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About Terna from Nigeria: Fan since 1998 - The "Butterfly" Era. Fave Era - The Emancipation of Mimi, watching her break that Night was Everything.

Out Here On My Own (95,582) by Terna from Nigeria This song is one of the songs I loved with the very first [listen]. Its [power] cannot truly, fully be described. I watched "Fame" for the first time back in 1998 and that scene where Irene sings it in one take for me was an otherworldly experience and honestly froze time if only just for a split second, I was totally engaged and overwhelmed by that scene hearing every word crystal clear. Who was this girl that reminded me so much of Mariah even down to her tone, clarity, and the power in her voice? Secondly why wasn't she a huge star? I immediately recorded the movie so I could play it repeatedly and learn it. Who knew this song had inspired Mariah in the exact same way years prior. Wow. (Thursday 17 September 2020; 13:21)

Save The Day video (95,496) by Terna from Nigeria I thought it was a made up rumour. (Friday 11 September 2020; 15:26)

The Rarities tracklistings (95,471) by Terna from Nigeria I'm kinda shocked that with all the investigations we did, we still got it wrong. Lol. Being an avid Lamb like I know most of us here are I still never heard of tracks like "All I Live For", "One Night", "Can You Hear Me" and "Cool On You" (I hope this isn't one of Jermaine's because if I hear one more "Y'all Know what this is"). Anyways, I am really excited for this record although we could've been fine without "Everything Fades Away" and "Do you think of Me" instead replacing them with "Into The Light" and "Alive" or Even "Skydiving". Like most Lambs I'm most stoked for the original "Loverboy" version JLo stole. Hehe. (Thursday 10 September 2020; 18:37)

Re: The Rarities (95,439) (95,444) by Terna from Nigeria When I saw 9. Loverboy (Original Firecracker version) I burst out laughing, that's so extra and shady almost like she's saying "Original Firecracker version that Jlo and Tommy stole from me and foiled me in the process". Haha. (Wednesday 9 September 2020; 15:02)

Re: TMOMC (95,354) (95,359) by Terna from Nigeria Lol. No it's not. (Thursday 3 September 2020; 11:33)

Re: TMOMC (95,351) (95,358) by Terna from Nigeria Haha. Practice what you preach. Now shut it on any assumptions, opinions, expectations or conclusions you might have concerning the unreleased (all caps) book, until it is actually available and you have read it. Damn. (Thursday 3 September 2020; 11:32)

Re: TMOMC (95,345) (95,348) by Terna from Nigeria I guess you have read the book already. Smh. (Wednesday 2 September 2020; 16:29)

Re: Best written song 90-99 (95,337) (95,347) by Terna from Nigeria In my opinion that would be "Vision Of Love" easily. A perfect debut song accompanied by a killer vocal performance, with a unique message about realizing a dream and finding her purpose and destiny. When it comes on in a playlist it's always a breath of fresh air. (Wednesday 2 September 2020; 16:19)

Chadwick Boseman (95,274) by Terna from Nigeria My spirits were brought down this morning, logging into social media to see this news, it was the first thing I saw actually. It's funny how these celebrities who are under the spotlight for the most part of their lives still go through stuff like this suffering in silence, to think he was already sick in [Black Panther], goes to show we really don't know and can't say looking from the outside in. May he rest in perfect peace. (Saturday 29 August 2020; 17:55)

Debut voice (95,241) by Terna from Nigeria I think Mariah debuted with an instrument that was already compromised. If you listen to the first EP she released in celebration of MC30 her voice sounds constricted especially on the belts and she's singing with an obvious effort thus the heavy sighs at the end of every performance. And on the "Vanishing" performance at the 2:40 mark you can actually hear her clear her throat before the high belt and sustain mid song. (Thursday 27 August 2020; 21:04)

Re: Interesting Google search (95,216) (95,219) by Terna from Nigeria Google can be a little bit glitched sometimes. Lol. But it still is helpful, in enlightening those who are oblivious to that fact. In regards to Denise Williams' comment about Mariah's Instrument, first off I don't think there was any underlying malicious intent for her comment, but more from a singer's perspective, and yes I can agree to an extent on points she raised. (Wednesday 26 August 2020; 17:51)

Re: Andrew (95,104) (95,139) by Terna from Nigeria "Terna and We Are Lambily irritate the hell out of me with their 'Mariah has never done anything wrong; she's never even stepped on an ant.'" Neither of us are as you just described. We just choose to remain positive and give her our unconditional love 24/7, unapologetically while making a conscious effort not to judge nor jump to conclusions without weighing the facts first. (Sunday 23 August 2020; 00:09)

