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@user-ws8vy1ke4x17 күн бұрын
Has NOT been a group or voice that their since miss them so MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@user-fb3vd8yn5i2 ай бұрын
She was so precise and melodic. No one like Karen Carpenter.
@jasongianna5383Ай бұрын
Easily the greatest voice of all time
@freeguy77Ай бұрын
For the female side, but there is strong competition as from Patsy Cline, Aretha, Ella Fitzgerald, and a select few others who are mentioned in that #1 debate!
@torreyintahoe2 күн бұрын
@@freeguy77 None of them compared to Karen. They were singers. Karen's voice was a musical instrument.
@debbieosborn9464Ай бұрын
So sad she couldn’t see how beautiful she was and how much everyone loved her! So talented ❤️❤️
@williamj.sheehan2001Ай бұрын
I was always impressed by the way Karen would always give a little bow to acknowledge the applause as people recognized what she was beginning to sing and began to clap.
@dennishill83564 ай бұрын
Just the talent, Mam. No autotune, no wardrobe malfunctions and no twerky dancers.
@joannayork14226 ай бұрын
I struggled with an eating disorder. Although her death was sad, it slapped me into reality. She is an Angel in Heaven.
@sixstrings10636 ай бұрын
Sad that she struggled for years unneccesarily and took things till her heart quit. She doesn't look right here, three years into her anerexia. If only she could gotten proper help mentally and with the nutrition needs of the body. A few extra pounds is no big deal.
@richardea42235 ай бұрын
Please pardon me what I am about to ask. If you don't mind, will it be okay if I pray for God's comfort and healing for you. This hits home as well even though I never experienced Anorexia. God Bless!❤️
@robertcarlsonrobert58463 ай бұрын
We didn’t know about eating disorders until Karen past away. We never thought about anyone not eating at all
@julieb77853 ай бұрын
@@robertcarlsonrobert5846 I was 20 (1981) when an article appeared in the Boston Globe. Mass General had identified this eating disorder that had become rampant among girls...and they had opened a clinic. My college roommate was skin and bones; ate and binged - (would run the shower to cover the sound of her retching) and took laxatives and diet pills. She was obsessed with food in a way that was abnormal. Could devour a doz donuts in a couple of hours and puke them up. People stared at her in public. Our other roommate and I read the article in silence and shock. It took a couple of years, but she was treated at MGH and recovered.
@Cyndithia682 ай бұрын
Take care of yourself.
@stevenoneill71666 ай бұрын
The late great Karen Carpenter with that fantastic voice. Unlike today's so-called "singers", who all try to out-scream each other, Karen's wonderfully mellow tones could beat them all. How the music world is poorer without her. R.I.P Karen ❤
@glenrosarian23524 ай бұрын
I feel the same way. Karen's voice and singing melt my heart.
@TheBandit76134 ай бұрын
Steve, the singers now go thru a computer that auto-corrects the defects they have. We aren't really hearing them. This is 100% Karen's beautiful voice without digital help... and it's perfect.
@stevenoneill71664 ай бұрын
@TheBandit7613 absolutely spot on 👍
@aliali-ce3yf3 ай бұрын
@@TheBandit7613those are the pop acts. there are plenty of musicians who perform without auto tune you just never heard of them because its not your generation, and that's ok everyone thinks their generation is the best, the one before is overrated, and the one after is garbage its a cycle that repeats over and over. its not unique.
@gregman1715 Жыл бұрын
We Need Karen Carpenter More Than Ever❤️💔
@alastairmurray31536 ай бұрын
There NEVER will be a GREATER Vocalist than Karen! I was driving in Pitt Street Sydney, Australia when I heard the news she has died. Had to stop the car, shed so many tears, Karen, We Loved You!!
@ramonaglasgow68544 ай бұрын
Her vibrato is impossible to replicate. She is just a tiny bit slower than 16th notes.
@ellen823ful4 ай бұрын
I remember hearing about her death too. It still bothers me to this day. 😢
@RobertaChristy-ns7by3 ай бұрын
Yes. And knowing she basically killed her heart with her addiction to ipecac root, makes it even more sad.
