Comments on: Mariah Carey Re-Records ‘Hero’ For Her New Album ‘The Ballads’

By: David Sosa

David Sosa — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:21:29 +0000

I think Mariahs Voice has obviously changed but she is still using it very well. Lets not dwell on the past we cant all be lyp synchers like the new filth on the radio now adays or no talents which seem to dominate the charts with songs that have catchier beats and stupid lyrics and horrible vocals. Although mariah totally sold out on this last album, I know….well I hope one day she will get back in touch with her R&B roots and does another album like Butterfly or Mimi. A good balance of everything.
Why she re-recorded this song is beyond me though!

By: Poop Shoot

Poop Shoot — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:57:10 +0000

I kinda like this version. It is more reserved and not over the top. The first Hero was WAY produced at Sony with sooo many vocal layers added. This stripped down, (ooh like Mariah’s clothes), version is a nice change. Also, you fucktards have to realize she works for a record COMPANY. It is a business that needs to make money. She is under contract with them to produce x amount of albums and probably x amount of compilation albums as well. That’s why Sony put out the number 1′s, et al. She cannot just wave her diamond studded hand and be like, “Oh no darlings, I don’t DO greatest hits.” So next time one of you assblows feels the need to play Simon Cowell, just shut up and go sit on a dog dick.

By: Panti Christ

Panti Christ — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:42:41 +0000

Is Jack that cute doggie? Aww…he seems like a fun handful :)

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:13:59 +0000

Oh…I didn’t realize that Mariah Carey was still alive. Good on her. Now what are the chances that she’ll just take her incredibly annoying self and gracefully fade away into the background while retiring to some farm in Idaho. I girl can hope.

By: Ashley H

Ashley H — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:57:58 +0000

@ everyone who said it was craptastic, bad, awful etc etc. You have to understand that her voice is not going to be the same after all these years of singing and performing. plus, I don’t think this song was meant to be better then the first version, just different. it sounds matured. I mean didn’t ‘hero” come out almost 20 years ago? wasn’t it like ’90 or something?

@ Trent and M3 – no nick, but they do show you that diamond! and I guess jack’s supposed to be her hero?

By: Bubblegum

Bubblegum — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:53:26 +0000

Awwwww….memories. I was 10 maybe when hero came out and I listened to it repeatedly for like 3 months. My musical preferences have definitely changed, but I’ll always have a soft spot in my heart for Mariah. You know, she has never come off as catty or mean in any interview I’ve ever seen, I think she deserves all the good things she has. And let’s face it…her “aging” voice is still 50 times better than the average person’s voice.

By: javajunko

javajunko — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:57:14 +0000

what happened to her face on the album cover? did she get a nose job or a photoshop job? and didn’t she just have a new album come out? her new music is crappy so she has to recycle her old stuff to try and sell something? I agree she is a very good singer but she really needs to change it up and start making different music, all her songs sound the boring same…and why fix what ain’t broken?? The original “Hero” is 10x better.

By: J to tha Da

J to tha Da — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:28:16 +0000

Personally I prefer the original, but I agree this version isn’t terrible, its still a million times better than most artists who are out right now could do. She does have a real God given (take it or leave it) gift. And its ridic for us to expect her to sound the way she did 15 years ago. If I sounded the way I did 15 years ago I would sing like the girl in the Cuppycake song.

By: Yogatones

Yogatones — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:53:55 +0000

Oh Mariah, your on fire!

As the body ages, so does the voice……give her a break…..Mariah will always be FIERCE…yep, downloading this one.

By: Julian

Julian — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:26:44 +0000

I love Mariah <3
I’m defo getting this.

By: Banana

Banana — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:43:11 +0000

Oh give her a break. You guys complain about every single shit on this earth and it seems that no matter who it is or what she/he does, you guys are NEVER really happy.

Go play with yourself and quit wasting your time, spreading your negativity to everyone else.

By: Danity Donnaly

Danity Donnaly — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:49:29 +0000

What is great about this video is there is no sight of her beloved Nicky Poo!

By: Serhat

Serhat — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:33:09 +0000

I don’t like the resung version. It’s kinda sad that she isn’t able to hit notes as used to do, but who know, maybe her voice will improve again. Many people wrote her off during the Charmbracelet era and she came back with TEOM & WBT. She even nailed Vision Of Love on a BET performance or that performance of Christmas (Baby Please come home) wasn’t that bad either.

By: ppph3

ppph3 — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:02:17 +0000

well of course it seems weak. she doesnt have the same voice as she did 10 yrs ago. the same can be said for almost everyone over 25…christina, britney, beyonce, …everyone we grew up with. by now thier vocals have all hit there peaks. and it’ll never be the same to what we use to know. this may not be her best ballad..and i personally dont think Hero was a song that needed to be re-recorded but its not terrible. she still has an amazing voice.

By: Eli

Eli — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:01:31 +0000

Why does it seem like she’s having a hard time singing a song she should have sung a million times before? And why does she look so fragile, and surprised everytime a note comes out of her mouth like she barely got it out? So depressing, this is such an uninspired performance, if you want to call it that.

By: amanda

amanda — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:54:32 +0000

this is pretty weak for mariah…. the older version is like 80 times better

By: Isabella

Isabella — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:41:47 +0000

If it were the original “Hero”, I’d probably buy the album. I haven’t been a big Mariah fan since I was about 15. When she tried to “reinvent” herself by going ultra-trashy after the “Butterfly” album,she lost me.

But the old stuff, particularly the ballads, are still old favorites. I agree though, its about time to retire.

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:24:29 +0000

I don’t see the point in re-recording this song. :-/ Why mess with what was good to begin with? This version certainly didn’t add anything special to the song.

As for Mariah–no one can do a pop ballad quite like her.
Except maybe Britney. Dear Diary anyone? :D lol.

By: Yoka

Yoka — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:02:04 +0000

I think her voice really has gotten worse.. I’ve seen live video’s of her, and omg they were really bad, especially in comparison to her singing a couple of years ago. Her range definitely decreased.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:48:02 +0000

I’d like to add that if Mariah had kept singing those Hero style ‘big note’ songs, her career would have died out years ago … she needed to change with the times.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:38:03 +0000

Give her a break – she’s been singing for what, 20 years now? Her voice hasn’t declined, it changes with age – fact of life …. and considering she gave up singing these big belting ballads years ago, this was pretty good.

By: Jenn from BC, Canada

Jenn from BC, Canada — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:23:13 +0000

Wow, this is a craptastic version…I have heard better at karaoke. Mariah has definitely passed her hey dey. Time to retire diva.

By: Aidan

Aidan — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:18:43 +0000

Um, no. Not at all. This sounds horrible. You should never re-record material if you can’t give it a new spin or make it better than the original. This sounds like the original version with a noticeable lack of polish and range. And she totally looks constipated in that video, like she’s trying to remember the verses TO THE SONG SHE WROTE. I love the original. This is marginal. I have her Greatest Hits and her #1s CD. Is another compilation really required? Pass.

By: elle

elle — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:15:33 +0000

This is pretty weak for mimi…she use to BLOW!!! Think Butterfly…that WHOLE Album is a classic and that’s when Mimi used her voice for popularity, not her double D’s

By: nicole

nicole — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:36:40 +0000

if theres one thing i love about Mimi…it’s her ballads. i like new version but of course…nothing beats an orginial. i’ll be getting this CD for sure =)