Mariah Carey’s 20 most amazing moments
By Ben Kelly
Mariah Carey today announced her 2016 ‘Sweet Sweet Fantasy’ European tour, with dates booked in the UK for next March. From her flamboyant lyrics and dubious quotes, to her legendary abilities to throw shade, Mariah has graced us with many ridiculous moments in her 45 years. Let’s look at some of her best…1. The time she gave us a simple introduction to her heritage“My mother is Irish, my father is black and Venezuelan and me – I’m tan, I guess.”
2. The time she asked her fella to behave like winds and waves whilst walking a unicorn [1.57-2.03] “I want you to caress me like a tropical breeze, and float away with you on my Caribbean seas.”
[youtube HEIGHT=”height” WIDTH=”width”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b8erWuBA44[/youtube]
3. The time she said Madonna hadn’t been relevant in quite some time
“I really haven’t paid attention to Madonna since like the 7th or 8th grade when she used to be popular.”
[youtube HEIGHT=”height” WIDTH=”width”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mvgB44H1eA[/youtube]
4. The time she felt like a chewy cinammon sweet [0.22-0.32]
“I came to have a party, open up the Bacardi, feeling so Hot Tamale.”
[youtube HEIGHT=”height” WIDTH=”width”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI2cwfluyNo[/youtube]
5. The time Nicki Minaj implied All I Want For Christmas was once a good Christmas song…
6. The time she prevented a sex tape leaking [1.01-1.14]
“If there’s a camera up in here then I best not catch this flick on YouTube!”
[youtube HEIGHT=”height” WIDTH=”width”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b8erWuBA44[/youtube]
7. The time she had a bitch fight with herself in the Heartbreaker video
[youtube HEIGHT=”height” WIDTH=”width”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8MpsMsdaAU[/youtube]
8. The time she struggled to explain just how unlikely her romantic reunion was [3.16-3.43]
“If we were two Lego blocks even the Harvard University graduating class of 2010 couldn’t put us back together again.”
[youtube HEIGHT=”height” WIDTH=”width”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i7GEMQC2IY[/youtube]
9. The time she loved Beyonce, but J-Lo not so much
“I don’t know her.”
10. The time she clarified that, just in case people didn’t get the message
“I’d rather be onstage with a pig – a duet with Jennifer Lopez and me just ain’t going to happen.”
11. The time she plugged water softener in a hip hop song [0.24-0.31]
“Just like the Calgon commercial, I really gotta get up out of here and go somewhere.”
[youtube HEIGHT=”height” WIDTH=”width”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZVdDl_asYY[/youtube]
12. That time an American Idol story was so sad, she had no words – only a butterfly ring
13. The time that she casually made us jealous of 3 luxuries in just two lines [1.10-1.17]
“I got a house in Capri and my own G4, and that Benz with the doors that lift up from the floor.”
[youtube HEIGHT=”height” WIDTH=”width”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvoWWtynalI[/youtube]
14. The time her dog tried to kill her cat on MTV Cribs
[youtube HEIGHT=”height” WIDTH=”width”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltLyFVdfnt4[/youtube]
15. The time she did a parody music video with Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins mocking herself [7.50-9.47]
[youtube HEIGHT=”height” WIDTH=”width”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzHodqBID_0[/youtube]
16. The time she compared Eminem to a short French military leader and a household glass cleaner [1.21-1.30]
“Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complex; see right through you like you’re bathing in Windex.”
[youtube HEIGHT=”height” WIDTH=”width”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Yt0xJKDY8[/youtube]
17. The time she didn’t know Nicki Minaj sang…even after they’d done a duet [4.15-4.38]
“Don’t know. Didn’t know she sang, I thought she just rapped, or whatever…”
[youtube HEIGHT=”height” WIDTH=”width”]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBqgo4XjVcA[/youtube]
18. The time she put down her enemies with a bizarre sensory metaphor
“Them chickens is ash and I’m lotion.”
19. The time an American Idol performer was so good, she had no words – only glitter
20. The time she took that ‘up in my grill’ metaphor so far, we wee ourselves every time she squeals it…
“He’s all up in my George Foreman!”
[youtube HEIGHT=”height” WIDTH=”width”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXAHHYPT8C0[/youtube]
Happy Birthday Mariah!