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I wish you well (45,245) by Darryle from USA I was listening to "I wish you well today" and one line in particular really stuck out to me: "But let him without sin cast the first stone brethren but who remains standing then." It's meaning really applies to the stuff happening in the world today. I need lyrics like that for every album. (Sunday 6 July 2014; 15:59)

Mix tapes (45,244) by Darryle from USA I just recently fell in love with mix tapes and thought what a great idea it would have been for Mariah to release one during the 5 years this album took. Nothing big just 3 or 4 tracks she's not using or something like that. It probably would've helped hold the fans over because we wouldn't have been sitting waiting for something to happen. I'd love for her to do a mix tape of re recorded demos just for the fans. (Sunday 6 July 2014; 15:54)

Mariah's heritage / the truth, Shelly, Nicki (45,243) by PJW from The U.K. I don't think Shelly et al. are making a big deal of it, I think (with all due respect) the way you're writing could come across as offensive, more so because it's blatantly incorrect and people perceive negative statements without basis as hating. Your first post on the topic used a random story about a young, perhaps confused, child who doesn't fit into a racially hostile world as basis for an insinuation that she's always lied about her race. You went on to say she's been "anything but candid" about it and that the record company were doing "damage control" when they found out. As far as I'm aware she's never shut up about it. She's got songs about it. It's one of those topics I roll my eyes about when I hear it brought up again 24 years later. You then backed up your point with the defence that "before signing at Sony" she passed as white and then when she got her contract they had to change things up. So now they're doing damage control about someone who's not famous because of their perception of her race? Not only is this all hypothetical, but even if it's true it's contradictory within itself and with the actual evidence we have and thus comes across as across as negativity for the sake of it. I get you may have just come across it online but there's a million things. That doesn't validate them. And unfortunately when it comes to race (especially with the implications you're raising, consciously or not) the topic becomes that bit more delicate. (Sunday 6 July 2014; 9:31)

Re: truth it is not (45,242) by nikki from usa The problem for you is that most of us here have been around since day 1 and there wasn't a time where Mariah denied her heritage. Secondly, your comments alone prove you are not at all familiar with Mariah or her story. Otherwise, you'd be well aware of such things. Do you think mixed kids would describe watching their parents cars being blown up or their pets poisoned as "difficult"? Or does that pain change when you can "pass for white"? Other than you reading an article and trying to turn an instance of childhood into her life story; at what point did it prove the label didn't know of her heritage? More to the point why would it matter? Carmen Electra isn't black and she was rapping at that time. This white girl is coming out with an R&B album. Hold the presses, she's mixed. Damage control, damage control. Is that how it went down? (Sunday 6 July 2014; 4:26)

Alfred Roy and Mariah (45,241) by Manny from U.S. The picture on my avatar has Mariah, her nephew Shawn, and Alfred Roy at the hospital. Mariah gave Alfred the sunflowers in the background. Those flowers were the only ones Alfred was not allergic to. Hence "Sunflowers for Alfred Roy", the song. Mariah has mentioned there was tension growing up in a broken home. Mariah was mending her relationship with her father at the end. To sit there and judge her, would be judging her pain. Honestly I don't know why some people leave messages here. They sound spiteful as if they have something against Mariah. (Sunday 6 July 2014; 0:30)

Music (45,240) by S from I'd love for Mariah to make a jazz inspired album in the future, she's already proven that she's more than capable of writing/singing that type of music (duet with Tony Bennett, The Wind, Christmas Time Is In The Air Again). Her voice really suits it and it doesn't require constant belting, and I actually think it could be succesful as far as sales. A lot of artists do well on the album charts when they release these types of records because it's such a timeless genre. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 22:25)

Shelly / Nicki / heritage (45,239) by THE TRUTH from USA Mariah passed for whiteun till she got her deal at Sony. When her heritage was discovered by Sony, there was a mad scramble to come up with a solution and that was the whole Black/Irish/Latino story and "Hey, we can work the Latin market too." Initially everyone at Sony was talking about the white girl who sang like Whitney but then when the truth was disclosed, Sony had to change the internal corporate narrative as well. You guys are all making a big deal out of it, I was pretty much casually mentioning something I came across online which I discovered. No biggie really. Let's all just hope she can pull a rabbit out of a hat with her next single/video/tour/sugar drink and yes of course, we're all sending a prayer out to her father. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 21:30)

