EXPLAINED || Breaking Down Mariah Carey's HARDEST Song

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The Voice: EXPLAINED, is a music education docu-series created by award-winning multi-disciplinary artist Milik Kashad, designed to educate listeners and viewers on the science and history of music and singing in a way that's easy to understand and engaging!
In this special editing of EXPLAINED, the difficulty of Mariah Carey's, "Emotions" is discussed in detail.
Chapters
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0:00 - Call For Donations
0:13 - Introduction
0:35 - Vocal Range
1:04 - Tessitura
1:30 - Bifurcated Tessitura
3:02 - Importance of The Middle Voice
3:58 - For The Fans
Episode Credits
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Director: Milik Kashad
Executive Producer: Milik Kashad
Editor: Milik Kashad
Motion Graphics: Milik Kashad
Voiceover: Milik Kashad
Script: Milik Kashad
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@dionneking8 Жыл бұрын

can you cover shanice,chante moore, and minnie riperton basically all the glass destruction divas?

@kevinpaje Жыл бұрын

Mariah Carey’s? This is EVERYONE’s hardest song. You haven’t even talked about how she is so resonant that her belts and registers sounds all the same and how buttery it is; and that is WITHOUT much reverb. Listen to others sing this song, or any Mariah Carey songs in particular, and you’ll hear how they sing like a MEOWING CAT.

@charmriah3607 Жыл бұрын

Vocal suicide is putting it lightly…… singing this song for the amount of years she did..its a blessing she can still sing at all

@chopardriah7992 Жыл бұрын

Even though this song is known to be very difficult, I really think that people don't measure its real difficulty...Thanks for making this video!!

@emc2era988 Жыл бұрын

This song and fly like a bird are some of her hardests

@dariusbrock2351 Жыл бұрын

@@emc2era988 I'd also add Lead The Way.

@jamals.8786 Жыл бұрын

That’s because Mariah’s vocal prowess makes it look easy when it’s far from it.

@MrBjorn6 Жыл бұрын

Gabriel Henrique makes it looks easy!!!

@alluringbliss4165 Жыл бұрын

@@emc2era988 I think Butterfly also

@guyarthurorigin Жыл бұрын

They need to include Mariah's vocal anatomy in schools and universities.

@etolerific Жыл бұрын

Yes, right up under Whitney’s❤

@WarrenHolly Жыл бұрын

So that's what they call those notes? A whistle registry?

@guyarthurorigin 10 ай бұрын

@@etolerific Nope, Whitney was never superior... There was once that she dominated the world in 1994 but all of her achievement was stolen by Mariah including the longest number one and having more number one...

@etolerific 10 ай бұрын

@@WarrenHolly 😂

@Jeff_Bai 10 ай бұрын

@@etolerificmariah got wider range lol and her songs are harder to sing 😂😛

@franss7554 Жыл бұрын

What makes Mariah Carey songs so difficult to sing is that she switches back and forth seamlessly between registers. One second you can be belting powerfully, the next second you’re required to sing super soft and airy, and you do it everywhere throughout the song. And oh not to mention you need to have the range and agility too. It’s a whole Olympics type of singing. That’s why some powerful vocalists admit to struggle nailing it. For example, Jessie J who’s known for her powerful belts and agility still find it difficult to do Mariah’s fast runs in head voice/agility when she recorded a video showing herself practice singing Mariah’s Hero. Vice versa, soft airy singers can’t replicate the powerful resonant belts.❤❤❤

@renanrpm Жыл бұрын

I always think about this situation with Jessie. She is a very talented vocalist and still she repeated like 10 times the “Lord knows” part and couldn’t handle it, while Mariah did it perfectly several times as if it was part of a daily routine. And let’s remember: a talented singer as Jessie had issues with Hero, one of Mariah’s EASIEST songs... It speaks volumes about how gifted Mariah was as a vocalist.

@raulgrt6301 9 ай бұрын

Exactly.

@a32tl Жыл бұрын

Vintage Mariah was in a league of her own. She was an extraordinary singer and her range was other worldly. The first time I heard, “Vision of Love”, on the radio, I became an instant fan.

@ThePopAttic Жыл бұрын

david cole locked that heffa in the booth til she sang her voice out! she laid it all on the line in that studio!

@alidhere9806 Жыл бұрын

Yes! She literally lost her voice

@randombackgroundsingerfrom9956 Жыл бұрын

@@alidhere9806 She said after recording Emotions, her voice was strained for a very long time 😭

@montaija222 Жыл бұрын

@@randombackgroundsingerfrom9956 You could hear it in other performances at the time. She had to completely change the key one time and another time she was sick and had to perform in the morning which she hates because she's always recording at night.

