I ❤ your review! And not because you gave the "Queen" 10's across the board...I love it because it reminds me why I am a subscriber and why I look forward to your Madonna reviews. Now, I know you do many other artists. And I watch many of them too. But Madonna is the only artist that I know every song and every remix in her catalog. I am also familiar with most of her philanthropy and controversies she is or has been involved. And watching your knowledgeable, thoughtful and sincere reviews, in a way, makes most of her songs new to me. They remind me what songs or albums I need to go back and listen to again. And with your knowledge of music and love of entertainment eras of the past, I am learning and appreciating Madonna's songs in a way that I am not capable alone. I never need anyone to love Madonna or her music. However, it makes me happy when somebody gives her a chance and finds out what I've known and felt about her all along the journey. And that includes getting to know Madonna the artist, the person, the controversies and what makes her tick. She's more than just a singer who can dance when you really get to know her better. BUT, I have to say that most everyone seems to recognize that she is a legend... that's 😎
You’re going to love Madonna’s 90s ballad…it’s her golden era for 🔥 slow jams. Rain, I’ll Remember, Take a Bow, Frozen and Power of Goodbye are all incredible songs
I KNEW you’d love this song! 🎼🎤🎹🎻 Haunting is the perfect word. That unmistakable combination of Patrick Leonard’s love for minor chords and unusual chord progressions, that yearning lilt in his gorgeous melodies, and Madonna’s ballad lyricism at its melancholy best. The sound is very 1990 contemporary but, as you say, it’s so cleverly written, arranged and produced to also evoke a 1930s torch song. The soft slow swing beat, the simple piano outro, those sticky synth chords that match the jazz tinged micro delay of her delivery. Like the sadness is almost too heavy, but the song asserts itself through the darkness. A subtle syncopation and rich reverb that gives it that melancholy, lonely feeling. It’s a gorgeous song that really sums up an essential element of her appeal as both an artist and a human being. Key themes of her life and work are self-determination; personal growth; unity; freedom; sex and sensuality; and this ever present feeling of unresolvable loneliness. It amazes me when people (even some fans) get so blinded by her incredible strength and assertive sexuality that they don’t see this rich through-line of existential sadness, so hauntingly expressed. Be it about the loss of her mother, her struggles with her father, the poignancy of having to move forward in life while innocence drifts away into memories of childhood, the loss of friends to AIDS and the longing for respectful partnership or, as in this song, a blend of feelings from her marriage to Sean Penn and the forever-alone nightclub chanteuse Breathless Mahoney. Without these moments of immersion into the pain beneath her world-conquering drive, she just wouldn’t be the hero we adore. Aside from the immortal VOGUE there aren’t any official videos from this album, but a UA-camr named Scissoryder87 has made some great fan music videos for I’m Breathless songs using clips from Dick Tracy. They’re well worth watching (and encouraging him to follow, coz anyone making Madonna content should also be “now following YOU”… you’ll get that reference by the end of this album 🤫). Definitely don’t watch those fan videos before you’ve watched Dick Tracy itself though ✋ The film is so visual you’ll want its full impact on first viewing, with no preview!
Listening to this years later, it's great. The musicality, Madonna's vulnerability is all showcased. And this song is so sad. "I hear you still say, love yourself" 🥲🎵
Madonna likes this song alot, she is proud of it, we will come across this song again sometime in the mid 90s ;) I'm liking how much you enjoy this album. Unfortunately no videos besides Vogue from this album. She went on tour around the globe when it came out. But she released a new single and video in late 1990 from the Immaculate Collection, so there will be more music videos from 1990 to discover.
Who's not feeling I'm Breathless? This album sold 7 million copies. Was a big part of Blond Ambition World Tour and the home to Vogue. C'mon y'all lol! Empress I knew you would love this ballad. She came a long way from High Society for real lol!
Madonna Magic. The mood. The lyrics. The sound. Stunning. 10/10 So excited for you to listen to Back in Business and More!!!!! It’s gonna be BAM!!!!!!!!
Fun fact: Madonna sang this song live for a very exclusive group of VIP guests at the 1991 Oscars after party. It was the same night she sang Sooner or Later at the Oscars, but she sang this song at the after party. Of course there's no register of that because there were no cell phones back then. And another fun fact: among the people at that party was Al Pacino, who co-stars Dick Tracy with her, and after singing this song she performed a striptease on him 😄 True story.
@Miguel Nunez Oh I remember now. I read in one of the unauthorized biographies that Warren Beatty asked her to sing this song after a party either during the after hours Oscars party or most likely in mid 89 when Warren and her were still dating and were done filming Dick Tracy but while she was recording the album and finished recording this song. The bio said that Warren was so proud of Madonna for her performance of this song and the maturity and classiness that she brought to the song and the way she dressed and acted that night at the dinner party. I think that it's the latter because by 91 Warren and Madonna had broken up and it was Michael Jackson who was her "date" for the Oscars and for the after parties like the Swifty Lazar party at Spago. And then MJ and Madonna went to her house and hung out and watched old movies and looked at photo books for ideas for their potential collaboration for In The Closet which didn't work out. And she didn't perform this song in 90 because she was too involved auditioning dancers and rehearsing and going on the road for the Blond Ambition Tour and recording the 2 bonus tracks for the Immaculate Collection and the Justify My Love music video. After the Blond Ambition Tour she broke up with Warren Beatty.
