The Carpenters - Only Yesterday | REACTION

[@jamelakajamal]

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[@curzon176]

Hey Jamel. Please react to Billy Ocean sometime. Such a great voice.

[@mikev2116]

Check Out Caren's drum playing. She was A Bad Ass! No joke!

[@mikev2116]

Not kidding please see some of her sessions!

[@mikev2116]

I found It Had to do a serch to see you didit

[@CarlosRodriguez-dn7js]

Great reaction 🤩 more carpenters reactions 😊😊😊

[@frankofva8803]

Karen’s very first note starts on a low E flat, below middle C, displaying her incredible lower register, her “chest voice” that became her signature. She is absolutely one of the greatest vocalist of our time. Keep the Carpenters coming. I love them.

[@MGrayl-ib5fo]

Like the one in "Those Good Old Dreams" at the end of the bridges.... wow

[@tompaul2591]

Or like a bird soaring and dipping high and low as the most natural action

[@javiermgtaoism5702]

Richard was is a genius. The way he arranged and orchestrated his music to complement Karen's songs was simply amazing!!!

[@eugenemotes9921]

Absolutely 😎 Richard is a Musical Genius

[@dennislalka7965]

Richard was great Karen was extrodinary and without her there was no carpenters!!

[@kennethward4985]

Plus many of the harmonies were sinply multiple layers of Karen and Richards own voices, so a perfect match and no need to hire background singers.

[@JohnCollins]

Karen's performance on the drums in this song is superb.

[@tashakomaroff2982]

She’s got her wings. What s beautiful thing to say Jamel.

[@brianc5410]

Tasha Komaroff You can tel he’s heard 10,000 days by TOOL

[@lionheartroar3104]

She got hers while she was still with us.

[@tammibasso558]

I just love that Jamel…I guess the Lord wanted her in the heavenly choir!!!

[@lobster4501]

63 years old… Why do I always cry when I hear Karen Carpenter sing ??

[@casandramackall1547]

She soothes the soul.

[@SG-js2qn]

Memories and wisdom. 👍

[@wendyryder2708]

Lobster Hi! I'm 63 as well! I used to listen to The Carpenters in my early teens! I LOVED them! Their music is just what I liked! Take care and stay safe!

[@jamesdonnelly7774]

Me too...😭

[@lisah6901]

Same ... lost youth... she was gone way to early!

[@Lightmane]

One of the most beautiful voices you'll ever hear

[@Jay.McCarty]

And a hell of a drummer.

[@Lightmane]

@@Jay.McCarty yep. I never knew that until earlier this year

[@Lightmane]

@Michael Asay I'm 58. My parents have both passed on over a decade ago. Why do you ask?

[@intotheblue96]

Also shout out to Richard for orchestrating and writing these great songs.

[@snikkerr1949]

Deep Track Reacts Dont forget to give a shout out to the great John Bettis...

[@sounder9393]

Most of their songs were from outside songwriters but this is a Carpenter/Bettis original, with great guitar work from Tony Peluso.

[@madangel9691]

ABOUT TIME SOMEONE GIVES RICHARD ACKNOWLEDGMENT. THANKS

[@j.jcevering5117]

Yes!! He really was the BEST musical support of her heavenly voice. He sings very nicely too.and he is an absolute gold 🌟 pianist!

[@bradsmack1]

Mad props, indeed, Deep Track Reacts! Richard was all over the duo's arrangements, production, and orchestrating to a level few knew or appreciated! As someone noted above, 'twas Richard who wrote the song with frequent collaborator, John Bettis ("Top of the World," "Goodbye to Love," "Yesterday Once More"). Bettis, from Long Beach, and at 73, still with us, later wrote hits for Michael Jackson ("Human Nature"), Madonna ("Crazy for You"), Jennifer Warnes ("Nights Are Forever"), Ronnie Milsap ("Only One Love in My Life"), and co-wrote the theme song to the '80s sitcom, "Growing Pains," "As Long as We Got Each Other." In 2011, Bettis was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

[@bobbailey8282]

I got chills from the first note she sang. What a tragic loss.

