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TEOM (49,394) by B from USA I can't believe it's been a decade since Mariah Carey released that musical masterpiece. 1995 Daydream, 2005 TEOM, 2015 MC25. I knew the moment I heard We Belong Together that she had a hit on her hands. I know hit making Mariah is still there, she just needs to work on her image and writing killer songs. (Saturday 24 January 2015; 0:38)

Vegas (49,393) by Norman from USA I haven't been to SinCity in at least 18 years. So it seems aprops that I'll be back for Mariah's 18 #1's. I'm super excited and can't even imagine what it will be like aside from amazing. I mean, it's Vegas and Mariah, so you know it's going to have to be beyond spectacular. The last time I saw her was for TEOM tour in Anaheim when she filmed the show for the concert. I'm going to have to weigh in on this whole dream duets and #1 list, but I'll have to take my time. Just thinking about it right now makes my brain hurt. It's too much. Hehe I hope you all have a great weekend. (Saturday 24 January 2015; 0:25)

Shelly / You Do Know What To Do (49,392) by Edward from USA Shelly, you don't have to explain yourself, apologize or refrain from posting your opinions here because some might get mad at you. If they do, let them. There will always be that one person who will take things personal here, but don't let that be about you. As long as you're not being disrespectful to anybody or trashing Mariah or other artists here, I don't see why you have to double think voicing your honest opinions here; even when they might not go with the general opinion of group. Some might not agree with some of your views, but that's the beauty of it all, they have their own opinions to voice too. This is not a cult, you don't have to jump on the "Let me agree and post what people might consider acceptable" wagon. If someone get mad at you, you just have to "Shake It Off". (Friday 23 January 2015; 22:49)

Shelly (49,391) by Abraham from USA Yup, that's the one lol. The remix version. There was a video but for some reason it isn't available on YouTube. Anyways glad you agree that Mariah could have covered it. Another song that I wish was Mariah's was "Unbreak my heart" by Toni Braxton. Thanks for responding. (Friday 23 January 2015; 22:35)

TEOM / 10 years later (49,390) by Billy from Greece 2005 was really a page-turner for both Mariah and her fans. The "Mimi" album was eye-opening. It was as if it came out of nowhere with a big bang. I was left speechless song after song. "Mine Again" made me drop my mouth a few times I recall. I loved the live instruments, I loved Mariah establishing herself fully as an R&B artist. Equally important, apart from overcoming the "Glitter" jinx, "TEOM" was significant for Mariah in terms of how she was seen within a broader pop culture, namely, as a black artist, which meant a lot to her obviously. At the same time, as much as I loved the whole era, in the next years I ended up cringing every time the fans would wish that Mariah repeat everything she did with the "Mimi" album. In fact, the "TEOM" cast a huge shade over subsequent releases and their evaluation, to the point that it became overbearing. "Mariah was so classy during the Mimi era. Mariah was so perfect during Mimi. Mariah, why can't you be the Mimi album all the time?" I don't know if it is mainly people that became fans during that era that make these comments and cannot envision Mariah outside that "role" but I feel torn now about the "Mimi" effect. Even Mariah was trapped in the unparalleled success of that album and the pressure to repeat it. The album as a piece of music is truly valuable. However, I wish fans will able to appreciate what Mariah has done post-"Mimi" and not glorify an era just because of commercial success or a (questionable) Vogue stylist. (Friday 23 January 2015; 21:50)

Re: (49,381) by B (49,389) by Dove from USA That was totally me too, still is. In 8th grade I dyed my hair the dark strawberry blonde she has in the ABMB video. My hair is naturally curly, like hers, so I would only straighten the front like she does in Fantasy and OSD. I kept that style for about three years until I finally learned how to straighten it. (Friday 23 January 2015; 20:55)

Lifetime's Whitney movie (49,388) by Dove from USA I didn't watch it but I want to. Was it good? I saw people were posting about it on Twitter and Facebook. People were posting that there should be a movie about Mariah and I think so too. Why do we have to wait for someone to die to celebrate them? I expect Mariah to live a long, healthy, and happy life. I know she had said in interviews that she didn't think she would live a long time. I believe sometimes we can intuit these types of things, but if her destiny was to leave this plane early, I think her destiny changed when she had her babies and now she's going to stick around for a long, long time. If the movie is made while she is living, she can give approval and choose the actors. Darryle (49,377) I watched that video and wow. Thank you for sharing. That was amazing to watch and I like it more than Around The World. (Friday 23 January 2015; 20:40)

