The Beast Within Mix (intro)
Vogue
Frozen
Burning Up
American Life
Express Yourself
Hollywood
Into The Groove (featuring a new rap from Missy)
Hanky Panky
Nothing Fails
Deeper and Deeper/Bad Girl
Music
Don't Tell Me
Love Profusion/Crazy For You
Papa Don't Preach
Die Another Day
Mother And Father
Dress You Up
Bedtime Story
Holiday
Like A Prayer
Nobody Knows Me
***NEW SONG***
Imagine (yes,the John Lennon classic!)


Not sure what to think of this setlist.I'm disappointed that songs like "Easy Ride","Justify My Love","Live To Tell" and "Lucky Star" have been removed.And do we really need to hear "Hanky Panky" on this tour?? Oh well,there's still a few more weeks until the tour begins.I'm sure there will be some last-minute changes.
[This message was edited Tue May 11 4:21:06 2004 by DavidEye]

Out with Hanky Panky.

In with Open Your Heart.

Can't wait to see the first photos of this show!

here's an interesting update from a reliable source...


"One of the surprises,as we already announced,is supposedly a cover of John Lennon's "Imagine",while the second is supposedly a NEW SONG!! The new song will appear on the remixed CD (if the remixed CD still gets released) or at least on the live album that Madonna is planning for Christmas .


a live album??

DavidEye said:

HANKY PANKY????? URGH!!!!! BLAH!


DRESS YOU UP? YEAAAAAH! LOVE IT!

Hopefully "Hanky Panky" is a joke. Nobody likes that song. Then again, a remix might not be bad but if you're gonna go for S&M, why not "Erotica"? Now that would be hot! It doesn't really matter. I can't see her live if I wanted to!

The Beast Within Mix (intro) - OK. MADONNA READING RELIGIOUS SCRIPTURES WILL OPEN THE SHOW ON A DECIDEDLY BLAH MOMENT, THOUGH.
Vogue - A GIVEN
Frozen - A GIVEN
Burning Up - YAY!
American Life - STUPID, STUPID, STUPID. WAY TO KILL THE MOOD AS THINGS ARE HEATING UP, MADDY!
Express Yourself - YAY!
Hollywood - THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME
Into The Groove (featuring a new rap from Missy) - THE MISSY RAP WE DO NOT NEED
Hanky Panky - WTF?????!!!!!
Nothing Fails - COOL
Deeper and Deeper/Bad Girl - SHOULD BE ON THEIR OWN
Music - YAY!
Don't Tell Me - COOL
Love Profusion/Crazy For You - NICE MIX OF THE SONGS
Papa Don't Preach - COOL
Die Another Day - WTF?????!!!!!
Mother And Father - I LIKE THE SONG, BUT I DON'T THINK MANY DO, AND IT SHOULDN'T BE PRESENTED IN THE COMPANY OF HER TRULY GREAT MATERIAL
Dress You Up - YAY!
Bedtime Story - YAY!
Holiday - A GIVEN
Like A Prayer - YAY!
Nobody Knows Me - AS THE CLOSER??? WTF?????
***NEW SONG***
Imagine (yes,the John Lennon classic!) - THIS IS PRETTY STUPID, IMHO.
[This message was edited Thu May 6 13:58:29 2004 by VoicesCarry]

Maybe she'll have different set lists for each show or city. And where's "EVERYBODY" and "RAY OF LIGHT", "TAKE A BOW"? Would be nice to see "WHO'S THAT GIRL?" or "YOU'LL SEE".

Imagine? By John Lennon?


oh god. she is gonna butcher that damn song.

Milty said:

first american pie, now this.

so when is she gonna do the "boot-E power house mix" cover of pride (in the name of love)?

Anxiety said:

I didn't see you guys complaining when Cher opened her last tour with a cover of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"

DavidEye said:

That's 'cause Cher's voice is appropriate for the song. I can see her pulling it off.

I'm not justifying Madonna's decision here, because I think it's a shitty one. "Imagine"? Come on. Clumsy, clumsy, clumsy.
[This message was edited Fri May 7 4:07:33 2004 by VoicesCarry]

Chico319 said:

That's very likely.The latest word is that,on some shows,she will perform "Love Profusion" while on other shows,she will perform "Crazy For You".On the early shows of the DWT,she performed "You'll See" instead of "Gone".It'll be interesting to see how the setlist "evolves" as the tour progresses.

VoicesCarry said:

I think "Imagine" fits perfectly into her whole anti-war,let-all-love-each-other worldview

And if anyone can pull it off,it's Madonna.Wait and see.

DavidEye said:

It is a clichéed move if anything. And I'm a realist - Madonna will not do the song justice with her vocals (just like she butchered American Pie).

VoicesCarry said:

Just watch,you'll be surprised

Here's my dream setlist,and it's a setlist that makes alot of sense.There would be NO complaints if Madonna performed these songs...

"Nobody Knows Me"
"Hollywood"
"Burning Up"
"Crazy For You"
"Like A Virgin"
"Lucky Star"
"Don't Tell Me"
"Cherish"
"Rain"
"Take A Bow"
"Frozen"
"Bedtime Story"
"Live To Tell"
"American Life"
"Express Yourself"
"Deeper And Deeper"
"Justify My Love"
"Easy Ride"
"Nothing Fails"
"Holiday"
"Vogue

ENCORE---
"Into The Groove"
"Like A Prayer"
"Die Another Day"


That's 24 well-chosen songs.

VinnyM27 said:

I do.

TheFrog said:

The problem with "Hanky Panky" is....it's just a novelty song.Cute and fun,but not very substantial.Why waste time with a silly song like that,when Maddy could be doing something more meaningful? A setlist that includes "Hanky Panky" but omits a song like "Live To Tell" is extremely flawed.

DavidEye said:

Well Live to tell is a very pretty song. But hanky panky is a great live song, i think and quite different from the other songs on the setlist. Lots of opportunities for frolicking about on stage. I dunno, i'm probably on my own here.

DavidEye said:

But there's no "Open Your Heart"....

adoreme said:

And there's "Easy Ride", "Die Another Day", "Hollywood", "Nobody Knows Me" and "American Life". Why "Easy Ride" and not "Nothing Fails" or "Love Profusion", DavidEye?

adoreme said:

"Open Your Heart" is an okay song,certainly a better choice than "Hanky Panky"

VoicesCarry said:

Look again,"Nothing Fails" is there

DavidEye said:

DavidEye said:

Ah, yes, but why all the unnecessary songs from AL?

VoicesCarry said:

Well,I'm of the opinion that an artist should always stand behind their work,even if it wasn't successful with the public.I know this is supposed to be a "greatest hits tour",but I want to hear the 'AL' songs too.I love that CD,and I think Maddy is itching to perform those songs live.


and I think "Easy Ride" is simply gorgeous and MUST be perfomed on this tour

were are some of the good "crowd-pleasing" live songs she's done on previous tours?!

Where's the Party?
Causing a Commotion?
Lucky Star?
IMpressive Instant?

TheFrog said:

No you are not.I love Hanky Panky too. In fact nowadays i can listen more to that than Vogue or Like A Prayer (both of them are so overplayed)

Oh..What about "This Used To Be My Playground" and "I'll Remember"? And "Rain" definitely needs to be on that set list!

purplegypsy said:

People screamed for "Impressive Instant" even though they probably didn't own the album. But good idea not to release it was a single! I guess "What It Feels Like For A Girl" was more commerical.