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Fandom base (103,578) by Tevin from USA

Victor, I'll answer your question. I love Mariah not only because she is beautiful, but also because of her voice. I grew up listening to her, because my parents would play her music and a few other people's music (such as Luther V) all the time back in the early to mid 90s. They exposed me to a wide variety of music, singers, and genres, but they played Mariah all the time. Some of my first memories of music was hearing songs from Mariah's Daydream era. Those songs bring back so many sweet childhood memories and are forever etch in my mind. I was and still am enamored by her voice, and pen game. I love me some Mimi.

(Tuesday 26 September 2023; 06:25)


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I Don't Wanna Cry (103,577) by Andrew from the UK

Put down the pipe and if you see lights on the horizon, walk towards them with your hands in the air.
(Tuesday 26 September 2023; 02:00)


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I Don't Wanna Cry (103,576) by Andrew from the UK

One Night a flux capacitor to 1995. Just one more song from that album would be mindblowing. I'm down for Daydream with you, Stace. Don't nobody be coming for that album. We got this.
(Tuesday 26 September 2023; 01:58)


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I Don't Wanna Cry (103,575) by Edward from USA

How did you know?
(Tuesday 26 September 2023; 01:58)


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A question for Eric (103,574) by Andrew from the UK

My brothers fell in love with Mariah Carey the same time I did, albeit not so much. This was 93/94. My father liked singers, not bands, also. My brothers took me to Mariah in London in February 2000 for Rainbow - mostly because I made them. Even then, none of their friends made fun. Seeing Mariah Carey was an event. No shame.

I wonder: what were the three comments you received? What do your friends and family think now? We have had our ups and downs, you and I. But I think it quite something that for 25 years you have kept something like this going. Not least, the latter half of that incorrectly correcting my grammar.

If I could suggest something: some new colours and new layour would work.
(Tuesday 26 September 2023; 01:55)


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I Don't Wanna Cry (103,573) by Bobby A from United States

Are you talking about that "working the street" song with the great vocals and Price Sisters harmonies?
(Tuesday 26 September 2023; 01:13)


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Essential II Mariah Carey or very best of cd (103,572) by Bobby A from United States

The previously released Essential Mariah Carey cd is quite boring with too many of the same tracks already on her #1's collections, Greatest Hits cd and Playlist: Mariah Carey cd. I think it is time to release Essential Mariah Carey II cd with the 2nd disc containing eight fan favorites and eight rare and remix tracks including Skydiving, Right To Dream, Beautiful# Hermosa, Triumphant (Vintage Throwback Mix), Shake It Off ft. Jay Z (Remix), Bye Bye ft. Jay Z and Lil Wayne, Crybaby, You're Mine ft. Trey Songz, Can't Take That Away (Morales Club Mix Edit) and Always Be My Baby (Mr. Dupri Mix). These tracks are my favorite MC tracks for a roadtrip. We need a more rounded and representative look back now that MC has been business in 30 years. Arista and LaFace have released some fantastic Toni Braxton collections including her Essential collection. I will not be buying another #1's collection from MC. I am over those type of collections. Lol. Don't believe me.

(Tuesday 26 September 2023; 01:09)

I Don't Wanna Cry (103,571) by Edward from USA

Rumor has it she has a phenomenal track from Daydream called "One Night".
(Tuesday 26 September 2023; 00:55)


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I Don't Wanna Cry (103,570) by Stacey from USA

I get a little giddy thinking about what MC may pull out of the vault for my beloved Daydream's 30th anniversary.

(Tuesday 26 September 2023; 00:40)


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A question for Eric (103,569) by Andrew from the UK

The Queer Theory argument has me wondering: you're a straight bloke, you love Mariah Carey. 25 years maintaining a website for her. What made you love her? What made you a lifelong fan? Do you get any negativity for it, being straight?

Genuinely interested.

[Webmaster: You can find my life story here. In real life, I only received three negative comments for being a Mariah fan, but I never ever got a comment that being a Mariah fan equals being gay.]
(Monday 25 September 2023; 20:02)

I Don't Wanna Cry (103,568) by Andrew from the UK

I would love more tracks from:

Daydream
Glitter
E=MC2

In that order.

I appreciate your love of the debut voice, but I think it was too without emotion and nuance. “Treated me kind-ah, sweet destiny-ah, carried me thru desperayshunn, to the one that was waiting for me-ah.”
(Monday 25 September 2023; 20:01)


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I Don't Wanna Cry (103,567) by Bill from the UK

I will leave this earth a happy man if I hear I Lose Control and anything else from the debut era that's not been released.

