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Post by Caviar on Sept 30, 2014 20:50:44 GMT -5
Every once in a while we need a song to get us through our feelings. I randomly selected inspirational songs from my two favorite divas and paired them up. Pick a song from each group as your fav and rank them.
"Hero"
"Beautiful"
"Make It Happen"
"The Voice Within"
"Anytime You Need A Friend"
"Soar"
"Butterfly"
"Keep On Singing My Song"
"Looking In"
"I'm OK"
"Fly Like A Bird"
"Lift Me Up"
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 20:55:23 GMT -5
Mariah for everything.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 21:24:25 GMT -5
Love me some Mariah, but Christina wins by a landslide for me.
"The Voice Within" has gotten me through some really rough times of insecurity and loneliness, honestly.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Sept 30, 2014 21:38:50 GMT -5
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Post by BDGeek on Sept 30, 2014 22:17:36 GMT -5
"The Voice Within" and "Hero" have been especially pertinent lately. But "Butterfly" is essentially my life in song form. It's one of the most beautifully bittersweet songs I've ever heard.
I would add "Fighter" and "Can't Take That Away" to this list as well.
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Post by toomuchboy on Sept 30, 2014 22:28:34 GMT -5
Christina for all. I never listen to Mariah for her inspirational songs, whereas those are some of Christina's best moments.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2014 22:31:31 GMT -5
I don't have to strain , its easy and natural and the words just flows right like velvet butter. Mariah Carey the singer for everything. She was blessed.
Although "Beautiful" was my jam and might be the better song, but let's be real "Hero" is the one that stood the test of time and is more sung and remembered nowadays. The rest all Mariah landslide.
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Post by dbhmr on Sept 30, 2014 22:59:51 GMT -5
Don't use any of these for inspiration but...
1. Beautiful. Not the same impact with me now as back in the day, but Hero totally sucks so.
2. The Voice Within. Barely--this is sappy and Make It Happen is painfully dates but fun.
3. Anytime You Need A Friend. Those. Vocals.
4. Butterfly. Great Mariah track versus Stripped filler. Easy.
5. I'm OK. Heartbreaking and a refreshing change of vocal pace.
6. Lift Me Up. The melody is gorgeous--she sounds really lovely in the studio in spite of sounding like those notes are just barely there. Fly is good, but just never grabbed me the way it did for most fans.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Sept 30, 2014 23:06:49 GMT -5
Mariah across the board. Fairly easily.
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Post by Zeebz on Oct 1, 2014 0:00:54 GMT -5
Mariah on all of these except the first one. I love both "Beautiful" and "Hero" but I have to give it to "Beautiful". It's easily my favorite Christina song.
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Oct 1, 2014 2:32:42 GMT -5
Mariah for all by far. Even "Hero."
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Post by #LisaRinna on Oct 1, 2014 3:55:43 GMT -5
"Looking In" isn't exactly inspirational..
That said, Mariah for all.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2014 4:57:36 GMT -5
Don't use any of these for inspiration [2] Mariah takes everything but 'Lift Me Up'. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2014 13:05:17 GMT -5
I love Christina, but I HATE the album version of "Lift Me Up."
The s*hit production, no emotion behind the vocals, ugh. An atrocity.
Ironically, this is my second favorite live performance of hers, though:
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Post by Caviar on Oct 1, 2014 13:17:27 GMT -5
I love the electro-vibe of the album version but I disagree that it lacks emotion. I think it's one of her most emotive songs but I'll agree that the "stripped" down version conveys it more. I always thought LMU should have been the second single considering what she was going through at the time. They did at least submit it, along with YLM, for Female Pop Vocal.
