The Carpenters-Perry Como Show1974 High Quality Video

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[@carlhopkinson]

Oh, Karen singing "Impossible"....tears immediately.

[@jamesj.garrigus7031]

i met the carpenters backstage in 1974, and it was after the show, i told them both that the gratefull dead was in town, and i disnt know who i wanted to go see, anyway , i picked them , as i told karen "to hear you play drums as much as sing, cause i am a drummer and you are great"...her eyes got as large as pie pans and said oh, wow ....did you like the drum solo? ,,,,,i replied "it was much better than i expected,,,i will catch the dead later,,,,,you both were great......fellow drummer" she made a little squeek and grabed me and gave me this warm tender hug saying "thank you, thank you , thank you.....then a kiss on the cheek , looking at richard she said "see some do come to hear me on the drums,.....he laughed and and said you really made her night........she made mine,. the joy on her face from my comment i will always remember when i hear them . if only someone could have loved her enough to let her be the real woman she tried so hard to be, bless them both.....and perry como too.

[@Sarahlovesguineapigs]

Awesome story! You were so lucky not only to have gotten the chance to see them in concert, but also to have met them backstage! Unfortunately I was born long after Karen passed. I really wish I could've been around to see them in concert, but I'm so thankful for the privilege of being able to hear her beautiful voice. It was truly one in a million.

[@xhy20x]

What a beautiful story. You really made a difference in that moment and made her happy.

[@brucemichaelrodda3034]

I was a carpenters fan and I am grateful a fan let karen know she was appreciated.

[@brahmburgers]

great little story, James. Thanks for sharing that.

[@garbentan]

I love that story

[@Richard_Fouts]

Every time I hear Karen Carpenter's stunning, perfect voice I'm just so heartbroken that she was taken too soon. I wish I didn't have this reaction every single time but it's involuntary. What an angel.

[@ottolipak2397]

I feel lucky that I was just a little boy when Karen passed away. I cannot imagine how I could have survived her loss with an adult mind.

[@katherinehayes9110]

It hurt my heart too. To know how she struggled.i always thought she was beautiful

[@jcsantacana8385]

@@ottolipak2397 x

[@renatobrown1465]

Karen's voice gives me goosebumps. And Perry Como was my mother's favorite.

[@garypender9459]

I have the same reaction!!!!! It makes no sense?Richard and Karen should still be performing today!!!!

[@artsci2716]

Karen Carpenter should be voted the best female vocalist ever!

[@johngraham5543]

IMO Art, she is! Bar none! This beautiful lady was on a completely other level of greatness!

[@nickshields2747]

I thought she was .

[@joycepino9749]

She's one of the best. There are a lot of other women who were a tad better. Vicki Carr for one.

[@DaveHof]

Once upon a time, music was beautiful, and singers could sing.

[@enricopascual4990]

The era when singers tell a story thru singing, nowadays they scream to catch attention and if that is not enough d skimpiest outfit is worn/removed😜😊

[@chesterlucido440]

amen

[@colinbell-NI]

And when men sang like men, and women sang like women....

[@rhuneke]

There will never be another singer like her who sang with a beautiful voice and was unpretentious and genuine. It was about the MUSIC then!!! Todays it’s about glitz, glamour, spectacle and celebrity. Not about singing from your heart. No one can hold a candle to Karen today! Today’s “music” is a lot of garbage! No one will ever remember it like they do her. Rest in peace, Karen!

[@josephcostello695]

David Mercury you mean like most of the so called singers of today who have to have a voice enhancement to sell records

[@johndelvecchio5245]

Karen Carpenter had such a incredible voice.She had such a voice that melts your heart.You will always be loved by all your fans Karen.

[@robertmurchison4360]

I so admire the angelic voices of Karen Carpenter and Perry Como!

[@PhilGeissler]

I love Perry, but Karen's voice is another world of awesomeness!

[@daveseth790]

An Angel on Earth, there will never be another Karen. Godspeed.

