WOW!!😭 | FIRST TIME HEARING The Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun REACTION

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[@stevebutler8387]

As a 65 year old man it brings joy for a young man like you to appreciate the music I loved as a teenager. Great video and thanks

[@Mark.Brindle]

I'm 64 and I totally agree. I still have all their LPs! I think we grew up in the best era of music.

[@ElleH123-w7w]

Im 60 and like you, it means so much to see this young man appreciate it so much.

[@janetburrows137]

I’m 56 and it gives me pleasure too. It’s hard too think they’ve never hear of the Carpenters. Watched a few reaction videos tonight. Then I think of how many years it’s been. This is when you had too be able to sing and not rely on a studio.❤❤

[@sifridbassoon]

it kills me now to think that at the time, we all thought the Carpenters were just silly and trite and sappy. I guess wisdom DOES come with age.

[@mikeb2644]

@@Mark.Brindle 62. Ditto.

[@jeffreygevant3126]

You are listening to the Greatest Female Vocalist of All Time that walked on this planet.

[@stevenangelo737]

Paul McCartney called Karen Carpenter the greatest female vocalist ever and I agree! It's such a tragedy that this talented woman died at 32 years old from Anorexia!

[@iowaboy5326]

You have just heard the BEST Duo EVER! Her beauty and voice and yet passed way too young.

[@dagmar.6954]

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 "(They Long to Be) Close to You", "For All We Know", "Rainy Days & Mondays", "Superstar", "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.

[@megjones7860]

Great list, thanks for bringing these back to memory. Also, Desperado.

[@thomastimlin1724]

Other songs: I Need to be in Love, Touch me When We're Dancing, A Song For You, Merry Christmas Darling, the Burt Bachrach Medley, and their first breakthrough hit Ticket to Ride.... the list is endless whether album cuts or single hits.

[@quintocreations-businessac4976]

Karen was actually not a great drummer. She could keep a soft rock beat. But that was the 70s back when PETA wasn't making waves and they used to teach chimps and orangutans to drum pop and soft rock beats Second. If you actually believe this is real and this person is hearing the Carpenters for the first time sometime in their twenties to thirties and they didn't live under a rock, under a tree, in the Siberian Wilderness where no other person lives within two thousand miles, then you're a......

[@jasminejones9937]

@@quintocreations-businessac4976 Don't be sure of yourself chances are he didn't hear the carpenters growing up he's black so grew up in a different culture not many black folks listened to the carpenters it was considered "white folks" music back then and not popular in his parents day

[@stephenpowell100]

@@quintocreations-businessac4976 Always got to be haters. Who are you to say she wasn't a great drummer. Maybe she was to the guy who said she was. I am sure these people who do the reaction videos probably listen to the songs first, but the reactions are still entertaining. People like you really amaze me. You must live a miserable life.

[@chrisholland6052]

Karen was an incredible talent. She made her singing seem so effortless. And yes, you are listening to the voice of an angel.

[@lesgrant2107]

And yet now the name Karen has become synonymous with a screeching harpy. So sad.

[@dannydi5936]

Time to Karen back. There are so many being short-changed of a beautiful legacy and inspiration.

[@SomewhereInTime5059]

@@lesgrant2107 yes, and I find that so sad. Please, be "a Karen", Karen Carpenter!

[@nan-sea3814]

@@lesgrant2107 they both make us cry- in different ways....

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

@@lesgrant2107 I am immune to that.

[@55judylw]

I still get tears in my eyes when I hear her beautiful, clear, powerful, gentle voice.

[@TheMaleforce]

Me too it's very moving.

[@davidyoung6387]

20 years after she died a group of music industry "experts" listed her as the best voice ever. The Carpenters were exceptional and Karen was even more so.

[@missmodern]

In 1975 she was the best drummer in the world.

[@perryallan3524]

@@missmodern I'd not say that. Clearly the best female drummer at the time. Clearly in the top 5 drummers at the time and it's very arguable that she was in the top 3 drummers at the time. Just not the best at the time.

[@steve9199]

This was THE "Wedding Song" from the 70's. Karen Carpenter's voice was once described as "The sound of a lover whispering in your ear."