This is one of my favorite Madonna albums, and I guess hers too. That she was able to write & perform songs that sound like standards is amazing! She often one-ups Sondheim in her original tunes. Wish it got more respect…
I'm going to say it...masterpiece!! The mood this song creates is 🔥 her vocals are expertly crafted and no wonder she named her ballads collection after it. The whole album and movie are an absolute vibe!!
I loooove this album and it just shows how versatile she can be. Sad that most peoples ears aren’t as sophisticated to hear different kind of music and appreciate different styles. This song is beautiful and beautifully sung . Thnx always for your Madonna reactions 💜👑💜👑💜👑
Love Something To Remember! This is written by Madonna and Pat Leonard. Never performed live, unfortunately. Would love to experience this live on tour! Happy New Year!
Wow? This is the fist time I have ever heard this track and I am shocked and a bit taken back with how good this is. I never thought Madonna could pull off a soulful song but as always she surprises me. I don't think Madonna has ever done this live, Madonna has never and will never admitted it but I think deep down she is scared of doing ballads because her haters. They always make fun of her and her voice so I think there are a few she avoids. In her 2003 movie she made a joked talking about how every time she sings a ballad people get up and get hot dogs, it was in the movie I'm Going To Tell You A Secret. I have to say it has always bothered me that critics and haters have sworn up and down that Madonna can't sing. She always been called naked ambition which is sad. I have had arguments with haters that has said the only reason she has made it in the first place is because she's a whore and white privilege. Anyway you can't give in to ignorance. Thanks for playing this in full, I don't think would have found out what a masterpiece this is had it not been for you and I have seen Dick Tracy as a kid a million times way back when it was released.
Madonna is so good at conveying emotion through song and a good vocalist. All we have to do is listen. We are so caught up in the fact that she is Madonna that we never stop to really listen :)
MAdonna is underrated as a vocalist but more by haters than by critics. Once we get to Frozen and Ray of Light in the journey, there will be no denying she got a a great voice and can definitely sing. You dont need to be a powerhouse like Whitney in her prime, which of course she is not but who is? to be able to sing and got vocals. Madonna as the whole package of singing, dancing, writing, producing her material, being a huge part of creating her live shows, videos, being all out creative artist is her strength and i think in that field, there not many who can do it better. Yeah there are bigger vocalist but i like her voice, it does not get annoying after 5 songs like some warbling singers all over their songs. She has emotion, she can sing, period :)
At the time I wondered why she never released this masterpiece as a single but I guess she was in a different mood with Vogue, Hanky Panky & Justify my Love. Years later she released a beautiful compilation called Something To Remember and I was so hoping she'd finally release a video/single for it as she did for Love Don't Live Here Anymore but no. It's almost a miracle she released another haunting balled called This Used To Be My Playground(you may sob hearing it) just before her Erotica time.
Omg this is my favorite Madonna ballad! It has that old time feeling that you said. This song reminds me of some guy that I really wanted so bad but it just never happened and the line when she says “we weren’t meant to be at least not in this lifetime” reminds me of him! Lol! But the whole album I’m Breathless is amazing! I named my fur baby Breathless. That’s her name. And yes she is gorgeous and lives up to her name! Lol!
Another great Madonna reaction. I always loved this song and remember listening to it all the time when the soundtrack was released during my tortured love life! Heartache :)
a beautiful Madonna ballad. i was 26 when this album came out, so i was on the journey in real time, most people were impressed with her vocals and her versatility at this point. i sure was :)
love Madonna's smokey and subtle vocals... this is a vocal performance (not just singing well or having a nice voice). And the lyrics are brilliant and sad. So glad you have included I'm Breathless on your journey!! Happy 2022!
I agree Empress, that I love Madonna's ballads. She delivers them with emotion unlike many others. This album is awesome and it deserves much more love. I love that you are doing a full and thorough journey! You rock. Keep it up!
In the party they made for this movie where lots of Holywood stars also attended Warren Beatty her boyfriend that time suddenly played this written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard masterpiece and when the song was over everybody was silent and Jack Nicholson who was also in the party saw Madonna tears in her eyes and a champaign in her hand and said "wow, what a star".
This album was intrinsically tied to the movie so its not Madonna exploring herself necessarily. Its more of a composition like a Broadway album. Its different and interesting and fabulous.
I’ve been listening to this song since it came out. Still get goosebumps.☺️ I wish she would return to well what she was. Personally the new Madonna of now. Well I’ll keep that to myself. 🤭
Love this song! She actually released a collection of all her ballads in 1995 or 1996 and titled it Something to Remember... No other videos, there was bone for Hanky Panky, but it was just live footage from the tour. Happy New Year!
