Brenda K. Starr- I Still believe 1988 PV

[sunnypr21]

You are the best indeed Brenda!!!!!

[juliantrevin38]

Your vid went viral on Iran

[aguerrero1963]

Mr 09anderson how dare you compare brenda to mariah,mariah had her share of fame with hits like "hero" but ill give brenda thumbs up for being the original singer of this song.. so they say .. follow the leader... right? Oops! I better shut up,but brenda k.starr takes this one!!!!!!!!

[djandrewmichael]

Takes me back to my senior year. What memories.... Tks 4 the post...

[chesterlott821]

Your video is a favorite on Podgorica

[ThaAngelKiddy]

all i know is that Mariah is the benifactor of Brenda, it's my mom her fav. song when she was with my dad.. and when you look at both clips you see this one looks older and stuff.. I like both very much ^^.

[Mr09anderson]

this is sooooo annoying!!!!!!!!!mariah is def. her benefactor!because of mariah i now knw who this is!didnt knw this was originally made by her!lmbo!mariah made this song waay better!oviously 5 million othere people think so too!this vid only has 416,282!really?she hasnt done anything for mc!srry!

[sinahsta7]

@Mr09anderson brendas done nothing for mariah in what way do you mean that? i LOVE mariah and like u had no idea brenda was d originator of this song... but it was brenda who introduced mariah to the person who started mariah off her ex hus tommy...if brenda ddnt give tommy 1 of mimis demo tapes who knows were mariah would b today

[SosaDaGuy2NV]

@Mr09anderson ..mariah was her background singer before she became famous..thats how..

[SosaDaGuy2NV]

@Mr09anderson srry!

[swatcher]

@Mr09anderson mariah is only good at voice exhibition singing high notes, but quality, signature and recall of voice.....id give that to brenda

no point in arguing though, just giving my 2 cents worth.....the point here is dont be biased in listening to both of them if you want to compare, if you like either or both then just enjoy it

[aguerrero1963]

Brenda, you go girl! I still believe you rock!!!

[camdenwebster]

Mariah is her benefactor



[youfong67]

我第一次聽到這首歌，是在很多年以前，在一中街和育才北路那間"­小熊屋"聽到的，我和我媽去那裡吃東西（那時在吃東西，聽到這首­歌覺得很浪漫，搭配店裡面的感覺）。MV裡的情形，從我大約16­~17歲時就開始了。即使我後來曾經一個人在三更半夜撿紙箱，撿­到小巷子裡去，居然有學生情侶在那裡擁抱！今天是2011年12­月12日，我30歲了。我們母女三人在中正公園裡划船，原本沒有­任何船隻，後來漸漸有船隻出現，我在過橋洞時，突然出現一艘情侶­船。=_=......這是我的表情～

[hennylo68]

Hey hey , Mariah's version was good also, but this version is better.

[garciabby17]

i still BELiEVE even after a year(': has gone by? i WiLL WAiT for HiM! 10.14.10(:<3 its a guaranteee

[BobbyRify]

lady who.... mariah who ......

[alecwhitelib]

This is an amazing song. It feels so emotional! I feel similar to her in this song.

[malyndot]

xir,if there's 1 spark of hope left in my grasp, i'll hold it w/ both hands. it's worth the risk of burning to have a second chance. =(

[mfreakyrican2010]

Throwbak . Remember dis eva since I wuz 8 yrs ago . 80 s babayyy yaa diggg ( ;

[CRuXR1ner]

I listen to this and think about my ex-girlfriend. I truly miss her. I fell from grace so to speak according to her parents, society and the corrupt judicial system. Even if I could go back to her... I'm too fucked up to live not up to her expectations but theirs. For the time we had together we treated each other with extraordinary love and respect. All that matters is we made use of the time we shared. Much love and respect to Brenda K. Starr. Thank you for the music!! c("c)...

[seamusshaymish]

I Prefer Mariah Carey's version because she tells the song with more emotions.

