The Gospel According to Mariah Carey || How Gospel and Spirituality Influenced a Pop Icon
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- Made in collaboration with @godsmusicismylife , "The Gospel According To Mariah Carey" explores the Gospel Influences and spiritual reference of one of music's most important and influential figures.
Episode Credits
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Director: Milik Kashad
Executive Producer: Milik Kashad
Editor: Milik Kashad
Motion Graphics: Milik Kashad
Voiceover: Milik Kashad
Script: Milik Kashad, Tim Dillinger
0:00 - Introduction
1:12 - Mariah Carey
2:11 - Gospel v. CCM
2:37 - "Best Friend" & "You Need Me"
3:08 - Vanishing
4:26 - There's Got To Be A Way
5:03 - Emotions
5:26 - Churchy Piano
6:54 - Carey Choir Arrangements
7:28 - Testimony Songs "Make it Happen"
9:12 - Anytime You Need A Friend
10:49 - Merry Christmas
11:09 - Vamping
12:48 - Daydream
13:39 - Mariah's Late 90s Testimony
14:22 - Fly Like A Bird
15:38 - I Want To Know What Love Is
16:09 - Heavenly
17:11 - Conclusion
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Illuminati spotted.
Sir I love your channel ❤️♥️
“Everything Fades Away” is another example of a song that you can feel her gospel influences
And one of the best songs of her entire career, its haunting and ethereal, I was completely blown away the first time I head that B-side, good lord!
Love that song. The best song in the album Music Box.
What an insanely good song too
💯 ❤️
#3 on my list of all time fave Mimi songs.
Mariah talked about her Gospel influence/relationship with God in her book due to her Grandmother/Black side of the family. Love these examples!
Lord I NEED to read that book so bad. 😭💖
@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 You won’t regret it! I re-read from time to time. Her audiobook is even better bc she SINGS when she talks about her songwriting! 😩
@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024It’s absolutely incredible Mariah’s Memoir. I plan to also get the audio book also and listen to it.💫
@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 I still got her memoir for three years. That was beautiful.
@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024So do I. I really do.
As a day one Mariah Carey fan, I am glad to see her receive these kind of flowers. She deserves props for her gospel and gospel-pop offerings as much as her #1 hits.
Me too! She definitely deserves it!!
I wholeheartedly agree as well yes!!!💯 So very well said.
I agree wholeheartedly.
I'm glad that this side of Mariah is getting noticed. She'll love this.
I feel like she’s watched it multiple times!
"If you get down on your knees at night and pray to the lord, hes gonna make it happen"
Is the other line of the chorus, throughout the whole song
Was gonna say!
Her performance of "Fly Like a Bird" at the Grammy's is one of my favorite live performances by any vocalist. Cause in the beginning you can see she's struggling. Physically or mentally she's not feeling her best, and I've been there as a musician. The way that she pushes thru and preserves and just murders the end of that performance it gets me going lol. It takes me to church every time.
Me too 🙌🏾
The end is part lipped lol.
@@iantuitionyeah lol but that was one of her best lip-sync performance, very convincing lol
@@iantuitionwelp 😂
@@iantuitionIt’s not liped. Why are you lying?💀
The influence, while maybe not as direct as, say, aretha or Whitney, is definitely 💯 there. Gospel is in her!
More Aretha and patti , Minnie ripperton . They all are influenced by retha and patti it is direct influence it’s from the black church .
@@markmenez4097 What are you talking about?
@@markmenez4097What? What exactly are you talking about?
🤦🏽♀️ I’m literally talking about influences omg I can’t with 🤦🏽♀️
@@markmenez4097How are ppl confused with your basic statement? I’m starting to believe that article that said 80% of the population can’t read now. 💀
I’m sad I Wish You Well wasn’t mentioned here. Its another great work of faith from her it mentions direct Bible verses
I've cried listening to I Wish You Well's climax...
Also I pray 😢
and Outside!
@@alidhere9806 I pray is definitely straight gospel. Also outside is a beautiful example of the gospel pop they describe here
Thank you. That song takes me into another stratosphere
As an atheist who used to hate any religious music I have to say: she was the first person who made me begin to appreciate the gospel music in terms of its elements and characteristics by the genius way she constructed her gospel repertoire. Even tho they are not my favorite songs and I can’t connect with the spiritual and surrealistic messages, I can still being able to find the beauty on her gospel songs and recognize the relevance of the style on a lot of songs from several artists I like.
