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About Stacey from USA: Been a fan since 1993. Favorite albums include Daydream, TEOM, and Music Box. I love a good discussion, but won't stand for hateful comments because we disagree. I am too old to deal with drama and so are you. Keep it real with me and we'll have some fun. Peace.

Mariah ABCs (62,256) by Stacey from USA This outta be fun. A - Always Be My Baby, B - Babydoll, C - Can't Take That Away, D - Dreamlover, E - Everything Fades Away, F - Fly Away (Butterfly Reprise), G - Get Your Number, H - Hero, I - I'm That Chick, J - Joy Ride, K - ?, L - Love Story, M - Mine Again, N - Never Forget You, O - Out of Control (OOC), P - Prisoner, Q - ?, R - Ribbon, S - Stay The Night, T - Till The End Of Time, U - Underneath the Stars, V - Vanishing, W - Whenever You Call, X - X-Girlfriend, Y - Your Girl, and Z - ?. This was harder than I thought. With some letters, the song needed to fill it came so easy. Others I can to go and cheat. Did anyone get one for K, Q and Z? Those were the only two I could not find any song to fill it. (Monday 16 May 2016; 20:46)

Rhianna, a legend? (62,229) by Stacey from USA Oh you must be joking, lol. Go and find the video of her attempting to sing Hero. It is laughable. She is the epitamy of studio creation if there ever was one. Please don't put her in the same category just because she's close to MC in #1 hits. (Monday 16 May 2016; 2:16)

Drama (62,037) by Stacey from USA I've been posting online since the Charmbracelet era. The same thing happens no matter what MC fan site I visit. 1) There will always be those who think they can say whatever they want sitting behind a computer screen. 2) There will always be those fans who think they are judge and jury when it comes to who is a fan and who is not. 3) There will always be those who take a difference of opinion as a personal attack. Bottom line: The three things I've mentioned will never change no matter how many times you try to advise those fans otherwise. The sooner you realize these fans will never change, the better off you'll be. Ignoring is the best advice I can give. I choose to respond and discuss with those who don't buy into the drama. If someone attacks me, I don't even bother responding. I read on. It's that simple. Peace. (Thursday 12 May 2016; 7:18)

Re: MC (62,025) (62,036) by Stacey from USA Just a thought, Ian. Leave Diedre alone. She's about as fair minded as you'll get around here. I don't post as much with all the drama like you. But just want to give a shout out to my friend here who shouldn't be lumped with the other names you mentioned. (Thursday 12 May 2016; 7:09)

Sweet Sweet Fantasy tour (60,477) by Stacey from USA I think one glaring miss from the set list is Without You. Didn't that song hit #1 in Europe? Anyways, if she is to tour Europe, her set list should include songs that hit the top 10 the mix that with obvious favs like ABMB, etc. (Wednesday 16 March 2016; 5:06)

Re: Only one MC song (60,275) (60,277) by Stacey from USA Till the End of Time/Looking In. Sorry, it's an absolute tie. (Wednesday 9 March 2016; 0:39)

Re: Las Vegas shows a complete disaster (60,269) (60,276) by Stacey from USA The bigger question is if MC's Vegas residency was such a failure as the article claims, why would Caesars Palace add more dates? (Wednesday 9 March 2016; 0:38)

MC and Packer engaged (59,240) by Stacey from USA I'm happy for them both. I hope 3rd times the charm both MC and JP. Out of MC's marriages, this one makes sense. They are both in their 40s, both not wanting for anything, etc. Here's hoping for a happy day and maybe some great songs to follow. (Friday 22 January 2016; 9:31)

AIWFCIY (58,704) by Stacey from USA The song is sheer perfection. Even family and friends of mine who can't stand MC, personally and/or professionally, can't help but groove to this song everytime it plays. This song is something special. Even after 20+ years, the song's appeal only seems to get stronger. (Sunday 27 December 2015; 7:26)

JTTW remix (58,701) by Stacey from USA JTTW is probably my second favorite MC Christmas song behind AIWFCIY. The song always gets me into the Christmas spirit. I like the radio edit, though. Short and sweet. Anyways, Merry Christmas and happy new year to you all. (Saturday 26 December 2015; 7:05)

Re: Just found a gem (58,215) (58,227) by Stacey from USA First off, I can't believe this only has 6 likes (at the time I wrote this, lol). Gem doesn't even begin to describe how awesome this track is. I wish there were studio acapella versions of all her songs. There were so many neat runs and phrases I didn't know existed. You don't notice them over the arrangements. (Sunday 6 December 2015; 7:59)

Re: Macau / Bill, Adele? (57,559) (57,563) by Stacey from USA Yep, so many take everything so literally here. It's quite funny to read. (Thursday 29 October 2015; 18:46)

Re: Hark The Herald Angels Sing live (57,349) (57,355) by Stacey from USA It was performed on Good Morning America in 1991. I have a pretty good audio mp3 if you are interested. (Saturday 17 October 2015; 19:59)

TJ (57,334) by Stacey from USA Of course different opinions are welcomed. It's never failed to amaze me over the 15+ years I've posted online. Those who preach tolerance of all thought are the most intolerant of all. Peace. (Friday 16 October 2015; 20:38)

