Mariah Carey-Butterfly(Live on Letterman 1997)

[@FLRSKLVR]

She hardly ever sings Butterfly live, it's such a hard song to sing too. You can see she's struggling to reach all the notes, but she does, and it's beautiful.

[@PorcelainLeigh]

The original studio version, is sung a half step higher!! OMG I can't even imagine... :)

[@richierich1129]

Well said Floris

[@PorcelainLeigh]

Adore the nose, God made, and the 1st boob job was good, so sorry "other things" became more important, than the care of her own PRECIOUS gift of voice, of which, mid to upper range, is now a tattered mess of rasp. Due to nodules...many will try to say her's were "inherited" To which, I say bullshit. Nodes are EARNED, either through singing incorrectly, drugs, {Whitney} or, over use, {Mariah} The reason she does NOT go into surgery, to have these removed, is because it could also remove her brilliant, "whistle tone" of which, is her signature. Smart move. Still I'm astonished, and sad, this "voice" only lasted from '90 to '96.

[@joddymario4927]

once simmon cowell said - singing whitney' songs are very hard but singing mariah' songs are voice suicide.. only herself who really can sing her songs... what an unique and angel voice..

[@david8246531]

ASAFYY yeah its true, her voice changed since de daydream tour 1996 and it started going down hill since then

[@EdgeofGlory261]

Butterfly is one of Mariah's hardest songs to sing live. Her voice is definitely unique and beautiful. Often imitated, but never duplicated. I think I have never seen someone sing this song on American Idol or the Voice.

[@dharryfraga6621]

+EdgeofGlory261 agree, the song requires so much control and melisma... only a person with true understanding about the song can sing this with justice, other than MC herself, she is truly a genius song writer and a vocalist.

[@EmilieSagae]

+EdgeofGlory261 Jessica Mauboy did a really nice job on Australian Idol as a 16 year old. She avoided the big note, but still performed it very well. Her cover of All I Want For Christmas is equally well executed, but now her voice has deepened and sounds a bit damaged.

[@oklolbye3590]

+EdgeofGlory261 perfectly stated. Butterfly is an EXTREMELY hard song to sing, especially how Mariah sings it between her falsetto and head voice - it's def a vocal workout lol

[@rawr3122]

+mizzmini45 But Mariah also made the vocal arrangements tho

[@yudai112]

+Dharry Fraga i think regine velasquez made mariah proud by her own renditions of it :)

[@commwarriorz]

Sometimes people seem to forget that she is also a genius songwriter, this song is one of her masterpieces

[@orlandodolzsanchez5813]

Luqman Hakim of course

[@WontonSoap]

It should’ve been a #1, it’s very underrated!

[@antoniowilliams2671]

now shes getting the recognition for her songwriting.. she getting her hall of fame

[@cheriware7123]

She !!! Is a masterpiece !!

[@CountryCowboy008]

Oh not me. I've always been in awe of her songwriting intelligence and artistry. To think that she was able to write a deeply meaningful and haunting song "Vanishing" when she's just a teenager. TEENAGER, Y'ALL!

[@alexd1121]

Best singer/songwriter ever. Velvet voice. Strained yet effortless. Light as air but so powerful. Unique style. None of the new singers can touch her.

[@erpy83]

Right said man!

[@sofiatheofanidou8522]

neither the old singers..on and only .the best ever

[@erpy83]

Totally agree sofia!

[@joshsantiago4397]

somebody tried to touch her and got burned *cough* Ariana *cough*

[@alexd1121]

lol! Ariana is great vocally but little charisma. She burned yet though?

[@RafaMedinadaydream]

I know daydream was her peak, but man her voice here is sooooooooooooooooooo beautiful! The funny thing is every year her voice has a different tone, that's why it's impossible to fed up. Love Mariah!

[@Dannoc100]

Could not have said it better myself. If you're a mariah fan you get 24 years of different sounds and styles. It's an oasis of entertainment

[@CassieJazz96]

I like her butterfly era voice too, I like all eras of her voice except E=MC2, Memoirs, some of rainbow, and some of this one(Elusive Chanteuse).

[@RafaMedinadaydream]

CassieJazz96 I really like her voice now (at beacon)

[@summerwind919]

Vocally speaking, I'm pretty sure Music Box was her peak. The overall quality of the voice, and the richness, was just not as present in the Daydream era.

