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Janet snippet / Lee TS / Mariah and Babyface (54,721) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Yeah, when I first heard it, I was like, this is almost exactly the same opening cascading keyboard intro of Mariah's Yours. It makes sense, as Jimmy & Terry produced that song, and as we all know, they've been with Janet from Control to 20 Y.O. So I guess this means Jan's back with the producers she really belongs with. Mariah kinda has this scorched-earth-policy she follows in both her personal and professional life, so I guess it's unlikely for her to get back together with Walter. So if we won't get that, then maybe Babyface would be more likely. His production style has this signature soft, plush 90's sound (best heard in the gorgeous Melt Away and Madonna's epic Take A Bow) which would be a nice contrast to Mariah's grittier, huskier tone. Please, Mariah, just for the nostalgia, even if it was just for one song. (Friday 19 June 2015; 3:31)

It's Bianca bitches, and don't call it a comeback neither (54,720) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End This is Mariah's message: "Does the ?lambily? miss Bianca? I think her comeback is due.?" Yes a thousand 8. Yes. Bianca's return is imminent and I am too psyched to play it cool. *screaming and squeeing on the inside on account of it being almost midnight and I'm not that type of neighbour* Whatever, I don't care that I'm not making sense. I wonder if Bianca's gonna make her appearance on Game Of War because that's what I've between wishing on the low since Friday whenever that broke. I'm telling you, it's like I have ESPN or something. But I don't wanna be greedy, let Bianca reemerge in whatever incarnation just as long as she shows up. So how do you guys think it's gonna happen? Thanks for hearing the incessant Bianca campaign MiMi, can't nobody say you ain't a good listener. (Thursday 18 June 2015; 23:44)

Vocals, songwriting challenge (54,719) by Stacey from USA My list changes all the time too. This challenge was hard for me too. But, I wanted to ask a question that caused us all to dig deeper and look at more obscure songs we don't think of often. (Thursday 18 June 2015; 21:34)

Top 5 vocal moments (54,718) by Human from World My favourites in terms of impressive vocal performances, in no particular order: 1. There's got to be a way (amazing belts, high and powerful, and that whistle) 2. O holy night (such high belts) 3. Lead the way (super sustained note thanks to superlungs) 4. Anytime you need a friend (amazing belts by the end) 5. Vanishing (again very impressive, especially the runs) Honourable mentions: Without You (the sustained note), Prisoner, Emotions, Vision Of Love, Butterfly, My All (the low notes and the high belts), Can't Take That Away (the vocal runs at the end), Bringin On The Heartbreak (the whistle) (Thursday 18 June 2015; 19:26)

Stacey (54,717) by Bill from the UK In no particular order. Vocals: 1. O Holy Night 2. Jesus Oh What a Wonderful Child 3. And You Don't Remember 4. All In Your Mind 5. If It's Over (Grammy's) Lyrics: 1. The Roof 2. Breakdown 3. Petals 4. Do You Think of Me 5. The Wind Really tough to narrow it down and I'm sure my list will change if I think about it too long. (Thursday 18 June 2015; 14:27)

Top 5 vocal moments (54,716) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines 5. Mine Again - Impressive belting. 4. Subtle Invitation - Her ad libs towards the end. 3. Make It Happen - Once again, dem growls. 2. My All - It's got both low lows and high highs. 1. Lead The Way - That long run in the final chorus. Plus, correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't this in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest duration sung in one breath? (Thursday 18 June 2015; 11:07)

Top vocals and lyrical masterpieces (54,715) by darrian liu from taiwan God, this is hard. This is not in any particular order. Top vocals: 1. Emotions 2. Fly Like A Bird 3. Heavenly 4. If It's Over (esp Grammy's 1992) 5. O Holy Night Honorary mentions: Vanishing, Butterfly, Lead The Way, Never Too Far, My Saving Grace, Anytime You Need A Friend Top lyrics: 1. Outside 2. Petals 3. Breakdown 4. Close My Eyes 5. Vanishing Honorary mentions: The Art of Letting Go, Side Effects, Looking In, The Roof That's a lot. Are mentioning honorary mentions okay? (Thursday 18 June 2015; 10:03)

Vocals and lyrics (54,714) by Bino from Interesting topic. My top 5 vocals: 1. If it's over 2. Jesus what a wonderful child 3. You're so cold 4. Forever 5. Anytime you need a friend Lyrics 1. The roof 2. Close my eyes 3. Vision of love 4. Underneath the stars 5. Butterfly In other news, how sweet and kind of Mariah to give a front row ticket to that kid with cancer. I hope people give her more credit, appreciate her, and stop telling her to grow up. If someone tells me that, I would be insulted. We don't really know for sure what happened between her and Walter. She made her decision a long time ago it seems. Deal with it, move on, and let's all grow up. (Thursday 18 June 2015; 9:55)

