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About Andrew from London UK: That's me at the O2. Same building Mariah has been in. Love me some Mariah.

Re: Heartbreaker - 20th anniversary (90,554) (90,555) by Andrew from London UK I loves Heartbreaker instantly, also. Heard it on a crackly radio. And the "it's a shame part" made me laugh out of joy. (Wednesday 7 August 2019; 13:23)

(90,538) by Andrew from London UK She is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most irritating people on the planet. She talks over everyone who disagrees with her, is obnoxious in the face of justifiable opinion and thinks everyone who doesn't agree with her must be of bad character. I have seen children with more grace. So I dont dislike her because she made a comment about Mariah. I just dislike her. Irregardless. Who cares what she thinks? (Sunday 4 August 2019; 22:08)

Re: Mariah in the studio (90,501) (90,507) by Andrew from London UK So a couple of days ago it was Caution Part 2. Now you don't think that but another studio album is on the way. What happened in the real world to change your mind. Or is it just more useless pointless guesswork based on nothing? Thought so. (Thursday 1 August 2019; 13:45)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey congratulates Lil Nas X (90,493) (90,497) by Andrew from London UK Why should there be a separate category for sex? It's like saying that it is harder for women to achieve this it must be specially recognised. It is clearly not harder for women to achieve. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 16:45)

Re: Old Town Road (90,478) (90,495) by Andrew from London UK I in no way said or inferred that. And I have never said there was one rule for Mariah and another for every one else. Far from it. I criticise Mariah more than anyone else. Check your accuracy and wind your neck in. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 15:23)

Re: Old Town Road (90,466) (90,476) by Andrew from London UK I am never one to bend truth in Mariah's favour. You believe in honesty and integrity. When I say that the songs OSD and OTR are not worth comparing it is with just cause. Despacito and Old Town Road are average songs. They do not belong in the same league as One Sweet Day or I Will Always Love You, et al. Songs like that were milestones in music and defined their times. Songs, now, seem to be able to achieve great lengths at the top because of streaming. The rules of the game have changed. If you are playing the game by different rules to someone else then score comparisons are of little worth. Rather than radio having to play your song to people who have to go out and buy it, kids sit at home and press a mouse button. And, for that, any adult who still cares about the charts may possibly be just a bit silly. Myself included. (Tuesday 30 July 2019; 18:04)

Re: 16 Weeks (90,443) (90,449) by Andrew from London UK Alas, identity politics invades everything now. Like many people with objective reasonability, I couldn't care less whether an artist is black, white or illuminous pink or whether he has sex with men, women or goats. It is not praiseworthy to praise/not criticise someone based upon their membership of a particular social group. It is surely obligatory to judge someone based upon their individual merit: the quality of their character, their talent, their contributions to industry and culture, and so on. Looking at the recent additions to longest running number one songs in the United States and it makes for some bizarre reading given the absolutely classic company they keep. The method of getting to the top is now and forever so much easier that there ought to be a post-streaming era list. Old Town Road is not a train wreck of a song. But it is somewhat of a car crash and not deserving of any crown of any sort. In my opinion. (Saturday 27 July 2019; 12:00)

Re: 16 Weeks (90,430) (90,436) by Andrew from London UK That songs like Old Town Road can go for 16 weeks tells you something about what these records mean anymore. Let the record go. It's all meaningless now. (Friday 26 July 2019; 15:46)

