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Battle songs (46,659) by Angelo from Italy I love this idea of choosing part of the setlist. I loved when Brazilians had the chance to choose (they've chosen I Still Believe, remember?) and now it repeats. Well, about choises, here's my list: 1. Side effects 2. Anytime you need a friend (please, it's in my MC top 10) 3. Crybaby (well, I'm not in love with Crybaby or Babydoll in particular, actually) And next? (Sunday 7 September 2014; 1:55)

She looks wonderful (46,658) by Marissa from USA I agree Mimi L. She looks fabulous. Not the contrived fabulosity that we had been getting for the past 9 months, but this just looked effortless. I love it. And she said that she did her own makeup. Could down to earth Mariah be reemerging? My goodness, I hope so. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 23:31)

Skydiving and Misty Moon for next compilation album (46,657) by tadatorao from japan Mariah is asking her lambs to choose the songs for her to sing in the coming concert. She is really willing to listen to her fans' request. Could we all leave her messages to include Skydiving in her next compilation album as a bonus track? And Misty Moon at least in the Japanese edition? I know many of us are hoping to get the full version of these songs in CD quality. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 22:13)

Fantasy compilation (46,656) by Dove from USA Original Loverboy (Firecracker) Lead the Way Reflections Through the Rain My Saving Grace Bringing on the Heartbreak We Belong Together Your Girl Get Your Number Migrate I Stay in Love I'll Be Loving You Long Time Betcha 'Gon Know It's a Wrap Ribbon #Beautiful Make it Look Good One More Try You and I (Stevie Wonder cover) If Only You Knew/Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Patti LaBelle cover) I wouldn't add songs that are already on a compilation album. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 20:45)

Keeping it classy (46,655) by 123 from USA I'm kind of shocked (but not surprised) by some of the fans on the board saying some scathing comments about Nick on the board. He never used Mariah. She isn't some brainless singer, she is very intelligent and would never have married and had children years later if he was not genuine. Him working a million jobs was to prove to you naysayers that he wasn't with her for her money or that he wasn't good enough for her. He will be in her life forever. This isn't a Tommy Motolla situation, this is the father of her children. If anything have respect for her children that will one day grow up and possibly run across this board and read all the comments "fans" left about their father. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 20:32)

Song origins / inspiration behind them (46,654) by 123 from USA YDKWTD, Cry, Faded, and Thirsty are old songs she made ages ago. Way before the accident. Mariah said Thirsty was not about Nick and was annoyed when he asked her about it because she wrote it a long time ago. She worked with another songwriter on Faded and Thirsty who confirmed those songs were made a while ago. Meteorite is not about Nick, it's dedicated to all the here today gone tomorrow stars that rise with a lot of success (Gaga, Ariana) but will disappear within a few years. A lot of fans have said that Camouflage is actually about her father, not Nick. She was stalling all this time because of the issues with her marriage, injury, label changes, losing to her label on how to release the album. YDKWTD was supposed to be the second single after Beautiful but then the pushback happened. That was the song she was supposed to sing at BET last year. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 20:27)

Why is everyone acting surprised? (46,653) by G.G. from USA Mariah told us all when the new album was first released that it reflected her life and what she had been going through. She gave us a lot of subtle hints. Now everybody is saying that they hear certain things in the new songs that relate to the possible divorce and problems in her marriage. I guess some people have to be hit over the head with a hammer to get it. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 20:22)

Re: Drew / album tracklist (46,652) by Lara from Middle East I definitely agree with you. I also think that Mariah had many different songs recorded. Her album was to be released shortly after #Beautiful but her shoulder injury happened and I think that's when their trouble in her marriage has escalated, Mariah probably feeling abandoned in her pain (while she was all the time with Nick during his lupus crisis). So she went back to the studio and recorded Faded, Thirsty and also probably Meteorite, Cry, YDKWTD, Money. All of these can be applied to Nick. And it's no coincidence (if the rumours are true) that Nick left home in May, when the album was released. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 18:03)

A probable reason (46,651) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines As we all may have observed, Mariah seems to get more and more personal with her songwriting as she ages. Yes, Nick was quite the filterless tool for divulging private details about their marriage and his previous relationships. Ever since the rumors first came out, Mariah has tried to say as little as possible, but we all knew that sooner or later it all had to come out in true Mariah fashion (since Butterfly) - her music. She didn't like him running his mouth, and he probably also didn't want any of their troubles to come out in any of her songs. And when both happened anyway, when MIAMTEC came out and confirmed all Nick's fears, that probably marked the tipping point for their already tumultuous relationship. As none of us know what actually transpired between them under whatever roof they were in, I don't wanna start pointing fingers. One thing's for sure: they were great while they lasted. Wherever they take it from here, I wish them all the best. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 17:05)

