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When I saw you (110,942) by Stacey from USA
Such a beautiful album from beginning to end. But you all know how I feel about Daydream. I can't love it enough.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 21:27)
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When I saw you (110,941) by Edward from USA
When I Saw You has always been one of my favorites from "Daydream". It's incredible that Mariah, at such a young age, crafted lyrics with so much depth, beauty and emotional resonance. To me, she never quite captured that same poetic magic again after "Charmbracelet", with the exception of "Randy's Theme". The songs she wrote later on were still heartfelt, but their structures felt a bit simpler and less poetic by comparison.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 20:29)
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Kai Cenat interview (110,940) by jaker20 from US
It's crazy how great she looks now. She looks even better than 10 years ago. Hollywood is also having a moment right now with all the emerging technologies but Mariah always had a great base beauty anyway. She also seems more comfortable and playful here.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 18:00)
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When I saw you (110,939) by Bobby A from United States
There is a lot of imagery in When I Saw. WISY is one of my favorite MC ballads.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 17:24)
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When I saw you (110,938) by Edward from USA
Her voice on Daydream is just like butter. Smooth, nuanced, powerful but never too showy. Daydream is pure perfection. In my humble opinion, "Butterfly" is her magnum opus though. That album could've been titled "Metamorphosis". When I saw Mariah on "Honey", so sexy and beutiful, for a moment I questioned my sexuality.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 17:01)
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When I saw you (110,937) by Dove from United States
I just played it and it took me through a time warp to when I was a tween. When I first got Daydream, I mostly listened to it on my Walkman. I used to lay in bed for hours listening to it while reading the lyrics trying to learn them. Or staring at her face because she was the most beautiful girl to me. I wondered what it must feel like to be her. Like, to be that beautiful and be able to sing like that.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 16:45)
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When I saw you (110,936) by TJ from Norway
I've been revisiting Daydream lately, and just have to say her voice is so perfect on that track. Worth a listen.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 15:21)
Penny Ford - I lose control (110,935) by Jamie from UK
Great informative post Bill.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 13:17)
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Article: Mariah Carey joins Kai Cenat as "Mafiathon 3" guest (110,934) by Zachariah from Croatia
This is the Mariah that I like and admire. Work girl.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 11:55)
Kai Cenat's stream (110,933) by Bobby A from United States
Also, her acapella of Heartbreaker sounds so good. I'm hoping for these same great vocals on the album and upcoming deluxe edition. It seems like when MC is in her "zone" and comfortable her vocals shine.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 09:07)
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Penny Ford - I lose control (110,932) by Lambi from USA
Great tidbit. "Cheesy little uptempo ditty that I hated so much" is rather true. It sounds like a theme song for a corny sitcom. It's like they tried to capture the soulful elements of the New Jack Swing era but failed halfway, and it turned a little white bread. "Another white girl trying to sing black" would have been justified. It's the same mold as Here We Go Round Again, but HWGRA is slightly better. I totally see why she scrapped the song and didn't want it to see the light of day. Mariah is the queen of roasting cheesy songs. "Corny like Fritos" probably annihilated Nick during the marriage.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 03:49)
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SZA (110,931) by Giovanni from USA
There are rumors that Mariah did a collaboration with SZA and that she likes the song. I don't listen to SZA but I know she's popular and likes Mariah.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 02:28)
Kai Cenat interview (110,930) by Giovanni from USA
Mariah looked so fresh, beautiful and relaxed. Her outfit was on point too. I can't believe this woman is 56, she looks so much younger.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 02:26)
Kai Cenat's stream (110,929) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter
This is the most relaxed I've seen her in a while. I'm sure she was nervous because this isn't a platform she had experimented with before and they are all a younger generation but she fit right in and looked like she had fun although I was dying at the spelling me because they were cracking me up.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 02:26)
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Kai Cenat's stream (110,928) by Lambi from USA
We have to acknowledge Joachim being correct. He said, "After this period with our beloved Mariah be almost a living dead, she is too fatigued to even move around, expect a period from some time from now when she will be exuberant again."