[Diamondblade6]

she sings it with total emotion in her voice like a teenage girl in lovefor the 1st time

[channelreject86]

I miss this kind of music. Kudos to the 1980's as one of the last periods of great music. The 1990's was considered okay. Now in the first decade of the 2000's is considered repetitive and somewhat recycled re-creations of music, the latter sounding crappy beyond unbelievable. And Lady Gaga's music, it is good, but the messages are horrible. What kind of music are you guys listening too eh? Cheers. =)

[stacianj1]

I luv this song, ahh... the memories , the heart breaks lol! ty for sharing. I think She did it better the Mariah, because shre did it first!

[scoot1105]

One of my all time favorite songs!! I like both versions(Mariah Carey), but Brenda SANG this song and made it hers, and ONLY hers!!!

[LBart218]

Like this version better. You know, Mariah, it's prefectly ok to hold a note out once in awhile instead of adding multiple syllables to it.

[gooboo1000]

Both girls do this song justice. However, I prefer Brenda's version. The original has a rawness and sincerity that you can't put your finger on.

[iLLusion625]

I Prefer Mariah's version because it has soul.. it "sounds like she's crying in singing voice." i can really feel the pain in the lyrics of the song because of mariah's voice..

[laughterisus]

One of the best songs in world!!!!!! Go Brenda --- we luuuuvvvvv ya!!!!!! Keep those sparks alive!

[kiara7607]

esta linda la cancion.

[fancykatya]

Yes I prefer this version eons more than Mariah's version!

[Diamondblade6]

i cant believ e brenda was a budget cut for mariah . why couldnt they promote both ??? same with christina milian being a budget cut for rihanna

[k1773ns]

:> grew up with this version. love it!

[rpc73]

The original and the best. BKS sings it with emotion.. MC just sings it.

[bornyesterday21]

@rpc73 I like your analogy...very good.

[DarqueChilde9]

@bornyesterday21 Mariah is good, but Brenda sang this in an era when people sang more for the love of the music than the money made from the music, so from that perspective, having been fortunate to have been alive to experience the 80s, 90s, 00s and to the present, the purity and elemental honesty that made music like this 25 years ago makes this version better for me...

[bebaylamas07]

So luv this song!!!! I was a lil girl when this came out but at that age I loved this song and was a fan of brenda

[MsIronicMaiden]

gosh this is such a beautiful song. whenever my man and I are apart for whatever reason, I hear this song in my head. LOL

[isr4el666]

i really love this song & version rather than MC

[iiluv8boy]

why she is not popular?

[Down4U]

The original version is cute, but Mariah took it to another level with her vocal range. This one is a little too flat for me, but I still like it. Just like Mariah's better. She did the cover justice.

[Gatta9]

@Down4U

I wonder where Mariah got her first chance to sing .

Perhaps asone of Brenda K Star's Backup singers

During the late 1980s, Mariah Carey sang background vocals for Starr, and Starr helped Carey secure a recording contract by giving a demo tape of hers to Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola

[Down4U]

@Gatta9

I'm sorry what does that have to do with who sang it better? Lol. I know Mariah Carey sang back up for her. Singing backup to get your foot in the door is not a bad thing. It CERTAINLY doesn't mean her voice is incomparable to Brenda Starr's, because we KNOW that's not true.

[Gatta9]

@Down4U It means that if it wasnt for Brenda K Starr No one would have recognised Mariah .Its called gratitude and Im certain even Mariah Carey ackowledges that .You are making a generalization when you say "We Know thats not true  "You my friend cannot force your opinion on others .In my Opinion which Im ENTITTLED to I believe Brenda's version is BETTER .

[Down4U]

@Gatta9

Great. You have your opinion and I have MINE. I still say Mariah's version is better. Back to square one. :)

[Gatta9]

@Down4U

Righttttttttt that's what Ive been emphasizing on

entitlement to individual OPINIONS .

