Voice Coach ANALYZES | Mariah Carey - We Belong Together/Fly Like a Bird Grammies

[@somespecies]

Just a fun fact: We Belong Together was the Song of the Decade for '00s and it spent 14 weeks at the #1 spot on the Billboard hot 100 chart.

[@alexanderjones451]

Billboard Song of the Decade TWO decades in a row is the ultimate flex

[@codywalsh2075]

@@alexanderjones451 literally nobody else is seeing that

[@iamraneal6815]

all i want for christmas is coming, to become her 3rd song of the decade.. for sure it will eclipse her other songs since every year it's becoming bigger and bigger.

[@Starcrossedslv]

@@alexanderjones451 yet people still like to hate on the women. It’s getting weird out here.

[@sanchezmcfollins]

That would be funny honestly lol

[@26humaira]

Mariah has the ability to manipulate the TEXTURE of her whistle, she can make it metallic like in bringing on the heartbreak, you need me, make it silky, make it airy, make it piercing, make it bounce like in someday song tatou performance, angelic, sound like bird, sounds dreamy and more. You really should watch fan video, 'Mariah the empress of whistle register'.

[@LesageSinging]

I'm glad I did, thank you the recommendation

[@Andy-tj3cx]

don't apologize for pointing out her flaws 😩 as long as its respectful, I think the lamb chops will understand ❤

[@codywalsh2075]

Nothing wrong with flaws, just annoying when lambs do it constantly

[@popland1977]

Mistakes are how we learn.

[@darrenbalagot4643]

not the lamp chops 😩😩

[@andrewgarfield9898]

@@codywalsh2075the lambs are the biggest haters sadly

[@codywalsh2075]

@@andrewgarfield9898 they really are and one of those so called lambs are under these replies lmaoooo, a whole two face switching lamb

[@GeloMeme]

"if we look at her chest for purely technical reasons" 😂 😂 😂

[@JMacx]

Haha 😂

[@ArtbyKurtisEdwards]

I caught that too...

[@akmal1306]

respectful king exactly

[@codywalsh2075]

@@akmal1306 and we love that 😌

[@loudeillunzaga4476]

This was the era where her throat doctor advised not to stress her voice so much. and needs to cut off many promotions. However this is her major comeback since her breakdown in 2001. She is also becoming powerful when the choir is present.

[@jared3970]

It wasn’t a breakdown in 2001 lol

[@darrenbalagot4643]

she caught the Holy Spirit when the choir came in. that’s when she’s her most powerful haha

[@LesageSinging]

vocal rest is definitely important.

[@itsmetabby9319]

she said "JESUS" in a whistle register.✨😌Queen 👑

[@chanseph]

"Higher Jesus" 😌

[@andrewgarfield9898]

It was playback ☺️

[@BlackMindPrime]

you want to believe that so bad when she clearly sang the entire performance live@@andrewgarfield9898

[@chemarous]

​@@andrewgarfield9898 nope

[@mijalakis3]

The best live performance of We belong together in the BET Blueprint Special 2005, it's unbelievable how she sang there and her new version in 2021 with the extended version using a Jazz line is amazing, shows how versatile she still is.

[@EvanEvans9]

So interesting to hear an expert perspective. I know nothing about singing but it's fascinating to watch this chap analyse vocals like this.

[@LesageSinging]

Glad you enjoyed it! ty reece

[@fazzyvlogs3650]

The little imperfections in this whole performance what made this epic. I love every bit of it

[@zenhector]

Yes! It's like it was necessary to show the haters that it was live, although you can't win with them, they will probably say she is flawed 😂

[@cristhiansotomayor8618]

An amazing performance from an amazing artist, maybe the best female singer in history, and this performance prove it.

