FARIDUL ANWAR FARINORDIN has always had a soft spot for Mariah Carey. During the diva’s recent trip to South Korea, she did not disappoint.
SUPERSTAR Mariah Carey seemed different this time.
Maybe it was wedded bliss, because she really looked happy during her trip to Seoul, South Korea, to promote her new album, Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel — dedicated to the man in her life, husband Nick Cannon, who is 10 years her junior.
Or maybe it was the album, her 12th, which continues to mark the pop princess’ reign over the charts. It further proves that the multi award-winning songwriter/producer, after almost two decades in the business, still manages to produce a sound that is fresh, current and relevant.
Whatever the reason, it was a joy to see her so happy. Sporting curls reminiscent of her earlier years, she radiated joy in the hotel room during the press conference.
“Annyeonghaseyo, she greeted a roomful of journalists in Korean (at this stage, no photography or video recording was allowed), and chuckled on seeing the crowd’s surprise and excitement.
“One more time? Is that right? Did I do it right?” asked the 39-year-old singer who is also known as Mimi (her 10th album was called The Emancipation of Mimi).
When she was told that the media wanted to film her speaking in Korean, she was delighted to do it again “so they (the viewers) don’t know that I cheated,” she laughed, before saying “hello” in Korean once more, this time to rousing applause. Then she blew a kiss.
Mariah doesn’t take herself seriously and her fans know this.
She loves poking fun at herself. Just watch the short film Mariah Lovers and Haters, a bonus feature on her 2008 The Adventures of Mimi concert DVD or the time when she created the brunette alter-ego Bianca for her Heartbreaker (from her 1999 Rainbow album) music video, which spawned the popular and hilarious TV “interview” between the snotty British “journalist” Bianca and the “singer” Mariah.
Her cameo roles in The Bachelor (she played an opera diva) and You Don’t Mess With the Zohan (as herself) gave film audiences a taste of Mariah’s brand of self-deprecating humour with a tinge of make-believe snobbery of a New York princess.
But the few other occasions in the past when this writer had the opportunity to meet her (Rainbow album promotion in Hong Kong, MTV Asia Award in Singapore) for interviews, Mariah’s sense of humour was kept on a tight leash.
This time, however, she really let it out.
At the recording of a TV show for MTV Korea, she was admiring her hair in a photo presented to her as a gift by a Korean fan when she sensed that something was not quite right.
“Look at my hair. I had such beautiful hair in this picture. Wow, look at that ... Hmm ...” She paused, her fingers on her long locks which has been flattened for the event. She gave a cutesy “dirty” look to her entourage — stylist, make-up artiste and minders — at the back of the studio.
“I don’t know what happened, guys ... you gotta keep it together,” said the singer, to the amusement of the audience.
The first single from Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, titled Obsessed, had the industry buzzing with juicy tales when it was first released months ago.
It was reported that Mariah wrote the song as a reply to a certain rapper’s vicious attack on her through his song. In Obsessed’s black comedy music video, Mariah took it one step further by playing a goateed male (in typical rapper-style oversized jeans and hooded shirts) who tragically gets hit by a bus.
“I wrote the song with my husband,” she said. “It is about the expectations that our culture places on people, especially those in the entertainment business. It is about the idea of perfection. With the song, I’m trying to say that nobody’s perfect.”
“After writing the song, I thought ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to have it as a theme?’
“It can sort of help people deal with other’s expectations — you know, when you grow up and you feel you are not good enough,” she explained.
The theme “runs throughout the album” which comprises personal snapshots of Mariah’s emotions divided into songs which include a Prologue, a Prelude and an Interlude, just like a story.
The second single, I Want to Know What Love Is, is the cover of rock group Foreigner’s popular 1980s love anthem done with a building crescendo and a gospel twist, while the third single is H.A.T.E.U, which stands for “Having A Typical Emotional Upset”.
“I’m a writer so I always write things down. Sometimes I want to get lyrics for my song and I will look in a journal I wrote four years ago. I’d go ‘Oh yeah, that was pretty good’ and put it into song.”
The album, Mariah said, is akin to her memoirs, drawing from her experiences as well as those of her close friends. “It was one of those things where the title came together. I mentioned the title to Antonio L.A. Reid (chairman and chief executive officer of Island Def Jam Music Group) and he really liked it.”
“I really had fun in the studio while making this album. For the most part, I worked with my producers Tricky Stewart and Terius “The Dream” Nash, and with James “Big Jim” Wright and Heatmyzer, as well as (American Idol judge) Randy Jackson.”
“This album shows the kind of sounds that I like and what my fans would enjoy as well. It’s commercial but it’s not trying to conform to the music style today — I’m not trying to be like anybody out there. It’s more like ‘Oh, this reminds me of something from back in the days when I used to love (this type of music)’, or ‘This makes me feel good’.
“We would say ‘Hey, this sounds like a hit’ but we weren’t out to make hits. We just wanted to make good music. I’m glad people like it,” she said.
As an entrepreneur behind two lines of fragrances (M and Luscious Pink) under a leading cosmetic brand, Mariah, who is also promoting her new perfume called Forever, was asked what her favourite smell is in the morning.