[@carolhesterberg7526]

I get chills, too! And teary eyes to boot!

[@nirmalsuki]

Karen didn't just sing for the ears. She got a leased line to the heart and the soul, and poured pure beauty into it.

[@rippleytrigger1214]

It hurts me so much when she says, “in my own time nobody knew the pain I was going through.”

[@55judylw]

Maybe we need to broadcast her beautiful voice across the USA so the country will calm the eff down!

[@tenhirankei]

Unless they play a sad song and people get angry, because she feels so down. You'd have a mob trying to hunt down whoever made her feel so blue!

[@ozymandiaspbs]

"Top of the World" or "Close to You" would be good.

[@moonstone1159]

Her voice has an element of melancholy that goes straight to the heart.

[@Perfect_Blend]

I see Carpenters and automatically hit the like button, LOL But that lyric "In my own time, nobody knew the pain I was goin thru." Such a prophetic line. :/

[@tomschmitz5745]

and the way she sings the word "pain"....

[@juliemnm8273]

Same here....

[@cyndybensema7189]

Sad words for sure. I remember how upset my friends and I when we found out when she died. 1983, I was helping plan our 10 year high school reunion. Shocked about her. BAck then we didn't hear about stars problems until they got arrested or died. She was too good for this cruel world.

[@stevetournay3731]

There's a ton of that prophetic-sounding stuff in the lyrics they recorded...whether or not Richard and John (Bettis) wrote a particular song. This one, Goodbye To Love, Eve, A Song For You and a slew more. I remember one afternoon in 1983 coming through the front door of my folks' house, and my younger brother (who is a musician himself now), sitting on the couch, blurting out "Karen Carpenter died"...I wouldn't have been any more shocked if instead he'd walked over and punched me...

[@Serai3]

She was going through that pain while she was singing this. Anorexia doesn't just pop up out of nowhere.

[@flon57]

I dare anyone under the age of 30.....listen to any Carpenter song, and not think.....OMG, what a voice, sounds like an angel.

[@MsRadar23]

I keep sharing their songs for all my young friends

[@Noname-ni1dy]

Nobody comes close to her voice. Once in a lifetime, never sang a bad note.

[@cindydlittle]

Her voice always gives me goose bumps.

[@jessicah5419]

Jamel she was a special special gift, but sadly she couldn't see how much she was loved!

[@tomhiggins875]

I don't think It's so much knowing how much others love you but how much you love and accept yourself!

[@annereidy7981]

In a world where everyone is looking at you, some kindly and others more often critically, it must be hard to keep in touch with yourself, yes she was loved but she was treated very badly by some too, and it stuck, she deserved so much better.

[@michele3314]

Still my favorite female voice, followed closely by Ann Wilson, Olivia Newton John and KD Lang.

[@patriciastewart2239]

Truth

[@Serai3]

She was loved by millions of strangers. But what she was looking for was real, personal love, and it eluded her all her life.

[@douglasdegraff8335]

Isn't her voice ANGELIC. She's one that when I first heard her, I fell in Love with her. There's not many voices like that, but she's one. I LOVE YOU KAREN !!!!!

[@donparker8246]

Karen's voice was so pure. Singing looked effortless for her. A beautiful voice gone far to soon. RIP Karen 🙏😇🎶

[@kurtsaxton9665]

She was very self conscious, she felt most comfortable behind her drum kit. Definitely a once in a lifetime talent gone to soon but she left us all an amazing gift.

[@SCVIndy]

Richard noted she always thought she was a drummer who sang ..

[@moonshaddow55]

So sad that she was so tortured in life, when her voice carried us ( me) through so many tough times.

[@stevetournay3731]

Had she stayed behind the kit, as she'd have liked to, she'd quite likely be with us yet. KC would be 70 now. There are a few videos of her drumming and, when you compare her facial expressions in those to the ones where's she's out front singing, there is no doubt which of the two musical pursuits brought her joy...

