Thanks for watching! I wrote this essay because I genuinely believe Mariah's career is probably one of the most impactful and fascinating in the whole history of pop music. It's quite unfortunate that many people only remember her for "All I Want For Christmas is You", which is a great song, but only the tip of the huge iceberg that is her artistic legacy. I hope we can all (re)discover her story and appreciate her greatly valuable contribution to music. Btw, this is the very first essay I ever wrote for this channel but I re-uploaded this improved version! Hope you enjoyed it!
@rasheedrasheed1974
3 жыл бұрын
RIGHTTT!!! I wont say I hate her popular songs but I feel like people sleep on her hidden gems and I also feel like she always had to prove herself so many times
@KevynJacksonLettman86
3 жыл бұрын
I was patiently waiting for acknowledgements to be mentioned on your channel. The Generation Zers need to recognize quality artistry in the making and not over computerized studio albums only. After watching your video on Lauryn Hill, my spirit quickly picked you would do another genius in the making which is Mariah Carey aka The Elusivie Chanteuse. I loved your Aaliyah video as well much respect to the Princess of R&B. I pray the next in genius artist you will mention is the legendary Anita Baker to these Generation Zers. Let them know how to infused Soul, Jazz, R&B, etc. Thanks again. GOD Bless
@voiceofreason2237
3 жыл бұрын
Delusional. This isn't even a huge album outside the United States. This is a copycat of Whitney's first two albums.
@KevynJacksonLettman86
3 жыл бұрын
@@qbennett7232 Sorry but that is not how the Labels roll. You were obligated to do venues if they saw fit that you were ready as an artist. Mariah Carey was scared to preform in public during that time if you read her semi Autobiography book you would have known that she mustered up the nerve to perform for the live MTV Unplugged venue.
@KevynJacksonLettman86
3 жыл бұрын
@@qbennett7232 Many artists such like herself has taken time away out of the industry. She has put in over a decade or more into her craft, her business and her time. She deserves it. Nobody said squat when Beyoncé decided to take time to concentrate on her family and herself. She has the right as any human being to do so. It is only human to relax and take in on your success. Plus it is the next generation time to emerge and get attention. The youth rule the world so she knows her place as a legend to give for the up and coming new artist to shine.
@divatalk9011
3 жыл бұрын
To have such a lyrically sophisticated and vocally intelligent song like VOL is amazing, to have it as your debut single is INSANE
@alexnewkirk5504
3 жыл бұрын
I love your videos on Mariah too!
@theshowmustgoon4287
3 жыл бұрын
Song that SHE WROTE in high school !!
@keniaumana7220
3 жыл бұрын
And faith based 🥰
@tripfoumi7402
3 жыл бұрын
Not forgetting that her debut has no cover, no duet on it unlike some others and it still slayed the world !
@daviddaviddaviddaful
3 жыл бұрын
And to have it as the most influential vocal performance of all time is unparalleled !
@claudiabenigno2796
3 жыл бұрын
Mariah is the reason I'm still alive. Her music kept me alive during my mental breakdown, when I was on the verge of unaliving myself.
@sanfernvalley619
3 жыл бұрын
You're a sweetheart Claude 💕
@cecegiles4583
2 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@strangerthings88
2 жыл бұрын
Same
@DanteRiccelli1
2 жыл бұрын
I’m so proud of you and the other people she’s saved… along with myself… she is a hero. Love you lamb!
@Heroliesinyou
2 жыл бұрын
@@DanteRiccelli1 That's why I'm always gonna love her. ❤❤
@peteradaniel
3 жыл бұрын
The woman is super human. She transformed the industry and managed to rack up 19 billboard no.1s. The solo artist with the most. One less than the Beatles and one more than Elvis Presley.
@voiceofreason2237
3 жыл бұрын
Well that's thanks to Tommy Payola Mottola. You need to marry the CEO of Sony to get as much number one singles.
@codywalsh2075
3 жыл бұрын
@@voiceofreason2237 lmao stay pressed. Mariah had #1s before she married him and after she left him, including song of the decade in 2005.
@philipcohen267
3 жыл бұрын
@@voiceofreason2237 Still way better than 7 consecutive fraudulent hits from the "Father of payola" Clive Davis puppet artist (oops, dull karaoke singer).
@CeliniacForLife
3 жыл бұрын
@@philipcohen267 What does Whitney have to do with this? Why are you shading her?
@philipcohen267
3 жыл бұрын
@@CeliniacForLife It's a Whitney stan
@nicolesherman8974
3 жыл бұрын
This album is honestly top 5 in her iconic discography. The blueprint for our favorites like Beyoncé and Christina Aguilera. Alone in Love is such a beautifully written song.
@gillianomotoso328
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed! It’s the “Migrate” of the album lol
@DanAmareOfficial
3 жыл бұрын
Alone in Love is incredible. Also I love All In Your Mind, it has a reggae feel. I never hear anyone talk about that song.
@nicolesherman8974
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanAmareOfficial Alone in Love is one of my favorite songs by Mariah. It’s so beautifully written. Can’t believe it was one of her first songs she wrote. All in your mind is a good song as well.
@gillianomotoso328
3 жыл бұрын
@@DanAmareOfficial Totally! That song is so fun. She also covers four octaves in it :)
@lucpraslan
3 жыл бұрын
Alone In Love has been a favourite of mine since the album was released. It's a great song.
@tdes_
3 жыл бұрын
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO HAS A VIDEO TALKING ABOUT MARIAH CAREY!!! It’s literally my fave singer rn, and I feel like she isn’t acknowledged nowadays (only for her Christmas song, but she has A LOT of incredible albums)
@divatalk9011
3 жыл бұрын
It's true. Mariah has been denigrated to a perennial novelty act, to be dragged out after Thanksgiving. Her influence and legacy is so much more
@Wowitzkay
3 жыл бұрын
The disrespect her so much! Queen Mimi is a damn living legend period! 🦋🐑
@michellerain8221
3 жыл бұрын
i got into my mariah carey obsession like a couple years ago and i still listen to her music everyday and watch videos of her wherever i can find. she's truly a genius, i love seeing new content about her. wish she was more respected
@livinglife4273
3 жыл бұрын
Tbh there are PLENTY of recently made Mariah Carey videos if you look for them… my home page is flooded with them 🤗
@auandaily
3 жыл бұрын
her music ages so well like fine wine.
