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The sideshows, he said, were not just part of Oakland's unique hyphy culture, they formed the space in which hyphy was born. (Some of you might ask, \"What's hyphy?\" In fact, the Oxford English Dictionary recently added an entry, suggesting the word dates back to 2002 and giving the following definitions: \"1. Extremely rowdy, excited, or energetic. 2. A style of uptempo hip-hop music and frenetic dancing.\")\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You would come out and you would really understand what is popular in Oakland,” Zazaboi says. A key part of that was the music. “I think for about three or four years straight, we used to hear this song by a group called 3X Krazy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was just a baseline and it was so popular and would sound so good on really nice audio systems, it was almost like a sideshow theme,\" Zazaboi says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptou06aABg4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked to name his pick for the theme of the sideshows, Sean Kennedy says there is really only one: Richie Rich’s sideshow song.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l87Z1Z-40ao\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Now that's a classic,” Kennedy says. “When it comes to explaining the sideshow, in the early days.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can hear the whole sideshow in Richie Rich’s deep and sonorous voice. “In Oakland, California,\" he raps, \"every Saturday night brothers be riding, straight-laced zeniths, drop-tops, buckets, high performance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Music might have been the lifeblood of the sideshow, but according to Kennedy, the heart pumping that blood was the neighborhood's deep-rooted car culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Car Culture and the Sideshow\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10647512\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10647512\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM-400x399.png\" alt='\"A-1ing it.\"(@a1springservice/Instagram)' width=\"400\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM-400x399.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM-32x32.png 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM-64x64.png 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM-96x96.png 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM-128x128.png 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM-75x75.png 75w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM.png 603w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"A-1ing it.\"(@a1springservice/Instagram)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ruben Flores greets a customer whose car he’s just modified at A1 Spring Service, a mechanic on the corner of MacArthur Boulevard and 98th Avenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This was -- and still is -- the go-to place to bring your car for modifications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flores, who went to Castlemont, the neighborhood high school, got the job straight out of school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The owner of the shop, he was losing a man, a mechanic, so he came down to the high school to ask about the auto shop program.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flores was hired on the spot, and he has been here ever since. Now he owns the place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The first day of work became the longest day of work, 38 years later,” Flores says, laughing as he shakes his head. Those years have given Flores a passenger seat to car culture in Deep East Oakland. He confirms what Sean Kennedy told me-- that in the beginning, it wasn’t about souping up cars to go fast. “It was going lower,” Flores says. “Low and slow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Low and slow, Flores said, was a way to show off the beauty of your car. Flores said his shop became known for fixing up cars in a signature style.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What A1 means, in the car culture,” Flores said, “is the stance is higher in the front and lower in the back. So they have that pointing --towards-the-moon type of look.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yakpasua Zazaboi said everyone knew about A1. “That was the place to go,” he said. “People would say, I have my car sitting A1, it was because of the name of the shop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the sideshows began to change and evolve with time; they went from low and slow to fast and loose, with drivers performing tricks with increasing levels of difficulty and danger. The Oakland Police Department began to take notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zazaboi says sideshows veered from “a nice slow cruising type of an event to a much faster speed, away-from-the-cops type of an event.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sideshows Run Into the Law\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Everyone has a story about when and how things got out of hand. Zazaboi says it was when guys with cheap cars started doing doughnuts to get attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sean Kennedy says it was when the new built-for-speed Mustangs came on the market in the 1980s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe it was the death of a young girl, in a police chase during a sideshow in the mid-'90s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whatever the exact moment, the crackdown by Oakland police and the city came quickly. New laws were introduced that let the city impound any car involved in a sideshow. Then came the 2005 ordinance, which allowed police to \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/OAKLAND-Council-votes-for-sideshow-crackdown-2655825.php\" target=\"_blank\">permanently confiscate\u003c/a> any car directly involved in a sideshow. According to Zazaboi, that made it personal, because the cars were not just painted pieces of metal to the men who drove them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Their car is an extension of their ego,” Zazaboi says of sideshow participants. “You take away their car, you kill their ego, and that is exactly what they did out here in Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sean Kennedy says that response complicated the already tense relationship between police and the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Does that create an animosity to the police?\" Kennedy asks. \"It becomes a war at that point. And then it becomes a situation where the rebellion is, 'We're going to have sideshows anyway.'\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Kennedy and Zazaboi say that while local politicians criminalized the sideshow, local media demonized it, with story after story of violent, out-of-control youth taking over the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfuzDz9XCxc\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kennedy admits that bad stuff did go down, and there was by necessity a kind of nomadic, extra-legal element to the sideshows. People brought guns and sold drugs; sometimes fights broke out. And yes, young men acted stupid. But he says all that was just as likely to happen at a Raiders game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kennedy said despite all that, the sideshow did not breed criminal behavior. The bad behavior, he says, would have been on display with or without the sideshows. Kennedy believes the sideshows were targeted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's not about a car show,\" he says. \"At that point, it's about arresting black youth in Oakland.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says the sideshow made it easy to paint East Oakland youth into an already-made stereotype: \"Young black kids who don’t have anything to do with their lives, out there playing around in these cars, carrying guns and selling drugs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Celebrating the Sideshow\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What was lost in that narrative, Kennedy says, was the ingenuity of the sideshow: the mechanical skills it took to work on the cars, the driving skills it took to get them moving and dancing, the coordination to plan what are in essence the Bay Area's first pop-up events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kennedy acknowledges his perspective has changed with age. Now that he has a few years on him, he is a little more weary of making cars spin like whirling dervishes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"As much as I love sideshows,\" he says, \"it’s a dangerous culture when it comes to spinning around a half-a-ton vehicle with no barriers and people standing there.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That is why Kennedy, among others, supported a push to legalize sideshows that gained some ground in the late 2000s. The suggestion was to bring sideshows out of the shadows and turn them into neighborhood street parties. They could even make money, proponents argued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But opponents, like Councilman Larry Reid, who represents Deep East Oakland, countered that it was folly for the city to sanction an illegal activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reid says the sideshows slowed down for a bit, but in the last year they've once again become a regular weekend event. He said they take over the street every weekend from Friday to Sunday, around 106th and MacArthur. That is right by Foothill Square, where more than three decades ago, according to Sean Kennedy, sideshows began.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It is just crazy what the residents along the MacArthur corridor have to endure,\" Reid said. In the past few weeks, right here, there have been incidents, including \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Suspect-rams-CHP-officer-after-Oakland-sideshow-6447489.php\" target=\"_blank\">this past weekend\u003c/a> when a sideshow participant rammed into a California Highway Patrol car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you ask Yakpusau Zazaboi, he will say what is happening now is not even a real sideshow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I break it down like this now,\" Zazaboi says. \"This is how you know it's a sideshow. If there are clean cars and women out there, you might have a sideshow. If it's a bunch of buckets and a whole bunch of dudes clowning around looking at each other -- you do not have sideshow.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The definition of just what makes a sideshow is constantly in flux. Every generation has its own version, just like every sideshow has people who say it is either a criminal act or a space for the creation of culture. Maybe, just maybe, there is a little bit of both, hanging out at the sideshow.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kennedy says it goes back to the early 1980s, when the music of the Sugar Hill Gang made it out here to the West Coast. “It seems like it started when hip-hop first got out here,” Kennedy said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I meet Kennedy at the entrance to the Foods Co. in Foothill Square, so deep into East Oakland it is almost San Leandro. Kennedy says this is where it all began.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was a carnival that used to exist right here in Foothill Square, because there was a skating rink right here,” he says, pointing to what is now a Ross Dress for Less. “All the people would come down here to the skating rink and the carnival.” They would would bring their best cars and just cruise, he says.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ljUnyv5XUA8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ljUnyv5XUA8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Kennedy says that what many people think of as a sideshow these days, all doughnuts and destruction, was not the way it began. Back then, he says, “no one did doughnuts or spun their cars.” It was just peacocking, showing off the cars that were the pride and joy of many -- mostly male -- residents. “That,” Kennedy says, “was the original sideshow of East Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People had cruised around in their souped up Chevys before, but it was as if the introduction of the new music taught the cars to dance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Kennedy's description, you can almost imagine the whole scene: Men slowly circling the parking lot in lovingly modified cars painted colors like cherry red or apple green. On the sidelines women watched, wearing tight skirts and showing off skin. The sideshow was a social event, a party in a parking lot, and showing off your car had a familiar goal: to woo women.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/219807957&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>The Sideshow as Cultural Marketplace\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the sideshows spread, Kennedy says, they became a sort of cultural marketplace where people repped parties, hawked homemade fashion lines and shared the latest in music.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yakpusua Zazaboi \u003ca href=\"http://www.sydewayz.com/index.htm#\" target=\"_blank\">documented sideshows\u003c/a> across East Oakland for his documentary series \"Sidewayz.\" When a proposal to \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/OAKLAND-Sideshow-spectator-law-expected-to-pass-2622930.php\" target=\"_blank\">make it illegal to attend sideshows\u003c/a> went before the Oakland City Council in 2005, Sidewayz videos were singled out in the \u003ca href=\"http://thenewspaper.com/rlc/docs/05-oakland.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">law's language\u003c/a>: “These videos portray the city in a negative light, encourage the proliferation of the activity and allow the promoters to popularize and profit from sideshows.” \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/OAKLAND-Council-votes-for-sideshow-crackdown-2655825.php\" target=\"_blank\">The law\u003c/a>, championed by then-Mayor Jerry Brown, passed in modified form, allowing those who watched the sideshows from the sidelines to be fined and even arrested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the sideshow, according to Zazaboi, was a thriving place, part craft fair, part improv performance, and always a place to catch the cultural zeitgeist. The sideshows, he said, were not just part of Oakland's unique hyphy culture, they formed the space in which hyphy was born. (Some of you might ask, \"What's hyphy?\" In fact, the Oxford English Dictionary recently added an entry, suggesting the word dates back to 2002 and giving the following definitions: \"1. Extremely rowdy, excited, or energetic. 2. A style of uptempo hip-hop music and frenetic dancing.\")\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You would come out and you would really understand what is popular in Oakland,” Zazaboi says. A key part of that was the music. “I think for about three or four years straight, we used to hear this song by a group called 3X Krazy.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was just a baseline and it was so popular and would sound so good on really nice audio systems, it was almost like a sideshow theme,\" Zazaboi says.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ptou06aABg4'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ptou06aABg4'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>When asked to name his pick for the theme of the sideshows, Sean Kennedy says there is really only one: Richie Rich’s sideshow song.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/l87Z1Z-40ao'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/l87Z1Z-40ao'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>“Now that's a classic,” Kennedy says. “When it comes to explaining the sideshow, in the early days.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can hear the whole sideshow in Richie Rich’s deep and sonorous voice. “In Oakland, California,\" he raps, \"every Saturday night brothers be riding, straight-laced zeniths, drop-tops, buckets, high performance.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Music might have been the lifeblood of the sideshow, but according to Kennedy, the heart pumping that blood was the neighborhood's deep-rooted car culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Car Culture and the Sideshow\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10647512\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10647512\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM-400x399.png\" alt='\"A-1ing it.\"(@a1springservice/Instagram)' width=\"400\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM-400x399.png 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM-32x32.png 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM-64x64.png 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM-96x96.png 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM-128x128.png 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM-75x75.png 75w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-17-at-6.10.41-PM.png 603w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">\"A-1ing it.\"(@a1springservice/Instagram)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ruben Flores greets a customer whose car he’s just modified at A1 Spring Service, a mechanic on the corner of MacArthur Boulevard and 98th Avenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This was -- and still is -- the go-to place to bring your car for modifications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flores, who went to Castlemont, the neighborhood high school, got the job straight out of school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The owner of the shop, he was losing a man, a mechanic, so he came down to the high school to ask about the auto shop program.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flores was hired on the spot, and he has been here ever since. Now he owns the place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The first day of work became the longest day of work, 38 years later,” Flores says, laughing as he shakes his head. Those years have given Flores a passenger seat to car culture in Deep East Oakland. He confirms what Sean Kennedy told me-- that in the beginning, it wasn’t about souping up cars to go fast. “It was going lower,” Flores says. “Low and slow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Low and slow, Flores said, was a way to show off the beauty of your car. Flores said his shop became known for fixing up cars in a signature style.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What A1 means, in the car culture,” Flores said, “is the stance is higher in the front and lower in the back. So they have that pointing --towards-the-moon type of look.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yakpasua Zazaboi said everyone knew about A1. “That was the place to go,” he said. “People would say, I have my car sitting A1, it was because of the name of the shop.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the sideshows began to change and evolve with time; they went from low and slow to fast and loose, with drivers performing tricks with increasing levels of difficulty and danger. The Oakland Police Department began to take notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zazaboi says sideshows veered from “a nice slow cruising type of an event to a much faster speed, away-from-the-cops type of an event.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Sideshows Run Into the Law\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Everyone has a story about when and how things got out of hand. Zazaboi says it was when guys with cheap cars started doing doughnuts to get attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sean Kennedy says it was when the new built-for-speed Mustangs came on the market in the 1980s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe it was the death of a young girl, in a police chase during a sideshow in the mid-'90s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whatever the exact moment, the crackdown by Oakland police and the city came quickly. New laws were introduced that let the city impound any car involved in a sideshow. Then came the 2005 ordinance, which allowed police to \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/OAKLAND-Council-votes-for-sideshow-crackdown-2655825.php\" target=\"_blank\">permanently confiscate\u003c/a> any car directly involved in a sideshow. According to Zazaboi, that made it personal, because the cars were not just painted pieces of metal to the men who drove them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Their car is an extension of their ego,” Zazaboi says of sideshow participants. “You take away their car, you kill their ego, and that is exactly what they did out here in Oakland.