jumpb4uthink
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Apr 8, 2020 16:42:47 GMT -5
Yes, but I don't think she knew she would be in quarantine. I believe she is quarantining in Portugal. I hope that if she is writing new music, that she is not influenced by the pandemic or by Portugal in terms of the lyrics. I want a euphoric pure pop and energetic album. Madame X had some of those, but most of it grinded me to a halt right when I was getting into one song.
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Apr 8, 2020 16:49:16 GMT -5
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Apr 9, 2020 0:36:51 GMT -5
Ghosttown would’ve been a #1 contender for her back in the day.
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Post by spiritboy on Apr 9, 2020 5:01:43 GMT -5
Another artist would've made sure ROL meme tweet or Ghosttown video would go viral. Her team is just incompetent.
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Post by josh on Apr 9, 2020 10:23:08 GMT -5
Another artist would've made sure ROL meme tweet or Ghosttown video would go viral. Her team is just incompetent. What’s the ray of light meme tweet?
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Post by spiritboy on Apr 9, 2020 10:39:44 GMT -5
Another artist would've made sure ROL meme tweet or Ghosttown video would go viral. Her team is just incompetent. What’s the ray of light meme tweet? The one that "the speed of virus spreading" with a gif from ROL video.
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Post by Dreams on Apr 9, 2020 10:46:01 GMT -5
Another artist would've made sure ROL meme tweet or Ghosttown video would go viral. Her team is just incompetent. What kinda tacky ass post? Ick!
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 9, 2020 13:04:40 GMT -5
The Papa Don't Preach video has gone over 100 million views on YouTube.
I much preferred following album/single sales over this new way of video view and streaming plays.
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Apr 9, 2020 14:03:21 GMT -5
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 9, 2020 14:19:12 GMT -5
^It took me a year to like "Give It 2 Me." I love it now.
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Post by spiritboy on Apr 9, 2020 15:02:17 GMT -5
Give It To Me is so underrated, it's a bop. Still, i wouldn't have chosen it as the second single over Beat Goes On. Why didn't they release it US will remain a huge mystery to me.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Apr 9, 2020 16:26:10 GMT -5
I thought Beat Goes On was intended to be 4th, but Miles Away flopped. Tho that's another good one. Devil would've been my pick for 2nd single.
Hard Candy is a great album. Not as good as Confessions, of course, but i enjoyed it more than American Life.
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Post by JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME on Apr 9, 2020 21:17:23 GMT -5
Another artist would've made sure ROL meme tweet or Ghosttown video would go viral. Her team is just incompetent. I don't think she should try to make things go viral because it always seems to backfire. I know people are going to say negative things even if she does the most uneventful, simple thing, but it just seems to become so messy that it's not even worth doing it. Everytime she posts these quarantine journal videos on Instagram, the majority of the comments are coming from fans "concerned" about her because they think she is losing her mental balance. And then you have all that nonsense QAnon stuff, though that is ending up under most celebs pages. It's ridiculous.
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Post by Juanca on Apr 10, 2020 0:46:29 GMT -5
Great to see Papa reach this milestone! Greet song and video. Another key moment in her career. Oh, Give it 2 me.... I remember discussions with Theo back then. He was gung-ho on its smashness because of great digital sales, but some of us were much more hesitant especially because of that bridge. Her team should’ve at least released a radio edit with no get-stupid nonsense to help the case. Even with that edit, there were much more pop friendly songs that could have worked better than GI2M for pop radio -like BGO
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Post by Safado on Apr 10, 2020 8:35:28 GMT -5
The BEP sample La Isla Bonita in their new song Mamacita. <3
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jumpb4uthink
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Apr 10, 2020 8:57:08 GMT -5
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Post by Safado on Apr 10, 2020 21:07:18 GMT -5
Drag race was everything tonight!!!! Whatever Rupaul said, there was no lie. People can throw shade towards M all day long(especially on this board) but the fact is, there will never be another M. Her impact on pop culture will always remain.
All hail the Queen 👑
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Apr 11, 2020 10:49:16 GMT -5
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Post by HolidayGuy on Apr 11, 2020 16:53:25 GMT -5
They did a pretty good job on Drag Race- kudos.
After "4 Minutes," none of the HC tracks likely would have fared that well in the USA. I like "Give it 2 Me," though am not fond of the "Get stupid" part. She and Pharrell literally did for that part. This is also the album, though, that produced lyrical gems as "My sugar is raw" and "See my booty get down like..."
