VOCAL TALKTHROUGH: Mariah Carey - If It's Over (Live at the 1992 GRAMMY's)

[@angiegarciap]

I love that over 30 years later we’re still talking about the gift that was Mariah’s voice in the early 90’s.

[@dimanigo120]

Her early years were so signature for her pure and thicker vocals. She wasn't doing a lot yet but it didn't lack the meat and potatoes. A flat foot singer with soul and intelligence. She knew what her voice can do in the moment. She studied gospel/blues notes and scales very well without too much aggression. Her growls and squalls came in for color, not for presentation.

[@pampoovey6722]

Love this analysis

[@tylerhackner9731]

Well put

[@damienreed4834]

This when she actually could sing. Post 2005 I really don’t enjoy her vocals

[@JayJayTravels]

@@damienreed4834flat foot singer?

[@HannahVioletCarter]

What do u mean flat foot singer? So she's singing flat?

[@tylerhackner9731]

Prime Mariah is what it means to be a vocalist

[@jijieratul]

This part!

[@mohaimenbheer9816]

This says it all!

[@fagittarius555]

Mariah had much more of a classical technique when she first started. I always thought her voice started quite dark but by the Daydream era we were in the signature golden honey Mariah timbre.

[@oneilgerald]

Hmm! What would you mean by classical?

[@fagittarius555]

@@oneilgerald her mother Patricia was an opera singer and Mariah grew up listening to her mother vocalise. Her technique just seems classical to me, open throat, raise soft palate, high cheek bones. My voice teacher used to always say “make the mold, pour the gold”. Her breath control, vibrato & vowel manipulation- the bel canto way of singing is central to Mariah’s voice yet she’s used those tools to break every rule possible in that book. True virtuoso. I wonder what Mariah’s IQ is, she is a genius musician either way.

[@TalvanePorfirio]

That's her natural voice: dark and lower. The girlie tone of the Daydream era was artificially done. And I don't hear any classical trait in her approach tbh.

[@joshuavidad6025]

​@@TalvanePorfirio While I agree with her having no any classical trait, it is because she was actually never trained or had gotten any classical training. Even though her mother as an opera vocalist have never really trained her but just the basics like hums and warmups etc. Her "dark" and much thickness she had in her earlier years esp in her debut was because it was only around after she stopped her habit of smoking. Technique-wise, she was doing tongue retraction just like how Whitney's belts to darken timbre, and she barely does mixed voice. Her voice has been, through the years, have been gaining obviously gaining "lighter" due to her approaching more on doing mixed voice that's why her high belts/upper range was more consistent and grounded which was very apparent during Music Box and she just kept improving having her habit of squeezing, tongue retraction, depressed larynx, etc. away because she was actually getting vocal coaching since 1992 . Her voice has always been bright and light, and of course, her nodules that made her voice very inconsistent.

[@Swahili14]

​@@hughw2377nothing about Mariah's chest /falsetto is operatic But she's a great vocalist in her own right

[@beardedham5983]

there were many legends sitting in the audience for this master piece - prince, aretha , patti

[@wagnernunesribeiro9559]

Madonna, Whitney, Celine was also

[@whitneyhouston1122]

Stevie

[@SideEyeee_]

@@wagnernunesribeiro9559Madonna is not a legend. Just a woman who got away with her mediocrity because of the multiple privileges she benefits from.

[@CesarJoel94]

​​@@SideEyeee_Madonna didn't start her career being privileged

[@SideEyeee_]

@@CesarJoel94 She did. She was an average looking white woman with shock value.

[@ObscurelyTitled]

fave vocal performance of anyone of all time!!!!!!

