live, no autotune, 70's audio equipment, in the middle of a field... there you go!
@bonester50
Жыл бұрын
Another beauty from Carpenters. So glad you are reacting to this. Karen just brings tears to me because in my younger days I ignored them thinking I knew music. No words can describe this beautiful soul in Karen Carpenter who is only 20 years old here. This video took place at Walter Reed Hospital in Maryland. These are injured Viet Nam vets.
@jazzmaan707
Жыл бұрын
They were performing for Wounded Vietnam Veterans at Walter Reed Veterans Hospital in Washington DC, and it was outdoors too. It was hard to imagine how good they were live, and outdoors, and how good Karen was as a drummer, and as a singer too. As she used to say, "I was a drummer, who could sing." No kidding!
@sigxxxx
Жыл бұрын
Walter Reed hospital and wounded soldiers recovering from Vietnam. Wonderful Reaction..
@MadininaCarribean
2 ай бұрын
Karen had a very moving, emotional voice. The kind of voice who can make you cry just like Eva Cassidy's voice for example. Rip angel.
@cliffordlowerre1381
8 ай бұрын
So glad you did this video. I was fortunate to grow up with Carpenters music. This is good example of Carpenters Class! Hard to understand the tensions going on in the country at this time. Lot of young musicians were putting out protest music about the war. Though I was not in favor of the war, I felt we should be supporting our troops serving and sacrificing. Not spitting on them and calling them baby killers upon their return. This show was put on at Walter Reed Hospital in Bethesda Maryland, just outside D.C.. I love the look on these young vets faces looking at this beautiful young woman with such a heavenly voice. AND PLAYS THE DRUMS TOO! (Unheard of back then). Just the medicine they needed. Love seeing Karen behind a drum kit. She was a superb drummer and always so happy doing it. Check out her numerous solos. Impressive! Her beauty and talents often overshadowed Richards IMMENSE contributions to their wonderful and timeless music.
@martindale1998
Жыл бұрын
Gotta look at Karen and Ella Fitzgerald singing together - magical!
@tonyscupham-bilton7523
Жыл бұрын
Karen was 20 and Richard was 23. Amazing. The studio version is mindblowing. There's a longer live version recorded in Australia on KZitem somehwere.
@jbs256
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful reaction/analysis of one of my top 5 Carpenters performances. This was done for The Ed Sullivan Show (on that channel is the video without the “Revolver” logo. The voice introducing them is Ed Sullivan. They performed on Ed’s show numerous times. It was shot on the lawn of Walter Reed Hospital. It’s a military facility and the audience consisted mostly of Viet Nam War patients and veterans. I always wondered if they didn’t know who Carpenters were, it was the first year of fame. They were polite. Ed was connected to Carpenters very early. He was a guest on the show that they won a college music competition. Carpenters were invited back to perform Ticket To Ride from their first album “Offering.” Ed was the guest of honor for that show and it it on KZitem as is their college show competition where they did Dancin’ In The Street. More old videos to analyze if you’d like. Pre-Carpenters. Oh and to the medley it’s technically the Bacharach/David Medley for Hal David Burt’s writing partner for so many years. Another idea, if you indulge me. Close To You was written and originally recorded by Richard Chamberlain in 1963. It was recognizable but was not a hit. Later Dionne Warwick recorded it as an album cut, same original arrangement. Burt then gave the song in 1969/70 to Herb Alpert to see what he could do. Herb didn’t have the time but gave it to Richard Carpenter and Richard contacted Burt for permission to arrange it. He got that permission. Richard wrote the opening piano riff and kept Burt’s required double piano roll mid song and repositioned the trumpet as a solo (with the hope Herb would perform it but couldn’t). The rest is as they say, history. After it became the monster hit, Burt met up with Carpenters at Westbury Music Hall at their concert. He asked Richard to arrange a medley of his songs for Karen to sing. You saw an example. There are other versions they did on various concerts. This is my favorite of those. Great job on this Patrick!
@pennymcneela7095
Жыл бұрын
She is my favourite female singer..❤
@Dan-vz7gj
Жыл бұрын
"Ordinary fool" and "Now" will break your heart.