[@tomschmitz261]

also as if she was sitting in your lap and singing only to and for you... her brother called her voice "phono-genic"...

[@karendavis2668]

This was my parents' wedding song! 💖

[@punkydoodle4774]

This was my cousin's wedding song. My Carpenters wedding song was For All We Know. That was 40 years and one week ago.

[@andycofin6983]

I am always amazed after I learned that this song was written for a bank commercial. Absolute amazing song written and arranged by the great musical talent of Paul Williams.

[@beverlysowa9905]

This song was originally used (or intended for) a bank/mortgage commercial. I didn’t appreciate The Carpenters when they were popular but now I do.

[@alexrojo7301]

Im from Downey ca. Their hometown they are highly highly beloved here. Rip peace from Downey.

[@tduffy5]

Brother Richard is the arranger. He builds the house. Karen lights it up. This song was played at so many weddings back in the day.

[@melliehobson8299]

The richness when she hits the lows that just blooms open is a signature that will never be surpassed. And Richard was the writer, and no slouch. Great voice, ear for a beautiful melody, and siblings harmonizing? You have a winner. The Carpenters were so castigated for being goody-goody in the hard-rock 70s, but time tells, doesn't it?

[@theyrekrnations8990]

Yes I was guilty myself for liking Zep Purple and Sabbath Lol . But with age I have mellowed and can greatly appreciate them now a days. I missed what they were about back then, but they do stand the test of time

[@brewerrkjb]

Um, artists named Paul Williams & Roger Nichols.[wrote "We've Only Just Begun". Richard was famous for being the arranger of most of their music, but they sang a bunch, of people's songs, Burt Bacharach & Hal David, Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell wrote "Superstar", etc.

[@davidwcooney]

It's great to see a new generation truly enjoying the music I grew up with.

[@jamespenny9482]

Love watching the young people's reactions to the GREAT music we grew up with.

[@1stltwife]

Amen..me too! We had every Carpenters album. We sang the songs on our swim team bus rides!! Born in 61...this is perfect 🥰

[@deborahscalise3215]

This is why they were the top selling group of the 70's. Fabulous harmonies. Top shelf musicians. Karen was a fantastic drummer and singer. Richard was exceptional on the keyboards and arrangements. Karen's voice is unmatched even now.

[@vickiebohy7609]

Yes, she was a great drummer. The person who said she wasn't a great drummer has obviously not watched her drum solos.

[@kathypellette2509]

She needed no tricks, just pure talent. I had the same feeling you have when i heard her 50 years ago. When she sang it was like a bolt of lightening went through the radio to me. I could hardly get enough of them. Timeless

[@bruschmidt9943]

That goes without saying!

[@DavidJohnson-yq4nz]

Timeless is right

[@mervinmannas7671]

OMG. YOU have only just begun. Richard and karen were majic togetehr. he was the brains behind all the arrangements and won Grammys for some of them. But it was Karen lower register and made their songs magic to listen to. We lost her far too early to Anorexia at just 32 i believe. But boy did she leave us with some pure gold like this.

[@scot60]

I’ve been a fan of the Carpenters since I was 10. I’m now 62. The Carpenters invented the “wall of sound”. That is the style of the background vocals. Between Karen’s voice, Richard’s arrangements and piano playing and the wall of sound they were incredible

[@lcozzarelli]

Phil Spector invented the ‘wall of sound’, but the Carpenters do have a lovely multi-layered sound inspired by Richard’s fascination with Les Paul and Mary Ford’s earlier recordings using voice-layering techniques

[@michellelamar8965]

