What is Mariah Carey's best music video?

Answer 1

Mariah Carey needs no introductions. She's one of the most remarkable artists of the last two decades, setting records and influencing largely the whole musical scene.

Her videos rarely achieved the quality standard of her songs/interpretations, however some mustn't be forgotten in contemporary pop history. So, here's my top 5:


Honourable Mentions: Butterfly, My all/Stay awhile (Remix), Through the Rain, Can't take that away, Can't let go, Love takes time.

5) Fantasy Remix
Not only the record was revolutionary because for the first time a pop artist was collaborating with a hip-hop artist (Giving to that genre a greater exposure, so important for it's future) but also the artist in question made version of the song with the appearance of the rapper. It could all stand for just the recording, but she went behind...


4) We belong together
It closes the chapter as promised in the previous "It's like that". It may sin for it's lack of originality but it sure has it's huge highlights and rich details. The montage is very good and some of Carey's best video pictures are there. Plus, the dress has it's history, the guy made impact and the justice it made to the song surely helped WBT to be the huge hit it come to be...


3) Vision of love
It's impossible to forget the scene of the large window with a colourful sight and a tine girl with a huge voice amazing the world? The video actually goes further: it really matches the song and gives great room for the intensity of the lyrics. Besides, that window and that girl were a great metaphor of a such vision. And if all begins here...


2) Honey
This is the video that marks the turning point for Carey in her career. "Mary Poppins" years were officially over as she completely set herself free from image complexes, hers and not only... Still, there's more: Honey came to testify that great divas can also be sensual classy women, that a new time has come and no longer will the industry prejudiced image should continue. Be what you want...


1) The roof top
A huge underrated song and especially video. This video is actually able to get a good and consensual position in a top for the best pop Music Videos ever. It has Carey's most natural sight, in an old school video that completely captures the essence of the song. Simplicity makes brilliant...