Mariah Carey - Someday (MTV Unplugged - HD Video) 

Those background singers!

That transition from full voice to whistle was inhuman

She did mtv unplugged to prove to music critics that she wasn’t a studio artist. Imagine being such a amazing singer/writer that people don’t believe u and u have to prove urself. Mariah is untouchable 👑 queen energy

MTV Unplugged must be one of her early risky moves to prove to critics that she's a real deal... and oh boy she did and more... Not a fake, not a one hit wonder... Imitated, never duplicated...

Don't you just love that little laugh she gives at the intro? She be like... "yep, that's my background talent right there"

I wish MTV would go back to this kind of format and showcase artist in this kind of light! Bring back MTV Unplugged!!!!

There is such an earnest joy in this performance.

Holy sh*t. Do performances get any better than this? Also, this is approximately as beautiful as someone can look.

Her curls were to die for during Emotions/Unplugged era

She had some BOMB background singers

My girlfriend, future wife of 28 years who just passed away forced me to listen to this when it came out. I was a headbanger in the 90s. I was absolutely blown away by the entire concert. Randy Jackson's bass sound in this entire show is phenomenal. Thank you baby for opening my jaded eyes.

I love how she gives the background singers a chance to sing on their own and looks so proud of them!

when the live version tops the studio...only Mariah!! ❤

she's one of the few singers that can actually sing better than the backup singers and doesn't have to rely on them

Those backround singers!! ❤

You were so blind to let me go You had it all but did not know No one you'll find will ever be Closer to all your dreams than me Believing the grass would be greener You told yourself "I just don't need her now" But I know you'll soon discover You're never satisfied with any other Someday ooh someday The one you gave away will be the only one you're wishing for Someday hey hey Boy you're gonna pay 'cause baby I'm the one who's keeping score You'll change your mind and call my name Soon as you find they're all the same And when you find yourself alone Don't come back crying You should have known Believe me I'm not pretending It's not hard to predict This ending now 'Cause I know you'll soon discover You're needing me in spite of all the others Someday ooh someday The one you gave away will be the only one you're wishing for Someday hey hey Boy you're gonna pay 'cause baby I'm the one who's keeping score Someday ooh someday The one you gave away will be the only one you're wishing for Someday hey hey Boy you're gonna pay 'cause baby I'm the one who's keeping score Maybe now you just can't conceive That there will ever come a time when you're cold and lonely Baby, how could you ever believe That another could replace me, the one and only But when your down in your time of need And you're thinking that you might be coming back to own me Just think again 'cause I won't need your love anymore! Someday ooh someday The one you gave away will be the only one you're wishing for Someday hey hey Boy you're gonna pay 'cause baby I'm the one who's keeping score Someday ooh someday The one you gave away will be the only one you're wishing for Someday hey hey Boy you're gonna pay 'cause baby I'm the one who's keeping score Someday ooh someday The one you gave away will be the only one you're wishing for Someday hey hey Boy you're gonna pay 'cause baby I'm the one who's keeping score

Hard to believe she wrote this song as a teenager!!! This is one of her best in my opinion. Sad that she doesn't care for it much anymore.

The incomparable Kelly Price on Background vocals along with Melanie Daniels!!!!

it's probably not normal but i think i literally watch an old mariah video almost every day. i didn't even realize it. i am just mesmerized by her voice and in awe of her mastered vocal techniques.

Humanity doesn't deserve that voice.

Mariah Carey, perfect contouring since 1990.

#MariahCarey with simple hair & makeup, wearing pants. i never tire of it.

Mariah is unparalleled all around, her backup singers are the best of the best, Randy is a BEAST on bass, and Walter is KILLIN the keys!!!!!

The greatest vocalist of all time

My goodness, this unplugged along with Nirvana had the most AMAZING arrangement. Mariah makes it look so fucking easy to sing those notes but once I dare to even try my voices cracks and cries for help. lmfao The chemistry between the back up singers and Mariah's vocals completely blew me away on how professional she was at such a young age !! True talent right there !

