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Remixes that surpass the original (98,539) by Bill from the UK I've been listening to my maxi singles lately and really do believe there have been moments in MC's career where a remix has far outdone the original album version. The Jackswing mix of Someday is far more organic and sparse sounding than the overproduced album version in my opinion. I will also never tire of the Def Club Mix of Dreamlover, though I adore the original of course, the remix ushered in all those that would follow. I feel torn about the original Fantasy (pure ear candy) and the ODB remix. Both are Goliaths, but the original probably just edges it out in my view. Again, I love AYNAF but the C&C Club Mix has some of the best, most free sounding vocals Mariah has ever delivered. Her scatting at the end as her upper register swirls around in the background is phenomenal. Another no brainer is the Pure Imagination remix of I Still Believe. The original is nice but Mariah turns it into a whole new song with only the title as it's similarity. The Willy Wonka sample is inspired. Post-Sony not much to write home about remix wise as she rarely did anything she hadn't done better before. The only ones I like as the "No Rap" edits that remove JD's relentless bleating and interruptions. It's like just shut up. For a change. Have I missed anything obvious? (Sunday 22 August 2021; 12:36)

Re: Aaliyah 20 - August 25th (98,535) (98,538) by Terna from Nigeria That's so heartbreaking. I recall the "More Than a Woman" video dropped after her death and I liked it so much more than "Rock The Boat". (Saturday 21 August 2021; 20:25)

Re: Aaliyah 20 - August 25th (98,535) (98,537) by Matty from Vancouver Canada Absolutely; apparently Aaliyah really believed in Rock the Boat as a single and really pushed hard to get it released before MTAW because she thought it communicated more of the vibe of the red album, it was unique and it would be a great end of summer jam; where as MTAW was musically more similar to the first single We Need a Resolution. The label gave it to her because of how impressed they were with that final album, and trusted her judgement when it came to the single choices (something few have trusted Mariah with for some reason). Heartbreaking. (Friday 20 August 2021; 18:47)

Re: Aaliyah 20 - August 25th (98,528) (98,536) by Leonard from Indonesia Aaliyah's One in a Million is now available on iTunes. It's like my teenage era all over again. (Friday 20 August 2021; 17:27)

Re: Aaliyah 20 - August 25th (98,533) (98,535) by The Real Deal from USA What makes it even worse is that they already shot a video for the song "More Than A Woman", which was good to go, and then for some reason they decided to film a video for "Rock The Boat" and put that out first, even though the "More Than A Woman" one was already finished and edited! And it was released after "Rock The Boat", so they did use it. (Thursday 19 August 2021; 22:51)

Re: Aaliyah 20 - August 25th (98,528) (98,534) by Jamie from UK Love Aaliyah. She's going digital soon too after so long. Just been on holiday to Portugal and saw a guy wearing an Aaliyah t-shirt. I had to go over. I remember being in NYC on the day of her funeral and I saw the horse drawn carriage with her coffin. (Thursday 19 August 2021; 22:19)

Re: Aaliyah 20 - August 25th (98,528) (98,533) by Terna from Nigeria I'm still not over her death. Such potential, she was just getting started. Smh. Worst still is there's actually video footage of her last day - the day of the plane crash on YouTube. (Thursday 19 August 2021; 20:45)

Re: Christmas secrecy (98,530) (98,532) by Terna from Nigeria Remember when last she went missing in action back in 2004? And then we got "The Emancipation Of Mimi". Exactly. (Thursday 19 August 2021; 20:38)

Take a little trip vs. Giving me Life (98,531) by Terna from Nigeria Did Mariah Carey and Dev Hynes [sample] Minnie Riperton on her song "Take a Little Trip" for "Giving me Life"? Sure sounds melodically very similar. (Thursday 19 August 2021; 19:39)

Christmas secrecy (98,530) by Bobby A from United States I don't like the fact MC is not giving up any details about all of her recording in the studio. I miss the posting of studio pictures. I would like to know who she is working with besides Daniel Moore III. Whenever she makes the album announcement, I am pretty sure it will not be on Epic Records and the news will be bigger than last year's Magical Christmas. If I am wrong, I will leave the board on December 31st. (Thursday 19 August 2021; 02:06)

Re: Black Irish (98,526) (98,529) by Nicky from Jasmine's Sofa Yes to this, I would love it to no end. (Thursday 19 August 2021; 00:52)

Aaliyah 20 - August 25th (98,528) by Matty from Vancouver Canada 20 years since BabyGirl passed. I can't even fathom the heights that beautiful soul would have reached. I've always believed MC wished she had the freedom to explore R&B the way Aaliyah did in the '90s. What albums do you think are Mariah's "most Aaliyah" albums? My vote is Butterfly and Caution. God bless Aaliyah. (Wednesday 18 August 2021; 22:01)

Re: Black Irish (98,526) (98,527) by TJ from Norway I'm thinking she should release an album stuffed with the traditional river dance music with a hint of rap. (Wednesday 18 August 2021; 20:53)

Re: Black Irish (98,524) (98,526) by MusicfanJ from Germany Cheers. How about "Black Irish" with a jazz album by Mariah. Lol. That would be a great combination. (Wednesday 18 August 2021; 11:16)