[@oneilgerald]

I UNDERSTANDY WHY!!! This thing was SO MEMORABLE!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@TheArtofBeingReacts]

Talk about it

[@oneilgerald]

For all the new people. This is a Vocal TALKthrough, not a reaction. So I'll be pausing a whoooole lot so we can grab the most out of the performance. If you don't like it, you can feel free to find the original performance and watch it all the way through. 😁 We're here to STUDY! 📚📚📚

[@Koko3op]

@@xray5043 Shut up loooooooooool. You click on a vocal channel expecting what exactly? Go watch reactions or the original performances if you're not going to respect the amount of work that went into this great video. My god people are so annoying. I should know. Ignore them O'neil. Continue to talk and vocalise whenever you please, on YOUR channel lol.

[@rhettmitchell]

@@xray5043 if he does, he usually rewinds to see it again anyway. He didn’t really talk over her without pausing during this one

[@ricardoaugusto9694]

Your videos ARE amazing. Keep doing what you do. If people want a normal reaction then they can watch the endless ones on here. i, as a Lamb, want to LEARN. 😊

[@oneilgerald]

@@xray5043 Like I said. If the way I do MY videos is not your cup of tea, no one is forcing you to watch. 🙂

[@annamariam1077]

Love your enthusiasm and appreciation for the details. 🙏

[@soaribb32]

That video is one of the best demonstrations of how to be a vocalist in pop music.

[@attyjosh]

I will repeat myself, this is arguably her greatest LIVE performance ever. Not even dubbed!

[@CyprusHot]

Close but not her best lol

[@attyjosh]

@@CyprusHot ergo, Arguably. 🙄

[@CyprusHot]

@@attyjosh “arguably” without providing any reasons when there’s so many other amazing live performances of hers that aren’t dubbed Roll your eyes all you want

[@GabirouTaejin-ku4ov]

The greatest performance of all times , the thing is her undubbed are not even bad say I’ll puts most singers to shame

[@benty72]

@@CyprusHotjust let him have an opinion, this is my favorite performance of her. I think we gravitate to performances for different reasons. Here I particularly love her confidence, and knowing all the big stars in the audience she delivered so well

[@tingenchen7278]

I didn't realize how amazing her runs are. I knew it's impressive to do but I didn't know it's that impressive... Really love how I can still get more impressed by Mariah even though I've loved her for years

[@GabirouTaejin-ku4ov]

She was the whole package everything her belts don’t sound shouty or screamy so effortless

[@Mariahs5thOctave]

That's what shes known for

[@annamariam1077]

Only her, Whitney and MJ will give me such chills every time. We need to appreciate Mariah as long as we have her as she’s, she’s incredible and a beautiful human. Thank you! ❤

[@NIPPYxMIMI]

Great video! Her voice here is definitely brighter than after Emancipation, but she actually had a darker tone in the beginning than a couple years later during Merry Christmas and Daydream, and she used a way chestier mix here. Very interested to see what you think of her changes in tone, besides differences in quality. Its not just her mix, everything about the instrument became lighter. It became heavier again during Butterfly but then immediately lighter again during Charmbracelet. Nobodies voice changed so many times, so drastically, so fast, and not just in a linear direction, which is the strangest thing, but also a reason I love her

[@oneilgerald]

Ooo, thanks for this! Honestly, with nodules in the picture, I can understand why there could be so much variation in what she sounds like. That AND her regimen (or lack thereof). TherThe question for me right now is what is the REEEEAL cause for the variation. And where is she making choices about her singing approach and where is she not. So much to think about!

[@NIPPYxMIMI]

@@oneilgerald yeah, those nodules are unpredictable. Looking forward to all your further analyses, whichever aspects you decide to focus on. Youre obviously very thorough, well-intentioned and honest in your approach and Im happy everytime I see a new video

[@MartinWhatley-b6r]

I wanna know what is the difference between her tone, technique, chest voice in her debut and the emancipation of Mimi?

[@mindseye3185]

@@oneilgeraldfacts

[@theroofbackintime]

At the end of the performance she gives a genuine smile, she knew she had made history, I mean, who in the world could replicate that performance? Mariah is a vocal titan. Your reaction/analysis were incredible, congratulations on your work, and thank you of course.