Lets agree to disagree

It's not a task filled with immense complexity

LOL

[Down4U]

@Gatta9

Uhm. . .lets not. As I said, Cute version, but Mariah blew it out the water.

[Gatta9]

@Down4U

Uhm I hate to twart your counter productive comments nevertheless

I have more important things to address than having to deal with you

so Uhm "SATIS" .

You may want to look up the definition of Satis and lets hope you can agree with that

Alrightyyyyyyyyyy then

Good bye now OK?

[Gatta9]

@Down4U Oh and

Pax Domini Sit Semper Vobiscum.:)

[Down4U]

@Gatta9

 More important things liiiike . . praying to an invisible man in the sky? LOL!! Yes, I'm done with you. You may leave. =)

[Gatta9]

@Down4U Dont flatter yourself You were already dismissed :)

[Down4U]

@Gatta9

I'm not flatter, my dear, your obsession does nothing for me. Now, away you go.

[Gatta9]

@Down4U ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[male30plus]

This version has never been played in my country... i guess everybody here think mariah's version is the orgiinal...

[kmdphan]

sexxxy woman

[monica3363]

I wil always love this song

[perkolat]

People there is a better copy of this video in (HQ) The sound and view is way better than this one.She got more hits on this one. Go to the other one you will love it.This song is a great song that will never die.So people come on and give Brenda more hits on this song.She need your help getting her back out there on top on the english side!!! P.S..... and her other songs too.

[msmartinezp]

Brenda K. Starr should have went further... she had so much potential

[kkgirl300]

Is she a one hit wonder ?

[fernandis86]

Wow. I like this version. Mariah's version isn't bad as well. Remember folks, she dedicated the single in Brenda K Starr's honor. Let's face it, no one else can sing that single like Mariah, except Brenda K herself. C=

[Atasham72]

I loved this song back in the day's. I still love the original. I love me some Mariah, but I will alway's love Brenda K singing this song.

[kickpicswebsite]

Daaaaaannnnnng.....this song is taking me back :)

[perkolat]

Mariah is a great singer but she cannot out sing Brenda on her song.And you can take that to the bank!!

[RAWKNtoni]

I saw her yesterday in Philly! She still got it!

[femmegrlygrl]

BRENDA IS THE ORIGINAL SINGER OF THIS SONG .NOT MARIAH CAREY

[MAPURITE27]

she was a beautifull girl, look at her now

[DoMoreGoodDeeds]

Whenever I think of/ or sing this song to myself, I sang this version. It's just more meaningful. When words really meant something, and not just a means to and end...you know what I mean.

I guess you just had to of lived (experienced) life then. She captures it perfectly.

[RaciouS91]

this version is more softer, soulful n classic , mariah version much more harder, nice intrepretation.

[mweerb]

I posted 1 of your songs on my website! This is my favorite song!

[gangstaladie]

i love both versions i like brendas because its so 80s and mariah is soo 90s best decades ever!

[diamantdukken]

hate this... I like mariah's version much better... sorry.. but this sounds just so fake...

[465jd]

i love my wife jane she is my life

[jettajason24]

I love this song too. I'm actually Facebook friends with a relative of hers who lives in my neighborhood here in Vegas...... Lucky little shit! Haha......

[hollygaskin72]

Did Paula Abdul choreograph this vid? Brenda's moves are very Paula-esque!

[Stephrocksyay]

@hollygaskin72 it's possible, but back then those were the dance moves of the times. lol

[timothyterry1]

Love both mariahs and thhe original. They are both great.

[nellie2581]

May favorite song

[miguerteambo]

Is there anyone who can tell me how to find "Still Believe" in spanish version?

[flowerbloom21]

absolutely love this song. She sings this song so effortlessly. Lot of memories with this song.

[flowerbloom21]

Absolutely love this song!!! She is an amazing singer. She sings this song so effortlessly.