@savajecaylala8784
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of people wanted to count her out and they couldn't . Mariah and Whitney taught me how to sing. I always studied Mariah's voice. Her technique and how she approached a song amazed me. She is very flexible with her genres an her voice. She doesn't use her rnb voice for a jazzy song or her pop voice for a hip hop Collab. She understands music very well and is definitely a pioneer in the industry. She's one of the greatest. You cannot mention musical influences and not mention her. She's the most influential on a lot of these singers. They always cited her, lets not even mention her songwriting because that is only at a level for some people to understand. 19 #1 hits, an outstanding range and technique, the glam, the collaborations, the albums, trends, flexibility, and years later she's still doing what she loves the most. I'm very proud of her.
@missrusalka6216
2 жыл бұрын
People ask me if I had singing lessons even vocal coaches are surprised at how well I use my voice and I tell them '' yes and my teacher is Mariah''. She taught me a lot.
@veronica5080
2 жыл бұрын
@@missrusalka6216 right girl!!?? i had my first vocal lesson a week ago and the coach was impressed. I dont even think im overreacting when I say its because of listening to Mariahs songs for a bout five years now. Im even a stronger lyrcist, I wrote my first song after becoming a lamb :)
@Angel-fu7dm
3 жыл бұрын
Mariah is the epitome of creative genius and vocal brilliance! She is a legend.
@qbennett7232
3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact Vision of Love went number 1 on the R&B charts BEFORE the Pop charts🙂
@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024
2 жыл бұрын
@Anne Day Yup, we don’t talk enough about how much whitewashing and erasing is done to black people in the 90s, particular in the music industry despite simultaneously dominating, along with Tommy Mashi!heads racism towards Mariah and the black community. Disgusting racist manipulator. 🤢
@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024
2 жыл бұрын
LET THEM KNOW Bennett!
@erpmo3326
2 жыл бұрын
@Day y?
@staywinning3299
2 жыл бұрын
Makes sense
@aaronmitchell2873
2 жыл бұрын
Mariah is very proud of that fact. ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
@mijalakis3
3 жыл бұрын
Mariah Carey is one of a kind. She seamlessly travels airwaves with her soaring vocal skills, her powerful pen game and her assertive musical choices, 28 years into her career, a career with 9 3x Platinum albums, 19 #1 songs, 18 written by her and 15 produced by her, the only artist in history to be awarded 2 songs of the decade and has accumulated 82 weeks atop the #1 position of the Billboard Hot 100. She is not afraid to experiment with her sound (notice I don't say "with sounds" I say "with her sound") she is true to her musical identity and confidently keeps recreating herself and evolving with music even ahead of it. A real trendsetter, the pioneer of the predominant sound today.
@MrDvinci8
3 жыл бұрын
*31 years into her career
@auandaily
3 жыл бұрын
*one of a kind *18 written *with her sound
@mijalakis3
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrDvinci8 I wrote "28 years" because her last studio album was in 2018 and it was her most critically acclaimed album up to this date which is nuts because many say she is over, completely past her prime yet she garners better reviews than mainstream singers of today atop the charts
@mijalakis3
2 жыл бұрын
@@auandaily Thank you, I guess is hard for a phone to learn 3 different languages I write in, juggle the changes between conversations and it being setup for a specific one.
@amiehampton7070
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrDvinci8 Make it 32 years
@beyonceknowles3884
3 жыл бұрын
She changed the music industry and doesn't get enough credit for it
@quidddaboss1061
3 жыл бұрын
Her and whitney but in different ways
@rashonnahall418
3 жыл бұрын
One of them yeah!The others would be Prince,Michael, Whitney&Beyoncè.
@voiceofreason2237
3 жыл бұрын
That's because she is an industry puppet. How did she exactly change the music industry? She couldn't even sing live.
@iammesmerized
3 жыл бұрын
@@voiceofreason2237 we don't argue with a dumb. 🙂
@The_Truth-
3 жыл бұрын
That’s a good question how did Mariah change the music game? Let’s not tell the lie of pop And hip hop collabs.
@NotUrBlkCrschnAntiGayMissile
2 жыл бұрын
The kids today have *no idea* what real singing is. And the ✌🏾artists✌🏾 today could *never* ... This woman's music is Straight *TIMELESS* 🤷🏾♂️
@amiehampton7070
2 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY!
@livai1915
3 жыл бұрын
People don't want to recognize the impact of mariah s music. she s not just another ballad singer from the 90 s her albums especially : debut, butterfly and emancipation of mimi are soo legendary and their impact can still be heard till this day .
@BBushell
3 жыл бұрын
A real R&B classic from this record is “Sent from up above”
@Aja_Says
3 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!!
@DJShawn1980NYC
3 жыл бұрын
Mariah and Whitney voices are astonishing and both extremely talented unlike these girls today.
@Dufrense1978
3 жыл бұрын
The most successful and yet the most underated artist in history.
@RustyDarkStone
3 жыл бұрын
Underrated how so ? She has sold hundreds of millions of albums
@Sttephy30
3 жыл бұрын
Y'all just be saying anything.
@mat_o8975
3 жыл бұрын
Underrated.... What?!!! What are you on!!! She is one of the most succesful and recignized artist.... LOL
@jamirherrington470
3 жыл бұрын
Mariah doesn’t get half the reocgnition she deserves as a vocalist, songwriter and producer.. this woman has 5 fucking Grammys to her name? still not in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.. had to be nominated TWICE in the Songwriters Hall of Fame while Jay Z gets inducted his first year eligible. I could go on.. she deserves the respect and still hasnt got it. Only way I can think of is because she was the woman behind the pen and the production and that makes men (who are the powerful forces in music) intimidated. Mariah outwrote and outsung them.
