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About Bill from the UK: I love Mariah more than you do.

London Daydream Tour Attendee.

Can't waut to see who scoffs and mocks this (114,341) by Bill from the UK
Ding ding ding. We finally made it to 50. Congratulations to everyone for this collective effort. Be proud.

Excuses given for why Mariah can’t move or sing anymore:
1. Ear monitor malfunction
2. No humidifiers
3. Too cold
4. Too hot
5. Stage fright
6. Corset too tight
7. Heels too high
8. Preserving her voice
9. Scared of Michael Jackson's casket
10. Didn't want to upstage the Queen of Soul
11. Wanted to respect her peers
12. Bronchitis
13. Stressful divorce/break up
14. Arm in a sling
15. Pregnant
16. Not pregnant
17. Nodules
18. Too many splashes
19. Medicated
20. Backing singers missed their cue
21. Backing singers singing her part now baby
22. Foiled by Dick Clarke Productions
23. Late for the sound check
24. Not enough sleep
25. Too much sleep
26. Bipolar
27. Food poisoning
28. Mic wasn't turned up
29. Shit happens
30. Avoiding wrinkles
31. Nothing to prove
32. Prioritising her children
33. Too early in the morning
34. Too late at night
35. Broken hip
36. Parkinson’s
37. Alzheimer’s
38. Fibromyalgia
39. Arthritis
40. Dementia
41. Lack of vocal surgery
42. Botched vocal surgery
43. Inadequate breath support
44. Preparing for Christmas shows
45. Rhinoplasty impacting singing ability
46. Breast augmentation impacting singing ability
47. Nerve damage
48. James Packer conspiring to murder her
49. Wants to be left alone
50. Being drugged by an aide in her team
(Friday 31 July 2026; 11:43)
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Leaving the spotlight for a while (114,333) by Bill from the UK
MC and D-Waz also wrote There For Me as well I believe.
(Thursday 30 July 2026; 12:59)
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Leaving the spotlight for a while (114,316) by Bill from the UK
Damn. Our girl’s gonna be in that spotlight for the next 200 years.
(Wednesday 29 July 2026; 09:25)
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Leaving the spotlight for a while (114,312) by Bill from the UK
I doubt she'd be doing concerts and Christmas shows if that was the case.
(Tuesday 28 July 2026; 13:06)
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Soulless (114,278) by Bill from the UK
Gotta love those yass queens. If everything ends in tragedy, the blood's on their hands.
(Thursday 23 July 2026; 14:32)
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More depth to the interesting video (114,267) by Bill from the UK
I first noticed Mariah entered that statuesque and spaced out manner as far back as E=MC2, particularly around the I Stay In Love promo and in that video too. There was some footage of her in the studio and her hands were visibly shaking. In the video for ISIL as well, she doesn't appear to move much, except when she's walking away from the exploding car (which by the way seemed to have nothing to do with the plot other than "let's have the car explode").

I attributed it at the time to the miscarriage and her likely being on some sort of medication to deal with either the physical and/or emotional toll of that experience. Then she seemed like herself again during the pregnancy, Memoirs, MCIIY, and the beginning of the MIAM era with Triumphant. It seemed the catalyst was the arrival of Stella and the Nightmare Era. She's never been the same since.

I suppose I have to admire the old brass for going out there and (ellipses), well, I can't call it singing nor performing. But I guess just going out there. But at what cost?
(Wednesday 22 July 2026; 11:35)
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More depth to the interesting video (114,261) by Bill from the UK
How dare you. That list is a record of genuine, bone fide reasons as to why Mariah occasionally has to lip sync a couple of lines during one of her show stopping performances.
(Tuesday 21 July 2026; 15:23)
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More depth to the interesting video (114,258) by Bill from the UK
I've added "James Packer conspiring to murder her" to my list of excuses as to why Mariah can't move or sing anymore.

In my view it's probably as simple as her battling this mystery neurodegenerative disorder, whilst at the same time mixing prescription medication for her bipolar disorder with alcohol.
(Tuesday 21 July 2026; 07:19)
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Daydream 30 (114,247) by Bill from the UK
I do my friend. Chains is one of my most favourite songs ever. I loved it since I first heard it in early 1995 and play it a few times a month ever since that day. Her "Don't Ask" album it stemmed from was great.
(Monday 20 July 2026; 11:07)
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Daydream 30 (114,230) by Bill from the UK
No really my dear friend as the instrumentation is synth and Mariah's voice is electronically enhanced. Here are some examples of what I would say are more traditional acapellas rather than just vocal stems. And of course.
(Saturday 18 July 2026; 23:22)
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Daydream 30 - reflections (114,226) by Bill from the UK
Okay so. I've had some time with the anniversary edition now and can post my thoughts properly. In terms of general ranking amongst her anniversary releases, Music Box is still, by far, the best. I would rank this as a respectable second. Brace yourself, it's a long read for anyone interested in what some anonymous loser on a Mariah forum thinks.

