The Carpenters - Close To You (1970) Official Video

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@gvalley07 6 жыл бұрын

Everyone who heard this song for the first time in the summer of 1970 stood up and took notice of her voice. So unique and beautiful.

@zapkvr 3 жыл бұрын

Unique means one of a kind. It doesnt have gradations.

@mrscop 3 жыл бұрын

Truly 'easy listening.'

@yankeeladee02 2 жыл бұрын

When I was born, in the summer of 1970. My mother was holding me singing this beautiful song. 🥰 Rest in paradise, beautiful Angel, Karen 👼🏻🤍🕊💫🌹🕯

@persce3551 2 жыл бұрын

Still along with this time ,how wonderful of every components became this song

@rodneymiller5926 2 жыл бұрын

For sure!

@danno02 2 жыл бұрын

In my humble opinion, Karen Carpenter had one of the purest and beautiful voices ever recorded. Such a shame that it's gone.

@happypapi1903 Жыл бұрын

Only singer who comes even close to Karen nowadays is KD Lang.

@robertstack2144 Жыл бұрын

Yeap

@robertstack2144 Жыл бұрын

I did not JohnDenver played the oboe

@christianmaheu9565 Жыл бұрын

It's not gone , we are still listening today... and there is an asian girl who sounds like Karen

@Gods_messenger_Elijah 11 ай бұрын

She will be back, eventually, everyone will.

@gordonblank6845 4 ай бұрын

It’s been 41 years since she left this earth. One of the purist voices ever.

@AmenYeshua 3 ай бұрын

😢

@WALDYRBARBOSADASILVADASILVA 3 ай бұрын

BOA NOITE, MEU CARO AMIGO ESTA CANÇÃO JÁ FAZEM 54 ANOS QUE NESTA ÉPOCA EU TINHA MEUS 8 ANOS

@TS-hc7zc 3 ай бұрын

Such a damn good song!

@helenrigmaiden6375 2 ай бұрын

Wow. RIP.💐💐

@zianra327 2 ай бұрын

you're right everyone of his are still in there. when we hear it it's still good to hear. she is the one of a million voice.

@luizh.colecoes5667 4 ай бұрын

*1970: "Wow, this song is amazing!"* *2024: "Wow, this song is amazing!"* *9999: "Wow, this song is amazing!"*

@rhmayer1 3 ай бұрын

Burt Bachrach was/is a genius. And Karen Carpenter ain't bad either.

@ulrichhaug1347 3 ай бұрын

Yes the song is kind of eternal

@MaryBeth1965 2 ай бұрын

A true alto voice. Beautiful beyond compare. 🎶 😇

@williamgunter6801 2 ай бұрын

Yep.

@Phenriir 2 ай бұрын

Aliens in Ċß°GdddQ: “Glob, schlagga zin anazing!”

@moniquelee3623 4 ай бұрын

Paul McCartney has said that she had "the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive". It was in 1976. Nothing had change since.

@patgalvez4563 Ай бұрын

I grew up in the 70's.....always dug Karen...so sad she died so young

@wizpopr Ай бұрын

The coolest thing is that she did most of their recordings in one take.

@soothingmoments2139 Ай бұрын

I do agree with it.. I still think she is the quessential American accent singer.. She has the most beautiful range and American sounding accent.... And her voice is very soothing at the same time.. She is like the gentle teacher you wish you had when you were a kid.. But trivia time.. She actually didnt really like singing.. Her most passionate thing drumming..

@Longtack55 19 күн бұрын

Meh. Joni Mitchell for multi-talent and originality.

@lonedrone 17 күн бұрын

Not only Paul Mc but also Lennon. He met her in a restaurant and said he loved her voice.

@proudasiangirl576 3 ай бұрын

It's 2024....I am still hurting. Karen should still be here with us. She has a voice of an angel! RIP!

@fh346 3 ай бұрын

That's The Truth!!!¡!

@snotina 2 ай бұрын

truly unfortunate that the help she needed didnt exist like today perhaps if it did she would be here.....who knows.

@nevermind5321 2 ай бұрын

Karen was a natural. She didn’t need singing lessons. She didn’t win on American Idol. She was the opposite of how Brittney Spears got her start. Karen was born to sing and make people happy. But she was only human and a terrible illness took her away from us too early. But now she’s in Heaven singing to the all the spirits, Angels and to God. She will forever be the greatest voice for eternity!

