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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 22, 2018 23:47:13 GMT -5
Wow. Can’t believe so many people tanked this because it was in a foreign language and please spare me any other argument because I’m well aware how you basic bitches operate.
Of course I had no idea what the hell she was saying but I always appreciated the production on this one (and, to be fair, there’s only 2 songs on the album I genuinely don’t like at all so my top-12 would make for a flawless album to me).
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 22, 2018 23:59:13 GMT -5
Wow. Can’t believe so many people tanked this because it was in a foreign language and please spare me any other argument because I’m well aware how you basic bitches operate. . Of course I had no idea what the hell she was saying but I always appreciated the production on this one (and, to be fair, there’s only 2 songs on the album I genuinely don’t like at all so my top-12 would make for a flawless album to me). As someone of Indian descent, I was really excited that she did a song like this. Even if her pronunciation wasn't the best, she at least tried to make it work. I also loved the saris and lenhga cholis and Indian makeup she wore for her Rolling Stone photoshoot for that album era. It was beautiful. No appropriation. It was very tasteful. This is the translation of the whole song from the lyrics in the booklet:
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Post by God on Apr 23, 2018 0:00:54 GMT -5
I guess it's just easy to want to skip this knowing "Frozen" follows.
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 23, 2018 0:03:04 GMT -5
I forgot she had the translation in the booklet. I usually break out the CD for these album rankdowns but I couldn’t find it.
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 23, 2018 15:39:49 GMT -5
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Post by Ginger Spice on Apr 23, 2018 15:52:21 GMT -5
Little Star used to be one of my favorites, but I find it kind of boring now.
Back when I had very limited knowledge of Madonna’s discography outside of the Ray of Light album, I mistakenly read the track listing to Celebration as having Little Star on it and I thought this song must’ve been really special for her to have included it on a greatest hits album.
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 23, 2018 16:26:35 GMT -5
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 23, 2018 16:27:24 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 23, 2018 16:27:53 GMT -5
I didn’t expect it to be a favorite but I’ve always had a fondness for Little Star and it’s one of the first songs to come to mind when I think of the album.
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Post by Zeebz on Apr 23, 2018 16:41:21 GMT -5
Not disappointed w/ any of these losses. I don’t hate anything off of this album, but the songs toward the bottom tend to be ones that I forget about.
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Post by aerodynamite on Apr 23, 2018 18:46:07 GMT -5
Mer Girl is THE perfect album closer. So hauntingly beautiful.
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Post by Juanca on Apr 23, 2018 20:39:59 GMT -5
These were my clear bottom 4 of this album. Mer Girl in particular, although not bad at all, was my clear #14. On the other hand, Shanti was my clear #11, so I'm a bit surprised it was the last one here. The production is quite strong, eclectic, and does a good job with the Indian-electro fusion in my opinion.
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Post by bat1990 on Apr 24, 2018 10:59:38 GMT -5
Hot damn!!! I got 2 perfect rankings and all of the bottom 4 were my bottom 4!!
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 24, 2018 12:26:31 GMT -5
The lyrics of Mer Girl hit me even more in the feels now. Such a beautifully written song.
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 24, 2018 17:36:19 GMT -5
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Post by Az Paynter on Apr 24, 2018 17:37:33 GMT -5
After the last two were the wrong way round I got one P-P-P-P-PERFECT RANKING!
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 24, 2018 17:38:23 GMT -5
Glad CPG made top-10!
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 25, 2018 16:59:18 GMT -5
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 25, 2018 17:06:04 GMT -5
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 25, 2018 17:18:06 GMT -5
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 25, 2018 18:00:43 GMT -5
#6 Nothing Really MattersThis was the final single from the album. This song saw Madonna reuniting with longtime backing vocalists Niki Haris and Donna De Lory. It was written with Patrick Leonard and produced by William Orbit and Marius De Vries. The music video was inspired by the novel Memoirs Of A Geisha. The song was remixed for the clubs by Peter Rauhofer (under his Club 69 alias), Talvin Singh, and Kruder & Dorfmeister. This began a long working relationship with Peter Rauhofer that would last until his passing in 2013. Peter said in an interview that she asked him to do this particular song and he was so scared that she wouldn't like his remixes so he produced multiple versions in the hopes she would like at least one--she liked all of them and they were released and promoted. Up until that time, Peter had only done remixes for a few non-Dance artists like Cher, Deborah Cox, Depeche Mode, and Whitney Houston. This remix lead to countless remixes for many other mainstream artists. Points: 167 Standard Deviation: 2.91 Average Ranking: 6.185 Rankings: 1 Az Paynter2 Zeebz2 aerodynamite3 .indulgecountry4 mamooshka4 Ginger Spice4 someguy4 die Lotterie4 Mirago4 Juanca5 Juan Carlos6 alexcuse6 newpower6 SHOOTER6 Troublemaker7 The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷7 Sambalada7 jenglisbe7 God8 singingrulebritannia9 andrewantonio9 bat19909 Unhinged9 Glove Slap11 Ky11 fearlessarrow12 Chelsea Press 2
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Post by Chelsea Press 2 on Apr 25, 2018 18:03:21 GMT -5
And with that last reveal, we have just 5 more songs left (in alphabetical order) Drowned World/Substitute for Love Frozen Ray of Light Sky Fits Heaven The Power Of Goodbye
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Post by Zeebz on Apr 25, 2018 18:04:55 GMT -5
“Nothing Really Matters” </3
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Post by Ginger Spice on Apr 25, 2018 18:08:27 GMT -5
"To Have and Not to Hold" and "Skin" are two of my favorite album tracks. I used to never pay attention to the former, but in recent years, I've fallen in love with it.
"Swim" is haunting, but compared to the rest, it's not one of my favorites.
"Nothing Really Matters" - It's all about the remixes for me! I love the main Club 69 mix, as well as the Vikram and Kruder & Dorfmeister mixes.
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Post by Ginger Spice on Apr 25, 2018 18:09:19 GMT -5
"Frozen" or "Ray of Light" will probably win, but I'm rooting for "Drowned World".
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Post by bat1990 on Apr 25, 2018 18:56:35 GMT -5
Gods, this one was hard. The top 7 are all perfect for different reasons.
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Post by God on Apr 25, 2018 20:18:41 GMT -5
hm :shrug: I always thought "Sky Fits Heaven" was lame; hopefully my favorite outranks it.
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Post by aerodynamite on Apr 25, 2018 20:52:37 GMT -5
Noooooo! Nothing Really Matters should've at least been top 5 :'(
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Post by SHOOTER on Apr 25, 2018 21:14:33 GMT -5
1; 2; 3; 4; 13
I'm pissed Sky Fits Heaven made the top-5 and hurt that Swim was not appreciated more for it to make the top-5.
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Post by alexcuse on Apr 25, 2018 23:47:44 GMT -5
Skin was robbed!
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