Today in Madonna History

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"Oh Father" was released as the fourth single from the album on October 24, 1989, by Sire Records. The song was not released as a single in most European territories until December 24, 1995, when it appeared on the 1995 ballads compilation Something to Remember. Written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, the nexus of "Oh Father" was the presence of male authoritative figures in Madonna's life, most prominently her father, Tony Ciccone. Madonna's relationship with her father had soured, after her mother's death in 1963 and his remarriage two years later. 

 

Musically, "Oh Father" is a pop song and a ballad. It was recorded at a studio in the Garment District of New York City. Leonard put together different types of chord progression and created a melody, which Madonna sang on top of. She used a contrast of timbre while singing the song, which also featured instrumentation from strings, piano, violin and drum machine. "Oh Father" received positive reviews from critics and authors, but commercially was less successful than Madonna's previous singles. In most of the countries where it was released, the song failed to attain top-ten positions, except in Finland and Italy, where it peaked at number six. It ended Madonna's string of 16 consecutive top five singles in the United States.

 

The music video of the song was Madonna's attempt to embrace and accept her mother's death. Directed by David Fincher and shot in black-and-white, it shows a little girl playing in the snow, as her mother dies. A grown-up Madonna follows the child and sings the song, as the child runs away from her abusive father. Described by reviewers as "autobiographical", the video was listed by Rolling Stone as one of "The 100 Top Music Videos". Scholars noted how Madonna's persona was split into the child and adult in the video, and one writer described a scene involving the dead mother shown in her wake, with her lips sewn shut, as one of the most disturbing scenes in the history of mainstream music videos—the scene was inspired by Madonna's memory of her mother from her funeral. "Oh Father" was performed only on the Blond Ambition World Tour in 1990, where Madonna portrayed a woman trying to find her religion and her battle for it.

 

 

 

 

 

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OCTOBER 1994 #20yearstomorrow

STUDIO GABRIEL TV SHOW, FRANCE (Bedtimestories Promo)

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#OnthisDay October 25, 2000 "Music" (Album) is certified 2xPlatinum in The USA by the @RIAA

 

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#OnthisDay @Madonna rubbed the Puerto Rican flag between her legs on stage in The Girlie Show causing a scandal in PR

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#OnthisDay October 26, 1988 @Madonna appears on the cover of An an (Magazine) Japan.

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#OnthisDay October 26, 1988 @Madonna appears on the cover of An an (Magazine) Japan.

 

 

that's weird and beautiful 

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#OnthisDay October 26,2003 Nothing Fails is released peaks #1 on The US Billboard Hot Dance Club/Play Songs

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Nothing Fails should've had full single treatment 

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Madonna covered "People" magazine back on this day in 1996!

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#OnThisDay in 1994, Madonna released 'Take A Bow' which spent 7 weeks at #1 in the U.S. Making it her longest US #1.

 

TAB is a mid-tempo pop ballad written and produced by Madonna and R&B singer-songwriter Babyface. The song also appears on her compilation albums Something to Remember (1995), GHV2 (2001) and Celebration (2009).

 

"Take a Bow" received favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the song's soulful, poetic lyrics. The song was a big success in the United States, becoming her eleventh number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, topping the chart for seven weeks. It was her first single to reach number-one since "This Used to Be My Playground" in 1992, and would be her last number-one song in the United States in the 1990s. Elsewhere in the world, the single also had success, reaching number-one in Canada, and the top-ten in Italy, Switzerland, and New Zealand. In the United Kingdom, it had moderate success, reaching number sixteen on the UK Singles Chart.

 

The music video for "Take a Bow", directed by Michael Haussman, was filmed in Ronda and the bullring of Antequera, Spain. The plot depicts Madonna as a bullfighter's (played by real-life Spanish bullfighter Emilio Muñoz) neglected lover, yearning for his unrequited love. The video won Best Female Video honors at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards. Madonna performed "Take a Bow" live with Babyface at the 1995 American Music Awards and at the 1995 San Remo Festival in Italy. However, Madonna has never performed "Take a Bow" on any of her world tours. Madonna did rehearse the song for 2004's Re-Invention World Tour, but it was ultimately cut from the setlist and not included in the show.