Most beautiful female voice ever. Yet, she actually lived a long time in her brother's shadow.. he was considered d the musical prodigy of the family (on piano) and the one his mother thought would be a star. Karen began drumming in high school and had a real knack for it, but it came as a bit of surprise to everyone that it was her voice that the world fell in love with when the Carpenters (Karen and Brother Richard) became famous. For his part, Richard seemed content enough with her being in the spotlight, he had an amazing talent for arranging music to show off her voice's best qualities. She was called "one take Karen" because she rarely hit a wrong note while singing, she had perfect pitch. But she was never quite comfortable in the spotlight, and when her brother and managers pressured her to come out from behind her drum kit and sing front and center (something she did NOT want to do) she became increasingly self-conscious about her looks and ended up with a severe case of Anorexia, eventually starving herself down well below 90 pounds. (at least 20 lbs below what would be a MINIMUM healthy weight for someone her age/size) Her fans gasped at her appearance when she walked on stage, afraid she had cancer or was on drugs. Her family and friends knew she had a serious problem, but most people had never heard of Anorexia before, and they had no clue how to help her. Just telling an Anorexic like her to "just eat!" doesn't really work. When she did finally seek help, even the Doctors knew so little about Anorexia, they just pumped her full of IV nutrition and put 30 lbs on her in a few weeks. That further strained her heart that had been severely damaged from years of starving herself, and abusing laxatives. So one morning her heart just failed. It was her death that brought public attention to Eating disorders for the first time. Anorexia Nervosa is still considered the mental illness with the highest mortality rate. In other words, a higher percentage of people with Anorexia die, than those that die from any other mental illness. And eating disorders are still VERY difficult to treat, relapse is super common.

[@PegasusBYU]

Also add to the fact that ipecac syrup (which she was surreptitiously using) weakens heart muscle. Of course, no one was aware of it at that time.

[@guymorris6596]

One of the most musical voices.

[@guymorris6596]

The Illuminati sadly whacked her.

[@guymorris6596]

Karen was absolutely beautiful with a voice to match. I'm 59 and both still bring me to tears in a good way.

[@lisawentworth6831]

@@guymorris6596 what?? Put the aluminum hat away...she was anorexic and it destroyed her heart muscles! Illuminati my foot...not it was the Easter Bunny that did it...smh

[@phulnelson]

Imagine hearing their songs on the radio all the time throughout the 1970s, her beautiful voice daily.

[@gruntabro1]

I did !

[@Rebelynn56]

On the vocals in studio, they were their own backup singers. It was a new concept back then, but it worked. The voices you hear are primarily Karen and Richard, but echoed and changed registers. Just amazing!

[@kayomholt-montague7661]

Liquid gold running through your veins! That is Karen Carpenter's voice. One of a kind. Never to be repeated!

[@floorticket]

When you're a kid you just don't have the listening experience to distinguish good from great. Karen's voice was world-class. The Carpenters were the Led Zeppelin of soft rock. Absolutely massive in their prime.

[@lindakellogg7890]

Never heard that comparison but I guess you are right

[@BC-ui9yt]

Ironically, when Playboy readers voted her best drummer one year, John Bonham was not amused. Angrily said she couldn't play a Zep tune on drums. When she heard that at a party, she sat down and played along with his drumming on one of their songs. While also doing the vocals. Guessing Bonzo was even less amused when he heard about that.

[@tedharvick9010]

This is music I grew up listening to. Karen's rich contralto voice flowing over the airways like warm honey. And she was one heck of a drummer, too.

[@writerwade9241]

She used to refer to herself as a "drummer who sings." She was a gift.

[@tt55k]

Same , my mom had her albums , I liked it but I really wanted to hear smoke of the water or grand funk railroad

[@Perfect_Blend]

Karen was also an amazing drummer. Her brother Richard was an amazing pianist/arranger. Karen left us much too soon at age 32.

[@janinepettit2019]

I loved her voice. So melodic. So effortless. Pure talent.

[@davidphillips4476]

Oh Jeez, hearing her voice still makes me tear up for what we lost in this beautiful, kind person.

[@gregbell3559]

Me too

[@carolynyoung1585]

For me the stand out will always be her beautiful clear voice. I have never heard anyone sound so pure. The instrumentals were great but she was blessed and we are all blessed to hear her talent.

[@Rosiepooh75]

You are so diverse in what you react to and I'm absolutely loving it. Carpenters were a huge part of my teenage years, and everything Karen sang went straight to your heart. My absolute favourite is "I Need to be In Love", but anything you choose will be amazing

[@toodlescae]

Karen had such a beautiful voice.

[@einabq]

Your face when Richard joins in with initial harmony = F YEAH. We never knew how to put into words what we heard way back then! Come to think of it - you almost couldn't find words either!!!!!!!!! XOXOXOX

[@mogolurch]

another deep rabbit hole you've found here. enjoy!