[@TheeeDanielR]

When her belts are “weak” her whistle register is so powerful and airy whisper register (according to mariah)

[@mijalakis3]

We belong together made Mariah a bigger legend that she already was. Her career was in the toilet basically thanks to JLo and Mottola, but she started working on The Emancipation of Mimi and We belong together is the 2nd single of the album, stayed atop the Billbord Hot 100 for 14 unconsecutive weeks, the song revived her career in unimaginable ways, it also broke the record for the song with most airplay in history at that point. The success of this song is so big that Billboard named it the biggest comeback in music history, it blocked her 3rd single Shake it off from the #1 spot, she is the first artist in music history to simultaneously hold the top 2 positions and this was before Billboard's rules changed, this is when only sales and radio airplay counted toward the chart, it had to be a wide release etc. In 2009 Billboard and Nielsen Soundscan honored this song song as song of the decade for the 2000s and Mariah is the only artist in history to have 2 songs of the decade, that made her the most enduring female artist of all time where her presence was strong in 20 years of career, the industry started to respect her again for the professional artist she is, the public couldn't get enough of her voice and at The Grammys of course she was snubbed as always but the fact that the song deserved the Grammy for Record of the year was so evident that the sound engineer from this night when U2 was announced as the winner they started to play We belong together instead of U2s song and Bono stood on stage and said "Mariah, you are amazing, you sing like and angel and really you are something else" The Emancipation of Mimi sold over 10 million copies and was the biggest selling album of the year in the US and the second worldwide.

[@SamanthaD89]

That’s crazy because I’m my opinion JLO isn’t a good singer. She just ok

[@themasterflexG]

Your surprised pikachu face at 36:51 just fed my soul for today. Thanks for the lesson.

[@alexanderjones451]

Your face at 32:23 was the entire world when we saw this for the first time! YESSSS -- she leveled up!

[@mcloverboy09]

We were all ready for her to POP OFF!!! 🤣

[@starbeam6651]

Whichever Patron requested Fly Like A Bird reaction is the GOAT.

[@alexanderjones451]

Random but I've always loved her weave flowing down her back! Gorgeous

[@codywalsh2075]

Always loved this era, the whole look, the golden glow, the wavey hair 🤧

[@milanpop16]

@@codywalsh2075 she was really glowing this era, plus an amazing album

[@alexanderjones451]

@@codywalsh2075 black girls have the best golden glow. I agree! she looked amazing

[@LesageSinging]

I'm so ignorant. I had no idea it was a weave.

[@SC_xcx]

These Mariah Carey binge watch analysis videos are awesome.

[@andrisetiawan7170]

Her imperfection in the live performances (and the way she handles them) is her being perfect for me :) This is one of the best Grammy performances ever. And I love it when you're pointing out all the amazing things that I, as some average person who doesn't have musical training/knowledge, may never realize. Thank you for your reaction videos!

[@LuisMiguelchart]

This is one my of my favorite performances, so full of emotions! Thank you so much coach!

[@Scott-yy]

Her hand movements this perfomance are everything 😭🤣 This performance waa done comimg off of the success of WBT & the album and its billion perofmances all over TV! I bet she was Tired!!! Alongside nodules😭 I get so nervous for her! I dont even know the mental pressure she feels to have to be perfect all the time. The moment Mariah calms her down within the perfomance is one of my favorite things!!!!

[@LesageSinging]

people have no idea how taxing touring is. I know folks don't like when I defend J-Lo, but the overwhelming majority who sling mud at singers have zero concept how difficult it is to be in those positions.

[@codywalsh2075]

Don't have to apologize, it's your channel, your video's and your reactions. React to whatever you want, alot of stuff out there to react to if you wanna know more about Mariah. Yes the media portrays her as this evil stuck up diva but when you actually do the research yourself, it's the complete opposite.

