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Happy birthday Todd (52,178) by Dove from USA I think I'm going to do the same thing for my birthday next week, minus the champagne. (Friday 24 April 2015; 15:54)

Tevin / Mariah's voice / babbling (52,177) by Tiina from Finland I love Whitney. In her prime she posessed so much power and a beautiful tone. She will always be referenced by singers but I definitely agree that Mariah's voice is better and that she's a better singer. People always talk about the range and while it's most impressive (her lower range especially) to me the most beautiful part of Mariah's voice has always been her tone. I think it was Baby who made the comment that while there have been plenty of people with a similar tone to Whitney's, there have never been anyone with a tone like Mariah's and it's true. I love that she's able to sing in her high mixed voice without sounding whiney or too squeezy like most singers, it just sounds so effortless and round and she has this piercing ringing like a natural echo. Have you ever noticed how Mariah switches her tone from song to song and how she uses it to add to the emotional payoff of whatever song she's singing? I don't think most singers even think like that. It really says a lot about Mariah's level of musicianship. And that takes me to her use of melisma. Mariah uses it in a smart way. It's a part of her style but unlike most singers, her choices are not only original and imaginative, always attached to the melodies, never used just to show off. Some singers do way too many pointless runs just to show off but don't realize that it says a lot about their level of musicianship or the lack thereof. Mariah is special in so many ways but doesn't get enough credit for her atristry. (Friday 24 April 2015; 14:50)

Love Story part 2 / Baby from Sweeden (52,176) by *Az* from England I have always taken Faded to be a sort of sequel to Love Story, purely on the lyric "We continue to subside, hanging on for life on this roller coster ride. I call your name sub-consciously, always somewhere but your not there for me." I know there has been speculation the song was a long time in the making and above all, no confirmation it's about NC but Love Story's "boy meets girl and looks in her eyes, time stands still and two hearts catch flight, off they go roller coaster ride, up and down and around twisterd all out their minds." Could be coincidence but the dots connect pretty well too me. (Friday 24 April 2015; 13:29)

Stunts? (52,175) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Let me take a breath and regain my composure. Will Mariah be doing dangerous stunts for the Infinity music video? I can't wait. Got the info in this link. (Friday 24 April 2015; 12:44)

Lee re: Dance rehearsal (52,174) by Norman from USA Thanks for posting that link. It's interesting to see nappytabs doing the choreography. They're about the right pace and style. Looking good. (Friday 24 April 2015; 11:04)

False alarm (52,173) by Lara from Middle East I found a notification on my phone from YouTube "mariahcareyvevo uploaded a new video". I can't tell you how the 15 seconds to open the link passed, my heart rate reached Infinity lol. But it turned out to be the Someday video. (Friday 24 April 2015; 10:56)

Happy birthday Todd (52,172) by Norman from USA Enjoy your day, hopefully celebrate with friends and family, and enjoy the nostalgia (exclamation). I know that Anytime You Need a Friend, and Never Too Far Away always get me as well. Best wishes. Cheers (exclamation). (Friday 24 April 2015; 10:54)

My Vegas guess list (52,171) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End So who do we want to see perform with Mariah for her #1 shows? Mine are, in no particular sequence: 1. Miguel 2. Michael Bolton 2. Elton John 3. John Legend 4. Joe 5. JD 6. Brat 8. Missy 9. Bone Thugs 10. Fifth Harmony I would die, happily, but I would die a thousand times if some of my obscure mentions make it on stage. *writes subliminal message in other language* Maraja, snälla, söta, rara, gör bara exact precis som jag säger, va? Bra, då är det bestämt och därmed basta. (Friday 24 April 2015; 10:47)

Happy birthday Todd (52,170) by Bill from the UK I will have to emulate your celebrations when it's my turn in September. Many happy returns and enjoy your day with Mariah. (Friday 24 April 2015; 10:26)

Dancers rehearsal (52,169) by Lee TS from USA Sneak peak of the dancers to Honey. Guess she's doing the original version. Like? (Friday 24 April 2015; 7:12)

The Love Story thing (52,168) by Marcel from Montréal, Canada I've been reading about this and can't get it unless you guys are just talking like from the video on. I know Nick made a cheap video to kind of showing what MC said that song had become, but that song was written and recorded and published so much before they even met. To me it was lyrically a bad version of "Now that I know". I never liked the video. Actually have never been a fan of people who are forcing you to see their couple like MC always showing Nick everywhere to publicize him, to me it was a sign, among many others, that the relationship wouldn't last. Maybe it's just that I like people that take their position like when with Tommy, you know, Mariah was the star so she took the stage. He was the star-making genius behind her and there he remained, behind. (Friday 24 April 2015; 6:56)