[@bbwng54]

One of the greatest female singers of all time. Rolling Stone ranked her as #94 of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time in 2010- and I think she is still underrated! I miss her.

[@EF-fc4du]

Rolling Stone is fucking worthless.

[@BC-ui9yt]

If she was rated #94, then she was waaaaay underrated.

[@johnbottar7624]

I cannot think of 93 other voices better than Karen Carpenter's! She has to be in the top ten.

[@gregb8759]

She sings with no electronic assist….she’s playing her on drum kit…she’s rather attractive!! Take notes …pure talent….clean your ears out and listen to the lyrics….this was a popular wedding/prom song in the 70s and 80s!!

[@KimGulley]

Yes!! The 70's were HUGE on harmonizing. This is why people werent' so mad all the time. Songs like this are what we woke up to and went to sleep to daily.

[@cathybrookeburt2616]

Such a talented brother & sister duo. Karen had a voice of an angel & we lost her far too soon. Anorexia took her when she was just beginning to fly.

[@pamelapasechnick6899]

Yes, the Carpenters we're AMAZING! They were BIG back in the day and still have a lot of fans! This was a great reaction! I really enjoyed your appreciation for them. All of their songs were fantastic but one of my favorites is "Only Yesterday". I look forward to seeing more of your reaction videos.

[@ThefetchNZ]

Karen’s voice is the warm hug we all want and need. ❤️

[@kathysiedlecki6364]

Karen Carpenter was one of the best drummers on the planet. It was sad she past away.

[@alanlantz5131]

Karen's voice will stay with you forever

[@vickieswearingen2610]

Karen and Richard are brother and sister! They were iconic, she passed in her 30,'s, she suffered from anorexia! Another big hit from them, Rainy Days and Mondays! I wish I could smash the like button 100 times!

[@GinMae]

Thanks, Karen - so amazing!

[@mikehillman8115]

It’s great to see someone of your age appreciate her incredible talent. There are so many other songs she did that are Amazing

[@jollyj3285]

You've just listened to the goat...Karen Carpenter has the greatest voice ever. You should try Superstar or Rainy Days and Mondays next!

[@benparks3564]

She was also one of the greatest drum players in the music business. What unique talent she had.

[@mikem8702]

Her voice will echo through time so beautiful and yes this was LIVE that’s how heavenly it sounded

[@vickieswearingen2610]

Oh and Close To You was one of their biggest hits! So glad u discovered them!🥰

[@peachykeen7634]

Look up how Richard Carpenter basically INVENTED layering because they were broke so he recorded them doing their OWN HARMONIES and made these intense harmonies.

[@pattytyndall1021]

Velvet…harmony…so beautiful! No one does it better than the Carpenters!

[@Stacy55ish]

One of the best voices of all time.

[@summertime_blooz]

Incredibly, the song was written for a savings and loan commercial. Very beautiful.

[@DashPar]

I love when young folks run across artist with actual talent!! ❤️ Just voices and instruments

[@dougbowers4415]

I got to chat with Karen once for about 10 minutes during sound check. I was home for the weekend from college and my mom took me to a concert where her choir sang along with one of the numbers with The Carpenters. We sat front row center.

[@monie1527]

They were my neighbors in Downey California in the 60's and 70's. I went to the same high school (albeit years later) Karen was in the marching band and played the glockenspiel. Karen had a serious eating disorder which is what killed her. Richard was never the same. They had/have two apartment buildings right by our old high school, named "Only Just Begun." The other is "Close to you." Happy Easter, friends!

[@suzannezethner8180]

Voice of an Angel.

[@vickyburton2434]

It is very hard for a contralto to sound this beautiful. What a treasure this world list when Jaren passed away. I am so glad you enjoyed this song!❤❤❤

[@fescasany]

