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Concert in Saudi Arabia (101,523) by Bill from the UK

I've seen most of the clips. My All was particularly bad as she lipped the chorus and, of course, carried on miming when they playback stopped and had to awkwardly start singing. It was an embarrassment, and a disaster. None of Mariah's peers or anyone of her status would have done such a performance. Frankly I don't really know why she bothers. She has her money, she has her legacy, she has her records. Why put herself, and us, through these dreadful performances time and time again.
(Monday 24 October 2022; 00:20)


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Concert in Saudi Arabia (101,522) by Will from England

I've noticed when Mariah has any form of decent voice back, she instantly goes at it 120% to use every facet of it and damage it even further. With TEOM, she belted like there was no tomorrow, resulting in the more restrained vocals on E=MC2 and Memoirs. Then post pregnancy when she had brilliant fluidity, tone and range, she again went to the max with her voice and undid all the rest (and lack of alcohol) that had helped her. And now, when she says her voice is back to a decent level, she uses every part of it in recording sessions (WBT Valentine Mix and The Roof with Brandy, plus all the other singing projects she has on the go) which ends up becoming lack luster vocal moments live on stage. I love Mariah, but she has missed several great opportunities to learn how to extend those moments where her voice was in great shape and preserve it. And that bloody corset isn't helping matters, she needs to find new ways to dress so that she doesn't have to worry about her weight on stage and maintaining the 8 figure.
(Monday 24 October 2022; 00:03)


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Concert in Saudi Arabia (101,521) by Bobby A from United States

MC has lost singing from note to note with ease and effortlessly. Her notes are forced now because air is not flowing through her vocal cords freely. That's the best that I can explain it. This performance is hard to watch again. I am really worried now about any future studio recordings. Until then, I will play her 1990 VOL Grammys performance instead.
(Sunday 23 October 2022; 21:30)


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Concert in Saudi Arabia (101,520) by Edward from USA

She should just stop putting herself through this. The whistles are so overused at this point that they're losing the effect they used to have on people.
(Sunday 23 October 2022; 17:55)


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Merry Christmas or MCIIY (101,519) by Bobby A from United States

That is cool, Matty.
(Sunday 23 October 2022; 17:34)


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Concert in Saudi Arabia (101,518) by Randy from USA

Because I'm an MC fan a lot of things come across my social media. She is struggling through this performance. She needs to give Vision of Love a rest.
(Sunday 23 October 2022; 14:05)

Merry Christmas or MCIIY (101,517) by Matty from Vancouver Canada

I'm 100% with you on this Robert, I listen to MCIIY three times more then Merry Christmas during the holiday season. It's an amazing album to put on for hosting events at home, so updeat and fun. I love the lush orchestra. I remember when she first released MCIIY that she said it is Christmas in the city verses Merry Christmas is Christmas in the country.
(Sunday 23 October 2022; 07:04)


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Merry Christmas or MCIIY (101,516) by Bobby A from United States

I enjoy listening to MCIIY over Merry Christmas. I love MC's arrangements and phrasing on MCIIY far better than Merry Christmas. I am probably all alone on a side by myself.
(Saturday 22 October 2022; 23:27)

Touch My Body (101,515) by Bobby A from United States

Lol. We all love MC through all her flaws and pure perfection.
(Saturday 22 October 2022; 21:42)


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Migrate vs Obsessed (101,514) by jaker20 from US

Obsessed with gonna be classic if it isn't already. But I still hate her for not releasing Migrate. What was this woman thinking?
(Saturday 22 October 2022; 17:03)


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Touch My Body (101,513) by MusicfanJ from Germany

Yeah, I also think the song gets better and better.