[@girlscanbedrummers5449]

@@stevetournay3731 No she wouldn't lol. Just because someone looks happy doesn't mean they are. 🤦 There were so many other factors that played a role in her development of anorexia, her mother's lack of appreciation and affection for her, the publicists/journalists or the media judging her, and the lack of control she had to express herself and being under her brother's shadow all her life. 🤦 if she couldn't accept John Lennon's compliment about her voice, then no amount of her being back behind her drums would have fixed all those problems. Her and her brother also did a lot of touring and public appearances, what makes you think she wouldn't still be venerable to others judgement and suffer media pressure?

[@tenhirankei]

@@stevetournay3731 That's what I thought about an hour ago! Jamel called that "her happy place". She didn't get enough "drum time" with focusing on singing and she got despondent over that. Well, it was a contributing factor.

[@dionnecoburn134]

GOD I miss her so much!! Never got over her dying the way she did!! RIP Karen we still love and miss you!

[@lisah6901]

Dionne Coburn same!

[@jazziered142]

Her death probably saved many many more lies. 😭 I don't think anorexia nervosa was talked about much before her passing. So tragic. I just loved her so much when I was a kid, I just wanted to sing just like her.

[@rabsmith8725]

Join the multitude Dionne, you don't weep alone. Blessings in Christ Jesus.

[@dionnecoburn134]

@@rabsmith8725 wishing you many blessings!

[@kimberellavonschwimminsbur8323]

I'm not usually someone who cries, but I spent an hour crying the day Karen Carpenter died. To know we would never hear that angelic voice again was just too hard.

[@Vanessa-xe3cc]

"She has a voice that will last a lifetime"...thank you very much for that beautiful compliment you gave the late great Ms. Karen Carpenter.

[@MichaelSimmons.]

Every time I hear her sing those words, "In my own time, nobody knew, the pain I was going through," it gives me a chill.

[@lss74]

goosebumps

[@ericanderson8886]

It's just impossible for Karen to sing a bad song. Pure class through and through.

[@mrswhite645]

The saddest thing is I don't think she appreciated what a wonderful gift she was to the world. We know she was more than a voice but, she didn't.

[@sounder9393]

She's much better with ballads than uptempo. Just my opinion.

[@tenhirankei]

What if she tried real hard to sing it bad?

[@ms4mk]

Wait till you hear her “Merry Christmas, darling”.......OMG, talk about the holiday spirit! You’re in for a real treat!

[@geraldhostettler4527]

No one should even attempt singing that song but Karen!

[@stevetournay3731]

That's an interesting one because the lyric dates to the '40s...written as a Christmas poem by Frank Pooler, and set to music by Richard Carpenter in 1970. Carpenters released it as a single, then later on (1978) it was on their first of two Christmas albums, "Christmas Portrait". It is lovely indeed.

[@cometogether999]

My favorite Christmas song!

[@beth-annmyers8348]

That’s Karen Carpenter. We have loved and missed her for so many years now..

[@TheCornishCockney]

Her voice is utterly angelic. I imagine her up there at God's right hand,welcoming new arrivals with a song,and everything is as you expected it to be from then on. Perfection in vocals,and i'm a metalhead!

[@paulco4145]

I imagine while she was alive, God would tell the Angelic choir, "Karen's singing", and they would all stop and listen with a big smile on their face.

[@andreadeamon6419]

Notice our king's and prince are in heaven. With Karen at the pearly gates - oh my Elvis Michael Jackson Prince Then add whitney, momma cass, etc,,,,

[@frankiebowie6174]

Andrea Deamon The Queen of Soul, the Queen of Disco, the Empress of the Blues, Lady Day, Duke Ellington... All we have now are...? Commoners? 😝

[@andreadeamon6419]

@@frankiebowie6174 i had a brain fart. How in the world could i forget the beautiful Donna summer

[@stevetournay3731]

Heh. If she had her way in that context, she'd be welcoming them with a drum solo... :-)

[@user-justbeingme]

Notice her eyes are closed as she sings from her soul.