@Sttephy30
3 жыл бұрын
@@jamirherrington470 True. But she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
@nancypiccirillo8900
2 жыл бұрын
Maria's voice was unstoppable. Her talent was unstoppable. She was a success the moment she opened her mouth to song. No one could have stopped her.
@keeganthorpe
3 жыл бұрын
“Vanishing” is my favorite too!
@alvinmedina7121
3 жыл бұрын
vanishing is still my fav song from Mariah
@auandaily
3 жыл бұрын
somebody doing the wrong note
@alvinmedina7121
3 жыл бұрын
I will never forget rolling down that window screaming . I was also really surprised that the shy quiet pretty girl sang like that . it was a moment I never forget .have you ever listened to her rehearsal snl . she goes from belt to whistle , its unreal . first appearance
@ares6953
3 жыл бұрын
You would have to be blind and deaf not to reckognise her immense talent from the start ! She oozed star quality from the very first live she ever did !! You either have it or you don´t and Mariah ´s got lots of it !! so much talent in one person it´s insane not to mention how beautiful she was and still is !!!
@tripfoumi7402
3 жыл бұрын
Mariah has been labeled the most influential vocal styllist of the past 40 years by professional reviewers and analysts , and Vision of Love is dubbed most influential vocal performance of all time by tem, based on its unpredeceted impact on fellow music artists and on fans .Mariah's musical impact in the is unparalleled .Not even talking about the unstoppable impact of her perennial Christmas hit ! No other artist can relate !
@thabigcohuna
3 жыл бұрын
Lies, that would be Whitney who influenced them all including Mariah
@tripfoumi7402
3 жыл бұрын
@@thabigcohuna Whitney diesn't have half of Mariah's influence, sit.down ! And she has never influenced Mariah ! Mariah's influences were her mother Patricia, Aretha, Gladys, Patti, Stevie Wonder and other artists, never Whitney.
@Patrick-gq1mv
2 жыл бұрын
@@thabigcohuna Whitney do not influence Mariah in anyway especially writing, producing, and directing OWN music. If there are people Mariah has been thanking for inspiring her, that would be Aretha, Patti, Steve, and other ballad, rnb, and urban artists. By the time Whitney made a debut, Mariah had already written her OWN songs.
@thabigcohuna
2 жыл бұрын
@@Patrick-gq1mv where did I ever say Whitney influenced mariahs writing? She said out of her own mouth Whitney influenced the way she and many singers performed. But I guess you all know more than Mariah herself
@Patrick-gq1mv
2 жыл бұрын
@@thabigcohuna I only emphasizes that Whitney did not influence her in any means. Read between the lines, I guess reading comprehension ain't common these days. Sad.
@Kevin-rg3yc
3 жыл бұрын
That soul train awards clip will always be hilarious as ever, I just love Mariah got a huge round of applause and standing ovation for winning while vanilla’s racist culture vulture shelf got booed 😂😂😂😂
@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024
2 жыл бұрын
We knew Mariah was black, and wasn’t one of the disrespecting white passing folks. Purrr!💁🏿 Vanilla is so disgusting and racist! Did you know he had the nerve to still cultural appropriate after that?!
@musicluver94293
3 жыл бұрын
Mariah is the GREATEST FEMALE VOCALIST EVER!!👑💯
@tripfoumi1126
3 жыл бұрын
Period !
@demetriusreynolds8178
3 жыл бұрын
That’s your opinion and I respect that but Whitney was better
@tripfoumi1126
3 жыл бұрын
@@demetriusreynolds8178 It's not an opinion but a fact, cause verifiable in stats and facts
@demetriusreynolds8178
3 жыл бұрын
@@tripfoumi1126 No it’s an opinion as everyone doesn’t think Mariah is the best ever and there is no fact to prove she is. And other than her number 1 hits, her and Whitney have sold the same amount of albums. Only difference is Mariah has made more albums which means technically Whitney sales are better and she’s also has won the most awards of any female artists. But none of that means sh*t! I like Mariah but Whitney sings with an effortless power. The power Mariah generates Whitney does with ease and Whitney has more control over her voice. Her ability to switch from head to chest voice while doing runs, riffs and belts while in a perfect pitch is matched by no one. That’s why she is called the voice. And Whitney opened the door that Mariah was able to walk through. I like them both but I think Whitney is better
@tripfoumi1126
3 жыл бұрын
@@demetriusreynolds8178 Mariah is the best and facts prove so, while Whitney is not even close, she would not even top 5.And Mariah has sold much more albums than Whitney.Whitney has sold 130 million albums while Mariah has sold 180+ million.And they have both released approximately the same amount of material, Mariah's discography consisting of 27 commercially released albums while Whitney's consists on 28 .If counting only studio albums , then Whitney has sold only 73 million while Mariah has sold 130 million. Withou thr combined sales from studio albums, soundtracks, compilations, remix albums and live albums, Whitney would be surpassed by Barbra Streisand and Britney Spears. Mariah's sales are better than Whitney ,as she already ooutsold Whitney's 1985-2021 album discography with only her 90's album discography ! Besides, she achieved all her sales without the help of blockbuster movies theme song neither soundtracks, all her massive sales are due to her sole selling power.And Whitney opened no door for Mariah , neither paved the way for her.All the doors were already opened by the previous female artists for both Whitney then Mariah who came only 5 years later. Mariah also was a white-passing mixed singer, then she didn't face some barriers that black female acts could have to get through .
@takemyhand1988
3 жыл бұрын
Vision of love really changed the pop scene. I don't think it gets it's credit. Yeah the vocals brought melissma and "oversinging" to mainstream. But that song's structure is actually very weird for a hit ballad of 1990. It's chorus is not a belt, the chorus is actually very simple styling. Even in the climax, she doesn't belt the chorus. She belts the first verse in the climax along with new lines. The second verse is the typical structure of a pre-chorus of that time. She actually changed what a ballad is when you consider that all the hit ballads before it was the same chest voice in verses and belt the chorus and sustain the chorus in climax.
@gillianomotoso328
3 жыл бұрын
Not to mention the chord progression, which tiptoes between major and minor so effortlessly. So true though about the song structure. It’s so inspired and inspiratory of the times, yet singularly her.
