Mariah Carey - Forever (from Fantasy: Live at Madison Square Garden) 

The agility required to sing this song is insane. The fact that she sings this song while walking around, moving her hands, and looking at the audience is incredible! Her tone is flawless too.

I saw Mariah LIVE twice in her prime and was SHOOK by the power and quality of her voice. It was otherworldly.

☑️ Lyrics ☑️ Melisma ☑️ Heavenly falsetto/head voice ☑️ Creamy/Buttery/Light Tone ☑️ Resonance Perfect representation of a perfect vocalist 💓

Without discussion, THE BEST FEMALE VOICE OF ALL TIME, no one has been able to match such a glorious voice❤

Admit it, the 90s Mariah set the standard in what a singer's voice should be.

For those who are wondering why Mariah waves her microphone like that, no, she is not lip-syncing. Those are her vocals live. She's doing a performing technique . See, a lot of singers make the mistake in shoving the microphone to their face when they perform. They end up sounding loud and rough. The reason Ms. Mariah here can achieve a smooth and butter-like sound from voice when sings is because she knows how to control her volume and proportion the mic from her face. With this, she is able to control her low and high notes notes, her volume, and the amount of breath noise she sings into the mic. Its vocal perfection at its best. Hence the standing ovation throughout her performance.

Mariah has by far the most complex singing I've ever heard in pop music

I don't want to compare Mariah to other Queens like Whitney or Celine but you have to admit that Mariah has something more in her voice and her interpretation something that comes from heaven like an angel. The performance is incredible, we forget all our worries while listening to her. Thank you Mariah to exist and to have sung this wonderful song which will remain FOREVER in my heart ❤🙏

I envy those who were able to witness Mariah in her prime 😭😭😭😭

Children bashing MC singing live on stage, but their favorites could never have the vocal capability of this woman gracing the stage. AFTER 20+ years of performing LIVE. Don't judge people, pay resects, while this legend is still living. Do you see Mariah dancing around on stage with an act? Or in any ridic outfit to keep the audience entertained? No. Millions paid to come hear her VOICE, a talent, oops, no shade to your favorites today. But let that soak into mind. Could they ever????

A vocalist like Mariah only appears once in every 7 billion. Such a legend

always imitated , never duplicated !!! The one and only Mariah Carey !

After this performance, i don't know why there are other singers, except for Mariah, Whitney and Celine.

She was lucky to made her debut in the 90’s cause then people appreciate so much the power of the voice against nowadays when the voice is the last thing that a singer or people think about.

The most beautiful voice in the universe, no one had or will have a better voice than her. ¡The greatest vocalist ever born!

Mariah Carey' s voice... One in a 7 billion. Simply the greatest vocalist of all time. 👑

This song is so damn hard to sing. Technicality and emotional delivery must be 100%. From soft to powerful belts to melismas to projection to stamina to key change is required. She made it seem so easy. Mariah is Mariah 👑👑👑

No one can touch this song FOREVER!

One of the most difficult songs in history, performed by ¡The best female voice in history! ❤ You will be eternal Mariah carey.

She will forever be the best singer/songwriter in history. Doesn’t matter what her voice sounds like now. You sell that many albums, travel that much, get used by record labels and give birth then try singing. She’s the ultimate, forever.

In order to be even considered to compare with Mariah Carey... you need to check the things in this list first. 1. Strong Chest Voice! Able to sing low and belt notes flawlessly without straining. I've heard a lot of singers who covered MC's songs, when it comes to upper belt, they are very weak at it and use falsetto/head voice to reach the notes instead. Some just strained the heck out of their voice, that's why they said "vocal suicide". Some could even do whistle notes but couldn't do justice to the upper belts. 2. Have a soft, full, dark, and melodic tone and able to have a clear diction. In order to fit with MC songs' mood, the tone need to be similar. Bright, light, sharp tone won't fit the mood, though bright tone tends to have much clearer diction. That's why practice.....! Produce those sounds and consonants clear. 3. Have at least 4-octave range! Able to sing low, mid, belt, high. And all the notes in between, no skipping any note! MC'S range is 5.4. And able to do a lot of stuff with that vocal range. If you have a 5-octave range with weak and untrained, then don't even count. 4. Able to write their own songs with meaningful/creative lyrics. Also superior to your own voice, meaning other singers when cover your songs feel pressure as the songs are built for your voice, fit your tone and range. We rarely hear singers cover MC songs, because they require tons of vocal acrobats! 5. Able to do vocal acrobats, like hit low, belt, high, whistle notes, shift register smoothly, sing in different register, run, riff, melisma, phrase, etc. All the things Taylor Swift can't do. xD 6. Stage presence, show emotion when sing, captivate audiences. Switch original keys to different keys when live, do a live version of the studio version and dont have to be exactly the same every notes. Mix it up! 7. Versatile, able to have fun with different music genres, dance and have fun, also a performer. 8. Able to act, direct, produce, his/her music video, be creative, artwork. 9. On high-maintenance of vocal because you know your voice is precious. 10. Be fabulous, be a diva/divo and shady as f**k because you know you're good! haha xD There, 10 things to be considered the next music legendary. If anybody is able to do it, let me know xD haha.

