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@jdub25913 жыл бұрын
Songwriter Paul Williams said, " I wrote it and than an Angel sang it." How true that was.
@robertkees60482 жыл бұрын
I didn't know Paul Williams wrote this. Thanks, dummy! I kid.
@videoamature2007 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Williams wrote it for a bank tv ad.
@tpmartinez Жыл бұрын
First it was in a bank commercial
@LittlemissdirtbagКүн бұрын
Rodger Nichols was also one of the songwriters. Paul Williams can't take all the credit.
@supertal60742 жыл бұрын
They called her "One Take Karen" because she was great on the first take. She was just born with perfect pipes.
@jazzmaan7072 жыл бұрын
I like what Paul Williams, who wrote the lyrics, said. "We (Roger Nichols (melody) and Paul Williams (lyrics) said. We wrote a song for a bank commercia, never expecting it to be a song to be put on any album. But then an Angel (Karen) sang this song, and changed my life forever."
@afc358 Жыл бұрын
This was my younger brother's 'wedding song'. He died a couple of years ago. Chokes me up every time I hear it.
@Harbringe2 жыл бұрын
The thing about Karen's voice is that it had low to high range and the tone through all those ranges was just so pure and effortless. Many have said she had the purest voice ever.
@socasack2 жыл бұрын
Karen Carpenter - Absolute perfection
@michaelignatowicz94702 жыл бұрын
There will never be another voice like Karen Carpenter again, RIP Karen your missed!
@green87182 жыл бұрын
Karen and Richard are both undeniably talented, but Karen has the voice of an angel. Her voice just envelops me like a warm blanket, not to mention that she was beautiful and had a wonderful personality.
@marcuspi999 Жыл бұрын
When the Carpenters were big in the 70s, I was a kid and loved them, loved Karen. I remember that they were made fun of for being sappy. You weren't cool if you liked them. I told my mom that once and I'll never forget what her response was. It literally changed how I processed input from there on and gained a confidence and trust in my own opinions. She said, with a big smile, "but you love them anyway, don't you?" To which I just smiled and nodded. It was very profound for me.
@davidk10618 ай бұрын
Decades ago, my friend and his wife asked me what female celebrity I thought was really beautiful. Caught off-guard, I blurted out "Karen Carpenter", though I had only seen her face once - it was her melancholic voice that I found so profoundly beautiful.
@bengolfs12 жыл бұрын
Your intuition is correct. The song was originally composed as a commercial jingle for a now defunct bank back in the 1960's/early 70's. It showed a young married couple just getting started with the song playing in the background, I believe.
@harryallen21202 жыл бұрын
It was for Crocker Bank and Paul Williams was the one who wrote it. Às he put it, "the song was just a regular commission, and then they found an angel to sing it."
@michaeldoane76102 жыл бұрын
Mark Lindsay performed the original version, and it’s also a great song. Great bass line also
@calmnrelaxed2 жыл бұрын
I rmbr seeing that commercial
@mikebowman8680 Жыл бұрын
Her brother was an amazing arranger and had an ear for what songs would work best for Karen to sing but with her voice it's almost impossible to go wrong. To me she still has the best voice ever and she has been gone almost 40 years now, unfortunately. Today's singers just can't imagine how truly great she was and no autotune! There is a reason their songs haven't been remade.
@SteffanoDucati Жыл бұрын
When I was married in a big Cathedral back in 1977 .. my wife picked this song which was sung by my young cousin . We divorced 2 yrs later . We have been friends for years Such turmoil we went thru as young naiive kids . I was 20 she was 19 . Now listening to this 45 yrs later I get flashbacks and wish I could speak to my young self ...... so sad.
@kthor2 жыл бұрын
This was our wedding song…..& sometimes I just have to sit back & let the tears flow when listening to it. My hubby passed away unexpectedly 15 years ago Jan (by taking his own life)…..& I was left to raise our 4 young sons on my own. I’ll never understand why, but it’s so good to have such things as this to hold onto😓.
@jmrx122 жыл бұрын
So sorry for your loss. Keep strong.
@bdolphinman Жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry for your loss.
@mancavehobbies62138 ай бұрын
She was only 20 when she did this.Karen Carpenter is the only female vocalist whose voice can literally bring me to tears.
@bobnordin2912 жыл бұрын
My all time favorite female vocalist. Very touching, can’t describe
@tomschmitz2612 жыл бұрын
Mine as well, always has been, always will be...