[@SE7EN_77]

#facts

[@fanmev1687]

She also used the metallic sound whistle in her song called Bringing On The Heartbreak and vision of love during pepsi 2005. You should react to that ❤️

[@癸亥-e8d]

My Auntie was tired 😭 Her voice is very delicate and gets tired very fast. That's why when she does tours, there're very few performances and spaced far apart - compared to other artists. She has to take longer rest periods and tries not to talk 24 hours before a performance. Since this was her 'comeback' album, she did a lot of heavy promoting, starting in the UK and finishing in the US. Interviews, events, performances, parties, and creating the music videos. At night, she was still writing and recording new music. Then re-released the album, 7 months later, as a deluxe edition which included 4 new songs and the music videos. Which sparked another promotional tour for the re-released album and a future headlining tour. The woman was all over the world promoting, which paid off, making it her biggest selling album. This performance was at the end of her 1 year campaigning. She still sounds great, but you can tell her voice needed a break. Even at the beginning, after a few weeks of promoting, her doctor said she needed to cut back and rest because it was straining her voice and they were beginning to swell. She has worked like that from the beginning of her career. In some very early interviews, she was barely auditable due to her pushing herself to hard. However, that's how she became the best selling artist in the 90s, winning artist of the decade, song of the decade, and female artist of the millennium.

[@subliminalstealthhh]

😍 I love this 💗 thankie sir. Fly like a bird was her way of claiming her blackness her culture but mostly that her faith will assure her gifts will succeed in what they’ve been given to do after years of people trying to write her off.

[@alexanderjones451]

facts! so many people still don't realize she's a black woman.

[@rodmclean3578]

Love your comment about people and comments. It’s okay to have an opinion and critique but to tear people down when they make mistakes and then when they recover (like singers do in a performance) they accuse them of lip singing. It’s like they can’t acknowledge the voice can be tricky but still love the athleticism of a comeback within the same song. Thanks to you for knowing this was a completely live performance.

[@Rizzlergoblin578]

The second “carry me home” and the rest of the climax is lipped after that, then she comes back in at “Carry me higher lord.” Its quite literally the studio version pitched down a key, just for those 10-12 seconds. I don’t expect her to sing that insane climax live btw, she did everything else live, including the Wbt climax and proved herself plenty. If people wanna be mad about her lip syncing a mix-chest G#5 belt, that shows their lack of reasoning and knowledge.

[@christianking7792]

EMPRESS OF THE WHISTLE REGISTER!!!!!You will not be disappointed. Her whistles get even crazier.

[@luine8984]

The moment she relaxed, that’s the Holy Spirit taking over her body ✨

[@BenjieBananas]

I see you starting from scratch about Mariah 90s and now moving forward to latter part and I guess going to the recent and most recent. Salute to your commitment bro!

[@kyle1462]

Thank you so much for this reaction…. Amazing and insightful… 👍👍 keep the Mariah live analyses coming 🤞

[@mcloverboy09]

This is a MASTERCLASS!!

[@rogeriocavalcanticosta9300]

Her most recently performance of We Belong Together that was named "We Belong Together (Mimi's late night valentines mix)" is awesome! It's a must see!

[@sandhyanagarajan]

Thank you so much for saying that at the end about haters. I agree, I don't understand haters either. They point out one imperfection of a singer and then they're like "they're no good".

[@raiffrouth]

Higher JESUS.. 😍 One thing I love about her is she never gasp in breath taking..

[@GeloMeme]

I love her hand movements here, a visual representation of her voice, the holy spirit really took over her that day.

[@noel5280]

Us Mariah fans ain’t mad at the criticism 😂😂 we know how amazing she is and we know when she has her not so good moments

[@waikikivirgo]

Imperfections make the performance human and natural. It okay to make them and Mariah is such a perfectionist and a professional that she immediately can hear it and fix it on the spot.

[@TheeeDanielR]

She’s very nervous in-front of tv, peers and she had nodules that day. She’s most comfortable at a super small intimate venue

[@dean1234439]

They are alags there

[@loudeillunzaga4476]

Lol he saw the vanishing in SNL. 😅😂

[@somespecies]

When did he see that? I'm not getting any notifs when he's doing Mariah streams 😭

[@chanseph]

@@somespecies 37:28 in this reaction video (just a short clip)

[@somespecies]

@@chanseph oh I'm sorry I haven't watched the whole video when I asked :) Thanks!

[@LesageSinging]

my apologies for being inconsistent on the streams y'all. I'll figure it out eventually.

[@chanseph]

@@LesageSinging you're already doing great Sir!