Re: Collaborations (98,521) (98,525) by Lady B from USA Duets with two R&B or pop singers rarely are commercial or critical hits. (Wednesday 18 August 2021; 07:51)

Black Irish (98,524) by Nicky from Jasmine's Sofa This news came at such a funny time for me. But I'm actually really excited to try all of these flavors. I didn't buy her cookies, but I feel like sipping Black Irish and listening to her catalogue could be a whole mood. Like it just feels like it would be a celebration every time. Cheers lambs, I can't wait to stock up on this. (Tuesday 17 August 2021; 21:48)

Re: Collaborations (98,521) (98,523) by Terna from Nigeria Honestly, I really don't care for Duets with Mariah and other artists period. I have found out that my best Mariah Carey songs are rarely the duets and more when she's alone on the track. Something about her sound, talent and gifting strikes me as larger than life and doesn't quite merge well with other artists, I guess this is what Chaka Khan meant when she said "artists are like planets and not everyone is compatible". Lol. A few times she's gotten it right - the duets that is with Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston, Boyz II Men and Miguel. (Tuesday 17 August 2021; 21:24)

Re: Collaborations (98,521) (98,522) by Jamie from UK I think it's more if their voices are compatible. And would sound good together. (Tuesday 17 August 2021; 09:15)

Collaborations (98,521) by Libra Lamb from USA I have always wondered what a Mariah/Janet Jackson or a Mariah/Toni Braxton song would sound like. There are so many talented R&B artists out there, I wish Mariah would collaborate with other great female voices. If done right, it could be a huge hit for all involved. I'm curious about the Justin Timberlake collaboration but at the same time I'm also glad it was never released, I don't care much for him. Do you guys think we'll ever get Mariah and Beyoncé on the same song? She's friendly with most of the women, but we don't get many collaborations, I don't think it's that simple either but c'mon, it's Mariah freaking Carey, people should be lining up to be on her records. (Monday 16 August 2021; 17:40)

Re: Mariah sang on Eminem's "Superman" (98,519) (98,520) by Anonymous from UK That's not quite true either. Mariah and Eminem were friends, and hung out. In Blender, when promoting CB, she confirmed it by saying that she went to his house and, if my memory serves me, "jumped on his trampoline", or something equally unexpected. Something then happened for them to fall out - perhaps she did reject him further, it's the most likely considering his abuse, but no one really knows what went down between them, especially not as the story has changed since, and both Mariah and him clearly embellished facts to fit lyrics in their respective songs about each other (for example, the lyrics of "Clown" suggest they did talk and spend time together, while "Obsessed" implies it's silly to think they even met or shared activities, Eminem's lyrics are obv continuously fictional so don't need to be covered/trusted). But what is definitely known is that they did hang out on a friendship level, and Mariah did record Superman. Dina Rae has no reason to lie about that. (Saturday 14 August 2021; 13:01)

Re: Mariah sang on Eminem's "Superman" (98,516) (98,519) by Nikki from usa Not quite what you think. Mariah and Eminem had agreed to work on a track together. When neither of their managers could find a single day they both had off at the same time to really work on a track together, Mariah bounced. Mariah had been working on Glitter and a producer team called Klark Kent Productions. I'm not spelling it right. They worked on several Glitter tracks. They had an ongoing joke calling Mariah "super girl" because she'd get changed on flights with new makeup and look different when she emerged. Instead of phone booths it was a plane. Eminem got butt hurt when she didn't get back to him, so he re-worked the song. It was supposed to be a reference to the 80's. He kept the song, dissed her, along with the entire album. He promoted the album by claiming they were dating. Then, promoted his own soundtrack movie chism by claiming they hooked up. (Saturday 14 August 2021; 01:42)

Bye Bye (98,518) by Bobby A from United States Listening to Bye Bye because of The Clark Sisters news today. Does it have elements of gospel? What other pop songs by MC have elements of gospel? When I Saw You sounds like a song out of a church hymn book. (Saturday 14 August 2021; 01:24)

Re: Clark Sisters (98,514) (98,517) by Bobby A from United States According to Dorinda Clark-Cole, she and her sisters had a strenuous week recording with MC. MC wore them out in the studio with recording the song. Lol. (Friday 13 August 2021; 16:43)

Re: Mariah sang on Eminem's "Superman" (98,515) (98,516) by lil star from untied states Listening back to it now (his parts) he definitely changed the lyrics after Mariah worked on it. He definitely threw in some jabs at her after the fact. I wonder what the original song sounded like. There's the link to the highlights of the interview. The Mariah and song Superman start at 1:30. (Friday 13 August 2021; 16:40)

Mariah sang on Eminem's "Superman" (98,515) by lil star from untied states So singer Dina Rae, who is the vocalist on Eminem's song Superman, confirmed that Mariah was the original vocalist. We all used to think that this was a Mariah diss track but it was some sort of meta moment I guess. The singer Dina says that Mariah was the reference vocal. I always liked the sound of that song and would love to hear Mariah's husky vocals and playful coos on the song. What do you guys think? Would we want to hear it? (Friday 13 August 2021; 16:12)

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