The Carpenters LIVE - "We've Only Just Begun"

The Carpenters LIVE - "We've Only Just Begun" - orig. '71 color VT

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That voice... For MORE, LIVE numbers from Karen, hit • Karen Carpenter LIVE -... and • The Carpenters LIVE - ... and • The Carpenters LIVE - ... ("Groupie", "Close To You" and a different performance of "Groupie" - all in original color VT).

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@xrustynailsx 6 жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ she sounds EVEN better live than on the studio. This woman's voice is otherworldly good.

@edwardkim2511 Ай бұрын

She sings this just like the record. Spot on !

@linmichaels414 7 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to wait on Karen , Richard and their band at a Howard Johnson restaraunt 1970. They invited me to their show at the Marco Polo lounge in Hollywood Beach, Fl. We sat maybe 20 ft. From Karen.She was lovely ❤ My boyfriend at the time went with me and we married in 1973. Our wedding song "We've Only Just Begun. We just celebrated our 50th anniversary in August. I will always be grateful for meeting them.

@slayer7682 4 ай бұрын

grew up on the other side of the causeway. Looking at the Marc polo. I used to sneak in there they had a small arcade with few games. Good times! I miss going to the Rascal House and I remember all the old motels along sunny isle beach and Newport pier. Ocean walk in Hollywood beach. Born and raised in Hollywood and North Miami beach, Hallandale, Dania. LOL your comment just brought me back, very nostalgic. I haven't been back in years. But I know it's all changed down there. The Howard Johnsons, If I remember correctly, it was right off 95. We used to eat there a lot when I was a kid.

@linmichaels414 4 ай бұрын

The HoJo' I worked at was directly across the street (Ocean Blvd.) from the Marco Polo Lounge. Also waited on Kenny Roger's and his family when he played there . Lovely people.

@BarryandGary 2 ай бұрын

What a lovely story, thanks for sharing.

@linmichaels414 2 ай бұрын

@BarryandGary Thank you! it's a treasured memory. When my husband and I sit outside at night and play 60s & 70 s music.. Our song is always in there.

@BarryandGary 2 ай бұрын

@@linmichaels414 That's really sweet and sounds so picturesque.

@gavinspalding 7 жыл бұрын

No electronic interference. Just raw talent!

@shaylaknight1123 6 жыл бұрын

Gavin Spalding 😭😭😭

@linchayes9007 4 жыл бұрын

To me they sound better

@stevecawthorne4128 4 ай бұрын

Jesus, Simple Outstanding

@burraldo 2 ай бұрын

You're right! No Autotune or Melodyne. Singing with her own heart! ❤

@roberts1924 8 жыл бұрын

Truly one of the finest voices of our time. So sad.

@folkfingerstylefreddy2154 6 жыл бұрын

Robert S The best female voice ever in my opinion. The clearest for sure!

@jonanthony6078 3 жыл бұрын

@@folkfingerstylefreddy2154 she has no weaknesses just perfect

@tommybewick 2 жыл бұрын

The finest voice of a generation..

@DanDryDixie 10 жыл бұрын

A voice that will live forever

@daveparsons3907 10 жыл бұрын

THIS VOICE MAY COME CLOSE TO LIVING FOREVER...you decide. Google "JASMINE LAMPORT Breathe youtube"...enjoy.

@k-man-wz3bx 4 жыл бұрын

best comment

@bigm52 7 жыл бұрын

How many of you cannot listen to the Carpenters without being moved to tears?

@bigc7326 5 жыл бұрын

Because im not bent.

@philrob1978 3 жыл бұрын

@@bigc7326 I think the lady protests too much. In other words, grow up.

@cedainty 9 жыл бұрын

This song was playing on the radio 44 years ago as I drove to the church to marry the very man she sings about. Yes we'd only just begun, but we are still together, sharing horizons that are new to us. We are still learning about each other, he 77, me 72.

@marcushemmye1458 8 жыл бұрын

Awww ... So sweet! Keep living the dream!

@Perthshire 7 жыл бұрын

Hope you have many more years together

@PrivateJoker0119 5 жыл бұрын

most beautiful comment I've soon in youtube so far. spread the love woman!

@RonnieD1970 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@katnapper1966 4 жыл бұрын

The very man she sings about? This song was written by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols for a bank commercial. The Carpenters only picked it up to play as a full song afterward. I'm not understanding what you mean.

