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Oh, Patti Putone again.
One of those, like Ruby Wax, that only make the headlines when they talk s**t about Madonna, when their link with her has been MINIMAL.
Sad souls.
This is what people see when they think of Evita in fiction:

Get over it, Putone. It's been almost 30 years already.

Maybe it’s my age, but the only thing I knew Patti from was, Life Goes On. A late 80s TV show.
To me and my generation, Madonna is Evita.

Patti is talented, but she falls into the Mariah Carey, Gaga and Elton John talent section:
Talented, but awful, bitter personalities that make you not want to listen to them.

I’ve checked my files and can see that the vinyl rip from E=VC2 actually clocks in at 10:19. The rip is here:

This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up There is a different Calderone Remix that has leaked digitally and is the longer version of the commercially released Remix/Edit referred to as the “Calderone Roxy Anthem Mix” (10:28)

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Maybe the Scorpio excuse wasn't actually rude but a polite way of sending him to hell.
But this song would have fitted completely on "MDNA"! Make of that what you will.

Go out and buy "The Music of James Bond" by John Burlingame.
 
Work began on the song early in 2002, according to French Michel Colombier, who wrote and conducted the string arrangement, Colombier (a veteran composer whose credits included the pop symphony Wings and film scores for White Nights and Against All Odds) had recently worked with Madonna and her Paris-based producer Mirwais Ahmadzaï on their album Music, supplying the string arrangement for the song "Don't Tell Me.
Madonna and Mirwais (as he was known professionally) were working on her next studio album when the call came from "the Bond people, Colombier said. One of the songs they were working on "could maybe work for it," Mirwais told Colombier; they sent a demo to the studio that was "this techno thing," an electronica piece rewritten to accommodate the film and the title. According to Colombier, the studio responded: "We love the song, but can you bridge it to the tradition of Bond in some way?" That's when Madonna and Mirwais called Colombier to help.
MGM sent Colombier (who was in Los Angeles) a rough edit of the opening of the film. "I knew that I had to do something film-score-esque; he said. Mirwais sent Colombier a long version of the Madonna-Mirwais track, Colombier wrote "a bunch of things to it" and then flew to London to conduct an ensemble of 60 string players at AIR Studios. From there, Mirwais took the track back to Paris and then did "a complete production job," Colombier said. "What you hear is not what I wrote. The way that it came out is completely Mirwais. He is a master manipulator. Sixty real strings, played live, became audio files in his computer. They can be chopped like pieces of fabric. He's amazingly brilliant with that."
Colombier also designed an instrumental version of the theme for possible use over the end titles. Madonna attended the recording session in London, he noted. "In the instrumental version, there is a moment when I went into almost a tango feeling. At the rehearsal, they did it extremely well, instinctively. When we started doing the take, it just lost the 'fire.' Madonna, in the booth, grabbed the talkback mic and told them, It's not sexy enough, think about sex!' She really participates."
Colombier's rich string arrangement provided the drama, especially in the opening measures before Madonna's vocal enters. Her cryptic lyrics were a curiosity ("I'm gonna keep this secret / I'm gonna close my body now . . .") but Mirwais's electronica sounds, which dominate the track, made "Die Another Day" the most sonically edgy Bond theme ever. (Soon afterward, Madonna asked Colombier to score her film Swept Away, which would be released later in 2002, a month before the Bond film.)
The track apparently went through various incarnations. "We went through several interpolations of it." producer Michael G. Wilson later said, "but I think when she saw the rough material we were going to use, she sort of adapted the song and changed the title to 'Die Another Day." Added director Lee Tamahori: "When I first heard it, I was a little concerned because it seemed to have stops and starts and didn't seem to be that evocative. But she rewrote--the chorus was written for the movie, and I think it's made quite a profound difference."
As Madonna herself said before the film's release: "I hemmed and hawed about it for a while. Everybody wants to do the theme song of a James Bond movie, and I never like to do what everybody else likes to do. It's just some perverse thing in me. But then I thought about it and I said, you know what? James Bond needs to get techno.
Years later, she praised Colombier's contribution: "Mirwais brought Michel to me. That song is so cinematic; I'm so excited when I get to work with a live orchestra. Those strings in Die Another Day' are chilling and, because of that, it's one of my favorite songs."

Interesting. He seems so full of himself but maybe it's just the way he comes across?
I think this is they key why she likes him so much:
I wonder if it's because you've humanized Madonna, one of the most famous and most powerful people in entertainment.
Before working with her I always respected her and her as an artist, but it wasn't the type of music I would listen to. One time she asked me, “Did you come out to my music?” And I was like, “No,” because it's the truth. I love her, but I was just listening to other things. 
We know from the past she likes people not seeing her like a creamy smooth pop icon goddess. This guy seems like he couldn't care less about her pop status.
At the same time, he's a little bit clueless in general right? This part about the "Celebration Tour":
Visually, it's a such a minimal show, but still feels huge. It doesn't have many props, it doesn't have 100 chairs, it doesn't have stairs. It's really just a video and a stage. And for such a big pop artist to do that, everything else has to be solid. And I'm actually so happy that she allowed herself to do that. It's way, way stronger, because it's all about her and the dancers. And if that is not good enough, then the show wouldn't be good.
Minimal? Doesn't have many props? Doesn't have stairs? It's just a video and a stage?
PLEASE. It's a technical nightmare. The million stage changes, the million dancers on stage, the million screens, the CUBE, the flying portrait... this guy was there every night? That comment was more like he was talking about Rosalía's "Motomami Tour".
He's just... there...