I feel you. I’m not really sure what I believe in but when I listen to her gospel inspired songs I always end up crying. 😂🤷🏿♂️ I love them
@@kevinjohnson4877 Great to see I’m not the only one! That’s the power of a good music 😃
Ong same! I’ve no faith, but the high quality music from the church is fantastic
I’m an atheist too, but I LOVE gospel music! It really gives me tons of energy and can even appeal to my more emotional side.
I’m not religious, I’m more into the ancestors, etc, but I can listen to some Black Gospel. 😂
That last line thoo 💯 🔥 “Mariah is a contemporary artist who uses the sounds and influences of the past to craft a sound of the present”. Perfectly said, great video!
We love Gospelriah. Honestly, she’s an R&B girl to the core but if she had grown up singing and performing gospel, there’s no telling where her career would’ve went in regards to stardom and success. I would even say this about her singing Jazz, as well. She can scat her ass off.
She actually does go to Jazz concerts and sing. I know she also had a Lady’s In The Blue’s reference in one of her songs, etc. I think Mariah still has more secrets about her than we are lead on to believe!🥰 And I LOVEEEE that! But she really is an R&B girl. On Music Box Anniversary, she praised some R&B singer (I forgot her name) and gave her the highest of praise and said she loved her! The girl wasn’t massively popular either, so that tells me even more how much she loves R&B.
@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 absolutely. I’d love a jazz album from her as well as gospel. But she is tried and true contemporary R&B and has always stuck with that no matter what the trends were and I adore that about her as an artist.
The way Mariah didn't attend church regularly or sing in the choir as a kid as she would have loved it, due to her dysfunctional family and two homes she had
But still gospel and church played a big part in her musicality and career.
She shows her love and respect of Gospel music through her inspiration from and use of it in a lot of her music. She’s a church girl who never got to go properly.
This is much appreciated. Her gospel stylings elevated her music in a way that set her apart from other divas (other than Whitney). Her faith is apparent and the gift she was given has been put to exquisite use. A true legend.
This!
How? Most of the other girls in R&b were raised in church and you can hear it in them, Mariah was influenced by it huge difference
Fly Like A Bird is literally one of my favorite songs🙌🏾 she definitely dug into her gospel roots on that one‼️ cuz she killleedddd that
She also co-wrote and co-produced as well with Big Jim Wright, may he RIP.
The influence of Gospel is so great on Mariah's career and done in such an incredible way that to this day fans ask for an entirely gospel album from Mariah!
And if one day that happens, it will be an incredible spot on in her career and in music in general because Mariah is an example of genius and creativity!
She knows how to surprise!
And "Heavenly" is a masterpiece! My favorite from Me I Am Mariah
As a lamb, and of course as someone who loved gospel music, I would love that from her
She took too long to do it! She's no longer anointed for it. May God RESTORE her LOST ANOINTING to sing Gospel in Jesus' name before JESUS RETURNS and she's permanently disqualified from joining God's heavenly choir.
1 Corinthians 9:
19Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ. 20When I was with the Jews, I lived like a Jew to bring the Jews to Christ. When I was with those who follow the Jewish law, I too lived under that law. Even though I am not subject to the law, I did this so I could bring to Christ those who are under the law. 21When I am with the Gentiles who do not follow the Jewish law, I too live apart from that law so I can bring them to Christ. But I do not ignore the law of God; I obey the law of Christ.
22When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. 23I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings.
24Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! 25All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. 26So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. 27I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.
@@jdfodioseek help asap.
@@jdfodioSit down somewhere. 💀
I feel like the closest we gonna get to a full gospel album from her is the '94 Merry Christmas album.
I will never get tired of video essays about Mariah Carey.
Jesus what a wonderful child is also another underrated track off merry Christmas with a bunch of gospel inspiration
Yes! That's my favorite song from Merry Christmas.
Hello!
Yeeeeeessss she ate down!!!!!!!!
The Clark Sisters/Aretha are very prevalent in how she sings.
I have long since wished that Mariah would sing solely Gospel, in consideration of all that she has personally been through, she would be a light to so many people. And we all know that her voice is a gift sent directly from God! Girl, it’s NEVER TOO LATE. Please bless the gospel community with an album of strictly Gospel and give God HIS flowers!
It has to be sincere though its not something she can just force.