@johnmason9655 3 жыл бұрын

A voice that has never been surpassed. Just beautiful.

@bertodelacruz2447 8 жыл бұрын

in an era when songs had meaning and voices we're not auto tuned

@JamieTeeShirt 7 жыл бұрын

TRUE

@dangoodbad1951 7 жыл бұрын

boring though

@tommyk6719 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing voice and a VERY beautiful Karen!!

@folkfingerstylefreddy2154 6 жыл бұрын

Dan Goodbad Go listen to T-Pain and Bieber, you'll never know good music

@ElectedOfficial1 6 жыл бұрын

berto dela cruz I gave the song a try and I wasn't auto-tuned. I agree with you.

@kac327 7 жыл бұрын

My idea of heaven is to have Karen sing love songs to me all day

@SUGAR_XYLER 6 жыл бұрын

she had an angel's voice

@cnjgnd 5 жыл бұрын

yes...me too!!

@bruschmidt9943 3 жыл бұрын

True, but defies the meaning of RIP. That's why they left us recordings 😎

@mightysaturn5133 9 жыл бұрын

...that voice was...just wow

@timothyburke6949 11 ай бұрын

Wow one of the rare non lip sync or background track performances and it's fantastic.

@cherubimbean4180 9 жыл бұрын

Sometimes one of God's Angels does visit Earth. Karen Carpenter was one such Angel. Thank you Karen Carpenter.

@markmeade2937 2 жыл бұрын

And god took her back to his loving arms and left these beautiful memories

@StargazerNorth1 8 жыл бұрын

This was on the radio today and it struck me how powerful Karen Carpenter's voice actually was. The length of time she was able to hold those notes and make it sound so beautifully effortless...awe-inspiring. Rest In Peace, Karen.

@robertmiddel1028 5 жыл бұрын

Karen Carpenter had just a silky smooth voice, she didn't need electronic help, pure talent!!!! No singer today can match the talent she had!!!!

@MarcusStaAnaBurSelF 3 жыл бұрын

Can we all take a moment to appreciate the quality of this footage. The people who remastered this quality, thank you very much. Karen will live on forever and ever!

@jamesmmahoney 8 ай бұрын

This is a from a live BBC concert televised in the UK in 1971. The full concert can be found elsewhere on youtube.

@unclewilbur8976 5 ай бұрын

@@jamesmmahoney Thanks for confirming what I thought. Last night I watched the whole BBC concert, and I thought the same thing you said. 😊 Karen!!! ....I just love her.

@tomduda1343 7 жыл бұрын

She just had an otherworldly pretty voice

@robertdegeorge9199 8 жыл бұрын

amazing voice...unlike anything I've ever heard in my 55 years on this planet...

@fool4singing 8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Degeorge ...and we never will again.

@a.k.4533 8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Degeorge YEP.......ADORE HER VOICE AND THEIR HARMONIES!!!

@kevingomez8735 8 жыл бұрын

Yes, pure perfection, I'm a Hard Rock and Metal fan at heart but when I hear or watch Karen sing I get emotional She was absolute pure perfection and full of soul. God rest her soul....

@whitdogg1827 8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Degeorge She's singing live...imagine that.

@brianjavellana6866 7 жыл бұрын

One amazing voice!

@sheilamullard1535 7 жыл бұрын

Fabulous Karen Carpenter, a voive with perfect pitch and tone, nobody comes close with a voice like this.

@algalogames 4 жыл бұрын

Karen Carpenter, Maureen mcgobern and Amaia Uranga

@KirbyYoung 8 жыл бұрын

She sings like she just speaks. Damn. Amazing

@sutrasofdelight 2 жыл бұрын

You can tell Karen is quite tired here but her voice is still pure POWER

@marmaly 11 ай бұрын

Agreed. Good perception. Not at her best. But still better than most!

@larrydrozd2740 7 ай бұрын

Its not just Karen's unworldly ability to sing like an angel, THE BAND can pull off this song LIVE ....with all the harmonies!!! On a set for television too. I don't care what genre of music you play, these guys and this band are incredible!! Any musician that has played live in any band can understand how good this is.

@geliep 6 жыл бұрын

The thing with her voice is it's just so so so clear! I understand and relate to every story...and that's the way music should be. A story with a tune.. Her voice is like liquid gold! So smooth! So clear!

