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Re: Trash (96,114) (96,149) by Geronimo from USA What are you saying? (Tuesday 13 October 2020; 06:58)

Re: Next single from The Rarities (96,117) (96,148) by Lainsky from Philippines Out Here On My Own should be continually promoted. Commercially and mass appeal, I believe Cool On You and then Mesmerized should be released and promoted with music videos and other stuff like discounted single price if necessary. (Lol. Her label used to do this with her singles anyway, so I don't see why they cannot do it again.) She can still sing these songs with her current voice plus, singles in this album sound timeless. Can You Hear can be a follow up after Mesmerized. Honestly, these four songs are my top favorites with Here We Go Around Again, I Pray, and One Night as runners up. (Tuesday 13 October 2020; 04:48)

Re: Sorry guys, more love for Cameo Loverboy version (96,116) (96,147) by Stacey from USA Shhhh, don't tell anyone but I kinda prefer the Cameo version too. (Tuesday 13 October 2020; 02:35)

Re: Song replacements (96,140) (96,146) by Nicky from Jasmine's Sofa This totally changes what that album us about. I love it so much, I might have to make a playlist. (Tuesday 13 October 2020; 02:22)

Re: Memoir positive forces (96,136) (96,145) by RibbonB from USA Her "guncles", Debbie Allen, the little boy who combed out her tangles, Clarissa, to name a few. (Tuesday 13 October 2020; 00:57)

Re: Trash (96,143) (96,144) by RibbonB from USA It was adopted pretty recently and is probably often debated. But stuff changes over and with the times. Conventions do change. (Tuesday 13 October 2020; 00:50)

Re: Trash (96,131) (96,143) by Bill from the UK I didn't know that, thank you for telling me. (Monday 12 October 2020; 23:12)

Re: Trash (96,135) (96,142) by Bill from the UK Falling Into You is the only Celine Dion song I listen to, and, in fact, love. There's just something about it. (Monday 12 October 2020; 23:12)

Re: Song replacements (96,134) (96,141) by Hector from Mexico Mariah Carey Replace: You need me With: Here we go around again Music Box Replace: I've Been Thinking About You With: All I live for Music Box Replace: Never forget you With: Do you think of me Daydream Replace: Long ago With: Slipping away Glitter Replace: Reflections With: Out Here On My Own E=MC2 Replace: O.O.C. With: Cool On You MIAMTEC Replace: Supernatural With: Mesmerized (Monday 12 October 2020; 23:01)

Re: Song replacements (96,134) (96,140) by T from USA I would've definitely had Cool On You on EMC2. As for MIAMTEC I would've done a pretty big overhaul (to bring out throwback sound even more): 1. Cry 2. Faded 3. Dedicated (ft. Nas) 4. #Beautiful (ft. Miguel) 5. Make It Look Good 6. You're Mine 7. You Don't Know What To Do 8. Thirsty 9. Mesmerized 10. Lullaby Of Birdland 11. Meteorite 12. The Art Of Letting Go (Monday 12 October 2020; 22:57)

Re: Trash (96,124) (96,139) by MusicfanJ from Germany The "funny" thing is nobody here would think Mariah is black. Most of the people who are not fans doesn't even know she's mixed. Maybe that bothers her, I don't know. She's a beautiful woman with the most beautiful smile and eyes. #10] Perfect genes. (Monday 12 October 2020; 22:49)

Song orders on albums to include Rarities tracks (96,138) by The Real Deal from USA How would you order the tracklisting on her original albums to include "The Rarities" tracks? Here is how I would do it. Mariah Carey - Put "Here We Go Around Again" after "Vanishing". Emotions - Put "Can You Hear Me" after "Around You". Music Box - Dreamlover, Hero, Anytime You Need A Friend, Music Box, Now That I Know, Do You Think Of Me, All I Live For, Never Forget You, Without You, Just To Hold You Once Again, I've Been Thinking About You, Everything Fades Away, All I've Ever Wanted Daydream - Fantasy, Underneath The Stars, One Sweet Day, Open Arms, One Night, Always Be My Baby, I Am Free, When I Saw You, Long Ago, Slipping Away, Melt Away, Forever, Daydream Interlude, Looking In, Fantasy (ODB Remix) Glitter - I would put "Out Here On My Own" after "Twister". E=MC2 - I would put "Cool On You" after "Side Effects". MIAMTEC - I would put "Mesmerized" right after "Meteorite". (Monday 12 October 2020; 22:40)

Everything Fades Away (96,137) by enwar00 from usa Out of the three b-sides this is the one I was least excited for, but I seem to have found what I'll call a newfound re-appreciation of it. As the chill of Fall has teased us here recently this song has brought me a warm, relaxing yet somewhat haunting feeling, like the audio equivalent of a fire burning in a fireplace. I'm glad it's found it's home on The Rarities for me. (Monday 12 October 2020; 22:32)

Memoir positive forces (96,136) by Lady B from USA So who do we think were positive forces in the book? I've seen a lot of folks talking about the negative people, but who did you think looked good? Anyone surprise you? I really liked how close she felt about her cousins on Alfred Roy's side that were around her age. And the black HS classmates who stood up for her. (Monday 12 October 2020; 22:30)

