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

Re: Tommy cried to Beautiful Ones (90,596) (90,597) by Bill from the UK It's interesting because it seems like the Butterfly record really impacted Tommy, though he never said as much in his biography. Mariah said he left her a note saying "butterflies are free to fly - fly away", a line from Somebody Saved My Life Tonight by Elton John, which was then sampled in the Butterfly remix. I guess hearing Butterfly and knowing it was directed at you and how much you're stifling somebody would make you feel dreadful. They had a very complex relationship, I hope the memoirs really delve into their time together properly. But as with everything, there are so many NDAs flying around she probably can't. In other news, please Lord bring the St John the Divine concert with MC25. Amen. (Tuesday 13 August 2019; 12:46)

Re: Merry Christmas repacking (90,576) (90,577) by Bill from the UK I am praying that the repackaging includes the St John the Divine concert as I mentioned a few posts ago. If you get down on your knees at night and pray to the Lord he's gonna make it happen. Make it happen. (Sunday 11 August 2019; 14:42)

Re: What's cooking? (90,529) (90,532) by Bill from the UK *Irregardless (Saturday 3 August 2019; 18:36)

Re: Old Town Road (90,495) (90,498) by Bill from the UK It wasn't aimed at you, it was a general observation about how MC fans usually react in these situations. (Wednesday 31 July 2019; 20:18)

Re: Old Town Road (90,479) (90,482) by Bill from the UK But streaming is how music is consumed these days. If Old Town Road was released in the 90s, it would have sold a lot of physical copies, as that was how music was consumed. (Tuesday 30 July 2019; 22:15)

Re: Old Town Road (90,476) (90,478) by Bill from the UK Yet, if Mariah got a 20 week reign at the top with her next song due to streaming, it'd be completely legitimate. It's one rule for Mariah, another for everyone else it seems. The record got broken, let's move on. Mariah took the news with grace and class, so should we. (Tuesday 30 July 2019; 20:12)

Re: Old Town Road (90,467) (90,469) by Bill from the UK I do agree though that One Sweet Day was a bit of a mystery for me all these years. It's a nice song. But 16 weeks at number one? I think We Belong Together deserved its long reign at the top, if not longer, but it's interesting OSD came and went on the rest of the charts worldwide in a matter of weeks. I feel sorry for the US as Sony canned the Open Arms single release there as OSD was still number one as Open Arms was being released all over the rest of the world. Also it is quite fitting that the record was ended by Always Be My Baby. But that song was number 2 for weeks and weeks as a consequence, and deserved a much longer run at the top of the chart, given how it ended up standing the test of time and is still played on US radio to this day. (Monday 29 July 2019; 19:19)

Re: New album (90,454) (90,457) by Bill from the UK The fact that the St John the Divine concert hasn't been released should be a criminal offence. We are talking Mariah in her most confident, agile, and absolute best. Tommy was right when he said Joy to the World was the best live performance he'd ever witnessed, it kills me that she sung other numbers from the album and they've remained locked up in the vault ever since. (Sunday 28 July 2019; 10:52)

Re: New album (90,451) (90,452) by Bill from the UK I'll gladly hand over my hard earned cash for a revisiting of Merry Christmas. Here's what I'd include: 1. Original album re-mastered 2. Joy to the World remixes 3. St John the Divine full concert 4. A disc of all the numerous versions and re-workings of AIWFCIY, maybe include all the covers by other artists as well as that is a nice touch 5. The original videos 6. TV appearances and interviews from 1994 promoting the album It'd take 10 minutes to yank all that out of the Sony archive and stick it up for digital purchase/streaming. (Saturday 27 July 2019; 17:22)

Re: Fly abandonedly into the rainbow (90,417) (90,420) by Bill from the UK Yeh the Rainbow tour was a mess. Especially as it followed on from the Daydream tour. I was there, June 23rd, 1996. One of the best nights of my life. Don't know if I've ever mentioned that. (Thursday 25 July 2019; 19:37)

Re: Fly abandonedly into the rainbow (90,414) (90,416) by Bill from the UK I don't completely agree. Certainly the UK branch did a great move in shoving Westlife onto Against All Odds which scored Mariah a number one record here and boosted sales of Rainbow during its ending run on the chart. The question I would ask is, was Mariah that heavily invested in promoting it, or did she simply want to sever ties and move on with the film and her new label? As people have said, the album is fine but in reality none of the tracks except Heartbreaker held a candle to her prior material, which was all AAA rated. (Thursday 25 July 2019; 13:54)

Re: Obsessed re-enters iTunes chart (90,404) (90,412) by Bill from the UK It was relevant when Glitter was #1. (Thursday 25 July 2019; 06:04)

I Am Free acapella (90,377) by Bill from the UK Very nice. (Sunday 21 July 2019; 16:37)

Re: Article: Mariah Carey "Daydream" gets first vinyl release (90,374) (90,375) by Bill from the UK Yes it was, check the exhaustive discography of this very website. (Sunday 21 July 2019; 08:03)