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Post by dbhmr on Oct 1, 2014 13:20:08 GMT -5
I love Christina, but I HATE the album version of "Lift Me Up." The s*hit production, no emotion behind the vocals, ugh. An atrocity. Ironically, this is my second favorite live performance of hers, though: So much of this is beautiful but she misses too many high notes for me. Much prefer the album version. |
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Oct 1, 2014 13:30:34 GMT -5
I love Christina, but I HATE the album version of "Lift Me Up." The s*hit production, no emotion behind the vocals, ugh. An atrocity. Ironically, this is my second favorite live performance of hers, though: I also prefer this version. While it is not perfect by any means, something about the way she sings it sounds more emotional than the studio version. Or maybe its because I heard her sing this version first, before the album came out. |
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Post by Caviar on Oct 1, 2014 13:49:49 GMT -5
Yea this was performed in January 2010 and the album came out in June so I think that's why so many people prefer it to the album version. I have friends that swear to their lives the live version brought them to tears but disappointed in the "processed" version.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Oct 1, 2014 14:02:30 GMT -5
Yea this was performed in January 2010 and the album came out in June so I think that's why so many people prefer it to the album version. I have friends that swear to their lives the live version brought them to tears but disappointed in the "processed" version. Yeah, I didn't get the same connection once I heard the album version. My partner is a huge Xtine fan(imagine that with me being a total lamb), and he would play that performance over and over...by the time the album version was heard it just didn't measure the same weight. |
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Post by when the pawn... on Oct 1, 2014 15:52:20 GMT -5
1 "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera
2 "Make it Happen" by Mariah Carey
3 "Soar" by Christina Aguilera
4 "Keep on Singin My Song" by Christina Aguilera
5 "I'm Ok" by Christina Aguilera
6 "Fly Like A Bird" by Mariah Carey
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Oct 1, 2014 16:19:48 GMT -5
I love Christina, but I HATE the album version of "Lift Me Up." The s*hit production, no emotion behind the vocals, ugh. An atrocity. Ironically, this is my second favorite live performance of hers, though: The ending tho on the album version is one of my favorite moments on the album. When she hits that, " When you see me crashing, will you lift me even HIGHER." That key change during "higher" is just :'( Also the background vocal layering. Other than that I do agree that it would've worked better in the stripped version presented during it's live premiere. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2014 16:32:50 GMT -5
Wow listening to all those clips back to back etc proves how far and away a better vocalist Mariah is.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2014 17:04:58 GMT -5
Wow listening to all those clips back to back etc proves how far and away a better vocalist Mariah is. This is about songs, not the vocalist you stan for. It'd be nice if people could have opinons without someone turning everything into a stan war. Just saying. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2014 17:07:42 GMT -5
Wow listening to all those clips back to back etc proves how far and away a better vocalist Mariah is. This is about songs, not the vocalist you stan for. It'd be nice if people could have opinons without someone turning everything into a stan war. Just saying. Oh in that case MARIAH FOR ALL DAAAAHLING. Don't U ever tell me what i should think or feel, mind your own opinions. Just saying. |
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Post by popbox on Oct 2, 2014 16:17:32 GMT -5
Well I legit haven't been able to tolerate Hero or Beautiful for years now, so that one's a wash. Otherwise MC for all please.
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Post by Envoirment on Oct 2, 2014 16:56:57 GMT -5
Mariah for all. Although "The Voice Within" vs "Make It Happen" was close.
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Post by sundaymorningguy on Oct 2, 2014 19:05:44 GMT -5
I chose Mariah for everything, but Hero vs. Beautiful.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Oct 3, 2014 10:13:50 GMT -5
The Hero vs. Beautiful was one the easiest options for me.
Hero, "schmaltzy" and all is undeniably one of Mariah's signature songs around the globe. She sings it beautifully and with conviction...say what you want about the song but people from all over has been touch by it.
Beautiful is one of my least favorite songs by any artist of all-time. It could've been anyone singing it, including Mariah, and I would still dislike it. And I absolutely cannot stand the video. Barf!
On another note, this poll has my 2 favorite Mariah songs of all-time: AYNAF and Butterfly! :'(
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Post by YoYoCanUSeeMe?! on Oct 4, 2014 4:40:17 GMT -5
Christina x 6
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Post by Mack on Oct 4, 2014 11:30:12 GMT -5
'Hero' and 'Soar' are my favorites here.
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