What I would have given to have been part of her band or have been one of her background singers...and to think, Randy, Walter, Trey and they rest got PAID to sing & play for her...
If she recorded this song today it would be soft whispering with some belting throw in at the very end. Thank GOD we have her old songs and wonderful old performances like this to remember what her singing voice sounded like!
Mariah Carey aka "THE VOICE"......this is one of MC's top 10 most powerful VOCAL performances HANDS DOWN...we are blessed by GOD to hear this woman's Epic voice..love her :)
See, now THIS is a perfect example of why Mariah has some of the most loyal fans in the business. As a teenager during this period, seeing this unknown just burst onto the scene with such an outstanding voice and presence, it solidified a relationship that has never died.
I realize her voice is not the same as it was back then, but she gave so many of us so many thrills for so many years, that we just have to stick around and support her. She's golden, and this is a textbook example.
Early Mariah is Mariah at her finest. I don't care what anyone else says. I love Music Box and Butterfly, but professionally 1990-1993 was her peak. She should go back this as opposed to the whole preening, half nude bollocks.
@jamstrings100 That's crazy to 1990-1993 was her peak....Her album Daydream came out in 1995 and that's still one of the best-selling albums of all time. She had three #1 singles from there...One Sweet Day? Fantasy? Always be my baby? Those are classics. And then, like in '98 she came out with My All..that's another #1. Her peak was in 1996-97. You could probably say that you liked her best from 90-93 but her peak was definitely in 1996-97.
I love this performance, even more than the one she did at the grammys. Her voice is on fire, the backing singers are good and I cant get enough of the instrumentalists. I love it when she smiles when the saxaphone plays at 1:59. The music is hot.
@kelvinpyaeko They're just standing there in a complete and utter speechless trance. If your diva can't sing like Mariah, it's totally OK. No one possibly can.
@trailbond Understand that NOBODY could possibly live up to the ridiculously high diva standards that she set for everyone after her. There will never be another Mariah. Ever.
OMG!! Thats Randy Jackson playing bass in the background looking a smokin hot mess!!! lol Mariah is awesome as always(when she sings live).. I hate that she lipsyncs so much now..
i love today's mariah, but i really miss this one..... just her marvelous voice, the band, and the beautiful songs she writes..... no gimmicks!!!.....i guess i'll just listen to adele for a while until mariah releases music like this, coz she reminds me of this mariah....they say mariah's listening to her early records while working on her new album...
Im really not a Mariah fan like that but I am all about vocal performances... so I must give props to Mariah for this performance she was hitting them notes.
Lord I wish you could let singers like Mariah Carey stay around "Forever". There is not one single day that goes by I don't listen to Mariah Carey. This video makes you want to just catch the holy ghost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Mariah Carey more than myself. I LOVE LOVE YOU MARIAH CAREY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is it just me or are her own back-up singers so amazed, jaw-dropped while singing there? They look like they would rather be in the audience and watch.
There's one Can't let go performance around this time. She blew the lid off that one too. I wish she'd have done 100 performances then and recorded them in HD. She could've released one every time anyone said xyz is a better singer. We'd all know the FACT then.
@CHILLAXINMIA her grammy performance of this song was 1000x times better than this one... but every now and then i love me some old skool whitney too.
love this performance more than the grammy one. LOL those background singers thinking 'damn, sang it gurl' i'm need to show some dumb ass fans of leona or christina this if they dare claim again how their favs are better.
Damn. The notes she slayed on this performance is beyond. Listen how she quickly shifts from one register to another with agility and no voice breaks. Damn love her!
one of my favorites if not my favorite performance from her in her prime, despite her voice being so soulful she displays a variety different vocal colors, i mean what other female singer, no scratch that any singer can you name who can sing a song that spans 3 octaves in one song?!
please mc damian stop comparing mariah with whitney.... always the same speech since 1990 : mariah is absolutely fabulous, whitney was absolutely fabulous too
What happened to this Mariah? She needs to go back & reflect because she doesn't sound anything like this anymore. Still love her though but her sound was so much purer back then. Nobody can blow like Mariah - not then & not now.