@takemyhand1988
3 жыл бұрын
@@gillianomotoso328 it doesn't even feel like there's a key change. Is there? I don't know for sure.
@divatalk9011
3 жыл бұрын
It's a very different kind of song. Imagine being that creative on your first single?!
@gillianomotoso328
3 жыл бұрын
@@takemyhand1988 It switches between C major and C minor, and tonicizes A minor and Eb major aptly enough. The chord C minor never occurs though.
@takemyhand1988
3 жыл бұрын
@@gillianomotoso328 when does it switch?
@Kevin51611
3 жыл бұрын
Black, white I don't care. All I know is this girl can sing!!
@mindstone6883
3 жыл бұрын
AND can write and produce. That's what makes her lethal and the best female artist (not just vocalist, but artist) of all time for me.
@erpmo3326
2 жыл бұрын
@@mindstone6883 and beautiful but she can't dance. God forbid if she can dance it be the end of everyone. Even men.
@mezmerized4lifejay654
3 жыл бұрын
The queen, the hits, the icon, the ensembles, the voice that is Mariah Carey 🦋
@Mikegrown12
2 жыл бұрын
Called me boo...
@niltash4ever
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome essay. Mariah is a trailblazer. The greatest singer of all time in my opinion
@shawngross5420
3 жыл бұрын
Great essay! It is interesting to me that people did not know Mariah was biracial. As a biracial woman of similar age, her African American & European heritage was obvious to me. I have always loved R&B and Pop, so Mariah was a natural favorite, who hit the spot just right. Didn’t know others perceived her style as so controversial. Her polished pop production + ornamention seemed "normal" to me. Beautiful voice of a songbird! Growing up, I also got that question: What are you? It does not offend me. People are curious. I use the opportunity to educate them.
@cecegiles4583
2 жыл бұрын
Honey all these people are in denial every interview Mariah has she always brings her her being biracial
@erpmo3326
2 жыл бұрын
Educating many as much as her is exhausting tho
@dedee7288
2 жыл бұрын
Heck, i knew and had feeling then that Mariah was likely bi-racial even in the early begining with her first video single from debut album lol!!!
@3boodae749
2 жыл бұрын
I see this "confusion" over her racial identity during her Vision of Love days stated in other KZitem videos, but its not true. I was really young then, but everyone I knew at that time assumed she was just very light-skinned or at least biracial. No one I knew thought she was actually white, (except some white kids in my school, and they were laughed at). Her voice, phenotype and even the yellow tint to her skin all say black, or partly black.
@dedee7288
2 жыл бұрын
@@3boodae749 lol, when i saw Mariah Vision of Love first time 30 yrs ago...i knew she wasnt white. I was like, she either black or biracial with a black mom or dad even back then. To later find out her dad was a black man!!
@irafa2
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!! This is fine quality material and speaks the truth!! Mariah got to the industry as a Tsunami, and we are still seeing the waves around (aka Ari et al.). I discovered Mariah's career now during the COVID pandemic, believe it or not. I saw a video here on KZitem that shower her singing the live version of Vision of Love on SNL 1990,...I was super impressed, shocked, no idea of her talent, that run and melismas!!! We 90s babies all know about the "Mariah Carey" the Diva, the 2000s hits that was all over the radio when we where growing up, like We Belong Together, Touch My Body, etc. But we never saw her at the beginning, with how such powerful & controversial entrance she had with just her voice. It truly was something and more people should know how Mariah has became the Diva that she is now. Is not been easy and she has been proving it for decades now. But there is something that Mimi has never had the need to prove, and is her great voice. And for us now living in an age in which mediocrity is applauded and excellency is not acknowledge, Mimi is a BIG example to follow. ;)
@maurice1263
3 жыл бұрын
Prisoner is a hidden gem on this album
@hellobecky84
3 жыл бұрын
This was so lovely and deeply researched! It's rare that I find video essays on YT where the creator has such strong a musical vocabulary! (My degree is in music.) Mariah's Vanishing is also my favorite; her debut album was so much a part of my coming of age. Thank you for this!
@oenrob98000
3 жыл бұрын
We don't honor Mariah enough DAHLINGS!
@erpmo3326
2 жыл бұрын
Touché. She's still underrated af
@amiehampton7070
2 жыл бұрын
Songwriters Hall of Fame is coming up this month now she is gonna be inducted. She is deserves more honored.. She is BIllboard's Artist of the Decade, Artist of the Millenium and a Icon Award. Hope BET Awards will listen to us and honor Lifetime Achievement Award.
@bernig
3 жыл бұрын
I’m so here fo this. This is fantastic video essay craft right here. Would love to hear your take on Mariah’s visionary fusion of pop and hip hop (she’s not credited enough in that space but the pop artist + rapper feature is her formula) and her comeback (what does it mean for someone like her to come back?). Great channel, subscribed!
@young.nugget
2 жыл бұрын
Her song "can't take that away " still makes me cry bc I feel it. A lot of her songs mean so much to me.
@hyomalitsukikagye5249
2 жыл бұрын
In China,they call Mariah, Whitney & Celine three SUPER divas among American female singers.(sometimes Madonna is included as well)From our Chinese fans’ prospective,Mariah Carey has the widest vocal ranges and best controling of her voice and singing techniques,while Whitney has the powerful voice .Mariah is called the colorful butterfly of America and Whitney “voice of America”.They two are usually mentioned together to be the leading fingers and reference to other singers. In China we would like to say Mariah>>Whitney>Celine>Beyonce=Madonna.Of course it is the ranking of vocalists,based on vocal talent ,not to measure their sucess..
