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Post by Glove Slap on May 5, 2018 1:12:48 GMT -5
32. "Nothing Really Matters" Ray Of Light (1998) "Nothing takes the past away Like the future Nothing makes the darkness go Like the light"(Range: 64) | Points: 1305 | | Average: 37.67 | | Median: 39 | | Std. dev: 15.82 |The final single from the album, this was her most ‘zen’ track up to that point. The visuals where heavily influence by the novel Memoirs Of A Geisha (and the character of Hatsumomo), which Madonna was in talks to star in for a film version at one point. Madonna performed this as at the 1999 Grammys in Geisha gear, where she also won four awards (her first for her music). While it was the album’s fifth top 10 in the UK (tying it with True Blue and Erotica, as well as the reissued Like A Virgin for the number of top 10s from her albums) It’s American release wasn't without a hitch, as the physical single was released well after the song had peaked on radio, leading to her lowest charting single at the time. @mirza - 5
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mamooshka - 35
Football - 39
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God - 40
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Post by Glove Slap on May 5, 2018 1:34:23 GMT -5
31. "Deeper and Deeper" Erotica (1992) "This feeling inside I can't explain But my love is alive And I'm never gonna hide it again"(Range: 74) | Points: 1305 | | Average: 37.67 | | Median: 41 | | Std. dev: 22.85 (9th highest) |The second single off Erotica was this 70s disco inspired number that incorporated Latin guitar, and reused the final part from Vogue. It’s relatively lighthearted approach following the more left-field lead single led to it getting a warm reception from radio as it hit #1 on R&R even as the backlash was heating up. Though one the surface it’s a song about desire and romance, it’s rumored that this was also about a young man coming to terms with his homosexuality. The video also reaffirmed Madonna’s connection with her Gay audience with transgender actress Holly Woodlawn and gay porn director Chi Chi LaRue appearing, as well as Sofia Coppola, Guy Oseary (who would go on to manage her after the mid-90s), and Seymour Stein (who signed her back in ’82). Though I prefer the other US Erotica singles more, this is still great for me as well. It was performed on the Girlie Show tour, with the finale involving an orgy simulation. This was one of the most polarizing songs, with five people putting it in their bottom 20, while four put it in their top 10, including a #1.
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Sambalada - 41
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Football - 44
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Rose "Payola" Nylund - 52
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Troublemaker - 57
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01 01 Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You 02 02 Shai - If I Fall In Love 03 03 Boyz II Men - In The Still Of The Nite 05 04 Shanice - Saving Forever For You 04 05 WreckX-N-Effect - Rump Shaker 09 06 Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle - A Whole New World 08 07 Madonna - Deeper And Deeper 07 08 Bobby Brown - Good Enough 06 09 Snap - Rhythm Is A Dancer 13 10 Prince & The New Power Generation - 7
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02 01 Madonna - Deeper And Deeper 01 02 Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You 07 03 Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle - A Whole New World 04 04 Prince & The New Power Generation - 7 03 05 Shanice - Saving Forever For You 08 06 En Vogue - Give It Up, Turn It Loose 05 07 Restless Heart - When She Cries 10 08 Duran Duran - Ordinary World 18 09 Whitney Houston - I’m Every Woman 06 10 Boyz II Men - In The Still Of The Nite
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01 01 Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You 02 02 Michael Jackson - Heal The World 03 03 Charles And Eddie - Would I Lie To You 04 04 WWF Superstars - Slam Jam 09 05 Take That - Could It Be Magic 10 06 Madonna - Deeper And Deeper NE 07 The Shamen - Forever People 11 08 Freddie Mercury - In My Defense 06 09 Rod Stewart - Tom Traubert’s Blues (Waltzing Matilda) 13 10 Boney M - Boney M Megamix
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Post by Glove Slap on May 5, 2018 1:45:14 GMT -5
Madonna Moment -David Letterman 1994-
While Madonna made several appearances on Letterman (her 1988 interview with Sandra Bernhard is hilarious in its own right), this is undoubtably the most infamous. In fact, this is arguably Madonna's most controversial TV appearance ever, with her coming across as rather unhinged (she reportedly had a joint right before and was egged on by Dave and the crew to be over the top beforehand), saying the F word 13 times, and refusing to leave when she was supposed to. Coming after a very difficult 1993 in terms of press, this caused such an uproar that she appeared on The Tonight Show shortly after to present a nicer side. Rumors of a feud persisted for the remainder of the year until they appeared on the VMAs together when she was softening her image in the leadup to Bedtime Stories. The following year, she made a short appearance on Valentine's Day to give him flowers.
