Guest groovyguy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 http://www.madonnatribe.com/news/index.php Madonna's second US number one single was the enduring ballad Crazy For You. Following Like A Virgin and Material Girl, it was the third single in a row to be released which had no writing involvement by Madonna. The song, written by John Bettis and Jon Lind and taken from the soundtrack to the movie Vision Quest, was released on the Geffen label and sported the same picture sleeve throughout the world of Madonna taken from her cameo in the film. The rear of the sleeve, however, was left to be designed as seen fit internationally, and it was thanks to the Brazilian Geffen design team that the world came to discover that the song originally had a third verse, once which Madonna's hit version omitted. The rear of the Brazilian sleeve, shown below, included the lyric to the song and included this mysterious extra verse of lyrics. They are as follows : Just leave tomorrow, 'til tomorrow, Let's concentrate on what we got here and now, I want it all, and I want it with you Here tonight all I'm tryin' to say is that I'm crazy for you... This mysterious extra verse remained unheard until 1988 when a compilation LP, featuring the original songwriter demos of huge 1980s hits, was released. 'Number One With A Bullet' contained the original demo sung by the original songwriter and is the only place you can hear how strange the song sounds with the extra lyrics compared to what we're used to hearing as Madonna sings it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayGuy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 It's always cool to hear original demos. I remember when I first heard this. M's version sounds more "raw" and is much nicer to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest groovyguy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 It's always cool to hear original demos. I remember when I first heard this. M's version sounds more "raw" and is much nicer to listen to. :)/> Agree. HG, do you know if this demo was sung by the song writers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolidayGuy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 ^I believe it was John Bettis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest groovyguy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 ^I believe it was John Bettis? Thanx, HG! His style is completely different. Pretty good voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scamper Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I like both versions... I think that this demo is more like the version on the film. I always wondered if the demo by Madonna has the "extra" verse... It would be great to hear it someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonski43 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Wow. I didn't know this existed. Really interesting to hear the extra verse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acko Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 U know this would have worked really well 4 Cydney when u hear it like this....I'm once again reminded why this will never b up there with her true classics of the 8o's...it could b anyone's... Thnx 4 posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dindi Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Cool stuff. It's a bit strange to hear this version of one of M's trademark songs. And I don't really care for the extra verse, so good decision on her part to drop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 what a find! i love hearing things like this - is always interesting to see the journey some of these songs go on before the finished product we all get to hear. brilliant. thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensch Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Awesome but I don't like the extra verse either so I'm glad it was omitted. Probably M's choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scamper Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I don't know how to post videos, sorry, but here you can hear the "Vision quest" versión at the end of the scene. I think it sounds really good... and I guess this is the demo (the voice, the music) by Madonna... [media=] [/media] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pud Whacker Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 very cool but Thank God for Madonna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrina26 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I've never heard this demo before. It's not bad, but of course i prefer M's version! However it would be nice to know if M ever recorded the song with that extra verse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jan Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Great to hear this and it proves to me why Madonna is such a great ballad singer. I have always loved her singing Crazy for you and comparing the original which was simply nice to Madonna's version which is considered to be one of the most romantic songs recorded. She sings it like she is completely in love and with so much feeling. I never waver from my opinion that she is possibly the most under-rated singer ever. I can never understand how people try to say she can't sing. I love her voice and she should get more credit for her talent as a singer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frzndrwnwrld Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I found this interesting. It's an interview with Jon Lind, one of the writers of Crazy For You. http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/jon-lind-123.htm Early on, I wrote "Crazy For You" with John Bettis. We got a script for a movie called Vision Quest. We read the script, and John and I wrote the song in one long day. The movie studio fell in love with it and wanted a new artist named Madonna to record it, and perform it in the movie. John and I had no idea who she was! Phil Ramone produced it, but as it turned out, the release of Vision Quest was delayed for 58 weeks. The storyboard of the film was very similar to the first Karate Kid movie. Vision Quest was about wrestling instead of karate.During this 58-week delay, Madonna released “Holiday”, “Borderline”, “Lucky Star” and became the biggest artist in the world. She was on the cover of Time, Rolling Stone and Billboard. Then one night, I was in a restaurant. A friend saw me and came up to me enthusiastically and said, "Congratulations, I just heard 'Crazy For You' and it’s Madonna’s next single.” I found out from her that the song had been re-produced by Jellybean Benitez. This was one of those great moments where a songwriter realizes “there is a God”. The song became Madonna’s first #1 ballad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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