The Pianist Is David Cole from C&C music factory. They made house/techno music. He died back in January 1995 from aids. He co-wrote and produced this song with his music partner Robert Civiles.
I think she’s probably the only artist ever who had to purposefully book a live gig like this to prove that the vocals were real. People just could not believe she sounded that good.
Actually, she said that she almost gave up on her dreams because of other people's criticism to her. But her father said she should do it because she can sang.
May he RIP (Billy the background singer too)! This whole f'n performance was better than THERE WILL EVER BE! Mariah, Randy, Kelly, AND EVERYONE??? They shit on that stage!
TennileF1: He was David Cole (from Civillés & Cole music production team) that co-wrote and co-produced this song for Mariah. He (they) was responsible for C&C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", 1 of the most known songs of the 90's and controversial too, because the girl that appears on the video is lip synching the legendary powerhouse soul singer Martha Wash, who threw them a law suit for that...
People who desperately try to sing this song always fail to realize that this song is not about Mariah showing she can sing so high, she already did that on her first album. This is song is about Mariah showing the world what she can do with her immense range scaling up and down her vocal register with such agility and precision over and over. She will descend from the lowest of the lows and then in an instant soar thru stratospheric heights. Her voice is absolutely out of this world. The Greatest vocalist to have ever walked this planet.
Amen 🙏🏻 I agree 💯 percent!!! It's good to know that someone can see what I see..... A large vocal range with excellent control. Mariah is one of the best singers ever. Long live the Queen!!! 👑
Plus she has a beautiful tone, something most people forget about when analysing voices. You can have all the technique in the world but if your voice is not pleasant to listen to, I don't really care
When Mariah came back with her second studio album Emotions, the critics felt it lacked the feeling and meaning that her debut album had. On top of that, because she limited herself to television and award show appearances, people and critics felt that she couldn’t sing as brilliant live and felt that her voice especially her whistle register was gimmick made to sell albums. So she and her label booked this MTV unplugged to show the word that she could actually sing and she showed tf out in deed.
@@TheJazz182 oh yea. Back in the day especially during the time Emotions was released, a lot of people became skeptical because she didn’t go on tour after her debut album.
She said in an interview: "I make my music hard so that I, only I, can sing it." Lol. I really love her attitude. Straight to it. Edit: Thank you so much for the LIKES! LETS SUPPORT MARIAH! MUWAHHH!
@@V_-._.-_ No, she didn't carea about the risk, AT ALL. She was just TRYING TO AMAZE US. She did all the risk for us.She didn't predicted it because she just want us to hear her best.
The way she effortlessly transitions between low notes and high notes is insane!! The range of this performance was C#3-D7 WOW more than 4 octaves in one performance!!!!!!!
This is one of my favorite live clips of all time! And to anybody trying to learn high notes, wether it’s using head voice or doing whistle notes like in this video, be careful, or you could damage your voice permanently.
The level of disrespect to the Queen Mariah ugh but turned out that was a good idea. At least we have something to slap in the people's faces who degrade Mariah
*In 1992, Mariah decide to release this MTV Unplugged Live EP for prove to everybody her voice was real and 100% talented* My english is not good, sorry.
Everything about this is next level. Those back up singers are going off. Musicians are on point man daaaamn. That slap base is amazing. This chick was in a league of her own in her day.
Nick Reichwein my friend said she was trash and she sounds horrible, they said that she’s not even close to the best singer alive. They’re not my friends anymore I want to kill them. Mariah is arguably the best female singer ever and most successfull too. People these days don’t know what singing really is. Yes, I will give it to Whitney that she is the queen of vibrato,resonance, and power but except from that Mariah wins everything. Technically her vocals are untouchable and that’s why she’s the best still up to this day. (This is coming from a die hard Mariah Carrey Stan btw)
Growing up as a marginalized minority, Mariah faced unrelenting racism and oppression. Some would argue she still does, since critics claim she "only has a studio voice." Which is exactly why she did MTV unplugged. To have to prove them wrong. Critics didn't say that about Melissa Ethridge or Courtney Love. Your comment about "curl hair era" is getting close to a typical demeaning comment about African American women's hair. It's a very sensitive topic, and rightly so.
@@RAW_GHC02 really? So commenting about curly hair is offensive now? Man, can't speak anything at all these days! FYI, I have curly hair too so is it racist for me to have curly hair?
The fact that there are people who don’t see Mariah as one of the greatest vocalists to grace this earth, clownery. She had a five octave range not to mention the best whistle register of all time, and could sing as low as the second octave. She’s one of the best because she didn’t just sing soaring high notes and didn’t only sing low notes, she could specialize in every facet of her voice, whether high or low, all starting at 20 years old being compared to the likes of Whitney and Celine. A true icon
Yeah, my thoughts exactly, Mariah was only compared to Whitney, as Celine despite starting her English album the same year as Mariah’s debut didnt really breakthrough until the Beauty and the Beast soundtrack in 1993. Celine started to be included in the Big 3 (before Celine, it was Whitney, Mariah, and Madonna) as far as I know is in 2002, when Randy Jackson included her with Whitney and Mariah as the Big 3 meaning top selling female SINGERS who have sold an upwards of 100 million records worldwide, for some reason Simon got the credit for the vocal trinity when in fact it was Randy that initially grouped all 3.
You have to watch "If It's over" Grammy 1992, Can 't let go 1991 SNL and Arsenio hall, "Forever" Rotterdam Remastered 1996 those songs are impossible !!
Let's admit that there's a lot of young, up and coming singers who can also do such high notes (whistle), but let us also accept the fact that NOTHING could ever top Mariah. She is often imitated, but never duplicated.
@@prm1701 His name is David Cole and is one of the producers of this song and album. Along with Rob Clivilles they were known as C&C Music Factory! Sadly he passed away in 1994.
literally everyone in this performance is enjoying themself... the backup singers, the instrumentalists and the pianist going ham on the piano! Not to mention Mariah totally owning the song.
”Emotions”: could be labeled as her ’signature song’ for being perhaps her best known song among the general audience that showcases the use of whistle register.
Irene T it's the late David cole. Mariah was so lucky to had been surrounded with very talented music producers / songwriters such as David cole and Walter afanasieff in her prime.
@@LukasKisa Yes Celine. I remember they did an interview at Celine's home years ago. She sang right there, no effects no microphone and it sounded amazing. A real talent.
“Emotions” is dubbed ‘Vocal suicide’ by many music critics around the world, being Carey’s most vocally demanding and hardest song to sing out of her extensive catalogue. The track showcases 4.8 octaves out of her impressive 5.2 which already proves not many singers can pull this song off considering the huge range needed to sing it. It’s become a standard for Carey to perform this throughout her tours and live appearances, critics believe it defined Carey as an artist as it really shows off the vocal power only she has been known to have. Many singers have attempted to cover Carey’s iconic classic but it’s universally agreed the song should only be sung by Mariah Carey.
Thanks to David Cole him and Mariah co-wrote the song him and his music partner Robert Civiles produced it he’s the one who pushed Mariah to sing that high on this song.