[@raphaelrodrigues1645]

Well, you should watch her Tatoo Club Debut. Even though she hates Someday, her whistle on that song, on that particular day is out of this world.

[@kingjuicy3023]

If I remember correctly the official video doesn’t have someday. If he decided to the tattoo club he’d have to do someday separately...and it’s only the audio

[@SamanthaD89]

When I watch this performance it seems maybe like she was trying to save her voice for “Fly Like a bird”, I love Mariah, my daughters name is Mariah but she wasn’t sounding as good as usual in “we belong together” but she killed it in fly like a bird.

[@LesageSinging]

her ability to adapt is really something. it wouldn't surprise me at all if what you said is 100% true. I'm sure your daughter is proud of her namesake.

[@priscilabee583]

I love her speaking voice as much as her singing!

[@lifevisions9338]

Me too. Soft smooth dynamic and rich in tone.

[@codywalsh2075]

You really need to react to "Mariah Carey the empress of the whistle register" There's alot to talk about it and it shows you alot about that register

[@sajoudj]

Yessssss that would be great!!!

[@loudeillunzaga4476]

That would be 2hrs analysis video lolol

[@codywalsh2075]

@@loudeillunzaga4476perfect

[@loudeillunzaga4476]

@@codywalsh2075 ikr!!

[@addictedtovocals]

She's the queen, empress, mother and songbird of whistle register

[@jonjonmariah]

Mariah's voice is AN INSTRUMENT already.. she mastered her voice sincr Vision of Love. And I love how technical you are and your reactions are pure! That is why I subscribed. =)

[@fate5150]

Mariah is everything

[@victoriazzz8466]

thank you for reacting to this performance! its my favorite from mariah

[@chivasiason9451]

i wish you well-- one of my faves:) this performance always gives me chills.Queen Mariah!

[@jenpot25]

Everything is already been said here. She is definitely Amazing in so maaaany ways. She is a magician in terms of her voice, how she use it. Aside from her song-writing skills. And she is so into small details when she is recording she works hard. MC has so many underrated songs including Fly Like A Bird hard so to sing too like We Belong Together. Queen of hard songs to sing. #FlyLikeABird #WeBelongTogether #MariahCarey

[@WillRucker]

“Hold on 😳😳😳” 😂😂😂😂 you are so great!!!

[@nathengonzalez2787]

On this performance she was very nervous causing the beginning to sound very, decent, but later on though she finally got comfortable causing her to sound her best

[@andyedmund3919]

Those times when Mariah was possessed by the holy spirit

[@ReactionsByJeff]

I hope a Patreon picks this up: You should listen to "Through the Rain" at the 2003 AMAs--this was her comeback song after the Glitter breakdown and it was in honor of her later father who had passed.

[@christhompson7345]

Holding out for the Brandy video. Did you do the poll? The Vocal Bible needs a video, I'm so curious of your break down and science behind the magic of her voice.

[@TomRussle]

What about Mariah's My All from Singapore 2018, or the Jimmy Fallon concert to fans in 2013?

[@emotionseratheembodimentof1849]

Yes! We need him to analyze her 2010's.

[@Koleon]

17:38 gonna need a full cover of you singing that song

[@Concosis]

I think you just became a lamb, officially! 🤣

[@imfreed152]

I can't believe you just did a Mariah "I don't know her" on Miley 😂

[@26humaira]

Mariah has many very fast paced song like this we belong together song, you should try react songs like someday (procto theater), dont forget about us (ama i think is marvellous though people said its not her best performance 🙄, its great because her ear piece are broken), and many others, only after we try to sing her song that we realised her songs require enormous breath even during the verses. Ughh, and people has audacity to say she' lypsinc during this grammy🙄 great analysis as always. Keep up! And we lambs do not angry, everybody has bad days, so Mariah flat?its okay, She's human, hehe. And one thing to notes, everytime we watched fancam, Mariah always sound stronger in her every vocal registers. I dont know why professional recording always reduced her resonance and power we heard in fancam recordings, like the C5 she belted at the end of we belong together.