[@Eddy6159]

Dean Nguyen Says who? Many people would people actually argue the opposite. Her voice in it's entirety, as in consistency wise, was just not there during the Music Box era.

[@frengkihadi6859]

ooh her expression is the sign how hard this song :')

[@CassieJazz96]

It is one of her most difficult songs to sing due to all of the vocal technicalities. Mariah is a very intricate musician, which is a sign of a very intricate mind.

[@ElizabethCarter1463]

CassieJazz96 I try to sing this song and I literally run out of breath.

[@Tornado1994]

Lots of Pitch Changes, Breathes and Vibratos. Vibratos are difficult to sustain with Coloratura Sopranos. Its naturally not designed for them.

[@RC-yj7dm]

@@Tornado1994 How so? and why coloratura sopranos? I thought vibrato is learned by having a proper technique.

[@CoolGuy-kz2ti]

@@RC-yj7dm coloratura voices like mariah's are more comfortable going through melodic passages rather than just sustaining long notes with vibrato, which is why mariah tends to shy away from long belts

[@lanvin1982]

The way she appears to struggle with singing this, her face expressions, her tense posture make this performance the best I've seen. No silly smiling faces or waving to fans in the audience. Just Mariah singing one of her most difficult songs. And I love her just for that. Simplicity and hell of a voice.

[@tommasosilvestro]

lanvin1982 well yeah because this is an actual live performance and you can’t go around bobbing your head smiling to fans and waving your hands like fucking Macarena like when lip syncing when you’re singing live.

[@kimberly38amsterdam]

This is a very hard song to sing, that's why she is tense.

[@anjelointina4087]

Yeah the high and low notes are really hard

[@ArchdukeOfBelgrade]

Finally a 100 percent live performance of this song. Great :)

[@RafaMedinadaydream]

+Archiduc De Belgrade there's other one at SNL

[@autisticbirsen]

agree totally with you about this

[@michaelryan888]

This song is so hard than even Mariah cannot perform the song perfectly. Lol. I'm a Mariah fan too but putting down Regine to step up Mariah's performances of this song is not good.

[@sammysvlog2065]

Archiduc De Belgrade yeah and shes having a hard time reaching high notes

[@nodoubt297]

Archiduc De Belgrade so much autotune 😀

[@ailtonsribeiro]

Now i understand why simmon cowell once said - singing whitney houston' songs are very hard. But singing Mariah Carey' songs are voice suicide.. What a angelic voice

[@kevinrustia2313]

Vocal :)

[@punicagranatum8414]

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[@oceanusun]

I think this is easily one of the best performances in the world of music ever…

[@jingle-riah2107]

Gokon Funny thing is that this wasn't near her best performances but it slays every singers career in this genre

[@horseluvrva]

Gokon this is a great performance. However, her "If It's Over" on the grammys is by far the best live performance by a singer ever in history. Mariah herself couldn't out do that performance she gave on that day.

[@oceanusun]

Audrey The Lamb course.. just imagine if this is not even one of her best xD its already beyond words…

[@oceanusun]

horseluvrva yesss! i watched and its breathtaking… even her backup singers were like O.O

[@AlegraChetti444]

agree, she's a miracle

[@edithpatalay779]

Her technique, vocal acrobratics and TONE are insane.she is a true and real DIVA for me.

[@bencuraza5045]

Edith Patalay DITTO TOTAL SAVAGE AMAZING LEGENDARY

[@Tornado1994]

Her MOST difficult song to sing due to Pitch Fluctuation,Vibrato Sustaining and Breaths, but she STILL Murdered it!

[@DreamMusicForever]

and for me😇

[@ThiHills]

Such a HARD song to sing. Beautifully done MC.

[@KuyaBJLaurente]

+Thi Hills Correction: not HARD, but IMPOSSIBLE to sing

[@NG-sz2xi]

Not really

[@brandenf4615]

Jadryl Veloria id love to see you sing this

[@sentfromupabove]

I did a short acapella cover of this song in a male key and didn't butcher it thumbs up if you liked it kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHbEk6WVhdGqqpI

[@jasonjoven4184]

@@NG-sz2xi lol, you are bullshit

[@wiragick]

her falseto, her low note and high note!!!! this is the hardest song ever to sing!

[@Alebabe]

2:56 do u see how far she has to go away from the mic to hit that "fly" note?? coz its not only high but its a super loud note, if u guys are familiar to singing u can understand that hitting high notes are very hard if u dont have the range, but if u have it then hitting them loud its what makes it an acomplishment, hitting them loud n on point like she did in here n in the record is just very hard, for me the climax of this song is one of the hardest to do of her songs cos of the loudness of the notes and the long melismatic runs she does plus sustaning the notes longer... damn!!! she's a beast.

