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MrsPhoenix
Comment: Apparently Mariah also "lost" her clothes with her half-naked self!
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soulmusic101
Comment: I love going to Brazil where they are not as uptight about the human body....I can also see that happening to Mariah (let the hatred begin).
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PlanetRock
Comment: I have an explanation for her performance: cigarettes.
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Penelope
Comment: I'm not hating on Mariah, but I do believe that she should have worn something more appropriate for this service. One does not always need to show everything all the time. I think it would have done so much to enhance her in the particular moment had she worn something a little more appropriate for what was basically a funeral. A ball gown was not appropriate IMO.
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DawnDuhDuh
Comment: Not buying it. You've been in the business too long to offer that as an excuse. You knew when you accepted the invitation that this would be a HUGE and special event. Your rendition sucked, plain and simple.
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B00TANEB00TUS
Comment: ...That is why, that is why YOU always gotta invite Glady's or Patti to these kinda things...They hardly ever lose it while performing...They know the show must go on...Seasoned professionals...That's one thing I'll say 'bout Bey, like her or not...She knows how to bring it...Aretha falls in that category too...Just make sure the wind ain't blowing...When all else fails, just put a Black gospel choir up there...They will always keep it together...
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SOILL
Comment: I told my mama that woman was blackinese. What a wonderful singer and I'm sure her phone is blowing up. Some good always comes from a bad situation. I can understand Mariah being hurt but that is no excuse. She lost her voice long time ago when she started that whisper singing like Britney Spears. Whitney Houston almost sounds better than she does. If anybody should have been having an emotional time it was Jennifer Hudson. Use it or lose it.
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khufu
Comment: It is understandable how, in spite of her years of expereince, she could lose it..when I sing (in the confines of my home), there are certain songs I am overcome with emotion that I am unable to not lose it e.g. What's Goin' On?...so I can understand how she might have lostt it seeing his casket and reality set in at that moment
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allaboutlydia
Comment: I agree with most of your post Boot except the part about Bey. I've heard her sing through her nose. However Patti, Gladys or Dionne would have definately brought it! Whitney Houston has always sounded better than Mariah. I like Mariah's voice but laterly it sounds like she sings in this whispery tone. I didn't like her renedition of this song.
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khufu
Comment: there are/were those who performed who realized it was about a tribute and there were those who performed as if it were a performance..these two performed thinking it was about the performance......
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bigchassie
Comment: BOOT>NOW YOU TALKIN! hunny!Patti Belle or better, Gladys (she was more closer to Micheal) Would have worked it! chile, that whole place would have been cryin! shoot! Micheal probally would have got up from the casket!
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Katso
Comment: Give me a break SOILL, Whitney Houston on her worst day will always be better than Mariah Carey. No comparison. Mariah Carey has been sounding bad for years but she not like Whitney uses backing tapes most of time she performs. At MJ Memorial she didnt have the luxury of a backing tape so your hear the Real Mariah Carey voice and the chick hasnt been singing good for years now.
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allaboutlydia
Comment: cosign bigchassie. How are you bigchassie? Still singing?
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bigchassie
Comment: somebody asked, has Mariah ever worn a turtleneck, i don't think she knows what a turtleneck is. lol! sorry! lol!
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allaboutlydia
Comment: Katso - interesting. I didn't know about the backing tapes. However my former voice teacher introduced me to one of Mariah's back-up singers. She was performing in New York. My voice teacher said "I want you to hear this woman sing. Mariah is easily stealing from this woman." I was shocked to hear the similarities between this woman and Mariah's "high pitched whistles" heard on her album.
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bigchassie
Comment: ALLABOUTLYDIA>hi sweetie, yeah gurl, i'm still tweetin! lol! at least tryin to tweet! sometimes i...sqeek, a little! lol!
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allaboutlydia
Comment: bigchassie - good to hear it. Just wondered if you still auditioned? Perhaps you can work on a woman show.... whose style do you most resemble? Phyliss Hyman, Anita Baker, Gladys, inquiring minds want to know.
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sweetpea
Comment: I don't believe an apology is needed It was an emotional time for everyone. I could feel Stevie's, Lionel's and Ushers emotion when they sung. I'm sure it was very difficult for all of them.
