Mariah Carey actually wrote most of this song. She came to Boyz II Men with a half made song because she had lost a dear friend to her from AIDS and Boyz II men had an idea of a song because they had lost I think it was their manager and turns out that they had a very similar idea so Mariah finished the chorus, they worked together in the bridge. They share credits but I do believe Boyz II men is considered the ft artist (unsure tho) this song debuted at #1, the second Mariah Carey song to accomplish this feat and Mariah was the first artist in history to have multiple #1 debuts. The song stayed atop the Billboard Chart for 16 weeks and held the record for 23 years. This song was declared song of the decade by Billboard and it was Mariah's first song of the decade (in the 00s she achieved Song of the Decade with We belong together and is up to this day the only artist with more than one Song of the decade) People could not believe that a song like this one, arguably one of the most popular songs ever, with some of the best vocalists in mainstream music, a song with a message of hope to get people through the terrible loss of a loved one and did not receive a Grammy 😓😓😓 shameful for the Recording Academy. This song is part of the Billboard Hot 100 songs of all time.
I mean this IS Mariah’s song. It’s second single from her album Daydream. She was writing a song about a friend who passed away and then heard that boys 2 men are writing something similar so she invited them over and wrote this classic together.
Not of all time, but living? I’ll go with that. I still say no female artist blows me away with her voice like Whitney Houston. But there are a number of female soul singers who are close to Mariah. She’s amazing though. With Whitney it felt effortless. Like she was never showing off. With Mariah, occasionally I feel like she’s doing crazy runs for no reason that lead nowhere, but here she’s fantastic. With Whitney, the vocals told a story. Both incredibly talented, but Whitney was on another level. It’s too bad she got into the white stuff. That Bodyguard album alone is full of bangers.
Boyz II Men are the apex of harmony, their voices are beyond superb. Add to that Mariah at her very best (90's Mariah can't be beat) and this song is f*cking gold. B2M are still the absolute best harmony driven group, they're so underrated and unacknowledged, it's a damn shame. ❤
@@sayresc1984 try again darling we're talking about harmonize of course mariah is better when it comes to that sense cause she is background singer before so harmonize is a cup of tea for her...and this is mariah's video why bringing up whitney?this is mariah video so her fans has the right to praise her here and we're not praising her in Whitney's video...why? are you triggered by mariah?🙄🙄🙄😂😂😂
mariah is definitely a quintessential r&b artist, in fact she’s the top female r&b artists of all time in terms of success. react to mariah’s “we belong together”. it was declared the song of the decade by billboard and it’s the top r&b song on their top 600 songs of all time. one sweet day was also declared the song of the decade, making mariah the only artist in history with two songs of the decade. one sweet day remained 16 weeks at number and it’s still the longest running number single by a female artist.
@@tottryship5608 I have seen your ignorance all over this comment section when it comes to the praise of Mariah as an artist. I can accurately attribute that to your pure cluelessness and also whatever personal bias that you may have. Anyone who states that Mariah does not represent RnB must be braindead, biased or both. I will state this again..personal opinion does not equal fact and that is something that should have been taught to you as a child but it was clearly not. As an RnB fan..a huge fan and someone with musical knowledge, let me break it down to you since you clearly do not know what you are talking about. Mariah's first two albums..her Debut and Emotions, are undoubtedly and clearly RnB albums that feature connected forms of musical influences such as Gospel and Soul. Songs like Vision Of Love, went # 1 on The Rnb Charts first before ever hitting number one on any other musical chart. That would mean that Mariah was recognized as RnB and her song was recognized by the RnB charts first before all else. That was her first acclaim as an artist. Songs like "Can't Let Go" sampled Keith Sweat's Make It Last Forever and is again, clealry an RnB song. The song peaked at # 2 on The RnB charts. "Emotions" peaked at # 1 on the RnB charts and is heavy in New Jack Swing inspiration as well as classic Mariah's soul and Gospel influences. "Make It Happen" directly lifts inspiration from an Alicia Myers(Rnb Singer) track and again..harps on the classic love that Mariah has for Soul and Gospel. I mention Soul and Gospel because RnB is directly connected to these other forms of music and there is a lot of common ground. "If It's Over" is one of the most beautiful soulful examples of Mariah as an artist and someone who was inspired by the likes of Aretha and The Clark Sisters for example. "Someday" is through and through a New Jack Swing song and New Jack Swing is one of the most unique sub-genres of RnB music. You can hear some of the remixes like "New Jack Dub Version" and "New Jack Bonus Beats". Mariah was always clear with her musical direction and her influences. She was recognized as an artist by The RnB Charts first and for good reason..she was nominated in RnB categories since the start of her career by award shows like The Soul Train Awards. Artists like Mary J Blige credit Mariah and her music as inspirations and Mary used to actually sing Mariah's music for auditions etc. Music critics heavily criticized Mariah for her "heavy" sound which we all know is code for for ignorance. They called her Debut and Emotions albums "Too Gospel" and too soulful. They wanted her to go a lighter route which would result in more "crossover" appealing records. Mariah's label decided that they would make a lighter album which is where Music Box comes into the picture. Even