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Sooo I was really bored these past days and worked on this spreadsheet (I will probably update it with more exact details). Once everything had been sorted, I was thinking that there's a clear tendency towards the same 20 songs appearing on the majority of her tours.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B95X5x3WTIv9FZ1hICv2NffuZvTZPdoAAiffIq3pMpU/edit?usp=sharing

What do you guys think? Any surprises? What songs do you think should be retired, which songs deserve a comeback?

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6 hours ago, MPowered said:

Sooo I was really bored these past days and worked on this spreadsheet (I will probably update it with more exact details). Once everything had been sorted, I was thinking that there's a clear tendency towards the same 20 songs appearing on the majority of her tours.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1B95X5x3WTIv9FZ1hICv2NffuZvTZPdoAAiffIq3pMpU/edit

What do you guys think? Any surprises? What songs do you think should be retired, which songs deserve a comeback?

Your link doesn't work. 

Yeah, there's definitely a tendency toward a few songs, and then the majority get overlooked unfortunately. 

 

 

Needs a Rest

MUSIC

Vogue (unfortunately)

Human Nature

Express yourself (Unless she wants to perform it properly)

Like a Prayer  (Please god)

Hung Up (again, unless she wants to perform it properly)

Borderline

 

 

Needs a Resurrection

Into the Groove  (Immaculate Collection Version)

Get Together

Open Your Heart 

Papa Don't Preach (In full)

Who's that Girl

Love Don't Live Here Anymore

Beat Goes On

Ray of Light (Album Version)

Erotica/You Thrill Me  (Yes Again)

Hanky Panky

Where's the Party

Oh Father

Secret

Like it or Not

God Control

Future (Album Version)

You'll See

Beautiful Stranger

 

 

Never Performed but Needs to Be

Bedtime Story

Physical Attraction

More

Back in Business

Where Life Begins

Thief of Hearts

Love Tried to Welcome Me

Nothing Really Matters (LIKE FOR REAL, WTF)

Swim

Incredible (To Troll the Fans)

This Used to Be My Playground

Time Stood Still

Rescue Me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A few of the songs that I'd like to see her get rid of are (she's simply done them way too much and they're getting boring):

  • La Isla Bonita
  • Holiday
  • Music
  • Hung Up
  • Vogue

 

A few songs I'd like to see her perform on tour:

  • Bad Girl
  • Thief of Hearts
  • Words
  • Waiting
  • Love Tried to Welcome Me
  • Spanish Eyes
  • Rescue Me
  • Bedtime Story
  • Easy Ride
  • Let Down Your Guard
  • Beautiful Killer
  • Wash All Over Me
  • Swim
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I don't think her signature songs - LAV, LAP, Vogue, Music - need to go. They please the general public and we want her to be successful, not only with her hardcore fans. But they need to be reworked a little with fresh arrangements.

She also needs to do some songs properly, especially Into the groove, Express yourself and Hung up.

I am not expecting her to perform album tracks, but it would be very nice to explore other minor hits or singles like:

Angel - Gambler - I'll remember - I want you - Nothing really matters

This last one could have been great on the last section of RHT after Come alive, maybe even acoustic, while Future was out of place, lowered the energy and needed to be moved to the first section - sorry @Shoful :laughing:

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11 minutes ago, Enrico said:

 

This last one could have been great on the last section of RHT after Come alive, maybe even acoustic, while Future was out of place, lowered the energy and needed to be moved to the first section - sorry @Shoful :laughing:

As long as you keep it as the superior and incredible tour version, I have no complaints :Madonna009:

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Songs to retire: Human Nature, Vogue, La Isla Bonita, Candy Shop

Songs I'd like to hear: Cherish, I'll Remember, Spotlight, Causing A Commotion, Spanish Eyes, Rain, Over and Over, Something To Remember, Love Tried To Welcome Me

(P.S.- She didn't perform La Isla on Blond Ambition but it looks like it's listed in the spreadsheet)

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Candy Shop, Human Nature, and La Isla Bonita need to be retired. Papa Don't Preach can go if she's only going to give the first verse and chorus for the rest of her touring career, Like a Prayer needs a break and Vogue, as over-performed as it is can stay just because it's Vogue.