Number of times Mariah switched her mic left and right: 29

One of the hardest song to sing.. Those riffs and runs,the adlibs and the high pitch notes are insane..and the malisma is captivating,. pure talent.

One of the best vocal performances of all time. In the greatest voice that has ever lived.

why am I starting to appreciate singers like mariah now.. is this part of really growing up... as a 31 year old 😅... just realized how good she is and how hard it is to sing like that. the breathing alone.. is a killer.. and those mic techniques and phenomenal vocal. a metal head here 😅

with this song alone, she destroy all your fav catalogs and career... so please RESPECT this woman as a singer, vocalist, songwriter, producer and LEGEND !

Performances like this are what separate Mariah from other singers. The greatest of all time, no one will ever match this.

That run towards the end is unlike anything I've ever heard in my life. And she's so GD beautiful. Am I dreaming? 😍

If you think "I Will Always Love You' is hard to sing, you definitely haven't heard of MC's Forever.

Mariah sounds amazing here. I can't even believe she's singing live. I think her problem today is that she is her own competition. We expect her to be just as good as she was.

the only singer in the business with such beautiful face that matches her vocals.

Her voice is so connected. How the hell she just enunciates after that enormous C# at 2:52 is beyond me.

The "mic swinging" is a clever way to get dynamics right singing live. Controls volume, like a knob. And the hand waving? That is a mind trick she (and other singers) use to "aim" for melisma on pitch, kind of a form of mathmatics . Basically there is a lot going on in her and any good singers mind when they sing. The voice is truly an instrument that takes practice and skill, something many modern day singers have forgotten.

A beautifully tragic love ballad..I remember..most people will always recollect such an absorbing piece of stellar music and vocals...

People don't realise how impossible it is to sing this song. It is suprahuman. You can hear these dynamics and acrobatics in people who have been trained for 25 years and more in Indian classical singing and vocal art. Mariah Carey is simply the greatest.

I'll bow down Beyonce, but Mariah makes my knees go weak and has me floored by her talent.

this woman is breathtaking and her talent will be in the history forever.

She has the most beautiful and angelic voice I' ve ever heard, It' s magic, unreal, heavenly. And this song is almost impossible to sing. Forever the unbeatable Vocal Queen 👑

the placement is what really separates Mariah from a lot of other vocalists. belting like that can get overwhelming to listen to but as an amazing vocalist Mariah knows how to place and support that the sound... A lot of people just holler...

God knows how many times I've listened to this song

This could easily pass as a studio recording. The vocals are freaking perfect.

That transition makes my heart melt away, and when she sustain that C#5("forevaaaaaaaaaaa") , i was carried to heaven, and that A5 in head voice...!! Guys, just goosebumps 😭❤️❤️❤️

90s Mariah set the basis for her style. Afterward, she built on it. She just got better and ridiculously accurate with her note choice and tone. Butterfly album is THE benchmark. NO ONE CAN REPEAT OR BETTER THAT. It's all sweet candy. I've got a cavity from it.

You people will never give Mariah the credit & respect she deserves. Mariah is a music Icon. Who else produces, writes, and sings like her?? NOBODY! She is in a category of her own. #queenofmusic

This song literally takes my breath away, the way she goes from whisper to belt to whisper to head note and back again is just breathtaking. God, I need a tank of oxygen now lol

This is the era that earpiece is never yet excisting …it proves how powerful mariah carey’s ears when becomes to live performance especially on her ballad sonds

She was blessed with a voice that no one can ever have. A unique talent.

No one can compare Mariah's voice. This is one of her hardest song to sing, that no one or somebody can sing like what she did in live on in studio version. This is the only proof that Mariah is on top of the other artist from her prime until now. She's kicking every artist until now.

Giant vocal masterpiece! She was doing her magic here.

I love the way she adjust the mic coz that's how powerful her voice is.

MARIAH CAREY WILL FOREVER BE THE QUEEN OF THE STAGE FRONT !!! ...

Unbelievable. Her vocal control, tone and range are simply amazing. Best vocal I've ever heard of hers or any artist.

I like when she sings the "never be ashamed, call my name!" so clean, so buttery, and emotional, these adjectives can only come together when mariah sings

No one is a better singer. 🫶🏻

What most people dont realize is the power of her breathing technique in this song. 2:29-2:42 is only 1 breath! 🤯

When the live version is better than the studio.. only Mariah!

One of her hardest songs to sing..nobody could sing this song like her..no one..she's incomparable..👍👍✌

Wow people who were able to witness Mariah in her prime are so lucky!

Mariah's Voice is absolute perfection! Crazy range!!

One of the hardest Mariah songs to sing! :)

Pure talent and class that will never be bettered in our times

This is mariah carey in her prime❤❤

The world's best, there is no comparison.

There is something about the way she sings this song....I just cannot explain it, you would never find a LIVE performance w this much passion in a song today......sad but this is the truth, I have hope for music though.....good music.....Thank you Mariah for sharing your gift with us.....

