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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.

Re: Angry Andrew (84,860) (84,868) by Terna from Nigeria "An ancient harbor of hate." Take note Eric. Reputation is everything. [Webmaster: And so is freedom of speech.] (Sunday 14 October 2018; 20:48)

(84,741) by Terna from Nigeria I'm getting a lot of past videos vibes with this new video "With You". Is that the same house with the GTFO video and also that magazine shoot she did a while back recently. It's also been awhile we saw Mariah driving, I actually forgot she could drive. Lol. Anyways I love it, it certainly flows well with the song and the sepia tone gives it this vintage feel. Mariah looks the best she's looked since 1997. PS: That American Music Awards performance was flawless like a piece of art. (Thursday 11 October 2018; 11:39)

With You (84,298) by Terna from Nigeria This is a clear cut example why she is her own lane with absolutely no competition and a cut above the rest. A well written, well produced, beautifully sung ballad about true love - classic Mariah Carey. This new song "With You" reminds me of the Mariah I fell in love with in the fall of 1997 - the Mariah that creates music for the love of it. (Thursday 4 October 2018; 10:42)

"Without You" the live version (83,969) by Terna from Nigeria Somehow I never really cared for this song especially the studio version found on the "Music box" album until I watched the performance at Proctor's Theater. Wow. That was the moment that song took on a different form and revealed itself to me so to speak and I got it. That performance is so powerful and to me is stronger than what was put down on wax even production wise. Anytime I want to play this song I find myself gravitating more to the live version. (Sunday 23 September 2018; 18:30)

Re: Voice question (83,910) (83,935) by Terna from Nigeria That would be her falsetto kinda like how Maxwell sings "This Woman's Work". It's a singing style heavily used by R&B singers sometimes to create a certain vibe and it works perfectly for this song. Hearing her sing in this voice is reminiscent of the "Charmbracelet " album, but a much cleaner less airy sound than then. (Saturday 22 September 2018; 21:26)

GTFO video (83,846) by Terna from Nigeria I like the video it matches the song it's not a video that needs a story, the story is in the title that says it all. What carries it however are her expressions. And the way she glides through the song so effortless. This song just might catch on full time and become an unplanned hit. I'm already seeing GTFO meme everywhere on social media. Lol. There are funny moments in the video that cracked me up like the hand gesture and that eye roll at the 3:14 mark. Is it me or doesn't it look like her eyes are super bright here like you're almost staring into another world. So beautiful. Mariah hasn't aged since 1998. (Monday 17 September 2018; 22:32)

Gtfo - instant classic (83,735) by Terna from Nigeria During the "#Beautiful" era I read an interview where Miguel describes the way the song was created and I recall him saying something along the lines of "Mariah is very intentional about her vocals and the songwriting process as a whole". In other words the way you hear her sing it is the way she intended. GTFO is a clear indication of that. This has to be her most intriguing vocal ever. I've never heard her sing like this before. It's sung in a very high falsetto on purpose and it works. The mood, the vibe and the feeling it invokes is instant and if you listen closely to the lyrics storytelling Mariah is back. And they say this is just a buzz single. Oh boy I'm hyped for this era. Welcome back Mariah. (Thursday 13 September 2018; 18:03)

GTFO (83,676) by Terna from Nigeria Now that's a beautiful picture for the single artwork she just about confirmed the rumors on Instagram and Twitter. This is gonna be interesting. Fingers crossed. (Wednesday 12 September 2018; 15:36)

Re: Agressive music (83,540) (83,568) by Terna from Nigeria Aggressive may also be describing a lot of the other aspects like lyrics, vocals, the use of profanity, she may spit a rhyme or two "f**k the Grammies you know they foiled me in '96" (haha) don't be surprised, Look no further than the song "Prisoner" from her debut, she's done it before - the rapping part that is. I feel like Mariah is going to be "unapologetic" in this era in the sense of owning her legendary status and not being coy or watering it down to seem humble as she's done in the past and she's gonna be her own mouth piece. (Sunday 2 September 2018; 16:19)

