeaker6402]

Her, Bonnie Raitt, and Linda Ronstadt. ❤❤❤

[@emfarfan]

Karen was without doubt one of the greatest however I have to put Linda Ronstadt on top as the dreamiest female voice 🙂

[@ottolipak2397]

She will never pass away. Seasons change, people change but her voice is eternal.

[@laurencedauplay8166]

Well said!!

[@richardkane7495]

Truer words were never spoken. Love is immortal, and Karen truly was an emissary from the divine!

[@falldownhard]

Love the reference to the Expose song in your comment...I believe I read Jeanette Jurado (lead on the record) said the Carpenters were one of her two favorites, which makes it and them even cooler.

[@justynak7297]

Very sensitive person in society that failed to protect her🙁

[@thenanlife1141]

Definately xx

[@charleneharris370]

Me I'm a 62yr old black woman who grew up listening to the carpenters i always go back to the songs and just sit and listen and cry. She could sing her behind off.❤❤❤❤😢

[@jamesbizelli8568]

I’m with you we’re the same age even when I was a little boy who didn’t understand music like I do now I knew her voice was special and now I know why she will always have my heart thank you

[@dougbowling1844]

It's 2023 and I'm still listening to this angel sing I've loved her voice for 50 years

[@lorraine4104]

Perfect voice

[@liez675]

Homesick for Cape Town right now.

[@russellstokes4534]

Yes. Love her so much

[@soniacristinapereiradaluz915]

I listen always, forever....

[@pbettselectric134]

Me too! This is a classic always was and will be. Back in the 70’s we all listened to the same music!

[@AnthonyvanderWesthuysen]

Very few people achieve the feat of being lead singer and drummer. Thank you Karen, you were an inspiration.

[@sandrasandiford4346]

67 years old and still singing with my girl. She filled in the empty spaces of my heart as a heart broken teenager.

[@AndyBernitez]

Hi Sandra 💐💐💐

[@lindadees3887]

Me too

[@johnmh1000]

@@lindadees3887 And me, I've got a couple of years on you but I can only take a few minutes of listening to this beautiful lady, before there's a full scale fold up. RIP Karen your voice just echoes through eternity.

[@micaelaportillo6243]

Sandra, igual yo. A mis 66 años la sigo. Desde el cielo ella nos canta

[@danielvasquez8830]

Yes Sandra she such a beautiful voice listening to her always brings back good memories.

[@philb.1502]

One of the most famous and recognizable contralto voices ever to record! Karen Carpenter is an icon, and her magnificent vocals will live on forever in the Carpenters ' music. R.I.P.

[@Bonepesci]

Some people don’t understand how amazing she is. Talk about perfect pitch. She’s like her own instrument that can’t be replicated

[@KM-bc3lm]

I think it's a gift, it can't be learned.

[@olivianutt4592]

I just love listening 🎶 to her,💖❤

[@judithfunnell2137]

Van Hendriks you are so right She is amazing

[@TrueNeutralEvGenius]

Some people like you don't understand how amazing are people who write and compose, not those who sing it.

[@porchviewfarm2471]

I wish we could all go back and tell her!

[@Rhys7700]

Happy 74th birthday Karen. Your beautiful smile and voice will never be forgotten. Miss you always.

[@gooddaysahead1]

If you notice, she didn't smile much. Sad.

[@franklumb7427]

I recently had my 74th birthday also. I had the honor and pleasure to go to a carpenters concert in the early seventys in Syracuse ny. Karen carpenter will always be a favorite and never be forgotten. It breaks my heart for Karen not to have a longer life. Her death made me and I'm sure many, many people appreciated her beautiful voice and talent. Every time I listen to her sing a song it makes me happy I had a chance to listen and watch her perform. She had a God given gift that will be heard for generations to come. She will always be in my heart and never forgotten. God bless. 3:31 ❤ 3:31

[@sandrajintoorkar3181]

I close my eyes and go right back to being in my parents living room. Just a kid and not a care in the world. My dad loved the Carpenters. Their music is the soundtrack of my early life. My dad died 4 years ago, but I still feel his presence when I listen to the music he loved back then. Makes me sad and smile at the same time. She had such a beautifully haunting voice. I hope dad had a jam session with her in heaven. May God rest their souls. ❤️

[@ulalaFrugilega]

The sweet pain of happy memories... I feel ya, Sis

[@sarakonop]

When you are doing the simple things in life, like hanging out at home with your siblings, or parents, eating dinner, listening to a song in the background, people rarely appreciate these moments until they are gone. This is what they mean by living in the moment, and appreciating life, because one day you look up and 40 or 50 years have passed. The sad thing is you can never go back and relive those times with those same people in the same way.

[@dianebloom6020]

Loved her voice

[@WricNick]

What a blessed memory you have of your father. I lost my dad before I really got to know him.

[@LucianoMoc2009]

Emocionante Ouvi na minha juventude aqui no Brasil

[@DougJDoug]

Lost my Mom two weeks ago…..thanks Karen for helping me get through the tough times. ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻

[@KimLoweryAglioti-ye4yc]

My heart goes out to you girl xxxxxx 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🧚🏼‍♂️🧚🏼‍♀️🧚🏻

[@bertortiz4606]

I’m glad I grew up with this music. I’m 58 now but this makes me feel like a kid again. A true angel she was RIP Karen

[@michellsilva6993]

R.I.P CAREN CARPENTER

[@annekalunn8567]

Michell Silva my mum used to play the carpets grew up why can’t music be like this nowadays

[@sirarthurlancelot216]

Absolutely!, her version of A Song for You was one of my favorites

[@HenryODonovan]

I'm 58 as well....1962 was a crazy year!