Mariah is a pure music artist at heart and to put her In one box would not make since for her
I see a lot of similarities between how Gospel songs utilize the "vamp", and how modern EDM uses "breaks" and/or "drops". Some of the examples shown here even sound like common EDM songs. I can see how all American music is influenced by Gospel song structures.
Absolutely!
YES 🙌🏽
Oh yes. Gospel Music is the FOUNDATION. That may also explain why Mariah can make AMAZING timeless Pop music.
Mariah has made legendary house music remixes that also incorporate MORE of these gospel influences - such as the Dreamlover & Anytime You Need A Friend, and Honey David Morales remixes. Makes this connection even more apparent.
Black people made American mainstream music that the world enjoys today.
Gospel has always made a subtle appearance in all of her albums
Not always so subtle. She was digging deep into the gospel influence while many of her contemporaries were trying to sound more "pop."
Oh it was far from subtle.
WE STAN CHURCH’RIAH
Thank you so much for celebrating Mariah’s gospel side. I believe Mariah is one of the few artists that are heavily influenced in Pop, R&B, Hip Hop and Gospel equally. Your video was also amazingly documented. Love your channel. Keep up the amazing work. We truly appreciate your work.
She's truly a living legend. ❤
If you haven’t everyone Please listen to All I Live For by Mariah Carey it low key could be a 90s gospel hit If she wanted it to be.
Yessssss I love that song ❤️
When Mariah sings gospel, her voice is strong and has conviction. We are begging her for a full gospel album. ❤
No
Yes, her holy roller Grandmothers family had her own church in NYC, and Mariah was raised in faith
Nana Reece was her Great Aunt. It was her grandmother's sister.
Not Mariah saying "I wish I could soar like that". Mariah girl! You ROARED! What are you talking about 😂😕
From a child, I could always hear heaven when Mariah opened her voice to SING! 👑✨
This is why i love Mariah Carey more than any other Artists out there.
I went to her Christmas Tour, the entire set truly is centered around Jesus Christ. She's a believer and her faith shines through her singing.
It depends on what she sings though.
Mariah s debut has influenced me as a singer-songwriter and producer
Don’t forget her song Outside from her Butterfly album. 😭😭😭😭
👏🏿 👏🏿 👏🏿 👏🏿 👏🏿 Thank you so much for this! And noticing her specific influences like the Clark sisters, which you can hear her doing Karen’s riffs and runs on live versions of Make It Happen
I’ve been listening to more older artist and I can very much hear Mariah’s influences, then I go listen to here and can hear it ALL. Love it!
Fly like a bird
Outside
Joy to the Word
Make it Happen
Everything fades Away
I am Free
Melonie Daniels's wig at that Christmass concert was a kiki 😂
Shout out to a baby Kelly Price singing background vocals for Mariah
I didn’t like how Kelly has said some nasty things about Mariah.
@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 When ? What did she say ?
Melonie Daniels was also a Mariah background singer!!!
Good work BLACK music Archive!
What about her song "Outside" from the butterfly album? That song got me through and it's heavily gospel influenced
Another amazing video by the incomparable Milik Kashad! He always understood Mariah's sound and influences, something many of her detractors could never grasp.
I always felt that the intro to "You're So Cold" sounded a little like Aretha's intro to "Young, Gifted and Black."
Agree. David Cole came directly from the church and moved into secular. He adored Aretha Franklin. Mariah and David Cole were great collaborators.
That's why Aretha Franklin wanted a duet with Mariah in "Testimoñy" segment of VH1 Divas Live, 1998.
I can hear her gospel influences in many of her remixes and upper belts.
I’ve always admired her vocal performance and substance. This woman, this woman has always had the utmost dignified influence and that’s what’s important. It’s needed in the industry
I always prayed for Mariah to come out with a live gospel album. I would love for it to have all her gospel inspired songs along with others like His eye is on the sparrow, amazing grace and many other well known songs.
That Rachael Lampa girl is an amazing young artist who credit Mariah for her influence.
I always say Rachael Lampa is the Mariah of Christian music.
@@malloryhead Haha she’s pretty close!
While a full Gospel album from her is still a dream, I am glad at the very least she went all out with the Gospel influence through Merry Christmas, occasionally on Merry Christmas II You, and the Magical Christmas soundtrack. Her artistry shows through on all three, especially Merry Christmas, contributing to its timeless resurgence every year.
Butterfly too, although it’s about emancipation it does have choir background in the chorus and bridge and Hero as well
This is absolutely a gem of a video and one of the few rare instances that showcases an aspect of Mariah's musical influences while also revealing something new.