Happy songs (45,238) by Dove from USA To be fair, MIAM does have a lot of happy songs. Dedicated, #Beautiful, MILG, YDKWTD, Supernatural, Money, Heavenly, even Meteorite are happy. I long for a song with a strong bass guitar hook, like Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt stuff. Something you can bump in the car while going somewhere cool that makes you want to move. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 21:20)

Female covers (45,237) by Dove from USA Thanks Benjamin, I didn't know those Glitter songs were covers and I forgot about the Diana Ross cover. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 20:59)

Mariah (45,236) by B from USA If Mariah went on Fallon appearing humble and funny and sang YDKWTD (in Versace and Louboutins, of course) and premiered a sneak peak of an amazing video directed by Brett Ratner she could turn this around and score the hit she desperately needs. I have faith she's still able it's up to her. If JD or Mariah reads this blog they should follow this game plan. She needs Benny or a manger of his caliber. She's Mariah Carey. She's an icon. A living legend. Start appearing humble and grateful for your success and put more effort into your answers. Or only talk about the music. Keep your private life private like you did before you met Nick. By the way, keep Nick out of the studio, off of video/photo shoots, and make him shut up. He has tarnished America's sweeetheart by making silly comments and piggybacking off of her to increase his fame. He even told the world he slept with Kim Kardashian. No one knew that or needed to. You're married to Mariah Carey, she's one of the most beautiful women in the world and the best singer male or female of our time. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 19:59)

Mariah's covers of songs by women (45,235) by Benjamin Fisher from United States Shelley, Mariah remade "Do You Know Where You're Going To?" by Diana Ross, "Didn't Mean to Turn You On" by Cherelle, and "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life" by Indeep. All songs by female acts. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 19:37)

Shelly (45,234) by RibbonB from USA Yes, some people just want to be messy. Mariah's first TV interview was on Video Soul on Black Entertainment TV in the 90's and she clearly talked about her heritage. M clearly loves and misses her dad. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 19:18)

New album (45,233) by Dove from USA The new album super satisfied my Mariah craving and I will be listening to it for years to come. But of course, like any other greedy fan, I'm already starting to think about the next one. I would like to hear Mariah sing happy songs that are full of life and make your soul soar. I feel like I've had my fix of sad songs and we need more hopeful happy ones that make us feel thankful to be alive. I know it's up to her and the way she's feeling. I just feel like everyone writes sad songs, and that's okay and good because when we're going through something sad those are the songs that help us get through it. But I'm ready to be happy again. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 19:17)

Donna Summer cover (45,232) by Dove from USA I was watching Donna Summer's Behind The Music a few days ago and some of what she was saying reminded me of Mariah too. I'd never heard that song but it is fitting. Has Mariah ever remade a song by a woman? I can't think of any off the top of my head. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 18:58)

We miss you ARC pictures (45,231) by Dove from USA I love the pictures she posted early this morning. Her face is radiant, beautiful, and happy, and her body looks amazing. I know I said before her breasts weren't looking that great lately but I take that back with these pictures. Nice touch with the sunflower for her dad. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 18:52)

Heritage (45,230) by Dove from USA I remember reading an article in People Magazine from the 90s when her first album came out where she told the interviewer she was half black. When was she denying it? For as long as I've been a fan I've always known she was biracial. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 18:27)

My dream cover from Mariah would be... (45,229) by Panos from Greece I think it's a beautiful and haunting masterpiece that summarises Donna Summer's life. It talks about being yourself and not someone else, a reflection in mirror. For those who don't know it, Casablanca records pushed her image, during disco era, into a more sexy one and she didn't like it. It says that behind the glamour there is pain and problems, but at the same time she doesn't want to let down those who expect things from her (first and foremost fans), something that Donna tried really hard to accomplish. It's a song from her last album before her death and says it all. I strongly believe that Mariah would turn this song into something like Vanishing (piano, simplicity and pureness, legendary vocals). She can make it better than the already beautiful original and she can own it. It connects with Mariah's past and present situation and is an autobiographical song. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 16:44)