Re: Trash (96,119) (96,135) by enwar00 from usa I love the title track, Falling Into You. It wasn't a single here in the States and I never had that album but I've discovered it over the years on YouTube and like the chill, percussive vibe of it. Ok time to go listen to it. (Monday 12 October 2020; 21:46)

Song replacements (96,134) by Nicky from Jasmine's Sofa If you were able to replace a track that made it onto an MC album with a Rarities track from that same era, what would it be? You can do as many as you'd like, I'll choose 5: Music Box Replace: I've Been Thinking About You With: Do You Think of Me Glitter Replace: Twister With: Out Here On My Own E=MC2 Replace: I Stay In Love With: Cool On You MIAMTEC Replace: You're Mine With: Mesmerized MIAMTEC Replace: One More Try With: Lullaby of Birdland (Monday 12 October 2020; 21:43)

Re: Next single from The Rarities (96,117) (96,133) by Nicky from Jasmine's Sofa This is a hard question. The part of me that wants her to go in the jazz direction wishes she would release Lullaby of Birdland to jazz radio. But as far as mainstream single release I would go with Cool On You and Do You Think of Me. (Adult R&B radio would eat this up. Quiet Storm anyone?) (Monday 12 October 2020; 21:26)

Re: Trash (96,119) (96,132) by RibbonB from USA Here's a good review. (Monday 12 October 2020; 21:15)

Re: Trash (96,124) (96,131) by RibbonB from USA Currently that is the standard practice to capitalize black. There are efforts to capitalize white as well, but it's common practice. Social constructs often change over time. (Monday 12 October 2020; 21:04)

Re: Next single from The Rarities (96,117) (96,130) by this_is_qhm from the Philippines I'd go for the ones that she can perform with her current voice: Close My Eyes - The 2020 version is nowhere near the perfection as the original album version, and it does seem like an odd choice for release, but it's her story and it does tie in with everything #MC30. If there's anything that this version has over the 1997 one, it's that certain kind of conviction that can only be gained from experience. Cool On You - This sounds like the song that would fit the current soundscape. Sassy enough for the younger generation; lyrically simple and straightforward. Of all the songs on the album, it seems the one most likely to go viral via a Tik Tok moment ala Say So or Mariah's own Obsessed. This would work perfectly when performed after A No No. (Monday 12 October 2020; 20:13)

Re: Next single from The Rarities (96,117) (96,129) by Bill from the UK Mesmerized and Here We Go Around Again for the nostalgia. How about you Jade? (Monday 12 October 2020; 19:36)

Re: Trash (96,114) (96,128) by Nicky from Jasmine's Sofa Um. idk where you are getting your info from but this is completely false. The "rule" was a way to keep anyone with black lineage as inferior to "pure whites". Articles on the history here and here. There's plenty of legitimate information out there on this. Please educate yourself before making ludicrous claims in a public space. (Monday 12 October 2020; 19:32)

Re: Promo tour (96,073) (96,127) by Nicky from Jasmine's Sofa Also in her sky blue robe singing Fly Like A Bird snippet. Absolutely gorgeous, stunning, radiant, comfy, clear skin, fresh face, so damn beautiful. This may actually be the best she's looked in at least 5 years in my humble opinion. (Monday 12 October 2020; 19:19)

Re: Trash (96,115) (96,126) by Nicky from Jasmine's Sofa Well written Jade. And I agree. I am from the U.S. and the one drop rule was not created by black people. We all knew about it growing up and we thought it was so unfair. It was as if black blood was tainting, therefore it just takes one drop. This system was in no way whatsoever validating or enjoyed by us. It's sad actually and it has been carried on for generations. My family was close with another family where I grew up, they ended up having twin daughters my age. The grandmother was a brown skin black woman, she was my piano teacher as a child. She married a fair skin black man to offset her darker skin. They had a son who was fair, he married a white woman and they had the twins (I am still very close to them). And as the girls grew up, they knew that their family would allow them to date whomever, but they were expected to marry white. I remember when we were growing up, they dated only white, their friends were mostly white, but then they would sneak out and "hang out" (smoke and drink and listen to music)with the black guys and proudly proclaim that they were half black too. It always reminded me of Mariah's hip hop remix moments and how I pictured they came about (this was in the late 90s in h.s., Mariah was our soundtrack. Anyway, I say all that to say that in the U.S. people still have major complexes about race, one drop rule, and lessening that drop through the generations. Not all, but it's prevalent. The one drop rule is common knowledge here in the black/mixed race communities, not because we celebrate it but because we have been unfairly affected by it. (Monday 12 October 2020; 19:07)

Re: Next single from The Rarities (96,117) (96,125) by The Real Deal from USA Although "Can You Hear Me", "Here We Go Around Again", and "All I Live For" are my favorites from the album, I think the overall single choices for today's radio should be "Cool On You" and "Mesmerized". FYI, I know that I will be beat down for saying this, but "One Night" doesn't do it for me at all, and "I Pray" sounds more fitting as an interlude, rather than as a single. (Monday 12 October 2020; 18:44)

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