@fh346 2 ай бұрын

@@nevermind5321My God But You Summed that Up Perfect.

@nevermind5321 2 ай бұрын

@@fh346 Thank you very much❤️❤️❤️

@willyhoffmann3821 22 күн бұрын

Today I am 61 years old. What a wonderful voice and sings. Unfortunately she left us in 1983. Too early. Rest in peace Karen.

@MercedesThomas-nt7os 9 күн бұрын

That voice…I couldn’t get enough of her music

@guins99 11 күн бұрын

She was special, you could hear it in her voice. People knew it. This sound is so pure. Nothing today can rival it.

@sleepingwarrior4618 4 күн бұрын

Agreed. 100%

@emmas4336 4 жыл бұрын

The purity of her voice brings tears to my eyes.

@sonnysinger9107 3 жыл бұрын

My Mother always said this woman had the most pure voice ever. After all I must agree. Lost too soon. Hope all was forgiven and she is teaching the angels a thing or two. Love her - my name is also Karen ( means pure ) .. never thought it would become an expletive ????? SAD!

@acex8124 2 жыл бұрын

you are so right once in a life time tears falling perfect

@backtheblue280 2 жыл бұрын

She touches the soul. Karen Anne was an angel sent straight from heaven 💞 🌹 💖

@blacktailedscorpion5997 2 жыл бұрын

I cry all the time hearing her voice.

@alessandrodecarli2462 Жыл бұрын

🥹

@cliffordlowerre1381 10 ай бұрын

Over 50 years later and her voice still brings a tear to my eye. Beautiful woman, beautiful voice, beautiful song!

@reneehawes1243 7 ай бұрын

Bc it's an oldie but goodie and it was a time when things were good not like today I wish I could go back in time 😓

@cliffordlowerre1381 7 ай бұрын

@@reneehawes1243 Absolutely. Different times indeed and certainly not for the better.

@Yukimoncoeur331 7 ай бұрын

Je suis tout à fait d'accord avec vous !

@cliffordlowerre1381 7 ай бұрын

@@Yukimoncoeur331 Une voix si angélique, pleine de passion!

@Fat12219 7 ай бұрын

To go back to the 70s n do it right 😢

@petegarza2025 2 ай бұрын

No less than Paul McCartney and Elton John once praised this woman as the GREATEST FEMALE SINGER of ALL TIME and to this day no other female singers artist comes even close...R.I.P.-"KAREN CARPENTER"🙏😭❣️

@SueRosalie Ай бұрын

I've always known that my whole life since I first heard Karen's voice probably around 1972 and I was still a kid. Nice to feel validated by those legends. True music lovers "get it" about how special Karen's voice was, as Richard said it was "perfect in every way". So beautiful and mature and effortless right from such a young age. There will never be another voice like hers in our lifetime.

@RubyRantDOTcom Ай бұрын

Frank Sinatra said she was the only singer hed pay money to see her sing.

@karenrobertson4544 Ай бұрын

I loved a boy when i was in highschool, i i always sung this song, now its 2024, i haven't seen him since 1984. He would be60 now, I'm 59. Imagine?! Hello Bryan ❤

@MrMariustensky Ай бұрын

Hello Karen

@petropeso7911 Ай бұрын

Hi Karen I love u from the bottom of my cock ❤️- Bryan

@utuberoni3546 Ай бұрын

Facebook

@692ALBANNACH Ай бұрын

Look him up it can clear your conscience .I had a few ladies look me up after 25 years don.t care it it leads to anything.

@paulsawczyc5019 Ай бұрын

@@692ALBANNACH People are just curious to see what you look like now - the love chemicals are gone - there ain't gonna be no rekindling.

@NEAPULA 7 жыл бұрын

the best female voice also a great drummer

@ralex3697 5 жыл бұрын

Agree

@liamullane9122 4 жыл бұрын

@NATHALIE ! mais c'est pas ca les paroles !!!

