Carpenters - Solitaire (Lyrics)

[@andrewfaduk214]

No one will ever come close to the most gorgeous voice ever Every emotion was put into every song she sang I'm in tears now Bless her 🙏❤️❤️❤️

[@spacetimemalleable7718]

No one can ever match the clarity, emotion, and tone of Karen Carpenter. She was a World Treasure. After all these years, I STILL MISS HER.

[@Fernando-gt4vx]

Me too. Her soul is still alive. She is watching us,

[@jaiponlaon08]

Yeah.. she's a world treasure..me too still missing Karen 😥😥😞 She is the best female singer .

[@Fernando-gt4vx]

@@jaiponlaon08 and drummer like no other.

[@schelliegris7481]

For so many reasons, I just didn't love the music. 2022. Still miss her!

[@shirleyvallermosa981]

That’s true,one of my favorite

[@floydlockie7928]

I am a 70 year old man and I have no business shedding tears...................except when Karen Carpenter sings.

[@darlenemchenry1104]

Well, I am a 68 year old woman, and it happens every time I hear her sing. ❤

[@edithvega3027]

Que hermoso la música no tiene edad solo se siente ❤❤❤

[@JosieN-ns8rm]

Me too. 😢

[@jlove7723]

I am 63 and happens to me all the time.....

[@srvafool]

66 here and she does it to me too.

[@peterherrington3300]

If there has ever been a voice more soulful , rich in tone with astonishing warmth & emotion , I've never heard it . Absolute masterclass 👏

[@CorvetteStingray1969]

BEST VOCALIST OF ALL TIME!! Rest in peace, Miss Karen ❤…. I listen to your music every evening… Always sleep well after that… What a voice!!! 😊

[@evaszabo1376]

Every night,before I fall asleep I listen to her songs,it really heals my soul.Thank you Karen!!🥰

[@ivannoevigna2501]

Emocionante!😢

[@juliebarrows8149]

Me too!

[@maritesbergonio2118]

me too❤

[@sean5990]

I thought I was the only one. Lol

[@Kmnl200]

I am doing exactly the same just now.

[@APolat-tz8tl]

I was just 13 when I first heard this song in the 80’s and still love it so much. RIP Karen. 💐

[@kanenevlog8399]

Some people around me don't understand why I love listening to this kind of songs, most especially Karen carpenter songs. They said you're in a modern day now and your choice of music is from 70's and 80's. They can't relate to the feeling I have everytime I listen to these kind of misic. I just told them me too I can't find myself being entertained with modern day songs you like, each of us have our own uniqueness whatever it is. Let's just respect each other whatever likes we have.

[@peggymcmillin660]

Today’s music can’t be compared to previous generations. And no one can compare to Karen Carpenter

[@ilovesuisse1]

Maybe these people don’t understand what real music is. Karen’s voice was and always will be. She didn’t need to run around on stage half-naked, she had REAL talent, she had a natural God given beautiful voice. She could have sung the phone book and it would have been special. A lot of music today is just rubbish.

[@edithvega3027]

Simplemente se canta con el corazón ❤❤❤

[@nevanne-ej4tl]

i really adored the briliant golden voice of madam Karen...

[@petermerron2268]

Could not agree more dear

[@mikelast7918]

the most beautiful song of modern days sung by the most angelic voice......crystal clear voice takes this to another level

[@denischarette-de3te]

I agree. This song cannot be sung more beautifully than that.

[@davidclementi5434]

Karen Carpenter's voice was a true gift to her audience...such purity and emotion in her performance...

[@WilliamTyler-um2lc]

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[@KC-mn2mk]

What a pure, soulful and warm performance by such a fragile young lady. You cannot be untouched when you hear her. Listen with headphones or earbuds to pick up the subtlety of the instrumentals in harmony with Karen. I particularly love the oboe throughout, and of course we can hear our beloved Tony on guitar. I'm playing solitaire too, Karen. RIP

[@kabutsutraungu]

I was in Junior High School when hear this song for the first time in 1980. Now, I am listening again this amazing song from amazing voice in 2021 ! I LOVE KAREN....!!!!!!

[@reybarbaso3351]

Karen meme

[@shadsawa_3xx352]

wow

[@Fernando-gt4vx]

My experience is exactly the same. Her soul is still alive

[@Fernando-gt4vx]

My experience is exactly the same!.

