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Forget the past, go for a new future (42,045) by StrangePilot from USA I understand why Mariah has chosen to do these latest round of songs. Ultimately, they are safe. Mariah's new music doesn't sounds new with the same big climax at the end. I love it, but it's been done so many times. An interesting direction would be if she decided to work with unknown indie producers. It's a really smart risk, and make Mariah more mesmerizing to those that aren't huge fans. In addition, Mariah should evaluate her current voice. Understand what she can do and not be afraid to showcase her new voice, even if it could be lower and more husky. It will always be a very interesting voice. She should also stop the nostalgia talk. Again, her voice is still great, but she's trying to do the same thing she did 20 years ago. I know Mariah's old songs. We all do. Concentrate on the future. Mariah also needs a modern style update. The boobs hanging out (although sexy) all the time is very tiring. And she needs to stop the "look at me" videos. A video that shows a story involving only other actors, or Mariah in the video as if she's telling a story could be cool. Or another crazy idea that she has never done before. Nothing that shows her always touching herself. I am a huge Mariah fan and always will be. What I would thoroughly respect about her as an artist is if she did a major "I'm not afraid of what you think" fun and unpredictable change in her career. That would make so many people more interested in her, buy her music, and watch her videos. (Tuesday 11 March 2014; 0:36)

Butterfly (42,044) by Billy from England, UK I was just listening to this song and was I wondering if Mariah will still be able to sing this song live fully again. Her voice is beyond amazing on this song, one of my favourite songs ever. (Tuesday 11 March 2014; 0:26)

New album (42,043) by David from Spain I don't think about the new album. YME (the first single) is a flop, and it's very complicated that the album to be a hit, an album delayed 4 times. If Mariah wants to return to the #1 she has got to do an album like Butterfly. No one can advise her? (Monday 10 March 2014; 22:10)

Two cents (42,042) by Will from Australia Hi everyone. So it's been a few weeks since I've posted anything but I have been reading everyone's comments and just taking everything in. Webmaster, well done with dealing with Issac in the manner you did. I too had run ins with him and I'm glad you've shown that there is a line to cross with this messageboard. Moving on, You're Mine has grown on me but to be honest I never usually had to let a Mariah song grow on me in the same way that this has, seriously forced myself to like it but had no real desire to re-listen to it as much as I did with her other releases. I don't think that bodes well for non fanatics. Other thing I wanted to mention was that maybe Ellen and the tonight shows aren't interested in having Mariah on performing the song. When a star starts to decline and there are more popular artists around, they might just not care. If Diana Ross came back with a new single, would she be rushed onto stage? Probably not. Really hopefully we get a stellar album from Mariah, keep the faith. (Monday 10 March 2014; 20:54)

Ryan (42,041) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom Hi Ryan, I think it was for Sherry Tatum, who is not well at the moment and has undergone some form of operation. She is recovering and doing well though. (Monday 10 March 2014; 15:23)

Mariah on a friend (42,040) by Ryan from the Philippines Mariah recently twitted, "Been praying and singing for my friend today. With you here in spirit. Hebrews 11." If I am not overanalyzing, was she talking about the late Whitney Houston? If I am right, then the Whitney cover might be coming to reality. I just can't wait for it. And yes, I am also hungry for a pop uptempo song. Bring on "Thirsty" as the official lead single Mariah. Scrap #Beautiful, TAOLG and You're Mine for the mean time. Better rearrange it, remaster or re-sung (YM will sound good in acapella with a guitar) and save it for an album re-release. (Monday 10 March 2014; 13:43)

Uptempo (42,039) by enwar00 from usa I too am ready for an uptempo. I hope she brewed up something hot she can release next to take us from Spring into Summer. It's been a minute since we had one, hasn't it? Speaking of uptempo, I think my favorite is Honey. Anyone else? (Monday 10 March 2014; 3:14)