[@amrulshabri]

10thLobbyPls it was high notes indeed and amazed by her live performance in this clip -- no lip-synch for sure!

[@leoshoma1116]

Yes indeed its a trick and a technique so that the note that youre going to hear isnt bad and ear shattering. Becoz that note is big she needs to distant her /mouth from the mic in making that particular note.

[@Ace-ki3rr]

Hitting a high note loud isn't the challenge, having the ability to control it is. Most can hit high notes loud (yell it), but unable to control the dynamics of it. Most singers take their head away from the mic to smooth out imperfections.

[@Hoo_huu]

Rigel Mc I told the truth man... singer lambs will understand 100%

[@lonesomewillyhandful8897]

Luke L uuhmmm captain obvious we all know that it was shaky.. You just fooled yourself into thinking that we thought it wasn't..

[@asekun022]

Mariah Carey is the only singer I fell in love with. Her voice is

[@杨宇航-t1u]

Norielle Serrano cant agree more

[@georeljohngotera6593]

Norielle Serrano Prang sa lahat ng videos ni Mariah my comment ka sir. hehe.

[@zaimonatalia6757]

Yes! I can't explain it but there's something about Mariah Carey's voice that other singers don't have. Mariah is so special and my day is not complete if not listen to her songs everyday.

[@OpenDiaryNKM]

same! I can't explain. I feel like she's with me in every day of my life!

[@nate8525]

I completely agree!!!!!!! Her voice is just magic. I listen to her music daily

[@weathersinger]

This song is very hard to sing. It requires so much breathe control. Miss Mariah your voice is like the wind...gentle like a summers breeze, but as powerful as any hurricane. 💕

[@sterlingross919]

That must be why they call the wind Mariah ;)

[@Tornado1994]

Not just that, its SUNG entirely at C5. Mariah can't handle C5 very well.

[@Sonicxis4ever]

Tornado1994 I wish I could read notes and tell which is which lol

[@daydream10.18]

Her resonance on the bridge IS OUT OF THIS WORLD!

[@horaciogonzalez3734]

Mariah Carey,Adele, Lady Gaga my favorites singers😉

[@daydream10.18]

@@horaciogonzalez3734 ❤❤

[@desmondcrawford3056]

Simon Cowell said Whitney Houston songs are very hard to sing but Mariah Carey sings are suicide .. really says it all , she's my icon my life my breath she saved me so many times

[@VictorJimenez-el7wo]

Desmond Crawford yoooooo legit i chuck everytime i try to do the runs. This song is sochard to stay in tune and not lose ur breath

[@Bmillz95]

Who is Simon cowell?? Lol nicki Minaj was also a judge on American Idol.. her opinion holds weight?

[@crmtery3253]

Desmond Crawford mariah songs are much harder due to the fact they have very complex melsimas and runs while constantly having to change keys and registers from chest to head, its even harder for mariah as she goes to her “ whisper” register. youd need to have atleast a 4 octave vocal range to perfectly execute a mariah carey song.

[@Tornado1994]

@@crmtery3253 That too, and She's a Coloratura. Coloratura Soprano's have Straight and Smooth Balanced Voices, Butterfly is a Song that requires pitch changes and Vibratos. Coloratura's have to use Melsimas, due to the lack of Wavy Nodules. Vibratos are best handled by Altino Conralto Countertenors like Tevin Campbell and even Journey's Steve Perry. Atinos have naturally Wavy and Pitchy Voices so they can develop a Nodule Technique and learn how to work wonders with it. Tevin Campbell is the MASTER of C#5. A Vibratic Note that Mariah cannot balance or maintain without a Melsima Changeup.

[@crmtery3253]

Tornado1994 maam what 😭😭 i dont know half the shit you said but mariah can sustain a c#5 perfectly.

[@jake111zzz]

That power in "goodbye" jeezez. That alone blows everybody's version out of the water

[@KeenasKorner]

At 3:11 when she made that face, clearly you can see she was getting her breathing and trying to catch her breath after that note. She wasn’t mad at her background singer. If you listen to the original track that part is, indeed, in the song!

[@chrisrae5863]

Exactly!