Mariah day (52,167) by Todd from Melbourne, Australia So it's my birthday, and work gave me the day off. Everyone else is at work, so I created a playlist with every single Mariah song and have it on shuffle with a bottle of champagne (haha). So many great songs I had forgotten about. Anytime You Need A Friend, I Wish You Well, Never Too Far. Getting mega nostalgia here. (Friday 24 April 2015; 4:55)

Abraham / Tiina / other versions (52,166) by Tevin from USA I agree with you Abraham, I still think the 5H girls can sing (did you watch the X-Factor) but stupid music landscape today is all autotuned and pop garbage. And Tiina I love her vocals on TGTBAW. Her power to me on that song rivals Whitney's which is hard since she had a powerful chest voice (even though in my opinion Mariah's tone and range and voice is better). I remember Mariah saying in an interview back in her early days she was forced to hold back in singing, so I can only imagine how mind blowing that song would be if she went all out. I was wondering if anyone thinks that maybe Mariah will sing some of her number one hits in the sounds that she wanted them to be and sound like before Sony edited them to make them more pop like. Imagine her singing her some number one songs like they sounded on her demo tape. (Friday 24 April 2015; 4:46)

Debut album (52,165) by Darryle from USA I love Mariah's debut album. It's a testament to how amazing she is as an artist. She wrote and produced a lot of the songs on that album and she was 18 when it began and about 20 when it ended. The album proved and still proves that Mariah is a true singer songwriter. Who else do you know that wrote lyrics like "Carried me through desperation, to the one that was waiting for me"? Not surprisingly is has stood the test of time. Almost 25 years later and only a handful of the songs sound dated. It's truly one of the if not the best debut album of all time. My favorite song from the debut album is Prisoner. No matter how down I'm feeling Mariah's hilariously corny rapping always puts a smile on my face. (Friday 24 April 2015; 4:10)

Feels like the calm before the storm (52,164) by Mara from United States Getting so excited for Monday. I wonder if us on the east coast will have to wait until 9:30pm to hear the song and see the video. Everything has been under wraps so do we really know if the song will debut before her welcoming in Vegas? Maybe it will all unveil as part of the welcome and if that's the case, it is due to start around 6:30pm which means 9:30 for me. The anticipation is killing me. On to the debut album, it is such a classic. Her vocals on those songs were amazing. I too love Alone In Love. Someday always holds a special place to me too. Although VOL was her first hit, I think ultimately Someday turned Mariah into something else on the visual scale. I remember being in high school and all the guys were in love with Mariah and her beautiful eyes. Her image was set and very iconic in that video. I can't wait to hear her sing that and IDWC. (Friday 24 April 2015; 4:02)

Def Jam replacement? (52,163) by Cgee54 from Usa Isn't it interesting that Def Jam just signed Leona Lewis? I find it somewhat interesting because Mariah is no longer with them. I never had an issue with her, I just thought she was another singer trying to hard to be another Mariah, no shade. What do you all think? (Friday 24 April 2015; 4:00)

Re: "Love Story" awkwardness (52,155) by Alejandro Cole (52,162) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End I would agree with you 100% if Love Story was ever written about Mariah and The Thirsty One to begin with. It wasn't. I think Mariah likely suffered from a giant bout of transference of affection. I know that sounds overtly dramatic but It's the only explanation that makes any sense to me. "If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with." It happens all the time. Not to say that Mariah didn't give her all to make her marriage work, especially considering the children, it's pretty obvious she's not a quitter. But we have yet to see the conclusion of Love Story IMHO. Obviously I'm also very much a hopeless romantic. I'll tell you though, the Love Story video is where I noticed Mariah seemed more genuinely enamoured with Thirsty while he looks entirely too much like the cat that ate the canary. That always rubbed me the wrong way, what with him being so persistent a suitor to have married her just six weeks into dating. But I could be totally wrong and Infinity will be the end of Love Story. Mariah has been known to reference her own songs in lyrics. Maybe Love Story etc. will get a shout out come April 27th? Then we'll know if that was truly one of their songs. (Friday 24 April 2015; 2:05)