with that lighter sound, Mariah never swayed from her RnB roots and went RnB Contemporary. The entire album is RnB contemporary with music that you would imagine from Babyface who she collaborated with on parts of the album. You get songs on that album like Daydream which is light in comparison to Mariah's other music but it sampled Ain't No Half Steppin by Big Daddy Kane. While that song was created with use of a sample as well, Dreamlover sampled BD Kane's melody. I mention Hip Hop because Mariah's inspirations and love for Hip Hop was on display as early as her debut album with her rapping on Prisoner. You can also see it in Dreamlover with the Big Daddy Kane acknowledgement and that section of the song where Mariah wanted a rapper featured but her label was against the idea. I wanted to touch on this as well briefly. Also when it comes to Mariah and Music Box..do we say that Babyface is not RnB due to a lot of his music being RnB contemporary? No so even that contemporary RnB album should not be criticized for it's lighter texture. Your personal ignorance is Just... personal. As a music lover and historian, your comment was easy to debunk as bias. I don't even have to mention Mariah's other albums because they all illustrate the various sounds of RnB throughout the 90s and 2000s. You do not know much about RnB like you seem to think. Not only does Mariah's music speak for itself..she is the Highest selling woman in music history, was named Artist of the Millennium which is an achievement only shared by Michael Jackson, was the highest selling artist(male of female) of the 90s, was honored with The Soul Train Legend Award, Artist of the Decade Award, was at the time the only woman to ever receive The World Diamond Award for her global musical achievement. She is in the Songwriting Hall of Fame.. She was named as Billboard's greatest female artist in history..she also has the greatest RnB song on the top 600 list in We Belong Together while also being the highest-rated female song in Billboard history. TEOM is not only one of the Greatest RnB albums of all time, it is one of the highest-selling ever while being the best RnB album post-2000. That is not just personal opinion but critically acclaimed and by public sales, the world agrees. The album spawned Mariah's second song of the decade in We Belong Together. Mariah's first song of the decade is One Sweet day. Mariah has spent the most time on Billboard than any artist in history. She has a diamond single and two diamond albums in Daydream and Music Box. She will soon have 4 diamond albums in all when her former label updates her certifications. Her Debut and Merry Christmas are Diamond eligible right now and TEOM is too or close to it. Her # 1's album is close as well. That means that in the coming years, Mariah will have over 5 or more diamond albums in all by the time her certifications update. Mariah's impact in RnB, Hip Hop, and music, in general, will always be documented and celebrated. Let me mention Hip Hop too right quick. You can hear her inspiration whenever you turn on the radio. These artists who feature hip hop artists on their tracks are not replicating Mary or any other artist..they are trying to duplicate the magic of Mariah and her Hip Hop features. So why Mariah may not have been the first huge mainstream RnB female artist to feature a Hip Hop artist in their music, her popularity..sheer magnitude of her artistry, and the way she featured hip hop artists, changed music forever. That is why she is credited with this fact. Q tip has acknowledged it..Left Eye and even Mary said that Mariah pushed "our" music forward. Mariah as a biracial/black artist has always connected herself to black music. She is well respected by those who know, enjoy, and love music. I suggest you educate yourself.
@@Raven__n And I can see you're biased as a fanatic. I remember growing up in the early 90's listing to Mariah and now in my mid 30's I realize she is simply overrated. I appreciate the underrated R&B artist that doesn't get the achievement. And personal, I believe it's because of their background. The bias is not me, but the music industry. Educate yourself, then maybe you will understand where I'm coming from.
@@tottryship5608 I'm educated on music. I gave you facts and you can not debunk anything because you know you are wrong. I love music so when I see something that is wrong, I comment. You seem to be a fan since you are constantly discrediting an artist that you are clueless about. What background are you talking about that gives you some thought that Mariah is too overrated? Are you trying to say that Mariah grew up with a silver spoon because that is far from the case..she struggled through life since a child and her God given talent blessed her with the success she has achieved. Speak up and stop being vague.
@@tottryship5608 except she does. mariah is an r&b singer who has the biggest r&b song of all time, "we belong together". mariah was declared the artist of the decade and artist of the millennium in 1999. she also has many accolades and recognition from the r&b and hip-hop community. mariah's music has influenced r&b, pop and hip-hop. she's inspired dozens of singers only with her debut single "vision of love" that was both #1 on the r&b and pop charts. mariah also revolutionized the blending of genres, combining r&b, pop, hip-hop and soul, and introducing the addition of rap verses to pop songs
You have no idea the amount of Mariah Carey fans who are going to tune into your channel just by doing her reactions! We are a strong force lol. I recommend, since its Christmas time and she is the Queen of Christmas, Joy To the World Live at St. John the Divine!
This song was played so often when I was in high school that hearing it started to make me feel sick to my stomach. But after all these years, it's a lovely song again. I can't think of any artist other than Mariah Carey whose singular vocal presence could be an equal match with those of four other extraordinarily talented vocalists. The song is about people they all know who had died from AIDS.