@dayzour123 Жыл бұрын

Can you imagine if he lived to continue to work with her Mariah would be singing on top of her range

@transakira Жыл бұрын

@@dayzour123 Not really. He actually pushed her so hard she lost her voice for days, but still had to do live performances lol

@divatalk9011 Жыл бұрын

The chorus sounds like the climax of most pop songs

@markshelton3121 Жыл бұрын

Mariah was really singing on her capital on Emotions cuz she basically used her entire vocal range on that song.

@ElkahJones Жыл бұрын

the fact is she didn't use her entire range, she can go higher in belts and whistles, also go lower on the lows! it's actual madness.

@cincereqoutes8844 Жыл бұрын

@@ElkahJones Perhaps, but this is her entire range in a consistent basis for this song, meaning she probably would not go below C3 and above F#7 in another song. this song is already bonkers. Simply saying there are probably some performances where she did go below C3 and above F#7, but its probably one of those one off performances on a specific night. Consistently, I dont feel she would go outside this range on Emotions unless she was sick, wasnt trying to, or was simply feeling good and said, why not? lol. but this song already pushed her to her wits end in range. i dont feel she would go for any note she didnt have to unless the reasons i listed above. like @BMA said in another video, she gave it her all in the studio. When she sings it live, there's nowhere for her to go because the song is already perfect. The difficulty of this song is a measure of greatness and genius of her and others making it.

@kindell1 Жыл бұрын

Mariah's catalogue isn't built for untrained singers to tackle. Your technique must be on point. You should've made a Top 5 or Top 10 list of her most difficult songs because honestly there are some other number one spot contenders

@aranielleb7718 Жыл бұрын

It’s crazy how she can sing low, middle and high notes so effortless

@CASantos Жыл бұрын

Agreed - I often say what is most staggering to me is how Mariah has dozens of videos in the 90s singing this song amazingly. Had I recorded it, I don't think I would've even let it see the light of day live 😅 But I'm sure as a new artist, she had a lot of pressure to do so.

@gimmiemore7476 Жыл бұрын

@@Sttephy30 You should really watch her 1993 Worcester performance. It's only audio but I think that's her best performance of that song ever.

@facediva 6 ай бұрын

And THIS RIGHT HERE is the exact reason why even mariah herself uses alot of backtracking in her live shows because she knows how demanding her songs are and by her being a perfectionist, she's scared to let her audience down knowing she's not capable of doing it 100 % live alone and unfortunately that's where alot of the LAMBS are delusional

@frankzito8653 Жыл бұрын

I think Mariah would make an excellent jazz singer. Her runs and improvs are outstanding.

@S.E.C-R 2 ай бұрын

She does have some jazzy things out there just being playful and she sounds amazing!

@tylermills4812 Жыл бұрын

My all time favorite voice. I would say in popular music, nobody has a more vocally difficult and demanding catalog than Mariah. Love all your videos! You know your stuff. You’re doing great!

@saintjay8058 Жыл бұрын

Whitney Houston.

@renanrpm Жыл бұрын

@@saintjay8058 Whitney’s catalogue is not so difficult as Mariah. Even her live performances of some songs in which she changed them are more difficult to match than the studio work.

@tylermills4812 Жыл бұрын

@@saintjay8058 Whitney's catalog is by no means easy, but Mariah's is definitely more difficult and demanding.

@kindell1 Жыл бұрын

@@tylermills4812 Thank you! Finally someone else that knows the truth

@alonzoclarkston5638 Жыл бұрын

@@saintjay8058 ma’am NO

@mrsmjj81 Жыл бұрын

OMG!!! I JUST SQUEALED OUT LOUD!!! I AM SO EXCITED TO WATCH THISSSSS!!!

@frofoodie7763 Жыл бұрын

I heard you, girl.

@mrsmjj81 Жыл бұрын

@@frofoodie7763 My bad! 🤣

@jeremyechols6828 Жыл бұрын

@@frofoodie7763 🤣🤣

@alluringbliss4165 Жыл бұрын

@@frofoodie7763 😄😄

@n4cholas Жыл бұрын

Her whistle tones are unbelievable! How she uses them on demand and so easily…in her voice type, she dominates as a shooting star!

