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Lyrics (40,007) by B from USA I wrote the lyrics so that anyone and everyone could relate to them. The lyrics in the verses are personal to her and not everyone can relate to them. This has been the problem which her lyrics these days. If the lyrics were relatable, more people would connect with them. This has been going on since E=MC2. She needs to write simple lyrics like ABMB, WBT, and Hero. If she did so, she'd have another smash. The last song written by her that was close to her past writing style was #Beautiful and Side Effects. (Tuesday 26 November 2013; 21:16)

Will (40,006) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada That is my take on TAOLG as well. I think Mariah drew upon many experiences to write the song, but it isn't autobiographical in the sense that she set out to write about one person or situation. It can be about the end of a romance, a friendship or even just something you feel done with that isn't serving you anymore. (The relationship metaphor is just such a natural choice when writing songs.) Yes, she referenced Tommy during the inpomtu Fallon fan concert, but that is a widely public example of the process of "letting go" that has been talked about for years. She's not revealing anything new there. That's just one account that's pretty obvious because really what's left to say that hasn't been said? I think she intended for the song to be ambiguous. Perhaps not her strongest lyrical achievement as others have mentioned, in comparison to her other work. For example, the bit about possessions outside the "kitchen window", I get the feeling it might not be as literal as it might sound. Not everyone who has chosen to let of something would throw things out the window, but it is one way of expressing the emotion behind needing to purge or clear things from your life that don't need to be there. I don't get the feeling she sat down and was like "I am gong to write a song about this person at this time in my life." I think it's more about getting in touch with a personal process that often happens repeatedly as you evolve and change which is why it "ain't easy". (Tuesday 26 November 2013; 19:12)

I don't know and neither do you (40,005) by Lamb_O_Chop from Australia Mimi L. Bangladesh, I will calm down after you calm down, you quoted me first, remember? I really wanted to just drop this subject with my last post, but there was so much ridiculousness in your last post that I just couldn't. How could you compare Mariah's fourth or fifth single from Music Box not having a video to TAOLG not having a video. Even you know that was a reach. I said "second" lead single which would be more like Love Takes Time, Can't Let Go, Hero, One Sweet Day, Butterfly, TGIFY, Boy I Need You, WBT, Bye Bye, and IWKWLI not having videos. Get my drift? It just hasn't happen before. IMO it's evident that Mariah knew that this raw old school throwback ballad wasn't going to top the charts like Vision Of Love. She knew it wasn't the most radio friendly song in her arsenal. Even lambs like myself that absolutely adore the song knew it wouldn't. So evidently she just want to connect with the fans and perhaps regenerate some buzz for the album since #Beautiful died down. None of us are in her inner circle so ofcourse we don't know for sure, but I just putting two and two together she has yet to mention a video or any further promotion for this song and Christmas is around the corner so you know she will be getting her AIWFCIY on every chance she gets. Anyway I'm over it moving right along. (Tuesday 26 November 2013; 18:59)

Licia / Glitter (40,003) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I am from the 90's. And I still really like Glitter. Most, if not all the songs are great on that album and the ballads are really heartfelt. And the 80's remake with a modern touch was pure genius. That album was way ahead of time. People didn't appreciate it. They were too busy trying to make fun of Mariah's mental state and hence overlooked the album. And a lot of people writing articles on Mimi have a habit of saying stuff like "oh she's the biggest selling female artist except for a hiccup - Glitter, or a disappointment Glitter". I am sure most of these writers didn't really even listen to the album, they just went with what others said. I think some of her most underrated work are some of her best. People talk about her well known singles, which are definitely great, but she also has some really amazing album cuts. (Tuesday 26 November 2013; 15:17)

Question (40,002) by B from USA Isn't it odd that an artist once accused of following trends is now not following them. Buzzfeed is right, #Beautiful was the song of the summer. Who cares if Robin Thicke has a big... (Tuesday 26 November 2013; 14:58)

