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About Lara from Middle East: I discovered Mariah with "always be my baby"...Got hooked by "my all"..didnt know it was the same artist back then..I couldn't (yet) understand what she was singing! Since then, I've been a big fan and rediscovered her catalogue and appreciate her even more...Searching for her lyrics was my way to learn english :)

Changes (110,272) by Lara from Middle East

Everyone changes, we all get it, the only one who seems not get it is Mariah. What bothers me the most is the feeling Mariah is forcing her game. She's pushing to be sexy, she's pushing to belt and sing, she's pushing to be trendy. All of those used to come effortlessly for her... and sometimes she was a trend setter. She's trying to stay the untouchable Mariah of the 90s and 00s, ironically she was at that time very relatable and "touchable". A complete opposite of nowadays. At the beginning of the interview in Jimmy Kimmel, she was asked what took you so long to make this album, to which she answered something like "I was getting it together." Now that's more that we need, relatable Mariah. I'm sure her medications are interfering with her creativity and also her weight. Instead of just explaining, she's putting an act, which makes me sad how much she's trying to stay in the image she created instead of embracing her changes.
(Thursday 31 July 2025; 22:58)

Sugar Sweet performance (110,227) by Lara from Middle East

Kehlani has more followers on insta than Mariah. Shensea has half of Mariah's numbers. The reason why Mariah collaborated with them is to get more exposure to the young population, without compromising the song quality since their voices blend well... but unfortunately they also didn't promote it heavily on their stories like I think she expected it. Just like Mr beast on her video. Streaming is in the youngest age area, a category most Mariah fans don't fall into.
(Wednesday 30 July 2025; 19:33)

Article: The making of Mariah Carey (110,184) by Lara from Middle East

Effortlessly sexy. That's what we want.
(Tuesday 29 July 2025; 13:04)

Sugar Sweet (110,073) by Lara from Middle East

I went back to YouTube, I lean towards "Stay long love you" when she sings "would you mind".
(Friday 25 July 2025; 23:18)


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Sugar Sweet (110,021) by Lara from Middle East

It's light, neat and sweet. Like a summer hit. Touch My Body vibes. I love that the lyrics are easily relatable. Their voices blend very well. "I hope that you don't mind" part reminds me of a song on Caution but I can't figure out which one (maybe because it's 7 am). I hope that song will get recognition.
(Friday 25 July 2025; 06:38)

Next single (109,797) by Lara from Middle East

I just want her to re release "You don't know what to do".
(Thursday 17 July 2025; 21:47)

Album title (109,652) by Lara from Middle East

Eternally 16
(Tuesday 8 July 2025; 09:20)

Start guessing (109,322) by Lara from Middle East

Let's try play the game of guessing the Mr in the video.
Mr player: Derek Jeter
Mr dancer: Bryan Tanaka
Mr traitor: Nick cannon
Mr dealer: Parker? Was that his name? (I'm forgetful

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Mr beast: I don't know him literally, had to ask my kids about it.

Also did anyone else got vibes from so many different videos she's already done? It's like that, Thank God I found you remix, With you, Boy. Just to name a few
(Saturday 14 June 2025; 22:39)

Where's the video? (109,302) by Lara from Middle East

I don't like that delay.
(Saturday 14 June 2025; 19:33)

I'm not concerned with Mariah's voice (99,424) by Lara from Middle East

Most people will go and say she lost her voice, she's hiding it between smoke and mirrors. I might agree with that, her voice isn't as powerful as before, but for me it's her tone and huskiness, the fact that when you hear it on the radio you can immediately reconignize it that makes special and I couldn't care less about whistles and belting.

Stromae released new songs after a hiatus of 7 years and that man has no voice but his songs, their lyrics, productions are just genius. It's like Mariah Carey before 2008 but without her voice, which brings me to my concern.

What I am concerned about is her musicality, her layering and ad libs are messy, lyrics not relatable anymore. You can't have a melody from her songs. I want Mariah to have a work similar to Caution where you feel the production is really good but lyrically more deep. Videos that are not focusing on her physical appearance, maybe the bipolar medications are affecting this genius side of hers?
(Friday 14 January 2022; 17:01)

Britney Spears (98,269) by Lara from Middle East

I think Mariah was this close to be locked in a similar conservatorship in 2000,, probably by her brother Morgan.
(Thursday 24 June 2021; 22:00)

Re: Mariah Carey, BTS (I'm That Chick/Dynamite) (97,044) (97,046) by Lara from Middle East

All of his/her mashups are really good. (S)He really has good editing skills and a good ear.
(Tuesday 29 December 2020; 08:36)

Streaming is the new rule (96,178) by Lara from Middle East

Found this on insta. We cannot count on the sales to make a prediction on the Billboard.
(Wednesday 14 October 2020; 01:42)

Remixes (95,390) by Lara from Middle East

With all these remixes, someone should start a fitness YouTube channel.

(Friday 4 September 2020; 21:06)

Re: How is everybody? (95,018) (95,024) by Lara from Middle East

I really can't answer this. We're alive. That's all we can say. The blast in our city have done considerable damage we re only starting to understand. Causalities count still not finished, not to mention the inflation. The number of people who lost their jobs the last 4 months and worse no sign of any positive change. Corona seems to be the last of our problems but the last 3 days scored as many cases as we had since it all started, so curfew is back for 2 weeks now. But we're surviving.
(Thursday 20 August 2020; 22:14)

Eminem (94,694) by Lara from Middle East

She was probably in a manic episode when she "connected" to him.
(Friday 24 July 2020; 09:28)

Yes for more interactions (92,994) by Lara from Middle East

Love comments like these, I really appreciate when she drops off the diva attitude.
(Saturday 22 February 2020; 21:18)

Merry Christmas new video (91,317) by Lara from Middle East

Looking at the footage makes me appreciate her darker hair even more. It's nice to see her mother in the video and she looked genuinely happy in the shots.
(Friday 8 November 2019; 07:23)

What's cooking? (90,526) by Lara from Middle East

GMA appearance and a cover for Love magazine. Could it be for her memoirs?
(Saturday 3 August 2019; 15:23)

Collaborations (90,119) by Lara from Middle East

I wished she was featured on Ed Sheeran collaboration album, he had Skillrex on it. It would have been a nice way to fresh up her fanbase.
(Friday 28 June 2019; 14:14)

Re: Um (89,837) (89,846) by Lara from Middle East

Forgetting the new album? Caution, Portrait. Does GTFO count as one word?

(Wednesday 5 June 2019; 06:05)

Has something happen? (89,600) by Lara from Middle East

We also got bored of saying Migrate should have been a single.

(Thursday 16 May 2019; 15:44)

Her thing is different (89,538) by Lara from Middle East

Madonna has been known for being provocative with a sexy attitude, her thing in this era of oversexualized media doesn't work anymore. As for Mariah, she has been known for her voice and talent and even with her diminished ability, she's still a contender, most of the back lash she receives when she dresses sexy is probably not because it's not age appropriate, but because she doesn't need it to shine.
(Thursday 9 May 2019; 21:57)

2019 BBMA (89,108) by Lara from Middle East

Could be her last chance to revive "A No No" with a good performance. Do you think she'll bring both Shawni and Stefflon Don to perform with her?
(Thursday 11 April 2019; 16:37)

Metro (subway) A No No video (88,745) by Lara from Middle East

This would have been a nicer concept and not an expensive one I guess. There is so much potential in the album and songs it just bumps me with every new wasted step they take.
(Friday 22 March 2019; 13:01)

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