They didn't expect the whistle register... they're left in awe

I love this because she didn't have anything at this point , no money , no glam squad , all she had was her voice and that's all she needed

The crowd: I don’t even know who you are Mariah: You will.

That whistle was crystal clear and she sounded utterly effortlessly. God gifted singer.

Imagine being in that stadium and hearing Mariah's Carey's voice for the first time...in her vocal prime and it's live.

Lowest note: F3 Highest belt: F5 Highest whistle: F6 She’s so unintentionally creative, it’s sickening

Her vibrato is to die for... she's got SOUL

She was simply “Columbia recording artist,” and now she’s “the best selling female artist of all time”

"The palace now has a queen"YES! MARIAH YOU RULE IN MUSIC

no words can explain how iconic this performance wow just wow

This was Mariah's first live televised performance, and she slayed.

That stadium wasn't ready for the birth of one of the absolute best singers to ever exist.

The palace now has a queen,, she blew everyone away in there damn

*WARNING* Mariah is going to blow you away

“The palace now has a queen, and the goosebumps will continue.” -The Meaning of Mariah Carey

MARIAH: "I need to change the word 'sea' to "sea-AAAAAHHHH" AUDIENCE: "Why?" MARIAH: "Watch, listen and learn."

How can someone slay that much in her first TV appearance, and the first time performing to a large crowd? I had fainted.

You could tell she was nervous at the beginning but then she killed it and once she hit the whistle note it was OVA.

This is live, raw, pure emotions, resonant, vocal suicide and most of all no “let’s get loud!”

I love how she added her own flair to this song but didn’t overdo it or make it sound unrecognizable. This is the greatest rendition of “America the Beautiful” ever, imo.

THEY WERE SHOOK!

When she hit the high note, she was like, "it's Mariah Carey, bitches..." Lol. This was probably when she debuted her trademark whistle register, IMO. Like MJ debuting his signature moonwalk.

"The palace now has a queen." I'm not sure if there is any better thing to say to follow up that performance than that lol

2:05 the Palace now has a Queen. Whoever that commentator was, He’s a Nostradamus! He knew Mariah is the Queen!

"The palace now has a queen" omg yass

At the end, you would think that's an applause but really it's the sound of ppl looking for their wigs that were snatched up by Mariah!!

Mariah's rendition of America the Beautiful is the standard, just like Whitney Houston's rendition of the National Anthem. The best vocalist of all time.

Even the announcer had to put some respect on it! “The palace now has a queen” said it all😂😂😂

I have to listen to this once a week to calm my nerves

My weave is in another octave.

“The Palace now has a Queen” forever gives me chills

"THE PALACE NOW HAS A QUEEN! AND 30 YEARS LATER, THE GOOSEBUMPS CONTINUES..!"

I like how the guys are "omg, yasss #slay queen" and then the camera focus them and are like "yeah, whatever" lol

"The palace now has a queen, and the goosebumps will continue.."

I love how agile, full, proud, clear, and POWERFUL her voice sounds here, absolutely unprecedented and original.

No one that night could have possibly known they were witnessing the beginnings of a phenomenal super star! 30 years later and Mariah has had one of the most successful music careers of all time. 19 #1 hit singles and hundreds of millions of records sold worldwide. And to think, it pretty much started with this simple performance. She's an icon. What a voice!

Everyone was already wowed by her voice.. Then that whistle came along and sealed the deal. Yet not many people know of it which is sad.

one of her best live performances.

That little black dress she wore to everything in the early days 😂 It was all she had… and of course one of the greatest 5-octave voices ever heard in the world.

Her vowel modification is out of this world. So good.

This makes me want to cry, just knowing it was the beginnings of the world seeing the magic that is Mariah Carey!

This was a historic moment. The very moment Mariah Carey first introduced the “whistle note” to the general public. The rest is history. Having this documented is truly something special. Music has never been the same since.

The guys looking at each other and shaking their heads like 'damn' is a MOOD AF

33 years later and still goosebumps 👑

I had to come here after that disgrace Fergie called a National Anthem.

Whitney has the star spangled banner but mariah has america the beautiful

I mean, we grew up with this queen as an artistic and musical standard, none of those (produced) billboard "number ones" of today will ever come close.

The greatest vocalist of all time

She done blessed the entire stadium

.....and a star was born just like that....the rest is history

Mariah’s debut single “Vision of Love” was still #73 on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time of this performance. This was right after her first televised performance on The Arsenio Hall Show, barely anyone knew who she was

Came here after watching J'Lo's inauguration performance to remind my ears of what perfection this. Truly the best version ever.

In 1990, Mariah's debut song Vision of Love was not #1 yet, it was still at #73 at the Billboard chart in June 2. And this game was at June 5, so basically most people in that stadium didn't know who she was and didn't pay close attention to this precious historic event.

