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What do you do for a living? (106,942) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain I used to be a teacher of English. Currently, I work for the Spanish Airports Authority, the corporation which manages the Spanish airports. I'm in the Passenger Services Department. (Wednesday 24 July 2024; 19:43) this is a reply to message 106,939

What do you do for a living? (106,939) by Shezz from Pk RA, I loved knowing what you do for a living. So fitting - great match for all your passion, compassion and optimism. I think it would be great to know what the rest of the MC fans (some people don't like the term lambs) do here - whoever is interested in sharing. I'm an architect. (Wednesday 24 July 2024; 06:06)

Rumoured lead singles (106,929) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain I also have the commercial one released in Spain in 1998, just before When You Believe came out as well. Sweet times. (Monday 22 July 2024; 23:04) this is a reply to message 106,919

Rumoured lead singles (106,919) by Zachariah from Croatia Croatia was one of them. (Sunday 21 July 2024; 03:10)

MIH in Manila 2003 (106,886) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain What about this concert and this performance in particular? The drive, the energy, the looks, the sweat, the voice, the charisma. Everything. (Tuesday 16 July 2024; 00:17)

Mariah saved me (106,885) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Hey, Joaquim. Same here, kind of. I hope you're feeling fine now. Sometimes we take things for granted, even Mariah's music (our favorite), because we tend not to value what we have and only seek for what we don't have. We need to make ourselves remember that her music and her message is just right there when we need it the most. (Tuesday 16 July 2024; 00:12) this is a reply to message 106,875

Mariah saved me (106,875) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway I've listened to [Make it happen] live at Madison Square Garden for over 25 years, and recently had a 40 years [crisis] worse than I could ever imagine. If I had listened to that [song] for almost every day, I wouldn't have been [here] today, Mariah. (Sunday 14 July 2024; 20:49)

Specific lyric on Obsessed (106,863) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Wow. It's really difficult to guess what she's saying there exactly. I really don't know. Also, doesn't she say "You love me, you love me..." instead of "You like me"? (Thursday 11 July 2024; 01:15) this is a reply to message 106,860

Specific lyric on Obsessed (106,860) by Randy from USA Since it's kinda quiet, on the Gucci Mane version of Obsessed, probably the original version too, there is an adlib I cannot understand and it's bothered me for years. She says "He's all up in my George Foreman." Then there's some more singing and then she repeats "He's all up in my George Foreman." And she starts "But I-' I can't for the life of me figure out what she's saying. It's before she says "You like me. You like me. You really really like me" as the song fades. The lyric sites are saying, she is saying, "But I can't do nothing for him." That is not what she's saying. Anybody have any ideas? (Wednesday 10 July 2024; 20:20)

Vacation everyone? (106,830) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Not really. I'm studying for an internal promotion exam at work next September. And also, I've started watching "Travelers" on Netflix. The 40° temperatures during the Spanish summer are so hard. Nice holidays. (Thursday 4 July 2024; 00:36) this is a reply to message 106,823

Vacation everyone? (106,823) by Bobby A from United States I have never seen the board so quiet before for two weeks in a row. Is everyone on vacation or just watching The Bold and the Beautiful summer mystery arc? I am sure we are going to find out who killed Tom before anything new happens with MC. Lol. (Wednesday 3 July 2024; 00:45)

New remixes (106,809) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain I just want to say that I absolutely love the new remixes of Portrait and Rainbow's End. I can't stop playing them over and over again. Also, Made For Me and several gems on Rainbow 25th Anniversary. I'm so excited and happy to be enjoying the new music. Regards to all. (Thursday 27 June 2024; 23:14)

Love (106,538) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain I just wanna say that I love the Made for Me remix and the Portrait one as well. It's like new life. (Sunday 26 May 2024; 00:47)

History is about to be made (106,436) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Let's hope so. I usually listen to 181.FM True R&B radio station, and it's one of the most played songs. I'd like to listen to the remix version as often as the original one. (Saturday 18 May 2024; 16:56) this is a reply to message 106,433

History is about to be made (106,433) by Bobby A from United States I just feel that on Tuesday radio and social media are going to go crazy over the Made For Me remix. I really feel this remix is going to be bigger than all of the other guest remixes she has done in the past 3 years. Are we ready for history to be made? And summer is coming too. Ooh we-ee. (Saturday 18 May 2024; 10:38)