Mariah carey has a huge catalog! - You should listen to her first single and first number one - Vision of Love (theres a video too). She has 19 number ones including this song
@@christianaayodele facts!!! I remember seeing an interview 98 Degrees did...they literally said they were taken to Harlem to learn about having/singing soulfully
BoysIIMen is the greatest r&b group of all time, and it’s not particularly close. They’re quite a bit different than the ultra pop boy bands, but I suppose I can understand it being harder to see when you didn’t grow up through them all. Their two must songs are probably “I’ll make love to you” and “end of the road” but they have a great catalog.
Great reaction 👍🏻 But, as someone in the comments already mentioned, this is a Mariah Carey song featuring Boys 2 Men. Give Mariah’s catalogue a try ☺️
Backstreet Boys was a white Boyz 2 Men. B2M came out 5 years before them. Both were influenced by New Edition who came out 10 years before BB or B2M, and both of these bands were really influenced by The Jackson's.
you must react to mariah’s latest song, “fall in love at christmas”, it’s not the typical xmas song. some other mariah recommendations: the roof, breakdown, lead the way vision of love, my all, fantasy, shake it off, emotions, never too far, it’s like that, the one. mariah’s deep cuts are always her best songs, not necessarily her singles so it would be great if you also reacted to more obscure songs
Mariah literally wrote this song with Walter Afanasieff. She only shared the songwriting credit with Boyz II Men because they had written a similar song about losing somebody special with the same chords. It is primarily her song.
Boyz to Men is one of the greatest male groups, not boy bands of all time. Boyz to Men has many songs...Motownphilly, It's So Hard To Say Goodbye, End of the road, On Bended KNEE, I'll Make Love To You, A Song For Mama, I Will Get There, Doin' Just Fine, Water Runs Dry, Four Seasons of Loneliness to name a few. Those were the popular ones. I love them since I was 10 or 11, I'm almost 38!!!
She adds layers for backing vocals and add libs instead of having other singers. She does it all. I felt ther emotions from all of them including mariah.
This is such a great song. It’s sad that Michael McCary isn’t with the group anymore. He had health issues (I think MS) which caused him to have to use a cane to walk which it why he had them in videos. From what I remember it wasn’t an amicable split. They changed the song “End of the Road” after he was gone from the group. Instead of his solo Wanya now just repeats “Lonely” in a deep voice during that part.
Anton you HAVE to listen to Mariah Carey's collaboration with Joe and 98 Degrees. It's called Thank God I Found You. I beautiful song - much like this one - but Mariah has more of the lead vocals. In the end their harmonies are just magical. One of my favorite ballads - and the most BEAUTIFUL song. Please do the original - and NOT the remake :)
My top 3 boys 2 men songs would be "I'll make love to you" "song for mama" and "End of the road", but I also love "Doin just fine" as well. If you like this kind of vibe, I recommend Dru Hill songs like "5 steps" "in my bed" and "beauty"
You need to do a react to When you believe by Whitney and Mariah. I love Mariah Carey. My favorite song by her is Always be my baby! You'll love it! Also the fantasy remix ft the wu tang clan was the first pop "remix". She invented that. She also writes all of her own songs.
3 Favorites of Mariah Carey would have to be 1. Hero 2. Fantasy 3. Music Box... I don't usually listen to much of her stuff currently. Still a great singer though. Please react to Charlie Puth - See you again (Tribute to Paul Walker) It is the song that started his career and got his name out there more. I love all his music and hardly anyone has reacted to him in all the channels I've subscribed to. Another person you haven't reacted to yet is Scotty McCreery. He is a country singer, who won American Idol in 2010 and just keeps getting better and better every song he puts out. Some of his songs that I love include 1. 5 more minutes 2. This is it 3. You time 4. The waiter 5. Why you gotta be like that 6. Same truck 7. Trouble with girls
Oh jacob, and I don't know if you know this, but gracie is one of Olivia Rodrigo's inspirations, and she invited her to be her guest in the entire Sour tuor.
Did he say the black Backstreet Boys!!!!???? Uhm no. Cringe!!! 🙄🙄🙄😳😳 the side eye I just gave almost gave me a migraine. The BSB can all sing, but them being a white B2M would be more accurate. Still wrong but more accurate. All of these groups used the blueprint of New Edition….and B2M were discovered by New Edition and their name is a New Edition song.
Right?? And it’s interesting he said that considering the guy who put BSB together (and then Nsync) said he molded them to be like Boyz II men! And BSB have spoken about this before in documentaries lol
Best song ever, Mariah, Boys to men nothing else needs to be said You would be doing yourself an in justice if you didn't listen to Lisa Fischer live performance of How can I ease the pain
If you love soul and harmonies, you should check out the a cappella group Home Free. They did a cover of Boyz ll Men’s song ‘End of the Road’. It was fantastic! It is amazing what they can accomplish without instruments! They have so many great songs to choose from: Man of Constant Sorrow, When a Man Loves a Woman, Bless the Broken Road, Brothers in Arms, One Man Band,…
After our cousin tragically passed, my older brother and I used to sing this song at night, before bed. (We were still young enough to be in bunk beds and we LOVED Boyz II Men.) We're 35 & 36 now and he acts like he can't sing. Lies! 😂 I KNOW he can! But, he always hyped me up when we would sing together because he knew I needed his strength, at that very difficult time. Later in life, I lost 3 of my closest friends when I was aged 16/17 and then last year, I lost my first love in January and my very best friend in April. The person who was my rock during those also very difficult times, was my brother. Not all heroes wear capes. Mine is my Brother! 💙 It's extremely difficult for me to listen to this song these days.