@ivarwinter30493 жыл бұрын
I was Navy when we were messaged at Sea that Karen had succumbed to Anerexia Nervousis. Both fleets, Canadian and US put up signal flags and Our National Flags at the bow were put at half mast.
@billwoodruff91003 жыл бұрын
I've never heard of anything like that before. So awesome. Thank you for sharing that and for your service.
@lamusiclover22643 жыл бұрын
That's amazing. Everyone loved Karen, even Metalheads and Punks loved her. Thank you for your service. I wonder if that has been done for any other performer.
@gregscupholm16952 жыл бұрын
Karen was the angelic voice. OMG. Just whoa. But let's never overlook her brother, Richard, who wrote and composed all this stellar music people have been enjoying for a half-century. The guy is a genius. What an incredibly talented music sibling tandem!
@jimmygritz19973 жыл бұрын
angelic voice silenced too early in life
@briany7658 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest voices to ever grace this earth ❤️
@randybrooks36142 жыл бұрын
I love your beautiful and organic reactions to her voice. Thank you keeping her alive in my memory.
@robertwalker18032 жыл бұрын
Don’t feel bad…her brother Richard said in an interview her voice made him cry,too.
@trojanmoondoggie45822 жыл бұрын
I never knew this either. Karen was a goddess in voice.
@toddk9462 жыл бұрын
The smile on your face when her vocal starts is priceless and so genuine.
@charlesyateschalfant Жыл бұрын
Just a couple of sung words is all it takes to realize her unique gift. No one today comes close, not that I have heard anyway.
@jessieball6195 Жыл бұрын
No one back then either. Absolute flawless voice.
@umbertocalvini7429 Жыл бұрын
Karen is in a class above everyone else! Greatest female vocalist ever! 👏💪🤗
@raymcnulty52523 жыл бұрын
Karen was such a beautiful woman inside and out. RIP sweet lady.
@stephencarlsbad Жыл бұрын
Her Voice! So rich, harmonic, deep, familiar, carefree, and beautiful! Striking, intense and sultry!
@randlnickel9196 Жыл бұрын
#1 Wedding song EVER
@KNPrince3 жыл бұрын
Karen Carpenter was all of 20 when she laid down this lead vocal.. She was yet to have a serious relationship of her own.. Yet one would believe that she'd been married for years from the emotion that she packs into this song.. She was an incredible talent.. and is immortal due to the incredible musical legacy she left behind.. Her voice will continue to touch people!
@ebenclukey72935 ай бұрын
"This sounds like a wedding song. Like when you're first starting out. " NAILED it. Richard heard chorus of this on a commercial for a bank. The television commercial showed a couple getting married and starting a new life. He bought the rights and turned it into a complete song.
@klrdotorgАй бұрын
Crocker bank, I remember the commercial when it came out. It was written for the commercial.
@victordegrande16283 жыл бұрын
This was their signature hit. When Karen moved out and got her own house, her doorbell played the first six notes of the song.
@michaelconnors876710 ай бұрын
Written originally as a bank commercial, The Carpenters went on to international success with this song. Probably the most requested "first dance" song at so many weddings in the early to mid 1970s, and understandably so. I was 16 at the time. 16?! Has it really been that long?
@LMBC6Brian2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact - Karen Carpenter was also an elite drummer.
@fredkelly69533 жыл бұрын
The wedding song of a generation.
@audreymartin25152 жыл бұрын
I always adored her voice. Something unique about it. And her brother was one of the first to lay multiple tracks to give a sense of background singers. Was totally new when it came out.
@ponybottle Жыл бұрын
It is impossible to rave too much about Kaen's voice; it's simply had the most incredible tone and depth.
@texasgal3903 Жыл бұрын
She was a natural, she sang as if she was born to do just that!
@paddysworld39783 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest voices in popular music history. So natural and unforced!
@williamthorstad88482 жыл бұрын
It's so odd to see someone getting a taste of the Carpenters for the first time. Hell, my memories are highlighted with their music. Smiles, Laughs and Tears.
@mikecooper79784 ай бұрын
Paul Williams wrote these lyrics for a California bank commercial. The Carpenters heard it and ran with it. This was the go to wedding song in the 70’s.
@Nirky3 ай бұрын
Crocker bank.