[@watermelonpapiiiiiii]

this is Mariah at her 100% and we love to see it just PERFECTION ❤

[@cho.s.en1]

Apparently some of her influences were in the audience that night such as Patti Aretha Barbra etc

[@caxrlos_7434]

This performance of her’s is a blue print on how to brilliantly sing.. I always referenced this performance for myself when I was first learning to sing any r&b, soul, pop ballad

[@oneilgerald]

It’s a REEEEALLY good reference. So many good STAPLE practices she’s exemplifying here! 🤩

[@MrWhitney4e]

Mariah in the early 90s is my favorite. So much power yet such a clean and clear tone & execution!!

[@EDT3270]

Those “give it to me”s were VERY Aretha influenced. I didn’t notice how Aretha influenced early Mariah’s singing style until very recently. It’s very impressive considering they gave such very different voices And I guess it also makes sense that she did this song with Carole King

[@chad_fiore]

She was often compared to Whitney with this singing style, that’s why she focused on other areas of her vocal ability and it worked. But dang, this style was her powerful vocal era.

[@ekl7804]

Because Emotions didn’t sell like they wanted it to so they changed her style completely. They in meaning Tommy and the record company.

[@honestperson3042]

Mariah always had her singing style : runs, transitions, whistles and so on

[@HappyEntertainmentOnly]

About the Kelly Price comment, actually Kelly did say that she learned a lot from Mariah especially singing in whispery vocals. I couldn't find the interview tho. i think it was around 2021.

[@oneilgerald]

I could only imagine what it would be like to sing behind Mariah and glean from her! Of COURSE Kelly learned! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@qbennett7232]

@@oneilgeraldit was on the Terrell show

[@SourPatchNegrito]

I been saying Mariah was a Alto for years - just blessed with extended range but it naturally resonates husky ! I already love this page

[@mayalicious203]

ah this was sooooo good . More ! More ! More ! 😂

[@oneilgerald]

Glad to be of service! And I will do more I n the words of Katy Perry: “By the Grace of God”. 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@okanomode]

This is one of my all time favorite Mariah performances. She sang DOWN y’all. Thank u for your astute & illuminating analysis of this one. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️‍🔥

[@Ishauntia]

"Think of your favorite singers; if you were to take their runs away from them, what would they have?" ...is a lethal ass bar, I ain't gone hold you.💀VERY valid question regardless though. I hate to be THAT auntie, but a lot of the new girlies REALLY struggle with sticking to the melody/arrangement. Not everyone has THAT kinda ear, I fear! 🥲

[@oneilgerald]

I don't think it's a skill that's valued widely nowadays. But history has a way of resurfacing the musical skills that are most important and rewarding/highlighting those that make it important. Just gotta give it some time in some ways - but in others we just have to mourn the loss.

[@rhettmitchell]

I think a brand new singer that really has it all together is Reneé Rapp, I can’t wait for what she does next

[@uniquebfly]

Great point! I also think runs can be a cheat / cop-out to avoid showing vocal weakness. As technical and impressive as runs can be, it’s just as tough if not tougher to hit a note straight on and sustain it with resonance, vibrato, and control. When I’m singing and having an off day, it’s easier to do a run up to or down from to hit a note I’m going for as opposed to holding a note that might cause strain or just completely go off key or worst not hit the note at all. 😅

[@tylerhackner9731]

@@rhettmitchellthat’s true I love her

[@sonyastarofficial]

this is a very good vocal talk, thank you!

[@oneilgerald]

Thank YOUUU for watching! 🥰

[@elijahemeka8270]

Mariah Carey is an alto singer Her vocals were well rested in the early 90s and she arranged her songs in a way that suited her vocals She transitions vocal registers which makes people think she's a soprano

[@bosshog8277]

She has a range out of this world. The high note to the low notes and she is one of the rare singers that can do riffs and change notes with a smooth transition and don’t struggle. Her voice is back and stronger than ever. After you have kids it changes the register of your voice but she is still “the voice” even with the change in register, she is one of the greatest still.