[@LesageSinging]

it could be that they eq her voice to make room in the mix. it's standard to do so.

[@26humaira]

@@LesageSinging kzbin.info/www/bejne/o16lfJp_osqeZrM, if you have free time you should watch the fancam of the grammy performance, her voice on the last note on we belong together is so strong, and the whistle in the second song that you like also sound a lot stronger in the fancam. Thanks again for the reaction!

[@TheeeDanielR]

Mariah exhales with her high falsettos to release so much air 👏🏻👏🏻

[@fazzyvlogs3650]

Mariah Carey is one word. Genius

[@fazzyvlogs3650]

Greatest technical singer

[@fazzyvlogs3650]

She's a miracle

[@marcosalterio6306]

Haters will always be haters, but we lambs need to also be real, yes, her voice was not at her best that day, but she KILLED IT and received a standing ovation guys! Who is getting that on a BAD DAY uh? Lesage loved your honest review from this performance, and we can't be mad when your review is respectful as yours are. Thanks!

[@GeloMeme]

I would really love to know your thoughts on her Make It Happen performance on Live 8,, it was on 2005, she was really going for it on that performance but her voice just can't keep up on some parts.

[@alexanderjones451]

I love the effort she put in on that performance. She sang her heart out the best she could and still slayed.

[@GeloMeme]

@@alexanderjones451 yes, I love that performance too more than any MIH performance in the 90's, I love her when she really runs on the stage while performing

[@junouno1363]

It’s just like how she sang in this Grammy performance, at first she was shaky in WBT but became stable at Fly Like A Bird. On the last part of Live 8, she sang some part of Hey Jude, and her voice is much better. I do think that her voice gets better as she warms up.

[@dean1234439]

The way she ran she ran across the stage was amazing

[@JMacx]

Thank you Coach. MC is phenomenal.

[@JoseLopez-wv6uk]

36:45 Lesage: "Thats a Thyroid tilt with whistle!!! 😮*In utter shock and amazement*" me: **Not knowing what that means** "Yup, she's that amazing huh 😏😎"

[@paola6812]

😂😂same!

[@miked3723]

EVERY time she marches out the choir behind her Mariah's confidence level skyrockets she lets loose and does amazing things.

[@mijalakis3]

When she takes a little break before the climax of Fly like a Bird it does look like she is correcting physical things in order to perform better but I'm pretty sure that she closed her eyes and said "Dear Saint Peter and God almighty, I'm praying to you today because I want you to be ready. I am about to transport this entire audience to your presence with power of the talent you God gave as a gift, everybody else enjoy the ride to heaven" I love the choir director too at the end after she whistle you can see him in the back ending the song with a Karate pose 😂

[@innerslothamonggus9070]

This legend here has her songs as song of the decade (90s and 00s)

[@ronviray8367]

I knew i wasnt the only one who noticed she was a little flat on the climax part. Finally confirmed it. Thank you

[@EbieApple]

Mariah is the greatest singer of all time but she is human and when she is tired, you'll know lol. Analyse her We Belong Together performance for Valentine's Day 2020. It is quite the feast and I know you'll enjoy it.

[@krissy9128]

Your technical analyses are so good! For the Christmas season a.k.a. Mariah Szn...ready to "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" 1991. Thanks!

[@rail9618]

Wish I could watch your full reaction video

[@LesageSinging]

I have a Gdrive I'll be sharing with members. KZbin nukes the videos.

[@panagoun5772]

Wow this analysis is crazyy.So informative.

[@grzegorzbaran5776]

funny thing about it - it's partly dubbed, especially the second half of fly like a bird

[@Lovebirdd]

I am so pleased I found your channel tonight.

