Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

more on this: the thing is, mariah's version is actually pretty great. the production, all purposely-dated drum machines and f/x and some marvelously inappropriate (because it's kind of bad, not because it doesn't fit) keyb-guitar, is very vanity/apollonia 6 - and yeah, it's a direct rip of jam & lewis' production on cherelle's original, but while on one hand that seems wrong, on the other hand, why shouldn't they? [well, apart from the obvious "wouldn't they want to do something new with it?"] in the film glitter, "didn't mean" is supposed to be mariah's character's debut single, so it's supposed to have that samesaid time-and-place feel, which it does. [in case you're blissfully unaware, glitter is set in the '80s.] and mariah sounds like she's having fun, not having a breakdown. she sounds sexy and young. that's good.

I may regret saying this so publicly in the future, but I actually paid to see glitter in a theatre. I thought it would be superbly tacky and campy. unfortunately, it's moreso just bad and underbaked, but I still get an odd enjoyment from its crapness. must be seeing da brat as a "backup dancer" (which is truly riotous).