Natalie Weiss - "We Belong Together" (Broadway Loves Mariah Carey)

Natalie Weiss ('Wicked, 'Everyday Rapture') sings "We Belong Together" at "Broadway Loves Mariah Carey" on November 13, 2015 at Feinstein's/54 Below.
BROADWAY LOVES MARIAH CAREY
Music Director, Jesse Vargas
Producer, Benjamin Rauhala
Creative Consultant, Michael Mott
November 13, 2015 at Feinstein's/54 Below
Arrangement by Jesse Vargas
BAND: Jesse Vargas (music director/piano), Sean McDaniel (drums), Brian Holtz (bass), David Cinquegrana (guitar), Dan Pardo (synthesizer)
BACKGROUND VOCALS: Patrick Hartigan, Ginna Le Vine, and DeAnne Stewart.
Filmed by Nessie Nankivell.

[@MidnightHabit]

I love it when a Broadway singer is able to not sound like a Broadway singer when singing not-Broadway songs.

[@cho.s.en1]

right

[@Shottoru]

i realize that the octave jump was such an important factor in WBT omg

[@Solo-vh9fm]

And yet Mariah made it last minute

[@Solo-vh9fm]

@@JTScott1988 not all climaxes are made equally

[@scabento13]

Lots of Mimi's songs sound not as interesting without the octave jumps.

[@linhdantran1859]

Play this at 1.25x speed

[@joaopedro-zm7dy]

Thank you

[@Chris-kb5dj]

Thanks!

[@rosemont2283]

@@joaopedro-zm7dy hi

[@Rafael-ys1fq]

Bem melhor

[@yehweita]

And 1 octave higher for the last chorus

[@nathanieleli2469]

The arrangement could’ve been better but my god, her voice is absolutely stunning

[@Suijiro99]

This goes to show how impeccable Mariah's breathing support, especially in this song. The second verse has almost one uninterrupted line and Natalie had to take some breath from an already slower arrangement.

[@trishiadesu7424]

Legitttt

[@mafthew]

fully agree - but doesn’t a slower arrangement call for a breath..?

[@dantan7881]

Mariah has never sung that line on the second verse live on entirely one breath though. Only on studio was she able to do it because it was all cut and pieced together.

[@AndreNitroX]

I love how it starts okay, but at precisely 1:56 everything from her voice to the music becomes Epic! Like it was building up to that moment. 2:54 I love her smile there

[@Fan-vv8wb]

This just proves why Mariah is the greatest vocalist of all time not even a vocal coach can do justice to her music

[@amandaj7403]

can't stop playing that WE BELONG , WE BELONGGGGGG breakdown by the backing singers.

[@raulmayers2072]

you should listen to the original song. Mariah does the same thing but does all the harmonies herself... You have to listen carefully though.

[@amandaj7403]

Wow you must have really good ears i have listened to the song 5 times in a row and still can't hear it. Mariah is THE BEST at backing vocals ♥♥♥

[@JonKGKeys]

I'm the biggest Mariah lamb and it's nowhere the same lol. The only similarity is the " come back, come back" backing she does. Mariah definitely doesn't the same breakdown or anything similar in the original version nor has she done it live.

[@josephdunson5396]

Me too, I’m here just for the we belong part

[@xtaylorxboyx]

Finally someone can do this song justice without tarnishing it

[@JazPatty]

She has a gorgeous backup singers, props to them too!

[@strongbraveloud]

Epic voice but what did the arranger do with the ending????

[@SjoerdRAWR]

+David Dodero i know right haha. He broadwayed it i guess

[@Ace-ki3rr]

She probably found Mariah's octave jump hard to do so they just had to do a lil key change instead lol

[@silcoxjakob]

Marvin Lee please

[@knightenchanter7908]

@@Ace-ki3rr as if.

[@Jonvocals]

Marvin Lee Lol, no. It’s Natalie Weiss, she could very well do the octave jump if she wanted. Unlike Mariah who has always lipsynched that part in live performances.

