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Friday feeling (108,597)
by TJ from Norway
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I am in the same category. Mariah Carey 1990-1996 just killed. Those lyrics, that voice. Listening to the live versions of her debut album is just out of this world. Her voice changed on every album, and I was "scared" back in '97 when she released Butterfly. The voice that we knew was gone. I don't think fans or lambs post 2000 understand what kind of artist she used to be. I'm just glad to have experienced the extreme power that she had at the time.
At some point she has to get rid of her stilettos, swimsuits, gowns and the newly rich trash style, and use normal clothes and flat shoes. I guess she would look better in stuff from HM than what she wears now.
My dream is that she is going acoustic and simple on stage, like the unplugged concert. Lose the attitude, kill the inner diva and be a humble human being. Be real. She shouldn't try to sing the songs like she used to, but in a way that fits her voice.
Peace out. And have fun at the beach.
(Monday 21 April 2025; 12:02)
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Friday feeling (108,594)
by Bill from the UK
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Bless you Bobby, I still check in from time to time. Truth is I'm just not a fan of modern day Mariah. Don't get me wrong, I will always love her more than any of you all ever will lol, but I prefer Mariah lamenting about loving someone till the end of time or being alone in love, rather than telling me to GTFO and bragging about riding a D with Ariana Grande.
Anyway, to answer your question, my favourite album is of course the untouchable debut. There is something so magical about those Carey-Margulies compositions, and her voice never sounded as good. That deep, rich tone full of volume and timbre. Oh how I miss it. As for my favourite song, aside from All I Want for Christmas Is You and Vision of Love which I consider separate entities, it would be the regular album version of Fantasy. It came out during the peak of my fandom and hearing it the first time on the radio, I still wistfully think back to that day now and again.
I also enjoy long walks on the beach and quiet nights in. Hope you've been well. 
(Sunday 20 April 2025; 17:03)
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Friday feeling (108,596)
by Bobby A from United States
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Thank you, Bill. It is great to see your post. I am glad that you are doing well. I should have known MC's debut album was your favorite. I wonder what MC and Ben would have created if the two did more songs together. I think their debut collaborations are up there with Diane Warren's greatest 90s songs. 1990-1995 MC was not long enough before she released Butterfly. Sent From Up Above is my favorite debut album song. I wonder if there are more Ben Margulies songs out there in a vault.
(Monday 21 April 2025; 00:24)
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Friday feeling (108,594)
by Bill from the UK
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Bless you Bobby, I still check in from time to time. Truth is I'm just not a fan of modern day Mariah. Don't get me wrong, I will always love her more than any of you all ever will lol, but I prefer Mariah lamenting about loving someone till the end of time or being alone in love, rather than telling me to GTFO and bragging about riding a D with Ariana Grande.
Anyway, to answer your question, my favourite album is of course the untouchable debut. There is something so magical about those Carey-Margulies compositions, and her voice never sounded as good. That deep, rich tone full of volume and timbre. Oh how I miss it. As for my favourite song, aside from All I Want for Christmas Is You and Vision of Love which I consider separate entities, it would be the regular album version of Fantasy. It came out during the peak of my fandom and hearing it the first time on the radio, I still wistfully think back to that day now and again.
I also enjoy long walks on the beach and quiet nights in. Hope you've been well.
(Sunday 20 April 2025; 17:03)
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Friday feeling (108,595)
by Edward from USA
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You'll have Bobby A cyber drooling here.
(Sunday 20 April 2025; 19:28)
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Friday feeling (108,594)
by Bill from the UK
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Bless you Bobby, I still check in from time to time. Truth is I'm just not a fan of modern day Mariah. Don't get me wrong, I will always love her more than any of you all ever will lol, but I prefer Mariah lamenting about loving someone till the end of time or being alone in love, rather than telling me to GTFO and bragging about riding a D with Ariana Grande.
Anyway, to answer your question, my favourite album is of course the untouchable debut. There is something so magical about those Carey-Margulies compositions, and her voice never sounded as good. That deep, rich tone full of volume and timbre. Oh how I miss it. As for my favourite song, aside from All I Want for Christmas Is You and Vision of Love which I consider separate entities, it would be the regular album version of Fantasy. It came out during the peak of my fandom and hearing it the first time on the radio, I still wistfully think back to that day now and again.
I also enjoy long walks on the beach and quiet nights in. Hope you've been well.