[@hectoraguirre9056]

Beautiful angelic voice! Too bad there aren't any recordings of Karen singing some of Perry's greatest hits. Her voice literally takes you by storm. Never be another like Karen's. She left us too soon.

[@erhardjackel4822]

Oh yes she sure was very helpful special

[@erhardjackel4822]

Sorry 🙏 there was a mistake in my writing,, forget the helpful pls. 😭 Karen what a fantastic voice

[@wichithirankit9869]

I believe Karen is still singing her beautiful songs somewhere up there with the happiness.

[@stevemann3080]

@@erhardjackel4822 You can EDIT out the words by pushing the 3 dots ... 🙏🙏

[@seedsofhopeonline]

Two of the greatest vocalists ever. If you aren’t moved hearing Karen and Perry something is desperately wrong with you.

[@susannaleow]

😂

[@vickiebohy7609]

Wasn't impressed with how he did singing Karen and Richard's song. His voice just didn't fit, but they did great on Perry's songs. The girl could sing anything and do a great job.

[@dean-music]

That was 5 minutes of my time that I could have on loop for the rest of eternity. Soulful. I've never really listened to the Carpenters, but I'll be on my way to do so now. What more can be said about Perry Como? One of the greatest voices of all time.

[@robdobson5056]

Karen Carpenters voice is amazing

[@harrykargenian4887]

It is. I believe she has the greatest female singing voice, ever.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Amen to that !!

[@tomschmitz5745]

@@harrykargenian4887 i concur!surely the most moving, beautiful, intimate, touching, pure female voice ever! the ultimate female 'crooner" who sang TO YOU NOT AT YOU... and greatest female singer of love and romance songs, looking for love, finding love and losing love..

[@thomasschmitz9894]

can i just say as a grown man of 49 years old, i literally bawl hearing karen sing "it's impossible"...not afraid to admit it this in regards to my favorite (and the greatest) female voice of love and romance songs ever!....

[@6CAT736]

thomas schmitz yes I wish she had recorded the entire song

[@elainemccabe11]

She was wonderful

[@donnaquist9392]

Thomas you are a man, Thank you. When I hear her start the song I love You, So. I LOVE IT. Her voice, the expressions, her eyes, her smile, and how she knocks those verses off. "And Yes I know How lonely night can be, your shadow follows me and the nights won't set me free" BRAVO !

[@armstronglance]

thomas schmitz hurts worse at 65.

[@bruschmidt9943]

I wish she would've covered more of Any Williams' songs.

[@jamesmaass8929]

One of the most haunting and incredible voices in our lifetime. Karen left this world far too soon

[@douglaslambert3133]

She has now been dead longer than she lived...😢

[@CindyVideos4you]

@@douglaslambert3133 I just thought the same thing and it still breaks my heart.

[@pingliu8605]

make me cry，

[@pingliu8605]

good old day，永不回頭

[@varalakshmidheenan4742]

We miss you karen

[@spikeyzero-2-three398]

When class and talent mattered.

[@derlingerardclair6252]

that's 100% true,my friend.Kudos,and God bless you.

[@Highinsight7]

YUP!

[@jubalcalif9100]

Well said and well put !!

[@cocoaorange1]

So true.

[@danielc.8875]

You do t have to be able to sing anymore, there's auto tune now. You can sing like a clogged piccalo, and they can make it sound good, lol.

[@mmills5951]

There was always a sadness in her voice to me. Even singing upbeat or happy songs or smiling through those songs. Her voice always touched me.

[@douglaslambert3133]

Agreed. Listen to her sing, "I Need To Be In Love." Haunting. 😢

[@ionthetarget]

Gorgeous Karen. The voice. Sublime. One of a kind. Gone way too soon.

[@bobbiewallace4008]

I love Karen carpenter but I never realized Perry Como was so good looking

[@hpolastrini]

Oh my...Karen's voice is divine.

[@vickiebohy1742]

Yes, is was, and always will be. What a wonderful legacy she left us all.

[@danamazin8813]

She did have the most beautiful voice there is❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻will love her all my life

[@carolroot379]

)l lol

[@ckrtom2]

She’s so very special. Forever etched in our hearts and memories.

