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Post by jumpb4uthink on Sept 16, 2014 21:19:59 GMT -5
The first time I heard Frozen was on the radio while I was driving with a friend, I can't remember where we were going but it didn't matter. he pulled over and we just sat there and said nothing. We were blown away. It was like we were lost in time at that moment.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 16, 2014 21:25:31 GMT -5
x- "All My Life" was No. 1 on the Hot 100 when "Frozen" was No. 2. :) Plus, "Frozen" had peaks of No. 7 airplay and No. 10 sales- it got to No. 2 because some other big radio hits were not released as CD singles.
SPRΞΞ- yep, Madonna had 15 No. 1s on R&R's CHR/Pop chart: Like a Virgin Material Girl Crazy For You Live to Tell Papa Don't Preach Open Your Heart Who's That Girl Like a Prayer Cherish Vogue Justify My Love This Used to Be My Playground Deeper and Deeper I'll Remember Take a Bow
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Post by seaguy27 on Sept 16, 2014 23:07:04 GMT -5
Frozen was an incredible song …..what also made it so special was that at the time it was released their was nothing like it on Top 40 radio. It was a very exciting time!
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Post by xxzion72xx on Sept 17, 2014 1:55:55 GMT -5
x- "All My Life" was No. 1 on the Hot 100 when "Frozen" was No. 2. :) Plus, "Frozen" had peaks of No. 7 airplay and No. 10 sales- it got to No. 2 because some other big radio hits were not released as CD singles. SPRΞΞ- yep, Madonna had 15 No. 1s on R&R's CHR/Pop chart: Like a Virgin Material Girl Crazy For You Live to Tell Papa Don't Preach Open Your Heart Who's That Girl Like a Prayer Cherish Vogue Justify My Love This Used to Be My Playground Deeper and Deeper I'll Remember Take a Bow Regardless Holiday... Both song's we're s**t compared too Frozen ....it was a simple case of bad taste U.S radio had... which we still stands till today.... Sir mix a lot's song is remolded into Anaconda and we still make it top 3 hit after 23 years ...Doesn't take much for someone to have a hit on the hot 100 today ,,maybe Katy Perry or Rihanna should think about remolding Cyndi Lauper's hit ,,girls just wanna have fun and just call it boys just wanna to have fun ...I'm sure it will make for an instant hit.
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Post by xxzion72xx on Sept 17, 2014 2:01:45 GMT -5
Plus I still stick by the fact that Warner brothers sabotaged a lot of her singles because of the bad relationship she had with them...prime example.... Rescue me....they waited till airplay began too fall before before releasing the physical... and no physical single for American pie.... Oh God please don't even get me started every time I see the Warner Bros. logo... I want to spit on it !!!...not just for Madonna but for Bette Davis too.
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Post by floridagrl on Sept 17, 2014 7:10:47 GMT -5
Warner failed with Into The Groove as well. That song would have been a mega number one smash! So stupid. "Goin In! With DJ Dahi.......and a little help from Lil Buck! #FFO #fuckyousaying" -Madonna
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Post by floridagrl on Sept 17, 2014 8:01:20 GMT -5
Madonna’s New Single Is Reportedly Almost FinishedBradley Stern Sep 16th, 2014 Madonna is nearly ready to reassert her position on the throne. The iconic #UnapologeticBitch has been teasing tons of alleged song titles and lyrics on her Instagram, taking selfies and hopping in the studio with seemingly dozens of talented acts, including Diplo, Avicii, Disclosure and Natalia Kills among many others. (We’ve been feverishly rounding up all the latest on what to expect from the upcoming LP!) Now, it seems the first taste of the MDNA follow-up is nearly upon us. During an interview with Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1 last night, this era’s most constant Madge collaborator Diplo spilled on the duo’s ongoing collaborations in the studio. From PopJustice: “We did a bunch of stuff and I think she’s going to take about five or six of the songs we did. We wrapped up the first single last week, so we’re just fine-tuning the mix,” he casually offered. While Billboard reports that the album isn’t due until 2015, there’s no reason why that lead single couldn’t drop, well…any day now. In a post-Beyoncé world, there’s just no telling what’s going to happen next. Give us all your L-U-V today, Madge! www.idolator.com/7563282/madonna-new-single-is-reportedly-almost-finished?mobile_redirect=falseI hope a surprise drop is on the way! :) MozellaVerified account @mozellamusic Coming soon!!!!! m.idolator.com/entry/view/id/55827 …
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 17, 2014 8:24:53 GMT -5
x, I don't think "Rescue Me" was a case of bad relationship; there may not have been plans to release a single initially. At least "Rescue Me" charted in the top 10; with single, it would have been top five, likely not No. 1. Aside from APie- which was on Maverick, mind you- there was "Beautiful Stranger," also on Maverick- label obviously wanted to push soundtrack sales, and for that album, it worked.