OMG the power behind that growl is so amazing. She was so intense. This is her best live performance ever. Whitney Houston can't touch Mariah's chest voice at this time. Her resonance and tone were out of this world.
Waw.... Maravilhosa canção e, sem sombra de dúvidas, voz perfeita... Sou seu fã, Mariah. Você é incrível, e seu poder vocal é um presente lapidado por Deus... Deus lhe abençoe e abençoe também seus bebês!!! te amo s2
What I would have given to have been part of her band or have been one of her background singers...and to think, Randy, Walter, Trey and they rest got PAID to sing & play for her...
Mommabee6 2 days ago
Just extraordinary!! Got to b the best!!
CiaraLeahluvsMariah 2 days ago
sing it from the heart to the heart.
loveunc40 3 days ago
love her...only God can bless someone with that voice.
LatinDolphin 1 week ago
"YOU'VE GOT TO SAY THE WORD TONIGHT!"
She sang this from her very SOUL!!!! DAMN!
mlc2005 1 week ago
trey lorenz face at 4:08..... hahahaha
LEONSNAM 1 week ago
her hair is making me think of japanese ramen! :P
MimiXtinaChelleKRow 1 week ago
The one and only now that's singing
tennislover08 1 week ago
mariah u sing!
CyprusHot 2 weeks ago
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pleaseSTFUnow 3 weeks ago
3:50 .. It's Randy Jackson from American Idol! bahahaha, I didn't know he worked with Mariah this early in her career.
eritreangurrl 3 weeks ago
TE QUIERO MARIAH!
BYRONN26 3 weeks ago
4:00 I always lol @ Trey Lorenz's (in the middle) expression haha
tytheeman20 4 weeks ago
the hair THE HAIR
SmileToday7 4 weeks ago 5
!!!...Amazing...
keyshizwitteambreezy 4 weeks ago
dang she can sing
candycane0209 4 weeks ago
@candycane0209 indeed ;)
tytheeman20 4 weeks ago
AndreasChoice...
VivienneRenae 4 weeks ago 11
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Jadz1242 4 weeks ago
you are my god.
AndreasChoice 4 weeks ago 9
2:42 Randy Jackson in the background lol. Mariah's voice omigosh...amazing
TheGirlLovesSports 4 weeks ago
If she recorded this song today it would be soft whispering with some belting throw in at the very end. Thank GOD we have her old songs and wonderful old performances like this to remember what her singing voice sounded like!
pleaseSTFUnow 1 month ago
@pleaseSTFUnow agree...
kylie007 1 month ago
Can someone PLEEEEEEASE get MARIAH 2 tweet/retweet this performance so that millions can see this!! These bitches need 2 be REMINDED!
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thanhvipBSDK 1 month ago
Mariah Carey aka "THE VOICE"......this is one of MC's top 10 most powerful VOCAL performances HANDS DOWN...we are blessed by GOD to hear this woman's Epic voice..love her :)
09Brion 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos 3
Am I the only one that sees the glow around Mariah? The true voice of an angel
DupreeJQ 1 month ago 3
very powerful!!! i wish she song this song agian...lord knows she can still do it...
normannjnj 1 month ago
miss mariah, for old times' sake, please perform these songs again. please.. :)
turkeyroast100 1 month ago
See, now THIS is a perfect example of why Mariah has some of the most loyal fans in the business. As a teenager during this period, seeing this unknown just burst onto the scene with such an outstanding voice and presence, it solidified a relationship that has never died.
I realize her voice is not the same as it was back then, but she gave so many of us so many thrills for so many years, that we just have to stick around and support her. She's golden, and this is a textbook example.
mlc2005 1 month ago 6
OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!!!!!!!!