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Post by JOJO SIWA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME on Apr 11, 2020 17:16:11 GMT -5
The "get stupid" part did feel a bit jarring. I like it within the context of the Sticky & Sweet Tour interlude.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Apr 11, 2020 19:52:11 GMT -5
I'm still kind of confounded by "GI2M" being a single, there were some very obvious single choices on that album. But I absolutely love that track, so I'm glad it got some individual shine. It's one of my favorite running songs. The lyrics, those machine gun synths, you can't help but get motivated. It's like she custom made that song for exercising or something.
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Post by SPRΞΞ on Apr 11, 2020 21:11:24 GMT -5
Heartbeat was also another really good one,
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Post by HolidayGuy on Apr 12, 2020 6:54:54 GMT -5
^Except for that one cringeworthy section. :)
PASTOR- agreed, that in the context of S&S, the GS bit worked.
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Post by Dreams on Apr 12, 2020 6:55:30 GMT -5
"Dance 2Night" was probably my favorite non-released track from that album. It had some of that early-80s uptempo Madonna essence that I love. Jam.
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Post by Safado on Apr 12, 2020 7:25:13 GMT -5
I am still mad that they never released Beat Goes On. So lush.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 12, 2020 9:36:09 GMT -5
Thanks to UnaplogeticKenny!
Spotify Update through April 9
# SONG WEEK STREAMS %± LW TOTAL STREAMS
01 (=) Material Girl 923.697 +3,91% 153.016.032 02 (=) Like a Prayer 915.803 +4,84% 168.532.740 03 (=) Hung Up 880.504 +7,70% 112.416.763 04 (=) Like a Virgin 703.971 +3,56% 128.813.665 05 (=) La Isla Bonita 685.200 +3,44% 101.637.007 06 (=) 4 Minutes 541.914 +5,04% 129.128.940 07 (=) Vogue 515.811 +4,54% 103.688.666 08 (=) Holiday 436.658 +6,11% 80.352.943 09 (=) Crazy for You 330.435 +4,66% 38.753.191 10 (=) Papa Don't Preach 305.063 +3,87% 45.094.227
11 (=) Frozen 246.609 +4,40% 45.689.588 12 (=) Medellín 230.081 +5,14% 47.899.085 13 (=) Into the Groove 221.909 +8,14% 48.035.341 14 (+1) Sorry 166.772 +1,08% 28.778.882 15 (-1) Faz Gostoso 162.209 -3,40% 28.771.473
Some milestones:
* Holiday - 80 million (1st song from Madonna (album) to reach this mark) * Crave - 10 million (3rd song from Madame X) * Burning Up - 6 million (4th song from Madonna (album)) * Forbidden Love (COADF) - 5 million (5th song from Confessions) * Love Makes the World Go Round - 1 million (last song from True Blue - now all of them have more than a million plays) * Easy Ride - 1 million (last song from American Life - now all of them have more than a million plays)
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Post by August on Apr 13, 2020 15:37:36 GMT -5
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 14, 2020 8:57:55 GMT -5
Thanks to SoulSista!
Billboard Top 10 from 35 and 25 years ago:
April 20, 1985
01 01 We Are The World - USA For Africa (2nd of 4 weeks at #1) 02 03 Crazy For You - Madonna 03 04 Nightshift - The Commodores 04 02 One More Night - Phil Collins 05 07 Rhythm Of The Night - DeBarge 06 06 I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen 07 09 Obsession - Animotion 08 11 Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds 09 12 One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head 10 10 Missing You - Diana Ross
April 22, 1995
01 01 This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan (2nd of 7 weeks at #1) 02 02 Red Light Special - TLC 03 03 Candy Rain - Soul For Real 04 06 Freak Like Me - Adina Howard 05 05 Run Away - Real McCoy 06 04 Take a Bow - Madonna 07 08 Big Poppa / Warning - The Notorious B.I.G. 08 09 I Know - Dionne Farris 09 07 Strong Enough - Sheryl Crow 10 18 Keep Their Heads Ringin' - Dr. Dre
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Post by josh on Apr 14, 2020 15:55:47 GMT -5
A year later, anyone have any insight into what some of the imagery in the Medellin video means?
For example: -The prayer scene at the beginning of the video -MX wearing the robe, looking frightened, running at night, continuously looking behind her -the scenes with MX standing on the ground and the horseman dressed all in black, riding the white horse
For me, the Medellin video built up expectations of a continuous story to be played out during the rest of Madame X era. Expectations that ended up not being fully fleshed out.
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Post by chartfreak on Apr 14, 2020 22:15:36 GMT -5
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