(Sunday 20 April 2025; 17:03)
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Friday feeling (108,594)
by Bill from the UK
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Bless you Bobby, I still check in from time to time. Truth is I'm just not a fan of modern day Mariah. Don't get me wrong, I will always love her more than any of you all ever will lol, but I prefer Mariah lamenting about loving someone till the end of time or being alone in love, rather than telling me to GTFO and bragging about riding a D with Ariana Grande.
Anyway, to answer your question, my favourite album is of course the untouchable debut. There is something so magical about those Carey-Margulies compositions, and her voice never sounded as good. That deep, rich tone full of volume and timbre. Oh how I miss it. As for my favourite song, aside from All I Want for Christmas Is You and Vision of Love which I consider separate entities, it would be the regular album version of Fantasy. It came out during the peak of my fandom and hearing it the first time on the radio, I still wistfully think back to that day now and again.
I also enjoy long walks on the beach and quiet nights in. Hope you've been well.
(Sunday 20 April 2025; 17:03)
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Friday feeling (108,592)
by Bobby A from United States
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I am glad that I am not the only Lamb who gets all emotional when listening to 90s MC. I wish I knew Bill's favorite 90s MC song and album. I miss him on the board. It is like MC gave me my anthem with IBTAY. Lol. Just kidding.
(Sunday 20 April 2025; 02:55)
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Happy Easter (108,593)
by Zachariah from Croatia
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To everyone who is celebrating.
(Sunday 20 April 2025; 10:39)
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Friday feeling (108,592)
by Bobby A from United States
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I am glad that I am not the only Lamb who gets all emotional when listening to 90s MC. I wish I knew Bill's favorite 90s MC song and album. I miss him on the board. It is like MC gave me my anthem with IBTAY. Lol. Just kidding.
(Sunday 20 April 2025; 02:55)
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Friday feeling (108,591)
by Edward from USA
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I'm sensing some musical tensions between you and Jamie. Let me tell you something about Jamie, all he cares about is Music Box, his mom and his friends. But I can talk to him for you if you want. I know exactly how to play it.
(Saturday 19 April 2025; 17:28)
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Friday feeling (108,591)
by Edward from USA
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I'm sensing some musical tensions between you and Jamie. Let me tell you something about Jamie, all he cares about is Music Box, his mom and his friends. But I can talk to him for you if you want. I know exactly how to play it.
(Saturday 19 April 2025; 17:28)
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Friday feeling (108,590)
by MusicfanJ from Germany
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It's a timeless song. It still makes me happy too. It's a pleasure for the ears and soul. Enjoy Jamie. 
(Saturday 19 April 2025; 15:09)
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Friday feeling (108,590)
by MusicfanJ from Germany
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It's a timeless song. It still makes me happy too. It's a pleasure for the ears and soul. Enjoy Jamie.
(Saturday 19 April 2025; 15:09)
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Friday feeling (108,589)
by Jamie from UK
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I'm sat here chilling listening to my Mariah and Walter playlist. [Just To Hold You] once again came on in Dolby Atmos. What a classic, it's one of my favourites and sounded as good today as it did with my 15 year old ears. Made my heart feel warm and happy.
(Friday 18 April 2025; 17:52)
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Friday feeling (108,589)
by Jamie from UK
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I'm sat here chilling listening to my Mariah and Walter playlist. [Just To Hold You] once again came on in Dolby Atmos. What a classic, it's one of my favourites and sounded as good today as it did with my 15 year old ears. Made my heart feel warm and happy.
(Friday 18 April 2025; 17:52)
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When You Believe (108,588)
by Bobby A from United States
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Their bridge part didn't make me tear up like the way MC and Whitney sung it. I bet Babyface was shaking his head in the studio when MC and Whitney soared on the bridge.
(Friday 18 April 2025; 10:33)
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When You Believe (108,585)
by Randy from USA
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I saw this performance of [When You Believe] a few years ago and I had forgotten how much Mariah and Whitney's personalities matter to a song. Sure you can hear Whitney breathing and Mariah's rasp but I would take the two of them singing imperfectly over the two perfect [Broadway] girls version any day.
(Thursday 17 April 2025; 23:27)
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My All and WBT (108,587)
by John from USA
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I agree. Mariah's tone is unmistakable and next to impossible to copy. I've seen many singers be able to mimic Whitney's and Celine's voice, but not Mariah's.
That said: Mariah and Whitney are still the two best vocalists of our time, at least in my opinion. Both their voices soar to stratospheric heights when they belt. I cannot every get past Celine's nasal voice and shrill belts.