@sabrinalavallo1064 3 жыл бұрын

no Olivia Newton-John is the first. Karen 2nd

@alfonsosaenz6542 3 жыл бұрын

What about Maria Callas

@denisemedina9656 3 жыл бұрын

true

@themange59 3 жыл бұрын

She was freaking 20 years old in this, so talented! I still mourn her loss

@MIKECNW Жыл бұрын

Not like she was the only one at that age doing well?

@blahblahblahEMILY Жыл бұрын

@@MIKECNW that's not what they said

@mspiggymarketing396 Жыл бұрын

Her death was very sad for me. Why did she have to die that way? 😌

@happypapi1903 Жыл бұрын

@@mspiggymarketing396 Codependent family dynamics.

@IndianOutlaw1870 10 ай бұрын

There are few twenty-year-olds with a voice that mature.

@RumbleFish69 6 ай бұрын

In 1970, I was 6 years old. This was my mother's favorite song and she used to sing it to me whenever it came on the radio. She told me that this song reminded her of me. Her words made me feel special, loved and invincible! A mother's words can give a child the power to be anything! That is what my mother gave me. In a few short months, I will be 60 years old and far removed from the days when this song was on the radio. When I was 6, I would often wonder what my life would be like at age 30, and what kind of adult I might be. And, here I am today, well past 30 and barely able to look into a rear view that is nothing more than a mixed bag of tragedy and joy. But, it also makes me think about where we are today and I wonder if any of us have truly moved forward. And then, I think how I would trade my best day today for my worst day back then. How, with all of our technical advancements and modern gadgets, I still prefer the simplicity of the '70s. A time when my mother's smile felt like a warm and safe blanket. It's funny how much one song can affect a person. I don't think children today have it like we did. That's what I think, but I sincerely hope that I am wrong.

@GreenGaslight 4 ай бұрын

That was nice to read. Thank you!

@RumbleFish69 4 ай бұрын

@@GreenGaslight Thank you for your kindness, friend. It means a lot.

@kitkatcats3360 4 ай бұрын

I am 61 and feel much the same. You said it well.

@RumbleFish69 4 ай бұрын

@@kitkatcats3360 Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate it very much. 😊

@kaikito7662 4 ай бұрын

You're a beautiful person R.

@user-hi7in2pr6s 2 ай бұрын

いい時代になった、いつでも彼等の素晴らしい映像を観る事ができる。

@mikehancock5744 Жыл бұрын

Her beautiful voice is so pure and she should never have been pulled away from her drums. She loved playing the drums.

@chaplainmattsanders4884 Жыл бұрын

Agreed!!!!

@ronaldmorris3197 11 ай бұрын

I think her body image issues started when she was pulled from behind the drums and forced out front and center, being highly visible. She couldn't hide behind her drum kit anymore.

@levonpoe 10 ай бұрын

She was a natural. quite a lot of musicians cant play their instrument and sing. her voice brings tears to my eyes for all that could have been if she lived

@keith9786 10 ай бұрын

@@levonpoeI think was it 1983 when she passed away at age 33 was it? I was in tears upon hearing the news. Her voice really helped me heal from losing my mother a year before in 1969 with the release of this single in 1970

@travisboman7531 10 ай бұрын

@@keith9786 One month shy of being 33 of age.

@FairyPrincessNia 2 жыл бұрын

This woman's voice is absolutely gorgeous.

@juliebarrows8149 8 ай бұрын

This woman is gorgeous, too.

@ralex3697 Ай бұрын

@@juliebarrows8149 She was

@andrewpoules9109 20 күн бұрын

No princess could ever be close to Karen but I know what you mean the greatest voice of all time ❤❤

@SBassett1944 20 күн бұрын

My heart goes out to Karen Carpenter. Her voice was a gift from God. Everyone loved listening to her❤

@michaelmilless7310 4 ай бұрын

If angels have earthly voices, they sound exactly like Karen Carpenter.

@Schlipperschlopper Ай бұрын

so true!

@jameshu6552 14 күн бұрын

❤

@fabiomuller2903 12 күн бұрын

She could sing the phone book and make it a top 10 hit. We miss you Karen!!!

@wolfmantiptip6218 Ай бұрын

Her voice is Timeless ...............

@stk6mkt 4 ай бұрын

Let's give credit to the greatest songwriter in history, Burt Bacharach.

@rhmayer1 3 ай бұрын

He was/is a true genius.