[@alensinaro7366]

I am 64 year old man from Indonesia. Magical... I've heard this song Solitaire since 1973, sung by the prominence, Andy Williams. But when I heard it performed by the Karen Carpenters some time ago, it was as if I had never heard it at all. So beautiful... so touching! And, so different! Love you, Karen! 😍❤

[@divinabagsic6541]

Paborito ko ito Solitaire naalala ko nong hs ako freshmen 1972 (Martial law) masarap at tahimik ang buhay noon nkakamiss💕💕💕

[@Nacho-Mamma]

Pure emotion is what Karen Carpenter always gave. Her voice was & still is incomparable. I’ve only ever heard one person who nearly came close to imitating Karen’s voice. That’s was Sandi Patti performing her “Jesus Loves Me” medley from 1983/84.

[@isabellalassnig3189]

Simply stunning. It gets me every time. Goosebumps all over. The musical arrangement at the end of the song is absolutely breathtaking. Bravo Richard!!!

[@Kmnl200]

This song was what accompanied my loneliness during the first year of graduate study in the US in the 70’s. I was thousands miles from home then. After all these years, the second this song started, all the bitter and sweet memories of that time came back to life.

[@dantyson326]

The most beautiful, angelic voice, as a musician I can relate to perfect tones & hers are second to none, spot on, could not be better & her brother Richard's background voice only adds another dimension....Karen should easily qualify for Hall of Fame....she left us much too early & why wasn't someone able to help with her physical situation? The world grieves over her loss😢

[@Tutankhamen210]

This song drips with such a lonely, heart-wrenching nostalgia. I don't know why it affects me the way it does because I'm far from being anything like the man in the song. No doubt part of the reason it pulls on my heart strings is because of the sadness I feel about Karen's untimely death.😪 Also, it carries me away and places me in an era in my life that seems so very distant. Godspeed Karen Carpenter❣️

[@yishaishasha8690]

I think k that each one of us is like the man in the song to some extent , we all closed our hearts at times and chose to play it safe , with the price involved. it's a universal theme. more so for us men .we all know the feeling :)

[@hermanbunandar6053]

Karen really have a good voice. Really good

[@denischarette5898]

@@hermanbunandar6053 Without any doubt.

[@jorgelizarragafotografo6398]

Hermano,me recuerda duramente a mi papá ,mi papá ya murió ,odio decir que murió .. marco mi infancia y mi vida con estás canciones . Viva Karen ,viva la vida

[@prajibn8912]

Subhanallah. Her voice is so soothing .... It can make me cry.

[@evelienkoetsier4704]

Me to

[@geraldlambert6015]

From her first hit Close to You, I fell in love with her voice and songs. I believe she will go into the music hall of fame as one of the greatest female singers ever.

[@blackwellstephanie1]

The best female singer ever. ❤

[@mhizplease2685]

🌍🙏🏾🎼Karen Carpenter Voice Is ANGELIC 🙏🏾 And These Songs Will REMAIN From GENERATION TO GENERATION 🙏🏾 The Songs Are Like When They First Release🙏🏾🎼 Karen You Will LIVE ON In Our HEART'S FOREVER❤❤❤🤗Rest In Peace My Singing QUEEN 👑🤗🎼🌍🙏🏾

[@edwardcvelbar2633]

Hi Karen , you have such a so that expresses so much when your voice transcends anything in the world . Beautiful beyond words , Your Soul . Miss you and will always carry you in my Heart .

[@kathy-t5q]

Elvis and her singing this or Anything together, the planet would explode ❤. His Solitaire is sooooo good too. Their voices are so beautiful and calming

[@CHERIBAS1]

Beautiful voice❤❤❤ she was blessed!! Their music will never go out of style.! 🙏🏻🌹

[@jimhahn4211]

Voice of a angel ❤️

[@siuhungchan8745]

Totally agree…

[@Insomnia-dv6ux]

*_Solitaire_* _It's getting more beautiful every year to this day..._ *12 July 2021*

[@ErikLundholm1]

Agree!

[@cumademelene6716]

This was my father's favorite song and everytime i hear this song i always remember his saying that he will never ever love someone else because for him my mom will always be his last love even though my mom didn't give it back to him.