These comparisons are spot on and you really placed a spotlight on artists a lot of fans had probably never been exposed to (me included) but are for sure grateful to be enlightened with such revealing insights.
Shout out to make it happen! The song I most identify with from Mariah. 8:13
Edit: There’s also the fact that the lyrics say “and if you get down on your knees at night and pray to the lord he’s gonna make it happen” screams gospel haha
Yes!!!
Also, Make It Happen heavily samples Alicia Myer’s “I Want To Thank You” which is all about God.
@@julievanessa89 first of all you better let the people know! Secondly, Mariah’s sample game is underrated ash. Her samples are so seamless and they also speak to her amazing taste in music.
@@AchillesandArtemis So true! I learned about so many amazing songs & musicians through her samples and especially her interviews talking about her musical influences!!
I’m so glad you mentioned I Am Free. That is one of my favorite songs of hers
Gospel is about emotion feelings & humanity, religion is a man made artifact ❤
And this is why I even say she does some of the best music . And with a voice like that it's even so overwhelming to listen to every piece of work done .So amazing
Vision Of Love, Make it happen, anytime you needa friend. Everything fades away, Jesus what a wonderful child, cant take that away from me, my saving grace, through the rain, fly like a bird, wish you well, heavenly and the star.
mariah and i share the same favorite aretha album! one lord on faith on baptism! that’s knee slapping, oil spilling gospel!
Anytime You Need a friend is my favorite by her
You hit so many points that I have thought or talked about Mariah Carey's heavy Gospel influence from the start of her career. You produced this so well. Excellent contribution!
The excitement I felt seeing the title…🙌🏽
All i knew whenever mariah belt a song i really can hear gospel from her… she can belt my all or fantasy n still can hear a gospel from them
Aaahhh yes!! I stayed up late to watch this and am so glad I did! Her gospel inspired music is some of my favorite. Her 1991 performance of Hark The Herald Angels Sing on Good Morning America is one of my favorite church-influenced Mariah performances and one of her most resonant performances of her career.
As always, love the research and the work you do!! Also, as a side note, I wish we had a HD/official recording of Karen Clark Sheard performing ATYNAF for Mariah.
Thank you thank you thank you!!
I think the influence of Melonie Daniels needs to be mentioned here. Also from Staten Island she, comes from a family of preachers and singers. Melonie led the gospel choir at her college before becoming a session and background vocalist. It is said Melonie introduced Mariah to some of the gospel music she loved as gospel was not played in her home.
Mariah's gospel is hybrid with pop - that is why the masses can relate to it.
Another amazing video from you! Really loved the research you did to link up the modern songs with their old school gospel influences. I also love the fact that you included Mariah's 2014 album Elusive Chanteuse. I feel like everyone slept on that album but Mariah put out some bangers and that album definitely deserves more shine! The song One More Try on that album is another classic gospel Mariah track that I personally keep in heavy rotation!
#JusticeForMIAM
15:48 everything came to a full circle 🥲her music is so consistent
9:06 and it makes her songs more motivational and humane/relatable yet they maintain that spiritual core to them
When i heard those opening piano chords on emotions mtv unplugged i literally started crying!!!! I really connect with “churchy piano” music
Jesus oh what a wonderful child left the chat… 😂 but in all seriousness this video was so teaching to me thanks for that love your channel
#justiceforjesusohwhatawonderfulchild
Thank you for this video! I liked how you mentioned how her stylings changed throughout the years. There is really so much to her artistry!
Thank you for this. I actually used this very argument as a child to get permission from my religious parents to listen to her music. I convinced them she was mainstream pop gospel. Mariah touches her fans because the gospel elements are so very hopeful and uplifting. You are hitting the nail on the head! You may love Aretha, but you respect the girls!
as a 2000s baby, I haven’t really explored much Mariah Carey’s slow songs because I’m usually on her hip-hop sounding ones. As someone who loves gospel music though, I’m in NEED of uplifting music, so thank you for this video because now I want to use this as an opportunity to get into get gospel influenced songs
Mariah is such an icon at this, she's low key the queen of incorporating gospel stylings into pop alongside Whitney! People are citing other gospel influenced songs of hers but I think I understand would've been a good pick as well. Thats straight up gospel through and through
That’s so disrespectful to anyone who actually grew up in a black church. Had you said Fantasia or someone like that I could get with you
@@thabigcohuna My opinion… ISWIS 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
Mariah Carey, Kelly Price, Shanrae Price, and Melonie Daniels all 4 did a few Gospel songs together.