[@katherinehayes9110]

You couldn't have Karen without Richard that harmony and his musical genius and her beautiful voice GREAT combination

[@ckrtom2]

So true!

[@sharoninglima1217]

Both are musical geniuses. They were perfect together. ❤❤❤

[@mosescordovero5959]

the greatest male singer of all time singing with the greatest female singer of all time...it does not get better than this

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Agree about Karen but not perry como lol

[@XtremeGameDMV]

Marcdoubleu22LFC LoL

[@Dastardly_X]

MarcW ‼️

[@michaelbarlow6610]

@ Moses Cordovero. As beautifully soothing as Perry Como's singing voice was, his voice was a little too light and airy, just like Olivia Newton John's voice ,although beautiful , is also too light and airy. Como's voice lacked the beautiful , rich depth of Bing Crosby's voice. I think that most music fans probably do not regard Como's singing voice as the greatest male singing voice of all-time. Bing Crosby's, Frank Sinatra's , Johnny Mathis' and Matt Monro's singing voices were all much better than Como's. Even Andy Williams had a better singing voice than Como. Granted this is all just a matter of taste and opinion. Interestingly, Como got part of the lyrics to "Close To You" wrong when he sang the line, "So they sprinkled moonbeams in your hair" when the actual word in the song is "moondust". Karen Carpenter sounded much better singing Como's songs than Como sounded singing the Carpenters' hit songs.

[@tomschmitz5745]

@@michaelbarlow6610 agreed.. i would also throw in nat king cole as far as greatest male singers.. interesting, in that k.d. lang compared karen to nat king cole and even referred to her as more or less the female equivalent.. both karen and nat were the ULTIMATE "crooners"! the ULTIMATE singers who sang TO YOU NOT AT YOU...agree with you on olivia newton john as well.. pretty voice, but that's it... let's face it her appeal was also her looks and sexiness... olivia and karen were good friends, but even olivia would have to admit she was nowhere in the ball park of karen's legendary voice...karen sold her talent, olivia sold her looks and some talent..

[@iliketowatchvideos47]

She looks beautiful here gorgeous eyes

[@응암동주부]

True

[@南都隆幸-t8t]

I Like to Watch Videos -- Yes, Karen was always gorgeous.

[@gvalley07]

She was stunning...

[@SuperWoodyboy]

OH THAT BEAUTIFUL VOICE!!!!!!!!!!!...Karen you are so loved!

[@gabrielainda3536]

Amazing, really beautiful to see Karen Carpenter singing with Perry Como.

[@constantlyevolving6967]

Completely agree. This is really special.

[@thomasnorman9723]

cant help it....I just love this girl

[@Dastardly_X]

I think that’s just a normal reaction to hearing her sing .

[@gvalley07]

That voice touches the soul, she had a gift.

[@stevesnellgrove1518]

Perry Como was a great crooner ,, but that angels voice coming out of that sweet woman... absolutely a golden voice ... she blew him away without much effort at all !

[@mikey3800]

KC is in a league of her own as far as connecting to people with her voice

[@cliffshell]

Where has our good music gone?

[@achmadpoernomo8163]

Perfect pair. This was when the music still good to hear, decades ago

[@ricardokim4870]

SHE'S #1 IN the WORLD

[@artsci2716]

God! I miss Karen Carpenters voice!

[@johnadams2833]

Yes. Karen and Perry. Wow! What a treat here though huh?

[@emenid1673]

me too

[@hedygonzales152]

John Abholen hhbhhbbbbb

[@energybrown]

This put such a smile on my face 🙂 Maybe I'm getting old, but there's something about this era that feels so special.

