tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post2599087633367058812..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Mariah Carey is destroying the worldBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64438888457902892852008-12-27T21:33:00.000-08:002008-12-27T21:33:00.000-08:00I love the King too but your point in tearing up a...I love the King too but your point in tearing up an icon is just rubbish.<BR/><BR/>Of coarse many of you old schoolers can't fathom a women having more hits than The King...<BR/>Well it's a new era and I am sorry but the king had his time music would be so boring if it didn't grow like the rest of us.<BR/><BR/>I have been a fan Of Mariah Carey since the 90's so I remember her music it's not our fault a lot of people still wish it's the 70's I rather live in the now thank you thank you very much.<BR/><BR/>Most of this post's are from men who really bitch more than women So I had to add some bitching of my own.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I Love Elvis but I wouldn't bash him to other people I would simply play his music along with all other music so that my life was rich with Diversity and appreciation for different styles of music.<BR/><BR/>Cause after all we the people make these people what they are. We keep them alive by playing their music even when their light burned out a long time ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78855985794626014802008-12-17T17:43:00.000-08:002008-12-17T17:43:00.000-08:00ssssssssssooooooooo im guessing that all of you ar...ssssssssssooooooooo im guessing that all of you are elvis fans..............?????????????<BR/><BR/>well im not.......and talk trash if you want i dont care.......<BR/>1.) i cant name any elvis songs....<BR/>2.) i can name plenty of mariah carey songs<BR/><BR/>and records get broken who cares why waste your time writing some trash like this......you people say mariah is so bad and stuff<BR/>but her songs relate to most people and thats why <BR/>ssssssssssooooooooooo<BR/>keep wasting your time while you all are making her a legend........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37845743533241372222008-09-09T05:32:00.000-07:002008-09-09T05:32:00.000-07:00grow up old people. times change. stop being who y...grow up old people. times change. stop being who your parents were and accept that records get broken. im sure mom and dad said the same things about ur music. AAANNNND for the record. mariah had/had shitloads more competition than elvis. and i cant even name any of his songs. it just seems crazy to u because ur biased.!!! DUH!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587859362203697660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52852648006628776742008-09-09T05:29:00.000-07:002008-09-09T05:29:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587859362203697660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46895347754245849952008-05-04T10:28:00.000-07:002008-05-04T10:28:00.000-07:00i think its a bit much saying Mariah is destroying...i think its a bit much saying Mariah is destroying the world. <BR/><BR/>so what .. she surpassed elvis .. big deal ... <BR/><BR/>if her second single goes to number one (its at 23rd at the mo) then she will end up tying (and proably breaking) another elvis record - his singles, collectivly have spent 80 weeks at number one <BR/><BR/>mariah's have spent 79 weeks ... <BR/><BR/>watch this space ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34169482439602719572008-04-17T18:21:00.000-07:002008-04-17T18:21:00.000-07:00respect It Happened At The Worlds Fair!respect It Happened At The Worlds Fair!Mike Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998566989619194298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45982496437902168532008-04-16T06:42:00.000-07:002008-04-16T06:42:00.000-07:00You're totally right ... she is destroying the wor...You're totally right ... she is destroying the world! But Vermonter 17032 is absolutely right too. Totally makes sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18196842833059120672008-04-12T01:26:00.000-07:002008-04-12T01:26:00.000-07:00LEAVE BRITNEY ALOOONE!!!! Um... I mean LEAVE MARIA...LEAVE BRITNEY ALOOONE!!!! Um... I mean LEAVE MARIAH ALOOONE!!!!<BR/><BR/>vp8: Good calls on those Elvis records. "Don't" is also a particular fave of mine -- one of many great songs written by Leiber and Stoller. I read an article recently in which they related the story about the producer of "Jailhouse Rock" basically locking them in a room for an hour until they cranked out 4 or 5 tunes, all of which were used in the film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-25795589432755028192008-04-11T17:56:00.000-07:002008-04-11T17:56:00.000-07:00My favorite Elvis Presley songs..."I'll Hold You I...My favorite Elvis Presley songs...