DALY TV! It's Ladies Night, and my pants are tight (Whitney! Madonna! Mariah! And Babs!)

You know I'm really starting to bond with someone when I accuse them of digging trashy women. It's a curious sign of affection, but rest assured, it's solid. So although it might look as though I'm throwing ABC's regal John Thomas under the bus in this latest burst of Daly TV, I am in fact enveloping him in a figurative man-hug. This week, we take a peek at September releases by Whitney Houston, Madonna, Barbra Streisand and John's personal favorite, Mariah Carey. He loooooooves her. WATCH THIS.

Mariah Carey "Obsessed" : Mimi defends hubby, torches Eminem, abandons voice

Let’s get this out of the way first: Mariah Carey’s new single, Obsessed, isn’t any good. At best, it’s expensively mediocre; at worst, it's resolutely craptacular. (LISTEN TO THE SONG HERE) That said, the midtempo putdown, from Aug. 25 release Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, is somewhat interesting, at least from a pop culture standpoint. First of all, it’s a diss track, aimed at Eminem, whose lascivious new cut Bagpipes From Baghdad ripped Carey and new hubby Nick Cannon. Here, the 40-year-old Mimi taunts right back, about Em's drug use, about his out-of-touchness. She adds: "I see right through you like you’re bathing in Windex."

Okay, on second thought, maybe that's not interesting at all. But get this: Obsessed is grotesquely Auto-Tuned, relying on digi-trickery rather than natural talent. Yes, yes, everyone from Cher to Kanye West to Miley Cyrus Auto-Tunes to exaggerated effect these days. But c'mon, this is the ego-rich, octave-spanning Mariah we're talking about here, the woman with more No. 1s than Elvis Presley, besmirching her one true talent (non-booby division). I wanna say Obsessed signals either the end of Carey's career or the end of Auto-Tune. I can't decide which. But frankly, I see rich reward in each.