@Stevin13 While Ariana Grande can sing the song very well, and better than most of her peers ever could, she still can’t sing the song as well or effectively as Carey did
@@jasminstuart4014 stop bragging other singers to mariah mariah is mariah the supreme Queen sohyang is sohyang the two of the greatest vocal singers we all have more greatest vocals that are underrated also
@@jasminstuart4014 Soyiang herself said that Mariah is the best singer ever. You know? She said in an interview " Mariah is my Idol and my teacher. She's the greatest vocalist of all time and of course she's better than me"
@@LexxiLoveMeWell that song is very very low with a lot of complex runs so it takes a lot of concentration on your breath control whereas this is mostly in her comfortable belting register.
Didn’t just destroy the vocals but also a writer on the song! Everyone knows MC can sing but she rarely get enough acknowledgement for her incredible writing! Hit after hit!
Rest in Peace David Cole(Piano man) I remeber watching this as a kid thinking David Cole is some kind of cartoon character turned human as he was so animated plus the hairstyle and piano playing skill
Him and Robert Civiles made great house music as C&C music factory. David doesn’t get his props. Plus he could sing Listen to C&C music factory ohh baby that’s David signing lead.
The legendary David Cole (one of the "C's" in C+ C Music Factory..the team who produced "Emotions"). David was also who Mariah Carey wrote the song "One Sweet Day" about w Boyz II Men. Dave passed away from complications of AIDS.
Remember Billy the BGV is gone too (He and Mariah were one, especially on the GMA performance with the whistle in the beginning😩😩) No idea David fkn PRODUCED EMOTIONS either👊🏿👊🏿
@@mindstone6883 YES THAT'S WHY YOU ARE UNCREDITED THOSE INFORMATION OF YOURS ARE CONSTRICTED NOT EXPANDABLE DEMI LOVATO IS GROWING SELF TAUGHT SINGER A GRUNGE PUNKY TRAINED SINGER UNLIKE SOMEONE WHOSE MOTHER IS PATRICIA CAREY MARIAH CAREY CAN'T EVEN DO OPERA EVEN SLIGHTEST ONLY WHISTLE ON THE OTHER HAND DEMI FOR REAL CALIBRATIONS PRESENTABLE DEMONSTRATION IN HUMAN SENSES AND CREDIBLE TECHNOLOGY LEAH SALONGA HAS FORMAL TRADIONAL VOICE WHAT MAKES IT THE MOST UNIQUE IS THE DELIVERANCE IN EVERY MELODY STAFF CHECKPOINTS IN A SONG
@@mindstone6883 KEEP THAT INFO TO YOURSELF UNMEANT FOR GROUPS ; HERDS AND TEAMS AMY WINEHOUSE IS JAZZ BLUES SINGER DEFINITIVELY VOCAL CORDS ARE AUTOMATEDLY IN A JAZZ BLUES CATEGORY AMY WINEHOUSE IS NAMED A JAZZ MISTRESS OF THAT JAZZ ALBUMS LOOKING UP TO TONY BENNET AS JAZZ IDOLS
Do not understand How people can give dislikes to this video that probably is one of the best perfomances ever ... Nobody can achieve her voice, range, power, richness, techniques in one song when she seems she is going high she just goes higher
Believe it or not, she still looks very natural. Have you seen what some of these other celebs do to their faces? Her lips, eyes, etc. have remained natural through the years. Only plastic I noticed were the implants. That's nothing compared to what the others get done. A lot of 20-somethings today get all kinds of lip fillers, Botox, etc. much less at Mariah's age.
@Shawn Mendes Bussy I think what he/ she meant by innocent is from the look in her eyes, clearly if you look at her right now you'll know she's not the same as before, and that's ok it's part of getting through the years of hardships, you'll get your crazy time and then one day, they just learned how to live day by day with all those vultures around them.
RIGHT NOW BABY!! Btw, I'm a METAL HEAD, but dammit I LOVE real talent and Mariah, Boys II Men, Whitney, Chris Stapleton, Justin Timberlake...etc...REAL TALENT!!
Yeah she said in an interview once that she never actually knows if the whistles will come out. She just hopes that they will! But she’s just so perfect that somehow they always come out😂
a guy on the piano was david cole who produced many songs for carey and he was the inspiration for carey's one sweet day in 1995 cole died in 1995 from HIV/AIDS , carey was really devastated to cole's death so suddenly and also shocked her so much she wrote one sweet day to express her feelings to cole the song was a super hit in 1996 peaked at no.1 hot 100 for 16 weeks ina row and still titled as the most weeks no.1 hot 100 single of all time
Aw that's so sad to hear, I always wondered about him as a person and wanted to know more about where he is now. I wonder is he also the person she sang 'the wind' for? I supposed not since he's alive there after the wind ha dan already been chosen. But I remember she sang it for her road manager or someone who passed away.
The way the FINAL WHISTLE ECHOED through that room!!!! Yes many artist can do whistle register even higher than Mariah... But NO ONE can bring it like Mariah Carey!!! If you disagree you're just bias or misinformed.
Let’s be honest, the only people who disagree are the kids who are too young to have heard a lot of Mariah, and who think that Ariana is a black diva 🙄
@@vihaze6725 EXACTLY!!! Like idk why ppl keep on comparing both!! They both have a great voice, but I'd rather choose Mariah. She has passion for what she does, she has worked hard to get what she has now! And ppl still dont appreciate and respect her!!
When I’m in stress and see this clip, all of my depression is blown away. All of the session sound(piano, drum, bass, guitar, violin etc), background choruses and Mariah Carey Vocal. Everything is perfect.
This is the Mariah I fell in love with. And I think most others too. The hair, the innocence and that voice...oh lord, that voice. The 90s Mariah was on FIRE! No one and I mean no one comes even close to her in that decade. Not even Whitney, with all due respect, she is a distant 2nd, even though I loved her music and voice a lot. But Mariah was something special and unique. That range, that whistle register.....is like she is communicating with the dolphins. 90s Mariah was a force of nature like nothing else, man.
I respectfully disagree. Whitney was known as “The Voice” for a reason. I will always love you should be enough for you to know that if Whitney IS second. She’s a very close second.
FACTS!!! Vocally If you think this is incredible , and it really is, it's a masterpiece, then you have to listen to "Jesus what a wonderful child" and "Anytime you Need a friend Club remix" these are the best vocal performances ever recorded in the studio, they can puts everyone to shame. If you've never heard them, you will be SHOCKED
This is one of the best performances ever... Seriously. Her voice sounds so beautiful and the whistle notes just left me speechless. I could listen to this forever! Who agrees!?
@@DaniloStrever I don't like her Emotions performances in 96, her tone is too light and her whistles here are better. I love the intro and ending of the Unplugged.
Fuck off she had an army of singer's behind her, Morissette Amon Lamar done this on her own at the Asia song festival and made it look like a walk in the park 🇬🇧🔥👌❤️.
@@whitneyhouston1122 yes this is dubbbed only coz they wanted to perfect it and clear the noises out for an official album release. here's the undubbed live versions: ua-cam.com/video/8xEWPVJlecY/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/C18_v5QIGpU/v-deo.html
As far as pure vocal talent in the 90s, it’s Whitney and Mariah and there’s no use going any further. They’re just light years more talented than anyone else.
