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Old 25-04-2011, 12:57
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Some people asked me to make a thread about it...so I did anyway its one of my favourite songs by Madonna which I think is often quite underrated. The lyrics are quite interesting,
in one part its something like "take me back to that paradise which I thought I lost forever"(?) which I think reflects on the time when she wanted to reinvent herself after Erotica when the media kept saying her career was over. Amazing song
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Old 25-04-2011, 13:13
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mmmmm someone's coming over
mmmmm someone's coming over
mmmm someone's coming round for tea
I better get the kettle on



I love Secret, it's just one of those perfectly crafted pop songs that just appear from nowhere (in the sense that there was nothing around at the time that sounded anything like it). And a radical shift from what she'd done before.

We're due for another Secret moment I think, something remarkable that's totally out of the blue.
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Old 25-04-2011, 13:14
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Secret is truly underrated! i want her to perform it again.

Bedtime Stories is an overlooked album really. he whole media attention and backlash Erotica and that era took from everyone everywhere really eclipsed this album itself let alone the singles. While as an album and concept Erotica truly is another dimension to Bedtime Stories i truly love BS

And Secret is so subtle and darkly Funky too, i loved it. And the video is damn sexy i think.
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Old 25-04-2011, 13:23
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Some people asked me to make a thread about it...so I did anyway its one of my favourite songs by Madonna which I think is often quite underrated. The lyrics are quite interesting,
in one part its something like "take me back to that paradise which I thought I lost forever"(?) which I think reflects on the time when she wanted to reinvent herself after Erotica when the media kept saying her career was over. Amazing song
It's amazing to think now that back in the mid 90's she really had lost her star. I remember her doing a song on TOTP and she was so low key that it hardly mattered that she'd flown in especially to do it.
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Old 25-04-2011, 13:35
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It's amazing to think now that back in the mid 90's she really had lost her star. I remember her doing a song on TOTP and she was so low key that it hardly mattered that she'd flown in especially to do it.
I was only a toddler during that time but through reading about what happened to her back then it seemed the press were really out to get her and everyone except from hardcore fans disliked her for what she had done with Erotica etc. Plus I think at that time she had fallen so low that she was eclipsed by the more popular Post-grunge explosion and people like Alanis Morrissette.
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Old 25-04-2011, 13:41
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wonderful song. i remember hearing for the first time. i was in a bus travelling back from the airport after a holiday. the song came on the radio. i remember wishing everyone on the bus would just shut up!

i loved the video to this song. i love the way the music takes over her body when she is singing in the club. very clever.

for me the most underrated single on that album was take a bow. it was a huge no 1 in the us, but only got to no 16 in the uk.

after rihanna release a song with the same name it is like madonna`s take a bow never existed!
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Old 25-04-2011, 14:53
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I've only heard Secret very recently and I'm blown over by how good a song it is.

The whole BS period was a good period of damage control after the Sex/Erotica/Body of Evidence/Letterman fiascos. She didn't shy away from who she was (Human Nature) but toned it down a bit (like Secret, alludes to something sexy without being obvious). I'm kind of glad it happened, honestly, because I think that entire period made her mature a lot as a person and find out more about who she was instead of slipping into self obsession like Prince or becoming a pariah in a bubble like MJ.
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Old 25-04-2011, 15:23
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I think she should perform this on her future tour.
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Old 25-04-2011, 15:33
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I've only heard Secret very recently and I'm blown over by how good a song it is.

The whole BS period was a good period of damage control after the Sex/Erotica/Body of Evidence/Letterman fiascos. She didn't shy away from who she was (Human Nature) but toned it down a bit (like Secret, alludes to something sexy without being obvious). I'm kind of glad it happened, honestly, because I think that entire period made her mature a lot as a person and find out more about who she was instead of slipping into self obsession like Prince or becoming a pariah in a bubble like MJ.
Its true that people love watching the fall of the superstar. I mean, just look at what happened to Britney a few years ago,
prime example of a star falling so far from being at the top of her game, while the press continued to be absolutely ruthless towards her throughout the entire meltdown period. Even though she did manage to claw her way back to the top just like Madonna following the Erotica backlash. Prince, I read, never really recovered his earlier success and MJ was practically a walking joke to the public before his death.