For me, there is only a divine vocal binary: Mariah and Whitney.
(Friday 18 April 2025; 02:38)
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My All and WBT (108,583)
by Brad from USA
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Tone. Most people do not possess the tone to replicate My All, in particular.
(Wednesday 16 April 2025; 23:41)
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When You Believe (108,586)
by Edward from USA
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That was really well sung, but it felt kind of soulless to me. With Mariah and Whitney's version of "When You Believe", it's not just about the big vocals, plenty of people can pull those off. It's the little details, the emotion, and the way they each put their own stamp on it that makes it so special. I've seen a lot of covers, and honestly, I usually love some covers more than the originals, but I haven't seen one yet that tops theirs.
(Friday 18 April 2025; 02:16)
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When You Believe (108,585)
by Randy from USA
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I saw this performance of [When You Believe] a few years ago and I had forgotten how much Mariah and Whitney's personalities matter to a song. Sure you can hear Whitney breathing and Mariah's rasp but I would take the two of them singing imperfectly over the two perfect [Broadway] girls version any day.
(Thursday 17 April 2025; 23:27)
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When You Believe (108,585)
by Randy from USA
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I saw this performance of [When You Believe] a few years ago and I had forgotten how much Mariah and Whitney's personalities matter to a song. Sure you can hear Whitney breathing and Mariah's rasp but I would take the two of them singing imperfectly over the two perfect [Broadway] girls version any day.
(Thursday 17 April 2025; 23:27)
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My All and WBT (108,584)
by Bobby A from United States
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I guess that is what separates MC from other female singers. Muni Long's performance of WBT was missing something. Now I know what it is.
(Thursday 17 April 2025; 03:56)
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My All and WBT (108,582)
by MusicfanJ from Germany
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Just everything. It's typical Mariah.  From tne intro to the chorus to the end which is insane with the belting and harmonies. The switch between the parts, so difficult and special.
(Wednesday 16 April 2025; 19:03)
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My All and WBT (108,583)
by Brad from USA
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Tone. Most people do not possess the tone to replicate My All, in particular.
(Wednesday 16 April 2025; 23:41)
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My All and WBT (108,580)
by Bobby A from United States
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What makes My All and We Belong Together such difficult songs for someone to cover?
(Wednesday 16 April 2025; 09:09)
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My All and WBT (108,582)
by MusicfanJ from Germany
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Just everything. It's typical Mariah. From tne intro to the chorus to the end which is insane with the belting and harmonies. The switch between the parts, so difficult and special.
(Wednesday 16 April 2025; 19:03)
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My All and WBT (108,580)
by Bobby A from United States
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What makes My All and We Belong Together such difficult songs for someone to cover?
(Wednesday 16 April 2025; 09:09)
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My All and WBT (108,581)
by Zachariah from Croatia
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Breathing and overdoing on melodies.
(Wednesday 16 April 2025; 10:04)
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My All and WBT (108,580)
by Bobby A from United States
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What makes My All and We Belong Together such difficult songs for someone to cover?
(Wednesday 16 April 2025; 09:09)
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My All and WBT (108,580)
by Bobby A from United States
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What makes My All and We Belong Together such difficult songs for someone to cover?
(Wednesday 16 April 2025; 09:09)
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MiMi20 CD (108,578)
by Zachariah from Croatia
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That would be all great if I knew how to do that. I am stupid regarding those things so I will just do it over YouTube or Spotify. 
(Tuesday 15 April 2025; 08:40)
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MiMi20 CD (108,577)
by Edward from USA
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Does your car have a USB port? If so, just rip your CDs to FLAC format, load them onto a flash drive, plug it into the car's USB port, and you're all set. Assuming your car supports FLAC playback, of course.
(Monday 14 April 2025; 16:50)
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MiMi20 CD (108,577)
by Edward from USA
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Does your car have a USB port? If so, just rip your CDs to FLAC format, load them onto a flash drive, plug it into the car's USB port, and you're all set. Assuming your car supports FLAC playback, of course.
(Monday 14 April 2025; 16:50)
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MiMi20 CD (108,576)
by Zachariah from Croatia
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I miss my old car. My new car doesn't [have] cd player at all (I guess no one does anymore) so now I have to listen everything on Spotify. I loved putting on CD inside and just [enjoying] the music without damn commercials and similar.