 

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October 29, 2009 The Rolling Stone Interview

 

"How did you come to write "Vogue"?"

"I wrote it when I was making Dick Tracy. After we shot the movie, [then-boyfriend] Warren Beatty asked me if I could write a song that would fit my charact... http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... w-20091029

Madonna Looks Back: The Rolling Stone Interview

Days after her 51st birthday, pop's reigning queen reflects on three decades of provocation, scandal and monster hits

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#OnThisDay October 30,1992 @Madonna appears on the cover of "Entertainment Weekly" "The 101 Most Influential Peoples"

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'YOU'LL SEE' was released by Maverick Records on October 30th, 1995

 

 "You'll See" was written and produced by Madonna and musician David Foster, on the third week of September 1995. An alternate Spanish version, written by Argentine singer-songwriter Paz Martinez, was included on the Latin American edition of Something to Remember. "You'll See" was released through Maverick Records, as the album's first single on October 30, 1995. The song was premiered on the Warner Bros. Records' official website on October 18, 1995.

 

"You'll See" was commercially successful, reaching the top five in Austria, Canada, Finland, Italy and the United Kingdom. The single managed to peak at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, making Madonna one of the only three artists in the Hot 100 history to have a hit peak at each position from one to ten on the chart. An accompanying music video was directed by Michael Haussman as a sequel to Madonna's previous music video for "Take a Bow". An alternate Spanish version, written by Argentine singer-songwriter Paz Martinez, also received a music video, and was included on the Latin American edition of Something to Remember.

 

Following the single's release, Madonna performed the song on British television program Top of the Pops on November 2, 1995."You'll See" was also performed on some select U.S. venues during Madonna's Drowned World Tour (2001).

 

Scottish singer Susan Boyle covered the song on her debut album, I Dreamed a Dream (2009). Reportedly, Boyle loved the song for years, and used to sing the resolute ballad at auditions when she was cruelly turned away. At the end of the number Boyle, sometimes "reduced to tears", would assert "You'll see". The cover was included on the first episode of Brazilian telenovela Ti Ti Ti (2010).

 

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"The Video Collection 93:99" was released 15 years ago on this day. It was Madonna's 2nd music video compilation! 

 

The collection contained the music video of Madonna's singles released between 1993 to 1999. Originally, it was titled The Video Collection 92–99, and had included the 1992 hit "Erotica", but was omitted due to the explicit sexual content in the video; instead the 1998 song "The Power of Good-Bye" was added. The videos in the collection were selected personally by Madonna, who felt the 14 videos to be her best work.

 

After its release, the collection was critically appreciated, with one group of reviewers noting the artistic capabilities of Madonna while the others noting her ability to re-invent her image from one video to another. It reached a peak of eight on Billboard '​s Top Music Video sales chart. In 2008, was certified platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipment of 100,000 copies across United States. A box set titled The Ultimate Collection was released in 2000, which contained The Video Collection 93:99 and The Immaculate Collection compilations.

 

The collection debuted at 36 on Billboard '​s Top Music Videos chart on December 4, 1999 and the second week it moved 23 places to 13. The next week it reached a peak of eight on the chart, remaining at the position for three additional weeks. Video Collection reached the peak of eight again on the Billboard issue dated February 5, 2000. It was present on the Music Video chart for a total of 32 weeks. On November 13, 2008, the DVD was certified platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipment of 100,000 copies. It was also certified platinum in Argentina by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF) for shipment of 15,000 copies, as well as gold in Brazil by the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD) for shipment of 25,000 copies. After ten weeks of staying at the top of the Danish Top 10 DVD chart, Video Collection made a re-entry on the chart at five, on February 14, 2001.

 

 

 

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Is it accurate to say it's only her 2nd video compilation ?

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I swear I'm not gonna celebrate "Celebration", ever. I still very much appreciate these old DVDs because they are the best official products quality wise. 

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The Celebration DVDs look like they're made from YouTube 480p ou 360p rips.

