‘Classic Mariah’, she of the perm, tight black dress and gospel-tinged R&B, is back and we couldn’t be happier. Her new album, Memoirs of An Imperfect Angel is full of funny sarcastic lyrics and smooth mid-tempo jams. Then we have “I Want To Know What Love Is“, a barn-raising power cover of the old Foreigner hit. If Mariah goes on tour again, I’ll definitely be phoning my karaoke girl posse from the concert so they can listen in (like I did on her last tour when she performed “Hero” – HI IRENE!). Fingers crossed the video features a heavy downpour.
Oh and the remixes. Three were released this week. The best one is the “Chu Fu Radio Mix” because it sounds like ’90s house and emphasizes the gospel choir. The only thing missing is the guest rapper. Listen to it below.
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“I Want To Know What Love Is (Chu Fu Radio Mix)” by Mariah Carey
I like it. I’m getting flash backs.
OMG I JUST BURST INTO FLAMES!!!
I need to hear other versions… But it’s a classic power ballad, it needs a classic house treatment a la Love To Infinity or somethin’… You know people on the dance floor just want to sing along and raise their hands in the air! None of this autotune crap, just let the girl sing and the choir back her up! Sometimes they just over-complicate things…
BARF. Not so long ago, this woman could sing. Now . . . I don’t know what to call that, but it ain’t singing.
I’m a lamb!