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Post by .indulgecountry on May 5, 2018 1:59:33 GMT -5
Glove Slap can you post a list of the 30 songs that are still in? <3
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Post by Glove Slap on May 5, 2018 2:10:51 GMT -5
Current Decade Distribution
80s - 15/27 90s - 11/30 00s - 4/20 10s - 0/8 With 'Ghosttown' out at 33, the 10s are fully revealed. This was a particularly rough stretch for the 90s, where half the reveals came from. By contrast, the 80s and 00s each lost only two. Top 30
Holiday Borderline Lucky Star Like A Virgin Material Girl Crazy For You Into The Groove Live To Tell Papa Don't Preach Open Your Heart True Blue La Isla Bonita Like A Prayer Express Yourself Cherish Vogue Rain I'll Remember Secret Take A Bow Human Nature You'll See Frozen Ray Of Light The Power of Good-Bye Beautiful Stranger Music Don't Tell Me Hung Up Sorry
Any random handful of these outdoes whole careers tbh. Also of note is that every track pulled for The Immaculate Collection is still in.
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Post by God on May 5, 2018 7:41:59 GMT -5
"Deeper and Deeper" made its debut on the Hot 100 during my birth week so it holds a special place in my heart, which is now broken thanks to this premature reveal.
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Post by Zeebz on May 5, 2018 8:37:03 GMT -5
Sad to see both “Nothing Really Matters” and “Deeper and Deeper” go, as both are standouts in her discography. Delighted they made it this far, though!
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Post by bat1990 on May 5, 2018 8:41:04 GMT -5
What is "Deeper and Deeper" doing outside of the top 30!?!?!?!?
I did get a Perfect Ranking for "Dress You Up" which is interesting.
Also, how anyone ranked "Ghosttown" below #60 is a travesty.
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Post by jenglisbe on May 5, 2018 8:44:39 GMT -5
The second single off Erotica was this 70s disco inspired number that incorporated Latin guitar, and reused the final part from Vogue. It’s relatively lighthearted approach following the more left-field lead single led to it getting a warm reception from radio as it hit #1 on R&R even as the backlash was heating up. What held it back on the Hot 100 then? I have to assume sales, but that seems odd for Madonna.
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Post by bat1990 on May 5, 2018 9:20:25 GMT -5
I'm a little surprised "Rain" is still in of all the Erotica singles.
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Post by Ginger Spice on May 5, 2018 10:32:57 GMT -5
“I’ll Remember” looks very out of place on that list.
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Post by Glove Slap on May 5, 2018 12:03:07 GMT -5
The second single off Erotica was this 70s disco inspired number that incorporated Latin guitar, and reused the final part from Vogue. It’s relatively lighthearted approach following the more left-field lead single led to it getting a warm reception from radio as it hit #1 on R&R even as the backlash was heating up. What held it back on the Hot 100 then? I have to assume sales, but that seems odd for Madonna. Yeah it only got to #15 on sales. Bad Girl and Rain would do better on radio than sales too, and with the album falling out of the upper parts fast, especially for someone at her level, it was part of the public turnaround during this time (Body Of Evidence came out as D&D was peaking on radio, which added to her image souring even more).
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Post by Glove Slap on May 5, 2018 12:39:45 GMT -5
Madonna Moment -Breakfast With Madonna-
Today's two interviews share titular similarities, and are both from the early 90s. Madonna did very little TV press for Like A Prayer, and then was working on Dick Tracy for a good amount of 1989, so this was MTV's first interview with her in a while. Filmed after one of the first Blond Ambition concerts in Japan before it hit the US, she's in one of her most iconic looks ever here. The majority of the subjects center around the Like A Prayer album and era, including her father's potential reaction to Oh Father, the Pepsi controversy, her divorce and Till Death Do Us Part, and certain conservative factions finding her offensive. A good amount of time is devoted to talking about the tour too, which was one of the many times she said she'd never tour again in a similar capacity, and musings on what might come after Vogue. The scene Kurt describes upon entering the hotel suite is actually shown in Truth Or Dare.