@daveenyart Жыл бұрын
Her voice....she is one of those who sing as easily as they breathe.
@dickrichardson9013 Жыл бұрын
It was a wedding song for years Richard heard it as a bank commercial and said, that is a hit
@Cam-hs6xq Жыл бұрын
Imagine, Paul Williams was hired by a bank to write a jingle.... Quality f'n jingle... Lolol. Thank goodness for Carpenter's great ear.
@mits_613111 ай бұрын
I still remember this song as The Crocker Bank song. Now I'm aging myself.
@rlevitta Жыл бұрын
I played in wedding bands (back when they used to have bands at weddings) and I can tell you that FOR DECADES this song was the requested "first dance" song like 95% of the time. Written by Paul Williams
@manolitoenales33633 жыл бұрын
I love your reactions. Love the Carpenters ❤️❤️❤️. Try react to "Only Yesterday"., Thank you and Stay safe.
@keimahane3 жыл бұрын
Will never forget listening to this on the radio and singing along with my Mom and brother in 1971 as we drove along in her 1965 Ford Falcon. We were 'just the three of us' after my father had left. We believed the words of this song, our better years were ahead of us. I cry every time I hear this song remembering my Mom, she was the strongest person I have ever known.
@b1bmsgt3 жыл бұрын
OMG!! The first time I ever heard The Carpenters (Close to You, 1970) I was driving my...1965 Ford Falcon!!!!! Wow!!
@richh6502 жыл бұрын
She was so incredibly silky smooth, airy, beautiful, and effortless.
@vincespell2 жыл бұрын
I was listening to Karen back in the 70's. Her voice was magical, still is today. I remember hearing about her death and I paused, I thought somebody had made a mistake. You had to be there during that time, music was magical, The Carpenters, Captain and Tennille, Bob Marley, The Four Tops (I Believe in you and me) and the Jackson 5. My god you had to be there to know what I'm talking about! God bless Karen
@matrox2 жыл бұрын
Yeh... I remember waking up in the morning with the radio on and it came across the air waves. Even though I didnt know her personally but knew her music. It was like ahhh sh!t. And was sad to hear.
@roygarcia2753 Жыл бұрын
Incredible to believe Karen was barely 20 years old when they recorded this beautiful song. Tears well up listening to her voice
@dq3974 Жыл бұрын
I’m so happy to see a new generation falling in love with the Carpenters. I grew up as a teenager with their music. They fell out of fashion for a period but I always knew they would be appreciated again for their amazing talent. Karen had the most beautiful voice on earth and Richard was such an amazing musician and vocalist too.
@stevekaufmann40886 күн бұрын
Her voice is extraordinary... so clear and tone perfect, like Helen Ready and a few others.
@paulanthonyyepez29152 жыл бұрын
This song was Wells Fargo commercial. Her brother Richard saw the commercial and decided to make it into a song. Her brother Richard was a genius.
@simonsez05 Жыл бұрын
It wasn't Wells Fargo. It was Crocker National Bank...
@raymann79983 жыл бұрын
This song received three dislikes. Who are these people. How can you hate this song. Oh divorced people okay now some of us understand. Great reaction
@rickyconner67823 жыл бұрын
The way she pronounces each word is a work of art. It's like a perfectly played instrument with such clarity and warmth.
@cecilmayers34293 жыл бұрын
She has perfect diction u can understand every word ... she always did her songs in one single take she was that good
@samehabbas40442 жыл бұрын
Yeeees.... Her voice
@terijain823111 ай бұрын
Growing up in the 60s & 70’s this was definitely the Wedding song to play, absolutely beautiful ❤
@PCallahanPhilly3 жыл бұрын
That was a very popular wedding song back in the day.
@harrystone88473 жыл бұрын
We had a local sing it at our wedding in 1975.
@gamingtonight15263 жыл бұрын
It still is.
@edhatch8755 Жыл бұрын
Karens' voice was magic.
@LadyOfTheLake77 Жыл бұрын
Karen's voice is angelic.
@seeuatthepeak2 жыл бұрын
Lovely, classy Karen Carpenter.
@zunbake33 жыл бұрын
Arguably, Karen was the best female Rock Drummer in History.
@videocat13662 жыл бұрын
It's great to see a new generation discover this music. She was incredibly talented, but a tragic life story.
