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About Mara from United States: I'm a Mariah fan since the debut. Been through her entire career with her and may not always agree with every single thing she does, But i will always come to her defense when she gets attacked for being misunderstood. I am not a blind fan and relate Mariah to a sister who I would tell in a minute if something seems wrong or something of that nature. I come to this board to discuss her with people who I feel are true fans and yes, some don't always praise her to the heavens every single moment but we all are here for the same reason and we do adore her.

Mariah and family (107,250) by Mara from United States I am so saddened to hear the news about Patricia and Alison passing both on the same day. I just want to express my deepest sympathy to Mariah and her family. How incredibly heartbreaking and both on the same day. Sending so many prayers out to Mariah and her family right now. (Monday 26 August 2024; 22:31)

Martyn (107,210) by Mara from United States I was watching the tv and the news about the canceled Taylor Swift concerts brought up references to the horrific Manchester incident at the Ariana Grande concert - immediately my thoughts went to our MCA family member Martyn. He was such a special person on this board. I just wanted to remember him here with people who knew him and interacted with him, and we absolutely know "he's shining down on us from heaven". (Wednesday 14 August 2024; 06:32)

Saved (107,209) by Mara from United States Joachim I am so happy you are saved. We are all one big family here regardless if we post every day or lurk or post once in a while. It's a community unlike many with so many great people here. I am here to say that you are one special person to me and many here. Who cares about a few pounds is right-as long as you are still here and fighting and knowing that we all go through our own battles at different times. It's nice to have a family of supportive friends where we feel safe to confide things. Mariah's music alone is therapeutic to most of us here. I am keeping you in my prayers and know regardless of anyone's religion or lack of - that you have a purpose and a higher power has much in store for you. (Wednesday 14 August 2024; 06:17) this is a reply to message 107,198

Saved (107,198) by Joachim Agerup Løkkevik from Norway This community must be one of the best communities in the world. I listened to all of you, and just woke from one of the best nights of my life. Thanks to Jamie who reached out to me personally, and to all the other lambs, thank you again And Mariah, please never change, but you know that better than me, it's like a blessing from the skies, it's intense, and it's right. Your Christmas shows may be a bit early for me, but I hope to see you in 2025, maybe I'm just talking to myself, who knows, right? Lambs, keep on posting, we saved ourselves tonight, and that feels juuuust right. Have a splendid Monday, going to start on medication today, who cares if I might gain 20 pounds, It will all be off before first of November. (Monday 12 August 2024; 06:38)

Rainbow Mariah (106,748) by Mara from United States Living through all of Mariah's album releases and "eras" in real time, I've always said that "Rainbow Mariah" always seemed like someone I could be best friends with. So much fun. I don't know if it was the fact that she proved herself since Tommy already with Butterfly or what, but everything during Rainbow was so carefree. No jewelry, fancy dresses, just pure fun and remixes for days. I know the vocals were not perfection but that's what I loved. The organic rasp was everything. She just seemed so carefree not to mention we got the best live performances and acceptance speeches ever from #1's leading into Rainbow. FunRiah is what I remember during that time. Not to mention she was always a trendsetter. Having Jay-Z on Heartbreaker when she had the song "How Much" with Usher and it sampling Tupac "Me and My Girlfriend" way before J and Beyonce. She always was ahead of the game or shall I say industry. (Wednesday 19 June 2024; 05:05)

Favorite Rainbow track (106,747) by Mara from United States I'm currently loving the "Can't Take That Way" remix. It's like it just hits differently released now this summer. (Wednesday 19 June 2024; 04:49) this is a reply to message 106,731

Favorite Rainbow track (106,731) by Libra Lamb from USA So I've been really enjoying this new anniversary edition of Rainbow and the song that stood out the most for it's haunting, sincere lyrics and vulnerability is Petals. I absolutely love this song, though it's always been one of my favorites, lately I can really appreciate how beautiful and real it is. Mariah does her best writing when she dives deep into her personal heartaches and lets the pen flow. The Petals Pound Boys remixes are really good too, it's a shame they were excluded from the MC30 releases. Do you have a new favorite Rainbow track? I know it's hard to pick just one. (Monday 17 June 2024; 15:46)

