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

R&B junkie (45,762) by Bill from the UK I second your post, completely agree with your list. I would have added I Still Believe (Pure Imagination Remix) to it as well because as with My All/Stay Awhile it was an entirely new song with that beautiful dreamy vibe and has absolutely nothing in common with the original except the title. (Sunday 3 August 2014; 9:51)

Covers (45,728) by Bill from the UK My favourite cover would be the first and fairest of them all, I'll Be There. I can (and have) played nothing but that song continuously for hours and it never gets tiresome. Unplugged is my favourite album and there was a certain magic in the air that night and it built and built until it peaked with that performance. It is light years better than the original, and I love watching performances of Mariah and Trey over the years singing this. Their friendship just shines through and it's such an appropriate song for two friends to sing together. Nothing tops it in my opinion, but honourable mentions would be for Without You, Endless Love with Luther and I Still Believe. (Friday 1 August 2014; 20:41)

MOAIA / Katy (45,706) by Bill from the UK This is qhm, I completely agree with your post about MOAIA. Ribbon is by far the best song on the album. However I prefer Languishing over Standing O. As for Katy, no big deal. It's not a dig at Mariah at all. In other news, been playing Till The End Of Time a lot lately. What a beautiful song. (Thursday 31 July 2014; 21:25)

Shelly (45,648) by Bill from the UK Keep doing what you're doing Shelly. I for one appreciate your posts, and I'm sure many others do too. (Monday 28 July 2014; 21:05)

And I dream the impossible dream (45,601) by Bill from the UK I never thought this was a reference to "The Impossible" from MOAIA, but more likely a reference to the very popular song if the same name, reading the lyrics they seem very Mariah-y about strife and fighting for what you know is right, even if it is to your detriment. I love the song, and it's on my wish list for Mariah to cover (and has been for years) and when I heard the line in Money I nearly died. To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe To bear with unbearable sorrow To run where the brave dare not go To right the unrightable wrong To love pure and chaste from afar To try when your arms are too weary To reach the unreachable star This is my quest To follow that star No matter how hopeless No matter how far To fight for the right Without question or pause To be willing to march into Hell For a heavenly cause And I know if I'll only be true To this glorious quest That my heart will lie peaceful and calm When I'm laid to my rest And the world will be better for this That one man, scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star (Friday 25 July 2014; 23:02)

Edward / starving children comment (45,598) by Bill from the UK Mariah categorically did not say that quote. I can't believe it still gets bandied about to this day. (Friday 25 July 2014; 20:30)

Shelly / Vanishing (45,569) by Bill from the UK Hi Shelly. I just want to say that I love your posts and what you bring to this message board. Thanks for being so enthusiastic and sharing your thoughts. I agree completely about Vanishing. That girl's version was nice, and it must be daunting to take on a Mariah song, but it just emphasised the quality and brilliance of Mariah's voice to me. I've probably played Vanishing 10,000 times in my life, but hearing this has given Mariah's classic a whole new lease of life for me. Been playing it on repeat most of the evening, this really is up there as one of her ultimate compositions and vocal performances. Spell binding. (Thursday 24 July 2014; 22:26)

(45,451) by Bill from the UK Look at what you're going through, I can't help myself because you make it look good. (Saturday 19 July 2014; 23:59)

E=MC2 (45,448) by Bill from the UK This is weirdly one of my least played Mariah albums, though I don't know why, because every time I do play it I really enjoy it. Last Kiss is actually my favourite song on the album weirdly. Strange how somebody's least favourite is somebody's most favourite. (Saturday 19 July 2014; 14:03)

Billy from England (45,411) by Bill from the UK Hi Billy (good name). I thought your post over, and there's probably an element of truth to it. To me though, looking at the candid shots of her on twitter and Instagram, she looks as beautiful as she always has. (Tuesday 15 July 2014; 18:58)

Sweet A Capella (45,373) by Bill from the UK I woke up early today, and rather than getting straight up, I got my iPod and listened to some Mariah. I played the One Sweet Day single, and I forgot just how beautiful the Sweet A Capella remix is of that song. I haven't listened to that version in about a year. It is simply lovely, and one of my most favourite remixes she has done. (Sunday 13 July 2014; 9:10)

Anthony Basco re Miss Carey, Mariah (45,161) (45,276) by Bill from the UK Anthony, I wanted to thank you for the message you wrote the other day about Mariah. It was wonderful to read and it made me realise that I have been harsh on Mariah recently. I love her, and she is a beautiful person (in every possible way), and like you I am not sure what I would do without her. It may seem obvious to many, but it hit home after I read your message and then played MTV Unplugged (my favourite album), that her voice is an absolute joy and pleasure to listen to, that I would happily fill my days playing her songs, and that she has been an inspiration to me in many, many ways. I love her so much. Thank you for the message. (Tuesday 8 July 2014; 17:54)

Videos (45,274) by Bill from the UK My favourites would be Loverboy, The Roof, I Still Believe and the colour version of AIWFCIY. I need to give a special mention to all the videos for the Emotions albums. I think that period really cemented Mariah's look, as the first few videos from the debut looked like they didn't quite know how to dress her, do her hair, make up etc, that they all compliment and set each other off. In 1991 her look was really great and I loved the filters on Emotions, the setting for CLG, that kind of mansion hot house she was in, and the church setting of MIH all were brilliant. (Tuesday 8 July 2014; 17:48)