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Post by Leo ✔ on May 5, 2018 12:41:18 GMT -5
I didn't see I got a Perfect Ranking with "Nothing Really Matters"
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Post by Glove Slap on May 5, 2018 13:27:39 GMT -5
"Little Star" Ray Of Light (1998)
"God gave a present to me Made of flesh and bones My life, my soul You make my spirit whole"| Points: 8 |The birth of her daughter Lourdes marked profound changes in Madonna. While the entirety of Ray Of Light dealt with these in one way or another, this was the song directly for her. Tributes to kids have never been my thing, and this is definitely my least favorite from the album. Sambalada - 4 alexcuse - 10
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Post by Glove Slap on May 5, 2018 13:33:07 GMT -5
"Devil Pray" Rebel Heart (2015)
"And we can sniff glue, and we can do E, and we can drop acid Forever be lost, with no way home"| Points: 8 |Co-written and co-produced by Avicii, the song talks about the dangers of relying too much on substances. While the lyrics border a bit on trite, I think this is a good example of merging modern trends with the classic Madonna approach and writing. Juanca - 3
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Post by Glove Slap on May 5, 2018 13:37:08 GMT -5
"Unapologetic Bitch" Rebel Heart (2015)
"You know, you never really knew How much your selfish bulls**t cost me Well, fuck you"| Points: 8 |A searing kiss off to a former flame, this song is filled with braggadocio, and a departure from the types of subjects she approached during her second marriage. It also found her returning to reggae for the first time since Why's It So Hard over twenty years before. This might be why this reminded me a bit of Rihanna. Both Diplo and Ariel Rechtshaid worked on this. .indulgecountry - 3
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Post by Glove Slap on May 5, 2018 13:42:28 GMT -5
"Gang Bang" MDNA (2012)
"And then I discovered it couldn't get worse You were building my coffin, you were driving my hearse"| Points: 9 |One of the most unlikely results of her reuniting with WIlliam Orbit, this was definitely the track that got the biggest positive reaction when the album was released. Presumably about Guy Ritchie, it flips the introduction of violence into her work that he influenced into a brutal attack for him as she describes shooting her lover (who “ended up with all of her jack” - the divorce settlement was apparently very sizable, with Madonna on the losing end) in the head over a driving and menacing track. There were rumors that Quentin Tarantino might direct a video, but it never happened. This was easily my favorite track form this album. .indulgecountry - 2
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Post by Leo ✔ on May 5, 2018 13:47:08 GMT -5
"Unapologetic Bitch" is a jam and a half.
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Post by Glove Slap on May 5, 2018 13:57:32 GMT -5
"Nobody Knows Me (Live)" American Life (2003)/I'm Going To Tell You A Secret (2006)
"No one's telling you how to live your life But it's a setup until you're fed up"| Points: 9 |One of the most interesting submissions for me was the live version of this track from American Life, taken from the Re-Invention Tour performance, and released on the I'm Going To Tell You A Secret live album from 2006 (it was also the name of the tour documentary that aired the prior year). The album version was from the more produced section, but it still kept to the themes of introspection and reflection. This was released to the clubs and peaked at #4 on the Dance Club/Play chart. The live version definitely gave it an upgrade for me, and was one of the performances that really fed off her massive star power. Mirago - 2
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Post by Juanca on May 5, 2018 22:37:45 GMT -5
35. Jump (59): This was one of my early favorites off COAD and thought it should've been the second single in the US. I felt this had the most potential... which was supported by the fact that it was used in NBA transmissions and then in the Devil Wears Prada. However, once again, the potential was botched by the label and the video was a disappointment I still like it but a bit less than at that time. And for this RD I needed up ranking it a bit lower than I thought... 34. Dress You Up (17): Well, this is my second favorite off LAV. The background male vocals, the guitar bridge, and the long intro are sort of unique for a Madonna song. IT remains a highlight in her discography IMO, and this ranking below #30 is >:( 33. Ghost town (30): Her best single since COAD for me, and a song that doesn't sound out of place alongside her strong 80s and 90s ballads. It was hard for me to rank it, and I could've easily included it in my top 20... 32. Nothing Really Matters (41): Good to see this in the top half :) Definitely a strong RoL track that should've had much better fortune in the charts. Love the melodies with Niki and Donna, the final minute, even the distorted piano bridge... and this has been in my playlist for tough moments as well. Another one that was hard to rank. 31. Deeper and Deeper (24): This was Madonna's 14th personal chart-topper and has remained one of my favorites from 90s Madonna. Love the Latin flavor for sure and the Vogue interpolation plus the lyrics :) wish it had been a bit higher in this RD. By the way, I didn't know it had reached #1 in Mediabase. That period pf charts is so confusing to me, as the Hot 100 was not AT40 anymore and then AT40 was not Mediabase either (in AT40 D&D peaked at #2...)
