EVERYTIME I hear the MARIAH rendition of the song I get chills down my spine… What about you?

-Bobby from Bulgaria-

If you read, Sam even said that she can sing, but that performance was all over the place. She was flat most of the time and it only sounded half-way good when she belted, but the Mariah-esque note at the end was not good. Compared to her performance of God Bless America a lil while ago, this doesnt measure up. As a musician myself, a performance isn’t great based on if the artist gives a big belt or high note..it has to be technically sound throughout and this wasn’t. I think Sam may have been harsh, but when compared to some of the great renditions of the song i.e. Beyonce, Mariah etc, Shani’s just didn’t hack it – and I say this as a fan.

wow. it’s funny cuz people read ur blogs.

Alright, it started off a tiny bit wobbly – let’s face it, we all know she’s no Whitney or Mariah – but that performance wasn’t bad at all. Certainly not “horrible” or “a mess”. And there was nothing wrong with the last note.

Listen, SAM talks bad about nearly EVERYTHING he puts up. He pretty much ALWAYS puts a negative slant on every artist he writes about (apart from Michael Jackson).

He’s clearly just doing this to try to cause a bit of agro, and get people to post on his blog rather than all the other thousands of urban music blogs that are posting the same news items every day.

A lot of these other blogs, like Concrete Loop, always do their best to put a positive slant on the artists, and try to promote them, rather than put them down all the time like you.

Well, I hope that’s you’re reasoning for putting nearly every artist down that you right about Sam – that you’re just trying to get attention and readers.

Because if it’s not, and you genuinely think Ashanti’s performance was “a mess”, then you don’t have a clue about music. Fact.