Emotions is her most soulful album
Let's praise and love the annointed! She is annointed... bless god!
Heavenly (No Ways Tired/Can’t Give Up Now) now that song..........
Is a soooooonnngggg
Heavenly was such an underrated song! The amount of vocal layers in that songs are incredible and somehow it doesn't sound too much or less. It's perfect. That's why she's a brilliant composer and a producer 🙌👏 Thank you for making this video and acknowledging Mariah's Gospel side 🤎
I can’t wait for whitney houston’s analysis! 🫶🏻
Right! This gets me excited for it. Although, this video is great in itself.
Was just gonna write this
Could not click on this fast enough, my all time fave, and some of these gospel inspired song are some of the best of her career.
Do you guys think she’ll ever record a full Gospel album??
Nope. It wouldn't pay off financially, and well... Even though she's already freaking rich, no artist like it when their record doesn't have a commercial success
Nope. Doesn't have the voice for it anymore. She'd be better off doing some Jazz.
@@PatchesNjose I don't see her singing jazz like that either. She doesn't have that type of voice imo. Her voice is better for pop, rnb and gospel than jazz. I need to hear her doing a jazz medley to be convinced
@@oskarm646She needs to take more risks and not worry about money. She is rich for life
@@jayjohnson5346 I don't think she cares about the money, but she definitely cares about her reputation, and she doesn't want to become an artist whose music doesn't reach any peak on billboard 100 and all these rankings
Great analysis and overview. Even though she was not raised in the church or a gospel music tradition, it was apparent from her earliest recordings that she was profoundly influenced by gospel music and singers. This is what contributed to the regular comparisons to Whitney in her early days. Mariah was a pop singer doing gospel-influenced music, while Whitney was a gospel singer forced into a rigid pop idiom.
Music is Mariah's escape.
Music is Mariah's saving grace.
yes, when mariah began to feel that joy then i too began to feel it! i began to pick up my feet! 🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾♀️🏃🏾♀️
Thank you for posting this, I do hope Mariah puts out a Gospel album, that would be great for her real fans to enjoy!!! I was so excited when "MAKE it happen" came out, and it pierced my heart when the words, and if you get down on your knees and pray to the Lord, I knew right then, Mariah had a relationship with GOD ALMIGHTY! !!! I was so elated, and instantly began following her career. GOD SENT.
I JUST LOVE ALL HER MUSIC AND HAVE HER ENTIRE COLLECTION INCLUDING HER BOOKS. 4 CONCERTS ATTENDED AND SO APPRECIATE WHAT THE LORD HAS GIFTED US WITH.
Your so lucky you got to see her concerts!😩💖
Her cover of "Jesus What A Wonderful Child" is to die for! I wish she performed it live way back in 1994. I WOULD'VE BEEN DEAD ON THE FLOOR!
💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
The only artist who sings songs about the goodness of God.
In this tine of age.
Another masterpiece! Educational and entertaining as always! Mariah Carey is a creative soul mixing genres, octaves and personal struggles to bring out beautiful music. Wishing her well.
“I wish you well” from E=mc2 is definitely worth mentioning as well! This was awesome to watch
Mariah paid tribute to gospel with “fly like a bird”. I don’t think it has as strong of an influence in as say Whitney had but you can definitely tell it’s part of her because of her cultural background.
Whitney is like 100%, and Mariah is like an 80%
You know mariah has God in her life when she actually writes all her gospel-influenced song.
I could not have asked for a better video to watch tonight! Thank you so much for sharing this friend. You’re the greatest.
Y’all hear Kelley Price at 7:28 or is that just me? 😆👀
Kelly sang backup for Mariah for years with her sister. She’s on a few on Mariah’s record and she’s actually quite visible in the clip you’re referring to.
Amazing. She was influenced by Gospel music & she also influenced Gospel music.
An incredible video! In her song I Wish You Well, Mariah even references bible verses. Her relationship with God is relevant throughout her career, and shes been so open. It’s all in the lyrics and music. 🤍
Whew!!! I felt the Spirit while watching. What an incredibly unique video structure! Love MC & this video ❤
Shes such an Icon ❤
Every one of these video essays feels like a gift. Thank you!
wow great analysis!
Amazing 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
You killed this!
Phenomenal work 👏 ❤
That was refreshing thank you!