New single (42,038) by Ender (602) from USA I'm ready for an uptempo single. I want a club song like "Its like that", "Shake it off", or "Migate". I hope the song "Thirsty" that Mariah talked about in an interview is like this. (Sunday 9 March 2014; 20:44)

#2's (42,036) by Bill from the UK I've equally been as baffled by the sings which didn't reach #1 in the UK as well. I'll Be There was constantly on the airwaves at the time, and Mariah did an absolutely stunning rendition of the song on Top of the Pops, almost acapella. Just her, the back up singers and a piano. Absolutely electric performance. AIWFCIY ended up being her biggest seller here in the UK and arguably her best known song here, but was kept off by the rather drab Stay Another Day by East 17. And then of course We Belong Together narrowly missed he top spot, such a disappointment as this would have been Mariah's first #1 here of her own hand. (Sunday 9 March 2014; 16:23)

Re: Stephen, Special K (42,035) by Jeremey Carey from United States I also believe this song is a slow burner. But it does need live performances. Where is Mariah? I understand she's finishing the album, but she needs to perform it to get it out there. The lambs can only do so much. (Sunday 9 March 2014; 16:19)

Lead The Way (42,034) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia If Mariah picked Lead The Way as the first single off her first project (Glitter) from her new label (Virgin Records), maybe she would score another number one hit single in 2001. Even after 13 years, I'm still disappointed that Mariah and her new label picked Loverboy as the first single from their big budget project. What were they thinking? There were other great songs from that album to be picked from, and yet they picked Loverboy. Lead The Way was the right song to be promoted as first single because the song showcased Mariah's range as well as her vocal technique. The video could be Mariah singing in the empty theatre with the background visuals of the scenes from the movie. Imagine how perfect that could be. (Sunday 9 March 2014; 15:43)

Re: Mariah's Hot 100 #2's (42,033) by David from Australia I'm still baffled that Butterfly, Anytime You Need A Friend, Without You and I Still Believe didn't reach number one. They're among her best songs in my opinion. (Sunday 9 March 2014; 11:57)

Special K (42,032) by Stephen from London, United Kingdom I do think it's a slow burner. I've always liked the song, and think non lambs seem to like it. Radio impressions are increasing with each day, albeit by a small amount. If Mariah went on Arsenio, Ellen, Fallon, and performed the song, it would do wonders for the song. Sidenote: it's great to see you back messaging on the website. (Sunday 9 March 2014; 11:43)

Mariah's Hot 100 number 2s (42,031) by andy from philippines "Can't Let Go" went number 2 in 1991 kept from number 1 by "All 4 Love" by Color Me Badd. The label had taken the single off from sales before it could reach number 1. "Endless Love" peaked number 2 in 1994 being held back from the top position by Boyz II Men's "I'll Make Love to You". "Loverboy" managed to reach number two on the Hot 100 in 2001 with "Bootylicious" by Destiny's Child holding it back from the top position. "Shake It Off" reached number 2 in 2005 behind "We Belong Together" in 1 week and "Gold Digger" by Kanye in 6 weeks. Also "Without You" in 1994 and "I Know What You Want" in 2003 both went number 3 while "I Still Believe" remix in 1999 went number 4 and "Make It Happen" went number 5 in 1992. Imagine if any of these top 5 songs went number 1, Mariah will have 20+ number ones dethroning The Beatles in the top spot. Unfortunately it's not. (Sunday 9 March 2014; 10:38)

Babyface (42,030) by B from USA Mariah needs to write with Babyface. Never Forget You and Melt Away. Babyface's Everytime I Close My Eyes, espically the acapella version, which is the only three songs/times they've worked together. LA Reid is good friends with both of them. I think Mariah will sign with Epic Records which Reid runs. LA and Babyface were LAFACE Records. (Sunday 9 March 2014; 2:08)

Back to the music (42,029) by Special K from USA I have heard You're Mine a few times on the radio. I must admit the song has grown on me. Sounds so much better when you're not watching the music video. Song could turn out to be a slow burner if Mariah starts performing it live. Can we say Arsenio Hall? (Sunday 9 March 2014; 1:33)