Daydream 20th anniversary (57,000) by Stacey from USA Boy, do I feel old. I was 18 when that album was released. I will be hitting 38 on Sunday, lol. It's still her best album, IMO. She was at her peak during that era. I know, I know, many will say Butterfly was her peak lyrically and vocally. However, songs like Fantasy set up a trend of hip-pop which drastically changed the music industry. We haven't seen another example of that kind of drastic change since. That album had something for everyone. Daydream will always be my #1 album. (Wednesday 30 September 2015; 19:51)

Faded (56,892) by Stacey from USA I love the song. It doesn't sound like WBT. If anything it sounds like DFAU. I can't help but sing "don't baby, dont baby don't let it go" when Faded plays. (Saturday 26 September 2015; 0:15)

The Intern premiere (56,846) by Stacey from USA MC looked absolutely flawless. Just gorgeous. I've always hated how much cleavage she shows. This just proves you don't have to "give away the farm" to look sexy. Modest is hottest. (Wednesday 23 September 2015; 4:44)

One more thing... (56,589) by Stacey from USA Celine Dion is at the peak of her success in 2000, she takes a break. Comes back two years later with a new album and Vegas show, a risk at the time for Celine and Caesars Palace. She sold out every show. Fast forward years later she takes another break. Look how she was welcomed back: with open arms (no pun intended). If anything, Celine has showed more staying power by taking breaks and showing she is still relevant in many minds by all the support she gets when she does returns to the stage. I don't think consistency is the key here or at least doesn't apply to Celine Dion. She is still very much a successful and sought after artist. If she wasn't, Caesars would not have welcomed her back. By the way, her Vegas shows aren't solely relying on her back catalog. Her shows contain covers of a lot of songs. By the way, isn't that what MC does too? Sing her past hits? Peace. (Friday 11 September 2015; 10:58)

Celine Dion is not passed her prime, Andrew (56,578) by Stacey from USA Taking Chances (2007) has sold over 3.1 million copies worldwide since its release. Loved Me Back To Life (2003) has sold over 1.3 million copies (as of December 2013). Both albums were released with little to no promotion. Add to the fact she has had a spectacular run in Vegas since she started that in 2003. Celine Dion is as relevant today as Mariah. When she announced she was coming back to Vegas, it was all over the press. Anyways, I'm not writing this to start a back and forth MC vs. Celine. I love them both as amazing singers. Both are relevant. Both are in their prime not passed it. Andrew, I love your frankness. The honesty in your posts is quite refreshing. I enjoy reading them. However, my friend E=MC2 is not better than TEOM, lol. Though I do love IBYULT. That song had me at first listen. (Thursday 10 September 2015; 23:26)

Billy from Greece (55,293) by Stacey from USA I totally agree. I love how she is revisiting her earliest hits with a new found appreciation even though her time at Sony was tough. I'm sure LTT and IDWC mean something more since her marriage fell apart. (Thursday 16 July 2015; 8:25)

Ariana Grande (55,173) by Stacey from USA If she hates America, she can go live in 100s of other freaking countries. Don't let the door hit your butt on the way out, Ms. Grande. (Friday 10 July 2015; 1:22)

Vocals, songwriting challenge (54,719) by Stacey from USA My list changes all the time too. This challenge was hard for me too. But, I wanted to ask a question that caused us all to dig deeper and look at more obscure songs we don't think of often. (Thursday 18 June 2015; 21:34)

Vocals, songwriting (54,703) by Stacey from USA If someone asked you your 5 most favorite tracks to show off Mariah's best vocals what would they be? If someone asked you to do the same with her songwriting, what would they be? Try not to include any "woe is me" Hero/CTTA or holiday tracks because those are way too obvious for both vocals and songwriting. Dig deeper. My picks for vocals are: *You're So Cold (the intro), that intro leaves me speechless. *Vanishing (SNL '90 performance) *Emotions (Unplugged '92) *Underneath the Stars *Circles (that run at 2:44 gives me chills everytime) I need to think about songs that show off her amazing songwriting skills. One off the top of my head would be The Roof. There is some phenomenal storytelling going on here. She writes in such a way that you can visualize the scene as it unfolds in the song. Looking In is another favorite. I don't think anyone had any idea how miserable MC was in her life. That song is the theme of my life. So powerful. Have fun. (Wednesday 17 June 2015; 21:04)

Negativity vs. constructive criticism (54,701) by Stacey from USA Some people need to understand the difference between these two terms. Negativity is someone coming here with the sole purpose of bashing Mariah with no credible opinions to back up any of their points. With Eric's rules, I doubt those kind of posts ever get posted. Constructive criticism is critiquing MC and providing credible opinions to back up your claims. I found nothing derogatory or offensive in Randy's posts about Mariah's voice. Mariah's voice isn't the same. I know things change over the years. How or why that has happened is up for discussion. Last time I checked this was a messageboard. You know a place for talking, lol. I wonder if under Sony's control, part of that control was preserving Mariah's voice. It seems her voice started losing its richness after 1997 when MC split from Tommy. Just a thought I'm throwing out there. Anyways, don't be so quick to rush to judgement someone is being negative. Thoughtfully read their posts to better understand where they are coming from. If you still find a problem with it, ignore it and move onto something else. Peace. (Wednesday 17 June 2015; 20:57)

Special K (54,609) by Stacey from USA A-freaking-men. Your post (54, 561) was so on point. I hope MC gets out of her own way and gets her "ish" in order. (Saturday 13 June 2015; 3:48)

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