Mariah Carey covers Foreigner’s ‘I Wanna Know What Love Is’

by on August 28, 2009 | 27 Comments

mariah_carey_foreignerMariah Carey did a cover of Foreigner’s song “I Wanna Know What Love Is” and it’s not bad. It’s not Foreigner and the song is a classic, but it’s okay for Mariah.

Have a listen to the song and let us know what you think!

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It’s not the original and it’s not perfect, but it’s okay. Thoughts?

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  • Nano

    This is amazing!!! …. this proves that Mariah still got it …. it’s very reminiscent to her work in the 90′s …… Awesome!!!

  • Mark

    This is Exceptional, it’s a classic melody and sung by an exceptional vocalist, i love the tentative beginning and the explosive crescendo that shows off Mariahs Range with those tingling ear piercing high notes (Which i personally love)…..This should be number 1 and if it isn’t then ive lost faith in music industry, keep going mariah for your true fans!!!

    • Beth

      i agree! how did you hear this song, i only heard the 45 clip which ws on dailymariah.com ? x

  • Ken

    I think this is one of the best vocal songs of Mariah’s in awhile.. This is amazing!!

  • Davy

    I think it’s a good cover but it would have been better if it has been longer, i think it’s too short! So I wanted to know if the version of the cd will be longer! please answer me.

  • Evasen

    I lOVE IT. Incredible, but I wish it was longer cos I wanted more and it was ending. Very nice! :-)

    • cretino0614

      I think the official version will be longer because this seems abruptly cut…. And I read from the listening parties that people attended, the official one is longer and even more powerful… Can’t wait!!! Go Mariah, you’re the best!

  • Pedro More

    WELL SOUNDS GOOD IN THIS SONG IT’S EXACTLY WHAT IT FOREIGNER

  • MC101

    CLASSIC LYRICS, TIMELESS VOICE! I LOVE IT.

  • Timmmm

    This is sooo beautiful ! She did an AMAZING job ! This Cover IS going 2 be epic !!!! Wow Shes so Freakin talented, & to people say “her voice is gone” . . Heres the proof that youre WRONGGGG ! :)

  • singer

    Very boring song. Mariah lost her voice.

    Can’t wait to hear her sing it “live”

  • WTF?

    These are obviously super fans that are commenting. This sounded horrible. What happened to her voice? She sounds so tired or lazy. She’s lost it.

  • http://www.facebook.com/ Fee-NN

    i love this song , its so amazing! i just can’t wait for the album to come out and show every mariah hater that no matter what they say and make up . she will always be the Diva with the best vocal range EVVER .. and the nummber one female artist of all time !
    i adore mariah carey !

    • kayla

      yeah she's so cool

  • anonymous

    Mariah Carey Massacred Foreigner Song

    • KAYLA

      U R A FOOL TO SAY DAT MC DID A GOOD JOB,,DID U HEAR HER MODULATION OF THE SONG,,U R JUST STUPID AND ENVIOUS OF HER.

  • Karl

    One of my favourite songs…………….. ruined by mariah carey. If this was being sung at the local karaoke she would be booed off. How about she writes her own songs instead of sponging from other peoples talents. If she did write her own stuff, at least its only her work she is ruining. The only way this could be worse is if it was a duet with Celine Dion

    • char.

      umm…Mariah Carey writes all her songs idiot.

    • polipliiii

      u fool……she made the song relevant…..how many people kno about The Foreigners nor have they reached Mariahs success…..PUhleaseeeee

      • Mary

        I have heard about foreigners but do not know any song until now. I knew the song before mariah but now i know who originally sings it

  • Karl

    Ok, i don’t normally converse with the village idiots but in response to above:

    1 Mariah writes her own stuff? Off the top of my head, Without You is by Neilson, I’ll be there is the Jackson 5, Bringing on the Heartbreak is by Def Leppard, Against All Odds is by Phil Collins. And I am not a Fan, I am sure others on this site can list more Cover versions.

    2 Its Foreigner, not the foreigners you fool.

    • char.

      wow you named some of the covers she’s done. lets see…
      Vision of Love? WROTE IT.
      Always Be My Baby? WROTE IT.
      We Belong Together? WROTE IT.
      I could name every other song on her 11 albums BESIDES the covers but that would take too long.

      Don’t you feel dumb now?

  • Karl

    Not realy, considering your first comment says she writes ALL her own songs. What you meant to say was she writes all her own songs apart from the ones she does a second rate karaoke job on. And dont worry, i do believe you could name every song from every album……………

    • char.

      Obviously if you had any type of brain, you would know that she doesn’t write the covers cause they are COVERS. And she does a better job on those covers then you could.
      And yeah I could cause there’s a little thing called google.

  • Eugene

    Trying to look at the different possibilities here… hmmm… To start things off, the version is superb. As in, when was the last time we heard something like this from Mariah or even any other celebrity? I can’t recall the last time i heard a song that would make you stop anything that you’re doing just to listen to it.

    But my fear is, just like everyone else, it may end up like her other covers. But I still have my fingers crossed coz this one is somewhat different from the others.

  • Liz

    I LOVE IT!!! awesome job!

  • kev

    i agree great song mariah rocks i hope the song is longer on the cd because if not it feels to rushed but i love mc