Fan fiction (49,386) by Dove from USA I'm posting this here because it's been on my mind since I posted my hypothetical duets list and it won't leave my mind. I hadn't posted it because I don't want people getting mad at me but I'm going to chance it. I need to unload it and no one in my real life would appreciate it or get excited about it. Here, at least one person might. Okay, so I'm honestly not a fan of Jenifer Lopez's music. I bought On The 6 when it came out because I'm a big fan of Selena and she played Selena. I am a chick, though, so I like her movies. I think she's a beautiful woman (but when Mariah tries I think MC is the most beautiful and I'm not just saying that). JLo seems like a genuinely nice person. Maybe she didn't know TM was using her to get back at MC. Putting them together will definitely make people talk so it's a chance to make lemonade. I made a playlist of my duets and have been listening to them trying to imagine what they would sound like and look like in a video. For Migrate I paired MC with Beyonce. So I was imagining them making an entrance into a Las Vegas club together and Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani are already there waiting for them in the VIP section, so they join them. There can be scenes of them dancing, drinking, having fun and then they migrate somewhere else, maybe to the casino to gamble. I know they're older but older people still like to look good and have fun. It can be like the posse from Sex And The City or Desperate Housewives. It's exciting seeing good looking famous people together. Oh and there can also be video footage of Beyonce, Gwen, and Jennifer arriving on a private jet to see Britney and MC in concert. The party can start at the concert when they're helping her choose an outfit to perform in for the concert and then later cheering her on in the front row of her concert. (Friday 23 January 2015; 20:37)

TEOM, YDKWTD/Meteorite (49,385) by Stacey from USA TEOM: I find it hard to believe as well it's been 10 years since that album was released. It's probably my 2nd favorite album behind Daydream. I remember getting my hands on a 8 minute mashup containing clips of all the songs. Words can't describe how excited I was to hear MC bring back those full voice vocals. I wasn't a big fan of the direction MC was heading with Charmbracelet's whispery vocals. TEOM reminded me so much of Daydream's sound. Stellar album. YDKWTD/Meteorite: So happy to see these songs get more attention here. IMO, they are two of the best songs off an amazing album. YDKWTD had such potential to blow up on radio. I know, I know, it's no good to rehash the lack of promo for this album. Still though, it bugs that MIAM didn't do better. It's her best album since TEOM, IMO. (Friday 23 January 2015; 19:30)

Butterfly concert video / Darryle (49,384) by Warren from Trinidad & Tobago I just looked at it - man it was so much better than the compilation they put together for around the world. I totally loved it. From the moment she opened her mouth her voice was stunning. (Friday 23 January 2015; 18:10)

Giorgio Moroder (49,382) by B from USA I think Mariah should work with him. She needs new producers with fresh beats because JD keeps producing the same tired beats. I also think she should work with Happy Perez and the other producers that Frank Ocean and Miguel work with. She needs to do another duet with Miguel. (Friday 23 January 2015; 16:14)

I had to share this, it describes most of my childhood (49,381) by B from USA The only difference is I didn't perm my hair. However, I did dye my hair orange and shaved my eyebrows because I read she did that when she was a kid, and the results were bleak. (Friday 23 January 2015; 16:08)

Deborah Cox (49,380) by B from USA I love Deborah's voice but I only like two of her songs: Nobody's Supposed To Be Here and Same Script, Different Cast her duet with Whitney Houston. Did anyone watch Lifetime's Whitney bio pic with Ms. Cox singing Whitney's songs? It was awful because she's no Whitney. Maybe Mariah could cover Same Script, Different Cast with her doing Deborah's parts. Imagine if Mariah and Whitney has sang that instead of When You Believe, it would have been huge. (Friday 23 January 2015; 15:56)

Giorgio Moroder (49,378) by Dove from USA I woke up with the songs of Hot Stuff and Heart Of Glass on my mind, then I went on Twitter and saw that Giorgio Moroder is doing an album with contributers. Wouldn't it be cool if he redid YDKWTD and Meteorite, or a new song for his album? (Friday 23 January 2015; 14:32)

Butterfly concert video (49,377) by Darryle from USA Today I found an old video of the Butterfly concert filmed in Japan that seems to be an official recording of the tour. Does anyone know of an official filmed Butterfly tour? The one I found is simply titled Butterfly World Tour - Tokyo. There's no shaky camera movements or talking during the video. There are cutaways and even a beginning title. At first I thought it the Around The World video but it's not. Does anyone know if there was a scrapped Butterfly tour video? (Friday 23 January 2015; 3:32)

