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About Randy from USA: MC is my favorite artist of all time and I love her songwriting skills on her introspective songs. My favorite album: Butterfly. My favorite song: Right To Dream.

MC songs I've burnt out on (114,464) by Randy from USA

Between me, MC's live sets and the general public, I just have heard the following songs so much, I skip them on my playlists or on albums.

Hero
Fantasy
All I Want For Christmas
We Belong Together
Shake It Off

Is it just me? If you ask me what I play the most these days it's Heartbreaker with Jay Z, Through The Rain, Languishing, Petals and Angel's Cry with Neyo.
(Sunday 23 August 2026; 23:50)

Glitter (114,413) by Randy from USA

It grew on me. I didn't like it when I first heard it. The uptempos I felt were boring. But now I love the Candy sample on Loverboy. All of the synths on Want You and Didn't Mean To Turn You On are interesting. Mariah's straining, cracking, vocal on All My Life's verses is good. And she kills the bridge on Funkin 4 Jamaica, although Mystikal take's too long to get to it. But tbh JLo's I'm Real Remix, minus her use of the N word, is way better to me than If We. It's like they improved on the idea. I do not like the Firecracker sample on either song frfr. The original I'm Real is only good on the hook where the Firecracker sample isn't used. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life drones on. I love Mariah's whisper voice most times but on this song it puts you to sleep. I love Fabolous verse but Busta is an afterthought on that song, almost a premonition of Wale on YDKWTD. Glitter's strongest assets are the ballads. I don't even need to speak on Lead The Way. I still miss Walter A because of just that song. Reflections and Twister are in the same vein as Outside, Close My Eyes and Petals which are some of my favorite songs of hers. Never Too Far's intro reminds me of MCs lush, dramatic intros like Vision of Love, Can't Take That Away, Can't Let Go and There For Me. Those intros let you know something serious is getting ready to go down. So overall I like the album a lot now. But for a mix of quality uptempos and great ballads, to me, Butterfly and Memoirs are stronger albums.
(Tuesday 18 August 2026; 22:49)

A song's quality doesn't come from chart position (114,384) by Randy from USA

The way you all and MC beat up Through The Rain, Bye Bye, GTFO, IWKWLI is crazy. Those are good songs. There's no magic formula for a #1 or everyone would have one. TTR had a huge marketing campaign. Mariah performed that song on every talk show, award show and mall atrium on Earth. The video was amazing. The vocal is amazing. It's a song that means a lot to me. If the general public didn't care, their loss. I hate hearing her down talk it down now. Why because it peaked at #81? Nothing on Charmbracelet was a great lead single imo. The way she and ya'll beat up Bye Bye irritated me also. She also performed that song at every talk show, late night show and backyard cookout in America. I thought it was a touching song and she killed that climax; it's one of her best. It's also a song many can relate to. Who knows if Migrate would've been a hit. The production quality of Migrate had always sounded muddled to me. Bye Bye peaking at 19 killed the album. And I'm sorry E=MC2 was chock full of singles. It's probably her most commercial album. None of the others did well. So ya'll make out Bye Bye to be Satan's theme. Caution wasn't gonna sell no matter what was released. Mariah is older and nothing on that album is undeniable. A No No is close. Maybe with Cardi on it it woulda done well. IWKWLI was after that type of ballad's popularity but her climax is wonderful. I like the production of the first verse too. My point is MC for the most part puts out quality product. Doesn't matter where it lands chart wise. And is anyone doing the Macarena (#1 for 15 weeks) or singing Old Town Road these days (#1 for 19 weeks)?
(Wednesday 12 August 2026; 21:55)

Caution reflections (114,377) by Randy from USA

I love GTFO. It's an anthem and I've used it to underscore some posts I've made documenting some exits in my life. I hate the video. I don't know why the public didn't take to it or it didn't get a Instagram or TikTok trend started. That said I love Caution and A No No. Caution falls off a cliff after the first four tracks. Even with that cliff, it's better than MIAMTEC. Mariah has 16 albums, she'd be hard pressed to mention them in every interview. She doesn't talk about Emotions, Rainbow, E=MC2 or Memoirs often.
(Sunday 9 August 2026; 18:02)


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Madonna reached number 1 (114,293) by Randy from USA

So, if Mariah can't do it because she's a legacy artist, how did Madonna do it? So many times on here there's a barrel of excuses for MC's new music not doing well. Thoughts?
(Saturday 25 July 2026; 21:02)