[@cumademelene6716]

Until his last breath, he waited my mom to come before he leaves us. And that was so heartbreaking and i will never forget it in my entire life.

[@haroldbrown5308]

This song is a classic! Thank you so much--you'll never know how much it means to so many people!

[@edwardcvelbar1037]

After all these years I still miss Karen and will always listen to the voice that stirs my soul .

[@digiclectic807]

"a little hope goes up in smoke"....goosebumps

[@savannahshepherd8349]

0:09 There was a man A lonely man Who lost his love Through his indifference A heart that cared That went unshared Until it died Within his silence And solitaire's the only game in town And every road that takes him Takes him down And by himself it's easy to pretend He'll never love again And keeping to himself he plays the game Without her love It always ends the same While life goes on around him everywhere He's playing solitaire A little hope Goes up in smoke Just how it goes Goes without saying There was a man A lonely man Who would command The hand he's playing And solitaire's the only game in town And every road that takes him Takes him down And by himself it's easy to pretend He'll never love again And keeping to himself he plays the game Without her love It always ends the same While life goes on around him everywhere He's playing solitaire And solitaire's the only game in town And every road that takes him Takes him down While life goes on around him everywhere He's playing solitaire

[@LeeHall-n5r]

The first time I watched Karen Carpenter back in the early days I was hooked on her one of a lifetime voice and I never have wavered! May you rest in peace little one.

[@noravega8763]

Thank sommuch for sharing this lovely song of Karen Carpenter ,RIP

[@nirmalsuki]

This recording is made all the more amazing when you find out that this was the only take she wanted to do. Although she performed it so flawlessly and with so much emotion, she had said she didn't connect to the song.

[@hervecauet2005]

la voix du cœur... le temps passe et pourtant l'émotion de l'entendre est toujours là, intacte , sa présence manque

[@freddiemorales2188]

Karen's voice is very unique....now that I'm in my prime age, never miss a day listening to her music. ❤

[@lyledenney3487]

That is pure vocal range from the voice of an angel...

[@mileagemaker9925]

This song reminds me of me . I can really relate to it and no one can sing it with as much felling as Karen 😥😢!! God bless 💕🙏

[@marlondavidmaduro2332]

A voice and a song that still make my heart cry

[@marcelpaolos8980]

Begitu dikasih dvd adik album the greatest the carpenters langsung suka pdhl sebelumnya ga tau groub band tsb dulu th 2002 awal dengerin the carpenters

[@ruckhajni]

One of my favourite from them.

[@carmelitatierney]

She’s been and still my music icon through the years.

[@lenmusiclifevlog365]

Definitely when I heard every songs that Karen Carpenter is singing is deeply passionate you to listen to it and commemorate season by season...luv this much 🥰

[@catherinedivino5600]

one of my favorite songs from carpenters

[@AT9-lk2xc]

Her voice was perfection

[@BounthyRaharjo]

My mother favourite song and my mother was pass away since 10 year ago... Since that when i feel Miss my mother i am always play this song... I am very missing you moms

[@JB-zz5jt]

I cried my eyes out when Karen Carpenter died and every once in a while I listen to this and cry again 😢

[@madinnTaiwan]

❤ another Mondays

[@3667woof]

What can i say...this heart wrenching mega classic gets me 😢 everytime ❤❤❤

[@sirenatlantida]

Muchas gracias por compartir, su voz me acaricia, tubo lá mejor voz tan suave y melodiosa que hubo, un saludo.

[@VolneiCruz-u4g]

Linda canção e letra na voz desse ANJO !!Uma diva dos anos 70 , nunca ouço as músicas dela sem me emocionar porque lembro de sua trajetória nesta terra! Anjos como ela não deveriam habitar o mundo terrestrial!

[@BCNbananas]

Septemer 2024....still listening to the great Karen Carpenter. This might be her best. Hats off to Neil Sedaka for writing it.

[@peggymcmillin660]

Perfectly sang, as usual. Written by Neil Sedaka.

