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Re: Toni Braxton - Deadwood (78,354) (78,358) by Edward from USA I love Whitney and Cox's "Same Script Different Cast" duet. If Mariah and Toni could bring something similar to the table, it would be great. I wish for Mariah to cover Whitney's "One Moment In Time" or "Saving All My Love for You", as long as she doesn't butch them like she did with "One More Try" or course. (Friday 15 September 2017; 21:30)

Re: Miss You Most at Christmas Time (78,310) (78,319) by Edward from USA I don't even think Miss You Most At Christmas Time would be more difficult to sing than "O Holy Night", and she would make the crowd go crazy by even teasing a verse. It's always been my favorite track from Merry Christmas. (Thursday 7 September 2017; 22:03)

Re: Article: Taylor Swift leaps to no. 1 on Hot 100 (78,291) (78,294) by Edward from USA After "Crapfinity" with its horrendous remix, "She Didn't", and "Infamous", "Unforgettable" is a step in a right direction and it shows she can still deliver. Of course she's not going to be featured much in a track that already has two other people in it. What she brought to the table was great. Her part gives the track an ethereal sound that the original didn't have. After three fails, this one is definitely a great collaboration. We have to remember this is just a feature, not her song. She has given many other newcomers a push. It's perfectly OK if she gets a push from more popular artists now. (Wednesday 6 September 2017; 02:13)

Christmas in September (78,287) by Edward from USA I'm very happy that UK fans will be able to experience the Christmas show. It's a short but great show production wise. There's not much talking or distractions, just the Christmas spirit vividly captured throughout the whole show. I'm also happy because many fans are closer to the UK and could go see her without putting a huge dent in their wallets. I hope this singing in Vegas, with Lionel and such put Mariah in a good place vocally to deliver an excellent album. I wish for an E=MC2 type of album. Great vocals and fun. I remember one of the reviews from that album stated that Mariah was singing with such confident in it that she was delivered the songs effortlessly. I hope she got that confident back, it's time. If not now, when? (Tuesday 5 September 2017; 18:51)

Article: Taylor Swift leaps to no. 1 on Hot 100 (78,285) by Edward from USA If I were asked to name a song by Taylor Swift, I could only say "Shake It Off" because Mariah has a song with the same title, but I'm glad Taylor soared to #1. Many had come close to tying the 16 weeks record, but nobody had been able to tie it or surpass it up until Despacito joined them at the top last week. Mariah and Boyz II Men broke the then current record setting a new one, and they're still holding that record. This time though they're in the presence of new company. Justin likes Mariah and has worked with her twice, and Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee representing the Latino community. Let's see how long can this record last. The fact that this record was almost broken after all these years made me realize that I don't care much about it anymore. I do really care about Mariah thinking outside her books and weaves putting good music out, she's still capable. Unforgettable is an example of that. (Tuesday 5 September 2017; 18:29)

Re: Unforgettable acoustic (78,273) (78,278) by Edward from USA No problem. Send me an email and I'll reply. (Tuesday 5 September 2017; 10:07)

Re: Unforgettable acoustic (78,258) (78,263) by Edward from USA Stacey, I could send you a clean copy. Send me an email b_terius@yahoo.com (Monday 4 September 2017; 14:59)

Unforgettable acoustic (78,244) by Edward from USA Wow, just wow. Mariah whistle sounds so hypnotic on this track. Everything flow so smoothly as if all the elements were supposed to be there from the beginning. The acoustic version definitely highlights Mariah's vocals and takes the song to a different level. Different from #Beautiful which was a good song, but kind of too short as if something was missing, in my opinion, Unforgettable is epic, different, and contagious. Kudos to Mariah for finally trying getting on board of something different. As I said before, I'm longing more for quality music than for her to keep records that don't necessarily bring anything new to the table. Unforgettable is finally Mariah stepping out of her comfort zone. I'm just sad these remixes are not being played or served to radio. Unforgettable is how you take three artists and put them in a song with balance without sounding messy. I hope Mariah keeps on this route. It might actually be time for her own Ray of Light. (Saturday 2 September 2017; 06:26)

Re: Slightly shocked at Despacito (78,230) (78,232) by Edward from USA I meant to say he was singling [sic] mostly in Spanish. I hate posting from a phone, lol. (Thursday 31 August 2017; 23:44)

Re: Slightly shocked at Despacito (78,229) (78,230) by Edward from USA As I said in my post, Justin definitely gave the song a push, but the song was growing on people. Another clear indication that the song was most likely going to be successful is the fact that Justin is first not singing mostly in Spanish, and second he's nowhere featured in the video that has reached nearly 4 billions views. The video that broke and set the record doesn't feature him. I'm not taking merits away from Justin, I'm just saying that it's evident that millions of people seem to like the song hence its popularity. That's why I cringe every time I think how Mariah lost an excellent opportunity with Justin when they made that Crapfinity mess. As a fan I obviously want Mariah to keep this record. Many great songs came close, but none past the 14 week mark. At least she broke the previous record, set a new one and most likely keep it for many years to come. (Thursday 31 August 2017; 22:06)