React to please - If you were my lady - glen campbel and Diane Solomon - ebony eyes - smoke Robinson and Rick james - Stop,look,listen to your heart- Marvin gaye and Diana ross
Massive Mariah fan! Also please react to Destiny’s Child best harmonies. I watched them In concert back In 2005, they were phenomenal. The beaming smile & appreciation for knowing you’re watching a masterpiece made me subscribe! 👌🏻👏🏻
check out Underneath The Stars by mariah carey! it's very soft and sweet, so it has less of the crazy vocal runs lol. it's also one of her fav songs that she's written! definitely mariah at her peak and her most authentic
I think you would absolutely enjoy "That's What Friends Are For" a collaboration with Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick and Gladys Knight. It's early 80s but you don't get a better collaboration of soul than when you put those 4 together...and the lyrics...ugh my heart!!
This song, as incredible as it is, was number 1 for 16 weeks and held the record for 25 years and failed to win anything at the grammys it was a scandal at the time. Do more mariah
Late 80's and into the late 90's was flooded with male boy bands. Mint Condition, The Deele, Hi Five, Jodeci, Silk, Ready For The World, It really all started with New Edition you should check them out. I recommend If It Isn't Love, Can You Stand The Rain, Candy Girl, Mr Telephone Man, and I'm Still in Love With You.
In a good way, they murdered this song!! The vocals and skill level in the singing is unmatched in my opinion! The harmonies, and the notes they hit, are what make the song. The lyrics too.
One of Boys II Men's first big hits and personal faroits of mine is motownphilly. It gives a good run down of there origin story. And just because you're new to the whole r&b scene I'll let the comment regarding backstreet Boys slide.... that was like saying Michael Jackson is like a black Justin Timberlake. Both can sing but there's no comparing there talent and mark on the industry.
Babe.... backstreet boys are the white wish version of boys to men. Mariah carey is a beast... hands down the greatest ever but girl groups check out envogue
Listen to Ill Be Around the Spinners a bad jam philly sound, you`re still a young man from Oakland california tower of power, any Stylistics , Del PHONICS from the city of brotherly love,
Mariah harmonizes with herself in 5 octaves. She is a girls group on her own lol
As a former background singer, she knows how to harmonize
Mariah Carey actually wrote most of this song. She came to Boyz II Men with a half made song because she had lost a dear friend to her from AIDS and Boyz II men had an idea of a song because they had lost I think it was their manager and turns out that they had a very similar idea so Mariah finished the chorus, they worked together in the bridge. They share credits but I do believe Boyz II men is considered the ft artist (unsure tho) this song debuted at #1, the second Mariah Carey song to accomplish this feat and Mariah was the first artist in history to have multiple #1 debuts. The song stayed atop the Billboard Chart for 16 weeks and held the record for 23 years. This song was declared song of the decade by Billboard and it was Mariah's first song of the decade (in the 00s she achieved Song of the Decade with We belong together and is up to this day the only artist with more than one Song of the decade) People could not believe that a song like this one, arguably one of the most popular songs ever, with some of the best vocalists in mainstream music, a song with a message of hope to get people through the terrible loss of a loved one and did not receive a Grammy 😓😓😓 shameful for the Recording Academy. This song is part of the Billboard Hot 100 songs of all time.
I forgot when this came out.. wasn’t TLCs Waterfalls and album released also? I would imagine them picking that instead but can’t remember.
@@marquisdelafayette1929 it came out in 1995
Sad Old Town Road took that spot.
yeah this is her song from her album
I saw her live on the rainbow 🌈 tour in London she is incredible live
I mean this IS Mariah’s song. It’s second single from her album Daydream. She was writing a song about a friend who passed away and then heard that boys 2 men are writing something similar so she invited them over and wrote this classic together.
The greatest vocalist of all time and best selling female artist of all time and greatest songwriter of all time Mariah Carey
As far as being the greatest vocalist of all time, I would have to disagree and say that would be Aretha Franklin.
Not of all time, but living? I’ll go with that. I still say no female artist blows me away with her voice like Whitney Houston. But there are a number of female soul singers who are close to Mariah. She’s amazing though. With Whitney it felt effortless. Like she was never showing off. With Mariah, occasionally I feel like she’s doing crazy runs for no reason that lead nowhere, but here she’s fantastic. With Whitney, the vocals told a story. Both incredibly talented, but Whitney was on another level. It’s too bad she got into the white stuff. That Bodyguard album alone is full of bangers.