@bruschmidt9943 7 ай бұрын

I agree 120%. What I don't agree with is Rolling Stone's Top 100 "Greatest Singers" of All-Time. With #100 just making the list, Karen Carpenter was ranked #94 -- what!?!? I kept listening & finally we came to Bruce Springsteen. A guy I can seldom understand any words he's singing, ranked #37. I stopped listening after that BS. Bruce was a great entertainer. Karen should've placed within the Top 3 "Greatest Singers" on that list & many would say #1 😎

@phrogbubba8769 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite female voice of all time. RIP.

@annettesjoy 3 жыл бұрын

If only she could come back and show people what true talent really is. She has an ability to make a bad day great. Her voice is so calming.

@davidmitchell4089 7 ай бұрын

This lady's voice was special and unique. There will only ever be one Karen Carpenter. This music is timeless and will live on forever.

@kianjoseph 8 жыл бұрын

What an absolutely beautiful voice.

@cedarshoals529 4 жыл бұрын

i am absolutely floored by this live version! Just when I thought I had heard them all and run across this masterpiece! Sure do miss you Karen.

@maamrods6297 8 жыл бұрын

love this song, it makes me think what if shes still alive today, she died at the age of 32 so much of life ahead.. :(

@user-ik9mo8wm7q 4 ай бұрын

Usually when I hear the word “remastered” I’m like yeah whatever, I can’t tell the difference. But this appears to be way better than the original 1971 footage that I’ve been watching for years. I can really tell the difference. Great quality. Especially from 1971.

@The_Iron_Pilgrim 3 жыл бұрын

An outstanding vocalist. One of the greatest ever!

@robertocampo8107 3 жыл бұрын

I was just getting born when she sang this song live. I'm 48 now and I only can pick a handful of singers that captivates me when they sing live. She is one of them. Her voice is one of a kind.

@pattycakelove 4 жыл бұрын

I'm 22 years old and listen to them because times are bad in 2020 and I need simple times and calm beautiful raw talent.

@kennethblackstock7224 Жыл бұрын

Award winning song, originally debuted in a wedding-themed television commercial for Crocker National Bank in California in the late winter of 1970, with Paul Williams providing the vocals.

@MrScubacat 2 жыл бұрын

Our Song day one. Now 40 happy years later(august 15 ) we’re listening and saying we Still have just begun

@BenDitGamesons 3 жыл бұрын

GOOSEBUMPS! Holy cow, I love Karen so much! I've never got so heavy goosebumps like in 0:20. So clear , so much soul, love in her voice

@crystalgirl50 8 жыл бұрын

A wonderful voice silenced way too soon!!!

@napazalea3379 8 жыл бұрын

Ikr 😔

@jumpinjojo 7 жыл бұрын

Bev Isom If she only ate hamburger!

@deha11mo 7 жыл бұрын

Salvation is free forever for everyone that believe the gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ died for our sins and He was buried and He rose again the third day according to the scriptures, to save us from eternal judgement and give us eternal life. Believe it in your heart and Jesus will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and you will be sealed unto eternal life forever. Guaranteed!

@jumpinjojo 7 жыл бұрын

dehallmo's Thunderhaus What the fuck are you talking about??

@deha11mo 7 жыл бұрын

Do you believe it?

@blanchemarieacha9391 7 жыл бұрын

I'm only 18 and I like all of their songs and I'm inlove with her golden voice. ❤❤❤ Hi to all millennials!! 👋

@er1073 3 жыл бұрын

My first wife and I danced our first dance to this song 11 September 1971 it didn't last. But this song still remains one of my favorites.

@brianr4214 4 жыл бұрын

A mistake I'll regret for a lifetime, never attending a Carpenters concert . Those sounds will never be duplicated again. She stands alone in that light imo.

@bruschmidt9943 9 ай бұрын

Same 😥

@content4502 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect pitch. Perfect timing.

@markdibble7220 3 жыл бұрын

Karen carpenter is the only female vocalist that brings me to tears her voice just melts my heart. Born in the early 70's I was lucky enough to feel her touch at a young age.

@gators227 6 жыл бұрын

Best female voice of all time!

@MCmammajama 10 жыл бұрын

When she sings "so much of life ahead" I cry. Every time. The most perfect voice ever.

@rci30 5 жыл бұрын

My man with the tambourine. Killing it just like he did in the video. This sound would be Nothing without Karen's voice and tambourine man's skills.