[@dawncelia1]

Voice of an angel ......gone too soon ....RIP Karen ......

[@paulm496]

She closed her eyes in this studio performance . Like you said when they close their eyes they are no longer there but in that place where the music takes you ❤️

[@irisschell5557]

Don't you looove and are amazed by the fact that ALL THE HARMONIES are Karen & Richard..he was the arranger ..keyboardist..background vocals..etc !!

[@charlie0871]

The parallels between the lyrics of this song and her fight against the demons that plagued her are amazing. "In my own time, nobody knew the pain I was goin' through"... It's like she was giving a peek into her thoughts. When she sings the line "maybe things will be alright", the curse of hindsight is biting because, as we now know, they would not be alright. She was never able to "throw (her) sadness away" and move on with her happiness. The most prophetic lyric? "Free as a song, singin' forever". When she died, she was freed from her pain and now lives forever in her songs. What a tormented, but beautiful, soul! I think that Karen's voice is probably the most elegant instrument that has ever been played, and I will mourn its loss until "Stars fall down from the sky" and It's "Yesterday once more". Rest In Peace Karen!

[@DayneReedy]

Her voice was so deep and light at the same time. I soar every time I hear her sing.

[@disenchantedwanderer9033]

Her voice is pure lovely. One if the things that makes the Caroenters songs so so so beautiful, is 1. Her voice, best female voice ever. 2. Her pitch, her range; so, she goes from low to high in one sentence, or two sentences, and the human mind is keyed to react to that. 3. The harmonies and arrangement. 4. These songs obviously mean something to her and them. So there is heartfelt feeling to the lyrics, and how they are sung. 5. The songs deal with melancholia, loneliness, despair, struggle, etc. And because we all experience these things, it's so easy to relate to these issues, so it touches our hearts. All this, and more, makes the songs just... brilliant. I've never heard a female voice like this, ever. Their songs are timeless.

[@ilovesuisse1]

Karen, the greatest female voice of all time, she sang with real emotion, just a super natural talent. I was lucky enough to grow up with her voice, i miss her so much. No need for tacky trashy videos like these days, real music, real talent.

[@gopmomof2]

Several people described her as having the voice of an angel.

[@daver7867]

One of the greatest singing voices of all time....smooth as silk....RIP Karen

[@MotivatingInspiration]

She seemed SO Beautiful inside, which manifested outwardly. She just makes you feel better.

[@sounder9393]

Don't forget Tony Peluso on guitar. He really shines on "Goodbye to Love", as well as this song, as does Karen.

[@j.jcevering5117]

You found it 😂 yes! The Carpenters belong in every venue. 🌺💐🌺🙆

[@mariawest1484]

Jamal you're so kind and you have an OLD SOUL Thank You My Friend

[@TheJm129]

Goodbye to love is my favorite of the Carpenters.

[@kennethganpot8410]

I've been a fan for five decades!!!!!!!!❤️ love everything they've done!!

[@kennethganpot8410]

Her voice in the intro is just heavenly!!!!! Love from the UK!👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@hiseagle]

I've been listening to the Carpenters since 1971...and this song gets to me everytime I hear it. It's one of my top 5 favorites by them. Just an astounding song.

[@but_seriouslyfolks]

RIP Helen Reddy...Lots of classic songs to choose from!! Another beautiful classic voice.

[@joelaughlin9586]

I love Karen. She has one of the best voices I ever heard, but the more I listen to the carpenters the more I realize what great arraignments Richard wrote. Always the right instrument at the right time setting the mood, What a unique sound. I miss them.

[@dianaprobst3157]

Yes, and he had a good voice, too.

[@jingles.1228]

Thank you so much for continuing to cover the Carpenters. I love their music. Karen Carpenter had a voice like no other.

[@kevinwilson6683]

They could harmonize like no others could. Such a great loss to life, family and music.