"Into the Groove" indeed would have been a no. 1 contender, based on its sales showing.
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Post by xxzion72xx on Sept 17, 2014 10:55:01 GMT -5
x, I don't think "Rescue Me" was a case of bad relationship; there may not have been plans to release a single initially. At least "Rescue Me" charted in the top 10; with single, it would have been top five, likely not No. 1. Aside from APie- which was on Maverick, mind you- there was "Beautiful Stranger," also on Maverick- label obviously wanted to push soundtrack sales, and for that album, it worked. "Into the Groove" indeed would have been a no. 1 contender, based on its sales showing. Ok.. I fully understand , and the what if scenario's are useless now...Warner Bro did absolutely nothing too help her in any of her 6 #2's that she had on the Hot 100...erotica #3, secret #3, 4M #3..... They made her get everything the hard way......she had too fight other labels that we're discounting their artist songs for 25 cents or 99 cents too help guarantee a number #1....while Madonna's singles was always selling for 3.49 in the 90's ...cause I remember going too Sam Goody's those days and seeing it.... That's why am so happy that she deservedly dropped their asses... I think she signed a new contract with Warner for the start of the erotica album era which included her getting her own label Maverick... I think she totally regrets she didn't drop them then.
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Post by xxzion72xx on Sept 17, 2014 11:05:12 GMT -5
Beautiful stranger and American Pie too push a soundtrack that nobody will remember except us diehard fans???...Sony would have said the hell with soundtrack and would have all went all out for the single, would have released it at the right time at a discounted price and make sure it went to #1..... Now I know why Prince called them slave drivers... They did what was best for them and not the artist and if they didn't like the artist they would sabotage him or her.... Another prime example was releasing Ray of Light album when the Titanic soundtrack was just beginning to tail off... They knew very well that if they waited a couple of more weeks to release ROL , it would have been # 1 on BB 200.... Warner Bro. are Scum.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 17, 2014 11:21:36 GMT -5
^WB was not Sony, so why compare the two? :) Sony was unrivaled in its singles marketing.
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Post by xxzion72xx on Sept 17, 2014 11:29:14 GMT -5
Comparing to express my hatred towards them. ...and so we move on.
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Sept 17, 2014 15:21:12 GMT -5
I'm not sure what to think of this track, but it could be retrospectively huge.
September 17, 2014
New track “Veni Vidi Vici” from Madonna’s new album revealed – EXCLUSIVE Madonnarama can confirm that Madonna worked with many producers and collaborators, including Avicii, Diplo, Natalia Kills, Martin Kierszenbaum, S1, Toby Gad, MoZella, MNEK and even Pharrell!
We can reveal some new exclusive details about the song “Veni Vidi Vici”.
If you thought you were done with Madonna rapping, think again!
In each verse of “Veni Vidi Vici” Madonna sort of raps with a low voice while keeping a certain flow. It’s very different than the “American Life” rap though. The chorus is where the acoustic guitar kicks in, giving it a pop vibe.
Madonna also does her own backing vocals as she starts singing on top of the rap voice halfway through each verse of Veni Vidi Vici.
Madonnarama can exclusively reveal that this is the song Diplo referred to in the BBC Radio interview with Zane Lowe…
We had one song that’s kind of a retrospective record, with lyrics from her career and news reports from her [from the last 30 years.]
Veni Vedi Vici is a reflective pop/hip-hop song in which Madonna reminisces on her past years as an artist and a person.
In the verses, Madonna raps gently, using song titles from her past, as lyrics. “I took a Holiday”… “I got Into the Groove”… “Music saved my life”… and carries on citing or referring to “Borderline”, “Vogue”, “Express Yourself”, “Justify my love”, “Ray of Light”, “Music” and even “The Power of Good-Bye”.
Madonna tells us “I came, I saw, I conquer” (Veni Vidi Vici) in a truly lovely pop-oriented chorus… definitely the best part of the song.