Re: With You I'm Born Again (83,519) (83,524) by Terna from Nigeria Sure do. It's my favorite version of the song even moreso than the original version. You didn't drop an email. (Thursday 30 August 2018; 13:48)

Lady Soul, Aretha Franklin (83,392) by Terna from Nigeria Out of nowhere yesterday, I suddenly thought of Aretha and then I played "Sparkle" and "It Hurts Like Hell" and hoped she was ok, only to log on much later in the day and find out about her passing. I'm so affected by this news of Aretha, kinda like the same way with Whitney's death. She's been around my whole life, heck she's been here since before my parents got married. Music is truly never going to be the same again. Rest on Aretha - the voice of an entire generation. (Friday 17 August 2018; 11:17)

Tamia (83,339) by Terna from Nigeria Check out her new song "Deeper". (Thursday 9 August 2018; 23:43)

Re: Where Are You Christmas (83,249) (83,266) by Terna from Nigeria I always heard Mariah wrote and recorded the song for herself and her version still exists locked away somewhere in the vaults unreleased. It's a beautiful song that has Mariah written all over it even Faith's delivery I'm guessing is very close to the original. Hoping Mariah's version is unearthed someday soon. (Monday 30 July 2018; 16:41)

Re: Lambily treat (83,230) (83,244) by Terna from Nigeria Aww, thanks man I appreciate. I have been missing for a minute haven't I? Life gets in the way I guess, not as frequent as I used to be here when I was a teen. Lol. I also look forward to your posts as I love your energy and I always get a big grin everytime I read them. Lol. Would love to connect outside this board if you're interested. I heard you sing too. ternaugoh@gmail.com (Wednesday 25 July 2018; 12:30)

Re: A message for B (83,220) (83,223) by Terna from Nigeria As Aretha Franklin would say "Lies, stacked upon more lies." Also please do speak for only yourself when you say "I've not seen her deliver a decent 100% live performance since 1996. None of us have." Well I have, countless times and that right there is a blatant fat lie. Honestly, you old fans need to quit disrespecting this woman. (Monday 23 July 2018; 00:19)

Lambily treat (83,222) by Terna from Nigeria For the greater part of this decade, Mariah has been silent recording music wise. There has been no album this decade so far except the "Chanteuse" record and even that she did not promote. The Christmas album and Number One to Infinity don't really count as core Mariah Carey records. But over the years, what has been constant is that she's been writing, collaborating. (Remember that Diane Warren ballad? And who knows a Walter Afanasieff new record.) And recording a lot (all caps). Now the recent studio pics we've been seeing she's all dressed up, since when does Mariah dress up for recording especially when writing from scratch. If my instincts are right (and they usually are) and the rumours are true about her releasing new stuff this year, I feel Mariah has long recorded all the stuff she's lined up and at this point is just mastering the records in addition to any new bops and is about to drop a Major bomb that's gonna shut naysayers down for good and at the same time make up for all the lost time because lets face it so far this decade has kinda been a waste. She hasn't had any real album rollout. It's just been a song here and there. Maybe I'm just dreaming though. (Sunday 22 July 2018; 23:46)

Re: Emotions Drake sample (82,947) (82,948) by Terna from Nigeria Oh I didn't read that article nor any other for that matter before posting here. I heard about the sample through Instagram and proceeded to preview that song and you know I know my Mariah Carey records. (Friday 29 June 2018; 18:20)

Emotions Drake sample (82,947) by Terna from Nigeria If I'm not mistaken it's the C&C Music Factory remix he sampled. That epic vocal intro is everything. Here's hoping for a real collaboration between the two. [Webmaster: That's exactly what was written in this article.] (Friday 29 June 2018; 16:55)

Re: "That's about me" song (82,779) (82,813) by Terna from Nigeria The Art of Letting Go. (Thursday 14 June 2018; 22:54)