@anglerfish8278 2 ай бұрын

yes… he sure knew how to write those songs.

@mariep.harrislivingmybestl2253 2 ай бұрын

May his soul Rest in Peace 🙏🏾🕊️ for the music he shared with the world 🌎.

@SueRosalie Ай бұрын

sorely missed. My favourite composer. Nobody else wrote such beautifully crafted and sophisticated music in that genre, it was a kind of pop that was unique. The Carpenters were the perfect match with Bacharach.

@barneshomestead1240 Ай бұрын

And Hal David

@davidhedges7186 Ай бұрын

I heard her singing "Close To You" live at a State Fair in 1971. I was wowed and took notice right away. I was only 11 years old.

@dragonxz61 Ай бұрын

Minnesota????

@Carlos-xo5iy 10 ай бұрын

I need to report: When I was a child, I danced to this song with my mother. I was very young, but I remember her smile and how I loved her (and still do) through it all. Today at my 53 years old I see myself here, emotional.... I miss her.❤️

@judsonspruce1768 5 ай бұрын

Aw, that's sweet. There's nothing like a mother's 💕

@ronvosh 5 ай бұрын

I mean there is no comparison to any other female singer. Karen was the best !!!!!!

@mimileeranun2604 4 ай бұрын

She always with you ❤❤

@samuelkeithparrott158 4 ай бұрын

I lost my mother, two years ago, she was 90. The song says it all

@GaryLBlakeley 4 ай бұрын

Great memories.

@hodell82 3 жыл бұрын

Remember hearing this song on AM radio as a kid. Here I am, 50 years later, still enjoying it. Not a single flaw in this composition or Karen Carpenter's voice. Sometimes, perfection IS achieved.

@hannahwillis9838 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could have grown up in the simpler times before the internet/phones.. things seemed less loud and not as fast, if that makes sense

@danielibanez7807 11 ай бұрын

....así es Amigo, a veces SE logra la Perfección.....esta es una maravillosa canción!!!

@quachque8889 10 ай бұрын

Sạo quá cha nội

@alexvivas455 10 ай бұрын

Me too!!!…

@solitaire5142 10 ай бұрын

@@hannahwillis9838 Makes perfect sense. Folks such as myself that hail from that era find it difficult to assimilate into this modern, tattooed smartphone society, which, is not a bad thing :)

@ruff1draft 3 ай бұрын

I think people forget that Karen Carpenter was a drummer as much as a singer.

@holymoley1920 3 ай бұрын

You know, I didn't even know that until now! And I'm a " '51 model''

@smc4958 3 ай бұрын

Great point. She was a tight drummer!

@user9b2 3 ай бұрын

They should have never took the drums away from Karen.

@terrywdowiak8399 Ай бұрын

She was an amazing drummer...very much in the lines of a Buddy Rich. Great moves and grove

@user-rb5ir2um3m 27 күн бұрын

I've heard that she enjoyed drumming better than singing.

@lilliankeane5731 11 ай бұрын

Her voice reaches into your heart.

@Fat12219 7 ай бұрын

Close to you❤

@lilliankeane5731 7 ай бұрын

@@Fat12219 👍. Yes its beautiful. ♥️.

@RitaSora 6 ай бұрын

Very well said! Since 1970 when I was a kid and today in my 60's Karen reaches into the heart like no other!❤

@lilliankeane5731 6 ай бұрын

@@RitaSora yes , there is no one to compare to her, ♥️.

@RitaSora 6 ай бұрын

@@lilliankeane5731Very true! Glad we were here to be a part of it.

@davidmeir9348 Жыл бұрын

Her voice. It's beyond magical, it's like a liquid ray of sunshine enveloping you as you walk in a blooming field.

@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar 11 ай бұрын

Right! and of course everyone's number one goal/fantasy is this short life is to be enveloped by a "a liquid ray of sunshine while walking in a blooming field".

@michaeldeegan8388 8 ай бұрын

Nicely put..

@sanderwissink5330 7 ай бұрын

Its like a mother'svoice telling all will be allright.

@Santiliovilasboas 7 ай бұрын

Realmente uma linda voz

@Fat12219 7 ай бұрын

❤❤

@levyh12 Ай бұрын

I am already 75 years old and every time I listen to Karen Carpents voice I think where has all the beautiful music that used to be gone?