Re: Fly abandonedly into the rainbow (90,429) (90,435) by Andrew from London UK The video go CTTA is another shit-show of epic proportions. It starts with nobodies moaning about victimhood as if they are entitled to a life free of hardship. Then as the sacharine strings kick in, they tell you how good the song is and that it empowers. So already the desperation is dripping in. Imagine if other songs started by telling you what you should feel about them. Just no. I question what these hardships have got to do with people taking your inner confidence away. Shawn was poor but played football and studied? Right. The girl with HIV lived longer than expected? Okay. Not sure other people are actually doing anything to them. Ernie was a gang member and shot 4 times and now has a job? How many people did he shoot himself? Or was he the *good* gang member who just cleaned the guns of fingerprints and helped little old ladies across the road? Come off it with this. And enough said about Lance Armstrong the better. Awks. I guess the peoole he cheated out of their rightful victories have this song to help them through. The worst thing is (no, not the cheap set that looked like it was stolen from a daytime talkshow pilot that was never picked up) Mariah's vanity-shot laden performance. The endless close-ups and pouty lipsync border on nauseating, but where she spins and falls to the ground rescues it for the sheer laughable insanity of it, so much that you've almost forgotten that she's writing pensively in a notebook in the beginning. Because she wrote the song, don't you know? And then, finally, after the uncomfortable weirdness of Mariah spinning, smiling in front of a picture of herself as a girl randomly interjected into the faux tears and arm-flailing, the rainbow appears. With everyone wishing Tommy Mottola was at the end of it to scrap the whole project. CTTA didn't fail because of lack of promotion. It failed because the song is really not very good and the video is terrible. It is essentially Mariah trying to scream victimhood whilst steeped in vanity. Why was anyone anywhere and forever going to get on board with that? (Friday 26 July 2019; 15:45)

Re: Fly abandonedly into the rainbow (90,419) (90,427) by Andrew from London UK Everything about CTTA is cringe inducing (and no criticism I have ever made of it gets past Eric the destroyer). Not least the fact that she called it "Mariah's Theme". Forget for a minute, while you choke back your own vomit, that she is referring to herself in the third person, a person can have a "theme"? Movies have themes. Fancy dress parties have themes. Can a person have a frickin theme? Nope. You can have a signature song - and that's Hero for Mariah. But a theme? Take your tings and be on your merry way. (Friday 26 July 2019; 10:19)

Re: Fly abandonedly into the rainbow (90,425) (90,426) by Andrew from London UK The Rainbow tour was a shambolic mess, full of childish distractions to hide the fact that her voice was pretty sore at that point in time. That she ever got people to greenlight it is a mystery. That stupid boxing match with Bianca, the awful video montages, the pathetic fake crying in Petals, the ridiculous beauty pageant? Ugh. I wanted to see a concert like the ones I had slashed through daily on VHS and DVD. Instead I got a silly, self-indulgent shit-show of epic proportions. There is something virtuous in not taking yourself too seriously. There is nothing to be gained in making people think you don't take yourself seriously at all. (Friday 26 July 2019; 10:13)

Re: Fly abandonedly into the rainbow (90,420) (90,422) by Andrew from London UK I remember being in school and it was a boiling hot day. And for the whole day I couldn't concentrate because Mariah Carey was in my country and I couldn't believe how close I was to her. I faced London and played Daydream when I got home. Don't nobody tell me I don't love Mariah some. Can't nobody, can't nobody tell me nuttin'. (Thursday 25 July 2019; 23:46)

Re: Fly abandonedly into the rainbow (90,401) (90,406) by Andrew from London UK I am not denying that it is folklore that Mariah moved to get the job done without interruption. What I am denying is that it is sub par work because she chose to get the job done without interruption. She was proud of Rainbow. She promoted the crap out of it. But whilst it is a good album, it is not good in comparison to its predecessors. (Wednesday 24 July 2019; 21:17)

Re: Fly abandonedly into the rainbow (90,387) (90,396) by Andrew from London UK This is also nonsense. She didn't make shit music to get out of the deal. She didn't sabotage herself. Why tour it and promote it? "I rushed it just to end a contract but please think it's good"? (Wednesday 24 July 2019; 02:28)

Re: Obsessed re-enters iTunes chart (90,394) (90,395) by Andrew from London UK Everything you just said is nonsense. (Wednesday 24 July 2019; 02:25)

Re: I Am Free acapella (90,377) (90,378) by Andrew from London UK My favourite song from Daydream. It meant so much to me that Summer in the afternoon. I felt free even though I was not. I know every inflection. Perfection. (Monday 22 July 2019; 02:37)

