GOOD VS BAD Vocal Runs

[@silverplim]

Yeah, when Tori does a run you know it’s gonna be perfection. Always perfect pitch and precision, flows like water

[@karl2624]

Love her, shes so underrated. Also, is it just me or has she been looking more and more melanated 👀

[@reywolf74]

@@karl2624well she’s part black so… yeah

[@Arek.Arkadiusz]

Those runs are crispy. I love them.

[@AM-dd6dx]

Early Beyonce performances will always make me giggle. She did not care about a song's flow at all. Just wanted you to know she could sing! I like how you showed her improvement as well as Christina's with the later clips.

[@bohlalenchabeleng1370]

Her musicality is amazing now. She's more tasteful.

[@LuisGustavoSO]

Though in that Silent Night performance she did like their studio version

[@lissandrafreljord7913]

I think that's what happened with a lot of the artists of the 2000s like Beyonce, and especially Christina Aguilera. When they debuted, they wanted to show off that they can saaang. But they ended up overfrying a simple classic tune like a Christmas carol with unnecessary windy and over the top melismas, ultimately ruining the melody, hence the minus points in musicality. It's only human. Glad to see they improved and found the good balance between their individual style and maintaining the song's melody. On the other hand, those from the 80s and 90s like Whitney, Celine, and Mariah, despite they were also blamed for oversinging, their riffs and runs sound rather modest compared to how all these singers now like to overbelt it and do crazy unnecessary vocal acrobatics. I guess the 90s was the era where less is more.

[@whip1720]

I wish we could just get some good ones he shows the same two runs every time he showcases it 💀 everyone knows silent night was a lot and everyone now’s crazy in love

[@whip1720]

@@LuisGustavoSOexactly I don’t think people know that

[@THEXtinafan101]

Mariah’s musicality is always on point. Her runs while complex always make sense and fit in the song. Christina definitely got better and more control with time.

[@arinrayscumdump]

I agree Christina got more in control and learned to be one with music as opposed to what she does before. You know back then she used to place runs all over one song. Christina and Beyonce had this syndrome back in the day and they tend to show off too much vocally that it doesn't make sense anymore. Now they both became better. In Mariah's case, she's always excellent no doubt.

[@eddiechan12345]

She just need to make it intertwined with the melody of the song as she often does it for showing off her ability.

[@carlosbarross]

Mimi❤

[@edu.8552]

mariah makes me so mesmerized, enchanted and jealous. adding D.O was amazing too!

[@neosbluesky]

I need to know what song is in 6:16 PLEASE

[@user-tp8ku1sl3w]

@@neosbluesky It is not an EXO song. They made a cover of the song in their rookie days.

[@neosbluesky]

what song is that?@@user-tp8ku1sl3w

[@denize2953]

@@neosblueskyIt’s called “It’s still a dark night”

[@neosbluesky]

tysm!! @@denize2953

[@blakerbdll]

2013 Mariah is literally the most agile-sounding vocalist I’ve ever heard ++++ the musicality of her runs is just *chef’s kiss*

[@reevancarey]

Ughh, yes... The runs she did with Michael Bubble was just insane!

[@johnandersonsalvacion737]

PERIOD!!❤

[@luancosta3153]

Now she just can with playback.

[@SquidProQuo80]

@@luancosta3153 Just the fact that anyone could have reached her skill level at least once in a lifetime is monumental... you're just salty but it's bad for your blood-pressure so I'm okay with it.

[@atolm1]

hating cause your fave could never, with or without playback@@luancosta3153

[@kazura9561]

Kyungsoo is SO underrated outside their fandom it's crazy. People tend to forget how good he is and only seem to remember Chen/Baekhyun when Kyungsoo is a literal jem

[@brenolimsta]

The fact Whitney had a large voice and STILL could do riffs and runs THAT FAST is something that will always shock me

[@TKK765]

her voice was light... she was a soprano lol... christina and bey are mezzos and they riff like crazy...that's something to be surprised about

[@kienmaple]

@@TKK765 Whitney is a mezzo

[@TKK765]

@@kienmaple Soprano

[@kienmaple]

@@TKK765 mezzo

[@addictedtovocals]

@@kienmapleSoprano but with a big tone. When on drugs it lowered her voice and turned her into mezzo

[@kledi3817]

that low ass run from D.O. is so impressive to me because as a male vocalist i struggle so much with agility in my lower register and he sounded SO quick

[@kledi3817]

calling myself a vocalist is CRAZY😭

[@whitneyhouston1122]

Not calling myself a vocalist is INSANE.

