@Hoppy Guy Are you stupid? That was a choreographed performance with background dancers and dance sequences and everything. It isn't like this scenario where they kinda just go up and sing together and it is a free for all. Tina cosigned it so why are you trying to speak for tina turner?
@@mitnosnah4134But we All know that Mariah wasn't really have the ability to hold really long high belt.. but she actually did a great job that she can hit F#5 on that night.
This had nothing to do with respect it had everything to do with Mariah Carey not able to hang with Aretha Franklin vocally at this point of her career lol.
After watching a few of Aretha’s duets with other artists, this is by far my favourite . Mariah was very respectful but still held her own. She hit F5’s just like Aretha. They both had a good ear for each other. Can we stop with the comparisons and just appreciate this? It’s a DUET and they sounded AMAZING together.
It's because Mariah made the bars so high that even Mariah cannot reach today. And her vocals are very noticable in vocal change since she was known for her "girly voice" and now it matured unlike Chaka Khan, Aretha, and Patti who have that robust voice from the very beginning of their career.
@@joppp6918 she’s never shaded Celine. The only comment she’s ever made about Celine that could be misinterpreted is when she talked about her disagreement with how Divas Live went. But even then, they’ve maintained a relationship as friends.
Mariah Carey has done nothing but praise Aretha when she was alive and now more than ever when she is no longer with us. She stood there and waited for her parts and Aretha was gracious speaking well of Mariah too. There is no beef here, why are fans so ridiculous!?!
Ernesto and Umberto Andrade - I completely agree. Unlike some singers who tried to upstage Aretha, but only ended up looking like a fool and look like trying too hard.
1:14 Mariah executes that 'Ooooh" riff down just like Aretha does on the original recording of this song. This shows how much of an influence Aretha is on Mariah. Mariah has said that Aretha has sang every note and riff known to man. When Aretha first came out, nobody was singing with those type of embellishments. That's why Mariah says Every singer is influenced by Aretha even if they don't know it.
@@mpt3245 wtf is that childish? I also admire cause obviously she's the Queen of Soul and she was not Mariah's idol for nothing. I'm just saying the fact that the whistle part was not included from Aretha's influence
It’s so sad watching Mariah having the ultimate respect towards the legends that were before her, and the watch the new little girls disrespecting her continuosly like Demi.
@@jimmyv8238 Yes, i think she has a lovely personality. But her attitude is very nasty and unpredictable. She feuded with a lot of celebs who got nothing to do with her. 🤷♀️ She just obviously need some attention .
Aretha said at the beginning they didnt get the time to rehearse ...they only had a little run through sitting in the trailer. this performance was unrehearsed!!!
yeah. very different when Mariah duet with Patti.. Aretha maybe was insecured. Not giving enough moments to Mariah to really shine. But she still did even with only few lines
It's funny that people say Mariah tried outshining Aretha when it is so OBVIOUSLY EVIDENT SHE DIDN'T. She stood a bit further upstage, looked frequently at Aretha with admiration and acknowledgment, had fun and performed with her with no other agenda. She was invited to sing, and she did her best. Well, she has to and she can. And about Mariah 'contorting' her body to hit the notes, she always does that because her body is emulating the emotions of the song and moving in accordance to her voice
Aretha really like mariah so much. She treated mariah like a young queen. And She had give mariah compliment more than the others diva that night. R.I.P aretha
Mariah was obviously walking on eggshells. She had a lot of respect for the older divas, didn't want Aretha to think for a second that she was being upstaged.
UrBanNerd Company No. She couldn't hit the highs. By the end of the evening, Celine put them all in their place. This was the infamous 98 Divas special, where Ms Aretha tried to steal Celines part, and Celine hit those highs and you couldn't even hear Aretha. Then you hear Mariah trying so hard, but at that point she knew her place and she stepped back and let Celine and Aretha battle it out. Mariah fans are delusional as fuck. Girl hasn't sang well in 20 years now. That, and her personality is disgusting. She's self entitled, rude, and full of herself. And don't get me started on her shitty acting... Remember Glitter?
Passthedutch 1977 Why the fuck are you so bitter? Mariah hit many E5s in this night! Celine just sung one night higher than Mariah’s highest not! We are not delusional, you are. Seriously what world do you live in? No one is even talking about how Mariah is better here. You are seriously high. Mariah’s rasp and tone honestly made up for her vocal decline during this era. Aretha wasn’t even stealing Celine’s part, she wanted someone to challenge it out with her and Celine was the one who stood up. You are even more delusional, actually maybe even worse... Are you taking drugs? For the past like 20 years Mariah served so many people with so much PHENOMENAL vocals. You want some examples? Charmbracelet era (CONSTANT F5 BELTS), TEOM era (SONG OF THE DECADE, BEST COMEBACK ALBUM), E=MC2 era, Memoirs era (especially Angels advocate), Merry Christmas 2 You era (damn woman was pregnant and shut up the haters), and even so much more examples! Did you even watch Glitter or are you just judging best on the commentary from other people who actually watched it? I find the story line nice and heart warming, but in terms of directing and a little bit of production it could’ve honestly gotten better. Full of herself? Seriously? She’s really humble and cares so much about her fans! Rude? Seriously? There are worse celebrities and Mariah’s probably one of the most hated just because of “I don’t know her.” Self-entitled my ass! She seriously proved through out all these years that no matter the hurdles or troubles she won’t ever give up and that’s inspiring to so many people! I also like Celine actually and you are making her look bad you sick fuck. Just get out of here and NEVER even dare to comment something like that again on anyone’s channel, may it be Mariah, Whitney, Patti, Taylor, Aretha, and seriously anyone else I am going to find you throughout the comment sections of RU-vid and have your immature biased mouth shut again and again and I won’t ever get tired or scared of fighting a worthless garbage hater like you. You’re seriously wasting my time because of this, but I don’t regret it because one day you haters will eventually shut up when Mariah is gone. You don’t even realize how many lives Mariah has saved through her songs! Get out you fuck!
Mariah Carey Calculated her Adlibs during that Climactic part so Well that you would think they were apart of the Original Record! Heck even Kelly Clarkson sang this With Ledisi and did the Same Adlibs as Mariah! That’s A Vocal Genius
At 2:33 is one of my best duet vocals of all time. The slickness and agility in Mariah riff and her tone matched with Aretha's big rapsy gospel belt it amazing!🙏
U re very funny. Vocally she couldn't compete especially after 1996, so stop making it like she was "holding back".... Her fans say the same about performances with Whitney....I shouldnt be surprised... What's even more hilarious, you are calling not being able to keep up "professionalism" lololol
@@Tkimba2 What you are saying is partly true, she wasn't as good as pre-1996, but we all know she could've used her whistle register, but she didn't. And be fair, she did hold back a little. It's damn obvious.
Aretha ad the depth ,power and improvs ....could have gone deep into church with Mariah......vocally....Mariah was good though she said that she was intimidated by Aretha...who wouldn’t be.
Off her peak aretha was still too good that night. Bright, inspiring, soulful belts just lighted up the whole song. Btw, Mariah also did a really good job of harmonizing with aretha and keeping to the rythm by belting out stably at the top of her range while still able to embellish the song with creative runs, adlibs, improvs,..., which proves that she is a really versatile and original singer.
@@phamlam358 Agreed. Mariah may not have the ease she had on the upper belts prior to this like she did in her prime (Music Box-Daydream), but what she will never lose is her brilliant musicality. She knew when to belt, what and when to place melisma, harmonize, etc.
@@malcumx5933 wtf are you? British?, African? Either way America has probably benefitted you in one way or another. Now shut the fuck up before America decides its time to have another colony
Mariah's versatility as a vocalist and composer is fucking insane. she can do soul, rnb, gospel, hip-hop, jazz, reggae, house records and many more and almost all genres in music
I bet the other Diva backstage was a bit jealous that only Mariah had a chance to sing with Aretha. 🤭 And we know why she chose Carey to sing with her. Mariah has always had that lovely personality that everyone liked about her. ☺️
People should really proof read what they write and make sure what they are saying makes sense. It's ridiculous the way some grown folks(adults) post comments that don't make no sense at all or words are misspelled and they have the nerve to try to be telling it like it is, telling someone off 😤or getting them straight 🙄😠😱 PROOF READ!!!(REREAD)!!! SPELL CHECK!!! BEFORE YOU SEND IT☑️☑️☑️🆗😍
Mariah had the utmost respect for the Queen of Soul! She didn’t want to overshadow her, and it all sounded great. Rest in Paradise, Aretha. You’re singing in God’s choir now.