[jonjay714]

wow ui still touch my heart Brenda K. Starr, I was so inlove with her voice  ya I love the way she sing her Spanish to-)

[TheLanard]

Nothing beats the original.

[sexylove6868]

ohh my goodness,,, still love this song,,,

[popups46okay]

Mariah was just a back up singer of Brenda Starr, but look at Mariah now, and look at Brenda.

[DooranDooran]

@popups46okay Which is exactly why there was NOTHING sweet or genuine about Mooriah remaking the song. I always felt Mariah was throwing her fame in Brenda's face when she remade the song. It is quite rare that the former backup goes and records the HIT song their former employer placed on the charts. It would be like Sheryl Crow recording MJ's Thriller! (she toured with and did his back up for years). Mariah just rubbed this in her face. A bitch is a bitch...

[popups46okay]

@DooranDooran Why hating so much? Brenda and Mariah are in good terms. Brenda left show business to have a family, while Mariah continued her career and get to where she is right now. Mariah knows how to look back at people who helped her, even to her cheater ex-husband and former manager. And Mariah's version is pop while this version is adult contemporary. If Mariah was doing that she would've sang it the exact same way Brenda did. Get your facts str8 before you accuse someone you don't know.

[izzy2kool99]

she's my moms bffl!!!! my mom used 2 no mariah nd her!!!!! she got offered 2 b famous but wanted 2 hav a normal life!!!she wuz da 2nd backround singer!!!!!

[hollygaskin72]

Does anyone know if Paula Abdul choreographed this video?

[fan4mc]

i prefer mariahs one i just love MC's voice cos of the beautifu textures and tones she gives

[halessio]

Things happens, whitney covers I will always love you /Dolly Parton, Celine covers The Power of Love/ Jeniffer Rush-Laura Branigan and Mariah covers I still believe/Brenda k Starr....What really make #1 hits at Billboard/Grammies/MTV...and who got the damm money?.....ah?

[trisguy66]

@halessio New covers will usually make more money because there are more people buying music now than the 80's and each artist has millions of promotional dollars backing up each new release. Brenda did not have all the support that Maria has now. Times have change and so does everything else. Standards have decreased in that artists no longer have to sing, perform, or write their own music. see Justin beiber? Rebecca Black? Jones Bros.?

[trisguy66]

@halessio New covers will usually make more money because there are more people buying music now than the 80's and each artist has millions of promotional dollars backing up each new release. Brenda did not have all the support that Maria has now. Times have change and so does everything else. Standards have decreased in that artists no longer have to sing, perform, or write their own music. Justin beiber? Rebecca Black? Jones Bros.?

[jonnyhturbo]

so smooth, so effortless. sign of a great singer. mariah cant compare

[sinahsta7]

@jonnyhturbo lol now thats just rong to say mariah cant compare seriously

mariah is more successful then the great lady she was once a back up singer for :/

thats like saying brenda cant even compare to her self

BUT TBH i prefer this original version then mariah's but im positive ppl would now say brenda cant compare 2 mariah but i wont say that cause thats rong and faulse well i think it is?

[TheRanrey]

@jonnyhturbo

smooth and effortless? saing mariah cant compare that? her version is better than this with more melisma in it.

[batrezz]

Song for my lovely wife

[EmVP14]

i think mariah carey sang it better.

[EmceeSlick4life]

If we believe that true love, never has to end, then we must know that we will love again. Too legit

Honestly, I love both versions (BK and MC). I'm a Hip Hop head, to the death, but this is my most favorite song ever made.

She never gives up, she just, keeps hope in her heart

" I had a dream, someday you and me, would find ourselves, in love again "

someday

[straydogg13]

im a hillbilly biker and no one would expect that i would like some of these types of tunes...but i do. this song takes me back to when i was fresh face hs kid.This song is perfect there is no reason to ever remake it.---dont forget expose slow jams and don johnsons"lost in your eyes".--Man,where did the time go?

