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About Bill from the UK: I love Mariah more than you do. London Daydream Tour Attendee.

Re: Triumphant (94,827) (94,835) by Bill from the UK That's hard to believe. I doubt the record company would fund the music video, which was quite a spectacle, as well as hiring the two (count them, two) guest rappers for the song. Triumphant was originally the launch title for The Art of Letting Go. A Mariah Carey launch single is not paid from out of the petty cash tin. The moment radio, fans, and the general public ignored it (because it wasn't very good), it became a "buzz" single. In reality, Mariah was more than likely ordered back into the studio to re-work the album into Me I Am Mariah. Had Triumphant hit number one, the album would have followed. Would we discount it from her tally of number ones, as it was only written for her ill husband? I think not. Mariah is an artist like all others with hits and misses. I know, we're used to her usually being at the top end of the charts, so a flop single is particularly hard for some to come to terms with. But she is not infallible. Thankfully though her hits, currently, outweigh her missteps. You can't keep excusing these missteps as buzz singles, never intended to be a hit, etc. because it simply isn't true. (Thursday 6 August 2020; 14:10)

Re: Dreamteam (94,828) (94,829) by Bill from the UK Please no. There's been enough WBT rehashes between 2005 and now to last a lifetime. Kick out JD from the studio and bring in someone fresh like Bruno Mars or the Smeezingtons. (Thursday 6 August 2020; 11:15)

Re: Triumphant (94,820) (94,821) by Bill from the UK Preach. (Wednesday 5 August 2020; 20:32)

Re: Article: Should have been bigger: Mariah's "Triumphant (Get 'Em)" (94,802) (94,803) by Bill from the UK Yeh Triumphant was a car crash, best we all forget about it and move on. (Tuesday 4 August 2020; 16:13)

Re: Divas Live 1998 (94,798) (94,800) by Bill from the UK Ugh. It really annoys me when people excuse ropey performances with her being sick. She wasn't sick. Just stop. Mariah hasn't been suffering a permanent cold since 1997. The Divas performance was fine, for 1998. (Tuesday 4 August 2020; 10:12)

Re: Divas Live 1998 (94,795) (94,796) by Bill from the UK I think both the live performances included on the EP are great, for different reasons. In fact, I love pretty much every version of Make It Happen. Unplugged, Thanksgiving, MSG, Daydream, Divas, Butterfly etc. MSG is brilliant and technically perfect, but VH1 has a lot more passion, force, and soul behind it. I'm glad the Divas performance is available, I think it's great. (Monday 3 August 2020; 13:49)

Remix EPs - Music Box (94,787) by Bill from the UK I know lists are "frowned upon", but I love them. I want to put this up for if MC continues to release remix EPs for the Music Box era, that on the off chance any of her team check in here, they know what should be included lol. Please let me know if I've missed anything. Dreamlover: 1. Def Club Mix 2. Def Club Mix Edit 3. Def Instrumental 4. USA Love Dub 5. Eclipse Dub 6. Def Tribal Mix 7. Theo's Club Joint (AKA Club Joint Mix) 8. Bam Jam Soul 9. Do You Think of Me Never Forget You: 1. Radio Edit 2. Extended 3. Instrumental Anytime You Need a Friend: 1. C&C Radio Mix 2. Soul Convention Remix 3. C&C Club Mix 4. Dave's Empty Pass 5. Stringapella 6. Ministry of Sound Mix 7. 7" Mix 8. Anytime Edit 9. Video Edit 10. Boriqua Tribe Mix 11. All That and More Mix 12. C&C Dub Mix 13. C&C Extended Mix 14. Album version without fade out (Sunday 2 August 2020; 10:21)

Re: Can't Let Go live (94,771) (94,786) by Bill from the UK You know it took me a long time to get into Can't Let Go. Partly because I felt it was a bit of a damp ending to Unplugged following the showstopper of I'll Be There, so I always used to skip it on that album. And with Emotions, I love Make It Happen so much I used to skip Can't Let Go to get to it quicker lol. But, as time has gone by, I have realised it is actually one of the best things she's ever done. The bridge is out of this world, the desperation in her voice when she sings "still you remain on my mind" and goes into the key change is brilliant. She's never really done anything like it sonically ever since. At the less said about Can't Say No the better. (Sunday 2 August 2020; 10:04)

Re: Emotions and Make It Happen HD (94,776) (94,785) by Bill from the UK Yes I think they've updated the existing ones as the view count hasn't been reset or anything. They look great, shame she hasn't done it for the debut videos. I know she hates them but we all love them, especially Someday. (Sunday 2 August 2020; 09:54)

Re: Emotions live in TOTP (94,782) (94,784) by Bill from the UK Yes I agree. I love the Unplugged album and I'll Be There dearly, but I always felt like Emotions had more mileage left in it. And You Don't Remember was planned as the fourth single, and would have sounded great on the radio. I really, really hope we get this Can You Hear Me track. The fact it is on a mastering tape (as per the pic MC teased) indicates it was recorded and finished, but for whatever reason didn't make it onto the album. Emotions is such a brilliant album, I play it all the time. Might go spin it now actually. (Sunday 2 August 2020; 09:51)