DarKStalkeR19 1 month ago
Angel put me on ... Her prime!
alyssajemini 1 month ago
This song was originally released on my 3rd birthday. :)
tytheeman20 1 month ago
LOL... Randy Jackson... Laaawd
theovanua 1 month ago
@theovanua Which one's Randy??
SimsLover2011 1 month ago
@SimsLover2011 2:30 next to her... THE HAIR xD
theovanua 1 month ago
@SimsLover2011 2:25 Randy Jackson
tytheeman20 4 weeks ago
@tytheeman20 Oh, ok thanks. I thought he was one of the back-up singers.
SimsLover2011 4 weeks ago
Trey Lorenz' hair!! Randy Jackson's weight and hair!! lol
tytheeman20 1 month ago
The music industry fucked this girl up. She was a legend before she became tainted by money. Love her but still...
jamstrings100 1 month ago 5
@jamstrings100 She still is a Legend and an Icon...will always be!
tytheeman20 1 month ago
Early Mariah is Mariah at her finest. I don't care what anyone else says. I love Music Box and Butterfly, but professionally 1990-1993 was her peak. She should go back this as opposed to the whole preening, half nude bollocks.
jamstrings100 1 month ago
@jamstrings100 That's crazy to 1990-1993 was her peak....Her album Daydream came out in 1995 and that's still one of the best-selling albums of all time. She had three #1 singles from there...One Sweet Day? Fantasy? Always be my baby? Those are classics. And then, like in '98 she came out with My All..that's another #1. Her peak was in 1996-97. You could probably say that you liked her best from 90-93 but her peak was definitely in 1996-97.
tytheeman20 1 month ago
@tytheeman20 Not only her selling peak, but also her voice peak; 1996 was granted with the most amazing vocal EVER!
filipeaa320 1 month ago
@filipeaa320 I know that's what I meant. Her selling and vocal peak was 1996-1997. That guy talking about 1990-93 was crazy lol
tytheeman20 1 month ago
@jamstrings100 AGREE 100% !!!
pleaseSTFUnow 1 month ago
she is my number 1 singer
2307lior 1 month ago
This was ORGASMIC!!!!
initochanchan 2 months ago
love this era and her orange brown hair color look
LatinDolphin 2 months ago
That vocal just beat me up.
BaggyJeansBoy 2 months ago
Randy Jackson and that hair.....I can't lmao
babailey2 2 months ago
This is why there is only one VOICE. Clearly, Mariah has no competition! Love her more than life!!! :)
numbaonecracka08 2 months ago
really amazing..!!xD
jasubixs 2 months ago
No one can top this performance. 4:05 - 4:08 was EPIC. Even the backing singers were in awe.
mcdamian17 2 months ago 4
I love this performance, even more than the one she did at the grammys. Her voice is on fire, the backing singers are good and I cant get enough of the instrumentalists. I love it when she smiles when the saxaphone plays at 1:59. The music is hot.
leavers06 2 months ago
@kelvinpyaeko They're just standing there in a complete and utter speechless trance. If your diva can't sing like Mariah, it's totally OK. No one possibly can.
Hockyluv21 2 months ago
@trailbond Understand that NOBODY could possibly live up to the ridiculously high diva standards that she set for everyone after her. There will never be another Mariah. Ever.
Hockyluv21 2 months ago
OMG!! Thats Randy Jackson playing bass in the background looking a smokin hot mess!!! lol Mariah is awesome as always(when she sings live).. I hate that she lipsyncs so much now..
cdizzle35 3 months ago 2
As much as I love this performance. The guitar player behind the backup singers has an AMAZING hairdo! SMDH.
NigTreatz85 3 months ago
SHE.DID.THAT.
TrGreaves2090 3 months ago
damn. perfect.
joie765 3 months ago
Oh how I love her vocal performances! She looked cute here.
cuntylicious 3 months ago
I love Mariah in tje past, present and futures...a real fan love always their idol
gamesreflexoes 3 months ago
How can you dislike this
smithersdonnell4 3 months ago
SIMPLY AMAZING PERFORMANCE! ONE OF MARIAH'S BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCES...
