Timmy84 said:

Wasn't that from the Vogue years?

Timmy84 said:

Imagine how the Bedtime Stories tour would've been: a mixture of eroticism and sensuality probably but Madonna probably feared the Bedtime Stories tracks wouldn't gel with her overall catalog so that's why she stopped short of promoting the album with a tour.

I doubt she feared that especially since they could have easily mixed with the Erotica music

But she was always good about promoting that album and mixing in a few songs from other albums

I thought it was because the Evita film was in the works

She was undergoing heavy vocal training for the Evita role and competing for the part

RKJCNE said:

TheFreakerFantastic said:

So can we safely say Madge stole the album title from Sheila E's song?

You mean the song of her album Romance 1600 that peaked at 50 on the billboard charts?

I didn't realise Sheila E had a monopoly on the phrase, does she get royalties from this?

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Yes, but Sheila E used this concept in a song in a sensual / sexual way, no doubt something Madonna decided to do too....that poster looks funny/cheesy, when did that come out?

The Bedtime Story video is so ahead of it's time, like something that would come out today. I really hope she does more videos like this with the new album, but ahead of the rest of the competition, like always.

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alphastreet said:

The Bedtime Story video is so ahead of it's time, like something that would come out today. I really hope she does more videos like this with the new album, but ahead of the rest of the competition, like always.

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OldFriends4Sale said:

Timmy84 said:

Wasn't that from the Vogue years?

Yes.

xLiberiangirl said:

alphastreet said:

The Bedtime Story video is so ahead of it's time, like something that would come out today. I really hope she does more videos like this with the new album, but ahead of the rest of the competition, like always.

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Yeah I just put it on, I remember when it came out and would have to sit around all day to wait for it to air since it didn't chart very high.

TheFreakerFantastic said:

RKJCNE said:

You mean the song of her album Romance 1600 that peaked at 50 on the billboard charts?

I didn't realise Sheila E had a monopoly on the phrase, does she get royalties from this?

[Edited 12/2/11 12:49pm]

Yes, but Sheila E used this concept in a song in a sensual / sexual way, no doubt something Madonna decided to do too....that poster looks funny/cheesy, when did that come out?

fyi: Madonna's Bedtime Stories was written by Bjork who gave her a throwaway song because a friend of Bjork loved Madonna and begged Bjork to collaborate with Madonna when Madge asked for Bjork to do an entire album with her. Bjork's initial reaction was to deny the collaboration request but came through as a favor to her friend. I doubt Bjork (or 99% of the world's population) knew Prince pinned a song for Shiela of the same title.

OldFriends4Sale said:

Timmy84 said:

Wasn't that from the Vogue years?

That was a response to the Sheila E. stuff.

sosgemini said:

TheFreakerFantastic said:

Yes, but Sheila E used this concept in a song in a sensual / sexual way, no doubt something Madonna decided to do too....that poster looks funny/cheesy, when did that come out?

fyi: Madonna's Bedtime Stories was written by Bjork who gave her a throwaway song because a friend of Bjork loved Madonna and begged Bjork to collaborate with Madonna when Madge asked for Bjork to do an entire album with her. Bjork's initial reaction was to deny the collaboration request but came through as a favor to her friend. I doubt Bjork (or 99% of the world's population) knew Prince pinned a song for Shiela of the same title.

all true...

didn't Wendy & Lisa have a similar album title to Erotica, too, tho???? Isn't "Like A Prayer" and "Im Breathless" very Sign o The Times and Batman, respectively?

^ Yes but it was Eroica and that title was borrowed from Beethoven!

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TheFreakerFantastic said:

^ Yes but it was Eroica and that title was borrowed from Beethoven!

[Edited 12/3/11 12:39pm]

see! everyone's a thief

Madonna herself spoke about the song Bedtime Story during a Ray of Light promo interview and wanting to do electronic music after continuing that path, though she felt it came from dance music anyways. I was watching it earlier today after so long (the Muchmusic interview). She was so mature and witty all at once in that interview, and very confident with herself.

badujunkie said:

TheFreakerFantastic said:

^ Yes but it was Eroica and that title was borrowed from Beethoven!

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see! everyone's a thief

No, but that is true about Eroica, it's a famous work by Beethoven....

I just wondered to myself, was MJ enjoying this album and it came out on Invincible?

2000 Watts bassline in the intro reminds me of Bedtime Stories

Whatever Happens is the same scale as Secret with a bit of a Spanish influence slightly

He got cocky on some tracks like she did on Survivor and Human Nature

AlexdeParis said:

FWIW, I enjoy "Your Honesty" more than at least half the album.

Damn. That song is so great! too bad they didn't put it on the album...

AlexdeParis said:

FWIW, I enjoy "Your Honesty" more than at least half the album.

HOW CAN THAT BE?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

dancerella said:

I'm a big Madonna fan and mostly love music from the 80s, so i've never gotten around to this album because I generally don't like music from the 90's. It tends to sound more dated to me than music from the 80's. I'm thinking of giving this album a shot, finally. Wht do you guys think? Is this a good album? I love Human Nature and even Take a bow is cool. How's the rest?

I have Bedtime Stories and barely play it. It was around the time of her Dita effort. I think Erotica was just before it.