[@bloodofjhezos]

So many 'couch singers' constantly critiquing Mariah and then wondering why she's refrained from giving us live vocals for a while now. *We don't deserve them*

[@stevyyjay85]

This song, is not only a song, it's a heartfelt poem crafted in the most elegant form: with grace. This performance is regal her mannerisms, her look, her effort, her voice, her tone and on top of it all, the beautiful almost spiritual nature of the song itself. If only one song in her entire career deserved a Grammy, it would be Butterfly.

[@iLLuMinuS69]

Agree

[@lindohlily]

My All

[@tinalinda81]

Very eloquently put, she is a legend

[@roahrahsel1337]

100% live...That's why she is Mariah Carey.The queen,The Songbird Supreme❤

[@tanquach2426]

Her vibrato is so phenomenal. Even, natural and subtly present in all of her registers (lows , belts, falsetto, headvoice and even whistle). Tbh just from the vibrato alone, i can tell she’s a great vocalist

[@irishque]

i believe this song even without whistle register is one of her hardest song to sing due to long run of each verse

[@markymark9466]

this is really the hardest song to sing. no question!

[@markymark9466]

sou true! i Love you :)

[@kimseokwin5534]

SaluteTheRoyalThrone falsetto ,Airy mixed and the killer climax(studio version is impossible to duplicate ,her run is too fast and very complex she used legato on chest voice and dat’s very very hard technique) no one on this planet can sing this song except herself

[@Tornado1994]

Difficult for her to sing because she has to do Pitch Fluctuation, Vibrato Sustaining and Breathes. Coloraturas can't do Vibrato Sustaining. That's an Contralto Altino Countertenor Technique.

[@nagawilliam4689]

Not even she can do. it. And btw, it's not to fast for people who have agility.

[@soundseeker63]

Listening, it sounds so airy, graceful and effortless. Watching, she is clearly straining herself on those higher notes....its not really surprising her voice started to crack up after years of singing like this. But still, 90's Mariah was truly a magical experience to behold and always will be. Her and Whitney redefined what a pop vocalist could be forever.

[@emanuelguerrero169]

+soundseeker63 Those belts didn't sound strained.

[@marktam4983]

I think it's how she chooses to sing those notes. Her belts sound fine, but I think her tessitura dropped in 1997. Her notes in the first half sound very head driven.

[@Einstein-eq7tc]

Why does people speak when they know nothing?? Mariah vocal decline on 1996 was caused because of her overuse of her voice. Mariah had vocal nodules since she was a child and consistently singing extremely hard songs full of high notes like Mariah always does damaged her voice.

[@Tornado1994]

Back in the 90s, Record Labels had Vocal Acrobats like Mariah Carey and Tevin Campbell sing and perform at extremely high notes and pitches.

[@touka7317]

Mariah's belting here is very raspy but it isn't straining

[@krischan5186]

Can't get enough of that "Goodbye" note! So good!

[@excommunicado7507]

This was my forever favorite Mariah Carey 100% live performance. You know if she's live golden clues, FACIAL STRUGGLE and STRAINS. I so love her performance here damn! PS. That Mariah murder stare at 3.10. 😂😂😂

[@roberthill4320]

I am 41 years old, a man, I have never been able to listen to this song without tears.. its such a masterpiece the Tao and the eternal is shining through...

[@Moon-ru9xg]

3:10 somebody's doin' the wrong note (silent edition w/ laser eyes).

[@alronmartir6918]

HAHAHAH LMAAOO

[@GreenBananaz]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@eddiechan12345]

Mariah : If you do it next time, woe betide you lolll

[@marlonliendo1220]

LMAO hahahahaa. That was the agreement, she'd only see them with the eyes after the vanishing performance 😂

[@atolm1]

Omg hahaha 😂!!!

[@anjelocarey]

maybe some singers can belt this song out but i highly doubt anyone else can deliver the verses as beautifully as this girl can. Her tone is one of a kind. just magical. 💙

[@marlonliendo1220]

I don't think there are still chest belters like MC/Whitney or Christina out there. I only know Ariana Grande, her belts are honestly pretty unbelievable. I'm sure she can sing butterfly. But no one else. This technique is losing popularity nowadays. Mixing is what everyone is doing these times for 5th octave. Which is sad for me

[@jpdscovervlogs5587]

Anjelo Carey Try to search Butterfly Morissette amon on showtime

[@vin91100]

JPDS Cover Vlogs that girl was just screaming. Eew

[@kaleenajean]

Her background singers can definitely belt this song. Easy.

