Mariah Carey - Hero - Live, Capitol Hill, Washington, May 1996

[@MEareCAT]

The fact that Mariah's G5 was so loud despite her pulling away from the microphone is testament to the power of her voice.

[@thedivasofsupreme6190]

James Kelly Ikr. What a powerful Vocals.

[@danieleffendi6872]

Queen of resonance

[@danieleffendi6872]

@@blackmamba3429 wow you kiss ur mother with that mouth?

[@lebomjaja]

@@blackmamba3429 Mariah is a 🌟 vocalist as well, yes I agree that Lara has more resonance than Mariah but don't forget that Mariah's resonance is also really big. In term of agility and support in low notes Mariah is better at it than Lara

[@lebomjaja]

@@blackmamba3429 don't forget that Mariah had to go through a lot of things in her life also her nodules that causes her voice to decline faster, Mariah in her prime was a WAYYY better vocalist than Lara, she didn't need to belt G#5's because we knew she could do it, she wanted to keep it safe since her vocal cords have nodules. Mariah has multiple number ones...Does Lara has even one?

[@migueltelmo4252]

Mariah: "Let me fix my hair before I hit a fucking G5" 3:18

[@JoseLopez-wv6uk]

miguel telmo lmao 😂😂😂 she was basically telling us to hold to our weaves, since they were snatched!!!

[@NoName-cu2uk]

Jose Lopez 😂😂😂💀💀

[@TreavorUnion]

😂 "the bangs are being a little too festive, dahling"

[@kwaziness]

@@TreavorUnion STOOPPPPP LMAOOOOO

[@EdduViegu]

@@TreavorUnion lol. I heard that with Mariah Voice in my brain. Haha... DAhling............

[@Acdslo]

That officer behind was feeling it

[@never152]

Lezing off to it.

[@chaudavid5085]

4:56 Bill Clinton:'Five Octaves'

[@gabatar5961]

I never noticed that! Of course he’s fascinated by her since he’s a musician himslef

[@Guest-wb8gx]

Glad he was a president that actually acknowledged singers and did great things for our country. Donald trump doesnt even pay attention when hes at live shows

[@JRLOC]

That’s because Donald Trump is a buffoon. I’m sorry, did I say buffoon? I meant baboon.

[@brianismine2898]

@@JRLOC shut up haha

[@jantralee5800]

Lambs are delusional

[@madlacha]

No one can sing like this

[@patricklarry6645]

madlacha whitney did.

[@binhthai1743]

If Whitney sing like Mariah, she won't be Whitney anymore 😂

[@patricklarry6645]

Binhdeptrai Thai you know what i mean..

[@HallOfMimi]

Patrick Larry He meant “No one can sing like this”. It means Mariah’s Style/Tone/Whisper Voice/Transitions/Agility/Low Notes/Melismas/Falsetto/Whistle Register etc.. There’s a lot, each singer is unique and have different abilities.

[@aranielleb7718]

Tamar braxton sounds like her but doesn't have the technicality

[@mavrickhentsibayan395]

And she exited like nothing happened. Lol

[@thedivasofsupreme6190]

Avalange Sibayan HAHA. she was so bored. 😂😂

[@allthingsmusic2024]

She turned the funeral into... The Daydream World Tour.

[@Mfggbf]

The voice in 95/96 is everything

[@relik_star2255]

100% live,undubbed,pitch perfect,top notch technique,amazing tone and resonance, This preformance is majestic!

[@roywilliam6080]

Yes I can feel her breath

[@carlosmack3474]

At 4:57 President Bill Clinton brags about Mariah's 5 Octave Range

[@RestingCatNipFace]

Omg lol love it

[@michaeldelarosa2407]

Mariah's voics a national treasure.

[@JRLOC]

FACT.

[@alifarizkasalsabila6333]

Period

[@PhongNguyen-vt3cg]

LOL 4:37 She was like "Yeah slackers I was so great, I have to applause myself"

[@jech_jech]

Loooooooool

[@nashaatalaya8289]

Hahahaha xd

[@seevcom1454]

hahahahaha

[@gabriraph]

shes so cute OMG

[@mizcand4436]

Hahahahaha yes!!

[@foreverlamb3390]

That microphone was made not for singing, but she sounds so beautiful!