@assa92004
11 ай бұрын
100 percent agree with everything you said.. There is just something about The Carpenters.
@helokopter924
Жыл бұрын
Hey Pat, I really get your love for KC's voice. You are probably the best reactor. Karen had the most beautiful voice - ever. This medley was performed at Walter Reed when she was maybe 20. I'm a vet who loves the Carpenters. I love her voice and "just the girl next door" appeal. Here are a few outstanding choices that you may not have heard: Solitaire, This Masquerade, A Place To Hideaway, and I Can Dream Cant I, that shows she can hold long notes with her perfect pitch, making this one of her most beautiful songs from the Big Band era. These songs are not among her highest Billboard listings, but I believe you will love these gems.
@stevetournay6103
9 ай бұрын
No one...EVER...could sing a big band era torch song like Karen. Oh the mountains of money they'd have made off the Great American Songbook had Karen lived...
@susandeusterman8771
11 ай бұрын
Awesome….. This was for our military ❤
@MrMatipid
6 ай бұрын
This was a video of the Ed Sullivan Show at the Walter Reed Hospital. This was a special for US troops.
@SusanBlatt-ob2no
2 ай бұрын
One of the best songs to do a reaction of is Make Believe it Your First Time off Karen's Solo album it is just her singing with a piano background. The purest voice ever!!
@buukkreider544
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your reaction. Please also react to their song 'A Place to Hideaway' - Thank you.
@Perfect_Blend
Жыл бұрын
I saw them many times live and YEAH, they were just this amazing!!
@michaelasay8587
Жыл бұрын
Baryfan...many times? Wow! My parents took me and my sister to see them in 74!!
@Vonne-cw5wf
11 ай бұрын
I believe that this performance was at a military hospital - the men were soldiers who had returned from Vietnam.
@stevetournay6103
9 ай бұрын
That big chord in the bridge of I'll Never Fall In Love Again is a multitrack tour de force on the studio version of that song from the Close To You album. It's 39 voices, all of them Richard and Karen...
@A-whiter-shade-of-pale
Жыл бұрын
Just after the Carpenters were signed by A&M they were preforming at an A&M party (It was before their first album was released) Burt Bacharach was at the party was impressed and asked them to do a medley of his songs at an upcoming record release party he was having. He gave them the choice of what songs to do and what arrangement they wanted to use. I went to 3 of their concerts and all 3 had a Bacharach medley Karen always had the biggest smile as they did them. She spent a lot of time not behind the drums during the concerts but during the medley she was the drummer where she was the happiest. Karen always considered herself to be a jazz drummer who sang some. She took jazz drum lessons early in her drumming life and had mastered "Take Five" a jazz standard composed by Paul Desmond. The track was written after the Quartet's drummer, Joe Morello, requested a song in quintuple (5/4) meter. "Take Five" was recorded by Dave Brubeck at Columbia in 1958. In 1961 it became the biggest selling jazz album of all time. Most drummers of her time or probably even now could not handle it. If you would like other examples of her drumming try "Rainy Days and Mondays" kzitem.info/news/bejne/saB81YWuo5mTpag or "Reason to Believe" done on the 5th Dimension Traveling Sunshine TV special. kzitem.info/news/bejne/zIqNy3ybhmiejX4
@jbs256
9 ай бұрын
Hi! When I see the video I’m attaching of Mr. Guder, Karen reminds me of Joe Morello. He left hand when she gets going. Am I on the right track? Also, see my message I just wrote and check the link. OMG. Be well and thanks for reading, a fellow Carpenters OG fan. Joe kzitem.info/news/bejne/maqfx36vhXZjoWUsi=hlFiUY6VbZGe6bwi
@frankiebowie6174
Жыл бұрын
So good. Who can do anything like this now? She seems so happy, doing what she did best. Kudos to Richard for his arraignment and the band for keeping up with it. “Knowing When to Leave” is so under appreciated, but to me, one of Bacharach/David’s best.
