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

The Roof (When I Feel the Need) (100,160) by Bill from the UK Wow. (Thursday 14 April 2022; 22:40)

Re: "Big big energy baby when I close my eyes" (100,000) (100,011) by Bill from the UK Argh. I can't believe I was 99,999. Lol. (Sunday 27 March 2022; 23:26)

Happy Birthday Mariah (99,999) by Bill from the UK I know the B word is banned but a very Happy Birthday to my dear Mariah. Thank you as always for every joy you have given to my life. If only you knew the impact your songs have had on me. "I'll be eternally grateful, holding you so close to me." (Sunday 27 March 2022; 12:26)

Re: Lotto/Mariah (99,996) (99,998) by Bill from the UK Breakdown is just pure class. Such an understated, elegant, and sincere composition. The absolute highlight of Butterfly for me. (Sunday 27 March 2022; 12:25)

Re: So much for my dream (99,986) (99,993) by Bill from the UK I'm going to have to reserve judgement until I hear the collab, but I do get the sentiment. (Sunday 27 March 2022; 01:23)

Re: Channeling my inner 90's Mariah (99,991) (99,992) by Bill from the UK 100% Mariah was never the same after Glitter. (Sunday 27 March 2022; 01:22)

Re: Any news (99,976) (99,977) by Bill from the UK Yes. It was like she was trolling us by the time Me, I Am Mariah Carey, The Elusive Chantuese suffering from the Art of Letting Go came out. (Thursday 24 March 2022; 22:51)

Re: How Mariah has helped me (99,959) (99,961) by Bill from the UK Joachim I loved your post. Congratulations on the apartment, so nice to hear how happy it has made you. It resonated with me because I too have a lovely apartment on the top floor with a South facing balcony, so I know what a pleasure it can be to have your morning coffee with Mariah. It's a joy I often allow myself too. The weather in the UK has been lovely recently, and I often have my breakfast and read the newspaper with Mariah playing inside and gently flowing outside onto the balcony. (Monday 21 March 2022; 13:59)

Re: Memoirs is an attempt at Butterfly II (99,943) (99,946) by Bill from the UK Memoirs is cohesive and consistent, but that's also its problem. Having one producer throughout means it all sounds the same after a while. The finger snaps are already pretty dated. (Sunday 20 March 2022; 05:33)

Re: Rank the (US) #1s, it's too quiet (99,914) (99,920) by Bill from the UK 19. Thank God I Found You 18. Touch My Body 17. I Don't Wanna Cry 16. Don't Forget About Us 15. Honey 14. One Sweet Day 13. We Belong Together 12. Heartbreaker 11. Love Takes Time 10. My All 09. Someday 08. I'll Be There 07. Emotions 06. Dreamlover 05. Hero 04. Fantasy 03. Always Be My Baby 02. Vision of Love 01. All I Want for Christmas Is You (Wednesday 16 March 2022; 12:19)

Re: Question (99,911) (99,912) by Bill from the UK I don't believe she was the very first, but she was definitely the first artist with a large following and the first "mainstream" artist to adopt this style with the Fantasy remix. Since then, as we know, every Tom Dick and Harry has had a guest rapper on their singles. (Tuesday 15 March 2022; 16:13)

Re: These 3 remixes (99,899) (99,902) by Bill from the UK I was listening to the I Still Believe MC30 EP on a long train ride the other day. I must say, Mariah really went to town with the remixes. The Pure Imagination and Stevie J mixes were completely re-sung and the only thing they had in common with the original was the title. The incorporation of the Willy Wonka song was genius. Then of course the Morales club mix is euphoric and upbeat, with a few new ad libs and alternate takes of lines from the album version. And then as you mention Bobby A, there's the King's Mix and the Eve of Souls mix which were just anthems. All included new vocals and mix was different from the one before. Just superb. And of course, the original is understated and beautiful in its own right. (Saturday 12 March 2022; 21:42)

Re: MC trousers (99,892) (99,893) by Bill from the UK Source? (Thursday 10 March 2022; 11:11)

Re: JD (99,882) (99,888) by Bill from the UK I'm unsure how involved MC was with JD's remix of Never Forget You. She's always stated the first time they worked together was for ABMB. I think JD was perhaps just drafted in to remix NFY and that was it. The vocals were not re-sung or anything, so I doubt they even met in the studio at that time. There's no denying ABMB was a magic combination. Even more so than We Belong Together in my view. It is truly one of her best ever songs. (Wednesday 9 March 2022; 20:41)