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bannedntheusa
Comment: I can buy Mariah's excuse for not sounding better..but there's no excuse for not sounding good. Neither she nor Trey sounded gud..not at all. Hell, even Usher's no singing azz was able to pull it together..although there wasn't much needed to sing his song..
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bannedntheusa
Comment: BTW..where was Patti, Gladys, Aretha and 'em? The men of his generation were there..just not the women?
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NYCsoul
Comment: Though I'm not crazy about Mariah's singing, I can forgive her for being emotional. But, like I said yesterday, her plunging neckline was tasteless and she should have shown some discretion since she was at a MEMORIAL. Banned> Gladys was there but she obviously she chose not to sing. I saw her brief interview on Entertainment tonight. Debbie Allen was there as well.
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lionqueen0728
Comment: aah what did she expect to see when she got out there ??? she knew where she was going??? (or did she???) and what it was for ????i understand... being "emotional"... others were "emotional" .. but none were as throwed off as she was ... it was awful... Lionel Ritchie was just as bad.. sounded likethe Evelyn Wood speed singing version.. it was awful.... Jennifer Hudson & Stevie were very good... Jermaine was emotional and his brother !! DUH!!!! and yeah you were going to a memorial/funeral!!!!! we all dont want to see Nick Cannons boobs !!!!!!???? a simple black dress... and at that time of morning ?? maybe she hadnt been home yet ?????
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goldengirl2
Comment: I agree Mariah should of covered up more. She did not sing the song as well as I have heard in the past. I disagree about Beyonce, she definitely would have put her best foot forward and gave an emotional tribute due to the fact of who it was and it was televised world wide.
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bigchassie
Comment: BANNED>you know what, i noticed that too. now i know Gladys was on Larry King talking about his death too. as well as Patti Austin. Patti said she could not attend, she couldn't take it. maybe Gladys was there but her picture was not taken.
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bigchassie
Comment: NYCSOUL>oh good. Gladys was there.
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dcdouglass01
Comment: Don't know if I quite buy that explanation. Mariah often seems to struggle to find/hit notes when performing live. Although I must say I watched her in a very nice live (televised) performance a couple of weeks ago where her voice was in great shape, i.e., she was hitting all her legendary Minnie Ripperton-type high notes. Speaking of singing, I saw this incredible group at the Essence Music Festival called Zap Mama. The lead woman had a phenomenal voice, as did her background singers. The musicians in the group were outstanding as well.
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bigchassie
Comment: LIONQUEEN>you know, i thought it was just me, but i thought Lionel was singing it a little too fast. but, he did okay. it was hard for him too. but what killed me was Usher and Stevie, and Jermaine. oh gawwd...umph! *sadly shaking my head*
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BigRuss
Comment: Man you guys are ruthless. I give her a pass here. This isn't a normal memorial this was the KING. Many people will react in as many ways whether they are at the event or at home.
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detroitgee
Comment: I read somewhere that Lionel had throat surgery - he doesn't have ths same voice quality or clarity.
Maybe Mariah thinks if you look at how little she's wearing you won't pay attention to how little she's singing.
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B00TANEB00TUS
Comment: ...Cicely Tyson was there too...Lemon interviewed her...I didn't know Miles recorded human nature 'cause it was one of her favs...This is Miles Davis... I thought he recorded the song cause he's Miles fuccing Davis...Maybe Cicely was stretching /reaching a bit...
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detroitgee
Comment: No Boot Miles did it nice
check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGBPSx1Zxlo
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dport
Comment: Mariah has NEVER been a great live performer. And she does need to stop dressing like a whore as if she has no talent.
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Big10
Comment: It didn't matter to me how anyone sounded that day. I know there was a lot of emotion and people handle their emotions differently. Who knows if Beyonce, Aretha, Chris Brown, Chaka or anyone else would have suddenly became emotional at the sight of that casket. With that being said, i'm gonna take one last jab at BET. I know Debra Lee has got to be kicking herself (and rightfully so). This is how you do a tribute, I don't wanna hear the LAME EXCUSE about last minuite changes. AEG didn't have a lot of time to either and look how great that was. I know AEG is a huge corporation, but you don't have to have deep pockets to show class. Got Steve McNair's memorial service to watch on local tv tonight (I'm sure it will be available online).
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ladybyrd
Comment: I think Mariah sounded "awesome"! Great Job Mariah and thanks for singing for Michael Jackson.