[@leanture3685]

best singer out of all of the boradway singer that sang mariah song ..........

[@amandaj7403]

♥♥♥ I love all your mariah cover's

[@darabreudelarosa3169]

great. mariah carey is amazing

[@user-oc9ic8ye6y]

omg I really love this version!!😍

[@ErineLock]

Amazing cover!!!

[@EST1990]

Tens across the board!!!!👌👌

[@KaressaMareko]

Stunning

[@81snickerdoodle]

Her voice ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Cmc995]

She said in an interview she grew up imitating Mariah and Whitney

[@navyforeveryoungjean-phili5940]

It’s amazing Mariah has so much melisma in her music. And you really appreciate it when others do covers of her music. This young lady has a great voice but she’s missing a lot of the melismatic things

[@cesarcabral3821]

so good!

[@dionmichelle]

I could listen to her all night

[@arielgrushka]

Really good!

[@darkhorse2905]

Very nice

[@faithoffaith]

Wow I love this version. Mariah would love it too I'm sure =)

[@faeriequeene8528]

was there a change of key at the last chorus? climax? after the "we belong, we belong..." part?

[@ImBenGee]

yes there was a change of key. The octave jump was probably too tough, a key change would've been way easier

[@olihash5132]

ImBenGee

[@elphie93]

She starts in a higher key than the original so octave leap would have made it ridiculously high

[@bobasaur992]

wow

[@hahaha123madness]

I didn't like the end

[@kaiquegalves6713]

Oh shiiiiiittttt

[@ninapreciosa377]

Too slow! It was stressing me out but I still like it

[@linhdantran1859]

Play it 1.25x speed

[@Goofydo]

i want to sing in a broadway too

[@JoaoVictor-di5cs]

i was so ready for the climax but didn’t happen lol

[@michaelangel1558]

Disappointed with the ending how was she not able to hit the high note

[@knightenchanter7908]

It's a frigging C5. Natalia belts out resonant C5s in her sleep. It's like speaking for her. The song was juat arranged like that.

[@tonigulledge6212]

No do not try to defend Natalie she may be a good singer but she’s just not a Mariah and she sang her song and didn’t do it any justice at all. If she could hit a C5 even though in the original key Mariah is belting E5 and up, Natalie wouldnt have had to change the key to a lower one in the first place. This video was horrific, sorry not sorry. Glad Natalie improved though.

[@reekyle2674]

@@tonigulledge6212 she is star vocalist

[@user-gk4bl9nz8f]

@@tonigulledge6212 bro this is higher than the original lmao

[@kelvinpyaeko]

Knight Enchanter the C5 long note is only at the end. The climax has multiple Eb5s phrasing along with register switching. Not saying Natalie couldn’t do those but it’s more than a C5

[@kit8910]

Why there not hight note

[@navyforeveryoungjean-phili5940]

After the background vocalists did their thing she brought the key down from Mariah’s original

[@JonQuerequincia]

Was this in a higher key?

[@emperortiger7207]

Would have been difficult if it was in song's original tempo.

[@bsusak09]

I’m quite confused by the arrangement.

[@shanemccoy8059]

Eeeeeeh the ending .... the slowness was giving me anxiety

[@jpc3045]

I dont like the climax.. whyyyy 😥😣

[@AAwildeone]

Actually...this was not good...but that's one step up from pretty bad

[@becauseisaidso92]

Lost its pace, rhythm, shine, and dramatic effect.

[@ibnuyussaeroh9705]

Honestly I don't like the arransement definitely

[@becauseisaidso92]

Such a sabotaging rendition, this is not R&B You can't sing WBT like this.

[@slbcreator]

Acoustic was trash. She needed better support

[@SKMRify]

Boring!

[@graysang5386]

The arrangement messed up but her voice was really good.

[@ericmorales220]

BORING PERFORMARCE