Recently,there was a thread devoted to Michael Jackson's unreleased recordings.Another discussion focused on unreleased songs by Stevie Wonder.I love discussing outtakes,alternate versions and other stuff that remains in the vaults.So,this week,let's discuss Madonna and her many unreleased songs.Since there are many other knowledgable,well-informed Madonna fans here,I'm sure you guys will correct me when I'm wrong and provide any additional info that you may have.I'll start with a long list of all the songs,then follow up with more details in each subsequent post.Okay,here we go...


Madonna unreleased songs...

(the following songs were recorded in the late 70s-early 80s and are historically important as Madonna's FIRST recordings)

"Tell The Truth To Me"
"I'm A Hothouse Flower"
"Simon Says"
"Oh,Oh The Sky Is Blue"
"Once I Thought It Was Good (Nobody Wants To Be Alone)"
"Well Well"



(the following songs were recorded live with her band Emmy and The Emmys in 1980)

"Best Girl" (1980)
"Hot House Flower" (1980)
"Bells Ringing" (1980)
"Simon Says"(1980)
"Nobody's Fool" (1980)
"No Time For Love"(1980)
"Drowning" (1980)
"(I Like) Love For Tender" (1980)
"Love Express"(1980)
"Drowing (studio version) (1980)


More songs from this era, most recorded with her band The Breakfast Club (basically the same band with a new name) while others were recorded with Otto Von Wernherr (more on him later)...

"Are You Ready For It" (1980)
"Remembering Your Touch" (1980-1982)
"Laugh To Keep from Crying" (1980)
"I Got Trouble (Roll Over It)" (1980)
"Bells Ringing" (studio version) (1980)
"Crimes Of Passion" (1980)
"Little Boy" (1980)
"Shine A Light" (1980)
"Safe Neighborhood" (1980)
"Let The Sun Shine In" (1980)
"Get Up" (1981)
"High Society (Society's Boy) (1981)
"Love On The Run" (1981)
"Take Me (I Want You)(1981)
"Cosmic Climb" (1982)
"Give It To Me" (1982)
"Don't You Know" (1982)
"Ain't No Big Deal"(1982) demo version
"Ain't No Big Deal" (1982) remix version by Jellybean Benitez
"Ain't No Big Deal" (1982) alternate version
"Shake Your Head"(1982)
"We Live In A House" (1982)
"Oh My" (1982)
"Time To Dance" (1982)
"We Are The Gods (1982)
"Wild Dancing" (1982)
"On The Street" (1982)
'Stay" (1982) demo version
"Let's Go Dancing" (1982)



In late 1983,the first Madonna album was released.From this point on,most of the songs we discuss will be outtakes from each subsequent Madonna album,while others will be movie soundtrack songs that were not used...