[@mcgradyazul5667]

that wasn't even low 😭 maybe for a tenor yes

[@kledi3817]

@@mcgradyazul5667 low for a tenor but especially because it’s a run. i literally said that i struggle with agility in my lower register so him being so agile in his lower register is super impressive. no need to undermine his talent

[@DaydreamCarey1234]

Its the fact that Mariah could deliver a fast, long, complex runs with great execution and specially with great musicality

[@tylerhackner9731]

Mariah and Whitney are unparalleled

[@daytonsouthall1137]

And Celine

[@amazonianunicornbunny9599]

All fire signs 🥰😍

[@tylerhackner9731]

@@amazonianunicornbunny9599 Aries and Leo yep

[@alfagifari]

Mariah, even when not in her prime, still got that tasty, tasty run. As i follow her longer, i agree with you that she is, first and foremost, an artist more than she is a performer. She's more volatile when it comes to live performance due to her stress, rest, health, and any other performance compromising element, but I can see how she never lost that passion about music itself.

[@maloneaqua]

Tori’s musicality is one of my favorites. It’s exactly how I expect a musician to sing, she sounds just like her guitar

[@arsenioarsenio373]

Mariah, Beyonce, Jojo, and Tori Kelly I think these 4 definitely master the art of tasteful vocal runs just because you can do it doesn't mean you have to always do it, and these 4 really gave some tasteful runs. Beyonce's Crazy in Love Runs definitely solidified her ability to run. Mariah's Lead the Way is still untouchable

[@atolm1]

Morissette, Katrina, Kyla

[@anghangin923]

​@@atolm1Kyla, Kat and Elaine Duran. Mori is decent, she has moments but is not consistent.

[@jordywoody14]

Faouzia is so underrated

[@loverwons]

also jasmine sullivan

[@amirabenni4207]

The moment I saw vocal runs mariah carey and tori kelly came to mind immediately

[@ems7962]

D.O's runs and riffs are so good, one of the best in the kpop idol industry.

[@Ronnie-zc3ez]

the iconic ? musicality is backkkk!!!!!!

[@aintnootherfan]

YES

[@Prof.AgyaYaw]

My absolute favorite😂

[@noahfence6838]

Thank you for including Do Kyungsoo. His vocals go absolutely crazy and anyone who hasn’t heard of him- please listen to his solo work and/or his work with EXO. He’s incredible!

[@buttertoastie9061]

"she was crazy back then" "she was crazy too"

[@SquidProQuo80]

Mariah's vocal agility when it comes to runs is in her own separate category... she's literally god-level. How she is able to execute great vocal runs in multiple registers is simply mind-boggling.

[@joshuarodriguez9477]

Mariah is so talented and musical, all the vocalists in this video have talked about her

[@theanti-veela-leprechaun]

I still giggle at the question mark 😂

[@tathianamartins2107]

And to think that the person chose two of the most simple runs Kyungsoo did live. He has more complex,fast and impactful runs in my opinion. But it only shows how incredible he is

[@ebbur1000]

its a crime to not be including jazmine sullivan in these types of videos... she was washing most people at 10 years old

[@CarlosBlancoAF]

Where is jessie j? She's literally a queen on runs

[@atolm1]

with her horrendous tone, its like chalk on a board. i would only include her in the overrun/nasal/ear hurting videos.

