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Post by Jay D83 on May 10, 2012 8:32:47 GMT -5
I'd piss my pants if Mariah and Celine did WHEN YOU BELIEVE.
This MUST happen!
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Post by Agent Yoncé on May 10, 2012 11:43:25 GMT -5
Can they give these Nippy tributes a rest now? Judging off the last Diva shows, this doesn't sound promising.
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Post by #LisaRinna on May 10, 2012 11:53:09 GMT -5
I think I wouldn't be able to watch if Mariah performed 'When You Believe'. I'd be crying. :'(
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2012 13:04:24 GMT -5
Please. No Christina. Her cover of 'Run To You' was DREADFUL. And Leona Lewis definitely does not have the power in her voice to tackle Whitney and do it FULL justice. Her X Factor covers showcased that. Christina still oversings, but there's no way she'd sound like she did singing "I Run To You" 13 years ago. She deserves more credit than that. I agree about Leona though; I always thought she was pretty overrated. I've never cared much for Hudson, but her performance of "I Will Always Love You" at the Grammy's was truly stunning; one of the most beautiful performances I've ever heard. Jordin & Dolly are locks for this; Jordin is a hell of vocalist and doesn't get enough credit. Mariah just cannot sing the way she used to; I'm afraid she'd mangle anything by Whitney these days. It really is a shame that she's lost so much of her voice, because she was right up there with Whitney in her prime. To the person who suggested Gaga: I'm afraid to ask if you're joking.
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Post by #LisaRinna on May 10, 2012 14:24:38 GMT -5
Mariah is sounding the best she has in years. I guess y'all just don't check for her, but still like to discuss her vocal state. This is like the 3rd comment I read that says "Mariah wouldn't do a Whitney song justice because she can't sing" . Everything doesn't have to be belted out from start to finish. She could do songs like 'Exhale (Shoop Shoop)' or 'My Love Is Your Love' and sound magnificent on them. Or her parts of 'WYB' since they're not that hard in the first place. Not everyone can do a tribute and sing IWALY anyway, it'd be a boring mess.. give it up.
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Post by Jay D83 on May 10, 2012 14:40:56 GMT -5
Mariah is sounding the best she has in years. I guess y'all just don't check for her, but still like to discuss her vocal state. This is like the 3rd comment I read that says "Mariah wouldn't do a Whitney song justice because she can't sing" . Everything doesn't have to be belted out from start to finish. She could do songs like 'Exhale (Shoop Shoop)' or 'My Love Is Your Love' and sound magnificent on them. Or her parts of 'WYB' since they're not that hard in the first place. Not everyone can do a tribute and sing IWALY anyway, it'd be a boring mess.. give it up. Mariah will do just fine with any song she decides to sing. I just want to hear her pay tribute to her friend.
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Post by #LisaRinna on May 10, 2012 14:43:53 GMT -5
Mariah is sounding the best she has in years. I guess y'all just don't check for her, but still like to discuss her vocal state. This is like the 3rd comment I read that says "Mariah wouldn't do a Whitney song justice because she can't sing" . Everything doesn't have to be belted out from start to finish. She could do songs like 'Exhale (Shoop Shoop)' or 'My Love Is Your Love' and sound magnificent on them. Or her parts of 'WYB' since they're not that hard in the first place. Not everyone can do a tribute and sing IWALY anyway, it'd be a boring mess.. give it up. Mariah will do just fine with any song she decides to sing. I just want to hear her pay tribute to her friend. Preach! I think it's more about the emotional aspect of the tribute, not about analyzing if they hit all the right notes. They were friends, so there's obviously going to be an emotional connection to whatever she sings, if she will sing, and may even be imperfect (i.e. MJ's funeral) but who cares.
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Post by esoteric76 on May 10, 2012 15:07:56 GMT -5
Charice has been doing Whitney since she was like 3 and can emulate her pretty well. I'm sure David Foster would show up and play for her. (well any of these divas really, since he's worked with all of them).
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Post by dbhmr on May 10, 2012 15:35:40 GMT -5
Mariah is sounding the best she has in years. I guess y'all just don't check for her, but still like to discuss her vocal state. This is like the 3rd comment I read that says "Mariah wouldn't do a Whitney song justice because she can't sing" . Everything doesn't have to be belted out from start to finish. She could do songs like 'Exhale (Shoop Shoop)' or 'My Love Is Your Love' and sound magnificent on them. Or her parts of 'WYB' since they're not that hard in the first place. Not everyone can do a tribute and sing IWALY anyway, it'd be a boring mess.. give it up. Mariah will do just fine with any song she decides to sing. I just want to hear her pay tribute to her friend. Yes, but I think something like I Believe In You And Me would fit nicely with where her voice is right now, and be a touching sentiment.
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Post by Jay D83 on May 10, 2012 17:47:18 GMT -5
Mariah will do just fine with any song she decides to sing. I just want to hear her pay tribute to her friend. Yes, but I think something like I Believe In You And Me would fit nicely with where her voice is right now, and be a touching sentiment. If she did that, I would definitely cry. I'd love that, or even "Greatest Love Of All" - I could see her up there now with a full choir, like "Fly Like A Bird" 2006 Grammy style. I'd lose it. Hell, she could get up there and sing "I'm Your Baby Tonight" with 5 DJs, and 10 rappers and I would still cry. That's how bad I want to hear Mariah sing a Whitney song lol.
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Post by syrus on May 10, 2012 21:36:20 GMT -5
I think Deborah Cox would be really good too. Although she hasn't had much commercial success, she and Whitney did a duet early in the 2000s. Deborah and Tamia had performed that duet live together a couple of times with Deborah singing Whitney's part. That would be awesome to see on Divas. The chances of it happening are really slim, but if it happened, it would be totally awesome. I agree with this 100%. I could care less about Hudson (who has done enough tributes to Whitney) or even Mariah performing. I know the networks care about who will draw in viewers but Deborah and Tamia have the talent to warrant being there. And Whitney's name is the main draw anyway. Give me Deb, Tamia, Kelly Price, Kelly Clarkson, Tarralyn, etc.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2012 21:41:10 GMT -5
Sometimes these things tend to reek of decisions made based more on who has an album to promote and a pushy agent than who would best fit the occasion. +1 I think predicting who's going to perform based on who could perform Whitney's songs best is a little misguided.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on May 11, 2012 8:54:22 GMT -5
I thought their feud didn't start until 2001 :o Nope.. the whole thing started when Mariah didn't want Christina to appear in Vh1 divas 2000. Up until that point Christina admired Mariah and she still does or at least the old Mariah anyway. That is not true. I don't know where you are getting that from.
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on May 11, 2012 8:57:24 GMT -5
I'd piss my pants if Mariah and Celine did WHEN YOU BELIEVE. This MUST happen! +1,000!!! We both be standing over a puddle of our own pee... :'(
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Post by divasummer on May 11, 2012 13:18:21 GMT -5
I think Mariah should take part just for the fact that they were friendly and because everyone always thought they had a rivalry but they didn't.
I think either Dolly should sing IWALY or they should play Whitney's performance of it from the 99 show. Dionne, Chaka, J-Hud, Mary J, Celine and mabey Gaga doing the show?. That would be a nice deverse group who have mentioned that they respect Whitney. I would also love to see Donna Summer do a I Wanna Dance With Somebody/Last Dance Medley. Just throwing out ideas Lol.
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