Madonna

[MrWonderfulPop]

In their review, The Ringer said I Rise "has the lifeless, fake uplift of an Oscar-nominated song nobody likes from a documentary nobody saw." And sadly I thought that was lowkey the perfect description.

The remixes of I RISE are awesome thou.

 

[Raichu]

Not really here for the I Rise slander in this thread. It's a beautiful song.

 

[enhanced CD]

I love I Rise, especially the tour version with the 15 minute outro. It was kinda poignant seeing the Batukadeiras sing something so simple that feels like a meditation or a mantra

 

[Andy French]

Yeah, I Rise is great and I love how much she clearly loves it.

 

[Patriku]

Not really here for the I Rise slander in this thread. It's a beautiful song.

It’s one of my favourites from Madame X

 

[SlowBurn]

I love the sentiment of I Rise, but the music itself is so lifeless and limp, the very opposite of the anthem it's clearly striving to be.

 

[boy toy]

I love the sentiment of I Rise, but the music itself is so lifeless and limp, the very opposite of the anthem it's clearly striving to be.

I feel the same way. I wanted to love this song more because of the great message but the production feels really lifeless with those airy beats and all that vocoder.

On Madame X Tour it sounded better with the extended ending and I really hope this song gets more and more like-a-prayer'd in the future.

 

[Vasilios]

I didn't love I Rise till she fist bumped me during it and I immediately started loving it.

 

[HEARTCORE]

I Rise has grown on me. I used to think it was the worst on the album, but that goes to Looking for Mercy. Still, Ciao Bella would make for a much nicer closing track.

 

[SlowBurn]

Couldn't resist these M items at a recent Rock & Roll auction a couple of months ago. They arrived today!

The first is a sheet from M's notepad. The auction listing said 1995, but I'm pretty sure it's 1989 given the references in it.

And the other item is a hand-painted animation cell from the opening sequence in Who's That Girl.

 

[mindtrappa]

Couldn't resist these M items at a recent Rock & Roll auction a couple of months ago. They arrived today!

The first is a sheet from M's notepad. The auction listing said 1995, but I'm pretty sure it's 1989 given the references in it.

And the other item is a hand-painted animation cell from the opening sequence in Who's That Girl.

Iconic!

Also on the subject of “I Rise”: the “Hyperballad”-esque strings are what sold me. I adore it.

 

[Vasilios]

Couldn't resist these M items at a recent Rock & Roll auction a couple of months ago. They arrived today!

The first is a sheet from M's notepad. The auction listing said 1995, but I'm pretty sure it's 1989 given the references in it.

And the other item is a hand-painted animation cell from the opening sequence in Who's That Girl.

Wow!
How much were these if you can say?

 

[SlowBurn]

Wow!
How much were these if you can say?

The page was $400 and the animation cell was I think $180.

I know…more money than sense. I do love them though!

 

[Vasilios]

The page was $400 and the animation cell was I think $180.

I know…more money than sense. I do love them though!

Nah both are iconic and worth it. I thought they'd be five times that!

 

[Isobel]

Worth it for Pick up Herb Ritts – Where will you be? alone!

 

[ManilaChinchilla]

Here for 'Monicles???'

 

[moorje]

Bank
Video
Drycleaners

A relatable weekend in the 90s.

 

[Vasilios]

Tattoo idea

 

[torontodj]

Couldn't resist these M items at a recent Rock & Roll auction a couple of months ago. They arrived today!

The first is a sheet from M's notepad. The auction listing said 1995, but I'm pretty sure it's 1989 given the references in it.

And the other item is a hand-painted animation cell from the opening sequence in Who's That Girl.

Iconic.

I love how resourceful she is. She will be picking up Herb Ritts and she will be looking after the cheque. Only Madonna.

 

[Applause]

Tattoo idea

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