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Post by Albie on May 8, 2018 16:10:56 GMT -5
This top 30 looks pretty great imo. I've only lost my #7 so far within my top 10 but moving forward I won't be too mad at the rest of the losses as these are all solid songs.
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on May 8, 2018 19:26:22 GMT -5
“I’ll Remember” looks very out of place on that list. Shut it. It's a classic.
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Post by Glove Slap on May 8, 2018 21:39:17 GMT -5
07. “Bedtime Stories” | Points: 122 | | Average: 6.87 | | Median: 7 | | Std. dev: 3.54 |
The time since the release of Erotica had been extremely rough on Madonna, with many questioning whether her career still had viability. It was obvious that some rearranging was in order. This was a notably different album, opting for slower grooves and forgoing the controversial outside of Human Nature, which was a direct response to the backlash. Like other efforts such as Ray Of Light and Confessions On A Dance Floor, this begun with the main collaborator of the previous album (in this case, Shep Pettibone, who got a shoutout in the thank you notes despite not having any credits on the songs), and the initial songs were left on the floor after the direction changed (one of the songs, Love Won’t Wait, was covered by Gary Barlow in 1997 and became a UK #1). Four producers would help; Babyface, Dallas Austin, Dave Hall, and Nellee Hooper. Madonna would later describe her dislike of this approach because it was so difficult to arrange their schedules. Two tracks with Dallas Austin that didn't make the album also found their way out into the world. Let Down Your Guard (in remixed form) was the B-side to Secret, and Your Honesty wound up on the Remixed & Revisited EP nine years later. Opinion on this album is somewhat divided. Some consider it inessential, and for some this is a hidden gem. I’m in the second group, I think in particular this has some of her best singing. While initial openings were actually softer than Erotica’s, overall this album would go on to sell more than it. .indulgecountry - 1 Rose "Payola" Nylund - 2 Glove Slap - 3 Ginger Spice - 4 ry4n - 5 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - 5 bat1990 - 6 God - 7 mamooshka - 8 summers - 8 Albie - 9 Butterflies & Hurricanes - 10 Mirago - 11 Sambalada - 12 Juanca - 12 {Billboard 200 run and peak week}
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01 01 Various Artists - OST Murder Was The Case 04 02 Boyz II Men - II NE 03 Madonna - Bedtime Stories 05 04 Offspring - Smash 06 05 R.E.M. - Monster 07 06 Eric Clapton - From the Cradle 02 07 Scarface - The Diary NE 08 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Greatest Hits 11 09 Gloria Estefan - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me 09 10 Green Day - Dookie
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Post by Glove Slap on May 8, 2018 21:57:15 GMT -5
30. "Human Nature" Bedtime Stories (1994) "You tried to shove me back inside your narrow room And silence me with bitterness and lies"(Range: 71) | Points: 1309 | | Average: 37.52 | | Median: 49 | | Std. dev: 21.46 |Following her first single to miss the top 40 in the US in over a decade, one would expect for a somewhat conservative decision in following it up, but not Madonna. Instead, she chose the song that dealt directly with the backlash against her after the Sex book release, and paired it with a video influenced by S&M-inspired drawings of Eric Stanton. Beyoncé said that this was one of the main inspirations for her Green Light video. It peaked even lower on the Hot 100 than Bedtime Story, but had a longer life overall. While it hit the top 10 in the UK, it had a very short life, falling out of the top 20 in its second week. It was released there during the notable ‘Battle of Britpop’ week when Blur and Oasis went head to head in a highly publicized chart battle. This is one of my favorite videos from her, and I really like how they use the door slam as the censoring effect. @antigonerising - 2 Rose "Payola" Nylund - 3 .indulgecountry - 6 Troublemaker- 9 ry4n - 10 alexcuse - 16 summers - 18 Ginger Spice - 23 Albie - 25 Doc Indie Party Rock - 29 Glove Slap - 33 God - 37 Unhinged - 38 bat1990 - 39 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - 42 kmbgs - 42 Leo ✔ - 46 someguy - 49 Butterflies & Hurricanes - 51 Sambalada - 52 @mirza - 52 †ealsünset - 57 Football - 59 Juanca - 59 Mirago - 62 mamooshka - 72 andrewantonio - 72 | jtd Thee Stallion | Caviar | Ky | Zeebz | {Hot 100 run}
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NE 01 Blur - Country House NE 02 Oasis - Roll With It 02 03 Original - I Luv U Baby 01 04 Take That - Never Forget 04 05 TLC - Waterfalls NE 06 Clock - Everybody 06 07 JX - Sun Of A Gun NE 08 Madonna - Human Nature 05 09 Seal - Kiss From a Rose - I’m Alive 07 10 Corona - Try Me Out
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on May 8, 2018 21:59:43 GMT -5
It's a travesty that Human Nature isn't in the Top 10!