Webmaster (42,028) by Paul from Usa That looks like many of the messages he has left for others on and around YouTube (search for him on YouTube). He goes around bashing everyone who says they don't like Mariah. He bashes other singers such as Beyoncé and when her fans bash him, he says the same rotten stuff "you don't have a life", "you don't have a job", yadda yadda yadda. Clearly he spends his days harassing people online. He needs to get a life. The only nice things he has to say to anyone is a hot guy, and he's basically just telling then how he'd like to seduce them. What a sad sad guy. Personally I'm very impressed with your work (webmaster Eric, right?). I'm happy you've continued to update this page over the last 16 years. I've been coming to this and only this Mariah fan sure all the years and hope to keep come back. (Saturday 8 March 2014; 6:52)

Isaac Ortiz Mariah Carey (42,026) by Paul from Usa I searched his name along with Mariah's and found his google plus account. He is a nasty foul mouth boy. He leaves some nasty feedback to people online. Glad he's gone. He was bringing negative energy in my world. (Saturday 8 March 2014; 0:26)

Mariah's radio play (42,025) by Jay from USA I'm at work and have sat here at my desk for almost four hours listening to the same radio station and it seems the have the same ten songs on constant rotation. I usually dial surf and get different stations and don't really notice. It makes me think that IDJ would have to pay to have YM(E) added to the rotation. I'd rather have Mariah release a great album full of great songs. Instead of forcing people to play the song and pay to have another number one song. (Saturday 8 March 2014; 0:22)

Webmaster (42,024) by Paul from Usa Thanks for banning Isaac. I'm sure he will be back. [Webmaster: I don't think he will be back. See what he wrote about me in his last message (warning, there's some explicit language): "Fuck you webmaster. Rotten little prick. And Edward's dumb ugly faggot ass. I bet you don't even have a job. You spend your whole life one the net and have it wrapped around this this site. Have a nice life on the net. Loser." He's right in one thing, most of my life I spend on the internet. But that is because it's my job. I'm the director of a successful company and we're specialized in webbased management systems and websites. I have that job since 1998 and I bought the company I worked for in 2004, so now I'm the owner.] (Saturday 8 March 2014; 0:12)

Mariah's new album success (42,022) by Andrew crisostomo from Canada, niagara falls I hope that the albums content is great enough to win a Grammy. If it doesn't lift off because of sales and/or little promo it has gotten so far, a Grammy will definitely help its case. And it won't have to have the chart-topping singles, the quality of the album will get it to the success it deserves. And Mariah has mentioned that it will have a lot of vocals and ballad songs so I am very excited. (Friday 7 March 2014; 23:23)

Isaac (42,019) by enwar00 from usa Deuces. (Friday 7 March 2014; 20:09)

Isaac (42,018) by Bill from the UK Wow. Isaac came and went as fast as Triumphant. (Friday 7 March 2014; 19:27)

Twitter (42,017) by G.G. from USA Did anyone else see the exchange between a lamb and Jermaine? Yes, 20YO may have gone platininum, but (as a Janet fan) I don't even remember that album. Not good. [See Jermaine's Twitter account for the conversation.] (Friday 7 March 2014; 16:27)

Mariah knows how to bring back the memories (42,016) by Victor from Costa Rica Have you see the pic on "Mariah Carey goes swimming with Dem Babies" article? It reminds me a little bit the Music Box era (probably the NBC's Thanksgiving special shots while she is driving or even the Dreamlover video look). And people, please change topics of this message board, all you do is argue. Who cares about other's people opinions? Let them express themselves (if they unproperly decide to do that, if you don't like or disagree on what they write, just ignore them). The important thing is to be loyal to your believes, have your own opinion (probably keep it to yourself) and hope for the best from Mariah. That's what I do. Have a nice day. (Friday 7 March 2014; 16:14)

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