This is from Billbaord (78,227) by Edward from USA Following a first chart week of sales and streaming data tracking (August 25-31), Taylor Swift's Look What You Make Me Do after its August 25 arrival, and a first full week of airplay tracking (August 28-September 3), should storm to No. 1. On the new September 9-dated Hot 100, the track debuts at No. 77 powered by its first three days of airplay. According to industry projections, "Look," the first single from Swift's album Reputation, due November 10, could sell between 400,000 and 500,000 downloads in its first week. That could mark the highest weekly total since Adele's "Hello" sold 480,000 downloads in its third week. Along with first-week streaming totals, powered by its lyric video released August 25 and its official clip which premiered Sunday (August 27) during the MTV Video Music Awards, as well as a full first week of airplay, "Look" should vault to No. 1 on the Hot 100. If "Look" leaps to the top, it would prevent, or delay, further history from being made by the current leader, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito", featuring Justin Bieber, which this week (on the September 9-dated Hot 100) logs its record-tying 16th week at No. 1. It matches Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day", which reigned for a record-establishing 16 weeks in 1995-96. Thus, if "Look" dethrones "Despacito", the latter would, at least as of next week, remain tied for the longest command in the Hot 100's 59-year archives. (Thursday 31 August 2017; 19:32)

Despacito Mijos, Despacito (78,225) by Edward from USA I guess that maybe, just maybe, if some of us were a little bit more appreciative of other artists’ accomplishments, whether we're fans or not, we could get the same treatment for Mariah when she has something out. I remember when Mariah released Heartbreaker and it was time to find out if it had reached #1 or just kept climbing, but I saw that #1, I went crazy with joy, those were the days. I guess probably there were some older people back then, fans of other artists of course, annihilating her and hating on her accomplishment, but people had spoken, and she was #1. No matter how much they hated it, attributed to single discounts, chart manipulations, she was #1, and that was that. I was happy and many were bleeding on the other side, I just didn't know. Yes, most music is crap nowadays, but the charts have their rules, rules that allow Mariah to chart every year with her Christmas song setting an unprecedented record, its rules allowed her to give a huge push to her singles through multiple versions of it. I don't think that the charts or the world is against Mariah, we always knew the Divine Trinity wasn't going to be forever. Elvis, The Beatles, Madonna, Michael Jackson, all of them shone bright when it was their time, Mariah's light just dimmed down, but she's still shining. One day she'll be like the rest, but that's life I guess. After "I Didn't", "Crapfiny", "Infamous", I long more for a great song than an effing #1 to be honest. Breaking her OSD and most #1's records won't wash away her accomplishments or give Fonsi and Daddy Yankee a Butterfly, a Daydream or TEOM, but they got there just like Mariah, with a song they wrote, even the part that Justin Bieber sings. And yes, the song it's in Spanish, big fat effing deal. The weird thing is that because of the English speaking Americans Despacito is where it is right now, #1 for 16 weeks, how fair is that? I guess music is the universal language. If you like it and feel it, you might not even care what's being sung, of course if you doing Despacito. (Thursday 31 August 2017; 18:12)

Re: Slightly shocked at Despacito (78,216) (78,223) by Edward from USA Despacito is not where it is because of Justin Beiber, the video without Justin is the one that also broke the record with most streaming. It's simple, the general public just love the track, that's all. It's true that artists release different versions of their songs to give it a push, Mariah's done it countless times, the remixes for "#Beautiful", "You're Mine(Eternal)" with Trey Songz just to name a few. The "Justin-less" video for Despacito has reached nearly 4 billion views, it is completely in Spanish. Of course Justin's name has given it a push, there's not denying in that, but the work was already done when he asked to be on the song, I repeat, he heard her song and asked to be on the song. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee wrote and produced the song, that's also an accomplishment. Despacito is what it is, one of those songs that got people listening and streaming, it doesn't have to do with depth, it's a summer song. I don't see the need in trashing Despacito. Some here are doing exactly what Elvis' fans were doing when Mariah broke his record. Some said: "Touch Her Body", really? But it was what it was, Touch My Body wasn't deep in anything, it was just like Despacito, a catchy fun song to listen to, and yet it hit #1. People just seem to like Despacito better, some should just get over it. It's an effing song, we don't have to bleed as if we got cut open. (Thursday 31 August 2017; 16:57)

Re: Sucky time for Houston, Tx (78,181) (78,184) by Edward from USA Licia, I hope you get home soon safe and sound, take a long deserved shower and chill with your family. Good to know that even though you're still stuck at work, you and your family are Ok. (Tuesday 29 August 2017; 17:48)

Re: One Sweet Day tied (78,171) (78,174) by Edward from USA They might be sharing the record with Mariah and Boyz II Men, but they didn't set it. It's an accomplishment I feel proud of as a Latino, but tying a record is not the same as breaking it. They might still break it, but Taylor is definitely coming strong, so I doubt it they'll break it. If they do though, it's still a huge accomplishment for Mariah and Boyz II Men to have kept that record for nearly 25 years. (Tuesday 29 August 2017; 00:37)