“When you combine the new perfume with my husband,” she laughed.
Forever is packaged in a very pretty bottle, “like an art deco feel to it”.
“I collect perfume bottles. In my bathroom, I have a bunch of them and I was inspired by a few,” she said, apologising that she didn’t bring it with her during the trip.
That’s when a female fan excitedly held out a special edition of the gold-plated butterfly-shaped M in front of the crowd to get her attention.
“Oh, that’s the first one ... it looks nothing like Forever,” she said, before telling the fan that “It’s so sweet of you to have this with you ... It’s hard to get this; even I can’t get it,” and giving her a hug. Yes, Mariah is generous with her hugs, especially when it comes to her fans.
Mariah describes Forever as “very light and very sensual — I don’t know if you could smell this,” she said with her head tilted back to give the female emcee seated next to her a whiff of Forever’s sweet floral scent.
The singer/actress also talked about her “unglamorous” role as social worker Mrs Weiss in Precious, based on an inspirational novel Push by Sapphire that won critics’ hearts following its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
“I loved the book — I read it a long time ago. But for some reason, I didn’t remember the character I played because it’s the story of a 16-year-old girl overcoming hardship.
“Director Lee Daniels said ‘I want you to look as homely as possible; I want you to look ugly, I don’t want anybody to recognise you at all, you’re not going to have any hairdo that looks like you (the singer), I’m going to put a little moustache on you and stuff under your eyes — you’re going to be hideous”.
She recalled Daniels saying that it was the only way for her to “lose yourself in the part ... so that’s what we did.”
Oh, the horrors for Mimi.
“Yes, I hated looking like that. I walked passed the mirrors and went ‘ughhh....’ but the main thing was becoming the character and shedding all the things that I have as an artiste.
“I am so fortunate to be a part of the movie, with Oprah Winfrey as executive producer. It has an amazing cast (with Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe, Mo’Nique and Paula Patton). I hope you get to see it here,” she said.
Looking radiant in her short black dress and knee-high black boots, Mariah also shared the secret to her youthful glow.
“Do I want to say this? I say it so much ... When you say something long enough, you start to believe it and then it becomes true.
“So when people ask me, I say that I am eternally 12-years-old. At that age, although there were good things, bad things and difficult things happening in my life, I was happy with myself. I believe I am the same person now as when I was 12. Of course, now with a nicer hairdo and a make-up artiste.”
She also thanked all her fans for their support. “I love you so much, you have to know that.”
• The writer’s trip to Korea was courtesy of Universal Music.
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‘Angel’ grows on you
ANY follower of Mariah Carey’s 19-year career since her first album (Vision of Love, 1990) would tell you that Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel doesn’t warm up to the listeners immediately as much as her earlier albums.
It is ambitiously fresh-sounding with no pop sensibilities at all, with Mariah displaying her lyrical wit with a much sharper edge this time. It can be both fascinating and off-putting, but if you have the patience, the tunes will grow on you.
Except for the cover version of Foreigner’s I Want to Know What Love Is — which was given a soul/gospel twist, the whole album steers away from being a commercially radio-friendly one.
Another track that is reminiscent of her earlier albums is the piano-led Languishing (Interlude), which could easily take you back to the sweet-sounding sound of Vanishing and Rainbow (Interlude) and Reflections.
The album opens with Mariah droning in a woeful tune “welcome to the day of my life, the memoirs of an imperfect angel ...” for Betcha Gon’ Know (Prologue), a delightfully beautiful and bouncy R&B tune, if not for the gloomy story about a distressed lover who caught her man cheating on her.
The song is as much about vengeance as it is about hurt and pain, displaying a side of Mariah that can be quite scary, especially when when she plans to laugh “right in your face, boy” when the table turns. And she gladly repeats this warning in the heart-stabbing chorus.
She then empowers herself with the beat-heavy Obsessed, already a hit among the digital download set, although the use of vocoder on Mariah’s already pitch-perfect voice can be off-putting at first. The witty lyrics definitely boost the listening pleasure.
H.A.T.E.U is a seductive love ballad wrapped around a beautiful four-note twinkle. Despite its angry-sounding title, the tune is actually a lover’s lament over the untimely end of her romance in a vocally-rich, warm and comfortable setting — with Mariah’s whistle notes floating in the background.
I love the first three songs but the following tracks — Candy Bling, Ribbons and Inseparable took repeated plays to be liked, while More Than Just Friends and The Impossible are pretty plain and almost monotonous.
Standing O is a fresh, foot-thumping celebratory anthem with a tinge of reggae, while Up Out My Face is a drum-it-out fun kiss-off tune (the big-sounding brass band sound for Up Out My Face — The Reprise is delightful).
Naturally, I found myself drawn so much to Angels Cry that it’s on repeated play. The heart-breaking lyrics about love gone wrong and Mariah’s brilliant vocal acrobatics in a simple, yet captivating melody, reminds me of I Stay In Love (from the previous album E=MC2), another favourite of mine.
