Saw them in concert in 77 or 78. Richard was behind the piano and Karen was behind the drum set throughout the complete show. Her voice was perfect the entire show.
@robertcartier50886 ай бұрын
They could make us feel nostalgic for a time we had never lived through... THAT is talent!
@colty77645 ай бұрын
"A Song For You" .. one of my favorites.
@steve91996 ай бұрын
A reviewer with Rolling Stone magazine once said, "Karen Carpenter's voice is like the sound of a lover whispering in your ear.". I'm 63 years old now, and she STILL gives me goose-bumps when I hear her singing.
@lydmarl.4756 ай бұрын
So true!!!!
@kayblock-bourghs82856 ай бұрын
I'm 65 years old; always loved The Carpenters.
@jvyoung12585 ай бұрын
I'm 66 and still love them
@alexarmendariz77636 ай бұрын
Beautiful and timeless rip Karen Carpenter
@papawinthewoods6 ай бұрын
This song is more relevant today than ever! I’m 66 years old and lived this era. It does me good to see all you younger reactors listen to all the great music from the past. All kind of memories, like Karen sings about, come back to me. Music from this era will never again be made I’m afraid. You guys are keeping it alive through your reactions! … A tip of my hat to you fine sir!
@jvyoung12585 ай бұрын
I too am 66. Ditto what you said
@clifton89296 ай бұрын
Some people just hat 'IT' - Karen was like stardust, gold, and Tiffiney Glass. Precious but fragile, beautiful but tragic. RIP Bright Angel.
@jons.1056 ай бұрын
Well-said.
@patrickminer59265 ай бұрын
That sums up karen So beautiful!!
@andrewclayton41816 ай бұрын
Great Carpenters track. If you want to hear Tony Peluso really doing the business on guitar, listen to Goodbye to Love, one of their best IMHO. You can't go wrong with their other stuff though.
@festidious26446 ай бұрын
Hi, Shawn: This is the first song on side two of their Now And Then album. You should do a special video and take a bit of time to do the entire side. They go from this song about the oldies into their versions of about six actual oldies and the whole of side two is a blast.
@KimSimful6 ай бұрын
I loved the Now and Then album! Please do a deep dive into it!! ❤️
@robertszekely86866 ай бұрын
I love the Carpenters music. Karen has a golden voice. RIP This is one of my favorite songs of theirs. The nostalgic nature reminds of times and music from years gone by. Which includes the songs from the Carpenters.
@luvutons4116 ай бұрын
My older brother bought The Carpenters albums...that's when I caught on to their fabulous music and Karen's vocals and drumming. Of course love Richard's great keyboards. Beautiful 70's music...never can forget this duo 50 years later...thanks for the memories Shawn 🎤🎶👍
@eggy19626 ай бұрын
Drumming situation.... early studio songs they has Hal Blaine on drums... Karen did plenty too.... when out on tour or on many tv shows it was either Karen or Cubby O Brian..... you didn't notice this one had some pretty harp play.....that was Gayle Levant
@mariaportengen29596 ай бұрын
The most beautiful singing voice 🎶🎶❤️👍
@mrloverlover326 ай бұрын
Karen Carpenter - lead and backing vocals, drums yesterday once more
@corgiluver97186 ай бұрын
One of my favorite Carpenters song. As you said, Karen did play the drums on this one. Thanks for reacting.
@maryhuhnke47066 ай бұрын
When she gets to the part where he's breaking her heart...WOW❤
@joelliebler56906 ай бұрын
I loved this one from the first note I heard all those years ago!😢Hal Blaine on drums was part of The ‘Wrecking Crew’ which Hal nicknamed. They were session musicians who played on some of the biggest selling and best songs of the 1960’s into the early 1970’s.