[@fsanchez4905]

Best smooth sounding voice and music. Karen was so young when she left us. Glad to see that other people can still enjoy this type of sound.

[@moonchild6750]

Her voice is so smooth

[@kbretro64]

They were the best Easy Listening genre singers. They always made people relax. Their entire Christmas album is amazing.

[@jamesboyd5305]

Greatness for such a short time...She's still missed...her voice was angellic! If you released this song over the airwaves it would top the charts!!

[@timhunter8337]

God took her away so early because He wanted to hear her in His choir! No other female singer's voice moves me as much as hers does!

[@catsteinhilb2880]

We all try to define Karen’s voice because it touches us all so deeply, from note one...it’s like we stop in utter fascination & amazement saying “what is this I’m hearing?!?” Tone, inflection, diction, pitch....strong, solid, soft ....perfection....guess angelic is best

[@angelatucker674]

I always said her voice was like bells...so clear, so concise, so natural

[@mikek5958]

What a sweet and gentle and beautiful soul. Such an amazing gift she gave the world, if only the world could have been a little more forgiving and a little less cruel.

[@covatembelmusic]

If it's the Carpenters, I'm there!

[@bobknoblicker646]

We were all so Blessed to have her for a while, I swear she was an angel, That Voice!!!!!!!!

[@allisonyoung4007]

❤Just gorgeous. Still such a MONUMENTAL LOSS! Each time I hear her, how I wish she could have felt the immense LOVE & APPRECIATION we had for her! She died when I was in HS & we only knew what People magazine & ET told us at the time~💔

[@maryscaggsdane1978]

Voice like silk!! So smooth!

[@welshwitch2126]

Most definitely the voice of an angel

[@mariaportengen2959]

One of the most beautiful voices.

[@dianesinnett4391]

They never had to do retakes Karen got the first time! Karen had perfect pitch. What you hear is what you get. Auto-tuned wasn’t invented and there was no need. Love you Karen, RIP

[@CamiMack5616]

Her voice was angelic. So young, just 32 years old. Tragic. 😔

[@eugenemotes9921]

I cry every time I think about how old she was when she passed away

[@gh9111]

There aren't many voices like you said can make you feel an emotion like Karen Carpenter's did.

[@casandramackall1547]

Such a Beautiful Spirit with a VOICE that is timeless.🤗😎

[@Mike990920]

Your reviews aren’t the most technically sophisticated, but you speak from the heart brother and I love it!! ☮️💕

[@carolhesterberg7526]

Love your reaction to this wonderful music! Its beauty and ability to touch the heart is what makes it so special. Karen didn't need to show off or over-sing to give you the chills.

[@dsoutherland1747]

The harmony of their voices is heavenly.

[@brianorzel1873]

She could sing the phone book and we'd all listen!

[@TracyfromNC]

Such a wonderfully pure voice.

[@jupp9999]

Jamal you're the best bro.. Carpenters were good what they did but your reactions are priceless..

[@davidwatson1301]

She was an inspiration to us all

[@hankbug]

I'm going to out myself on how old I am, but the Carpenters were my first concert ever. I was six years old and my parents were gifted the tickets by a doctor my mother worked for. I was absolutely in love with music from that point on and especially Karen Carpenter. Thank you so much for covering their music.

[@51Lorie]

Oh, you lucky woman! What a blessing and a great memory for you!

[@wkhunter6700]

My first concert too, I was in the eighth grade. Paul Revere and the Raiders opened for them. Sang my buns off.

[@lisah6901]

Nicolle Van Dyke omg - me too! Saw them 3 times!! And I secretly recorded the concert. I still have the tapes from 1975!!!

[@hankbug]

@@lisah6901 Wow! Incredible.

[@somethingyousaid5059]

She's my idea of what a Karen ought to be.

[@snakelite61]

As a Karen, I heartily agree!

[@beedeegee9374]

😊

[@22Cochrane]

🤣

[@stevetournay3731]

Heh. Yeah, that perfectly good name has been dragged through the mud lately...