@QuintEssential-sz2wn2 ай бұрын
Agreed that Karen had a one in a million vocal tone and talent. The ultimate pro. Though I find this clip interesting because she starts off singing an ABBA song, and Agnetha of ABBA is I think up there with Karen. (And I think Agnetha overall does the song better).
@martalengyel844424 күн бұрын
❤
@whodidit992 ай бұрын
Karen's with the heavenly voice was also a very good goofy comedienne. She was very funny on all those variety shows.
@bestdisco19795 ай бұрын
There aren’t many singers that can handle an Abba song but Karen nails it perfectly,,,beautiful.
@user-pg8om6zn7w5 ай бұрын
As a drummer myself she was a great great drummer, I met her back in 1977 and she was so nice to talk to, she died way way to young Karen your the best R I.P. GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL, I KNOW THE GOOD LORD IS ENJOYING YOUR MUSIC. 💔💔💔
@deanpratt85342 ай бұрын
In 1975, Karen was ranked #5 greatest drummers of all time,John Bonham was ranked #6.
@tonymorris147311 күн бұрын
She deserved a chance to sing Superstar with Luther. I can only imagine how amazing those two would have been together.
@walterheinen529829 күн бұрын
The carpenters were a treasure.
@somauk2 ай бұрын
Angelic voice. She died when I was hospitalized with anorexia.
@jannier9766Ай бұрын
I’m glad you survived.
@jackiepowell751316 күн бұрын
I lost a friend. She died at 64. Anorexia induced, caused.
@hawlikdКүн бұрын
Her voice live is just amazing!
@k.hashimoto86064 ай бұрын
8:20 I am happy she sings Japanese song as a Japanese fan.
@christiancisco744425 күн бұрын
Richard was high as a kite here! It was actually kind of nice to hear him be quiet and let Karen do the talking! He used to cut her off a lot and talk over her in interviews! I feel she really shines here and you can see her true spirit! 💕
@brianbarnes77745 ай бұрын
It's so hard to believe that it will be 41 years on February 1st, that the world lost this Beautiful angel. Karen died from complications of Anorexia nervosa. Her death brought this eating disorder into the spotlight and may have saved many lives in doing so. She will never be forgotten. Her voice, as evidenced here by this live performance was truly spectacular. Rest well, dear Karen. Gone, but most certainly not forgotten. As a footnote, Karen was just 27 when this was filmed. She was 32 when She died.
@myupandhere5 ай бұрын
It’s a cruel demon of a disease. And when Karen was unwell next to no treatment. She seemed to have no chance sadly especially with all those pressures of performance 😢
@davidwolf226 Жыл бұрын
I loved this group right from the jump. It is so hard to believe that it will be 40 years this February 2023 since Karen's passing. In my lifetime, there have been two utterly amazing female voices... Patsy Cline and Karen Carpenter.
@anthonygeurtsen71437 ай бұрын
I would add Dolly Parton
@hrh-xj4fh6 ай бұрын
And kd lang and etta james
@carolinedarlene81846 ай бұрын
Would you add in Mama Cass?🥺❤️
@misschiversstitches58876 ай бұрын
And Judith Durham of the Seekers
@Jeo-fq1zw6 ай бұрын
Thank YOU our Angel Karen.❤
@angelafishburn76547 ай бұрын
Two of my favorite groups merging: Carpenters singing an Abba song. Makes my heart happy.
@paulsonj7214 күн бұрын
Supposedly they were on a TV show with ABBA and heard them perform this song and decided to perform it themselves
@jasonrwolf44996 ай бұрын
her voice was simply perfection ❤️
@dereksteele55437 күн бұрын
Good choice to do an ABBA song at the beginning. "Thankyou for the music " was a big hit in 1977, a year before this show ."Goodbye to love" is my favorite all time Carpenters song .
@dmmedic346 ай бұрын
RIP also to guitarist Tony Peluso. He and Richard were groundbreakers, by introducing a distorted guitar solo in a ballad. They rarely get credit for that- and it became a normal thing after that
@vayabroder7294 ай бұрын
Wow; didn’t know he had died. Sad.