[@scottmurphy650]

Me too, we were blessed. I have 5 years on you.

[@applefan2151]

I will never get over how utterly phenomenal this woman’s voice was.

[@yvonnewatkinson840]

You so realise how great she was as you get older, I'm 57.take care. Let us all get a hols next year. 🤔😁

[@laurenhaharockon9192]

Her voice is incredible, I love her voice. She was beautiful in many Ways but was aware of the media’s words & that killed her. It’s sad

[@drricksjoquist4358]

Monday here. Cold and rainy and still missing Karen after several decades. Came of age to her singing, a salve on my soul then and now. Loved her.

[@SilentKnight43]

One of those rare singers who made singing look absolutely effortless - she simply opened her mouth and out came that incredible, clear voice. Taken far too soon from this world.

[@Irishcloth]

I know you're saying this in a playful way. It sounds masochistic. I used to be part of that crowd, lots of pain in my life drew me to that intense music. So I could be off but letting yourself re-live the pain then be comforted by a soothing soul. I feel for you. We aren't random or here for no reason.

[@shawnduncan5779]

This woman definitely had the face and the voice of an angel. She was definitely one of a kind. She is dearly loved and sadly missed

[@Chinhooi_Ng]

everything about her is angel

[@tylerdavis6457]

I concur what an angel both living and now

[@gustavomahler3861]

I can't help but cry when I listen to her beautiful voice and her beautiful songs. So many memories.

[@adriennerobinson1180]

TRUTH INDEED AMEN SIP Karen Carpenter

[@venusclark3066]

My mom use to listen to this and light and classic rock she was about 26 when I notice so I love it

[@mignongarner8437]

Karen Carpenter soothes my soul. I grew up on Classic R&B and soul, and I will say Karen Carpenter’s voice is a national treasure for all generations. Her brother a prodigy, his musical talent shouldn’t be denied either. He handled the arrangements, the way he stacked vocals- it’s melodic and just absolutely beautiful. Great music reaches across time and genre and evokes emotion- that’s what the Carpenters do. 💫👌🏽

[@jeffreyjones8405]

so true

[@cmcull987]

I loved 70s music as a kid. There was so much going on. But Karen Carpenter was a joy and I am always moved by her songs. Thank you for sharing.

[@markbaldwin1682]

I loved her when I was 6 yrs old . I'm 41 now and still in love with her beautiful voice the chills down my spine is mind blowing. 😍

[@robertmayer2071]

correct and on top of all that her drumming was great too

[@cgpapineau]

She's been gone over 40 years and that voice is still incredible. I can listen to Karen for hours.

[@fredfrenchy]

Thank God I was born at the time these great artists performed All through 60s 70s the best one form popular music by so many Amazon artists

[@kevint-ur3pe]

forever!

[@terrytownsend5583]

Naked

[@jamiebrent9750]

I'm almost in tears & it's 2021. This woman's voice is TIMELESS!

[@53orion81]

feeling incredibly blessed to have grown up to this music....

[@jamiebrent9750]

@@53orion81 Indeed!

[@grmmy1gail]

Yes it is! I still love listening to her!

[@anthonysaponaro6318]

always was and always will be , even my dog loves it

[@anthonysaponaro6318]

I know that he does love her voice because whenever she is on , he will come lay down by my feet

[@dr.medieval1131]

Can I just point out all the wonderful comments here? All these years later, Karen and her beautiful voice can still reach people in such personal ways. Thank you Karen, for the ability to put a smile on our faces, and a tear in our eyes. God bless.

[@jamybrown1464]

Listened to her songs when I was a little girl. My mom listened to them..takes me back and makes me feel safe. Her beautiful voice man!! RIP.

[@delshoemaker7616]

Hey> Teach your kids well. Eat! ! ok super sorry for that!

[@johnfabozzi3636]

When the Angels Sing Karen Carpenter is leading the choir.

[@jimmymakmta]

That was beautiful, if you are a mom Happy Mothers Day to you❤🙏🏾

[@IanDarley]

Hearing top of the world when I was 4 years old in 1970 gave me a feeling inside that I'll never forget, I remember looking at mum and dad and wondering why they seemed to be unaffected. Karen's voice still gives me goosebumps and brings a tear to my eye in 2022.

[@ravenel2]

I was born in 1970 so Carpenters was always on in the background when I was very young-even though my parents weren’t musical, and I was too young to know who was singing. My parents didn’t even own a record player and didn’t buy records, although they bought a kids’ record player and lots of Disney records and soundtracks for us kids. So I never had a Carpenters record. But Sing a Song reminds me of nursery school and I have no idea why. All you get from love is a love song reminds me of summer car trips. It was just there and I’m sorry to say that I didn’t know who they were when she died. I first became aware of Close to You and For All We Know in High School in the mid 80s and then I understood who the Carpenters were. I taped those two songs off the radio for my mix tapes!

[@scottc543]

Maybe the purest singing voice of all time. It was such a tragedy to lose her.

