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Baby, baby, one more time? (48,135) by Marcus from Brazil Baby's delusion: "Mariah is in great shape vocally and always has been. The only difference is that the frequency of her live performances has increased magnanimously from her debut to now." If there were a cult called Mariah, you would definitely be a hardcore indoctrinated member. In your eyes, Mariah is a victim of all her circumstances, Nick, the media, her friends, her so called fans, her nodules. She is not responsible for anything, she's just been wronged. Mariah is definitely in good shape vocally, but to say great would be an overstatement. Up until 2000 she delivered 6, 9, 12 and 19 shows per tour respectively, with 2 and 3 years in between, how is that magnanimous? The Charmbracelet tour put her in great shape vocally because she delivered 69 shows, her biggest tour so far. Since then her live performances have decreased dramatically. Mariah is a human being with problems like the rest of us, she's not a goddess who can't do not wrong, she makes mistakes and goes through what most of us go through. Be realistic with your ranting if you want to be taken seriously. (Tuesday 2 December 2014; 4:43)

In honor of AIWFCIY and Mariah's quips (48,134) by Jono from USA This throwback gem is still one of my favorites by our Queen. American Idol contestant: "All I Want For Christmas is the best modern-day Christmas song." Nicki Minaj: "It sure was, wasn't it?" Mariah: "Still is, dahling. No. 1 last year. Seventeen years later, it's still No.1" Make that 20. (Tuesday 2 December 2014; 4:01)

Mariah (48,133) by B from USA Mariah's voice is in better shape than Whitney's was. I'm not dissing Whitney, she's my second favorite singer of all time. If Mariah was an alcoholic like Whitney was, of course Whitney did cocaine and crack which is what ruined her voice. Mariah may drink but she's not an alcoholic. She's not stupid, she knows it would ruin her voice. She most likely drinks in moderation, taking her voice into consideration. (Tuesday 2 December 2014; 0:13)

Mariah Carey blooper reel (48,132) by Darryle from USA I just rewatched a video back from when Mariah was promoting #Beautiful. At one point she said "You make the beat go." Those are lines from Supernatural and the video was posted in July of 2013. I wonder how many songs that were originally supposed to be on the album made it to the album? So far Supernatural and YDKWTD were probably on the original album. (Monday 1 December 2014; 23:51)

Baby from Sweden (48,131) by TJ from Norway Are you always that angry? (Monday 1 December 2014; 23:21)

MC20 cheers (48,129) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Splashes of hot cocoa with butterscotch schnapps would go great with AIWFCIY at #13 and Merry Christmas at #12 on Swedish iTunes today, right? I'll be having warm Christmas wine with raisins, nuts and spices like I always do. *plays Merry Christmas CD* (Monday 1 December 2014; 22:18)

Mariah iTunes (48,128) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA Merry Christmas is now number 12 on the chart. (Monday 1 December 2014; 20:25)

Re: Merry Chistmas 20 year (48,127) by Dove from USA It's about supporting your favorite artist and helping them get back on the charts. If they're on the charts people will talk about it and it could gain her new fans. Also, if she's popular she's more likely to release new music. It's $6 in the US, which is pretty inexpensive. It would have been nice for more tracks to be included but it was started by fans, not the people releasing the music. (Monday 1 December 2014; 20:04)

Festive at its best (48,126) by Lee TS from USA Merry Christmas. The right way. (Monday 1 December 2014; 19:57)

Ally McBeal (48,125) by Stacey from USA For some reason the audio at the end wasn't working. Anywho, I am glad fans of Ally McBeal got to hear such a fantastic song. It's always bugged me over the years more people didn't get to hear Lead The Way. IMO, it's one of her best ballads, so raw and emotional. Thanks for the reminder Lee. I need to listen to that song again. (Monday 1 December 2014; 19:11)

Might as well face it (48,124) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Just because you yourselves can't handle splashes without drinking a whole bottle doesn't mean everybody else can't. And what does Mariah's 20 year old schtick about florescent lighting have to do with anything other than comedy? That's how weak your material is, that you have to use filler to make a post because your examples are as flimsy as it gets. You really should get help for your addiction to bullshit. I'm sure if you reached out to Mariah in earnest, she would put you through rehab. Or at the very least she would pray for you. Merry Christmas. (Monday 1 December 2014; 18:20)

Merry Chistmas 20 year (48,123) by Chicago Lamb from USA I'm all about supporting Mariah, but why would I spend $ and purchase the album again? It should have been released with extra tracks or something. (Monday 1 December 2014; 18:18)

Feeling kinda torn (48,122) by nancy barnes from Georgia Hi Mariah. I just want to say that I have loved your music since I was a little girl and I still do. Matter of fact you and Whitney Houston are my all time favorites ever. But I am just so torn about you and Nick. It would be so wonderful if you and him could get back together. I really was hoping that your marrage with him would make it. Anyways just my thoughts. Happy Holidays. (Monday 1 December 2014; 16:27)

Black Widow (48,121) by B from USA I'm watching MTV this morning and if Mariah had released Thirsty as a single, with a great video directed by Brett or Paul, it could have been as big as Black Widow. The similarities between those songs are obvious. I can't believe Katy Perry wrote part of that song. She must of have been listening to Mariah for inspiration, lol. (Monday 1 December 2014; 14:30)

MC20 (48,120) by Jamie Clarke from England "All I Want For Christmas Is You" is a modern Christmas classic. As Merry Christmas turns 20, we take a look at why it was so successful. (Monday 1 December 2014; 9:54)