A fun fact: “Something To Remember”, the ballad collection, became a surprise success in Finland 🇫🇮 staying at #1 for 9 weeks on the album charts and in the end became the biggest selling Madonna record in Finland with 95 000 physical units sold in a country with 5 million inhabitants.
Perfect way to wake up on New Year’s Day with my girl Empress reacting to this incredible song. Plus giving it 10’s too. Sadly it has never been sung live, which in my opinion was such a missed opportunity to promote the album even more. 💙
Happy New Year 🥳 Empress and fellow subscribers ❤️ I adore this song….. fell in love with this ballad the moment I heard it back in the day. Great reaction with a well deserving 10 across the board 🙌🏻 Look forward( as always )to following you on your Madonna journey through 2022 🥰
Shout out to your great reaction to this song!!! 😊I think this is an amazing ballad and my fave song on this album after Vogue of course. But I like almost all the album particularly for the old mood and Madonna's vocals are simply gorgeous on every song. Thank you Empress 😊❤️
Empress you're right, I never noticed how much soul was in this song💯. This is giving me another song coming up in the journey soon and from a soundtrack too.
I like this song. It's another torch song that perfectly reflects the relationship or lack of relationship between Dick Tracy and her character Breathless Mahoney. I don't think or feel a sense of romance in this song. I get a feeling of heartache, a bit of cynicism when she sang "What a joke.", a bit of bitterness, yes, loneliness, melancholy and sadness. My favorite line is "No other man said 'Love yourself'". This song gives me the feeling and ambiance of the film noir ( a film genre where it's urban setting with police or private investigator fighting and solving crimes), of a night club singer who is also a gangster's moll in the 30s which her character is and it's a little reminiscent of the Perry Mason theme song slowed down. I can imagine her character Breathless singing this song in a night club at 3 or 4 in the morning all by herself with a band with no audience or maybe a small smattering here and there. There is only one official music video for this album which is Vogue. Although Hanky Panky was a single, it didn't get an official music video except for an unofficial live performance of it in the Blond Ambition Tour which has been recorded for several cities. When I saw your title of this video I thought that you didn't like it because you wrote "What a joke?! But I'm glad you like it. Happy New Year!
@@EmpressReacts And yeah, I like how she and producers brought a little modern edge/feel to this song with synthesizers but not over power it and keep most of the instruments old school classic. I think that this is also how they approached He's A Man, Back In Business and Now I'm Following You Pt. 2 which is more modern than old school. I won't say anymore. 😉
I remember loving this song when it first came out but really appreciating it to the fullest when it was on the Something To Remember ballad compilation that I listened to a zillion times. I have ALWAYS been a sucker for Madonna ballads since Crazy For You and this one def showcases her vocals x10...."No other man said love yourself" is a such a powerful lyric...I think I remember hearing she was referring to her relationship w/ Sean on this song.
I only knew the songs she performed in this film and not anything else until Empress started listening to them. She wrote a lot for this! 1990 was a busy year for her.
Anybody telling you to skip stuff cuz it doesn't matter or it didn't sell well or whatever.....they are to be ignored! They are NOT true Empressionists and obviously have no respect or appreciation for the journey you've undertaken. And to answer your question, no, there are no videos for any of these songs, except obviously Vogue. Just what you'll see performed in the film and on the tour.
I love this whole album, and I'm super glad that you chose to keep it in the journey. Was nervous that you would listen to all the naysayers and not include it. And, her ballads. Whew. Just wait girl.
Um, who's not feeling this album?? I honestly know very few diehard M fans who don't think this is one of her best albums. In the mid '90s she even said this was one of her favorite albums along with Like A Prayer. I do love this song. IMO it's one of the only songs (aside from "Vogue") that feels like it's written from her own perspective and not the character's, which is why it probably sounds like it could be on one of her proper studio albums. It's just very personal. The sound is definitely more modern but it has a jazz influence that makes it fit nicely on the album. And also for the first time I think I hear a bit of Prince's melodic influence - it's kind of like a sequel to "Love Song" in a way? I love discovering new things on this journey!
People said you shouldn't do reactions to this album!? Say whatt?? lol There's been a debate among Madonna fans for years....is I'm Breathless a studio album or soundtrack? Dick Tracy has it's own soundtrack but there are songs on I'm Breathless that are in the movie so I guess it's a little of both. Part concept album part soundtrack. Either way, it's essential on the journey in my opinion. For goodness sake, it's the home of VOGUE!! lol Glad you seem to be enjoying this album so far! Totally with you on the haunting vibe of this song. That lone piano at the end really brings home the melancholic vibe. Although this wasn't a single, you will see it pop up again when we get to 1995. She has never performed this one live! The further along in the journey we get, you may be surprised to see that some actual big hits of hers, number one/top fives that she to this day has yet to perform live.
Love this song. When I first heard it I thought it was a new song for het ballad compilation called Something to Remember. I agree when this album came out most of her fanbase didnt buy it. It had only sold 1 or 2 million copies that year which was way below the 5 to 10 million units being sold for previous work.
Whoever isn't feeling this album is trippin'. This project is one of her best works! After the album, you'll go into the movie and the TV AM interview about the movie. Then we are on to Arsenio Hall and the BLOND AMBITION TOUR!
