On Sunday night, at the Billboard Music Awards, Mariah Carey attempted to hit a very high note. She did not. She did not hit that very high note.
Rather than let a good joke go untold, Twitter unleashed a series of zero-chill responses to Mimi’s botched tune.
https://twitter.com/aidanjalexander/status/600101679711662081
When Mariah Carey tried to hit that high note pic.twitter.com/U0lEGFpHiO
— Great Value J. Cole (@vinnyjr96) May 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/kimmiexj/status/600114373391089665
https://twitter.com/_HTTPSAM/status/600102266205380608
https://twitter.com/cthagod/status/600102070553878531
Dammit dammit dammit don't tell me Mariah Carey going out like that these days…Mariah, we can't be out here sounding like IceJJFish
— Gabriel (@SmediumYSLTees) May 18, 2015
We cannot say we weren’t warned, though. TMZ spilled the tea that Mariah barely rehearsed her performance.
Mariah Carey — Blows Off Billboard Music Awards Rehearsal … Because She's Mariah http://t.co/9gvlzPdY4j
— TMZ (@TMZ) May 17, 2015
The most telling tweet was also the simplest. It says so much with so little.
https://twitter.com/_ovoxoomo_/status/600120714449035264
Oh, and in case you miss the sound of police sirens and firetrucks, here’s that note again: