Carpenters - Superstar (REACTION) with my wife

[@itchyandred4131]

Beautiful voice she sadly passed away at I believe 32 from anorexia Nervosa, I wish she knew she was perfect 💕🙏

[@deepbluehue3]

Yes ... The long term effects ... she was on the road to gaining weight when she had a heart attack ... It's very hard on the body ....

[@suzanneanderson6921]

Rest high on that mountain ❤

[@rquin0268]

Yes, you are correct. So young, talented and beautiful. Gone way too soon. ❤

[@melissapritchard4660]

Just because someone said she was chubby 💔

[@itchyandred4131]

@@melissapritchard4660 yep, people can be so mean 😢

[@liftme225]

This woman can bring tears listening to her. Karen also was a GREAT drummer.

[@bishlap]

You talking about DOMENIKA? 😛

[@robertkennedy1776]

She was a great drummer too

[@pamelastevens7877]

perfect pitch with a 3 octave contralto. Best voice of her time

[@willarth9186]

Karen was incredible and for 40 years I thought I'd never hear that pure voice again but then I heard Tori Holub on KZbin singing The Carpenters' hit Merry Christmas, Darling and you would swear that Karen has been reincarnated as a blonde!!

[@glenn20081965]

I'm a little surprised you've never heard of the Carpenters. They were a global success in the 70s. So many hits and fans around the world even still today.

[@jazzmaan707]

The thing about Karen, is that she made you feel the lyrics that she was singing, and she could touch your soul with her voice. She is considered the best female singer, by many, and that's from the last 40 years, when she left us, at age 32. Thanks for posting.

[@deepbluehue3]

Yes , it felt like she was singing to you ... or FROM your heart ...

[@KajunMoo70]

Actually, the song is about a groupie that had a one night stand with the guitarist she had a crush on. He told her things knowing he was never going to see her again but she believed the sweet nothings that he said.

[@jessieball6195]

Best female voice of all time-and it's not even close.

[@user-Spicoli]

What a gift to the world she was!!! Amazing!! Gone to soon!!! Rip Karen

[@robertkennedy1776]

The most perfect voice ever recorded

[@kevinpolito1529]

If you were driving home and arrived just when a Carpenters song came on the radio, you would sit in your car until the song finished. Then sigh, then climb out of the car.

[@samc1513]

Top 3 female singers of all time

[@xejanfan]

An absolutely ICONIC voice, such a loss at such a young age.

[@xejanfan]

A beautiful singer/songwriter you should check out is Raye. Her song Ice Cream Man is haunting and emotional.

[@cliffordlowerre1381]

Often sad when she sings, but always a big smile on her face when playing the drums which she was very good at. Seems like everyone uses the same three letter word when hearing Karens voice. WOW! Especially when hearing it for the first time. Richard and Karen were both very talented. They and their band mates blessed us with some wonderful and timeless music. Hope you do more! Thank you for the nice reaction.

[@26shedan]

her voice is effortless. I have never heard another voice like hers where she just opens her mouth and notes fall out. Beautiful.

[@johnm506]

This voice needs no words she is perfection personified such a loss to music at such a young age her like will never be replicated ❤️❤️

[@GS-xt8fu]

Oh my goodness… velvet smooth Karen. Such a great singer.

[@jazzmandolin5004]

Karen was the real deal. Beside the pop music dimension, her and her brother were virtuoso musicians, Karen drummer/percussionist and her brother an extraordinary keyboardist.

[@nirmalsuki]

Not to mention Richard is a mozart-level genius musical composer and arranger.

[@jazzmandolin5004]

@@nirmalsuki Indeed

[@freddyfurrah3789]

My favorite Carpenters song by THEE GIRL who taught angels how to sing.