I don't think she's ever said anything about it in public/interviews, etc.?
The "Pure Shores" instrumental track itself is quite good so she probably felt weird about it, it was also Orbit's first big thing with other artists after working with her. Not only that, it was a monster hit in the UK and the biggest single of 2000 there, if I remember well.
So it must have felt a little bit like meh even though she didn't have a reason to feel bad about it: but seeing a sound that she considered "hers" to be now also a hit sound for other artists surely did something for her.
No doubt that "helped" into moving forward to Mirwais for the next album. Plus all the Orbit "Music" outtakes... honestly, while good, they were generally a downgrade from all his "Ray Of Light" material anyway. She was so lucky to find Mirwais, he really pushed her to another whole new level.

I remember almost every media outlet and many fans repeating in 2001 that "DWT" would probably be her last big tour (reason: her age).
Cut to 2024 and looking back it was only going to be her 5th tour of a total of 12!
This woman. Proving everyone wrong since 1982.

I don't think he's dissing her - he's just saying, whatever his feelings for her, she's a great singer - and that she's not so kind sometimes - we all know that - she's a perfectionist. 
Edit - although he does seem a little unhinged recently - so hoping he's ok mentally - and if he was to have a breakdown, would be great to share those DATs - just saying :P

But they're not opinions when they're claiming things as facts and are not actually true. Also, an "expert" should know Madonna's current label situation or at least do some research about it.
Again, fans will always know more, of course, but it's sad to read those kinds of articles, feels like undermining a little bit her victory in Rio. "Yeah, she can still gather people BUT...".
Just my take on it, of course I don't claim to be the right voice about it. :-)

I’ve never been more proud of being a fan than last nigh, it was spectacular, the livestream captured the nature of the show so well, when she got on stage for a few seconds i felt just the way i felt in Paris back in november. The only thing i wish is that her live vocals would be a bit more prominent because the sounded great under the track but i understand the nature of keeping it safe for a live TV. 

Not gonna lie, before this tour started i was a little worried it was gonna be a drag queen lip sync mess but last night and on the whole tour she served nothing but excelence. 
 
I mean her looks, her body, her stamima, vocals, moves, charisma, stage presence, she was on fire and gave us everything last night. 
 
Ate and left no crumbs. I’m so happy for her. 

Again, there's not much difference between the audio broadcast and the fan recording from the audience. She has a backing track supporting in both. She's actually singing in both.
I find this whole narrative of the broadcast being almost playback and not live... weird.
She's live in both, with a backing track, same as the other 80 shows of this tour.

There's a forum in which I use to download shows, mv, live albums, instrumentals etc. The people there do an amazing work and I'm sure someone will rip the concert and share it there.
Not sure if I can say the name, so here goes the hidden link: 
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Mexico 2nd night 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Still fresh. I also remember my first listen and be surprised but happy overall. Everyone (me included) expected the usual Maluma dirty reggaeton smash, but instead she gave us this smooth, cool, almost nostalgic song. I also liked that sonically it was something different for her, right where "Body Shop" had left in the previous album. She tried something different.
I took a pill and had a dream...
The video is still one of her best of last decade and I'd even say one of her best ever...
And the chemistry between them was always cute to see:
Slow down on the criticism, papis!

My dream came true in Miami on April 6 when I had a brief one-on-one eye contact moment with MADONNA!!!!
I was front row center off the main stage and in the final moments of "Bitch I'm Madonna," when she marches toward the front of the stage, and before she gets lowered, I stood there, blowing kisses at her. We made eye contact and then SHE LEGIT SMILED. Because I was so startled that I was making eye contact with the QUEEN, I instinctively tilted the camera away! She was looking right at me as she fanned herself, while I blew kisses at her, it was so surreal and magical and I had to share this video!!!
Regarding that evening, from where we were sitting, it was very hot but not stifling. We did  have a very hard time hearing M when she was talking to the crowd. She did have a very cunty moment before starting "Burning Up." A fan was screaming for her as she was preparing to start the song. She asked him what his name was, whose concert it was and then asked him to "shut the fuck up."
Did anyone else hear that exchange? Did anyone catch it on video? 
BTW, this was my first post on this board, however I have really enjoyed reading and hearing the discourse about the amazing Celebration Tour! Big Hugs to you all! Dreams do come true!!!!!!!
Here is a clip from Matt's Video's
 

CATALOGUE RE-ISSUES CHRONOLOGY
Single Re-Issue
Anniversary Re-Issue of Studio Albums
Droplets from "Finally Enough Love"
Re-Imagined Versions/Remixes of Old Songs
Previously Unreleased Version of Released Songs
 
