1. Kar… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists that go by the name of Karen Young:
1. Karen Young (March 23, 1951-January 26, 1991) was a disco singer best known for her hit "Hot Shot". Well-known for her ability to scat-sing and deliver vocals with ferocious energy, Young was also a gifted pianist and songwriter.
Karen Young grew up in a Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rowhouse. Before becoming an overnight international recording star with "Hot Shot," she recorded jingles and background vocals for Philadelphia-based production companies. She died unexpectedly of a bleeding ulcer.
The song "Hot Shot" peaked at #67 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 in 1978, but spent two weeks at #1 on the magazine's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, thus qualifying Young as a bona-fide one-hit wonder. "Hot Shot" was written, produced and arranged by Philadelphians Andy Kahn and Kurt Borusiewicz. An LP entitled "Hot Shot" followed the hit single, both released by West End Records of NYC. "Hot Shot" was featured in the 1990 movie "Reversal of Fortune." The song was later used as a sample in Daft Punk's song "Indo Sliver Club" on their album Homework. "Hot Shot" re-mixes by Andy Kahn, MaxRoxx Music and DJ Ralphi Rosario were released in 2007.
In the early 1970s Young performed with the group Sandd, featuring Philadelphia musicians Frank Gilckin lead guitar, George Emertz rhythm guitar, Frank Ferraro bass and Dennis Westman drums.
2. Karen (Elizabeth) Young. Singer, songwriter, guitarist, percussionist, b Montreal 19 Jun 1951. A great-niece of Berkley E. Chadwick, she was raised in Hudson, Que, began playing guitar at 14, and had a minor folk hit, 'Garden of Ursh' (for Reprise), at 19. She was a founder of the Bug Alley Band in 1975; initially a folk trio, it turned to jazz under the influence of recordings by Lambert, Hendricks and Ross and made Montreal its base 1976-9. Young, who sang with the group under the name Karen Egan, studied voice with Jane Ellison at this time. By now completed by Mike Pinsonneault (alto saxophone, flute), Steve Cole (guitar), and David Thompson (bass), Bug Alley recorded one side of RCI LP 473 in 1978 and, with the singer Liz Tansey added, made the LP Bug Alley (PM PMR-019) before breaking up in 1979. The group was reunited for a concert at the 1981 Monteray Jazz Festival in California.
Young subsequently made the LP Karen Young (RCI 528) with Vancouver musicians in 1981. She led other groups during the 1980s - eg, All Smiles, the ethnic ensemble Young Latins and, with the violinist Helmut Lipsky, Unclassified - but it was her collaboration 1983-90 with the bassist Michel Donato that brought her notice as one of Canada's premier jazz singers. The duo, augmented on record and occasionally in concert by other musicians, appeared regularly at the FIJM (including a concert with their US counterparts Sheila Jordan and Harvie Swartz in 1990) and performed at jazz and folk festivals across Canada. Young and Donato toured four times 1987-90 in France and 1989-90 in the USA, and also appeared in 1989 in England. For Justin Time they recorded the albums Karen Young/Michel Donato (1985, JTR-8403), Contredanse (1988, JTR-8410), and Young/Donato en vol III (1990, JTR-8418, CD and cass). The second LP won a Félix Award in 1988 as jazz album of the year.
The duo's repertoire of jazz tunes, standard and original pop songs, arrangements of Bach, Bartók, and Magister Piero typified clearly Young's eclectic range of interests. She also has sung in church choirs (as a soprano), musical theatre (Angel in 1980, Mata Hari in 1984, both by Edward Knoll and David Rimmer), new music concerts (eg, Jean Derome's Confitures de Gagaku), and with the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal. She began teaching at the University of Montreal in 1988. A new Young trio, Triple Sens, completed by Norman Lachapelle (bass, keyboards) and Francine Martel (percussion), made its debut in 1991 at La Butte St-Jacques in Montreal and subsequently toured in Quebec.