Ally McBeal clip (48,119) by Lee TS from USA Watch from 23:22 mark. (Monday 1 December 2014; 8:55)

Ally McBeal (48,118) by Lee TS from USA Do you all remember this? I think she was really playing herself, haha. Just for laughs. (Sunday 30 November 2014; 22:16)

Lambs rocking out to make it happen (48,117) by Skip from United States This makes me happy. I'm sure we've all done this at some point. (Sunday 30 November 2014; 21:35)

Well (48,116) by Lee TS from USA I'm sorry but if you can't see that Mariah enjoys her splashes of festive celebrations then I can't even know what to say. Like hello, she coined the word splashes. I think lambs have skirted around the idea like, "Oh she sounded great during MC2You when she was pregnant" etc. I mean, that one time when she gave that speech with Lee Daniels, ok they were celebrating, fine. But moments like riding an elevator complaining about the horrendous lighting with a glass in hand, or downing a glass right before going on stage, and having drinks in every freaking radio interview. Her voice has lost a lot of its ability even with studio recordings. When I first heard TAOLG it took me forever to get used to her voice, it sounded so chipmunk-ish the way she was singing. And I remember hearing One More Try and thought what she could've done with it during the Music Box era. It's little things like that I guess. I just hope she's doing everything to protect and care for her voice. (Sunday 30 November 2014; 20:51)

Mariah iTunes (48,115) by Travon..SweetSweetFantasy from USA Mariah Carey's Merry Christmas just went top 25 on [...]. It's been climbing the last few days. It was at 45 on Friday, 36 on Saturday and now 25. It's looking like on Monday it will go top 20 with the download day. (Sunday 30 November 2014; 19:00)

Era (48,114) by B from USA This era is similar to the Charmbracelet era because both were difficult times for Mariah. I can understand why some people didn't like Charmbracelet. The most common complaint being that she barely raises her voice above a raspy whisper. I don't understand why people, especially fans, don't like this era or album. It's a return to form for Mariah. #Beautiful was a hit and the album was well received by critics. Of course the single choices and promo left something to be desired and that can't be denied. I understand why Mariah didn't promote this album. I don't blame her. I think she can easily overcome this minor setback. This era hasn't tarnished her legacy, she's still Mariah Carey. (Sunday 30 November 2014; 17:36)

Mariah's voice (48,113) by LC from USA I totally agree with you guys. We know Mariah's voice isn't the same, even she knows that. Why else would she lip sync? She knows that consistently singing those upper belts she's famous for will damage her voice incredibly. Look what happened after 96. We can stop talking about it. It''s been 18 years since her vocal peak. She still sounds incredible today. And, what's most impressive? She still has all 5 octaves. Did you know she sang her lowest live note in her career on this tour? F2. That's lower than most males can sing. Also, she chirped an E7, something she hasn't done since Charmbracelet or earlier. I know that compared to the 90s when she was truly the greatest singer of all time, she isn't as good. But, after 24 years, her talent is still formidable and on a good day (or bad day), she's still the greatest voice in the world. (Sunday 30 November 2014; 16:21)

What Mariah can learn from JLo (48,112) by Baby from Dreamville...Where There's No Beginning & There is No End Why the Mariah-is-a-lush innuendoes weaved in with backhanded compliments about her voice? Why do people spread malicious rumours with no basis in reality? Mariah is in great shape vocally and always has been. The only difference is that the frequency of her live performances has increased magnanimously from her debut to now. There is a difference in texture but that has always been true from era to era as well as the fragility of her voice being an issue. That's part of Mariah's charm in the first place, that neither her music, lyrics or vocals sound the same year after year. We all have our favourite albums, eras, live gigs, looks, collaborators and whatnot but it should always come back to a genuine love of MC the artist and not who's cool to Stan for at the moment. Criticise her all you want but don't use lies and rumours to bolster your claims. It's pretty low the lengths some people will go to to put Mariah down and slander her. To what end? If you really want to lavish praise on a "singer" who doesn't drink any alcohol at all? Your best bet is actually JLo. I've heard it's done wonders for her voice. She doesn't have any vocal nodules either. Yeah, good luck with that. (Sunday 30 November 2014; 10:52)

Where are you Christmas (48,111) by Mara from United States I would give "my all" to hear Mariah's version of this song. I know there were some legal issues with TM and that is why Faith Hill recorded the song. Too bad it couldn't somehow leak online or she couldn't perform it at one of her Christmas shows. (Sunday 30 November 2014; 5:37)

Raging alcoholic (48,110) by nikki from usa "Control"and "self-discipline". Really, *guys*? Personally, I haven't seen any alcohol in Mariah's hands to jump to that conclusion. There's no pictures of that to suggest it either. "Alcohol" will dry out your chords, but you'd need a lot of it with lightweight wine and champagne to sound like that. I have a hard time believing as a full time mom of two toddlers she's getting shit-faced. I doubt she needs the extra added rumors from her own fans for no reason. The only thing we know is that she was having vocal issues that have been improving. What is less "Hollywood" and more likely is vocal maintenance. When she's taking her kids around the world into malls and pizza parlors, exactly when is she getting vocal rest with 2 days in between shows? An insomniac with toddlers and traveling between shows while divorcing. She must get tons of sleep. It's going to be more than 1 element to get where she started at in this tour. It's completely unfair and unwarranted to chalk it up to drinking. What has she been seen drinking onstage? Water. (Sunday 30 November 2014; 4:23)

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