@SoulKnightKing Жыл бұрын

This song is a masterpiece. So many people this songs hardest hurdles. Even though the truth is you can't do the song without the richness of the growls and the extremely brassy and rich beautiful lows that she effortlessly hit during the songs release

@pedromurilo1050 Жыл бұрын

I never clicked soo fast in my whole life! Thank you for your GREAT job. Cannot wait for a "The voice, the singing, the technique explained: Mariah Carey" I watched the other 2 and loved!

@juniorvosj8135 Жыл бұрын

He already done this video, but he deleted 🗣️🗣️🗣️

@pedromurilo1050 Жыл бұрын

@@juniorvosj8135 that's what i said! He did TWO video of hers and deleted the 2!

@alluringbliss4165 Жыл бұрын

@@juniorvosj8135 OH no 🙁 I never saw them

@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 Жыл бұрын

The way I read that in his voice 😂

@WarrenHolly Жыл бұрын

@@pedromurilo1050 wow! I missed them.

@jenpot25 Жыл бұрын

Maria Carey is a genius and she worked hard

@super2NE1generation Жыл бұрын

Often imitated, never duplicated

@fernzlampaz Жыл бұрын

I am really convinced a long time ago that this is one of her hardest songs. I mean, Emotions is indeed a song that if you can sing it, then you're one great singer. But then, I discovered recently a song I never heard from her called Heavenly. That song is insane. It has insane whistles, powerful belts, and modulations. I was really blown away by that song. It's like Hero, Fly Like A Bird, Emotions, My All in one song b Still I agree with you. This song is amazingly hard.

@fernzlampaz 3 ай бұрын

@@Samsudin-wi5ll Couldn't agree more. This song is really impossible to be sung 😭

@vicktheengine5304 Жыл бұрын

This song is not only about technique but tone too! Mariah sounds joyful, happy and non-strained throught the song due to her tone more than her technique (even on raspier performances)

@vi0lee Жыл бұрын

IMO "The One" is even more difficult. That song needs absolute control.

@joshuarodriguez9477 Жыл бұрын

I strongly agree

@novonnasmith1072 Жыл бұрын

Mariah Carey is one of a kind. I need to learn how to read music😬

@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 Жыл бұрын

It’s ok, Mariah can’t even read it. 😂

@r.uwamhenye8282 Жыл бұрын

Also the stamina needed to sing and not miss a note or phrase too😭

@DanielFerreira-hz4cc Жыл бұрын

Is a blessing Mariah have voice today.

@krissy9128 Жыл бұрын

Listen, she lost her voice after recording this and it took a little while to get back to normal. The studio stem of it available on KZfaq is insane. She was basically belting the entire time (so, even without whistles it is hard). If I recorded Emotions, it wouldn't see the light of day live lmao. Absolutely not. But she was at a point in her career where she had to prove a point, so I get it.

@fiqqie Жыл бұрын

her low notes remind me of aretha's. pretty reminiscent, not comparing just finding similarities in their tones. amazing! aretha was and still it one of mariah's biggest musical influences.

@AwjayTV Жыл бұрын

A VOCAL GYMNAST

@SKMRify 11 ай бұрын

And people want to talk crap about this woman today. Try, just try, singing 'Emotions', 'Anytime You Need A Friend', 'Forever', 'My All', 'Fly Like A Bird', 'Don't Forget About Us', 'Angels Cry', 'Heavenly', etc. over and over again, night after night, year after year. . . and see what happens to your voice.

@tylermills4812 11 ай бұрын

Talk about it 👏👏👏

@thecamil10 Жыл бұрын

I have always known that Mariah’s sings are harder to sing than let’s say WH’s. The covers tend not to do as well singing Mariah’s voice. She said herself her songs are usually very high.

@lyd2460 Жыл бұрын

Mariah was superior in the studio . Her catalogue is very hard to sing . In a live setting Whitney was better especially in her prime - that is why most regard Whitney as the superior vocalist.

@swift-rk1fx 7 ай бұрын

@@lyd2460cuz Mariah has nodules... but that doesn't make her the lesser vocalist

@joncerda351 Жыл бұрын

This is literally the greatest music channel ever

@r.uwamhenye8282 Жыл бұрын

And she spices it up live by adding extra whistles like 😭😭

@vmbutterflybutterfly3914 Жыл бұрын

This song is everything about the voice. Actually I like remix version more because the intro of remix version is so powerful.