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Mariah Carey We Belong Together Official Music Video
"We Belong Together" is a song recorded by Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) and released as the album's second single in 2005. Written and produced by Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal, and Johntá Austin, the song was inspired by 1980s R&B and soul. Its arrangement is built on simple piano chords and an understated backbeat, and its lyrics chronicle a woman's desperation for her former lover to return after their separation. This song is considered to be the greatest hit of Carey's career, and her signature song.
Following a career-decline between 2001 and 2005, Carey achieved major worldwide success with "We Belong Together" as the song topped the charts in Australia and the United States (for 14 non-consecutive weeks). In the U.S., the song also repeatedly broke many BDS Airplay records and was warmly received by critics. It won Carey a number of industry awards, including two Grammy Awards in 2006. Billboard magazine listed "We Belong Together" ninth on The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs.
Background and writing
"We Belong Together" was not composed until late into the production of The Emancipation of Mimi. Following an unsuccessful career period between 2001 and 2003, Carey began production on the album in 2004. By November of that year she had considered the album complete, but some of what became its more popular tracks had yet to be written. L. A. Reid, the chairman of Island Def Jam Music Group, encouraged Carey to attempt additional studio sessions with producer Jermaine Dupri. "L.A. was like, 'You and Jermaine Dupri make magic together, why aren't you in the studio with him?'" she recalled. "'I said, 'I love Jermaine, is he free? I know he's doing a million things.' [...] But Jermaine said, 'Come on down.'" source: wikipedia
We Belong Together lyrics - Mariah Carey
I didn't mean it
When I said I didn't love you so
I should have held on tight
I never should've let you go
I did nothing
I was stupid
I was foolish
I was lying to myself
I could not fathom that I would ever
Be without your love
Never imagined I'd be
Sitting here beside myself
I didn't know you
I didn't know me
But I thought I knew everything
I never felt
The feeling that I'm feeling now
Now that I don't
Hear your voice
Or even touch or even kiss your lips
Cause I don't have a choice
What I wouldn't give
To have you lying by my side
We belong together
When you left
I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby please
We belong together
Who else am I gonna lean on
When times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me
Till the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place
Baby nobody else
We belong together
I can't sleep at night
When you're all on my mind
Bobby Womack's on the radio
Singing to me
'If you think you're lonely now'
Wait a minute
This is too deep, too deep
I gotta change the station
So I turn the dial
Trying to catch a break
And then I hear Babyface
I only think of you
And it's breaking my heart
I'm trying to keep it together
But I'm falling apart
I'm feeling all out of my element
I'm throwing things
Crying
Trying to figure out
Where the hell I went wrong
The pain reflected in this song
Ain't even half of what
I'm feeling inside
I need you
Need you back in my life baby
When you left
I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby please
We belong together
Who else am I gonna lean on
When times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me
Till the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place
There ain't nobody else
We belong together View Here...
Following a career-decline between 2001 and 2005, Carey achieved major worldwide success with "We Belong Together" as the song topped the charts in Australia and the United States (for 14 non-consecutive weeks). In the U.S., the song also repeatedly broke many BDS Airplay records and was warmly received by critics. It won Carey a number of industry awards, including two Grammy Awards in 2006. Billboard magazine listed "We Belong Together" ninth on The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs.
Background and writing
"We Belong Together" was not composed until late into the production of The Emancipation of Mimi. Following an unsuccessful career period between 2001 and 2003, Carey began production on the album in 2004. By November of that year she had considered the album complete, but some of what became its more popular tracks had yet to be written. L. A. Reid, the chairman of Island Def Jam Music Group, encouraged Carey to attempt additional studio sessions with producer Jermaine Dupri. "L.A. was like, 'You and Jermaine Dupri make magic together, why aren't you in the studio with him?'" she recalled. "'I said, 'I love Jermaine, is he free? I know he's doing a million things.' [...] But Jermaine said, 'Come on down.'" source: wikipedia
We Belong Together lyrics - Mariah Carey
I didn't mean it
When I said I didn't love you so
I should have held on tight
I never should've let you go
I did nothing
I was stupid
I was foolish
I was lying to myself
I could not fathom that I would ever
Be without your love
Never imagined I'd be
Sitting here beside myself
I didn't know you
I didn't know me
But I thought I knew everything
I never felt
The feeling that I'm feeling now
Now that I don't
Hear your voice
Or even touch or even kiss your lips
Cause I don't have a choice
What I wouldn't give
To have you lying by my side
We belong together
When you left
I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby please
We belong together
Who else am I gonna lean on
When times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me
Till the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place
Baby nobody else
We belong together
I can't sleep at night
When you're all on my mind
Bobby Womack's on the radio
Singing to me
'If you think you're lonely now'
Wait a minute
This is too deep, too deep
I gotta change the station
So I turn the dial
Trying to catch a break
And then I hear Babyface
I only think of you
And it's breaking my heart
I'm trying to keep it together
But I'm falling apart
I'm feeling all out of my element
I'm throwing things
Crying
Trying to figure out
Where the hell I went wrong
The pain reflected in this song
Ain't even half of what
I'm feeling inside
I need you
Need you back in my life baby
When you left
I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby please
We belong together
Who else am I gonna lean on
When times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me
Till the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place
There ain't nobody else
We belong together View Here...
