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

Re: Loverboy stolen sample (90,833) (90,836) by Bill from the UK I remember though that Mariah said she had to re-sing the chorus for Loverboy. On the remix, Da Brat has a little dig at J.Lo with her "hate on me" verse, which is rapped to the tune of Firecracker. I think that Melody was the original one for the chorus. (Tuesday 17 September 2019; 19:06)

Re: Sorry guys (90,826) (90,827) by Bill from the UK Agree, it would be such a great achievement if AIWFCIY topped the charts a quarter of a century after its release. It is so deserving. It is by far and away the best thing she has ever done. I love it so much. (Monday 16 September 2019; 10:19)

4 Minutes (90,822) by Bill from the UK Let's take four minutes out of our days to just bask in this truly magical performance of Mariah's. Even to this day, I remain stunned by her amazing talent and glorious gift she was given. How lucky we all are to have her in our lives. (Sunday 15 September 2019; 19:16)

Re: Sorry guys (90,816) (90,820) by Bill from the UK Hey Jade (waves). Glad to see To the Floor getting some love. Such a great tune. 19th number 1 had it been released lol. (Sunday 15 September 2019; 11:52)

Re: Let’s all watch it again to piss a goatee off (90,769) (90,770) by Bill from the UK We are all fans of Mariah and we don't like it when she missteps but, come on. Glitter wasn't a good film by any stretch of the imagination. Mariah's talent is in singing and songwriting, hence why the only salvageable relic from that project is the brilliant soundtrack that accompanied it. Let's be realistic, accept it for what it was, and move on. (Monday 9 September 2019; 22:24)

Re: Underneath The Stars video found (90,765) (90,767) by Bill from the UK Where have you seen this and please send the link. (Monday 9 September 2019; 14:17)

Re: Mariah and Ellen (90,757) (90,758) by Bill from the UK She's popular because she ticks every box imaginable. (Thursday 5 September 2019; 15:36)

Article: Mariah Carey shuts down Instagram in glitter bikini (90,750) by Bill from the UK Wow, Mariah looks incredible. (Wednesday 4 September 2019; 14:04)

Re: Genius interview (90,746) (90,747) by Bill from the UK Yes, the Genius interview and the "lost" Rainbow interview are the types of interviews we as fans long for. That insight into her artistry and nuggets of information we never knew previously. We know she's a beauty school drop out and was forced into wearing turtle necks and long dresses 30 years ago. We don't need to hear it for the 4000th time. I really hope the memoirs are insightful and isn't just a vanity project with back door endorsements and name drops thrown all over the place. (Monday 2 September 2019; 14:08)

Re: Videos (90,729) (90,732) by Bill from the UK Haha. I would say to watch I Don't so you can judge for yourself but considering everyone else has put it on their worst list, I'd feel bad sapping 3 and a half minutes from your life when you'd be better off watching Breakdown again and enjoying yourself. I only watched half of Infamous before giving up. I suddenly realised Mariah was standing there in her lingerie so then switched out for the timeless classiness of Hero. (Sunday 1 September 2019; 13:56)

Re: Videos (90,702) (90,706) by Bill from the UK Best: 1. The Roof 2. Emotions 3. Make It Happen 4. Can't Let Go 5. Loverboy Worst: 1. I Don't 2. Infinity 3. Infamous 4. 100% 5. Obsessed (Friday 30 August 2019; 14:34)

Re: Heartbreaker question (90,700) (90,703) by Bill from the UK I think it was a product of its time, but yes, it didn't age as well as some of the others. (Friday 30 August 2019; 09:47)

Re: Heartbreaker question (90,698) (90,699) by Bill from the UK The fight scene with Bianca alone is what makes that video so great. One of her best single launches ever. Having said that, my favourite videos are the three from Emotions. Her look was just perfection and they were all beautifully shot. (Thursday 29 August 2019; 15:13)

Re: Bizarre campaigns (90,685) (90,686) by Bill from the UK And in Dreamlover and AIWFCIY and kind of in Honey. (Sunday 25 August 2019; 06:43)