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bigchassie
Comment: BOOT>wow!! i didn't know Miles Davis recorded that song. wow!
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bigchassie
Comment: DETROIT>i'm gonna have to check that out. humm.
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bigchassie
Comment: BIG10>a BIG YEP TO YA SWEETIE! I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YA.
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lionqueen0728
Comment: the beginning and the end did it for me .. to hear Andre Crouchs' .. Soon & Very Soon..and them walkin in with the casket ..the brothers the Gloves.. the dark glasses he always wore.... was very very moving .. and then his duaghter.. and i really liked Stevie Jermaine and Jennifer Hudson BOOB GIRL I coulda done without.. next time go hoem and change after a nite out and you have an early engagement to attend!!!and his daughter .. well i was done.. and at work watching on my computer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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ELSBABY
Comment: DCDouglass, I was there at the concert (Essence) that night but I didn't go to see ZapMama. I was wondering who that was. Good to hear she did a good job.
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Exmun
Comment: I can give Mariah a pass for this performance given the emotion, though when I was watching it my impression was that her voice sounded tired. As I said yesterday, Usher was the only one who sang well at the memorial. Everyone else had singing issues, including Stevie--though he's a living legend and one of my favs. Lionel sounded like he needed some water. Even Jennifer Hudson sounded like she was having a hard time blowing because the baby was pushing back too hard on her diaphragm. J-Hud's vocals lacked air support. The white kid that everyone was gaga over had his share of pitch issues with a song in a key that was perhaps a step or half step too high. Like I said, Ursh was the only one who sounded like you could make a record from his performance. Erry body else needed a resing or some autotune.
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B00TANEB00TUS
Comment: >Ex...I don't get the hype 'bout the lil white kid singing who's loving you...You'll know if he really can sing WHENEVER he does another song...NOT by MJ... I know some lil kids who can really rip that song...He11, when I was little, I could sing that muthafuccer too...not as well as MJ but...but better than lil Rasheed...
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soulmusic101
Comment: Somebody said that the the track "Gone Too Soon" does not take much effort to sing...WTF? Please go back and listen to the original sung by M.J.
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MzTee
Comment: Honestly, none of the singing performances did anything for me with the exception of the gospel choir. But, it wasn't about that for me. It was about the outpouring of love folks had for Michael. So I can do with the less than stellar performances. I broke down when they wheeled his casket in -- it brought it all home for me that he really is dead. Loved Rev'end Al and the last part of his speech for MJJ's children.
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soulmusic101
Comment: I went back and watched M.J.'s "30th Anniversary Celebration" special that broadcast on CBS awhile ago. The show where Whitney was beyond skinny and had people wondering what drug was she on. A lot of big names were there to support M.J. and didn't care about the false allegations. Like Destiny's Child, Usher and others. M.J. was also in rare form when he performed "The Way You Make Me Feel".
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TGen
Comment: I hate to be mean, I truly applaud MCarey for having the courage to go up there (esp since she rarely gives good live performances) but she gets no pazz, the emotion was not what made her fail, she's just lost "it," something that's been apparent for years despite her radio hits. Boot, you are SO right about Gladys and the old school. I had the GREAT pleasure of seeing Gladys AND Smokey in concert last night at Chastain (park in Atl). They BOTH brought it. AWESOME live performers. And you recall that Smokey was just at the MJ tribute a day before. He was still able to pull himself together and give the crowd what they paid for. Same for Gladys. I wish there were more new-school who took lessons from the old-school. There are some who bring it live (Anthony Hamilton, Maxwell, Chrisette Michelle, yes even Beyonce), but not enough. Back to the topic: Mariah, you used to be one of my favorite singers, used to love ALL your music (in your pre-slut days, lol), and I would not pay to see you perform...and that says a lot. Again, sorry to be mean. *shrug*
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soulmusic101
Comment: People forget that that this was a Memorial and not a Concert that people bought tickets for...I hear ya MzTee.
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TGen
Comment: "People forget that that this was a Memorial and not a Concert that people bought tickets for..." Really? I don't think anyone forgot that. And I don't think it's relevant. Performers...perform. And it's okay to judge their performance, esp when an excuse is offered up by said performer about her poor outing.