I am so elated to find out Mariah didn't fully lose that personality. I'd say she is still a tiny bit stiff, but the spark is there and definitely held her own in a room of teenage boys full of energy. Her hosting a spelling bee and them not getting a single word right is so random and will forever send me. LMAO.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 00:45)
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Kai Cenat's stream (110,927) by Edward from USA
I how informal and real this interview is. Mariah is cooped up on that low chair not giving two f***s about it. She's alert, fun and interested. Very relatable. It's obvious Gamma was taking advantage of those 13.5M subscribers, who wouldn't? A well-deserved A+ for Mariah.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 00:21)
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Random thought | Hunt for palatable ballads (110,926) by Lighty from China
Let's not forget some of the biggest hits of recents years from the likes of Alex Warren, Morgan Wallen, Benson Boone, Teddy Swims, to name just a few, are all ballads.
(Thursday 4 September 2025; 00:08)
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Here for it all/The Era Of Mi (110,925) by Lambi from USA
I love the title The Era Of Mi, it's another TEOM acronym like Bobby A said. And a clever way to up cycle Emancipation, just like what she did with E=MC2. Anything shorter and simplified is rather slick.

I think the Swifties will come for us though. The word "era" is very synonymous to Taylor, so that's why Mimi is just resorting to using it as an Instagram caption moment, or just a cute catchphrase moment. Not an album title.

And I also think Mariah just genuinely loves the song Here For It All. It describes where she's at in life so it's very fitting to make that the theme of the whole moment.
(Wednesday 3 September 2025; 23:07)
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David Guetta and will.i.am (110,924) by Tevin from USA
I agree Dove.
(Wednesday 3 September 2025; 19:55)
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Superbowl Mariah (110,923) by jaker20 from US
I think Mariah would do great in it. Superbowl is about presentation, and the sets, and the overall show. Mariah's sets in Brazil looked amazing and they compliment her music so well, and as mentioned, she has so many classics. She has so many hits, creative directors can make a lot of magic with them.

Mariah won't be hanging upside down from the ceiling or riding some aerial rig animal ride that many artists are doing now, which apparently is becoming associated with Superbowl. No, no. I find that to be just so silly.

How about her bringing it to church. I can imagine her in this big set with a full giant choir doing something like Fly Like a Bird, and then followed by I Want To Know What Love Is, as she walks into the middle of the arena which shows a giant butterfly, just like in the video, and followed by a set of dramatic high tech drones as she walks into the center of it. Amazing.

I've seen an artist on YouTube from China doing this and it looks amazing, and all she's doing is walk and these drones were following her as she sings this ballad. Though I admit she lips better than Mariah. But audiences will be wrapped up with her classic hits and the beauty of the presentation and people won't care.

There are so many creative ways for it to be big without it being a circus, and still true to her music.
(Wednesday 3 September 2025; 19:35)
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My all (110,922) by jaker20 from US
My All is truly that bish. It is a certified classic. She really went into that studio and sang it like she really meant every word. It sounds even better on vinyl.

The world should thank Derek Jeter for inspiring her to make that masterpiece.
(Wednesday 3 September 2025; 19:30)
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Here for it all/The Era Of Mi (110,921) by Edward from USA
I agree, "Here For It All" really works as a title, especially considering everything Mariah's been through since "MIAM". It feels strong, honest, and like she's embracing her whole journey. "The Era of Mi" sounds more like a flashy, attention-grabbing name, and without much depth behind it, it just wouldn't hit the same.
(Wednesday 3 September 2025; 19:28)
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LA Reid (110,920) by Bobby A from United States
Right. I hope L.A. joins MC on at least one U.S. promo TV event to talk about how he was involved in the making of the album.
(Wednesday 3 September 2025; 19:22)
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Kai Cenat's stream (110,919) by Bobby A from United States
Yes. I loved this interview. The way MC pulled the desk chair towards Kai showed that she was really comfortable being in his company.
(Wednesday 3 September 2025; 19:18)
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Penny Ford - I lose control (110,918) by Bill from the UK
I Lose Control is amazing and a long time ago an "AI" edit was floating, but it got embargoed to the point that people thought it was actually Mariah's demo, as it included high notes and ad libs not in the Penny version. It sounded incredible and every day I curse myself for not downloading a copy when I had the chance.

It was originally intended as Mariah's launch single, according to rumours. Everyone loved it but Mariah couldn't stand it, saying it was "stupid" and a "cheesy little uptempo ditty that I hated so much". This is why I think she never worked with NMW again, as she also didn't enjoy the "I Don't Wanna Cry" experience either, saying she wouldn't have titled the song that and that it went in a different direction to what she envisaged (more "Careless Whisper" vibe originally).

In the liner notes for the debut album, she thanks her then-manager Don Ienner "for not making me 'lose control'". Apparently he was the only one who had her back around not including the song on the album at all, let alone it being the lead single, and advocated with Mariah for "Vision of Love" instead.

Walden had reached out to Carey saying he still had the master tape for if she wanted to include it on The Rarities, but she never got back to him.

I wonder how differently things would have panned out? A one hit wonder? A no hit wonder? The mind boggles.
(Wednesday 3 September 2025; 17:52)
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