I like Alexandra, but even I thought this performance was dull. It was boring, the arrangement made the song so easy to sing. I also love Mariah and actually think she could sing this song with ease even today. I know Mariah could not do the original any justice anymore, but she could defo sing it better than that and defo make it look easy. Mariah has always sang the shit out of this song with ease. Its one of her favs to perform and one she really has fun with, even today. I really respect Alexandra as a singer, but when I hear her sing a Mariah song, it just reminds me how good Mariah is, even in her current state as a singer. Her vocal tone is gorgeous. Her pitch is still on point and she can sing that song in a much more difficult key than Alex and still make it look easy. I really like both singers, but the point i'm making is that Sam can say what he wants and think what he wants, cos its his blog and his prerogative to do so, but to try to compare the taste of jacob's creek wine, to Crystal Champagne is ridiculas. Mariah even today, is a far better singer than anyone out there. She's nowhere near her 90s standard, but to be fair, her current standard shits on the rest of the ladies out there. i include Whitney, Leona, Mary j etc when i say that.