[@therocknrollmillennial535]

It's becoming a habit of mine, watching Karen over and over. I just love the feeling that she exudes in most of her videos. Watching her nonchalantly keep time hits me in such the right place. In a world that is becoming increasingly less interesting, I am glad that we can still watch this lovely woman do what she loved. They just don't make them like they used to, and being a 24-year-old man in this age, I don't see much of a chance for me to find a love like the one I feel for the lost souls of old who never felt like they were worth a first chance, let alone any second ones. I've made it a point in this month, the month of Karen's birth, to try and see all that I can of her. The good and the bad. The ups and downs. Because if we give ourselves a small breather from our emotions, she was beautiful up until the end. The end that was much too quick. "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter--Tomorrow, we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther, and then one fine morning... So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." -F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby" Oh, what I wouldn't give to get one chance to go back and do something, anything, to help this woman see the love and respect that so many millions offer to her every day, even 36 years on from her final day. I do hope that you've found a paradise somewhere out there, darling.

[@djwhitelaw]

What a pity karen never recorded It's Impossible & And i love you so.

[@crosswire]

Being a millennial, listening to them sing speaks more to the soul than any current music can. Seems I was born in the wrong era!

[@laurajgeorge]

Same! 🤩

[@artsci2716]

This is my hometown of Canonsburg PA! To have Karen Carpenter sing with Perry Como is like a dream come true!

[@jimpreston5778]

Absolutely gorgeous....the epitome of her beauty....those eyes could melt your heart....those lips warm your soul....damn, gone too soon...,love...😎🥂

[@6CAT736]

Two "Greats" singing each other hits.

[@lazur1]

The King and Queen of warm round sound.

[@응암동주부]

😃😃

[@davidmarc2683]

How great does Karen look here ? I wish with all my heart she had stayed like this.. and not lost all her weight the way she did.. I also wish she had got the right help with her illness.. She today would still be up there . Her voice would be richer.. I think she would have diversed into other things like acting or presenting.. she had a very wonderful personality..

[@shvetes]

She was a great drummer also!!

[@ashleyalexander913]

shvetes The great Buddy Rich was a fan of her drumming. Enough said...

[@mikey3800]

KC looked great at that weight but by the early 80's she was just too thin. She fought the anorexia for close to a decade, that and the diet and purge meds was just too much for her body.

[@jakesnake165]

Both great singer's

[@markprange4386]

By February 18, 1975 at the American Music Awards ceremony Karen's thinness would be apparent.

[@martinweber7912]

What is Impossible is to sing as Karen sang, in addition to having been by far the best singer in the world, with the most harmonious voice, with perfect tones, what a beautiful woman with her charming smile, she continues to brighten our lives. Thank you Karen

[@bruschmidt9943]

It's "just impossible" that any human could sing as lovely as Karen Carpenter. I absolutely adore this lady!

[@sandramertz5797]

Two of my favorite singers. I miss both of them terribly. Karen's voice was hauntingly beautiful & Perry's was calming & effortless. Both of them were perfection. They're singing with the angels now.

[@eddiehernandez1772]

Amazing voices. Karen's voice is just so unique and angelic.

[@truthhurtshuh5443]

A Voice that sings silk strings around you🎵🎤🥁🎶

[@bgierat]

The moment she starts singing I have goosebumps that actually hurt. What a special gift she was....

[@6CAT736]

Perry Como sings Carpenters and The Carpenters sing Perry Como hits in this television show from 1974.

[@derlingerardclair6252]

A great joint performance by both of them:the veteran singer Perry,and the young pop duet,the Carpenters.

[@hellosugah1770]

Thank you for sharing this... I was moved to tears, just lovely

[@vickiebohy1742]

He didn't do their songs justice, but she did his just fine. That girl could sing ANYTHING. I do.like Perry Como, but doing his own songs.

[@montsexena6581]

such an amazing voice she had. A memory of my teen years. So long ago. She passed away and the world lost one of the most beautiful and rich voices ever.

[@karlhaese7183]

Not "one" of the most beautiful voices-THE MOST! In the same class as Maria Callas.

[@montsexena6581]

yes,you are right.I feel sad in a good way when I hear the Carpenters as they bring so many memories to me.So much time has gone Carpenters,Osmonds,D.Cassidy ,what an amazing time.

[@tuffgong9951]

Two beautiful singers with equally lovely voices! Pure bliss!!

