what have u got against tropical island paradises anyway
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:19 (thirteen years ago)
I didn't know La Isla Bonita was in Mobile.
― :C (crüt), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:19 (thirteen years ago)
I always feel like segueing into Lionel Richie: "Siesta...FOREVER"
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:19 (thirteen years ago)
it's a taqueria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Qo9355u90
― r|t|c, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:20 (thirteen years ago)
xxpost Alfred otm!
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:20 (thirteen years ago)
eyes like potatoes
― prolego, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:20 (thirteen years ago)
looooooooool
omg dying
it totally sounds like that
haha that sounds like a death threat
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:21 (thirteen years ago)
oh good, i came back when you were talking about la isla bonita!
i've never figured out who the guy playing guitar in the video was, but i had insane prepubescent hots for him and would wait for the video to come on so i could see him
that's all
― and that sounds like a gong-concert (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:22 (thirteen years ago)
I'm writing your prepubescent 'missed connections' post fyi
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:23 (thirteen years ago)
dudes in madonna videos is an important subtopic for conversation
― horseshoe, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:23 (thirteen years ago)
LIB and Cherish are great! And Material Girl is a lot of fun at karaoke! (So are Like A Virgin and Like A Prayer)
― LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:23 (thirteen years ago)
I can't express how disturbed I am with the La Isla Bonita hate
― g simmel, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:23 (thirteen years ago)
i can still see him sitting there playing guitar, with his long hair and (iirc) mustache
― and that sounds like a gong-concert (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:23 (thirteen years ago)
dude in the "express yourself" video is otm
― horseshoe, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:24 (thirteen years ago)
dudes in madonna videos definitely KEY discussion imo
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:24 (thirteen years ago)
Bruce Gaitsch, sun warming his sky
http://autumnrecords.com/files/uploads/2008/12/bruce-gaitsch-300x236.jpg
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:24 (thirteen years ago)
express yourself, btw
― horseshoe, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:25 (thirteen years ago)
that express yourself dude pretty much completed my puberty on the spot
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:25 (thirteen years ago)
funny how a "women in Madonna videos" discussion wouldn't have nearly the same level of traction
― This beat is TWEENCHRONIC (DJP), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:25 (thirteen years ago)
balearic rework of "la isla bonita"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSt0yRw00mM
― lex pretend, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:25 (thirteen years ago)
...got screencaps...uploading
does anyone know which guy i'm talking about?! the longhaired guitar player she sees out the window?
― and that sounds like a gong-concert (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:31 (thirteen years ago)
Richard Marx?
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:31 (thirteen years ago)
<3 <3 <3 you random guitar manhe made madonna cry a tear while she watched him out the window, and then she magically turned into a flamenco dancer
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8106/8495389387_2eb980ec1a_m.jpg
― and that sounds like a gong-concert (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:32 (thirteen years ago)
i don't think i've ever seen this video. also is it an island off the coast of Spain or a Caribbean island, for god's sake?
― horseshoe, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:34 (thirteen years ago)
it was not my intention to ruin this thread when i started posting. i'm sorry.
it's hard to tellit's LA ISLA BONITA where hot men play guitar outside your windowit's where a girl loves a boy and a boy
loves
a girl
i just wanted the opportunity to express my long-silent feelings about this random mandone now
― and that sounds like a gong-concert (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:35 (thirteen years ago)
sorry: brief interruption: Express Yourself dude is apparently Cameron Alborzian - yoga instructor, I can't even imagine
http://www.persianmirror.com/Images/Articles/1468/CameronAlborzian.jpg
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:36 (thirteen years ago)
horseshoe! you need to vote!
also yes early madonna eyebrows ruled
― some dude, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:36 (thirteen years ago)
i lied -- one more
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8495393049_c38e0b138a_m.jpg
― and that sounds like a gong-concert (La Lechera), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:37 (thirteen years ago)
The second half of Bedtime Stories is as strong as I remember, love "Sanctuary". She was actually so good at slow jams at this point! (this reminds me that "Where Life Begins" is probably the most underrated song on Erotica perhaps due to its subject matter)
Another one of my mythical Madonna-albums-that-never-were imaginings is if she made an entire album with Nellee Hooper in 1996 (with Massive Attack guesting?), all moody slow jams and alternately pretty and throaty vocals.
― Tim F, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:38 (thirteen years ago)
"La Isla Bonita" is like (the superior) "Who's That Girl?" at the wrong speed. And the latter has a much, much better bridge.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:40 (thirteen years ago)
That mysterious Ndegeocello bass poke is perfect.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:41 (thirteen years ago)
"Who's That Girl" and "This Used To Be My Playground" are two #1s she's wiped from her repertoire.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:42 (thirteen years ago)
can't have a discussion about hottt boys in madonna videos without mentioning tony ward in "justify my love" like omg
― prolego, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:45 (thirteen years ago)
don't forget danny aiello. ooh baby...
― scott seward, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:47 (thirteen years ago)
Hot guy:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/72/Like_a_surgeon.jpg/220px-Like_a_surgeon.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:47 (thirteen years ago)
"This Used To Be My Playground" was included on the 'Something to Remember' comp of ballads she put out in 1996.
A poll of that comp would be interesting i think.
― Tim F, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:48 (thirteen years ago)
Yeah, the order of songs that come in after Live to Tell, that is.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:49 (thirteen years ago)
Ha I was thinking the same thing...
― Tim F, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:50 (thirteen years ago)
speaking of forgetting existence, I haven't heard "One More Chance" since the mid nineties.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:51 (thirteen years ago)
1. Live to Tell2. Crazy for You3 ... is Secret a ballad?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:51 (thirteen years ago)
I remember when "Secret" came out with its black and white video clip and replaced Kylie's "Confide In Me" at the top of the charts here and I was like "woah the ladies of pop are taking it ~deep~..."
― Tim F, Thursday, February 21, 2013 4:23 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i'm reasonably sure like 50% of any video channel's playlist in 1994 was black & white
― some dude, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:52 (thirteen years ago)
lots of sepia too.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:54 (thirteen years ago)
I wasn't taken with the black and white ness of the clip specifically, so much as just the general deep vibe of the song which the clip obviously sought to enhance.
― Tim F, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:55 (thirteen years ago)
in honor of this thread i'm gonna play the entire "bedtime story" vinyl 12 inch that i just dug out of a box. its over 40 minutes long and does not include the album version.
― scott seward, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:55 (thirteen years ago)
yeah. it was a Very Serious time, though, and b&w was one of the most popular signifiers of Seriousness. xp
― some dude, Thursday, 21 February 2013 22:56 (thirteen years ago)