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Old 25-04-2011, 18:56
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to be honest though Britney backlash was really personally severe...i still dont think she has recovered. Musically she is top...but where the fuuuck is she....she was meant to at least promote Femm Fatale no??? i like her but damn

Madonna i am so glad she did Bedtime Stories like previous posters have stated, sure it may not be necessarily a masterpiece album, but it is so strong musically and rather explorative. The Erotica backlash just reading it sounded horrific. But she still sold millions of both albums Erotica and BS, and Erotica is one of the best Dance themed album ever made IMO. Vocally i loved her she manipulated her voice between Like A Prayer and Bedtime Stories, so very rich. And it paved way for Ray Of Light also!

Secret and Take A Bow in the UK is so underrated! i mean seriously it was her biggest number 1 in the USA and here number 16 it is a masterful ballad. And while i love Rihanna i truly feel her TAB was nothing compared to Madonnas TAB musically and emotively...it truly meant something.
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Old 25-04-2011, 19:21
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Definitely among my favourite Madonna songs, just perfect in every way!
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Old 25-04-2011, 20:11
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Great pop song
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Old 25-04-2011, 20:13
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it is interesting that she recorded a demo with shep pettibone called `something`s coming over me` which later became `secret`. shep didn't get a writing credit originally.

apparently the song is more of a dance sound and the people that have heard the demo actually prefer it. madonna, however said the song will never be released in her lifetime.
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Old 25-04-2011, 20:42
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Ive got Bedtime Stories on now. Wow i havent heard for ages and im playing it all through now. Her voice is amazing and the lyrics really mean something to me. I never thought id change my mind and say this is def my fav or atleast it will stay in my top 3. Beautiful album.
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Old 25-04-2011, 20:48
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Love Tried To Welcome Me. Love it amazing song.
Brilliant album.
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Old 25-04-2011, 22:25
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Love this song. Probably my favorite next to Like a Prayer
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Old 25-04-2011, 22:49
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Love Tried To Welcome Me. Love it amazing song.
Brilliant album.
I really love that too

and yeah a LOT of BS started with Shep Pettibone again, but sounded too close for Erotica and she wanted something more mellow but a natural progression from that era. And i am so glad she did, there is only one Erotica, Bedtime Stories does stand its ground! Reminded me of TLC and Aaliyah in some elements of the album and I think there was an Aaliyah sample in one song on BS but forget which it was

edit - Aaliyahs Back And Forth from her debut album was sampled in Inside Of Me LOVE IT!!

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Old 25-04-2011, 22:55
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I really love that too

and yeah a LOT of BS started with Shep Pettibone again, but sounded too close for Erotica and she wanted something more mellow but a natural progression from that era. And i am so glad she did, there is only one Erotica, Bedtime Stories does stand its ground! Reminded me of TLC and Aaliyah in some elements of the album and I think there was an Aaliyah sample in one song on BS but forget which it was

edit - Aaliyahs Back And Forth from her debut album was sampled in Inside Of Me LOVE IT!!
Snap! I was just about to type that! yes it sampled Inside Of Me. I Love it too!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 25-04-2011, 23:05
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i was surprised by the aaliyah sample at the time. the song only came out earlier that year! i have said elsewhere that aaliyah album is really good!
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Old 25-04-2011, 23:11
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i was surprised by the aaliyah sample at the time. the song only came out earlier that year! i have said elsewhere it is that aaliyah album is really good!
I totally agree.
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Old 25-04-2011, 23:17
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i was surprised by the aaliyah sample at the time. the song only came out earlier that year! i have said elsewhere that aaliyah album is really good!
yeah i have heard some sonvs of it and have owned her third album for a while and absolutely still am in LOVE with it so must check out her debut and second albums too i feel.

And yeah i looked at release dates and thought...same year???

but i love them both!!! I will always have you, insiiiide of me. love it.
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Old 25-04-2011, 23:19
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SO 90`s!
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Old 25-04-2011, 23:28
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i miss the 90s and early 00s
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Old 25-04-2011, 23:53
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i miss the 90s and early 00s
I do aswell be nice to go back in time. Wish i was old enough to go clubbing in the 90s aswell.
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Old 26-04-2011, 00:07
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I do aswell be nice to go back in time. Wish i was old enough to go clubbing in the 90s aswell.
i remember clubbing in the 90s and dancing to this record. the remix of course!

i remember `dont cry for me argentina` the miami mix, was probably the most popular in the 90s! well at least in the clubs i went to!
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