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Post by seaguy27 on Sept 17, 2014 16:02:54 GMT -5
x, I don't think "Rescue Me" was a case of bad relationship; there may not have been plans to release a single initially. At least "Rescue Me" charted in the top 10; with single, it would have been top five, likely not No. 1. Aside from APie- which was on Maverick, mind you- there was "Beautiful Stranger," also on Maverick- label obviously wanted to push soundtrack sales, and for that album, it worked. "Into the Groove" indeed would have been a no. 1 contender, based on its sales showing. It is safe to say that Beautiful Stranger and Into the Groove are both top 5 songs had singles been released for both. ITG being likely #1 probably. Incredible that someone with the most top 10s has even more songs left on the table due to a time of not having a physical single/rules etc.
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Sept 17, 2014 16:09:25 GMT -5
'Frozen' still sounds fresh.
'The Power of Goodbye' will always be my favorite though. I remember being, what, 7?, and being entranced by it.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 17, 2014 16:10:26 GMT -5
^Indeed. Is there another track that was a big hit, that actually appeared on a single at the time it was a radio hit, and did not appear on the Hot 100? That Angel/ITG 12-inch shipped/sold more than 600,000 units in 1985. Crazy.
VVV, which had been buzzed about prior, sounds interesting. This is the one that's supposedly the first single?
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Post by floridagrl on Sept 17, 2014 17:45:52 GMT -5
"Who's a G? #unapologeticbitch #FFO" -Madonna "Found this guy in my studio. Thought i should pay attention........#iconic #Messiah" -Madonna
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Post by xxzion72xx on Sept 17, 2014 18:29:48 GMT -5
Angel... when you think of it , lacked a real video..... Dress you up , had the live version from the Virgin Tour... If you go back too the release dates..LAV in Nov 84 till the last single DYU in July 85....It almost seems she was releasing the songs to close too each other... Which leads too one song taken the attention away from another...radio played her so much ,,, that a 2 or 3 month gap between singles wasn't enough.... The Virgin Album was an album that could have gone on forever with single releases.... And should have lasted till at least dec 85 or jan 86.
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Post by seaguy27 on Sept 17, 2014 18:40:42 GMT -5
Yeah… the Like a Virgin album singles were all played a lot on the radio and many times you had 2 still being played a lot at the same time. It was really rapid fire.
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Post by xxzion72xx on Sept 17, 2014 18:41:46 GMT -5
Veni Vidi Vici ... Say that 6 times without having your tounge in a knot ... Lol
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Sept 17, 2014 19:00:26 GMT -5
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Singles of 1984: Pop's Greatest Year www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-singles-of-1984-pops-greatest-year-20140917September 17, 2014 From Prince to Madonna to Michael Jackson to Bruce Springsteen to Cyndi Lauper, 1984 was the year that pop stood tallest. New Wave, R&B, hip-hop, mascara'd hard rock and "Weird Al" Yankovic all crossed paths on the charts while a post-"Billie Jean" MTV brought them into your living room. In the spirit of this landmark year, here are the 100 best singles from the year pop popped. To be considered, the song had to be released in 1984 or have significant chart impact in 1984, and charted somewhere on the Billboard Hot 100... Borderline is {Spoiler}#2!!!!
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 17, 2014 21:02:26 GMT -5
^Also, "Like a Virgin" is No. 67. And "Sidewalk Talk" at No. 71.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Sept 17, 2014 21:11:47 GMT -5
My favorite Madonna sound is her during her first two albums, "Madonna" and "Like a Virgin". I love that early 80's sound.
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Post by superbu on Sept 17, 2014 21:28:15 GMT -5
Frozen was an incredible song …..what also made it so special was that at the time it was released their was nothing like it on Top 40 radio. It was a very exciting time! I was just telling a friend a few weeks ago that I thought "Frozen" was probably her "best" single -- not my favorite, not the most catchy, but I think it's her most artistic single. Her singing is gorgeous on it and it sounds unlike anything else she's ever done.
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Post by seaguy27 on Sept 17, 2014 21:48:14 GMT -5
Frozen was an incredible song …..what also made it so special was that at the time it was released their was nothing like it on Top 40 radio. It was a very exciting time! I was just telling a friend a few weeks ago that I thought "Frozen" was probably her "best" single -- not my favorite, not the most catchy, but I think it's her most artistic single. Her singing is gorgeous on it and it sounds unlike anything else she's ever done. I agree, I think it was a artistic highpoint for sure!
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Sept 17, 2014 21:49:48 GMT -5
I remember listening to the "Top 9 at 9" and they asked a listener who they were voting for, and the guy said Madonna's "Frozen" and my jaw literally dropped. It ended up at #2 that night. It sounded so different.