7 ай бұрын

❤ LYRICS❤ Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just like me, they long to be Close to you Why do stars fall down from the sky Every time you walk by? Just like me, they long to be Close to you On the day that you were born the angels got together And decided to create a dream come true So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold And starlight in your eyes of blue That is why all the girls in town Follow you all around Just like me, they long to be Close to you On the day that you were born the angels got together And decided to create a dream come true So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair of gold And starlight in your eyes of blue That is why all the girls in town Follow you all around Just like me, they long to be Close to you Just like me, they long to be Close to you Wa, close to you Wa, close to you Ha, close to you La, close to you

@JerryEduardo 10 ай бұрын

The most beautiful voice I've ever heard.

@NeutralDice 2 ай бұрын

Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, Celine Dion

@stephenhadiwibowo7557 10 ай бұрын

I have been listening to this song since I was a kid. It still sounds captivating. Her voice is so mesmerizing.

@jeremy_ching 6 ай бұрын

Handsome profile pic

@C.A.MARSUPIAL 5 ай бұрын

Hasn't lost a thing. A PURE CLASSIC.😊

@plootyluvsturtle9843 7 ай бұрын

Karen Carpenter was an INSANE drummer

@mchlbk 3 ай бұрын

While singing, making it look easy. What a talent!

@whatswithgus 4 жыл бұрын

That "Waah..." at 2:50 takes my breath away...

@SuperPussyFinger 3 жыл бұрын

Me too. Even SuperPussyFinger.

@reinaldogarcia2306 3 ай бұрын

For God ''s sake!..you forced me in it!!..a tear rolled down..

@musiclover1960ED 14 күн бұрын

On the day that you were born, the angels got together and decided to create a dream come true" and her name was , is and always will be KAREN CARPENTER......

@johnbarnett6924 Ай бұрын

The Original was the best❤ thanks Karen ❤revisted May 8 2024 ❤

@frankrizzo3922 5 ай бұрын

The thing is I am a Rock Drummer and have been for decades, I can go from this to Ozzy or Pantera in a second but some how listening to Karen sing something about her can bring tears to both eyes and I can't explain the sweetness that surrounds her in these songs... it's crazy how I'm effected by it... I really miss how she sings... and infact she was a good drummer to!! Surely won't be another Karen Carpenter.... 😢

@mchlbk 4 ай бұрын

I agree. It's like, the apparent "cheesyness' of their lyrics and easy-listening arrangements somehow amplify her insane talent. I'd have liked to see her work with other talents (as a drummer), I'm sure she would have been spectacular.

@jarodcarnarvon5198 Жыл бұрын

The song is timeless..... RIP Karen.

@thomascollins4325 10 ай бұрын

I fell in love with her voice the first time I heard it in 1970. RIP Karen.❤

@waleri0103 3 ай бұрын

Karen was simply the best. She left this world too soon. She was a remarkable talented woman.

@MGEriks858 24 күн бұрын

No gold or diamonds can replace this on earth. She's not exchangeable,she's worth a fortune

@user-cx2hy5mv3l 23 күн бұрын

Its true..

@DrCrabfingers 10 ай бұрын

Oh my heavens. Five people making such a sublime sound. Have you ever heard anyone in your life play a drum kit and sing with a voice like an angel. Karen was a rare bloom in the forest of life....I love that woman so much.

@PepperWilliamsMusicBlend 10 ай бұрын

Don't forget the entire orchestra behind those five musicians: harp, strings, full brass, piano, harpsichord, bells, flutes, background singers

@asuntosatratar8508 10 ай бұрын

Lo mismo pensé de tocar la batería y cantar al mismo tiempo y con una voz muy bonita...

@Sarlat6 9 ай бұрын

You do realize they are just miming here.

@the5thavenueband685 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful voice but yes they’re miming. Richard is playing a Wurlitzer electric piano which doesn’t sound like a real piano… nevertheless an amazing bunch of musicians

@dickstryker 5 ай бұрын

Karen Carpenter and Buddy Miles are the only ones I can think of.

@seniorsurveyor 11 ай бұрын

One of the best voices ever...silenced by one of the saddest stories ever. We still miss you Karen.

