Mariah Carey - Emotions (MTV Unplugged - HD Video) 

OK but that PIANIST was killin it!! Geezus that wrist strength, they're definitely a powerhouse!

the fact that she sang this while smiling and laughing all around at the same time made me kinda wonder if that girl still even a human.... lol

I think she’s probably the only artist ever who had to purposefully book a live gig like this to prove that the vocals were real. People just could not believe she sounded that good.

It's f*cking ridiculous how good she was in her prime.. unbelievable

It’s crazy to think that Mariah felt compelled to do Unplugged because no one believed anyone could be so talented.

You know. I’ve never seen any comments like “oh I was there that night” Cause they all were dead after the performance Mariah Carey gave them

All Whistle parts✨ 1:14 First whistle 2:04 Second whistle 2:54 Third whistle 3:29 CLIMAX

This has to be one of the most flawless, most difficult but at the same time most effortless, clean and fresh live performances of all time.

I love that people said she couldn’t actually sing live so she did this performance to prove she could. Wigs snatched

*In 1992, Mariah decide to release this MTV Unplugged Live EP for prove to everybody her voice was real and 100% talented* My english is not good, sorry.

I will never find the best live version for this song other than this one! She just slays it like it's nothing...

The way she effortlessly transitions between low notes and high notes is insane!! The range of this performance was C#3-D7 WOW more than 4 octaves in one performance!!!!!!!

You can feel the immense passion of this young Mariah. 😉😊

imagine being born with that much talent and knowing it

The way she hits the high notes that easily impressed meeeee amazingly

I love Mariah Carey’s curl hair era. The best era ever!

People who desperately try to sing this song always fail to realize that this song is not about Mariah showing she can sing so high, she already did that on her first album. This is song is about Mariah showing the world what she can do with her immense range scaling up and down her vocal register with such agility and precision over and over. She will descend from the lowest of the lows and then in an instant soar thru stratospheric heights. Her voice is absolutely out of this world. The Greatest vocalist to have ever walked this planet.

Even when you're not a fan, you've gotta admit, this woman is the embodyment of slayage

She sang this better than the recording. Gotta be top 5 voice of all time.

am i the only one here who appreciates the pianist?

She said in an interview: "I make my music hard so that I, only I, can sing it." Lol. I really love her attitude. Straight to it. Edit: Thank you so much for the LIKES! LETS SUPPORT MARIAH! MUWAHHH!

When Mariah came back with her second studio album Emotions, the critics felt it lacked the feeling and meaning that her debut album had. On top of that, because she limited herself to television and award show appearances, people and critics felt that she couldn’t sing as brilliant live and felt that her voice especially her whistle register was gimmick made to sell albums. So she and her label booked this MTV unplugged to show the word that she could actually sing and she showed tf out in deed.

Audience are very lucky to witness the legendary performance of her live...

Dang that vocal agility,run,riff,whistle is so pure

there is something so youthful and innocent about this Mariah. she is so free

She is totally relaxed while singing. It costs absolutely nothing for her to do what she does in this song.

The pianist absolutely killed it. My god.

what a control of her voice... My god...

“Emotions” is dubbed ‘Vocal suicide’ by many music critics around the world, being Carey’s most vocally demanding and hardest song to sing out of her extensive catalogue. The track showcases 4.8 octaves out of her impressive 5.2 which already proves not many singers can pull this song off considering the huge range needed to sing it. It’s become a standard for Carey to perform this throughout her tours and live appearances, critics believe it defined Carey as an artist as it really shows off the vocal power only she has been known to have. Many singers have attempted to cover Carey’s iconic classic but it’s universally agreed the song should only be sung by Mariah Carey.

Okay but can we appreciate that pianist??? He poured his heart and soul into that playing!

In 1992 Mariah had to do an mtv unplugged because people thought she was a studio production. She really showed them all. How cool would it be if she did the same now and laugh at them all. Forever locking her legacy. Love her ❤

Idk why people disrespect her, she WALKED so y'all could run

I'm sorry, but HOLY FUCK! This is just... insane. I'm a converted Mariah fan!!