<BR/><BR/>"I'll Hold You In My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms)" -- a track from the 1969 "From Elvis In Memphis" album. A remake of an Eddy Arnold song, but done with such soul, such feeling, you'd never have guessed it.<BR/><BR/>"Good Rockin' Tonight" -- the Presley Sun records are the rock equivalent of Louis Armstrong's Hot Five records...you can't imagine the genre without them. This was the "A" side of his second single, and it's so good I used it as the close to my college radio show back in the '80s.<BR/><BR/>"Don't" -- Elvis, influenced by Dean Martin (so twice-removed influenced by Bing Crosby), was an underrated balladeer. He made a number of great ballads; this was one of my favorites.<BR/><BR/>"A Mess Of Blues" -- the flip of "It's Now Or Never," funky pop written by the great Doc Pomus (who also wrote the Ray Charles masterpiece "Lonely Avenue"). Doc was on a radio show in the late '80s (probably 8/16/87, the 10th anniversary), and he was delighted to hear me tell him how much I liked this song.<BR/><BR/>"If I Can Dream" -- the thoughtful Elvis, pure and simple. Not a big hit, but as part of the '68 TV special, it showed he'd kept up with the times.<BR/><BR/>And Mariah Carey? "Vision Of Love" is just about her only memorable record.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4985029841523707692008-04-11T17:29:00.000-07:002008-04-11T17:29:00.000-07:00I have nothing against Mariah but I fing her music...I have nothing against Mariah but I fing her music uninteresting and I couldn't name one tune she's made. And let's not forget that Elvis lost two years of potential hits while serving his country. And what's the big deal anyway?Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1873491112093103122008-04-11T12:26:00.000-07:002008-04-11T12:26:00.000-07:00ANONYMOUS WHO LEFT THE MESSAGE AFTER MINE...SHUT U...ANONYMOUS WHO LEFT THE MESSAGE AFTER MINE...SHUT UP! WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS? ARE U SERIOUS? OH PLEASE! I MEANT SHE'S THE QUEEN, I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT QUEEN!!!mariahlover08https://www.blogger.com/profile/07997613995477882619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90598435124883322522008-04-11T11:12:00.000-07:002008-04-11T11:12:00.000-07:00Yeah, Queen -- now you're talking. (By the way, i...Yeah, Queen -- now you're talking. (By the way, it's just Queen, not the Queen. "We Are The Champions", "Bohemian Rhapsody"... let's see if Mariah Carey can come up with something that good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30566728990063553002008-04-11T10:40:00.000-07:002008-04-11T10:40:00.000-07:00You all are a bunch of old people!!! Let it go Mar...You all are a bunch of old people!!! Let it go Mariah passed Elvis and that's that! Elvis had his time now is hers! So just grow up you bunch of baby boomers and let the Queen live!!!mariahlover08https://www.blogger.com/profile/07997613995477882619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-36191377549778326712008-04-11T02:43:00.000-07:002008-04-11T02:43:00.000-07:00Well those lists should be easily improved by cons...Well those lists should be easily improved by considering how many hits in how many years; and how do they calculate sales number-to-gold or platinum status today, vs then. I think it used to be 1 mill sales, now it's 500,000. And to be really really tough, find out how much expenditure in advertising budget for each Mimi record, vs Elvis (did his records even HAVE something comparable to an advertising budget while working with Col. Parker??)<BR/><BR/>You know, the de-evaluation of sales figures is normal, every industry wants to have more "winners" proclaimed. But nothing matches seeing Elvis for the first time on TV, or the Beatles and so on, the stuff pop cultural myth is made of, so that's safe, and that's what counts. The Rolling Stones are legends and I doubt anyone even cares about how many gold records they had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55480601164271871152008-04-10T22:35:00.000-07:002008-04-10T22:35:00.000-07:00I'm sure that most folks realize that now-a-days #...I'm sure that most folks realize that now-a-days #1 Hit songs are determined mostly by radio play. And that just a handful of tonedeaf programmers are responsible for the playlists subscribed to by all the cookie cutter radi stations. True popularity and record/CD sales have little to do with #1 "hits" now. It's kinda like the baseball steroids debate. Maybe MC should have an asterick next to her numero uno's. <BR/><BR/>Hard to believe she bypassed Michael Jackson let alone Elvis. I weep for the future. Hell, I'm crying now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65281306275270019402008-04-10T22:15:00.000-07:002008-04-10T22:15:00.000-07:00Perhaps one reason Mariah's songs aren't memorable...Perhaps one reason Mariah's songs aren't memorable is that nobody else "covers" them. How many artists have recorded the Beatles' "Yesterday"? Over a hundred, I'll bet. We can only hope that "Touch My Body" is never sung by Aretha Franklin or Willie Nelson. <BR/><BR/>It also doesn't seem likely that "Touch My Body" will ever get sung at anybody's wedding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63515135130995326602008-04-10T21:22:00.000-07:002008-04-10T21:22:00.000-07:00Elvis Costello's wife does a great song and Hasenp...Elvis Costello's wife does a great song and Hasenpfeffers herself all over the place...with some shram shram on the side. She's great.