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Post by halo19 on Feb 18, 2012 0:27:42 GMT -5
The most famous song on Bedtime Stories, but I frankly prefer the other three singles from it. It is a nice ballad though, but it's a tad adult-contemporary for my general taste. That's fair, I do prefer 'Secret' to this, but both are incredible, plus 'Human Nature', too. Never was a huge fan of 'Bedtime Story,' though. However, I'm just comparing with songs I very much love.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Feb 20, 2012 1:07:59 GMT -5
This is my dad's favorite Madonna song, and I remember being really into this song (along w/ the Bedtime Stories album) when I was a little kid. I've recently gotten back into it again. Such a good song!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2012 13:34:30 GMT -5
My Dad likes this song too which is kinda weird since he's usually not into this kind of music and Madonna in general. He also likes "La Isla Bonita" and I think "I'll Remember".
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2012 19:47:29 GMT -5
We should start a thread for Dad's favourite Madonna songs and how they compare to ours. My dad loved Hanky Panky, which angered me greatly, because it's such an odd choice. The only other song he appreciated was Frozen (my favourite).
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Post by Stefan85 on Nov 20, 2012 16:36:49 GMT -5
Quite possibly my favorite Madonna song. This inspired Selena's "Dreaming of You" that came out a year later - another one of my favorite songs.
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Post by Soulsista on Nov 20, 2012 18:01:31 GMT -5
I like it, but I wouldn't call it one of my absolute favorites.
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Post by WolfSpear on Nov 24, 2012 21:35:02 GMT -5
It's definitely up there in my Madonna list.
Madonna should give us more sensual ballads like this ...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2012 3:39:26 GMT -5
I tend to really love Madonna's ballads, and this is no exception. Great video as well.
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Post by jdanton2 on Nov 26, 2012 8:22:40 GMT -5
my favorite Madonna song of the 90's. all of my other favorite's from her were done in the 80's.
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Post by chartfreak on Dec 6, 2012 22:32:53 GMT -5
I LOVED this when it was released. Especially Babyface' involvement. Madonna fans hate this song I still love it, but not as much as I used to. The two first singles from "Bedtime Stories" was perfect. But it went downhill with the title track and "Human Nature". I love the title track but it's NOT a single. She should've released "Inside Of Me", "Forbidden Love" or "Love Tried To Welcome Me" instead. And "Sanctuary" was great too. I can't believe it was the B-side to "Bedtime Story". It should have been the A-side. Forbidden Love could have been another Top 10 under her belt if released as the 3rd single.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Dec 8, 2012 18:52:33 GMT -5
^I dunno about that. if it were released, though, we probably wouldn't have gotten either one of the two terrific videos that followed TAB. So, absolutely no regrets. :)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2012 21:28:49 GMT -5
Survival would've SMASHED.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 8, 2013 11:38:22 GMT -5
I've been obsessed with the BS as of late.
When I first heard this song, on cassette, I knew it had to be a single.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Jul 1, 2014 12:37:51 GMT -5
Obsessed with Bedtime Stories lately. One of her prettiest choruses and Babyface's background vocals are ACE.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Feb 4, 2016 13:52:56 GMT -5
This song finally got a performance on a Madonna tour. Respect.
Beautiful ballad though she has so many other better singles.
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Post by @DjKingBee on Feb 4, 2016 17:30:01 GMT -5
HER BEST TRACK EVER.
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Post by grandelf on Feb 5, 2016 13:00:07 GMT -5
^Pretty much!
Too bad she waited so long with this and probably a one-off (or just select few dates) but still great nonetheless!
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Post by Live Your Life on Feb 5, 2016 20:29:02 GMT -5
Beautiful song.
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Post by Dammn Baby on Jan 15, 2018 0:17:18 GMT -5
This song is top notch, contains one of her best melodies and doesn't really sound like anything else. The quasi-Asian production stylings and Babyface's silky background vocals make it even more special.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Feb 7, 2020 12:14:31 GMT -5
Totally agreed, and one of her saddest. I can relate to it so much!!! Love the video as well with the Spanish bullfighter. One of my all time favorites!
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Post by Dreams on Feb 7, 2020 12:23:18 GMT -5
Probably one of my least favorite Madonna singles and ballads. I find this is unbeliavably dull, especially its melody.
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Post by gonecountry on Feb 7, 2020 15:26:16 GMT -5
Totally agreed, and one of her saddest. I can relate to it so much!!! Love the video as well with the Spanish bullfighter. One of my all time favorites! Love it. Surprised she never did anything else with Babyface.
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Post by disman00911 on Jul 23, 2020 14:15:43 GMT -5
Decent but there are other Madonna singles that I liked better.
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Post by Gary on Feb 25, 2021 16:47:49 GMT -5
Chart Rewind: In 1995, Madonna Took a 'Bow' at No. 1 on the Hot 100 By Keith Caulfield 2/25/2021 Click to copy www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/6889398/rewinding-the-charts-in-1995-madonna-took-a-bow-at-no-1/The Material Girl traded 'Sex' for romance and scored a personal best with 'Take a Bow.' Madonna's longest run at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 didn't take place until more than 11 years after her first chart hit. On Feb. 25, 1995, her romantic R&B-flavored ballad "Take a Bow" began a seven-week reign atop the ranking. Co-written with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, the track vaulted to No. 1 in the wake of the pair's performance of the song at the American Music Awards. "Take a Bow," which was released as the second single from Madonna's 1994 Bedtime Stories album, showcased a kinder, gentler Queen of Pop following a few years of boundary-smashing, she-did-what? exhibitionism that no contemporary pop star of her stature has topped. In 1992, she released the album Erotica and its controversial Sex picture book tie-in, followed by the lurid 1993 movie flop Body of Evidence. An F-bomb-filled appearance on CBS' Late Show With David Letterman in 1994 also made headlines. Bedtime Stories was a much more commercial release that, in addition to "Take a Bow," spawned three Hot 100 entries: "Secret" (the set's No. 3-peaking lead single), "Bedtime Story" and "Human Nature." It also outsold Erotica in the United States -- 2.3 million vs. 1.9 million, according to MRC Data -- and was nominated for a best pop album Grammy Award, Madonna's first nod for an LP. "Take a Bow" also topped Billboard's Radio Songs, Pop Airplay and Adult Contemporary charts (and crossed to a No. 40 peak on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs), but, despite its success, Madonna, didn't perform the song in concert until 2016, during the Feb. 4 stop of her Rebel Heart Tour in Taipei, Taiwan. She introduced it by saying, "I'd like to sing a song especially for Taiwan -- a song that I have never sung before ever, ever, ever in concert." Afterward, she told the cheering crowd, "A few bad notes, but it felt good to sing it. Finally."
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Post by bjordan on Apr 8, 2021 14:20:01 GMT -5
I remember hearing this on 92.3 The Beat back in 1994-95.
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