Bedtime Stories 30th Anniversary Poll!

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1 hour ago, Burroughs said:

The left one obviously. Why in the hell they rotated it. 

The right one was the correct cover. 

@deathproof made a great post about it here

 

[PatrickSamuel 747]

I adore this album. It came out during a difficult time in my teenage years. After the coldness of Erotica, I was floored by I'll Remember which in many ways was laying the ground for the softened image that would follow with Secret. I was a teenage boy extremely besotted with a young priest... That's all I can say. And Bedtime Stories was an album we shared a love for. He gave me a tape of it, and my lord, I'd listen to Take A Bow obsessively because I felt it spoke to me. As did Love Tried To Welcome Me, which I always felt referenced my favourite book; The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers. Always imagined the video with footage from the black and white Versace shoot at that beautiful mansion in that old Hollywood glamour. It was like the lyrics was our secret language, but I was a naive school boy with a hopeless crush, seeing things that weren't there. 

[Adonna 22,153]

35 minutes ago, Ayham said:

So again which cover was the original and which is the rare one? Why they changed the direction tho?

It was a mistake in printing.  It wasn't caught until after the fact.  I think it's kinda cool that it happened.  It makes that version a more of a collectible. 

[ChrisK 9,321]

Such a hard choice, as I love all of the songs and I to don't skip any of them - videos tough choice too - although HN was very cool!

[Adonna 22,153]

The infamous Ruby Wax interview...

 

[Veronica-Electronica 543]

1 hour ago, Adonna said:

The infamous Ruby Wax interview...

 

I LOVE this interview, for all its awkwardness. 

[Boombox90 4,976]

8 minutes ago, Veronica-Electronica said:

I LOVE this interview, for all its awkwardness. 

I don’t think it’s awkward at all.

I only ever saw Ruby in this interview and thought she was sweet until I saw a video of her interviewing Sandra Bernhardt and Ruby was MEAN.

This goes to show that Madonna intimidated Ruby immensely so I think Ruby was treading the entire interview, but I adore it.

[Adonna 22,153]

16 minutes ago, Veronica-Electronica said:

I LOVE this interview, for all its awkwardness. 

I always loved the interview. I was a bit surprised Ruby took issue with it.  Yes, Madonna was definitely running the show, and I guess that is why she felt it sorta got away from what she probably imagined to be.  Still, from a fan's perspective it really did become more than just a standard interview. It had some meat and potatoes as well as very entertaining.

[Veronica-Electronica 543]

13 minutes ago, Adonna said:

I always loved the interview. I was a bit surprised Ruby took issue with it.  Yes, Madonna was definitely running the show, and I guess that is why she felt it sorta got away from what she probably imagined to be.  Still, from a fan's perspective it really did become more than just a standard interview. It had some meat and potatoes as well as very entertaining.

Agree 100%. This interview says “it’s Madonna’s world and Ruby Wax is lucky to be living in it”! 😆 

[Boombox90 4,976]

1 hour ago, Veronica-Electronica said:

Agree 100%. This interview says “it’s Madonna’s world and Ruby Wax is lucky to be living in it”! 😆 

[Susan Thomas 7,849]

She seems very honest about it though

 

[zephyr in the sky at night 249]

Love this album so much!

Went with Secret for song, I just adore it (will she ever include it on a tour again? It’s long overdue!)

My god, we were eating so well with the videos in this era. All 4 of them are top tier, there is really no wrong choice. I went with Human Nature cause I’m pretty sure I realized I was gay while watching this back in middle school. Still think the costumes, choreography, and cinematography are some of her best work today. 

Upside down cover for sure! Would looove to have that version on vinyl.

Always dreamed of a Bedtime Stories tour, outside of the singles, what songs do you think she would have performed? Would love to have a live Love Tried To Welcome Me performance. 

[Veronica-Electronica 543]

8 minutes ago, zephyr in the sky at night said:

Love this album so much!

Went with Secret for song, I just adore it (will she ever include it on a tour again? It’s long overdue!)

My god, we were eating so well with the videos in this era. All 4 of them are top tier, there is really no wrong choice. I went with Human Nature cause I’m pretty sure I realized I was gay while watching this back in middle school. Still think the costumes, choreography, and cinematography are some of her best work today. 

Upside down cover for sure! Would looove to have that version on vinyl.

Always dreamed of a Bedtime Stories tour, outside of the singles, what songs do you think she would have performed? Would love to have a live Love Tried To Welcome Me performance. 

I am holding out on buying BS on vinyl until they release a variant with her face upside down (the photo the correct orientation, regardless of whether or not it is the “correct” version). 😆 

Not that she’s ever been big on performing b-sides live, but I would have loved a live performance of “Let Down Your Guard”. It would have even made a great interlude leading into “Human Nature”. 

And you’re so correct, all the videos from this era were top tier. If I were to be greedy, I would have loved some more remixes of “Take A Bow”, or even some of the album tracks getting a remix treatment as a b-side.