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sean Kennedy says that response complicated the already tense relationship between police and the community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Does that create an animosity to the police?\" Kennedy asks. \"It becomes a war at that point. And then it becomes a situation where the rebellion is, 'We're going to have sideshows anyway.'\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Kennedy and Zazaboi say that while local politicians criminalized the sideshow, local media demonized it, with story after story of violent, out-of-control youth taking over the streets.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/FfuzDz9XCxc'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/FfuzDz9XCxc'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Kennedy admits that bad stuff did go down, and there was by necessity a kind of nomadic, extra-legal element to the sideshows. People brought guns and sold drugs; sometimes fights broke out. And yes, young men acted stupid. But he says all that was just as likely to happen at a Raiders game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kennedy said despite all that, the sideshow did not breed criminal behavior. The bad behavior, he says, would have been on display with or without the sideshows. Kennedy believes the sideshows were targeted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's not about a car show,\" he says. \"At that point, it's about arresting black youth in Oakland.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says the sideshow made it easy to paint East Oakland youth into an already-made stereotype: \"Young black kids who don’t have anything to do with their lives, out there playing around in these cars, carrying guns and selling drugs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Celebrating the Sideshow\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What was lost in that narrative, Kennedy says, was the ingenuity of the sideshow: the mechanical skills it took to work on the cars, the driving skills it took to get them moving and dancing, the coordination to plan what are in essence the Bay Area's first pop-up events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kennedy acknowledges his perspective has changed with age. Now that he has a few years on him, he is a little more weary of making cars spin like whirling dervishes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"As much as I love sideshows,\" he says, \"it’s a dangerous culture when it comes to spinning around a half-a-ton vehicle with no barriers and people standing there.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That is why Kennedy, among others, supported a push to legalize sideshows that gained some ground in the late 2000s. The suggestion was to bring sideshows out of the shadows and turn them into neighborhood street parties. They could even make money, proponents argued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But opponents, like Councilman Larry Reid, who represents Deep East Oakland, countered that it was folly for the city to sanction an illegal activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reid says the sideshows slowed down for a bit, but in the last year they've once again become a regular weekend event. He said they take over the street every weekend from Friday to Sunday, around 106th and MacArthur. That is right by Foothill Square, where more than three decades ago, according to Sean Kennedy, sideshows began.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It is just crazy what the residents along the MacArthur corridor have to endure,\" Reid said. In the past few weeks, right here, there have been incidents, including \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Suspect-rams-CHP-officer-after-Oakland-sideshow-6447489.php\" target=\"_blank\">this past weekend\u003c/a> when a sideshow participant rammed into a California Highway Patrol car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you ask Yakpusau Zazaboi, he will say what is happening now is not even a real sideshow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I break it down like this now,\" Zazaboi says. \"This is how you know it's a sideshow. If there are clean cars and women out there, you might have a sideshow. If it's a bunch of buckets and a whole bunch of dudes clowning around looking at each other -- you do not have sideshow.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>I recently got the type of message that only arrives through social media: a guy named Matt in Seattle tracked me down on Facebook to let me know that he was getting rid of a car I’d sold him 10 years ago. He’d been cleaning out the silver Subaru for the last time before donating it to a women’s shelter, and he’d found nine of my old cassettes. He’d gotten in touch to send me a photo of my tapes, lined up in three rows against the blue fabric of the trunk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among those spooled cockroaches were mixtapes from two of my high school boyfriends, both named Greg. Just looking at their handwritten titles was like opening an old photo album I’d forgotten I’d owned. Was there ever a high school mash note as intimate as a mixtape? The Gregs and I, we’d spent hours selecting and recording music, writing out our liner notes, and drawing artwork for these pocket-sized containers of angst and lust. Now that digital playlists are easily swapped and text messages artlessly record our longings, mixtapes are the last 3-D time capsules of the love letters we awkward kids used to craft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10901372\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg\" alt=\"CassetteBreakSM\" width=\"1400\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-400x36.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-800x72.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-1180x106.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-960x86.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I grew up 20 minutes outside of Portland, Ore., in a development bordered by farms and golf courses. Nearby stripmalls housed adolescent staples: the 7-Eleven we’d spend summers biking to in search of Slurpees, and Pizza Caboose, where the sports coaches I had no desire to play for took their teams for blistered pies. I could’ve cracked my skull apart with the concentration I put into pretending I lived somewhere else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I took refuge from suburban claustrophobia by discovering new music with my best friend Monica. Her bedroom was my original fantasy portal out of Rock Creek. In grade school we cut out photos of the bands we loved from the pages of Bop magazine and glued them to the wallpaper, covering every inch of space between her bed and the furthest our fingers could reach on tip-toe. We collaged Monica’s walls with pouty New Wave visages, hundreds of yellowing angular haircuts offering a timeline of ’80s fandom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the ’90s I pushed open the wardrobe behind the frosty lipstick bands and discovered a new landscape of groups playing all-ages shows in Portland. I’d buy tapes by “alternative” acts like the Dharma Bums, Oingo Boingo, and Material Issue. These were the weirdos I aspired to meet, and to become, and to connect with other teenagers over. I compiled my favorite tracks onto blank cassettes from Radio Shack. The mixtapes were Morse-code messages I traded with other suburban satellites, hoping we moved in similarly strange orbits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10901534\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10901534\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesNine-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Ten years after selling the car, the tapes survived.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesNine-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesNine-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesNine-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesNine.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ten years after selling the car, the tapes survived.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Of course, these curated cassettes were more than just calling cards — they also expressed complex feelings about the recipient. Greg Bobbitt, the older of those high school boyfriends, recently sent me photos of a triple-tape mix I’d made for him, one I’d crafted as we were vacillating towards, as the title explains, “Really Good Friends.” My liner notes, which take up the entire underside of the title card, make me cringe now. Sample lines: “Today is Monday. Monday after I told you everything. Although I want to, I’m not going to write any temporary feelings on this tape. I’m way too confused. This age is hell, but I’d much rather struggle and gain then be sheltered and gain….” And… god, do I have to go on? Mortifying stuff to read. But like a journal, the mixtape is a snapshot of the mercurial emotions I had in high school — about Bobbitt, about any boy I dated, about getting out of Portland. Mixtapes recorded more than just our favorite playlists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My introduction to Bobbitt was complicated. I’d met him back in ’91, while we were in line for a teen dance club called Quest. I’d arrived drunk on Kool-Aid and Everclear. I proceeded to slap him across the face for making some innocuous joke behind me. Cut to us mashed up against one another in Quest’s arcade room hours later, making out in between my barfing into a trash can, a ridiculous flirtation that was followed by years of adolescent drama and then decades of friendship.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10901372\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg\" alt=\"CassetteBreakSM\" width=\"1400\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-400x36.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-800x72.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-1180x106.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-960x86.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I call Bobbitt, who still lives in Portland, to talk mixtapes after having lost touch with him over the years. He explains that he keeps every correspondence that anyone has ever given him, both written and musical, in a giant Rubbermaid bin. “I never had a journal. I don’t have something that you can look back on where it’s amazing to look at yourself at that age,” he says. “The only thing I have that’s remotely like that are the mixtapes.” He adds that he knows exactly where the four or five mixtapes I made him in high school are: “I wouldn’t get rid of those,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10901536\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10901536\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover1-800x531.jpg\" alt=\"The cover design of a mixtape: always crucial.\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover1-800x531.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover1-400x265.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover1-960x637.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cover design of a mixtape: always crucial.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bobbitt made the best mixes — double-cassette compilations of the Replacements, Hüsker Dü, Camper Van Beethoven, and other ’90s college rock acts that significantly deepened my musicial appreciation. His tapes also offered me new excuses to leave the suburbs so I could see these bands play live. The cases of these premium high-bias tapes (never the generic bulk brand) would come superglued together, Bobbitt’s handwriting meticulous in part because he only wrote with Uni-Ball fine point pens. He’d make sure the levels were perfect, eliminate any pregnant pauses, and allow every song to come to a complete finish. “I’d do the things that somebody who sequences and masters CDs these days does,” he says now. “The technical side of it was very important to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of the hundred or so mixes he’s made over the years, “Left of the Dial” by the Replacements was on nearly every tape Bobbitt created. The song’s poetic sentiment (“If I don’t see you again for a long, long while / I’ll try to find you left of the dial”) about remaining in someone’s thoughts through music has always resonated with him, and it’s an apt theme when thinking about mixtapes in general. “That line has always struck me as something I’d like to convey to somebody,” he says. “It’s like, ‘You mean something to me, and if we don’t see each other for a long time, we’ll meet up again someday and it’ll be great.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10901372\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg\" alt=\"CassetteBreakSM\" width=\"1400\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-400x36.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-800x72.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-1180x106.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-960x86.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Greg Keefer, my younger high school boyfriend, had long, wheat-colored hair to Bobbitt’s chocolatey bob. Not long after we’d admitted our mutual crush, Keefer was hit by a drunk driver. The car shattered his leg and left him housebound for months, during which time I delivered homemade cookies and mixtapes to his bedroom. I’d hoped my cassettes could compel him to think about me for at least 60 to 90 minutes a day, depending on the length of the latest mix I’d made him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keefer was a shy, sweet kid. He says now that he wasn’t the most comfortable teenager. Mixtapes were his way of exposing what he was too timid to say on his own. I’d drive home from his house with the windows rolled down, blasting his favorite power ballad by Alice in Chains, or a spastic punk jam from Jane’s Addiction, feeling caught up in the bombastic emotions he’d expressed on his mix for me. In the end, though, music didn’t save us. We went back to being friends after a just month of making out — from the neck up, so as to not disturb his broken leg.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10901537\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10901537\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover2.jpg-800x505.jpg\" alt=\"An entire generation mastered the art of tiny handwriting, solely for mixtapes. \" width=\"800\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover2.jpg-800x505.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover2.jpg-400x252.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover2.jpg-960x606.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover2.jpg.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An entire generation mastered the art of tiny handwriting, solely for mixtapes.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After not hearing his voice in decades, I call Keefer at his current home in Austin, Tex. He tells me that he also has a box of mixtapes at home, one that’s made every move with him since high school, because they’re mementos that have retained all their meaning. Although not every Keefer cassette contained love songs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One old girlfriend of his (who later became his wife, then ex-wife) got the bulk of the mixtapes he made. She grew up in a conservative Mormon household where her mom would toss her Beastie Boys tapes in the trash. But Keefer’s tapes would slip in under the radar, shepherding taboo White Lion ballads and Van Halen anthems inside coverless cassettes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His relationship with this girl was tumultuous, he tells me, and at one point in high school she started dating other people. “That’s when I’d make the ‘I’m pissed at you but I still care about you’ tape, with all the little jabs,” he says with a laugh. Those tapes would always include some Zeppelin, particularly “Your Time is Gonna Come.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10901372\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg\" alt=\"CassetteBreakSM\" width=\"1400\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-400x36.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-800x72.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-1180x106.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-960x86.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No matter the circumstances, though, making mixtapes was a romantic rush that we just don’t get in a digital age. “At that point in time, no one could communicate better than the artists we looked to and loved,” Keefer says. “Being able to take someone’s work and apply it to someone else in hopes that they have the same connection that you do, that’s such an important part of connectivity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or, to be a little more crass about it: “I know this sounds awful, but I don’t know that I ever made mixtape for somebody whose pants I didn’t want to get into,” says Bobbitt with a laugh. And for the most part, it seems, it worked for him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10901538\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10901538\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesSubaru1-800x540.jpg\" alt=\"The silver Subaru of yore.\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesSubaru1-800x540.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesSubaru1-400x270.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesSubaru1-960x648.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesSubaru1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The silver Subaru of yore.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In making our mixtapes, some of us were too wordy while others only found courage in the lyrics of others. We each pressed play and record and pause and record and rewound and doodled and listened until, hours later, we had a tender artifact to share with someone about whom we cared deeply. And although I lost my mixtapes in a car I sold to a stranger ten years ago, I appreciate the way those analog ghosts triggered special memories of early, fumbling courtships that otherwise would’ve remained lodged away forever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t have any way to play cassettes today. So I don’t need Matt from Seattle, who suddenly disappeared from our Facebook conversation, to send those old mixtapes back to me. My current Subaru only accepts CDs, and the floor of my car is scattered with them, including all the blank ones my husband has burned for us over the three years we’ve been together. He sometimes makes mixes, other times burns whole CDs. They come with no liner notes or cases, no sprawling love letters from the music geek I married last year. And yet, I can pick up the one labeled for the band Family Portrait and remember exactly when he Dropboxed me that album, the night after our second date, when I already felt like I might be falling in love with him. It may not be a mixtape per se, but it’s a modern time capsule for this digital era, bringing with it different sorts of memories from left of the dial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jennifer-maerz/9/188/82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennifer Maerz\u003c/a> is the former editor-in-chief of \u003c/em>The Bold Italic\u003cem>. Prior to that, she served as music editor for \u003c/em>The Stranger\u003cem> and the \u003c/em>SF Weekly\u003cem>, respectively. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>I recently got the type of message that only arrives through social media: a guy named Matt in Seattle tracked me down on Facebook to let me know that he was getting rid of a car I’d sold him 10 years ago. He’d been cleaning out the silver Subaru for the last time before donating it to a women’s shelter, and he’d found nine of my old cassettes. He’d gotten in touch to send me a photo of my tapes, lined up in three rows against the blue fabric of the trunk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among those spooled cockroaches were mixtapes from two of my high school boyfriends, both named Greg. Just looking at their handwritten titles was like opening an old photo album I’d forgotten I’d owned. Was there ever a high school mash note as intimate as a mixtape? The Gregs and I, we’d spent hours selecting and recording music, writing out our liner notes, and drawing artwork for these pocket-sized containers of angst and lust. Now that digital playlists are easily swapped and text messages artlessly record our longings, mixtapes are the last 3-D time capsules of the love letters we awkward kids used to craft.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10901372\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg\" alt=\"CassetteBreakSM\" width=\"1400\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-400x36.