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About Bill from the UK: I love Mariah more than you do. London Daydream Tour Attendee.

Re: It's my theme too (63,469) (63,472) by Bill from the UK "You cannot tell me what to think, feel, and say", yet everyone here can tell Mariah what to think, feel, and say? (Thursday 16 June 2016; 21:42)

Re: The Remixes (63,319) (63,338) by Bill from the UK I understand I Still Believe/Pure Imagination didn't make it onto the album due to copyright reasons (clearance etc) around the Pure Imagination sample. It's a real shame as it is the only major omission from the album and would have been better than all the album cuts that filled the second disc. (Monday 13 June 2016; 22:09)

Butterfly's anniversary (63,280) by Bill from the UK Forgive me for digressing from the conversations about snapchat, Bryan, Stella, "Marian's" state of mind, scientology, Mishka and "mary", but I wanted to bring it back to the music briefly (shoot me). Butterfly's 20th anniversary hits next year, and now Mariah is back at Sony, and has acknowledged it is her personal favourite, I really hope she does something special to mark the occassion. I doubt many of you know/listen to/care about the artist Tori Amos, but she has been revisiting her back catalogue and has released deluxe versions of her earlier albums. All remastered and include a second disc of b-sides, remixes, live tracks and a revised booklet with commentary etc. What would you all like to see? I hope for the original record remastered, and the second disc to have the videos, the rare Butterfly/Mi Todo club mixes, and maybe a "making of" retrospective. Also a vinyl release would be fantastic like the red vinyl Merry Christmas. (Sunday 12 June 2016; 17:37)

Re: Article: Teachers reveal what stars were like as students (63,143) (63,165) by Bill from the UK I agree somewhat. Though I remember reading an article from 1998 or thereabouts where she claimed she was the type of schoolgirl who "slammed other girls into the lockers" and smoked in the bathroom during the lessons and was generally a nightmare to school. But then Mariah was a born singer. With a voice like hers there was no way she wouldn't be world famous. The tone, the range, the versatility, the power. I imagine for her school was just something that got in the way. (Wednesday 8 June 2016; 21:58)

The divorce (63,082) by Bill from the UK Mariah and Tommy separated in 1997 but the divorce wasn't finalised until 1999. (Monday 6 June 2016; 21:42)

My favourite Mariah interview (62,990) by Bill from the UK Hi all, please let me share with you my most favourite Mariah interview. It was during the promo round for Precious and I Want To Know What Love Is. Mariah looks great, is engaging, endearing, charming, funny, happy, personable and the best I ever saw her. She honestly seemed genuinely at peace here. I cannot help but smile from ear to ear whenever I watch this. Please take seven minutes out of your day and treat yourself. (Friday 3 June 2016; 23:21)

Re: Divas Live 1998 (62,781) (62,790) by Bill from the UK Hey Jenny, I meant Ariana not Celine in my message, sorry if I wan't clear. I wouldn't write anything negative about Celine's voice as I do recognise her ability as a singer. I watched the Chain Of Fools performance again and you can see Mariah is just elated to be sharing the stage with Aretha. Aretha even starts singing Mariah's verse, before saying "go ahead" and letting her continue it. That's what I meant by her holding back. Carole King showed Aretha the same respect, as she was supposed to open Natural Woman but Aretha sang the verse instead. She punctuated a line with "thanks" directed at Carole for allowing her to take the lead. For me, the Natural Woman performance was one thing, but I think the comments Mariah made around Celine come from the "Testimony" finale. Watching that you can really see that Aretha was getting annoyed haha. All that said, I really have no issue with Celine whatsoever, I was just elaborating on Mariah's comments and her performance that night. (Saturday 28 May 2016; 23:04)

Re: Divas Live 1998 (62,762) (62,765) by Bill from the UK We're talking about it because it was brought up during Mariah's appearance on WWHL. Look at it this way, Divas Live 2030 is on and Mariah is front stage centre singing Hero. Ariana then starts, stands in front of her and starts screeching and warbling across her, whilst Beyonce hangs back and sings along with the backing singers. You'd all be baying for Ariana's blood and praising Beyonce. Mariah's voice was in fine form that night and she's said on numerous occassions that you simply don't try to outdo the queen of soul. Everybody else on stage got the memo, and knew this was Aretha's song and her moment, except Celine. (Saturday 28 May 2016; 13:14)

Re: Celine vs Aretha and Patti (62,669) (62,677) by Bill from the UK Aretha past her prime? Please. She ran circles around everyone that evening, including Mariah. Mariah had the sense to realise that and respectfully held back. Aretha was by far and away the best performer that night. (Wednesday 25 May 2016; 23:47)

Re: Do they belong together? (62,466) (62,525) by Bill from the UK I also did a double take at Touch My Body being a WBT clone. It's like, what? I've heard Don't Forget About Us, I Stay In Love, Bye Bye, Inseperable, and You're Mine all tarred with the same brush. The similiarity is probably the sparse production and a staccato delivery in the vocals. Thing is, when I first heard WBT, I just thought it was an updated Breakdown because of those factors I mentioned. The only one in the list that's sonically similar is probably I Stay In Love. I say to those that complain, get used to it, Walter style balladry ain't coming back anytime soon. (Sunday 22 May 2016; 18:39)