[@languageservices8723]

Perfectly ‘sung’ not perfectly ‘sang’

[@peggymcmillin660]

You don’t have enough to do

[@aihodakaya]

I always sing this when driving playing Carpenters CD💖and when I'm in Karaoke with my friends👍💖

[@vinalara359]

I love carpenters songs too😊

[@kibibichambers9024]

Someone I know ... can only love someone from afar ... this is his favorite song ....he asked me to listen it... I love him so much ... 😢 😢 😢 💧

[@maxxicollins2108]

Such a beautiful song.. it pretty much sums up my life

[@jaycn4115]

how's life going now?

[@jeanaseron3266]

I love this beauriful song ly,💖💖💖

[@Tutankhamen210]

I can't tell you how sad your comment makes me. I hope some good things have come your way, notwithstanding the anguished pain of loneliness.

[@Ra-KunOchentero23]

Loneliness is very addictive… Once you notice how peaceful it is , you don’t want to deal with people anymore …

[@debbietaylor20]

Im so lonely I'm 60 and miss my mum and .y baby son who I lost when I was 33 and 30 , I can't fill the emptiness. I have one son I hardly see , no grandchildren or friends . I'm extremely sensitive

[@alicechow2860]

That's alone, not loneliness. Loneliness is never peaceful

[@giovanivalim8863]

Uma belíssima canção, que saudades dos bons tempos de romantismo

[@rocco...]

Who in their right mind would give this a thumbs down.

[@rocco...]

I know. An IDIOT!

[@denischarette-de3te]

Nobody.

[@cloudwatcher724]

i agree completely with all the other comments praising karen's voice and richard's arranging. trust me, NO ONE was a bigger carpenters' fan back-in-the-day, and hopefully i'm still on the short list. i would like to contribute one additional kudos, if i may to the recording studio/engineer(s). the beginning, and another section later, with karen singing alone; the quality of the reproduction is impeccable. every little nuance of karen's vocals is 100% clear as a bell. i'm sure they were using the state-of-the-art technology of the day, but still. fantastic job. thank you.

[@andrewhanson5942]

No one could deliver a melancholy love song like KC.

[@Marium-ip4uo]

Such a beautiful powerful song . RIP Karen . Gone too soon ❤

[@Lupus_Cinereus]

Karen - niepowtarzalna, cudowna, na zawsze w naszych sercach. Padla ona ofiara systemu kapitalistycznego, w ktorym wymaga sie od ludzi, by wygladali w okreslony sposob i w okreslony sposob zyli. Wieczna pamiec, Karen.

[@danilamana-ay-vs3ul]

I really appreciate the Carpenters song, especially Karen, all her songs are fantastic.

[@nildadelarosa6751]

Missed the time , that always keeps me smile . ❤

[@garycondon7719]

This song is way up there with the top hits

[@oenjielsvansoekamadjoe7405]

she didn't sing it, she talked to our soul. many singers have sung it since with more power and beautiful tones, but none can touch our emotion as Karen did.

[@ArshadHaroon]

My late father.....was so alone in his full world. Jan, I missed you always. I wish I was by your side.

[@munirafaruq6619]

I am also very lonely in life inspite of being surrounded by millions of people. I have no body to talk to.

[@sizakunene3056]

@@munirafaruq6619 why is that so?

[@nara4082]

Just enjoy the music..!! No need to complain about life and the way of life,

[@7MPhonemicEnglish]

I never knew this was a Neil Sedaka song first. Karen knocks this out of the park.

[@jamesbond2632]

Both are good but IMHO nothing comes close to Clay Aiken's version

[@Fuzcapp]

Neil Sedaka wrote it, but it took Karen to make it a masterpiece. The greatest female vocalist in popular music history.

[@amandakneale7904]

What a stunning songstress I’ve always liked this song and looked up the lyrics video version but I didn’t need to read them as I can perfectly hear every word Karen sang If I could have given her my spare 2 stone odd to save her from her eating disorder life may be different Anyway you can’t go through life with “shoulda, coulda, wouldas” attitude I’ve had 2 Carpenters ear worms in my head all week and hope it’s my late Dad looking after me Thank you xx

[@michealfriedman7084]

40 years ago today, Karen passed away. The Carpenters will go on forever.

[@norims217]

Golden Voice..during my era...

[@stewartholman6054]

You are so right Space Time Malleable. she is singing to the Angels in Heaven, I miss her too.