Rainbow's End vocals (106,746) by Mara from United States Yes. I love it too and it def has some 70's disco sound to it. My sister who was raised in the 70's said it gave her Donna Summer vibes. Queen of 70's disco, lol. I love the positive, uplifting sound to the remix. Ty MC for gifting this to the public, especially your fans who lived through Rainbow and always wished it were a full song. (Wednesday 19 June 2024; 04:46) this is a reply to message 106,703

Rainbow's End vocals (106,703) by MusicfanJ from Germany To me it seems brand new. What do the other lambs think? I can't get this song out of my head since yesterday. The new vocals are really good. The song is very uplifting, it feels indeed like a 70ies disco song except for the house parts by Mr. Morales. Mariah and David Morales are always a great working duo. I love all the remixes by him. (Saturday 15 June 2024; 14:38)

Article: Mariah Carey recalls feeling the need to "disappear" (106,394) by Mara from United States Yes, me too. I don't know why but I always felt it was about that NYE disaster and how she was the brunt of all the jokes and how embarrassing it must have felt for her. Mariah being the phoenix that she is, of course came back on that stage the following year and proved she can do it but I can't imagine how that must have felt for her. Portrait really made me think of that with "Where do I go from here, how do I disappear." (Saturday 11 May 2024; 08:04) this is a reply to message 106,370

Article: Mariah Carey recalls feeling the need to "disappear" (106,370) by Robert-Anthony from United States This is a very interesting article. I always felt Portrait was written about a certain troubling period in her life before Caution. It goes right along with With You being about Tanaka and A No No being about Stella. (Wednesday 8 May 2024; 23:01)

Las Vegas (106,233) by Mara from United States I have to agree BFF. You can look at her on stage and not see one vein pop or eyebrow raise, funny face that comes with singing live, nothing. Not to criticize - just an observation. We don't know what could be going on behind the scenes. I often wonder if M has Lupus or an autoimmune disease like it. Please don't come after me for just wondering. I have Lupus myself and know how stiff you can feel, exhausted, fluxuation in appearance and whatnot. I remember years back when M stated she got carpal tunnel syndrome after the twins were born. I also got that and had surgery for it, leading into my diagnosis of Lupus thereafter. I'm not saying she has that at all, just that we as the public have no idea what people are dealing with behind closed doors. Only what they choose to share with us. Maybe she doesn't want to give it up and this is the best she can do at this point but the cost I have to say is so high right now. I'd love to go out to Vegas and see this amazing setlist in the flesh but I don't know if it's possible right now. Maybe she will take this on a traveling tour. One can only hope. I honestly being a huge MC fan since her debut, I would go out and enjoy watching her on stage and adding in whatever live vocals she can do at this point. I know she still has it in her, she just needs to believe in herself to attempt or risk those notes. Her energy or lack of could be multiple reasons. She looks amazing though. (Saturday 20 April 2024; 05:37) this is a reply to message 106,180

Las Vegas (106,180) by BFF from United States I agree with you. She's charging way too much money for this show to be so heavily pre-recorded. Wouldn't it be better to just record in the studio and not tour? She really needs to follow Linda Ronstadt's lead and stop doing live shows if she's only capable of a few minutes of live vocals. You can look at Mariah and tell that her heart isn't in it - there's no perspiration coming off of her, she's hardly moving, doesn't look winded at all. Whitney sounded awful during her last major tour (and really should not have done the tour) but at least Whitney sang mostly live. (Monday 15 April 2024; 16:35)

Status of things (104,077) by Mara from United States Yes Will. I saw your post right after mine and it's nice to see we both are getting the same vibes here. It's not easy when you are with someone that long and they become a part of you and your entire life and your kids life. The holidays are always the worst times for a loss or a breakup. Imagine being Mariah Carey dealing with that when you are the season. I feel for her. I hope I'm wrong but that's my vibe. I think we are def on the same page. My other post was actually meant to reply to Brad before.* (Thursday 16 November 2023; 04:05) this is a reply to message 104,072