Mariah Carey Touch My Body Official Music Video
"Touch My Body" is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Crystal "Cri$tyle" Johnson and The-Dream for Carey's eleventh studio album, E=MC². Produced by Carey, Stewart and Nash, it was released as the lead single of the album. The song is Carey's eighteenth number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 and it gave Mariah her 79th week at number 1on that chart.
The song was chosen as the lead single of the album during a vote with producer L.A. Reid and staff in Island Records. Carey stated that the group "decided to just go with the mid-tempo and everybody kinda liked the song 'cause it's just fun and cute and sexy and sweet."
The song was transmitted digitally to radio stations on February 12, 2008 at 6:30 pm EST for immediate airplay via All Access and made its debut on Chicago radio station B96, ahead of schedule at 2:20pm. 65 different stations played "Touch My Body" five hours after its digital release to radio. The single officially went for adds on radio station playlists on February 19, 2008. The single was released digitally on March 24, 2008.
Critical reception
Critics' reviews of the song have been generally positive. Billboard was quite positive, saying that "this sensual jam is 100% Mariah, packed with satisfying harmonic layers and hooky background 'oh's,' supersonic verses and a chorus as catchy as a winter sniffle," and Blender stated that it was a "pop genius making genius pop." Bill Lamb from About.com also gave "Touch My Body" a positive review, giving it 4 out of 5 stars, stating that the single "is simple, sexy elegance from one of the most enduring of pop stars." Newsday also named it as the "Song of the Week." commenting that it was "the best opening single she's ha since "Heartbreaker." Digital Spy was also positive, saying "its cooing, sensual charms soon take hold, suggesting the wind's still very much behind the Carey comeback bandwagon."
Some critics were less positive. Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani said that the single "isn't exactly filled with combustible energy and it lacks the full-throttle belting that accompanied the Return of the Voice three years ago, but it features all of the characteristics one expects from a latter-day Mariah track." Rolling Stone gave it 3.5 stars in its March 6, 2008 issue, as they felt that "this hyperdirty single [has] Mariah's storied vocal range...blunted in favor of generic, highly digitized heavy breathing, [but it is] a spare, slick track composed mostly of synths and finger snaps."
Promotion
Carey promoted the song on various shows, including Saturday Night Live, the season premiere party of The Hills, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Good Morning America, and the Teen Choice Awards.
Awards and nominations
The video won in the category Best Comedic Video at the 2008 BET Awards and was nominated for Best Female Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.
Thanks to "Touch My Body" single, Mariah Carey received a Honorary Achievement Award for her record-breaking accomplishments of 18 number 1 singles and most weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 at the 2008 American Music Awards and she was also honoured with a Special Achievement Award for most number 1 singles (18) achieved by any female solo recording artist at the 2008 World Music Awards.
Touch My Body lyrics - Mariah Carey
MC, you're the place to be
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
I know that you've been waiting for it
I'm waiting too
In my imagination I'd be all up on you
I know you got that fever for me
Hundred and two
And boy I know I feel the same
My temperature's through the roof
If there's a camera up in here
Then it's gonna leave with me
When I do (I do)
If there's a camera up in here
Then I'd best not catch this flick
On YouTube (YouTube)
'Cause if you run your mouth and brag
About this secret rendezvous
I will hunt you down
'cause they be all up in my bizness
Like a Wendy interview
But this is private
Between you and I
Touch my body
Put me on the floor
Wrestle me around
Play with me some more
Touch my body
Throw me on the bed
I just wanna make you feel
Like you never did.
Touch my body
Let me wrap my thighs
All around your waist
Just a little taste
Touch my body
Know you love my curves
Come on and give me what I deserve
And touch my body.
Boy you can put me on you
Like a brand new white tee
I'll hug your body tighter
Than my favorite jeans
I want you to caress me
Like a tropical breeze
And float away with you
In the Caribbean Sea
If there's a camera up in here
Then it's gonna leave with me
When I do (I do)
If there's a camera up in here
Then I'd best not catch this flick
On YouTube (YouTube)
'Cause if you run your mouth and brag
About this secret rendezvous
I will hunt you down
'cause they be all up in my bizness
Like a Wendy interview
But this is private
Between you and I
Touch my body
Put me on the floor
Wrestle me around
Play with me some more
Touch my body
Throw me on the bed
I just wanna make you feel
Like you never did.
Touch my body
Let me wrap my thighs
All around your waist
Just a little taste
Touch my body
Know you love my curves
Come on and give me what I deserve
And touch my body.
I'm a treat you like a teddy bear
You won't wanna go nowhere
In the lap of luxury
Baby just turn to me
You won't want for nothing boy
I will give you plenty
Touch my body
Touch my body
Put me on the floor
Wrestle me around
Play with me some more
Touch my body
Throw me on the bed
I just wanna make you feel
Like you never did.
Touch my body
Let me wrap my thighs
All around your waist
Just a little taste
Touch my body
Know you love my curves
Come on and give me what I deserve
And touch my body.
Oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah
Oh yeah oh yeah
Oh oh oh oh yeah
Touch my body... View Here...