@@manamiwashington9558 key phrase "of her era". The title of greatest vocalist of all time is still arguable between Mariah and Whitney but it is definitely Mariah who was the best vocalist of her era (90's) as was Whitney the best of hers (80's).
OF ANY ERA * And this is not her absolute prime are you kidding? Music box is the best era technically, vocally is daydream, I mean MSG 1995, Rotterdam 1996, unmatched
@@bossking6796 And as much as emotional and spiritual I Will Always Love You was, it's far behind the level of difficulty of Emotions. That's why people on singing shows sing IWALY, not Emotions. I love both songs though.
+KDkitty101 you may think it that way but you DID realize that Ariana's was not Live right? Mariah did it live, so you cant do anything about it now. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT PEOPLE.
+69The lone wolfess69 i wasn't talking to you about the "get your facts straight" thing. I just meant to say it to all the people out there who thinks that Ariana's cover is better.
+69The lone wolfess69 i can't say "get your facts person" to all the people who thinks that Ariana's cover is better. Because the word "people" is the plural form of "person".
I love Whitney and Celine Dion but Mariah is everything for me. She is so talented. Writing 95% of all her song, co arranged and as an executive producer for her albums. 200 million copy albums sold out with 18 no.1.. and of course she is the most influential singer for other singer in the world. it is enough for her to become the legend.. she is the GOAT!
Who knows what’ll happen in the future. They said nobody could ever match Whitney, but then Mariah came along. Vocally, I don’t think anyone in the industry at the moment can match Mariah. Jennifer Hudson and Beyoncé are extremely talented and are legends in their own right, but not even they could out-sing Mariah. Still, maybe one day someone will come along and amaze us.
@@vihaze6725 Agreed. Of course no one can ever be like Mariah Carey and she's absolutely amazing. But if Mariah Carey, a human being just like all of us exists, then who knows if someone else who's really talented would be born in the future and amaze all of us too. And honestly, it's kinda sad if people just wanna believe/think that Mariah Carey will always the one and only really talented singer. We need more people with talents like her, or who knows, *maybe* someone will be even better. We shouldn't be hating that person or comparing her with Mariah if she exists in the future, we should be grateful that we are able to continue listening to these people with really great voices that we don't even have.
was this the unplugged concert she talked about in her documentary where in she said, she booked this because her 2nd album went down 50% because the people doubted her voice cause she doesn't want to go on tour? people thought she cant sing live..u so she booked this then after that, everyone became more amazed.. 😊😊 she's the queen.. 👑
Imagine having critics first refuse to believe your voice is really that good so you have to perform live on mtv unplugged. Then to think years later you will always be compared to your prime (and not another artist). Tbh those are the greatest compliments any artist could dream to be criticised for.
She never really lost her voice. She just lost quite some abilities but she can still sing well. Especially with the amount of rest from quarantine she could probably restore 75% of her old voice
David Cole was just RIPPING a with the gospel licks, I remember when this aired, Mimi had never toured and nobody knew if she could actually sing, man, did she delivered
Completely. Insane. The skill level of that is just indescribable. And all sung effortlessly. It’s a pity she can’t sing like that anymore, no disrespect. But I have never heard another singer sing like Mariah did in those days. It would be so nice go back in time and get a ticket!
Rinaldy 94 The older I get, the more impressed I am by Maria's lower register. It is so rich, it's unbelievable. All the wannabes try to do the breathy tone, but they fall flat (literally) when it comes to getting resonance from their lower tones. This performance is perfect.
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She is smiling while singing. What an energy
Con esa voz cualquiera sonreiría😂
It's a singing technique.
Everyone smiles
OK but that PIANIST was killin it!! Geezus that wrist strength, they're definitely a powerhouse!
The Pianist Is David Cole from C&C music factory. They made house/techno music. He died back in January 1995 from aids. He co-wrote and produced this song with his music partner Robert Civiles.
One sweet day was dedicated to him
@@balls_down_ya_throat456 Wow, that’s sad. Such a beautiful musician. He accented Mariah’s voice like no other!
He was very underrated. Plus he could sing. Check out C&C music factory ohhh baby that’s him singing lead. It’s a shame he died so young.
I always noticed that in the video I always liked how he played fitting with the emotion in the song!
It's f*cking ridiculous how good she was in her prime.. unbelievable
Yup
I really do not understand how a human can produce that sound.
She’s still at her prime, specifically at Christmas 🎄 lol
@@VenusManTrap-777definitely not. Still appreciate her anyways though
@@ProCloud-k9rGabriel Henrique he’s insane
I think she’s probably the only artist ever who had to purposefully book a live gig like this to prove that the vocals were real. People just could not believe she sounded that good.
A lot people would but they can’t, and there are so many good after effects these days that they can fake it live too.
And she opened with this song just to warm up her vocal chords...What the Fuck!!!
@MichaelLopez HANDS DOWN 100% of everything you’ve said!! 🎶💃❤️
Yes
And she came out the gate SANGIN!!!! She said “hold my purse….AHEM!”
imagine being born with that much talent and knowing it
Actually, she said that she almost gave up on her dreams because of other people's criticism to her. But her father said she should do it because she can sang.
@@daydream10.18 wow amazing!
Imagine being born with that much vocal talent and then being one of the most successful song writers of all time! Unprecedented
Ok i love mariah for real no doubt extremely talented singer but being a co writer or credited for a song is different than fully writing your song
Mate its not all genetics... its not fucking bodybuilding here lmao..
maybe the vocal talent is genetic but songwriting ability is learnt
You know. I’ve never seen any comments like “oh I was there that night”
Cause they all were dead after the performance Mariah Carey gave them
Lmfaoooooo
AHAHA
Shoot that took a hilarious/dark turn.
2:57 they all died
😂🙌🏽
Okay but the guy going ham on the piano. I’m equally impressed with his skill.
He was one c of c&c music factory
@@75marres and unluckily he passed away a couple of years later 😔
he was who one sweet day was written about.
May he RIP (Billy the background singer too)! This whole f'n performance was better than THERE WILL EVER BE! Mariah, Randy, Kelly, AND EVERYONE??? They shit on that stage!
TennileF1: He was David Cole (from Civillés & Cole music production team) that co-wrote and co-produced this song for Mariah. He (they) was responsible for C&C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", 1 of the most known songs of the 90's and controversial too, because the girl that appears on the video is lip synching the legendary powerhouse soul singer Martha Wash, who threw them a law suit for that...
She sang this better than the recording. Gotta be top 5 voice of all time.
I can't think of 4 better
@@thomasdavis3359Whitney!
@@Director2024 Nope.
@@Director2024nope
@@Antonio-vw8pp Nope to you, yes to many.
People who desperately try to sing this song always fail to realize that this song is not about Mariah showing she can sing so high, she already did that on her first album. This is song is about Mariah showing the world what she can do with her immense range scaling up and down her vocal register with such agility and precision over and over. She will descend from the lowest of the lows and then in an instant soar thru stratospheric heights. Her voice is absolutely out of this world. The Greatest vocalist to have ever walked this planet.