The best female voice of all time. Unmatched for her tone, warmth and vocal range. As of today, October 15, 2023, Richard Carpenter is working on a new studio album. This album will be her first solo recording since 1987's "Time Out of Mind." Carpenter has been working on the album for several years, and has been searching for a vocalist who can fill the void left by her sister Karen, who died in 1983. In an interview with Billboard in 2022, Carpenter said that the album will have a sound similar to that of the Carpenters, but that it will also be an evolution of his sound. "It's still soft rock, but it's a little more modern," Carpenter said. "There's also a bit of experimentation." Carpenter has not yet announced a release date for the album, but has said that he hopes it will be released in 2024. In addition to his work on the new album, Carpenter is also working on a documentary about the life and career of the Carpenters. The documentary, which is being produced by the company "Greenwich Entertainment", will be released in 2024. Carpenter also continues to tour and give concerts. In 2023, he toured the United States with singer-songwriter Michael Feinstein. There is no voice today that compares to Karen Carpenter's. She was a unique musical genius in the world and goes far beyond her time. It without autotune or any other manipulation. Just her voice and her brother Richard's incredible arrangements. No current artist can match this in this era. Karen was also one of the best drummers of her time and she could sing well while she played the drums simultaneously. A true top talent. RIP Karen Carpenter, We will always remember you and love you!!! 💛💛💛 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- La mejor voz femenina de todos los tiempos. Inigualable por su tono, calidez y rango vocal. A fecha de hoy 15 de Octubre de 2023, Richard Carpenter está trabajando en un nuevo álbum de estudio. Este álbum será su primer trabajo discográfico en solitario desde "Time Out of Mind" de 1987. Carpenter ha estado trabajando en el álbum durante varios años, y ha estado buscando una vocalista que pueda llenar el vacío dejado por su hermana Karen, quien murió en 1983. En una entrevista con el medio "Billboard" en 2022, Carpenter dijo que el álbum tendrá un sonido similar al de los Carpenters, pero que también será una evolución de su sonido. "Todavía es soft rock, pero es un poco más moderno", dijo Carpenter. "También hay un poco de experimentación". Carpenter aún no ha anunciado una fecha de lanzamiento para el álbum, pero ha dicho que espera que salga a la venta en 2024. Además de su trabajo en el nuevo álbum, Carpenter también está trabajando en un documental sobre la vida y la carrera de los Carpenters. El documental, que está siendo producido por la compañía "Greenwich Entertainment", se estrenará en 2024. Carpenter también continúa realizando giras y dando conciertos. En 2023, realizó una gira por los Estados Unidos con el cantante y compositor Michael Feinstein. No hay ninguna voz hoy en día que se compare con la de Karen Carpenter. Fue una genio musical única en el mundo y va mucho más allá de su tiempo. Sin autoajuste ni ninguna otra manipulación. Sólo su voz y los increíbles arreglos de su hermano Richard. Ningún artista actual puede igualar esto en esta era. Karen también era una de las mejores bateristas de su época y podía cantar así mientras tocaba la batería simultáneamente. Un verdadero talento superior. QEPD Karen Carpenter, ¡¡¡ Siempre te recordaremos y te querremos!!! 💛💛💛

[@ernarc23]

I love that you love her. This music was such a huge part of my childhood. Karen Carpenter had a very unique depth and resonance in her voice I'd never heard before or since. She was one of a kind. xo

[@meaculpa632]

Qwerty.... never did I ever think you would react to this. Lol you are awesome!

[@amishgirl1000]

Karen had the most beautiful voice ever😊

[@suzannezethner8180]

No auto tune when I grew up with these incredible singers!

[@terrylewis_]

Her voice is goosebump city for me, and the song feels like a hug or something.

[@rogerdavis3896]

I am age 67 and still have the Carpenters cassettes I bought in 1972. Now, I am getting ready to take piano lessons again and finish what I started in elementary school. Then, I plan to play this song at my daughter’s wedding next summer if she will let me and I can be prepared in time.

[@colletteryder3016]

Welcome to The Carpenters fandom. SO GOOD!

[@beckyhoffman9423]

Her brother plays the piano

[@firemedic5100]

This is what good music sounded like without autotune.

[@gabrielofficial7859]

Best duo❤❤

[@mararellano3184]

It’s a Classic!!! 👌🏻😍💖🎉. A stream Of angelic voces! 🎊💖

[@matrox]

This is a beautiful song. I loved it when it first came out and hit the charts.

[@laudanum669]

This song was originally written for a Bank's TV commercial. It was written by legendary singer/song writer Paul Williams. Paul has written dozens of huge hits for many artists.