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Post by floridagrl on Sept 18, 2014 7:09:47 GMT -5
I think Bedtime Story is one of her best, too. She sounds so different on that track. I love it. Here's the write up of the songs that made the 1984 list: Rolling Stone: 100 Best Singles of 1984 71. Jellybean, "Sidewalk Talk"Hot 100 Peak: Number 18 Madonna penned the first single to be credited to her then-boyfriend, New York DJ John "Jellybean" Benitez, and handled vocal duties on its chorus. (The breathy Catharine Buchanan, who passed away in 2001, sang the verses.) Similar in style to the ramped-up club music that made tracks like the Benitez-produced "Holiday" early-Eighties radio staples, "Sidewalk Talk" distills the essence of New York — full of fast-moving possibility and flash, but to be handled with caution in order to be survived. M.J. 67. Madonna, "Like a Virgin"Hot 100 Peak: Number One If the hits from Madonna's 1983 debut established her as a star, it was the title track from 1984's Like a Virgin that vaulted her into icon status, rocketing to the top of the Hot 100 in its sixth week on the chart. Madonna has played up the ambiguity of the lyric, which has been interpreted in many ways (most famously and explicitly in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs), but the song was originally conceived by songwriter Billy Steinberg as a tender ballad inspired by a new love after a depressing heartbreak. It was Madonna herself, however, who suggested the title of the parody "Weird Al" Yankovic later recorded, "Like a Surgeon." A.S. 2. Madonna, "Borderline"Hot 100 Peak: Number 10 "I dared to believe this was going to be huge beyond belief, the biggest thing I'd ever had, after I heard 'Borderline,'" Seymour Stein, the record man who signed Madonna, recalled. "The passion that she put into that song, I thought, there's no stopping this girl." His gut was right on target: The fifth and final single from Madonna's 1983 debut album was her first to hit the Top 10. The melodic synth-a-palooza with the plunky low end was one of two on the LP penned by Reggie Lucas, who used a drum machine instead of a live drummer for the first time on the tune, doubling a synth bass with Anthony Jackson on electric bass guitar ("They're playing so tight you can't tell the difference," Lucas said). Madonna turned in a sweetly-sung, restrained but emotional vocal (her voice wavers just so when she gets to "Feels like I'm going to lose my mind") about a beau who has her heart twisted. The radio remix, which trims nearly three minutes from the tune, boasts one of Madge's most iconic fade-outs, standing by as she "la la la"s into the void. C.G. I never knew Madonna wrote Sidewalk Talk. Wonder why she gave the credit to Jellybean?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 7:38:32 GMT -5
DROP THE F'ING SINGLE ALREADY!
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Post by August on Sept 18, 2014 7:44:46 GMT -5
One thing I noticed about Madonna's album releases was how quickly each of her first three albums were released in relation to each other. It was less than 3 years between the release of her debut album "Madonna" and the release of her third Album, "True Blue." After that, the output slowed down and it was closer to 2 - 3 years between studio albums. That could be chalked up to the fact that as she got more famous, she dabbled in other projects (movies, greatest hits albums, more touring, etc.)
Notice the release schedule for proper studio albums...they started getting spaced apart further and filling the gaps have been a lot of remixes, soundtracks, compilations, etc. I am not sure I know of many other artists who have release so much "filler material" in-between albums. By filler, I don't mean throw away stuff, but I mean side project work, with the except of an artist like Barbra Streisand.
-Madonna (July 27, 1983)
-Like a Virgin (November 12, 1984)
-True Blue (June 30, 1986) (followed by Who's That Girl Soundtrack, You Can Dance compilation)
-Like a Prayer (March 21, 1989) (followed by I'm Breathless and The Immaculate Collection)
-Erotica (October 21, 1992)
-Bedtime Stories (October 6, 1994) (followed by Something to Remember and Evita)
-Ray of Light (February 22, 1998)
-Music (September 18, 2000) (followed by GHV2)
-American Life (April 21, 2003) (followed by Remixed and Revisited)
-Confessions on a Dancefloor (November 11, 2005) (followed by I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (Live album) and Confessions Tour Live)
-Hard Candy (April 19, 2008) (followed by Celebration and Stick and Sweet Tour Live album)
-MDNA (March 23, 2012) (followed by MDNA Tour live album)
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Post by HolidayGuy on Sept 18, 2014 9:52:43 GMT -5
florida- Madonna has songwriting credit for "Sidewalk Talk." But, like some other cases, the producer credited as the artist, even though he didn't sing a lick. We're still seeing it today, with an act like Avicci. At least Quincy Jones credited the vocalists, along with himself, for track credits.
I was looking over Z-100's annual top 100 lists (on which M has 40-something appearances)- GFMAYL was No. 47 for 2012. What? haha
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