Re: The most overrated MC song and what's better (62,479) (62,497) by Bill from the UK I'll Be There is probably the best remake Mariah ever has done, and ever will do. I love how the energy of the Unplugged album just grew with each song and the whole evening just crescendos and peaks with I'll Be There. Thank God that magic moment was captured live and is preserved forever. Mariah's voice, the beautiful background singers, Trey's solo. Not often do remakes trump the original but this sure did. Her stripped down piano and vocal rendition on Top of the Pops was one of her greatest, most electric performances ever. (Saturday 21 May 2016; 23:50)

Mariah's World (62,316) by Bill from the UK And of course, if Mariah's World is a disaster, it will all be Stella's fault. (Tuesday 17 May 2016; 23:50)

Re: Mariah ABCs (62,268) (62,315) by Bill from the UK A: All I Want for Christmas Is You B: Babydoll C: Can't Let Go D: Don't Forget About Us E: Emotions F: Fourth of July G: Get Your Number H: Hero I: I'll Be There J: Just Be Good to Me K: Kantasy L: Lead the Way M: Miss You N: Never Forget You O: O.O.C. P: Petals Q: Quanytime You Need a Friend R: Ribbon S: Say Somethin' T: To the Floor U: Underneath the Stars V: Vulnerability W: Without You X: X Girlfriend Y: You're Mine (Eternal) Z: Zake It Look Good (Tuesday 17 May 2016; 23:44)

Re: The powers that be (62,076) (62,087) by Bill from the UK Mariah Carey - All In Your Mind Emotions - And You Don't Remember Music Box - Now That I Know Merry Christmas - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Daydream - When I Saw You Butterfly - Fourth of July Rainbow - X-Girlfriend Glitter - If We Charmbracelet - The One Emancipation - Fly Like a Bird E=MC2 - Migrate Memoirs - Ribbon MC2U - The First Noel Me I Am Mariah - Make It Look Good (Friday 13 May 2016; 7:28)

Rolls eyes (61,957) by Bill from the UK (Logs into message board, sees same old arguing with each other, logs out.) (Monday 9 May 2016; 20:13)

Mariah's epic performance (61,703) by Bill from the UK I wonder if it will be the debut of the rumoured Beyonce duet. That would go down a storm if Beyonce walks out onto the stage to join Mariah. (Thursday 28 April 2016; 12:12)

Re: GLAAD award (61,637) (61,652) by Bill from the UK I agree Andrew. Songs such as Looking In, Outside, and all the other "overcoming adversary" songs were about being bi-racial, but ambiguous enough to be interpreted for any given situation, such as coming to terms with homosexuality. She's then in the next breath singing soaring gospel numbers such as Fly Like A Bird and Heavenly. We all know what the Bible's opinion on homosexuality is. When asked to give an opinion on a demographic, her response is usually the stock "we love everybody", which as you say is as apolitical as one can get. So yes, bizarre that she has won this award. (Tuesday 26 April 2016; 22:56)

Re: I don't know her shade (61,580) (61,587) by Bill from the UK Okay, so playing devil's advocate here. If J.Lo "deserves the shade", what about how Emotions is essentially a cover of Best Of My Love but without the credit? Or that Make It Happen is I Want To Thank You in a different key? (Sunday 24 April 2016; 18:24)

Re: R-E-S-P-E-C-T (61,541) (61,568) by Bill from the UK Great post Marissa. I remember years back I was trying to get my friend to listen to Petals and was explaining how deep and sad the song was. He took one look at the Rainbow album's back cover and said "How can you take anybody with a rainbow spray painted across their backside seriously?" And I was sort of speechless. (Sunday 24 April 2016; 10:22)

Re: I don't know her shade (61,550) (61,565) by Bill from the UK It's the fans/lambs who won't let up with the "I don't know her" nonsense, not Mariah. If a fan wants to make a special top with it emblazoned on, or hold up a sign with it on whilst posing for pictures with her, Mariah can't help that. It's not her fault, or the fault of MC's team, that the "slay queen slayriah" crowd who've insisted on giving her this "shade queen" title behave like they do. I completely agree, it does nothing for how Mariah is perceived and paints her as a jealous person who is bitter of somebody else's success. There's this whole niche of stupid Mariah fans who have created this perception and only they are to blame for any bad press that comes off the back of it. (Sunday 24 April 2016; 8:34)

Re: Best songs from albums released in the 2000's (61,530) (61,533) by Bill from the UK It's been a while since we did a list here. Glitter: If We Charmbracelet: The One Emancipation: To the Floor E=MC2: Last Kiss Memoirs: Ribbon MC2Y: O Come All Ye Faithful Me I Am Mariah: Make It Look Good And for the nostalgia: Mariah Carey: Vision of Love Emotions: Make It Happen Music Box: Anytime You Need a Friend Merry Christmas: AIWFCIY Daydream: Fantasy Butterfly: The Roof Rainbow: Crybaby (Saturday 23 April 2016; 17:41)

Re: MIAMTEC vs Butterfly (61,473) (61,486) by Bill from the UK Whoa whoa whoa. Daydream is her best career vocals? In terms of the related tour, absolutely. Studio wise, it doesn't come close to Emotions or Merry Christmas. (Thursday 21 April 2016; 21:30)

Re: Sprung (61,294) (61,295) by Bill from the UK What I love about Sprung is the Halloween backing track (only way I can describe it). That was one of my faves from Emancipation. (Thursday 14 April 2016; 11:22)

Re: Thank you for understanding (61,140) (61,142) by Bill from the UK Tiina, we love you, you've done nothing wrong. (Friday 8 April 2016; 15:59)

Re: Meet and greets confusions be clear people (61,123) (61,131) by Bill from the UK Egg hair? (Friday 8 April 2016; 13:03)

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