Amen 🙏🏻 I agree 💯 percent!!! It's good to know that someone can see what I see..... A large vocal range with excellent control. Mariah is one of the best singers ever. Long live the Queen!!! 👑
Agree... Mariah and Whitney are both the greatest singers ever
Word💯
I have the whistle and i can do her whistle, but the Highnotes? She is effortless.
Plus she has a beautiful tone, something most people forget about when analysing voices. You can have all the technique in the world but if your voice is not pleasant to listen to, I don't really care
I love that people said she couldn’t actually sing live so she did this performance to prove she could. Wigs snatched
James Kardashian she absolutely could then but not as much now unfortunately :(
Wig?snatched
Edges?scraped
Hotel?Trivago
@Marlan Benning yes she can,but it’s hard for her to hit some high notes she could before.
Is there anybody who can sing like that in their's best days?
Who the heck said that?
the fact that she sang this while smiling and laughing all around at the same time made me kinda wonder if that girl still even a human.... lol
She was like this throughout this concert, pure joy and passion and rising above her stage fright, definitely not human lol
The notes themselves are effortless so she just plays around with it
@@Ciclopea2 other artists also have no stage fright 😂
@@adrian-lf2ei some artists don't, but Mariah does, and still has to overcome it to perform live, any fan of hers knows that.
Lip sync?
am i the only one here who appreciates the pianist?
No you are not. He was amazing! Sadly he passed way too soon in 1995. His name was David Cole. RIP.
@@PearlPaisley thank you for the info sir. much appreciated. i'm glad it was uploaded here on youtube. R.I.P to sir David Cole.
That’s David Cole from C&C music factory he also did Whitney Houston I’m every woman.
he also co-wrote the song.
there is something so youthful and innocent about this Mariah. she is so free
Absolutely, she is sooooo free and having fun
Sanchita Chakrabarty that's how her image pre butterfly was put together
João Vitor exactly
Haha .maybe bc shes young and innocent from the corruption of the music industry, and or life, here 🤔😂. No, I tease but I feel ya
So true. Now she sings in corsets with high heels barely walking most of the time.
When Mariah came back with her second studio album Emotions, the critics felt it lacked the feeling and meaning that her debut album had. On top of that, because she limited herself to television and award show appearances, people and critics felt that she couldn’t sing as brilliant live and felt that her voice especially her whistle register was gimmick made to sell albums. So she and her label booked this MTV unplugged to show the word that she could actually sing and she showed tf out in deed.
Yess..She has proved if she wasn't a studio singer
IN DEEEEEED
Omg, I cant believe people said She couldnt sing well. She is one of the most beautiful voices from all the times.
@@TheJazz182 oh yea. Back in the day especially during the time Emotions was released, a lot of people became skeptical because she didn’t go on tour after her debut album.
Mariah was too pretty then and they thought she was faking it. Didn't think someone who looked like that could sing like that. They thought wrong.
She said in an interview: "I make my music hard so that I, only I, can sing it." Lol. I really love her attitude. Straight to it.
Edit: Thank you so much for the LIKES! LETS SUPPORT MARIAH! MUWAHHH!
When did she said that?
@@juliocesarfernandezcampuza8760 In a Interview. But, i'm not sure when.
I'm a Filipino and i love Mori. I respect both of them. I wish they would have a duet... SOOON.
The joke's on her then. I guess she couldn't have predicted just how much her voice would deteriorate over the years.
@@V_-._.-_ No, she didn't carea about the risk, AT ALL. She was just TRYING TO AMAZE US. She did all the risk for us.She didn't predicted it because she just want us to hear her best.
The way she effortlessly transitions between low notes and high notes is insane!! The range of this performance was C#3-D7 WOW more than 4 octaves in one performance!!!!!!!
This is one of my favorite live clips of all time! And to anybody trying to learn high notes, wether it’s using head voice or doing whistle notes like in this video, be careful, or you could damage your voice permanently.
It’s crazy to think that Mariah felt compelled to do Unplugged because no one believed anyone could be so talented.
Verdade
The level of disrespect to the Queen Mariah ugh but turned out that was a good idea. At least we have something to slap in the people's faces who degrade Mariah
It's not crazy, people love to pull bright strong people down. You think thry grow out of it in high school, but no
that's insane! is there an article or link i can read about this?
@@blancasolar5548 wow so you know how mariah sang that time.. I believe you're a vocal coach to even say that.... Unbelievable!
*In 1992, Mariah decide to release this MTV Unplugged Live EP for prove to everybody her voice was real and 100% talented*
My english is not good, sorry.
Your English is perfect!!
@@daniellakaran5760 thanks😌
Rhonetta Johnson can u tell me whats wrong lol
how could it not be real? auto tune did not exist yet, all voices were real (don’t count milli vanilli)
Imani Alexander lol dude we know dubbed takes a lot of takes so whats your point? Didnt u like it geez
The pianist absolutely killed it. My god.
That's the late David Cole of C&C Music Factory. He sadly passed away in 1995.
D Cole the best
what a control of her voice... My god...
first reply after 3 years
Second replay after 8 years lol
Third reply after 8 year :)
The gospel intro sent shivers down my spine
It's a gospel styled soul intro. With Jazzy influences instrumental wise.
amen to that
The first lyric after the gospel: " I FEEL GOOD"
♡xo
Me too 😂😎
Idk why people disrespect her, she WALKED so y'all could run
no she SPRINTED so everyone else could walk
What mariah walked? Thought she always fly and didnt know nobody lol
Adit Pratama fly like a bird dahling
@@alainamaas1906 say it louder
People run but no one will ever catch up to Mariah's prime
Fun fact: This performance features the highest tone reached in pop music ever. Mariah nailed it.
Does it really? Where did you learned that. Honest question?
You can feel the immense passion of this young Mariah. 😉😊
jocriss she was so pretty and when she moves her hands you can see she has passion !
SHOOK BITCH she was a young woman here like 18-19
@@angeljohnson6665 She was 22, still so young
Yes it is.
Mariah:first of all I’m still young
Everything about this is next level. Those back up singers are going off. Musicians are on point man daaaamn. That slap base is amazing. This chick was in a league of her own in her day.
Zander Willis she sang every song flawlessly and effortlessly
Yes she was I don’t know why they keep comparing her to Ariana grande, I mean she’s a really good singer but not on Mariah’s level
That's what I noticed too. Good ol' days.
alize8605 it’s like every new female singer that has a high pitched voice when they sing is compared to mariah
@@xorih1089 not really, it sounds good but forced, she doesnt know how to sing properly technically speaking...
Even when you're not a fan, you've gotta admit, this woman is the embodyment of slayage
Nick Reichwein Yas! 👌
EMBAWDYYYMENT
Nick Reichwein my friend said she was trash and she sounds horrible, they said that she’s not even close to the best singer alive. They’re not my friends anymore I want to kill them. Mariah is arguably the best female singer ever and most successfull too. People these days don’t know what singing really is. Yes, I will give it to Whitney that she is the queen of vibrato,resonance, and power but except from that Mariah wins everything. Technically her vocals are untouchable and that’s why she’s the best still up to this day. (This is coming from a die hard Mariah Carrey Stan btw)
@@MsHalle-kg9ny
Mimi's belts, albeit short, are as resonant as Whitney. A testament to her almost perfect technique.