[ttrevino71]

So true! This song is 100X better then MC version...Don't get me wrong I LOVE MARIAH she's a Bad Mama Jamma but all props go to Brenda K. Starr for this one!=D

[WiseGuy02]

Good old 80's sax.

[Doobie1975]

As for me I much prefer this version over Mariah's, I personally don't like Mariah Carey at all to be honest with you, this is one of the saddest love songs I've ever heard

[BabycakesMs]

I love her she is amazing and will always be so if you dont like her you dont got a life for viewing her videos or posting.

[jcd461]

im in love with this girl her name is jane and i still believe we can be together the love is so strong

[mefadz]

no one sings it as she does it takes me back as a kid she rocks

[snapfitness1]

this takes me back to nice times in jr. high, plus she was hot as +*^%

[74dealer69]

This takes me back, tho mariah killed it in her version, doesn't take away from her honoring bren with the remake!

[gogetta025]

wow classic song. do you guys prefer this one or mariah's version? please check out my rendition if you get a chance!

[JulesRyann]

My mom had the same hair style in the 80s and 90s.

[banilawrencelowell]

At least Brenda is the original singer of ''i still believe''

[MCl3oy]

No need to compare whose version is better--Brenda admits that Mariah is a better singer, but Brenda herself surely did a good job on this song too !!!

[rylai]

Mariah gave soul to this one, hands down. Just because she owns this song doesn't mean no other singers can sing this better.

[camile16012007]

Awesome song!!!

[rstyler2007]

i prefer the original!

[emcgivney]

@rstyler2007 ditto

[DILKS2010]

@rstyler2007 this is the original

[camile16012007]

Beautiful song i love it!!!!

[khrivine]

now who is the original copy-cat? hehehe Mariah or Regine?

[Effervescenceboo]

Range isn't always everything. Sometimes simple is more beautiful.

[ThreeX]

@Effervescenceboo

You are right even I can sing this song !

[ricardogutierrezable]

her voice was higher pitched than mariah's

[biblefarce]

@ricardogutierrezable NOT!

[ricardogutierrezable]

@biblefarce i'm not hating!!!

[FRISCOP1]

Did you all know Mariah was her back up singer for several years...before she made it big...

[MCl3oy]

Oh! One More Thing...just realised why Mariah also twisted in her MV for this song....LOL

[MCl3oy]

she surely likes to twist =)

Mariah brought me here and I luv both versions cuz the lyrics are so dedicated to my life!!

[jeancastro101]

nice brenda starr...........i like your voice!!!amazing!!!

[biblefarce]

@jeancastro101 Real singers have even better voices.

[jeancastro101]

i like it grabe!!!!

[sassylatina30574]

Memoriessssssssssssssss!

[brayanmiata]

i like mariah but brenda stile is unique she have i nice voice and shes music real have felling bravio brenda i still love you

[StrengthMuscle2]

I am a big fan of Mariah, but I have to say, without a shadow of a doubt, this version is better. Much better! I don't even know what else Brenda sang. This is the only song I know of from her, but it reaches so deep inside the heart... Mariah's version doesn't even scratch the surface! And I love Mariah!

It's just not a good idea for ANYone to try and re-make an 80s song. It just won't work!

[Podbothoang]

When she sing "I Still Believe", it has a lot of emotion in her voice. Love this song, love classic.

[highsmitht]

she does it perfectly, BUT Mariah just kills it more!!

[Doobie1975]

@ekkostar and don't forget that she totally destroyed "I Want to Know What Love Is" which was IMO the best ballad Foreigner has ever done

[Doobie1975]

love the leather outfit Brenda was wearing, you hardly see anyone wearing leather these days

[rodaimpaler]

I don't care what you all say. Mariah Carey is overrated and her voice is a derivative media and studio creation. Buy into the hype all you want.

[robertoalmazansales]

DE WUEVOSSSSSSS

[holamypeeps]

love it, but mariah puts more soul in this song but i like Brenda's too.

