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Gilbert / Close My Eyes (46,453) by Bill from the UK Hi Gilbert, you're welcome. It's nice to read posts like yours, especially between all the talk about Mariah's current situation. I know fans want to talk about it to each other but it really upsets me. I just watched Close My Eyes on Rosie following your post. I haven't seen that in a while and I forgot how good it was. Interesting that she changed the word "dying" to "fading". I also love her look during this period. Bring back the earth tone make up and honey coloured hair, it is beautiful. Another favourite of mine is Emotions from the Rotterdam concert during the Daydream tour. There's a fan video of it on YouTube. It isn't the highest quality but it is fantastic, and during the song's closing bars she trills differently in the upper register to how she usually does. She also oozes confidence and dominates the stage. A great show. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 23:22)

Bill from UK (46,452) by Gilbert from USA Bill thank you for your response. This is why I enjoy this message board because we get to share feelings and thoughts and I was actually thinking of posting this a few days back but I've been busy with work that I wanted to share. I always loved the way she sang Close My Eyes on Rosie. Why can't that be redone in the format. Lol. I also love how she sang Subtle Invitation and I loved how she had the production of the song done on tour when she sang it on the piano. To me that's one of her best performances. Thank you again for sharing. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 22:35)

Gilbert (46,451) by Bill from the UK I love anything Mariah sings live, especially when she changes it up. For me though, the Unplugged album just trumps all their studio counterparts (except maybe Vision Of Love). This is why it is my most beloved and favourite and cherished record she has ever put out. Her voice, and the acoustic instruments make it seem as if she is right there in your living room. Her voice is of course flawless and the up tempos like Someday and Make It Happen have such vibrancy and energy when compared to the originals. I do also equally love the Here Is Mariah version of Someday though and can't choose between the two. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 21:51)

You are not alone (46,450) by Abraham from USA I'd also want Mariah to cover the song. "You are not alone" is one of my favorite songs from MJ. I like the lyrics and music. Mariah would definitely do a good job. If she were to cover it, I think it should be the last song on the album. Beause I think it would end the album nicely. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 20:43)

Nick's Saved cap (46,449) by Dove from USA Honestly, when I saw it, I didn't even think it could be about Mariah. I thought it was more for his dad since he was getting a lot of attention the last few days. If you look at James Cannon's Facebook, he is a Jesus freak. So I though Nick was making light of the whole situation by saying he's saved. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 20:23)

Hard (46,448) by May from Denmark Well this_is_qhm, it is hard to find your own sound when you don't write your own songs and try to sing like someone else. Just saying hahaha. Hopefully she will find better writers because it would be a waste of a nice voice tho if it went forgotten too soon. Unlike Katy Perry, her gimmicks were what put her up in the pedestal, but she does writes her songs yet I could never really consider her a singer, I consider her a songwriter. Before she became the huge boom she is, I remember seeing her live while playing or trying to play the guitar, goodness, cats screeching along with bats can surely sing better live than she did that time. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 19:37)

Ariana Grande (46,447) by Dove from USA I listened to her album again this morning and honestly, other than the whistle, I don't think she sounds like Mariah. To me she sounds more like Brandy. She reminds me of Mariah because she's pretty, and seems sweet, and she has the whole Daydream/Butterfly look going. But nobody sings like Mariah. I see her having a career like Christina Aguilera. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 19:34)

Michael (46,446) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah should do a cover of You Are Not Alone by MJ. The song is beautfiul. It's a lot like the pattern Mariah does with her ballads nowadays, starting slow and soft, and building it up to the point where the emotions are bursting out of the song. What wouldn't I give to have a proper duet of Mariah and Michael. But oh well now the cover will suffice. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 18:53)

Which version do you prefer, original or live version? (46,445) by Gilbert from USA Close My Eyes vs Close My Eyes (Live on Rosie O'Donnell Show) We Belong Togehter vs WBT MTV 2005 Awards Emotions vs Emotions (Here is Mariah Carey special) Someday vs Someday (Here is Mariah Carey special) Without You vs Without You (Live MSG 95) Make It Happen vs Make It Happen (Here is Mariah Carey special) Hero vs Hero (Around The World) I'll Be There MTV 92/93 or I'll Be there (Here is Mariah Carey special) For me, I prefer all live versions over the original song, I'll Be There I prefer the Here is Mariah Carey version. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 18:14)