[@hyun808]

@@kaleenajeanbut wont sound the same . Like he mentioned : it’s the TONE. A lot of the african american choir singers pretty much sound similar . So do the asian / filipino singers who have a more whiny sound . Mariah has TONAL QUALITY. Not screechy or whiny .

[@zusman84]

Can't get enough of this performance "Spread your wings and flyy" omg love that part.

[@just_cade]

She hit the notes perfectly. A beautiful performance.

[@Tum2185]

I'm not a big fan of Mariah but I must admit this performance is absolutely amazing. No wonder why she is one of the most successful vocalists in music history :)

[@Tornado1994]

She has 5 Octaves. One of the few Singers in the World with that high of a level.

[@jomariendino7734]

youre a fan you just dont want to admit it.

[@mimilamb4lifemariahthequee679]

@@alucardmorningstar2296 she has 5 octaves and 4 notes,this is written on Wikipedia.

[@Tornado1994]

@@mimilamb4lifemariahthequee679 5 Octaves, 8 Notes. Coloratura Soprano and Semi Arpeggio. Coloraturas rely on Changeups and Switchups. Incredible Nodule Technique. She's Semi Arpeggio, so she has Whistle Registers. The Male Variants of Mariah Carey are Tevin Campbell and Steve Perry are both Altino Conralto Countertenors. Altinos have pitchy and wavy vibratic vocals and Soprano Nodules. Tevin has 4.5 Octaves and 5 Notes, Steve Perry has 5 Octaves, 7 Notes. Tevin's Vibrato is C#5. Perry's is B#6.

[@tyree3774]

Tornado1994 yesss tevin campbelll can sing

[@carlovincent]

I'm really rooting for the whispery part of her voice because it has so much feeling like a vocal moment of introspection or reflection, also deep pain and sadness. In my opinion what makes this hard to sing, is that this is her truth at that time and that can be hard to put out there in the world. Other singers may just be guessing what Mariah feels as she made this song but for her, it was life.

[@uchihaitachi5905]

The resonance on the 'FLY' high note 😍🤯😭

[@jamesmainmusic]

A heartbreakingly sincere and beautiful performance. No gimmicks; just one of the best live performances of our times.

[@edmilsonsjn]

She included this live version in her Butterfly: 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition album released today.

[@diegosales5129]

This is my favorite song by hers and one of the greatest performances.

[@mikhailal-fayed8558]

MC Meneses are yall twins or smth

[@iLLuMinuS69]

True. Me too

[@agaczubatkakwiatkowska5449]

MARIAH IS ONE OF THE GREATEST ARTIST CENTURY. HER SINGING TEHNIQUE IS BEYOND ANYONE'S CONTROL . 💗💗💗 AGNIESZKA, POLAND 🎻

[@zhivargomuzic]

3:10 " WHY THE F*** DID I PUT THESE HIGH NOTES IN THIS SONG??!... JESUS"

[@retlasnoj]

No she was pissed her back up signer screwed up!

[@richierich1129]

You don't know why??? Because her songs are ONLY meant to be sang by a MARIAH. No one else can! Nuff said.

[@ianshaan]

LMAO Yes

[@Tornado1994]

Butterfly is extremely difficult to sing because of three techniques: Pitch Fluctuation, Vibrato Sustaining and Breaths. Coloratura Sopranos can't sustain Vibratos.

[@davidsantos7921]

Zhivargo L. Laughing over here 🤣

[@GeovanneVasques]

who is the best singer in the world? yas, mariah carey. forever.

[@vaniadasilvaoliveira8994]

Não tem uma música que ela cante que não seja sensivel aos nossos ouvidos...

[@alissonoliveira7960]

+vania da silva oliveira Falou tudo! Mariah Lenda!

[@Bmillz95]

Whitney Houston

[@dukereacts4966]

@@Bmillz95 that was a reach

[@Bmillz95]

@@dukereacts4966 you're stupid If u think mariah Is better lmao

[@charlottexroyalty7819]

Her voice is pure magic

[@DaveHumphrey2514]

LISTENING TO THE ORIGINAL I WANTED TO KNOW IF MARIAH IS REALLY HUMAN and by this live performance, she is not. HARD SONG.

[@ashjac0009]

What do you mean by not human? What do mean you wanted to know if she was human?