"Everybody" (1982) demo version
"Sidewalk Talk" (1983) demo version
"Angel" (1984) demo version
"Crazy For You" (1984) demo version
"Desperately Seeking Susan" (1984) unreleased song recorded for the movie of the same name
"Gambler" (1984) demo version
"Like A Virgin" remix (1984)
"Over And Over" demo (1984)
"Shoo Be Doo" demo (1984)
"Unconfirmed title" (1984)
"Warning Signs" (1984) recorded for the 'Vision Quest' soundtrack
"Get Up Stand Tall" (1985) early version of "White Heat"
"Unconfirmed title" (1985) a song written by Madonna for French singer Nathalie
"Each Time You Break My Heart" (1986)
"Jimmy Jimmy" demo (1986)
"True Blue" demo (1986)
"Working My Fingers To The Bone" (1986)
"Can't Stop" demo (1987)
"Causing A Commotion" demo (1987)
"Love Over The Telephone" (1987) Madonna wrote this song for Don Johnson,who was recording his first album
"Spotlight" demo (1987)
"By Alien Means" (1988) written and produced by PRINCE
"Express Yourself" demo (1988)
"First There's A Kiss" (1988)
"Keep It Together" demo (1988)
"Love Attack" (1988)
"Love Song" with Prince (demo) (1988)
"Possessive Love" (1988) offered to Marilynn Martin
"Cherish" remix by Hank Shocklee and Phil Castellano (1989)
"Dog House" (1989) outtake from 'I'm Breathless' project
"Goodbye My Forever Friend" (1989)
"More" demo (1989)
"Pipeline" (1989)
"Sooner Or Later" demo (1989)
"To Love You" (1989)
"Vogue" (1989) demo contains controversial lyrics
"What Can You Lose" demo (1989)
"Dick Tracy" (1989) outtake from 'I'm Breathless' project
"Actions Speak Louder Than Words" (1991) early version of the underrated Erotica track "Words"
"Cheat" (1991) early version of "Bad Girl"
"Get Over" (1991) offered to Nick Scotti
"Shame" (1991)
"Why's It So Hard" (1991) demo version contains rap by Jamaiki
"You Are The One" (1991)
"Deeper And Deeper" demo (1992)
"Erotica" demo (1992) has a darker S&M theme than the released version
"Thief Of Hearts" (1992) there are sevral alternate mixes
"Eating Out" (1992) early version of "Where Life Begins"
"Freak" (1992)
"Goodbye To Innocence" (1992)
"Love Hurts" (1992)
"No Entry" (1992) there is a rumor that Madonna made a video of this song with Patrick Swayze and Michael J.Fox!
"Queens Pearls" (1992)
"Show and Tell" (1992)
"These Boots Are Made For Walking" (1992)
"This Used To Be My Playground" demo (1992)
"Throb" (1992)
"Jitterbug" (1992)
"Just A Dream" (1993)
"Bring It" (1994)
"I Will Always Have You" (1994) early version of "Inside Of Me"
"I'd Ratha Be Yo' Lover" (1994) an alternate version of "I'd Rather Be Your Lover" features a rap by Tupac Shakur
"Id Rather Be Your Lover" demo (1994)
"Honesty" (1994)
"Keep On" (1994) an early version of "Don't Stop"
"Love Won't Wait" (1994)
"Freedom"(1994)
"Something's Coming Over Me" (1994) early version of "Secret"
"Legend" (1994) title unconfirmed
"Never Trust A Stranger" (1995) a duet with Babyface
"I Can't Forget" (1995) collaboration with David Foster
"I Want You" remix (1997) unrleased remix by Junior Vasquez
"Love Won't Wait (remix) (1997)
"Flirtation Dance" (1997)early version of "Skin" with different lyrics
"Revenge" (1997)
"Gone,Gone,Gone" (1997)
"Like A Flower" (1997)
"No Substitute For Love"(1997) early version of "Drowned World/Substitute For Love"
"To Have And Not To Hold" remix by Goldie (1998)
"La Petit" (1999)
"Liquid Love" (1999)
"Intervention" demo (2000)
"Mecahnical" (2000)
"Just Another" (2000)
"One" (2000)
"Eagles Wings" (2000)
"When The Light Fades" (2000)
"Out Of Control" (2000) an early version of "Impressive Instant"?
"Run" (2000) an early version of "Runaway Lover"?
"After The Storm" (2000)
"Perfect" (2000) this song is registered separately from "Nobody's Perfect".As this list clearly demonstrates,Madonna has a habit of re-working songs,so this may or may not be an alternate version.


RUMORED SESSIONS with SASHA (not sure exactly who "Sasha" is,but reportedly Madonna recorded a bunch of songs with him,probably for the 'American Life' album)

"Relief On Demand" (2002)
"Heart Beat" (2002)
"Take Away" (2002)
"All the Way Down" (2002)
"Painted Pictures" (2002)
"Storm" (2002)

The next batch of songs are confirmed outtakes from the 'American Life' CD...

"Mr.Ejector (or "My Ejector") (2002)
"Can't You See My Mind" (2002)
"Adverse Youth" (2002)
"X-Static Process" (2002) a fast,dance version of this song
"Mind Trapper" (2002)
"Bad Nature" (2002)
"Forbidden Fruit" (2002) offered to Jessica Simpson
"Trick" (2002) this is the rumored collaboration with Air


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A few more tidbits of information...


***This has never been confirmed,but supposedly,in 1995,Madonna and Prince recorded two duets---"Mad" and "Funk Of A Thousand Years"---for the 'From Dusk Til Dawn' movie soundtrack.Since nobody has ever heard these songs,I was reluctant to add them to my list.Could just be a rumor.

***Originally,the 'Ray Of Light' album was gonna be titled 'Mantra' or 'Sutra'.

***"Cyberraga" (the B-side of the "Music" single) was originally titled "Cyber Sadhu".

***"Intervention" was originally recorded for the 'Music' album.This song is considered a "Little Star" for her son Rocco...lol...but originally,the lyrics were about her husband Guy Ritchie.

***"X-Static Process" was originally a fast,techno-style dance track,not unlike "Impressive Instant".

***Contrary to rumor,"Can't You See My Mind" is NOT an early version of "Die Another Day".It's a completely different song.It is copyrighted so it really exists.It's a ballad that was *probably* submitted as the James Bond theme (which is why it's always linked with the "Die Another Day" theme song).