[@davidestillore4679]

No show-offiness; no gimmicks; great communicator

[@Dana-wq5tp]

A haunting voice that was almost disarming when injected into such a schmaltzy, over produced pop formula. Her brother didn't do her any favors and I think she would have been better off on her own.

[@ricthornton2958]

No maybe about it . . she was the best!

[@joesteedman8230]

I still miss her

[@krakken24]

Such a sad lose. Totally agree with you.

[@toddpoppleton5303]

Her voice is like a beautiful sunset on the last day of a perfect vacation.

[@annettesjoy]

Totally

[@axlheck1516]

thank you for saying that . ❤️

[@thivu3891]

Her voice is timeless. No-one has matched her voice since.

[@currambero99]

i totally agree!!!

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

And nobody ever Will imo

[@johngould-cd1oj]

Agreed. No one has rivalled the crystal - clear purity and heavenly melody in Karen's voice.

[@niners2009]

I’m 56 years old and grew up loving the carpenters. This song is amazing. Karen was an amazing singer ❤

[@mschaylynnB]

The Carpenters were such a huge part of my childhood, even though I am only 33. My father (also named Richard) was a huge fan of theirs and introduced us to their music. This song in particular makes me overcome with emotion. I lost my father 12 years ago and it honestly doesn't get any easier. I miss him every single day. Karen Carpenter had a voice of an angel, it honestly transcends time.

[@darthsatanus]

indeed, as you say, "it just doesn't get any easier. I miss him every single day" and i do miss my own beloved Father whose attributes & values i am so very proud to carry on after his life's excellent example.

[@jojoaquino4425]

stay strong music of our past get us going

[@kevinfinn2630]

You are exactly right. Im a proud child of the 70s and its great to see younger people that appreciate music from a great era- God bless ya

[@tolerance2024]

I'm so sorry about your Dad

[@willyfelton3073]

Im 71 years still listening Carpenter music that music will never die

[@CeeceByrd]

She had the coolest tone ever, and enunciated every word, her death was a loss to music lovers.

[@jassalala]

right

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Only comparable to the Gibb Brothers death

[@martcichocki5571]

In my humble opinion the best female vocalist of all time! her enunciation, her clarity, just outstanding!

[@2to-tango]

@@martcichocki5571 Absolutely, I totally agree, but Whitney Houston had magnificent vocals as well. I didn't care for the music but her voice was powerful. RIP Karen and Whitney.

[@flowerdoodle2438]

Yes, that tone. Vibrato and exaggeration in the right places. The weeping, sliding up on the notes quality

[@CorinneSergeant]

Still beautiful in 2024!

[@elih9700]

Always.

[@garyny4073]

Yes , hauntingly beautiful even for this rock guy 😅😊​@@elih9700

[@FredPickett-q8z]

Amen.

[@garyny4073]

@@FredPickett-q8z so it is said , so it shall be done

[@philscionka5692]

I am always impressed.my wife Also. Reminds me of the past. Only David Bowie had an equivalent vocal attraction.

[@dee4435]

Anyone else hold their breath when she sings. It seems respectful.

[@xavierbalzola880]

As a professional recording artist...writer...arranger and pianist...this IS quite possibly the FINEST female voice ever to be recorded in the industry....all these years later...she IS STILL relevant as is Richard..

[@FieldofDreamsIowa]

I've said that for decades, Xavier. In my mind, the finest female singing voice of all time.

[@a0b0]

no need for autotune when you have an actual beautiful voice.

[@scottalbers2518]

I think you're right. There is really no other female voice which seriously compares.

[@xavierbalzola880]

@@scottalbers2518 No there is not...my friend...she was VERY special..

[@tomschmitz5745]

@@FieldofDreamsIowa agreed. karen was the ULTIMATE female "crooner" who sang TO YOU NOT AT YOU, this is a huge monumental difference separating her from the rest during her heyday and since up to today's singers.. she also was the ultimate storyteller of every song. today's singers? they sing every song the same way no matter what the song is about and of course they sing loud and then louder and that is considered talent and the measure of a great singer/voice??! i don't think so!... karen's voice was the purest, most intimate, moving, touching, haunting voice i have ever heard, also she had the most perfect diction and enunciation of any voice male or female i have ever heard.. ultimate female singer of romance and love songs, looking for love, finding love and losing love...

[@want62]

I do. I drive at night for a living. At least once a week, I switch over and start listening to her. Such a beautiful voice, along with such a beautiful woman that was.

[@MKL324]

Sad she didn’t see that herself.

[@fatafaelasuf8281]

👍

[@fredkaiser6406]

I Never Go To Bed Until I Hear Karen Sing, It's Like She's Helping To Go To Sleep

[@dennisstano2138]

Still listening

[@andymatthews7617]

Tragic the way she died her brother should be ashamed of himself

[@judicaelrazakasolo6510]

I am 21 years old and just discovered Carpenters a few months ago. I played their song "I won't last a day without You" accidentally , well what a surprise I actually loved it. Now I cannot stop listening to them (Obsessed with the lead vocal singer's voice)and the lyrics are so meaningful. Karen's voice is phenomenal , I have never heard a singer with such a voice. From the comment I've seen here on KZbin, people say she passed away many years ago, what a loss. I wish music like this comes back again, music nowadays is non-sense.