Languishing (54,713) by Dennis from Miami, FL Top 5 songwriting: 1. Languishing (always gives me goosebumps when I hear the bridge) 2. VOL 3. Camouflage 4. Close My Eyes 5. I Wish You Well I'm always listening to those when I'm sad or powerless. Top 5 vocals: 1. VOL 2. Without You 3. Cry 4. AYNAF 5. My All Anyway I can't decide with the list. It's changing over the time. (Thursday 18 June 2015; 8:55)

Stacey challange (54,712) by Warrior Butterfly from USA I tried to pick songs that are not part of the 18 pack or automatically identified with Mariah. Vocals: 01. Vanishing - Does not have to use whistle to sound amazing. 02. Long ago - Started to give hints of what was to come having a more Urban sound 03. The beautiful ones - She kept up with Drew Hill they are completely different but man she went for it, stayed low-mid range. 04. After tonight - Towards the end it sounds like does a duet with herself. 05. Subtle invitation - Around the 3:10 "if you really need me baby [...]". Writing: 01. Alone in love - The longing for your lover to love you is captured. 02. Twister - Mourning and deep loss for someone that was truly special but wishing them peace. 03. Till the end of time - The original infinity, they share similar theme except this is less cheecky. 04. Cry. - "I should have known that you were trying to love me" trying to figure out the love your already in. 05. Supernatural - Ignoring Dem Babies being woven in and out it reads very sweetly, Underneath The Stars for 2014. (Thursday 18 June 2015; 5:11)

Secret album (54,709) by Giovanni from USA I think it'd be cool if Mariah dropped a secret album sometime this year. She surely has to have enough tracks by now. And even though I'd like something different I really would just want some new music. "Me I am Mariah" is a great album, but I want more. (Does that make me selfish?) I thought for her 25 years in the business she was going to release an album full of unreleased songs. From her debut all the way until now. More than anything I'd like to hear material from 1990. "Weakness of the body" was such a waste and missed opportunity. (Thursday 18 June 2015; 5:02)

Janet (54,708) by Lee TS from USA Can you hear Mariah's inspiration in the Janet snippet? Cute tune. (Thursday 18 June 2015; 3:23)

Stacey (54,707) by B from USA Vocals: 1. You're So Cold 2. Lead The Way 3. Melt Away 4. All In Your Mind 5. And You Don't Remember Lyrics: 1. The Roof 2. Breakdown 3. Side Effects 4. Underneath The Stars 5. Fourth of July These lists were hard. The order is interchangeable. (Thursday 18 June 2015; 2:56)

Walter on the Music Box record / Adam (54,706) by 123 from USA Adam, you might have missed Walter's recent interviews regarding Mariah, they are not complementary at all. You might want to look up his comments when she launched her Chanteuse Tour. He did an interview prior regarding AIWFCIY stating "it's not my favorite song I've written" yet Mariah has stated recently that she wrote the whole song and "silly of me" for giving up 50% of the credits. She even came up with the melody on her Casio keyboard. It's very apparent that he only wants to work with her again for the cash. He broke her trust during a time where she needed it most, especially when other producers didn't take Tommy's offer to spy on her after their divorce. Also, Mariah would beg to differ on your comment that Walter is responsible for a huge part of her success. If you watch this interview, at 6:30 the interviewer makes that same reference and Mariah quickly corrects her as her face already said what she was thinking. "We are collectively responsible for those." Mariah cuts folks loose who betray her, she isn't going to work with him ever again, and I'm fine with that. Hopefully one day everyone else will be too. (Thursday 18 June 2015; 1:55)

Reply to Stacey (54,705) by Jeff from USA Hi Stacey. Nice challenge. I don't post often, but your post intrigued me. These are not necessarily my favorites, but they are, in my opinion, her top vocals and top songs based on writing. Top 5 vocals: 5. O Holy Night 4. Fly Like A Bird 3. My All 2. Bliss 1. Someday Top 5 songwriting: 5. Cry 4. Underneath the Stars 3. Breakdown 2. Petals 1. Looking In (Thursday 18 June 2015; 1:12)

Stacey (54,704) by LC from USA I've always wanted to ask this on this messageboard but I never got around to it, so thank you for posting. For vocals, I think I would choose: 1. O Holy Night: Hands down her best vocal performance, in my opinion. God was in the studio when she recorded this. I also let my friend listen to this song a while ago and she turned into a lamb. 2. Emotions: It's one of the most vocally challenging songs ever recorded. And it's the ultimate song for any singer to prove their whistle register. 3. Butterfly: One of her greatest, most emotional and beautifully sung songs. 4. If It's Over (Grammys): Her greatest live performance. Enough said. 5. Fly Like A Bird: A good way to show that a Mariah never "lost her voice" after the 90s and is still a world class vocalist to this day. Songwriting: 1. Cry. Such an emotional song, with such powerful lyrics. 2. The Roof: The imagery is amazing here. One of her greatest songs. 3. Fourth of July: This is poetry. 4. Outside: Such a beautifully written track. One of my favorites. 5. Breakdown: So haunting and deceiving, beautiful. There are so many missing here, and on any given day, some of these might change but I think this is a list I could definitely go with. Mariah really has the greatest discography. (Thursday 18 June 2015; 0:20)