Status of things (104,072) by Will from England Mara, we must've channeled one and another to have the same comments on her wearing her emotions/heart on her sleeve, at the exact same time. (Wednesday 15 November 2023; 23:14)

Status of things (104,069) by Mara from United States I have to agree with this Bradley. There is something missing this year or season I should say. She looks like she is going through the motions and is perhaps on "auto pilot". I hope she is ok. Her sparkle is a miss this year and I can feel it almost like the first year at the Beacon where she geared up singing Hero and she was separated from Nick. I wonder if her and Bryan took a break to see how things went and decided to officially end the relationship recently. I just hope she is ok. This is her time and she always has that sparkle in her eye and seeing her almost blank makes me sad. Maybe she is just tired of this and not in the mood this season. It happens to all of us. But as a day one 1990 fan, M always wears her heart on her sleeve and we can read her better than anyone else. We love you Mariah - go out there and have some amazing shows making amazing memories with your beautiful children by your side. (Wednesday 15 November 2023; 21:59) this is a reply to message 104,064

Status of things (104,064) by Brad from USA It's funny, yesterday I listened to a few MC songs that I hadn't listened to in a while, like "Lead the Way". After doing so, I thought "why can't we just be content with exploring such amazing vocal performances and not bicker or focus on what we are not receiving as fans". And today, I viewed the Jennifer Hudson "interview" and wondered "what is going on with her that she has to have such interviews and questions scripted and then repeated for every subsequent interview she does during her publicity efforts"? It makes me question her well being and mental health status. I hope she is well. There are clearly changes we are not aware of, as evidenced by Tanaka's seeming absence, her reduced social media presence, the lack of any new recordings in years and the seeming abandonment of MC brand products like Black Irish and Mariah Cookies. Perhaps it's not our "right" to know but we do wish to be supportive of her as an individual, an artist and entrepreneur. (Wednesday 15 November 2023; 17:24)

Whatsapp group (104,033) by Mara from United States Terna that's a great idea and I would love to be a part of something like that in real time. (Monday 13 November 2023; 07:07) this is a reply to message 104,029

Whatsapp group (104,029) by Terna from Nigeria We should have a dysfunctional Whatsapp group by now shouldn't we? Where we can communicate in real time and also be able to drag Andrew and Randy at random just because. Especially Andrew, during the Christmas seasons a tradition Special K started a while back for that wig comment he made. (Sunday 12 November 2023; 18:28)

The greats (103,630) by Mara from United States Ok, now I've come out of creeping on the board. Please do tell your encounter with the King of Lovlies himself George. (Monday 2 October 2023; 06:19) this is a reply to message 103,618

The greats (103,618) by Andrew from the UK Bobby-A: what have I told you about thinking? Don't to it to yourself. But here you may be right. I predict Last Christmas will do very well this year on the back of the Wham anniversary and Netflix documentary - which I recommend to any and everyone. Personally, I hitherto never clicked with the song . But I now love it because of nostalgia and a renewed love of George Michael - who I once met. Not sure if I've ever mentioned that. (Saturday 30 September 2023; 17:27)

Best song intro (102,812) by Mara from United States Can't Let Go and Fantasy will always be my favorite. VOL is the one that started it all too. Of course AIWFCIY. (Sunday 4 June 2023; 06:33) this is a reply to message 102,781

Best song intro (102,781) by MusicfanJ from Germany "Fantasy" and "Vision of Love" are outstanding. 100% Mariah magic, just brilliant. Yes, her years from 1990 until 1999 are unbelievable. I did a "music marathon" with the songs from that decade. The melodies, her lyrics, her voice so soft and powerful. I can't get enough of it. It's addictive for the ears and soul. Oh Tina Arena really? She's great. That would be a nice surprise. I have a best of CD from her, I just listenend the week before. Fanstasic voice and the song "Chains" reminded me a little bit of Mariah on some parts. (Sunday 28 May 2023; 13:44)