The song was chosen as the lead single of the album during a vote with producer L.A. Reid and staff in Island Records. Carey stated that the group "decided to just go with the mid-tempo and everybody kinda liked the song 'cause it's just fun and cute and sexy and sweet."
The song was transmitted digitally to radio stations on February 12, 2008 at 6:30 pm EST for immediate airplay via All Access and made its debut on Chicago radio station B96, ahead of schedule at 2:20pm. 65 different stations played "Touch My Body" five hours after its digital release to radio. The single officially went for adds on radio station playlists on February 19, 2008. The single was released digitally on March 24, 2008.
Critical reception
Critics' reviews of the song have been generally positive. Billboard was quite positive, saying that "this sensual jam is 100% Mariah, packed with satisfying harmonic layers and hooky background 'oh's,' supersonic verses and a chorus as catchy as a winter sniffle," and Blender stated that it was a "pop genius making genius pop." Bill Lamb from About.com also gave "Touch My Body" a positive review, giving it 4 out of 5 stars, stating that the single "is simple, sexy elegance from one of the most enduring of pop stars." Newsday also named it as the "Song of the Week." commenting that it was "the best opening single she's ha since "Heartbreaker." Digital Spy was also positive, saying "its cooing, sensual charms soon take hold, suggesting the wind's still very much behind the Carey comeback bandwagon."
Some critics were less positive. Slant Magazine's Sal Cinquemani said that the single "isn't exactly filled with combustible energy and it lacks the full-throttle belting that accompanied the Return of the Voice three years ago, but it features all of the characteristics one expects from a latter-day Mariah track." Rolling Stone gave it 3.5 stars in its March 6, 2008 issue, as they felt that "this hyperdirty single [has] Mariah's storied vocal range...blunted in favor of generic, highly digitized heavy breathing, [but it is] a spare, slick track composed mostly of synths and finger snaps."
Promotion
Carey promoted the song on various shows, including Saturday Night Live, the season premiere party of The Hills, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Good Morning America, and the Teen Choice Awards.
Awards and nominations
The video won in the category Best Comedic Video at the 2008 BET Awards and was nominated for Best Female Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.
Thanks to "Touch My Body" single, Mariah Carey received a Honorary Achievement Award for her record-breaking accomplishments of 18 number 1 singles and most weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 at the 2008 American Music Awards and she was also honoured with a Special Achievement Award for most number 1 singles (18) achieved by any female solo recording artist at the 2008 World Music Awards.
Touch My Body lyrics - Mariah Carey
MC, you're the place to be
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
I know that you've been waiting for it
I'm waiting too
In my imagination I'd be all up on you
I know you got that fever for me
Hundred and two
And boy I know I feel the same
My temperature's through the roof
If there's a camera up in here
Then it's gonna leave with me
When I do (I do)
If there's a camera up in here
Then I'd best not catch this flick
On YouTube (YouTube)
'Cause if you run your mouth and brag
About this secret rendezvous
I will hunt you down
'cause they be all up in my bizness
Like a Wendy interview
But this is private
Between you and I
Touch my body
Put me on the floor
Wrestle me around
Play with me some more
Touch my body
Throw me on the bed
I just wanna make you feel
Like you never did.
Touch my body
Let me wrap my thighs
All around your waist
Just a little taste
Touch my body
Know you love my curves
Come on and give me what I deserve
And touch my body.
Boy you can put me on you
Like a brand new white tee
I'll hug your body tighter
Than my favorite jeans
I want you to caress me
Like a tropical breeze
And float away with you
In the Caribbean Sea
If there's a camera up in here
Then it's gonna leave with me
When I do (I do)
If there's a camera up in here
Then I'd best not catch this flick
On YouTube (YouTube)
'Cause if you run your mouth and brag
About this secret rendezvous
I will hunt you down
'cause they be all up in my bizness
Like a Wendy interview
But this is private
Between you and I
Touch my body
Put me on the floor
Wrestle me around
Play with me some more
Touch my body
Throw me on the bed
I just wanna make you feel
Like you never did.
Touch my body
Let me wrap my thighs
All around your waist
Just a little taste
Touch my body
Know you love my curves
Come on and give me what I deserve
And touch my body.
I'm a treat you like a teddy bear
You won't wanna go nowhere
In the lap of luxury
Baby just turn to me
You won't want for nothing boy
I will give you plenty
Touch my body
Touch my body
Put me on the floor
Wrestle me around
Play with me some more
Touch my body
Throw me on the bed
I just wanna make you feel
Like you never did.
Touch my body
Let me wrap my thighs
All around your waist
Just a little taste
Touch my body
Know you love my curves
Come on and give me what I deserve
And touch my body.
Oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah
Oh yeah oh yeah
Oh oh oh oh yeah
Touch my body... View Here...
