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Mariah Carey - "I Still Believe" Cover

Mariah delivers a sterling vocal performance with an emotional urgency not felt in the original by Brenda L. Starr.

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Reply #1 posted 09/03/11 10:18pm

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Agreed.
Mariah, even though it's not her best voice, kills Brenda K. Starr.

Always dug the original as a song but was less than impressed with the performance.


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Reply #2 posted 09/03/11 10:28pm

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I like Brenda's better. I still have the 45. I didn't really care for Mariah's version, at least not the regular one. I did like the remixes for Mariah's version, so I bought the maxi single. I think I only heard the studio mix once or twice.

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Reply #3 posted 09/04/11 3:26am

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Reply #4 posted 09/04/11 6:39am

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I will take this over her version of, "I Still Believe".

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Reply #5 posted 09/04/11 9:30pm

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Brenda can't sing IMO.... Mariah's trumps hers by far. I love the video as well. #CLASSICshit

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Reply #6 posted 09/05/11 8:35pm

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I used to have the single, but gave it away sad the remix wasn't all that though I love the original so much, and I bought it cause I didn't want #1's, as I had most of those songs already on her albums and was just a student.

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Reply #7 posted 09/06/11 12:27am

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I STILL BELIEVE....!!!! biggrin

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Reply #8 posted 09/06/11 1:32am

SoulAlive

Well,I guess I'm gonna be the one person who disagrees lol

I don't like Mariah's version of this song.She's an amazing vocalist but she's never been good at covering songs.I dislike every remake that I have heard by her.The original version of "I Still Believe" is superb....a wistful,effective ballad with strong vocals and great production.I consider it to be the "Wishing On A Star" of the 80s.Mariah's remake falls flat.

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Reply #9 posted 09/06/11 7:46am

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SoulAlive said:

Well,I guess I'm gonna be the one person who disagrees lol

What do you mean? I disagreed first. razz lol

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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Reply #10 posted 09/06/11 8:26am

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MickyDolenz said:

SoulAlive said:

Well,I guess I'm gonna be the one person who disagrees lol

What do you mean? I disagreed first. razz lol

You're right lol

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