Naomi Osho Killing them is a little too much 💀💀 skss
I love Mariah Carey’s curl hair era. The best era ever!
Sounds racist.
@@RAW_GHC02 which part?
Growing up as a marginalized minority, Mariah faced unrelenting racism and oppression. Some would argue she still does, since critics claim she "only has a studio voice." Which is exactly why she did MTV unplugged. To have to prove them wrong. Critics didn't say that about Melissa Ethridge or Courtney Love.
Your comment about "curl hair era" is getting close to a typical demeaning comment about African American women's hair. It's a very sensitive topic, and rightly so.
@@RAW_GHC02 really? So commenting about curly hair is offensive now? Man, can't speak anything at all these days!
FYI, I have curly hair too so is it racist for me to have curly hair?
@@RAW_GHC02why so pressed? mariah is literally black haha lol.
The fact that there are people who don’t see Mariah as one of the greatest vocalists to grace this earth, clownery. She had a five octave range not to mention the best whistle register of all time, and could sing as low as the second octave. She’s one of the best because she didn’t just sing soaring high notes and didn’t only sing low notes, she could specialize in every facet of her voice, whether high or low, all starting at 20 years old being compared to the likes of Whitney and Celine. A true icon
Celine got in the game in US after Mariah tho.
Yeah, my thoughts exactly, Mariah was only compared to Whitney, as Celine despite starting her English album the same year as Mariah’s debut didnt really breakthrough until the Beauty and the Beast soundtrack in 1993. Celine started to be included in the Big 3 (before Celine, it was Whitney, Mariah, and Madonna) as far as I know is in 2002, when Randy Jackson included her with Whitney and Mariah as the Big 3 meaning top selling female SINGERS who have sold an upwards of 100 million records worldwide, for some reason Simon got the credit for the vocal trinity when in fact it was Randy that initially grouped all 3.
So many sopranos dream of reaching the second octave lol
check out Ima Sumaq she is also at the top with Mariah, with 3 octaves
@@paularamos2623 Yma Sumac got 6 octaves, not 3
I'm sorry, but HOLY FUCK! This is just... insane. I'm a converted Mariah fan!!
Welcome to the lambily 🤩
you better be
You weren't already one!? Welcome :)
Heey, welcome to the lambily family!👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻😄
You have to watch "If It's over" Grammy 1992, Can 't let go 1991 SNL and Arsenio hall, "Forever" Rotterdam Remastered 1996 those songs are impossible !!
Let's admit that there's a lot of young, up and coming singers who can also do such high notes (whistle), but let us also accept the fact that NOTHING could ever top Mariah. She is often imitated, but never duplicated.
Before Mariah there was Minnie Riperton. They're both amazing but Minnie was something else!
She couldn't control OR switch from chest ---> Whistle nearly as well tho.
J-Hxrris-14 Who couldn't...Minnie?
Yes.
Yall should definitely watch her live performances of Lovin You because she could do it all!
3:27 That look says "to all you fools who said I can't do this live, let's shut you up for good now..."
I loved her hair back then. Wish she would go back to the curls.
Irene T it would never go back to that. Once you dye , straighten or anything else it’s gone forever.
@@jacksters19 what? whoever your hair stylist is they're lying to you sis
Brianna B hair changes as you age. It’s a low chance of getting the exact same curls as when you were younger or before chemically damaging the hair.
@@jacksters19 yes but it's not like her curls are gone?
Brianna B @brianna , most likely yes. If she were to go natural again the curl would be wavy
she has so much soul in her voice it’s mind blowing
She's been listening to most soul singers in her life..And her most favorite male singer is Stevie and her female idol is the QUEEN OF SOUL!!
Big facts... Insane
@@ralphanthonymallillin2712 and yet she's still pretty good
Annointing.
For me she sounds more black than white.
the smooth transition into the whistle is what kills me! she makes it sound so effortless, it’s out of this world
Haha😁
Okay but can we appreciate that pianist??? He poured his heart and soul into that playing!
Just what I was thinking. He is incredible. Who is he??
@@prm1701 His name is David Cole and is one of the producers of this song and album. Along with Rob Clivilles they were known as C&C Music Factory! Sadly he passed away in 1994.
@@AmazzRIP! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
He died in 1995. He also did Whitney Houston I’m every woman.
Bruh that look she gave at 3:27 was like “y’all thought I was playing huh?”
ironic that the time is her birthday
@@jeremyechols6828 anniversary*
@@harrisonlee4960 lamb 🐑
@@jeremyechols6828 that’s not irony
The intro is fantastic.
+salvatore mimi ya I also noticed..David Cole at piano..co-author of the song ;) great
+Carolina Martucci David Cole... One half of C+C Music Factory. RIP.
Supreme. Incomparable. Born to sing.
She meant that this was just the beginning.
What are you on lmfao, this was obviously during her prime. Look the definition up 👁👄👁
90 - 95 is Mariahs Prime
@@topbackpodcast2615 90-96
@@topbackpodcast2615 is the late 90s she used her low resister more often in late 90s so that was also her prime
That audience didn't deserve to be witnesses of this historic performance.
literally everyone in this performance is enjoying themself... the backup singers, the instrumentalists and the pianist going ham on the piano! Not to mention Mariah totally owning the song.
”Emotions”: could be labeled as her ’signature song’ for being perhaps her best known song among the general audience that showcases the use of whistle register.
Nope it's 'All i want for Christmas' but yes emotions is the best song that showcases her whistles
@jocriss yes it is Mariah did THAT
Bliss shows her whistle too
@@Everythingisromanticass bliss, all in your mind and angels the prelude exists
Emotions is her best known song with whistle
can we just give some props to the pianist 2:13 3:11
Irene Tarell "One Sweet Day" is actually dedicated to him! He was a good friend of Mariah and he passed away so Mariah wrote the song for him
Louka Deshaies 16 weeks on number one ❤️ rest in peace to the pianist :(
vanishing yes❤️❤️
It's hard to focus on anything else happening other than Mariah's singing. Well spotted. Too bad he's dead
Irene T it's the late David cole. Mariah was so lucky to had been surrounded with very talented music producers / songwriters such as David cole and Walter afanasieff in her prime.
I'm just another old white dude and I always thought Mariah was one of the best singers of all time up there with Whitney.
And Celine
@@LukasKisa Yes Celine. I remember they did an interview at Celine's home years ago. She sang right there, no effects no microphone and it sounded amazing. A real talent.
“Emotions” is dubbed ‘Vocal suicide’ by many music critics around the world, being Carey’s most vocally demanding and hardest song to sing out of her extensive catalogue. The track showcases 4.8 octaves out of her impressive 5.2 which already proves not many singers can pull this song off considering the huge range needed to sing it.
It’s become a standard for Carey to perform this throughout her tours and live appearances, critics believe it defined Carey as an artist as it really shows off the vocal power only she has been known to have. Many singers have attempted to cover Carey’s iconic classic but it’s universally agreed the song should only be sung by Mariah Carey.