I also liked the door slam censor. This is one of the few songs where I prefer the radio edit (though not the one on the GHV2)
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 22:00:51 GMT -5
Human Nature is dope I appreciate the move to even have it as a single
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Post by Zeebz on May 8, 2018 22:07:04 GMT -5
“Human Nature” initially wasn’t one of my favorites from her, but over time I’ve only grown to love it more. One of my favorite videos from her too. Deserved more, but ecstatic to see it even ranked this high.
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Post by Glove Slap on May 8, 2018 22:13:02 GMT -5
29. "Beautiful Stranger" OST Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) "I looked into your eyes And my world came tumbling down"(Range: 75) | Points: 1327 | | Average: 36.85 | | Median: 38 | | Std. dev: 19.32 |Riding high after Ray Of Light and her Grammy wins, Madonna’s first dose of new music found her returning to the more effervescent attitude of her earlier material. Re-teaming with Orbit, this was done for the Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack, and Mike Myers (with whom she’d appeared on SNL twice) appears in the video. This is actually one of Madonna’s biggest hits in the UK and had a very high opening number as well, but got unlucky going up against S Club 7’s first single. Though this performed better on radio than all of the ROL singles aside from Frozen, no physical single was released in the US, which likely cost her another top 10 placement. Still, as the teen-pop era was riding high (Britney, Christina, and the Backstreet Boys were all in the top 10 on Mediabase with her), Madonna continued scoring hits. Victor Calderone gave it a very notable remix as well. God - 3 someguy - 9 Butterflies & Hurricanes- 10 @mirza - 11 Unhinged - 15 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - 15 Football - 25 mamooshka - 26 ry4n - 28 kmbgs - 32 Ginger Spice - 34 Doc Indie Party Rock - 37 summers - 38 Albie - 38 @antigonerising - 40 Mirago - 40 andrewantonio - 41 Leo ✔ - 42 Juanca - 42 Rose "Payola" Nylund - 44 bat1990 - 46 Glove Slap - 48 alexcuse - 50 †ealsünset - 66 Troublemaker - 67 Sambalada - 70 .indulgecountry - 78 | jtd Thee Stallion | Caviar | Ky | Zeebz | {Hot 100 run}
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Peak: 7/16/1999
01 01 Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way 03 02 Smash Mouth - All Star 04 03 Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love 02 04 Ricky Martin - Living La Vids Loca 05 05 Will Smith - Wild Wild West 06 06 Britney Spears - Sometimes 08 07 Madonna - Beautiful Stranger 12 08 Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle 09 09 Blessed Union Of Souls - Hey…(She Likes Me…) 07 10 TLC - No Scrubs
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Peak: 06/19/1999
NE 01 S Club 7 - Bring It All Back NE 02 Madonna - Beautiful Stranger 01 03 Baz Luhrmann- Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen) 04 04 Shania Twain - That Don’t Impress Me Much 02 05 Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate 03 06 The Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl 07 08 Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way 05 09 Wiseguys - Ooh La La 08 10 Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me
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jenglisbe
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Post by jenglisbe on May 8, 2018 22:26:39 GMT -5
I like the “Human Nature” video, but I always skip the song. She sounds too whiny on it.
“Beautiful Stranger” is a throwaway song.
“Deeper and Deeper” should have been higher than both of those. WTH?
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