As for IDWC, the live version on the Daydream tour is always how I imagined she wanted to approach the song. The album version is nice, but the 1996 live version is show stopping.
(Sunday 24 September 2023; 23:53)


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Fandom base (103,566) by Victor from Costa Rica

Exactly. You get my point here. The issue is that gay people will love Mariah because for us ageism is not a problem, or her marital status. But for some others it is, specially if Mariah is sexualized in their minds.
(Sunday 24 September 2023; 23:42)


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I Don't Wanna Cry (103,565) by Bobby A from United States

I thought about this IDWC this morning. It kind of reminds me of WBT in 1990. I know MC and Narada disagreed during the recording of IDWC because MC kept adding vocals to what he thought was the final version. I would love to hear the two versions side by side one day. I am pretty sure Narada's version is the one on the album. By the way, I hope we hear Lose Control one day too.
(Sunday 24 September 2023; 13:35)

Triumphant (103,564) by Andrew from the UK

My friend Aaron at the time who would mock Mariah really really loved the Triumphant remixes. But for those, the entire project was a mess. As was most things Mariah did post-Nick Cannon. Oh, what could have been. Triumphant started really well but then the second rap verse is a bizarre mess: Lamborghinis and blond bombshells? Really fits the message.
(Sunday 24 September 2023; 02:07)


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Music Box (103,563) by Andrew from the UK

What's the general consensus here? Did record companies "add" extra bonus tracks to UK editions in the 90s to warrant no exchange rate adjustment - or did they simply remove a track for the US to encourage American citizens to purchase two copies?
(Sunday 24 September 2023; 01:56)


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Imperfect (103,562) by Bobby A from United States

I would love for Imperfect to remixed as a club version and brought to life by Gorgon City or Disclosure. They are known for taking a song and injecting some life into the track. I wonder if The Dream and Tricky Stewart are actually the writers on Imperfect because it does not sound like a The Dream collaboration.
(Saturday 23 September 2023; 19:15)

#Beautiful (103,561) by Bobby A from United States

I just wonder if some of the tracks intended for The Art Of Letting Go album will be found in the vault.
(Saturday 23 September 2023; 19:11)


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Triumphant (103,560) by Bobby A from United States

I think MC envisioned the video at the same time she wrote Triumphant. The MC is like the cheerleader who cheering on two contenders in the song and video. It worked for the video, but not for radio airplay and live performances.
(Saturday 23 September 2023; 18:32)


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Triumphant (103,559) by Anonymous from United States

I think "Triumphant" had potential, but she should have scaled back the guest artists. I also remember one of the complaints about "#Beautiful" was her lack of presence on her own song. I love "#Beautiful" as a record, but I do remember wondering why Mariah was featured so little on her own song. I suspect that Miguel had already partially written/recorded the song before he and Mariah decided to collaborate.
(Saturday 23 September 2023; 16:08)


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Music Box (103,558) by Jamie from UK

Yes it was put on the same day as MB30 would be interested too.
(Saturday 23 September 2023; 15:49)


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Triumphant (103,557) by Jamie from UK

I really like Triumphant. I like the message behind it, I understand why it didn't do great as she's only technically featured on the chorus and the performance at rocafella just highlighted that fact as she just showed her face half way through the performance. So that didn't help. Perhaps if she's titled it Rick Ross-Meek Mill-Mariah Carey Triumphant it might have got more attention. As I think more people were too busy discussing her lack of presence on her own single as apposed to the actual song. But who knows. Fantastic remixes too.
(Saturday 23 September 2023; 14:04)


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Music Box (103,556) by Bill from the UK

Interestingly, the non-MB30 edition of Music Box, that was on streaming services at the US 10-track edition, has now added "Everything Fades Away" as the 11th track. I can only speak for UK streaming, would be interested to see what, if anything, has been done across the pond.
(Saturday 23 September 2023; 11:40)

#Beautiful (103,555) by Rashidi Rahim Rick from Malaysia

If only Mariah and her company had a good planning and marketing, #Beautiful could be her 19 No 1 and You Don’t Know What To Do (replacing You’re Mine) is the 20 No 1. Then Mariah can have another No 1 for A No No (replacing With You) and end everything with All I Want For Christmas Is You for her 22 No 1. Then she can respectfully retire with 22 songs that reached the top of Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart.
(Saturday 23 September 2023; 09:41)


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Fandom base (103,554) by Andrew from the UK

Do yourself a favour: allow your obsession with group identities to take a back seat and I believe your sensitivity towards the conflict of your own sexuality and race will, also. Set yourself free. It's really not that hard.
(Saturday 23 September 2023; 04:15)


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