@sharonlabrecque1655
Жыл бұрын
Karen was wonderful - gone too soon 😔
@allycat9044
Жыл бұрын
This is my favorite vocal from Karen! Check out the medley from 1972 Live in Australia, it’s a bit longer 😊
@wehilanimuller6417
Жыл бұрын
check out karen carpenter 1968 'dancing in the street' she was only 20 yo...she was voted Times Magazine 1975 Drummer of the Year...considered one of the best
@jbs256
Жыл бұрын
In 68 she was 18 (born 1950 so easy math minus a few months of accuracy) and it was Playboy Magazine (big in music because of their Jazz Festival they produced for many years). Yes to Dancin’…awesome!
@A-whiter-shade-of-pale
Жыл бұрын
@@jbs256 I was going to say that, way to go.
@fabricioalves928
9 ай бұрын
Como alguém consegue cantar e tocar bateria tão maravilhosamente bem? Karen tem a resposta
@jbs256
9 ай бұрын
Pat, KZitem swung this reaction back at me 3 months later. I know the reason. I’ve since learned about a singer who for the second time in 53 years (first was by a Tribute team 4 years ago) covered this medley. She did it more true to this performance, though. So the first in 53 years to do it this way. IMHO she knocked it out of the park. I won’t be as long as my first post, which I don’t think you saw. A little back story, this singer is 20 years old, same age as Karen in this video. She engineers her own vocals, ALL the voices are her. There is a music backing track, not her. So I hope you check old messages and see this. I am linking the performance and I hope that doesn’t mess up the message. Her name is Tori Holub and you need to see this. To Carpenters fans reading this, follow the link, just be seated when you watch or check out her channel. Enjoy! Joe kzitem.info/news/bejne/z6ODvaOoiqqdiIosi=bUJwjkEC-XBKsKUH
@sandrabutler8483
Жыл бұрын
Have you never seen Karen on the drums before, that was her thing and where she was happiest, I think had she been allowed to stay there she'd still be here now, only once she left the comfort of her drums did the problem start, with many wanting her losing weight now she's out front
@stevetournay6103
9 ай бұрын
The irony of which is of course that she was never the least bit heavy. And, well, who'd have cared if she had been...anyone who sounds that splendid looks smashing automatically...the glorious Cass Elliot comes to mind.
@mikerobertson4041
2 ай бұрын
I believe this was at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Remember, this was during the Viet Nam War.
@michaelasay8587
Жыл бұрын
Loved this!
@user-td7bd3xc7n
9 ай бұрын
this makes me cry karen’s performance i love that girl and burt passing in february
@pauldourlet
8 ай бұрын
Check out the version of this from Australia in black and white from 1972 ,
@johncalendo
4 ай бұрын
Karen was a very troubled girl. She put those drums around her like a fort to hide what she imagined was an ungainly body. She had body dysmorphia, not really seeing herself clearly, which is why it was so hard for her to shake bulimia. Bulimia would wear out her body and lead to her very early death. A loss to music. And to those of us who love music. Somehow, despite the bright bubblegum arrangements from her brother (which are genius too), you always hear the sorrow in the depth of her voice no matter what she's singing. I enjoy your channel and your reactions, Mr. Prez
@mr198924
6 ай бұрын
"put a 100 dollars down to buy a car"... times have changed.
@bruschmidt9943
6 ай бұрын
My father took me to a Mercedes Dealership on Christmas Eve, 1983 to look at the all-new 1984 190E sedan. The salesman took his order for a new car in Red with tan interior (very odd choice for that, but it was available). It waa closing time & those men wanted to get home to their families. When the guy asked for the deposit, my father replied, "How much?" The salesman said it's usually 10%, but he'd take $1,000. My father looked in his wallet & said he didn't have it. They asked how much could he put down? My father took out a $10 bill & handed it to them. After a long silence they said, "Well it's Christmas Eve & time to go home, so we'll accept it! I wanted to hide under a desk.
@bobdelp2023
7 ай бұрын
A HOSPITAL ( WALTER REED ) FOR VETERAN'S DAY PAT 😊
@michaelasay8587
Жыл бұрын
Bro i dont know you but i hope you do a lot of her music....tou will be very looular! Mist ithers only do kike a few of her mist oopular ones. Saw her in 74!!!
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