@davidlatorre-qv9yf 12 күн бұрын

I was 4 years old when I first heard it, and it was new back then. I'm 57 going on 58 in September.

@peteiswriteingnow 7 жыл бұрын

The 2nd single i ever brought i was 15 i thought she had the best female voice i had heard, 47 years later i still do still miss her

@ralex3697 5 жыл бұрын

Agree, one in a million, never be another voice as pure as hers was. Missed terribly RIP

@steenagoo 3 жыл бұрын

Very sad we lost her way to early I still have all their albums

@thederpstormchannel1361 3 ай бұрын

I’m 62 I would sing this song to my daughter when she was an infant in 1982

@medullaoblongata9670 4 ай бұрын

Such is a perfect voice, there will only ever be one Karen Carpenter.

@brittishshorthair6709 Жыл бұрын

She has the voice of the sweetest mother, the sweetest sister, the sweetest girlfriend…it’s so pure

@ashpnk06p60 10 ай бұрын

agree

@ashpnk06p60 10 ай бұрын

agree when she sings the birds stop and listen

@ralex3697 5 жыл бұрын

Natural beauty, too bad she couldn't see it

@robincortez6586 4 жыл бұрын

My name is Robin, too, and I agree!! Wish all her fans could time travel back and give her a GIANT GROUP HUG!! Maybe if she had known how love and respected she really was, things would have been different....At least we have her music, and I keep listening. Karen is my all time favorite female singer. ❤

@grandma651 3 жыл бұрын

If she knew she was perfect the way she was, she would alive today.

@Polaris97 3 жыл бұрын

Yes she is ♥️

@sonnysinger9107 3 жыл бұрын

So true.

@davewollenberg1518 6 ай бұрын

Amen!@@grandma651

@ge2623 7 ай бұрын

When I was in grade school, my mom would sing this to me to wake me up for school.

@funmiester 7 ай бұрын

@ge2623 - what a touching comment, thanks for sharing!!!

@earhustler2639 5 ай бұрын

Thats so sweet! Nothing like the voice of your mom to wake up to!

@haroldsmith3609 8 ай бұрын

I wish I could go back to 1970 in a heartbeat!

@albertchristopher972 7 жыл бұрын

Still a great song.

@ralex3697 5 жыл бұрын

Perfect vocal timing

@jimmylorang995 4 жыл бұрын

Karen's I Carpenter was truly a great gift from God. I've never heard anyone else...with such a soothing voice. Hearing her sing... was like hearing your Mother softly speaking I you after you were first born. I'll al ays worship he. She was truly an angel. Her brother is a musical genius...as well.

@normandmadeleine6038 6 ай бұрын

She died because the industry wanted her to be the front man (woman), she was happiest behind her drum set.

@GaryLBlakeley 4 ай бұрын

Yup. She was a phenomenal drummer. I’ve seen some of her stuff. Wow. .

@forthwrite9304 3 ай бұрын

She died because her mother was a quaalude popping obsessive compulsive cleaner who took Karen to the doctor to lose weight when she was 16. Karen inherited her mother's obsessive compulsive traits and reacted to the one flaw her family could clearly identify in her. She was prone to weight gain. The only thing the industry contributed was probably her expanded access to weightloss drugs she should never have been prescribed. Much like Elvis.

@greciayip 3 ай бұрын

i feel like this is the most romantic song i ever heard

@FreddieFreethinking 11 ай бұрын

Sometimes Music Speaks To The Deepest Part Of The Human Soul. 😇

@larrylarue3997 6 ай бұрын

I’m 63 years old and I’ve always thought Karen had the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard and I still believe that today

@user-fr5km9cq3t 5 ай бұрын

Sehe ich mit ebenfalls 63 auch so!

@user-to5zq5os1j 5 ай бұрын

61-❤-😢😢

@andreacheney3593 4 ай бұрын

Just tuned 60, a couple on months ago! Yes! 🙌 beautiful voice! Gone from this 🌎 too soon!

@Manchurian1990 3 ай бұрын

Full of tears and couldn't control my emotion😅

@Primevals33 Жыл бұрын

One of the best singing voices Ever! Been a fan since the 70s . I’m 60 years old now. Will go to my grave listening to The Carpenters ❤

@Fat12219 7 ай бұрын

Life goes to fast😢

@toddadams8420 7 ай бұрын

I can remember being a preschool kid and my mom singing along to this while making me a sandwich, I'm 55 now and those good feelings come right back any time I hear this song

@Danimal68 Ай бұрын

The best female singer in the world. It's not even close. RIP Karen 😭

@tommitchell3581 Ай бұрын

Ditto. The Secretariat of singers.