She was 21 here. #Legend

She was so pretty

For me, the biggest and best music artist of all time. There will be never a singer like her. Time will pass and she will be still present. Many "singers" will come, but no one can NEVER be as legendary as her.

For all the young kids watching this today, Congratulations on listening to real music for the first time :P

Every note is P E R F E C T! This is the meaning of Mariah Carey.

I love how she smiles during her performances.

When she hit the whistle note, it seems like there is a bird coming out from her mouth to chirp! LOL~

oh my at 3:32 you can see how that thing inside her mouth vibrates, so real. so live so amazing!

The backing vocals are fantastic. Each of them are nice. I always watch on them :) and Mariah is out of this world. Was and still she is.

Not only does she have the biggest range of vocals among all pop female singers but she also has the best singing skill.

*I* still *think* she's the best singer (not just female) to ever live. Wondering how the 2015 version will sound. Fine, it won't sound flawless like this,(this was her in her prime which was perfection) but if she's been taking care of her voice, which I'm pretty sure she has, she'll still sound great. Can't wait to hear it!

When she Lets out That Whistle in the End! ITS LIKE TIME STops For Her! God Her voice sound like That of An Archangel! She is a Gift from the GOD to this Earth.

This is an unforgettible moment in time! I was only a teenager, but I will never forget how amazing this consert made me feel. It was something out of this world. It was - simply - magic. ❤️

THIS IS THE BEST VERSION OMG. i'm so glad i heard this one first cause that's what made me fall in love with this song

1 octave is 8 notes. she has 5, WOW!!!

That whistle, that whistle, that whistle, faints. love her always. the voice.

I always felt her whistle notes were a treat to the audience like how a cat gets over stimulated and wants to bite it’s like Mariah feels the music and throws it out there 😭

How many notes you want to hit, Mariah? Mariah: Yes.

Say what you want about this womans "personality" or whatever. But no1 could EVER take her god's gift away from her & that is her VOICE & stage presence! MARIAH IS THE ORIGINAL DIVA!!!! MIMI FOREVERRRRRRR!!

Missin the old Mariah! No one can surpass her vocal range during her prime.

The transition with her chest voice to her whistles is uncomparable and SO HEAVENLY BEAUTIFUL

This is better then the studio version. 👌 gotta love those back singers tho

Shanrae and Kelly Price killing the backgrounds vocals.

I looooooove Mariah in this era. You can tell she just want to sing her butt off. It wasn't about the glamour. She looks beautiful. I just want her to do this again for us. Skip all the gowns and swim suits, and diva antics, just get up and sing. one more unplugged. Kelly Price in the backgroup. Man I remember those 90s hair style my mom and aunts use to rock. Good memories.

they're so close to Mariah like why arent they fainting or somethin'

there we have this girl, who wrote, recorded and delivered this song beautifully.

Mariah Carey SOMEDAY YOULL BE IN HEAVEN SINGING FOR JESUS BECAUSE UR LIKE THE BEST SINGER THAT EVER LIVES

Is she real? Shes like a hologram of perfection

Mariah Carey's voice is so perfect, I find it impossible to get tired of her music! I know people call Whitney Houston The Voice and I sort of understand their reasoning cause I've listened to Whitney. But some of the things Mariah Carey can do vocally are more impressive to me.

That one time Mariah brought Church to the MTV.

I wonder where the back singers now ? Love this live performance and the vocal. The song sound so good and modern for the time, that's what you call 'timeless'...

Someday 100% live 😍😍😍😍

Legendary. Iconic. Goat. The vocal Trinity was special. You had to be there to understand how Mini, Whit and Celine shut heffas down on a daily basis with ONLY vocals.