Martyn Hett (102,760) by Mara from United States Will always remember Martyn "Til The End Of Time" and very glad you reminded us Andrew. I know you guys were close friends. I'll never forget hearing the news and worrying if Martyn was indeed one of the victims of that terrible tragedy in Manchester. Martyn was a sweet soul who was one of M's biggest fans. I was lucky enough to post and interacted with him quite a few times on this board. I haven't posted too much as of late but I still come by and read the board every day or other day. Always felt you balanced out the board Andrew. Maybe we can all play "One Sweet Day" in Martyn's honor and know he is shining down on us from heaven "Til The End Of Time". I hope you share your thoughts a bit more Andrew and thank you for reminding us about MH. Hard to believe 6 years have passed since that terrible day. (Wednesday 24 May 2023; 07:17) this is a reply to message 102,755

Martyn Hett (102,755) by Andrew from the UK Hi Eric. It is good to see your website still going strong. Six years have passed since Martyn's light was so sadly extinguished at the Manchester Arena (May 22, 2016). Martyn was effortlessly fair-minded, generous of spirit and had a wonderful sense of humour. His death and the deaths of those other souls who perished in the attack was senseless. I wonder if you would mark the anniversary of his passing somehow on your site as he was, if anything, one of the all-time greatest Mariah fans and an avid visitor to your messageboard. So much time has now passed that it is not difficult to forget and move on. But I thought perhaps to remind you to rekindle the memory of him in those that may still post on your board who posted way way back when... that he was here, he was as one of us and (as in his favourite song) he will be loved till the end of time. I wish you well. Andrew. (Monday 22 May 2023; 00:49)

Miss you most at Christmas time (101,944) by Mara from United States I wholeheartedly agree. I simply adore this song and was so grateful to finally finally see her perform this live. Thank you Mariah. It reminds me so much of my parents after such a hard year as well with this being my 4th Christmas without my mom and my first without my father. Something about the lyrics of this song always reminded me of Nat King Cole's Autumn Leaves. My dad always loved him. Gosh Mariah - there really is nobody that is like you. Merry Christmas to the entire MCA family and to Eric for keeping this wonderful place going another year for all of us to come. Here is to great things ahead and maybe finally a jazz album in 2023. (Friday 23 December 2022; 16:09) this is a reply to message 101,943

Miss you most at Christmas time (101,943) by MusicfanJ from Germany AIWFCIY is everywhere right now. And I still love it. But "Miss you most at Christmas time" is just as wonderful. Just the opposite moodwise. I love this song so much and it belongs to Christmas too. Pure Mariah, pure magic. "Every other season comes a long and I'm all right, but then I miss you most at Christmas time" so true. The video is pretty too. Just beautiful Mariah, nothing more. (Friday 23 December 2022; 14:57)

Merry Christmas To All (101,935) by Mara from United States Yes. I love how you ended that post with "Queen Of Music". I went to the show on the 16Th and boy did she come to prove to the "talkers" that she still has it. She sounded amazing. We were in the 5th row and it was like you could almost hear her sing loud over the audience into the mic. She really shined on Hero that night. Her into was to all who have supported her, stuck up for her, was there for her, a fan and what she likes to call fam and it was just beautiful. I sat next to a fan who flew in from Boston but originally from Brazil and he told me how she saved his life with Can't Take That Away. Next to him was a dad who was there with his young daughter wearing a sweat jacket covered in shiny butterflies. This dad was there because his young maybe 7 year old daughter was the fan. Amazing. She continues to transcend. She is something special and we do indeed as her fans, need to be very grateful with all that has happened to so many of the greats, be grateful she is up there and still going strong, and looking good while doing it. What a season it has been. Merry Christmas Mariah, Roc, Roe and Bryan. Hope you are enjoying Aspen. Shawn was there with his family too a few rows back. It was a beautiful moment and anyone who was fortunate enough to have gone, to have that memory of being a part of this special regardless of what show you attended. It's still a "moment". Merry Christmas To All and very happy to hear it was the highest rated program on tv that night. (Thursday 22 December 2022; 05:17) this is a reply to message 101,934