@janabell38104 ай бұрын
Magic is what they created. I love them so much. ❤
@petef8796Ай бұрын
I thought I knew most everything about Carpenters and ABBA, these years, however, I was living in the UK 🇬🇧 in 1978. I love hearing Karen sing an ABBA song- I never knew she ever did. Her voice was amazing. Love Superstar.
@porterbrass5 ай бұрын
What a gem Karen Carpenter was. Her beautiful singing lives on.
@deedeeturner65776 ай бұрын
I first learned about eating disorders because of her. She was a very special human being.
@eastfiftyseven3 ай бұрын
None of us has heard of anorexia before Karen, the sweet songstress
@libertelibre Жыл бұрын
She' s so beautiful and funny.
@shawnduncan57795 ай бұрын
She looked just as beautiful and sweet and sexy as she sounded. She was definitely a beautiful woman inside and out. She was really great. It was really sad that she passed away at such a young age. She had so much going for her. I think that her music and her memories will live on forever
@darcieljamison38116 ай бұрын
Karen looked very healthy in this clip. She sounded happy and very confident. It’s hard to imagine she got so sick and in 4-5 years she would be gone. Such a beautiful voice!
@rodbirch58765 ай бұрын
highly recommend the book "Little Girl Blue", sad but great insight into her life. Her mom was a monster, and her "husband" was a POS. Super sad, she was such an angel beyond just that incredible voice.
@Sealust506 ай бұрын
Her voice was PURE GOLD - a PURE GOLD BELL
@roccosophie64985 ай бұрын
I'm so very jealous of the people who got to hear these two, live and in person. This is American Entertainment Royalty. Probably the greatest American musical group this world will ever see. The Carpenters.😊
@TheBandit76134 ай бұрын
My parents brought me to see the Carpenters when I was 14, here in Las Vegas, in 1978. We had good seats.
@user-xh8ii2hj6r2 ай бұрын
@@TheBandit7613 Never seen them in concert... you're very lucky! I grew up in Downey and Karen and Richard would drive by our house and wave at us...in their Carpenters Van! Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school California USA ♥️🇺🇲... PS. I was on that crew that put that floor in at St. Rose hospital in Henderson if you ever been there...✌️
@richardea4223Ай бұрын
@@user-xh8ii2hj6rEven to have them to drive by your house and wave at you is truly a blessing.
@1487.12 күн бұрын
Yes I was blessed to see them twice in concert ❤❤
@michaelgpartridge23843 ай бұрын
Good god, this is captivating. They were so everywhere at that time I just never got to appreciate them as a young boy. I remember thinking it was too maudlin and depressing. . . With some age, man, how could you not be swept away by her performance? Wow, she was so savvy, adorable and fantastically talented! Not hard to see why people were so devastated by her death. What a treasure! Thanks for posting this!
@carl_anderson93155 ай бұрын
From late 70s along the whole 80s, John Davidson was everywhere.
@bjr45675 ай бұрын
You're dating him a bit late. He was already making a splash by the mid 60's.
@ulrichw.63744 ай бұрын
A voice made from heaven where she is since a long time now and I'm sure the angel's choir is as excited about her as everybody else here on earth
@thyslop17375 ай бұрын
Wow! She had an incredible, emotional storytelling voice.
@peterjones46216 ай бұрын
They were an amazing team, Karen and Richard were a music sensation, I miss them both, Karen left us way too soon, I thank God we still have Richard, a warm and wonderful man.
@corra76 ай бұрын
Wish she could have been saved! Too many young woman have passed away with this horrible condition! What a tragic loss!
@lenwelch21956 ай бұрын
Her voice was that of an angel.
@danhageman54434 ай бұрын
The Carpenters invented the power ballad that so many hair band rockers of the 80's did. Goodbye To Love. Richard told the guitar player to wail and jam at the end of the song. Viola! The power ballad was born.
@abba14599 ай бұрын
Karen Carpenter looks so good here! So sad she suffered from Anorexia & passed only a few years later! God Bless her!🙏🏻❤️
@jeffreyschwartzberg78276 ай бұрын
Karen looked thin & a little drawn in her face.She was probably going through problems a few years before she passed.RIP Karen.