KSennyBaby 3 months ago
I rarely get impressed, but this was extravagant!
chriselinaslee 3 months ago
RIP this mariah carey :'(
alexpiccirillo1 3 months ago
YESS I MADE A TOP COMMENT, FINALLY!
jonnyboy12342 3 months ago 51
@jonnyboy12342 i'm gonna delete it ;) haha jk.
MsAshleysVideos 3 months ago 64
@MsAshleysVideos only watched this video about 200 hundred times! :)
jonnyboy12342 3 months ago
@MsAshleysVideos hahahaha :)))
19Chaii 2 months ago
@jonnyboy12342 LMFAO I LOVE THAT FEELING HAHAHA
eor42 3 weeks ago
i love today's mariah, but i really miss this one..... just her marvelous voice, the band, and the beautiful songs she writes..... no gimmicks!!!.....i guess i'll just listen to adele for a while until mariah releases music like this, coz she reminds me of this mariah....they say mariah's listening to her early records while working on her new album...
clintonjohnminglana 3 months ago in playlist ultimate!!!
Now this is what I call performance! I was awed after watching this vocal prowess. WHOA-SOME!
TofiLuk27 3 months ago
Im really not a Mariah fan like that but I am all about vocal performances... so I must give props to Mariah for this performance she was hitting them notes.
scholar300 3 months ago
you can see how randy really did felt the emotion there ,,,
jasbrent1230 4 months ago
Her voice just does it for me!
fistlaw24 4 months ago
Check out randy in the background... he looks so different
MDB2770 4 months ago
And this is why Whitney turned to drugs lol
MDB2770 4 months ago 8
3:35 is AWSOME! That voice!
jonnyboy12342 4 months ago 54
All of them are gorgeous :)
Mrspaulamoa 4 months ago
if it's really GAAAWN!
angersausten 4 months ago 2
Omg!! She's the greatest!! Not only her range is off the charts, but the sound, tone, n texture of her voice us beyond words. She's is the best!!
CiaraLeahluvsMariah 4 months ago 4
People will always hate on her!! She's the brightest star I ever seen!! She is undeniably the best!!! Chills
CiaraLeahluvsMariah 4 months ago 2
Someone I know was talking smack about Mariah and said she couldn't sing, so I showed her this so I didn't have to knock her the fuck out myself.
Chris201076 4 months ago
GÉNIAL !!!!!!!
Ony1351 4 months ago
Randy Jackson? lol
scramasboy 4 months ago
Are you kidding
EkstraEray 4 months ago 2
she sings with pride! love her forever!
mikhaldavid2010 4 months ago
AMAZING!
roberto95306 4 months ago 2
woww this was EPIC oneof her best ever!!
melilla32 4 months ago 28
is this for real ? no one can ever compare!
JCGandMe 4 months ago 3
Maravillosa!
dulceulyscorps 4 months ago
@TheAbby202...RIP?? damn she aint dead...lol
RiriCourtier 4 months ago
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EllysaE 4 months ago
Wow!!! so good... she is very talented... can't compare her to this days so called divas... she is exceptional
trailbond 4 months ago 4
2:02 Most beautiful smile and eyes ever!!! Baby I just Melt Away; Fall like Rain ;)
LoboWarriorForever 5 months ago 7
Incredible.
YUPnNOPE 5 months ago 2
RANDY JACKSON playing bass! :) haha!!! bless <3
andrewleehorton 5 months ago
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she is not human.
pinko7589 5 months ago
The three dislikers are retarded, no doubt
Fantastic performance bu Mariah
jozen007 5 months ago 2
love this song ,an the way she sings
xcoper619 5 months ago
Is tht Trey Lorenz staring at Mariah upon hitting the highest notes?