Martyn (45,191) by Bill from the UK Hi Martyn that was a good remix of Prisoner, thanks for sharing. I love Prisoner so much. I always think it's a tragedy we only have this one instance of Mariah rapping in her entire catalogue. I long for a remix which is just "see ya later cuz" over and over again to a great beat. (Wednesday 2 July 2014; 11:58)

TS (45,183) by Bill from the UK Thanks, and thinking about it more, it would be great if it was more of a retrospective over her time on the label. If they involved Mariah in the project, she'd certainly ensure we as her fans weren't duped by just having a single disc of the singles. Yours with Justin would be incentive enough to buy the thing, as well as the unused Your Girl with rap which was replaced with the regular album version. Those tracks, coupled with the Angels Advocate cuts and Hope Street/Save the Day would be fantastic. So much potential. (Tuesday 1 July 2014; 18:40)

Greatest Hits II You (45,178) by Bill from the UK Now that Mariah's contract is finished and there's been no word of her renewing, I wonder if after the album is finished (singles etc. ) a second GH album will be released with her Island hits. I think Sony kind of missed an opportunity with their version and the remix album by not including any new material, so it'd be great if they added some unused tracks. One idea would be to have Hope Street or Save The Day included, and have them released as singles to promote it (like what Mariah did with the new songs on #1's). I'd also like a second disc with remixes as she did some great ones during this time. WBT, DFAU, any unused Angels Advocate stuff. It could potentially be a really good album and something worth buying. (Tuesday 1 July 2014; 10:01)

Ken (45,173) by Bill from the UK Record sales were only officially counted from 1991 onwards. Mariah's first album and Madonna's 80s records (which were huge) are therefore estimated or they go by what the record companies shipped to stores. Mariah is the best selling of the soundscan era by far, but other artists like Celine and Whitney also had huge albums in the 80s which is why there is a debate about it. (Tuesday 1 July 2014; 0:06)

Jaker (45,118) by Bill from the UK I think the idea here is to not blow things out of proportion. Mariah didn't release an "In Bed with Mariah" book like Madonna did, doesn't take illegal drugs nor has a shady theme park where no adults are allowed. If Mariah's single cover is photoshopped, let's thank God for small mercies instead of running her into the ground about it. It's not that big a deal. (Thursday 26 June 2014; 16:53)

Jaker (45,114) by Bill from the UK I think Lee's point was he was referring to artists like Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston, who both had much more serious charges against them than Mariah ever has. Exposing a bit of cleavage and lipping to a song causes uproar amongst fans and non-fans alike. Yet MJ can ply kids with "Jesus Juice", Whitney can smoke her way into an early grave, yet they are still respected and considered legends in the industry when Mariah isn't. (Thursday 26 June 2014; 10:49)

Must watch - Lego Mariah Carey "Honey" video (45,109) by Bill from the UK Guys, you have to check this out. It's a Lego version of the Honey video. It is absolutely hilarious, literally a frame by frame replica. (Thursday 26 June 2014; 1:41)

MOAIA remixes (45,099) by Bill from the UK Don't forget you all that these were held back from the Angels Advocate album from 2010. They didn't draft in R Kelly and Mary especially for the deluxe version of MIAM, these remixes were from years ago. I still don't get it myself. They make the deluxe version slightly disjointed. I would have added Almost Home and Triumphant instead. (Wednesday 25 June 2014; 9:09)

Yuan / The Truth (45,080) by Bill from the UK Yuan, I think The Truth is probably right on this one. Although Mariah's debut happened in 1990, she was actually signed in the late 80s and spent most of 1988/89 working on the album. Tommy was still married at that point but it's pretty obvious Mariah's arrival on the scene ended his marriage. His memoirs even indicate how obsessed he was with her at the beginning, and I remember Brenda K saying that there was a "definite chemistry" between them at the infamous demo tape party. (Tuesday 24 June 2014; 10:33)

Lamb O Chop (in closing) (45,072) by Bill from the UK I love you, and I like to think our discussions are two fans talking in the spirit of genuine peace and friendship. Same goes for everybody else here who I may unintentionally wind up. Except Isaac. (Tuesday 24 June 2014; 0:31)

Cover controversies (45,056) by Bill from the UK I do find it hard to believe that an artist as image conscious as Mariah wouldn't have seen the single cover before it was announced, and if she genuinely didn't like it, I'm sure she could have asked for it to be changed. But really, is the issue the photoshopped head, or the fact it's not current? If it had just been a close up of the album cover with her head turned (like what she did for Emotions and Fantasy/ Daydream), would it be an issue? Is it the fact it's not a true representation of her current look? She did try to palm off a 17 year old picture off as current the other day on Twitter too. (Monday 23 June 2014; 14:23)

Mimi L (45,041) by Bill from the UK What I think would also be cool Mimi L for your friend to experience, is the remixes. It'd be good if you, for example, had Dreamlover on the playlist coupled with the Def Club Mix, so your friend can see the attention she gives her remixes with re-sung vocals etc. I'd also show them the Pure Imagination remix of I Still Believe, as that is one of her best (why it never found its way onto The Remixes album baffles me). (Sunday 22 June 2014; 23:57)

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