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-800x72.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-1180x106.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-960x86.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I grew up 20 minutes outside of Portland, Ore., in a development bordered by farms and golf courses. Nearby stripmalls housed adolescent staples: the 7-Eleven we’d spend summers biking to in search of Slurpees, and Pizza Caboose, where the sports coaches I had no desire to play for took their teams for blistered pies. I could’ve cracked my skull apart with the concentration I put into pretending I lived somewhere else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I took refuge from suburban claustrophobia by discovering new music with my best friend Monica. Her bedroom was my original fantasy portal out of Rock Creek. In grade school we cut out photos of the bands we loved from the pages of Bop magazine and glued them to the wallpaper, covering every inch of space between her bed and the furthest our fingers could reach on tip-toe. We collaged Monica’s walls with pouty New Wave visages, hundreds of yellowing angular haircuts offering a timeline of ’80s fandom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the ’90s I pushed open the wardrobe behind the frosty lipstick bands and discovered a new landscape of groups playing all-ages shows in Portland. I’d buy tapes by “alternative” acts like the Dharma Bums, Oingo Boingo, and Material Issue. These were the weirdos I aspired to meet, and to become, and to connect with other teenagers over. I compiled my favorite tracks onto blank cassettes from Radio Shack. The mixtapes were Morse-code messages I traded with other suburban satellites, hoping we moved in similarly strange orbits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10901534\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10901534\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesNine-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Ten years after selling the car, the tapes survived.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesNine-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesNine-400x300.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesNine-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesNine.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ten years after selling the car, the tapes survived.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Of course, these curated cassettes were more than just calling cards — they also expressed complex feelings about the recipient. Greg Bobbitt, the older of those high school boyfriends, recently sent me photos of a triple-tape mix I’d made for him, one I’d crafted as we were vacillating towards, as the title explains, “Really Good Friends.” My liner notes, which take up the entire underside of the title card, make me cringe now. Sample lines: “Today is Monday. Monday after I told you everything. Although I want to, I’m not going to write any temporary feelings on this tape. I’m way too confused. This age is hell, but I’d much rather struggle and gain then be sheltered and gain….” And… god, do I have to go on? Mortifying stuff to read. But like a journal, the mixtape is a snapshot of the mercurial emotions I had in high school — about Bobbitt, about any boy I dated, about getting out of Portland. Mixtapes recorded more than just our favorite playlists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My introduction to Bobbitt was complicated. I’d met him back in ’91, while we were in line for a teen dance club called Quest. I’d arrived drunk on Kool-Aid and Everclear. I proceeded to slap him across the face for making some innocuous joke behind me. Cut to us mashed up against one another in Quest’s arcade room hours later, making out in between my barfing into a trash can, a ridiculous flirtation that was followed by years of adolescent drama and then decades of friendship.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10901372\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg\" alt=\"CassetteBreakSM\" width=\"1400\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-400x36.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-800x72.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-1180x106.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-960x86.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I call Bobbitt, who still lives in Portland, to talk mixtapes after having lost touch with him over the years. He explains that he keeps every correspondence that anyone has ever given him, both written and musical, in a giant Rubbermaid bin. “I never had a journal. I don’t have something that you can look back on where it’s amazing to look at yourself at that age,” he says. “The only thing I have that’s remotely like that are the mixtapes.” He adds that he knows exactly where the four or five mixtapes I made him in high school are: “I wouldn’t get rid of those,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10901536\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10901536\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover1-800x531.jpg\" alt=\"The cover design of a mixtape: always crucial.\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover1-800x531.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover1-400x265.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover1-960x637.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cover design of a mixtape: always crucial.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bobbitt made the best mixes — double-cassette compilations of the Replacements, Hüsker Dü, Camper Van Beethoven, and other ’90s college rock acts that significantly deepened my musicial appreciation. His tapes also offered me new excuses to leave the suburbs so I could see these bands play live. The cases of these premium high-bias tapes (never the generic bulk brand) would come superglued together, Bobbitt’s handwriting meticulous in part because he only wrote with Uni-Ball fine point pens. He’d make sure the levels were perfect, eliminate any pregnant pauses, and allow every song to come to a complete finish. “I’d do the things that somebody who sequences and masters CDs these days does,” he says now. “The technical side of it was very important to me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of the hundred or so mixes he’s made over the years, “Left of the Dial” by the Replacements was on nearly every tape Bobbitt created. The song’s poetic sentiment (“If I don’t see you again for a long, long while / I’ll try to find you left of the dial”) about remaining in someone’s thoughts through music has always resonated with him, and it’s an apt theme when thinking about mixtapes in general. “That line has always struck me as something I’d like to convey to somebody,” he says. “It’s like, ‘You mean something to me, and if we don’t see each other for a long time, we’ll meet up again someday and it’ll be great.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10901372\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg\" alt=\"CassetteBreakSM\" width=\"1400\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-400x36.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-800x72.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-1180x106.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-960x86.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Greg Keefer, my younger high school boyfriend, had long, wheat-colored hair to Bobbitt’s chocolatey bob. Not long after we’d admitted our mutual crush, Keefer was hit by a drunk driver. The car shattered his leg and left him housebound for months, during which time I delivered homemade cookies and mixtapes to his bedroom. I’d hoped my cassettes could compel him to think about me for at least 60 to 90 minutes a day, depending on the length of the latest mix I’d made him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keefer was a shy, sweet kid. He says now that he wasn’t the most comfortable teenager. Mixtapes were his way of exposing what he was too timid to say on his own. I’d drive home from his house with the windows rolled down, blasting his favorite power ballad by Alice in Chains, or a spastic punk jam from Jane’s Addiction, feeling caught up in the bombastic emotions he’d expressed on his mix for me. In the end, though, music didn’t save us. We went back to being friends after a just month of making out — from the neck up, so as to not disturb his broken leg.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10901537\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10901537\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover2.jpg-800x505.jpg\" alt=\"An entire generation mastered the art of tiny handwriting, solely for mixtapes. \" width=\"800\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover2.jpg-800x505.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover2.jpg-400x252.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover2.jpg-960x606.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapeCover2.jpg.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An entire generation mastered the art of tiny handwriting, solely for mixtapes.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After not hearing his voice in decades, I call Keefer at his current home in Austin, Tex. He tells me that he also has a box of mixtapes at home, one that’s made every move with him since high school, because they’re mementos that have retained all their meaning. Although not every Keefer cassette contained love songs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One old girlfriend of his (who later became his wife, then ex-wife) got the bulk of the mixtapes he made. She grew up in a conservative Mormon household where her mom would toss her Beastie Boys tapes in the trash. But Keefer’s tapes would slip in under the radar, shepherding taboo White Lion ballads and Van Halen anthems inside coverless cassettes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His relationship with this girl was tumultuous, he tells me, and at one point in high school she started dating other people. “That’s when I’d make the ‘I’m pissed at you but I still care about you’ tape, with all the little jabs,” he says with a laugh. Those tapes would always include some Zeppelin, particularly “Your Time is Gonna Come.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10901372\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg\" alt=\"CassetteBreakSM\" width=\"1400\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM.jpg 1400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-400x36.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-800x72.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-1180x106.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/CassetteBreakSM-960x86.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No matter the circumstances, though, making mixtapes was a romantic rush that we just don’t get in a digital age. “At that point in time, no one could communicate better than the artists we looked to and loved,” Keefer says. “Being able to take someone’s work and apply it to someone else in hopes that they have the same connection that you do, that’s such an important part of connectivity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or, to be a little more crass about it: “I know this sounds awful, but I don’t know that I ever made mixtape for somebody whose pants I didn’t want to get into,” says Bobbitt with a laugh. And for the most part, it seems, it worked for him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10901538\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10901538\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesSubaru1-800x540.jpg\" alt=\"The silver Subaru of yore.\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesSubaru1-800x540.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesSubaru1-400x270.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesSubaru1-960x648.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TapesSubaru1.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The silver Subaru of yore.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In making our mixtapes, some of us were too wordy while others only found courage in the lyrics of others. We each pressed play and record and pause and record and rewound and doodled and listened until, hours later, we had a tender artifact to share with someone about whom we cared deeply. And although I lost my mixtapes in a car I sold to a stranger ten years ago, I appreciate the way those analog ghosts triggered special memories of early, fumbling courtships that otherwise would’ve remained lodged away forever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t have any way to play cassettes today. So I don’t need Matt from Seattle, who suddenly disappeared from our Facebook conversation, to send those old mixtapes back to me. My current Subaru only accepts CDs, and the floor of my car is scattered with them, including all the blank ones my husband has burned for us over the three years we’ve been together. He sometimes makes mixes, other times burns whole CDs. They come with no liner notes or cases, no sprawling love letters from the music geek I married last year. And yet, I can pick up the one labeled for the band Family Portrait and remember exactly when he Dropboxed me that album, the night after our second date, when I already felt like I might be falling in love with him. It may not be a mixtape per se, but it’s a modern time capsule for this digital era, bringing with it different sorts of memories from left of the dial.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>There is very little to say about Taylor Swift that has not already been said about Taylor Swift — in thinkpieces, in profiles, in the daily analysis of her Twitter feed that passes for “celebrity journalism” in 2015. But try as you might to get to the heart of why 25-year-old Taylor Alison Swift is the biggest pop star in the world right now, you won’t really understand it until you see her perform live.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not to say that her vocal performance at Levi’s Stadium on Aug. 14, the first of two nights she played at the squeaky-clean new venue this weekend, exactly blew me away. Nor did any of the visual elements of the stage show, although her team of hard-working, hard-sweating male backup dancers deserve a nod. I like a lot of Taylor Swift’s music and I find her fascinating as a phenomenon, I should say upfront. But the thing I did not comprehend until I saw Taylor Swift in a glittery blue two-piece, perched atop a runway that had morphed into a giant swinging crane, maneuvering over a crowd of 50,000 screaming fans who all paid $150 to $1500 to be there and begging them to believe that \u003cem>no really, I’m a big dork, totally insecure, super normal and just like you\u003c/em>, is that Taylor Swift has maybe pulled off the biggest trick in the history of pop music. It’s a coup of the highest degree to be able to make a surprised face and have it communicate that you can’t believe all these people are here to see little old you while you are flying over them, literally dancing on a sparkly pedestal in the center of an enormous football field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10900527\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10900527\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayEmbed-e1439793159480.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift performs at Levi's Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. (Photo: Emma Silvers/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. (Photo: Emma Silvers/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This part of the country has always been really special to me,” she said early in the evening, smile spreading across her face, which would have been a more convincing comment if she had referred to it as the Bay Area and not “Santa Clara, California!” at least a half-dozen times over the course of her two-hour set. Still, the attempt to make us all feel special ran strong through her stage banter, which took the form of confessional, sometimes rambling pseudo-diary entries: about how if someone’s not texting you back within a reasonable time frame you deserve better (sure!); about how it’s important, when you find happiness, to just enjoy it and not be fearful about when it’s going to end. A monologue about how much she appreciates that her fans feel comfortable enough to share their lives with her via social media turned into the following: “So I just want to give a big shout out to all the people here who have anything to do with tech!” Woooo. Eat your hearts out, \u003ca href=\"http://gizmodo.com/meet-the-truthers-who-think-taylor-swift-plotted-with-a-1713491244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Music truthers\u003c/a>. The woman knows how to stay on brand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the songs: This was the \u003cem>1989\u003c/em> tour, a party for the album which signaled that Swift’s crossover from country to pure pop is complete, and she performed nearly the entire hook-filled, \u003ca href=\"http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6576210/taylor-swift-bad-blood-max-martin-20th-number-1-hot-100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max Martin-coated album\u003c/a>, opening with “Welcome to New York” as the city’s skyline appeared behind her. As pop stars go, Swift has always been a strong songwriter, even if stadium shows don’t exactly lend themselves to highlighting it. “Blank Space” sounded good because “Blank Space” is an exceedingly good pop song. “I Knew You Were Trouble,” off 2012’s \u003cem>Red\u003c/em>, got the most exciting reboot, with super-heavy electric guitar and industrial levels of reverb turning it into something like metal; in an alternate universe it could have been played off a truckbed by the crazy guitar guy in \u003cem>Mad Max: Fury Road\u003c/em>. “Love Story,” which she explained she wanted to reinterpret to make it blend with the other tracks on \u003cem>1989\u003c/em>, fared much worse, sounding more like a discarded, downtempo Abba tune than a reinvented country-pop one. The rapping breakdown on “Shake It Off” was even more embarrassing live than it is in the music video, which I didn’t know was possible. “Out of the Woods” continues to be the most underrated song on the record, helped here tremendously by a chorus of live backup vocalists, not as tremendously by highly literal visuals (oh look we’re in the woods and now we’re, um, out of them).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10900528\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10900528\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift performs at Levi's Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. (Photo: Emma Silvers/KQED)\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. (Photo: Emma Silvers/KQED) \u003ccite>(Emma Silvers/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In general, the visuals provided by the crowd, each of us dutifully wearing the multi-colored light-up bracelets that had been taped to our seats, provided the most interesting scenery of the night. They were more interesting, certainly, than anything Swift’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/kaylor-forever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carefully curated gaggle of famous friends\u003c/a> had to say about her in a series of pre-taped interviews that ran on giant screens during set breaks and costume changes. “A typical hang with Taylor? Well, there’s always food — Chinese takeout that you eat way too much of, baked goods,” giggled supermodel Cara Delevingne, prompting more than one of us to flip her the bird, I’m guessing. The members of Haim talked about Swift’s cats, while Lena Dunham, Jaime King, and Selena Gomez all shared their own “she’s totally just a regular girl” type of anecdotes that totally just felt, well, forced. If you’re really just a regular girl, why am I watching supermodels on giant screens insisting that you’re really just a regular girl?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10900529\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10900529\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayPLot-e1439793280237.