Open to interpretation (40,001) by Will from England I know I may be a bit late with this "two cents" about how to interpret TAOLG, but better late than never! The song could be just about anything you want it to be, depending upon your situation. It could be about letting go of a loved one, it could be about letting go of a relationship that just isn't working anymore, it could be about letting go of a situation that still hurts you to this day or it could be about letting go about somebody who was a nasty piece of work in your life. She left the song so open lyrically, and never went into specifics, that you can flip it onto your own life at any point. From her point of view, yes, I do think it is about Tommy and why not? "Cause somebody you used to know, is flinging your world around, and they watch as you're falling down." To me that is a clear reference to 2001, where everything went wrong. For her, she could be talking about letting go of TEOM era and trying to replicate that success ("Go to Mimi on your contacts, press delete"). That one is a long shot, I know. Could some of it be in reference to Nicki? Maybe a line or two, but nothing more. I said when the song first came out, that I was on the fence, but now, after having my own little moment, and having the song on solid repeat, I love this song. I don't care if it doesn't chart, because to me, it doesn't need validation on the charts. It's a simply great, heartfelt, moving song that is a wonderful relief from the horrors that is considered a) music and b) popular. (Tuesday 26 November 2013; 14:00)

Mimi L. (40,000) by Licia from USA Glitter is my second favorite album. I'm a late 70s baby so I have an appreciation for the songs she remade from the 80's and the original songs. Sad that this album got over shadowed. (Tuesday 26 November 2013; 13:10)

Buzzfeed article (39,999) by Licia from USA I like this little piece. The author hit on some great point and I couldn't agree more. (Tuesday 26 November 2013; 11:49)

Article (39,998) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I enjoyed reading the Buzzfeed article. The line "guess she shoulda wrote a song that finally finds out what rhymes with hug me instead" cracked me up lol. It's a shame that the music industry has changed so much that people with real talent are nowadays being overshadowed by "showy", over the top and talentless artists. I love MC's music, and I equally appreciate her classic songs along with her hip hop infused ones. People diss Glitter and all, I really don't get why. It has a lot of great songs (Lead The Way, Reflections, Never Too Far, If We, Loverboy). I hope her new CD comes with a bang. I desperately need more MC songs and I want MC on top of the charts again. Only she can do it! (Tuesday 26 November 2013; 11:28)

Why isn't anyone paying attention to the new MC music? (39,997) by Jessie from USA Hey all, check out the article I posted about TAOLG on buzzfeed. (Tuesday 26 November 2013; 1:48)

Drama (39,996) by B from USA Personally, I dont understand why fans are debating if TAOLG is an offical single or not. I am just happy with the direction she's taking with the material. I love the old school, throwback sound. It worked for TEOM and I have a feeling it will work again. The reason #Beautiful didn't peak higher was the video. Mariah was styled by Andre Leon Talley from Vogue. During that era she looked classy and elegant. She needs to hire a stylist. Her ensembles of late have made her look top heavy like Dolly Parton. She needs to hire a new manager. And during interviews she needs to keep her answers short and simple. Maybe she's being negative because of issues between her and Nick. (Monday 25 November 2013; 23:22)

What's up? (39,995) by Trish from USA I'm worried something is up with Mariah. The lack of promotion for TAOLG is not like her, the lack of a video makes no sense. The interviews she did were rambling, sloppy and negative and it did not seem like Mariah was happy. Now she's disappeared from instagram, and Facebook since the 3am letter. I'm a huge fan, and I hope everything is okay, but I'm worried. (Monday 25 November 2013; 19:14)

The new era would begin in 2014 (39,994) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia I'm trying to be optimistic here. After a dismal performance of Triumphant, Almost Home, #Beautiful and TAOLG, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Mariah's big comeback after being a mother would begin in 2014. I really want Mariah to take her deserved break during this winter and enjoy watching her holiday songs climb the charts, and come back to launch her first single in January 2014 and drop the album in April 2014 (TEOM and E=MC2 were both released in April). This is my two cents. (Monday 25 November 2013; 18:41)