Let's bring out some of the singles like Angel, Cherish and Keep It Together and some of the album tracks like Impressive Instant, Why's It So Hard and Future Lovers. 

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I don't mind Candy Shop. I always enjoy it when she does it on tour and everyone around me seems to be liking it too.

Songs that I would prefer not to hear live anymore:

  • La Isla Bonita
  • Like a Prayer
  • Express Yourself
  • Like a Virgin
  • Holiday
  • Into The Groove
  • Burning Up
  • Human Nature
  • Papa Don't Preach (She keeps shortening it - why bother? )
  • Any song that she slows down the tempo so she can play two chords  with a Guitar / instrument
  • Anything from Madame X

 

Anything that I want to hear live would be without the support track that she's been using that actually is louder than her mic.

  • Hanky Panky
  • Who's That Girl (properly - not that slow shit)
  • True Blue (same as above)
  • Angel
  • Get Together
  • Hung Up
  • Impressive Instant
  • You'll See
  • Look of Love
  • Keep It Together
  • Erotica
  • Deeper And Deeper (but not slowed down like RHT)
  • Where's The Party

 

Songs that I wish she would sing:

  • Physical Attraction
  • Rescue Me
  • Spanish Eyes
  • Sanctuary
  • I Want You
  • Skin
  • I'll Remember
  • Time Stood Still
  • Hold Tight
  •  

 

 

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  • 1 month later...

Songs to be retired:

1. Vogue
2. Human Nature
3. Candy Shop
4. La Isla Bonita
5. Holiday
6. Like A Virgin
7. Hung Up
8. Express Yourself
9. Like A Prayer
10. Ray of Light
11. Music
12. Borderline

Songs to revive/perform for the first time:

1. Get Together
2. Die Another Day
3. Easy Ride
4. Nothing Fails
5. Nothing Really Matters
6. The Power of Goodbye
7. Bad Girl
8. Why’s It So Hard
9. Oh Father
10. Live to Tell
11. Wash All Over Me
12. Inside Out
13. Falling Free
14. You’ll See
15. Everybody
16. Justify My Love
17. Impressive Instant
18. God Control
19. Looking for Mercy
20. Let It Will Be
21. Mer Girl
22. Sky Fits Heaven
23. How High
24. Ghosttown
25. Dress You Up
26. I’ll Remember
27. Physical Attraction
28. Skin
29. I Want You
30. American Pie

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Songs that always deserve to be in the spotlight:

Vogue

Express Yourself

Justify My Love

Erotica

Open Your Heart

 

Other songs that deserve to be (more) in the spotlight:

Beautiful Stranger

Don't Tell Me

Nothing Really Matters

Rescue Me

Love Profusion

Get Together

Future Lovers

Take A Bow

I Deserve It

Voices

I Don't Search I Find

 

Songs to be retired:

Like A Virgin

Like A Prayer

Music

Candy Shop

Human Nature

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I can't say that there are any I would retire but the ones that I think deserve more love are

  • Physical Attraction
  • Crazy For You
  • Angel
  • Rain
  • Secret
  • Take a Bow
  • Bedtime Story
  • You'll See
  • Nothing Really Matters
  • Beautiful Stranger
  • What It Feels Like For a Girl
  • Love Profusion
  • Sorry
  • Get Together
  • Jump
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Leave:

  • Vogue
  • Human Nature
  • Express Yourself
  • Holiday
  • Like a Prayer (unless she reinvent it, i would like to see a rock performance of it)
  • La Isla Bonita

Add:

  • Secret
  • Bad Girl
  • Till Death Do Us Part 
  • Oh Father
  • Live to Tell
  • Swim
  • The Power of Goodbye
  • Sorry

 

I also think her voice would sound nice with songs like Don't Tell Me and What It Feels Like for a Girl even nowadays.

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