This can't be topped!

I love how at the end the players were so confused about what just happened 😂🙏🏻

This was her first public major introduction to the world. She said she always wore little black dresses and kept it simple at this point because she really was just starting off and going on nothing but a dream. Now that lady has a career and discography larger than any current popular artist. Well done mariah.

HOW TF IS THIS VOICE EVEN REAL. Ugh this is why we need to show more respect for mariah. She's a living legend

This makes me wanna cry and I'm not even American

kids this is what you called singing, no effects no auto tune. just pure talent

I remember seeing this on live TV, back in 1990, very, very vaguely. Nobody knew her yet but then she did her trademark Mariah whistle at the end and the rest is history...

No one can beat her version of this, mariah carey is the real queen.

Mariah Carey herself just retweeted this video👏👏👏👏

Who’s here after reading about this in her book?!

From “a Colombia recording artist” to “Best Selling Female Artist of All Time” You just witnessed a birth of a legend, “The palace now has a QUEEN” 👸🏼

that whistle, it is so naturally done mariah is legendary

It's very cool that Mariah herself tweeted this video as a Memorial Day tribute! I'm glad that she or her people discovered it. I've always felt it was a remarkable performance, especially considering it was Mariah's first appearance on the national stage.

back then: "Columbia recording artist" now: one of the best-selling musical artists of all time billboard's top female performer with 19 #1 hits leading songwriter's hall of fame inductee billboard's top female songwriter and record producer one of the most streamed pre-2000's musical artists named by the Guinness book of world records as the "Songbird Supreme" and the queen of Christmas. SHE. IS. A. LEGEND.

Came here to cleanse my ears from Jennifer Lopez.

HAIR PLUCKED, STRIPPED, AND SCALPED FROM EVERY FOLLICLES OF MY MORTAL BODY

she said that a lot of her classmates didn't know she can sing so I guess we know where she was when she was not going to school.

Had to clean my ears after listening to JLO version today

If Whitney owns Star Spangled Banner, Mariah owns America the Beautiful

I was at that game. All I remember when she walked right by me was: nice dress and how does she walk in those heels? Nice performance!

she can be singing the phone book to me and I'd probably still love it, queen

That C5 at the end was the most resonant note i ever heard my god she’s the GOAT

Had to come and cleanse my ears after that inauguration performance 🤣🤦🏽‍♀️

You could hear the audience burst with applause after the first big belt. I heard an interview from 99 and she was talking about how she watched this performance and was basically blown away.

She took that whole stadium to church!

And the stadium realized they had just heard the best vocalist of all time sing

She had an interview 2 weeks ago and she said that she's thankful of the announcer proclaiming her as the queen.

Little did they know they were in the presence of absolute greatness.

I wish she sang the national anthem at this time with this voice

Her vibrato and resonance on mid and upper belts and the F6 whistle note are just off the charts. We don't get these kinds of vocal performances anymore.

She talks about this in her book. So badass

Who does that in 90's??? She really opened the door for these new artists today..

I like the resonance at the ending. Like a waving echo

This should have been released as a single

She brought that crowd to church!

Dude, id be so shook if i were one of those people in the arena

1:55 rare footage of two grown black men getting SCALPED! "the palace now has a queen" and mariah's career not even started yet.

seeing the players reacting is awesome cause they were standing so stoically but they couldnt contain it. I love that song.

This is really iconic, look at how her career EXPLODED into the stratosphere, she is the biggest celebrity ever, or at least very close.

A very nervous performance executed so well! That whistle sent them all into orbit

Everyone in that stadium was SHOOKETH

At 20 years old here, shes already decimated all singers

The Meaning of Mariah Carey brought me here. Chills.

“The palace now has a queen! And the goosebumps will continue!” MC instantly turned everyone inside that venue into her fans!

this performance is one of her bests, man i wish she would have sang the national anthem in the emotions or daydream era. this performance is legendary among the lambs but it was at the beginning of her career and very little know about this, imagine her singing the anthem with prime vocals in her popularity prime as well. i think i get why she stood away from the anthem though despite being queen of the 90s. she was already compared so much and pinned up against whitney all the time. and after whitney's iconic super bowl 91 performance of the anthem, mariah would've only been compared to that! honestly, mariah was always really good at staying in her own lane and making her own shit! she was able to reach acclaim and become legendary without stepping on other diva's shit. whitney made the anthem hers, so i get why mariah avoided it like the plague.

Reading her book now. So much emotion. What was going on in her mind, she had nothing but her VOICE , her dream, her kind heart . Such an angel.

She did this in my homestate!! Sadly they tore down the arena but I’m glad we have this footage