Had this album as a kid for vogue but never really like the other songs. But-big BUT I know pretty much most the lyrics as I re listen and like what I’m hearing again. It’s a diff Madonna that I love more as I’m older. Hi impress 😺happy new year
It actually never was a single. But it will reappear later on in her career, as you will see. So it does have a special place. The only other video (besides Vogue) is for Hanky Panky, as that was the only other single release from this album. But it's just of her performing it at the Blond Ambition tour. So not sure if you want to see that before watching the tour. Fun performance though.
Like I said before madonna has left alot of her best stuff off her albums Like her Unreleased material u should explore some Revenge is a good one with a great message it was left off of her Ray of Light Album also Bed Times Stories is one of her soulfulist albums besides her first album Madonna .
This song was a good song, but not one of my favorites songs of her or on the album but this ambiance was so calm and so peaceful. She also choose this title for his greatest hits ballads many years later. I always like jazz music who she this was a excellent music. Not so much artists have the jazz in radios today (the last that she easy the jazz was Adele with her last album ''30'').and the jazz was so much popular in the 40's and 50's. The jazz started to less popular around of the end of 60's to less popular in radios, depist few artists easy that in thiers songs. George Michael for example recording a jazz and bossa nova album with ''Older'' depist he explored the jazz before in ''Kissing a Fool'' and ''Cowboys and Angels''. ''Sade'' did the same think with ''Deluxe Love'' who the album was also very oriented by the jazz and bossa nova.
I M O there’s only one good song on this album and that’s the duet with Mandy Patinkin (I think?) - What Can You Loose. But that one good song is really good, and one of a very few where I enjoyed her voice on a slow song.
I never cared for this song, tbh… it’s just a little too dry and funereal for me personally. I like many of her ballads, but not this one. The album as a whole is pretty good, though the Sondheim tracks, and obviously Vogue are the ones that stand the test of time.
This is one the best madonna albums :D
I am super thrilled you included this album in your journey, so many others never react to this album. Of course our Empress always delivers 💗 💫
Of I had to💯😎
Vocally I'm Breathless soundtrack & Evita soundtrack her best work.
Ray Of Light and Bedtime Stories for me.
I ❤ your review! And not because you gave the "Queen" 10's across the board...I love it because it reminds me why I am a subscriber and why I look forward to your Madonna reviews. Now, I know you do many other artists. And I watch many of them too. But Madonna is the only artist that I know every song and every remix in her catalog. I am also familiar with most of her philanthropy and controversies she is or has been involved. And watching your knowledgeable, thoughtful and sincere reviews, in a way, makes most of her songs new to me. They remind me what songs or albums I need to go back and listen to again. And with your knowledge of music and love of entertainment eras of the past, I am learning and appreciating Madonna's songs in a way that I am not capable alone. I never need anyone to love Madonna or her music. However, it makes me happy when somebody gives her a chance and finds out what I've known and felt about her all along the journey. And that includes getting to know Madonna the artist, the person, the controversies and what makes her tick. She's more than just a singer who can dance when you really get to know her better. BUT, I have to say that most everyone seems to recognize that she is a legend... that's 😎
Wow thank u‼️
Wow, 100% agreed! Well said!
Madonna’s vocals here are beautiful!! One of my fav ballads of hers! This is a classic piece of music.
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You’re going to love Madonna’s 90s ballad…it’s her golden era for 🔥 slow jams. Rain, I’ll Remember, Take a Bow, Frozen and Power of Goodbye are all incredible songs
Oooo I'm excited
Yasss to all of them!!
She is gonna love her role in A League of Their Own
@@calvinlocklear4852 Hopefully. She's a bit Susan in that movie ;)
I KNEW you’d love this song! 🎼🎤🎹🎻
Haunting is the perfect word. That unmistakable combination of Patrick Leonard’s love for minor chords and unusual chord progressions, that yearning lilt in his gorgeous melodies, and Madonna’s ballad lyricism at its melancholy best. The sound is very 1990 contemporary but, as you say, it’s so cleverly written, arranged and produced to also evoke a 1930s torch song. The soft slow swing beat, the simple piano outro, those sticky synth chords that match the jazz tinged micro delay of her delivery. Like the sadness is almost too heavy, but the song asserts itself through the darkness. A subtle syncopation and rich reverb that gives it that melancholy, lonely feeling. It’s a gorgeous song that really sums up an essential element of her appeal as both an artist and a human being.
Key themes of her life and work are self-determination; personal growth; unity; freedom; sex and sensuality; and this ever present feeling of unresolvable loneliness. It amazes me when people (even some fans) get so blinded by her incredible strength and assertive sexuality that they don’t see this rich through-line of existential sadness, so hauntingly expressed. Be it about the loss of her mother, her struggles with her father, the poignancy of having to move forward in life while innocence drifts away into memories of childhood, the loss of friends to AIDS and the longing for respectful partnership or, as in this song, a blend of feelings from her marriage to Sean Penn and the forever-alone nightclub chanteuse Breathless Mahoney. Without these moments of immersion into the pain beneath her world-conquering drive, she just wouldn’t be the hero we adore.