Fly abandonedly into the rainbow (90,363) by Andrew from London UK The Roof is *sophisticated*. It is the only word that comes to mind. The Butterfly album is sophistication exemplified. I think this is why Rainbow is so disliked amongst fans. Rainbow was a product of its time, of the TCL, Britney et al. easy pop sound that happened around that time. Rainbow is what it is. But after Butterfly, the tinny production, blandness of material and rushed vocals of Rainbow only served to highlight how great previous material was. Videos included. Further, the album name was too girly for broad appeal, the cover was weird and the CD inliner not having the lyrics in favour of a heavily doctored vanity poster only added salt to the wound. But if Butterfly were released in 1999, do you think it would have been as successful? I don't think so. She did what she had to do. I have great memories of Rainbow due to the age I was upon its release. I thought the Heartbreaker covers were a fun choice of colours and the twisty-top-against-sky image of TGIFY is one of the most iconic Mariah images ever. Yes, the album itself is not standing the test of time. It was the beginning of the crash. But you have to admit that it's a lot more fun than Butterfly. So that's how I take it. With a pinch of salt. Even if in the wound. And, finally: Did I Do That is awesome. Get thee to a nunnery if thou thinkst not. (Friday 19 July 2019; 22:44)

Caution at The Grammy's (90,345) by Andrew from London UK Mariah will not be nominated for Album of the Year at The Grammys. If she is I will send you all a picture of my willy. And it's so little I would never want you to see it. It is about as little as the hope that Mariah has of being nominated for that award. Anyway, did anyone ever learn the difference between Record of the Year and Album of the Year? It makes about as much sense as having Movie of the Year and Motion Picture of the Year. (Wednesday 17 July 2019; 21:16)

Re: Caution / world tour record (90,339) (90,344) by Andrew from London UK That sounds shite. The debut album is shite. It is 80's pap. Shite. (Wednesday 17 July 2019; 21:08)

Cosmopolitan (90,281) by Andrew from London UK Mariah's face is on the cover. I don't know whose body that is but it's certainly not hers. (Wednesday 10 July 2019; 20:27)

Old Town Road (90,242) by Andrew from London UK Anyone who thinks this song is deserving of such a title as longest running US number one is two sandwiches short of a picnic. It is absolutely dreadful. "Can't nobody tell me nuttin'"? Yes, they can. I can. Your song is shit. Mariah's song is a timeless music masterpiece. Yours is ear cancer. Take your horse and F off. In any regard, I think it's about time someone broke the record of 16 weeks. It is bound to happen and the sooner the better now as the burden will be removed. To say Mariah had the longest running US number 1 for 22 or however many years is actually a great way to say "Hey streaming boys, the number might be as high. But it's really not the same." It's a bit like a trans woman competing in a female race. You may have won. But you didn't really. (Monday 8 July 2019; 19:43)

Close My Eyes (90,185) by Andrew from London UK Please somebody do post the chorus and the verses again as I am certain everyone here needs reminding for the umpteenth time. (Wednesday 3 July 2019; 19:52)

Re: Mariah's greatest lyric (90,132) (90,138) by Andrew from London UK I am genuinely shocked that Mariah wrote almost nothing of HATE U. I wonder how many other songs she has tacked onto and claimed credit. I hope not many as my entire belief system will crumble. It suffered during Dub-gate but this would kill it. (Sunday 30 June 2019; 19:31)

Re: Mariah's greatest lyric (90,127) (90,136) by Andrew from London UK The point was just a phrase that is beautiful. True to MCA form somebody had to stick in a whole song. This board makes me worry for the world. (Sunday 30 June 2019; 18:15)

Mariah's greatest lyric (90,120) by Andrew from London UK I always - and I mean always since 97 - thought the greatest lyric Mariah ever put to paper was: "Guardian Angel, I sail away on an ocean with you by my side." But recently I think her greatest lyric is: "I weep for what I dreamed we all could be." Aside from the alliteration, the assonance and the metre, there is so much sentiment in it. It's beautiful and heartbreaking in equal measure. (Saturday 29 June 2019; 16:25)

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