[@glengledhill9867]

You,ve got good taste in music , mate . Thanks

[@KevinJohnson-jc9ju]

Nice to hear a young person listen to this and enjoy it..i was 11 when the carpenters came out..

[@ajb.822]

I would just encourage everyone who doesn't like " music nowadays" to do everything we can to support those who are creating new songs we DO like. They are out there ! Maybe not ones who can hold a candle to Karen/ the Carpenters of course, but good in their own right. In every genre, they're out there ! Attend local music events, look online, ask social media friends to share new music of timeless or classic quality, with you. For example, I like a Russian-American artist named Simon Khorolskiy, a few of his songa he's written himself ( he covers many older ones ). While I can't "get into" all of his songs, there's many I absolutely love, even though not all of those are in English ( and I speak very, very little Russian ). Very unique artist, to this 42 yr. old American anyways, and while I like a lot of other genres and types within them, his music & videos are awesome.

[@mariadocarmopereira5049]

A voz dela é linda, mas nós remete a uma melancolia de doer, contudo sou fã desde sempre! Sua morte foi estúpida! Caramba ela morreu de Anorexia, uma tristeza!♥️🙏🏾😭

[@deanamcdougall7192]

Good morning, please listen to Joan Baez diamonds and rust and much more.We were the lucky ones to have lived this music.

[@randellcampbell1693]

2024, and I'm still listening to the voice of an angel.

[@bills.1951]

Perfectly said. She transcends time.

[@supraptiazizah5580]

"we've only just begun" my fav song 😏

[@DanFernandesBenficaSaint]

I agree but I always hear the lisp when she sings. For me this detracts from it being perfect. But it’s damn close!

[@JosephSteiz]

Such a beautiful voice

[@nellyhom4498]

I do

[@georgelugenalt200]

I cant get over how effortlessly she sings, and how rich her tone is, and of course she's always in tune... amazing. I used to hear her when I was a kid, and thought the same things then as now.

[@UniversalMokenTroll]

Rainy Days and Mondays get her down but her voice is so uplifting.

[@margaritadiaz7545]

Have you guys heard her beautiful versions of Christmas songs? Knocked them out if the ball park!!!

[@onsenguy]

Her voice is hauntingly good and effortless.

[@Faraazims]

Im so inti Mid Atlantic accent after hearing this, never sounded better♥️

[@mac5098]

She had a voice of an Angel

[@TheBigMarshall83]

I'm a grown-ass man and this song makes be bawl my eyes out every time I hear it. Beautiful.

[@ir8free]

Jesus is to sinners, as Karen Carpenter is to tough guys.

[@angelafortner1603]

Me too my friend.. You could almost see her hurt when she sang this song.

[@stevedawson256]

And there's me thinking I was the only one 🥲

[@paulhoffman778]

Make that 5 here . 53 now I was around 8 but have the memories.

[@antheagreenburns4842]

The older I get....the more I appreciate the simple life of music ❣️

[@Jumbers47]

Amen

[@xray111xxx]

What we might think as simple is far from. Richard's arrangements and the overdubbing or stacked harmonies and Karen' amazing voice make this so the complete and wholesome experience. It is both Richard and Karen making this come together. I miss her everyday I think of great music and times where there were no vulgar words and no one was trying to hurt the other. Yes the 70s and The Carpenters where that time made no sense, and thank God their music so much did. We needed The Carpenters.

[@clarencewilson6343]

You are so right .. God-bless you, happy Thanksgiving, God-bless Karen. I listen to her all the time.💖🤘❤💚💗🧡

[@louisfarrington3730]

Karen Carpenter's voice is unmatched.

[@jennbrewster3912]

She had a great voice but there were many who not only matched her voice but surpassed it! Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon to name a couple who matched it! Janis Joplin surpassed her voice!!

[@mach2056]

@@jennbrewster3912 No way. Karen was the best!

[@kagomeshuko]

You need to listen to @lizrosesings

[@arsenelupiniii8040]

She was happiest behind that drum kit, it all went sideways when they put her front and center.

[@CatsMeowington]

@@jennbrewster3912 Nice comment, have a great day!

[@pizzaman5ful]

Paul McCartney said she had "the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful, distinctive." Have to agree.

[@denisej4813]

John Lennon was also a fan of her voice.

[@mikeysuzefour]

The Bee Gees were impressed by the Carpenters' harmonies too...@@denisej4813

[@nikkimason9871]

She had a lovely voice, only singer ever know to have had a "Pitch Perfect" voice. Gone to soon, like so many others.

[@odellphipps1861]

here was right!!!!

[@Sp-ck5es]

I wish Paul sang a duet with her...Back when...

[@carolinen5396]

My goodness, this woman had the voice of an angel, and the instrumental sound of this song is amazing, sadly we don't hear this quality of music today.

[@torilllundborn7899]

As an elderly woman that not had time to listen to this then....have great pleasure to hear them now. Yes when we were young...we felt we could live forever...BUT...not in these circumstances. Therefore I believe in Paradies with Jesus AND be forever Young follow Bible. All people on Earth DO NOT NOW ANYTHING of eternal peace and wonderful people in a wonderful world...but it comes... We only now from war..violence. drugs..hate ...killings and so on Understand VERY WELL those who not believe in s true good world It comes....