Absolutely breathtaking! Hearing Mariah sing "Forever" always stops me in my tracks. That soaring voice. The presence of her on-stage delivery in this video. Her voice is perfect. Perhaps, other-worldly. And when I hear this song it, is as if we are hearing an angel sing among the clouds of the heavens - if that should exist out there, somewhere. Now, I was in college in the early 90s when Mariah's first album dropped. And everybody loved it! I can remember being in the dormitory with friends and listening to her first CD. My roommates and I were like "Who is this person? This amazing artist?" For me, this song is the culmination of all her experience. The absolute peak. Brings a tear to my eye, because with these lyrics, I ponder the passing of time, the loss of loved ones, and the profound sadness that things will always change and you can't hold on and live in the past. Nevertheless, with these lyrics, is that holding onto that idea of "forever love." Remarkable. Thank you for this gift to the world, Mariah. Your songs have made the world a better place and enriched our lives as we make our way thru our everyday lives.

it s crazy how her voice resonnate like a cathédrale !!! damn !! savage vocals !!! :p and what an emotion ^^

You Mariah, you will forever be the most talented woman ever 😘👸🙏

“That We Belong Together” I love Mimi unknowingly foreshadowed one of her biggest hits in the future.

the original voice i will never stop listening to

Set my headphone to the max.. Still them high notes don't even hurt my ears!!! 😍🙌🙌🙌 Mariah FOREVER! 💕

No one can do, what she already did, same to whitney, they show us, how beautiful music is..

That voice was sent to us from God. Nobody can sing like that. She has emotion, breath control, range, and she flips from chest to falsetto to whistle like she was born with a piano in her throat. Whitney Houston had a powerful voice and it was hard to ignore but she had a range like anybody else it was just when whit sang it the song was better. But almost every song written by Mariah is impossible for anybody to sing without changing it.

What a classic look for her!

We'll never have another Mariah

Her voice is so golden during the Daydream era. She could not be matched.

Regardless to what damage she did to her voice , what she gave the world cannot be matched , dismissed, and will never be forgotten, Mariah will "FOREVER" be the greatest of all time.

What a beautiful voice 😻! I don’t know if it’s infatuation, but I think Mariah has the complete package, talented, gorgeous, funny, intelligent, etc.

This is just pure perfection

Mariah at her best is just unreachable and unparalleled.

Those days of love are gone Our time is through Still I burn on and on All of my life Only for you From now Until forever And ever my darling Forever You will always be the only one You will always be the only one As long as I shall live I'll hold you dear And I will reminisce Of our love all through the years From now Until forever And ever my darling Forever You will always be the only one You will always be the only one If you should ever need me Unfailingly, I will return to your arms And unburden your heart And if you should remember That we belong together Never be ashamed Call my name Tell me I'm the one you treasure Forever And ever, my darling Forever You will always be the only one You will always be the only one You will always be the only one Forever You will always be the only one Forever You will always be the only one Forever You will always be the only one Forever You will always be the only one Forever You will always be the only one

The GOAT...

I swear when this woman passes and is no longer with us, I will lock my self in my room, with 5 boxes of tissues, and watch this video over and over just sobbing at how beautiful her and her vocals are.

How long are we going to be in quarantine? Mariah Carey: Forever!!! Yes Mariah Carey is a queen of quarantine

THIS IS WHAT SINGING TRULY MEANING .. not just wooo wooo huu .. wok wok wok .. and other just catchy tunes that get boring for two or three months ..

such an underrated gem. this performance is flawless, the trasitions are so damn heavenly

Mariah Carey is literally the 8th wonder of the world. Tell me I'm lying!!!

i envy those who have watched her at this concert damn it

The best vocalist of all times ❤

I just need those people who says mariah this and that to come to her 90s collection to watch all her live sings, her vocal cord start messed her up when shes start the tour of her albums.i think it is due to thigh schedule she have she dont get rest and force to sing jn very high notes make her vocals cord week and weaker and getting worse. But she still delivered. Shes still a vocals legend no matter what

It still scares me knowing she has a really light voice, but has resonance to destroy entire buildings. 🧎🏻‍♂️

Mariah, I grew up with you, and I just wanna say thank you so much for all these beautiful songs...I love singing them. U r so special!

This is my favorite Mariah Carey song of all time.

Vocally If you think this is incredible , and it really is, it's a masterpiece, then you have to listen to "Jesus what a wonderful child" and "Anytime you Need a friend Club remix" these are the best vocal performances ever recorded in the studio, they can puts everyone to shame. If you've never heard them, you will be SHOCKED

No-one can sing this song. If anyone can touch those high notes, it's still not great because it's Mariah's vocal.

I always think that Forever is a good song for any singing competition contestant who wishes to showcase their singing chops.

I'm speechless, the lyrics in this song is fantastic ❤❤😮

Mariah is not comparable... To me she is the greatest singer of all time... what a great talent she had. May God bless her voice more and more🙏🙏

Who’s here still listening to this precious masterpiece🙋🏻‍♂️

Whitney and Mariah are both true vocal athletes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This sounds almost identical to the recorded version with only a few slight different vocal choices. Mariah is honestly unbelievable. This is going to be my wedding song. Transcendental. ✨