Aside from the immortal VOGUE there aren’t any official videos from this album, but a UA-camr named Scissoryder87 has made some great fan music videos for I’m Breathless songs using clips from Dick Tracy. They’re well worth watching (and encouraging him to follow, coz anyone making Madonna content should also be “now following YOU”… you’ll get that reference by the end of this album 🤫). Definitely don’t watch those fan videos before you’ve watched Dick Tracy itself though ✋ The film is so visual you’ll want its full impact on first viewing, with no preview!
✅noted ‼️And per usual your comment is on 🔥🔥🔥. Have a nice new year
I always look forward to your comments on Empress's channel! So insightful and well-written! I also love the chord progression in this song.
Listening to this years later, it's great. The musicality, Madonna's vulnerability is all showcased. And this song is so sad. "I hear you still say, love yourself" 🥲🎵
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Madonna likes this song alot, she is proud of it, we will come across this song again sometime in the mid 90s ;)
I'm liking how much you enjoy this album.
Unfortunately no videos besides Vogue from this album. She went on tour around the globe when it came out.
But she released a new single and video in late 1990 from the Immaculate Collection, so there will be more music videos from 1990 to discover.
Who's not feeling I'm Breathless? This album sold 7 million copies. Was a big part of Blond Ambition World Tour and the home to Vogue. C'mon y'all lol! Empress I knew you would love this ballad. She came a long way from High Society for real lol!
Beautiful and emotional song. I love Madonna's voice, it's perfect.
Love you Empress! Great reaction to our last Madonna song of the year!
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So glad you loved Something To Remember. It and Back In Business are my favs from Breathless.
Back in Business is THE jam! The scat singing and the big band jamming at the end. Quality stuff!!!!!
Madonna Magic.
The mood. The lyrics. The sound.
Stunning.
10/10
So excited for you to listen to Back in Business and More!!!!!
It’s gonna be BAM!!!!!!!!
Can't wait ‼️
Fun fact: Madonna sang this song live for a very exclusive group of VIP guests at the 1991 Oscars after party. It was the same night she sang Sooner or Later at the Oscars, but she sang this song at the after party. Of course there's no register of that because there were no cell phones back then. And another fun fact: among the people at that party was Al Pacino, who co-stars Dick Tracy with her, and after singing this song she performed a striptease on him 😄 True story.
Wow! I never heard this before. When did you hear this info?
Yeah, Al Pacino played the mob boss gangster Big Boy Caprice.
What‼️wow🤣
Never heard this info before
Really?
@Miguel Nunez Oh I remember now. I read in one of the unauthorized biographies that Warren Beatty asked her to sing this song after a party either during the after hours Oscars party or most likely in mid 89 when Warren and her were still dating and were done filming Dick Tracy but while she was recording the album and finished recording this song. The bio said that Warren was so proud of Madonna for her performance of this song and the maturity and classiness that she brought to the song and the way she dressed and acted that night at the dinner party. I think that it's the latter because by 91 Warren and Madonna had broken up and it was Michael Jackson who was her "date" for the Oscars and for the after parties like the Swifty Lazar party at Spago. And then MJ and Madonna went to her house and hung out and watched old movies and looked at photo books for ideas for their potential collaboration for In The Closet which didn't work out. And she didn't perform this song in 90 because she was too involved auditioning dancers and rehearsing and going on the road for the Blond Ambition Tour and recording the 2 bonus tracks for the Immaculate Collection and the Justify My Love music video. After the Blond Ambition Tour she broke up with Warren Beatty.
This is one of my favorite Madonna albums, and I guess hers too. That she was able to write & perform songs that sound like standards is amazing! She often one-ups Sondheim in her original tunes. Wish it got more respect…
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This song is so good to me. Something To Remember is a gem. It's definitely a grower.
I love this song. I’m glad you liked it. It’s been one of my favourites for decades (!!) now
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One of my all time favorite Madonna ballads--so glad you are loving it! Dusky, sad, and romantic.
I'm going to say it...masterpiece!!
The mood this song creates is 🔥 her vocals are expertly crafted and no wonder she named her ballads collection after it.
The whole album and movie are an absolute vibe!!
One of the best songs she has ever recorder. She even named another compilation record after this song in 1995.
I loooove this album and it just shows how versatile she can be. Sad that most peoples ears aren’t as sophisticated to hear different kind of music and appreciate different styles.
This song is beautiful and beautifully sung . Thnx always for your Madonna reactions 💜👑💜👑💜👑
my pleasure =)
6:13 - 6:47... that part ALWAYS GIVES ME CHILLS YO ❤
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I love this album and I am glad you gave this 🙌. This is my favourite song from the album. Xx
sooo good
Such a beautiful ballad! No wonder she named her best ballads collection "Something to temember" released in the fall of 1995. Thank you empress ❤
My pleasure 😍
Love Something To Remember! This is written by Madonna and Pat Leonard. Never performed live, unfortunately. Would love to experience this live on tour! Happy New Year!
