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Shhh... si si, lo so, qui o si recensisce metal oppure generi di complessità maggiore, ma concedetemi di spendere una sola recensione su una delle più belle voci pop degli ultimi anni, sto parlando di (mo mi cadranno addosso una quantità infinita di critiche) Mariah Carey.
Alla soglia dei 20 anni di carriera e con alle spalle alcuni dei dischi di maggior successo della scorsa decade, nonchè una crisi musicale/personale durata circa quattro anni, la burrosa Mariah si riaffaccia "timidamente" sul mercato discografico solo nel 2005, con questo "The Emancipation Of Mimì", uno forse degli album più importanti della carriera di questa cantante principalmente per due motivi:
1) Ritorna sul tetto del mondo, riuscendo a ristabilire dei dati di vendita consoni al suo passato
2) Abbandona il pop inflazionato a favore in più di una sorta di pop-soul decisamente più raffinato
L'avvicinamento ad uno stile musicale più raffinato e di classe porta all'allontanamento quasi definitivo da quel pop che aveva decretato l'insuccesso di due album come "Charmbracelet" e "Glitter", entrambi votati ad un pop da classifica banale e piatto nei quali, al di la della voce della stessa Mariah, non si riusciva a tirare fuori proprio niente di buono. Nonostante in questo "The Emancipation Of Mimì" siano presenti di pezzi più ruffiani e tipicamente ancorati a clichès di stampo più popolare, quali i singoli di lancio "It's Like That", "We Belong Together" o "Can I Get Your Number" (la prima e la terza sono due pezzi pop danzerecci, la seconda una malinconica ballata), è in brani quali "Mine Again", "Joy Ride" o ancora l'ultima "Fly Like A Bird", che le raggiungono vette qualitative davvero elevate, suonando estremamente orecchiabili ma mai banali, grazie specialmente al lavoro svolto dal piano, sulle note del quale si adagia, specialmente nelle due ballate soul, "Mine Again" e "Joy Ride", la voce di Mariah.
D'altra parte nel disco si incontrano anche canzoni più vicine all' r'n'b e al hip hop, come si può notare in episodi quali "Say Something", "To The Floor" o "One And Only", nei quali la mano di produttori quali Jermain Dupri, Neptunes o Kanye West si fa sentire maggiormente. Questo "Emancipation..." continua poi sulla strada di tutti gli altri dischi per quel che riguarda la volontà di mettere in mostra le notevoli capacità vocali di Mariah, sempre pronta ad inerpicarsi su vocalizzi impossibili, con fraseggi tutti "appoggiati" su tonalità a dir poco imprendibili specie per la maggior parte delle pseudo cantanti di oggi, con un continuo utilizzo di toni fischiati e di falsetti. Nonostante non vi sia nulla di nuovo (in senso prettamente musicale) sotto il sole, sarebbe infatti più logico parlare di un ritorno alle origini, la Mariah Carey degli ultimi anni ha dimostrato di essere molto migliorata sotto il profilo musicale, dimostrandosi non solo in possesso di una voce fenomale, ma anche di discrete capacità compositive, e visti i tempi che corrono non mi pare poco.
(So già che pioveranno critiche a iosa per questa recensione, vi prego per tanto, qual'ora non sopportasse l'artista, qual'ora aveste tempo da buttare inutilmente, qual'ora vi prendesse un'irrefrenabile voglia di scaricare la vostra frustrazione, di farlo al trove e non in questa sede... questo appello è naturalmente rivolto a tutti quegli utenti che sono soliti sozzare le recensioni degli altri, non rispettando assolutamente il "lavoro" che c'è dietro alla stesura di una recensione).