@danielomarcello1045
2 жыл бұрын
For many people, Whitney is the most legendary because of some of her signature songs and her early death. In time, however, I think people will realise that Mariah was the most talented. Her Christmas hit gives new generations a chance to get acquainted with her music each passing year
@hyomalitsukikagye5249
2 жыл бұрын
@@danielomarcello1045 Agree.Because Mariah gets a bad reputation these days in America and some parts of Europe, due to her shady persona ,and many people think her voice is shot,while it isn't.I think it all comes down to preference. Eventho I have to say that out of them three ( including Céline), Mariah has the musically best covers and understands music better. Whitney had a great voice, thick sound and powerful, however these types of voices don't suit all kind of genres, and they can't survive on eras where powerful vocals aren't everything. I find her covers really below her standard and this maybe due to her lack of involvement on her material . Celine is very skilled and has very good runs ( surprisingly) but I feel like her tone is just a matter of personal taste, besides, her style is monotonous. It’s not my taste but that won’t take away that she is a great singer and performer. Mariah IMO is the queen in the vocal trinity session. People often confuse her voice with weak while actually her voice might be the strongest. All those acrobats and switching notes she does is difficult to do and her tone is soo beautiful. People who say she isn’t as strong as whitney probably never heard her best songs like forever and babydoll . IMO Mariah is the best out of them, and not to mention her ability to create beautiful harmonies and write her songs. Mariah is the best
@danielomarcello1045
2 жыл бұрын
@@hyomalitsukikagye5249 Fair enough. While I think it all comes down to preference, it's very obvious that Mariah was capable of more things with her voice and could provide more complex vocal runs, acrobatic vocals and harmonies . Eventho I have to say that out of them three Mariah has the best covers and understands music better. Whitney had a great voice, thick sound and powerful, however these types of voices don't suit all kind of genres. Mariah has always been very versatile, she could sound great on Christmas songs as well as on hip hop collabs.I find Whitney's covers really below her standard and this maybe due to her lack of musical skills and involvementin her material. Celine is very skilled and has good runs ( surprisingly) but I feel like her tone is just a matter of personal taste. It’s not my taste but that won’t take away that she is a great singer and performer. Mariah IMO is the queen in the vocal trinity session. People often confuse her voice with weak while actually her voice might be the strongest. All those acrobats and switching notes she does is difficult to do and her tone is soo beautiful. People who say she isn’t as strong as whitney probably never heard her best songs like forever and babydoll . IMO Mariah is the best out of them, and not to mention her ability to create beautiful harmonies and write her songs..
@noahflare6825
3 жыл бұрын
I love how well-researched and well-presented this video is!
@curtismichael4703
3 жыл бұрын
I would say that Clive Davis and Arista records created a template with Whitney that Tommy Motola clearly took advantage of,navigating Mariah's early career.
@k_drive
3 жыл бұрын
what an incredible video!! i didn't even realise the impact she had on pop music and I thought I was a fan lol i do remember her saying she had remixes of her songs with rappers in a time when that was looked down on. just to think now every pop singer has a rap feature on their song if they need it to chart.
@c.t.4837
3 жыл бұрын
Glad I’m old enough to remember all of this . I remember being on the playground with other kids and we had her TAPE !..lol… and we would be like “ I hear she’s half white and half Arabic” haha…no one knew 😂 good ol days when there wasn’t internet and celebrities had a mystique about them
@ah_libra
2 жыл бұрын
The way they booed Vanilla Ice, OMG! My faith in humanity has been restored ever so 😊 😇 Also, my favorites from her debut is probably "Alone in Love" and "Sent From Up Above."
@joannwilson9097
2 жыл бұрын
Sent from up above is one of my favorite songs
@7MonarC
3 жыл бұрын
Gosh what a career. Im nearing 40 and my autobiography would be summed up with "i eat at mcdonalds a lot"
@melsmithmel
2 жыл бұрын
Jimmy Jam recently said in an interview that Mariah is the best at changing her voice extremely well to black and white audiences..She does it on purpose. She looked white and was gorgeous and yet had that soulful r and b voice..it's a winning combination to appeal to as many people as possible and Tommy Motolla exploited it well. Glad Mariah left him and started finding her own identity and used black hip hop artists in her music. She was a trailblazer. To this day the black community still don't accept her especially the gatekeepers who think being biracial is not black enough. Music should be for everyone and we shouldn't put people in boxes.
@nanouklezaf4273
3 жыл бұрын
Literally the intro of Vision Of Love must have shaken the industry back then lol
@TehKaiser
2 жыл бұрын
It sounded like it came straight out of a horror movie. Might be her way of expressing her familial lack of love, if you dwell on the title.
@despayre3914
2 жыл бұрын
During that time I had shifted from hiphop/electro/dance to hardrock/metal, but that debut was too good to ignore.....bought her first 4 or 5 albums back then. Lately I have been buying later albums too. Always liked her, while I have nothing with Houston, Beyonce or Aguilera.
@GabyPivet
2 жыл бұрын
The song Hero makes me cry, in a good way every time I hear it. Her voice is amazing and her lyrics have so much depth. She is a true enigma. I cannot believe she is underrated, because she was always huge in my world. But I guess many younger people wouldn’t know how brilliant she actually is.
@PureSparkles22
3 жыл бұрын
I love that she's multiracial
@mak2488
2 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad that in 2022, we don’t have talk show hosts asking their guests “What are you?” I truly discovered Mariah around 97-99, and I don’t have single recollection about wondering what her race was or needing to know for any reason. I was around 10 years old, and I was so taken with Mariah’s voice and how fun and beautiful her songs were. I was just vibing and having a good time. Mariah is as authentic as they come.
@imetaboyiusedtoknow8308
2 жыл бұрын
Doja Cat and Dua Lipa are asked this question regularly. Any ambiguous person in the public eye or not gets the question. This IS America..
@chrisanthemum7
2 жыл бұрын
This is so amazing and such a necessary conversation. She was a pioneer. And like most pioneers, most people take for granted the world they now get to live in because of her
@brennatoney1816
2 жыл бұрын
My fave from way back is "I don't wanna cry" but recently "All in your mind" keeps me going back to that album 💕🦋
@vinceybarra3130
2 жыл бұрын
This is sooooo well put together. A little music history, factual information of music and Mariah’s early career. Thank you for your exceptional work!
@the_groove
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
@muvasaturn
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! I'm a 90s baby and MC fan. I don't call myself a fan for a lot of artists even though I love them, but I'll always call myself a fan for her because I always understood the impact she made in the industry
@theshowmustgoon4287
3 жыл бұрын
Vision of love and Fantasy remix changed the music forever
@atolm1
3 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful and lovingly crafted expose of the artistic and vocal titan that is Mariah Carey. It was a joy to watch and listen to, bravo! **Also I love your voice end elocution.