Taylor Swift (114,040) by Randy from USA

Even though I don't post much more anymore, I still troll this board to catch reactions, I'm shocked no one has anything to say about Taylor Swift's 15th number one. Has everyone just resigned MC is not gonna hold on to her record? Ima be honest, when I used to spar against a Whitney fan about MC having more number ones. He used to say, yeah but Whitney's are known. I could make the argument Didn't We Almost Have It All isn't well known. For MC Thank God I Found You is obscure. But with Taylor Swift and Drake, I maybe could name 4 a piece. Maybe it's generational. I mean The Beatles are musicians, singers and songwriters. Mariah was a masterful vocalist and is still a killer songwriter. Whitney is probably the greatest live singer of all time. MJ and Madonna are American cultural iconic figures as much as Coke and Levi's. I just don't see Taylor Swift, Rihanna or Drake anywhere near as important. That's the insult of MCs record being in jeopardy for me.
(Friday 26 June 2026; 21:23)

Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,877) by Randy from USA

Don't get me wrong. I love AIWFCIY and Christmas is my favorite holiday. It's just that when I think of MC my head goes to songs like [Languishing], [Petals] and [Outside] and the hyperbole in [Up out my face] and the metaphors in Obsessed or the first verse of A No No. And remember there are lots of people I know that say she's overrated and she only is famous because she whistles or because of that Christmas song. I am very very protective of her legacy. I want her to be known for me than having a lighting man or being defrosted November 1.
(Thursday 28 May 2026; 16:45)


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Article: Mariah Carey to take Christmastime special international (113,873) by Randy from USA

I said Christmas would be her legacy. Y'all said I was overreacting. Well here we are Christmas in May. I know, I know, maybe the venues had to be booked early.

(Thursday 28 May 2026; 02:00)


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Congratz to MC for topping the Gospel charts (113,817) by Randy from USA

Bobby you're my boy but the idea of MC performing with the Clark sisters live is laughable. Between 1990-1997, I would've been on board. We don't need any further reason for Mariah to feel embarrassed, sad or insecure.
(Thursday 14 May 2026; 19:39)


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New York Times 30 best songwriters (113,749) by Randy from USA

I'm shocked no one mentioned this so I'll go first. The New York Times named the 30 best living American Songwriters and Mariah was included and did a mini interview with Danyel Smith who has always been kind to MC as a journalist. She was included with Babyface, Diane Warren, Jay Z, Fiona Apple, Missy Elliot and Taylor Swift. About her voice excuses. No other singer does that. Not Chaka Khan. Not Jennifer Hudson. Not Beyonce. Not Kelly Clarkson. I put together a video a few years back of Mariah making excuses for her bad performances but I took it down. I really do care about MC and her legacy. I wish she had addressed it in 1997/1998 when the sky started falling. But at the same time, does this woman who really has been [through] so much since birth need one other thing to feel insecure about? I'm 46 and I'm about to sing my first church solo in a few weeks. I'm petrified and the times I've practiced for my friends doesn't sound as good as when I'm in my house alone. I don't want people to beat me up the way I have Mariah since 97. God really does have a sense of humor.
(Thursday 30 April 2026; 19:23)

The real reason Mariah gets no respect (113,619) by Randy from USA

I called this when they first nominated her this go round. I don't know what bubble a lot of you live in but I'm with the general public non-Mariah fans all the time. They think she's a joke. The lighting. The guy holding her umbrella. Her good side. We are talking about the greatest recording artist that ever lived and yet she's so afraid of her voice that she uses any topic she can to avoid talking about singing of being asked to sing impromptu. I'm thrilled that the full Divas 98 section is making its way around when Aretha asked the divas to come out there with her and sing. Celine wasn't showing off. She was doing what she was asked to and could do. Mariah came out too and sounded subpar. Oh wait she has nodules, it was too hot, it was too cold, she didn't get enough sleep, the humidifier quit without two weeks notice. All of these topics Mariah holds dear makes her look like a joke. Mariah has delivered her best album in 16 years and it hurts me that she was out there promoting it and it still didn't do well. I saw that MusicCares tribute and I was heartbroken she had to sit through that. It shows how little the industry cares for her by the lack of planning and seriousness they put into that. Joan Crawford was one of the brightest stars of the 1920s 1930s and 1940s. She died alone and penniless because of her diva antics and eccentricities. People look as her as a joke and if you ask someone about her now all they know is No More Wire Hangers. Yall will attack me for this post and the comparison. Truth is, I want Mariah to win. But it is evident why they have passed her over three times for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They don't respect her. And who do I blame for that? Mariah. Because that 20 year old girl in the outtakes in The First Vision is loveable, humble and relatable. She would be in The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
(Thursday 16 April 2026; 14:31)