Re: MC trousers (99,869) (99,873) by Bill from the UK No, she wore the black and white checked ones in the With You video. Also during Charmbracelet she wore jeans. (Tuesday 8 March 2022; 06:50)

Re: Migrate or Caution (99,863) (99,866) by Bill from the UK Migrate hands down. (Monday 7 March 2022; 19:41)

Re: Butterfly 25th September 16 (99,857) (99,859) by Bill from the UK I hope MC does do more for the anniversary than the reworking of the songs. I wasn't overly enthralled with Close My Eyes on The Rarities, but the Valentine's mix of We Belong Together was good so there is a "distant glimmer of hope" as the saying goes. I hope she puts out the Butterfly concert and a hi-res edition of the (original) album too. (Monday 7 March 2022; 00:50)

Re: Hero (99,850) (99,854) by Bill from the UK Whoa. The spirit of the post was to highlight that whenever I read an article about, or see fans post about, Hero it is always in the negative. The point was that this trend emerged after Mariah expressed her distaste towards the song. I was thinking out loud about how some fans previously stood behind the song until Mariah's own opinions on it changed their minds. The same fans then complain that all Mariah's legacy will now consist of is a Christmas song. Well, that's their own doing. If you don't like it then great. Through the Rain has great lyrics, but the whole song is built on Hero's blueprint. (Sunday 6 March 2022; 12:31)

Article: The number ones: Mariah Carey's "Hero" (99,839) by Bill from the UK It really annoys me how many people trash talk Hero these days. I know it's "cool" to not like it, especially ever since Mariah shocked us all by proclaiming that she never liked the song. Of course, whatever Mariah says, the lambs do. What irks me, is before Mariah made that announcement during her concert, Hero was always well received by the fans. There was no reference to it being "too schmaltzy" or "too middle of the road" like everyone always says these days. Until AIWFCIY stole its crown, Hero was Mariah's signature tune. It was her "I Will Always Live You" and her "My Heart Will Go On", and everyone seemed fine with that. It was always receiving airplay on the radio, it was from her best-selling album (and probably significantly helped those album sales), it had a positive, universal message, and Mariah said no other song of hers ever got such a response from her fans in respect of the letters she used to get about it. Mariah even said the song is for her fans, and yet here we all are throwing it back in her face, because it's the in-thing to not like it anymore? I reckon everybody here is a closet Hero fan, and it introduced many people to Mariah's music. The song is expertly crafted, wonderfully written, and beautifully sung. I for one will always stand by the song, even when no one else will. (Friday 4 March 2022; 16:43)

Re: Butterfly 25th September 16 (99,830) (99,838) by Bill from the UK Uh oh. I'm nervous. I mean why paint the peacock? (Friday 4 March 2022; 15:06)

Re: Billboard cover (99,826) (99,827) by Bill from the UK Agree, it is dreadful. (Thursday 3 March 2022; 15:06)

Re: Favourite ending (99,809) (99,824) by Bill from the UK Haha, no there is some truth to what you say, albeit not necessarily in Europe. In Japan the album releases for most artists always had a bonus track. This was because, due to their economy, it was cheaper to import a CD from the US/elsewhere than it was to buy locally, so bonus tracks were added to encourage local purchases. In Europe, it was expensive to import from the US. I curse that I had to build my collection in the 90s as the US single imports were a lot of money. I remember the 2 track Dreamlover CD was almost £10. Back then, that was a lot of money for two tracks. But luckily the UK in particular was blessed with gorgeous picture discs, exclusive remixes, unique picture sleeves etc. We were treated very well indeed. (Thursday 3 March 2022; 11:11)

Re: The next Twitter Spaces (99,806) (99,811) by Bill from the UK I need to see this Mariah book Bobby. (Wednesday 2 March 2022; 18:51)

Re: Favourite ending (99,807) (99,808) by Bill from the UK Lol, but by that logic, wouldn't you all have to buy the imported albums and singles from Europe so you could have all her remixes and bonus tracks? (Wednesday 2 March 2022; 15:00)

Re: Favourite ending (99,799) (99,805) by Bill from the UK DYKWYGT (TFM) was such an elegant end to the #1's album. It's odd how Sony International treated Europe and the other regions better than her home turf. Even the single releases over here had more exclusives and unique mixes that didn't appear in the US. And we had the better end to Music Box. (Tuesday 1 March 2022; 21:12)

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