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soulmusic101
Comment: TGen...lol...really now...back to the old TGen eh.
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kevobx12
Comment: Me & Mariah go back like pacifers.
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SweetieDarlin
Comment: Many singers have off moments, unfortunately or fortunately they have not been records for posterity to dissect and criticize. Mariah had a off time, heck maybe an off few performances oh well, hopefully she'll get better and she'll still have her fans---BTW Chaka had a whole off decade performancewise in the mid 80s it was real hit or miss depending on her 'head' (if you know what I mean) at the time and people still love her. I think it depends on how much love you had from people to begin with, although many admired Mariah's voice, many don't like Mariah's perceived personality so her flaws are more glaring to a lot of people.
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SweetieDarlin
Comment: One more thing, at least she apologized for what it was worth, shoot some singers won't apologize for sounding bad and you paid MONEY to see them...BITUSA, good to have---uhm glad to make meet you and thank you for posting.
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Smokie1
Comment: The group that I watched it with said that Mariah had gotten caught up in the moment. I probably would have as well. She did OK considering the circumstances.
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Taurusingr
Comment: Wow!, "her people" are really "on it" huh?! Ummmm,If ANYone is "buying" this weak as s excuse? "I" have some "Oceanfront" property in WATTS" to sell yo as ses! Also? You got 2tens for a FIVE"?! Mo fo?! It s also ironic that Mimi sounds the SAME way when she sees a damn..... AUDIENCE or MICROPHONE!!! Arrrrrge!!
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Taurusingr
Comment: Yall.....it wasn t the casket!, it was dem damn....NOTES!
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ladybyrd
Comment: People on here are judging her performance like it was a concert. This was a memorial people, not a damn performance. She was emotional, whether you believe it or not. End of story.
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fuzzygoss
Comment: Mariah's voice is not the same, nor will it ever be. Her better days are behind her. BoreYawnSay would not have put any emotion, passion, life into her singing. She never does, she brings the wind machine and fake tears for effect. I don't know what people hear when she howls, but that voice is annoying and lacks versatility. It is not pleasant to hear. If she was invited which she wasn't because she was talking sh&&&t about the Jacksons, she would have found a way to make it about her. She is truly overrated. Mariah should not have explained anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She did what she was expected to sing!
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Taurusingr
Comment: Ok..she saw the casket, and I guess SHE felt more for M.J. than his OWN BROTHER Jermane and Tre Lorenz is just a cold,heartless mo fo!, huh? GTF outta here wit dat! After all these years? Mariah STILL performs with NO confidence! And that s b/c she KNOWS what's about to come out of her mouth ain t good! Yeah..she could ve done a "better job"...with a better VOICE! Mariah? Lay off dem damn Cancersticks! And you might get WTF you USED to have....back!
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Taurusingr
Comment: And no....WE RE judging her stupid and WEAK explanation!, "that s"WTF we re "judging"!
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Taurusingr
Comment: There s a BIG difference between being emotional and missing a FEW notes vs. Everytime someone sings "live"? They person sounds like...(yall know what!) If you re a fan? Just face the reality that ole girl has lost "it" and it didn t just happen either so......you Polly ain t a fan...you just MAD! Wah wah wah waaaaaah!
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Cappaucino
Comment: Mariah has proved herself already as an entertainer, there was no notice of this she had to pull it together quick. I am not sure if she knew his casket would be there, I think some of you should exert a little compassion, everything is not to joke about. Some of your jokes are as funny as a dead baby!
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RSmi
Comment: Everyone who perfomed/spoke was sitting in the audience prior to going up on stage. She knew his body/casket was there. She just trying to make up an excuse for sounding horrible.
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allaboutlydia
Comment: fuzzygoss - finally someone who gets it. I thought it was just me. Also cosign Rsmi.
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PgDn
Comment: Also some of the performers were wearing ear pieces to help keep them on pitch and in tune. You could plainly see what Jermaine had in his ears, that's why he was able to stay in tune and in time with the music. I don't think Mariah was wearing anything and given that she kept it togther pretty well.
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SewRite
Comment: Smokie1 and ladybyrd>Co-sign to the max. I noticed several posters use the word excuse. It doesn't have to be an excuse, it could be the truth!! Mariah, you don't have to apologize for being human. And I saw that the world didn't stop. It kept right on turning.
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