Part 1 - The Remaster
So the album has been remastered. My first listening experience was on my EarPods so I reserved judgement until I'd listened to it properly on my hi-fi and then my good headphones. Perhaps it is because I have listened to the album some 230,000 times since its release, but the remaster can be jarring at times. Fantasy seems somewhat murky now and is missing the bright vibrancy of the original. The low harmonies in the chorus being pushed forward in the mix, along with the bells being more prominent changes the overall feel of the record. Another noticeable change was with Looking In, and how the guitar was much more pronounced than the gentle background strums in the original. It is now almost in line with the lead vocal which is an odd choice. On the plus side, more vocal nuances are noticeable in tracks like Long Ago and Melt Away, but all told I prefer the original over the remaster. And this isn't me just stating the original because I've spent most of my life with it; the remaster of Rainbow is miles better than the trash output of the original album and is my absolute go-to when I play that album (always skipping Did I Do That of course).

The Amazon intros were okay, but as Jamie said she seemed somewhat spaced out and lethargic in her recollections, didn't really offer any new tidbits or nuggets about the songs, and glossed over half the album by not addressing half of the tracks. So, it's not a "track by track" commentary, more a handful of 30 second soundbites about the main tracks. Would have been nice for the opening and closing statements on the album to be longer and reflect where she was in her life at that point, where her head was at, her career, what she was aiming to achieve, initial concepts versus the final output, how it's aged in her mind, etc., especially as it was recorded with the backdrop of her marriage collapsing.

Part 2 - The Remixes
So the big players are here as expected - Fantasy with ODB as well as the Def Club Mix (not a patch on Dreamlover but a close second), Always Be My Baby with Da Brat, and the Chucky Remix of One Sweet Day, Good to see something completely new and original with the Eric Kupper mix of Underneath the Stars.

Part 3 - The B-sides and Demos
It's a shame there was no surprises like Music Box's Workin' Hard and My Prayer. Instead we have One Night and Slipping Away from The Rarities and nothing else. The acapellas I've already written about, though good to hear an extra 30 seconds of ad libbing that was previously hidden. The writing session demos are excellent, and the real highlight of the project. Would have been absolutely amazing to have this for every track.

Part 4 - The Live Tracks
Here's where I have a mild annoyance. I'm not sure why the MSG concert is a vinyl-exclusive. No reason why it couldn't form part of the digital release. I understand the CD cutting some tracks out to not seep into a third disc, but the digital album can be limitless, so that's a real shame to not have such a fantastic concert released to stream and download. The tracks selected for the digital release (Fantasy and OSD from MSG) were both previously released on singles at the time, as was Forever from Tokyo Dome, and later Underneath the Stats from Tokyo on The Rarities. The real keepers though are Open Arms and ABMB from Rotterdam Ahoy. Fantastic recordings and vocals, but it's annoyed me that the full concert is professionally available to be released (it was filmed too), but remains locked up. I understand keeping Daydream tracks on the anniversary edition, but she did some incredible versions of her other songs during that tour that ought to be put out there.

So yes. Overall I am happy and grateful to see such a wonderful album get the anniversary treatment, but a few marks were missed when compared against Music Box.

I am now hungry for the debut and Emotions to not be ignored and get some treatment very soon (35th/40th) as I have no doubt, especially with the debut, there is a wealth of material to unearth and celebrate.
(Saturday 18 July 2026; 13:23)
Daydream 30 (114,207) by Bill from the UK
I agree with you on the acapella tracks, especially as they have all simply been vocal stem tracks for these anniversary albums rather than actual acapellas. It seems everyone thinks "no music = acapella", when the original and true definition of an acapella does involve some instrumentation. Usually finger snaps, light keyboards/percussion, and the vocals holding up the main body. One Sweet Day had real acapellas on the single, the UTS "sweet acapella" is also a proper one. Another famous non-Mariah song would be Billy Joel's Longest Time.
(Friday 17 July 2026; 12:38)
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Daydream 30 (114,204) by Bill from the UK
Agree, the tracklist looks great though it's a shame to not see the Rotterdam Hero and Emotions included as they were epic, especially Hero where she took the whole bridge to another level and her stratospheric belts.