[@i_dont_know_who_i_am69]

Check out Weyes Blood. Probably the closest thing anyone will get to this kind of music

[@joanngentile2334]

whats out there today screaming, yelling shaking there asses.

[@thomascampbell5633]

@@torilllundborn7899 Yes, glory to Jesus.

[@michelblanchard1106]

What's so amazing is that this was her REAL voice. No "pitch perfect" machines, no reverb, no tricks. Such an unbelievably rich sound. Surreal, and yet very real.

[@AnnabellaHope]

Michel Blanchard so true.

[@Ktiger305]

There'es plenty of reverb on her voice in this track though...

[@Ktiger305]

Jeffrey Iron Bear i dont doubt it... But thats not the point thats being made here

[@Ktiger305]

Jeffrey Iron Bear and whoever said that reverb was a bad thing anyway xD?

[@chazrjr]

Hauntingly beautiful........I was lucky enough to enjoy as a teenager, My sister and I would sing their songs at talent shows........Taken way to early...Never heard ANYONE that was ALWAYS on key and without autotune, "ears" and all the technology they have now..........PURE SINGING TALENT, Unsurpassed, imho

[@maryannsyers5519]

I was a child in the 70's. We took the Carpenters for granted. This was just everyday music on the radio. Only now in my mid 50's do I truly appreciate the beauty and rarity of Karen's voice.

[@geraldsobel3470]

They certainly don't sing like this, or play music like this anymore. WHY? Doesn't anyone in the recording industry realize the Emperor has no threads?

[@jimsmith1277]

Marry Ann Syers, I was just thinking the same thing in my late forties. These songs, (in particular Karen's voice) magically transports me back to such a wonderful time in my childhood. Memories of lazy afternoons spent in company of family, that I probably took for granted back then. That warm soothing sound of Karen's voice is like a golden ray of sunshine chasing all the clouds away.

[@antheagreenburns4842]

Amen

[@andrewirvine324]

You have PERFECTLY put into words how I feel. Karen was my first crush as a child and I didn't even realise it for forty years

[@keithanderson3981]

I too am a product of the 70s, I liked the carpenters, but it wasn't cool amongst my friends to admit.

[@PepperWilliams_songcovers]

Karen could pull you into her world when she sung. Today's singers can't touch her! When someone can make me shed a few tears, then you know it touches that emotional cord. RIP to my #1 female POP vocalist of all time!!!! I'm 69 years old here in January of 2022, and I'm still listening to this angel!

[@marcofonseca2897]

Yes she touches the feelings ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@davidsaunders3769]

Adele has plenty of emotion in her voice but no-one can be the great Karen Carpenter

[@PepperWilliams_songcovers]

@david woods Hahaha EPIC comment! So so true!

[@garrymacfall9463]

Hi Pepper, This year I will be 72. I still listen to Karen and I still marvel at her talent.

[@martinanderson1995]

Yes arnt we blessed to grow up and be enriched in all that brilliant talent of artists. From rock, country and motown to start with. Yet we are blessed today that there still is one artist that is able to blast them out, Sir Tom Jones.

[@UncleDansVintageVinyl]

She was truly amazing. She had a voice that everyone classes as one of the greatest of the twentieth century; yet she was amazingly fragile. I think that fragility informed her music. It's why we love her; it's why so many people call her an angel.

[@bar06]

Beautifully said!

[@deweyveer7123]

yes! her voice is a part of music history

[@sleeplessingc]

+Daniel Gunter I agree. Karen, patsy Cline, Ann Wilson, Alison Krause in my mind. What is spooky is how each voice would sing right to the very core of your soul.

[@deweyveer7123]

sleeplessingc yes!

[@EvilEyeGypsy]

+Daniel Gunter She was also an amazing drummer.

[@primosongco707]

Everyone is still listening this 2024 !! Timeless!

[@MarkGrudt]

2024 March, my eyes still get moist whenever I hear Karen Carpenter singing.

[@tonyjk8084]

The voice and drumming also.. SIK

[@Strawberry-IwasIcuddlecats]

April 2024 Me Too

[@unclewilbur8976]

A lot of people get teary eyed listening to Carpenters. I see it in the comments often. Me too. Karen completely melts my heart!!!

[@johnbennett948]

Lovely Who's playing the saxophone 🎷 Anyone know

[@unclewilbur8976]

@johnbennett948 Jim Horn plays saxophone on "Rainy Days and Mondays." ... And the infamous "Wrecking Crew" (of which Jim Horn was a part) also plays.

[@Ana_rose1]

I grew up with my mother playing the carpenders on vinyl and to this day at 23 i still listen to karens angel voice and get chills.

[@almaivettegarciadiaz1164]

Me toooo🥰🥰🥰

[@TonyPennese]

Chills yes.

[@olddannyboy1973]

Same here

[@allenhumphreys5318]

✌️

[@moeruss2726]

💯! 😇🙏🏻

[@vieru1290]

I'm 14 years old and this is my favorite song💖 the music plus the voice of Karen is giving me chills, pure magic

[@vieru1290]

Beth Meyers Yeah, her voice is just so magical, I really love it, It's such a shame that some people didn't know what pure talent is. Their music deserves a billion likes.

[@andrewfrancisco2327]

@@vieru1290 You have taste.

[@vieru1290]

@@andrewfrancisco2327 thank you 😊

[@RaymondHng]

You've uncovered a treasure chest of ten albums from this duo. Enjoy them all.