@Danimal68 Ай бұрын

@@tommitchell3581 💯

@Ribby00 Ай бұрын

100% agree. She has the voice of an angel

@levonpoe 10 ай бұрын

real music. no autotunes. you played your instrument. you sang with you voice.

@staceyshaffer180 5 жыл бұрын

Best voice of all time!

@MaryWeingardt 4 ай бұрын

I was 4 when this song came out. It made me remember the awe I had in the possibilities of life. The late 60's early 70's, so full of brightness, learning and shiny growth in my memory. Never alone, always with friends, neighbors, cousins and lot's of laughter. I am blessed to have experienced this. I miss those sweet times.

@user-qq2pm8re3e 3 ай бұрын

The most angelic voice of all time. Her death tragic as it was, woke the world up to a terrible disease. Thus saving so many others. Thank you Karen for both.

@grinnelld 3 жыл бұрын

Today 50 years ago 1970 "Close to you" #1 on Billboard 100 July 23 1970

@rapriliyanti3061 3 жыл бұрын

Until now, March 28, 2021. I still can to sing a long, together. #closetoyou #carpenter

@alexbordon8886 3 жыл бұрын

omg can't imagine it's been half a century!

@ucimyy4u 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful beautiful voice. Watching this brings a tear to my eye

@labro8964 4 ай бұрын

Lyrics pure poetry.

@jorgejuarez6309 Ай бұрын

In 2024 I would be as old as my father, 73 years old. My father remembers this group and this singer surprises me.

@texaz58 2 жыл бұрын

Love the shot up through the drums of Karen as she plays.

@Treebard Жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

@richardhamblen5526 Жыл бұрын

I have the recordings of her drum-playing days..just as special a time, to her..:)

@Dentistmentalust 10 ай бұрын

Some songs are more than the sum of its parts and then go into becoming magical!

@bungasujatmo1439 6 ай бұрын

It's now 2023 and I still can not finish this song every time I'm singing it....why? Because I always sob when I hear her beautiful voice since I heard it for the very first time

@lila9600 3 ай бұрын

Es inevitable que se derrame lágrimas al oír su voz. Única! Gracias Karen!

@tessyoung419 10 ай бұрын

I was not only lucky enough to see them in concert, but I was able to watch them getting into their limo after the show - and Karen waved to me! My preteen heart was thrilled to bits 🤩

@msasg2011 10 ай бұрын

Guau ❤

@Left_hand_clapping 10 ай бұрын

What a great story and memory I bet. I've always loved this song.

@DanielIsea-wj2ed 7 ай бұрын

Después te hiciste un paja ?

@C.A.MARSUPIAL 5 ай бұрын

You are lucky. A direct wave from Carol Carpenter is a special thing.😊

@the5thavenueband685 5 ай бұрын

@@C.A.MARSUPIAL Carol ? 😎

@allanzilth3633 11 ай бұрын

😃I didn't know that this young lady played drums while singing so sweetly for me and to me!😄😂😆🤣😀😅 thanks KZfaq 😊😎

@bluemoonflower9467 2 ай бұрын

I sang this song to my sweet baby girl while I rocked her to sleep. She says she remembers it. She describes her baby room and the rocker perfectly. Forever my song to her.

@rayanderson7074 7 ай бұрын

FOREVER A MASTERPIECE…..

@tgif4all 7 ай бұрын

i still remember how stunned i was when i first watched this video, a girl drummer with a lovely voice singing a beautiful song. i was 13.

@danmeadows3859 2 ай бұрын

I was in 6th grade when I first heard this. 12 years old. It still brings a tears to my eyes. I miss the’70s. 😢

@nevermind5321 2 ай бұрын

I miss the 70’s as well🥲

@niemajaktoja 6 ай бұрын

I should have been born in a different decade.. i just cant understand actual music, naked girls, noise, profanity. This song is a honey for my heart

@bella.bee333 3 ай бұрын

oh my God people like you are so miserable. you're LUCKY you were born in this generation bc you have access to music from decades past right at your fingertips... DUH dumbass 🙄🙄

@ScottRandolph-dd7dr 2 ай бұрын

❤ Close to you in coastal Mississippi. I have loved the Carpenters for 50 years.