[@mooblink4ever899]

You mean oversing lol Her musicality is gross…

[@bree789-x8c]

She really is though 😍👌

[@R0VERKAI]

Thank you for including D.O. too. He has bunch of live performences released recently. Please check them out too. ( D.O. in lee mujin Service (he sings 4-5 songs). Another one (Rewrite the stars cover with AKMU Sohyun). And (it's live)

[@tylerhackner9731]

I love Avery but the ? for musicality is accurate af lol

[@charmbracelettour733]

mariah and camilla in the thumbnail is always so funny 💀

[@Stardrop-luck]

This was the motivation i needed to work on my vocal agility😅

[@mkaeganhalll]

right i never have lmao

[@gomgom3175]

love to see exo and red velvet here!

[@Rhaphidophile]

Omg that clip of recent Beyonce. LEGEND

[@aintnootherfan]

I KNOW

[@Lizzzzetazetazeta]

The K in Kyungsoo stands for King of the runs

[@whoevr]

8:26 SPILL SPILL this whole moment is so good 8:31 ?? that’s an angel singing not a human

[@AnonymousXtinaSinger]

No Brandy? No Jazmine Sullivan? They are the masters at runs lol

[@AndrewFaust-dh7kg]

Right? They are amazing!

[@THEE.apples]

They literally included Flo doing Jazmine's run, but not Jazmine herself... Like huh

[@kmy1996]

Thankyou for including Kyungsoo and Chen❤ they are one of a kind vocalists in kpop actually

[@NawiTheCore]

My girls Xtina and Bey really loved to oversing back then.

[@dazeitem]

Christina was musical, but overdoing it. It's crazy how good she sounds when she holds back. For some of the runs in this video, it's easy to guess when they're improvised. But when you're Bey, Whitney or MC I guess it's harder to know when it's not.

[@razrv3lc]

This is always my issue with Christina. She stays overdoing it. It’ll be good but she’ll keep going until it’s not.

[@michelledawn7446]

I love Christina but dang, she doesn’t have to overdo all the time. We know she can sing. Maybe back then she had something to prove? She just keeps going and going, a 3 minute song becomes twice as long.

[@joshroe4993]

Yesss my favourite series has returned !

[@JCKILLED737]

Being honest I don’t know what the hell happened with Mariah runs in 2013/2014 because she was FAST! like insanely fast! She almost sounds robotic and autotuned because the speed. It’s unbelievable

[@ChrisTopher-eg6yn]

Mariah's Musicality>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[@AM-dd6dx]

Avery's cover of Song For You upsets me soooo much. THAT GORGEOUS SONG DOESN'T NEED ALL THAT OMG.

[@strangeannie5160]

Faouzia arabica inspired runs are so tasteful. AND FLO IS JUST..., I LOVE THIS GIRLS❤❤❤

[@Miyahideko]

Love the variety of singers you chose!! So diverse!!

[@hughw2377]

Can we appreciate that Christina's musicality has come a long way!😭😂

[@rikipediaph.d5781]

You've made this kind of videos for vocal runs and belts, but perhaps a bad and good comparison video of head voice/falsetto execution in pop music would be great? Imo that would be especially difficult to distinguish whether it's strained, alright, or perfect! Love your videos btw! ❤

[@aintnootherfan]

It would be really hard tbh to find good examples... not on my current to-do list but I never say never! Thank you for watching!

[@ranonampangom2185]

DO KYUNGSOO ❤️❤️❤️ His vocals just kill me

[@chikoritaleaf]

Not enough Tori Kelly on a video about vocal agility

[@mizunoryujin6684]

Kept replaying that crazy in love Beyonce clip, obsessed.

[@dreadnoughtus_01]

DAMN faouzia is a monster

[@lukeandre3473]

Love these videos. I always love a Faouzia cameo would love it if you ever did a vocal analysis on her

[@pratyushpavansaikia8161]

Vocal runs by Mariah has been so legendary

[@tylerhackner9731]

I love this series! So glad it’s back!

