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*Screens introduce us to the 90s*, Erotica - Madonna is fighting back against those who say she couldn't be overtly sexual in the early 90s Justify My Love - a continuation of that theme {now this is my own interpretation} Hung Up - Madonna is seeking someone to have a child with because her biological clock is ticking at this point in her career Bad Girl - she's sorry for hurting lovers / being "bad" Vogue - she finds new life in the gay scene of the 90s Human Nature - she's not sorry for being herself Crazy for You - she's crazy about that inner devil inside of her The Beast Within - this is about pregnancy and giving birth to something new; she got pregnant from the last section Die Another Day - her career rebounds after the sex backlash Don't Tell Me - she won't stop her career Mother & Father - she reflects on her mother and now that she's a mom I Will Survive - continuing the theme of survival in her career La Isla Bonita - she's inspired by Latino culture while trying for the role of Evita Don't Cry for Me Argentina - she finally lands the role of Evita which changes her career Bedtime Story - she finds a new awakening in dance music (we're at about the late 90s / early 2000s of her career thematically) Ray of Light - she finds spirtuality Rain - after all the sorrow that has happened in her life / career she has finally rebounded and can enjoy the sun Like a Virgin - its just a silhouette of her without showing her face because if you recall during Holiday, they didn't even know her name, she was a nobody. Now you don't even need to say her name, she has achieved fame as the Queen of Pop, next to the King of Pop. Since the King has died, in royalty, the Queen now takes over Bitch I'm Madonna - basically she's Madonna and there's no one else like her

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Popular holds at #18 on the Global Spotify chart with 2,703,154 streams!it beats itself, becoming, again, the 4th best streaming day! Madonna goes up one to #147 (+1) on the Spotify Top Artists chart.

It tells a story when combined with the visuals based on the setlist. For instance: Nothing Really Matters - Madonna in present time looking back on her life *Screens count back from 2023 to 1982* - Everybody - this is the start of Madonna's career Into the Groove - her making it in NYC getting into the groove of things Burning Up - her early days when she was finding her sound Open Your Heart - the lyrics have always been about working hard and getting people to love you Holiday - she's finally made it and is celebrating but her friends die of AIDS Live to Tell - paying tribute to the friends she lost from AIDS Like a Prayer - questioning her faith based upon what has just happened *Screens introduce us to the 90s*, then you get the idea

This is cute: The amount of great songs we've got with this tour. God, I love her.

Can we stay on topic here? Would be great. ❤️

03/01 - 41,656,330 (+88,969) WW #72 (+1)

I had a very different interpretation of this segment. To me Erotica, JML and Hung Up were all about her exploration and expression of her own sexuality through her work. Vogue is directly relating to her support of the Queer community, (you see that on the screens at one point.) and the whole performance is an homage to queer culture. She is arrested and taken away for both of these crimes leading to Human Nature and the whole backlash period. She faces her self during Crazy for You, essentially expressing love and appreciation to her rebellious “I’m not sorry” self from those years. The Beast Within represents damnation to hell as there is the lake of fire, the song quotes the bible etc. I think this is reflective of the guilt she still carries from her Catholic upbringing. Die Another Day is her discovery of Kabbalah and I think that’s pretty clear with the imagery that is incorporated into that performance, not to mention the lyrics of the song itself are all Kabbalah related.

The problem is that the narrative kinda falls apart after this part in the setlist at least that’s how I felt when I saw it live.

I love hung up but the Celebration performance is not that great imo. It's not bad, but it's not one of the highlights to me. Hung up on The Grammys or Ema or Star Academy or confessions tour is iconic 😎

Not just this topic. In general, this end of the year has been quite "dead" in terms of leaks or unreleased musical material if we compare it to previous years. We couldn't even get a special video of Madonna wishing us a happy new year at the end. I can't imagine how busy Madonna's life must be so that she couldn't have a few free minutes to make a video with an end-of-year message for all those millions of people who love her. Videos should not be dedicated only to when we buy and sell out tickets to her shows. Anyway, maybe by the end of this year 2024 things will be different and we will have a more communicative Madonna with her fans or some collector fan who does not lack empathy and decides to share some unpublished material with all those millions of Madonna fans that are scattered throughout the world. It is not for nothing that they say that the feeling of well-being that comes from sharing something with others is something incomparable.

God Control ("almost official" Offer Nissim Rosh Hashanah Remix - was comissioned but single as a whole got scrapped). You can download it through this post: https://madonna-infinity.net/forums/topic/37419-i-dont-searchifindoffer-nissim-requiem-remix-wav/?do=findComment&comment=1203660 (I won't embed link for obvious reasons - right, my idol @Would You Like To Try?) I Don't Search I Find (Honey Dijon Remix) × I Don't Search I Find (Offer Nissim Remix)?