Re: Fly abandonedly into the rainbow (90,368) (90,369) by Bill from the UK Heartbreaker was definitely originally intended for All That Glitters but when the film got delayed MC thought it was too good to shelve and pretty much made Rainbow off the back of it. Personally I don't mind the album. Crybaby, Petals, After Tonight, Bliss, CTTA and Heartbreaker and its remix are all great. Also I like the bright cover, all her others were quite muted and dull up until then. (Saturday 20 July 2019; 12:10)

Re: Fly abandonedly into the rainbow (90,363) (90,364) by Bill from the UK Did I Do That is in the same grouping as Boy, Crapfinity, Infamous, Can't Say No and Why You Mad. One of the worst things she ever shat out. (Friday 19 July 2019; 23:12)

Re: 4th of July revisit (90,355) (90,356) by Bill from the UK The beauty in The Roof is in a number of elements. The lyrics are one. It is a beautifully painted picture and, in a way, perfectly describes that nostalgic longing for something that never was. As it happens, I had a similar experience with someone, on a rooftop bar nonetheless, that was intense but went no further. I do re-live that moment from time to time, so it does really speak to me. The music is the other. The sample is perfect and it creates this atmosphere like no other song on the album. It has a sense of urgency to it, and is melancholic and subdued, and the beat is almost like the city below or the driving rain. The visuals is the other piece of the puzzle. It's the transition from the antics on the roof (her memory), and the shots in the limo. As it's raining outside, she is warm and cosy in the limo reminiscing, but then to experience that night again, she opens the sun roof and lets the rain fall on her. All the pieces together just worked. And the way she sings so softly and gently, is like a distant memory or dream. I love the exiting ad lib of "last night I had the strangest dream. It was actually quite symbolic. And I whispered that I love you, very subtly". It is just poetry. Can't believe so many people on this planet haven't heard it. (Friday 19 July 2019; 15:46)

Re: 4th of July revisit (90,352) (90,353) by Bill from the UK Haha. Yeh Butterfly is always happily in the middle of my ranking too, but the lyrics really lift it up. The Roof is also one of the best things she ever did. That and Breakdown are really the backbone of the album. My only annoyance is the mumbling and whispered approach to most verses. (Friday 19 July 2019; 12:14)

Article: Mariah Carey "Daydream" gets first vinyl release (90,351) by Bill from the UK It was actually originally released on vinyl in 1995 across Europe, albeit in very limited quantity. But alas, great to see it being given some love and special treatment. (Thursday 18 July 2019; 18:52)

Re: Caution / world tour record (90,338) (90,339) by Bill from the UK Yeh but the Charmbracelet CD sold like, 1 copy so I understand why they axed the DVD. I think a wiser move is doing something for the debut's 30th next year. Here's what I'd release: In a beautifully packaged collector's box or all downloadable/streamable: 1. The album re-mastered CD 2. The album re-mastered vinyl 3. The First Vision DVD - but also include both versions of I Don't Wanna Cry and There's Got to Be a Way 4. All official remixes for Someday and There's Got to Be a Way 5. Tattoo Club and Michael Bolton duet 6. Selection of televised performances from the era 7. (Caps) The Demo Tape (end caps) 8. That cute introduction interview she did when she started out that got released on some promos. The fans would devour it. (Tuesday 16 July 2019; 13:08)

Re: Scott (90,327) (90,332) by Bill from the UK I think it was after 2001 as he was quite heavily involved in the Charmbracelet record. In his book, he said it was just before Emancipation (the chapter was titled "Don't Forget About Us", indicating the song was about them). He also claims that he was the one to sever ties, which is why she wrote that song ("just let it die, with no goodbye"). But who knows. The memoirs will explain everything I'm sure lol. (Monday 15 July 2019; 06:37)

Re: Cosmopolitan (90,313) (90,316) by Bill from the UK Take your own advice babes. (Saturday 13 July 2019; 07:48)

Re: Cosmopolitan (90,305) (90,307) by Bill from the UK No, the letting go was of the past and looking towards the future. When she performed The Art of Letting Go live, she ad libbed and made reference to having to wear certain clothes and be a certain way, that was 100% Tommy, not Nick at all. There's plenty of kiss offs on Memoirs but they ain't about Nick because they were at the peak of their happiness. Go deeper than what's right in front of you. (Friday 12 July 2019; 11:49)

Re: Cosmopolitan (90,295) (90,302) by Bill from the UK Nope, all about Nick. But I do love how we all naturally refer to it as Crapfinity lol. Lucia, you will forever be immortalized here for that haha. (Thursday 11 July 2019; 22:26)

Re: Cosmopolitan (90,296) (90,301) by Bill from the UK It was because he surfaced out of nowhere and started doing all these tell-all stories about their time together, and then kept bugging her across her social media to work together again. You're right, it was ages since they last worked together which is why she said he was clutching at straws for fame and could only use her name for attention. Mariah would not write a song like that (caps) about her husband at the time (end caps). This site needs a head banging emoji, it really does. (Thursday 11 July 2019; 22:25)

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