@subwaygoddess16 ай бұрын
I agree that these lyrics are for everyone! Ever since I discovered reactors, I get to hear songs that are a reminder of particular times or events in my life. My favorite band is R.E.M., and lead singer Michael Stipe's grandmother told him "Remember Every Moment," for R.E.M. I experience that with being here and reacting to your reactions!!! Whenever I hear the Carpenters, I think of "Close To You" and the memory of hearing Karen Carpenter's voice for the 1st time. I always think of my big brother, too, because he loves all things Carpenters ✌️
@iraidaacevedo37236 ай бұрын
I always loved her voice💫💔
@chitownlee6 ай бұрын
Superstar was written by Leon Russell and Bonnie Bramlett.
@leeannies-tears3696 ай бұрын
So So True. 🎶♥️
@Perfect_Blend6 ай бұрын
Yes, Karen played drums on this track.
@davedave86026 ай бұрын
I'm right there with you about Chester Bennington and Linkin Park. It's unusual when a celebrity's passing affects me more than a momentary sadness. But Chester's did, and still affects me to this day. It took me a long time to even be able to listen to Linkin Park songs without being brought to tears. I do remember Karen Carpenter's passing also making me very sad----just so tragic.
@JimFlickinger6 ай бұрын
I can still see her decked out in all white, sitting at her drums and that voice!!!
@davidmaholchic61466 ай бұрын
My favorite Carpenters song love you
@GinMae6 ай бұрын
Thanks, Shawn! Karen was one-of-a-kind... appreciate your reaction...
@pennynolan75976 ай бұрын
I'm 70 and have always lost myself in the music. When it became crude and angry, I stopped following it and went back to my oldies. We had the best music, and just took it for granted.😢
@stevetournay61036 ай бұрын
In the early 70s there was a huge vogue for "oldies", and this song was written as a commentary on it. The medley features part of Skeeter Davis' End Of The World, which Karen ends on a baritone note...it's glorious...
@tedcole99366 ай бұрын
I think it says something profound about music that people with dementia who have sadly forgotten so much can often connect and remember old songs even after they’ve forgotten most of the facts of their lives -names, places, may be all but gone, but old songs remain. That’s how deep music gets into us as human beings.
@Skeeter1236 ай бұрын
RIP beautiful Karen 🙏🕊🌹♥️. You & your amazing, once in a lifetime voice are truly missed. 😞
@325diane6 ай бұрын
Loved your reaction so much!!! This recording, more than any other, makes me so grateful that I grew up in a different, happier time. It wasn't perfect by any means back in the day, but we had some fantastic music as the background to our lives. Beautiful memories.
@eddiecriglington4006 ай бұрын
A great musical duo. Very sad when the news came through about Karen, way back then. They created so many beautiful songs, with Karen’s great voice and their beautiful harmonies. 🎶❤️🎶
@gwilli95116 ай бұрын
My fav Carpenter's song.
@firedoc56 ай бұрын
For a more "rocking" song of theirs, check out "Good-bye to Love". They caught a lot of guff over it because it was a bit different than their softer side. Her brother Richard not only played keyboards and sang with her, but also wrote, arranged, and instrumental in the recordings. He used the same multitracking that Les Paul pioneered while recording his wife, Mary Ford. Karen always considered herself a drummer that could sing and due to shyness, it took a while for her step out from the drum kit and take center stage.
@bunnylucky446 ай бұрын
Are the carpenters in the hall of fame they should be ?.
@kathyrizzi87546 ай бұрын
Brother & Sister we’re so darn good together, they had many hits, so sad about Karen 😪💛💛
@bobdelp20236 ай бұрын
NIIIIIIICCCCCE!!! 👍😊RIP☹ TO THE ANGEL!
@ed.z.6 ай бұрын
So true …thanks to KZbin reactors. It’s yesterday, once more.
@contraryMV6 ай бұрын
I think the number of tears I shed is commensurate with the numbers of years passed by from when I first listened to this song.
@armandogarza61816 ай бұрын
Well said bro, I couldn't live without music...well, I wouldn't want to live without music lol. A song can instantly take you back to a certain place or time in your life, music is a powerful art, peace.