[@sjduges67]

Crocker Bank! I’m glad someone mentioned this!

[@adam.4487]

Check out some of her drum solo performances or any video of Karen Carpenter drumming and singing or just drumming! She is amazing, and the look on her face when drumming is pure happiness.

[@marysharp-koehler8605]

The Carpenters are still THE most remarkable music group I have ever heard and they were up and coming when I was an early teenager!!! The range of the vocals, the arrangements of music that Richard would re-work and turn them into magic is WhT made them SO special and wonderful!!! I still LOVE immersing myself in their music! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@matrox]

Doug Strawn is playing flute, he also played Harmonica and horn. Also all of the band played multiple instruments, Karen of course played drums, few know she also played Bass. The sad part is all in that band is dead now except Richard. Cubby O'Brien one of the original mousketeers was the drummer who played on their overseas tours. Cubby is still living.

[@vickiebohy7609]

So sad they are all gone except Cubby and Richard.

[@gerardcote8391]

Karen Carpenter was the Drummer, and her and her brother were in the choir together. Died of heart failure age 32 back in 1983.

[@mesaeddie]

Her voice was really magical.What a loss for us all when she died so young.

[@tonycapuccidj2652]

The best voice of all time...I Love you Karen...

[@danawinslett7505]

I love young people discovering my generations music. This was so much fun.

[@carpenterscollector2910]

i`ve just watched this whole video with a smile on my face the whole time, your reaction whilst not surprising, is just priceless young sir, i love it :) Carpenters were the biggest selling group of the 70`s, out-selling the beatles and elvis put together!! One of a kind voice that has never been matched and probably never will.

[@Newfie-zc7ug]

You are so lucky my friend ...you have just listened to a voice of an angel..before and after she left us !

[@daveloboda1769]

Karen Carpenter, you will not hear a better voice. She was unique.

[@sydneysomer9958]

She is my favorite singer of all time. 😢 RIP. Gone TOO soon!

[@cattlejax]

The guy in front playing tambourine & clarinet you were asking about was Doug Strawn, who also played saxophone & did backup vocals for the Carpenters when they toured. Top-notch band!

[@matrox]

Yep...also Bob Messenger the Bass player also played sax. Check out his solo...I love this solo in Santa Clause is coming to town. Truly bad ass. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKebkpWdZ5mEjck

[@catherder78]

Doug Strawn and Bob Messenger (RIP) were indeed terrific! But the band is lip synching in this video to the studio recording, and in the studio, the tambourine player on almost every Carpenters track was... Karen. Rarely credited! But just another example of her incredible talent. Hal Blaine on drums... one of the greatest studio drummers of his era.

[@matrox]

@@catherder78 Yep...some shows insisted that they lipsync as part of the contract.

[@catherder78]

@@matrox it's important for Carpenters fans to remember, however, that most of the early videos of the Carpenters posted on KZbin were taken from the DVD of the summer replacement TV series called "Make Your Own Kind of Music", which ran from July 20 to September 7, 1971. This quirky, campy, not-always-PC show was built around the Carpenters to showcase their music (with the guidance of A&M Studios; Herb Alpert, A&M co-owner, was also a regular on the show). So all of these wonderfully nostalgic music videos from that 1971 summer replacement show were lip-synched, not contractually, but intentionally, as part of the programming. Karen was so good at lip-synching you never really think about it... just get lost in the song and her incredible voice as soon as she opens her mouth. Richard didn't like all the silly acts they had to do on the show but I enjoy watching what's been released on KZbin.

[@megrankin8356]

You are adorable to watch listening to music....so positive. Stay that way.

[@davidgregory5166]

First album I bought in 1970. Her voice. Her drums. Richard's piano and harmony. Great musicians joining them. Listen to a little known short song they made called Sometimes. Actually one of my favorites over Close To You, Rainy Days And Mondays, A Song For You, Superstar.

[@rebeccataylor8981]

Here's another Carpenters song called "Superstar"; it's a sad and haunting one about unrequited love: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXvQnpR_fM56eMk It's heart-wrenching.

[@DavidMorehead]

Glad you found them. The look on your face when she starts singing and when the background vocals come in is gold. You get it. They were phenomenal. Her voice is unmatched to this day. Her brother did the amazing arrangements and plays the keyboards. He is also singing the backgrounds with her.