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift fans in the parking lot at Levi's Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. (Photo: Emma Silvers/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"490\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift fans in the parking lot at Levi’s Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. (Photo: Emma Silvers/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the end, of course, it doesn’t matter what any music or culture critic has to say about Taylor Swift, because for those who belong to Taylor Swift’s empire — and there are zero barriers to entry — the distinction between “super normal real girl Taylor Swift” and “years of market research smushed into the shape of a leggy blonde billionaire named Taylor Swift” is a false dichotomy. If you are a 13-year-old girl right now, you have grown up following your favorite musicians on Twitter and hoping they will reply to you, and thinking celebrities owe you their private lives via Instagram, and Taylor Swift is without a doubt the best at this particular game. Throw in an understanding of how to skirt the line between family-friendly tween idol and legitimate sex symbol, a remarkable control of branding, some perfectly general lyrics about self-esteem and relationships — and, yes, hard work — and you’ve got yourself a truly exceptional pop star.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What could be realer than that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"excerpt": "Friday night, between perfectly polished songs from her album '1989,' Taylor Swift continued her hat trick of appearing completely perplexed at her own massive popularity.",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>There is very little to say about Taylor Swift that has not already been said about Taylor Swift — in thinkpieces, in profiles, in the daily analysis of her Twitter feed that passes for “celebrity journalism” in 2015. But try as you might to get to the heart of why 25-year-old Taylor Alison Swift is the biggest pop star in the world right now, you won’t really understand it until you see her perform live.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not to say that her vocal performance at Levi’s Stadium on Aug. 14, the first of two nights she played at the squeaky-clean new venue this weekend, exactly blew me away. Nor did any of the visual elements of the stage show, although her team of hard-working, hard-sweating male backup dancers deserve a nod. I like a lot of Taylor Swift’s music and I find her fascinating as a phenomenon, I should say upfront. But the thing I did not comprehend until I saw Taylor Swift in a glittery blue two-piece, perched atop a runway that had morphed into a giant swinging crane, maneuvering over a crowd of 50,000 screaming fans who all paid $150 to $1500 to be there and begging them to believe that \u003cem>no really, I’m a big dork, totally insecure, super normal and just like you\u003c/em>, is that Taylor Swift has maybe pulled off the biggest trick in the history of pop music. It’s a coup of the highest degree to be able to make a surprised face and have it communicate that you can’t believe all these people are here to see little old you while you are flying over them, literally dancing on a sparkly pedestal in the center of an enormous football field.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10900527\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10900527\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayEmbed-e1439793159480.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift performs at Levi's Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. (Photo: Emma Silvers/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. (Photo: Emma Silvers/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“This part of the country has always been really special to me,” she said early in the evening, smile spreading across her face, which would have been a more convincing comment if she had referred to it as the Bay Area and not “Santa Clara, California!” at least a half-dozen times over the course of her two-hour set. Still, the attempt to make us all feel special ran strong through her stage banter, which took the form of confessional, sometimes rambling pseudo-diary entries: about how if someone’s not texting you back within a reasonable time frame you deserve better (sure!); about how it’s important, when you find happiness, to just enjoy it and not be fearful about when it’s going to end. A monologue about how much she appreciates that her fans feel comfortable enough to share their lives with her via social media turned into the following: “So I just want to give a big shout out to all the people here who have anything to do with tech!” Woooo. Eat your hearts out, \u003ca href=\"http://gizmodo.com/meet-the-truthers-who-think-taylor-swift-plotted-with-a-1713491244\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Music truthers\u003c/a>. The woman knows how to stay on brand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the songs: This was the \u003cem>1989\u003c/em> tour, a party for the album which signaled that Swift’s crossover from country to pure pop is complete, and she performed nearly the entire hook-filled, \u003ca href=\"http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6576210/taylor-swift-bad-blood-max-martin-20th-number-1-hot-100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max Martin-coated album\u003c/a>, opening with “Welcome to New York” as the city’s skyline appeared behind her. As pop stars go, Swift has always been a strong songwriter, even if stadium shows don’t exactly lend themselves to highlighting it. “Blank Space” sounded good because “Blank Space” is an exceedingly good pop song. “I Knew You Were Trouble,” off 2012’s \u003cem>Red\u003c/em>, got the most exciting reboot, with super-heavy electric guitar and industrial levels of reverb turning it into something like metal; in an alternate universe it could have been played off a truckbed by the crazy guitar guy in \u003cem>Mad Max: Fury Road\u003c/em>. “Love Story,” which she explained she wanted to reinterpret to make it blend with the other tracks on \u003cem>1989\u003c/em>, fared much worse, sounding more like a discarded, downtempo Abba tune than a reinvented country-pop one. The rapping breakdown on “Shake It Off” was even more embarrassing live than it is in the music video, which I didn’t know was possible. “Out of the Woods” continues to be the most underrated song on the record, helped here tremendously by a chorus of live backup vocalists, not as tremendously by highly literal visuals (oh look we’re in the woods and now we’re, um, out of them).\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10900528\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10900528\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift performs at Levi's Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. (Photo: Emma Silvers/KQED)\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ-400x225.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayMJ-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift performs at Levi’s Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. (Photo: Emma Silvers/KQED) \u003ccite>(Emma Silvers/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In general, the visuals provided by the crowd, each of us dutifully wearing the multi-colored light-up bracelets that had been taped to our seats, provided the most interesting scenery of the night. They were more interesting, certainly, than anything Swift’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/kaylor-forever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carefully curated gaggle of famous friends\u003c/a> had to say about her in a series of pre-taped interviews that ran on giant screens during set breaks and costume changes. “A typical hang with Taylor? Well, there’s always food — Chinese takeout that you eat way too much of, baked goods,” giggled supermodel Cara Delevingne, prompting more than one of us to flip her the bird, I’m guessing. The members of Haim talked about Swift’s cats, while Lena Dunham, Jaime King, and Selena Gomez all shared their own “she’s totally just a regular girl” type of anecdotes that totally just felt, well, forced. If you’re really just a regular girl, why am I watching supermodels on giant screens insisting that you’re really just a regular girl?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10900529\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10900529\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/08/TayPLot-e1439793280237.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift fans in the parking lot at Levi's Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. (Photo: Emma Silvers/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"490\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taylor Swift fans in the parking lot at Levi’s Stadium, Aug. 14, 2015. (Photo: Emma Silvers/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the end, of course, it doesn’t matter what any music or culture critic has to say about Taylor Swift, because for those who belong to Taylor Swift’s empire — and there are zero barriers to entry — the distinction between “super normal real girl Taylor Swift” and “years of market research smushed into the shape of a leggy blonde billionaire named Taylor Swift” is a false dichotomy. If you are a 13-year-old girl right now, you have grown up following your favorite musicians on Twitter and hoping they will reply to you, and thinking celebrities owe you their private lives via Instagram, and Taylor Swift is without a doubt the best at this particular game. Throw in an understanding of how to skirt the line between family-friendly tween idol and legitimate sex symbol, a remarkable control of branding, some perfectly general lyrics about self-esteem and relationships — and, yes, hard work — and you’ve got yourself a truly exceptional pop star.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What could be realer than that?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"RWlDM83svXEDNS1XrTUX4WSLhqhoz7Yx\"]Over the weekend, Taylor Swift played sold-out shows to a total of 100,000 people at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. You should have been there! But in case you weren't, here's a play-by-play of what it was like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6pm:\u003c/strong> The second obstacle standing between you and Taylor presents itself (the first being the exorbitant price of the ticket). You must park on an uneven, spongy golf course and then locate golf-cart-riding attendants to procure a plastic bag for your belongings (only clutches and approved NFL bags are allowed inside the stadium). Girls in stilettos also face the added challenge of getting their heels stuck in the ground over and over again, while trekking a mile or so to the stadium entrance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6:30p:\u003c/strong> The walk turns out to be kind of meditative: a giddy, buzzing procession of mostly teens and their moms. There are also a few dads in the mix. Most of them look uneasy. You smile at them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6:45p:\u003c/strong> Security is a cinch because all your stuff is in a clear plastic bag that's already ripping at the handle. You are handed a cool bracelet that will light up with the beats of Taylor's music. You are told not to pull the tab until Taylor says so. You wouldn't dream of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7p:\u003c/strong> Shawn Mendes takes the stage. He has nice teeth and a Justin Bieber vibe about him. The youths seem to know his music. Or maybe they just like his face? You and your friend discuss his age and whether he is Taylor's type. You decide on 20 and that he's not Taylor's type anymore now that she's dating a man. After the show, you look Mendes up and find out he's actually 17. You feel very, very old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:10p:\u003c/strong> There are no lines for booze because most people here were born after 1995. You cruise up to the table and ask for some wine. They're all out. No one is sure how this is possible. You consider trying a malt liquor Long Island Iced Tea, but remember that nothing good comes out of having a Long Island Icea Tea and think better of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:15p:\u003c/strong> Your friend wants a shirt to commemorate this moment in time. \"Will you be embarrassed to wear it in two years?\" you ask. \"No way.\" Your friend settles on the tasteful ringer tee with the \u003cem>1989\u003c/em> album cover on it. It looks dope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:20p:\u003c/strong> You spot what appears to be a fan-made knit blanket with Taylor's face on it. You want it really badly...until you realize they're for sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:30p:\u003c/strong> You're astounded by the Swifties' imagination, when it comes to concert costumes. Two girls, dressed in scrubs, hold signs with lyrics from \"Out of the Woods\" on them: \"Remember when you hit the brakes too soon? 20 stitches in the hospital room.\" A girl in black lace holds one half of a lyric (\"I'm a nightmare...\"), while her friend, dressed like an angel, completes the line (\"...dressed like a daydream\"). But the award for commitment goes to these guys who dressed up like ballerinas from the \"Shake It Off\" video.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/08/IMG_7765-e1439843844376.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17649 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/08/IMG_7765-e1439843844376.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_7765\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/08/IMG_7765-e1439843844376.jpeg 480w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/08/IMG_7765-e1439843844376-400x533.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:45p:\u003c/strong> You hear there is wine on another level. You head past people posing with cardboard cutouts of Taylor and her cats to the boozy area. This is where many of the dads are, drinking beer and having a good time. You commend them before grabbing some wine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8p:\u003c/strong> Vance Joy takes the stage. He has an accent. You are bored.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:05p: \u003c/strong>A mother grabs you and asks, \"Where did you get that wine?\" She seems desperate. You tell her exactly where to get it and wish her luck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:10p:\u003c/strong> You find your seat, which is close, but not close enough. You're sitting between an excited girl named Missy and a glum older woman. Missy was at the show last night and has all the details. She is wearing two light-up bracelets, one from last night and the fresh one. You and your friend talk to her about who you hope the special guest is (Selena Gomez or Nicki Minaj) and about how many cats her sister has and about who each of you thinks Rory Gilmore should have ended up with (Jess, obviously). The glum woman gazes off into the sky, thinking about her bills, her ex, her deadlines or when she thinks she's going to die.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:30p:\u003c/strong> Videos of Taylor Swift hanging out with fans at her mom's house play on the big screens. Everyone gets really psyched. Homemade signs pop up everywhere. One reads \"R.I.P. Me #Dead.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:40p:\u003c/strong> The lights go off and the stage becomes a representation of NYC as \"Welcome to New York\" starts up. You mention that this is one of her worst songs and discuss how odd Taylor being the face of New York is, considering that she seems to have just found out about the city. You and your friend take turns pretending to be awestruck Taylor. \"Have you ever been to Times Square? It's amazing!!!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:43p:\u003c/strong> Taylor looks really happy and shocked that you are all there. It feels like watching a Disney Channel musical on lots of Red Bull.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:45p:\u003c/strong> Taylor greets the audience. You and your friend hope she refers to the crowd as the Bay Area instead of Santa Clara. She disappoints.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:46p:\u003c/strong> Taylor theatrically says, \"Oh, and there's one more thing you should probably know about me. I was born...in 1989!\" The second-hand embarrassment is thick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:47p:\u003c/strong> \"New Romantics\" comes on. It's a song that's only on the deluxe album so some are confused. You wonder whether her label strategically placed a single-worthy song on the deluxe to ensure that some would have to buy the album twice. You decide that yes, they did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:52p:\u003c/strong> \"Blank Space\" plays and everyone knows the words. Taylor does her best insane ex-girlfriend impression surrounded by dudes in bowler hats. It's cute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:57p:\u003c/strong> Taylor does a heavy metal-ish take on \"I Knew You Were Trouble.\" You and your friend are surprised at how sexual the performance is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:02p:\u003c/strong> Time for a ballad. All the bracelets light up for a wave-your-lighters-in-the-air effect. Everyone Instagrams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:06p:\u003c/strong> Taylor is changing and leaves us with video footage of her friends (Lena Dunham, Selena Gomez, Cara Delevingne, among others) talking about how much eating is involved when hanging out with Taylor. You hope the next outfit is worth listening to this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:10p:\u003c/strong> It is! Taylor is wearing a pink dress that lights up!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:15p:\u003c/strong> Taylor gives a sermon on friendship and why people who wait four hours to text you back are the scum of the earth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:20p:\u003c/strong> Taylor is about to announce her special guest. She says they could have been anywhere in the world, but they chose to be here so feel thankful! The surprise is....drumroll....Little Mix. Womp. They are a girl group that came out of \u003cem>X Factor UK\u003c/em>. One of them almost married Zayn Malik from One Direction. They're fun, but they're no Nicki Minaj.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:28p:\u003c/strong> Time for another motivational speech. This time, even though it's obviously rehearsed, it hits a nerve. She says, \"You are not your mistakes. You are not damaged goods. You are not the opinion of someone who doesn't know you. You are wiser because you went through something terrible. You are the person who survived a bunch of rainstorms and kept walking.\" Your friend quietly weeps, as does the girl who shot the video below:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0y55EaBPRY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:33p:\u003c/strong> Taylor's runway goes airborne for a rendition of \"Love Story.\" Taylor explains that it's about Romeo and Juliet, the first Ross and Rachel, and that she didn't like their tragic ending so she had them end up together forever and ever. Yay for unrealistic depictions of love!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:34p:\u003c/strong> Fireworks outside of the stadium interrupt her acoustic song. Taylor pauses to say that she doesn't know what they're for but that she's into it. You all watch the sky turn colors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:41p:\u003c/strong> Time for another surprise! Nicki, are you here after all?! Nope. But Julia Roberts and Joan Baez are. A collective WTF sweeps the stadium. Julia Roberts does not want to dance. Joan Baez is down though. Taylor beckons them down the runway and they take turns awkwardly shimmying. They hand a single rose back and forth. Nothing makes sense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:49p:\u003c/strong> Taylor's talented backup singers get a more prominent stage presence during \"This Love.\" You make a mental note to watch \u003cem>Twenty Feet from Stardom\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:57p:\u003c/strong> \"Bad Blood\" comes on and you alternate between singing along and wishing Taylor had never said it was about Katy Perry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:58p: \u003c/strong>Formerly glum neighbor is now feeling herself, fist pumping and wooping it up. You knew she had it in her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10:04p:\u003c/strong> Taylor busts out an electric guitar for a dark, moody rendition of \"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.\" It is easily the best moment of the night. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:10p:\u003c/strong> There are no lines for booze because most people here were born after 1995. You cruise up to the table and ask for some wine. They're all out. No one is sure how this is possible. You consider trying a malt liquor Long Island Iced Tea, but remember that nothing good comes out of having a Long Island Icea Tea and think better of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:15p:\u003c/strong> Your friend wants a shirt to commemorate this moment in time. \"Will you be embarrassed to wear it in two years?\" you ask. \"No way.