[@jaysim19]

I'm glad you touched on that portion of what vocal runs are doing to singing nowadays. You expounded on very eloquently and accurately

[@BLINGRIAH-RirixMimi]

Her voice up until 1992 has always been super heavy up until around D5 when you hear her youthful tone. But in the following eras: Merry Christmas (1994), Daydream (1995-96), Charmbracelet (2002-2004), TEOM (2005-07), E=MC^2 (2008) and early Caution (2018), her tone was super bright and nasal throughout her entire range.

[@ismaelm.mbaangue9147]

Oh the Uneducated vocal teacher has spoken XD

[@BLINGRIAH-RirixMimi]

@@ismaelm.mbaangue9147 lmao, it’s up to him to decide if he agrees with me, and that goes for you too. Idk why you’re pressed in all of these comment sections, try ignoring the things that you dislike/disagree with, it’s really good for you, lol.

[@Oberatous-Udurabas]

I would say in 1990-1992 she was heavy even beyond D5 but perhaps most obviously at and above Eb5 /E5 And in 1993-1994 she wasn’t really overly nasal imo I think she was quite balanced In 1995-1996 I could see how you might call her voice nasal/having nasality tho

[@ismaelm.mbaangue9147]

@@BLINGRIAH-RirixMimi Not only he already prove you wrong throughout the entire video but I could also point out clear examples of her voice being alot more brighter here than it is during Charmbralecet as example So there’s nothing to be pressed about you writting this in every comment section. You should really get actual lessons and this is what makes me Sad

[@BLINGRIAH-RirixMimi]

@@ismaelm.mbaangue9147 lmao, please tell me where I’ve written this before?😂😭. And she sounded brighter at times because of her age, but she was very rarely nasal during her debut and emotions compared to the 2000s. But I respect your opinion.

[@stefenJ35]

Mariah is a legend! She influence almost every singer since her emergence.

[@ignaciosalazarzuniga4958]

This performance is just HISTORY. And this is why: First of all the lyrics, pen-game by CAROL KING & MARIAH CAREY. (Does anybody else feels like this song and Natural Women are like cousins? lmao) Barbra, Aretha, Patti, Natalie Cole (& much more) were in the audience. Mariah was about to marry Tomatto Mozzarolla and she was starting to feel isolated. SHE IS PROVING SOMETHING. SHE IS MAKING A STATEMNENT. "just let me go"

[@KitsuneMale]

This video is so cute because like, not only is it a whole vocal lesson and analysis of a performance while breaking it down, but also it's your very genuine reactions to her singing. This is by far one the best performances of Mariah's prime and so I know what's gonna happen cause I listened to this so much, but watching you get surprised when she goes up there it's just so fun and cute! lol Great video, I'm sure a lot of people will learn a lot if they really pay attention to what you're saying!

[@markboron5581]

I have been looking forever for someone to break down this iconic performance the way you did - this was amazing!! Can you please react to her singing Hero Live on Capitol Hill in 1996?? The sound system was bad but her voice was just insane that day. Super interesting

[@kittjosef]

mariah is truly one of a kind. spanning thru generations.

[@amazingjourneyb5261]

Matlriah is phenomenal plain and simple

[@thedanieljeremiah]

Mariah’s voice is simply OMNIPOTENT! Thank you for sharing the admiration and education of our QUEEN!! 🦋🦋🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@oneilgerald]

So glad you loved this one! 🙌 It was such a joy to put together!

[@wonderpessoa7262]

Bro, you are soooo proficient in what you do. You are a master of human voice. Cheers from Brazil

[@erarung28]

for most of us she already did a lot of runs yet we know what you mean , this song has more on the “soul”

[@neworleans504fresh]

Love this walkthrough. One of her best performances and one of my faves!

