Has anyone else heard this? Mariah Carey has decided to cover Def Leppard’s “Bringing On the Heartbreak.” I saw the video to this day-glo abortion the other day. Even for a cheesy cover, it sucks. This is Manos: The Hands of Fate released as a single.
This is among the worst remakes ever made.
Actually, last Christmas, when my wife and I were shopping in New York, I heard a female vocalist on the store stereo singing a familiar sounding melody… and I found myself thinking “That sounds like Def Leppard. But it couldn’t be…”
But it was. It was a mellow, Norah Jones-style rendition of “Bringing on the Heartbreak!” And, surprisingly, I thought it was a pretty nice rendition.
I haven’t heard it again since, but… was Mariah Carey’s rendition available last December, or did she just record it recently? If it wasn’t Mariah, I’m curious who that female vocalist was.
P.S. Some vocalists will surprise you with their song selection- on her current concert tour, I’m told Norah Jones is doing a mellow rendition of AC/DC’s “Ride On.”
You know, when I saw this thread title, I thought, “I bet she chose Bringing on the Heartbreak.” And I was right.
This is glorious. I have to go taunt my Def Leppard worshipping friend now.
Johnny Cash covered Nine Inch Nail’s “Hurt” this year, and Dolly Parton recently covered “Stairway to Heaven,” both with a fair amount of success. So I could see somebody deciding that Mariah Carey covering Def Leppard would be the next big thing. I’m not a Mariah Carey fan, or a Def Leppard fan, and I haven’t heard the song in question, so I can’t comment on the merits of the result.
I’m gonna go cry in a corner now. I’m been listening to Def Leppard for 20 years now. Now my beloved metal is being played slow and easy. 
They should pass a law where once a month the people of the U.S. get to vote someone out of the country survivor style. After this Mariah Carey would be a shoo-in for a unanimous offing.
Can anyone just remake anything now? This is getting sad…
Man it’s a dark day.
Looking for a quick fix to her failing music career?
Since you asked… yes.
No, this might be the worst remake ever made. Mariah Carey SUCKS in technicolor.
I actually like it. I thought it was surprising she managed to find a catchy tune to sing, since I thought she was so over. Wonder if I know the Def Leppard version?
I thought she might have recorded “Pour Some Sugar on Me”.
Is it only me who’s thinking “what’s the big deal?”. This isn’t Manowar taking on Nessun Dorma, it ain’t Pat Boone soiling Smoke on the Water, it’s some pop tart retooling a song by one of the more vacuous hard rock bands of the 80’s.
BTW Ride On was originally a fairly laid back semi acoustic number. So Ms Jones hasn’t really deviated that far. Now if she’d done Whole Lotta Rosie…
I heard this, and it made me want to gouge out my eardrums with an icepick.
I’m tempted to download Carey’s DL cover, but I’m afraid my computer will blow up if I do so. And NOT because of the RIAA!! 
Maybe she wanted to bring on some heartbreak. And it looks like she succeeded!
Edward, I hate to tell you but you got bigger problems than Mariah Carey if you think Def Leppard is metal.
Have you heard her up-tempo, bluegrass cover of REO Speedwagon’s Time For Me To Fly? [Kurtz]The horror, the horror.[/kurtz] :seppaku smilie:
What’s worse, Mariah Carey doing Bringin’ On the Heartbreak or… Celine Dion doing You Shook Me (All Night Long)?
As much of a day-glo abortion (I love that!) as Carey’s cover may be, the image of Celine attempting to be a rocker at the last VH1 Diva thing, shaking her non-existent butt and thrusting her thick-as-a-twig arm in the air while attempting (and failing) to channel AC/DC will be burned in my brain forever in the category entitled “Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!”