Unreal levels of ability. She could never sing another word and I’d still consider her one of the all time greatest singers. She is timeless.

No one will ever be this talented ever again

The fact that there are people who don’t see Mariah as one of the greatest vocalists to grace this earth, clownery. She had a five octave range not to mention the best whistle register of all time, and could sing as low as the second octave. She’s one of the best because she didn’t just sing soaring high notes and didn’t only sing low notes, she could specialize in every facet of her voice, whether high or low, all starting at 20 years old being compared to the likes of Whitney and Celine. A true icon

Okay but the guy going ham on the piano. I’m equally impressed with his skill.

As far as pure vocal talent in the 90s, it’s Whitney and Mariah and there’s no use going any further. They’re just light years more talented than anyone else.

She forget shes a human too 😭 Oh my, Goddess voice ❤️

I loved her hair back then. Wish she would go back to the curls.

The gospel intro sent shivers down my spine

She’s so amazing. I love looking at the faces of the background singers. You can see how much they’re enjoying singing with her and participating in the excellence (they are amazing too btw). This unplugged session is one of the best live performances in history 🥰🥰🥰 what a gift!

That audience didn't deserve to be witnesses of this historic performance.

Everything about this is next level. Those back up singers are going off. Musicians are on point man daaaamn. That slap base is amazing. This chick was in a league of her own in her day.

can we just give some props to the pianist 2:13 3:11

Noone can ever top Mariah!

This is the best UNPLUGGED EVER.

the smooth transition into the whistle is what kills me! she makes it sound so effortless, it’s out of this world

she has so much soul in her voice it’s mind blowing

The Pianist, holy shit!

The best vocal performance in human history.

This video is a trap. Every time I start playing, it takes me an hour to stop and get back to real life.

Supreme. Incomparable. Born to sing.

i love the way she adds adlibs after the song to justify the audience that she's sing it live💕

Pianist going CRAZY

The intro is fantastic.

”Emotions”: could be labeled as her ’signature song’ for being perhaps her best known song among the general audience that showcases the use of whistle register.

This Is Mariah Carey At Her Best, When She Was The Warm, Smiling Woman Who Oozed Talent And Great Spirit, How I Love You Miariah.

mariah dont just hit notes … she knows when to riff when to run when to whistle! her musicality is unparallel ! SHE IS THE GOLD STANDARD IN MUSIC

Her albums helped me through so much! Baby this and Whitney Houston(more my mommas fave) is when REAL VOCALS required! Soul and emotion

Only Mariah Carey can make live performance sound better than the studio recording. This is what talent really is.

2:56 I love the transition from whistle to chest voice!

There are other singers who can mimic this and execute the vocal skills but she sings this so effortlessly with confidence and perfection it’s insane. Spot on pitch, spontaneity, flawless execution, energy, I can go on and on in praise.

This version of Mariah is my perfect woman. The girl next door look with that stunning voice. ❤️

Bruh that look she gave at 3:27 was like “y’all thought I was playing huh?”

everyone discussing the whistles but how bout some love for them chest growls.. dam

You've got me feeling emotions Deeper than I've ever dreamed of You've got me feeling emotions Higher than the heavens above I feel good I feel nice I've never felt so satisfied I'm in love I'm alive Intoxicated Flying high It feels like a dream When you touch me tenderly I don't know if it's real But I like the way I feel inside You've got me feeling emotions Deeper than I've ever dreamed of You've got me feeling emotions Higher than the heavens above In the morning when I rise You are the first thing on my mind And in the middle of the night I feel your heartbeat next to mine It feels like a dream When you love me tenderly I don't know if you're for real But I like the way I feel inside You've got me feeling emotions Deeper than I've ever dreamed of You've got me feeling emotions Higher than the heavens above You've got me feeling emotions Deeper than I've ever dreamed of You've got me feeling emotions Higher than the heavens above You know the way to make me lose control When you're looking into my eyes You make me feel so high You've got me feeling emotions Deeper than I've ever dreamed of You've got me feeling emotions Higher than the heavens above You've got me feeling emotions, yes you do You've got me feeling emotions, yeah You've got me feeling higher Перевести на русский

"I feel good, I feel nice, I never felt so satisfied -- I'm in love, I'm alive, intoxicated, flying high" Yes, all of those emotions without taking any drugs, drinking alcohol, or doing some other BS. Just living your best life through the music. That truly is a blueprint for keeping it real.

literally everyone in this performance is enjoying themself... the backup singers, the instrumentalists and the pianist going ham on the piano! Not to mention Mariah totally owning the song.

