Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "She offers a subtle and melancholy vocal amid a string-filled production, ably handled by collaborator Shep Pettibone". He added it as "a mature and thoroughly satisfying effort". Cashbox called it a "reflective ballad". Gavin Report commented, "This change of pace for Madonna is a seamless knuckler of a slow song rich in melody and thoughtfully pitched." Matthew Jacobs from The Huffington Post, placed it at number 32 on his list "The Definitive Ranking of Madonna Singles". He wrote: "What's surprising is that this heartfelt ballad's release was sandwiched between 'Justify My Love' and 'Erotica', which corroborates the many checkered crowns that Madonna can wear". Similarly, AllMusic's Jose F. Promis called it "a quiet predecessor to her most notorious album Erotica". Promis also believed that the single version of the song was worth of collecting since it was not released in CD version in the United States. Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine, called it one of the singer's "soundtrack gems". Writing for the Deseret News, Chris Hicks called the song "a lovely change-of-pace number" for Madonna. Richard LeBeau from Medium called it "a gut-wrenching ballad that explores themes related to nostalgia, grief, and heartbreak [...] the best ballad of her career and one of the best ballads of the 90s".
"This Used to Be My Playground" was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song, but lost to "A Whole New World" from Aladdin. It won two accolades at the ASCAP Awards, in the categories of Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures and Most Performed Pop Song.
@@DonnieAndD If you didn't like Justify My Love why did you write otherwise in the other reaction? Fear of what? Now you lie then to get subscription to your channel? ua-cam.com/video/S-rkpP6X-yw/v-deo.html
After its release, "This Used to Be My Playground" received positive reviews from music critics. J. Randy Taraborrelli, author of Madonna: An Intimate Biography, called the track a "melancholic performance". Michelle Morgan, author of the book Madonna, described it as a "beautiful ballad". Similarly, Humberto Quiroga Lavié called it one of Madonna's best ballads in his essay Secretos y Misterios de Hombres y Mujeres. Author Rikky Rooksby wrote in his book The Complete Guide to the Music of Madonna, that the song was appropriate for the film and its nostalgic moment towards the end, showing the characters grown up and reuniting at a museum opened for themselves and the titular league. He called it "one of Madonna's very best recordings and most expressive single". While reviewing Something to Remember, author Chris Wade wrote in his book The Music of Madonna, that the song conjured up a "strangely sad, nostalgic feel, reminding ourselves of memories from yesteryear". He commended Madonna's vocals calling it as the song's "premier sound" and adding that the way "she sings and captures the melancholic melody is heartbreaking [...] it's one of her finest ever ballads." Encyclopedia Madonnica writer and journalist Matthew Rettenmund noted in the book that the song's rise to the top of the charts was aided by its "honest delivery and aching sense of loneliness, regret and nostalgia for friendship lost."
Madonna "Gambler" (song): "You're not happy with the way I act You better turn around boy, don't look back You're getting angry, you know I can see You're just jealous 'cause you can't be me"
The same person that said/wrote this about Justify My Love: "my opinion of this song did change...this song is stuck in my Head". ua-cam.com/video/S-rkpP6X-yw/v-deo.html
@@DonnieAndD If you didn't like Justify My Love why did you write otherwise in the other reaction? Fear of what? Now you lie then to get subscription to your channel? ua-cam.com/video/S-rkpP6X-yw/v-deo.html
@@Thiago-dd2vg I guess he says that not to lose followers, first he says he don't like and then he likes 🥴🙃. No need to do that we must respect his opinions but sometimes he really says contradiction things like he doesn't like dramatic songs and the he says he likes Nirvana which can't be more dramatic and depress,but weel i like him anyway, he is being genuine although the contradiction speech😂🤣
@@carlosazul2 I'm sorry: he doesn't even bother to research the song on Wikipedia, the context and cultural impact of each song. He drinks and burps while watching the videos (I think this is just rude)...he talks about his sexual preferences as if someone has some interest in him. I can't stand people who use Madonna to get an audience on UA-cam. Has he produced any music, has he released records, won grammys? Liking or not liking a song is really a matter of personal taste, but what he has done, to me, is disrespectful, unfunny and full of hypocrisy. I'll start reporting what he's been up to on all the Madonna forums, starting with MadonnaInfinity. He doesn't have to like anything, but he has to stop being contradictory and he has to stop the hypocrisy of saying something, writing something contrary and then unsaying everything. By the way, consistency and technical substance to criticize something is the least that is expected.
Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "She offers a subtle and melancholy vocal amid a string-filled production, ably handled by collaborator Shep Pettibone". He added it as "a mature and thoroughly satisfying effort". Cashbox called it a "reflective ballad". Gavin Report commented, "This change of pace for Madonna is a seamless knuckler of a slow song rich in melody and thoughtfully pitched." Matthew Jacobs from The Huffington Post, placed it at number 32 on his list "The Definitive Ranking of Madonna Singles". He wrote: "What's surprising is that this heartfelt ballad's release was sandwiched between 'Justify My Love' and 'Erotica', which corroborates the many checkered crowns that Madonna can wear". Similarly, AllMusic's Jose F. Promis called it "a quiet predecessor to her most notorious album Erotica". Promis also believed that the single version of the song was worth of collecting since it was not released in CD version in the United States. Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine, called it one of the singer's "soundtrack gems". Writing for the Deseret News, Chris Hicks called the song "a lovely change-of-pace number" for Madonna. Richard LeBeau from Medium called it "a gut-wrenching ballad that explores themes related to nostalgia, grief, and heartbreak [...] the best ballad of her career and one of the best ballads of the 90s".
"This Used to Be My Playground" was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song, but lost to "A Whole New World" from Aladdin. It won two accolades at the ASCAP Awards, in the categories of Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures and Most Performed Pop Song.
Plz Keep Watching My Opinion has changed, I have a lot more Madonna videos coming, so plz keep watching, Seriously That video is coming 💯💯
@@DonnieAndD If you didn't like Justify My Love why did you write otherwise in the other reaction? Fear of what? Now you lie then to get subscription to your channel? ua-cam.com/video/S-rkpP6X-yw/v-deo.html
After its release, "This Used to Be My Playground" received positive reviews from music critics. J. Randy Taraborrelli, author of Madonna: An Intimate Biography, called the track a "melancholic performance". Michelle Morgan, author of the book Madonna, described it as a "beautiful ballad". Similarly, Humberto Quiroga Lavié called it one of Madonna's best ballads in his essay Secretos y Misterios de Hombres y Mujeres. Author Rikky Rooksby wrote in his book The Complete Guide to the Music of Madonna, that the song was appropriate for the film and its nostalgic moment towards the end, showing the characters grown up and reuniting at a museum opened for themselves and the titular league. He called it "one of Madonna's very best recordings and most expressive single". While reviewing Something to Remember, author Chris Wade wrote in his book The Music of Madonna, that the song conjured up a "strangely sad, nostalgic feel, reminding ourselves of memories from yesteryear". He commended Madonna's vocals calling it as the song's "premier sound" and adding that the way "she sings and captures the melancholic melody is heartbreaking [...] it's one of her finest ever ballads." Encyclopedia Madonnica writer and journalist Matthew Rettenmund noted in the book that the song's rise to the top of the charts was aided by its "honest delivery and aching sense of loneliness, regret and nostalgia for friendship lost."
Madonna "Gambler" (song):
"You're not happy with the way I act
You better turn around boy, don't look back
You're getting angry, you know I can see
You're just jealous 'cause you can't be me"
Do Madonna's live performances 🎉😅😢❤
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The same person that said/wrote this about Justify My Love: "my opinion of this song did change...this song is stuck in my Head".
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It did keep watching 🙏🏿🙏🏿
@@DonnieAndD What happens? Write one thing and then say another?
@@DonnieAndD If you didn't like Justify My Love why did you write otherwise in the other reaction? Fear of what? Now you lie then to get subscription to your channel? ua-cam.com/video/S-rkpP6X-yw/v-deo.html
@@Thiago-dd2vg I guess he says that not to lose followers, first he says he don't like and then he likes 🥴🙃. No need to do that we must respect his opinions but sometimes he really says contradiction things like he doesn't like dramatic songs and the he says he likes Nirvana which can't be more dramatic and depress,but weel i like him anyway, he is being genuine although the contradiction speech😂🤣
@@carlosazul2 I'm sorry: he doesn't even bother to research the song on Wikipedia, the context and cultural impact of each song. He drinks and burps while watching the videos (I think this is just rude)...he talks about his sexual preferences as if someone has some interest in him. I can't stand people who use Madonna to get an audience on UA-cam. Has he produced any music, has he released records, won grammys? Liking or not liking a song is really a matter of personal taste, but what he has done, to me, is disrespectful, unfunny and full of hypocrisy. I'll start reporting what he's been up to on all the Madonna forums, starting with MadonnaInfinity. He doesn't have to like anything, but he has to stop being contradictory and he has to stop the hypocrisy of saying something, writing something contrary and then unsaying everything. By the way, consistency and technical substance to criticize something is the least that is expected.
Madonna is not always (nasty)
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