Thanks to David Cole him and Mariah co-wrote the song him and his music partner Robert Civiles produced it he’s the one who pushed Mariah to sing that high on this song.
*sadly found out today: I have to mention ariana grande (who i was no fan of 5 minutes before )
@Stevin13 While Ariana Grande can sing the song very well, and better than most of her peers ever could, she still can’t sing the song as well or effectively as Carey did
@@justabluelilicon526 correct !
@@justabluelilicon526 ariana never sing this song live.
Only Mariah Carey can make live performance sound better than the studio recording. This is what talent really is.
Celine and Whitney too
@@Rayquaza676 the vocal trinity 🛐
YESHSH SO TRUE!!!
Even Celine and Whitney
Ariana grande too
Correct it the vocal trinity.
Whitney Mariah and Celine Dion both make the live sound better than recording
This song is literally one of the toughest in history and she sang it like it was nothing!!!
Well it's a song designed for her voice (her level of range + agility) so I'm not really surprised.
It's hers x)
mariah said she makes songs that she can sing so it makes sense 😭. probably why i never really see mariah carey covers as often.
Im guessing the reason why its tough cuz she did what shes not supposed to do because of her nodules?
Its 2 semitones lower so its not really tough anymore
I will never find the best live version for this song other than this one! She just slays it like it's nothing...
Arsenio Hall show from 1991 is better
The sync?
the music box era ver is better
Hits that whistle register like it's nothing. Her Mom had her hitting notes as a child that only dogs and elephants hear
@@vincentwhitley1119 Mariah's notes also resonate with dolphins now.
vocal legend
The greatest female vocalist to ever hold a microphone
@@jasminstuart4014 stop bragging other singers to mariah
mariah is mariah the supreme Queen
sohyang is sohyang
the two of the greatest vocal singers
we all have more greatest vocals that are underrated also
It’s true
@@jasminstuart4014 I'm sorry but who is Sohyang?
@@jasminstuart4014 we don't know her sorry.
@@jasminstuart4014 Soyiang herself said that Mariah is the best singer ever. You know? She said in an interview " Mariah is my Idol and my teacher. She's the greatest vocalist of all time and of course she's better than me"
This has to be one of the most flawless, most difficult but at the same time most effortless, clean and fresh live performances of all time.
It looks like its nothing at all to her, you're right.
Singing this is looks as easy to her as tying her shoes
My all was always difficult for her to do live idk whyy but emotions she has always performed flawlessly 😍😍
@@LexxiLoveMeWell that song is very very low with a lot of complex runs so it takes a lot of concentration on your breath control whereas this is mostly in her comfortable belting register.
2:56 I love the transition from whistle to chest voice!
I find 1:10 and especially 2:02 more amazing, because those are instant transition.
This is a unique skill that only she could do flawlessly.
Amazing!
I was about to say it too lol
That was not a transition Lol
Correct me if i am wrong but i think there was a miniscule break so that she could descend. Not sure though and please dont hate me.
This is QUINTESSENTIAL Mariah. The hair. The outfit. The NOTES.
Didn’t just destroy the vocals but also a writer on the song! Everyone knows MC can sing but she rarely get enough acknowledgement for her incredible writing! Hit after hit!
Rest in Peace David Cole(Piano man)
I remeber watching this as a kid thinking David Cole is some kind of cartoon character turned human as he was so animated plus the hairstyle and piano playing skill
Him and Robert Civiles made great house music as C&C music factory. David doesn’t get his props. Plus he could sing Listen to C&C music factory ohh baby that’s David signing lead.
YeSSSS David Cole on piano RIP!!!
Rip
She shut all the haters down who said she was just a studio creation.
My man on the piano blacked out on this performance
The legendary David Cole (one of the "C's" in C+ C Music Factory..the team who produced "Emotions"). David was also who Mariah Carey wrote the song "One Sweet Day" about w Boyz II Men. Dave passed away from complications of AIDS.
May he RIP! That's what artists do....
Remember Billy the BGV is gone too (He and Mariah were one, especially on the GMA performance with the whistle in the beginning😩😩) No idea David fkn PRODUCED EMOTIONS either👊🏿👊🏿
He passed away in January 1995.
@@ciarrajohnson3849 David was talented as hell. He could sing,dance,produce and play his ass off on that piano.
Audience are very lucky to witness the legendary performance of her live...
Well said ❤
can't imagine what was it like
Mariah Carey's prime is the highest vocal level ever reached by a singer
*pop singer. Because the highest levels in vocalism are in other genres. Specifically classical, whether people like that or not.
@@guillermoflores2064 AMY WINEHOUSE : CELINE DION ;LEAH SALONGA AND DEMI LOVATO FOR EXAMPLE
@@josephinian4614 Nope. Those are still pop singers. They meant classical as in opera singers like Callas, Caballe, etc.
@@mindstone6883 YES THAT'S WHY YOU ARE UNCREDITED THOSE INFORMATION OF YOURS ARE CONSTRICTED NOT EXPANDABLE
DEMI LOVATO IS GROWING SELF TAUGHT SINGER A GRUNGE PUNKY TRAINED SINGER UNLIKE SOMEONE WHOSE MOTHER IS PATRICIA CAREY MARIAH CAREY CAN'T EVEN DO OPERA EVEN SLIGHTEST ONLY WHISTLE ON THE OTHER HAND DEMI
FOR REAL CALIBRATIONS PRESENTABLE DEMONSTRATION IN HUMAN SENSES AND CREDIBLE TECHNOLOGY
LEAH SALONGA HAS FORMAL TRADIONAL VOICE WHAT MAKES IT THE MOST UNIQUE IS THE DELIVERANCE IN EVERY MELODY STAFF CHECKPOINTS IN A SONG
@@mindstone6883 KEEP THAT INFO TO YOURSELF UNMEANT FOR GROUPS ; HERDS AND TEAMS
AMY WINEHOUSE IS JAZZ BLUES SINGER DEFINITIVELY VOCAL CORDS ARE AUTOMATEDLY IN A JAZZ BLUES CATEGORY AMY WINEHOUSE IS NAMED A JAZZ MISTRESS OF THAT JAZZ ALBUMS
LOOKING UP TO TONY BENNET AS JAZZ IDOLS
Do not understand How people can give dislikes to this video that probably is one of the best perfomances ever ... Nobody can achieve her voice, range, power, richness, techniques in one song when she seems she is going high she just goes higher
+Alejandro López Probably those jealous Ariana Grande fans.
Alejandro López
becoz they jealous
Alejandro López maybe,she's not better sang live than studio
Tracy Ramiscal you easily get jealous. lol
Akhue Amey hahah!!
I don't even know how i'm still alive before those whistles...
EXO deserved be on Grammy's Exo-l!
stttoppp u like exo and mariah, how it feels that you like the pure and real art?
닉보고 기분잡쳤노
i love the way she adds adlibs after the song to justify the audience that she's sing it live💕
Crazy how innocent and natural she looks here.