[@christianmedina7134]

Atlast !!! .. MAKE.IT HAPPEN LIVE 8 .. OH HOLY NIGHT .... THROUGH THE RAIN

[@AurorahMonroe]

The together climax is a prep for fly like a bird in which she belted much

[@alesh2275]

Look at her chest, for purely technical reasons …

[@joshuasanders2123]

Awesome reaction!! I recommend her performance of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Live at Hallmark Channel) (2015) or Joy To The World Disney Parade 2004 or Joy To The World BET 2001 or All I Want For Christmas Is You with Michael Buble (2013)

[@Devoted2Mariah]

Lambs do have whistle ringtones. We make them ourselves. Mariah also did special musical Pepsi ringtones, and I highly suggest you listen to them. Seriously lmao.

[@ezmeraldaaa]

It’s crazy people claim this performance is not live

[@codywalsh2075]

People try and claim that Mariah was actually born a man and I'm being serious 🤦‍♀️

[@somespecies]

@@codywalsh2075 those people even say that Mariah's hair screams illuminati because of the curls (which they see as 666) lmaoo

[@codywalsh2075]

@@somespecies cray cray bunch

[@Ecirroh1]

@@codywalsh2075 I've seen vids on how she was sacrificed after 96 and replaced by a fake and that explains why she 'can't sing anymore'... I can't even know what to say

[@Andy-tj3cx]

it's the same people claiming that she was sacrificed in 1993 and replaced by a clone 💀

[@birdie16km]

At the 37:00 mark, he said hold on & I got an ad 😂

[@jayceebaguio]

He looked so cute when he said "WHAT THE?!" at 36:49 😅 I have a crush on you now.

[@mezmerized4lifejay654]

Another great video break down and reaction. You really should check out Mariah's "Empress Of The Whistle Register" video. You would have a field day lol

[@Klainer721]

“I want the whistle as my ringtone” 😂

[@fazzyvlogs3650]

Thank you for appreciating Our Queen MC

[@TheeeDanielR]

Also since the 2000s when she has to wear ear monitors that has messed up her hearing. She says so herself. Sometimes she can’t hear herself.

[@charltownsend5299]

Would love to see you analyse her recent voice

[@diomHotTamale]

Please “Anytime you need a friend” live at Tokyo Dome

[@nguyennhatquang3884]

lovvvvvve it so muchhhh

[@LiTim17]

Most of Mariah’s whistles do have vibrato lol

[@jkleins2869]

you can tell she was pretty nervous for the first song because it became effortless in fly like a bird!

[@032770MariahCarey]

You can’t lip-sync at the Grammys :) Performances need to be live on this stage.

[@vyeagra420]

she is lip syncing to pre recorded vocals

[@stephenodriscolllynch2653]

She does have noduals you can see the ups and down of this performance but she tried her best and that all that matters

[@milanpop16]

thanks a lot for reacting to this performance, now i have to go watch it again 200 times 🙄

[@fazzyvlogs3650]

So nobody gonna talk aboit that gorgeous long barbie doll hair 😍😍😍

[@AndreRodrigues-qd6cu]

You should react to Mariah Carey's best live vocals. I would love to watch it

[@Starcrossedslv]

She’s the only person in the world to texturize her Whistles in so many ways. I’m honestly confused how it’s possible.

[@powder-blue]

You just love lady folds don’t ya? I’ve never heard anyone rub it in so hard. 😂

[@danielcarey7769]

Can we discuss the nerves it took for her to come back ten years later after being completely snubbed year after year by the Grammys, (including this one).

[@danielcarey7769]

The woman had the best selling album, record, song, etc of the year yet lost to U2. Anybody remember their album? No shade to them but they love to disrespect black women, and black artists in general. The AMA's are a more accurate depiction of the love she deserves award wise. Either way, she could have 0 awards and still be one of the greatest artists on the planet. idk who I'm talking to but woo love you MC.

[@danielcarey7769]

The grammys love to disrespect*

[@danielcarey7769]

This was fun to watch tho lol

[@BoleroProduction]

Watch her Emotions live performance 2010

[@paulanthonypinca5295]

Since you noticed the fix Mariah did on the sustained note of WBT, could you also react on video where Mariah is doing vocal save on some of her notes. I just forgot the name of the video.

[@paulanthonypinca5295]

Oh the title is 'Mariah Quick Vocal Saves'. 🥰🥰🥰