@sagitt18566 ай бұрын
My three most touching female voices: 1. BARBRA STREISAND 2. KAREN CARPENTER 3. OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN (unfairly undervalued voice)
@jonathanmurphy31416 ай бұрын
It is familiar, because it is "yesterday, once more" 😉 My parents had their "greatest" album, when I was a child, in the 1970's - sounds of my youth, before getting into "Rock/Punk/Blues/Metal/Soul-R&B/Country -etc.
@KevinRCarr6 ай бұрын
Gonna throw a curveball here, and suggest a song that this beautiful song reminds me of. There's a country/pop crossover song by Ronnie Milsap called Lost In The 50s Tonight. I think you'll love it if you give it a listen.
@KimSimful6 ай бұрын
The Now and Then album is awesome! The radio idea really makes it special. It’s like listening to an old radio station full of great tunes!! You should listen to the whole album!
@markgallemore88566 ай бұрын
The carpenters the song is called Hurting Each Other
@maryhuhnke47066 ай бұрын
Who would've thought that my feelings from Jr High would matter in your reaction right now??
@bobdelp20236 ай бұрын
3 MORE GR8888'S SHAWN : THIS MASQUERADE, SOLITAIRE, A SONG FOR YOU 👍😊
@debsandz6 ай бұрын
Well said Shawn, great reaction!
@jvyoung12585 ай бұрын
I liked Carpenter's back in the day when it wasn't cool to like them. They are pleasant to listen to. Thanks for your positive reaction
@AutoAlligator5 ай бұрын
Beautiful song.
@AirDOGGe6 ай бұрын
Poor Karen was conscience of her weight and became anorexic, which eventually took her life far too soon at the young age of 33. RIP dear lady.
@charleswind82986 ай бұрын
Everyone “ dives in” !!!!!
@scottrbloom6 ай бұрын
If it wasn't for Karen Carpenter's wonderful vocals I might have considered this another of those cop-out manipulative tear-jerker songs. It seams a bit too easy to pull the strings by talking about nostalgia itself. And it is an easy song in many ways. The melody is derived from a dozen other songs, and the lyrics are simple. The thing that elevates it beyond a simple pop song is the vocal quality and the vocal arrangement. Richard was masterful in his harmony arrangements to complement Karen's voice, many of which were done with just the two of them overdubbing harmonies in the studio. I was wondering how he's fared without her all these years, but apparently he and his wife are doing quite well and have contributed millions to the arts in their community. He is 77.
@roybiggs72396 ай бұрын
Please check out their version of A Song For You.
@rodmcmahon40006 ай бұрын
Try Carpenters Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft please
@omarnav-k7g5 ай бұрын
Te amaré siempre, Karen.
@michaelasay85876 ай бұрын
Saw them in 74
@HeidiDenoble6 ай бұрын
You're probably confusing it with their song Only Yesterday
@mikemiller30696 ай бұрын
I'm tempted to count how many times you use the word "man" in a video. 😂
@rogervondrasek56776 ай бұрын
I hadn't noticed that until I read your comment,man. Might make a good drinking game.
@michaelasay85876 ай бұрын
When life was better...twrrible now. Whos the President?😢😢
@bishop65166 ай бұрын
try I need to be in love
@johnsimon29886 ай бұрын
No. Karen did live performances. Her BEST song? We've Only Just Begun. Give it a listen. I dare ya! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@Coowallsky6 ай бұрын
Karen did all of the the drums in the studio for this LP with the exception of Jambalya.
@johnsimon29886 ай бұрын
@@Coowallsky My error. A woman that wanted to be a drummer in the 60-70s? Not typical. But that voice.
@Coowallsky5 ай бұрын
@@johnsimon2988 I still marvel with what appears to be so little efrort resulting in outstanding songs.
@johnsimon29885 ай бұрын
@@Coowallsky Good old chance? And difficult to repeat as musical styles have changed quite a bit. Tori Holub is amazing in both similar ability and that one so young enjoys that style of music. Such fortune happens every 40 years?
@Coowallsky5 ай бұрын
@@johnsimon2988 Tori is damn good. I would like to hear more of her where she isn't simply doing Karen,