2019.03.21 - Like A Prayer (30th Anniversary)
2020.06.23 - Human Nature
2020.08.07 - Vogue
2020.08.28 - Music
2020.09.18 - Hanky Panky
2020.10.23 - Erotica
2020.10.30 - Secret
2020.12.04 - Justify My Love
2020.12.11 - Rescue Me
2021.03.05 - Like A Prayer
2021.03.12 - Frozen
2021.03.19 - Love Don't Live Here Anymore (Remix EP) CANCELLED
2021.03.19 - Bedtime Story
2021.03.26 - Fever (incl. Bad Girl) [Remix EP] CANCELLED
2021.04.16 - What It Feels Like For A Girl
2021.05.07 - Express Yourself
2021.05.21 - Beautiful Stranger
2021.07.30 - True Blue (35th Anniversary Edition)
2021.12.03 - Frozen (with Sickick)
2021.12.17 - Take A Bow
2022.02.25 - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
2022.03.03 - Frozen (with Sickick) [Firebox DML Remix]
2022.03.22 - American Pie
2022.03.31 - Frozen (with Sickick) [feat. 070 Shake]
2022.05.04 - Into The Groove (You Can Dance Remix Edit) [2022 Remaster]
2022.05.19 - Frozen On Fire (with Sickick)
2022.05.26 - Deeper And Deeper (David's Radio Edit) [2022 Remaster]
2022.06.17 - Ray Of Light (Sasha's Ultra Violet Mix Edit) [2022 Remaster]
2022.06.24 - Finally Enough Love
2022.07.22 - Holiday (7" Version) [2022 Remaster] NOT THE ACTUAL 7" EDIT BUT A SLIGHTLY LONGER VERSION
2022.07.29 - Impressive Instant (Peter Rauhofer's Universal Radio Mixshow Mix) [2022 Remaster]
2022.08.05 - MATERIAL GWORRLLLLLLLL! (with Saucy Santana)
2022.08.19 - Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones
2022.09.16 - Hung Up On Tokischa (with Tokischa)
2022.10.06 - Everybody
2022.10.20 - Bad Girl / Fever
2022.10.28 - Deeper And Deeper
2022.11.11 - Rain
2022.11.17 - You Can Dance (Single Edits)
2022.12.02 - Bye Bye Baby
2022.12.09 - Gambler
2022.12.30 - Back That Up To The Beat
2023.02.10 - Sorry (BLOND:ISH with Madonna)
2023.02.14 - Borderline
2023.02.24 - La Isla Bonita
2023.03.03 - Ray Of Light
2023.03.09 - Burning Up / Physical Attraction
2023.03.17 - Love Don't Live Here Anymore
2023.03.31 - Nothing Really Matters
2023.04.21 - American Life
2023.07.14 - Hollywood
2023.07.26 - Sorry (BLOND:ISH with Madonna) [Miss Monique Remix]
2023.07.27 - Lucky Star
2023.08.02 - Sorry (BLOND:ISH with Madonna) [Franky Rizardo Remix]
2023.08.16 - Sorry (BLOND:ISH with Madonna) [Remix EP]
2023.08.24 - Drowned World/Substitute For Love
2023.09.22 - The Power Of Good-Bye
2023.10.26 - Nothing Fails
2023.10.23 - You'll See
2023.11.14 - Don't Tell Me
2023.12.08 - Love Profusion
2024.01.23 - Material Girl
2024.01.30 - Keep It Together
2024.03.08 - I'll Remember

Ok, credit must be given where it's due, that's an amazing release!
2 vinyl only remixes + the live track from TGS! AND they went with the most beautiful cover (imo) for the single, even if it's not the US one, the one they usually go with.
That's the reissue campaign we were once happy about!
+ Full size artwork (4000x4000):

 

This is exciting!  Hope everyone will be satisfied with this!  I know I am!!  Thanks for posting!!

So here are 3 tracks missing from streaming or from the EP remastered! 

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"I'll Remember" 
1.I'll Remember 4:24
2. I'll Remember (Orbit Remix) 4:18 
3. I'll Remember (Guerilla Beach Mix) 6:18
4. I'll Remember (Orbit Alternative Remix) 4:30
5. I'll Remember (Guerilla Groove Mix) 6:04 
6. Why's It So Hard (Live from the Girlie Show) 5:10

This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Brand new remasters and a new upscale of the cover of the love Profusion UK cover
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Such a heavenly picture!!!

Thalia is in the house tonight.

Not at all, never been. We had a huge respect for all the pop US 50s-00s culture here in EU. 
Things changed in the last two decades I'd say. Phenomena like Swift, Beyonce, Drake hardly became hits here as in America, but about the old school artists they really were huge and still are respected. We were amazed by the way Americans were able to define contemporaneity, always creating new effective models, showing strong personalities and talents like Turner, Prince, Jacko, and we debateted a lot about them, criticizing and taking sides about their provocations, looks, music value, but it was part of the game and their cultural role. They really were something for us (socially I mean, not just for their fan bases).
I think the situation is different now (but I'm old, I can be wrong), from Gaga on it all seems flatter, pop icons are not that able to break the social discussion with significant lyrics or images, it's much more about social medias and politically correctness I'd say.