The Carpenters-Perry Como Show1974 High Quality Video

[@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.

[@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!!!!

[@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

[@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.

[@robertmurchison4360]

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

[@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

[@daveseth790]

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

[@ionthetarget]

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

[@ckrtom2]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 .

[@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. 😢

[@RitaSora]

Happy 72nd Birthday Karen! Always with us! Love You forever!

[@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..

[@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! 🤩

[@SuperWoodyboy]

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

[@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 ... 🙏🙏

[@achmadpoernomo8163]

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

[@PhilGeissler]

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

[@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. ❤❤❤

[@truthhurtshuh5443]

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

[@cliffshell]

Where has our good music gone?

[@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..

[@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.

[@virginiaboone9503]

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

[@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.

[@iliketowatchvideos47]

She looks beautiful here gorgeous eyes

[@응암동주부]

True

[@mirai-eigou-shoshinsha]

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

[@gvalley07]

She was stunning...

[@lazur1]

The King and Queen of warm round sound.

[@응암동주부]

😃😃

[@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

[@joannemidwood6747]

OMG that voice ❤️

[@eddiehernandez1772]

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

[@bobbiewallace4008]

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

[@daviddiangellidaviddiangel1304]

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

[@bgierat]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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......

[@josecayetanochavez8092]

Simply wonderful

[@asifsaifullah1990]

My most favourite male and female vocalist of all time.

[@mikewrasman5103]

I remember watching Perry Como's program growing up!

[@robertrodriguez7131]

The music will never be the same after this era !

[@gabrielainda3536]

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

[@constantlyevolving6967]

Completely agree. This is really special.

[@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

[@artsci2716]

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

[@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!

[@db5837]

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

[@kennsaunders1690]

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

[@artsci2716]

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

[@sashachitownvillegas6850]

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

[@eugenebarry5376]

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

[@louisfeurino7182]

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

[@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!!

[@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.

[@helenruggeri5062]

That was absolutely beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

[@christianlink7287]

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

[@anthonymartin7783]

Never tire of her flawless voice

[@lynnet.3575]

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

[@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.

[@tuffgong9951]

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

[@antoniostefani9481]

An angel voice. Karen Carpenter unforgetable.

[@RC-bw6fc]

Sheer perfection. As good as it will ever get.

[@ricardokim4870]

SHE'S #1 IN the WORLD

[@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!

[@baysliststephanie8073]

It was impossible for her to get how awesome she was. What a loss. Thank goodness technology just keeps getting better and she sounds even more beautiful.

[@bruschmidt9943]

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

[@djwhitelaw]

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

[@Highinsight7]

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

[@odilondasilvarocha]

Beautiful. Two immense singers Plus Richard Carpenter.

[@CECILIAENRIQUEZ-n8h]

¡Guau! ¡que trío! ¡que voces! mil gracias

[@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

[@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

[@markcoycoyescueta6922]

The year I was born..and the music was MUSIC...real music..flawless talents’ such as Karen, Perry & Richard...

[@6CAT736]

Two "Greats" singing each other hits.

[@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.

[@opponewboy4365]

When music has dignity to be called art

[@1953airman]

what a wonderful age when we had such men like like perry como.

[@tedwitek6406]

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

[@gatotkaca9505]

Rest In Peace for Both of Them !!

[@ianwhitehead4337]

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

[@jimpreston5778]

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

[@artsci2716]

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

[@renarga6886]

This is called natural talent.

[@richardea4223]

AGREE!😎

[@lessubrick4772]

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

[@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!

[@DyreStraits]

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

[@michaelmarette4423]

It's hard to hold back the tears, such beautiful music and talent. Wow!!!!

[@gregoryquint7653]

Effortlessly, they sing with beautiful harmony and vibrato.

[@brianmasinelli9694]

Two beautiful voices make beautiful music. Oh what a time it was!

[@marisadelvalleagustinelli8913]

Qué dúo maravilloso... como sus canciones! Gracias por compartir este vídeo!

[@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.

[@Offsides09]

So beautiful. Two real talents.

[@arthoffman7411]

Great duo.. Both voices are so easily on display . Both so relaxed and a joy to listen to ..

[@afc358]

Two voices on a different level. So glad I saw this.

[@rosiecouture7695]

Her voice, to me, was angelic! The Carpenters had great songs, lyrics, music! Glad I can see them again and again on youtube!

[@dmtakacs]

And the world is so much better with the memories that these two bring!Aren't they awesome?

[@artsci2716]

Thank you for sharing this video and God bless!

[@shanitrahan9904]

Love this video, It's a beautiful song duet