Re: G.O.T (78,172) (78,173) by Edward from USA A huge fan of Game of Thrones here too, but as big as the show always is, and with the huge amount of work that goes into producing it, I don't think they would deal with huge egos, actors showing up late and other shenanigans. One thing though, Stella would've killed the role of the "Dead Dragon". Her contouring would have saved them thousands of dollars in make up to make her look like on of them. She would've only needed a pair of wings, a tail and that's it. She has the claws, the hideous leather jackets and the face of a dragon. (Tuesday 29 August 2017; 00:24)

The One is a gem (78,127) by Edward from USA "The One" should’ve definitely been a single. It's epic when she sings the verse: Once again nothin' jumpin' up in yo place Sick of your berry buzzin' all in my face Way too much to tolerate Time to roll Y'all know I gots to migrate I could never understand why they would pick "Boy, I Need You" over "The One". T-Pain definitely brought the song to a completely new level with those autotuned high notes. Definitely a missed opportunity, just like they did with Migrate from the Merry Christmas album. (Saturday 26 August 2017; 15:40)

Re: The album that should have been (78,011) (78,022) by Edward from USA Despacito is a fun, summer, catchy song that people are obviously devouring. I'm not going to say it is bad song because it is about to dethrone OSD, but I definitely feel some relieve that maybe I won't have to worry about that record being tied or broken anymore. I'm not worrying about Rihanna's surpassing Mariah's 18 #1's either. It's getting kind of tiresome. They're just that, records, and as such, meant to be broken. Mariah should be proud to have held it for such a long time. I'm not sure yet they'd surpass it, but as I predicted, they might actually share the record with her. 17 weeks is a long time at the top. (Tuesday 22 August 2017; 15:25)

Re: Is there any soso track on MIAMTEC? (77,997) (78,005) by Edward from USA I don't personally like MIAM much because it is mostly depressing and her voice sounds piercing at times with so much filtering and tweaking. I like many tracks in the album though, but it's her only album I completely obliterated many tracks to create something I could actually enjoy. This is how I have it on my playlist: 01. Cry 02. Faded 03. Dedicated 04. #Beautiful 05. Make It Look Good 06. You're Mine (Desperate Mermaid In PR) 07. You Don't Know What To Do 08. Meteorite 09. Camouflage 10. The Art of Letting Go We waited so long for her collaboration with Mary J Blige and R. Kelly, but both of them ended up being fillers. Her repetitive attempt at another "Fly Like a Bird" didn't do anything for me. "Supernatural" is cute but that's about it. She took a classic, "One More Try", and for the first time basically destroyed it, and not in a good way, so mad at that, since it had been a dream of mine to hear her take on it. To me Charmbracelet is a far superior album than MIAM. (Monday 21 August 2017; 19:17)

Re: Is she okay? (77,957) (77,962) by Edward from USA One of those pictures is basically a close up, if the camera angle is making her neck disappear, then Bryan's neck should be nonexistent too. She's just overweight, plain and simple. If she's happy with it, we should all be happy with it too. At the end of the day It's "her neck, her back, her boobs and her ass". (Friday 18 August 2017; 00:38)

Rapidito (77,919) by Edward from USA Rapidito scores its 14th week at #1. It could actually get to sit all by itself at the 15th week mark, but Wild Thoughts might actually be the song to dethrone it. I doubt Rapidito is going to surpass Mariah's record. Yes, Rihanna's going to have another #1, but it is what it is. Lol. (Tuesday 15 August 2017; 18:42)

Something new (77,780) by Edward from USA I was just listening to E=MC2 while working now and I realized something that hasn't ever been said here, but that it should be talked about on the board: Migrate should've been a single. (Tuesday 8 August 2017; 16:13)

Re: Despacito | Most-viewed YouTube video of all time (77,751) (77,753) by Edward from USA I agree. Mariah has managed to hold these records for such a long time that at this point it doesn't really matter much, 22 years holding a record is a feast. She broke Elvis' record, but that didn't take way from his accomplishments or his place in music. I think it matters to fans, but generally I never heard any older person taking into account The Beatles' or Elvis' records when enjoying their music. (Saturday 5 August 2017; 18:06)

Re: Despacito | Most-viewed YouTube video of all time (77,731) (77,749) by Edward from USA I agree, this is song is fire everywhere and it's #1 on iTunes, Streaming and the Hot 100, with Justin Beiber as featured on top of that. There's not any song as strong competing with it for the top spot. As a Latino, I would be happy, but I would also be sad because Mariah is definitely not a one-hit wonder. But records are made to be broken. And besides, we would be more at ease not having to worry about that anymore. (Saturday 5 August 2017; 16:43)

Re: Battle of the cougars (77,738) (77,748) by Edward from USA Little Drew, I can't be your cougar for obvious reasons, but if you can twist your body like Celine Dion while speaking with a strong British accent, I'm pretty sure the director of the American Association of Cougarees could get you on the list. You would have to send a video of you doing those things. A twisted picture wouldn't be cut it. If you can hold your cellphone while doing it, your place is guaranteed. Send video to FindMeACougarNow@Delulu.ng (Saturday 5 August 2017; 16:22)

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