
Here are about four minutes worth of reasons why Janet Jackson should never share a mic with Mariah Carey. With "A Vision of Love," the world was introduced to Mariah's often imitated but never duplicated (I'm talking to you, Christina Aguilera) voice, and, I'm just realizing now, a decades-long penchant for skin-tight clothing. Despite the cat suit, the sparse set on the video highlights the clarity of her voice and the lyrics of the song in a way that washing a car in daisy dukes or struggling through awkward, overly-sexualized choreography never could. What a shame.
Say what you will about Janet or Xtina, but they aren't offensive to my eyes. Other than that brief chubby phase during the stripped tour, Ms. Aguilera manages to to not look like a beached whale in her skimpy outfits unlike Moooriah, and I would much rather see Janet's pierced nipple once in a blue moon than see Ms. Carey's sausaged behind in yet another too-tight outfit.