[@matheuspaog]

Even though this is her daydream voice, you can start to hear her butterfly color troughout the entire performance... this version is completely different from the original one, like a butterfly-ish version of the song, with her daydream voice.

[@leerobinson4348]

Yes! I was thinking this the whole time. Even her appearance looks like a mash up between her Daydream and Butterfly era self.

[@harrymusicamvs9780]

Lee Robinson lol remember she was still pretty far from butterfly since she hadnt even done the european part of her daydream tour(june1996) she had only done the three nights at tokyo dome(march 1996).

[@leerobinson4348]

Harry Bleachwood I'm not sure what your point is. Mariah was working on Butterfly in January 1997 that's only an 8 months difference. It's perfectly plausible that we would see some transitional aspects at this point.

[@nontapattechopiyakul5323]

I always thought this is a mix between Daydream and Butterfly Mariah too.

[@retrosuperswagg]

Lee Robinson I think this proves that butterfly is just daydream voice with more strain and tiredness. If she would've taken that year off after Butterfly like she wanted to she would've been the same

[@halissonclayton]

Fixing the fringe to hit the high note on 3:18! Get it girl!!!!

[@asekun022]

How can you dislike such a SUPERB performance like this?! oooh, chills on her voice!

[@martygonzales615]

you really Love Mimi, so i do.

[@Stanbily]

Because people are jealous haters! 😂

[@geraldpinoy625]

I do too! MC 4 ever!

[@natej8756]

The runs are crazy. Nobody can pull this song off like this. NOBODY

[@JRLOC]

She’s the top of the top. To this day, no one comes close to the voice of Mariah Carey.

[@theshowmustgoon4287]

FACTS! She has everything in her voice

[@honestperson3042]

PERIOD !!

[@honestperson3042]

@Swami Holland Overseeing? Nobody has the full package in the voice like her, tone, resonance, agility, range, power, technique, versatility, textures and so on . No-one.

[@rezaariel8406]

@Swami Holland good joke but there's no one laugh

[@fnb8171]

Whiteny

[@entropy8000]

I love this performance because there's no dubbing nor doubt that she hit the G5, and the audio quality is good.

[@ledesmaabril]

@Christian Dixie This isn't dubbed, tokyo ones are dubbed indeed, not because her voice sounded bad, but maybe the sound quality wasn't good

[@Flacacita95]

This G5 peaked a G#5

[@bimaputra9175]

@@ledesmaabril Read his comment again lol

[@joshsantiago4397]

@Christian Dixie lmao to this delusional comment.

[@joshsantiago4397]

@Christian Dixie delete it if you don't want any replies.

[@amrulshabri]

Definitely her real live performance with no lipped or pre-recorded voice. Miss her voice at this era. Originally fantastic.

[@Charlescarey994]

I miss too.

[@Guest-wb8gx]

This was obviously lipped 🙄...... joking, i love her.

[@MCsVoice97]

yes she used to be MAGICAL

[@chrisdhimitri835]

@@MCsVoice97 and still is

[@parisrichie331]

@@MCsVoice97 girl stfu thats such a backhanded compliment uh

[@alexmark5780]

4:14 that woman at the back was feeling it!

[@The90sAreTheBest]

This is definitely among the top five most powerful vocal performances in her career and in music, period. She was so melismatic in this rendition and showed so many colors and tonal variations it was like watching an opera aria. I love how at the very end Bill Clinton is whispering about Mariah's 5-octave range, when he puts his hand up showing five fingers :P Bill Clinton betta' stan :'(

[@MEareCAT]

lmao yasss Bill Clinton's lamb self xD

[@robyn6074]

WAIT lmao he really is saying "five octaves" omg. I thought you were joking!

[@harrymusicamvs9780]

Tyler Carey-Jackson she did great but i think she sounded a bit tired and dry.she managed all the acrobatics she went for nevertheless

[@CoolGuy-kz2ti]

Harry Bleachwood I think she sounded a bit dry but still this was easily one of her better performances

[@Dr__Feelgood]

Given that he liked brunettes like Monica, think he also had a crush on Mariah (they both came out to the national spotlght nearly at the same time when she had the dark curly hair). Lol. He sent her TWO hand-written letters that she framed and put up on her wall.