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02 We Belong Together (03:21)
(Ooh, ooh, sweet love, yeah)
I didn't mean it
When I said I didn't love you, so
I should have held on tight
I never shoulda let you go
I didn't know 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
Cause I didn't know you
Cause I didn't know me
But I thought I knew everything
I never felt
The feeling that I'm feeling
Now that I don't hear your voice
Or have your touch and kiss your lips
Cause I don't have a choice
Oh, what I wouldn't give
To have you lying by my side
Right here, cause baby
(We belong together)
[chorus]
When you left I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby, please
Cause we belong together
Who else am I gon' lean on
When times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me on the phone
Till the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place
There ain't nobody better
Oh, baby baby, we belong together
I can't sleep at night
When you are on my mind
Bobby Womack's on the radio
Saying 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
It ain't even half of what
I'm feeling inside
I need you
Need you back in my life, baby
[chorus]
When you left I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby, please
Cause we belong together
Who else am I gon' lean on
When times get rough
Who's gonna talk to me on the phone
Till the sun comes up
Who's gonna take your place
There ain't nobody better
Oh, baby baby, we belong together, baby
[chorus]
When you left I lost a part of me
It's still so hard to believe
Come back baby, please
Cause we belong together
Who 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 better
Oh baby, baby
We belong together
03 Shake It Off (03:52)
[JD]
Everybody just, everybody just bounce, bounce
Everybody just, everybody just bounce, bounce
[Chorus]
I gotta shake it off
Cause the loving ain't the same
And you keep on playing games
Like you know I'm here to stay
I gotta shake, shake it off
Just like the Calgon commercial
I really gotta get up outta here
And go somewhere
I gotta shake it off
Gotta make that move
Find somebody who
Appreciates all the love I give
Boy I gotta shake, shake it off
Gotta do what's best for me
Baby and that means I gotta
Shake it off
[1st verse]
By the time you get this message
It's gonna be too late
So don't bother paging me
Cause I'll be on my way
See I grabbed all my diamonds and clothes
Just ask your momma she knows
You're gonna miss me baby
Hate to say I told you so
Well at first I didn't know
But now it's clear to me
You would cheat with all your freaks
And lie compulsively
So I packed up my Louis Vuitton
Jumped in your ride and took off
You'll never ever find a girl
Who loves you more than me
[Chorus]
I gotta shake it off
Cause the loving ain't the same
And you keep on playing games
Like you know I'm here to stay
I gotta shake, shake it off
Just like the Calgon commercial
I really gotta get up outta here
And go somewhere
I gotta, shake it off
Gotta make that move
Find somebody who
Appreciates all the love I give
Boy I gotta shake, shake it off
Gotta do what's best for me
Baby and that means I gotta
Shake it off
[bridge]
(I Gotta)
shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Off...
shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Off... (i'm gunna shake it off)
shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Off... oooo
shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Off...
[2nd verse]
I found out about a gang
Of your dirty little deeds
With this one and that one
By the pool, on the beach, in the streets
Heard y'all was
Hold up my phone's breakin' up
I'ma hang up and call the machine right back
I gotta get this off of my mind
You wasn't worth my time
So I'm leaving you behind
Cause I need a real love in my life
Save this recording because
I'm never coming back home
Baby I'm gone
Don't cha know
[Chorus]
I gotta shake it off
Cause the loving ain't the same
And you keep on playing games
Like you know I'm here to stay
I gotta shake, shake it off
Just like the Calgon commercial
I really gotta get up outta here
And go somewhere
I gotta shake it off
(I)Gotta make that move
Find somebody who
Appreciates all the love I give
Boy I gotta shake, shake it off
Gotta do what's best for me
Baby and that means I gotta
Shake it off
[bridge]
(I Gotta)
shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Off... ooooo
shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Off... shake it off
shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Off...oooh
shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it
Off...
[chorus] (JD)
I gotta shake it off
Cause the loving ain't the same
And you keep on playing games
Like you know I'm here to stay
I gotta shake, shake it off
Just like the Calgon commercial
I really gotta get up outta here
And go somewhere
I gotta shake it off
Gotta make that move
Find somebody who
Appreciates all the love I give (i like that y'all)
Boy I gotta shake, shake it off (uh huh)
Gotta do what's best for me
Baby and that means I gotta
Shake it off
oo ooo oooo
[JD & Mariah Carey] (fades)
Everybody just, everybody just bounce, bounce
Shake it off
Everybody just, everybody just bounce, bounce
09 Circles (03:30)
Ever since you left me
I've been trying to hide the pain
Painting on a smile with lipstick
Putting on a big charade
So difficult to keep pretending
It's getting harder everyday
It's plain to see I'm cold and heartsick
Since you turned and walked away
I just keep going round and round
And round in circles
Keep on tumbling down
[chorus]
Oh boy my world has changed
And I don't think I can make it without you
Nothing's the same
You got me running around in circles over you
(running around in circles over you)