@noahflare6825 Жыл бұрын

"The arrangement of the average pop song, stays in the middle voice then builds..." - This is what separates her from other singers. This is her mark. She defied the norm. You can say this is unhealthy or not sustainable, but SHE DID THAT. Apparently, she did not need the middle voice to do things on both extremes of the range. Other singers can sing HEALTHY until they die, but Mariah Carey's legend outlives them.

@jasonhernandez9584 Жыл бұрын

She is not an average singer, fact.

@themodeguyshadow1634 Жыл бұрын

She broke the mold and the rules

@360WalksPh 6 ай бұрын

That is the thing with Mariah. She is not afraid to challenge her limits. She may not be able to perform her songs live with consistency due to the difficulty, but her feats were recorded for everyone to enjoy.

@deeway5964 Жыл бұрын

In other words it would have been easier with two women ( a contralto and a lyric soprano and some mezzo soprano backup singers)but being great she pulled it off by herself!

@bclislife Жыл бұрын

YESSSS her actual hardest song lmao

@ShocoMaster Жыл бұрын

Legendariah Carey

@DaddysLiquors Жыл бұрын

I'm tired of not being able to belt🙄

@cloed0ll Жыл бұрын

me 😭

@champagneslurpee Жыл бұрын

Loved this! I don’t know why but I still think My all or Butterfly are way harder for any artist to pull off due to the songs sitting in the upper register for most of the song while still having the transitions to the lower registers and don’t forget the runs.

@AjieA Жыл бұрын

This is so beautiful

@michaelcain9324 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the thorough explaination.

@Heejinstar23 Жыл бұрын

love this

@rasseruuu373 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!! LOVE FROM🇵🇭

@JZidor Жыл бұрын

Loving this the breakdown spectacular

@phamlam9022 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this informative video!

@shdhfbdbdndbdjfnfb1393 Жыл бұрын

Yesss I’ve been waiting on you to do another Mariah video

@vitaliscarey Жыл бұрын

I've waited for your Mariah blog

@lifevisions9338 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@ronny9833 Жыл бұрын

YESSSSS WE LUUUV A MARIAH VIDEO 🙏🏾🙏🏾

@younglambdayrock3128 Жыл бұрын

I Love your work

@dionneking8 Жыл бұрын

love her

@irvinbohac8460 Жыл бұрын

Your channel is my favorite music channel KZfaq! Thank you!

@julievanessa89 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this! I so enjoyed it! Can you imagine all the amazing vocal outtakes the producers got to hear from her early songs, especially this one? Oh my.

@thedanieljeremiah Жыл бұрын

Soooo interesting and engaging!!Mariah is just INCREDIBLE ❤❤❤❤

@maduroholdings Жыл бұрын

not only did it help me understand this song but it is giving me.motivation to truly discover my tessitura by exploring more key changes in my writing thank you for your work

@Cheree_Wright Жыл бұрын

Whew! Yeah definitely a hard one . The whistle notes alone make it crazy hard

@plaguedoctor2k Жыл бұрын

If this video was 5 hours long I would've watched it whole. 😍 Your videos never disappoint and as a music nerd, I learn something new in each video.

@GeorgieSkin Жыл бұрын

What an amazing video, I love when Mariah’s songs get analyzed the way it deserves to be. Would you make an analysis on her vocal suicidal songs like My All/Butterfly?

@michaelcrisci516 Жыл бұрын

She's incredible! A legend

@scheronharley Жыл бұрын

First! Emotions is my favorite song of all time! I listen to it everyday 🥳

@BiancaStorm Жыл бұрын

2:00 @Fishriah exposure

@attachingconsciousness Жыл бұрын

Your video is superb, as usual. This song is vocal suicide. She goes even higher in some performances like Bb7 in the VMAs.

@fuegotierraaireyagua 3 ай бұрын

BRUTAL IMPRESIONANTE, EMOTIONS WAS MADE TO SHOW HER AWESOME VOICE SKILLS,.. SHE HAS HEAVEN'S INSTRUMENTS VOICE ❤❤❤

@chitowntoy2033 Жыл бұрын

This masterpiece was the soundtrack of my high school years. Mariah was clearly in a league of her own, but I had no idea that the whole song was difficult! I was just so enamored by the whistle notes! Thanks for the lesson!