[@oneilgerald]

Sooo glad you enjoyed it! And thank youuuuu for watching! 🥰

[@Sirie7206]

I’ve always said this. Mariah’s whistle register is cool and all but I love all the other aspects of her voice. The lows, especially, and her vibrato, how she can sustain notes. There’s more to her than just whistle. One of my favourite songs is All Alone In Love.

[@pampoovey6722]

Mariah herself has said she’s not a soprano. She’s just been gifted upper range by the nodule gods.

[@Royal-Rover]

She indeed is a colorutura soprano with her agility, support & colour of the voice blossom when she goes higher and higher. It's about the tessitura not the range of a vocalist. A true contralto would be someone like Toni Brixton.

[@TalvanePorfirio]

@@Royal-Rover Not a coloratura but indeed a soprano.

[@emmaoledan2243]

Nodules only gave her whistle but not her high belts

[@Royal-Rover]

@@emmaoledan2243 No, they don't, but I do think they have given her the low notes & the sexy smoking voice timbre. I always think that the nodules are a double-edged sword. While they grant her easy access to the whistle register, where many sopranos cannot reach, and the low notes, where many tenors cannot reach, they hinder her support in the head and upper mixed voices.

[@R-and-Bj]

Party trick

[@GabirouTaejin-ku4ov]

Her runs are so fast , I never new she hitted those many notes that fast wow.Why am I still impressed though I fell in love with her 🚼

[@ryanpatterson9526]

I wish she still sang like that!

[@tajukagebunshinnojitsu]

I love Mariah Carey and this is a good talk through of her singing! ☺️✨ thanks!

[@niltash4ever]

Greatest voice they ever sang

[@wokeisnonsense]

she sounds exactly like on the CD 💿. can't say the same for some artists.

[@JDris08]

As a Mariah FAN, who loves the canon of 1990-1996 Mariah, Especially those 1st 4 albums, I love when people first experience vintage MC

[@ToniasBusy]

The Mariah I grew up with 🥰💕🥰

[@dumalralrathe1]

The perfect performance that i dropped my jaw all the time till it ended , and I thought i went to heaven during this performance.

[@oneilgerald]

I tooootally get why!

[@rozsakyshki1930]

She‘s the GOAT

[@ismaelm.mbaangue9147]

Amazing reaction and observations. Her voice was still undervelopped and Youth in that era but the vocals were consistently powerfull with excellent technique trough the year. After she started to explore more and every part of her voice, The ring, projection and tone matured by alot and in my Opinion she found her true style and colour which made her even more remarkable as singer, artist and raw vocalist You should react to Vanishing live in MSG 1993 Also Make it happen MSG 1995 undubbed.

[@anthonystone8338]

The GOAT 👑

[@Aaron.Crow512]

Sheesh the way you break it down and your love for the voice is refreshing! Instant subscribe. You actually get the voice and body connection and that was very entertaining to watch I found myself smiling from ear to ear lolz.

[@charmriah3607]

12:02 When AC and Gospel music died in mainstream so did a lot of melodic singing….. people use vocal acrobats to carry a song now mostly because the beat is so distracting nowadays… that you need something to cover it 😭

[@oneilgerald]

It's DEFINITELY a different time in music. It's ironic because you'd think with gospel being so decorative in nature that the lack of influence there would strip singers of their improvisation skills. And it HAS happened on the side of melodic integrity AND improvisation. It's like the entire scope of vocal capability has diminished, which is sad to me! 😔

[@tylerhackner9731]

@@oneilgeraldas much as I agree with you in many ways, I do think this is kind of an old fashioned take (and I’m an old fashioned guy, I listen to mostly 70s-90s stuff), but there are plenty of people that are still in that gospel-r&b-pop realm like Tori Kelly, Jazmine Sullivan. Even more alt r&b like Chloe and Halle are very melodic and intentional with how they vocalize. And there are gospel artists still out there making music. I do agree that it’s diminished in comparison to what it was before, and that is sad to me. But, like with anything, you can find what you’re looking for if one wants to see it.