(Monday 14 April 2025; 11:24)
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MiMi20 CD (108,576)
by Zachariah from Croatia
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I miss my old car. My new car doesn't [have] cd player at all (I guess no one does anymore) so now I have to listen everything on Spotify. I loved putting on CD inside and just [enjoying] the music without damn commercials and similar.
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MiMi20 CD (108,575)
by MusicfanJ from Germany
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Absolutely. "A compact disc played through a decent hifi set up (with a Digital to Audio (DAC) converter) will sound absolutely fantastic." I love my Pioneer hifi music system with the speakers. Almost all cd's sounds great on it. It's a listening pleasure. So it works pretty good. The guests also enjoy the sound of it.
(Monday 14 April 2025; 11:20)
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MiMi20 CD (108,575)
by MusicfanJ from Germany
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Absolutely. "A compact disc played through a decent hifi set up (with a Digital to Audio (DAC) converter) will sound absolutely fantastic." I love my Pioneer hifi music system with the speakers. Almost all cd's sounds great on it. It's a listening pleasure. So it works pretty good. The guests also enjoy the sound of it.
(Monday 14 April 2025; 11:20)
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MiMi20 CD (108,569)
by Bill from the UK
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Playing vinyl on a cheap turntable with a cheap stylus actually damages the vinyl over time, so playing it on a cheap player from the 1950s, or any cheap player for that matter, is not a good idea. It is a medium that only deteriorates with age unless it is treated with utmost care, and that requires a decent turntable and stylus.
While many find the analogue audio experience rich and warm, a compact disc played through a decent hifi set up (with a Digital to Audio (DAC) converter) will sound absolutely fantastic, and a Super Audio CD played on a player designed for that medium is unbeatable. Couple that with a decent pair of speakers and you'll never look back. CDs are far from a dead medium, as all manufacturers continue to make players to this day. CDs provide the best quality audio available without any depreciation in quality and without clicks, pops and scratches that will invade an uncared for vinyl record over time.
As for streaming, unless it is a CD-quality streamer (Tidal, Qobuz) I wouldn't bother, as so much of the music is compressed and sacrificed on streamers like Spotify (the McDonalds of music streamers). Plus as you point out, with the exception of Qobuz, you cannot own and keep the digital music files and they run the risk of being removed or, possibly worse, amped up and compressed to compete with the "loudness wars".
TLDR: CDs are good.
(Sunday 13 April 2025; 20:16)
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by Edward from USA
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I agree. I've ripped all my CDs to FLAC format, which is a lossless digital format that preserves the music exactly as it was intended, without any compression or quality loss. The songs end up being bigger in size, but I don't care as long as I can keep the integrity of the song intact. Unfortunately, Amazon doesn't offer uncompressed music for purchase.
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by Bill from the UK
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Playing vinyl on a cheap turntable with a cheap stylus actually damages the vinyl over time, so playing it on a cheap player from the 1950s, or any cheap player for that matter, is not a good idea. It is a medium that only deteriorates with age unless it is treated with utmost care, and that requires a decent turntable and stylus.
While many find the analogue audio experience rich and warm, a compact disc played through a decent hifi set up (with a Digital to Audio (DAC) converter) will sound absolutely fantastic, and a Super Audio CD played on a player designed for that medium is unbeatable. Couple that with a decent pair of speakers and you'll never look back. CDs are far from a dead medium, as all manufacturers continue to make players to this day. CDs provide the best quality audio available without any depreciation in quality and without clicks, pops and scratches that will invade an uncared for vinyl record over time.
As for streaming, unless it is a CD-quality streamer (Tidal, Qobuz) I wouldn't bother, as so much of the music is compressed and sacrificed on streamers like Spotify (the McDonalds of music streamers). Plus as you point out, with the exception of Qobuz, you cannot own and keep the digital music files and they run the risk of being removed or, possibly worse, amped up and compressed to compete with the "loudness wars".
TLDR: CDs are good.
(Sunday 13 April 2025; 20:16)
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MiMi20 CD (108,573)
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I was going by the vinyl tracklisting.
(Monday 14 April 2025; 02:25)
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MiMi20 CD (108,568)
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Same here. I'm hoping for a few unreleased tracks. Why do people here seem certain there aren't any? Have track listings been leaked somewhere?
(Sunday 13 April 2025; 18:15)
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Somebody's Ugly Daughter (108,572)
by Bobby A from United States
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If MC released SUD, I feel she will make us all really happy. I can imagine her vocals are really good. MC must think so too if she keeps talking about releasing it.
(Sunday 13 April 2025; 23:23)
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