\" Your friend settles on the tasteful ringer tee with the \u003cem>1989\u003c/em> album cover on it. It looks dope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:20p:\u003c/strong> You spot what appears to be a fan-made knit blanket with Taylor's face on it. You want it really badly...until you realize they're for sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:30p:\u003c/strong> You're astounded by the Swifties' imagination, when it comes to concert costumes. Two girls, dressed in scrubs, hold signs with lyrics from \"Out of the Woods\" on them: \"Remember when you hit the brakes too soon? 20 stitches in the hospital room.\" A girl in black lace holds one half of a lyric (\"I'm a nightmare...\"), while her friend, dressed like an angel, completes the line (\"...dressed like a daydream\"). But the award for commitment goes to these guys who dressed up like ballerinas from the \"Shake It Off\" video.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/08/IMG_7765-e1439843844376.jpeg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17649 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/08/IMG_7765-e1439843844376.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_7765\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/08/IMG_7765-e1439843844376.jpeg 480w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2015/08/IMG_7765-e1439843844376-400x533.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:45p:\u003c/strong> You hear there is wine on another level. You head past people posing with cardboard cutouts of Taylor and her cats to the boozy area. This is where many of the dads are, drinking beer and having a good time. You commend them before grabbing some wine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8p:\u003c/strong> Vance Joy takes the stage. He has an accent. You are bored.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:05p: \u003c/strong>A mother grabs you and asks, \"Where did you get that wine?\" She seems desperate. You tell her exactly where to get it and wish her luck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:10p:\u003c/strong> You find your seat, which is close, but not close enough. You're sitting between an excited girl named Missy and a glum older woman. Missy was at the show last night and has all the details. She is wearing two light-up bracelets, one from last night and the fresh one. You and your friend talk to her about who you hope the special guest is (Selena Gomez or Nicki Minaj) and about how many cats her sister has and about who each of you thinks Rory Gilmore should have ended up with (Jess, obviously). The glum woman gazes off into the sky, thinking about her bills, her ex, her deadlines or when she thinks she's going to die.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:30p:\u003c/strong> Videos of Taylor Swift hanging out with fans at her mom's house play on the big screens. Everyone gets really psyched. Homemade signs pop up everywhere. One reads \"R.I.P. Me #Dead.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:40p:\u003c/strong> The lights go off and the stage becomes a representation of NYC as \"Welcome to New York\" starts up. You mention that this is one of her worst songs and discuss how odd Taylor being the face of New York is, considering that she seems to have just found out about the city. You and your friend take turns pretending to be awestruck Taylor. \"Have you ever been to Times Square? It's amazing!!!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:43p:\u003c/strong> Taylor looks really happy and shocked that you are all there. 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Luther Vandross (1994)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouNJFKbNP50\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You know it's bad when you start longing for Michael Bolton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Luther Vandross' I'm-either-going-to-murder-or-have-sex-with-you eyes:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/yxZ5Ee\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Angels Cry\" (2010)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyGNfbKkMVE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Basically the same thing as the Luther Vandross video, but with a drenched Mariah and a newborn puppy!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Is it even a question?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/KRX68E\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Forever\" (1995)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnc35lZR0O4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Concert videos are so lazy. Next.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This champagne walk and talk is what Ariana Grande's entire career is based on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/yA6L7G\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"H.A.T.E.U.\" (2009)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd8wMObmm38\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah seethes on a beach. That's kind of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>She's not afraid to go there:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/vQpGkM\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"405\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"I Want to Know What Love Is\" (2009)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCadlN8fexk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah performs in a CGI baseball field, while super creepy extras look on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This child of the corn:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/y0laD5\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Hero\" and \"Without You\" (1993-4)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IA3ZvCkRkQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hat1Hc9SNwE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What did I just say about concert videos? These songs deserve so much more than this. Did her record label run out of money in 1993 or something? It's cute to see some of the awestruck people in the audience, but zzzzz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This fan's defeated reach for Mariah, perfectly timed to \"No one reaches out a hand for you to hold:\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/yxZ5Ye\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Can't Let Go\" (1991)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU1knfz15xI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This music video begins with hands opening to reveal a white rose. And that's the most exciting thing that happens (other than the video ending). Next time you're suffering from insomnia, use this as a sleep aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>Woomp, there it is:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/y71WYO\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Almost Home\" (2013)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwrWFOluAo8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is essentially the same video as \"Can't Let Go,\" 22 years later. Only, this time, there's footage from a James Franco movie no one saw.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Her hand choreography is unparalleled:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/vJ0V1g\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No, really:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/KrXbPw\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Thank God I Found You\" (1999)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KVxjQUCyn0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you must praise the lord in a song, at least do it with the Backstreet Boys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> From now on, I'm only talking on the phone while reclining on the hood of a car:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/y54ZNL\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Love Takes Time\" (1990)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkDpwF6-QiA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don't want to be here,\" Mariah sings listlessly on a beach. And we don't want to be here watching this uninspired video. You know it's bad when the highlights are a phone that's swinging off the hook and a silver locket being washed away by a bored wave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Pay phone drama! No word on whether it was outside of a Best Buy or not:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/m67JN2\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--nextpage-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Triumphant (Get 'Em)\" (2012)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM156Pkfg70\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah lets Rick Ross and Meek Mill take over her own video, relegating her to a role as the girl who holds up signs at a boxing match. Reclaim your agency, Mariah!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>I don't think Mariah knows where she is:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/KkgMX2\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"O Holy Night\" (2001)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEJmP8T07JU\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This music video is a shout out to all the times you were bored in church as a child.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> I wonder if dogs love or hate Mariah's whistle:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/KkpJAz\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"I Don't Wanna Cry\" (1991)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfG1qwl-Zho\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Whoever directed this video puts a sepia filter on all his/her Instagrams. A majority of this video involves a distraught Mariah looking broken as she sits next to empty picture frames and random candles, hats and lamps. She really doesn't want to cry...but she does. And her performance forecasts the acting prowess we later see from her in \u003cem>Precious\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> The two tears that made it out of Mariah's tear ducts, despite all the effort to keep them imprisoned. #FreeMariahsTears!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/Kkp0pq\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Bye Bye\" (2008)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqfLVDIZcP8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Half memorial, half look-y'all-I'm-dating-Nick-Cannon!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Only Mariah could put a random bikini photoshoot in a music video about the dearly departed and get away with it:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/m8qW9x\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Can't Take That Away\" (2001)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Modv_jYXUOA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah watches fan videos about overcoming adversity and then freaks out in the rain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> From 100 to 0 in 1 second. Such range!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/v9OdNN\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"397\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Love Story\" (2009)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1FlK51AX8g\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This takes self-indulgent to a new level. Directed by and starring Mariah's ex Nick Cannon, this video begins with \"This is the love story of Nick and Mariah\" and ends with \"Happy anniversary, Nick and Mariah.\" You can imagine everything in between...except for the cute Hello Kitty band-aid Mariah has on. Bet you didn't see that coming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>The way Mariah hams it up, no matter the circumstance:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/yEGzg8\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Anytime You Need A Friend\" (1994)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li6vpAMmfw0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This music video settles the did-her-label-run-out-of-money-in-1993 question. They sure did. Mariah sings on a rooftop and next to a stairwell. The end. Step it up, people!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> I think Mariah might have founded \"Yaaasss!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/m8RP4w\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Right to Dream\" (2008)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7mhZ9mM3pM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah finally sticks to her New Years' resolution to journal more. Also, evades her abusive husband and the law. Nbd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>This police-evading \u003cem>Thelma and Louise\u003c/em> maneuver:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/vVYn7M\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"203.4536891679749\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Oh, Santa!\" (2010)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5zaQ_vIAHE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I love Christmas music. I don't love this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>Did you know that Mariah's high notes don't work if she doesn't use her fingers?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/vObV90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"One Sweet Day\" (1995)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXxRyNvTPr8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This song is so legendary. It spent 16 weeks (!!!) atop the Billboard Hot 100 and is the longest running number one song on the chart to this day. It's too bad that the most exciting thing that happens in the video is a freight elevator ride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Alerting PETA:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/v1EgJQ\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Bringin' on the Heartbreak\" (2003)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZsZGUBTGpE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah dresses up like Stevie Nicks and hangs out in a phone booth before getting in a helicopter and performing with Carmen Electra's ex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Mariah drives her own limo...in pretty serious wedges to boot:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/y3JYe4\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--nextpage-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"When Christmas Comes\" (2011)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUriY3wmLuY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>John Legend comes over. Mariah enjoys herself and sometimes has curly hair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>The dude who showed up in a Snoopy costume:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/y0lnGo\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem, Fireworks Version)\" (2010)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aop6YF1Xqqg\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is so low budget, it's kind of glorious. All Mariah does is play with her hair and wave cutely in front of underwhelming green screen fireworks. But somehow she pulls it off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> How can you not love her?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/v1pW4G\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Vision of Love\" (1990)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tov22NtCMC4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah sings to an ominous tree swing from an empty room reminiscent of Celine Dion's \"It's All Coming Back to Me\" music video (minus the dramatic curtains and dead motorcycling boyfriend, plus the Windows cloud screensaver).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This random fluffy cat:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/mLpgxZ\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/Kd0G9Y\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"My All\" (1998)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIhI23gBBPQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah falls in love with a shirtless lighthouse keeper and sings about him, while relaxing in a large seashell. No, really.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> When Mariah tries to prove that there was enough room on that door for both Rose \u003cem>and\u003c/em> Jack:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/yXODAM\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Get Your Number\" (2005)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvoWWtynalI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You remember Roger from \u003cem>Sister Sister\u003c/em>? He was always bugging Tia and Tamera, coming over uninvited? Jermaine Dupri is the Roger of Mariah videos. Always around when you need him not to be. Go away, Roger/Jermaine!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>This lady got her number bedazzled on her nails. And Mariah's high notes just get wackier and wackier as the years go by:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/yAr2kg\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time\" (2008)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j16uymohGQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah hangs out in her bikini A LOT.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> And she swims with a dolphin!!!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/Kz4JPl\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)\" (2001)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFRlsah7eEk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah and the most annoying rapper around head to the swamps of New Orleans for a rager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>Mariah's ego got so big it splintered off into triplet form:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/yNxYzR\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"You're Mine (Eternal)\" (2014)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toOlPqXW75A\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah is a topless sea nymph. Said lack of top prevents her from doing her favorite finger gestures while singing high notes. This makes sea nymph Mariah sad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>But then she figures it out!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/Kz4kN4\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Crybaby\" (2001)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsT6wydmvR4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah's sleeping pills aren't working so she takes a bubble bath, gets drunk, eats junk food and then collapses on the couch. Just another Tuesday at Mariah's house!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Mmm, Fruity Pebbles:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/vWRzEw\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Sweetheart\" (1998)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vefhY2RfM_0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jermaine Dupri continues to bug.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This \u003ca href=\"http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=NHFT\" target=\"_blank\">nhft\u003c/a> kitty:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/vqVzGE\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"#Beautiful\" (2013)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe1wtkkt9-E\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This song is fire. This video is, um, not. Mariah writhes on a motorcycle and dances in a barn for Miguel. He even instructs her to spin in circles. He should be dancing for her, like the boys in Mariah's greatest early videos (foreshadowing/spoilers!).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>Mariah goes to lick Miguel's ear, but then thinks better of it:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/y5EYEZ\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--nextpage-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Don't Forget About Us\" (2005)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tZkzL4j3BU\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah tries to reenact that pool scene from \u003cem>Showgirls\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> The last place you'd expect to find Mariah Carey is on a soccer field...inside a goal, yet there she is:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/vnxYZe\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"I Stay In Love\" (2008)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C5JFDEGj8A\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah is a hot showgirl whose boyfriend cheats on her. So she goes on a road trip, blows up her (or maybe his?) car, hitchhikes and I guess everything ends up working out?