Nobody's Child
Karen Young Lyrics
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An orphans' home one day
And stopped for just a moment
To watch the children play
Alone a boy was standing
And when I asked him why
He turned with eyes that could not see
And he began to cry
I'm nobody's child
I'm nobody's child
Just like the flowers
I'm growing wild
No mummy's kisses
And no daddy's smile
Nobody wants me
I'm nobody's child
People come for children
And take them for their own
But they all seem to pass me by
And I am left alone
I know they'd like to take me
But when they see I'm blind
They always take some other child
And I am left behind
I'm nobody's child
I'm nobody's child
Just like a flower
I'm growing wild
No mummy's kisses
And no daddy's smile
Nobody wants me
I'm nobody's child
No mommy's arms to hold me
Or soothe me when I cry
Sometimes it gets so lonely
I wish that I could die
I'll walk the streets of heaven
Where all blind can see
And just like all the other kids
There'd be a home for me
I'm nobody's child
I'm nobody's child
Just like a flower
I'm growing wild
No mummy's kisses
And no daddy's smile
Nobody wants me
I'm nobody's child
Nobody wants me
I'm nobody's child
The lyrics of Karen Young's song "Nobody's Child" paint a sad, heartbreaking story of an orphaned child who is constantly rejected by families who come to adopt a child. The song talks about the singer passing by an orphanage and noticing that even among the children, there's one boy who looks lonely and sad. When the singer approaches him, the boy reveals that he's blind and nobody seems to want him, and this realization makes him burst into tears.
As the song progresses, we hear the boy's desperate longing for a family's love and attention, someone to hold him and soothe him when he's upset. However, it's clear that he's resigned to his fate of being nobody's child. The song ends with the boy expressing hope that in the afterlife, he'll find a home and love just like everyone else.
The lyrics of "Nobody's Child" highlight the pain and suffering that many orphaned children experience, especially those who have disabilities that make them appear less desirable for adoption. The song is a potent reminder of the need for compassion and care for such children and how crucial it is to find them homes and people to love them.
Line by Line Meaning
As I was slowly passing
While I was leisurely strolling past
An orphans' home one day
A facility for children who have lost their parents
And stopped for just a moment
I paused briefly
To watch the children play
To observe the kids enjoy themselves
Alone a boy was standing
A single child was standing by themselves
And when I asked him why
And when I inquired as to why
He turned with eyes that could not see
He faced me with sightless eyes
And he began to cry
And tears started streaming down his face
I'm nobody's child
I don't belong to anyone
Just like the flowers
Similar to the blossoms
I'm growing wild
I'm growing freely, without guidance or care
No mummy's kisses
No loving touches from a mother
And no daddy's smile
And no father's grin
Nobody wants me
No one desires my presence
People come for children
Adults arrive for youngsters
And take them for their own
And adopt them
But they all seem to pass me by
But they all appear to overlook me
And I am left alone
And I'm abandoned by myself
I know they'd like to take me
I understand they'd like to adopt me
But when they see I'm blind
But once they realize I'm sightless
They always take some other child
They always choose another youngster
And I am left behind
And I'm left by myself
No mommy's arms to hold me
No mother's embrace to comfort me
Or soothe me when I cry
Or placate me when I weep
Sometimes it gets so lonely
On occasions, the loneliness becomes unbearable
I wish that I could die
I wish I could pass away
I'll walk the streets of heaven
I'll roam the heavenly boulevards
Where all blind can see
Where all the sightless can perceive
And just like all the other kids
And similar to all the other children
There'd be a home for me
There would be a place for me to reside
Nobody wants me
No one wants to take care of me
I'm nobody's child
I don't belong to anyone, and I'm an outcast
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Cy Coben, Mel Foree
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@KosolVongsrisart
I first heard this song some fifty years ago. I shed my tears every time I listen to it. Am not an orphan but I can sense the feel of this kid !!!
@salomesandroshvili6711
Same
@mhmfikri
An everlasting song performed by a singer with crystal and clear voice. I loved this song from the very beginning some radios play it when I was very young and not English speaker (even not a single English word understand). Thanks so much Karen Young and others
@yeltsinsirob3144
The best version ever! Grew up listening to this version as a 5 year old boy. My cousin who lived with us for a while would always come home from work and play this on his guitar - always made me cry. I’m now 53 & just played it on my guitar! Music is so nostalgic…❤
@zaboodonalt6927
Thanks to Karen Young to sing this song,thanks to the song writer,thanks to the musicians,thanks to the recording Studio, thanks to the publisher,thanks to youtube,thanks to the person who uploaded this song,thank you for your symphaty,thank you for your emphaty and thanks to the Lord.
@georgejuniorleedom4476
Lord didn't contribute to the music.
@carolinehauhnar5701
👍🌹
@yovinusyovinus3986
Anyway, at least inspire people to do this
@alexeicogan4733
@@georgejuniorleedom4476 You're mistaken, George.
The Lord has contributed to all beautiful music: no matter the genre or era involved.
He is always the inspiration.
@michaelholmes4374
I found out the uther day this is a cover version but it's the first version I ever heard back in 1970 love ❤ it