Article: Mariah Carey wants $27M for her NYC penthouse triplex (113,584) by Randy from USA

Watch what you say Butterfly Returns. NYC is full of action and magic. It's alive in a way that it is personified and it feels like you wake up, shower, dine, work and date it. There's a reason why the country is obsessed with it. Hit songs have gone to number one with it. Every New Year's most people welcome resolutions and new beginnings with it. I lived there four years and regret leaving every day. Sorry for the rant webmaster but uh yeah we can't talk bad about the city that gave us MC.
(Saturday 11 April 2026; 03:32)


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Randy's favorite MC song / Tribeca (113,582) by Randy from USA

Bobby that was a joke. No you did not offend me.

You are way too sensitive.
(Friday 10 April 2026; 20:43)


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Randy's favorite MC song / Tribeca (113,570) by Randy from USA

Bobby just make sure you [can] land with broken wings. Anybody else pissed she's selling the NYC apartment? Look, I don't know MC's personal or financial situation. But does she need to be in LA? She's a New Yorker. She coulda got rid of bicoastal living plus she's gonna be an empty nester soon. Maybe I'm attached to the NYC apartment because of Cribs and I was a New Yorker for four years.
(Friday 10 April 2026; 03:07)


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M.E. (Mariah and Edward) (113,388) by Randy from USA

I agree with a lot of what Edward says. I got tired of Mariah's image and personality, which is sad to me because I used to live for her interviews. I used to have VHS tapes and I used to tape every interview she did. Now it's the same old, same old - the lighting, the gowns, the unreleased album, the 500 hours of beauty school. I don't know if you know this or not but I write all of my songs. What helped me when I became most negative about Mariah was just listening to the music. I feel like I'm a broken record at times because I say the same things, but as someone who is bipolar and have emotionally struggled for decades - when I listen to a languishing a through the rain a close my eyes I really feel like I have not been singled out for suffering, that this type of pain is common in the human experience. When I listen to a through the rain, an anytime you need a friend a nothing is impossible. I know that my suffering is temporary and whatever light at the end of a very dark tunnel is approaching or whatever goal I want to attain is within grasp and I can go on. I seem to care less about Mariah and more about the music these days and don't get me wrong. I don't want anything bad to happen to Mariah. I had a front row seat to Whitney, Michael and Prince, but what I will say is that loving her as an icon, diva, artist has kind of taken the back row seat on an extended bus and what's up front with me and the driver is the music.
(Friday 13 March 2026; 18:48)

What Mariah have ya'll been watching? (113,211) by Randy from USA

What she did at the Olympics is what she's done for ten years. Look flawless so people comment on that and not her singing or stage presence. The show is the diva not the musician. I expected what she gave. What's the point of criticism anymore? When you book Mariah, you book glamour and zombiesm singing to a tape. And how dramatic is it to say she ruined the ceremony. She didn't thrown axes into the audience. There were other performers there. I took some time off of social media and I come back to this. People really need to get a life because this is par for the course and not the most important national/world event currently.
(Sunday 8 February 2026; 16:52)

NII (112,750) by Randy from USA

I'd rather see this promoted, T. For those who didn't listen to me the first three hundred times I told this story, I had a visceral, emotional response to the song and the way she chose to sing it low. It's wonderful for the Olympics and I hope the public tik tok's it, it goes viral and becomes a number one. I have a Right To Dream.
(Tuesday 23 December 2025; 17:08)

Article: Mariah set for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" special (112,589) by Randy from USA

We never learn lessons, do we?
(Thursday 4 December 2025; 00:04)

I won't allow it (112,456) by Randy from USA

Congrats Mimi. I honestly felt the same you did. I wanted them back together for two reasons. #1 She said she never wanted her kids to grow up in divorce. #2 In the book she wrote that if egos hadn't gotten involved they could've worked it out. I really did like them together and I like Nick. In interviews. I don't know who he is in private. Because to drop all those kids just because says a lot. It's impossible to be a good father to that many no matter how much money one has. Oh well. Once again, MC made the right decision as far as leaving a man. I have given hope on that.
(Thursday 20 November 2025; 19:52)


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Damizza won't stop vomiting untruths (112,390) by Randy from USA

