Mariah Carey's "Forever," [LIVE TOKYO DOME] - SINGER'S DEEP DIVE

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Forever, - Mariah Carey Live at the Tokyo Dome; Ugh i love this beautiful power ballad. This was a gorgeous performance equipped with some great runs, a variety of timbres, some beautiful belts & mixes, and great interpretations of the melody. There’s not a lot of deviance from the recording but she does give us some new ideas here and there. I loved revisiting this classic song and hope yall enjoy it!
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[@ismaelm.mbaangue9147]

This was recorded as the original Music video of the song so yes it is dubbed but it was LIVE. Thanks for your reaction to the Queen as always❤❤

[@dannydav100]

If you rewatch Mariah’s live videos and recognize her behaviours when she sings….you will absolutely know when she is belting her soul out or lip syncing

[@franss7554]

To me, usually the easiest sign to look out for is from her eyebrows.

[@bffr720]

I remember a makeup artist saying that Mariah's eye shadow was always one of the most important parts of her makeup because when she sings her eyes are closed a lot. From that point on, I recognized her lip synching performances were more model-esque in the face.

[@ivanjaygahilomo7801]

@@franss7554 same

[@Number-ek1hf]

Yes certain parts of this video were dubbed (she did this since it was premiering on tv back during that time) but all of this was sung by her that night. What she did was she sung this song before the audience came that night and dubbed it over certain parts. But she never lipped this, it’s all live vocals.

[@somespecies]

I think you confused this with the MSG one

[@Meow-uo5vk]

​@@somespecies i think she did this in every show that went to tv MTV unplugged is an good example

[@AchillesandArtemis]

@@Meow-uo5vkshe only did the for MSG 1995 and Thanksgiving 1993

[@henrydls]

No, she was not lip syncing… yes it is dubbed, as most of her concerts, they release a dubbed version… but you can find snippets of the undubbed versions online which, most of the times are almost just as good 😊

[@ilovetati91]

Or better (MSG)

[@viemthientran3643]

Yes, this performance was dubbed because it's the official MV for that song. But I don't think it was dubbed with the audio version. As for the 'Daydream' World Tour, she performed 3 shows at Tokyo Dome. So I guess the vocals here are a combination of the best vocal parts from those nights, then polished and put into the footage filmed at one of those shows. That's why there're some parts where her lips doesn't quite match the audio and make you feel like she's lip-syncing. Btw, I really love your analysis videos. So informative, so detailed, so cute

[@KeepItReal213]

You nailed it! Similar to Chris Rock’s comedy specials where he performs multiple nights and the slice together the best performances of each segment and that’s the final version that gets released. So yes it’s all Mariah’s Live vocals but some parts may have been dubbed in from the other nights.

[@KeepItReal213]

Yes!! I’ve been waiting for you to do this specific performance!! Thank you and it was excellent!!! I’ve never heard anyone break down what she is doing vocally as detailed and accurately as you. I’m not a singer but I catch all of those little things when I listen to her sing. I just can’t articulate what she is doing as well as you. Love it! She was truly a spectacle where her vocal performance was the show. She didn’t need any choreography or backup dancers. Just a microphone and her voice entertaining a huge packed arena.

[@imahesasitio]

This is live. We’re here with my dad at 1996

[@somespecies]

I hope you'd do next a post 90's Mariah 😀 Never Too Far/Hero Medley live on a show called A Home For Holidays pleasee This was when her career was on the lowest after her 90's dominance and basically everyone counted her out, but her voice during this era was immaculate

[@badpoetry33]

My favorite Mariah Carey song of all time, underrated masterpiece. SO exciting to see your passion for this song too and I learned so much from your review / analysis / reaction / dissection… lol.

[@KeepItReal213]

Me too! Such an underrated and under appreciated song!

[@dannydav100]

Yes, it is dubbed. However, it is Mariah’s voice. She has demonstrated her musicality, vocal ability, songwriting skills and her range in this song alone. She doesn't need to validate herself as a performer to sing this song live because she's not classified as a performer. She created this song as an entrepreneur, songwriter, producer, and vocalist. Again, not a performer. She nailed it with creativity. Just notice the repetition in runs in her voice from the first chorus and final bridge/chorus. She invented that shit

[@radostdinkova7909]

I love that song ! So underrated and very difficult to sing!

[@randocommando6355]

14:43 I think Kelly price said the same thing about Mariah. Mariah told her to make the H sound at times. It’s very subtle yet clever because of how it sounds

[@Rizzlergoblin578]

Dubbed means they edit the quality of it, think “remastered” so they edit the audio quality and picture quality, and they also have Mariah resing some notes or phrases. Or she does it herself, she is a perfectionist. Her tone is different in the undubbed, its less nasally and honestly I wish only the audio quality was dubbed but not her literal voice.

[@somespecies]

22:40 yes dubbed means putting different audio over the original audio (the singer sang live on the event but for production purposes, they kinda improved the audio e.g. eliminate unnecessary noises, improve vocals, etc.) It's commonly done when they make DVD specials, and this concert was made into DVD. This could be done by either putting over the studio version, or the polished live vocals. I think in this case, it's the combination of both. They used her live vocals (that's why there were still those "cracks" and nuances in some parts, except on the last chorus where they used the studio version (imo) hence it looked like it didn't match her singing in that part. Anyway we all know it's her voice anyway so.. And also almost all artists do this in their concerts made into DVD specials. Michael Jackson, Celine, Whitney, etc. you name it 🤗

[@ilovetati91]

You can actually hear where splices are in HQ audio versions. It's not that often.