@TheArtofBeingReacts
3 жыл бұрын
When you talkabout Mariah, that's when I sub! New Subscriber here! One of the greatest songwriters of all time! Cant wait to watch this!!
@seerpou
3 жыл бұрын
mariah carey: the greatest vocalist and songwriter of all time.
@arick.arzadon
3 жыл бұрын
i call her the greatest singer songwriter
@yallgonlearntoday
3 жыл бұрын
Mariah Carey is black. Like she said about the one drop rule in America. Mariah Carey has ALWAYS. Talked about her dad being Black. So I’m not sure about this using or not using Black culture stuff. If anything this should highlight what masses do when THEY see lighter skin.
@ab-zg8pt
3 жыл бұрын
Americans: 'so Mariah has a black father, and a white mother. So she's black!' The rest of the world: 'does America know what bi-racial means?' 💀💀💀💀
@yallgonlearntoday
3 жыл бұрын
@@ab-zg8pt Girl bye…does the rest of the world know it comes from Africa and that it should be helping it and not sucking it dry for its resources? Now THAT is how you 💀 💀💀💀💀💀
@TheeKookyWildflower
3 жыл бұрын
@@ab-zg8pt The rest of the world does the same thing. They just hide the contempt more than America, which is worst and more sinister.
@Juandomngz
2 жыл бұрын
Mariah is a BIRACIAL woman, not black or white
@tripfoumi9887
2 жыл бұрын
Mariah is not black , she's mixed.Aretha" Whitney, Beyoncé, Brandy are black, not Mariah.
@mbasandudane6334
3 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest singers of all time 🔥🔥she should be inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame already
@georger6707
3 жыл бұрын
Honestly.... Here is a person who has one of the most impressive voices known to man kind, and she gets stupid comments like "what are you", "what race are you", "are you white", and "you're not black enough". Who the fark cares? The amount of times Americans (and I dare say people from other countries) like to label people is truly amazing. So farkin disrespectful and hurtful. How about less labelling, less being an arsehole, and more being a humble, respectful human!!
@MrWillcapone
2 жыл бұрын
Just chiming in to say "Anytime You Need a Friend" is criminally underrated. Thank you.
@absisfabs873
3 жыл бұрын
I love your channel because you talk about female artists which is rarely talk about by most youtube channels. In this industry where male artists are almost all glorified everyday, this is revolutionary to talk about female artists. Thank you.
@yuh5402
3 жыл бұрын
OMG SUCH A GREAT VIDEO AND A ANALYSIS. MORE OF MARIAH CAREY PLSSS
@carloswagner6895
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! People should be grateful for previous legends like Mariah for bridging the gap in music. Music was segregated back then, but thanks to artist like Mariah, the gaps are able to be removed or at least became thinner. That's why we see more variations of music after many of her albums. The difference is nowadays music is homogenized that other genres barely get much opportunity.
@BlendedBarbieDoll
2 жыл бұрын
VOL is and will always be one of my favorite songs This generation just has no clue what this 20 year old at the time was throwing down smh
@Kenyon712
2 жыл бұрын
Mariah is a soul singer. They called her pop because they thought she was white. Her first album is more soulful than Whitney’s first album.
@honestperson3042
2 жыл бұрын
Mariah has any genre in her discography
@theladyprincess
2 жыл бұрын
mariah’s debut is in my top 5 favourite albums of hers, that one and emotions imo are both written soo well. alone in love is my fave from debut, and she was around 15 when she first wrote it!
@prettyblackgirl1253
3 жыл бұрын
This is my favourite album by Mariah. Nothing tops it for me
@hausofmashups
3 жыл бұрын
she has way too many good albums than debut
@hotchocolate6320
3 жыл бұрын
Butterfly emancipation of Mimi ring a bell?
@graysang5386
3 жыл бұрын
i'm sorry. debut is an iconic album but it doesn't have the most mariah carey-ness to it. i'd pick any of her album over this one
@hotchocolate6320
3 жыл бұрын
@@graysang5386 I always thought emotions was better than her debut she didn't hold anything back on emotions she just let go
@hotchocolate6320
3 жыл бұрын
@Angel Johnson I know I have all of her albums
@SixthDivison
2 жыл бұрын
I think its only people know and grew up watching/listening to Mariah since she debuted can understand how great her work is . To me, her new stuff doesn't compare to her earlier work but another great thing is she doesn't have to try to be relevant, she has made her stamp in music and will always be legendary.
@alvinmedina7121
3 жыл бұрын
it was a legendary performance
@joycezale5433
2 жыл бұрын
Throughout my childhood ,I really did think she was white... it was until I saw her in a film portraying a slave, my brother told me she's partially black, and I was surprised. As a black woman, I'm ashamed of myself. But I also think her record label intentionally made her race ambiguous to attract the non-black audience. In the end, I always have, and Always will acknowledge maraiah for her voice and talent, not her race
@Sttephy30
2 жыл бұрын
Don't be ashamed of yourself. You just didn't know.
@malou1563
2 жыл бұрын
Mariah probably would have struggled less if she kept her image from her debut. But Tommy forced her to appear white 91-96.
@jp6565
3 жыл бұрын
Loved this video as well...great job you did amazing research and presented Everything so well
@randomname3715
2 жыл бұрын
I bought her first album the day it came out. Along with Earth Wind and Fire..."after the love is gone". Man I got good taste.
@graysang5386
3 жыл бұрын
18:28 my personal favorite vision of love performance!!
@kittjosef
3 жыл бұрын
thank u for creating this
@kinichi20
3 жыл бұрын
Oct 22 1990 is my exact birthday, omg that's why im a lamb.. 😳😳😳
@Anastasia25
3 жыл бұрын
I love this video! It is so well done and researched
@lvgeeco7121
2 жыл бұрын
Man Mariahs beauty and curls are it.
@stevensonjc21
Жыл бұрын
You are everything! Just a star in these KZitem streets! Love that I found a channel that takes deep dives and looks into my favorite artist !!!!