Merry Christmas To All (101,934) by We are lambily from USA Congratulations to the most successful female singer songwriter producer of all time. And to her amazing crew that put on a fabulous show. Jospeh Khan "the #1 primetime show last night with a strong retention rate, meaning you watched the whole thing". And in regards to her criminally underrated producer skills he said "Yes. Mariah personally stayed up three days straight to supervise the mix - something that normally takes weeks. And she did an incredible job." Unfortunately she won't get the recognition she deserves until she leaves this earth. Her resume and her legendary stats will speak for itself when all of us are gone. Merry Christmas to the queen Of music. (Wednesday 21 December 2022; 20:44)

MSG (101,578) by Mara from United States I'm just wondering if anyone got tickets to either of the MSG shows on here? I will be there on the 16th. (Tuesday 1 November 2022; 07:48)

Funko Pop (101,577) by Mara from United States Oh I agree and I also need MC's lead vocals on Someone's Ugly Daughter. I don't mind a song with Millie and M but the minute I heard about this album being made, after nearly fainting I needed to hear HER on it. I remember the interview she did where she mentioned the new song she was working on called "Crave". It was during Daydream era and she had that leather type beret hat she wore and her sunglasses. Now we know what Crave was. So Mariah, please release your vocals. Also would be complete if we got her version of Where Are You Christmas. Every single time I hear Faith's vocals, I can hear Mariah laying the blueprint. I don't know if we ever will though. I got a right to dream though. And JazzRiah needs to happen. Nat King Cole's Autumn Leaves always made me think M got a little inspiration towards her lyrics to Miss You Most. I'd love to hear her sing that song. So many of his songs and so many other of the greats. She really should consider that now. She's Mariah Carey. Why not play around and have fun. (Tuesday 1 November 2022; 07:47) this is a reply to message 101,575

Funko Pop (101,575) by MC85 from Canada Thank you so much for your post. I haven't heard/read the recent Twitter space that you're referring to but that makes me sad. I'm not saying I'm a blind fan who refuses to acknowledge any faults of hers, but as I said in my other post, I just don't personally like contributing to critical posts or comments about her. I get enough of that in day to day life and it can hurt and I just don't feel she deserves that. Anyways, I'm so so on board with a Jazzriah album. Would be a dream come true for me. And in regards to a release of Someone's Ugly Daughter, I really hope Mariah releases her original lead vocal version of the album and if she wants to, sure, the Millie collaboration of it. I just neeeeeeed to hear the original. (Monday 31 October 2022; 14:19)

Funko Pop (101,572) by Mara from United States What a wonderful first post MC85, and so incredibly true. Mariah herself alluded to that in a recent Twitter Space. She alluded to the fact that her fans can be critical or hard on her and said something along the lines of oh, no we love the Lambily, or something of that nature and the host didn't pick up on it too much. It was regarding a question if she had ever watched the fan made YouTube videos dissecting her voice. She sounded down in tone and said yeah she has seen some of them but doesn't always like to watch. Maybe someone else knows what I'm referring to. Mariah is and nobody can take that away, a living legend. She is a world treasure in the music scene. There are not many left in her league. She has maintained her legacy pretty well considering how fast paced this industry is. She's broken records that don't get the recognition they truly deserve. She still lives with those little girl insecurities and gets hurt by hurtful things said about her. It's funny after the vocal criticism, she comes out and does All I Want accapella on Instagram. She's aware of what's being said. That's why I think she should come out and do a jazz album. I think gospel is too big for her now to do comfortably anyhow. I'm nobody to tell Mariah Carey what to do but a life long day one fan. I've watched her changes and it's funny because every vocal change on each album other than Charmbracelet and maybe MIAM, I thought were different but they still sound great. The change in Butterfly to the raspiness in Rainbow and #1's. They all fit. Her voice is amazing. I really think now is the time for JazzRiah to make an appearance as she still looks amazingly attractive and young and has the tone and deliverance for it. Something like her Jimmy Fallon appearance with Big Jim on the piano. She can just go off. A lot of younger artists have already done it so it's not going to age her. Either that or redo Someone's Ugly Daughter which could be in the works as Millie Bobby Brown was on Jimmy Fallon saying she has been in the studio with Mariah. Thank you for your post and welcome. I don't always post but I always read and your message was sweet. (Saturday 29 October 2022; 02:41) this is a reply to message 101,569

