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Happy birthday Mariah (81,553) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) Happy birthday Mariah. I hope your day is everything that you desire. Have fun with all your family and friends. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 19:34)

Re: "Rainbow" era (81,543) (81,552) by Tijl from Belgium The album cover of 'Rainbow' is by David LaChapelle who is notorious for extreme use of airbrushing and manipulated imagery. At the time his work was very much en vogue. Many pop artists and celebrities have worked with him over the years. His photography is considered art by some and gets scrutiny from others. Mariah most likely chose him to further infuriate the suits at Sony. LaChapelle is also the one responsible for the mess that was the "Loverboy" video. His work is worth to have a look into... although many consider it too kitsch and very pastiche-like. I don't mind the cover, it is very camp but than again the album is called "Rainbow". (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 18:38)

Re: "Rainbow" era (81,543) (81,551) by Andrew from UK So the twisty-top, clouds picture was originally intended to be the actual Rainbow cover? Someone really dropped the ball. The actual Rainbow cover is bizarre and with the amount Mariah airbrushes you would think that she has shares in Adobe. Although is saying that, I love the Glitter OST cover art even though Mariah's stomach looks like it's being sucked down through an hourglass. Her desperation to be found physical sexy won't allow it, but Mariah should stick to the traditional face close-up for the new album, avoiding the disastrous online mutterings that accompanied the MIAM cover art. The Daydream and Charmbracelet covers are simple but beautiful and impossible to mock. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 17:03)

Re: "Rainbow" era (81,543) (81,550) by Merr Hasenan from Malaysia I thought it was a fan-made cover at first. But I like the pic of her on the bed. In my opinion, the best song from that album is Crybaby and I love the video. Oh yes... happy birthday M. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 15:23)

Happy anniversary MC (81,549) by Mara from United States Happy birthday Mariah. Enjoy the day with your family and your closest friends. We love you and celebrate this day with you. Excited for what this year will bring. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 15:23)

Happy anniversary (81,548) by Billy from Greece Much love to MC. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 15:17)

March 27th (81,547) by Hilton from USA Happy anniversary Mimi. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 15:07)

Happy birthday M. (81,546) by Lila from United States I hope you have a great birthday with the twins and they bust out some of their funny to keep you entertained. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 14:34)

If you could direct the video for "Close my eyes" (81,545) by Shezz from Pk How would it be? For some reason everytime I listen to this song I have very strong visuals of a beach, Mariah on the sand, a dramatic sunset sky, and a calm, reflective sea. I'd love to know what kind of visuals you all see for this beautiful song. Oh and happy birthday Mimi. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 13:54)

Re: Happy birthday Mariah (81,541) (81,544) by MusicfanJ from Germany Happy birthday to the one and only Mariah. I'll enjoy your music tonight and have a drink on you. Cheers dahling. I hope she has a wonderful day with her beloved ones. MC keep shining, we love you. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 11:42)

Re: "Rainbow" era (81,534) (81,543) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I'm still not over the fact that possibly the best image from the Rainbow era, that "twisty top cloud" pic, was scrapped as the official cover art of the album in favor of that try-hard overly photoshopped mess of an image that manages to make Mariah look like an oompa loompa complexion-wise. Even the tip of her bent left elbow looks like part of it was chipped off. I am not afraid of color except when it looks tacky. And that album cover is not only cheesy, it's also tacky. The music, though a step down from that of its predecessors, is still fun and enjoyable. Even its sequel (in my eyes, MOAIA) somehow sounds more dated than the tracks on Rainbow. If this album was the result of Mariah working under pressure in possibly the worst situation she has been in during the 90s, then that stilll speaks to her talent and capabilities, as these songs did sound a lot of what was on-trend in 1999, but in the hands of less capable artists, they would definitely have been a disaster. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 10:32)

Happy birthday Mimi (81,542) by Manuel from Germany Happy birthday Mariah. Love you. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 10:15)