Dang😭
Wow? This is the fist time I have ever heard this track and I am shocked and a bit taken back with how good this is. I never thought Madonna could pull off a soulful song but as always she surprises me. I don't think Madonna has ever done this live, Madonna has never and will never admitted it but I think deep down she is scared of doing ballads because her haters. They always make fun of her and her voice so I think there are a few she avoids. In her 2003 movie she made a joked talking about how every time she sings a ballad people get up and get hot dogs, it was in the movie I'm Going To Tell You A Secret. I have to say it has always bothered me that critics and haters have sworn up and down that Madonna can't sing. She always been called naked ambition which is sad. I have had arguments with haters that has said the only reason she has made it in the first place is because she's a whore and white privilege. Anyway you can't give in to ignorance. Thanks for playing this in full, I don't think would have found out what a masterpiece this is had it not been for you and I have seen Dick Tracy as a kid a million times way back when it was released.
Wow‼️Thank u‼️And yeah ppl were and still are having. She has vocals🔥
Madonna Is a top tier vocalist...she can pack a song with emotion when she cares to.
Madonna is so good at conveying emotion through song and a good vocalist. All we have to do is listen. We are so caught up in the fact that she is Madonna that we never stop to really listen :)
MAdonna is underrated as a vocalist but more by haters than by critics. Once we get to Frozen and Ray of Light in the journey, there will be no denying she got a a great voice and can definitely sing. You dont need to be a powerhouse like Whitney in her prime, which of course she is not but who is? to be able to sing and got vocals. Madonna as the whole package of singing, dancing, writing, producing her material, being a huge part of creating her live shows, videos, being all out creative artist is her strength and i think in that field, there not many who can do it better. Yeah there are bigger vocalist but i like her voice, it does not get annoying after 5 songs like some warbling singers all over their songs. She has emotion, she can sing, period :)
What a great comment and I TOTALLY AGREE!!!!👍💙👊
my favorite song from this movie's soundtrack! so beautiful, so melancholy sad and introspective deep...
At the time I wondered why she never released this masterpiece as a single but I guess she was in a different mood with Vogue, Hanky Panky & Justify my Love.
Years later she released a beautiful compilation called Something To Remember and I was so hoping she'd finally release a video/single for it as she did for Love Don't Live Here Anymore but no.
It's almost a miracle she released another haunting balled called This Used To Be My Playground(you may sob hearing it) just before her Erotica time.
Happy New Year 2022
Omg this is my favorite Madonna ballad! It has that old time feeling that you said. This song reminds me of some guy that I really wanted so bad but it just never happened and the line when she says “we weren’t meant to be at least not in this lifetime” reminds me of him! Lol! But the whole album I’m Breathless is amazing! I named my fur baby Breathless. That’s her name. And yes she is gorgeous and lives up to her name! Lol!
Aw, Breatheless - too cute 😍
i love this song. she named a whole album after it!
This song is the hidden gem on the album for sure.
Another great Madonna reaction. I always loved this song and remember listening to it all the time when the soundtrack was released during my tortured love life! Heartache :)
a beautiful Madonna ballad. i was 26 when this album came out, so i was on the journey in real time, most people were impressed with her vocals and her versatility at this point. i sure was :)
love Madonna's smokey and subtle vocals... this is a vocal performance (not just singing well or having a nice voice). And the lyrics are brilliant and sad. So glad you have included I'm Breathless on your journey!! Happy 2022!
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I agree Empress, that I love Madonna's ballads. She delivers them with emotion unlike many others. This album is awesome and it deserves much more love. I love that you are doing a full and thorough journey! You rock. Keep it up!
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@@EmpressReacts you are welcome!
I'm die hard for madonna..I love the vocals..this has always seemed to be her "real voice" to me..he's a man is the jam.
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Hey Empress, happy new year. love you girl. I'm happy you love Something to Remember. It's gorgeous really. love the lyrics and the mood of the song
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love this album
I am happy that you have been enjoying this album 💕
I'm liking the way she sounds on this album! Solid song of its kind. THX!
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In the party they made for this movie where lots of Holywood stars also attended Warren Beatty her boyfriend that time suddenly played this written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard masterpiece and when the song was over everybody was silent and Jack Nicholson who was also in the party saw Madonna tears in her eyes and a champaign in her hand and said "wow, what a star".
wow great story!!!
@@EmpressReacts Hell yeah! It's from J. Randy Taraborrelli's novel "Madonna: An Intimate Biography".
This album was intrinsically tied to the movie so its not Madonna exploring herself necessarily. Its more of a composition like a Broadway album. Its different and interesting and fabulous.
Madonna sings great ballads and is under appreciated for her singing. Thanks for sharing Empress and Happy New Year.
Happy new year!!
Happy New Year Empress!! I'm glad to witness your Madonna journey!! Cheers!
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I’ve been listening to this song since it came out. Still get goosebumps.☺️ I wish she would return to well what she was. Personally the new Madonna of now. Well I’ll keep that to myself. 🤭
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Things are gonna get dicey here in the comments when we get past Confessions.