Funko Pop (101,569) by MC85 from Canada Hey all. I'm a long time lurker and never ever post here but I just wanted to shout out Joachim for bringing some positivity into the mix. We can all agree MC's voice is not what it used to be but reading everyone's unnecessarily (imo) verbose and vitriolic comments lately is pretty disheartening. Aren't we all here because MC has been a majorly positive influence in our lives? Hasn't she helped us all through the bleakest of times? Hasn't her artistry helped some of us feel more understood and maybe less alone in the world? I know she has been and done all of these things for me thankfully. She's a human being with deep insecurities that we are all aware of and personally I feel she deserves a bit more understanding and a bit more love. (Saturday 29 October 2022; 00:39)

Re: Global Citizen (101,300) (101,303) by Mara from United States She really should put Fly Away in her performance somewhere. Would be an amazing opener coinciding with the anniversary of Butterfly. (Friday 23 September 2022; 18:08)

Re: Global Citizen (101,299) (101,302) by Mara from United States Steven, that would be an amazing treat! (Friday 23 September 2022; 18:07)

Re: Butterfly 25 tracklist (101,208) (101,211) by Mara from United States I was really hoping she would have included the "Close My Eyes" she did on the Rosie O'Donnell show. All her Rosie performances were so special. (Thursday 15 September 2022; 20:22)

Blood Orange (101,186) by Mara from United States So I took my daughter and some friends to see Harry Styles at Madison Square Garden last night and to my surprise, Blood Orange was the opening act. They were amazing and it was a great treat to see Dev do his thing live on the big stage. My daughter became a fan last night and is downloading music as we speak. The last time I was at MSG was pre Covid for the 25th Anniversary show for AIWFCIY and Dev Hynes was sitting 6 seats away from me in the center floor section with Tessa Thompson. It just made me miss seeing Mariah live and especially seeing her in New York at Christmas. It's too bad she wouldn't consider doing a night or two at The Beacon again in December. Those shows were so nice and there was something so magical about them, esp the pre Nightmare era ones. The first two years at the Beacon were the best. If Mariah ever were to go back on live stages, I think that would be a nice step for her as they are more intimate and a smaller scale and in NY. Going from seeing MC to Harry Styles is a complete different experience and just made me miss being in a sea surrounded by MC fans/lambs over the sea of boas and tube tops and bell bottoms and teenage girls. He was great, don't get me wrong. Great show and lots of energy. I just miss knowing I'm going to see MC. I do understand she has done it for many years and deserves the time off too. Maybe if she misses it, she will return. (Monday 12 September 2022; 07:13)

Re: Why Hotlanta (100,275) (100,282) by Mara from United States Agreed Matty. It also gives her children a grounded place with a yard and pool and stability over a NYC penthouse/3 story unit amidst concrete skyscrapers. Mariah is a smart business woman and even better mom. I think all those factored into her decision along with a possible biopic with Lee Daniels. The face that the Rock rented this home didn't hurt. (Saturday 14 May 2022; 06:45)

Re: The voice (100,215) (100,218) by Mara from United States Totally agree. In the concert she sang in full voice rather than whispering and her voice was strong. My first time seeing MC in Atlantic City Charmbracelet and she came out singing Heartbreaker in that two piece silver ensemble and all I can remember was how incredibly beautiful she was. Like really really beautiful. She sounded incredible. (Tuesday 26 April 2022; 21:10)

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