[@wadedejarnatt5757]

1:26 "inside" is butterfly tone ahhhhh

[@lacurronec3815]

you're analysis one word.

[@thefamilitchichannel1341]

3:18 it's so easy for her she even has time to worry about fixing her hair

[@folarin_a]

lool

[@natej8756]

IKR. I was like wow Mariah😂

[@oceanusun]

She belongs to another dimension of voice and talent… she's the music and most pure talent itself …

[@itsmepiamharie]

The best female vocalist of all time

[@mechiac]

oh my GOD, the way she walks out of the stage like it was nothing. That was a whole experience I can't even describe mariah carey with words, she is an angel

[@ShuukeiHakutenkei]

That moment when a live performance surpasses the studio version and raises the difficulty of the song.... 4:12

[@JoseLopez-wv6uk]

RenanP YESS!!!

[@thedivasofsupreme6190]

RenanP And haters are still insisting that she's dubbing. 😂😂 Bitch. Undubbed Mariah can put the dubbedriah to shame. 😂😂

[@CoolGuy-kz2ti]

The Serial How can people think this is dubbed when she's pitchy at multiple points and her tone isn't the best here?

[@vladimirpereira2009]

Cool Guy well some people are just plain jerks and jackasses

[@thedivasofsupreme6190]

Cool Guy she sounds amazing. Pitchy? Gurl. Doing way complex runs and riffs doesnt equate her being pitchy. She raised almost every fucking belt almost an Octave Highier.

[@niival]

when she doesn't need to use her whistle to amaze people

[@ondyandraandra5346]

She got all point to impress/amaze ppl when she sing

[@honestperson3042]

04:45 they are saying "This is the most beautiful voice I've ever heard"

[@jech_jech]

Holy CLIMAX! BLESS MY EARS QUEEEEEN

[@lacurronec3815]

21 Piløts! at the Disco it's called a bridge.

[@lichyyyyy]

LaCurrone C This bridge it's the climax of the song

[@lacurronec3815]

Lichy Guevara why is it called a climax?

[@lichyyyyy]

LaCurrone C A climax it's the most intense part of the song, generally with high notes. Most of Mariah songs have a climax

[@philipcohen267]

Everyone here talking about vocals, but this song has so much meaning here and MARIAH wrote those beautiful lyrics. Her peers (artists or rather cover singers) whom she is always clubbed with could NEVER in a million years.

[@binhthai1743]

she is the greatest singer i've ever knew

[@dennismach1213]

She deadass walked off stage as if her performance was nothing 😂 hands down one of her best performance of hero.

[@divalicious4888]

she really moved the man behind her to tears, you can tell he really heard the lyrics and how they related to the officer who passed. What a wonderful performance.

[@superfatchao14]

I love the way she says "With the strength" on the second verse. Very emotive

[@marianunez2442]

2:22

[@superfatchao14]

@@marianunez2442 yup

[@azimelserpentine]

It's amazing how she kept her head down when she finished and slowly walked to her seat.... DOWN TO EARTH!

[@yazdanysoto5690]

Her resonance is so great. Mariah is so gifted.

[@trybeeMUSIC]

man.... this womans gift can not ever be matched.. just pure GIFTED. shes insanely, phenomenally talented. a vocal BEAST. her transitions, her tone, her runs, her airiness, everything.. i just cant

[@wellofcire]

..what

[@niwradodlabucoverss8160]

I love her G5 note as well as her low notes.. Its so piercing..

[@jazzykn1ght]

3:18 mariah: gonna fix my hair before snatching those wigsss😂😂

[@Alfred-nt8mp]

Mariah is the queen of all Songs....

[@brandontaylor4924]

There are always going to be “haters” per say, but there is a reason why she’s always in the top 5-10 greatest vocalists of all time list… every singer has their issues throughout their lifetime… doesn’t take away the fact that she is gifted vocally, musically, writes songs and is a complete professional… She’s a legend. ❤

[@jeromelabor134]

she will always be my queen

[@itssaulgoodman446]

2:52 - 3:22 is probably the most uplifting/powerful part of the song for me. It has always been my favourite part of the song because it motivates me and tells me basically everything is going to be alright. Sorry if that was cheesy.