@corra76 ай бұрын
She looked ill here …beginning of the end. Too thin.
@dee19555 ай бұрын
Karen looked like she was very much in the midst of her anorexia or bullemia
@garetcrossman66264 ай бұрын
She looks extremely beautiful here!❤❤❤
@molmer23804 ай бұрын
@jeffreyschwartzberg7827 Was gonna comment the same.
@Cyndithia682 ай бұрын
It breaks my heart that she never believed that she was really good, the best. If only she heard it from her family.
@kevinulrich98804 ай бұрын
WHAT THE CARPENTERS DID IN 12 SHORT YEARS, ARTISTS WITH 40 AND 50 YEARS COULDN'T DO. KAREN CARPENTER IS BY FAR THE BEST FEMALE ARTIST OF ALL TIME.
@user-gn9vu7wn7t6 ай бұрын
This is what I call musical Royalty!
@fisotavuiy9092 Жыл бұрын
Girl can saaaaang 👏👏
@glenrosarian23524 ай бұрын
The greatest vocalist ever.
@aliali-ce3yf3 ай бұрын
that would be Judy Garland
@user-fb3vd8yn5i2 ай бұрын
@@aliali-ce3yf Judy is great, but don't ruin the thread...
@rogerdale54513 ай бұрын
Davidson's hair... What can you say- bizarrely beautiful.
@molliwilson56392 жыл бұрын
So so hauntingly beautiful
@Mark-yy2py4 ай бұрын
What a lovely group, a lovely woman, and that voice!
@stevetournay61036 ай бұрын
"Ya get one shot at it", says Karen, with a slight chuckle...knowing she almost never needed more than that. Superstar, which they perform here, is a prime example. The lead vocal on Carpenters' hit single recording of that Leon Russell classic is not just a first take, but the first time Karen ever sang the song. She was a marvel... Davidson's offhand remark about "the rest of their lives" is unintentionally mordant, isn't it.
@chriserskine63776 ай бұрын
One of the best pop songs ever. Haunting, beautifully performed.
@cathyolson55306 ай бұрын
Awesome!! 😁 Miss ya Karen...no other vocal has ever matched yours yet..Amazing!!
@lindamaloney16516 ай бұрын
Such a pure, beautiful, amazing voice!
@ellenherman95435 ай бұрын
The most tragic thing ever losing her❤ im sure she never really knew how incredible she was. She helped me thru my teens❤
@JimCar71Ай бұрын
That's a TIGHT group of music musicians!!
@freeguy77Ай бұрын
The exact date of this was on June 27, 1978. Karen was then 28, less than 5 years to live. Mar. 2, 1950 - Feb. 4, 1983.
@TerryCloth6 ай бұрын
Wow, I forgot how many hits they had! Karen's voice as clear as a bell. Takes me right back to the early 70s.
@bitburg403 ай бұрын
Karen singing in Japanese just made my day. Thanks Karen from 15 March 2024. 😁
@susangallegos63596 ай бұрын
Such a beautiful woman and so sad she left so soon ..
@user-rz6bc2cl3c6 ай бұрын
Such a unique voice. Always so listenable. Karen certainly had a great gift, she deserved a much better outcome. RIP Ms. Carpenter. And, thank you for the many wonderful memories!
@Ajb8974 ай бұрын
Two incredibly talented musicians Thank you for all the great times, memories, and joy you have given to us! Talented Personified and so much appreciated❤
@jankuya4 ай бұрын
I never tire of listening to her voice. RIP Karen.
@user-bg6rm5ks4f4 ай бұрын
The most angelic voice ever in my lifetime, she's singing now in heaven and probably has her own band. ❤❤
@thepbrchannel97924 ай бұрын
This appearance is when Karen was at the very top of her career... she never looked or sounded better. Still heartbroken 41 years after she left us.
@sharonjones89215 ай бұрын
Karen loved playing the drums. Love that she gave a big shout out to Cubby O'Brien ❤❤
@scottsosss6 ай бұрын
My mother took my brother and I to Vegas the summer of 1978, I was 12years old, and we saw the Carpenters appear at the old MGM next to the Flamingo Hilton, David Brenner was the opening act. I still tell people about our adventure on occasion. Also saw George Burns and Debbie Reynolds at the Riveria then Any Williams and I forget the other act at Cesars. 3 night and 3 shows before heading to LA.