Amazing facial expression... Perhaps he thought that it was too danger for Mariah to hit it..... Anyways.... good...
filotz 5 months ago
LOL...u can see at 4:05 the facial reaction of a young Trey Lorenz !!!!....amazing vocals by the one & only Mariah Carey !!!!!
102666 5 months ago
Lord I wish you could let singers like Mariah Carey stay around "Forever". There is not one single day that goes by I don't listen to Mariah Carey. This video makes you want to just catch the holy ghost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Mariah Carey more than myself. I LOVE LOVE YOU MARIAH CAREY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MyBCannon 5 months ago
Love that Smile at the End.. She's like.. "I know I'm the Sh&t"!! and you know what? She's DAMN RIGHT!!! Love you MARIAH!
yankdiz 5 months ago
impressive!!!
BestFemaleVoices 5 months ago
this has got to be one of Mariah's greatest performances in her career.
VocalRuns 5 months ago 2
at the end, she smiles like a BOSS.
RanjitMorey 5 months ago 3
thumb up if you see randy Jackson on the bass
peem32 5 months ago 6
Is it just me or are her own back-up singers so amazed, jaw-dropped while singing there? They look like they would rather be in the audience and watch.
mkcmkc83 5 months ago 3
damn, ohmygod this is REAL talent.
JCGandMe 5 months ago 4
this doesn't deserve the thumbs up but a STAND UP and applause - amazing!
sylvania08 6 months ago 2
lets see xtina,ugdonna, do that!!! U HATERS!! only whitney in her prime could compare to mariah carey in her prime the rest dont even shine!!LOL
lathanregintree 6 months ago
haters really dont know what to complain about.. hehe
MsDJEmmix 6 months ago 3
a true lamb wud know how she changed some styles from the original cd version, love it
CyprusHot 6 months ago
2:00 onwards, beautiful jazz music
CyprusHot 6 months ago
Love u mariah ALWAYS
CyprusHot 6 months ago
what show is this?
PreciousMariah22 6 months ago
@PreciousMariah22 SNL 1991
mcdamian17 6 months ago
@PreciousMariah22 are u serious?
rainbowmadtown21 6 months ago
Is that the dawg, Randy Jackson on the guitar?
cuteguydc 6 months ago
@cuteguydc it is
rainbowmadtown21 6 months ago
I wish I could like it a billion times!
Mapenzi87 6 months ago 2
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow awesome!!!
Oti290 6 months ago 2
these dude backup singingers ive ever seen period. mariah know she wrong for that
bxtx65 6 months ago
it's like as if she doesnt even need the studio to record this
icantdothisbymyself 6 months ago 2
Mariahs best live raw performance EVER!
SYTUCDfreak 6 months ago 2
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN O___________-O I AM DEAD.
SholaMind21 6 months ago 2
DAMN! such power! n if u dont believe in God this is the prove he exist!!! look!! his gift!!
emoandros 7 months ago 30
@emoandros
what a stupid thing to say
gloomyoutlook 4 months ago
@gloomyoutlook yeah whatever dude! keep on hatin
emoandros 4 months ago
3:37 FUUCCKKK!!!!
ILoveMariahCarey777 7 months ago
I love how Randy Jackson and Trey Lorentz are still in the background of all Mariahs performances today.
MimisMan85 7 months ago
She has to be the most beautiful woman on earth
MimisMan85 7 months ago
There's one Can't let go performance around this time. She blew the lid off that one too. I wish she'd have done 100 performances then and recorded them in HD. She could've released one every time anyone said xyz is a better singer. We'd all know the FACT then.
RanjitMorey 7 months ago
K..I'm not really a Mariah fan, but she sang the shit outta this one. Kudos. Now lemme get back to my ole skool Whitney live vids. :-)
CHILLAXINMIA 7 months ago
@CHILLAXINMIA her grammy performance of this song was 1000x times better than this one... but every now and then i love me some old skool whitney too.