@Fan-vv8wb
3 жыл бұрын
The greatest vocalist of all time
@thesunshine2693
3 жыл бұрын
Period !
@tripfoumi1126
3 жыл бұрын
Hands down !
@erpmo3326
3 жыл бұрын
I hate that people thinks she's privileged for being mixed. However, honestly, she's more discriminated by both black and white people cause she's not pure. Istg.
@alexcooper4974
3 жыл бұрын
True. But her racial ambiguity gives her certain advantages as well. That’s what folks are saying.
@hyomalitsukikagye5249
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed.I feel that even white people credit Whitney Houston more than her because she's not purely black.
@erpmo3326
2 жыл бұрын
@@hyomalitsukikagye5249 this
@tripfoumi6641
3 жыл бұрын
Mariah is the female act having the most acclaimed songs out of her contemporaries. Mariah has 16, Madonna has 15, Céline has 4, Whitney has 3 ! Lol *Whitney's critically acclaimed songs* : -Saving All My Love For You -The Star Spangled Banner -I Will Always Love You *Celine's critically acclaimed songs* : - The Power Of Love -It's All Coming Back To Me Now -Taking Chances -Loved Me Back To Life *Madonna's critically acclaimed songs* : -Holiday - Into the Groove - Live To Tell, Papa - Don't Preach - Like A Prayer -Vogue -Justify My Love -Deeper and Deeper - Take A Bow -Frozen -Ray of Light -What it feels Like For A Girl -Hung Up -Give It To Me -Ghosttown *Critically acclaimed Mariah's songs* : -Vision Of Love -Love Takes Time -I'll Be There -All I Want For Christmas -Fantasy -One Sweet Day -Always Be My Baby -Underneath The Stars -Honey -My All -Breakdown -The Roof -Can't Take That Away From Me -Fly Like A Bird -Obssessed -The Art Of Letting Go
@celine4evauk
3 жыл бұрын
VOL and her first album is still my favourite MC song and album!!
@imeraankeshav9527
3 жыл бұрын
QUEEN! QUEEN! QUEEN!
@AmziAbelAsher
3 жыл бұрын
V.O.L. GMA yasssssssss!!!!!! Werk. MC we love u. Great vid! Thx for your awesome content!!!!!!
@firouz4296
3 жыл бұрын
There was no controversy! I was there! We were all speechless because of her voice! Don't get me wrong there was Whitney, Taylor and other big voices. But she changed what we thought was possible. No controversy. None. No. Nichts. Nada! Tommy Mottola made sure there was none!
@natashaarnfield2788
3 жыл бұрын
I love vanishing too....I would hate to think what music would be like without Mariah... what would I listen too? 😅
@oliviar0x
3 жыл бұрын
Vanishing is 100% the best song on Mariah’s debut and one of her best songs period!
@priestbyname
2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the nuance you brought to this video essay. Exceptional work.
@akapela2343
3 жыл бұрын
The first album is still her best album which is supported by some best producers & great songwriters as well. Tommy motolla was really smart to bring them to produce her first album. He took the same team who had successful made whitney album 1987 such as Narada Michael Walden, Dan Shea, Ric Wake, Walter Affanasieff & Rhett Lawrence. Even Walter Affanasieff still keep on co-working with her next albums in the 90s
@briannab4037
2 жыл бұрын
It's not her best album.
@akapela2343
2 жыл бұрын
@@briannab4037 your favorite is not the best okay. Mine neither. That what's the different of the best & best selling (popularity / favorite). We better ask the musicians, singwriters & producers for that thing
@briannab4037
2 жыл бұрын
@@akapela2343 The musicians, songwriters, and producers don't think it's her best either.
@akapela2343
2 жыл бұрын
@@briannab4037ok give their names. Because the fact is it's nominated for so many awards for best album. including 6 nominees for grammy awards 1990. Only that 1st album, emotions, daydream & rmancipation of Mimi are nominated for album of the year
@briannab4037
2 жыл бұрын
@@akapela2343 What are you talking about? Literally no critic calls this her best album. And like you said, multiple other records of hers were nominated for Album of Year at the Grammys - her debut was never seen as a frontrunner for this award.
@lisajohnson521
3 жыл бұрын
This is such a good channel LOLOL Thanks for all the research you put into it.
@mikeycroker3480
3 жыл бұрын
This was amazing.
@mijalakis3
2 жыл бұрын
"All hail and bow to Mariah Carey, The Queen of Divas, Protector of the vocal skills from the realm, Archiduchess of Vocal range/registers, Empress of agility, The unmatched, The Mellisma mother, The Goddess of Songwriting and producing, The one often imitated, but never duplicated, The embodiment of pure success",. My simpleton ears are not worthy of your talent but a simple sung phrase will be enough to heal me for all eternity. As always The Grammy's use Mariah to rebuild their credibility 200 million albums later and they decided they had to give her another award because she was having the biggest comeback in music history yet they did not allow her to receive one on screen even though she gave the only performance that garnered an standing ovation from the entire audience. They messed up big time during Daydream and Butterfly and they couldn't get away with it.
@MariahWyattBraxton
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know you, but I love you for this video!!
@noemistephanie93
3 жыл бұрын
This is my first time watching your channel and wow it’s great! I’m definitely subscribing👍
@TarusTolbert
3 жыл бұрын
forever my queen
@bouncyshak
2 жыл бұрын
That reaction to Vanilla Ice was everything!! I wish we'd had the same energy for Justin Timberlake.
@shannonsuxx
3 жыл бұрын
AAANNNNDDDD... I have just SUBSCRIBED!!!!
@blackbeauty5717
3 жыл бұрын
this is pure and honest documentary. thank you
@maxmustardman298
2 жыл бұрын
and probably couldnt have landed a better producer than Walter, he made fantastic records at the time
@johndoe-fq7ez
2 жыл бұрын
There's a video essay for everything, and I love it.
@erpmo3326
3 жыл бұрын
As a music major. She really did change and helped music industry to evolve globally. But some say Whitney also did, elaborate, I'm not aware of the facts.