[@sonilika9555]

wth? u forgot the most important part at 3:25

[@vg6761]

@João Paulo Salvatori dont let anyone tear them away. They can say anything they want to say, to try and bring me down. There's a light in me that shines brightly. They can try but they cant take that away from me.

[@cosy]

lol the woman at the back like “I’m not allowed to move but I can’t help it”

[@nickolas7083]

The fact that she hit all these notes during her concert OMG everyone got goosebump

[@ThePianoguy89]

She hits G5's like nothing!

[@theMartisans]

Freakin nodules been ruining her voice...shes still my idol no matter what. Superb Hero performance!

[@anggiansyahpohan5357]

What is nodules?

[@theMartisans]

Google it. Im nit an expert to it. But I think Its the reason why her voice turned raspy though at the same time she is able to hit highnotes.

[@andreassoteriou5602]

Colin A she is the best. And nobody can change this.

[@patricklarry6645]

Colin A she pushed her voice too hard.

[@RC-yj7dm]

@@anggiansyahpohan5357 A bit too late for this but vocal nodules are bump/s in the vocal folds which are caused by singers using their voice improperly, acid reflux, overusing the voice etc. If you're a person who relies on their voice for income (eg a singer, a radio dj), nodules are hell. Most singers can't even sing with this vocal malfunction but Mariah found a way to work with her damaged chords (resulting to her 'natural' whistle register) but in time these nodules worsened because of aging and other factors.

[@jacobplaylists]

That was ICY FROSTBITE between she and Tommy at the end! Did you see how she completely avoided him, she didn't even wanna LOOK AT HIM! lmao

[@Drakensoul]

+Jacob Flores Can just imagine him having told her through the years "you're nothing without me... I make you. Without me they won't applaud, they'll laugh. Listen to yourself, you sound like a mess without me." A shame she wasted her early and more elastic years tied down.

[@ML-ef2sr]

LoL yup! I saw that too. looking everywhere else.. anywhere but him. the writing was on the wall. Then that article came out about him being an A**hole and she spread her wings and flew way

[@xtaylorxboyx]

I don't get why she would even let him touch her

[@unkownsomeone626]

Tommy is so evil to mistreat Mariah like that! She deserves much much much respect. I'm so glad they broke up.

[@mdmnvv]

She is so cuteeeeeeee

[@thedivasofsupreme6190]

What a spectacular performance. This woman full of Vocals, Mastery, Musicality and Artistry never fails to Impress. That Voice people!! The Greatest Singer Indeed. *SlowClap That moment when fixed her hair first before hitting G5 was like "Let me fix my hair first before some G5" 😂😂

[@mexihangeloh6798]

She is the real queen of music and the best singer of the world !

[@MegaJellyNelly]

I still find myself coming back to this performance every few years. It's just so amazing

[@watchdotcom7786]

This is 1000000% live she hit G5!

[@JazzUCR]

She is so gifted.

[@LalinhaGomesmelody]

o alcance de Mariah era infinito nesta época, Hero já uma música dificil de se cantar e ela ainda colocava mais dificuldade... rainha da tecnica e da extensão vocal

[@umnomeparaocanal3493]

é vdd

[@JacksonLino-t7e]

Lenda viva 👸🏼😭❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@legitmimifan]

What I love about Mariah is she transitions so effortlessly

[@niwakunndaisuke8862]

this is why i am so obsessed with mariah!!! up until now thats not gonna change!

[@ProlificStudio]

@RenanP As you said, this is the ULTIMATE dificulty LEVEL this song will gets. Modern singers have to get to the Level of this one to claim their control transitioning from full voice to falsetto without losing a more girly but powerful belting. Now, ladies, your turn. 👑💃🔥

[@simplymealexis1]

Im dead

[@nk3582]

This tone in 1996… She sounded identical on the Daydream album. But this is live. Unreal.

[@zaynmalik-yj8ir]

Mariah Carey on her prime can sound exactly to her studio recordings

[@GeorgeSaubon]

​@@zaynmalik-yj8ir Mariah in her prime can sound BETTER than the studio version

[@christopherwilson868]

Bill was totally crushing on Mariah😂😂😂

[@sebastianswork]

This video gives me goosebumps. Mariah without voice editing is unbelievable. She must have sung at the Tokyo Dome like that.