Re: JD hate (82,778) (82,803) by Terna from Nigeria I don't have a problem with Mariah working with Jermaine, I actually even think her best songs were crafted with him and his squad. If you take away all the Jermaine tracks from "The Emancipation of Mimi", it falls flat on its face so he's pivotal to the success of this new album and she knows this. However, what I don't appreciate is that hollering he has a tendency to do every eight bars or so ala "Love Story" totally ruined that song for me. Lol. But also she should work with a few younger producers for an updated sound and balance it out with the old school ones like Jermaine, The Dream, Rodney Jenkins etc. (Thursday 14 June 2018; 08:52)

Bossiness article (82,666) by Terna from Nigeria Now that was an entertaining read, and quite a lengthy one too. Some of the questions he asked her on the stories he heard were new to me, like the white girl bursting into tears when she saw Alfred Roy Carey. For a kid to experience that it kinda changes you. Mariah really had a rough childhood. With phrases like "the shadow-in-chief" and "I will hunt you down" this had me cackling out loud. . At the end of this article it's clear how much we think we know Mariah and how little we truly know about her. (Tuesday 5 June 2018; 22:05)

Best "Vision of Love" live performance (82,535) by Terna from Nigeria Has to be the one at Proctors Theatre. There's something special about that performance that makes me watch it ever so often. Her confidence is sky high and she really kills it, with so much Swag. The way she throws her head back while sustaining towards the end of the song, breaks that vocal melismatic run down and drops it like it's hot. Lol. Then proceeds to bask in the revelling applause for almost 1 min. Just wow. It puts a big grin on my face everytime I watch it. This Mariah is the one were gonna witness this year when she returns to Caesar's (don't ask how I know, I just know). This is also one of those rare moments where I feel she sings the song better than the album version in one take. Damn. (Saturday 26 May 2018; 21:36)

Re: First impressions of TEOM (82,444) (82,445) by Terna from Nigeria What kinda ears do you have? TTF is the weakest song of Pharrell's career, a sorry excuse for a song and a total waste of space that should have been given to "When I Feel It". Heck even "Secret Love" and " Sprung" are much stronger tracks than that senseless incomplete mess of a demo that should have been left at that. Everything about it sounds all over the place, thrown together and incomplete. I would describe it as a wrinkle on a perfectly ironed shirt and that high note run at the end didn't fool us lambs. Imagine if it had been released as first single. Disaster. (Thursday 17 May 2018; 22:32)

Re: First impressions of TEOM (82,393) (82,397) by Terna from Nigeria My first impression was when I bought the album on the 8th of April 2005, and spent the rest of the weekend listening to it and even then I could tell that album was gonna bring Mariah back to the top. By the time We Belong Together started playing I recall saying out loud when the chorus hit "she's singing again" ). Her voice being front and center on the Emancipation album was what I noticed immediately. Lord knows Charmbracelet though lyrically strong was vocally disappointing. So it was shocking to hear "the voice" back in all its glory, unapologetically, powerful sustains and all. Then the production, just wow. Jermaine at his best, Kanye at his best. Big Jim Wright too. A well put together, well sequenced body of work that has never left my playlist. When I got my first smartphone guess which album I purchased first from iTunes? Yeah that's right "The Emancipation of Mariah Carey". (Sunday 13 May 2018; 17:31)

Re: I Don't Vevo views (82,210) (82,246) by Terna from Nigeria Oh yeah I noticed. And they love to feature a lot of Mariah's material in [general], both [live] performances and studio recordings. I also see them all over Instagram. Mariah's really benefitting from this social media age like she really connects with the younger generation with all her "Mariahisms", the "I don't know her" and its sequel "I still don't know her". Lol. And the tea incident earlier this year. Everything she does is intriguing and entertaining to them and that's definitely a good thing. I remember I was like that too. (Tuesday 1 May 2018; 01:00)

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