Article: Mariah spent Mother's Day weekend in Westchester (106,435) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Focusing on specific things don't help to get the whole picture, the way I see it. Five years ago, I used to get along really well with my mother (that doesn't mean we hadn't had our problems before). Two years later everything changed after several incidents and disputes, and I almost stopped my relationship with her. A friend of mine was shocked when I told her. She just remembered how good my relationship with my mother was and how we used to laugh and joke together. But my friend only saw us together a couple of times. I hadn't told her about the negative aspects or past events either. So it was hard to make my friend understand the whole point (also involving other members of the family = my siblings). To conclude, what I mean is that I guess I understand Mariah in that regard and I feel identified. However, I can't justify anything because I wasn't there, and I haven't heard Patricia's version either. For sure, it would be very similar to my own mother's. Lol. They wouldn't say anything insulting or despicable about us (Mariah and me, I mean), but they would make you think that we are very "special" individuals and excellent at our work, but, at the same time, kind of difficult to deal with. Lol. (Saturday 18 May 2024; 16:52) this is a reply to message 106,434

Article: Mariah spent Mother's Day weekend in Westchester (106,434) by MusicfanJ from Germany I see it the same way. Why doing a duet for Christmas even on the album with her mum, if she's so bad? It makes no sense at all. Personally I wish they are fine or at least okay. (Saturday 18 May 2024; 11:09)

Article: Mariah spent Mother's Day weekend in Westchester (106,430) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Sometimes there are two sides of the same coin. I mean, even though Mariah has always given her mother props for her encouragement, there must also have been differences and difficulties in their relationship. At this stage of Mariah's life, her global assessment may incline more to the negative or negligent aspect of Patricia's role as a parent. I'm speaking from experience in this regard. (Saturday 18 May 2024; 00:54) this is a reply to message 106,426

Article: Mariah spent Mother's Day weekend in Westchester (106,426) by Edward from USA I'm not buying any of it. You don't record a duet with someone you portray as a bad parent in an interview. When Mariah started her Christmas shows at Beacon Theater, I personally witnessed the strong relationship they had. It wasn't just for show, Tommy wasn't involved, and her mother wasn't even on stage. She was simply there to support Mariah. After the show ended, I saw them hugging and being very affectionate. Mariah's mother was never depicted as exploiting Mariah for money, yet there's ample evidence of Mariah experiencing severe mental strain, culminating in a nervous breakdown during the "Glitter" era. According to Mariah, she just needed rest - indeed, she needed some 911 rest alright. (Friday 17 May 2024; 18:05)

TEOM concerts (106,239) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Ok. So if you see this video containing the whole concert from that perspective, you would think that there could be some lipping, but the rest would be mainly live. But if you see all the Mariah videos from the first concert uploaded 7/8 days ago on this channel, you truly can see the real thing happening, that is, she's lipping everything except for 5 specific moments throughout the entire concert. The recordings are so zoomed-in that it is so evident. Besides, sometimes she skips phrases, she starts miming two seconds later or she's just too lazy to pretend to be making an effort on the belting parts. As I said before, at least, we have new high-quality recordings of most of the songs. To be honest, I became aware of the lipping thing (you know, the lipped parts of some songs) back in 2008. At that moment and after analyzing so many performances, I realized that she had been doing it from 1997 (the belted section of Honey at Top of the Pops, for example). It was a total and complete letdown, and I took my time to process it. I'm a huge fan and I'll always be. I'll keep following her forever. For sure, she uses lipping for whatever reasons, some of them have been explained or theorized here and I can agree with them, but it is a fact. And right now it has come to a point where almost the whole thing is. Anyway, we love her. (Sunday 21 April 2024; 01:39) this is a reply to message 106,238

TEOM concerts (106,238) by TJ from Norway I might be blonde, but after watching a lot if clips on YouTube I don't believe that she lipped like 90 percent of the show. I know this is a little late, after all the fuzz on the board. Peace. (Saturday 20 April 2024; 22:26)

Las Vegas (106,179) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Sorry. I didn't mean for you to go that far. Anyway, it is what it is and that's it (vocally speaking). In fact, after the Circles rehearsal video, I had thought she was preparing for more live vocals. But this is just the next step after the Christmas shows, that is, everything is lipped. However and as I said before, at least there are new pre-recorded renditions of almost everything. It's better than nothing. (Monday 15 April 2024; 16:11) this is a reply to message 106,172

Las Vegas (106,172) by Bill from the UK I'll always love Mariah, but a grand total of 2 minutes of actual live vocals from a 2 hour show is appalling. Mariah fans love to mock J. Lo, but Mariah herself is no better. I think I'm finally done with her now. There's nothing more to say. Good luck y'all. (Monday 15 April 2024; 09:03)

Las Vegas (106,171) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain This is all she sang live on the first night. The new renditions sound really good though. (Monday 15 April 2024; 01:02) this is a reply to message 106,152