Update / re: Mimi / managers (39,993) by nikki from usa Almost Home is now at the end of The Great And Powerful Oz, Mariah's voice now starts when the credits roll. And Mimi yes, actually we do know it was for the fans as Mariah said so a million times. In every interview, and even on the Fallon show, that was the whole point. She was promoting her Q&A and wanted fans opinions on this. Brad is onto something there. Mariah had an injury and we were left without any new music. Yet the album isn't done and the Christmas season is upon us. This is the title track, so clearly it's on the album, but this isn't exactly a radio cut. At least Mariah doesn't think so, or she would have released it to radio. The fact is, due to injury, Mariah wasn't able to follow up #Beautiful and she still wants the fans to keep talking about this album. So she threw us a bone. She's not going to do a release this close to Christmas as that would compete with her season material. Evident by the fact she's performing at Rockefeller on the 4th and already recorded something for Micheal Buble's Christmas special. I don't blame MC for switching up managers for her new album. If it was Randy's idea to have radios spin #Beautiful for a full day, it was brilliant. But, with Mariah's injury putting her project on hold it makes sense that he would have to move on because he's still connected to AI. I'd like to see what JD has in store. I think it's impressive that TAOLG is bubbling under off sales alone. (Monday 25 November 2013; 17:23)

#Beautiful remix video (39,992) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I wonder why MC decided not to release the video of the remix. If I remember correctly, Nick said that after the fall, he rushed to take MC to the hospital but she told him to stay back and finish the video. Then someone said that MC went back the next day and finished filming the rest of the video. A few days later some from her camp, or someone related to making the video tweeted that the video is almost ready or already ready and he can't wait for the fans to see it. So then what happened? I would really like to see it, I really enjoyed the hip hop remix. (Monday 25 November 2013; 16:08)

TAOLG as an axed cut (39,991) by Brad from USA Hi lambs. I was thinking that perhaps TAOLG is an album cut that the label didn't want included on the album since it might be about Tommy. So, because it's meaningful to MC, she decided to let it see the light of day on her own, outside of the album's release. The timing is good for such a thing as she knows it will get buried by impending holiday music and then next year she can focus on the actual release of the album itself. You will note that Island/Def Jam sent out no publicity or "buy push" for this single and there was no release to radio, so maybe this is why. This is just a theory in light of a hope that there is a forthcoming album and that it will have a cohesive, accessible artistic vision and committed marketing effort from her and the label. Anyhow, hope all those lambs in the USA have a festive, pip and enjoyable Thanksgiving with their family and friends. Be well. (Monday 25 November 2013; 16:00)

Single or not (39,990) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Lamb_O_Chop, you should just calm down a little, ok? I get it that you have your strong opinions, so do I and a lot of people on this message board. Majority of the people agree that it was a single meant to promote the album. And TAOLG was meant to be on this album, Mariah has said so herself. Why the song was not released to the radios and accompanied by a video is the mystery everyone has been wondering about. And yes, "Never forget you" didn't have any music video. Quote from Wikipedia: "No music video was commissioned for the album version or any of the remixes, making it Carey's first commercially released single not to be accompanied by a video." And who is to say that this is her lead single? #Beautiful was supposedly the lead single and it did moderately well enough to be on the album. You "believe" it was meant for the fans, you don't "know for sure". None of us do. We're not from her camp. I am a huge MC fan, but if I see a flaw I won't just overlook and justify it. I want her to always stay #1. And she has managed to do so for 18 years (uptil 2008). I want her to come back with a bang like TEOM. But something seems to be wrong. So we can only hope that when time comes and MC finally releases the album, the whole system is super organized. (Monday 25 November 2013; 16:00)

What's up? (39,989) by David from Spain Mariah should give us more info about this song. Single or not, we need Mariah to explain. (Monday 25 November 2013; 15:24)

Single or Not? (39,988) by Lamb_O_Chop from Australia Okay so the debate for me wasn't really over it being a single. Ofcourse it's "technically" a single. It was whether it was meant to be this huge commercial single or whether it was just a song released to the public to tie the fans over until the official "album pushing" song is released with a video to back it up. When has Mariah ever released an "official" lead or second lead single without a video to back it up? I'm just saying. So yes it's a single that can be downloaded, but what was the intent? Did they do the radio deal to push it? Does she have a video scheduled to push it?Why would she do ten videos for #Beautiful and not one to push her second proper album pushing lead single? There's no logic behind that. It wouldn't even make sense for the label to do that if they wanted her to push the album. So unless Mariah herself comes on here and says otherwise. I maintain that her intent for TAOLG was for it to tie the fans over until the album is ready. I bet her next song she releases close around the album will have the single treatment and accompanying videol like #Beautiful did. (Monday 25 November 2013; 14:27)

