Mariah Carey’s "Butterfly" [LIVE on Letterman 1997] - SINGER REACTS

Mariah Carey’s Butterfly, live on David Letterman 1997

This is my reaction, analysis and breakdown of Mariah Carey’s live performance of her song Butterfly on David Letterman, 1997. This great performance was just released for the 25th anniversary of her album Butterfly. This great song is one of Mariah's many iconic ballads and one of my favorite from her album butterfly. I am really enjoying the bright, airy, placements we are getting, the forward sound, and the gorgeous tone. Not only does this song really display Mariah’s beautiful sound but it gives us many demonstrations of her incredible agility. Mariah is of course a very strong belt/mixer, but she’s a bit reserved in this performance, and gives us some different registers within phrases, like I’ve talked about before. This performance is a great demonstration of vocal athletic ability, speed, and beautiful tone.

I am a jazz/R&B vocalist, baritone saxophone player, music educator, and vocal coach local to New Orleans. I have two degrees in jazz/music education and work professionally playing music. Thank you for all the support on these videos! It is such a joy to create educational, entertaining content for you. I’m looking forward to making more reactions, as well as expanding on ways to create educational/music related content for all of you. I’m so grateful for every one of you!

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