[E=MC2] had so much potential, so many radio-friendly songs.
(Saturday 22 October 2022; 15:54)


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Touch My Body (101,512) by Tevin from USA

Stop singing my part now baby. Lol. I always sing that line in my head when the ending climax of the song starts.
(Saturday 22 October 2022; 15:01)


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Movie and book rights (101,511) by Lady B from USA

This begs the question: how many of Mariah's people, or maybe even Mariah herself, do you think check in on this board? I have my theories, but I'll let you all go first.
(Saturday 22 October 2022; 07:13)


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Touch My Body (101,510) by Bobby A from United States

The ending is a part of the song and is my favorite part where MC sings in that raspy voice. One reviewer said at the time that even though Mariah's voice is not the same like it used to be, no one can sing with the highs and lows like Mariah Carey.
(Saturday 22 October 2022; 04:08)


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Go MC (101,509) by Jamie from UK

Mariah Carey debut album is number 3 on the UK Hip hop/R&B album chart this week. Pure vintage.
(Saturday 22 October 2022; 01:25)

Ariana Grande duet (101,508) by Terna from Nigeria

There was a leaked clip on Twitter with Mariah singing lead and Ariana on [background] vocals. I think Mariah has been secretly working on new music. It was a ballad with a very haunting, sad melody.

(Friday 21 October 2022; 23:40)

Migrate vs Obsessed (101,507) by Terna from Nigeria

Neither, quite honestly. I truly don't like "Migrate" like that. But hard pressed I would pick "Obsessed" as it was a massive hit in 2009. You could hardly escape it and it was also a popular ringtone. I don't play it often because I think its production is a tad bit "noisy" so to put it, But Gen Z love it and they love Mariah as well since she's the unofficial "queen of social media" too. Haha. "Obsessed" is her main qualifier to the that title – one of the ultimate drag/diss songs ever written, point, blank period.

(Friday 21 October 2022; 23:36)


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Touch My Body (101,506) by Terna from Nigeria

This song goes hard in a peculiar satisfying way. It hasn't aged at all and even sounds stronger today. It came on when working out on my playlist and it was a pleasant surprise to listen to after not playing it in quite a while. Just a total bop and fun record, I can see why it went number one.

. Funny enough it is one of those rare moments that in hind sight, the video is a perfect match for the song. Haha.

Why was that era so short?
(Friday 21 October 2022; 23:25)

Movie and book rights (101,505) by henry harris from united states

Hello Mariah, I have been trying to contact you after seeing you act in the movie Wise Girls. I then thought how nice it would be if you played the character role as a hardcore attorney that's feared by the system because of your outstanding wits as a no-nonsense defense attorney representing the bad guy.

I have written a powerful, dramatic book and screenplay inspired by true events. I really think that this script has the potential of becoming a major motion picture and Netflix series. I attempted to contact Denzel Washinston, but he was filming in Europe. Beyon'ce agent said they were not looking for original content at this time. Kasi Lemmons was tied up with Harriet and Jodie Foster agents said she had to get four films made before 2024. Why don't we connect so you can familiarize yourself with my story. Respectfully, Henry.
(Friday 21 October 2022; 22:04)

Migrate vs Obsessed (101,504) by Matty from Vancouver Canada

Oooo. That's a tough one. Gen Z loves Obsessed, so that longevity is there. But Migrate gets my blood pumping and I love it. The only issue with Migrate is that autotune hasn't aged well. Without the Eminem controversy, I've wondered if Obsessed would have done as well as it did.
(Friday 21 October 2022; 20:54)


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Migrate vs Obsessed (101,503) by Tevin from USA

So I was listening to Migrate (aka should have been a single) and Obsessed yesterday, and I wanted to get everyone's opinion. Out of the two, which song do you prefer, had Migrate been released as a single, which one do you believe would have charted higher? Finally, which one do you think would have had better longevity?

(Friday 21 October 2022; 18:36)

Heartbreakers video (101,502) by Edward from USA

No, the remix is as cheap as most of her other videos.
(Friday 21 October 2022; 15:40)


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Heartbreakers video (101,501) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia

I always thought that the 2.5 million budget for Heartbreaker's video is including the Heartbreaker Remix video. That’s why it was expensive because it involves two productions (original and remix). I could be wrong though.
(Friday 21 October 2022; 03:20)


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Heartbreakers video (101,500) by Edward from USA

2.5 millions to be exact.
(Friday 21 October 2022; 01:23)


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Heartbreakers video (101,499) by Stacey from USA

I think It's Like That and WBT are on par with Heartbreaker. I especially liked the fact she continued the storyline from one video to the next.
(Thursday 20 October 2022; 23:29)


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