@nosedrip0072 жыл бұрын
It was first written and recorded by Paul Williams for a one minute bank commercial that shows a wedding of a young beautiful couple. Richard Carpenter happened to see the commercial and loved the song and contacted Paul Williams asking him if he had a completed version of the song. Paul said he did and once the Carpenters recorded it his life changed. At the time he wrote the song he did not expect it to ever go anywhere.
@fredranger73856 ай бұрын
Karen Carpenter was a Gift to this World
@idahojake34442 жыл бұрын
Her voice is achingly beautiful.
@KellyRose2 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy that I grew up listening to The Carpenters, and I still get goosebumps all over. This was the first song at my Sisters Wedding back in the 70’s.
@Cai772 жыл бұрын
Same here, her voice is so surreal I doubt we'll ever see another like her. RIP Karen
@sammy28403 жыл бұрын
Perfect pitch and a hell of a drummer! What a talent! Best female voice ever!
@johnlucas7732 жыл бұрын
This song was played at pretty much every graduation for about ten years.
@davebrunson1252 жыл бұрын
Originally Paul Williams wrote this song for a bank commercial, sung by Karen. A couple starting out life, savings accounts, car loans, home mortgage, retirement. I remember the add. It went on to be the most played song at Weddings
@michaelstevens93323 жыл бұрын
This actually WAS written for the Crocker Bank in a late 1960s advertising campaign. It was featured prominently in 1 minute, 30 second, and 15 second versions on television and the audio, with a voice over announcer added, on the radio, too. The video was of a very young couple getting married and getting their 1st house together. The bank was aggressively marketing to stable younger potential mortgage clients. The song was so catchy, it was released as a single and it made the brother and sister Carpenters into superstars. Karen had an immense talent bottled inside of a very sick mind. Wracked with anorexia and profound depression, she passed too early. Some of the angst you hear in her lower register as she pulls the end of her notes with a barely hearable rasp are absolutely heartbreaking, and beautiful. Its that ache in her voice that you picked up on so quickly. Some folks say the arrangements are dated, and they have a good point. Even in the prime of the Carpenters career, they were regarded as wholesome and family oriented squares. The arrangements and harmonies are all Richard, the pianist, her brother.
@outrajs2 жыл бұрын
As a 59 year old man, married for thirty years, I am hear to say that is exactly what this songs is about...growing to together. For such a young lady, you really get it. Karen had one of the best voices ever! It's nice to see a young person such as yourself really appreciating it.
@jayeean38902 жыл бұрын
And to realize Karen was only 19 when she first recorded that song. What 19 year old has ever sounded like that? No one!
@jeffdelaurentis62282 жыл бұрын
the most Angelic and unworldly voice ever! Its unreal!
@byzinski3 жыл бұрын
In my opinion The most beautiful female singing voice I’ve ever heard 💕💕💕🥰👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Portland Oregon USA 🇺🇸
@jimvalenti7040 Жыл бұрын
Karen has perfect pitch. She is a true alto.
@billhamilton9145 Жыл бұрын
This was our wedding song….45 yrs ago…we’re still together and love the song.
@tigerpaw40 Жыл бұрын
It was ours as well 43 years ago, we still love it
@shaundevlin41802 жыл бұрын
Luv your reactions 😘
@simonwindebank4394 Жыл бұрын
I remember all these performances when I was a kid,grew up on these and abba ,bee gees etc great music 👍🇬🇧
@catmother42143 жыл бұрын
The Lovely Karen Carpenter and her equally talented Brother Richard. Also amazing back up crew. Thank you for reviewing! She was also an accomplished drummer! And written by Paul Williams. ❤️🥀🌸💐🌹🏵️🌺♥️💐🌸🥀❤️🌹🏵️🌺♥️🏵️🌹💐🌸🥀❤️🥀🌸💐🌹🏵️
@Self_Proppelled3 жыл бұрын
It's been fun watching you discover the Carpenters. It warms an old mans heart to see the next generation fall in love with the things of our generation. Before the dawn of auto tune there was talent.
@ME-qr2kq2 жыл бұрын
I don't need her songs played at my Funeral, because ill be listening to her live in Heaven.
@abenapoleon34733 жыл бұрын
It warms my heart to see someone like yourself from a younger generation appreciate good music from a other era. This song and message are timeless, as is Karen's rich, soulful voice. We had a singing group that did Carpenters songs and as accompanist I still have the songbook. Thank you for your reaction and for helping keep good music alive.
