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Re: I am Free (90,208) (90,219) by B from USA Side Effects is the best song on E=MC2. I wish they had released it as a single. (Saturday 6 July 2019; 23:27)

Re: Mariah's greatest lyric (90,178) (90,218) by B from USA I'm torn when it comes to Languishing. I think it is perfect as is but sometimes I find myself wishing it was longer. (Saturday 6 July 2019; 23:26)

Re: Two voices (90,215) (90,217) by B from USA We will never have another Whitney or Mariah in our lifetime or possibly ever. (Saturday 6 July 2019; 23:19)

Re: Caution (90,150) (90,216) by B from USA Correction: Caution has now sold over 100,000 copies in pure sales in the US. Wonder what it's sold when streams are included, does anyone know? (Saturday 6 July 2019; 23:16)

Two voices (90,215) by Terna from Nigeria I stumbled on this on IG. Wow so strange, kinda low key got goosebumps at the harmony part. Would we ever have another Whitney or Mariah in this lifetime? (Saturday 6 July 2019; 21:48)

Re: Greatest emotional ballads (90,207) (90,214) by Hector from Mexico My list: Love Takes Time Till the End of Time Just to Hold you Once Again All I've Ever Wanted Miss You Most When I Saw You Whenever You Call Never Too Far Languishing Cry. (Saturday 6 July 2019; 20:43)

Re: Mariah's greatest lyric (90,212) (90,213) by MusicfanJ from Germany Oh yes, "Looking in" is even greater than "Close my eyes" if I think about it. That song is a pure poem and I also think it's one of her most personal songs. I love the lyrics since I heard Daydream on cassette back then. I remember that because of this song I wanted to understand all her lyrics. So in 95/96 I had a big dictionary and I tried to translate the song. And I knew Mariah is so special, simply the best not only because of her voice, her look but because of her songwriting. That's my favorite part until today: Don't say she takes it all for granted I'm well aware of all I have Don't think that I am disenchanted Please understand It seems as though I've always been Somebody outside looking in Well here I am for all of them to bleed But they can't take my heart from me And they can't bring me to my knees They'll never know the real me (Saturday 6 July 2019; 20:20)

Re: Mariah's greatest lyric (90,122) (90,212) by Norman from USA From Looking In, I can never forget this whole verse: "She smiles through a thousand tears And harbors adolescent fears She dreams of all That she can never be She wades in insecurity And hides herself inside of me" For me, it's always felt like her most personal song; followed closely by Side Effects. (Saturday 6 July 2019; 17:33)

Re: Greatest emotional ballads (90,205) (90,211) by 90sMariah from SG Love takes time The wind Miss you most (At Christmas time) Open arms Butterfly Never too far Lead the way Mine again We belong together (Saturday 6 July 2019; 08:02)

When The Party Is Over (90,210) by MC1989 from Spain I'm so obsessed with this song by Billie Eilish. How I wish Mariah would do a ballad like this, just her voice and a piano. (Saturday 6 July 2019; 02:59)

Re: I am free (90,206) (90,209) by Norman from USA Hey Will. Oh yeah. I'd definitely be interested in knowing more about what happened with that. There's a lot to uncover, it seems. (Friday 5 July 2019; 20:46)

Re: I am Free (90,208) by Jeff from USA Thanks, Tijl and Norman. I appreciate your kind words. I found the interview that I was speaking of, where MC discusses why she wrote "Side Effects". (Friday 5 July 2019; 14:39)

Re: Greatest emotional ballads (90,205) (90,207) by B from USA Love Takes Time Can't Let Go Just to Hold You Once Again When I Saw You Butterfly My All After Tonight Lead The Way I Only Wanted We Belong Together Miss You (Most at Christmas Time) is so underrated. When she sings Cry., Camouflage, Portrait I really feel it. On Cry. and Camouflage you can feel her heartbreak and when she sings Portrait you can feel how her past experiences have made her guarded and insecure and yet against all odds she remains hopeful. (Friday 5 July 2019; 14:28)

Re: I am free (90,191) (90,206) by Will from Australia Great topic Norman. I’d like to know what happened behind the scenes with Walter and what he told Tommy and how it effected her parting from someone she was so close to and creatively just gelled to create masterpieces. (Friday 5 July 2019; 13:00)

Re: Greatest emotional ballads (90,199) (90,205) by Norman from USA Would a top 10 work? Here's my list: Can't Let Go I'll Be There Never Forget You Without You Miss You Most (at Christmas) One Sweet Day Looking In Butterfly Lead the Way We Belong Together (Friday 5 July 2019; 12:23)

Re: Greatest emotional ballads (90,203) (90,204) by Edouard from France Butterfly Close my eyes Bye bye Portrait I wish you well Petals My all Everything fades away Can't let go I don't wanna cry Cry (Friday 5 July 2019; 11:56)

Re: Greatest emotional ballads (90,199) (90,203) by Bill from the UK 1. Till the End of Time 2. Miss You Most (At Christmas Time) 3. Can't Let Go 4. Everything Fades Away 5. My All (Friday 5 July 2019; 11:28)

Re: I am free (90,196) (90,202) by Norman from USA Hey Jeff. You're right about that. I think she has a number of things she could talk about that would put a spotlight on things that a lot of people struggle with. She doesn't write those heavy songs from nothing. (Friday 5 July 2019; 11:18)

Re: I am free (90,196) (90,201) by Tijl from Belgium Dear Jeff. Thank you for sharing that. I am also healing from PTSD following a relationship with a cluster B personality. It's like going through hell. Bless you. (Friday 5 July 2019; 10:26)

Re: Greatest emotional ballads (90,199) (90,200) by Tijl from Belgium - Petals - Sunflowers For Alfred Roy - Bringin' On The Heartbreak - Looking In - Close My Eyes (Friday 5 July 2019; 10:24)

Greatest emotional ballads (90,199) by Bobby A from United States I was thinking in my sleepless slumber at the pool today. MC's greatest emotional ballads where she really shows emotion when singing the lyrics. Here are my top six. 1. Love Takes Time 2. We Belong Together 3. Music Box 4. I Don't Wanna Cry 5. Butterfly 6. One Sweet Day (Friday 5 July 2019; 02:25)

Mariah doing great in streaming era (90,198) by jaker20 from US Rolling Stone has a new weekly chart of most streamed artists and Mariah is at number 241, higher than popular recent artists like Ava Max, Sia, Selena Gomez, and also Madonna and Whitney. She will probably be in this chart's top 3 around Christmas time. (Thursday 4 July 2019; 22:57)

Re: I am free (90,192) (90,197) by Norman from USA Bill, that grooming rumor is interesting. I've never heard of it before. How long has it been around? I do think it's more of a decline than her always sounding like this, however. (Thursday 4 July 2019; 22:20)

Re: I am free (90,196) by Jeff from USA I remember when E=MC2 came out, MC did an interview and was asked why she wrote "Side Effects". She said something along the lines of, "I wrote it because I had to write it." That was one of the most honest answers I've ever heard from her. As someone who has PTSD from a previous abusive relationship, I would like to see her speak to that. She has the opportunity to help be a light in the darkness for many who would identify. But, and it's a huge caveat, only if she is in the place to speak to it without causing her harm. (Thursday 4 July 2019; 19:12)

Re: Close My Eyes (90,195) by Jeff from USA Andrew, you know I adore you, but let us have our moment. Life is hard, and posting that was a little cathartic. And just think, we could have gone with, "Did I Do That?". Haha. (Thursday 4 July 2019; 19:06)

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