songs i wish mariah sang during her concert

i enjoyed the show last sunday, even if the concert started late (almost ten pm!). i was already at the venue at roughly five thirty pm, and the P1,500 and P500 sections were already full. at around seven pm, there were lightning striking and people were screaming. there was light rain. good thing that it didn't last long, although the soil was wet nevertheless. i was having a chat with a guy who seemed to be the most dedicated mariah fan that i have met in my entire life. he actually told stories of mariah that he found from the various mariah fan sites. well, as expected, the news were not so good to hear. from him, i discovered that during tours, mariah has so much demands. her suite has to be adorned with girly stuffs and on the bed, there should be a hello kitty (what the?!) stuff toy. she also demands 25 bottles of mineral water available in her room. also (much to the dismay of the filipino fans), rumor has it that aside from calling regine velasquez a "brown monkey", she once questioned if filipinos could actually afford her tickets. in a presscon in shanghai, regarding her attire, she said, "the skimpier, the better." and a lot lot harsher and odder stories (or probably just rumors).

funny, there was a time when i actually thought mariah was already there. people were screaming. well, it wasn't her who the people were screaming at. it was aga muhlach with charlene. and jay-r, the 'feeling guwapo' kept on waving to the crowd. oh and maurice arcache was there too. yuck! tsk tsk.

i wasn't really expecting her repertoire to be full of old hits, since it was supposed to be a promotional tour for her latest album, charmbracelet. but, she actually did (yehey!). she started with heartbreaker and dreamlover. the moment she started singing, everyone, including me, stood up on our chairs, and were screaming like hell. imagine, for hours ago, i was hearing how bitchy mariah is, but at that moment, i acted as if i saw one of the mythical gods, feeling nothing but awe and shock. (i didn't actually believe that mariah was there on stage). i still am a big mariah fan, after all.

as you might have already read from more reliable sources, she had around 7 costume changes. one of which (she wore the exact black Harley Davidson tube top which she had worn in the 'i know what you want' video), she used only for as short as the bridge in the said song. she only came out and sang that part, and immediately left. there was also an instance where she actually ran towards backstage. even if the stage lights were already turned off, the entire audience still saw her and actually a lot were laughing about it.

just like what the mariah fan that i met that night said, she lipsynced one (thank God it was just one) of her songs--"fantasy". obviously, the song needed her to sing it on a high note, and since her voice wasn't at its best that night, she was obliged to cheat. noticeably, she was paos too. well, she still got away with it, since she was able to blow the audience away anyway.

of course, since she sang her upbeat songs, she had to danced too. her dance moves (complemented by skimpy attires) were really slutty. honestly, she couldn't anymore dance well. she was voluptous. my gay friend was right. mariah doesn't have any face value, but she was EXTREMELY SEXY. he even told me that if he really was a genuine woman, he would be wearing the clothes mariah wore in school. most of her tops were plunging, pek-pek shorts (forgive me for the language) in blue and pink shades, tube tops, and others. well, i'd have to say that i liked her black dress!

she was sweating hard as if she were in hell. poor her! i think she even saw a cockroach on stage.

oh, and there was something mysterious about the concert. lani misalucha was supposed to be her guest in the concert. they were supposed to sing when you believe together. it was announced in the papers and i think even in the radio stations. lani didn't show up. i wonder why.

back to what i really wanted to talk about: the songs i wished she sang.

1. subtle invitation- my new mariah favorite song. track 12 off the charmbracelet album. when i first heard it, i thought twice if it indeed was a mariah song. it's jazzy, not your usual R&B/hiphop mariah. the mariah fan i met said that she sang this in her US tour while on a swing.

2. the one- track 3 off the same album. basta it's a good song.

3. you got me- track 5, same album. cute!!!

4. boy (i need you)- track 2, same album. it was released on air, so i think it's a bit famous.

5. underneath the stars- one of my mariah favorites. unreleased here in the philippines. not a lot knows about this song (yehey!) track 2 off daydream album. super nice!

6. melt away- track 9 off daydream. her duet with 'the great' babyface. they really sound good together even in every time i close my eyes.

7. breakdown- yep. she didn't sing it, surprisingly. apparently, this song wasn't a hit in the states, and she probably didn't know that this song reached the top of the charts here. ouch lyrics!

8. love takes time- oldie, but goodie. ballad. eleventh track off her first, self-titled album.

9. fourth of july- again, thank God it wasn't released. track 5 off butterfly.

10. babydoll- another good one that wasn't released. track 7 off butterfly.

11. if we- her song with ja rule and nate dogg! off glitter album, track 3.

12. emotions- the original mariah trademark song. maybe she can't anymore reach the notes. track one off emotions album.

these are my favorites, and of course, if i were to mention all of the mariah songs that i like, i'd run out of energy. so, i hope she really does come back and sing her other songs. she was probably shocked to see the huge number of flilipino fans. for those who didn't watch it, regret!