TAOLG about Mottola (39,987) by Eternal from Italy As posters before me have already mentioned, I wouldn't be surprised if TAOLG was really about Tommy Mottola. Read here some extracts of his autobiography about Mariah. I guess for MC to feel such feelings even after 15 years shows that he really had a domineering influence over her ("just a brief little reminder to help myself remember I no longer live in your dominion"). He launched her rise to the top and crafted her downfall to breakdown ("somebody you used to know is flinging your world around and they watch as you're falling down"). And in his memoir, he even dared to make it sound as if his obsession with her was the ultimate key to her success ("your audacity is too much to be believed"). That's why it is the art of letting go, letting go of her own feelings towards her ex I guess, and to be immune to what he may say. Of course, we're all just guessing but since Mariah said this song was very "personal" to her, this just seems like the most plausible reason. (Monday 25 November 2013; 13:08)

Webmaster / TAOLG (39,986) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Yes, thank you, that was the point I was trying to make. If Mariah said she wanted her fans to hear just her voice over the piano (I probably missed that quote) she just probably meant that she finally gave the fans what they have been asking for, because recently everyone has been complaining that her songs are dominated by rappers and all. Fans wanted her to belt out a "classic Mariah" and that's what she did. As for the part that she never performed it anywhere, there are previous singles which weren't performed anywhere, not just by Mariah, but in case of other artists as well. If the song was a gift to just her fans, she wouldn't bother giving interviews to promote it, she could have just mentioned it on her twitter and facebook, which have more than enough followers. It does hurt me that the song didn't do good, it was raw and heartfelt. (I even liked Triumphant.) So like it or not, it was a single, it was probably meant for her album, but there is a chance it might be just turned into a stand alone single like Triumphant and maybe #Beautiful. There's no need to start a war on this. (Monday 25 November 2013; 12:16)

Awards (39,985) by Anonymous from I want to see Mariah compete at awards show, like Grammy, or AMA. But maybe it's hard to see Mariah there again and win some awards. (Monday 25 November 2013; 11:41)

Re: Lamb_O_Chop (39,984) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands The Art Of Letting Go is considered a single. Here is what Wikipedia writes: "The Art Of Letting Go is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey that was released on November 11, 2013, as the second single from the album of the same name." Here is what Rolling Stone wrote on November 11: "Pop singer Mariah Carey released a new single today." Here is what Billboard wrote: "After much anticipation, Mariah Carey releases her latest single." Here is the definition of a single: "In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it usually appears on an album. Often, these are the most popular songs from albums that are released separately for promotional uses such as digital download or commercial radio airplay, and in other cases a recording released as a single does not appear on an album." Whether you like it or not, but TAOLG is a single in every sense of the word. I can understand you don't want to call it a single because it flopped, but whether a single flops or reaches number 1, it remains a single. (Monday 25 November 2013; 11:25)

Lamb_O_Chop (39,983) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I am not among the people who are calling it a flop. I even wrote before that I liked it. So please don't just assume things. I am not "trying to make it a flop", I don't represent the world. The Fallon performance was Fallon's idea, not Mimi's. What I am saying is that the song was meant to be a proper single, but for some reason the label dropped it cold. I love Mimi as much as you, but you can't just overlook the fact that recently her management has been bad. (Monday 25 November 2013; 10:19)

TAOLG lyrics (39,982) by Elena from The Netherlands Some people doubt that this song is about Tommy because it's relatively too long ago to still have issues about him. Within the past four years Tommy released his autobiography where he talks about Mariah. He also did some interviews about the book and they all asked about Mariah's part in the book. She didin't really respond to it publicly, so I believe she blew off some steam on this song. It's still haunting her in a way. The "lies" she refers to are probably about the parts in the book and the interviews Tommy did. He also pushes the part where he build her career and I think she feels frustrated about it because she has continuously tried to defend herself from her Cinderella image and that she wouldn't be succesful without him. She also really wants people to know that she writes and produces her own songs so badly because she wants credit for her own success, which I understand. The song is about him but maybe also about her sister Alisson whom she doesn't speak to untill this day and she is legally not allowed to speak about her in public. So I can understand why she would still express her anger and sadness about this in her songs, bacause it's the only way for her to still talk about this in a sense. (Monday 25 November 2013; 8:22)

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