Believe it or not, she still looks very natural. Have you seen what some of these other celebs do to their faces? Her lips, eyes, etc. have remained natural through the years. Only plastic I noticed were the implants. That's nothing compared to what the others get done. A lot of 20-somethings today get all kinds of lip fillers, Botox, etc. much less at Mariah's age.
Yes she looks so cute (not me being gay and falling for another women)
it's funny how you place the word innocent there lol, but I guess I know what you mean
Because this was before her ex husband Tonny tried to destroy her career :)
@Shawn Mendes Bussy I think what he/ she meant by innocent is from the look in her eyes, clearly if you look at her right now you'll know she's not the same as before, and that's ok it's part of getting through the years of hardships, you'll get your crazy time and then one day, they just learned how to live day by day with all those vultures around them.
everyone discussing the whistles but how bout some love for them chest growls.. dam
EXACTLY! I mean them growwwls!!!!!
People keep talking about her whistles but never about her low notes.
@@rdm6599 yea I feel it’s all people talk about with he
@@rdm6599 yea I feel it’s all people talk about with her
I love the growls
Her range is mind boggling.
In case someone needs a drum transcription of this song please check it out on my channel
8 octaves apparently. The only person who can do that
2024 anyone?
I can do it
RIGHT NOW BABY!! Btw, I'm a METAL HEAD, but dammit I LOVE real talent and Mariah, Boys II Men, Whitney, Chris Stapleton, Justin Timberlake...etc...REAL TALENT!!
Nonstop 🫶
Я, прикиньте из России!
All the time
Everytime that Mariah hits those whistle it feels like she's opening the gate of heaven. 😂😂😂
HAHAHAHAHA
cause its higher than the heavens above
Best comment I’ve read HAHAHAHAH
Hearing Mariah hitting those whistling notes like its nothing while im straining my voice😫😫
Chrissy Malgie haha! I can make a squeak and my throat will be sore all day 😂
Yeah she said in an interview once that she never actually knows if the whistles will come out. She just hopes that they will! But she’s just so perfect that somehow they always come out😂
@@freddiemercury4880 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ok so my sis tried it but miserably failed,only Queen Mariah has the power!
@@dolltwin 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I'm trying to do a whistle register like her during the qurantine
a guy on the piano was david cole who produced many songs
for carey and he was the inspiration for carey's one sweet day in 1995
cole died in 1995 from HIV/AIDS , carey was really devastated to
cole's death so suddenly and also shocked her so much
she wrote one sweet day to express her feelings to cole
the song was a super hit in 1996 peaked at no.1 hot 100 for 16 weeks
ina row and still titled as the most weeks no.1 hot 100 single of all time
Can't believe that Despacito is tied to One Sweet Day. uh. Peoples taste in music these days.
The Evil Queen Streaming ruined things, sadly. Same thing with one dance occupying number one for so long. Folk really lack taste
Aw that's so sad to hear, I always wondered about him as a person and wanted to know more about where he is now. I wonder is he also the person she sang 'the wind' for? I supposed not since he's alive there after the wind ha dan already been chosen. But I remember she sang it for her road manager or someone who passed away.
Was David Cole gay? I know it’s not necessary to ask that, but I wonder how he got aids.
Thank you for the background information. I knew she wrote One Sweet Day for a friend she lost to AIDS, had no idea it was her pianist/producer.
This is the best UNPLUGGED EVER.
That intro alone is better than 99% of artists entire discography
This!!!
I agree.
Ikr 😂😂😂
Exactly. Todays singers are TRASH
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no one can whistle like mariah does..really smooth and sharp
Ismail Omae Morisette Amon can. she covered this song live
Ismail Omae agree with you
Have you ever seen Yma Sumac?
angel_ dust never be like mariah, my darling, you're too wrong :)
The Prayer stfu!
The way the FINAL WHISTLE ECHOED through that room!!!! Yes many artist can do whistle register even higher than Mariah... But NO ONE can bring it like Mariah Carey!!! If you disagree you're just bias or misinformed.
sorry but i have to agree with u even tho i love the other artist who can do whistle.
Let’s be honest, the only people who disagree are the kids who are too young to have heard a lot of Mariah, and who think that Ariana is a black diva 🙄
@@vihaze6725 EXACTLY!!!
Like idk why ppl keep on comparing both!! They both have a great voice, but I'd rather choose Mariah. She has passion for what she does, she has worked hard to get what she has now!
And ppl still dont appreciate and respect her!!
@@carolinafernandes8685 FR Mariah is Mariah,ari is ari. id rather choose Ari though but Mariah is such a queen ugh
She can do melisma in whistle... A fucking melisma in whistle!!!!!!
When I’m in stress and see this clip, all of my depression is blown away. All of the session sound(piano, drum, bass, guitar, violin etc), background choruses and Mariah Carey Vocal. Everything is perfect.
This is the Mariah I fell in love with. And I think most others too. The hair, the innocence and that voice...oh lord, that voice. The 90s Mariah was on FIRE! No one and I mean no one comes even close to her in that decade. Not even Whitney, with all due respect, she is a distant 2nd, even though I loved her music and voice a lot. But Mariah was something special and unique. That range, that whistle register.....is like she is communicating with the dolphins. 90s Mariah was a force of nature like nothing else, man.
I respectfully disagree. Whitney was known as “The Voice” for a reason. I will always love you should be enough for you to know that if Whitney IS second. She’s a very close second.
FACTS!!! Vocally If you think this is incredible , and it really is, it's a masterpiece, then you have to listen to "Jesus what a wonderful child" and "Anytime you Need a friend Club remix" these are the best vocal performances ever recorded in the studio, they can puts everyone to shame. If you've never heard them, you will be SHOCKED
No auto tune.. Just pure talent..
This is one of the best performances ever... Seriously. Her voice sounds so beautiful and the whistle notes just left me speechless. I could listen to this forever! Who agrees!?
3:11 - 3:17 the Piano is a crazy good, so satisfying on ear, such an eargasm
Dang that vocal agility,run,riff,whistle is so pure
For a live performance, this is absolutely stunning. She was on her game during this session. Even more-so than the studio version, it seems.
There are better performance of this song, Arsenio hall 1991, MSG 1993, Rotterdam 1996 remastered and maybe others
@@DaniloStrever I don't like her Emotions performances in 96, her tone is too light and her whistles here are better. I love the intro and ending of the Unplugged.
The important thing is, Carey hit those high octave notes LIVE!! My flabber is still gasted.
@@DaniloStrever Also London and Worcester
Mariah was such a raw talent. No fancy hair and makeup , no dancers, just her being her amazing self. Incomparable
Fuck off she had an army of singer's behind her, Morissette Amon Lamar done this on her own at the Asia song festival and made it look like a walk in the park 🇬🇧🔥👌❤️.
Well, sometime's she did wear fancy makeup and this dubbed?
@@whitneyhouston1122 yes this is dubbbed only coz they wanted to perfect it and clear the noises out for an official album release. here's the undubbed live versions:
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What is fancy hair?
As far as pure vocal talent in the 90s, it’s Whitney and Mariah and there’s no use going any further. They’re just light years more talented than anyone else.
Celine Dion and probably Toni Braxton are in the next tier.