Debut faves (52,161) by Tiina from Finland Vision Of Love is still one of the best songs Mariah has ever written. Once again, it's hard to believe she was still a teenager writing this masterpiece. She proved right then and there that she had range, not just as a vocalist but as a songwriter. VOL is so raw, it makes me emotional every time I listen to it. I feel very close to that song. SFUA is a fabulous, smooth jam which I listen to far too seldom but I'm always taken back how current it sounds. I almost can't believe it's on her debut album. Vanishing, another one of those songs that makes you go: wow, she really did that. I love the mixture of her beautiful buttery tone and that smoky breathiness. No one can sing Vanishing quite the way she does with such soul. I have a very special place in my heart for Someday, a song Mariah hates with passion. I love her vocals on it, the way se delivers the lyrics with such feeling. The acapella version is like crack to me. IDWTC and LTT have always been sibling songs to me in my mind (certain Mariah songs seem like siblings, don't you agree?). I didn't use to like them but today I yearn for them, especially LTT. Such soul, such raw emotion. TGTBAW, AIYM, Prisoner and YNM all sound pretty dated to me. My fave out of all of them is TGTBAW. It's not a strong song and it's cheesy as hell but those damn vocals, wow. She goes all out. That's why today I often feel unsatisfied when I try to listen to other singers. They sound so boring, bland and limited compared to Mariah. (Thursday 23 April 2015; 23:02)

Favorite song from debut album (52,160) by Mirage_Nunez from America 1) Love Takes Time is just too remarkable for words, it captures an emotional moment only Mariah can deliver. 2) Vanishing is so haunting from her vocal delivery to the enchanting background vocalizations. Did anyone else notice how the vocals in the background almost sound like ghosts singing "boooooo". I can see Mariah creatively connecting that idea of vanishing to idea of ghost appear and disappear. I don't know, I could be wrong. 3) All Alone In Love, "swept me away but now I'm lost in the dark, set me on fire but now I'm left with a spark" says it all. Beautifully poetic and captivating in every way. Oh and by the way there's not one bad song on that album. I love it as a whole and still listen to it weekly, these are just my top three (all tied at one really) absolute favorites. (Thursday 23 April 2015; 22:57)

Breakdown at the Vegas residency (52,159) by Ethan from United States Would it be amazing if Mariah performs Breakdown as part of her show? It's completely appropriate that she includes it in her setlist because of the showgirls, casinos and hotels, and glitz of showbiz. I really hope that she does it. I don't really care if she lip-synches the song as long as she performs it with the chairs, dancers, and costumes. I can't wait to find out and I think Mariah is one of those artists that will change up the setlist even though it's a residency. Let's hope so. (Thursday 23 April 2015; 22:39)

Shelly (52,158) by Abraham from USA Sorry, I skipped your message. I'm so pumped. I can't wait. I agree with the person who said that Mariah might have flimed it before or after her "Ellen" apperance. I think so too. I'm also glad on how much love her debut album is getting. I think Mariah has the best debut album out of any female artist. "There's got to be a way" is Mariah at her best. Amazing song. (Thursday 23 April 2015; 21:42)

Tevin / Kyle (52,157) by Abraham from USA No I don't think so. I doubt Mariah would include those tacky girls in one of her videos. Matter of fact I don't even think she'd talk to them. Much less include them in a video that's supposedly going to "blow our minds". Honestly who even listens to them? Bunch of autotune flops. Even Ariana slays all of them lol. Kyle your post got me more excited. I can't wait. I'm ready for Mimi to get her next hit. If not with "Infinity" then with a song from the next album. (Thursday 23 April 2015; 21:27)

Jake / You Need Me (52,156) by Bill from the UK I love You Need Me. I know for some it's the weakest track but I love it. I love how passionate her vocals are and her ad libs at the end are brilliant. I love how she sings "before you act so hastily" differently every time she approaches the line. I overused the word "love" in this post. But that's because I love You Need Me, and I love Mariah. (Thursday 23 April 2015; 21:16)

"Love Story" awkwardness (52,155) by Alejandro Cole from Colombia Watching the video for "Love Story" and its lyrics is quite awkward for me especially after the "and this aint gone end up like that Casablanca’s movie" phrase. And now, the fact that "Infinity" will be the total opposite makes me realize how much of a human Mariah is, sometimes we forget about it and ask for her nothing but perfection when in fact she is just like you and me. She was wrong and she is ready to admit it with this new song in front of the whole world. I applaude her for that. (Thursday 23 April 2015; 20:25)

Sorry guys (52,154) by pharaoh_shawn from New Zealand In my last message (52,134) I did all capitals so half of my subject got the chop, the subject was meant to read, "I love See You Again". (Thursday 23 April 2015; 19:40)

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