The incomparable songbird supreme. Happy anniversary. 🦋

No one will ever come close to how amazing Mariah sounds. Not in this life time. The performance has brought me through some rough times before. The whole MTV UNPLUGGED EP is simply top quality from the arrangement, the backing singers, the band and of course Mariah herself. Still as fresh now as it was then x

No need HD Backgroud Big Screen, Auto Tune, and special Effect .. just pure talent

Someone with less ability would not dare have such powerful backing singers…

I really like that raspyness and deep voice at the end. But that whistle just slayed. I think it could be her best Someday's whistle

So excited for the 2015 version :)

Mariah Carey looking stunning gorgeous beautiful here 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Mariah is unbelievably beautiful here, her hair, her face...not too much make up and not too much skin to see, just about her music

I'm so happy they finally put it on vevo.

The best female singer forever!

The intro of this song is second to none. Man I wish I was born to see Mariah Carey in her prime. A real singer, if we take away looks this woman is one badass singer. Forever happy she pursued her dreams and blessed the world with her talents

I’m gonna tell kids this is Mariah Carey 🤷🏻‍♀️💫🌈

one of the greatest singer that ever lived... after all she has 5 octaves... that's rare...

Mariah has the best backup singers

I just finished The Meaning of Mariah Carey. My granddaughter is named after Mariah Carey. To be honest I didn't want my granddaughter to be named after Mariah. I wouldn't have wanted her named after Celine or Whitney either. I just didn't want my granddaughter named after a superstar , I guess. My daughter gave me the book as a Christmas gift. She fell in love with Mariah when she was younger because she said she heard me listening to Mariah.At this moment and this day forward, I can honestly say I take so much pride in the fact my granddaughter is named after The Great Mariah Carey. Thank you Mariah for sharing your story

Her back-up singer KNOW they are all That!!!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️🎶🎶 They are amazing.

Omg! Finally RU-vid has a sound when you like a comment!! Yaass! 😜🙌🏽 & Mariah Carey is a legend!

The brackgrounds, the piano, all is perfect And all produced Mariah wow

I love how Kelly Price singing background and now she is also mainstream

I just love rediscovering Mariah songs that I paid dust too and falling in love all over again. What a legend!

this is legendary

This is the Mariah i remember before the bad marriages and the tacky gowns and melt downs. This was a killer debuted album. When i think of this album i will think of Summer 92

I know it's not right, but i especially like this woman in "sony"-black singing like angel.

Dont know if anybodyelse realizes of her shinning throat in that whistle... That is no doubts the biggest given vocal talent from god to a human

yeahh.. it is true she is the best singer as you can see.. she can balance the sound of the background singers at her voice nice blend. mariah carey is great

She is so special. I love you, Mariah 💕

She had this performance/concert because critics said she could only hit those notes in the studio and she was a "studio artiste". Well you showed them butterfly, you showed all of them 💛

Ughh Mariah is still my biggest crush and it ain't gonna fade away anytime soon HAHAHAHAHA 💞

Mariah is more than all I want for Christmas!, and we will love her till the end of time. We were very blessed to listen to her with these songs.

the unplugged version is definitely better!

classic Mariah song..the acappella intro was everything haha

Best MTV Unplugged of ALL times

20 years later and it's still good. Well miss the old music, these days music gets boring a week after release

This honestly beautiful, just a bunch of ppl having fun and dancing on stage, and a young talented girl living her dream !

Unbelievable voice. So powerful and yet feminine

The pianist is tearing them keys up 🎹 The Legendary Price Sisters singing background Lead vocals Mimi 👑🌹🌹🌹🌹The Incomparable ✨ Mr . Trey Lorenz background vocals .

I think she's the one who has the best voice in the world for me.. I love her so much no one can beat her and we should be thankful because we have the best vocalist in the world. And That is MARIAH... Hopefully she can read this message for her... Thank you for all mariah specially to your incredible and amazing songs... I Love You so Much..

Queen Mariah is hitting these notes effortlessly my god.

My Mariah, si in love with you, . Anything that people say nowdays, didn't compare with what you have done, period

this is called SINGING

A great emancipation song 😊 !

I wish I could just Time travel back and gone to all her early concerts OMG HER VOICE IS JUST A MASTERPIECE