Boyz II Men are the apex of harmony, their voices are beyond superb. Add to that Mariah at her very best (90's Mariah can't be beat) and this song is f*cking gold. B2M are still the absolute best harmony driven group, they're so underrated and unacknowledged, it's a damn shame. ❤
80s Whitney beats her but everything else spot on
@@sayresc1984 try again darling we're talking about harmonize of course mariah is better when it comes to that sense cause she is background singer before so harmonize is a cup of tea for her...and this is mariah's video why bringing up whitney?this is mariah video so her fans has the right to praise her here and we're not praising her in Whitney's video...why? are you triggered by mariah?🙄🙄🙄😂😂😂
I don't think any group harmonizes better than the Bee Gees! But Boyz II Men are definitely up there!
mariah is definitely a quintessential r&b artist, in fact she’s the top female r&b artists of all time in terms of success. react to mariah’s “we belong together”. it was declared the song of the decade by billboard and it’s the top r&b song on their top 600 songs of all time. one sweet day was also declared the song of the decade, making mariah the only artist in history with two songs of the decade. one sweet day remained 16 weeks at number and it’s still the longest running number single by a female artist.
Mariah doesn't represent R&B. So many R&B Artist is underrated, you have to be a true R&B fan to know that.
@@tottryship5608 I have seen your ignorance all over this comment section when it comes to the praise of Mariah as an artist. I can accurately attribute that to your pure cluelessness and also whatever personal bias that you may have. Anyone who states that Mariah does not represent RnB must be braindead, biased or both. I will state this again..personal opinion does not equal fact and that is something that should have been taught to you as a child but it was clearly not. As an RnB fan..a huge fan and someone with musical knowledge, let me break it down to you since you clearly do not know what you are talking about. Mariah's first two albums..her Debut and Emotions, are undoubtedly and clearly RnB albums that feature connected forms of musical influences such as Gospel and Soul. Songs like Vision Of Love, went # 1 on The Rnb Charts first before ever hitting number one on any other musical chart. That would mean that Mariah was recognized as RnB and her song was recognized by the RnB charts first before all else. That was her first acclaim as an artist. Songs like "Can't Let Go" sampled Keith Sweat's Make It Last Forever and is again, clealry an RnB song. The song peaked at # 2 on The RnB charts. "Emotions" peaked at # 1 on the RnB charts and is heavy in New Jack Swing inspiration as well as classic Mariah's soul and Gospel influences. "Make It Happen" directly lifts inspiration from an Alicia Myers(Rnb Singer) track and again..harps on the classic love that Mariah has for Soul and Gospel. I mention Soul and Gospel because RnB is directly connected to these other forms of music and there is a lot of common ground. "If It's Over" is one of the most beautiful soulful examples of Mariah as an artist and someone who was inspired by the likes of Aretha and The Clark Sisters for example. "Someday" is through and through a New Jack Swing song and New Jack Swing is one of the most unique sub-genres of RnB music. You can hear some of the remixes like "New Jack Dub Version" and "New Jack Bonus Beats". Mariah was always clear with her musical direction and her influences. She was recognized as an artist by The RnB Charts first and for good reason..she was nominated in RnB categories since the start of her career by award shows like The Soul Train Awards. Artists like Mary J Blige credit Mariah and her music as inspirations and Mary used to actually sing Mariah's music for auditions etc. Music critics heavily criticized Mariah for her "heavy" sound which we all know is code for for ignorance. They called her Debut and Emotions albums "Too Gospel" and too soulful. They wanted her to go a lighter route which would result in more "crossover" appealing records. Mariah's label decided that they would make a lighter album which is where Music Box comes into the picture. Even with that lighter sound, Mariah never swayed from her RnB roots and went RnB Contemporary. The entire album is RnB contemporary with music that you would imagine from Babyface who she collaborated with on parts of the album. You get songs on that album like Daydream which is light in comparison to Mariah's other music but it sampled Ain't No Half Steppin by Big Daddy Kane. While that song was created with use of a sample as well, Dreamlover sampled BD Kane's melody. I mention Hip Hop because Mariah's inspirations and love for Hip Hop was on display as early as her debut album with her rapping on Prisoner. You can also see it in Dreamlover with the Big Daddy Kane acknowledgement and that section of the song where Mariah wanted a rapper featured but her label was against the idea. I wanted to touch on this as well briefly. Also when it comes to Mariah and Music Box..do we say that Babyface is not RnB due to a lot of his music being RnB contemporary? No so even that contemporary RnB album should not be criticized for it's lighter texture. Your personal ignorance is Just... personal. As a music lover and historian, your comment was easy to debunk as bias. I don't even have to mention Mariah's other albums because they all illustrate the various sounds of RnB throughout the 90s and 2000s. You do not know much about RnB like you seem to think. Not only does Mariah's music speak for itself..she is the Highest selling woman in music history, was named Artist of the Millennium which is an achievement only shared by Michael Jackson, was the highest selling artist(male of female) of the 90s, was honored with The Soul Train Legend Award, Artist of the Decade Award, was at the time the only woman to ever receive The World Diamond Award for her global musical achievement. She is in the Songwriting Hall of Fame.. She was named as Billboard's greatest female artist in history..she also has the greatest RnB song on the top 600 list in We Belong Together while also being the highest-rated female song in Billboard history. TEOM is not only one of the Greatest RnB albums of all time, it is one of the highest-selling ever while being the best RnB album post-2000. That is not just personal opinion but critically acclaimed and by public sales, the world agrees. The album spawned Mariah's second song of the decade in We Belong Together. Mariah's first song of the decade is One Sweet day. Mariah has spent the most time on Billboard than any artist in history. She has a diamond single and two diamond albums in Daydream and Music Box. She will soon have 4 diamond albums in all when her former label updates her certifications. Her Debut and Merry Christmas are Diamond eligible right now and TEOM is too or close to it. Her # 1's album is close as well. That means that in the coming years, Mariah will have over 5 or more diamond albums in all by the time her certifications update. Mariah's impact in RnB, Hip Hop, and music, in general, will always be documented and celebrated. Let me mention Hip Hop too right quick. You can hear her inspiration whenever you turn on the radio. These artists who feature hip hop artists on their tracks are not replicating Mary or any other artist..they are trying to duplicate the magic of Mariah and her Hip Hop features. So why Mariah may not have been the first huge mainstream RnB female artist to feature a Hip Hop artist in their music, her popularity..sheer magnitude of her artistry, and the way she featured hip hop artists, changed music forever. That is why she is credited with this fact. Q tip has acknowledged it..Left Eye and even Mary said that Mariah pushed "our" music forward. Mariah as a biracial/black artist has always connected herself to black music. She is well respected by those who know, enjoy, and love music. I suggest you educate yourself.