@tanastoiberg79815 ай бұрын
Lucky you. I was supposed to see the Carpenters at Harrah's Lake Tahoe when i was on vacation with my parents as i turned 13 in 1977. The show offered coctails and i wasn't allowed to go as a minor. I regret that i never saw her perform. What a beautiful voice! She seemed like she had a comical personality and it would have been a pleasure to meet Karen and her brother Richard. I so wish she was still here to bring so many of her longtime fans joy. However, i'm glad she is at peace and no longer has to suffer from anorexia nervosa. Thank you for posting this video. 🎵🎤🎹💕💕
@lloydcountess27446 ай бұрын
Her voice was musical honey!
@prettypennyschannel5 ай бұрын
And chocolate ❤.
@thebigl1566 ай бұрын
Amazing it’s been 40 years since her death and still you hear her music almost everyday.
@leehayton6 ай бұрын
Damn that's talent right there guys ❤ Get those closing drums 🥁 👌
@michaelbarlow66106 ай бұрын
Karen and Richard Carpenter always had great musicians backing them - Tony Peluso on electric guitar, Bob Messenger on stand-up bass and flute, Cubby O'Brien on drums, etc.!
@NKomarov6 ай бұрын
I don't hear any electric guitar in the first gig. I wonder where the sound went...
@fr01036 ай бұрын
@@NKomarov The guitar was running direct but definitely had issues in their first song. It cleared up in the medley. What I found most impressive was the drummer had only overhead and kick drum mics to balance with the rest of the band. Cubby O'Brien really had to pound to cut through all of the trons. A lot of raw energy and super tight; they sounded / played like a real road band.
@chriserskine63776 ай бұрын
Never heard of Cubby O'Brien. The dude can play, and I imagine Karen had high standards. She was a terrific drummer herself.@@fr0103
@dmmedic346 ай бұрын
@@chriserskine6377 Cubby was an original Mouseketeer!
@Glennn76 ай бұрын
Do you happen to know the name of the blonde guy on the far right doing backing vocals and tambourine? Thank you.
@TheBerny325 ай бұрын
WOW!!! Her voice was so magical. 🙂
@ronkeyes6596 ай бұрын
In listening to this clip late night with headphones, it really brings back memories of a talented artist, which left us way too soon. RIP Karen.
@strawberryseason2 ай бұрын
I really treasure these live versions of their BEST song: Superstar. Not many on KZbin.
@dinocub16 ай бұрын
I was 15 when Karen passed. I weep now as I did then on the thoughts of what Karen still had to offer the world. We were truly robbed of such wonderful music still yet to be. Still, will celebrate every single one of the gifts she gave during her short time on this planet. Thank you for posting this. Absolutely amazing. On a side note...what ever happened to John Davidson. I remember him being everywhere during the late 70's...then gone in a flash.
@racheljones36975 ай бұрын
Beautiful voices for a beautiful time 😢
@SteveWeaverIvyfield5 ай бұрын
WOW! Never seen this before! I’m seeing Richard - Sept 2024 in concert in the UK. Got front row seats! Just saw ABBA VOYAGE virtual concert in London for the second time. To see Karen sing ABBA is just WONDERFUL! 🤷♂️ Carpenters - thank YOU for the music!
@user-gh8xi2nq4v5 ай бұрын
Oh wow. What sort of stuff will he be doing do you think?
@dixonnegron10835 ай бұрын
Such a beautiful voice. Sounds so sweet n clear!! ❤
@kevinbushey18794 ай бұрын
She sings for god now ❤❤❤❤❤
@walterharp17736 ай бұрын
Her Voice has never been equaled..
@jazzlover90506 ай бұрын
And I think never will !
@MelissaDisha2 ай бұрын
She looks so good here and healthy and happy.
@JulesMercerTunez Жыл бұрын
What a winning, charming, fun, funny, animated, sweet personality
@tomilyncunningham17743 ай бұрын
Karen Carpenter was so uniquely cool and she just never knew it. So sad she compared herself to so many others that she could not take good care of herself! She was above them all. Hope she is in Heaven feeling loved.