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> No better Mariah than a fed-up Mariah:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/v9zGRk\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Miss You Most (at Christmas Time)\" (1994)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAOIC737e_k\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most of this video feels like the part of \u003cem>Home Alone\u003c/em> when Kevin is sad that he has no one but a tarantula and starts missing his mom and get scared of the elderly and turns to shoplifting toothbrushes. Mariah is also missing someone. The snow makes her think of that person. But then suddenly the tone shifts and it's spring and everything is awesome! Mariah is on a swing and riding horses through water and stuff. But then it's back to moping because time exists and winter comes back. Move somewhere warmer, Mariah! You should also ask your doctor about Seasonal Affective Disorder or at least buy \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=sad+lamp&tag=googhydr-20&index=hpc&hvadid=5328705687&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17227960212756959057&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_968ack67cr_b\" target=\"_blank\">a bright light therapy lamp\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Happiness is most easily communicated through horseback riding:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/vWRkjX\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Infinity\" (2015)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO1CQhwCiG0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah uses a dating app and acts weird in her closet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This selfie:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/y4NBAn\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"The Roof\" (1998)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi5oxzttjgo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another reason the drought sucks: rain leads to really hot hookups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Get it, Mariah!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/KkpWdo\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Through the Rain\" (2002)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRNdmkH8zrI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Okay, we get it, Mariah. You love singing in the rain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This Michael Jackson \"Black or White\"-esque face morph almost made me cry. Maybe I've been watching too many Mariah videos?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/KdMApe\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Say Somethin'\" (2006)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yxHnAXZqhA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah hangs out with a baby dalmation, Pharrell, Snoop and Vogue's Andre Leon Talley in Paris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> In a matter of moments, Mariah reveals a bathing suit (you know, 'cause she's shopping), poses in front of luggage and uses her ancient slide phone:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/v1pRMP\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Butterfly\" (1997)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stcdNj0SANw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's no way around it: this video is about bestiality. Okay, maybe it's a metaphor for how pent up she felt during her marriage to Tommy Mottola or whatever, but there are a lot of questionable Mariah / pony interactions here. Also some weirdo is peeping on Mariah through a hole in the wall. The landlord should really fix that. Definitely Mariah's weirdest music video...and that's saying something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>This \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSt6OezOAwg\" target=\"_blank\">Mary Katherine Gallagher moment\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/y4zoRw\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"When You Believe\" (1998)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKaXY4IdZ40\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two greatest vocalists of the '90s in one video. I'm so glad this happened. R.I.P. Whit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>Unh (turn on the audio for this to make sense):\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/y4zozE\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Someday\" (1990)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RWfSUWVP2I\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah gets revenge on boys who once overlooked her in middle school by growing up to be really hot. She sings in front of abandoned trombones and trumpets in a deserted band room. Where have all the children gone? Perhaps wherever Paula Cole's cowboys went? We soon learn that the kids are in another part of the school doing super '90s choreo. Mariah contributes an awkward running man move.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> The little girl dressed up like Blossom. I see you, girl:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/KegDgn\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"I'll Be There\" and \"If It's Over\" (1992)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIt3dx4an9c\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q3Rg0xKmpM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both of these aren't traditional music videos (the clips are from Mariah's \u003cem>MTV Unplugged\u003c/em>), but they still have me feeling some type of way. The vocals are so on point that, without meaning to, I raised my arms in the air as if I had just won a race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>Trey Lorenz's high notes at the end of \"I'll Be There.\" What kind of miracle?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/vqV5pM\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--nextpage-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Make It Happen\" (1992)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q6xx0JfMBI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You know that scene in \u003cem>Sister Act\u003c/em> when Whoopi gets the party going and those cool girls decide to go to church and then the pope shows up and everyone is grooving and thinking about the apostles? Well, this music video is basically that. Things start off with inspectors coming into the church with flashlights. They want to shut it down! But not so fast! Mariah invites all the races and babies of the world for a Save Our Church concert and wins the day, using her angel voice and her love of god. Amen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This evil man who's plotting something:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/yA69qP\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Breakdown\" (1998)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC7V9dn1rC8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are in this video. That's really all it takes to make a killer video, but there's more: Mariah shows off her butterfly tattoo a bunch, jumps on a bed covered in poker chips (twice) and does some cabaret.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This sass:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/vV1D2B\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Shake It Off\" (2005)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZVdDl_asYY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah takes a rose petal bath, goes for a walk in her slip, takes a drive through Hollywood and Chris Tucker somehow gets in her car. Some other stuff happens too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> These little girls serving it:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/yAr2dx\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Loverboy\" (2001)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phql0ar-m_0\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah spends a day at the races. If you like cars, flags or the physics involved in barely-there bandana tops, this video is for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> You'll spend most of this video wondering who she's pointing or waving at:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/KzrQzl\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"We Belong Together\" (2005)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0habxsuXW4g\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah leaves some old dude at the altar for a younger dude in Chucks. Attagirl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Gotta appreciate the idgaf-ness of trashing your dress as you flee your own wedding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/vbeLAr\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"There's Got To Be A Way\" (1991)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgvfstfnIKA\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This song is not great, a \"We Are the World\"/\"I believe the children are our future\" wannabe. But the extras make up for it and then some.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlights:\u003c/em> Taj Mowry (Tia and Tamera's lil bro/Michelle Tanner's friend) being a cute baby:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/v1EqkZ\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And this random dude who stands right behind Mariah for much of the video, mouthing the words to her song and stealing the show in the process:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/KYPk01\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Emotions\" (1991)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrJEFrth27Q\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah is LIVING in this video. She's playing with her hair in the back of a convertible and hanging out with a loris at a weird house party. Doesn't get much better than that, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This cute overload nom nom moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/KYPkx1\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"It's Like That\" (2005)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI2cwfluyNo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah hosts a masquerade. Doesn't wear a mask.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>The best line in music history:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/mPlxwr\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Touch My Body\" (2008)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b8erWuBA44\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kenneth from \u003cem>30 Rock\u003c/em> fantasizes about racing toy cars and playing frisbee with Mariah, while fixing her computer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Kenneth's high note is actually pretty good:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/yxqWRb\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Obsessed\" (2009)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Yt0xJKDY8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eminem has said disgusting things about Mariah, Christina Aguilera, *insert any famous woman's name here* and gays for so long unchecked. Mariah gets even by dressing up like the desperate fanboy that he is and slinging sharp one-liners like:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Got you all fired up, with your Napoleon complex,\u003cbr>\nSeein' right through you like you're bathin' in Windex.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>I kind of want to wallpaper my apartment with Mariah posters now:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/KeG7po\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Always Be My Baby\" (1996)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfRNRymrv9k\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A natural anti-depressant. Mariah loves tire swings and it shows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This gravity-defying hair flip:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/KYPJk1\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--nextpage-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"I Still Believe\" (1999)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAZG2duVte4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah visits the troops as Marilyn Monroe 2.0, stands on a fighter jet and randomly runs away from the camera a couple of times. And it's amazing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlights:\u003c/em> Mariah gives \u003ca href=\"http://media.giphy.com/media/w99LKRX7fpclO/giphy.gif\" target=\"_blank\">Phoebe Buffay\u003c/a> a run for her money in the weird runner category:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/y4zYkL\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Up Out My Face\" (2010)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i7GEMQC2IY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ever imagine what it would look like if Mariah and Nicki Minaj went shopping at Target as nurses/Barbies? Now you don't have to. Nicki kind of steals the show here, except for when Mariah unleashes this ridiculous lyric:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"If we were two Lego blocks\u003cbr>\nEven the Harvard University graduating class of 2010\u003cbr>\nCouldn't put us back together again.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nicki's Highlight:\u003c/em> This subtle psycho moment:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/KeG632\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mariah's Highlight:\u003c/em> When she manages to cram the Lego lyric above in one breath:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/KYz5DN\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Boy (I Need You)\" (2003)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9rk1e1T_po\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This video is bananas in the best way. City-destroying godzilla monsters. Tiny singing fairies. Robots that'll tie your shoelaces. It's all here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This talking pooch and the return of evil brunette Mariah:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/y5EQPz\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"All I Want for Christmas Is You\" (1994)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXQViqx6GMY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mariah frolics in the snow in a red ski suit, holds a turtle dove and some bunnies, kicks it with Santa, pets dogs dressed as reindeer, poses in front of actual reindeer and almost get mauled by a little dog. All I want for Christmas is to live inside this music video.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlights:\u003c/em> Mariah throwing snow sideways in the air so it doesn't get in her hair:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/vZLkb9\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This dog hates the pom pom on Mariah's Santa hat:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/m2YEGJ\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Dreamlover\" (1993)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqBtS6BIP1E\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the feeling of YAAAASSSS had a music video, this would be it. It has everything: sunflowers, hot dudes doing choreo in a field, Mariah in a hot air balloon, a miniature pony, a pool party, and on and on. If you can watch this without smiling, singing along or throwing up praise hands, get thee to a doctor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>Yes! Let the men grind in a music video for a change!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/y4zYjL\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Honey\" (1997)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3KOowB4k_k\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's so much storyline in this video that they needed a voiceover. All you really need to know though is that Mariah is a spy who sucks at speaking Spanish and rules at Jet-Ski-ing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Also rules at changing outfits underwater:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/vMPDjO\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Heartbreaker\" (1999)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMCGvtlL4fw\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hell hath no fury like a Mariah scorned. And heaven hath no bliss like Mariah doing choreo in a crocheted halter top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>This callback to when Dionne found a \"cheap K-Mart hair extension\" in the back of Murray's car. Neither Dionne nor Mariah wear polyester hair:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/m2Y18N\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Fantasy\" (1995)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq09UkPRdFY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don't let the weird clown at the beginning of this video put you off. Everything that comes after is incredible. The first we see of Mariah, she's roller blading. That's basically enough for a top 5 finish right there. Then comes the roller coast ride (Beyonce's \"XO\" music video is looking pretty \u003ca href=\"http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/1/14/12/anigif_enhanced-buzz-26096-1326560486-1.gif\" target=\"_blank\">reductive\u003c/a> right about now). Mariah manages to look fly and sing along to her song, while dropping several stories. What a pro. Then comes standing up inside a Hummer 'cause why not? Like in the \"Dreamlover\" video, a group of men engages in choreography in Mariah's honor. Yes. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Last week, Mariah received her long-overdue Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Why does she deserve it? Oh, maybe because she wrote every song she's released (minus the covers), has sold more than 200 million records worldwide, holds the title for most weeks at #1 (16) and has had 18 #1 singles (only the Beatles have more at 20). I could go on, but this post is already going to be super long so I won't.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What better way to show appreciation for 25 years worth of artistic output than to watch every music video Mariah has produced (minus remixes and feature spots on other people's songs because I have to eventually get back to my life)?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It took me two weeks, but I made it. Some takeaways: Mariah loves small animals, Christmas, singing in the rain, journaling, picking up children, getting revenge, playing evil brunettes, gesturing with her fingers, waving at the camera, and crying single tears for dramatic purposes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following is a ranking from worst to best, based on a not-so-scientific formula that factors in storyline, aesthetic and whether the video inspires me to throw up praise hands or not. This is not a judgment on the songs themselves so save your tweets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Note:\u003c/strong> Some computers just couldn't handle all this Mariah so look for page numbers at the bottom of the post to navigate through Mariah's career.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So without further ado:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Endless Love\" feat. Luther Vandross (1994)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/ouNJFKbNP50'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/ouNJFKbNP50'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>You know it's bad when you start longing for Michael Bolton.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Luther Vandross' I'm-either-going-to-murder-or-have-sex-with-you eyes:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/yxZ5Ee\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Angels Cry\" (2010)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/DyGNfbKkMVE'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/DyGNfbKkMVE'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Basically the same thing as the Luther Vandross video, but with a drenched Mariah and a newborn puppy!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Is it even a question?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/KRX68E\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Forever\" (1995)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Dnc35lZR0O4'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Dnc35lZR0O4'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Concert videos are so lazy. Next.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This champagne walk and talk is what Ariana Grande's entire career is based on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/yA6L7G\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"H.A.T.E.U.