[@vieru1290]

@@RaymondHng sure I will enjoy their albums 😊

[@thatgardeninggirl2864]

April 2024 anyone still listening to the Carpenters? She passed when I was a small child, so happy my family had great taste in music 🎶

[@keithwarner6997]

The best❤

[@jamesrowell5603]

🙋💗

[@josegasparferrarezi2447]

Fantastic singer and wonderful voice😊😊

[@kerrigreig5459]

I just searched this song today, 6th May 2024

[@tysonreissfelder6710]

ABSOLUTELY!

[@davidrobinson315]

This song takes me all the way back to elementary school, but the Carpenters are timeless. The clarity, phrasing, and drumming- Karen was brilliant!

[@SiliconBong]

At least once a week in the eighties this song would be playing.

[@2liter8]

yeah she was a higher soul come down here for a while to inspire us. and if it's that good here what might be possible in heaven?

[@MrWhiteamin]

Who' s playing harp ? I can't even try to express

[@deborahlaird4141]

Love her and The Carpenters❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🎤 🥁🎼

[@angeladallimore8079]

5 days a week , sometime 7 days , Everybody loved❤ The Carpenters

[@jnsjws]

The most beautiful voice ever recorded. Unmatched to this day and she left us too early !

[@sharoncarey7160]

Your music still give me chills

[@tammystowers1593]

Karen Carpenter and Whitney were just born with it 🎶🎵💖💕❤️Angelic Voices 💕 Miss them so much🌹

[@lindakickliter9934]

Voice of an angel.

[@andrewcallaghan4034]

theres one more teresa teng one of the best singers of the 20th century

[@brianmallen8887]

It makes you wonder why anyone would take voice lessons after hearing her sing. "Rainy Days and Mondays,"" Close To You, "" We've Only Just Begun, "" Bless the Beasts and the Children, "" Solitaire." Nobody should ever attempt to sing those songs after Karen Carpenter.

[@sweeper1977]

Karen Carpenter was a rare talent whose live performances was exactly like what you hear on records. She was also known as the 1 take queen in studio because her 1st take would normally be perfect in a recording session.

[@robertmacmillan2303]

clarity. 🌏🌨🌨💧💧💧👣thank. you. Karen. beyond. words. raining🌧 days. and. Mondays🍃🍃🍃🌌✨️✨️♒️

[@robertcarli1969]

@@robertmacmillan2303 i feel the same

[@wpontius4355]

I so wish I could have heard her live. She started singing without any formal training, the voice of an angel and the skills of a master. RIP Karen, miss you very much.

[@BANDAIRMA]

Wow! Thanks for sharing… and it makes sense. Any sounds she could possibly make while singing would still be beautiful! 😪

[@flullo]

I've been listening to this song for 50 years and since she passed away in 1983/84 (I'm not sure) I've always wondered if she was talking about herself "feeling like I don't belong" and "Some kinda lonely clown" wondering if she was asking for help and no one really knew how bad she needed some kind of help. Hate to bring every one down but its still one of the vocals ever by an artist.

[@chrisroach8982]

Just sends shivers down your spine hearing that angelic voice. She gave us magic b4 her untimely passing.

[@cathycarroll1757]

2023... Still listening... My mom LOVED The Carpenters... I live and breathe to hear them... They bring my mom back to me! She passed away in Jan of 2021. I will NEVER be the same!

[@rebecajohnston1135]

No, but your mom lives in you. I know the pain. 😢

[@likescountry114]

So sorry for the loss of your mom…. I lost my mom years back on December 22….. I miss her terribly. My mom loved the Carpenters, too!

[@EricUnderwood-v2x]

My Mom's gone too ...One day back in 1970-71 around there I was 8-9 in the ladies department at JCPENNEY in Stonewood Shopping center all of a sudden Mom got this huge smile on her face...look Eric there's Karen Carpenter! I'll never forget that, my Mom's smile! I remember Richard and Karen driving by my house in their Carpenters Van .... Richard always drove and Karen would always have her feet up on the dash and wave at us on our bicycles! She had really big hands for such a small person. They obviously knew someone in my neighborhood...but I don't know who! In Downey... Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school California USA ♥️🇺🇲​@@likescountry114

[@marleneRN]

My mom too :( that's why I'm here, planning her funeral and making sure I'm adding all their songs

[@likescountry114]

So very sorry…..

[@jessicas6586]

I will always listen to this beautiful woman. Her voice is perfection. Gives me chills

[@nroozen7523]

I am 80 now, when I hear this song. PRICELESS.

[@nevrens]

Lead singer and playing the drums at the same time. She was brilliant.

[@bernieudo4399]

❤️😇 1/20/20

[@tinagiordanella3212]

Unfortunately, the record label and her brother Richard forced her to come out from behind the drums in later years because they felt that she needed to be seen as the female lead singer of the group. She was so uncomfortable at the front of the stage and it contributed to her self doubt and poor self image (combined with a plethora of other things like the pressure to maintain a certain unhealthy weight, rumours of an incestuous relationship between her and her brother, not to mention constant putdowns from her mother, and her brother being the golden child, etc.). Poor Karen dealt with a lot of demons throughout her life and it's so tragic what happened to her. Like many artists, the world just chewed her up and spit her back out.

