FIRST TIME REACTING To The Carpenters "A Song For You" REACTION

[@masudashizue777]

If most of us are forgotten as soon as we are gone, Karen is still fondly remembered and chances are that she'll never be forgotten.

[@carolhesterberg7526]

I love seeing young people discover the greatest music ever made! The 1970s were a great time for tunes and the Carpenters were a big part of that!

[@jimsradiocheck936]

I think Karen Carpenter has the greatest voice I have ever heard

[@alexarmendariz7763]

The number one female vocalist of all time in my opinion Karen Carpenter just magic The Carpenters made sublime music rest in peace Karen Carpenter

[@michaelasay8587]

And mine and I'm sure 10's of millions!!

[@C-Mack]

This earthly purgatory lost an angel when Karen gained her wings.

[@Skeeter123]

She had a once in a lifetime voice ❤ Gone way too soon & truly missed 😢 (she died at age 32 from anorexia). RIP Karen Carpenter 🌹🙏✝️🕊😢 (This beautiful song was written by the late, great Leon Russell)

[@debrastrader9892]

I've been a fan since the early 70s. 0ne of my favorite songs is "Ordinary Fool"! Amazing!

[@xScooterAZx]

RIP,Karen. You're still the best,even now.

[@dagmar.6954]

Great brother & sister duo from the 60's-80's. 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", "Superstar", "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)" & so many more.

[@stingosdungeon]

If you ever heard her speak in person, you would never guess she could hit those low notes…

[@chrisalldis3375]

In Most polls Karen is voted the most beautiful voice of all time & an excellent drummer, sorely missed!

[@SaverioP]

My favorite because it's so haunting yet beautiful, and it really showcases her voice.

[@carlchiles1047]

She didn’t just have a low range..SHE WAS THE VERY BEST TO DO IT…Close friend Olivia Newton John said that’s where the money is..

[@jack-um9hz]

Great reaction. Would love to hear your reaction to “Solitaire” - many consider it to be her finest vocal ever.

[@buukkreider544]

Thank you for your reaction to this CARPENTERS song. Please also react to their song called, "A Place to Hideaway" - thank you 🙂

[@sylvanaire]

The Carpenters version is one of the more famous ones, but I knew it by Donny Hathaway before I heard this rendition. He gave the song a little more of a gospel feel if you want to check it out. But this song was so popular that 11 other recognizable & diverse artists covered it also, some of whom are Andy Williams, Peggy Lee, Cher, Willie Nelson, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Whiney Houston, Amy Winehouse & let’s not forget Ray Charles. A+ song! 😊

[@juliebarrows8149]

This sax solo is I think every bit as awesome as Tony Peluso’s fuzz tone guitar solo in Goodbye to Love.

[@jeffreygolish3827]

If you like her going low check out Solitaire. She didn't even like that song, but nobody sings it better.

[@ladadog3977]

Rainy Days and Mondays

[@ChuckSchickx]

Goosebumps EVERY single time

[@bobdelp2023]

YEAH BELLE, SHE WAS A TRUE ( CONTRALTO ) HER & JONI MITCHELL 😊R.I.P ☹YOU ANGEL!!!

[@normankennith7919]

karen, linda & judith are among the three best female vox ever!!

[@xScooterAZx]

Who's Linda and Judith?

[@normankennith7919]

@@xScooterAZx ronstadt & durham!!

[@xScooterAZx]

@@normankennith7919 Oh,I only know of Ronstadt.

[@normankennith7919]

@@xScooterAZx judith durham was formerly lead singer for australian group, the seekers but then she went solo!! take a listen to her live 1968 version of 'danny boy' & also, 'turn, turn, turn' & 'myra' with the rest of the band!

[@xScooterAZx]

@@normankennith7919 Oh! I remember the Seekers and Turn,Turn,Turn. I also remember the Byrds,I think it was,doing a cover of it.

[@JDigber]

get a video

[@ralphgomez6251]

Check out "We've Only Just Begun "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RamilDeleon-s5i]

A true artist. No one , but karen Carpenter❤❤❤

[@scottgorski7931]

Know as One Take Karen because she would come in the studio and whether it was vocals or drums, NAIL IT the first time. Pure natural talent. I can't think of another female vocalist with the kind of low alto range she had. One to save for the holidays is Merry Christmas Darling. Not a cover, that song belongs to her.

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

Listen to Janet Baker sing "Where Corals Lie"...and realize she is doing it without a mic - therefore no proximity effect to selectively deepen the lower register.

[@stingosdungeon]

“I love you in a place where there’s no SPACE & TIME…..” Imagine that…… Another dimension…

[@heralddelarosa4472]

You can check out " Rainy days and Mondays" & " We've Only Just Begun " by Carpenters. Thanks 😊

[@coolerking7427]

I always believed that the Carpenters hit the right time in this world. Remember we had protests and the Vietnam War in the beginning of there careers. It lead up the early 80's and more stable times.

[@FavoriteMovieDate]

So nice to hear the longer version with the sax solo. The Carpenters are a duo where almost every single song on every album is wonderful.

[@WinstonTjon-A-Meeuw]

Her brother richard always said "the money is in the basement" about Karens low notes

[@DavidHall-d8q]

Just remember ...Leon Russell wrote this song he was a master songwriter . He also wrote Superstar and Magic Mirror ...many artist have sang his songs . Not all gave him credit for his amazing talent ( I live less than 10 miles from his Memorial in Tulsa Oklahoma . The master of time and space ....miss you Leon . PK

[@ChuckHackney]

Yes he did! A great figure in rock but he sure knew how to craft a song for her voice. Whether intentionally or not, he gave Karen magic to sing! Thanks to God for both these talents. PS--I miss you so much Karen, even in 2024.

[@ChuckHackney]

A once in a generation talent, never to be duplicated.

[@ChuckHackney]

What was the quote, the money is in the basement (her lower register), there truly is no equal!

[@ChuckHackney]

What was the quote, the money is in the basement (her lower register), there truly is no equal!

[@larryblunt3865]

Thank you, Liberty Belle! I've been listening to the Carpenters since the 70's, and still do a couple of times a week! Her voice, her gift, is like no other. Would love to watch your reaction to "Only Yesterday" and "For All We Know". Thanks again!

[@paulward1799]

😊

[@stevefoulston]

RIP beautiful ladies Karen Carpenter and Amy Winehouse both covered this great song It was long thought that Leon Russell who wrote this song was about his long time muse singer Rita Coolidge, who claimed to be the inspiration and called it "the most beautiful song ever written." They met in the late '60s when Russell was one of the top session piano players and Coolidge was getting started as a singer. Russell wrote a song called "Delta Lady" about her that Joe Cocker recorded in 1969, but at a 2015 concert in New York City, he said "A Song For You" was not about her. Peace out.

[@Spo-Dee-O-Dee]

She certainly defined the middle of Middle-of-the Road. Her low notes were a product of extreme close-miking, a quirk of physics know as the proximity effect.

[@jeffreyfeet]

The once in.a life time voice of Karen carpenter. Still gives me chills