<BR/><BR/>on another note re: Ken Levine's Elvis...<BR/>In The Ghetto is gooooooood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23805936876961167592008-04-10T20:26:00.000-07:002008-04-10T20:26:00.000-07:00Ken, here's an Elvis song you missed that really s...Ken, here's an Elvis song you missed that really should have been released as a single: G I Blues<BR/><BR/>Elivs sings about being in the Army in Germany.He acquits himself alright but it's the background singers that really deserve the praise in this little ditty. They have to chant: " Hup 2 3 4 " behind the King in the 1st chorus & then, when Elvis is telling us:<BR/>" We get hasenpfeffer & black pumpernickel for chow ", the backups chant:<BR/>" Hasenpfeffer, Hasenpfeffer "<BR/><BR/>I'd like to see Mariah get away with that. Hasenpfeffer is a word just meant for melisma ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79673237864432126462008-04-10T20:15:00.000-07:002008-04-10T20:15:00.000-07:00Things that Elvis will have Mariah will never have...Things that Elvis will have Mariah will never have...<BR/><BR/>Stink feet<BR/>Chalky buildup in his colon<BR/>Michael Jackson as a son-in-law<BR/>A tiny mansion in the middle of Crapsville with the tackiest of decorations.<BR/>Eternal life at Burger King.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923161793979910495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-66952772518979288452008-04-10T19:59:00.000-07:002008-04-10T19:59:00.000-07:00Didn't Mimi do some hard time with her very own pe...Didn't Mimi do some hard time with her very own personal version of Phil Spector via her holy matrimony to one Tommy Matolla. (please forgive my spelling as I sprained one of my fingers pleasuring myself during Mariah's evocative snooze fest last night) Kidding!! Mimi is cut from the same God-foresaken cloth as the rest of the Wonderbread Tits-R-Us crap we're being forcefed....gimme something more, please.<BR/>I, for one, would like to lock Mariah Paris AnnCoulter and... (please feel free to add to my list)in a Church basement in Scranton during a Bingo Marathon wherein they must babysit the Jolie-Pitt nuclear unit along with various comparable male counterparts. It's a drug free, Blackberry free zone and the bus left without them....<BR/>peace and stuff. Jack SwanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29636449032383181882008-04-10T19:46:00.000-07:002008-04-10T19:46:00.000-07:00Say what you will about Mariah, but "All I Want Fo...Say what you will about Mariah, but "All I Want For Christmas" cannot be denied.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7983628157099488022008-04-10T19:23:00.000-07:002008-04-10T19:23:00.000-07:00Somebody wasn't inspirational enough tonight and g...Somebody wasn't inspirational enough tonight and go the boot off of AI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9145719145535132492008-04-10T18:51:00.000-07:002008-04-10T18:51:00.000-07:00I thought about it, and the only Mariah Carey song...I thought about it, and the only Mariah Carey songs I know are the ones that are either remakes, or sample heavily from previous hits. Hmmm. <BR/><BR/>As for Rock-a-Hula, for some reason, Blue Hawaii was in heavy rotation on my local tv stations growing up. God, I miss technicolor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-20133227299237386852008-04-10T17:40:00.000-07:002008-04-10T17:40:00.000-07:00BRAVO & AMEN brother!!!Looks like some of those re...BRAVO & AMEN brother!!!<BR/>Looks like some of those remixes would count! Anyway we know it's all about Payola anyhow!HEATHERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324130429322268692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78996503082817603842008-04-10T14:04:00.000-07:002008-04-10T14:04:00.000-07:00alto2: Hi, I'm the "moron." I thought my post was...alto2: Hi, I'm the "moron." I thought my post was pretty clearly a joke, not a scientific thesis on reproducing musical notes by letting air out of a blow-up doll. I assumed most visitors to a noted sitcom writer's blog would catch that. If YOU were joking and it went over my head, then I apologize. If not, get bent.<BR/><BR/>FWIW, I'm a trained singer, too, and I have a high regard for Mariah's pipes (not so much for her song choices).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com