Saturday I saw you
Holding hands with someone new
Somehow I kept my composure
Just like everything was cool
But inside I kept repeating
Don't you let them see you cry
So I casually turned my head
As the tears rolled down my eyes
I just keep going round and round
And round in circles
Keep on tumbling down
[chorus]
Oh boy my world has changed
And I don't think I can make it without you
Nothing's the same
You got me running around in circles over you
Everything is you
How can I pull through
My heart is consumed I'm so confused
Still caught up in you...love can be so cruel
Baby don't know how to turn you loose
[chorus]
Oh boy my world has changed
And I don't think I can make it without you
No, nothing's the same
You got me running around
And running around
And running around
Nothing's the same
Baby baby cause you
Got me running around
In circles over you
(running around in circles over you)
10 Your Girl (02:46)
See, I used to be so shy
Sit at home and fantasize
(I should be your girl)
but I ain't wastin' no more time
cause I've got to make you mine
[chorus]
I'm gonna make you want to
Get with me tonight
I'm gonna put those naughty
Thoughts into your mind
I'm gonna show you clearly
I can rock your world
You're gonna know for sure
That I should be your girl
See I used to be afraid
But now baby I can't wait
I just gotta have your love
And enough's enough's enough
[chorus]
I'm gonna make you want to
Get with me tonight
I'm gonna put those naughty
Thoughts into your mind
I'm gonna show you clearly
I can rock your world
You're gonna know for sure
That I should be your girl
Rap
sipping on ex and havin loss of stress i have a thought and a feeling come into my mind
LOVE
YOU
SO
MUCH
13 Joy Ride (04:03)
[Verse 1]
Baby baby don't you ever let go
More and more until we both overflow
Got a feeling that my heart's never known
I found love
Tender kisses and I'm floating on air
You can have me anytime, anywhere
When you need me I will always be there
I found love
[Chorus 1]
And our love goes round and round
Way up high, a joy ride
We can touch the stars above
We found love
And our love was heaven sent
From the day we first met
We've got something they can't touch
We found love
[Verse 2]
Loving you is like a taste of heaven
Wanna gaze into your eyes forever
Run away and spend our lives together
I've found love
Baby baby
All it takes is one touch
And immediately I feel a rush
Baby boy, too much is never enough
I found love
[Chorus 2]
And our love goes round and round
Way up high, a joy ride
We can touch the stars above
We found love
And our love was heaven sent
From the day we first met
We've got something they can't touch
We found love
[Bridge]
I don't need anything
When you're here next to me
Nobody in this whole wide world
Could ever replace you in my eyes
We found paradise
Forever you and I
Our love goes round and round
On a joy ride
(with ya babe, with ya babe,
with ya babe, with you baby)
[Outro]
14 Fly Like a Bird (03:53)
Somehow I know that
There's a place up above
With no more hurt and struggling
Free of all atrocities and suffering
Because I feel the unconditional love
From one who cares enough for me
To erase all my burdens
And let me be free to
[chorus]
Fly like a bird
Take to the sky
I need you now Lord
Carry me high
Don't let the world break me tonight
I need the strength of you by my side
Sometimes this life can be so cold
I pray you'll come and carry me home
Can we recover
Will the world ever be
A place of peace and harmony
With no war and with no brutality
If we loved each other
We would find victory
But in this harsh reality
Sometimes I'm so despondant
That I feel the need to
[chorus]
Fly like a bird
Take to the sky
I need You now Lord
Carry me high
Don't let the world break me tonight
I need the strength of You by my side
Sometimes this life can be so cold
I pray You'll come and carry me home
Keep your head to the sky
With God's love you'll survive
Fly like a bird
Take to the sky
I need you now Lord
Carry me high
Don't let the world break me tonight
I need the strength of You by my side
Sometimes this life can be so cold
I pray You'll come and carry me home
Carry me higher, higher, higher
Carry me higher, higher, higher
Carry me home
Higher Jesus
Carry me higher Lord
15 Sprung (03:25)
Baby, when you look my way
You keep on blowin’ my mind
You keep on makin’ me high
Keep giving me butterflies and
Every little thing you do
Just lifts me off of the ground
Heart leaps when you come around
See, I’m just breakin’ it down
You got everything I need, just
Want you to want me, you
Just can’t imagine, boy
I’m on a tangent
‘Cause I’m sprung over you
And ain’t nothing I can do
Turning me upside down
Boy, you got me twisted out
Thoughts of you fill my head
Toss and turn in my bed
‘Cause I’m sprung over you
And I don’t know, don’t know what to do
Oh it’s hard to make believe
It’s just a casual thing
You’re so unnerving to me
Feels like I’m living a dream, but
Baby, please don’t wake me up
I’m lost in the reverie
Drifting ethereally
I’m right where I wanna be
You got everything I need, just
Want you to want me, you
Just can’t imagine, boy
I’m on a tangent
‘Cause I’m sprung over you
And ain’t nothing I can do
Turning me upside down
Boy, you got me twisted out
Thoughts of you fill my head
Toss and turn in my bed
‘Cause I’m sprung over you
And I don’t know, don’t know what to do
I don’t care ‘bout nothing but you baby
(Nothing but you, baby)
I don’t care ‘bout nothing but you baby
‘Cause I’m sprung over you
And ain’t nothing I can do
Turning me upside down
Boy you got me twisted out
Thought of you fill my head
Toss and turn in my bed
‘Cause I’m sprung over you
And I don’t know, don’t know what to do
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