[@artsci2716]

My favorite female vocalist singing with Perry Como, from my hometown is just fantastic!

[@daviddiangellidaviddiangel1304]

Karen's voice is absolutely gorgeous and conveys such profound emotions I had never felt before. Phenomenal. I miss Karen every day. 💖

[@CharlesBallard-f3t]

Perry Como was definitely one of Agnes Carpenter’s favorite singer/performer. When she realized that her daughter was going to be singing with Perry Como, did she finally wake up and realize that maybe Karen really was talented. Probably not she still credited it all to Richard. Don’t get me wrong. Richard deserves a tremendous amount of credit. ❤ Karen Carpenter forever❤

[@PrincessLittleRock]

Good. old memories are coming back... Perry and Karen sing a wonderful medley! Thanks for sharing.

[@6CAT736]

Your welcome.

[@jeffreygranger6913]

@@6CAT736 Her welcome what? You're!

[@ianwhitehead4337]

Karen Richard and Perry Como. What a line up! Fabulous.

[@asifsaifullah1990]

My most favourite male and female vocalist of all time.

[@kennsaunders1690]

Such an angelic voice Karen had, no other way to describe her voice. Back when music was music.

[@echovarde]

Outstanding.... this is what music used to sound like.... refreshing, tranquil and peaceful...... thanks to Ron for putting this on KZbin and thanks to the google boys for buying KZbin.... without KZbin the generations of today would never experience real music. Cheers......

[@mikewrasman5103]

I remember watching Perry Como's program growing up!

[@filmmekker]

Perry looked great for a 62 year old. Karen always sounds flawless.

[@PignolaPata]

I Am Fif Ties. Karen Vocalizing Sounds Like Only Only Karen vocalizing like A Velvet Throat. Pata. Patricia.

[@infinera06]

I think this was his peak of handsomeness. Thought he was in his early 50's at the time.

[@virginiaboone9503]

Two of the greatest voices ever… so effortless and beautiful.

[@divaslive6953]

Two of the greatest with a crystal clear majestic and magical voice complimenting each others hits... Wow.... there's no way to compare them to today's singers.

[@sandiegotrojandawg]

Karen Carpenter.....the voice of an angel taken home. How I miss her!! Perry....pure class and a gentleman extraordinaire. Two of the greatest voices there have ever been!!

[@lindamcooper1]

I totally agree with you, Sandie!!

[@gh9111]

Not only was Karen the greatest singer and a fantastic drummer but she was great on these variety shows. She was campy and funny along with the best in that day. Karen on the Christmas shows were extra special with holiday songs.

[@Highinsight7]

Holy CRAP... That was AWESOME!!!!!

[@artsci2716]

I live 2 minutes from Perry Como Street where he grew up! And to hear this, makes me so happy! Karen Carpenter is the top female vocalist of all time!

[@joycefolsom130]

She had a beautiful voice. Also Perry Como had a soft voice. Didn't know that Richard could sing

[@mohdazmi10]

Richard chose to be the composer and the arranger in the Carpenters.

[@misspad7282]

He always did harmony for her.

[@gatotkaca9505]

Rest In Peace for Both of Them !!

[@barryt6047]

:51 - 1:40 amazing moment. How I wish Karen & Richard would have recorded the entire song... Truly brilliantly performed.

[@mikewrasman5103]

Two great singers. That was Karen Carpenter before getting sick. Even when she was sick with that d*** disease, she still had that great voice. That was when TV had good shows - both music and comedy.

[@antoniostefani9481]

An angel voice. Karen Carpenter unforgetable.

[@louisfeurino7182]

Her voice is perfect and he was just the definition of class. I miss them both.

[@eugenebarry5376]

Two of the best doing what they do best, effortlessly and pure perfection

[@larrymiller4]

Fabulous. I was a little kid in the 50's playing on the kitchen floor with Mom's radio playing Perry Como. Then "We've Only Just Begun" was on the radio when my beautiful bride and I were first married. Karen was as close to perfect as a singer could get. What an astonishing voice.