[@maryjanson7223]

Hurting Each Other is another ...Bless the Beasts and the Children ❤️❤️❤️

[@gliebzeit]

Thank you for your wonderful reaction video. Dominica hit the meaning of the song perfectly!!! It's about a girl who idolizes a rock star on the radio, a Superstar. She goes on to meet him at a concert and then 'she' falls in love with him. Karen Carpenter was an amazing vocalist ... and a drummer. Although she and her brother performed some 'cover' songs, Richard wrote some very good songs, too.

Straight to tears reflecting back on life. I grew up with this beautiful music.

[@ericanderson8886]

One of Karens great ones. Her voice is timeless. Yes Delany and Bonnie had the original, co written by Leon Russell, but the Carpenters definitely had the huge hit with it.

[@allanhindmarch7323]

Karen had such a beautiful sadness in her voice. One of a kind!

[@BillO964]

Karen had the best voice of her era. Period.

[@markmurphy558]

A great voice that was hobbled by her material. Never challenged herself or strayed from her saccharine approach. But impeccable voice. A real talent.

[@chuckleezodiac24]

that's just like... your opinion, man.

[@markmurphy558]

@@chuckleezodiac24 Isn't that what comment sections are for.

[@chuckleezodiac24]

@@markmurphy558 nope. comment sections are for pompous unequivocal declarations uttered with Infallible Authority. period.

[@hueydevotedUH1]

That voice.....words can't do it justice.....

[@daveloboda1769]

The wonderful voice of Karen Carpenter. You will hear few, if any, better. Pure gold.

[@willarth9186]

Karen was incredible and for 40 years I thought I'd never hear that pure voice again but then I heard Tori Holub on KZbin singing The Carpenters' hit Merry Christmas, Darling and you would swear that Karen has been reincarnated as a blonde!!!

[@danielbenincasa770]

She puts everything into her songs. She feels the part when she sings her songs. Thats why she was one of the best. I was 9 years old when I 1st bought my 45 record that my mom said I could buy. And the Carpenters were my 1st favorites in music, atleast to buy a record. She died so young 32 years old. i was so sad!

[@guidosarducci]

This song is about a young (perhaps teenage) girl who fell in love with a singer she heard on the radio..."it's just the radio". For some reason, she took the lyrics of the song to heart and believed every word. Back then, it was an easy thing to do for both girls and boys. It amounted to having a "crush" on a performer, even though we all knew it would never amount to anything.

[@EchoesDaBear]

Great reaction! Karen could sing the phone book and I'd be just enthralled the whole time. Her voice is like satin - the smoothest, most effortless sounds you've ever heard! Regretfully gone WAY too soon! RIP. What's also amazing is that, for as incredible a vocalist she is, she is an even better drummer! Honestly - check some earlier videos of her behind the kit, and you'll see another effortless talent! Her brother, Richard, is a great pianist and composer. Talent abound in that family!!

[@davidmcdonagh7756]

Greatest singer ever.

[@dalemcmillan7231]

The Carpenters had a dozen huge Top Ten hits including 3 #1 Songs.Very popular from 1969 to 1975. Karen had a beautiful silky smooth as honey voice ❤❤❤

[@christopherhuot2826]

TOMMY BOY "I can stand it if you can", whatever. At the end they're both sobbing 😭 PRICELESS!!!

[@willfromyadkinville]

my sweetheart till the end of time! Karen you are missed and still so loved R.I.P.

[@sharoninglima1217]

Karen’s gorgeous contralto voice that is hauntingly beautiful and Richard (her Brother) his amazing compositions and piano/musical genius. A great Carpenters song. Karen’s voice always connects emotionally with her voice. Her voice can make one cry. It’s a song about her falling for a rock star who’s not coming back. ❤❤

[@satchmo4992]

Rainy Days and Mondays is another great Carpenter song, worthy of a reaction.👍🙏

[@thomasberry4678]

She was known to only need one take on a song. She nailed them all from the start each time.

[@paullilley3879]

The guy with the long blonde hair is her brother & deserves all the plaudits for all of their musical creations!

