[al baby]

I still think her and her brother were lovers and thats why she was so messed up

[Mears]

My daughter had it prior to Carpenter’s death——most doctors didn’t know how to treat it.

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[jalisco555]

This is off-topic (and thank you for this interesting article) but why do the British persist in using stones as a unit of weight? It’s even more archaic than our use of pounds.

[gr8eman]

Some light reading!

[Chauncey Gardiner]

From what I remember she started to recover and regain weight, but with many who have this condition, the body is so weakened one can die from the weight gain.

[gattaca]

A friend’s daughter had an eating disorder and ruined her front teeth. The enamel wore off. Her sickness was different, bulimia. She threw up what she ate.

[Magnatron]

One of the most beautiful voices of all time...

[Zhang Fei]

Thanks for hat tip. Sounds like her mom and brother were real pieces of work. That’s the reality of showbiz, though. Many of the stars were seriously damaged long before they became famous.

[wildbill]

That lady’s voice was so pure and true that her recordings are still popular with us oldsters. Such a tragic end.

[CptnObvious]

Karen was worth was about 6 Million at the time of her death. That’s about 14 Million in today’s money. The tragedy would have been not to use a psychiatrist at that time as she was an adult.

[Arm_Bears]

Watched a made-for-TV bio-drama on Karen and Richard back in the early 80’s.

If it was even remotely accurate, their mother was an absolute tree squirrel and the likely source of both their problems—Richard’s drug addiction and Karen’s self-esteem, among others.

[EdnaMode]

She had a wonderful voice. What a shame she died so young.

[sargon]

What a wonderful singing voice Karen had! That's all I have to say, and all I ever will have to say. All else is speculation...

[Governor Dinwiddie]

One of the best films of the 1980s was a little independent movie called Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1988)

It was a Karen Carpenter biographical movie which instead of actors, they used Barbie Dolls instead. I went to the theater to laugh at the lampooning of the Carpenters, but left the theater admiring Karen. It was actually a very touching movie, and very sympathetic toward Karen Carpenter.

Her brother didn't think so because he came out on the short end of the stick in his portrayal. The movie portrayed him as a cunning manipulative ass. He along with a team of lawyers were able to get the movie banned.

The movie hasn't been seen in years. It was ordered destroyed by the judge, but there supposedly is a grainy dupey video available of it in the dark corners of the internet. Whether or not the movie was actually destroyed or not is a good question.

After seeing that movie, every time I hear one of Karen Carpenter's songs, it takes on a melancholy aspect when I think about the sad person behind that crystal clear voice.

 

[Sans-Culotte]

She was easily one of the great singers of all time. I still listen to Carpenters CDs, but I always feel a twinge of sadness when I hear her voice.

[Migraine]

Others on this thread have commented on her pure voice. I, too, concur; but I would go so far as to put her voice on top of the world of unique female pop singers.

Others on my list would be:
Anne Murray
Aretha Franklin
Patsy Cline
Annie Lennox
Ruthie Henshall (known mostly to Brits)
Diana Ross
Shania Twain
Patti Paige
Janis Joplin

[Southnsoul]

Karen Carpenter’s voice was liquid gold; one of the greatest voices of all time.

These posts about her supposedly having a relationship or crush on her brother, because it was in some movie, a skit, or publication, is disgusting and pathetic.

Try educating yourselves on the actual story of Karen Carpenter from those who knew her best, instead of those who used her best.

[TBP]

I was a huge fan, and I’m sad for all the music we could have had.

“Yesterday Once More” became even more poignant when Karen was gone — at just 32.

[Midwesterner53]

A beautiful voice gone far too early.

[iowamark]

Why posting this 8 year old article today?