Great reaction Empress 👍
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Love this song! She actually released a collection of all her ballads in 1995 or 1996 and titled it Something to Remember... No other videos, there was bone for Hanky Panky, but it was just live footage from the tour. Happy New Year!
The ballad compilation album Something To Remember was released in November 95.
A fun fact: “Something To Remember”, the ballad collection, became a surprise success in Finland 🇫🇮 staying at #1 for 9 weeks on the album charts and in the end became the biggest selling Madonna record in Finland with 95 000 physical units sold in a country with 5 million inhabitants.
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A beautiful song!! Madonnas vocals are 🔥🔥
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Perfect way to wake up on New Year’s Day with my girl Empress reacting to this incredible song. Plus giving it 10’s too. Sadly it has never been sung live, which in my opinion was such a missed opportunity to promote the album even more. 💙
Omg‼️wow I'm surprised
I love this song so much. That beautiful ending ❤️
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Happy New Year 🥳 Empress and fellow subscribers ❤️
I adore this song….. fell in love with this ballad the moment I heard it back in the day.
Great reaction with a well deserving 10 across the board 🙌🏻
Look forward( as always )to following you on your Madonna journey through 2022 🥰
Thank u‼️ Happy New Year 🥳
Really appreciate you reacting to every single album. I’m loving it.
😘my pleasure
Shout out to your great reaction to this song!!! 😊I think this is an amazing ballad and my fave song on this album after Vogue of course. But I like almost all the album particularly for the old mood and Madonna's vocals are simply gorgeous on every song. Thank you Empress 😊❤️
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Empress you're right, I never noticed how much soul was in this song💯. This is giving me another song coming up in the journey soon and from a soundtrack too.
Ooo can't wait to hear it
Empress is never wrong,this is a song for the heart and I love it!!
Now that's a statement I ❤ hearing 😍
I like this song. It's another torch song that perfectly reflects the relationship or lack of relationship between Dick Tracy and her character Breathless Mahoney.
I don't think or feel a sense of romance in this song. I get a feeling of heartache, a bit of cynicism when she sang "What a joke.", a bit of bitterness, yes, loneliness, melancholy and sadness.
My favorite line is "No other man said 'Love yourself'".
This song gives me the feeling and ambiance of the film noir ( a film genre where it's urban setting with police or private investigator fighting and solving crimes), of a night club singer who is also a gangster's moll in the 30s which her character is and it's a little reminiscent of the Perry Mason theme song slowed down.
I can imagine her character Breathless singing this song in a night club at 3 or 4 in the morning all by herself with a band with no audience or maybe a small smattering here and there.
There is only one official music video for this album which is Vogue. Although Hanky Panky was a single, it didn't get an official music video except for an unofficial live performance of it in the Blond Ambition Tour which has been recorded for several cities.
When I saw your title of this video I thought that you didn't like it because you wrote "What a joke?! But I'm glad you like it.
Happy New Year!
🤣I took the line from the song. Happy new year
@@EmpressReacts And yeah, I like how she and producers brought a little modern edge/feel to this song with synthesizers but not over power it and keep most of the instruments old school classic. I think that this is also how they approached He's A Man, Back In Business and Now I'm Following You Pt. 2 which is more modern than old school. I won't say anymore. 😉
@@dalee72 right ‼️I love that. Can't wait to hear those songs‼️
I remember loving this song when it first came out but really appreciating it to the fullest when it was on the Something To Remember ballad compilation that I listened to a zillion times. I have ALWAYS been a sucker for Madonna ballads since Crazy For You and this one def showcases her vocals x10...."No other man said love yourself" is a such a powerful lyric...I think I remember hearing she was referring to her relationship w/ Sean on this song.
Been waiting on this one!!!
I only knew the songs she performed in this film and not anything else until Empress started listening to them. She wrote a lot for this! 1990 was a busy year for her.
Anybody telling you to skip stuff cuz it doesn't matter or it didn't sell well or whatever.....they are to be ignored! They are NOT true Empressionists and obviously have no respect or appreciation for the journey you've undertaken.
And to answer your question, no, there are no videos for any of these songs, except obviously Vogue. Just what you'll see performed in the film and on the tour.
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Happy New Year Lovely! 🥳 Looooove this song… Madonna can always smash a ballad!! Such a shame she’s never performed this live ☹️
I love this whole album, and I'm super glad that you chose to keep it in the journey. Was nervous that you would listen to all the naysayers and not include it.
And, her ballads. Whew. Just wait girl.
I haven't listened to them yet 😎
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I like this song. I know it from her ballad compilation album that comes out later in mid 90's also called "Something To Remember"
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Um, who's not feeling this album?? I honestly know very few diehard M fans who don't think this is one of her best albums. In the mid '90s she even said this was one of her favorite albums along with Like A Prayer. I do love this song. IMO it's one of the only songs (aside from "Vogue") that feels like it's written from her own perspective and not the character's, which is why it probably sounds like it could be on one of her proper studio albums. It's just very personal. The sound is definitely more modern but it has a jazz influence that makes it fit nicely on the album. And also for the first time I think I hear a bit of Prince's melodic influence - it's kind of like a sequel to "Love Song" in a way? I love discovering new things on this journey!