Las Vegas (106,152) by Shezz from Pk She fooled me first with the low resolution videos coming out. I thought wow she really did work hard for these shows and got her voice back. To be fair, it is her current voice - I think it's clear now she's not getting her confidence back to sing them live. Her voice sounds good though. She looked great, not as stiff as her first Christmas shows, she'll only get better on stage. I didn't see enough clips to see how much she was singing live but her 2 mostly live staples VOL and Hero seemed majorly lipped. Still hoping for MC16 sometime soon. (Saturday 13 April 2024; 13:59)

I Don't (105,725) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain It's the usual playback: the most demanding parts. In "I Don't": the chorus "'Cause when you love someone, you just don't treat them bad..." and the final belting part. I mean, the parts sung perfectly well. She did a really good job on both occasions and her voice was in a really good condition at that time. Another impressive performance was VOL at Jimmy Kimmel. By the way, I don't know which "I'm That Chick" performance you're referring to. (Saturday 24 February 2024; 21:11) this is a reply to message 105,678

I Don't (105,678) by Bobby A from United States No way. Not I Don't too? They both sound completely live. Can you post the last time MC performed 100% live on network TV before The Distance in 2019? I am thinking when she performed I'm That Chick on the Victoria's Secret primetime CBS special. Right? (Friday 23 February 2024; 02:12)

I Don't (105,676) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Neither one is fully live. (Friday 23 February 2024; 01:18) this is a reply to message 105,662

I Don't (105,662) by Bobby A from United States I forgot that she did perform I Don't 100% live. She was having some fun and was happy during this era. (Thursday 22 February 2024; 11:11)

MC (104,651) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Merry Christmas to all. Ho ho ho. (Monday 25 December 2023; 13:20)

MC, Ariana and JHud (104,530) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain She even says "Wow" to one belt by JHud. Lol She's not that mean to her after all. Well, seriously, do you think Mariah's vocals are all live? Take a look at 1:37, for example, or the whistles and belts at the end. I don't know. Well, I think I must stop analyzing the performance. Jajaja. (Wednesday 13 December 2023; 00:25) this is a reply to message 104,516

MC, Ariana and JHud (104,516) by Andrew from the UK This is just conjecture, but if Mariah focused on J-Hud it may have resulted quickly in her being challenged to "bring it". Concentrating on Ariana was a very safe bet. (Tuesday 12 December 2023; 02:18)

Christmas collabs (104,529) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Lol. You foresaw it. Really? (Tuesday 12 December 2023; 23:57) this is a reply to message 104,484

Christmas collabs (104,484) by Andrew from the UK Seeing as Mariah doesn't even pretend to lipsync now, she might as well just let Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande to a duet on stage while she watches, claps, and says "I love you" a few times. (Saturday 9 December 2023; 14:54)

MC, Ariana and JHud (104,528) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Leaving the comments by the author aside, this video captures better the situation of the moment (better quality and angle). It's not that bad. (Tuesday 12 December 2023; 23:55) this is a reply to message 104,516

MC, Ariana and JHud (104,516) by Andrew from the UK This is just conjecture, but if Mariah focused on J-Hud it may have resulted quickly in her being challenged to "bring it". Concentrating on Ariana was a very safe bet. (Tuesday 12 December 2023; 02:18)

Did you know about this rule in China? (104,449) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Share message - Mayday: Taiwan rock stars deny breaking China's lip syncing ban. Well, Mariah wasn't caught. Lol. (Thursday 7 December 2023; 11:41)

New music? (104,223) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain Yeah, sorry. I realized shortly after sending the message. But it's true I haven't listened to that song very much. And it got a Grammy nomination, like someone said. (Sunday 26 November 2023; 01:56) this is a reply to message 104,213

New music? (104,213) by Bill from the UK That's the remix of Workin' Hard from MB30. (Saturday 25 November 2023; 01:56)

New music? (104,209) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain New song in the background? "I'm looking for... looking for my love." (Friday 24 November 2023; 23:14)

Different vocals (104,187) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain I think I heard this some time ago. (Thursday 23 November 2023; 22:23)

All I Live For (103,490) by Xavier mariohmix from Spain I think it's just a selection of the best different recordings put together, as she usually does to make the final perfect version (I would do too). Take a listen. The first chorus is exactly the same on both except that the 2020 version has one out of every two sentences cut off. The cutting can be heard if you listen closely. Have a try. (Thursday 14 September 2023; 23:54) this is a reply to message 103,487

All I Live For (103,487) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia The first chorus is different. Mariah sings the whole first chorus in the Extended Version. In The Rarities, basically the background singers do the whole first chorus. Also I noticed that in Extended Version, Mariah's voice is less nasal especially in "nobody's gonna steal my heart away". (Thursday 14 September 2023; 18:34)

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