Vocals, songwriting (54,703) by Stacey from USA If someone asked you your 5 most favorite tracks to show off Mariah's best vocals what would they be? If someone asked you to do the same with her songwriting, what would they be? Try not to include any "woe is me" Hero/CTTA or holiday tracks because those are way too obvious for both vocals and songwriting. Dig deeper. My picks for vocals are: *You're So Cold (the intro), that intro leaves me speechless. *Vanishing (SNL '90 performance) *Emotions (Unplugged '92) *Underneath the Stars *Circles (that run at 2:44 gives me chills everytime) I need to think about songs that show off her amazing songwriting skills. One off the top of my head would be The Roof. There is some phenomenal storytelling going on here. She writes in such a way that you can visualize the scene as it unfolds in the song. Looking In is another favorite. I don't think anyone had any idea how miserable MC was in her life. That song is the theme of my life. So powerful. Have fun. (Wednesday 17 June 2015; 21:04)

Ticket upgrade for fan / MILG (54,702) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada What a lovely story to read on the site. I know she gets labelled a diva, but she has such a big heart. Love her. Make It Look Good is absolutely fantastic. A boat was missed by not releasing it as a single. I actually don't skip over songs on MIAM. I know some or less than impressed with the album, but I think she did an incredible album. Thirsty is not my fave track, but oh well, lol. (Wednesday 17 June 2015; 21:00)

Negativity vs. constructive criticism (54,701) by Stacey from USA Some people need to understand the difference between these two terms. Negativity is someone coming here with the sole purpose of bashing Mariah with no credible opinions to back up any of their points. With Eric's rules, I doubt those kind of posts ever get posted. Constructive criticism is critiquing MC and providing credible opinions to back up your claims. I found nothing derogatory or offensive in Randy's posts about Mariah's voice. Mariah's voice isn't the same. I know things change over the years. How or why that has happened is up for discussion. Last time I checked this was a messageboard. You know a place for talking, lol. I wonder if under Sony's control, part of that control was preserving Mariah's voice. It seems her voice started losing its richness after 1997 when MC split from Tommy. Just a thought I'm throwing out there. Anyways, don't be so quick to rush to judgement someone is being negative. Thoughtfully read their posts to better understand where they are coming from. If you still find a problem with it, ignore it and move onto something else. Peace. (Wednesday 17 June 2015; 20:57)

Adam (54,700) by Bill from the UK Well now MC is back at Sony, it could well happen that they pair up again. I'm not sure if he is still under contract there these days or if he's moved on. Has anyone been keeping tabs on him? Although, as Mariah said, "when I break I break", so I'm not holding my breath. I'd be more interested to see what her and Ben Margulies would come up with all these years later. I'd love for MC to forget all the glamour and whatever goes with it, head back to the woodshop with Ben, and just get into the moment and make music the old fashioned way. (Wednesday 17 June 2015; 20:41)

Make it look good (54,699) by Giovanni from USA Is great. It's one of the best tracks on "Me I am Mariah". I agree that had it been released in the 90's it would have gotten major airplay. I've often wonder what other gems didn't make the album. (Wednesday 17 June 2015; 19:59)

MILG (54,698) by Lara from Middle East I love this song. Unfortunately, the link is not opening (video not available in my country). Would someone be kind enough to send me an mp3? Liloo82@hotmail.com. Thank you. For me the best story telling song is Betcha Gonna Know because the story is not only told by the lyrics, but also by her tone. You can really feel the emotion in the song. Now I wonder if it's "for real, for real". (Wednesday 17 June 2015; 19:47)

Can't Let Go (54,697) by Jake from New Zealand What a coincidence. I also watched the SNL performance today. I really love this song. It's my favourite on Emotions (along with Make It Happen) and one of my all time favourite Mariah songs. I particularly love the beginning of the song, which reminds me of I Don't Wanna Cry. So sad that it didn't go to number one. (Wednesday 17 June 2015; 18:59)

Walter on the Music Box record (54,696) by ADAM from USA Thanks for sharing that article. I've never read it but found it so fascinating. I really love those 2 working together and felt they created beautiful harmonies and records that will always be untouched. I wished Mariah would grow up and move on from her grips about him. He's has been complementary to her in many interviews and appears to want to work with her again. I think its impossible for her to listen to her catalogue of records and not wonder that Walter is responsible for a huge part of her success. Someone close to her needs to break through to her to work together with Walter for a new album. Pretty please. (Wednesday 17 June 2015; 18:02)

Can't Let Go (54,695) by B from USA Can't Let Go is a classic. The song is haunting and the video is beautiful. The video is one of my favorite Mariah videos. She looks so beautiful and classy. (Wednesday 17 June 2015; 17:21)

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