Mariah paid great respect to Aretha who is one of her idols, such a classy act, that's why Aretha loves her so much. Respect from one artist to another. That is how it is done. Mariah knows that Aretha is going to be the star of the night and she stepped back and let Aretha shine. Mariah looks at Aretha with great reverence and was just soo happy to be on the same stage with her. We all know what Mariah can do with her voice, but she choose to pay her respect.
Thats why i so love mariah carey. .she got the voice but she stooped down for the queen...she has so much respect for the queen aretha! I love them both!!😘😘😘😘
That last run beginning @2:50 is too iconic to not mention. It’s like Arethas voice became background instruments while Mariah closed her song. It’s crazy beautiful what these two ladies did on stage, Mariah loved her!
Unlike younger artistes these days that blatantly go around dissing and disrespecting the voices that preceded them, you can call Mariah a diva all you want but she had nothing but respect and love for the legends that came before her. And for that, i love her. She knew her place.
Mariah Carey can actually overpower most of the divas but she is always respectful to elders and to legends such as Patti, Whitney, and Dianna Ross. a true icon indeed.
Mariah was respectful the entire time and saved it all for that final run! Like “nah fuck that!” 😂 I love them and I miss Divas Live :( We don’t get enough iconic moments in music like this these days
Aretha thoroughly enjoyed singing with Mariah! She was smiling..she told Mariah to come on with her..meaning lets tear this song down! She embraced her at the end of the performance...it was all love and Aretha also had an adlib to match every note Mariah sang...lol..like Mariah said..ALL HAIL THE QUEEN!
lol! I heard that Aretha said the only way she would sing the song is if Mariah was going to sing with her. I think Aretha wanted her friend to sing with her because she felt like she was the only one who could sing it and give it justice like Aretha.
Her voice sounds out of this world throughout the various performances at vh1 divas live. How many other artist can say they performed alongside Aretha and had fun doing it. Mariah looks genuinely happy during this performance.
She was holding back because she was in poor vocal stage that night, when she sang with Patti she went note for note, she just couldn't handle Aretha that night.
@@caiolucas8257 not true. This was the time when she was singing whistles after whistles. She couldve definitely outsung aretha, but she didnt. Because she respects her, and wanted her to shine that night.
@@caiolucas8257 Mariah hit quite a few E, F and F#'s that night so ??? Hitting them wasn't as easy as they were before but they were deffo still very accessible to her
I love Aretha's tone and power here, and her mixing is less head-heavy than other performances. RIP legend. We should treasure the remaining true legends like Mariah and build them up
What a great duet. The great Mariah singing with her idol the queen of soul Aretha. For all those saying Mariah couldn’t keep up... Mariah duetted with Aretha. That means singing together and blending not trying to upstage and outsing! She knows the meaning of a duet. Mariah could have sang and riffed much more if she wanted to but she showed respect to the queen on her song and sang to compliment Aretha. That’s class. Unfortunately Mariah always attracts haters who try to undermine her ability and I guess that’s a sign of nasty, jealous haters who know but can’t admit the level of her talent. RIP the great Aretha who led the way for all who followed ❤️
Haven't been a fan of Mariah Carey before , but she has slayed the whole house . The dress , the voice the hairography EVERYTHING was in point . She felt so confident to sing along with the LEGEND Aretha Franklin . But She aint upstaged her .
Mariah fell flat on her ass this night. She couldn't keep up with Aretha and Celine humbled her. It was great to watch. She lucky Whitney was there..she would've gotten her feelings hurt 3x
@@PopCultureCarnivore1 did y’all have this conversation ? How you know ? Celine humbled her ? 🤣🤣❤️… what about the other singers ? Did she humbled them ? And right Whitney was not there you But MARIAH WAS !!!! 😅
@@PopCultureCarnivore1 mariah did more support F5 in this video that Celine has done in her life…u guys should Remeber that mimi have modules and was getting throughout some difficult stuff tommy trying to destroy her career he even pass the titanic song to Celine (they wanted Mariah)
And Mariah is now a Legend. The same years in the biz now as Aretha was when they performed this song together. That is what a great voice gives you, longevity.