Twitpics (46,650) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Did anyone see the pictures Mariah posted wearing the black dress? Girlfriend is looking gorgeous *said in a sing-song high pitched voice*. She looks like she lost weight and looks so beautiful and healthy. The other close up she posted of her face makes her look so fresh and beautiful. She looks like she is in her 30s. I am really happy to see her doing well and looking happy. 2015 will be Mariah's year. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 16:07)

Drew / tracklisting (46,649) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines Interesting theory. It's often forgotten that the songs in MIAMTEC were written and recorded sporadically within the last 4 years, if not even more. Most, if not all, of the sweet, lovey-dovey stuff were possibly written during the happiest times of Mariah and Nick's marriage. The sad songs that point to Nick were most likely written during some of the lowest points of their relationship. While it's less likely that Mariah's sequencing is based on the chronological order of the instances the songs are referring to, she could've arranged them as such to chronicle a normal relationship's ups and downs not just to tell a coherent story, but to make it more relatable to more people as well. She also continues her trend (since Charmbracelet) of placing a spiritual track to cap it all off on a hopeful note to represent some sort of epiphany that, through all the good and bad, God will always be there. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 16:01)

Battle of the bands (46,648) by enwar00 from usa I love it, it's fun. It hasn't been too difficult to choose for me, and I so hope this tour comes to the U.S. Would anyone else choose these same three that I did? Side Effects Anytime You need a Friend Babydoll (Saturday 6 September 2014; 15:51)

MILG / Grammies (46,647) by Chicago Lamb from USA "Make It Look Good" could get the same Grammy nod that "Mine Again" got in 2006 for Best Traditional R&B Performance. Anything with Grammy darling, Stevie Wonder is a positive. It did get a big push from Time Magazine. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 14:16)

Battle of the songs (46,646) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I really think it's cool how Mariah has taken to Twitter to ask fans which songs they'd like to hear on the upcoming tour. I'm just a bit frustrated that her pairings make the choosing process very hard, at least for me. I mean My Saving Grace vs. Anytime You Need A Friend? Crybaby vs. Babydoll? Seriously? I know we can't always get what we want, but pitting such great songs against each other sure isn't helping. What's a lamb to do? (Saturday 6 September 2014; 8:20)

Dream playlist (46,645) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines If I was gonna make a dream setlist, I'd leave out all the hits and stick to my fave non-single cuts or limited/non-commercial release tracks and rarities (ala Anti-Tour). Act 1: Ladies' Night / Sparks Fly Migrate I'm That Chick Cruise Control Want You Act 2: Smitten Make It Look Good Your Girl I Wish You Knew Act 3: First Date Fourth Of July Underneath The Stars Melt Away / Babydoll Act 4: In Too Deep Love Story Lead The Way Music Box Yours / Bliss Ribbon Act 5: Trouble In Paradise Alone In Love Faded Slipping Away After Tonight / I Only Wanted Butterfly Act 6: The Aftermath It's A Wrap / Forever The Wind And You Don't Remember Act 7: It Gets Lonely At The Top Meteorite Looking In / Twister Languishing / Outside Act 8: Gaining Back My Faith My Saving Grace / Heavenly Fly Like A Bird Rainbow Interlude Act 7: Falling Back Into Old Habits Do You Think Of Me When I Feel It Circles Act 8: Second Chance Candy Bling Subtle Invitation Mine Again Act 9: Together Again / Nostalgia The Roof / Lullaby Dedicated Money ($*/...) Yeah, it'd be more of a mid-tempo and slow jam fest. It's also highly unlikely she'd do even at least a third of these songs live. Oh well. I guess I can dream. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 8:03)

Album tracklist (46,644) by Warr-en-Peace from United States I guess it makes way more sense now, in light of the separation, why Triumphant was not on the album. While it could have been excluded due to its association with underperformance and The Art Of Letting Go album, I really think she completely rethought the album when her marriage took a turn. In fact, I get the feeling that in the last 1-2 months before the album dropped (when they were actually separating) she went back in the studio and wrote half the album and even rewrote some tracks/lyrics to emotionally deal with the separation. For me, there are several places in songs that I hear a different tone in her voice, as if she felt the need to go back and add even more emotion, since each song had a new meaning to her. Obviously many tracks were written long ago and remained fairly original, such as Faded, Thirsty, #Beautiful, Make It Look Good, You're Mine, and Supernatural, but I think she started the others from scratch and went back to those songs to perfect them. Pretty much every single song seems directly related to their marriage and Nick. Cry., Camouflage, One More Try, Heavenly, Money. Also, interesting to think about her inclusion of Betcha Gon' Know and It's A Wrap, which both seem to be stabs at Nick. She really had no other reason to include them except to make it even more personal and raw. Just my two cents. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 2:40)

