Mariah Carey "Hero"

Some fun facts about one of Mariah Carey's biggest hits:

• Mariah originally wrote "Hero" for Gloria Estefan to sing in the 1992 movie Hero, but Mariah's then-fiance (and CEO of Sony Music) felt the song was too good and urged Mariah to keep it for herself
• A different song called "Heart of a Hero" by Luther Vandross wound up being on the Hero soundtrack
• Multiple people sued Mariah claiming the song was theirs including Sylvester Stallone's limo driver -- Mariah prevailed in each instance
• Despite the song's popularity, Mariah doesn't care for the ballad and said she only performs it to meet the demand of her audience
• My alarm clock went off each morning at 6:00 during my Junior year of high school and nine times out of then, this damn song would be playing

Mariah Carey - "Anytime You Need A Friend"

Mariah Carey gave all women an excuse to sing loudly in their cars during the summer of 1994 with "Anytime You Need A Friend".  The gospel-infused ballad made us all envious off Mariah's wide vocal range.