@mariahcareydaydreamera2526 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video, i love it❤ I would add some little point why is this song difficult☺️ It’s not all about the range, it’s not all about hitting those upper belts. The song is happy and joyful so if you sing it, you cannot struggle with those belts. They must seem effortless and easy☺️ Plus the song is full of very complex vocal runs, your voice must be very agile to hit all those runs and transitions.😊

@Alliyahh145 Жыл бұрын

Loooove more Mariah pleeeeese

@marsymauranne2752 3 ай бұрын

LIVING LEGEND

@justinbraylock757 Жыл бұрын

this whole song is a climax 😭😭 you need alot of everything to sing this song, great coverage

@leesplendor Жыл бұрын

The whistle run building up in the bridge of Emotions is so challenging that Mariah has never attempted to sing that part live

@WarrenHolly Жыл бұрын

Really? I don't blame her 😏

@SKMRify 11 ай бұрын

Only in a capella.

@maxtheknife Жыл бұрын

The "Emotions" album is Mariah's vocal masterpiece! It would be interesting to breakdown "If Its Over".

@maxtheknife Жыл бұрын

@@Sttephy30 Just found it. Thanks!

@lissandrafreljord7913 Жыл бұрын

Sonically, it felt like just an extension of her debut album.

@onewayonly3984 Жыл бұрын

@@lissandrafreljord7913 I'll even add that vocally and musically, Emotions was better than the debut..it felt..warmer and more connected...

@reginabellestar Жыл бұрын

Please do Minnie riperton analysis please followed by Rachelle ferrell and Betty Wright and Chante Moore

@eltonsouzasantos4875 Жыл бұрын

The Best, the best, the best 👑

@crnradiata7718 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, people often highlighting the difficulty based on the range and those whistle notes. But, that doesnt only it!

@ParentalDiscretionIsAdvised Жыл бұрын

This channel is a music theory class all on its own!

@khairularchi Жыл бұрын

Hence the reason why this song rightfully to be tittled as 'Emotions' because emotions in reality were never been existence at in the middle realm but always on both opposite extreme.

@talentgroupforchildren2004 10 ай бұрын

as a vocal coach...I appreciate your video

@michaeljarreau3185 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing this video..... I agree with you, this song is very hard ro do especially registered whitle notes and high note but that made Mariah a legend in her own right though........If you want to you can do a video on the late Betty Wright. I'm sure if you heard of her or not. If you haven't go luck her up. You might like her music.

@jn9907a Жыл бұрын

As always, @blackmusicarchive, thank you for this great content. Around the 3:44 mark in the video, you write, "Keeping the middle voice healthy, makes singing at the extremes of range easier". Are there any studies or research to suggest extensive singing at the extremes has an impact on the voice over time? In other words, could it be that her use of the high soprano and low contralto has led to her voice quality in present day?

@tupepangan8462 Жыл бұрын

She is a Genius!

@Miumiu0404 Жыл бұрын

Please do a breakdown video of her song "Forever".

@reikun86 Жыл бұрын

Wow. It's unreal to hear Emotions a capella.

@MoneyAli75 Жыл бұрын

Mariah heal me, she an Aries ♈️ 🔥 this not one of my fave but much respect to her, glad I seen this analysis I gotta check ya other videos, any on teena Marie ?

@r.a.l.p.h Жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥

@rotta_rotta Жыл бұрын

Do you plan on re-releasing Explained on Whitney’s or Mariah’s voices? They were so cool!

@scoobooyt Жыл бұрын

I was wondering this! Are they on a Patreon or were they just removed?

@rotta_rotta Жыл бұрын

@@scoobooyt Ikr!

@KingofgraceSARA Жыл бұрын

Hi, this reminds me of Karen Clark Sheard's Jesus Is A Love Song in terms of difficulty. Would you consider doing Guy's "Let's Chill"? I feel it is a difficult song. I'm no aficionado of music theory/studies but something about parts of "Let's Chill" strikes me as tough, in terms of, breath control.

@richardolr1770 Жыл бұрын

I think ‘Outside’ is her hardest song

@iamlyrics9118 Жыл бұрын

💯💪🏼

@charmriah3607 Жыл бұрын

Fishriah made it on a BMA video

@giovannimarrero3694 Жыл бұрын

Wow

@ItsChrisWorld Жыл бұрын

Can you do one on Monica (R&B singer). Thank you.

@KingofgraceSARA Жыл бұрын

I concur!

@thatboycjsings Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@muzimthembu453 Жыл бұрын

All Mariah Carey's songs scare me.

@debutriah2854 Жыл бұрын

Fr lol

@bentmch1 Жыл бұрын

Yes this woman really gave a change to pop music just like whitney and few others. I dont get it when they say Beyonce made changes or gave something new to music to be honest she is a copy of many other singers of her past.