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A sweet, sweet fantasy with Mariah Carey

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Song: "Fantasy"
Artist: Mariah Carey
Album: Daydream

I know lizco252 is probably going to give me hell for this choice, but maybe if I tell her that there's a challenge/prize-related reason I'm selecting it she'll give me a pass.

Mariah Carey's music has been a pretty significant part of my life, starting with "Vision of Love" off her self-titled debut album way back in 1990. That was roughly around the time I was working my way through elementary school and first became aware of music as something beyond background noise that my parents listened to or that accompanied movies and TV shows. I'd always listened to songs, but the early 90s was when I started to consciously pay attention to my tastes in music. I've always loved the catchy nature of pop music, and Mariah Carey's light happy songs really captured the tone of the music at the time.

I do have to admit to having a little bittersweet feeling toward Mariah Carey; while I enjoy most of her songs, one of the ones I really hate is "One Sweet Day," her duet with Boyz II Men. It was one of her most successful hits, but also the song a supposed friend of mine danced to with the girl I like in junior high. I was painfully shy in junior high and when this extroverted friend found out at the dance, he thought it would be hilarious if he walked over and asked her to dance while I watched. Needless to say, that was not a particularly "sweet" day, and I've hated the song ever since. But Mariah's got plenty of other songs that I can listen to... especially The Track Which Shall Not Be Named!

Okay, now for a challenge! This is only the second artist I've ever repeated for a Soundtrackers challenge. The first time I used Mariah was The Track Which Shall Not Be Named during the "12 Days of "Christmas"" . I made a conscious decision not to repeat any other artists I've used for this current challenge... so can you figure out the only other artist I've doubled up on in the past?

The first person to post a comment stating the artist, along with both songs and their respective Soundtrackers challenges will win their choice of (non-group) Merit Badge from me!