@@Raven__n And I can see you're biased as a fanatic. I remember growing up in the early 90's listing to Mariah and now in my mid 30's I realize she is simply overrated. I appreciate the underrated R&B artist that doesn't get the achievement. And personal, I believe it's because of their background. The bias is not me, but the music industry. Educate yourself, then maybe you will understand where I'm coming from.
@@tottryship5608 I'm educated on music. I gave you facts and you can not debunk anything because you know you are wrong. I love music so when I see something that is wrong, I comment. You seem to be a fan since you are constantly discrediting an artist that you are clueless about. What background are you talking about that gives you some thought that Mariah is too overrated? Are you trying to say that Mariah grew up with a silver spoon because that is far from the case..she struggled through life since a child and her God given talent blessed her with the success she has achieved. Speak up and stop being vague.
@@tottryship5608 except she does. mariah is an r&b singer who has the biggest r&b song of all time, "we belong together". mariah was declared the artist of the decade and artist of the millennium in 1999. she also has many accolades and recognition from the r&b and hip-hop community. mariah's music has influenced r&b, pop and hip-hop. she's inspired dozens of singers only with her debut single "vision of love" that was both #1 on the r&b and pop charts. mariah also revolutionized the blending of genres, combining r&b, pop, hip-hop and soul, and introducing the addition of rap verses to pop songs
You have no idea the amount of Mariah Carey fans who are going to tune into your channel just by doing her reactions! We are a strong force lol. I recommend, since its Christmas time and she is the Queen of Christmas, Joy To the World Live at St. John the Divine!
This song was played so often when I was in high school that hearing it started to make me feel sick to my stomach. But after all these years, it's a lovely song again.
I can't think of any artist other than Mariah Carey whose singular vocal presence could be an equal match with those of four other extraordinarily talented vocalists.
The song is about people they all know who had died from AIDS.
This is Mariah’s song featuring BOYZ to men she wrote it, are you blind it’s on her channel.
Mariah carey has a huge catalog! - You should listen to her first single and first number one - Vision of Love (theres a video too). She has 19 number ones including this song
Please do more of Boys 2 men they are incredible
Sir, just to correct you, backstreet boys were trying to be the white Boyz II Men. They literally studied them
Facts and Nsync and 98 decrees all of them
Netflix has a series on it, started with B2M.
@@christianaayodele facts!!! I remember seeing an interview 98 Degrees did...they literally said they were taken to Harlem to learn about having/singing soulfully
@@sanneannelies843 it started with Elvis
You mentioned TLC and I'm thinking of their songs like "Creep", "Unpretty", "Waterfalls", and "No Scrubs". Hope you'll check them out.
BoysIIMen is the greatest r&b group of all time, and it’s not particularly close. They’re quite a bit different than the ultra pop boy bands, but I suppose I can understand it being harder to see when you didn’t grow up through them all.
Their two must songs are probably “I’ll make love to you” and “end of the road” but they have a great catalog.
NE has the slight edge for me
@@sayresc1984 they where influence by new edition Micheal bivens managed them so yes I agree
Great reaction 👍🏻 But, as someone in the comments already mentioned, this is a Mariah Carey song featuring Boys 2 Men. Give Mariah’s catalogue a try ☺️
Backstreet Boys was a white Boyz 2 Men. B2M came out 5 years before them. Both were influenced by New Edition who came out 10 years before BB or B2M, and both of these bands were really influenced by The Jackson's.
you must react to mariah’s latest song, “fall in love at christmas”, it’s not the typical xmas song. some other mariah recommendations: the roof, breakdown, lead the way vision of love, my all, fantasy, shake it off, emotions, never too far, it’s like that, the one. mariah’s deep cuts are always her best songs, not necessarily her singles so it would be great if you also reacted to more obscure songs
Yesssss
Mariah literally wrote this song with Walter Afanasieff. She only shared the songwriting credit with Boyz II Men because they had written a similar song about losing somebody special with the same chords. It is primarily her song.