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The 93:99 collection was close to perfection! Despite omitting several videos from the 90's, it did reflect Madonna's wisdom and evolution as the second decade of her career developed, and those beautiful La Chapelle pics were helpful as well as they created a mystical vibe around the project. I'd say anything released during the ROL era was beautifully crafted. Sadly, in comparison the Celebration looks like a cheap pirate compilation that was not even worth the money. I just bought because I collect Madonna's discography and videography... But it's definitely one of the best examples of Madonna's recent artistic legacy mismanagement. Who are the ones to blame anyway?

 

*Regarding the release of the single You'll See, I happened to listen to it yesterday afternoon at a supermarket, such a lovely vocal delivery!

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The "Confessions" era officially began 9 years ago today when Madonna performed "Hung Up" at the 2005 MTV EMA in Europe...  

 

 

 

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#OnThisDay in 2000, Madonna appeared & performed on David Letterman's show! 

http://youtu.be/6aHPQZGurEg

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The "Confessions" era officially began 9 years ago today when Madonna performed "Hung Up" at the 2005 MTV EMA in Europe...  

 

 

 

 

 

 

I so wanted this for the new album 

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Hope the new era will be just as spectacular as Confessions era,

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On this day in 2000 The Queen #Madonna played at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC !

 

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Gorgeous 

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30 years ago, Like a Virgin was released on November 6, 1984 by Sire Records. It was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and produced by Nile Rodgers; Steinberg said that the song was inspired by his personal experiences of romance. It was chosen for Madonna by Michael Ostin of Warner Bros. Records after listening to a demo sung by Kelly. However, Rodgers initially felt that the song did not have a good enough hook and was not suitable for Madonna, but subsequently changed his opinion after the hook was stuck in his mind. The song appears on the greatest hits compilation albums The Immaculate Collection (1990) and Celebration (2009)

 

Musically "Like a Virgin" is a dance-oriented song, composed of two hooks. Madonna's voice is heard in a high register while a continuous arrangement of drums are heard along the bass line. The lyrics of the song are ambiguous and consist of hidden innuendo. In sexual terms, the lyrics can be interpreted in different ways for different people. "Like a Virgin" received positive reviews from contemporary as well as old critics, who frequently called it as one of the defining songs for Madonna. 

 

"Like a Virgin" became her first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, while reaching the top of the charts in Australia, Canada, and Japan and the top-ten of the other countries. It became Madonna's first of 12 number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, where it debuted at number 48 on the issue dated November 17, 1984. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of December 22, 1984 and remained there for six weeks. "Like a Virgin" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 10, 1985, for shipping a million copies across United States—the requirement for a gold single prior to 1989. The song also reached number-one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and was her first top-ten entry on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at position nine. It placed at two on the year-end chart for 1985, with Madonna becoming the top pop artist for the year. In Canada, the song debuted on the RPM Singles Chart at 71 on the RPM issue dated November 24, 1984, and reached the top of the chart on January 19, 1985. It was present on the chart for a total of 23 weeks and ranked thirty-five on the RPM Year-end chart for 1985.

 

The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart on November 17, 1984 at number 51, and peaked at number three on January 12, 1985; it spent a total of 18 weeks in the chart, and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipment of 500,000 copies across United Kingdom. According to Official Charts Company, the song has sold 780,000 copies there. Across Europe, the song peaked within the top-ten of the charts of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland. "Like a Virgin" became Madonna's first number-one song on the Australian Kent Music Report chart and on the Japanese International Singles Chart. It peaked at number-two on the New Zealand Singles Chart, number 15 on the Swedish charts and peaked the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles.

 

With the music video, scholars noted Madonna's portrayal of a sexually independent woman, the symbolism of the appearance of a man with lion's mask to that of Saint Mark, and compared the eroticism of the video to the vitality of the city of Venice. Madonna has performed the song in six of her concert tours, most recent being The MDNA Tour in 2012. 

 

"Like a Virgin" has been covered by a number of artists and has appeared in feature films such as Reservoir Dogs, Moulin Rouge! and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. It was covered most recently by Italy's singing nun, Sister Cristina Scuccia. The song is noted for its profound effect on society. Family groups sought to ban it as they believed the song promoted sex without marriage. On the other hand, Madonna's public persona of an indomitable, sexually unashamed, supremely confident woman was widely accepted by the younger generation who emulated her style and fashion. Scholars have credited "Like a Virgin" as the song which cemented her position as a pop culture icon.