The critics were so mad after this. Before this concert they kept calling her a studio singer, and that she couldn't sing live like she does on the album. They couldn't fathom that this beautiful young woman could be the one behind these songs and this voice. Then Mariah does Unplugged and sings these damn near impossible songs live even better than they sounded on the records. You just know they were stewing in that anger 🤣🤣 Then the petty bastards decided to block her from winning anymore Grammys for the rest of the decade. But she really won in the end cause the people bought and loved her music enough to make her one of the most successful artists in history. This show was straight up Queen shit 👸🏽 👏

Goosebumps ! The pianist 👀 2:11

This song really demonstrates Mariah's incredible vocal range. From the deep, low notes to her whistles which makes the song very hard to sing.

Rest in Peace David Cole(Piano man) I remeber watching this as a kid thinking David Cole is some kind of cartoon character turned human as he was so animated plus the hairstyle and piano playing skill

a guy on the piano was david cole who produced many songs for carey and he was the inspiration for carey's one sweet day in 1995 cole died in 1995 from HIV/AIDS , carey was really devastated to cole's death so suddenly and also shocked her so much she wrote one sweet day to express her feelings to cole the song was a super hit in 1996 peaked at no.1 hot 100 for 16 weeks ina row and still titled as the most weeks no.1 hot 100 single of all time

I miss artists like this, so captivating and brilliant.

Hear me out, I don't think even Whitney Houston had the vocal range and control mastered as good as Mariah Carey.

Hearing Mariah hitting those whistling notes like its nothing while im straining my voice😫😫

vocal legend

can't believe this is a live performance. and the whistle tones - just want to listen to that forever. so beautiful and ecstatic

im so glad she’s still w us. we must appreciate her whilst she’s still here.

Let's admit that there's a lot of young, up and coming singers who can also do such high notes (whistle), but let us also accept the fact that NOTHING could ever top Mariah. She is often imitated, but never duplicated.

This song is literally one of the toughest in history and she sang it like it was nothing!!!

Literally it's the mother of music

Mariah is spectacular. And the backing vocals crew, also destroying everything. Congrats guys!

My man on the piano blacked out on this performance

I don't even know how i'm still alive before those whistles...

she was a monster in that period...sounds like a recorded studio session....unbelievable....

Emotion is a perfect song for Mariah Carey and only she can sing it perfectly. Mariah Carey was a legend!!!

Everytime that Mariah hits those whistle it feels like she's opening the gate of heaven. 😂😂😂

The greatest female vocalist to ever hold a microphone

oh my God! that vocal range! that whistle! that...that ART! unique! heavenly! I can't believe this! Lost my words. She really is the best singer ! haven't heard anyone else hitting those notes ...just speechless

Mariah, got up there and starting singing like its just a simple Karaoke night😂 She sang this with so much fun and effortlessly. Def one of her top live performances.

was this the unplugged concert she talked about in her documentary where in she said, she booked this because her 2nd album went down 50% because the people doubted her voice cause she doesn't want to go on tour? people thought she cant sing live..u so she booked this then after that, everyone became more amazed.. 😊😊 she's the queen.. 👑

Crazy how innocent and natural she looks here.

Who is listening to this in 2024？😊

This is just pure talent. To hit all those notes without getting flat or off key or anything is just insane.

Her range is mind boggling.

That intro alone is better than 99% of artists entire discography

She was born to sing, our Lord gave her that talent ❤its unbelievable, unnatural ,not normal best vocalist ever❤

She has the greatest voice with a Five octave range and her signature whistle voice, no one can touch her.