@The_Truth-
3 жыл бұрын
Whitney set the standards to be a world class singer, the first female to a have an album debut at number 1, one of the reasons why mtv change their format along side Michael, Tina and Madonna. She is the only artist to chart with the star spangled banner. She has the best selling album and single by a female artist in music history. She is the most sung artist on singing shows, American idol, X factor etc. the has influenced every singer that has came after her including Mariah and some before her. Any singer that come out and makes any kind of mark on the music scene will be compared to Whitney Houston. They will be measured to the standards that she laid out. As far as them saying Mariah changed the music major, she did not. Mariah didn’t do anything that was already occurring in the music industry.
@The_Truth-
3 жыл бұрын
Whitney set the standards to be a world class singer, the first female to a have an album debut at number 1, one of the reasons why mtv change their format along side Michael, Tina and Madonna. She is the only artist to chart with the star spangled banner. She has the best selling album and single by a female artist in music history. She is the most sung artist on singing shows, American idol, X factor etc. the has influenced every singer that has came after her including Mariah and some before her. Any singer that come out and makes any kind of mark on the music scene will be compared to Whitney Houston. They will be measured to the standards that she laid out. As far as them saying Mariah changed the music major, she did not. Mariah didn’t do anything that was already occurring in the music industry.
@Sttephy30
2 жыл бұрын
@@The_Truth- Neither Whitney or Mariah "changed" anything in music. They both had trailblazing success. But I don't know what neither of them did that "changed" music. Everything you listed were accomplishments and influence on vocalists - which Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand & many others had long before Miss Houston.
@The_Truth-
2 жыл бұрын
@@Sttephy30 I said a while ago Dionne Aretha, Diana, Barbara laid the foundation. Michael, Janet and Whitney built the house, Mariah rang the door bell. And Whitney did change the game. She is one of the pioneers to help open the doors for black artist to have exposure on mtv. The first female to have an album debut at number one. The only artist ever to make the national anthem chart. And influenced a generation of artist that even had Mariah confessing. Whitney along with Michael, Janet and Madonna helped change the dynamics of what we see in music today. Video creative visionaries, controversy, world class singing, extraordinary concert experience. Whitney sits in this group of pioneers who helped mold the standards of music.
@Sttephy30
2 жыл бұрын
@@The_Truth- No, Whitney was not a pioneer of MTV. Black acts were already being played on MTV even before Michael Jackson. CBS/Sony president at the time, made it a big deal to seem like a hero, taking credit for making ppl believe MJ broke down racial doors on MTV, by being the first played black act, but he wasn't in reality. MTV always played black acts, and Prince was played before MJ. They also played indie black acts on the network as well as Bob Marley & islander blacks artists like him too. Michael Jackson's success with Thriller was groundbreaking in terms of commercial domination for black pop stars (and pop stars in general). He was the first to draw in 10's of millions of viewers for MTV (and major prime time net works as well, reason why he was the only pop star ever to have his videos debut on WORLD NEWS slots), played in heavy rotation and brought in the biggest ratings ever for an act, black or white, male or female. Thriller era also set all time viewership records for the Grammy's (50 million views) & AMA awards (over 40 million views), still a record 'til this day. By the time Whitney came along, black artist were already in heavy rotation on MTV (ala Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Prince, Michael Jackson, hell even Jermaine Jackson LMFAO). MJ also paved the way for what almost every act would do after (including Whitney), linking up with major companies by getting those huge endorsement deals from Pepsi (and the iconic Pepsi commercials). What that did was allowed the pop star to promote that company, while the company paid for a lot of their touring costs w/ a huge check attached in favor. Jackson literally started that too, which Whitney benefited from. If anything, MJ built the house, that a lot of black & white pop stars benefits from commercially & business wise speaking, especially on a global stage. Thriller saved multiple jobs within the music industry and retail music stores at the time too. Between 1980 - 1982, music sales were in a drought, Thriller selling 35 million copies within' a year, made up for almost 20% of the industry sales globally. The revenue it brought in, saved multiple jobs at CBS (now known as Sony Music). That era set the pace for black artist being taken seriously as money making machines, and that they can not only compete with rock bands but outsell them too. It also helped shape the importance of the video generation. Before the Thriller era, videos weren't really a big deal to have, afterwards, it was a must. Especially big budget videos. Jackson also paved the way for black (and solo pop stars), to start selling out stadiums like rock bands in 1984. The Victory Tour grossed 75 million $'s and set a record at the time. Sold out nothing but football stadiums. After Jackson's success, we saw a plethora of black entertainers going multiplatinum or even DIAMOND. And Whitney benefited from that. But she didn't pioneer, just simply took it to new heights for black females in pop (with the guidance of Clive really), and had commercial success out the ass. He made her a cookie cutter pop star, and it worked. She set commercial records, just like Mariah Carey set commercial records, and so did Celine Dion. In fact, Dion became more successful than both. But that doesn't make her a pioneer. Elvis did Vegas FIRST, not Dion. But she did became the most successful vegas act in history. But again, Whitney Houston or Mariah Carey didn't bring anything to the table that was pioneering. They simply both were just very successful blockbuster selling acts. Prince was a pioneer in terms of creating a sound that would go on to form multiple forms of genres in music. He created his own format, style, music, dances and visual presentation. He was a pioneer. But Whitney wasn't, she was simply a mega pop star diva vocalist, that sold a shit ton of records. Just like Mariah & Celine Dion were. Diana Ross already pretty much laid the foundation for black female pop stars, she scored dozens of hits (with and without the Supreme's), and laid the foundation for singer too actress for a lot of diva's. So did Barbra Streisand tbh (whom was and still is a world class singer). I just don't get what Whitney did, that was so pioneering... She inspired tons of vocalist but so did Dion, Carey, Franklin, Streisand etc..etc.... There are many vocalists that inspire generations of vocalists. The most acclaimed and respected vocalist is still Aretha Franklin by far. I'd say #2 is Whitney Houston, at-least according to music professional critics.
@sazonsongs
2 жыл бұрын
She was marketed as the white Whitney. I’m sure being married to the President of her record company helped a little too.
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