[@cinderelladevil1687]

The proof that there is no need of crying out loud to sing.

[@amateurworld1016]

I think showing the best quality of a singer's voice is more dificult one even being practiced.

[@headsington6061]

It's actually more impressive when a singer is able to control her voice being so close to the mic like Karen was. The mic picks up every mistake.

[@tornikeberoshvili4210]

Thank you!

[@angelitasantaana9511]

Hahahaha yes indeed

[@ЕкатеринаЕмельянова-г4ж]

Точно!👍

[@edjo487]

Every time I watch Karen sing my heart breaks, her voice was so beautiful and we lost her way to early. Listening to Karen is a treasure.

[@macmac3344]

It’s hard to hear anyone sing one of her songs. I really don’t think anyone should attempt to sing a Carpenter’s song no matter who the artist is! She is and was and always will be exceptional and in a class all of her own. No one can touch her vocally. She was perfection on earth.

[@josephkokomo1752]

Yes Her contralto was like velvet. A gift from the Universe.

[@jubileedoo]

She was digging his voice, you can see it in her eyes. The world is less fortunate for her not being in it.

[@gvalley07]

Looking into those eyes of Karen's would melt the heart of any man.

[@vickiebohy1742]

Yes, it is.

[@vickiebohy1742]

I mean that the world is less fortunate for her not being in it.

[@rodbutler8069]

Perry and Karen are two of the greatest singers of pop music in my lifetime. RIP

[@Rusty3659]

@@vickiebohy1742 No - for both of them no longer being in it.

[@DyreStraits]

What an amazing moment in tv history. Legendary Karen Carpenter and legendary Perry Como together performing each other's most memorable songs.

[@renarga6886]

This is called natural talent.

[@richardea4223]

AGREE!😎

[@MrTPF1]

A rare vocal solo from Richard Carpenter! Though I enjoyed all three voices, Karen's was the most velvety IMO. I was hoping she was going to belt out one of her own choruses like Perry Como did on his own songs. He was probably worried he'd get upstaged in a hurry! LOL!

[@albercasfg4722]

It's the first time I see this video. April 2019. Thanks for sharing. Karen is my favorite singer since I was young. From Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. Thanks again.

[@db5837]

What a classy combination of talent in a clever collage of each's hit songs.

[@RC-bw6fc]

Sheer perfection. As good as it will ever get.

[@tedwitek6406]

Cannot stop listening and watching these great medley with two wonderful artists!

[@robertrodriguez7131]

The music will never be the same after this era !

[@leonardoguzman7050]

Wonderful Perry Como and Karen!❤❤❤

[@marklulrich]

Absoutely amazing, what a beautiful medley of songs I've always loved and will never forget. Just like the gifted singers who are legends... Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@joannemidwood6747]

OMG that voice ❤️

[@artsci2716]

I am from Perry Como's hometown and live near Perry Como Avenue! I just love Karen Carpenter!

[@christianlink7287]

When Karen carpenter was Born the Angels got together and Decided to make a Dream come True!!❤

[@NEK173]

Какая прелесть этот дуэт! Вернее даже трио...

[@lynnet.3575]

We are blessed with the richness of her voice. I only wish she could still be with us!

[@lessubrick4772]

I just love Karen Carpenter and I live right off Perry Como Ave in Canonsburg Pa! It is cool!

[@annieh2900]

Wish Karen sung his songs on a lp,,, especially ,it's just impossible,,soooo beautiful

[@jamescalifornia2964]

annie H. -- I was thinking the same ... 💕

[@sashachitownvillegas6850]

wow!! so so amazing i wish tv was even remotely as good as this is. this is decadent😘🌹

[@marcelo7541]

It's Impossible is a supreme song. What a priceless gift in Karen's voice!

[@artsci2716]

Perry Como and Bobby Vinton were from Canonsburg pa but to hear Perry Como sing with Karen Carpenter floors me!

[@artsci2716]

This is history and good History at that!

[@opponewboy4365]

When music has dignity to be called art

[@artsci2716]

Thank you for sharing this video and God bless!