Nick (46,444) by Michele from USA Anyone see pictures of Nick out and about in NYC with his hat? It says "saved" on it. Wow. I'm getting an indication of how this is going to play out in public, with little jabs at Mariah. Sigh. He's such a man-child. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 17:35)

My Everything (46,443) by Dove from USA this_is_qhm: I completely agree and thought the same thing when I heard Ariana's new album. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 16:48)

My Everything (46,442) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I know I've ruffled some feathers here when I posted about Ariana on this board before - don't worry, this ain't a lovefest. Just listened to her new release, and it's a letdown. I thought its singles were fun and a sign of a nice departure from her critically-lauded albeit Mariah-aping debut. And in some ways, it is, but apparently, the more Ari strays from Mimi's sound (by using less retro production), the more her music becomes faceless. It's also one of those albums where the better songs were relegated to bonus tracks. It still is better than any of her contemporaries' works, but I only liked a few tracks from it (Best Mistake, Be My Baby, Only 1) and realized that those were the tracks that sounded most like Mariah's material. The girl's got a long way to go in terms of improving her diction, even more so in finding her own sound. Not that there was ever any doubt, but this reaffirms that Mimi's legacy is safe. This effort makes Ariana the latest addition in a growing list of artists who were touted as "the next Mariah" but failed somewhere along the way. She's in the worst position any artist can ever be in their career, because despite the commercial success, she's stuck - if she doesn't sound like Mariah, she sounds like everyone else. Total identity crisis; while her label seems hell-bent on patterning her career on Mimi's. If she considers this her "everything", then things aren't looking good for her, as it increasingly appears that she's got nothing left to give. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 16:41)

Pizza with kids pictures (46,441) by Dove from USA She looked great in the black and white dress. The posters on the article were saying it looked staged, that she was over dressed, and that the pap never took pictures of them before so why now. Everyone dresses up in New York, and maybe they're going after her now to try to get a statement, or maybe it is staged because she wants everyone to see that she's okay. I don't find anything wrong with that. She looked great, that dress was flattering and appropriate. And the kids are so cute. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 16:25)

Enough (46,440) by supafly from Ok everybody, quit posting about this divorce BS. Mariah's fans should not be fuelling this fire. If the rumours are true the least we can do is support MC, and I don't mean by dissing Nick, I mean keep it about the music. Let the haters speculate, we should just shake it off. *hits play on Cry for yet another cover to cover listen* (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 15:55)

Mariah won't retire (46,439) by May from Denmark I hardly think that she will retire anytime soon. Not without doing at least another amazing album hitting top or without getting her well deserved next number 1. I don't think she should retire because she still has the voice to keep it up, she has the looks and she has a lot of creativity left to still present us with great music. She should retire at her greatest. Mariah was the "sweetheart with the voice" once upon a time, what happened in the way I don't know but clearly she can still get back to the public that admired her so much, apart from her fans. I do feel her relationship with Nick in the last years had taken a toll in her career but she can still make it up. I don't want her to retire, she has so much more to offer still. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 15:38)

Love hats (46,438) by May from Denmark I love the hats, Martyn your comment made me giggle. This last hat though she bought it right there in the moment in a random store because she was being recognized, I guess she was enjoying herself the walk? They saw the paparazzo and went in to get a hat, I guess she just got whatever there was at first hand, clearly white didn't match her outfit, I think she looked great with the belt and everything, kinda an ancient-greek style. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 15:30)

Dembabies will be fine (46,437) by May from Denmark I'm sure the children will be ok because to start with, it's not like they saw their dad 12 hours everyday. Nick said he would go home once a week, then he parted ways with Mariah so the kids are sort of used to not seeing him that much. But I think the reason why it won't truly affect them as much is because they are just 3 years old, it's not like they are 7-8 years old or teenagers when it does affect the most as they feel the need for parents to be at all times and together. If Nick keeps the visit rights then it will just be as always for the children, they will get to see him weekends and such, just as they did in the past, for them it will be as if everything was still normal. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 15:28)