[@Conn88]

Even though she is seen playing the drums here, almost all of their recordings, including this one, are actually Hal Blaine playing. She was a good drummer, but Blaine was the go-to drummer for studio recordings at that time.

[@KeyofDavid5778]

@Dbo83 Grand Funks lead singer plays the drums Also.

[@tabitha3370]

Richard did not force her out front. He was fine with her behind the drums and preferred here there. It was the record label. The lifetime movie was not 100% accurate.

[@RyanM268]

Karen Carpenter is underrated. She’s one of the best female vocalists to me. She’s a perfect contralto with a beautiful, soulful, and warm tone. Her low notes & control are divine.

[@adventureswithwhiskersands197]

She is the best!

[@jimsedlock7637]

To demonstrate Chase's versatility (and the group's,) here is her lead on Elton John's classic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6esqWh5n51gbrc

[@pyrylover650]

Well said!!!!

[@jv1846]

I grew up with my mom preaching this. Couldn’t agree more!

[@prototropo]

Yes, divine. Although Diana Krall comes close today.

[@ALinn-vr3nl]

Such a beautiful voice. One thing people don't write about much is the rhythm in her singing. You can really feel that strong down beat, and really accurate timing and syncopation that a drummer really understands. She replicates that in her voice. What she learned from drumming helped make her such a great singer.

[@denisej4813]

That's a very good point, I've never thought of that!

[@kentd4762]

She apparently always considered herself to be a drummer first and singer second...

[@mookyyzed2216]

I've drummed for 40 years and still can't comprehend how someone can sing and drum at the same time. Singing melody and keeping time with drums occupy 2 completely different realms in a song. She was incredibly beautifully talented.

[@TANTRUMGASM]

I am a longtime heavy metal guitarist and I have always told all my bandmates,friends, drinking buddies and associates that there is nothing more beautiful than Karen Carpenters voice,.. sunsets, kittens,..models,.paintings,statues,you name it...Karen Carpenters Voice is the most beautiful thing EVER

[@steveunger3208]

PERFECTLY SAID

[@paulgaylord5816]

Kenneth Garcia

[@joeys24]

Amen Brother!

[@krogers5001]

Spot on mate.

[@hallieharker4384]

One time, Karen and a friend of hers were walking into a restaurant when John Lennon walked out. He walked up to her and said, "I just want to tell you, you have a beautiful voice, Love." And Karen herself was shocked.

[@bobryan2856]

This is the definition of TALENT. No bs, just good music.

[@bogey19018]

Something the music industry lacks today.

[@casablanca181]

Today´s radio music not very good. The Carpenters beautiful arrangements, perfect vocals & harmonies/melodies and the injection of instruments like harmonica in this song suggests that the music is well thought out.

[@rickw1100]

Unmistakable. Irreplaceable. After all these years, no one can touch her. There you have the gift of Karen Carpenter .

[@wildtill9]

Of course you can't touch her - she is 6 feet under

[@sharonramone7186]

@@wildtill9 Tastless comment

[@juzzlookin]

Nobody it's true, but Shane Ericks does a good cover of some of the Carpenters songs.

[@laundrybasketfullofhopes9930]

This was my dad's favorite band. And he passed away 5 years ago. But today would have been his 63 birthday. So in honor of my dad, I gotta hear some carpenters. Happy birthday Dad!

[@CenturianEagle]

Sorry about your dad. Happy birthday to him. RIP

[@taisafinskayacanada7645]

I have never heard this singer before , but her voice is magic . So sad, she passed away . She could give so much more to this world . 💔

[@echoparklady3170]

Happy to know you found and connected to the Carpenters

[@SlackHoffman]

Yes this was Karen Carpenter and her brother Richard ! They were massive in the 70’s (when I was a kid) but Karen died of a heart attack in her 30’s due to dieting complications. She had one ☝️ of the greatest easy listening voices of all time 😅

[@GarthWatkins-th3jt]

Yes, she was so amazing. I still get the "feels" listening in 2023. I'm 58yo and remember their music from my early childhood. What an amazing time to grow up.

[@HollyCranfan]

Voice coaches use Karen as the perfect example of a mezzo soprano. Plus she was awesome on drums.

[@johnmorrison9185]

Were have you been

[@MsKruman]

There's so much sadness in her her beautiful voice that almost makes me cry. She was once in a lifetime, you can never forget her. I was young in the 70:s and these songs touched my heart completely. I think they were at there at their best in the early 70:s when Richard still wrote all the songs. I can't stop thinking of how Karen would have sounded today if she hadn't so tragically passed away in 1983.

[@andybetz.9978]

Hi Maj

[@kenbrown8528]

I am still saddened about her.

[@johnjanoscrat8000]

I'm 71 and consider her one of my all-time favs. All the best! "The JJ" SW Penna.

[@donaldhagan201]

Yes. She was awesome. I remember her starting out playing the drums and her brother discovered that she could sing like an angel.

[@landreaulover]

There is sadness, and some of it probably was a reflection of her own sadness. But she was equally good at singing upbeat songs --- which likely reflected happy times in her life. She never came across as a dark soul.

[@miketurner7553]

She has got one of those voices that you instantly know who it is. She is on her own nobody comes close

[@charleswagner2984]

Videos of them performing is priceless. Just watching Karen sing anything is precious.