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People said you shouldn't do reactions to this album!? Say whatt?? lol There's been a debate among Madonna fans for years....is I'm Breathless a studio album or soundtrack? Dick Tracy has it's own soundtrack but there are songs on I'm Breathless that are in the movie so I guess it's a little of both. Part concept album part soundtrack. Either way, it's essential on the journey in my opinion. For goodness sake, it's the home of VOGUE!! lol Glad you seem to be enjoying this album so far! Totally with you on the haunting vibe of this song. That lone piano at the end really brings home the melancholic vibe.
Although this wasn't a single, you will see it pop up again when we get to 1995. She has never performed this one live! The further along in the journey we get, you may be surprised to see that some actual big hits of hers, number one/top fives that she to this day has yet to perform live.
Yeah they're trippin 🙄 🤣
I like this too!!!!
Happy New Year!!! 👍💙😘👊🍾zane
Thank you! Cheers!
My favorite song on this album. She never sang it on tour I don't think. :( BTW I think the song is about her ballet or danse teacher.
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@@EmpressReacts He was gay, btw.
Her best balad
Happy happy new year!! 🍾🥂
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Happy New year Empress to you and your family
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This song always has and still does bore me to tears.
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My fave off this album will always be Hanky Panky.
Happy New Years Empress!!
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Love this song. When I first heard it I thought it was a new song for het ballad compilation called Something to Remember. I agree when this album came out most of her fanbase didnt buy it. It had only sold 1 or 2 million copies that year which was way below the 5 to 10 million units being sold for previous work.
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If you like Madonna ballads I cannot wait for you to react to “Bad Girl!”
Happy new year Empress :) this songs absolutely beautiful so underrated thankyou for reacting to it !
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Whoever isn't feeling this album is trippin'. This project is one of her best works! After the album, you'll go into the movie and the TV AM interview about the movie. Then we are on to Arsenio Hall and the BLOND AMBITION TOUR!
Had this album as a kid for vogue but never really like the other songs. But-big BUT I know pretty much most the lyrics as I re listen and like what I’m hearing again. It’s a diff Madonna that I love more as I’m older. Hi impress 😺happy new year
It actually never was a single. But it will reappear later on in her career, as you will see. So it does have a special place.
The only other video (besides Vogue) is for Hanky Panky, as that was the only other single release from this album. But it's just of her performing it at the Blond Ambition tour. So not sure if you want to see that before watching the tour. Fun performance though.
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Like I said before madonna has left alot of her best stuff off her albums Like her Unreleased material u should explore some Revenge is a good one with a great message it was left off of her Ray of Light Album also Bed Times Stories is one of her soulfulist albums besides her first album Madonna .
Cool when I get to those albums I will
Epic. Btw HAPPY NEW YEAR EMPRESS!!!!⚡🛸🌻🎆🌄🍻💐🏹
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This was about Sean Penn.
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11 out of 10 for me.
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I believe these were Steven Soundheim' songs
I dont think that one is, only a couple on the album are by Sondhiem.
Madonna wrote this song with pat Leonard. :)
Who’s not feeling this album!?!?!
They need a spanky.
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Man she looked so hot on that cover. Back in 1990 I would have definitely gave her something to remember.
“My bottom hurts just thinking about it”
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This song was a good song, but not one of my favorites songs of her or on the album but this ambiance was so calm and so peaceful. She also choose this title for his greatest hits ballads many years later. I always like jazz music who she this was a excellent music. Not so much artists have the jazz in radios today (the last that she easy the jazz was Adele with her last album ''30'').and the jazz was so much popular in the 40's and 50's. The jazz started to less popular around of the end of 60's to less popular in radios, depist few artists easy that in thiers songs. George Michael for example recording a jazz and bossa nova album with ''Older'' depist he explored the jazz before in ''Kissing a Fool'' and ''Cowboys and Angels''. ''Sade'' did the same think with ''Deluxe Love'' who the album was also very oriented by the jazz and bossa nova.
Who doesn’t like this album? I actually love this album!
Right? I was shocked when I heard her say that! Who are these people ?!? Lolol
Who’s not feeling this album??
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@@EmpressReacts Blasphemy!
@@steven-yu3tu 🤣🤣no switching around here.
Wondering if you're going to watch the film. Hmmm
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Rumor has it this song was about her ex husband Sean Penn
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I M O there’s only one good song on this album and that’s the duet with Mandy Patinkin (I think?) - What Can You Loose. But that one good song is really good, and one of a very few where I enjoyed her voice on a slow song.
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Madonna wrote this for her ex husband Sean Penn...they had just divorced
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Why are you bouncing your head like its a hip hop song? Its a ballad, there is barely a beat.
um, i'm catching the rhythm hahaah - chill
I never cared for this song, tbh… it’s just a little too dry and funereal for me personally. I like many of her ballads, but not this one. The album as a whole is pretty good, though the Sondheim tracks, and obviously Vogue are the ones that stand the test of time.
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Ok now we know who's not feeling this album 🙈🙈🙈😂😂
Love this album