[@mathfreak2521]

Actually Whitney never did it

[@ilovetati91]

@@mathfreak2521 that's a literal lie

[@mathfreak2521]

@@ilovetati91 I don't know from which place you're coming from but never in my life have I seen a Whitney Houston peroformance where her vocals were dubbed, the vocals were either live (which is 99.99999% of the time) or lip-synched ( I'm Every Woman climax, some 80's peroformances in Europe where she had to lip-synch because it was the rule, I Will Always Love You in 1992 when she was pregnant....), but dubbing I've honestly never seen it, her most famous peroformances are live and you can hear every little imperfection in her voice and Whitney is very known to change the arrangements every time so I reaaaaaaaaaly doubt she would have the time to go to the studio to match her live arrangements, she simply doesn't !

[@aexxer]

@@mathfreak2521 We love both Mariah and Whitney but don't be so delusional please xx

[@alexandresousa338]

I love your reaction and don't apologise for pausing, we love it, as a singer for me is very hard to follow Mariah's runs and you really help w your videos, also this video is probably dubbed mixed w her live vocals but she sang live this song every night of this tour, you can notice the difference in fan videos

[@erikatorresmusic_]

I'm so glad to here this helped :)

[@benjaminjohnson8452]

its dubbed but still her live vocals. If u want an unedited on listen to forever mariah carey 1996 rotterdam

[@AchillesandArtemis]

You can tell she’s singing live by comparing it to the other performances in the same tour. But yes this specific one is dubbed.

[@joeymoricone9008]

I love this version!!!! #Weddingsongs

[@sshlksv]

Great video! Thanks for that! Love you and love your Mariah’a obsession!

[@justinmcgillxboxreigns6591]

Great video!.

[@earlydaydreamer9720]

The studio version starts at "The never be ashamed" part until the final belt

[@eosjdjsjsjfjchxjx1888]

Do you prefer her live version of forever at MSG or Tokyo Dome more??

[@KeepItReal213]

Tokyo dome by far!!! It was her best vocal performance I’ve ever seen.

[@abdelnasri196]

100% LIVE she never lipped this song but it was dubbed beacause this was recorded as the original Music video

[@Marco-el2he]

This is dubbed, not hard to understand given it is a professional live recording video. They basically tweak the live audio so it is more clean. The undubbed though is almost identical. The difference is she not just a “superstar”. First and foremost she is a VOCALIST and a songwriter. Then theres the extra. Please don’t accuse her of lipsyncing specially in the 90s. You can watch the undubbed anytime.

[@joeymoricone9008]

❤never be ashamed- call my name, tell me I’m the one you treasure~ 😏 Erika knows

[@tylorkelley4766]

Thank you for doing a Mariah video again! Please pick a new song though instead of like the same three songs 😂. I’m mean I’ll still watch but she has so many good 2000s+ performances that are top tier you should also check out 🤷🏻‍♂️ 😅

[@raphaelbhz]

Vanishing live 93 music box tour NYC, Please ❤

[@Enz0oYa]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Awesome👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻‼️‼️

[@whitepaper5241]

Well, if you react to her concerts that are officially released, then yes, they're mostly dubbed. She sang the whole thing live, but they were dubbed. I'm sure "The Live Debut", which was previously called "The First Vision", and the St. John Divine concerts were all live because the fans requested so. If you want to hear the actual live performances of Forever, you can react to Forever live in London, Rotterdam, or Paris. The qualities of those audios are bad, but they're still worth listening to. There's also the undubbed version of the Madison Square Garden 1995 concert. The performances that she uploaded on KZbin were dubbed, but the ones with worse audio quality were live. They're pretty similar with minor differences. I personally prefer the undubbed version.

[@adany83]

Girl who cares we here for the details for Mariah !!

[@Andrea-cp8ng]

Dubbed. Singed live and then they put another studio live over it. Not lipsynched.

[@isaiasdemaurizio7337]

What is the song ur singing at the beginning?? Sounds amazing

[@rinzamoncio2306]

Ain't No Mountain High Enough

[@erikatorresmusic_]

Thank you :) It is Ain't No Mountain High Enough !

[@esztervarga7641]

Thank you for this.❤ I am sending you good vibes. Please do a breakdown for : Tokyo Jazz Festival-Dimash Kudaibergen. S.O.S, or Ikanaide. I cant wait, it will be so insightful from you. Thank you sooo much!! Eszter from Ireland

[@adany83]

Live or not she sang it at one point recorded or live lol. We all know she could sing that and even better

[@perlovcka11]

the undubbed version sounds the same, but the recording quality is awful

[@Danner907]

Vowel manipulation is key.

[@tylerhackner9731]

While certain parts are dubbed, it’s still her wonderful voice

[@user-cw1zp4xh8w]

Love the natural of your speech from vocal to your mud XD

[@user-gn5fg6rk5b]

Mariah Carey's live Forever live isn't as nimble and beautiful as the dubbed Tokyo Dome version. Undubbed Live (Fan Cam) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKi1aqFse7CUeKs

[@ilovetati91]

The Rotterdam version is better than Tokyo dubbed and London. Nice try.

[@jamesfec]

👏🇧🇷

[@creamrisesup]

I mean if you don't do Lead the Way in the near future, I...I...I would be hugely disappointment TBH!

[@erikatorresmusic_]

What performance of that should I do?? I can't find a live one!

[@creamrisesup]

@@erikatorresmusic_ unfortunately, there is no live one but there is a studio recording of hers on KZbin which you can find. Well, you may not find a live performance on the internet but I don't know...do a react from a studio version I don't care, but you have to do it nonetheless, you have to!

[@loverriah6053]

this is the dubbed version ;( they cut it up with live and the studio ones ( she rerecorded some parts in the studio to make it more professional cause it was being sold)

[@erikatorresmusic_]

Ah that makes sense