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About Orkun from The Netherlands: Musician

Oh no (41,051) by Orkun from The Netherlands This song is so disappointing. 4 years? Seriously? This is her worst song ever. There is nothing catchy about it. I can't believe it. If this is her comeback, oh boy. I personally do care about the charts. But if the song is good, it flops, I can somehow get over it. But this song is a lazy nightmare. (Monday 10 February 2014; 1:13)

Sales? (40,044) by Orkun from The Netherlands Does anyone know how many copies TAOLG has sold in the US? (Monday 2 December 2013; 10:49)

Alicia Keys (39,933) by Orkun from The Netherlands Just a wild guess, but TAOLG suits Alicia Keys better and I feel like they actually collaborated on this song and a duet will follow as a remix version. I don't understand the Vision Of Love comparison, other than having no chorus. I do believe she does need to prove herself actually. Not as a vocalist, but as a songwriter. If this is the direction of the album, it's not good. I don't think she should sing jazz at all. She should do pop and remix it with r&b, not hip hop. To me, it all sounds so uninspired. If they are clever, they do not shoot a video. Ariana Grande is recording now with Babyface and Walter Affanasieff. I'm a gamer. But Mariah isn't. My heart breaks to see this. The critics are always positive about her songs, yet the songs fail. Either the critics are corrupt, or they don't know music, which I doubt. Stevie Wonder listened to the song, yes. But we never got to hear if he liked it. I'm just blowing off steam. These eras are messed up. (Thursday 21 November 2013; 11:40)

[...] (39,793) by Orkun from The Netherlands It makes me very sad to say this, but she looks seriously drunk on both interviews she gave on Fallon and the other interview she just gave. I do not see any focus on anything. I felt like I was watching her infamous drunk speech on YouTube. I cant believe it's all happening. Now I am confident to say that she is the boss of everything. Single choices, songs, clips, management etc. Enough of blaming promotion, managers, Nick, bad earplugs, not enough voice rest etc. Im sorry. I am truly so disapointed. This is a mess. My heart breaks to see her like this. She is [...] my lifesaver. All I write is musicwise. In her private life, of course she can live as she wants. And proudly, of course. My point is not about Mariah, the person. Its about music. Dont let it all fade away. (Thursday 14 November 2013; 8:34)

No (39,743) by Orkun from The Netherlands This is not a good song. At all. The ending vocals and layerings are good. Kind of like "Without you". But it's not a good song. The lyrics are off and don't blend well with the melody. And yes, it does sound the Kelly Clarkson song and MC's own song "Outside". I am a fan. I don't like this song. Throw back? "Vision of love" like? No. Reviews are positive because they can't be negative about the song. Come on, it's Mariah Carey. I also don't agree with the statement that non-fans would like the song. Actually the fans are the only ones who will. Or might. After 4 years of waiting, I say not cool. (Tuesday 12 November 2013; 11:07)

23/7 (38,783) by Orkun from The Netherlands Mariah said there would be a special treat on this day, as an substitute for not releasing the album. I secretly was hoping for a second single, but now there's no mention of any announcement. Where's the surprise? (Tuesday 23 July 2013; 18:15)

#Beautiful, many clips? (38,612) by Orkun from The Netherlands It's to me very obvious why there are many versions and 3 video clips of this song. They are trying to give it a Platinum status in the USA. Which is hopefully gonna happen in the coming weeks. I'm not sure but I think it will be her 13th Platinum single. Extending her own record. PS: Macy's performance was fully lipped, including Hero. Altered, but lipped. Exept for a few vocals of Beautiful. Seriously. The speech in the beginning was dubbed too. They did say on the screen that it was pre recorded. So I'm ok with that. Keep it real, then I'm fine. (Monday 8 July 2013; 19:52)

On purpose (38,501) by Orkun from The Netherlands The playback is a choice. She didn't get caught. Even her whispers and whistle notes are playback. Honestly, I'll be looking forward from now on for good songs. She reads the blogs. She knows. It's a choice she makes. I'm not disappointed because she lipsyncs. I'm disappointed that she and her staff claim the performances are 100% live. That's a big lie. Tell the truth. We can handle it. (Monday 1 July 2013; 11:50)

Not live (38,482) by Orkun from The Netherlands Just by looking at the pics of the Macy's 4th of July, I can tell it's lipsync. I feel like she doesn't perform anymore. She is only available on stage. BET performance will be the same. The new rnb/hip hop version of Beautiful is impossible to sing live. Basically she is not breathing between lines. Of course I love her. But come on man. Still testing waters with hip hop? Still? (Sunday 30 June 2013; 15:01)

Remix (38,423) by Orkun from The Netherlands This remix is an insult. Period. We already know how the dance remix is gonna sound like and with which beat. Correct me if I'm wrong. It's probably gonna have the Butterfly intro beat of the dance version. The Spanglish version is the only version I'm waiting for. Truly disappointed. (Thursday 27 June 2013; 20:16)

Fun, but.. (38,032) by Orkun from The Netherlands Yes, the performance was fun and funny. The jokes were in place for sure. But no. Again the cameras were taping the audience during high notes. No no no. Mariah's rep will have to lie again. I can tell exactly which parts weren't live. But I did like the soulful growling. She still nails that. Miguel was really really off. (Friday 24 May 2013; 23:21)

Absence of Miguel (37,958) by Orkun from The Netherlands If Miguel couldn't perform the song with Mariah, because he was on tour with Alicia Keys as her support act, if this is the reason, how can Alicia Keys come to A.I. and he can't? (Tuesday 21 May 2013; 16:05)

Most simple solution (37,932) by Orkun from The Netherlands How about just simply putting the raw recordings including videos, all 3 of them , on the Internet and stop the speculations? They have recorded it all. What's stopping them? They just simply should. By the way, MC did stand up for JLo. Watch closely. PS: No one on this page is a hater. No one. Just imagine we are all butterflies on a rainbow with emotions, daydreaming as our music box plays like a charm bracelet mimi'ing our ways through life unplugged, realizing we are perfect angels while being imperfect. (I would have continued my sentence but the new album title is yet to be announced.) I enjoy reading all of the messages. And our editor plays very fair. Not an easy thing to do. (Sunday 19 May 2013; 9:06)

Solution (37,916) by Orkun from The Netherlands Even the fans who did like the Idol taping are referring to the so called live and raw recording and calling it better, which I agree. Still, parts were playback (Hero). The problem: Being diva-ish and working the image is totally fine with me. But not if this is the only thing she's doing on stage. The solution: Read between the lines dear Mariah. No matter what we all think of the taping, we all refer to the raw audio. The part where she salutes Randy on stage is the raw Mariah. So intimate and gracefull. That's why Jimmy Fellon performance was a success too. Deserved succes. Precious movie? Same succes for the same reason. She said during her Billboard Artist Of The Decade Award: "Forget the image, forget the ensamble, forget the big hair, forget the rumors." Well, I'm trying. (Saturday 18 May 2013; 8:19)

Idol performance (37,889) by Orkun from The Netherlands Such a waisted opportunity. It truly was so bad. I love #Beautiful. It genuinely deserves the #1 spot. Lip sync is so 2005. I don't get lip syncing, especially after arranging the songs in lower keys. PS: Mariah has a great radio hit. Honestly. And yes, it's a genuine hit. (Friday 17 May 2013; 14:09)