AIBU to burst into tears every time karen carpenter opens her mouth and sings?

[BigBellasBeerBelly]

Her voice always gets me! And of course her story is so sad it's a double whammy every time...

So AIBU? (hint - the answer is NO)

And if you're feeling in the mood to share, whose voice/which band always makes you well up?

she makes me blub everytime

it's all that sha la la la and every woh woh woh !!!

Oh I'm so glad it's not just me!

I love the Carpenters (secretly of course) LOL.

Rainy days and Mondays....

We've only just begun

BitOfFun here...I'm watching this too < sob >

watching her story on bbc2 now...she was the best female singer ever.

Oh gosh.

I have to keep saying to DH "these are happy tears, honestly" as he is looking so worried!

Freddie's later songs do it for me as well, so poignant...

ROFL through the tears at all the MNers sitting at home watching this in tears [sob]

I'm not going to ruin my happy day by watching it!! LOL

fareking hell i LOVE the carpenters.

rainy days and mondays

and THE BEST GUITAR SOLO EVER
" i say goodbyeeeeeeeeeeeee to love"

we had the carpenters story on video as students, used to watch pissed at 1am and sing along

OMG how thin is she now?!!!!

i know i'll cry watching this

fuck that version had NO guitar in it

There is a film isn't there - I saw it when I was quite young - and then my mum gave me a talk about how she had all the talent and all the men surrounding her controlled her and egged her on to make money from her etc and failed to notice what was going on. And maybe didn't care.

I don't know how true that was

what are you all watching then?
there is SPORT on here

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n53E_J9a_Fo&NR=1

BBC2 whitefish..

BBBB...yes, there was a film.

Phew (wipes eyes)

i want cheese on toast now

Yanbu.

I have Carpenters in the car atm. I do my very best in-car karaoke along with Karen.

I saw a fantastic modern ballet once that featured the Goodbye To Love guitar solo. Young punkish ballerina in traditional tu tu did magnificent series of pirouettes across the stage - Michael Clark's company, it was -have never forgotten it.

I just love it all. Can't watch programme because dc still up .

her brother worries me; but she is fab

right poo i missed it

when can i see it

I have sky+'ed this programme. Remember watching a documentary about them when I was about 15 and it really moved me.

I heard Close To You today and thought about her - such a wonderful singer.

Yes, love KC. The Carpenters' stuff is so dark though. It sounds all jolly in terms of the tune, but when you take in the lyrics...I have been known to put it on when I want a good cry.

Eva Cassidy doing Over the Rainbow also sets me off without fail.

Get's me as well. Her voice was so pure and beautiful.

Both Karen Carpenter and Eva Cassidy always make me well up, no matter what song they sing. I particularly love Close to You, which DP and I always used to sing to DS when he was a baby, for some unknown reason!

Two women with the purest and most beautiful singing voices EVER.

voila!