[joseakamrspeed]

I HAD A BIG CRUSH ON BRENDA K STARR SHE IS SO CUTE LOVE YOU ...JOSE ..

[Daputaka]

Brenda's the original, therefore in general, she is better. That's why Mariah had her own version. Mariah --> impostor. LOL

[rodaimpaler]

One of the best female vocalists ever.

[nataliechiara8602]

wow Mariah imitates Brenda well in the background music. the sound and even the accent! lol :)

[Gatta9]

BRENDA IS OBVIOUSLY THE ORIGINAL SINGER AND HER UNIQUE VOICE CANNOT BE REPLACED

[richiardos]

Please note that Mariah Carey IS and was Brenda's background singer--you could hear her towards the end of the song... Starting at the 2:27 mark...

[sandroeleven]

@richiardos I cannot hear a thing. We all know mariah was a background singer.

[richiardos]

Please note that Mariah Carey IS and was Brenda's background singer--you could hear her towards the end of the song...

[flingsRus]

Brenda Starr rocks! It is also the name of an old comic strip in the Sunday papers, remember 'yall? Just like the same name as the comic strip lady. I love this song and I don't usually like slow songs, but I love this one!

[savyrules227]

she's so pretty one of the most gorgeous gingers out there! and what a unique voice!

[jorGl05]

this is the original version and is beautiful but... Mariah's version is so much better..

[savyrules227]

@jorGl05 mariah is way too pitchy

[jorGl05]

@savyrules227 hahaha mariah is the voice!!!

[musicfile98]

@gluvsmusik Brenda wasnt Mariah's back up singer it was the other way around.

[Venomized]

Song makes it even sadder to see the WTC in the background. RIP

[MiMiFanx3]

Mariah song this better hands down

[casketkey]

I rember a cassette that grew legs.....

[ladykier]

what a beauty and talent.

[thickiam]

@ladykier i know huh

[wickedcarver]

Reminds me of the late 80's

[isapisa08]

My mom back up sang with her and mariah in tthe 80's and 90's she could have been famous but she (retardedly) wanted to have kids and be normal!!! Thats how she met my dad i see her every christmas and her daughter tori and i share a collage dormroom!!!!!

[solbara]

is it just me or does she kind of sound like Selena (or Selena like her)

[BobLoomerhead]

I thought Mariah sang backup for Brenda?

[26ninetialsfox]

@BobLoomerhead  yeahhh, used to be

[nightflight83]

No Brenda, no Mariah. Brenda came first. 

[simzdabest22]

After all that stress u been through. U finally bumped into him/her and instantly u want it all again... Closing this one out, with our lady brenda. Tek it to them B..

[JoDaHo24]

this is my friends mom

[sappstuf]

I remember when she won a Latin Grammy for a Salsa song she has, she was crying so much, I bet her carrier haven't been easy.

[totalvicky]

@sappstuf ... she waited 20 years to get the recogntion that she alwasy deserves. She was a pioneer and so was Lisa Lisa of Cult Jam. They did NOT play latinas on either black or white radio ... it was really hard for latinas to break through until Gloria Estafan broke the barrier so people like J-lo could become super stars.

[passionchris123]

I'd still prefer Mariah's version. It's true that Brenda has her own unique way of doing the song as the song originated from her but what Mariah did was innovative and the music arrangement is not overdone. We are comparing the music styles, not the individuals. They're both great artists.

[egglot12]

Sorry Mariah, but you must bow down to Ms. Starr.

[Camilleeboni]

I like her version, but Mariah's is Awesome!

[HDKING1982]

@gluvsmusik how about maybe just maybe Mariah Carey sang this song as a tribute to Brenda since Brenda is the reason of Mariah's career?

and Mariah used to be one of Brenda's back-up singers and not the other way around.

check your facts again idiot.

[saturnlover9]

this is my song.

[blisskasden]

This is a helluva great song, sung beautifully by Brenda