Re: Jon post (49,374) (49,376) by Dove from USA Sometimes I feel like I'm biased, because I like every Mariah song, but everyone who listened to #Beautiful at my house or in my car liked it. I don't think the song was the problem. I like You're Mine (Eternal) a lot on the album, but I agree with you in that I don't think it should have been a single. I think Thirsty should have been the second (or first) single. I like YDKWTD but I don't think it would have done well if it was released first. If she wants to do disco she needs to go to Giorgio Moroder. When you hear a Donna Summer song, you can feel it, it makes you stop everything you're doing because you need to dance. YDKWTD had potential, but it didn't go all the way, I didn't feel it. The problem was the music/production not her vocals. Her vocals were perfect. That's just my opinion. (Friday 23 January 2015; 1:45)

Next studio album (49,375) by Dove from USA I want for Mariah to release a jazz album and a standards album, too, but later on. I hope her next studio album is mainstream with really cool songs on it. (Friday 23 January 2015; 1:09)

YDKWTD (49,374) by Jon from Netherlands Someone posted this on youtube. Scarce resources (from this era) but a good job putting a video together. The song is a gem. It makes me think how Rainbow was made just so she could release Heartbreaker. That's how good that song is and I feel the same about YDKWTD. The song deserved a great video with Mariah playing a confident, emancipated woman with a great party feel to it. Visually I imagine something like Breakdown. I could see something really epic about this because the lyrics are so confident. Her acting could be like in Shake It Off but more energetic. Releasing that horrible song [...] has a single and messing with different possible second singles when they could have just released this is a really bad sign. If Mariah really believed [...] could have any sort of success in today's radio world she lost touch with what people are listening to (and that's something she always had in her favour). Anyway didn't want to be negative, it's done now. Just wanted to celebrate this wonderful song. (Thursday 22 January 2015; 22:55)

Abraham (49,373) by Dove from USA I think this is the version of Nobody's Supposed To Be Here you're talking about. When I was listening to the studio version, in my mind I could hear Mariah singing it in her '98 raspy voice. The way she sounded when she sang If Only You Knew/Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I would like to hear Mariah sing more up tempo dance tracks. In this video, Deborah Cox wasn't doing any choreographed dance movements, but her body was open and loose and it still looked good. (Thursday 22 January 2015; 22:33)

Found the rare photo (49,372) by Marissa from USA Hey ksquarred. Here is the link to the picture. (Thursday 22 January 2015; 21:32)

Mariah on tv-show (49,371) by NHYTG from nyc Tonight Mariah's Las Vegas shows were an item on a Dutch entertainment show called RTL Boulevard. Unfortunately the host was kind of disrespectful about Mariah. Again it was clear how many people here in the Netherlands look at Mariah these days. (Thursday 22 January 2015; 21:20)

[...] (49,370) by ksquarred from paris Hello guys. Someone posted on the board a rare picture of MC in NYC before she released her first album. She can be seen drinking milkshakes if I remember correctly, with two girl friends, including her former roommate (the one with the short blond hair). I've been searching through the board but there are too many messages and I can't find it anymore. I would like to make a sweatshirt with that pic. Does anyone have it? Thank you in advance. (Thursday 22 January 2015; 19:42)

New sound (49,369) by Dove from USA It would also be exciting if MC worked with people she's never worked with before and surprised everyone with a new sound. (Thursday 22 January 2015; 18:46)

Missy Elliot (49,368) by B from USA I would love for Mariah and Missy to write together again. Babydoll is one of my favorite songs and it's obviously one of Mariah's too. She named her publishing company Beyond Idolization, lol. I would also love for Mariah to work with Deborah Cox, Babyface, and Toni Braxton. I hope Mariah leaves JD and Cox in 2014. Mariah needs new producers and collaborators that can update her sound. She doesn't need to do something radical, she just needs to update her sound. I also think she needs to embrace EDM. I want her to work with Calvin Harris on an uptempo banger that showcases her voice a la Emotions. I like the idea of a duets album but not at this time, she's still too relevant for that and it won't do her any favors. (Thursday 22 January 2015; 15:36)

It's Like That you all (49,367) by enwar00 from usa Can you believe it's been 10 whole years since this song first debuted? I still remember first hearing it on the radio, then first hearing it at the club, there was such a buzz and excitement around it, it just seemed right. I feel like it's somewhat forgotten because of what exploded after it, but I love it, especially with the video, and always remember the feeling that this is what kicked started that massive Mimi year. For you #5 theorists out there, I hope you're right, that would be fun. (Thursday 22 January 2015; 15:13)

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