Nick's "Thirsty" comment / poor dembabies (46,436) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines There was something wrong before MIAMTEC got released, Nick said Thirsty was one of his fave joints from it. When I first heard it, I knew he was being sarcastic. There's just no way he could've missed it, even if he weren't the sharpest tool in the shed. And now it's come to this. They say dem stars never get used to controversies. They just learn deal with them through time. Mariah's been at this for 24 years now, but even that didn't necessarily thicken her skin enough to be unaffected by all this crap thrown at her. I'm just glad she has two angels that give her even more reason to keep on keeping on. But nevermind the fact that MC and NC aren't doing well right now - they're adults - it'll be difficult at first, but at least we can say they're gonna recover at some point. It's dembabies I'm worried about most, because they'll be dealt the worst blow. They're so young. It's unfair to them. This reminds me of the lyrics to a Janet song, "Children are called the future of an adult world. They are born with spirits so innocent 'til we teach them how to hate. Living in a world they didn't make. Living in a world where grown-ups make the rules. Paying for a lot of adult mistakes. How much of this madness can they take?" I hope they'll be alright. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 14:59)

If It's Over (46,435) by Martyn from England, UK The MTV Unplugged version is one of my all time favourite Mariah performances. It gives me shivers every time I listen to it. On days when I'm feeling a bit rubbish, I pop my earphones in and pretend to be 1992 Mariah for those 3 minutes and 48 seconds, and everything is resolved. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 14:53)

The non-elusive chanteuse (46,434) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Mariah has been out and about in the open three days in a row starting on the 24th at Central Park. This is the most I have seen of her in years. She is basically being photographed every single day the last 3 days. And another common thing is in all these 3 days she has no makeup on, her hair is not done (she has the natural spiral curls and they are just tied loosely) and she is wearing slightly less comfortable clothes although the sky high heels remain intact (come on, you can't expect the woman to give up everything). She is probably trying to send a message that she is doing just fine. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 13:24)

IheartMC (46,433) by Bill from the UK You're not alone, I often go back to old songs. There are so many gems hidden away on her albums, and If It's Over is certainly one of them. I love the Emotions album, and am often surprised fans don't rate it that highly as it's so mature, varied, atmospheric and melodic. A beautiful record and one which really shows off just how astonishing her vocals can be. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 13:23)

Mariah's biggest hits redone with an orchestra (46,432) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I hate to take a page off Kylie's book again, but in line with her celebration of her 25th year in the industry in 2012, she released The Abbey Road Sessions, an album of orchestral renditions of most of her biggest hits. It made for a really interesting listen (especially the ballad versions of her upbeat hits Better The Devil You Know and Never Too Far, as well as Bond-soundtrack re-imaginations of Can't Get You Out Of My Head and Confide In Me). Woudn't it just be lovely if Mariah did the same? I mean, her voice sounds good on everything, but I believe the chemistry of her voice with live, organic production would just be magical. I'd be really curious to hear live instrument driven versions of her hits. Imagine what she'll do to rework her upbeat hits like Honey, Fantasy, Heartbreaker, etc. It would be nostalgic, but not in the usual greatest-hits-compilation kinda way. If artists of lesser vocal prowess like Kylie and Madonna can pull off recording an orchestral album, then I'm sure Mariah definitely can with even more satisfying results. I really hope she considers doing this in the future. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 12:10)

Fabulous hats (46,431) by Martyn from England, UK I see Mariah has been wearing unnecessarily over the top headgear over the past few days. I really hope this is a new thing. There's nothing that says "I'm moving on with my life" more than a dramatic hat. Well done Mimi. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 11:23)

Divorce sum up, just the facts (46,430) by nikki from usa Both Mariah and Nick are still wearing their wedding bands in every pic that's been taken of them so far. Nick recently left their home in NYC with a smile on his face. They had dinner last Friday night. That certainly looks like divorce with no reconciliation. Nick's dad was plugging a book he wrote on relationships from 2011 and the media spun it to be about MC and his son. Neither Nick or his wife are commenting and apparently this translates to Mariah having a muzzle on Nick. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 9:48)

Andrew (46,429) by Abraham from USA If you feel the end of Mariah's career is near, that's you. She doesn't need people like you trying to bring her down. Especially now, thankfully she has fans who still believe in her. She's surely capable of having at least one more good successful era. (Wednesday 27 August 2014; 9:38)

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