@cnjgnd 5 жыл бұрын

this is MAGIC in a voice !!

@isu-7822 7 жыл бұрын

04/22/2017: 48 years to the day/date (1969) that Karen & Richard signed with A & M. Thank you Karen, Richard, and band members for all the wonderful music you created. Many thanks also to Herb A. & Randy M. for giving The Carpenter's the opportunity. Missing you terribly Karen, and I am planning to play/listen to all of your singing and music today.

@richinkle1 12 жыл бұрын

A voice with more resonance, clarity and pathos than any other I can think of. Her singing literally reaches into your soul and pulls you into hers.

@Javernoss 4 жыл бұрын

imagine have a voice like that.. imagine sing so amazing effortlessly. Cant relate.

@BarryandGary 2 ай бұрын

I love this woman, the backing singers sing lower than normal in the harmonies and she ends up backing up the backing singers.

@paulscofield5444 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe my favorite Carpenters version of all the Carpenters versions of this tune. Partly because of the reminder that women used to wear peasant skirts and blouses like that in the early 70s, partly because she showed her very human side by forgetting most of the second line of the lyrics (but recovering nicely), and, most importantly, because Karen appears here happy and light. I'm afraid she did not have a whole lot of that in her life. But what a voice. Woo.

@littlestar5521 10 жыл бұрын

OMG i prefer this to 'modern' music!

@emergencyrecorders 9 жыл бұрын

Karen is fantastic - I nearly had said, as always. Don't know if she realized on stage that the wind instruments are a bit obtrusive, but I admire her self-control given the goofy drumming. Oh my God - she would have beaten the pants off that hack. Into the bargain, she would have sung same nicely while playing the drums herself.

@rkmugen 8 жыл бұрын

The more videos I watch of Karen's performances, the more and more I fall in love with her. And at the same time, the more and more heart-broken I feel....... it's PAINFUL! :( I know she's up in Heaven somewhere, singing in the presence with many other vocal legends... not like some kind of "lonely cloud"!

@strawberryseason 10 жыл бұрын

Nice to hear this live.

@dinovinciguerra7757 8 жыл бұрын

A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH ----- THE EPITOME OF LYRICAL MUSICAL PERFORMED BY THE QUEEN OF MUSIC - MRS CARPENTER - MAY HER MUSIC LIVE ON FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

@chanw426 11 жыл бұрын

It almost breaks my heart to listen to this song given the way Karen left us but it is so beautiful I listen anyway. Godspeed to you Karen Carpenter, I know you are singing with the angels now!

@Charleybones Ай бұрын

This video is a class study on the importance of good tambourine playing. It lifts the song to the next level midway thru. Karen's voice was honey, but Richard's arrangements and accompanyment made it soar.

@robertgrant008 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful will never forget her ,even now her voice gets me deep

@sisterluke 8 жыл бұрын

best pop artist ever sorry she died

@Mack-bc4qo 10 ай бұрын

Having lived during parts of seven decades.... As good as they all might be, the top female vocalists in the history of recorded music don't even come close.

@candythomas4355 3 жыл бұрын

September 19, 1970 their song came on the radio on our honeymoon back to college

@3kastners 11 жыл бұрын

Love the Carpenters. I was born in the late 60's. Karen's voice is unlike any other I've ever heard. Heavenly.

@Hrileyx 8 жыл бұрын

Shame she died, fell in love with all her Christmas songs when I was little never heard a voice like hers, before or since 👌

@kendallhernandez1327 3 жыл бұрын

oh how times have changed, i wish i was born in this era. such class, elegance, and pure talent

@edl6026 9 ай бұрын

Silky smooth voice and vibrato. Great full tone voice.

@richcox86 5 ай бұрын

One of a kind and should be a poster child for what pushed societal norms in the fashion industry can do to people.

@shubidowa2351 8 жыл бұрын

What a voice. Must be an angel...

@fogodechow7735 2 жыл бұрын

so much of life ahead always gets me she died so young and they had so much more to do not just musically but brother and sister sharing life

@sydnee11 9 жыл бұрын

Her voice is so gorgeous, such a shame.

@miamiguy069 12 жыл бұрын

40 years later and still timeless,time doesn't apply to this gift,it operates outside of time.

@adamholtz733 3 жыл бұрын

Pure perfection in song and voice is Karen Carpenter !!!