[@roger9283]

The crazy in love run always do it for me so complex

[@Maddoctor1099]

D.O is amazing

[@godzilla32-j7e]

give us more of these-honestly i just like to listen to random runs and belts it's very entertaining

[@Jadeleighpezforeva]

Jade and especially Leigh Anne should be mentioned for great vocals runs… my girls don’t get their flowers

[@joemel_cruz]

MIAMriah autotune like agility 🤯

[@GarageStudio7]

9:14 In 2013, Mariah's vocal cords hacked ai. Her musicality is the human part; with that musicality, it really adds up that her childhood classmate said that she sounds like there are instruments and music playing behind her, when she sings a capella. 🎶🐦👸 2:02 Chloe's attempt sounded good, then I heard 2:15 Tori's great attempt. Tori keeps blowing our minds 2:27 🤯 2:53 John Legend caught me by surprise with that riff, especially with the heaviness of his voice. He's deserves more recognition in the vocal community 👏 4:16 & 7:16 Beyonce & Christina Aguilera get the awards for most improved! They had a feud with Musi Calité back then. 👩‍🎓👩‍🎓 5:12 Faouzia is definitely one to keep an eye on because she does it so effortlessly and with great musicality plus with a unique approach. 🥰 5:28 The fact that FLO did harmonies on that complex riff is astounding. Jazmine Sullivan gets major props for constructing and executing these great riffs though! 👍👍👍 7:04 Love how you gave Aretha her own category *Soul* 👑 8:18 Whitney had the golden voice. A velvety, warm and relatively large voice yet quite agile with impressive musicality. 💛 8:56 For someone as skilled as Avery with riffs and runs, it's baffling that the musicality mostly eludes him. 😯 He reminds me of Beyonce and Christina, when they were younger.

[@aintnootherfan]

I love that John Legend riff! So slick and classy plus the quality of his voice>>> FLO girls left me speechless with this one! Of course, Aretha needed her OWN category! I agree with everything above, I'm always so glad to see you in the comments! much love

[@aaronappiah371]

I wouldn't call that last chloe run "good".

[@GarageStudio7]

@@aintnootherfan I mean how can I keep from watching and engaging with the sterling content you give us, on a consistent basis! The 💓 is mutual. P.S. Have you heard Indila's S.O.S.? It's quite tranquil; I think you might like it.

[@GarageStudio7]

@@aaronappiah371 Definitely, Chloe's attempt sounds good. Tori's sounds great!

[@aaronappiah371]

​@GarageStudio7 if it sounded good why did he give it a red? Clearly it isn't good.

[@tasosGRvocals]

I missed this type of videos, great opportunity to showcase and recognise some neat runs!! I would love some Celine runs along with Mariah and Whitney somewhere there next time too!!

[@ENFP5959]

This was amazing! I loved seeing all of the different types of artists you put into this video. Loved loved🎉

[@codeai8305]

Faouzia is a powerhoue singer, 23 years old? damn future world star no doubt.

[@np4511]

YAYYY I LOVED THESE VIDEOS SO MUCH, i used to rewatch the old ones so often for entertainment lmaoo

[@aintnootherfan]

That’s the highest form of compliment to me!!😎

[@Vishalx01]

You deserve so much more subscribers ! Great content

[@pokemontas8025]

Tori Kelly & Jojo are GEMS✨😌

[@AndrewFaust-dh7kg]

Ok but like, FLO SHOOK me with those riffs WHILE HARMONIZING!! C'mon now!!

[@c2thaj2tha71]

I'm so glad Tori Kelly got her own video 😌 JoJo deserves one too

[@songbymeprogression]

Avery Wilson’s runs are sooo good But bro stop doing so much 😭

[@KpopLikeThatt]

I LOVE WHEN YOU DO THESE VIDEOS

[@andiyazi_sana]

Of course Demi made an appearance 😂😂😂 DC Beyonce had to prove something okay 😭 Enjoyed this 🤍

[@xrrgr]

“she sure was crazy back then” LMFAO

[@AnonV1997]

9:15 Is where Mariah’s clips play. All I can say is WOW, she fucking did that. That ending… 9:39

[@tvsouzamartins8044]

Hello there! @Ain't No Other Fan. Have you listened to Kyungsoo R&B collab song Tell Me What is Love full studio version? I recommend it it's just have the best runs. Also Black Pearl, Paradise, among others. Kyungsoo runs in general are amazing and he has some great ones hidden in EXO's songs, R&B covers he did in the past and Tell Me What is Love tha tis just divine.