Me. I Am Mariah... The Elusive Chanteuse (45,228) by B from USA At first I was disappointed that the lyrics weren't included. Now I understand it was a marketing ploy. Everytime someone listens to the album and thinks what did she say/sing/write on a ceartin song they look it up. Hoping she does release the lyrics like she said she was going to. I'm loving this album. You're Mine is not another We Belong Together, it sounds more like Don't Forget About Us. I don't understand why YM flopped, it's a great song. I disagree YM and Supernatural do not weigh the album down lyrically. This album is a lyrical masterpiece. Her last album that was as cohesive lyrically was Butterfly. Brillant. Mariah can turn this around. She's got an album loaded with potential singles. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 16:20)

Todd Cry lyrics (45,227) by B from USA It's bless our souls. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 16:12)

Re: the truth (45,226) by Dove from USA Most 3 year olds are mischievous. If that article is even true, it would make sense. All kids want to fit in. Kids can be cruel. When I was young, my parents had an old ugly truck that made a ton of noise and you could hear it blocks away. I would make my mom drop me off a block away around the corner so that nobody would see our car or my parents. My mom was pregnant and would wear matching pants and shirts that kids would say made her look like the Kool-Aid man. It sucked being singled out and teased. But I outgrew it and can talk about it and laugh now because I am strong enough to accept myself and where we came from. It's probably the same with her. She embraced her heritage and from what I remember she and her dad were on good terms when he died. So what if she was embarrassed when she was young? Those were hard times and she was just trying to survive school. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 14:28)

Nicki (45,225) by THE TRUTH from USA Relax and take a breath Nicki. Nobody was, "judging a child", but let's be honest with ourselves, she has been anything but candid about her, "difficulties growing up as a biracial child". I think most people of color would not call, "passing" a "difficulty". Acknowledging your heritage once the record company discovers it and has to do damage control is something else. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 13:30)

Lyrics (45,224) by Dove from USA I thought The Art Of Letting Go she sang, "And you know what, they watch, as you fall." (Saturday 5 July 2014; 6:27)

Oysters (45,223) by Marcel from Montréal, Canada Her poisoning thing was in Atlanta after that date of her Rainbow tour. Some friends that went to that show told me she was acting so weird saying LM was in the audience when he was not and even told me "she was high talking nonsense and so husky" I didn't believe them. I went to her Boston like ten nights after instead of just a couple nights because she was hospitalized and it was a lot of time for dehydration. I kinda recall her Toronto date was postponed as well. It was a weird show but way better than her bizarre Charm date. But after 10-12 days of resting her voice sounded like if she'd been screaming for 5 hours drunk in a smokey night club. Her "tours" really affected her vocals even after her mini Music Box 6 dates tour she started showing problems. After the 6-7 Daydream it was even more notorious how her voice suffered but it was the Butterfly recordings when all those years pushing her voice trying to be a WH or CD something she wasn't in a sense (her voice was more beautiful but not as powercul) paid the bill mostly because during Butterfly she was partying so wildly while recording and whispering instead of singing. After Butterfly we all know what happened. Don't know if she did drugs but lotta alcohol and wild partying is enough. While Glitter it was clear MC was on something maybe the X, it was just so noticeably. Those many years of trashing your voice can't be repaired by no doctors. They aren't gods. Still she can make good recordings in the studio. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 5:10)

Re: the "truth" (45,222) by nikki from usa Seems to be very muddled. First off, I don't know whether it's more pathetic or disgusting to judge a child and call her a liar. Mariah has been candid about the difficulties growing up as a bi racial child and the struggles with everyone wanting her to choose a side. How does anyone know anything about this? Oh, yeah she talked about it, that's how. Mariah never claimed to be close to her father. She kept in communication with him more after her divorce. She didn't fully reunite with him until his illness where I had no problem finding a picture of her, Shawn, and her father together. It included his favorite flowers: sunflowers. Which is the point of the song after all. Not that I'd expect anyone with Eminem as his icon to know what that's referring to. Alison has had no problem running to the tabloids for a quick buck feeding her pictures and stories. Mariah keeps her private moments private and will adorn her walls at home, not tabloid covers. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 5:09)

Picture of Mariah and her father (45,221) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands There is a picture of Mariah and her father (left), but alas it is fake. They've taken a picture of Alfred Roy and Alison at Mariah's wedding (right) and Photoshopped Mariah's face on her sister's face. (Saturday 5 July 2014; 0:56)

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