Webmaster (46,643) by Marissa from USA The word that was censored wasn't me alluding to an expletive. I meant that he tagged her on Twitter. (Saturday 6 September 2014; 0:09)

More thoughts on Nick's rant (46,642) by Marissa from USA Jenny, that's how I knew the rumors must be true too. They have faced divorce rumors their entire marriage and he would always say something about how in love he and "his wife" were, but this time that didn't happen. I think him [...] Mariah and talking about how he loves her unconditionally may have been a little ploy to get Mariah back, but as far as I know it was not retweeted or favorited by her. Does he not realize that anyone who read between the lines of his tweets now knows that the marriage is done? To the untrained ear the "love unconditionally" quote makes it sound like they're still together, but there are plenty of tweets in his rant that undermine his goal of shutting down the rumors. Luckily for him the media is dumb enough to take one quote and ignore everything else because from what I've seen, few people have caught on to what's really happening. (Friday 5 September 2014; 22:53)

CRT (46,641) by LC from USA I've always wondered what this meant because I saw this a lot on YouTube comments, especially when I was just beginning to be a lamb and I would watch all of Mariah's old interviews and live performances (of course I still do, but not as much as back then lol) and in the comments section, there were many people saying "CRT forever" or "I love Mariah forever. CRT." I then did some research and the only thing I could find was the name "Charles Ryan Thornton". People would comment that as well. Yet still, to this day, I have no clue what this means at all. Does anyone know, or could possibly shed some light on it? (Friday 5 September 2014; 22:50)

Nick (46,640) by Shezz from Pk I don't like to comment much about the Nick situation because I think we are in no position to but I read something that really struck home. One of those articles that talk about possible reasons for their trouble say that Nick tried too hard to prove he was worthy after the wedding which he didn't need to at all "because Mariah already proved he was worthy by marrying him in the first place". One rare bit of tabloid journalism that I actually agree with. (Friday 5 September 2014; 21:53)

Nick's twitter speech (46,639) by Jenny from South Africa I know some fans get annoyed that Nick always called MC his wife but I thought it was sweet and lots of married people refer to their spouses as my wife or my husband. It made me sad to see that in his twitter rant he didn't call her his wife at all. It was strange because we're used to him saying my wife constantly. It really brought home that it must really be over now. (Friday 5 September 2014; 17:22)

Nick (46,638) by S from Something that always irked me was how Nick Cannon always refered to Mariah as "my wife" or "Mariah Carey", never just Mariah. It's as if he couldn't get past the whole being starstruck and a fan and the way he talked about her always gave the impression he was showing off, like "hey see what a big star Im married to". But what Mariah wanted was a husband, not a fan nor someone who felt so intimidated by her success that he spent all his time working to prove himself, resulting in him never being home. (Friday 5 September 2014; 16:52)

Ultimate fantasy compilation (46,637) by Myles from CT, USA Simply titled: Mariah, The Greatest 1. Underneath The Stars 2. Do You Think Of Me? 3. The Roof 4. Subtle Invitation 5. Circles 6. Everything Fades Away 7. For The Record 8. Breakdown 9. Long Ago 10. Dedicated 11. Candy Bling 12. Do You Know Where You're Going To? 13. Crybaby 14. When I Feel It 15. I Still Believe/Pure Imagination 16. Alone In Love 17. Never Forget You 18. Help Me Make It Through The Night 19. Want You 20. Fly Like A Bird Not with really one blockbuster hit, but that album would sound so euphoric and flow together so well. I may burn a cd of my own suggestion lol. (Friday 5 September 2014; 16:42)

Wild prediction (46,636) by Chicago Lamb from USA Mariah will be nominated for MIAMTEC and even win. The record company will make a push for this due to the great reviews. The release will then garner more sales due to the Grammy exposure and maybe even some airplay. (Friday 5 September 2014; 15:05)

Music video (46,635) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Random thought. So MC has done a song where she refers to her old songs (For the record) and she did a photoshoot where she recreated some of her old photoshoots (for Memoirs). Now I would love a music video of Mariah's where she would recreate moments from some of her iconic music videos (I'm thinking VOL, Heartbreaker, Honey, Breakdown, WBT, SIO, My All, ABMB). (Friday 5 September 2014; 13:52)

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