[@koukihayashi8693]

Out of curiosity as a 11 year old kid going through my mom’s CD collection and discovered one of the greatest duo ever lived. Still listens to them as a 33 year old today.

[@michaelcalles1124]

When I was a kid I thought music like this was just cheesey. Now that I'm older I see how much heart is really in it, such a great voice!

[@colleenhoran1100]

oh yes! I agree!

[@TinCupChalice40]

So true, we would change the channel if it came on around our friends. but if we were alone we’d cherish every second.

[@ronpfeiffer9157]

I agree the best grilled cheese sandwich ever

[@tommorales5518]

Naw love my Metallica and Sabbath. But Karen is timeless

[@TinCupChalice40]

@@tommorales5518 I love hard rock that is my foundation and fortunately at the age of 60 I have come to appreciate such a beautiful perfect voice of Karen Carpenter.

[@idi0tdetectioninprogress]

When a voice and melody can move you, over 30 years later, you know it’s unique and very special.

[@Coupydog]

So true. Actually more like 49-50 years!

[@guillermosalgado5319]

Saw them in concert @ Ector County Coliseum in Odessa Tx. in 1972,my then girlfriend(now my wife, married in may 4 1974)& my favorite song was "Close To You"

[@rondeneef]

she was god

[@syahiraatika]

I love the way u think it is.

[@hollieoconnor5152]

Beautiful comment ❤️

[@colinweaver8139]

Every time I hear this song it takes me back to the good old days! Only us 70's kids can really appreciate it.

[@toke7560]

Best years in the history of the planet

[@retsamethadoy]

I feel really nostalgic listening to her of days gone by. I was saddened when she passed. 😕🌈

[@mikemasail823]

Us 60's kids as well. 😁

[@DianeHasHopeInChrist]

Exactly! I have listened to the Carpenters since the early 70's and have never stopped. The Carpenters are who taught me how to sing every harmony part, and I learned Piano because of Richard, and write my own songs. Karen's voice was SO pure, simple, beautiful. And that's what made her so amazing. There will never be another Karen Carpenter. The singers, of today, all sound the same; nasal, scat a song to death, obnoxious, diva behavior, with voices that need a lot of Digital pitch correction and vibrato. Like I said.....Karen was the last of perfection. I miss her.

[@wyattjackson6461]

Us 50’s kids too!

[@mwales2112]

Her voice is so soothing and comfortable to just sit back, close your eyes and listen... RIP Karen... You are missed...

[@harvest_dragon6115]

I cannot listen to her sing without getting teary eyed, her voice touches your soul.

[@karenwatson5732]

Me too. This song and Merry Christmas Darling. Get misty knowing how unhappy she was and not accepted for who she was by her Mom. So sad.

[@linone2000]

I cry every time I hear this one. Reminds me of the past and plus she has such an angelic voice it just chokes me up.

[@Mustang946]

So does, she was so beautiful inside and out. We love her songs.

[@harvest_dragon6115]

She passed in my sophomore year of high school, who would have thought she would have such an huge impact. At the same time I had a younger cousin dealing with the same disease that no one talked about, she battled it for years. She's been well 20 years and we have all healed from the experience, it's so emotional and that is how her music makes you feel!

[@YHANA121607]

Me. I started liking her songs when I was in 2nd grade. Now I'm 42 and she's still my first favorite female artist 💖

[@Michie782]

Only angels sing like that. She was an angel.

[@nannymum8111]

🙏🙏☯️

[@headshotsongs9465]

A beautiful lady and talent.

[@Moebiusjbb]

She became an angel far too early...

[@raeduval2668]

Am thinking she still is . . .

[@bobradford2637]

@@Moebiusjbb Angels don't become angels James, but she sang as close to an angel as we could imagine.

[@marcmaschal2897]

Beautiful. I didnt realize that was Richard conducting at first Loved the enhanced guitar and harp

[@TrentonWoodward]

After 50 years still the carpenters touches a special place in my heart with her iconic voice!

[@mcnelstv1880]

Timeless

[@soldierinthewoods632]

What's wonderful is that she can sing so easily outside of the beat, rubato, while catching those smooth drum fills. And her voice is just beautiful. It's basically a live studio performance.

[@midnightmosesuk]

Never been a fan of this type of music but I could listen to the Carpenters all day just for Karen Carpenter's perfect voice. It's so lovely it makes me hurt inside, but in a good way.

[@lynnesperoni2686]

RIP Karen- no more lonely days for you. You are so missed.

[@michaelsheldon4088]

At age 72, I listen to the Carpenters every single day.

[@eddymahon1503]

I’m 72 also my friend and I can only listen to the Carpenters occasionally because Karen makes me very emotional.

[@guillermow.lauramoreno1090]

Igual yo a los 70 años recuerdos vienen a mi mente que me ponen muy nostálgico.

[@RobertLocksley385]

Well done, Mike. You're a member of a mighty army. Be well.

[@micktaylor7641]

Best music out mate

[@LK-700]

I’m so honored to look like her.

[@johnsmith-ub7vr]

Her voice reaches into your soul, like no other.

[@allencollins6031]

John, checkout Eva Cassidy sometime. Her video are on here.

[@warrinbang1191]

Karen Carpenter has a voice that transcend any genre of music. You can't classify it. It's just beautiful 😍