Vogue

[Openyourheart 118]

I've seen a lot of fans say they think Vogue was tacked onto the end of I'm Breathless for sales purposes only and doesn't belong there so I was wondering what the consensus was on where it best fits

Personally I think my answer would be the Immaculate Collection 

Edited February 18, 2023 by Openyourheart (see edit history)

[valinecode 291]

Immaculate Collection 

[RUADJAI 14,909]

For me it's The Immaculate Collection. It just feels more appropriate and I feel that mix is the definitive version for me. The I'm Breathless  version seems flat in comparison. 

[WeYo 671]

Immaculate Collection .. idk, it doesn't feel like "I'm Breathless" type -- too Iconic for that... 

[SweetMadonna 1,625]

 It would have be Immaculate Collection for me. 

[cake 320]

Standalone single. Never been fan of the Q-sound mix on Immaculate Collection.

[Openyourheart 118]

3 hours ago, cake said:

Standalone single. Never been fan of the Q-sound mix on Immaculate Collection.

What I like about the standalone is the "woo!" right at the start but I miss the "strike a pose, strike a pose" just after it that the Q-sound mix has 

[Voguerista 11,743]

Immaculate Collection for me too! 

[Aiwa08 16,191]

It flows better in the Immaculate Collection, but I prefer the album version and the single version (I don't like the Q-Sound mixes). 

[Would You Like To Try 8,319]

Can't wait for the 2015 version with Kanye west of Express yourself to leak......just joking

 My favorite version is the immaculate 

[Arckangel 265]

Vogue perfectly fits on I’m Breathless. Now I’m Following You (Part II), with its more modern and electronic sounds, allows for an easy transition. Besides, Vogue (the song and music video) has that strong Golden Age of Hollywood vibe (thirties, forties, fifties, sixties) that fits the timeline of Dick Tracy. And as conclusion of the album, it’s a delicious treat. It also boosted sales a lot.

Some songs are sonically different than other tracks on an album but still fit somehow.

[Donna 16,131]

48 minutes ago, Arckangel said:

Vogue perfectly fits on I’m Breathless. Now I’m Following You (Part II), with its more modern and electronic sounds, allows for an easy transition. Besides, Vogue (the song and music video) has that strong Golden Age of Hollywood vibe (thirties, forties, fifties, sixties) that fits the timeline of Dick Tracy. And as conclusion of the album, it’s a delicious treat. It also boosted sales a lot.

Some songs are sonically different than other tracks on an album but still fit somehow.

Gotta agree with this.  While the song really didn't have anything to do with Dick Tracy, it really felt like the right time and place to release it. Like mentioned, it pays tribute the "Golden Age" era of Hollywood which fit in the era of the Dick Tracy film.  Though, I am not sure the success of the song would have changed much if Dick Tracy and the I'm Breathless Soundtrack wasn't released.  Then again, timing is always a key to things like this, so maybe if it was released any earlier or later, it may have not had the same impact.  But then she was touring as well, so as a stand alone single, the tour would have played part in the impact.

[Pretender1978 993]

I also always really appreciated Vogue as the closer of IB, even so after playing the single on repeat I was kind of puzzled when the album was released, but everytime NIFY stops and the intro synths kick in I feel magic. I'm not a fan of the TIC version, the acapella line as an intro is kind of a buzz kill for me, I had the same with RIT, it takes away the feeling you get when those strings kisck in and you know it's vogue, a little bit like how the bassline of Bjork's hyper-ballad gets every crowd roaring once it sets in. Also if Vogue belongs on TIC and is not at least a stand alone single, do we accept it not being pasrt of the BA setlist???

[like a light 60]

The objective answer to the question is Vogue belongs to I'm Breathless,  being so close to Immaculate's release it feels like a single for both. 

Vogue is just a b side for the last  LAP single that was added to  IB  to have a commercial single in a less commercial album.

Personnaly I don't have any problem with Q Sound, but I think it's a fact  that drums in Immaculate's Vogue are very damaged. And drums are an essential thing in Vogue.