FUNK OF 1000 YEARS & GONE MAD THESE TWO TRAKS WHERE DUETS
BETWEEN PRINCE & MADONNA CUT FOR DUSK TILL DAWN SOUNDTRACK THAT WAS SHELVED

BlackMiles said:

So,these Madonna/Prince duets really exist? Thanks for the info.


Btw,is it the same "Mad" that we know so well? There is a version from 1994 recorded by the NPG with Sonny T. on lead vocals.

DavidEye said:

no, they do not exist. i've spent years trying to dispel this rumor, only to have it pop up again and again.

also, you've got things like "Jitterbug" listed on there, but all this is is footage shot for A League Of Their Own where Madonna's dancing the jitterbug.

btw, did you cut and paste that from the madonnacatalog site?

Are these songs actually in circulation, or are they just collected from articles/interviews etc. where someone has mentioned them?

There was also supposed to be 2 new songs for her GHV2 album... one of 'em was called "Veronica Electronica" (or so the article said) and was reported to be a ROL outtake.

AaronSuperior said:

Clubkid said:

Veronica Electronica and Sex Makes The World Go Round.



which, until they resurfaced as rumors for GHV2, both of these track titles were denounced as part of a fake tracklisting for ROL, even before it came out.

AaronSuperior said:

Oh yeah? I never heard that this was just a rumour... It sounded sorta official at the time. Sex Makes The World go Round was the other song listed in the article... if u remembered that Aaron... good memory! I've smoked too much crack in my day to remember.

Hmmm, interesting. I never knew she'd have so many unreleased stuff.

One that stands out is "By Alien Means" (1988) written and produced by PRINCE , what's this one like? I never heard about this one.

Must have been done around the time of Love Song, may have that bad ass Camille sound...!

Anyone want to describe it or something?

And funny but a while back, I think before the internet, I heard about Funk Of A THousand Years...and I thought, man, that must be an awesome song! But never heard from that until this thread, weird.

FlyingCloudPassenger said:

Funk Of A Thousand Years is one of the supposed Madonna/Prince tracks that was going to be in From Dusk Til Dawn. It wasn't. It was confirmed false by PP employees, as a joke that another PP employee had started in Prince circles. I had passed this tidbit on to the madonnacatalog site, and it was included there for years (it may still be) until I corrected it.

By Alien Means is a Prince track from around 1988/1989, and he supposedly gave it to her after seeing her Blond Ambition show in 1990. I believe, at the time, it was either going to be a one-off single (or various artists compiliation track). The rumor of it resurfaced again for the Erotica album.

From what I've gathered, no Prince fan or Madonna fan has ever heard the song, in any form (as either a Prince or Madonna outtake).

AaronSuperior said:

Nah,I got most of this info from Bruce Baron's infamous article that was printed in Goldmine magazine in the late 90s.I also got info from other sources and fansites.Haven't been to the Madonnacatalog site in years,is it still operating?

Clubkid said:

Sadly,most of these songs are NOT in circulation.I was hoping that the upcoming box set would include some of this stuff,but it doesn't seem likely.In recent years,though,the 'ROL' outtakes began circulating.

"Veronica Electronica" was the title of a proposed 'Ray Of Light' remix album that Madonna herself mentioned in a Billboard interview in 1998.I don't know if there was ever a song with that title.

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AaronSuperior said:

Aaron,do you know of any other rumored Prince/Madonna collaborations ? When I was doing my "research",there was a mention of several songs with Prince,but the titles weren't known.What I do know is,several years ago,Madonna herself metioned in an interview that a future box set may include some unreleased tracks with Prince.Since the 'From Dusk Til Dawn' songs may not really exist,I'm now dying to know exactly what Maddy was referring to.

So far,the only circulating Madonna/Prince track is an alternate version of "Love Song".

Hey David!

What about "Love Won't Wait" Written by Madonna recorded by Gary Barlow. My friend sent me a cd with a bunch of unreleased Madonna tracks and her recording of this one is on it!

FlyingCloudPassenger said:

There is a fan/collector who actually went to the Library of Commerce (or something like that...lol) and sat down and listened to a bunch of copyrighted songs,including "By Alien Means".He heard the Prince version of the song and there was no Madonna involvement whatsover.He didn't think much of the song.Don't know if his story is true,but it's been told repeatedly.

I just found it on your list! :LOL: Nevermind!

DavidEye said:

yes, but it's been a pay site for a couple of years now. the nerve, right?


paying to get into a site where you buy stuff

Chico319 said:

That song is somewhere on my list .There is an unreleased 1997 remix.