[@Linda-zm6lk]

My favorite female singer ever! She just had this ability to make you feel so many emotions. So talented and her brother, Richard, too.

[@eggy1962]

karen sang all their songs in a way it felt personal, she made you understand every word and feel it. One of a kind vocalist.

[@willarth9186]

Karen was incredible and for 40 years I thought I'd never hear that pure voice again but then I heard Tori Holub on KZbin singing The Carpenters' hit Merry Christmas, Darling and you would swear that Karen has been reincarnated as a blonde!!!

[@dagmar.6954]

Karen was one of a kind. There will never be another like her. She had such a pure calming voice. And she was a terrific drummer. That was her passion even more than singing. Sadly we lost her so young. Thankfully we have her legacy left in her music. The Carpenters had so many great songs such as "We've Only Just Begun", "Rainy Days & Mondays", "(They Long To Be) Close To You", "For All We Know", "Goodbye To Love", "Top Of The World", "Sing", "Yesterday Once More", "I Won't Last A Day Without You", "Please Mr. Postman", "Only Yesterday", "There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over the World)", "I Need To Be In Love" & so many more.

[@lisar.6670]

Karen had the voice of an angel in the natural and now in the heavens, current day. RIP K.C.

[@maryjanson7223]

i was born in 1954...Grew up with Karen and the GREATEST MUSIC EVER HERE IN THE U.S.A. 🎶🎶🎼🎼

[@peterdel3307]

Hello Andrei and Dominika another great reaction Karen had a beautiful voice , this song is about a woman who falls for a rock star, has a tryst with him, but then in a bout of delusion awaits his return, apparently falling for it when he said he loved her . Karen was a great singer like Judith Durham of the seekers they both had voices of angels best wishes stay safe and well keep up the great work and we will follow 💙

[@willarth9186]

Karen was incredible and for 40 years I thought I'd never hear that pure voice again but then I heard Tori Holub on KZbin singing The Carpenters' hit Merry Christmas, Darling and you would swear that Karen has been reincarnated as a blonde!!!

[@mayLibertyprevail1a]

@@willarth9186 Do you copy & paste this comment everywhere you go, or are you just a bot?🤪🤣🤣

[@johnnaylor8963]

What a voice!!! Such great range and depth. I could listen to this song for hours and hours. IMO maybe the greatest female singer of all time. I guess some people might go with Streisand or Cher.

[@DaveK0526]

That lyric-"loneliness is such a sad affair"..always brings a catch to my throat

[@dmgiliam]

“A Song for You” (album version) is my favorite Carpenters song.

[@bishlap]

Stopped by for the Music, but happily enjoyed, "THE DOMENIKA COMDEY HOUR."

[@tinihamei1423]

I love yr reactions to this song beautiful honest❤❤❤❤

[@mikimike]

This is a song about a groupie who fell in love with the artist. The chorus says it all. "You told me you loved me, baby, you said you would come back this way again baby"

[@keith6485]

Sir Paul McCartney one called Karen "the greatest vocalist of the twentieth century". I tend to agree with him. Her voice was a godsend to all of us. I cried when she died and often still cry whenever I hear her voice.

[@johnwjr7]

When the Carpenters heard the song it was 1970. Richard Carpenter watched Bette Midler perform the cover on The Tonight Show. The Carpenters cover of “Superstar” became the most famous version of the song. Yet, the duo had to change a certain lyric to fit their clean image. Richard Carpenter had switched “And I can hardly wait to sleep with you again” to “And I can hardly wait to be with you again”. Richard received a Grammy nomination for “Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist” due to his work on “Superstar.” Karen Carpenter had nailed the first recording of “Superstar” in one take. Richard Carpenter had scribbled the lyrics on a napkin and she nailed it.

[@bradsense7431]

This song written by the late great Leon Russell. He was a great performer, session man and writer. Highly accomplished and admired by his peers and fans alike.