Mariah Carey She's So High Exclusive Music Video
Carey is a philanthropist who has donated time and money to organizations such as the Fresh Air Fund. She became associated with the Fund in the early 1990s, and is the co-founder of a camp located in Fishkill, New York, that enables inner-city youth to embrace the arts and introduces them to career opportunities. The camp was called Camp Mariah "for her generous support and dedication to Fresh Air children", and she received a Congressional Horizon Award for her youth-related charity work. She is well-known nationally for her work with the Make-a-Wish Foundation in granting the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses, and in November 2006she was awarded the Foundation's Wish Idol for her "extraordinary generosity and her many wish granting achievements". Carey has volunteered for the New York City Police Athletic League and contributed to the obstetrics department of New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell Medical Center. A percentage of the sales of MTV Unplugged was donated to various other charities. In 2008, Carey was named Hunger Ambassador of the World Hunger Relief Movement. She is giving a free download of her song, "Love Story", to customers who donate to the organization at participating restaurants.
One of Carey's most high-profile benefit concert appearances was on VH1's 1998 Divas Live special, during which she performed alongside other female singers in support of the Save the Music Foundation. The concert was a ratings success, and Carey participated in the Divas 2000 special. In 2007, the Save the Music Foundation honored Carey at their tenth gala event for her support towards the foundation since its inception. She appeared at the America: A Tribute to Heroes nationally televised fundraiser in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and in December 2001, she performed before peacekeeping troops in Kosovo. Carey hosted the CBS television special At Home for the Holidays, which documented real-life stories of adopted children and foster families, and she has worked with the New York City Administration for Children's Services. In 2005, Carey performed for Live 8 in London and at the Hurricane Katrina relief telethon "Shelter from the Storm". In August 2008, Carey and other singers recorded the charity single, "Just Stand Up" produced by Babyface and L. A. Reid, to support "Stand Up to Cancer". On September 5, the singers performed it live on TV.
Declining offers to appear in commercials in the United States during her early career, Carey was not involved in brand marketing initiatives until 2006, when she participated in endorsements for Intel Centrino personal computers and launched a jewelry and accessories line for teenagers, Glamorized, in American Claire's and Icing stores. During this period, as part of a partnership with Pepsi and Motorola, Carey recorded and promoted a series of exclusive ringtones, including "Time of Your Life". She signed a licensing deal with the cosmetics company Elizabeth Arden, and in 2007, she released her own fragrance, "M". According to Forbes, Carey was the sixth richest woman in entertainment as of January 2007[update], with an estimated net worth of US $225 million. Carey directed or co-directed several of the music videos for her singles during the 1990s. Slant magazine named the video for "The Roof (Back in Time)", which Carey co-directed with Diane Martel, one of the twenty greatest music videos of all time. In 2008, Carey made Time's annual list of 100 most Influential people. source: wikipedia View Here...
One of Carey's most high-profile benefit concert appearances was on VH1's 1998 Divas Live special, during which she performed alongside other female singers in support of the Save the Music Foundation. The concert was a ratings success, and Carey participated in the Divas 2000 special. In 2007, the Save the Music Foundation honored Carey at their tenth gala event for her support towards the foundation since its inception. She appeared at the America: A Tribute to Heroes nationally televised fundraiser in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and in December 2001, she performed before peacekeeping troops in Kosovo. Carey hosted the CBS television special At Home for the Holidays, which documented real-life stories of adopted children and foster families, and she has worked with the New York City Administration for Children's Services. In 2005, Carey performed for Live 8 in London and at the Hurricane Katrina relief telethon "Shelter from the Storm". In August 2008, Carey and other singers recorded the charity single, "Just Stand Up" produced by Babyface and L. A. Reid, to support "Stand Up to Cancer". On September 5, the singers performed it live on TV.
Declining offers to appear in commercials in the United States during her early career, Carey was not involved in brand marketing initiatives until 2006, when she participated in endorsements for Intel Centrino personal computers and launched a jewelry and accessories line for teenagers, Glamorized, in American Claire's and Icing stores. During this period, as part of a partnership with Pepsi and Motorola, Carey recorded and promoted a series of exclusive ringtones, including "Time of Your Life". She signed a licensing deal with the cosmetics company Elizabeth Arden, and in 2007, she released her own fragrance, "M". According to Forbes, Carey was the sixth richest woman in entertainment as of January 2007[update], with an estimated net worth of US $225 million. Carey directed or co-directed several of the music videos for her singles during the 1990s. Slant magazine named the video for "The Roof (Back in Time)", which Carey co-directed with Diane Martel, one of the twenty greatest music videos of all time. In 2008, Carey made Time's annual list of 100 most Influential people. source: wikipedia View Here...
Mariah Carey I Want To know What Love Is Exclusive Music Video
Mariah Carey (born March 26, 1970) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act. According to Billboard magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States.
Following her separation from Mottola in 1997, Carey introduced elements of hip hop into her album work, to much initial success, but her popularity was in decline when she left Columbia in 2001. She signed to Virgin Records but was paid to leave the label the following year after a highly publicized physical and emotional breakdown, as well as the poor reception given to Glitter, her film and soundtrack project. In 2002, Carey signed with Island Records, and after a relatively unsuccessful period, she returned to the top of pop music in 2005.
