"You Can Dance" & Who's That Girl Tour

[Holger 1,191]

I just noticed that the "Who's That Girl Tour" happened much earlier (summer 1987) than the "You Can Dance" album was released (November 1987).I had always assumed, that Madonna performed the Shep Pettibone Remix of "Into The Groove" on this tour. This may still be the case, as the mix surely had been produced much earlier. But it means, that the audience basicly didn't know the remix by then and to them this surely was a completly new performance of the song.

[survivalartist 6,466]

I love this golden era <3 I was watching the tour a few weeks ago and its just so fun and carefree, nowhere near as heavy as the newer tour content is. 

[BringUrLUV 1,108]

I just noticed that the "Who's That Girl Tour" happened much earlier (summer 1987) than the "You Can Dance" album was released (November 1987).I had always assumed, that Madonna performed the Shep Pettibone Remix of "Into The Groove" on this tour. This may still be the case, as the mix surely had been produced much earlier. But it means, that the audience basicly didn't know the remix by then and to them this surely was a completly new performance of the song.

 

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[Breathless 5,286]

Yes, I would have loved the have seen the WTG (and BA) tour live - I would gladly swap the other tours I've been to only to see this!!   

[wtg1987 10,160]

The You can dance album was actually scheduled to come out before the tour - if you check the catalogue number for it - it actually comes before the whos that girl ost ? WTG is WX102 whereas YCD is WX76 ?

[Smoothie 79]

Indeed! Great topic.

 

I can remember 1987 getting YCD album and reading the album notes which said that the WTG tour version was based on the YCD remix - but I couldn't understand as a kid how come this could be the case, since the album came after the tour lol!

 

Yes ITG live version on WTG tour was a completely new re-working of the song for fans - but then so were many of the other songs in the show. 

 

Looking back at WTG I find it interesting that in Japan she was performing songs that no-one in the world had ever heard at all. Because "Causing a Commotion" and "Look of Love" had not been released anywhere at that stage. Must have been interesting to have heard those in concert without having any idea what the music and lyrics were!

[madgefan 10,148]

I also love this era of hers... her voice, her energy, the vibe reflected in the music! Madonna in her late 20s 

[Elazul 250]

Looking back at WTG I find it interesting that in Japan she was performing songs that no-one in the world had ever heard at all. Because "Causing a Commotion" and "Look of Love" had not been released anywhere at that stage. Must have been interesting to have heard those in concert without having any idea what the music and lyrics were!

 

I think the same happened with Blond Ambition Tour shows in Japan and the Dick Tracy segment as I'm Breathless had not been released at the time.

[me1981 1,358]

You Can Dance was scheduled for Nov/Dec 1986 according to Billboard articles at the time. Not sure why it got pulled, so yeah the remix was done prior to the tour, but was not heard by the public until the tour.

[Candy Perfume Boy 6,074]

The C'C'C'C'Mon was first used by "Sanny X" for his 1985 DMC remix, which was promoted by Warner UK. The stereo panning the Shep used also features on this version. Have a listen, it feels like a prelude to Shep's version

[RyanUK 186]

I have heard in the past that she wanted to release YCD to coincide with Who's That Girl Tour, but Warners thought it would sell better after the tour as fans would like to own some of those remixes they had heard in the show, mainly Into the Groove and Where's The Party.

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