[@tenhirankei]

@@stevetournay3731 Maybe they dragged their own name through the mud.

[@paulcooley8947]

She was incredible, her voice was one of a kind

[@progrock21]

That voice gives me goosebumps every time. Clever songwriting too to show off her talents.

[@spacefanatic]

Her voice was angelic and I think she was the greatest female vocalist of my generation. Also her voice goes straight to your heart.

[@colinvandenberg3446]

I remember listening to this song and thinking, "whatever studio drummer the Carpenters had was really good." I felt like I kept an idiot when I found out who the drummer was.

[@eggy1962]

Colin VandenBerg if karen wasn t playing it was Hal Blaine of wrecking crew fame

[@ajogg]

Man, her voice is like honey. So smooth and sweet. Very angelic voice. They had some great songs.

[@debbiewilliamson3652]

A beautiful, unique voice, so rich and soothing. She was a great drummer too! Such tragedy in her personal life. RIP Karen.

[@surlechapeau]

Jamel, their "For All We Know" is next for you!

[@crystalclarity6766]

Jamel, your afterthoughts made a enlightened connection between the song lyrics and overcoming the unavoidable personal damage which we all must endure. You spoke wise words, my friend. All the best to you and yours!

[@judywalker8020]

This one in particular breaks my heart.....gosh,we all miss her.Try Solataire if you want another great one.I never wanted her to say the word “heart

[@dtwolfe63]

When they did their live concerts they would have children from the communities where they played sing with them onstage for the song "Sing". I was one of 15 chosen to sing with them when they came to our small town. It was a miraculous time in my life. I was 12...lol

[@holdyourplums4204]

01:10 Your life changes for the better, the first time that you hear Karen carpenter's voice.

[@OddBall1958]

An excellent voice. I had a huge crush on her when I was in junior high. it was a sad day when I heard she was taken from us.

[@badlongon525]

You Americans should be proud of Karen Carpenter. 🙂

[@SimplyDarknes]

You hit the nail on the head at 6:45. I just left a user of a bf of 17 years. I did it for me, so I can be me. now a month in, I'm seeing who my true friends are. Some give full support of my strength, some slander me about the ending. Cherish the ones who are proud of you, and support you, even if they wouldn't do it themselves. And take care of yourself, no one else will. Love, peace, and life. Thanks jamel, for this reaction. 😊

[@russtex]

Love The Carpenters! Anything she sings is good!

[@jamesanderson5268]

Chills every time I hear her sing.

[@fayahjudah2451]

I was introduced to The Carpenters in school..I was in third grade..Bangor Michigan..By my teacher Ms.Olsen..The song that was played in the classroom was Top Of The World..I was hooked from that time until now..And I'm 56 yrs old .

[@joanzuniga4381]

Get their Xmas album on yoir playlist..."Merry Christmas Darling" ...Xmas 1973....Vietnam War raged on...separations...partings....Karen always delivered! Still does!

[@ralphvillanueva8724]

See sang so effortlessly.

[@johndahle6831]

Thank you! Im trying to deal with the loss of my Dad and you have helped me keep my mind off the loss

[@dbriddie9525]

"yesterday once more" next please

[@belinda8780]

I love listening to Karen Carpenter. Such a beautiful, clear voice. The Carpenters originated some of the greatest songs

[@eriglac]

Been listening to these for years when my mom introduced me to the Carpenters at an early age. I’m glad everybody’s rediscovering the old songs. I hope music comes back to something like this when music really was wonderful to listen to, and people actually sang.

[@patriciastewart2239]

She was so sublime rest in peace. She helped teach me to sing. ❤️

[@mandysherratt4313]

I grew up with my mum listening to the carpenter's, Karen's voice was so beautiful and angelic, one of my all time faves, I have so many of their tracks on my play list. Love them so much, great reaction fella. 🇬🇧💞👍😁🇬🇧💞👍😁