[@oneilgerald]

@@tylerhackner9731 Thanks for adding! You can DEFINITELY find whatever type of singing you want to find. But this type of singing is becoming more and more rare and less and less cherished by the general public. The fact that we need to look as hard as we do is not a great sign to me.

[@tylerhackner9731]

@@oneilgerald I agree, but that also means we can think for ourselves and listen to what we want to listen to without big labels/label heads forcing us to listen to stuff we don’t want to.

[@oneilgerald]

@@tylerhackner9731 True! But I more have my "educator" hat on here. What is popular will be more of an influencer of the next generation of singers. And if the music influencing singers is becoming simpler and simpler, musical aptitude will dwindle more and more. So I'm still concerned.

[@GabirouTaejin-ku4ov]

Her vibrato is one of the best

[@revaholic]

Your supportive YEAHs when you get excited from 11:29-11:44 13:23-13:30 are so adorable

[@franss7554]

I’ve watched this performance at least 200 times 😭😂😍❤️

[@MrINtheROUGH]

I totally agree with you about how singers today do their runs. It is so learned and practiced and not natural for most if not all of them. With Mariah Carey and the late Whitney Houston, their melisma and runs are so natural 👏🏻🙏🏻🎼

[@Mariahs5thOctave]

Mariah Carey herself considers herself an alto (contralto) and has always maintained this

[@CMoore-fw2it]

I use to wonder why you didn't react to more of Mimi when I first found your channel. Hearing you say u weren't allowed to listen to R&B and it all made sense. I love watching music lovers discover Mariah. If it haven't been suggested yet H.A.T.E.U live I think it was SNL.

[@ArtbyKurtisEdwards]

damn, should have done the Saturday Night Live performance, this is half the song, still liked tho

[@oneilgerald]

RATS ‘N’ SNACKS! Aw well! I’m still glad we were able to see some great singing from MC nonetheless! Thanks so much for watching anyway! 🥰🙏🏾

[@preston6211]

This version is way cleaner and supported, the snl one was just raw vocals, and she sounded hoarse in that performance, the notes like E5 and F#5 were supported here, unlike the snl one.

[@Qlint22]

Songbird Supreme

[@R.A.A.]

Mariah’s voice makes English sound like a Romance language, I love her rhythmically complex music. Listen to her few hums with the guitar in the intro of #MyAll gosh I melt in 20 seconds...

[@honestperson3042]

This is the greatest Pop performance ever. It's unbeatable and impossible to replicate. Just try to look for covers to get an idea.

Such an educational and entertaining evaluation. Totally love it!

[@MayorOfTheCaribbean]

Mariah said from day 1 that she identifies as an Alto ... Lambs been rating her wide range in both the upper AND lower regions since Day 1...

[@halevirginia9523]

Thank you so much for this, I first found your channel from that "lead the way" video you did and subscribed then too. I will always watch a Mariah video and you have an obvious friendly and delightful personality. Much success to you!

[@dnlsrv12345]

GOAT

[@vlpa-rx5fl]

this is the best video on youtube

[@VampieNotTrampy]

I would love to see you critique Chaka Khan, she is my favorite.

[@wimpytx93]

What an astute vocal talkthrough. You are very knowledgeable about what you do and it shows. Subscribe!

[@Mariahs5thOctave]

Before I even get started I must say I've always thought this performance is the BEST technically exquisite live vocal she's ever delivered.

[@alexrox1000]

Wondering if you’ve ever seen that video of her singing Hark the Herald Angels Sing live on the news. Shorter than this but I think it’s one of her greatest performances 😁

[@PaNdeM0niuM]

Mariah in her PRIME was a vocal GOD!

