The Empress, Queen Mother of Key Changes because of her musicality and how smartly she uses them. She has so many that I can't even include them all, but here are some I feel are best.

 

For example, Whenever You Call might be my favorite because it has a knockout of a bridge that ends with a sustained note that leads into a riff. Mariah has done this exact trick to lead into a key change, but she makes you wait for this one. The first two choruses of the song have a mix of Mariah’s signature falsetto/head voice flips, but the beginning of the third chorus is pretty much fully belted. She sings half of the chorus, she then hits the line “whenever you call”, and there’s a drum hit right as she belts a sustained note in a higher key. It’s glorious.

Forever executes it super well also. and ABMB is a classic.

 

I Want to Know What Love Is and I Wish You Well actually go DOWN a key

 

What do you think is the best?

 

 

bridge ends a little after 2:55 but she actually changes the key in the final chorus at 3:15

 

 

2:58

 

 

3:15

 

 

2:38

 

 

There are two. 2:17 and 2:51

 

 

2:55

 

 

2:28

 

 

2:32 

 

 

3:27

 

 

2:55

 

 

3:40

 

 

2:26

 

 

3:02

 

 

3:38

Edited March 10, 20242 yr by suburbannature

The one and only

Forever

Whenever You Call, There's Got to Be a Way 

Vanishing

10 minutes ago, liquiddiamonds said:

Vanishing

there isn't a key change in Vanishing

 

she has so many good ones omg.. i only wanted, through the rain, after tonight

I can't choose. Whenever You Call, Forever and Fly Like A Bird are top 3.

23 minutes ago, suburbannature said:

there isn't a key change in Vanishing

 

I could’ve sworn she changed the key performing it live during the 90s for the last runs, including her SNL performance, but I might have gotten confused

Whenever You Call People died *****

It has to be There's Got to Be a Way, yeah. 

Forever>>>

She had wayy too many good ones. Impossible to answer.

 

All Ive Ever Wanted and Through the Rain are two of my favorites. Very underrated climaxes

Outside is also explosive and amazing

ohh the material 

 

Forever

Always Be My Baby

I Don't Wanna Cry

Can't Let Go

Whenever You Call is next level. Coupled with that those crazy airy runs at the end - just stunning.

After Tonight 

Forever

Whenever You Call

 

Is Without you a key change 

2 minutes ago, Katamari said:

Is Without you a key change 

Nope

I’m an eternal Charmbible enthusiast, so Through the Rain it is. 

 

Whenever You Call

Forever

Never Too Far

There's Got to be a Way

5 hours ago, stipidstid said:

I’m an eternal Charmbible enthusiast, so Through the Rain it is. 

 

wait you rightttt

Whenever You Call (and the whole Butterfly album) has ethereal runs and riffs. Ugh, we are not worthy.

Voted for 'Can't let go' tho.

Not everybody can go through a key change let alone slaying them like Mariah.

 

 

16 hours ago, Mandalay said:

Whenever You Call (and the whole Butterfly album) has ethereal runs and riffs. Ugh, we are not worthy.

Voted for 'Can't let go' tho.

Not everybody can go through a key change let alone slaying them like Mariah.

 

 

Can't Let Go is pretty epic as well

You missed the most iconic one. The key change on the last chorus We Belong Together “baaabyy! Wheeen you left, I lost a part of me!! Cus we belong togetheerrrrrrrrrrrrrr”