[@gerardcote8391]

Good job hit that one right out of the ballpark. She is singing about some singer who she never met, bit sings love songs and she imagines that he is singing to her personally. And she makes up in her mind a fictional romance between her and him.

[@monticlassictv]

Possibly thee best female vocalist on planet earth ever . . . Karen had a heaven sent gift and sadly the angels now have her in heaven singing for them. But I love your genuine reactions to these video’s so keep on doing what you’re doing.

[@robertbarker6068]

Bless you

[@frankmerris8821]

AND THE ANGEL SANG

[@RivieraKid69]

A beautiful voice and a decent drummer. Thanks for this.

[@markhetter3970]

I’ve listened to music reactions for two years. Your reactions are really the only ones that I take time to listen to. You are two beautiful people. Keep it up, and thanks!

[@765ketyjo]

Always, but always an enriching experience listening to them. Such a genuine loving couple. Entertaining too. And Andrea? I absolutely adore your wife Dominica. Really really special . Profound, warming nsights she has too. Brilliant

[@tracey6768]

Aahhh❤❤❤❤ my childhood.. I knew every single song back in the day...😢rip Karen we miss you

[@carolhesterberg7526]

Gives you chills, doesn't it?

[@JohnHF1957]

Dominika, Joey Tempest (real name Rolf Larsson) was the one on the Europe poster you were kissing. Karen is one of the greatest vocalists and passed away far too young. Karen's vocals and drumming and Richard's keyboard playing, backing vocals and brilliant arranging were a magical combination. Like so many of the greats, their art is timeless.

[@christopherhuot2826]

I just literally got goosebumps on top of my head 😢

[@scottyh8494]

Thanks guys, The Carpenters had many hits in the 70's. Rainy Days and Monday's and Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft is another one that can always do with a good reaction from nice people like yourselves.

[@alexioverdo5225]

My 1st time visiting your channel.Thanx for doing some Carpenters.From what i've checked you are more rock/prog rock oriented(?) in your reaction activity so doing some Carpenters was a fine decision.

[@williamcalvert4106]

The two of you are so fun to watch on these reactions. Therapy!! Karen Carpenter...RIP She played drums in their beginnings. I think Luther Vandross recorded this as well.

[@michelleydenisey4697]

In 1984, I fell in love with John Taylor of Duran Duran, and I haven't given up hope that one day he'll come for me. I've told my husband that he can't come with us :)

[@hubrisnaut]

You should stop diminishing your husband. My ex-wife was into Hank Williams Jr. and she played to a phantasy, she has had 4 husbands and lives alone. I still love her.

[@rubroken]

Your analysis is pretty much spot on. I think the person in the song is in love with someone she hears on the radio. Great reaction

[@michaelconroy3946]

Check out "This Masquerade" , It will be your Karen Carpenter favorite. : )

[@xJRx77]

You guys are great!and Dominika nailed it perfectly. She's singing about a young girl who is enamored with a musician!

[@redpine8665]

Her character in this song DID meet the travelling musician, She didn't fall in love with him over the radio. Now she hears his song on the radio and tells the story of him promising to come back. The time they spent was more meaningful to her than him.

[@jeanmc4213]

Karen Carpenter, another beautiful contralto voice; equivalent to a male "crooner". She really melts our hearts.

[@salsonny]

what a riot, all your wife's lovers😀

[@johnsimon2988]

That's what music does. It connects you to your past memories. I had a crush on Marilyn McCoo from the group, The 5th Dimension, when I was 15. So yeah, guys go through it too.

[@GS-xt8fu]

She was such a nice person. They did not have a lot of time compared to many groups. Karen always fought bulimia. You can see in some pictures. She is much too skinny. It finally killed her anorexia. People were very sad here when that happened. Everyone agreed. Karen had a beautiful voice. When Whitney Houston said you were a great singer……that’s a compliment.