Re: Played on the radio (90,638) (90,647) by Bill from the UK In London, I've only ever heard the urban stations play Fantasy remix. She is mainly played on easy listening stations. Hero and I'll Be There I hear the most, occasionally Without You and We Belong Together. Obviously AIWFCIY is inescapable at Christmas time haha. (Saturday 17 August 2019; 07:02)

Re: Chart manipulation (90,616) (90,617) by Bill from the UK It doesn't make sense as Sony pulled Can't Let Go from sale when it was heading for #1 to increase sales of the Emotions album, so why manipulate everything else? (Thursday 15 August 2019; 10:28)

Re: Tommy cried to Beautiful Ones (90,607) (90,610) by Bill from the UK Same happened to me. In fact I used to skip it frequently, then one day I just "got it" and it all clicked into place. I have days when I play nothing but this song over and over again. (Wednesday 14 August 2019; 11:58)

Re: Tommy cried to Beautiful Ones (90,596) (90,597) by Bill from the UK It's interesting because it seems like the Butterfly record really impacted Tommy, though he never said as much in his biography. Mariah said he left her a note saying "butterflies are free to fly - fly away", a line from Somebody Saved My Life Tonight by Elton John, which was then sampled in the Butterfly remix. I guess hearing Butterfly and knowing it was directed at you and how much you're stifling somebody would make you feel dreadful. They had a very complex relationship, I hope the memoirs really delve into their time together properly. But as with everything, there are so many NDAs flying around she probably can't. In other news, please Lord bring the St John the Divine concert with MC25. Amen. (Tuesday 13 August 2019; 12:46)

Re: Merry Christmas repacking (90,576) (90,577) by Bill from the UK I am praying that the repackaging includes the St John the Divine concert as I mentioned a few posts ago. If you get down on your knees at night and pray to the Lord he's gonna make it happen. Make it happen. (Sunday 11 August 2019; 14:42)

Re: What's cooking? (90,529) (90,532) by Bill from the UK *Irregardless (Saturday 3 August 2019; 18:36)

Re: Old Town Road (90,495) (90,498) by Bill from the UK It wasn't aimed at you, it was a general observation about how MC fans usually react in these situations. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 20:18)

Re: Old Town Road (90,479) (90,482) by Bill from the UK But streaming is how music is consumed these days. If Old Town Road was released in the 90s, it would have sold a lot of physical copies, as that was how music was consumed. (Tuesday 30 July 2019; 22:15)

Re: Old Town Road (90,476) (90,478) by Bill from the UK Yet, if Mariah got a 20 week reign at the top with her next song due to streaming, it'd be completely legitimate. It's one rule for Mariah, another for everyone else it seems. The record got broken, let's move on. Mariah took the news with grace and class, so should we. (Tuesday 30 July 2019; 20:12)

Re: Old Town Road (90,467) (90,469) by Bill from the UK I do agree though that One Sweet Day was a bit of a mystery for me all these years. It's a nice song. But 16 weeks at number one? I think We Belong Together deserved its long reign at the top, if not longer, but it's interesting OSD came and went on the rest of the charts worldwide in a matter of weeks. I feel sorry for the US as Sony canned the Open Arms single release there as OSD was still number one as Open Arms was being released all over the rest of the world. Also it is quite fitting that the record was ended by Always Be My Baby. But that song was number 2 for weeks and weeks as a consequence, and deserved a much longer run at the top of the chart, given how it ended up standing the test of time and is still played on US radio to this day. (Monday 29 July 2019; 19:19)

Re: New album (90,454) (90,457) by Bill from the UK The fact that the St John the Divine concert hasn't been released should be a criminal offence. We are talking Mariah in her most confident, agile, and absolute best. Tommy was right when he said Joy to the World was the best live performance he'd ever witnessed, it kills me that she sung other numbers from the album and they've remained locked up in the vault ever since. (Sunday 28 July 2019; 10:52)

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