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Couldn't Give That Away (80,636) by Andrew from UK Aside from being an unbelievably cheesy, schmaltzy, slow and agonising march toward death, CTTA has one of the worst promo videos ever filmed. So, Mariah's writing lyrics in a notepad. What is she writing in these books on these sofas? "I can't sing so good no more but I write songs. More on this in future videos, folks. Yes, that'll work. More writing lyrics. That's what they care about. That will make them lovvvvve meeeee." Then the treat of the slowmo lip syncing: lip-syncing so slow that Stephen Hawking could voice print the lyrics faster. And on that there lip-syncing, Mariah not daring to crease her face for one iddy biddy second is hilarious. Who knew Mariah was rehearsing for that Christmas Disaster Movie 15 years ago? The whole video is Mariah trying to be pretty but looking like she's been poppin' ("Heard you get it poppin', you get it poppin'"). Which leads into Mariah trying to make the cheapest, wouldn't-even-be-played-on-daytime-TV crappest video of that year into something worth watching, by moving like Stephen Hawking just found his balance again. When she goes "down" and squats I cried with tears of laughter and sadness at the same time. It's an incredible experience. But the worst thing of all: the condescending videos on the plasma screen. What in the world? Aww, some people not done had a good time? Shucks. What a load of patronising nonsense. But even worse: the lyrics are about being bullied - not being unhappy with your lot in life. Lance Armstrong had cancer? He wasn't bullied into having it. And, well, we all know what happened to him. The Williams sisters lived in Compton? Well they sure as shite don't live there anymore. Next on the list, someone has HIV and now talks about HIV to people who don't have HIV. Groundbreaking. And clearly sister-beating. And then sister-beating pointlessness 2.0: Shawn grew up with Allison and turned that negative energy into a law degree. (Totally without the financial and celebrity backing of his world famous, multi-millionaire aunt. Oh. No, wait...) The whole video is a frickin' embarrassment from start to finish and a testimony to what Mariah does when she has no guidance. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 21:00)

Re: Mariah's most inspiring song (80,630) (80,635) by T from USA And Make It Happen and Triumphant. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 20:15)

Re: Mariah's most inspiring song (80,620) (80,634) by Lara from Middle East For me lyrically Through The Rain is better but I don't like how she whispered through it. Can't Take That Away is much more enjoyable to listen. I think the most underrated inspirational song from Mariah is Almost Home. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 18:48)

Re: Mariah's most inspiring song (80,620) (80,633) by Dennis from Miami, FL For me it is definitely Vision of Love. Especially the lines "suffered from alienation, carried the weight on my own". Gets me every time. Close My Eyes helped me through many difficult times as well. Also in my playlist for inspiration: Make it Happen, Through the Rain, Hero, CTTA Morales remixes. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 18:17)

Re: Mariah's most inspiring song (80,620) (80,632) by Bill from the UK Good post and great song choice. For me it centres around what is defined as "inspiring". From a personal standpoint, a spiritual, a coping with loss etc. She has so many examples. I feel saved every time I listen to Fly Like A Bird, strong and sure of myself when it's Hero, fondly yet sadly remember a lost loved one with Never Forget You and One Sweet Day, and sure God has my back with Vision of Love. So it really depends haha. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 16:41)

Re: Endless Love (80,616) (80,631) by Edward from USA I very much enjoy your posts too, Deedre. Sometimes the board gets a little too serious, but I guess we should just sometimes relax a little. I don't know if I told you, but I do think you have a beautiful smile. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 15:09)

Re: Mariah's most inspiring song (80,625) (80,630) by MusicfanJ from Germany I was thinking about CTTA just two days ago. Because of the wonderful lyrics and the message. A funny happenstance that you mentioned this song on this topic. It's hard to choose the most inspiring song, Mariah has got a lot. Mine are "CTTA", "Outside" and "Trough the rain". Oh and "Hero" although it is very schmaltzy, I still love it. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 14:11)

Re: Mariah's most inspiring song (80,620) (80,629) by Susana from USA I also think that it's Can't Take That Away even more so than Hero, but unfortunately not as well known to general public. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 14:01)

Interesting question (80,628) by Jeff from USA I am going to go with '95. The Daydream album is where I fell in love with Mariah. From "Underneath the Stars" to "Melt Away", it had it all there for me. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 13:32)

Thanks webmaster (80,627) by Manuel from Germany Oh and I would like to express my gratitude to the webmaster for providing this platform to the lambily. I can only imagine how much work it is and must have been all the years. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 13:22)