[@kaleenajean]

@@ashjac0009 it’s a joke lol meaning she can’t be real holding these notes like the song itself. It’s a compliment in the form of a joke 🤣

[@ashjac0009]

@@kaleenajean Really?

[@honestperson3042]

@@kaleenajean It's identical to the studio version ... You must be drunk

[@matthewsteward8846]

@@honestperson3042 she’s literally saying that this song is impossible to sing so she came to see if Mariah could really sing it live and she did... meaning she is not human because a human couldn’t sing this amazing. You guys are slow lol

[@memberofthelambily1340]

There’s not enough air in this world to sing this song!!

[@JuniorRoxx]

This performance gives me the chills every single time. Truly flawless, the best singer, song writer of our generation.

[@kristyparker5978]

Loved that she did the whole thing live, the imperfections are what makes this performance simply beautiful.

[@raremysterious6744]

True... I can only agree.. The emotions too

[@erichvalido]

OMG. Thank you Jesus for bringing Mariah Carey to the world! She's the best!

[@gotosleep2876]

my fav live performance of this song!! this might possibly be my top 5 songs of mariah

[@garimosa86]

The words in the songs she writes she one of the best writers i love her forever and she sung these songs effortlessly beautiful omg no other

[@johanrodriguezduque1811]

The One And Only.. THE QUEEN Mariah Carey

[@alexandrupatru2892]

tru! one n only Mimi she s amazing

[@johanrodriguezduque1811]

Alexandru Patru is the Queen *-*

[@pipingo9978]

My favorite live performance of any singer. Her voice is simultaneously fragile and powerful and you can feel her working. She delivers 💯

[@GetWellSoonR.E.M.]

2:47 "For you'll NEVER BE MIIINE!!" GOOSEBUMPS YALL

[@Sparkles1919]

One of my favorite live performances ever

[@howarddaley1161]

That woman totaly blew me away, when that song came out, that album went, two times platinum not surprising, amazing vocals. They said she was done, she back even harder.

[@Sonicxis4ever]

I love this song. I don’t care how many people think it’s hard...I feel free and happy especially at the “FLY” part and I feel that emotional release of all the negativity in my life. I love how this particular song has touched so many people. Even though it might be romantic...a lot of people interpreted as letting go of anyone special in your life..whether it’s a friend, mother, brother, sibling, ANYONE. I think that’s beautiful

[@richardernacio9409]

I like her when she hit high notes, belting with full force.

[@evawins2]

Her most beautiful song in my opinion. I cry literally every time I listen to it.

[@tobiramasenju4434]

Just listening to it makes me feel out of breath. Its really a difficult song to sing and Queen Maraih slayed it.

[@sharonvaleska1467]

this song is soooo haaardd, so many falsettos, high falsettos, strong breath support ,ugh queen

[@bedlove3146]

This is most amazing live performance ever.

[@roesdienabrahams4747]

truly one of the best. a songwriter by heart.

[@nettojflima]

This is perfection of the voice human

[@2814bluelantern]

Spectacular! I believe after this song was released was the first time I heard the term "vocal suicide". Not for Mimi obviously, but anyone else trying to sing it.

[@Paul-hq2ge]

I love it when she pull away her head from mic and of course her signature hand gestures just like what she done in AYNAF 1994 perf.

[@eltonjohn3236]

The way to tell if Mariah is singing live is to watch her left arm. She moves it around all the time if it's live.

[@wfs85]

We know when she lip-sync when she moves her head more then her hand...

[@orca68]

+William Mattiace 😂😂

[@Kittycat987]

Can forgot she doesn't put it close to her face. Cause when she lip she puts her arms close to her face lol, and also she's lipping if her face looks relaxed :3

[@yaolongju912]

One of the perfect demonstrations where Mariah can execute the whispery voice perfectly. Masterpiece this is.

[@damienleroy6894]

Omg her face in the climax....we feel the difficulties even she did it

[@imalwaysright]

This performance. This is one of my fav songs. I love it - the lyrics, the melody, the progression. Mariah is a songwriting goddess.

[@keithburks3247]

This is a difficult song to sing live. So underrated

[@iskorpyoboy]

Her expression speaks so much about how hard this song is

[@johndavebustamante1785]

She is a history.. No one can really replace her onstage.. A world's pride..

[@CyprusHot]

Fly butterfly ! Mariah you are the greatest

[@11Dossier]

This song holds a lot of sentimental memories for me. Beautifully sung by the one and only Mariah Carey.