The Underneath the Stars remix sounds good, I was always a fan of Eric Kupper mixes in the 90s, didn't know he was still knocking around.

I am really really intrigued with the writing sessions, especially with it featuring Walter and Babyface.
(Friday 17 July 2026; 09:42)
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Daydream 30 (114,185) by Bill from the UK
One Sweet Day was only a massive hit in the US. Everywhere else it was just a top ten that came and went like every other song. It meant Open Arms could be released everywhere else whilst OSD was still dragging its heels at Number One in the US.

Jagged Little Pill was massive everywhere, Alanis was a fresh new talent unlike anything else at that time. She deserved to win.
(Wednesday 15 July 2026; 17:17)
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Daydream 30 (114,173) by Bill from the UK
To be fair nothing was going to stand in the way of Jagged Little Pill. That album was absolutely incredible. But, MC definitely should have took home some awards in the other categories she was nominated in.
(Wednesday 15 July 2026; 01:10)
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Whitney vs MC (114,164) by Bill from the UK
Indeed. I saw some video of her in a supermarket and she was clearly on something. Either high as a kite or severely impacted by some disease that renders her unable to freely move. It's like she has Parkinson's or is in a state of withdrawal or something. Lord knows what is going on with her, but it is so worrying.
(Tuesday 14 July 2026; 15:22)
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Whitney vs MC (114,163) by Bill from the UK
Great post Eddie.
(Tuesday 14 July 2026; 15:20)
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I could never forget about Daydream (114,149) by Bill from the UK
I hope the album gets a high-res remaster, as it's her only Sony album (not including Unplugged) to have not received that treatment. It should obviously have the Chick album on it with Mariah's vocals, some select remixes, some more unearthed b-sides as I'm sure there's more than what appeared on The Rarities, and to top it all off, the audio of the London leg of the Daydream Tour, for which I was an attendee.
(Monday 13 July 2026; 08:07)
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HQ album artwork (114,148) by Bill from the UK
Try fanart.tv or album art exchange. I uploaded all MC's single covers to the latter that I spent hours painstakingly correcting and perfecting in Photoshop.
(Monday 13 July 2026; 07:25)
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The greatest female artist of all time snub (114,125) by Bill from the UK
Yes I agree. Mariah was an astonishingly good singer for the first five or so years of her career, but that was it. She's been a good songwriter for longer, but has stayed to one genre and often one subject matter. Her biggest hits lean heavily on sampled material. Her albums are great, but formulaic and not groundbreaking.

This is why I think I will always say her debut era was the best. Her voice was the fullest, purest, and best it ever sounded. Her live performances were jaw-droppingly good. Her album, so far the only one in her career, was 100% original material. Her compositions with Margulies were all unique, and different in their style, arrangement, production, and sonically too. Her look was natural, original, and effortlessly flawless.

We had a vision of love. And it was all that she turned out to be.
(Friday 10 July 2026; 20:12)
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MC's best bridge (114,114) by Bill from the UK
Do you even realise
The sorrow I have inside
Every day of my life
Do you know the way it feels
When all you have just dies
I try and try
To deny that I need you
But still you remain on my mind

And, of course:

I've realised a dream
And I visualised
The love that came to be
Feel so alive
I'm so thankful that I've received
The answer that heaven
Has sent down to me
(Tuesday 7 July 2026; 19:47)
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MC's best bridge (114,090) by Bill from the UK
I once was lost but now I'm found
I got my feet on solid ground
Thank you Lord

If you believe within your soul
Just hold on tight and don't let go
You can make it
Make it happen
(Friday 3 July 2026; 17:19)
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It's a wrap (114,019) by Bill from the UK
Me too. I've found some peace living in my 90s bubble and enjoying her performances, interviews, albums, and remixes from that decade. So glad I was there at the time and witnessed it all first hand, and I'll be eternally grateful that I attended the Daydream Tour's London concert. I still get a pang when I watch her interview on This Morning in the UK, where she said "I would never lip sync." Oh Mariah.
(Friday 19 June 2026; 15:35)
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Article: Mariah Carey doesn't show up for longtime collaborator (114,001) by Bill from the UK
The Walter collab list does the rounds almost as much as my list of excuses I post every so often lol.
(Tuesday 16 June 2026; 16:40)
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It's a wrap (113,988) by Bill from the UK
I did see that my friend, and like every time I see her and JD in that damn studio together I inwardly sigh because she's once again staying in the same gear she's been in since Butterfly. At this point I'm wishing they are there to close that blessed studio down once and for all.
(Monday 15 June 2026; 14:51)
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