First post (80,626) by Manuel from Germany Hey guys. This is my first post here. I am from Berlin, Germany, and I have been a lamb since 1999, when Against All Odds was a big hit here in Germany. I have been following this forum for many years now and I find it interesting how controversially Mariah is being discussed. I always wonder what it must feel like for her to have everybody and their mom think they are entitled to an opinion about her, and personally I try to just appreciate whatever nice things come from her. This board also made me realize how effed up the concepts of "celebrity" and "fame" are. All of us make wrong decisions all the time based on what we believe to be right, and imagine being someone like Mariah who is just a normal human being, has bad breath in the morning, goes to the toilet just like everybody else and lives in a crazy world where she has little to no contact with actual, real, working people, but has the same issues as everybody else. And then, to add to that, whatever she does, is being examined under a magnifying glass. She is just a person that is constantly evolving (just like everybody else), having to deal with things, having her own biographical baggage, living in an unreal world, and I for my part have decided to have compassion for this woman because I surely wouldn't want to change lives with her even for one day (or if I would, I would just sing to myself all day to really find out what is still left of that voice when nobody's watching & scrutinizing). But yeah, on another note: have you heard this remix? I love it. I'm looking forward to connecting with you guys. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 13:17)

Re: Mariah's most inspiring song (80,620) (80,625) by Tijl from Belgium I can only confirm your post. This song was and still is ever so inspiring. I love the performance at the Diana Ross tribute. A shame it never was broadcasted nor made available on DVD. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 11:24)

Page 6 (80,624) by Gee from U.S.A. (New York City) This guacamole story just goes to show us that Mariah's name attracts news no matter what she does or in this case what she likes to eat at a restaurant. Talk about having nothing to talk about Page 6 just like The Daily Mail knows that Mariah's name carries weight so anything that can write and report about her they will. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 11:06)

Re: Mariah at the Grammy's (80,622) (80,623) by RibbonB from USA Supposedly she is confirmed for the Clive pre Grammy party honoring Jay Z. I doubt she will attend the Grammy's, but who knows? (Thursday 25 January 2018; 09:58)

Mariah at the Grammy's (80,622) by Matty from Vancouver Canada The American talk show, The View, has been promoting Clive Davis as a guest this week, where he talks about who's attending his Grammy party. They keep starting the promo spot with a photo of MC (looking Fiyah btw). I think she's a confirmed guest at the Grammy's this year. Jay-Z is tight as F with the Grammy's so I wonder if this will be the largest step back into the music sphere (considering the new team). (Thursday 25 January 2018; 05:01)

Re: Interesting question (80,577) (80,621) by Tevin from USA I prefer 94. When she had a nice mix of both. Heavy powerful belts and elastic runs. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 04:23)

Mariah's most inspiring song (80,620) by Marissa from USA I was listening to Can't Take That Away today and felt so incredibly empowered by the lyrics in that song especially with dealing with negative energy at work. I think they are the most inspiring lyrics she's ever written. I wish that song was more commercially successful and well-known because it could truly help heal and strengthen a lot of people. What do you think is Mariah's most inspiring song? (Thursday 25 January 2018; 03:57)

Re: Interesting question (80,607) (80,619) by Tevin from USA Lee I think the rasp was because of her nodules. She had to learn at a young age how to sing through them, which is amazing in its self, because most people can barely sing with them. But sadly they came back to haunt her in 97. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 02:58)

Re: Mary in Mudbound (80,612) (80,618) by RibbonB from USA Well I was so glad she dropped out. Dem babies were fortuitous in so many ways lol. Overall I thought that movie [was] a mess and not a piece of literature that Tyler Perry should have touched. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 02:54)

Quac? (80,617) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Page 6 is reporting on who orders quac at a Mexican restaurant? Is the gossip world having that slow of a day that they actually wrote a story about Guacamole? Alrighty, at least I got a laugh during a slow day at the office today. Forget Mimi back in the studio, this is where the real hard hitting news and scandal is at. (*sarcasm*) Ps. Who doesn't order chip and quac when they go to a Mexican restaurant? Hahahahaha. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 00:21)

Re: Endless Love (80,602) (80,616) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada Truly appreciate your posts, Edward. Love your sense of humor. Sometimes it’s nice to not take things quite so seriously on here. (Thursday 25 January 2018; 00:17)

Guacamole (80,615) by Licia from USA Did I really just read an article about chips and dip? It must be a slow news day for Page Six. I blame myself for even sitting here and reading that mess. (Wednesday 24 January 2018; 23:55)

Re: Endless Love (80,606) (80,614) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada Oh for sure, Bill. Insecurities are very human. She's not wrong for having them at all. (Wednesday 24 January 2018; 23:22)

Re: Interesting question (80,594) (80,613) by Andrew from UK With all the nonsense and lies you spout with unending frequency, I am certain if someone claimed they could hear Mariah fart every time she transitioned to whistle register, you, fool, would claim you could smell it. (Wednesday 24 January 2018; 23:18)

Re: Mary in Mudbound (80,595) (80,612) by Licia from USA Yeah she dropped out because she was pregnant. It would have been interesting for me just to see if she would have been able to handle playing a role that was deeper than a lot of her other roles. Yeah the movie was a bit much in certain parts, but I don't think it would have been disastrous. (Wednesday 24 January 2018; 23:07)

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