[@gregpusczek4473]

brilliant

[@bonester50]

Karen Carpenter what can you say. The most majestic voice ever created and best female drummer ever. If you read about her she was very real, kind, gorgeous, Nobody ever like Karen. Carpenters tore up the music charts in the 70's. You will like "Goodbye To Love" the first ballad with a guitar solo, put in by her genius brother Richard. They were/are known around the world in their time.

[@willarth9186]

Karen was incredible and for 40 years I thought I'd never hear that pure voice again but then I heard Tori Holub on KZbin singing The Carpenters' hit Merry Christmas, Darling and you would swear that Karen has been reincarnated as a blonde!!

[@anthonypallen7919]

You guys are so cute . Great couple

[@whitebird357]

Like the genuine reaction

[@dansanderson4427]

The most beautiful voice. Gone way to soon. It's sad.

[@carlchiles1047]

Whether any song was theirs or not..every song they touched became theirs..with her perfect lower range and perfect breath control..this brother(arranger and keyboards) and sister(drummer and vocals)..duo made the 70’s theirs..hearing her mother tell her she was fat as a child..she always thought she was not good enough..she went home for the weekend and they found her Saturday morning..heart failure..32 years old..and she weighed 60 lbs.Whatever her mother said…Karen was beautiful..and was one of the best drummers in the world..perfect pitch..other singers said she was great in the basement..the basement is those lower registers in singing..and Olivia Newton John said that’s where the money is..and Karen was the only one that was perfect there..fifty years from now..she will still be appreciated and missed..

[@angelskunk2206]

You guys tickle me, “Good luck living with me for the rest of your life” 😂😂😂

[@willarth9186]

Karen was incredible and for 40 years I thought I'd never hear that pure voice again but then I heard Tori Holub on KZbin singing The Carpenters' hit Merry Christmas, Darling and you would swear that Karen has been reincarnated as a blonde!!!

[@kentmains7763]

The Voice.

[@SunShine-qk4rb]

Sad and beautiful

[@edjasper92]

They had so many hits.

[@dianecourtney2724]

Karen Carpenter has the most beautiful voice ever 🌷 RIP

[@BRGKasumi77Main]

Oh yeah, The Carpenters, brother and sister (Richard Lynn Carpenter and Karen Anne Carpenter). They signed contract with A&M Records on April 1969. 6 months later, they debut in their first studio album: Ticket To Ride. Sadly, Karen passed away on February 4, 1983 from heart failure due to complications of anorexia Nervosa. Hope this info could find helpful. If you need more info about the Carpenters, let me know.

[@Megadeth1921]

One of the most beautiful voices ever. This was one of the artist my mom listen to getting ready for work while I was getting ready for school in the 70s. The voice of an angel.

[@26shedan]

omg-I so get it. I had David Cassidy posters all over and I kissed him. Such an innocent perfect introduction to a young girls heart.

[@golfr-kg9ss]

Dominica is exactly right. This song is about a young person falling in love with a song and the performer on the radio. You need to find a video of Karen singing and drumming. She was an excellent drummer.

[@bradbrisbane]

Please review more of the carpenters if you get a chance. Her voice is amazing and a great drummer. The one band my mum and I can agree on.

[@StevesFunhouse]

Yeah, you just heard "One-Take Karen", who's called that because she always did everything in 1 take. She was THAT good !!!

[@ndhudecz]

OH BABY,I LOVE THIS

[@lupitasolorio8586]

Song Don’t cry for me Argentina with Karen Carpenter. Live Saludos

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

Perfection 🙌

[@charlyacevedo1775]

Joey Tempest is the name of the singer of Europe.

[@scotties.3414]

Oh you two are so cute and fun to watch! Karen can throw many vibes, probably the melancholy vibe most powerful. For a flawless assortment, check out Yesterday Once More, Close to You, We've Only Just Begun, and Rainy Days and Mondays.

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

I was in love with Duff McKagen also!!! 😂😂💖

[@davidplanet3919]

This was a Delaney and Bonnie Bramlet song (originally called groupie). Of course Karen has made it her song now with her beautiful voice.