Re: Emotions live in TOTP (94,775) (94,779) by Bill from the UK I love this performance as well. She did an interview at the time whilst in the UK and you can tell she was super sick, which is why she took the song down about 2 octaves. But I love the imperfections so much. It shows what an intelligent singer she is, that she can completely switch up the arrangement and still give a great performance. (Sunday 2 August 2020; 00:37)

Re: Walter live videos on instagram (94,773) (94,778) by Bill from the UK I love the Mariah/Walter collabs as much as anybody, but I'd be super keen for her to work with Ben Margulies again. Each song they composed together had a completely different feel from the previous one. With Walter she more or less stayed in the same gear, bar a couple of exceptions. (Saturday 1 August 2020; 23:54)

Re: Womp, womp (94,774) (94,777) by Bill from the UK I have the EU Maxi single and, to my ear, it is the same remix. Would be good to have another opinion though. Not heard about the shorter Club No. 1 Mix. Will need to look into that one. (Saturday 1 August 2020; 23:53)

Emotions and Make It Happen HD (94,769) by Bill from the UK Also, in case anybody missed it, Mariah has uploaded HD versions for the videos of Emotions and Make It Happen on her YouTube/Vevo account. All three Emotions videos are beautiful in my opinion, three of my ultimate favourites. (Saturday 1 August 2020; 09:46)

Re: Womp, womp (94,761) (94,768) by Bill from the UK Correct me if I am wrong, but the C&C Club Mix is, I believe, the 12" Club Mix re-titled. I think they are one and the same. Do please let me know what the difference is between to the two though if I am wrong. Make It Happen was missing a remix though. There is an edit of the Extended Version (confusingly also called the Radio Edit, same as the edit of the album version). It is available on the US maxi CD (44K 74189). Also a shame the Can't Let Go edit, that removes the whistle and trims down the beginning, wasn't put out. But, I can't and should not complain about these minor things. It is great what Mariah is doing and I love her for it. Having all this material available is amazing. (Saturday 1 August 2020; 07:22)

Re: Disappointed (94,756) (94,757) by Bill from the UK You never know. She may end this whole thing with a pre-debut era special. Demo tape, alternate album takes, Narm convention set etc. After all, I've got a right to dream. (Friday 31 July 2020; 17:13)

Re: Emotions EP (94,752) (94,753) by Bill from the UK And Make It Happen. Yay. I love these remix EPs and having them all digitally. I do already have them across CDs and 12" singles, but am looking forward to is entering the rarer territory. From Music Box onwards some remixes were quite rare (Bam Jam Soul of Dreamlover, Video Edit of AYNAF, Crash Dub Crash of JTTW). (Friday 31 July 2020; 10:25)

Re: Hopes for MC30 (94,748) (94,751) by Bill from the UK Ditto. (Friday 31 July 2020; 08:28)

(94,746) by Bill from the UK It's Friday tomorrow. Squeal. (Thursday 30 July 2020; 18:48)

Re: MC30 justice for Loverboy (94,743) (94,744) by Bill from the UK The sweetest revenge haha. (Wednesday 29 July 2020; 20:10)

Re: Hero melody / MC30 wants (94,734) (94,735) by Bill from the UK Can we add Crystal Ball with Lauryn Hill to the mix as well? I loved her Miseducation album and played that to death back in the day. (Tuesday 28 July 2020; 11:55)

Re: Hopes for MC30 (94,725) (94,726) by Bill from the UK One major ommission, the European legs of the Daydream tour digitally released. Either as video or just the audio in HQ. (Monday 27 July 2020; 13:24)

Hopes for MC30 (94,725) by Bill from the UK Great post R-A. My wants are as follows: 1. The demo tape in its raw, what-Tommy-heard format. 2. Alternative takes and cutting room snippets as per All In Your Mind. 3. Any recorded yet unreleased songs, either in demo or finished format (Can You Hear Me). 4. Remix EPs for all main single releases. 5. The whole back catalogue re-issued on 180g vinyl, in beautiful gatefold sleeves. 6. All official music videos (including remix versions). Most are on iTunes anyway so it's just packaging those up and filling any gaps (the scrapped Vision of Love, Underneath the Stars). 7. The First Vision and Thanksgiving Special available digitally. In short, just give us everything lol. (Monday 27 July 2020; 11:42)

Re: From the vaults (94,704) (94,707) by Bill from the UK I was thinking the very same myself. Music Box had great remixes for Dreamlover and AYNAF, and as you say some really rare promo ones. I do have them, but would love to have them all together as one collection. Imagine every remix ever being out there to stream or download at will. Currently I have to dig out my CD singles if I want to hear them in HQ. MC is just so good to us. This celebration is what every fan would want, and even if the items from the vault remain as 30 second clips only, the fact we have heard something recorded in 1989 and buried on a mastering tape is astonishing. (Friday 24 July 2020; 23:50)

Re: All In Your Mind blown (94,695) (94,699) by Bill from the UK Wow. I don't know what to say. Mariah needs to release everything from this vault, please please please. That alternative take is incredible. How has this been locked away for 30 years? (Friday 24 July 2020; 19:36)

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