I saw this and cursed out my phone. This never happened. Like MC once said, what would that sound like, I sing and she does something else. I totally don't believe it and I wish he'd get a life or a career besides discussing a woman he hasn't seen or talked to in 20+ years. Dirtball. Every time he talks I feel the need to bathe in some sudsy ammonia. I hope he's not on the hand.
(Friday 14 November 2025; 21:16)

It's time... (112,213) by Randy from USA

And let's not forget that while I love those two songs but them along with Despicito (16 weeks) and Macarena (15 weeks) are nowhere near the level of quality of OSD or AIWFCIY or even I Will Always Love You (14 weeks) End of the Road (13 weeks) of Unbreak My Heart (11 weeks).
(Sunday 2 November 2025; 19:42)


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HFIA a month after (112,079) by Randy from USA

We have different tastes. My revised list of the best Mariah Carey albums is:

1. Butterfly
2. Daydream
3. Music Box
4. Rainbow
5. Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
6. Mariah Carey
7. The Emancipation of Mimi
8. Merry Christmas
9. Glitter
10. Here For It All
11. Emotions
12. E=MC2
13. Merry Christmas II You
14. Caution
15. Charmbracelet
16. MIAMTEC
(Friday 24 October 2025; 19:46)


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Nothing Is Impossible (111,780) by Randy from USA

The reason MC means more to me than Whitney, Janet and Madonna, my other favorites, is her supernatural ability to pen how I've felt or how I'm feeling. Creepy, right? Whitney was my favorite singer until I heard Outside on Butterfly. The 17 year old lone gay male with 13 aunts and uncles and 27 cousins. Not one of them, to this day, are gay. Or at least out about it. MC's music was something special to me. Songs like Close My Eyes, Can't Take That Away, Petals and Through The Rain all meant a lot to me and as an r&b fan I was tired of romantic love as a subject matter. That's how a black man ended up with Jewel, Sarah Mclachlan, Paula Cole and the Dixie Chicks on my CD shelf. My point is that I get why Mariah refuses to tell us who or what certain songs are about so that we can have our own experiences with them. Lately Languishing and Right to Dream are my go to MC fare as I lost my mom and my 19 year career as a teacher in the past two years. What makes Right to Dream the best Mariah Carey song ever written is not that it's hopeful. Many Mariah songs are hopeful. Right to Dream is a sad song about hope. It's something you can listen to in the moment and not feel like your trauma is being brushed aside with toxic positivity. Life has really scraped your back with razor blades doused in alcohol but you have a right to dream there's more for you than this. I said this in my review and ima say it here. When I first heard the first verse of Nothing Is Impossible, I thought yeah yeah yeah another Hero, Through The Rain, Can't Take That Away and Make It Happen. Then the word gruesome, broken, stolen and the strings yall. The strings. I cried the very first time I heard it. There have been instances in the past week where I've played the song four times in a row. Mariah has been through something. Recently. Notice how low the long note is. How her voice cracks at times when she's going for belts. Today, what inspired this message, I had a moment at my new gig. I stopped, played the song. And felt better. I thank you Mariah. For sharing this song and your gift of music with us all.
(Thursday 9 October 2025; 22:24)

Ya'll are not to bash Mariah or Gamma (111,716) by Randy from USA

This is what we're not going to do. Mariah has been on every show and every podcast promoting this for the last month. She put out a quality project. These numbers are because she is in the same career decline that Diana Ross and Aretha were in during the 90s. Taylor Swift will experience this someday too. And besides, this album was free the day it came out on YouTube. No one's buying music anymore. Streaming is a joke. And what do numbers matter anyway? Geesh, I don't know what yall want from MC. What's more important, the music or the bragging rights behind the numbers? Y'all wanna pressure her into dependency? Because until the day he died Michael was determined to make another Thriller. And Whitney kept telling Clive "ima get my high notes back". Stop this right now.
(Sunday 5 October 2025; 01:43)

Help please (HFIA booklet) (111,680) by Randy from USA

Y'all know I have been Mr. Negative for years on this board. I hate to give up that title but Mariah has really dialed it in this time. The album is wonderful, check my profile for the full review I did. I haven't played an MC album this much during the first week since Memoirs. In addition, she has run around everywhere promoting tirelessly. If the numbers disappoint, Gamma can't blame MC. She looks great, has been grinding and turned in a wonderful piece of art. And to see her in blazers and not mermaid gowns. She stopped traffic on Jennifer Hudson with the blazer and leather pants, hair and make up flawless. This is an amazing roll out and I am proud of MC. I would like to take this time to apologize for calling her a whistling Christmas Jessica Rabbit relic.
(Friday 3 October 2025; 01:09)


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