[@msbutterfly771]

I love this so much her voice was everything her outfit was perfect her side eye was perfect lol. She's like girl bye. I loved this era so much. Always imitated never duplicated. I haven't been a fan of anybody since the early 2000s. The artists out today can't do it like she did. Flawlessly and feeling the emotions of the songs like she did at that time. Nobody can touch that vocal range either. No artist today can do this.

[@mountainblanc3200]

97-98 were the years when MC's voice started deteriorating, perhaps she strained it so much during her music box and daydream world tour where she was at her prime in singing live performances. Well, at that point in her career she had nothing to prove, she was already a legend.

[@isaacortiz4617]

Girl bye.

[@JuniorRoxx]

This performance is beyond MOST people ability to comprehend. Mariah Carey, your beauty, talent and vocal prowess will forever be unmatched in my lifetime. True living Legend, Icon. Thank you for making my 90s music nostalgia such sweet joy! ILY.

[@semb32]

i absolutely LOVE this song. used to listen to this song and album every day when it came out 20 years ago.

[@juanaellia]

I love how the audience are so quiet it seems there's none. Too stunned and bewitched by Maria's angelic voice and beauty. And then after she sang, they cheered like they snapped and came back to their senses.

[@joyjuandre3110]

I will always love her singing style, most iconic .

[@saintfly9813]

she really fought so hard with her nodules here. nodules tried to block her voice but raspy strained yet powerful resonant like a beautiful came out to flyyyyyyyy

[@alexlau9287]

She’s so beautiful

[@soundseeker63]

So many awesome performances like this, I can forgive her pretty much anything, even that NYE debacle. She was/is truly magical when she's in the zone!

[@kevinyap2417]

the humming sound at the beginning is love.

[@harleynogaliza3303]

The Greatest Vocalist of all time.

[@monikerprince]

what you see here is a genius at work! the intricate mixture of low notes, mixed register(full voice+falsetto), belts, enough to make any singer cry w/ jealousy The teeth clenching you see is her consciously making an effort to keep the projection of the sounds AWAY from the throat aka correct singing placement I also think you will not find many singers attempting the "FLY" high note at the end of "until you know the way it feels..." studio or live -She has laid the bible for aspiring singers

[@vladimirpereira2009]

Mariah writes songs in the level of a vocalist she is. This song truly is a lyrical and melodical masterpiece. The runs and inflections fit the theme and title of the song

[@MrDLOC11]

Packs a raw, emotional wallop by combining her personal, poetic lyrics with vocals that are both restrained & explosive.This song achieves a rare beauty & melancholy.

[@jmatt4life]

Still listening and enjoying in 2024!

[@thedanieljeremiah]

The most elastically omnipotent vocalist to exist!! Not to mention crazy gifted songwriter. Mariah is I. C. O. N. I. C. 😭😭❤️❤️🦋 #L4L

[@missayamac]

What makes Mariah still so great, no matter how strained her vocal chord, is her band and her back-up singers. Their brilliance lets Mariah remain in her place in this business and in this world. To me, as an artist and musician, no matter how I adore Beyonce and Christina, Mariah Carey is still the BEST. What I know now about what I love to do so much in my life, which is singing, I owe to her. More power, Mariah!

[@davejirehbasilio2421]

I watch this every morning and night before sleep for 1 month now its like my one of the daily routine

[@lordzkisamonte]

Mesmerized by this song live performance ... goosebumps, butterfly in stomache everything on it.. she is a bomb! For sure this song will linger for thousand of thousand years....Mariah is Mariah the Queen Diva of all time :-) Hail the queen!

[@eltonsouzasantos4875]

The Best vocalist all time!

[@Sttephy30]

Her tone here is so beautiful. The switch between her breathy voice and chest voice was so drastic. Its like 2 completely different singers. This & SNL are the best _Butterfly_ performances, that are 100% live.

[@JH-bb8in]

2:51 she takes a deeeeeep breath before she begins the slayage.

[@thegee001ify]

My god. Just beautiful. And live too.almost exactly like the recording. I cant imagine how I'd feel if I was stood in front of her whilst she sang that. I'd get chills.

[@J6garval]

Pure talent. That's Mariah Carey

[@galinagajik191]

She had such natural beauty. The brows and her highly feminine facial structure along with the hair color and make up was so flattering on her for the era. Towards the very end you can see how very young she was. 1997 wooo!!

[@cassandraz69]

The best i was in High School that time. Love you Mariah