Re: Happy birthday Mariah (81,536) (81,541) by RibbonB from USA Yes happy birthday tomorrow in the US. I hope Mimi has a wonderful one. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 02:12)

Re: "Rainbow" era (81,534) (81,540) by enwar00 from usa Are you talking about plastic Barbie Mariah? To me, after the sophisticated imagery and vibe of Butterfly, the Rainbow album cover was cheesy af. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 01:50)

Re: "Rainbow" era (81,526) (81,539) by enwar00 from usa Not the only one. I love that song and think it was one of the first times hearing more comical and clever lyrics from Mariah. Perhaps that's a reason why some lambs don't like it. Off to listen to it now. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 01:42)

Happy birthday Mariah (81,538) by Billy from England, UK Happy birthday darling, have a wonderful day, much love. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 01:34)

Re: Happy birthday Mariah (81,536) (81,537) by enwar00 from usa Sorry, some of us are a day behind in the world. But wait, did you just mention Mariah and the b-word in one sentence together? Oh, the horror. I can't dahling, I just can't. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 01:30)

Happy birthday Mariah (81,536) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands I can't believe I'm the first to wish Mariah a happy birthday. (Tuesday 27 March 2018; 00:23)

Re: "Rainbow" era (81,530) (81,535) by Licia from USA I still dislike Did I Do That even with my hatred Crapfinity. It's still pretty high on my list of most hated lol. I can't really even explain why I dislike the song considering I like the original rap song that was sampled. Lol. (Monday 26 March 2018; 23:43)

Re: "Rainbow" era (81,525) (81,534) by Andrew from UK Did I Do That isn't the worst thing about Rainbow, it's quite good, I think. Rainbow was a fun pop album at a time she needed to compete with a sophisticated pop resurgence. The absolute worst thing about Rainbow is the cover. Now, this is just a theory, but I am convinced her face on the cover art is a photoshop of two different pictures: of one picture of the top of her head and of another one of her jaw and mouth. Hold your fingers over the two parts and you will see what I am trying to get at: the angles don't match, even. The whole image is whacked with photoshop, but her face looks like a bizarre composition of two genuine photos. It's a shame because the imagery from the Rainbow era was amazing. The Valentines pink cover - absorbing. The TGIFY twisty top cloud cover, astounding. The Crybaby unbuttoned purple shirt - sexy whilst understated. Any one of those images would have made an awesome album cover, much better than the strange one she put together. The imagery around Rainbow in terms of videos (ignore CTTA) and promo shoots was immensely fun and iconic. (Monday 26 March 2018; 23:39)

Re: Take a breath everybody (81,517) (81,533) by Andrew from UK Ha don't worry about me, Shortland St. These people have no humour and try to dress up anything as a reason to attack. Irony knows no bounds here. (Monday 26 March 2018; 23:10)

Re: "Rainbow" era (81,527) (81,532) by Andrew from UK This article recently wrote about the psychology of having favourite music which peaks during the mid teens. Wonder if it applies to this. (Monday 26 March 2018; 23:08)

Rumor (81,531) by G.G. from USA DJ Suss One said on Twitter that Mariah is 8 tracks into her new album. (Monday 26 March 2018; 22:42)

Re: "Rainbow" era (81,527) (81,530) by Bill from the UK It was my most disliked Mariah track until Boy came along and rocketed to the top of the charts. Then it’s been helped by recent gems like Why You Mad and Crapfinity and Infamous. So it’s still in the top ten somewhere lol. For me it upset the more serious/reflective mood of the second half of the album and probably would have been better received by me had it been on the A side (showing my age with that comment lol). (Monday 26 March 2018; 22:06)

Re: "Rainbow" era (81,526) (81,529) by MusicfanJ from Germany No you're not. I love it too. It's really an untypical Mariah song. The chorus is a little crazy and so on, but it's great with the lyrics and the vibe. (Monday 26 March 2018; 21:56)

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