\" (2009)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/yd8wMObmm38'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/yd8wMObmm38'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah seethes on a beach. That's kind of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>She's not afraid to go there:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/vQpGkM\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"405\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"I Want to Know What Love Is\" (2009)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/gCadlN8fexk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/gCadlN8fexk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah performs in a CGI baseball field, while super creepy extras look on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This child of the corn:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/y0laD5\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Hero\" and \"Without You\" (1993-4)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/0IA3ZvCkRkQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/0IA3ZvCkRkQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hat1Hc9SNwE\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What did I just say about concert videos? These songs deserve so much more than this. Did her record label run out of money in 1993 or something? It's cute to see some of the awestruck people in the audience, but zzzzz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This fan's defeated reach for Mariah, perfectly timed to \"No one reaches out a hand for you to hold:\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/yxZ5Ye\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Can't Let Go\" (1991)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/yU1knfz15xI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/yU1knfz15xI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>This music video begins with hands opening to reveal a white rose. And that's the most exciting thing that happens (other than the video ending). Next time you're suffering from insomnia, use this as a sleep aid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>Woomp, there it is:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/y71WYO\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Almost Home\" (2013)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/TwrWFOluAo8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/TwrWFOluAo8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>This is essentially the same video as \"Can't Let Go,\" 22 years later. Only, this time, there's footage from a James Franco movie no one saw.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Her hand choreography is unparalleled:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/vJ0V1g\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No, really:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/KrXbPw\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Thank God I Found You\" (1999)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/7KVxjQUCyn0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/7KVxjQUCyn0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>If you must praise the lord in a song, at least do it with the Backstreet Boys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> From now on, I'm only talking on the phone while reclining on the hood of a car:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/y54ZNL\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Love Takes Time\" (1990)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/FkDpwF6-QiA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/FkDpwF6-QiA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\"I don't want to be here,\" Mariah sings listlessly on a beach. And we don't want to be here watching this uninspired video. You know it's bad when the highlights are a phone that's swinging off the hook and a silver locket being washed away by a bored wave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Pay phone drama! No word on whether it was outside of a Best Buy or not:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/m67JN2\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--nextpage-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Triumphant (Get 'Em)\" (2012)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/UM156Pkfg70'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/UM156Pkfg70'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah lets Rick Ross and Meek Mill take over her own video, relegating her to a role as the girl who holds up signs at a boxing match. Reclaim your agency, Mariah!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>I don't think Mariah knows where she is:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/KkgMX2\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"O Holy Night\" (2001)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/BEJmP8T07JU'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/BEJmP8T07JU'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>This music video is a shout out to all the times you were bored in church as a child.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> I wonder if dogs love or hate Mariah's whistle:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/KkpJAz\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"I Don't Wanna Cry\" (1991)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/QfG1qwl-Zho'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/QfG1qwl-Zho'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Whoever directed this video puts a sepia filter on all his/her Instagrams. A majority of this video involves a distraught Mariah looking broken as she sits next to empty picture frames and random candles, hats and lamps. She really doesn't want to cry...but she does. And her performance forecasts the acting prowess we later see from her in \u003cem>Precious\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> The two tears that made it out of Mariah's tear ducts, despite all the effort to keep them imprisoned. #FreeMariahsTears!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/Kkp0pq\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Bye Bye\" (2008)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/UqfLVDIZcP8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/UqfLVDIZcP8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Half memorial, half look-y'all-I'm-dating-Nick-Cannon!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Only Mariah could put a random bikini photoshoot in a music video about the dearly departed and get away with it:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/m8qW9x\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Can't Take That Away\" (2001)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Modv_jYXUOA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Modv_jYXUOA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah watches fan videos about overcoming adversity and then freaks out in the rain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> From 100 to 0 in 1 second. Such range!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/v9OdNN\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"397\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Love Story\" (2009)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Y1FlK51AX8g'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Y1FlK51AX8g'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>This takes self-indulgent to a new level. Directed by and starring Mariah's ex Nick Cannon, this video begins with \"This is the love story of Nick and Mariah\" and ends with \"Happy anniversary, Nick and Mariah.\" You can imagine everything in between...except for the cute Hello Kitty band-aid Mariah has on. Bet you didn't see that coming.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>The way Mariah hams it up, no matter the circumstance:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/yEGzg8\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Anytime You Need A Friend\" (1994)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Li6vpAMmfw0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Li6vpAMmfw0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>This music video settles the did-her-label-run-out-of-money-in-1993 question. They sure did. Mariah sings on a rooftop and next to a stairwell. The end. Step it up, people!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> I think Mariah might have founded \"Yaaasss!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/m8RP4w\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Right to Dream\" (2008)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/o7mhZ9mM3pM'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/o7mhZ9mM3pM'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah finally sticks to her New Years' resolution to journal more. Also, evades her abusive husband and the law. Nbd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>This police-evading \u003cem>Thelma and Louise\u003c/em> maneuver:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/vVYn7M\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"203.4536891679749\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Oh, Santa!\" (2010)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Y5zaQ_vIAHE'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Y5zaQ_vIAHE'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>I love Christmas music. I don't love this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>Did you know that Mariah's high notes don't work if she doesn't use her fingers?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/vObV90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"One Sweet Day\" (1995)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/UXxRyNvTPr8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/UXxRyNvTPr8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>This song is so legendary. It spent 16 weeks (!!!) atop the Billboard Hot 100 and is the longest running number one song on the chart to this day. It's too bad that the most exciting thing that happens in the video is a freight elevator ride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Alerting PETA:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/v1EgJQ\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Bringin' on the Heartbreak\" (2003)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/iZsZGUBTGpE'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/iZsZGUBTGpE'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah dresses up like Stevie Nicks and hangs out in a phone booth before getting in a helicopter and performing with Carmen Electra's ex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Mariah drives her own limo...in pretty serious wedges to boot:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/y3JYe4\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--nextpage-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"When Christmas Comes\" (2011)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/UUriY3wmLuY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/UUriY3wmLuY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>John Legend comes over. Mariah enjoys herself and sometimes has curly hair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>The dude who showed up in a Snoopy costume:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/y0lnGo\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Auld Lang Syne (The New Year's Anthem, Fireworks Version)\" (2010)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Aop6YF1Xqqg'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Aop6YF1Xqqg'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>This is so low budget, it's kind of glorious. All Mariah does is play with her hair and wave cutely in front of underwhelming green screen fireworks. But somehow she pulls it off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> How can you not love her?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/v1pW4G\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Vision of Love\" (1990)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/tov22NtCMC4'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/tov22NtCMC4'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah sings to an ominous tree swing from an empty room reminiscent of Celine Dion's \"It's All Coming Back to Me\" music video (minus the dramatic curtains and dead motorcycling boyfriend, plus the Windows cloud screensaver).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This random fluffy cat:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/mLpgxZ\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/Kd0G9Y\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"My All\" (1998)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/mIhI23gBBPQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/mIhI23gBBPQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah falls in love with a shirtless lighthouse keeper and sings about him, while relaxing in a large seashell. No, really.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> When Mariah tries to prove that there was enough room on that door for both Rose \u003cem>and\u003c/em> Jack:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/yXODAM\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Get Your Number\" (2005)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/yvoWWtynalI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/yvoWWtynalI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>You remember Roger from \u003cem>Sister Sister\u003c/em>? He was always bugging Tia and Tamera, coming over uninvited? Jermaine Dupri is the Roger of Mariah videos. Always around when you need him not to be. Go away, Roger/Jermaine!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>This lady got her number bedazzled on her nails. And Mariah's high notes just get wackier and wackier as the years go by:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/yAr2kg\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time\" (2008)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/7j16uymohGQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/7j16uymohGQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah hangs out in her bikini A LOT.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> And she swims with a dolphin!!!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/Kz4JPl\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)\" (2001)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/GFRlsah7eEk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/GFRlsah7eEk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah and the most annoying rapper around head to the swamps of New Orleans for a rager.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>Mariah's ego got so big it splintered off into triplet form:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/yNxYzR\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"You're Mine (Eternal)\" (2014)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/toOlPqXW75A'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/toOlPqXW75A'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah is a topless sea nymph. Said lack of top prevents her from doing her favorite finger gestures while singing high notes. This makes sea nymph Mariah sad.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>But then she figures it out!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/Kz4kN4\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Crybaby\" (2001)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/bsT6wydmvR4'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/bsT6wydmvR4'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah's sleeping pills aren't working so she takes a bubble bath, gets drunk, eats junk food and then collapses on the couch. Just another Tuesday at Mariah's house!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Mmm, Fruity Pebbles:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/vWRzEw\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Sweetheart\" (1998)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/vefhY2RfM_0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/vefhY2RfM_0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Jermaine Dupri continues to bug.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This \u003ca href=\"http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=NHFT\" target=\"_blank\">nhft\u003c/a> kitty:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/vqVzGE\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"#Beautiful\" (2013)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/oe1wtkkt9-E'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/oe1wtkkt9-E'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>This song is fire. This video is, um, not. Mariah writhes on a motorcycle and dances in a barn for Miguel. He even instructs her to spin in circles. He should be dancing for her, like the boys in Mariah's greatest early videos (foreshadowing/spoilers!).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>Mariah goes to lick Miguel's ear, but then thinks better of it:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/y5EYEZ\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--nextpage-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Don't Forget About Us\" (2005)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/8tZkzL4j3BU'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/8tZkzL4j3BU'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah tries to reenact that pool scene from \u003cem>Showgirls\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> The last place you'd expect to find Mariah Carey is on a soccer field...inside a goal, yet there she is:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/vnxYZe\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"I Stay In Love\" (2008)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/5C5JFDEGj8A'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/5C5JFDEGj8A'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah is a hot showgirl whose boyfriend cheats on her. So she goes on a road trip, blows up her (or maybe his?) car, hitchhikes and I guess everything ends up working out?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> No better Mariah than a fed-up Mariah:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/v9zGRk\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Miss You Most (at Christmas Time)\" (1994)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/vAOIC737e_k'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/vAOIC737e_k'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Most of this video feels like the part of \u003cem>Home Alone\u003c/em> when Kevin is sad that he has no one but a tarantula and starts missing his mom and get scared of the elderly and turns to shoplifting toothbrushes. Mariah is also missing someone. The snow makes her think of that person. But then suddenly the tone shifts and it's spring and everything is awesome! Mariah is on a swing and riding horses through water and stuff. But then it's back to moping because time exists and winter comes back. Move somewhere warmer, Mariah! You should also ask your doctor about Seasonal Affective Disorder or at least buy \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=sad+lamp&tag=googhydr-20&index=hpc&hvadid=5328705687&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17227960212756959057&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_968ack67cr_b\" target=\"_blank\">a bright light therapy lamp\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Happiness is most easily communicated through horseback riding:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/vWRkjX\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Infinity\" (2015)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/DO1CQhwCiG0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/DO1CQhwCiG0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah uses a dating app and acts weird in her closet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This selfie:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/y4NBAn\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"The Roof\" (1998)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/qi5oxzttjgo'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/qi5oxzttjgo'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Another reason the drought sucks: rain leads to really hot hookups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Get it, Mariah!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/KkpWdo\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Through the Rain\" (2002)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/RRNdmkH8zrI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/RRNdmkH8zrI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Okay, we get it, Mariah. You love singing in the rain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This Michael Jackson \"Black or White\"-esque face morph almost made me cry. Maybe I've been watching too many Mariah videos?