[@josetorriv]

I love her so much and is very hard to me just think in some day she doesn't can sing and I just crying seeing this kind of videos because she gave all her live and her young beautiful voice trying to help every person in this world when we feels empty,alone,no one, trashy,sad and some tragic and bad situations of our life just one song like this came we fell like a revival just saying.

[@teenxcovers4903]

I get you😌

[@shine735]

Beautiful Mariah Carey :))) You are The Best Female Singer EVER!!!!!! MC 4 LIFE !!!!

[@danilocordeiro5547]

The best era 💕💕💕

[@mexihangeloh9237]

This woman is the best female vocalist of all time because no one can come to touch or close to her singing

[@chileplease960]

pure talent. VERY rare!

[@ja2165]

Wow... That's all I have to say to that epic performance.. This is the reason she is legend... Completely rewrote the song while she was singing it..

[@ChristenDeO]

I like how she said the word, Survive!, at the end with a meaningful, touching, and inspiring tone...

[@Juanluc55]

A MIRACLE is in her voice...!

[@oke00306]

4:37 "come on.. you can applause more than that.."

[@angellv1527]

Esto es un regalo divino. Una de las cosas por las que merece la pena estar vivo, es un privilegio escuchar a este ángel caído del cielo. ❤MC

[@Felxpe]

Qué bello comentario ♥️

[@MrAerialsound]

Incredible performance

[@nicholaskristiansson8118]

Female officer behind Mariah is jamming ❤️

[@리영REYOUNG]

분위기에 맞게 차분하고 정중하면서도 오롯이 감정을 담아 음정을 갖고 노는 남다른 클라스❤넘나 부러운 재능👍

[@BBQJester]

I think apart from being nervous, looks like it's really early in the morning. Still, no one can sing this song like her here. Thanks for the upload!

[@thecamil10]

Amazing Mariah Carey! What A Voice! Nothing and absolutely nothing can compare...

[@DsaTheoCindy]

This is why she became a star!

[@kellyhampton1000]

She did that!👏👏👏

[@matheusleitao47]

This is my favorite Hero performance, i know Rotterdamn and London were better technically but the emotions and rawness she served in this one makes it more special to me.

[@Pkjopjpo-zm7dy]

They were not, this one is way better

[@Quincydiva15]

Watching President Clinton proudly conversated saying that girl got five octaves range voice wow. She’s a continuous song bird world healer, Mariah Carey ❤️❤️❤️

[@retrosuperswagg]

This does sound like Butterfly voice which just proves Butterfly voice is still prime range with more hoarseness and less ease

[@jamesmurphy-walsh8966]

One of the best best things about mariah is that she absolutely sings her ass off, she shows her vulnerability when she sings. I love her so much !

[@myasoto]

The beginning was daydream vocals and the second half was soo butterfly ❤️🦋

[@jasp19]

The woman in the back feeling every note

[@thecamil10]

At the high note she really moves her heads away of the mic, otherwise it would have been way to powerful..love that!!

[@mayajagustini7269]

Mariah Carey The biggest Divas in the world !!! and ever

[@chizedekettienne2228]

M C is and forever will be the undisputed DIVA. Well done and thank you Mariah Carey.

[@nivrealedasor265]

A great performance in once of a lifetime.A great diva!!.👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@nickdalby9169]

Yeah I love miss Mariah Carey’s black and white dress and black high heels and the hero

[@axelito6342]

Masterful !!!! Tone, agility, high notes ...... and she wasn’t even at her best ( listen carefully and you can hear a little bit of rasp her voice was already transitioning to butterfly tone ❤️

[@urielmontes5137]

Fluidity and softness 💞

[@fabinhoss]

Bill Clinton looked really impressed and happy! Stunning performance!

[@mimimc]

goosebumps..!!!! love her best ever... nobody can do the way she does...!!!!

[@judenurse4977]

Pure class, voice of an angel still here 2024

[@divalicious4888]

The best part of the video is seeing how touched the man behind her was by the lyrics. He was really in the moment and resonated with the song in relation to his friend they were honoring. What an honor to see such a moment of realization that a hero truly does lie within yourself.

[@mcj5306]

I love how the girl seated behind her starts to REALLY feel the song @ the EPIC Bridge!

[@soulovelee_2433]

THE best version of hero 🎉

[@liatrata8106]

At the end bill was like "she have 5 octives"