DavidEye said:

Love Song and the previously discussed By Alien Means are the only ones that I know of.

The others that have been mentioned without titles, are probably reference to the Dusk Til Dawn things, or Alien Means, with spotty info.

DavidEye said:

Sasha is a DJ/producer. he's done remixes for Ray Of Light and (with BT) Drowned World.



also, there were several 1997 outtakes with Babyface, intended for her next project (possibly what became ROL, or a soundtrack) that were shelved with titles unknown.

Interesting. Someone's gotta steal some tapes!

"Freedom"(1994) was released on the 1997 album 'Carnival' by the Rainforest foundation.



Some of these songs can be found on the Madonna Hub.

Erik.
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DavidEye said:

released on Pre-Madonna (and In The Beginning)



i believe it's actually "Bang Your Head (Let's Go To Bed)" and it was with Ozzy Osbourne. i *believe* this came out as a duet between Ozzy and someone like Lita Ford, but i'm not sure.



turned up later as a Jellybean track, with Madonna and Catherine Buchanan on vocals



false. this refers only to Into The Groove. and even incorrectly at that, as she had written the song for another singer (with the title of "Get Into The Groove") before she was going to use it as her own.



and another song "Lies In Your Eyes". both have been available on bootlegs, though one of them sounds to have another singer doing lead vocals.



actually, this is from 1986. it was a True Blue outtake that got remixed by Jellybean for YCD.



Madonna's version is post-1990, though. the story that goes along with it is that he gave it to her after seeing Blond Ambition.



i imagine that the demo refers to whatever tape Prince gave her to work on initially. they traded it back and forth over the months, until it was complete. there probably isn't an actual "demo" of them doing it together, as they never worked on it in the studio together.



released, i believe.



was inspired by Brenda Lee's track from the *other* Dick Tracy soundtrack that was out at the time. "You're In The Dog House" it was called, i think.



has a "doesn't matter if you're straight or gay" instead of "black or white"



don't know about this. she does sing a completely different, Stephen Sondheim version of "Back In Business" in the film, though.




and released by him, also.



most likely the one with alternate lyrics that came with the Sex book.



released on "Just Say Roe" .. and turned up as a b-side for Secret in Mexico, i think. is the basis for "Up Down Suite"



is this the Jose & Luis track? or was that "Queen's English". or something like that. i have a remix of their song that she gave them on some rare Maverick promo sampler, that has background vocals by Madonna.



don't believe this was ever recorded. it was intended for 1993, and she had a whole campaign planned around it, but Billy Ray Cyrus came out with his version just as she was getting ready to do it. she was extremely pissed and scrapped the whole thing.



there's also the movie version, approx. 7 minutes long. the instrumental of the movie version showed up on the import CD single, but alas, the beautiful full length vocal version has never been released.



refers only to her scene dancing the jitterbug in A League Of Their Own



given to Donna Deloray, I believe. and released. I believe.



some say this is a fake.



given to, and released by, Gary Barlow.



on the Carnival! various artists album.



the original version she wrote with Shep Pettibone, i imagine.




but very very easy to find, in both full length and edit form on any filesharing service.



i think it's a remix of the Gary Barlow version.




seriously doubt that. he was one of those pricks going around in 1998 telling anybody who'd listen that he'd turned her down to work on the album or remixes.

there is, however a track that she did with... ummm... what was his name. Robert Miles? he did that track "Children" in approx. 1996. Sky Fits Heaven sounds a lot like it.




this is a completely different song. one in her stable of remix DJ's (i forget who, probably Rauhofer or Calderone) mentioned that he was doing a remix for this song. and that it wasn't Die Another Day



and to be released on her forthcoming album.

also, there's that track she gave to Kylie for a b-side that never did turn up. forget the title though.
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hope that helps. that's what i could remember off the top of my head... some of the recollections are spotty, but i skipped the ones that i couldn't remember the story behind.

AaronMaximus said:

Thanks Aaron for the info!

AaronSuperior said:

That's correct.One of these Madonna/Babyface tunes is called "Never Trust A Stranger" and it is said to be in the style of "Take A Bow".When Madonna didn't use it for her own album,there were rumors that Babyface was gonna add it to his own album,but that never happened.

FlyingCloudPassenger said:

I first heard about "Funk Of A Thousand Years" and "Mad" in a 1995 issue of The Prince Family newsletter,reported by Diana Dawkins.I remember getting really excited about it,but when the 'From Dusk Til Dawn' soundtrack came out in early 1996,the rumored Prince/Madonna duets were nowhere to be found.Since these songs are not circulating,I have my doubts about whether they really exist.