TheMCLamb4ever 7 months ago 4
flawless
RaciouS91 7 months ago 4
Best Mariah performance ever.
HappyLuke8 7 months ago 4
Fantásticoo!!!!!!
feliperas1990 7 months ago
BIG VOICE...! The Great MARIAH..
iLLusion625 7 months ago 4
little trey lorenz was simply in awe at 4:05 *opening mouth*
kelvinpyaeko 7 months ago 2
love this performance more than the grammy one. LOL those background singers thinking 'damn, sang it gurl' i'm need to show some dumb ass fans of leona or christina this if they dare claim again how their favs are better.
kelvinpyaeko 7 months ago
Damn. The notes she slayed on this performance is beyond. Listen how she quickly shifts from one register to another with agility and no voice breaks. Damn love her!
briobrandon911 7 months ago 2
one of my favorites if not my favorite performance from her in her prime, despite her voice being so soulful she displays a variety different vocal colors, i mean what other female singer, no scratch that any singer can you name who can sing a song that spans 3 octaves in one song?!
TheTurtral 7 months ago
Randy Jackson is playing in her band !!!
PaNdeM0niuM 8 months ago
@PaNdeM0niuM He still does to this day! :D
Alexgeo4975 8 months ago
wow @ her voice !
freaken LEGEND !
PaNdeM0niuM 8 months ago
2:13 the true old Mariah
undala 8 months ago
I can't stop replaying at 3:38!
survivorcow713 8 months ago
Unbelievable!!!
fistlaw24 8 months ago
One of the best performances eveeeeer!
She's so talented and also an amazing person <3.
JCGandMe 8 months ago
the best performance of this song and she was gorgeous and still .....she was very hot
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jose0202able 8 months ago
it's perfection
ilincaoanaclaudia 8 months ago 2
This performance of Mariah left my mouth opened.
argievivero 8 months ago 11
is stupid comparing mariah whit leona, mariah can comparing whit whitney celine aretha and mariah is unique, simple best for me.
cinkey8 8 months ago
LMFAO look at Randy Jackson behind Mariah. lmfao She fucking SLAYS in this performance. Leona should sit her ugly lion ass DOWNE.
zekeayala 8 months ago
is that randy jackson jamming out with his guitar?!
theking312 9 months ago
please mc damian stop comparing mariah with whitney.... always the same speech since 1990 : mariah is absolutely fabulous, whitney was absolutely fabulous too
rimbaud15 9 months ago
4:01 Back ups -"FUCK SHES SO DAMN GOOD"
Ehadurkah 9 months ago 18
Why the hell wasnt this a damn single she sung it so much, it would have gone number one! someone please explain!!
giveshit555 9 months ago 5
What happened to this Mariah? She needs to go back & reflect because she doesn't sound anything like this anymore. Still love her though but her sound was so much purer back then. Nobody can blow like Mariah - not then & not now.
MsKorann 9 months ago
OMG the power behind that growl is so amazing. She was so intense. This is her best live performance ever. Whitney Houston can't touch Mariah's chest voice at this time. Her resonance and tone were out of this world.
mcdamian17 9 months ago
@mcdamian17 please stop comparing Mariah with Whitney it's so ridiculous
rimbaud15 9 months ago
randy jackson looks really enjoy the song :)
roizvirtual 9 months ago
The ONE!! The ONLY!!! MARIAH CAREY!!! I have been a fan from 1990 to current!! No ONE does it like her!
m115perea 9 months ago 2
@m115perea im a fan also since day one!!! hello.
mariahCareyPortugal 9 months ago
Look at the leftmost backup singer while Mariah is doing that high note with the growl (4:01). He's like "shit, girl!"
averagehomosapien 9 months ago
Waw.... Maravilhosa canção e, sem sombra de dúvidas, voz perfeita... Sou seu fã, Mariah. Você é incrível, e seu poder vocal é um presente lapidado por Deus... Deus lhe abençoe e abençoe também seus bebês!!! te amo s2