Um she was a legend even before now Mariah put out hit after hit none stop no other solo female artist ever did that accept for Whitney Houston but Mariah truthfully passed Whitney when it comes to album sells because Mariah can change her voice and adapt to different sounds. And Whitney she was freaking amazing a power house but her voice couldn’t change. She was a pop diva and soulful churchy like singer. R.I.P. Whitney
R.I.P Queen of soul. Well done to Mariah for giving her respect (and knowing her place by not even trying to out shine Aretha). You can see that Mariah is just enjoying being Aretha’s presence. Mariah looks stunning here, it’s a shame she traded in her natural beauty.
And her voice was in great condition here. Some people are just mad and just say her voice was shot this night as an excuse. Her voice was shot that.... pfffftt yeah right that’s a huge lie, that night she hit and held a lot of F5s/F#5s they night. Proof that she DID hold back BUT showed off great amount of singing in the end.
Lies and lies, this was in 98, her voice was already shaky compared to 90-96, she has some notes here that are strained, but she really shows it in the Natural Woman performance, Aretha called her several times and she ignored it because her voice got hoarse at that time and she had to rest.
You're wrong, this wasn't peak Mariah, peak Mariah was 90-96 (where she outsang none other than Patti Labelle onstage), this Divas performance was in 98, it was right when her voice was having a harder time, her nodules and personal struggles (divorce and stress) were not helping her at all.
@@edzsalminao8698 well even if it wasnt her intention, it DID kind look like she was having a vocal battle with her, but only she knows what she was tryna fo
So nobody is going to talk about the belt Mariah did at 2:51 or was that just me...I know she held the mic away but you could still hear it faintly..She probably didn’t think it would sound good, and also might have been holding back..but that was definitely a high belt for Mariah, and then they didn’t even rehearse, which probably added the pressure of that note not coming out....So for all people who are saying she couldn’t reach high notes, she definitely reached it
Dav id exactly what I was searching the comments for. This ad-lib is iconic. Look at the background faces when she hits that note. She made the damn song her own with that part. She’s a musical genius. Whew, glad I got that off my chest, 😂
Mariah was like 0:38 oh i thought, but ok patiently waited till Aretha gave her signal to sing 1:00 and 1:53 after an amazing runs and riffs at 2:32 she doesn't want Aretha to feel she's being upstaged and had to remind her that we know who's the queen. then Aretha goes on and sent a message like it's ok darling you're doing great. then they finished the song with Aretha hugging Mariah as an appreciation of her politeness. Aretha was sincerely happy for their performance and what Mariah showed to her. Over the performance Mariah is one step behind showing respect to the Queen of Soul herself. This act of professionalism is very rare on today's artist . 😔
And THESE PEOPLE have the AUDACITY to claim that Mariah’s voice was SHOT that night. Anybody with ACTUAL EARS who ACTUALLY WATCHED Mariah’s performances that night will know that she blew.
Both of them.... magnificent. Everyone who has sung with Mariah love her bc she listens and complements the other vocalist to create a performance of connecting. That my friend is what a true musician and vocalist does...and it's just beautiful to hear and watch. ❤️
2:50 I would love to listen that note, wich was stolen from us by the distance of Mariah’s mic from her mouth while she was trying to not overshadow Aretha.
She can’t overshadow Aretha. It’s just not possible, Aretha can go all night long, up and down the scale for hours and hours. But mariah did do a good job
@@doggyboy7275 Mariah has control over every single register of her voice. She can sing as low as some tenors and her vocal runs and transitions are insane. Watch these videos if you don't believe me: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2NrZaCm9-tw.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w4HTgQmK1a0.html
Mariah Carey has always stated from the beginning of her career Aretha Franklin and Stevie wonder are her biggest influences ever. Mariah even said every singer has been influenced by Aretha even if they don’t know it.