[@rosenamay8214]

Voice of an angel. Superstar! Check it out.

[@sallyp3362]

I saw the Carpenter's in concert when I was 17yrs old in 1974! They were awesome then ad they are today!

[@ltkell2028]

This was the song my eldest brother & sister in-law played at their wedding in 1970. You should listen to more of their music & see what an amazing talent Karen was!! An amazing drummer!!!

[@promediajd8593]

No AutoTune. And her and her brother dubbing the BG Vocals. Her brother was in charge of the arrangements. Amazing over all.

[@rustbeltwriter]

Karen's voice remains unparalleled. So glad you found this group.

[@janiebug5251]

Your listening to music from a era where there was actual lyrical, vocal and musical talent. The era of my childhood. I feel so blessed to have grown up with real music.

[@rextrek]

128th....ahhh you discovered the Carpenters.....Truly a Ubnique Amazing Brother & Sister Group......I was 12 when this came out....1972 ......... She Passed away from Anorexia / which brought attention to the Disease .....for the 1st time

[@Mr7826]

We saw them in concert when my late wife and I were stationed in West Germany in the mid 1970's, this brings back some heart pains in her memory, my wife and Karen both died way to young.

[@jamesdrynan]

I love seeing people who have no idea what they're in for, listening to this brother/sister duo for the first time.

[@891Henry]

Karen Carpenter had one of the best voices ever and you could understand every word. This is one of those songs (along with Close to You, also by the Carpenters) that everyone of a certain generation had at their wedding reception. A brother and sister team - Richard on piano and Karen on drums.

[@kimmarievan-ever6599]

You've been Carpentererd..in other words absolutely amazed by the talent of these two amazing people..Miss Karen Carpenter is the GOAT

[@peterkozak9212]

Karen Carpenter had such a gorgeous voice! She died way to young from anorexia! Very sad!

[@craigcook6233]

Karen had the best voice I have ever heard. My mom played their musicwhen I was a kid in the 70s

[@user-zf1vn8gv4g]

I KNOW I REVIEWED YOUR SONG A COUPLE OF TIMES IT'S JUST SO NICE TO SEE A YOUNG INTELLIGENT MANAGER YOURSELF APPRECIATE A LEGEND LIKE KAREN CARPENTER AND HER BROTHER THANK YOU SO MUCH❤

[@helokopter924]

Im on my late 60s, so remember KC very well on the radio and TV specials. She began, with her brother Richard, by playing drums. Richard,her brother, was a terrific arranger but KC's voice was discovered by Herb Alpert in 1969 which began their road to fame. Richard convinced her that her best singing voice was contralto, 'the money is in the basement'. I believe KC's, voice, especially contralto, was the best female voice ever. No auto-tune, stripping, gimmicks, or screaming. Her nickname was 'one take', since she always sang a song once in studio without a single re-take. She sang to you with mesmerizing emotion, perfect pitch and enunciation. Her voice compelled you to listen. She had no professional voice training. Paul McCartney said she sang Ticket To Ride better than the Beatles, and "she had the most angelic voice I have ever heard". John Lennon told her at an LA restaurant "you have a fabulous voice luv". Every female harmony in all of her songs was hers as well, sang, then dubbed into the song by Richard. They were most successful in early/mid1970s when she received 4 grammys. She was also recognized by 1975 Playboy poll as rock drummer of the year. She never knew true love, nor how good she really was. Check other songs such as 'Superstar' 'Solitaire', 'Only Yesterday', 'Hideaway', 'Rainy Days and Mondays','I Can Dream Cant I', 'Hurting Each Other', 'Need To Be In Love', 'Goodbye To Love', etc.. She had low self-image, and could never seem to please her mother. She had a few friends including Dionne Warwick. She had serious onset of anorexia in 1975 that continued the rest of her life. Married a guy in 1982 that was broke, not who she thought, and mistreated her. Never knew true love. She died Feb 1983 at 32yo due to complications from anorexia. [Some info contained herein came from documentaries such as, "Only Yesterday"].

[@parsifal40002]

This song was and still is sung at weddings. Beautiful music and lyrics!