Boyz to Men is one of the greatest male groups, not boy bands of all time. Boyz to Men has many songs...Motownphilly, It's So Hard To Say Goodbye, End of the road, On Bended KNEE, I'll Make Love To You, A Song For Mama, I Will Get There, Doin' Just Fine, Water Runs Dry, Four Seasons of Loneliness to name a few. Those were the popular ones. I love them since I was 10 or 11, I'm almost 38!!!
Love your videos. You HAVE TO DO MORE MARIAH!!!! Greatest voice of all time IMO 🙏🏼
Please react to "Vanishing Rehearsal" by Mariah. I promise you will get goosebumps ❤️
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Love this song this is my fav duet ever
She adds layers for backing vocals and add libs instead of having other singers. She does it all. I felt ther emotions from all of them including mariah.
I love MCarey, black girl magic!
This is such a great song. It’s sad that Michael McCary isn’t with the group anymore. He had health issues (I think MS) which caused him to have to use a cane to walk which it why he had them in videos. From what I remember it wasn’t an amicable split. They changed the song “End of the Road” after he was gone from the group. Instead of his solo Wanya now just repeats “Lonely” in a deep voice during that part.
I wouldn’t really consider them a “boy band”…definitely an R&B group. Their music is amazing and even better LIVE!
Boys II Men is a New Jack Swing band, actually. At least they started as one.
@@TimedRevolver New Jack Swing is a sub-genre of RnB. They are a RnB group.
Def. not a boy band.
I have never thought of Boyz 2 Men as being a boy band. They are just a harmonizing R&B group
Anton you HAVE to listen to Mariah Carey's collaboration with Joe and 98 Degrees. It's called Thank God I Found You. I beautiful song - much like this one - but Mariah has more of the lead vocals. In the end their harmonies are just magical. One of my favorite ballads - and the most BEAUTIFUL song. Please do the original - and NOT the remake :)
It’s literally mariahs song-
This was recorded during this video. My favorite song of all time
One of my absolute favorites!
Gotta love this one!
Never really considered Boyz II Men a "boy band", but more so an R&B group.
More Mariah please!!! :-)
My top 3 boys 2 men songs would be "I'll make love to you" "song for mama" and "End of the road", but I also love "Doin just fine" as well. If you like this kind of vibe, I recommend Dru Hill songs like "5 steps" "in my bed" and "beauty"
You need to do a react to When you believe by Whitney and Mariah. I love Mariah Carey. My favorite song by her is Always be my baby! You'll love it! Also the fantasy remix ft the wu tang clan was the first pop "remix". She invented that. She also writes all of her own songs.
Yes, When You Believe!!
An amazing song is a collaboration with Mary J Blige and U2…the song is “One”. You will love it!
3 Favorites of Mariah Carey would have to be 1. Hero 2. Fantasy 3. Music Box... I don't usually listen to much of her stuff currently. Still a great singer though. Please react to Charlie Puth - See you again (Tribute to Paul Walker) It is the song that started his career and got his name out there more. I love all his music and hardly anyone has reacted to him in all the channels I've subscribed to. Another person you haven't reacted to yet is Scotty McCreery. He is a country singer, who won American Idol in 2010 and just keeps getting better and better every song he puts out. Some of his songs that I love include 1. 5 more minutes 2. This is it 3. You time 4. The waiter 5. Why you gotta be like that 6. Same truck 7. Trouble with girls
Oh jacob, and I don't know if you know this, but gracie is one of Olivia Rodrigo's inspirations, and she invited her to be her guest in the entire Sour tuor.
This is one of my favorite song😊
Did he say the black Backstreet Boys!!!!???? Uhm no. Cringe!!! 🙄🙄🙄😳😳 the side eye I just gave almost gave me a migraine. The BSB can all sing, but them being a white B2M would be more accurate. Still wrong but more accurate. All of these groups used the blueprint of New Edition….and B2M were discovered by New Edition and their name is a New Edition song.
Right?? And it’s interesting he said that considering the guy who put BSB together (and then Nsync) said he molded them to be like Boyz II men! And BSB have spoken about this before in documentaries lol
I saw the special on netflix and it started with B2M, they did a lot for music and changed so much. Great group, amazing talent.
Right, he needs to put some "RESPECT", on their name.
MARIAH IS THE BEST
Since it’s December You should react to her live duet of all I want for Christmas is you with Michael buble
Such an emotional song, I love it so much. The talent in this amazing❤
Ah.Beautiful song.Brings back such sweet memories.The vocals are just amazing.Gives me chills.
Best song ever, Mariah, Boys to men
nothing else needs to be said
You would be doing yourself an in justice if you didn't listen to
Lisa Fischer live performance of How can I ease the pain
BoyzIIMen - Water Runs Dry (they recorded it in one take)
BoyzIIMen - End of the Road
BoyzIIMen - Ill Make Love to You
Funny thing backstreet and **NSYNC were based on black boy bands of the early 90s
If you love soul and harmonies, you should check out the a cappella group Home Free. They did a cover of Boyz ll Men’s song ‘End of the Road’. It was fantastic! It is amazing what they can accomplish without instruments! They have so many great songs to choose from: Man of Constant Sorrow, When a Man Loves a Woman, Bless the Broken Road, Brothers in Arms, One Man Band,…
Boyz II Men... damn.. when you are that naturally talented but formally trained at a performing arts high school...