Carey was named the best-selling female pop artist of the millennium at the 2000 World Music Awards. She has the most number-one singles for a solo artist in the United States (eighteen; second artist overall behind The Beatles), where, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, she is one of the best-selling female artists and sixteenth overall recording artist.[8] In addition to her commercial accomplishments, Carey has earned five Grammy Awards, and is well-known for her vocal range, power, melismatic style, and use of the whistle register. She is ranked as the best-selling female artist of the U.S. Nielsen SoundScan era (third-best-selling artist overall), with shipments of over 62.5 million albums in the U.S. and has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide.
I Want To know What Love Is lyrics - Mariah Carey
Gotta take a little time
A little time to think things over
Better read between the lines
In case I need it when I'm older
Ooh yeah
This mountain I must climb
Is like the world upon my shoulders
Through the clouds I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder
In my life
There's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
Can't stop now
I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me
Yeah
Gonna take a little time
A little time to look around me
Got nowhere left to hide
Looks like love has finally found me
In my life
There's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
Can't stop now
I've travelled so far
To change this lonely life
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I feel what love is
I know you can show me
Yeah
Lord help me to be strong
On this road I travel on
When I'm lost and lonely
Find me
My journey's just begun
And I'm not the only one
Cause I wanna know
I wanna know
Yes I've found out
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
Oh yeah
I know you can show me
I wanna know what love is
Yes I've found out
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
You can't hide
I know you can show me
Yeah, Nah yeah
Cause I wanna know
Wanna know
Tell me what love is
Do you know what it is
Tell me what love is
Show me what love is
Show me what love is
View Here...
Following her separation from Mottola in 1997, Carey introduced elements of hip hop into her album work, to much initial success, but her popularity was in decline when she left Columbia in 2001. She signed to Virgin Records but was paid to leave the label the following year after a highly publicized physical and emotional breakdown, as well as the poor reception given to Glitter, her film and soundtrack project. In 2002, Carey signed with Island Records, and after a relatively unsuccessful period, she returned to the top of pop music in 2005.
Carey was named the best-selling female pop artist of the millennium at the 2000 World Music Awards. She has the most number-one singles for a solo artist in the United States (eighteen; second artist overall behind The Beatles), where, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, she is one of the best-selling female artists and sixteenth overall recording artist.[8] In addition to her commercial accomplishments, Carey has earned five Grammy Awards, and is well-known for her vocal range, power, melismatic style, and use of the whistle register. She is ranked as the best-selling female artist of the U.S. Nielsen SoundScan era (third-best-selling artist overall), with shipments of over 62.5 million albums in the U.S. and has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide.
I Want To know What Love Is lyrics - Mariah Carey
Gotta take a little time
A little time to think things over
Better read between the lines
In case I need it when I'm older
Ooh yeah
This mountain I must climb
Is like the world upon my shoulders
Through the clouds I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder
In my life
There's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
Can't stop now
I've traveled so far
To change this lonely life
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me
Yeah
Gonna take a little time
A little time to look around me
Got nowhere left to hide
Looks like love has finally found me
In my life
There's been heartache and pain
I don't know if I can face it again
Can't stop now
I've travelled so far
To change this lonely life
I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I feel what love is
I know you can show me
Yeah
Lord help me to be strong
On this road I travel on
When I'm lost and lonely
Find me
My journey's just begun
And I'm not the only one
Cause I wanna know
I wanna know
Yes I've found out
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
Oh yeah
I know you can show me
I wanna know what love is
Yes I've found out
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
You can't hide
I know you can show me
Yeah, Nah yeah
Cause I wanna know
Wanna know
Tell me what love is
Do you know what it is
Tell me what love is
Show me what love is
Show me what love is
View Here...
Mariah Carey Obsessed Official Music Video
"Obsessed" is a song performed by American pop/contemporary R&B singer Mariah Carey, from her 12th studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. The song, produced and written by Carey, The-Dream and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, was released to US radio on June 16, 2009 as the first single from the album which is scheduled for a September 29, 2009 release.
In July the single debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it Carey's highest chart debut since 1998, and has so far peaked at number 7. So far the single has reached number 15 in Canada, 13 in Australia and 16 in Japan with further releases scheduled in August 2009. It was performed live for the first time on the August 5, 2009 episode of America's Got Talent.
On June 9, 2009, Carey announced via Twitter that the first single from Memoirs would be "Obsessed" and that it would be released to radio the following Tuesday, June 16; she also stated that "this is one of [her] favorite songs ever."The singer described the song as an "uptempo fun summer record". Carey said that even though she wanted to release a ballad, "Obsessed" had to come out first because she wanted "a fun summer moment to kick off the album". She wrote on Twitter, "It's different for me, but clearly, it's SO me!" The song was transmitted digitally to radio stations on June 16, 2009 for immediate airplay and made its debut on Chicago radio station B96 at 2:00 pm. An official remix of the song, featuring rapper Gucci Mane, premiered on the same day.
In an interview with MTV News, Cannon stated, "To be completely honest, she did the record 'cause she's a huge fan of this movie Mean Girls, and there's a line in the movie where one of the girls is like, 'Why are you so obsessed with me?' She says that at the beginning of the song, and that's where the concept came from. But you know, art imitates life." He also stated that Carey "doesn't beef".
Obsessed lyrics - Mariah Carey
And I was like, "Why you so obsessed with me?"