[@henesislopez6242]

finally gurl why did you wait so long to do this love you mua mua thanks for this one i was waiting for this so long ago

[@kensei4237]

I could listen to him speak all day

[@deyoncew3311]

8:02 We love to see the Wendy growth 😂🎉

[@jomar688]

Some is right, some is bias

[@tenyharyati9355]

i mean tori kelly and jojo are my faves, they play their voices really nice!

[@kuraliah]

love the party o'clock instrumental! 🎶

[@nowhere_2387]

I love the “(?) musicality”

[@ashtonwynne3101]

Flo is crazy

[@shadymiller932]

You should look at David Archuleta, his voice is beautiful

[@randl7423]

Glad you included the iconic, amazingly talented singer-songwriter Faouzia. 👑 Manitoba represent! 😅

[@lourencovieira5424]

4:18 LMAOOO THE SHADE

[@janet5089]

Faouzia the queen😭😩 5:11

[@alonzoclarkston5638]

Child wth did y’all hear that swift run at 9:40 - 9:41 from Mariah 🤨 and this was in 2013 she was WAY WAY WAY outta her prime

[@PinayYonsei]

Isn't Alicia Keys intentionally doing jazz-inspired riffs which may have some discordant aspects?

[@inurcity]

love that you included flo in this 🥰

[@TheAntonio6579]

A vocal run viideo without Dimash in it, probably no one can beat that alien in vocal runs

[@whoevr]

2:08 omg i didn’t know she did the challenge

[@Haittavero]

Love this series

[@whoevr]

6:17 ain’t it already been used before ? 😭 but we can’t get tired of it

[@aintnootherfan]

I'm pretty sure I've already used it but hey it's been almost 2 years I don't blame myself lol And yeah, this run is GOLD!

[@ranonampangom2185]

You should hear D.O's run in EXO's song 'Black Pearl'!! It will leave you speechless!! It is by far the fastest, most precise run I have EVER heard!

[@tathianamartins2107]

But Kyungsoo has faster and more complex runs than in Black Pearl. Have you listened to Tell Me What Is Love?

[@ranonampangom2185]

@@tathianamartins2107 I have. His run in Black Pearl is faster.

[@faithaea9329]

have you ever checked out stacey ryan's vocal runs? she's got some wild ones in her songs like 'fall in love alone' and 'over tonight'. highly recommend.

[@AM-dd6dx]

I'm salty that you included Flo singing Jazmine's run, but not Jazmine Sullivan herself.

[@charltonvister1513]

This!!

[@larsamadeus]

thank you, my point exactly!!!! flo did a fantastic job but i would've loved to hear jazmine here

[@AM-dd6dx]

Right because hearing her do that first run in the performance threwwww me. Like it was so perfect and such an interesting way to fill that space without overdoing it. That entire HBO special has so many gems and some of her best performances to date. @@charltonvister1513

[@atolm1]

no idea who flo is but i know JS is a savage

[@inkeriananas]

I was just about to comment this! Jazmine 100% needs to be on a video about runs.

[@Official_Meshay]

Jojo, Tori, and Faouzia are my favorites right now. ❤ Im so glad this list included guys. 👍🏾 And needless to say, Whitney's voice is straight from God. Sweet angel vocals.❤

[@dxdxdkino1583]

Faouzia has that in her DNA man

[@motionlessen_blanc02]

One clip of Sabrina Carpenter? I have to admit, I was in shock, that she was even included yes. But really? that's it 😭she has so many other songs that uses runs, not just her pop hit that everyone is apparently sick of hearing 🥺 BUT I am happy to see that you think her precision, pitch and musicality are more than just "decent"

[@sakshimaheshwari8683]

Sabrina is excellent!

[@whoevr]

5:31 😱 i was expecting a simple run

[@faouziasfawn]

you need to include more Faouzia in your videos!! 🙏

[@steveheckle8847]

Why because she has a terrible tone

[@Sejuani89]

Christina started with less control and crazy runs. But as time went by she went insanely agile. Should have added her live Auld Lang syne runs during the Liberation era. It was out of this world.

[@Hugo-yu3vo]

I need Rosalia added to the next list. Her vocal runs go crazzzzyyyyy