[@himwong9413]

Written by: Phil Cody / Neil Sedaka There was a man A lonely man Who lost his love Through his indifference A heart that cared That went unshared Until it died Within his silence And solitaire's the only game in town And every road that takes him Takes him down And by himself it's easy to pretend He'll never love again And keeping to himself he plays the game Without her love It always ends the same While life goes on around him everywhere He's playing solitaire A little hope Goes up in smoke Just how it goes Goes without saying There was a man A lonely man Who would command The hand he's playing And solitaire's the only game in town And every road that takes him Takes him down And by himself it's easy to pretend He'll never love again And keeping to himself he plays the game Without her love It always ends the same While life goes on around him everywhere He's playing solitaire And solitaire's the only game in town And every road that takes him Takes him down While life goes on around him everywhere He's playing solitaire

[@jeanaseron3266]

This one of my favorite song solitaire love it, rem l 💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@hakunamatata5339]

God i love this song

[@alangreen7149]

The song was originally written and sung by Neil Sedaka in 1972. The Carpenters covered the song in 1975

[@tvc3mye]

Neil Sedaka's version was sung as if a man was telling his own story, while Karen's version was sung as if a narrator was telling a sad story..both versions are simply exceptional

[@nirmalsuki]

True. Comparing them is an exercise in futility. Neil Sedaka is a genius songwriter and musician and an exceptional singer, but Karen's just out of this world. This cover goes on to show how she can really capture and express the precise emotion required for a song. Neil and Karen should have done a duet.

[@peggymcmillin660]

True. I love both versions.

[@juliebarrows8149]

With Elvis it was autobiographical.

[@Sofiah-ii4ou]

Beautiful ❤

[@amani2222]

I knew a young man just like this . He loved listening to the Carpenters too. He passed away at only 36 years old very lonely and of a broken heart 😢😢😢

[@ElenBoglosa]

My favorite songs page naalala ko to nakikita ko ng ako nagdadalaga so exited!

[@shadsawa_3xx352]

this song make me cry 😭

[@gentianmiller2499]

Brings years to my eyes

[@lindagostellow8700]

Amazing..as always

[@aikalegaspi2468]

my favorite song❤❤❤❤❤

[@lindaharbison5556]

This song used to make me unbearably sad even though I was too young to understand the grownup kind of pain it described when it came out in the 70s. I took the line about a little home going up in smoke literally and thought it was about someone's house burning down! Now, I listen and realize it is a very sad story of a different kind, but it has a hint of hope in that he is just pretending he will never love again.

[@digiclectic807]

"a little hope"

[@jrcsisters5857]

WHILE I WAS LISTENING TO CARPENTERS I REMEMBER MY GRANDMA THAT PASSED AWAY CAUSE CARPENTERS WAS HER FAVE MUSIC

[@francisjusto8832]

I like the meaning of the song.

[@greygust3936]

Thank you!

[@berkahcell1277]

This song make me cry..

[@hayse50]

Well...what can I say or do for that matter. If that's the game he wants or must play. God Bless. Singer,of course,I must comment has a lovely voice. R. I. P. Karen. I am sorry the hurtful words of columnist stung you so hard . Driving you into a place that made you feel not pretty or thin enough. I will always remember you as a beautiful person.

[@il2088]

eu sou do Brasil ouvi a primeira vez com 21 anos em 1988 e sempre me emociono ouvindo Solitaire

[@evankhongsngi5776]

Thinking of Karen and her voice always bring a lump to my throat 😥😥

[@renilzateixeiradeiro6029]

🙋🏽‍♀️ LINDA, CANÇÃO ❤️NA VOZ LINDA DA KAREN, PASSANDO TODA EMOÇÃO 🥰❤️‼️ CONHEÇO, UM HOMEM ASSIM, TOTALMENTE INDIFERENTE ORA TUDO😠

[@LavenaNajafi-ziyazi-nm2hi]

May you always rest in peace ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@saguhmitayani4275]

Never leave U bang and love U forever and always ❤

[@joshuasun7047]

My inspiration.......full of love............

[@pvgreaser]

Beautiful song best female vocalist ever shame she was so tortured inside

[@Paulco67]

Maybe the torture is what made her the best?

[@elvintejamo2834]

I'm 1980s loving of Karen carpenter's song ❤❤❤