So oh oh, so oh oh (repeat)
Will the real MC please step to the mic?
MC- You need an MC, place to be
MC the MC
All up in the blogs
Say we met at the bar
When I don't even know who you are
Say we up in your house
Sayin' I'm up in your car
But you in LA and I'm out at Jermaine’s
I'm up in the A- you're so so lame
And no one here even mentions your name
It must be the weed, it must be the E
'Cuz you be poppin', hood, you get it poppin'
Ooh why you so obsessed with me?
Boy I want to know... lyin' that you're sexin' me
When everybody knows it's clear that you're upset with me
Ohh finally found a girl that you couldn't impress
Last man on the earth still couldn't hit this
You're delusional, you're delusional
Boy you're losing your mind
It's confusin yo, you're confused, you know
Why you wasting your time?
Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complex
See right through you like you're bathin' in Windex
Ooh ohh ohh boy, why you so obsessed with me?
And all the ladies sing, all the girls sing
Soo ohhhh, soo ohh obsessed
You on your job, you hatin' hard
Ain't gon' feed you, I'mma let you starve
Gaspin' for air, I'm ventilation
You out of breath, hope you ain't waitin'
Tellin' the world how much you miss me
But we never were so why you trippin'
You a mom and pop, I'm a corporation
I'm the press conference, you a conversation
Ooh why you so obsessed with me?
Boy I want to know... lyin' that you're sexin me
When everybody knows it's clear that you're upset with me
Ohh finally found a girl that you couldn't impress
Last man on the earth still couldn't hit this
You're delusional, you're delusional
Boy you're losing your mind
It's confusin yo, you're confused you know
Why you wasting your time?
Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complex
See right through you like you're bathin' in Windex
Ooh ohh ohh boy, why you so obsessed with me?
And all the ladies sing, all the girls sing
Soo ohhhh, soo ohh obsessed.. View Here...
In July the single debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it Carey's highest chart debut since 1998, and has so far peaked at number 7. So far the single has reached number 15 in Canada, 13 in Australia and 16 in Japan with further releases scheduled in August 2009. It was performed live for the first time on the August 5, 2009 episode of America's Got Talent.
On June 9, 2009, Carey announced via Twitter that the first single from Memoirs would be "Obsessed" and that it would be released to radio the following Tuesday, June 16; she also stated that "this is one of [her] favorite songs ever."The singer described the song as an "uptempo fun summer record". Carey said that even though she wanted to release a ballad, "Obsessed" had to come out first because she wanted "a fun summer moment to kick off the album". She wrote on Twitter, "It's different for me, but clearly, it's SO me!" The song was transmitted digitally to radio stations on June 16, 2009 for immediate airplay and made its debut on Chicago radio station B96 at 2:00 pm. An official remix of the song, featuring rapper Gucci Mane, premiered on the same day.
In an interview with MTV News, Cannon stated, "To be completely honest, she did the record 'cause she's a huge fan of this movie Mean Girls, and there's a line in the movie where one of the girls is like, 'Why are you so obsessed with me?' She says that at the beginning of the song, and that's where the concept came from. But you know, art imitates life." He also stated that Carey "doesn't beef".
Obsessed lyrics - Mariah Carey
And I was like, "Why you so obsessed with me?"
So oh oh, so oh oh (repeat)
Will the real MC please step to the mic?
MC- You need an MC, place to be
MC the MC
All up in the blogs
Say we met at the bar
When I don't even know who you are
Say we up in your house
Sayin' I'm up in your car
But you in LA and I'm out at Jermaine’s
I'm up in the A- you're so so lame
And no one here even mentions your name
It must be the weed, it must be the E
'Cuz you be poppin', hood, you get it poppin'
Ooh why you so obsessed with me?
Boy I want to know... lyin' that you're sexin' me
When everybody knows it's clear that you're upset with me
Ohh finally found a girl that you couldn't impress
Last man on the earth still couldn't hit this
You're delusional, you're delusional
Boy you're losing your mind
It's confusin yo, you're confused, you know
Why you wasting your time?
Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complex
See right through you like you're bathin' in Windex
Ooh ohh ohh boy, why you so obsessed with me?
And all the ladies sing, all the girls sing
Soo ohhhh, soo ohh obsessed
You on your job, you hatin' hard
Ain't gon' feed you, I'mma let you starve
Gaspin' for air, I'm ventilation
You out of breath, hope you ain't waitin'
Tellin' the world how much you miss me
But we never were so why you trippin'
You a mom and pop, I'm a corporation
I'm the press conference, you a conversation
Ooh why you so obsessed with me?
Boy I want to know... lyin' that you're sexin me
When everybody knows it's clear that you're upset with me
Ohh finally found a girl that you couldn't impress
Last man on the earth still couldn't hit this
You're delusional, you're delusional
Boy you're losing your mind
It's confusin yo, you're confused you know
Why you wasting your time?
Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complex
See right through you like you're bathin' in Windex
Ooh ohh ohh boy, why you so obsessed with me?
And all the ladies sing, all the girls sing
Soo ohhhh, soo ohh obsessed.. View Here...
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