Leaving out the bridge "Here comes the sun..." makes this meaning so empty to me though - unless the sun is the ending which is Celebration. But then I don't see how that silhouette Like A Virgin part fits in between. I get she needs to do a costume change... but an extended Rain ending like the Girlie Show, to me, would have been more effective. So many questions lol

#Popular re-enters at #17 on #NewZealand Official Singles Chart on this week. Peaked #6 Total 29 weeks Platinum

I hope she'll reach 50 M this year 😍

For Hung Up I think this is her lesbian/bisexual side

the song order itself doesn't tell the story, but together with the choreographies, videos, iunterludes, spoken introductions, narrating etc, it tells the story much more clearly. And it's much easier to understand seeing it in person than watching the youtube videos. I will make a separate topic about the narration in the tour.

Question is that ALL THESE SONGS HAVE A MEANING TO HER (once screaming, always screaming, can't help myself). All these songs, TOGETHER AND IN THAT EXACT ORDER, tell THE STORY OF HER LIFE. She could've gladly to present all songs she eventually rehearsed before and after the rebirth but, besides such endeavour being beyond fatigueé, the songs she scrapped wouldn't do any favour to herstory as the ones who did the cut do. And about them, So, irrespectively of charts, these songs - even and esp Mother and Father and Burning Up - are ACTUAL NUMBER ONES TO M.

What I wanna know is, What determines the winner? It's like, I upload my favorite pic and they're like, "No that's not the one!"

Those alternate "Church synth" chords towards the end are great. Also there's some more prominent synth in the first section.

A fan asked Tony about a tour book [emoji1694] https://www.instagram.com/p/C1u3ADXPu1p/?igsh=NDU2dHB5dDF5NTdn

miss you die another day or american life

Pretender Angel or lucky star?

love how M always put herself in her songs..... listen to them you can know everything.... or a big part of her.... the people she love or loved, the god she pray.... how hard is with herself...... Every night before I close my eyes I say a little prayer that you'll have mercy on me Please dear God, to live inside the divine Not like I want to die Teach me to forgive myself, outlive this hell Is it really love if it hurts? Is it really pain if it's inside? On the outside I'm strong Hold my hand, please, sympathize Hard enough trying to forgive Hard enough trying to live Please don't criticize (yeah) Please, please, sympathise (yeah) Somebody to teach me to love Somebody to help me rise above I need to survive I'm looking for, looking for, looking for mercy Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy I'm looking for, looking for, looking for love Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy I'm looking for, looking for, looking for mercy Every night before I close my eyes I say a little prayer that you'll have mercy on me Please dear God, to live inside the divine Not like I want to die Teach me to forgive myself, outlive this hell Is it really faith if I'm wake? Can you tell the truth when you live lies? I'm just looking for the signs Hold my hand, please, sympathize Hard enough trying to forgive Hard enough trying to live Flawed, flawed by design (yeah) Please, please, sympathize (yeah) Somebody to teach me to love Somebody to help me rise above I need to survive I'm looking for, looking for, looking for (Looking for, looking for, looking for) Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy I'm looking for, looking for, looking for love Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy I'm looking for, I'm looking for, mercy Somebody to teach me to love Somebody to help me rise above I need to survive I'm looking for Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy I'm looking for, I'm looking for, looking for love Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy I'm looking for, looking for, looking for mercy Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy (Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy) I'm looking for, I'm looking for, looking for love Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy Looking for, looking for, looking for mercy I'm looking for, I'm looking for, looking for mercy this, one of the last song of her one of my fav .... tell us a lot.....

bothhhhhh crimes of passion or Live to tell

i cant download i have no more space..... i can only listen to......

Like a Prayer (Churchapella)... https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyt6O9bok1I&si=GDbJrtzZEh8__Avt ...and LIKE A PRAYER (12" Dance Mix). https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr1BOwchG8w&si=e0Dor63BFj6ONgBu Which one of these 2 LAP remixes is better? The former × the latter?

with 440 million total streams, popular works so good for her and for her streaming numbers.... i hope Riaa will give us a certification this year for the song....

MANTONA is the Vasilissa of Greece!!! Right @MadonnaLove @Régine Filange????

love spent my dear @Anapausis..... love spent all my life bitch im madonna or gambler

Amazing and thoughful posts all of them! Bravo!

or this: or even this:

Thats how I took it too. But it’s also juxtaposed (yep, that word lol) with technological and futuristic visuals , which is reflective of the modern world that has been evolving around her throughout her own spiritual journey.

best friend candy shop or superstar

It represents the spiritual side of her journey, that's why it's probably the least "realistic" one without a clear chronological order, no clips/videos/photos/references to reality, it's supposed to be dreamy.

BAT jacket is back on her US store, in size small only.

If that happened hopefully because these remixes are amazing it would probably be a vinyl pic or a promo cd pic or this one:

I haven’t been to the concert. But I don’t see how the tracks themselves tell any sort of story in the order that they are performed.

Are they on vinyl?

Well she did start writing songs with Stuart during the Reinvention tour so anything’s possible . He seems the type that would present her with stuff when she’s not even asking her for it.

I'll Remember × You'll See?

Imagine having this gorgeous album cover: and deciding to absolutely murder it with this monstrosity: WHY THE FUCK IS IT ZOOMED IN LIKE THAT???

Causing a Commotion

I might be wrong but up to now i think only London and Brooklyn had popup stores..

Love this photo of Denise Richards 🤣

Nicky & Donna or Rupaul would be iconic

Jose Xtravaganza sounds like a sure guest somehow during the NY visit