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/KdMApe\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Say Somethin'\" (2006)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/-yxHnAXZqhA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/-yxHnAXZqhA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah hangs out with a baby dalmation, Pharrell, Snoop and Vogue's Andre Leon Talley in Paris.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> In a matter of moments, Mariah reveals a bathing suit (you know, 'cause she's shopping), poses in front of luggage and uses her ancient slide phone:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/v1pRMP\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Butterfly\" (1997)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/stcdNj0SANw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/stcdNj0SANw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>There's no way around it: this video is about bestiality. Okay, maybe it's a metaphor for how pent up she felt during her marriage to Tommy Mottola or whatever, but there are a lot of questionable Mariah / pony interactions here. Also some weirdo is peeping on Mariah through a hole in the wall. The landlord should really fix that. Definitely Mariah's weirdest music video...and that's saying something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>This \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSt6OezOAwg\" target=\"_blank\">Mary Katherine Gallagher moment\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/y4zoRw\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"When You Believe\" (1998)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/LKaXY4IdZ40'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/LKaXY4IdZ40'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>The two greatest vocalists of the '90s in one video. I'm so glad this happened. R.I.P. Whit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>Unh (turn on the audio for this to make sense):\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/y4zozE\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Someday\" (1990)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/4RWfSUWVP2I'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/4RWfSUWVP2I'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah gets revenge on boys who once overlooked her in middle school by growing up to be really hot. She sings in front of abandoned trombones and trumpets in a deserted band room. Where have all the children gone? Perhaps wherever Paula Cole's cowboys went? We soon learn that the kids are in another part of the school doing super '90s choreo. Mariah contributes an awkward running man move.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> The little girl dressed up like Blossom. I see you, girl:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/KegDgn\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"I'll Be There\" and \"If It's Over\" (1992)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/UIt3dx4an9c'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/UIt3dx4an9c'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q3Rg0xKmpM\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both of these aren't traditional music videos (the clips are from Mariah's \u003cem>MTV Unplugged\u003c/em>), but they still have me feeling some type of way. The vocals are so on point that, without meaning to, I raised my arms in the air as if I had just won a race.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>Trey Lorenz's high notes at the end of \"I'll Be There.\" What kind of miracle?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/vqV5pM\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--nextpage-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Make It Happen\" (1992)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/-Q6xx0JfMBI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/-Q6xx0JfMBI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>You know that scene in \u003cem>Sister Act\u003c/em> when Whoopi gets the party going and those cool girls decide to go to church and then the pope shows up and everyone is grooving and thinking about the apostles? Well, this music video is basically that. Things start off with inspectors coming into the church with flashlights. They want to shut it down! But not so fast! Mariah invites all the races and babies of the world for a Save Our Church concert and wins the day, using her angel voice and her love of god. Amen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This evil man who's plotting something:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/yA69qP\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Breakdown\" (1998)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/bC7V9dn1rC8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/bC7V9dn1rC8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>The members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are in this video. That's really all it takes to make a killer video, but there's more: Mariah shows off her butterfly tattoo a bunch, jumps on a bed covered in poker chips (twice) and does some cabaret.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This sass:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/vV1D2B\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Shake It Off\" (2005)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/jZVdDl_asYY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/jZVdDl_asYY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah takes a rose petal bath, goes for a walk in her slip, takes a drive through Hollywood and Chris Tucker somehow gets in her car. Some other stuff happens too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> These little girls serving it:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/yAr2dx\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Loverboy\" (2001)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Phql0ar-m_0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Phql0ar-m_0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah spends a day at the races. If you like cars, flags or the physics involved in barely-there bandana tops, this video is for you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> You'll spend most of this video wondering who she's pointing or waving at:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/KzrQzl\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"We Belong Together\" (2005)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/0habxsuXW4g'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/0habxsuXW4g'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah leaves some old dude at the altar for a younger dude in Chucks. Attagirl.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Gotta appreciate the idgaf-ness of trashing your dress as you flee your own wedding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/vbeLAr\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"There's Got To Be A Way\" (1991)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/jgvfstfnIKA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/jgvfstfnIKA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>This song is not great, a \"We Are the World\"/\"I believe the children are our future\" wannabe. But the extras make up for it and then some.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlights:\u003c/em> Taj Mowry (Tia and Tamera's lil bro/Michelle Tanner's friend) being a cute baby:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/v1EqkZ\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And this random dude who stands right behind Mariah for much of the video, mouthing the words to her song and stealing the show in the process:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/KYPk01\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Emotions\" (1991)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/NrJEFrth27Q'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/NrJEFrth27Q'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah is LIVING in this video. She's playing with her hair in the back of a convertible and hanging out with a loris at a weird house party. Doesn't get much better than that, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This cute overload nom nom moment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/KYPkx1\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"It's Like That\" (2005)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/uI2cwfluyNo'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/uI2cwfluyNo'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah hosts a masquerade. Doesn't wear a mask.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>The best line in music history:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/mPlxwr\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Touch My Body\" (2008)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/9b8erWuBA44'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/9b8erWuBA44'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Kenneth from \u003cem>30 Rock\u003c/em> fantasizes about racing toy cars and playing frisbee with Mariah, while fixing her computer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Kenneth's high note is actually pretty good:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/yxqWRb\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Obsessed\" (2009)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/H1Yt0xJKDY8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/H1Yt0xJKDY8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Eminem has said disgusting things about Mariah, Christina Aguilera, *insert any famous woman's name here* and gays for so long unchecked. Mariah gets even by dressing up like the desperate fanboy that he is and slinging sharp one-liners like:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Got you all fired up, with your Napoleon complex,\u003cbr>\nSeein' right through you like you're bathin' in Windex.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>I kind of want to wallpaper my apartment with Mariah posters now:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/KeG7po\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Always Be My Baby\" (1996)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/LfRNRymrv9k'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/LfRNRymrv9k'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>A natural anti-depressant. Mariah loves tire swings and it shows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This gravity-defying hair flip:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/KYPJk1\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--nextpage-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"I Still Believe\" (1999)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/OAZG2duVte4'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/OAZG2duVte4'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah visits the troops as Marilyn Monroe 2.0, stands on a fighter jet and randomly runs away from the camera a couple of times. And it's amazing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlights:\u003c/em> Mariah gives \u003ca href=\"http://media.giphy.com/media/w99LKRX7fpclO/giphy.gif\" target=\"_blank\">Phoebe Buffay\u003c/a> a run for her money in the weird runner category:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/y4zYkL\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Up Out My Face\" (2010)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/5i7GEMQC2IY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/5i7GEMQC2IY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Ever imagine what it would look like if Mariah and Nicki Minaj went shopping at Target as nurses/Barbies? Now you don't have to. Nicki kind of steals the show here, except for when Mariah unleashes this ridiculous lyric:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"If we were two Lego blocks\u003cbr>\nEven the Harvard University graduating class of 2010\u003cbr>\nCouldn't put us back together again.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Nicki's Highlight:\u003c/em> This subtle psycho moment:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/KeG632\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mariah's Highlight:\u003c/em> When she manages to cram the Lego lyric above in one breath:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/KYz5DN\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Boy (I Need You)\" (2003)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/E9rk1e1T_po'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/E9rk1e1T_po'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>This video is bananas in the best way. City-destroying godzilla monsters. Tiny singing fairies. Robots that'll tie your shoelaces. It's all here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> This talking pooch and the return of evil brunette Mariah:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifs.com/embed/y5EQPz\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"All I Want for Christmas Is You\" (1994)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/yXQViqx6GMY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/yXQViqx6GMY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Mariah frolics in the snow in a red ski suit, holds a turtle dove and some bunnies, kicks it with Santa, pets dogs dressed as reindeer, poses in front of actual reindeer and almost get mauled by a little dog. All I want for Christmas is to live inside this music video.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlights:\u003c/em> Mariah throwing snow sideways in the air so it doesn't get in her hair:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/vZLkb9\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This dog hates the pom pom on Mariah's Santa hat:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/m2YEGJ\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Dreamlover\" (1993)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/CqBtS6BIP1E'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/CqBtS6BIP1E'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>If the feeling of YAAAASSSS had a music video, this would be it. It has everything: sunflowers, hot dudes doing choreo in a field, Mariah in a hot air balloon, a miniature pony, a pool party, and on and on. If you can watch this without smiling, singing along or throwing up praise hands, get thee to a doctor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>Yes! Let the men grind in a music video for a change!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/y4zYjL\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Honey\" (1997)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/w3KOowB4k_k'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/w3KOowB4k_k'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>There's so much storyline in this video that they needed a voiceover. All you really need to know though is that Mariah is a spy who sucks at speaking Spanish and rules at Jet-Ski-ing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> Also rules at changing outfits underwater:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/vMPDjO\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Heartbreaker\" (1999)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/kMCGvtlL4fw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/kMCGvtlL4fw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Hell hath no fury like a Mariah scorned. And heaven hath no bliss like Mariah doing choreo in a crocheted halter top.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight: \u003c/em>This callback to when Dionne found a \"cheap K-Mart hair extension\" in the back of Murray's car. Neither Dionne nor Mariah wear polyester hair:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/m2Y18N\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center\">\u003cstrong>\"Fantasy\" (1995)\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/qq09UkPRdFY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/qq09UkPRdFY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Don't let the weird clown at the beginning of this video put you off. Everything that comes after is incredible. The first we see of Mariah, she's roller blading. That's basically enough for a top 5 finish right there. Then comes the roller coast ride (Beyonce's \"XO\" music video is looking pretty \u003ca href=\"http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/web05/2012/1/14/12/anigif_enhanced-buzz-26096-1326560486-1.gif\" target=\"_blank\">reductive\u003c/a> right about now). Mariah manages to look fly and sing along to her song, while dropping several stories. What a pro. Then comes standing up inside a Hummer 'cause why not? Like in the \"Dreamlover\" video, a group of men engages in choreography in Mariah's honor. Yes. This is how it should always be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Highlight:\u003c/em> I love this girl more than I loved watching all these Mariah videos (and that's a lot!):\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"http://gifyoutube.com/embed/y4zYjW\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" style=\"-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;-webkit-transform: scale(1);\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thanks for going on this journey with me and Mariah. We bid you adieu!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003caside class=\"event-info alignright\">\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/programs/the-do-list/\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/wp-content/themes/KQED-unified/img/thedolist_icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"http://www.catalystclub.com/event/901655-kehlani-santa-cruz/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event Information\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003ch2>Marc E. 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Though he says he rapped before he took up singing, he was designated the singer in his band, never granted a chance to rap on tracks. Add to that the waiting game to release music, delayed by label strategies Griffin saw as dated and off the mark, and after a near ten-year run, 2AM Club dissolved about a year ago (“Our label flopped us,” he explains). He was still signed to Sony / ATV on a publishing contract — in the meantime, he was writing for others and living off his advance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For fun, he connected with his longtime friend Alex Hau, a graphic designer who was releasing music part-time under the moniker Count Bassy. Griffin always trusted his ear, and he was happy with their early collaborations. To show how serious he was about making music together, Griffin took on the name Marc E. Bassy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Marc E. 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Bukowski is featured reading a poem on the album intro and later appears in an interlude that excerpts a famous interview of the writer verbally abusing his girlfriend. “That’s kind of when the whole \u003cem>East Hollywood \u003c/em>concept emerged, because that’s where Bukowski lived most of his life and that’s where he wrote.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For “On Top,” Griffin paints a picture of his everyday surroundings at the time, name-dropping the evangelical Christian rappers and Scientologists he’d regularly come across on the streets. “XX” captures his vulnerability, while “Good Money” is a love song on Griffin’s terms, driven by an irresistibly melodic delivery that finds him closing the song with “Part one was the lost soul, you came the sequel / Got a new balance, you my f—ing equal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the project is driven largely by a sound grounded in the more electronic meditations of modern R&B, Griffin’s melodies are the project’s true centerpiece. It may not be immediately apparent, but the sounds of Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway drive his sound.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m not no [Justin Timberlake] / Maroon 5 type, but that’s what people always wanted me to be like, so if I come with some slick, pop-sounding records, then they’re really gonna think that’s what I am,” he explains.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Essentially, I make pop songs,” he continues, “and the mission with the first two mixtapes was to disguise that. Melodically, I like classic soul music, and those melodies are the root of pop music today.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The best example of his pop aspirations on \u003cem>East Hollywood \u003c/em>would be “Some Things Never Change,” a meditation on lost love and the incessant thirst for — and possible addiction to — fame and success. 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During a month-long stay in East Hollywood in his girlfriend’s vacant apartment, he spent the vast majority of his time reading and writing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was on a big [Charles] Bukowski trip,” he says. 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