@JacquiCrawford 9 жыл бұрын

the voice of an angel....I can listen to their songs and her voice endlessly....

@normandavenport7136 9 жыл бұрын

The voice the voice.

@JacquiCrawford 9 жыл бұрын

***** thank you!...glad you enjoyed....:-)

@reddwarfvi2246 9 жыл бұрын

If she could only have seen her own beauty through our eyes she might still be alive.

@JacquiCrawford 9 жыл бұрын

Bill Wilson I know..... it's tragic? What does it take to make humans appreciate what they have and be happy with their lot?...We are so hard to please...:-)

@reddwarfvi2246 9 жыл бұрын

She was very beautiful. I had a crush on her. 😊

@michaelrb323 12 жыл бұрын

Her soul left her body; her soul never left her voice. Incredible!

@kratog 4 жыл бұрын

She was an angel. Miss.

@karla3612 5 жыл бұрын

love her dress..

@bobbyjohnson8047 7 жыл бұрын

I heard the Carpenters is #1 on the internet and you sure can see why the Greatest!

@judyglover408 7 жыл бұрын

Karen was a star on earth and now a star in heaven 💚💚

@mikelgonzalez Жыл бұрын

Gone too soon! One of the greatest female voices ever!

@rebeccajoy7459 6 жыл бұрын

Such a pure voice, a rare talent. She sings so effortlessly. RIP Karen xxxx

@mikekavanagh8952 10 жыл бұрын

Such a great singer to die so young,bless her.

@mikekavanagh8952 10 жыл бұрын

Yes unfortunately she died young of anorexia.

@mikekavanagh8952 9 жыл бұрын

Hope all good with you Angel haven't heard from you in a while.

@themistermax 9 жыл бұрын

Part of the soundtrack of my youth. And all these years later, I still can't get over how good it is. You can certainly tell, this is not "dubbed" or digitally enhanced or anything, this is just good live music (at least her singing, I'm sure some of it was studio work dubbed in, but the singing....) Beautiful, and sad.

@RosePetal17 7 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful live performance!! Oh, such a voice!!!!

@billieabbott3198 8 жыл бұрын

On a whim I looked and listened to this song, so far back in my innocent youth. I saw the Carpenters at the Chevron Hilton. How beautiful. How sad is life. And for me I thought I had only Just Begun, but not to be, so sad not to share when you are getting older. Thank you Dear Karen, it was a special time..

@JP-qc8ud Жыл бұрын

She’s only 21 years old here. That is unbelievable. She accomplished so much, so quickly. This was our wedding song

@navman571 11 жыл бұрын

Such a tragic loss of life with Karen. I had a crush on her back in the day. Her voice and her smile captivated me.

@jasondesselles9168 3 жыл бұрын

She had the voice of an angel.

@unclewilbur8976 5 ай бұрын

I'm in love with Karen!!!

@lyradguitar 7 жыл бұрын

This is the best it will ever get...angelic tone!!! RIP Karen.

@doyleperkins4916 2 жыл бұрын

This was my favourite song as a 6 year old back in 1971...used to make me cry with joy, this and AQUARIUS/LET THE SUNSHINE IN by The Fifth Dimension

@mitchrp1 7 ай бұрын

A master class in vocal ability.

@niteboatermusic 8 жыл бұрын

gorgeous Karen here for sure. Prime time. An angelic voice and a touch of touch of the deep in perfection. Karen you were magic, your song writing partner wrote some truly great stuff. Will never get tired of hearing your voice !!!

@johnhuddleston8647 7 жыл бұрын

niteboatermusic What I thought was really sad was that they just finished a concert in Vegas and a critic made reference to her being the "chubby sister". And that got everything started and her health went downhill. SAD.

@andyjarvisio5337 3 жыл бұрын

This song is being used on a UK tv advert at the moment. At first you think.. that’s not a bad version.. then you hear the original and realise that no one should ever cover a Karen Carpenter song!

@paulywalnuts24 Жыл бұрын

Her voice just melts into your soul

@juliecaudill9619 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful voice tragic we lost her so young

@badcoach2000 9 жыл бұрын

Check this out! I listen to all types of music, including the King, The Beatles, Etc. I have never heard a voice like this ever! And she is live with this performance. Probably one of the best singers ever!

@susanking6419 9 жыл бұрын

I totally agree 😊😊😊😊😊