@johnalexander9759 Жыл бұрын

She reminds me so much of my childhood. Mom and dad had and played their album all the time when we moved to California. It was a different world that is gone forever. However, her beautiful, pure voice brings back to that time period and sends chills down my spine with her voice! I miss her and always will remember her forever!

@BarDog57 6 жыл бұрын

RIP Karen. I was never a great fan, but since you've been gone, I've missed your angelic voice often!

@peterm3964 7 ай бұрын

I thought perfection did not exist . I WAS WRONG .

@robnowlin7285 3 ай бұрын

Karen's voice was pitch perfect. She was far more talented than many of her contemporaries. Love Karen. Music loss an icon.

@michaelparanormal 7 жыл бұрын

What an Angel :)

@tamerafix6937 8 ай бұрын

I got to go see them. in Portland Oregon. Memorial Colosseum. I was only Only 13. it was a great concert. I’m 65 now great concert. so sad she died so soon beautiful voice

@RansomRambula-no6yo 3 ай бұрын

When I was young, my sister and I saw the LAST EVER concert of Sonny and Cher. It was at the 'Showcase Theater,' Magic Mountain in Santa Clarita, CA.

@johnshields6852 2 ай бұрын

,12 in 1972 Karen's voice was so beautiful and over 50 years later I still enjoy their songs.

@jtoves5734 6 ай бұрын

Greatest Female Singer of All-Time! Timeless! Pure! Perfect from Heaven…❤

@AkiKinabalu 2 ай бұрын

This song is ageless. There is never a moment I am fed up or bored with this song. Erase all my daily stress instantly.

@celestinamartinez2686 7 жыл бұрын

One great voice! !

@johnferrara392 6 ай бұрын

Last night I dreamed of this song. It is so beautiful.

@junexmyx3796 7 ай бұрын

and she played that drum so nicely..

@davidshimshi493 10 ай бұрын

She had an angelic voice, best female singer of all time!!

@salvadorpedrozafernandez7043 5 жыл бұрын

I listened to this song on the family car radio in 1970. But by 1983, everything changed. 35 years have passed and I continue to listen to this song with the same admiration. I believe that Karen is a talented woman with an unfortunate destiny. "Achieving perfection is the most important thing". Karen Carpenter.

@bruhhhhmmm393 3 жыл бұрын

@Lori_L 10 ай бұрын

Trying to achieve perfection is what killed her. I know. It nearly killed me too.

@salvadorpedrozafernandez7043 10 ай бұрын

@@Lori_L hello there will always be a light, I say these words find you and they find you well. greetings.

@Lori_L 10 ай бұрын

@@salvadorpedrozafernandez7043 I'm still here. Thanks so much. May you always find or be able to create light too

@surielaj9486 6 ай бұрын

She doesn't play with her hands, she plays with her soul 😮

@matthewmolkentin6230 Ай бұрын

This was the Billboard Chart #1 song the day I was born (August 21, 1970) So, this song has to be somewhat about me. ha She really did have a fantastic singing voice... and she could really bang on the drums as well.

@user-lz1pn8ih8k 8 ай бұрын

She was the best female vocalist ever😊 her voice could melt hearts❤

@blackngoldgal65 9 ай бұрын

There are NO words. I was 22 when I first heard this when it came out. Karen is my favorite female singer of all time. Richard is this so excellent in his arrangements and accompiment. The back up singers and instrumentalists as well are just grand! RIP Sweet Karen ~ we love you

@margaretpaynekulp3383 6 ай бұрын

Oh, gracious - 50 plus years ago when I first heard Close To You - I immediately became a fan of the Carpenters - how may of you girls 50 plus years ago tried to sing and sound like Karen Carpenter? I know I tried! Once in a while I haul out all my Carpenter's albums and play them almost non-stop! Karen's voice was like liquid silk, and hearing her sing still brings back some great memories . . . . . ❤

@peterm3964 7 ай бұрын

The best female voice ever , in any genre .