They Call the Wind Maria They Call the Wind Maria "They Call the Wind Maria" is an American popular song with lyrics written by Alan J. Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe for their 1951 Broadway musical, "Paint Your Wagon", which is set in the California Gold Rush. Rufus Smith originally sang the song on Broadway, and Joseph Leader was the original singer in London's West End. It quickly became a runaway hit, and during the Korean War, the song was among the "popular music listened to by the troops". Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra recorded the song in 1951, and it was among the
Emotions (Mariah Carey song) Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy & Festivity (2014). The song was also featured in Carey's Las Vegas residency, "Mariah Carey Number 1's". For the performance, Carey entered the stage singing the "MTV Unplugged" version of the song, while Las Vegas showgirls danced on the stage. On December 31, 2016, Carey attempted to sing "Emotions" during a live performance in Times Square for the television special "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve", but the performance was afflicted by technical issues that prevented her from hearing her backing track. Carey's management claimed that the producers of the program had refused