@markdavies91177 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video. We got to see Karen healthy, playful, and joyful, while our last images of her were sad. It was wonderful how the siblings highlighted the band on the highly popular late night show of the day.
@catnip8246 ай бұрын
Sadly, she wasn't "healthy" here---she was already losing weight and trying to hide it.
@stevetournay61036 ай бұрын
@@catnip824 Yes. KC had begun to develop anorexia about 1975, and the effects were very visible by the time the famous video of her drumming in concert in London was shot the following year. Also, with this Tonight Show appearance being from 1978, Richard will have been having medical trouble of his own, having become hooked on painkillers following minor surgery. He would take most of 1979 off, and that year Karen would record her abortive solo album. Richard, to his great credit, kicked the addiction that was menacing him, but Carpenters would never again be the juggernaut they were in the early 70s...
@paulsonj7214 күн бұрын
John Davisdon on national TV a little over a year after he was present at a devastating tragedy. He was the headliner the night of the Beverly Hills Supper club fire that killed 165 people including his music director
@SummerofKittyLove6 ай бұрын
Richard and Karen were always musically perfect, and John Davidson-wow what a hunk!
@624radicalham6 ай бұрын
Most people even back then could see through the ridiculousness of a grown man styling his hair like a 70's child.
@_evL_Ай бұрын
I Love Karen... And MUCH respect to Richard...
@RitaSora4 ай бұрын
One of my favorites episodes to watch. I remember the original episode and always hoped to see it again.Karen's voice is just beautiful here. 2-4--83 today 2-4-24 Miss You and Love You Forever Karen!❤
@jellyrollnorton6 ай бұрын
That voice. And she gives a great interview.
@losova75436 ай бұрын
Karen is so sweet and down to earth ❤
@brianbozo24476 ай бұрын
I have a talent.... She certainly had an amazing voice. The world is less in in absence.
@debzimmerman6335 ай бұрын
Voice of an angel, wish she had known how amazing she was 😢❤!
@shalomccs2 жыл бұрын
When the girls saw Karen doing that drums solo in Mar y Sol music festival in Vega Baja beach 1971 in PR they said “ girls power “.
@themiddlekid19666 ай бұрын
If a voice could be genius...she had it. I know that sounds weird to write.... but this is always how I've felt about her.
@martyc26375 ай бұрын
I know exactly what you mean. Whenever she sings Superstar there are no words.
@samboyd8025Ай бұрын
You Nailed my Man!! Top 2 for Sure!!
@DrumandPianoDude6 ай бұрын
Her voice was so perfect! I have kinda giggle at the enormous drum set the drummer is playing for such light music. He's set up more for a Rush concert...LOL! Miss Karen.
@barronweand59736 ай бұрын
Maybe it was for her as she was a top-notch drummer
@Jon-ti1rb5 ай бұрын
ABBA and Carpenters, that must have been some kind of wonderful show!!!😊😊😊
@tedbrillantes89323 ай бұрын
Not only an Angel in Heaven, but a Star in the sky.
@richardlafrance574 ай бұрын
What a great performance !!! thanks for sharing this gem.
@jazzlover90506 ай бұрын
And to think she was a great drummer ! She was only the drummer not singer , never took singing lesson , just had that perfect voice ! It’s amazing , watch her drumming was great ! Still miss u beautiful Karen !!!
@deanpratt85342 ай бұрын
In ‘75, a poll published in Playboy, of the greatest drummers of all time, had Karen ranked at #5 & John Bonham at #6. Comparing the two, is apples & oranges. Two different genres(rock vs jazz), could Karen play drums on Stairway To Heaven…. Absolutely, & she could sing lead while playing(most drummers can’t do both & Karen did both exceptionally well). Not taking anything away from Bonzo,who deservingly,will be remembered as one of the greatest drummers ever. Karen was removed from her passion(drums)because of her voice, which will be remembered as one of the greatest voices ever. From a musical perspective, there might be a few in this world that could match Karen’s total package, but in my opinion, John Bonham isn’t one of those few!