Difficult Diva Mariah Carey warms up to release another nauseating ballad 100%(Percent). Carey 39, was set to release the song for her latest acting attempt Precious, acting and singing combo has proved unsuccessful for the perfectly piped beauty with Glitter back in 2001, but this time around her voice cannot be used to gain interest in her acting as genuinely talented Mary J Blige was used for the musical promotion of the picture.
The subject matter of the song seems inspirational, however its seemingly pleading with fans (past or present) to remember how hard she worked through those hey day years of the 90′s. OK…! Ms Mariah Mimi Carey Cannon Piggy WE GET IT! We all have a Hero worth giving 100% for. Unlike 1993′s Hero, everything is very ‘this is about me so relate!‘ as oppose to ‘you can do it!‘ which for the Winter Olympics would be more patriotic.
The whole 100 percent metaphor is all very fitting as she sings about having a “dream” and not being “discouraged” and even the inevitable rhyming of the latter key word with “courage“… the trials she has witnessed to become the emancipated Mimi she claims to be is clearly not of the same nature of an athlete but every hurdle jumped is an achievement (no pun intended, I’m aware it’s the WINTER Olympics). It is the ‘taking part approach’ in lines such as “I’m walking out of here a champion either way“ and “I’ma break through the door til I get in” that may prove inspirational as well as the whole suggestion of nostalgia “put your arms up” if you relate.
Mariah Carey sticks to the vocal formula of past hit ballads such as My All, the build up approach she has taken with her music since the beginning of her career where she builds from soprano eventually into the belt at the end, possibly a parallel for the strong message in her songs. When Carey breaks into the bigger notes for the conclusion of the song, her voice manages to do her some justice. Throughout it does remain strong, mainly in the bridge and the chorus, but the end is where fans may really feel inspired to run out and buy her record immediately, Mariah actually sings here! Not since 2005′s We Belong Together has she made a fine noise. Carey belts out the key points of the lyrics leading to an extended “up“ in which she rides up part of her range and then ventures into her whistler register to really prove that Mariah Carey can actually still sing! when she wants to.
The subject matter of the song seems inspirational, however its seemingly pleading with fans (past or present) to remember how hard she worked through those hey day years of the 90′s. OK…! Ms Mariah Mimi Carey Cannon Piggy WE GET IT! We all have a Hero worth giving 100% for. Unlike 1993′s Hero, everything is very ‘this is about me so relate!‘ as oppose to ‘you can do it!‘ which for the Winter Olympics would be more patriotic.The whole 100 percent metaphor is all very fitting as she sings about having a “dream” and not being “discouraged” and even the inevitable rhyming of the latter key word with “courage“… the trials she has witnessed to become the emancipated Mimi she claims to be is clearly not of the same nature of an athlete but every hurdle jumped is an achievement (no pun intended, I’m aware it’s the WINTER Olympics). It is the ‘taking part approach’ in lines such as “I’m walking out of here a champion either way“ and “I’ma break through the door til I get in” that may prove inspirational as well as the whole suggestion of nostalgia “put your arms up” if you relate.
Mariah Carey sticks to the vocal formula of past hit ballads such as My All, the build up approach she has taken with her music since the beginning of her career where she builds from soprano eventually into the belt at the end, possibly a parallel for the strong message in her songs. When Carey breaks into the bigger notes for the conclusion of the song, her voice manages to do her some justice. Throughout it does remain strong, mainly in the bridge and the chorus, but the end is where fans may really feel inspired to run out and buy her record immediately, Mariah actually sings here! Not since 2005′s We Belong Together has she made a fine noise. Carey belts out the key points of the lyrics leading to an extended “up“ in which she rides up part of her range and then ventures into her whistler register to really prove that Mariah Carey can actually still sing! when she wants to.
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