This is a banger, Anton.
After our cousin tragically passed, my older brother and I used to sing this song at night, before bed. (We were still young enough to be in bunk beds and we LOVED Boyz II Men.)
We're 35 & 36 now and he acts like he can't sing. Lies! 😂 I KNOW he can!
But, he always hyped me up when we would sing together because he knew I needed his strength, at that very difficult time.
Later in life, I lost 3 of my closest friends when I was aged 16/17 and then last year, I lost my first love in January and my very best friend in April.
The person who was my rock during those also very difficult times, was my brother.
Not all heroes wear capes.
Mine is my Brother! 💙
It's extremely difficult for me to listen to this song these days.
Girl band you need to do ENVOGUE!! Greatest girl group ever in my opinion!
incredible!!!!
Please react to Mariah Carey vision of love Official video
For the record, Back Street Boys couldn't touch this talent. There's no comparison
This was Prime MC. She was flawless in this time era.
React to please
- If you were my lady - glen campbel and Diane Solomon
- ebony eyes - smoke Robinson and Rick james
- Stop,look,listen to your heart- Marvin gaye and Diana ross
Miss your reactions!
Massive Mariah fan! Also please react to Destiny’s Child best harmonies. I watched them In concert back In 2005, they were phenomenal. The beaming smile & appreciation for knowing you’re watching a masterpiece made me subscribe! 👌🏻👏🏻
check out Underneath The Stars by mariah carey! it's very soft and sweet, so it has less of the crazy vocal runs lol. it's also one of her fav songs that she's written! definitely mariah at her peak and her most authentic
I think you would absolutely enjoy "That's What Friends Are For" a collaboration with Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick and Gladys Knight. It's early 80s but you don't get a better collaboration of soul than when you put those 4 together...and the lyrics...ugh my heart!!
Yea this is more of R&B Group more so than a band
This song, as incredible as it is, was number 1 for 16 weeks and held the record for 25 years and failed to win anything at the grammys it was a scandal at the time. Do more mariah
Gotta react to “doin just fine” by boyz to men 🔥🔥🔥, that song help me get through a bad break up !
Late 80's and into the late 90's was flooded with male boy bands. Mint Condition, The Deele, Hi Five, Jodeci, Silk, Ready For The World, It really all started with New Edition you should check them out. I recommend If It Isn't Love, Can You Stand The Rain, Candy Girl, Mr Telephone Man, and I'm Still in Love With You.
Comparing anyone in this video to boy or girl bands is insulting 😆 🤣....these ppl r for real not just looks
This reaction got a big side eye from me
Great reaction can yo do more Mariah please
React to please
- If you were my lady - glen campbel and Diane Solomon
- ebony eyes - smoke Robinson and Rick james
Check out Boys II Men's first song Motown Philly.
Spice Girls man. Songs Wannabe, 2 Become 1, and Goodbye are the best.
MC will be your new favorite
In a good way, they murdered this song!! The vocals and skill level in the singing is unmatched in my opinion! The harmonies, and the notes they hit, are what make the song. The lyrics too.
You should definitely check out En Vogue-Don’t Let Go (Love) if you haven’t already……..it’s 🔥🔥🔥🔥
not the black backstreet boys LOL what kind of backwards.... you know what- nevermind lol
16 weeks at number 1 in hot 100
Please react to record of the year 2006 Not Ready To Make Nice by The Chicks. It´s so powerful!
You should react to
*En Vogue - Free Your Mind*
One of Boys II Men's first big hits and personal faroits of mine is motownphilly. It gives a good run down of there origin story.
And just because you're new to the whole r&b scene I'll let the comment regarding backstreet Boys slide.... that was like saying Michael Jackson is like a black Justin Timberlake. Both can sing but there's no comparing there talent and mark on the industry.
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Babe.... backstreet boys are the white wish version of boys to men. Mariah carey is a beast... hands down the greatest ever but girl groups check out envogue
You should do Fifth Harmony all videos
Can you please react to Jackson Five- who's loving you
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React to Butterfly by Mariah Carey
When I was 12- the very opening chords would make me WEEP.
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Mariah Carey’s live version of “My All” (during the Pavarotti Concert in the 90s) gets me every time : ruclips.net/video/XZRAAyllQ6g/видео.html
Boyz 2 Men were the only 'boyband' of the time it was okay to like, because they could sing better than almost anyone.
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end of the road , i`ll make love to you by Boyz from Philly too inredible
React to NSYNC merry Christmas happy holidays and USA for Africa we are the world
This was HOT in 96 men I remember
Listen to Ill Be Around the Spinners a bad jam philly sound, you`re still a young man from Oakland california tower of power, any Stylistics , Del PHONICS from the city of brotherly love,
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I'll make love to you by boyz 2 men is awesome
If you love boy bands you HAVE to start at the original of "this generation" New Edition
Noooo the black "backstreet boys" are actually called Blackstreet hahaha look them up