[@SAMUELBELA]

Mariah claimed she's an alto singer way back, but critics disputed that then

[@strangerthings88]

❤ please do GMA vision of love live 1990 with just a piano

[@WanderlustGoGo]

Mariah Carey On ❤

[@Jo-qf1gd]

Love this video 🩵🩵

[@hinderless5811]

Can you do Patti Labelle somewhere over the rainbow at the Martin Luther King tribute in the red dress?

[@itsakittyting]

I never knew that moving away from the mic was an intentional technique! Interesting ...

[@lambchop3805]

You should’ve put the name of the song and performance in the title of the video since this performance is very popular and generates a lot of views!

[@denkoi1475]

Yeah

[@Sttephy30]

Yeah, many singers today are too acrobatic. I miss when singers just belted straight forward.

[@honeyc]

Basically, they sing with too many unnecessary runs.

[@oneilgerald]

I think it all boils down to what people think will make them impressive. Right now in the singing community, it's runs. Give it some time and I think we may see a melody "renaissance" so to speak.

[@Sttephy30]

@@oneilgerald You’re right. But I do think singers should always strive to sing w resonance

[@tylerhackner9731]

⁠@@oneilgeraldgenuinely asking, do you have any examples of people, especially in the mainstream, doing this nowadays? Because if anything, I think the problem is the opposite nowadays. Not too many singers in the mainstream take chances and go there vocally in their music, even the ones that can absolutely do that (like Ariana Grande). They stick to mostly the same phrasing and don’t really stray outside of it and before you know it, the song’s over.

[@Sttephy30]

@@tylerhackner9731 Bc a lot of them are trying to sell records.

[@DanielleA2023]

Check out her SNL performance of If it's Over

[@mmoran3]

When u asked the question , " If you took (the runs) away from a singer what would they have"? Not gonna lie, Christina Aguilera was the first person that popped into my mind to be completely honest. 🤷‍♂️. and I'm not being shady cause i love Christina but honestly when i think of vocal runs, she always pops in my mind first. Second person is Latocha Scott from Xscape.

[@PlayMouseTV]

very informative video, im your new fan

[@oneilgerald]

Ehhhhh! Welcoooome! And thanks for watching! 🥰

[@RaffaelWindgassen]

My favourite singer is Diana Ross (and Mariah)- she doesn‘t do many Runs 😅 So she would pretty much still have 98,9% of what she has if you don‘t take the runs away.

[@QAZWSX545]

Simply excellent!

[@Johnjohn-mn2jm]

I guess shes performing in front of Whitney, Barbara and Aretha Franklin in d same roof at this performance , dont know how true❤❤ imagine a lot of pressure but she performed superb in front of high caliber artists as a neophyte

[@neworleans504fresh]

Patti Labelle, Natalie Cole, Lisa Fischer, Luther Vandross, and others were there as well. Mariah specifically mentioned Aretha, Patti, and Barbara being there and her being nervous singing in front of them

[@GabirouTaejin-ku4ov]

Yes especially Aretha you can feel Aretha’s influence in this song

[@whoevr]

1:12 nodules is the answer! 1:37 and she still does it now lol. she stays a soprano (at heart 😂)

[@kennethsoshi03]

*actually her supported range is up to F#5*

[@Itsproseccopapi]

Can you do Mariah Carey - you and I? That is some vocal suicide

[@CyprusHot]

Mariah can do it all

[@GabirouTaejin-ku4ov]

The greatest vocalist of all times

[@Itsproseccopapi]

Catalog! 🎉it’s catalog! If u don’t know her catalog, then don’t comment

[@orpheusprimus]

I definitely prefer her performance on SNL of this song. It's awesome also

[@polobaluyut6816]

My eyes are fixated on the Pikachu illustration.

[@oneilgerald]

Courtesy of my Goddaughter. 🥹🥲

[@kaleenajean]

Yeah she mentioned on something I watched that she is in the mid range but she takes her voice up there past her true range.. and that’s what makes her a miracle. But could be why she damaged her voice as well in the long run which is unfortunate. Her high note is still in tact which is odd lol

[@plaguedoctor2k]

😅 her voice was actually quite dark during her debut years. It got the most light and girly in 1994-1996. And then after 1997 she devolved that rasp.