@ethelynchristopher69953 жыл бұрын
You are so right. Back in the day this was a popular wedding song.
@alanpeterson49393 жыл бұрын
If you got married in the 70s, this song was mandatory. Along with wide lapel, bell bottom, white tuxedos, and big Farrah Fawcett hair.
@themissingmile2 жыл бұрын
Listening to the Carpenters now is devastatingly bittersweet. Brings back memories of me as a child in the 90s listening to their music on repeat when I went sailing with my dad. He’s the one who introduced me to them and it reminds me of a time I once loved him and of a time we were a happy family. Thinking of him as I listen to this and finding forgiveness for myself for becoming so estranged from him. Thank you for the reaction.
@bvanpelt82 жыл бұрын
I get that same feeling when I hear We've Only Just Begun. That's because I know that her marriage didn't work out, and it must have crushed her some.
@motblak3 жыл бұрын
THAT VOICE!!!!
@drricksjoquist4358 Жыл бұрын
Commentary from a beautiful young Black woman.
@Dazza13Bravo Жыл бұрын
$$ Lol!! Played.
@thomasflynn53663 жыл бұрын
We used this as our wedding song as many people did. Originally it was written as a commercial for a bank LOL.
@spydude38 Жыл бұрын
Karen Carpenter has a 3 octave range but it was the low tones that was unique among female vocalists and the fact that she was pitch perfect. The songs she sang allowed for some magical arrangements that were simply awesome.
@tomschmitz-dj1fg Жыл бұрын
I had read in the biography of the Carpenters by Ray Coleman she had a 4 octave range? Of course, it's not just how many octaves one has, but what one does with them....
@sonnyharrelson38973 жыл бұрын
I m 64 yo ans was a member of the Carpenters Fan Club back when they first started, I understand your site is for reactions to songs in the single form but Here I really wish you would sit in a room by yourself in low light setting and listen to the full album the Carpenters Greatest hits all the way through, It Will Blow You Away. Karen's range will never be topped. She was one of a kind, Angfulelic is the word for her voice. Please do this and let me know what you got from it, Be one of the first to do a full Greatest hits Album reaction. .
@danielnordeen84102 жыл бұрын
Played this at my mom funeral! RIP Cynthia I miss you from your baby Daniel
@billwoodruff91003 жыл бұрын
Your Carpenter reactions are absolutely my favorite. A Song for You would be one you would enjoy. Keep up the great work.
@1228Deb3 жыл бұрын
This is my wedding song lol
@Ash.Crow.Goddess Жыл бұрын
Yes, wedding song. This was my Aunt and Uncle's wedding song. Don't you wish we could attend a Carpenter's concert? I sure do. By the time my mom introduced me to this, in the late 80s, she was gone.
@lindapowers85923 жыл бұрын
Loved Karen and her voice 60’s-70’s. was a whole vibe! What a brother and sister harmony🥰
@RationalSaneThinker2 жыл бұрын
Girl, you know your stuff! The song was originally written for a bank commercial that featured a newlyweds starting their new life together! The Carpenters then recorded it, and it became one of their signature songs. In the 70's, it was one of the most popular songs at weddings and high school graduations. It's all about new beginnings and the uncertain, but hopeful, road ahead. Thanks for your reaction. You've just gained a new fan and subscriber.
@PurityKontrol2 жыл бұрын
It was our theme at our HS prom in 1974!!!!
@HuasoPodrido9 ай бұрын
even after all these years, Karen stills thrills me.
@kimhenderson74163 жыл бұрын
Of all the reactions I’ve watched, yours is so genuine and heartfelt. Karen’s voice is incomparable. And there are millions of us who can still only say, “Wow.”
@normanrose27113 жыл бұрын
more carpenters more goosebumps !
@JohnRotonto-ql9ds11 ай бұрын
They don't have a bad song! 👍👍
@jimbickel40012 ай бұрын
Got to see them in 1971 at Oklahoma State U. It has been said by experts that her voice was so pure and pitch-perfect she is remembered as perfect a voice. She died way too soon.
@paulk99852 жыл бұрын
After the success of this song and Close To You, Richard and Karen invested in two apartments in their home town of Downey, CA. They names them Close To You, and Only Just Begun. They were sold years ago, but retain these names along with musical notes on the respective address/signs in front.