Re: The Rarities new vocals only (95,134) (95,138) by Terna from Nigeria Lol, after all the how many weeks at number one on pre-orders alone. Only to find out the Tokyo concert is actually all the lock-down concerts she's been having with Roc & Roe with one audience member - Tanaka. Haha. I would have a field day laughing at Bill. Better don't give her any ideas. We all know by now she's on this message board. Hehe. (Saturday 22 August 2020; 23:47)

Save the Day (95,063) by Terna from Nigeria A clip of it leaked on Instagram yesterday and I thought it was something made up by the Lambily in anticipation of the actual record. Turns out it was legit but just a snippet. Now that I've heard it in its entirety, I can see why it was left in the vault, I feel like that sample works, up until the "lalala" part towards the end where you unconsciously just want to go "strumming my pain" lol. That's testament to Lauryn's talent, and the identity of that original sample. Records like that are very hard to sample and make your own. Mariah gets points for taking such a distinctive record and crafting one with a different facet both lyrically and melodically. (Friday 21 August 2020; 11:52)

Re: I got some tea (95,050) (95,058) by Terna from Nigeria Hold up. "Out here on my own" by Irene Cara? (Friday 21 August 2020; 11:35)

Rarities / GMA (94,988) by Terna from Nigeria It's such an exciting time to be a Mariah Carey fan right now. This new compilation "The Rarities" is just what the Lambily and the rest of the world needs right now. I followed the link to Amazon music and there [are] so many tracks. Such a treat Watching her perform "Vision of Love" a song she's sung a million times and still inject new life into its interpretation was a breath of fresh air. (Wednesday 19 August 2020; 18:38)

Re: Daydream EPs (94,904) (94,906) by Terna from Nigeria A visual from the "Daydream" era making it out for the first time in 2020, 25 years later in the Vevo/streaming era might just be what Mariah needs to tie that 20th Billboard number 1 Beatles record. This is so crazy in a very good mind boggling way. Like who is this woman? (Friday 14 August 2020; 23:11)

Re: Triumphant (94,823) (94,841) by Terna from Nigeria "Snoozebox". Haha. I cackled out loud. Sacrilege. (Thursday 6 August 2020; 16:07)

Re: Triumphant (94,823) (94,840) by Terna from Nigeria Yeah you're right about the Lambily ruining the moment. Lol. All I heard was how Mariah was singing the hook on her own song, so much so that Jermaine or Randy Jackson had to explain that every song is different and they all come in different ways in other words, different songs have different structure and that was just the way "Triumphant" came. You think Mariah didn't know that it might be perceived like that? However you don't mess up the creative process during songwriting trying to fit in a boxed idea of how a song should be. I loved the song with the first listen and still do today. (Thursday 6 August 2020; 16:02)

Re: Article: Should have been bigger: Mariah's "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" (94,819) (94,839) by Terna from Nigeria Jade, lol I didn't mean the acapella version that was just for Bill's reset of his detest for the song. Yeah the original version is what I was referring to is perfect for jump rope. Hehe. (Thursday 6 August 2020; 15:48)

Re: Article: Should have been bigger: Mariah's "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" (94,803) (94,816) by Terna from Nigeria You must've not gotten the song on [first] listen, try listening to the acapella version for a reset. It is a powerful song with an uplifting message and great for working out to. (Wednesday 5 August 2020; 11:53)

Re: Divas Live 1998 (94,800) (94,815) by Terna from Nigeria She was sick and was in the middle of the Butterfly world tour now wasn't she? 1998 was a very busy year for her also. (Wednesday 5 August 2020; 11:46)

Re: Divas Live 1998 (94,798) (94,814) by Terna from Nigeria Thanks for this. You totally get it. I watched this show live on VH1, she sang "My All" first and then "Make it Happen" live and I recorded it at the same time on VHS back then. Lol and you're right there was something so confident and freeing about her demeanor that night, watching her I couldn't help but realize that she was leveling up into icon status. It is also in my overall top 5 performances of her career and that's saying a lot as she's had stellar live performances even after. (Wednesday 5 August 2020; 11:36)

Re: Divas Live 1998 (94,792) (94,795) by Terna from Nigeria Here comes the ever resident troll on here that won't go away. Like you said it's all an opinion just like yours, but I guess even Mariah herself agrees with mine. (Monday 3 August 2020; 10:23)

Divas Live 1998 (94,788) by Terna from Nigeria That VH1 Divas 1998 performance of "Make it Happen" is the best she's ever sung that song live and honestly hasn't ever since. I don't think I had ever seen Mariah command a stage and work it with such class, grace and confidence as she exuded that night, at one point she even asked the audience to get up on their feet and they obliged - truly epic. You can tell she's very proud of that performance as she's basically always made reference to the way she sang it then anytime she performs it today; that version is still the template she uses. I'm glad she's released it currently for the younger generation to discover, it is one of the many treasures from Mariah's prime years. The Butterfly era was everything. (Sunday 2 August 2020; 12:07)

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