[@GP71_OO]

Mariah from the 2000s use a lot of that breathy whispery voice which I love but in 90s she sings in a more neutral voice and I think she should sing more like that

[@Smark71920]

You should watch her tribute to Stevie wonder. She sings it all in the lower register. Mariah says she attributes her low part of her voice to when she started smoking in her early teens. She actually lost her voice for a little while and prayed to God that if she quit smoking, he would give her back her voice. A lot of people have suggested that Mariah could be an alto who’s learned to sing higher or a coloratura.

[@strangerthings88]

She always had a husky voice even as a kid she was never a natural soprano she just learned to mimic everything soo well and developed an incredible range

[@Royal-Rover]

​​@@strangerthings88I think she's a colorutura soprano, but the nodules have hindered the vocal chords closure & give her the smoky timbre (& easy access to the whistle). Her vocal colour, agility & support blossom beyond Eb5, which separates a mezzo from a soprano, with ease to access those F#5 belts. She once did sing at C#6 sustained head voice with vibrato, although it lacked full connection. A true mezzo would be someone like Barbara Streisand & Beyoncé. Ms Streisand could & still can belt up to G5 & B5 without dropping support because she's got supreme techniques, not naturally being a soprano. A contralto would be someone like Toni Braxton whose speaking voice is brighter than expected.

[@strangerthings88]

@@Royal-Rover she’s not a soprano period. She’s said it herself multiple times. Singing technique has nothing to do with where your voice sits and all these opera terms to describe pop and rnb singers is really pointless. Mariah’s mother isn’t a high soprano either and her father had a deep voice. A lot of her ability to access a higher ease is sinus cavities behind her face and forehead which helps with residence. Same reason Barbra said she never got a nose job. Mariah has supreme technique as well especially in her earlier years while still working around nodules.

[@Royal-Rover]

@@strangerthings88 Just because she has said it doesn't mean she isn't. Like you mentioned, she is never aware of those operatic technical terms, nor does she care about those rules. Besides, techniques DO extend your range, but doesn't determine your voice type. A true mezzo has the weight up to Eb5 which she doesn't. Mariah Carey was NOT nasal in those belts. She is in fact a chesty belter, often relying more on the chest than the head. Streisand is a mezzo with supreme techniques to reach the soprano range with far more support than most true pop sopranos. Patti LaBelle as a dramatic soprano is also often criticised to be very nasal in vocal placement. This is her technical or stylish choice, not because she is a mezzo trying to reach a soprano range with the sinus cavity. Céline Dion & Whitney Houston are also obvious examples. There's a thing called recessive genes. Just because your parents do not have such phenotypes doesn't mean they don't carry those recessive genes. I can name tons of operatic sopranos whose parents as vocalists ARE NOT sopranos. Read again my above comments. Those reasons are valid with evidence. In fact, there are some vocal analysis videos on YT discussing this issue. You may search for that.

[@strangerthings88]

@@Royal-Rover none of what you’re talking about has anything to do with what I said. Patti has an amazing range and power, but her voice isn’t really pleasing and has a grating tone to most people. Mariah isn’t nasally in any part of her voice…I said RESONANCE. No one’s talking about recessive genes here you can literally hear it in her speaking voice and she can sing as low as Toni Braxton easily. Aside from nodules that’s why she doesn’t have the greatest head voice. Secondly she might not like using technical terms, but she certainly knows them growing up with her vocal coach opera singing mother. How much dumber can you get saying “just because she said it doesn’t mean she isn’t” then point to strangers analyzing her voice on KZbin as if they know it better than herself lmfao 🙄. Where did I say technique doesn’t extend your range? At least learn some reading comprehension skills before replying with 6 paragraph comments just because you like seeing yourself type.