Whitney can do anything like this, she's great, the best of the rest but Mariahs in a league of her own
Mariah was the best vocalist of her era, and MTV Unplugged was Mariah on her absolute prime.
No Whitney Houston was
@@manamiwashington9558 key phrase "of her era". The title of greatest vocalist of all time is still arguable between Mariah and Whitney but it is definitely Mariah who was the best vocalist of her era (90's) as was Whitney the best of hers (80's).
OF ANY ERA * And this is not her absolute prime are you kidding? Music box is the best era technically, vocally is daydream, I mean MSG 1995, Rotterdam 1996, unmatched
I just wanna say that Whitney was in Mariah's era and she sang "I Will Always Love You" in the 90's, sooooo... Yeah
@@bossking6796 And as much as emotional and spiritual I Will Always Love You was, it's far behind the level of difficulty of Emotions. That's why people on singing shows sing IWALY, not Emotions. I love both songs though.
She is totally relaxed while singing. It costs absolutely nothing for her to do what she does in this song.
Yup because her voice was still young and naturally high to reach these whistles..but now she tends to raise her larynx to be youthful
Her vocal techniques were perfect and smooth back then, but she drained her voice with the overuse of it
She literally lost her voice recording this. She said herself.
'idk'....the last time she went 'emOTIuhuhns, yahh...' right before the rolling high note barrage sounded a little....masochistic
Girl what you on-? If that was true she could've been able to do this nowadays
She sings so effortlessly. Absolutely amazing vocals.
ANGEL VOICE, NO ONE CAN DEFEAT HER, SHE SINGING IN EFORTLESS WAY, WHISTLE LEGEND
check out Ariana Grande's cover of Emotions...
+KDkitty101 no she sucks
+KDkitty101 you may think it that way but you DID realize that Ariana's was not Live right? Mariah did it live, so you cant do anything about it now. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT PEOPLE.
+69The lone wolfess69 i wasn't talking to you about the "get your facts straight" thing. I just meant to say it to all the people out there who thinks that Ariana's cover is better.
+69The lone wolfess69 i can't say "get your facts person" to all the people who thinks that Ariana's cover is better. Because the word "people" is the plural form of "person".
can't believe this is a live performance. and the whistle tones - just want to listen to that forever. so beautiful and ecstatic
I love Whitney and Celine Dion but Mariah is everything for me. She is so talented. Writing 95% of all her song, co arranged and as an executive producer for her albums. 200 million copy albums sold out with 18 no.1.. and of course she is the most influential singer for other singer in the world. it is enough for her to become the legend.. she is the GOAT!
her natural curly hair looked very beautiful. I love this version of this song. This voice is magnificent.
No one can be the next Mariah Carey. A record that has never been approached and will never be approached again.
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO'S TELLING THE TRUTH!!!
Mariah is the one and will always be!❤🥰
Who knows what’ll happen in the future. They said nobody could ever match Whitney, but then Mariah came along. Vocally, I don’t think anyone in the industry at the moment can match Mariah. Jennifer Hudson and Beyoncé are extremely talented and are legends in their own right, but not even they could out-sing Mariah. Still, maybe one day someone will come along and amaze us.
always imitated but never duplicated
@@vihaze6725 Agreed. Of course no one can ever be like Mariah Carey and she's absolutely amazing. But if Mariah Carey, a human being just like all of us exists, then who knows if someone else who's really talented would be born in the future and amaze all of us too. And honestly, it's kinda sad if people just wanna believe/think that Mariah Carey will always the one and only really talented singer. We need more people with talents like her, or who knows, *maybe* someone will be even better. We shouldn't be hating that person or comparing her with Mariah if she exists in the future, we should be grateful that we are able to continue listening to these people with really great voices that we don't even have.
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The bird voice she made at the end no ones talking about.... its amazinggg!!! 3:29
was this the unplugged concert she talked about in her documentary where in she said, she booked this because her 2nd album went down 50% because the people doubted her voice cause she doesn't want to go on tour? people thought she cant sing live..u so she booked this then after that, everyone became more amazed.. 😊😊 she's the queen.. 👑
Ding Atilano exactly but I understand why people doubted her. She is ethereal
Ding Atilano someone dont believe becoz Mariah voice is real
...and earned her her 6th number one single "I'll Be There"! Haters be hatin' while Mariah counts her number ones
It definitely was girl and she definitely showed them all she was the real deal.
Ding Atilano they said she was just a STUDIO GIRL. Then she performed this and people was shook and at the same time slayed by this QUEEN.
The way she hits the high notes that easily impressed meeeee amazingly
It's not her actual voice, vocal chords aren't vibrating, just producing a whistle.
@@matteocecino correct❤
@@matteocecino and blowing air into a tiny gap through the vocal cords❤
You can try too
@@matteocecino dude, what?
Imagine having critics first refuse to believe your voice is really that good so you have to perform live on mtv unplugged. Then to think years later you will always be compared to your prime (and not another artist). Tbh those are the greatest compliments any artist could dream to be criticised for.
Best comment. Mariah's prime is the highest standard in singing
Except she is compared to another artist, this performance is heavily dubbed. Listen to the undubbed version, she had to sing this twice.
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Unreal levels of ability. She could never sing another word and I’d still consider her one of the all time greatest singers. She is timeless.
She’s a fucking legend. Sucks she’s lost the voice with age. But it happens to most. In her prime she was one of the greatest singers alive.
“In her Prime she was one of the greatest”.... NO... she was and still is the greatest female voice/range EVER.
She never really lost her voice. She just lost quite some abilities but she can still sing well. Especially with the amount of rest from quarantine she could probably restore 75% of her old voice
Yeah her line of work is demanding she’s getting well deserved rest and her voice is getting stronger the more rest she gives it
@@nigelbeaumont1109 Greatest vocalist of all time ! Male or female !
It happens with age and she has nodules too
I'm living for those people saying "higher" in the back.
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This video is a trap. Every time I start playing, it takes me an hour to stop and get back to real life.
🤣 I'm on that track right this second. She's a legend. ❤️
How many times did I watch her sing Can't Let Go. I love this one and that one too! Wow
lmao hahhHahHhahHH
I can totally relate it’s on repeat every day 😍 best live version of emotions for me
same!
David Cole was just RIPPING a with the gospel licks, I remember when this aired, Mimi had never toured and nobody knew if she could actually sing, man, did she delivered
Completely. Insane. The skill level of that is just indescribable. And all sung effortlessly. It’s a pity she can’t sing like that anymore, no disrespect. But I have never heard another singer sing like Mariah did in those days. It would be so nice go back in time and get a ticket!
Yes Prime Mariah is unmatched for anyone but she can still sing great with rest
Agree
Only Mariah always can do whistle with smiling!! she is amazing!!! love ya.. sorry for my english
yeah right? it seems she does it effortlessly
Rinaldy 94 The older I get, the more impressed I am by Maria's lower register. It is so rich, it's unbelievable.
All the wannabes try to do the breathy tone, but they fall flat (literally) when it comes to getting resonance from their lower tones.
This performance is perfect.
Mariah's voice is so angelic in this video.. perfect pitch and delivery.. Chante Moore can also hit the same whistle notes..