tasteinmen Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Sooooo, I've been a fan of Madonna for a while now but I've never bothered to check out her unreleased leaked demos and b-sides (except Supernatural because that is an absolute tune, deserves a thread of it's own). But due to recent events I couldn't help wonder if Madonna had some amazing tunes that never made it onto her amazing back catalogue of albums. There's not much from the 80s that's available, but when I stumbled upon Each Time You Break My Heart, I instantly recognised the song from an 80s compilation I bought last year. After some research it turns out this song was supposedly for Madonna's True Blue album, but was scrapped and given to Nick Karem. My first thoughts were... "This song really suits Madonna, it sounds better with her vocals, and the production completely matches that of LAV, True Blue and WTG era, why couldn't True Blue be 10 tracks long?? Why was it scrapped??? It's a sin!!! I love it and I want a cleaner version of it rather than the muddy tape rip version on youtube! What are everyone's thoughts on this lost gem? Lyrics: Each time you break my heart Each time you break my heart I know how it feels to be the talk of the townI'm not gonna let you go and run aroundI need to know that you'll be true to me'Cause that's the way it's got to be Why can't you give your promise to meIs love so blind that you cannot seeI'm trying hard not to walk out the doorKnow that I, oh, know that I can't take no more Chorus: Each time you break my heartI try to put my pride asideEach time you break my heartA little voice inside me cries No matter what you do or sayI'm gonna love you, I'm gonna love you anywayAnd if you're so sure that I'm not your kindHow come you can't just walk away In the beginning we were nothing but gladThose were the best days that we ever hadThere's no compassion, all your warmth is goneTell me how, oh, how can I keep holding on (chorus) Intermediate: I see the look in your eyesI know you're hurting insideLet me tryTo make you love me againI'll say that I knew you whenYou were mineYou were mine Each time, oh, yeah In the beginning we were nothing but gladThose were the best days that we ever hadThere's no compassion, all your warmth is goneTell me how, oh, how can I keep holding on (intermediate) (chorus) Each time you break my heart againWell I can say I knew you when [each time]You were mine Break my heartDon't break my heart(repeat and fade) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaything Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Oh I have always loved Madonna's version of this song, especially her vocals during the chorus. Classic 80s gem and deserved a spot on one of her albums. Madonna sings backing vocals on Kamen's version though (barely noticeable). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasteinmen Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Oh I have always loved Madonna's version of this song, especially her vocals during the chorus. Classic 80s gem and deserved a spot on one of her albums. Madonna sings backing vocals on Kamen's version though (barely noticeable). ooo going to see if I can hear her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martemahoney Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 It definitely has that Stephen Bray sound to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pud Whacker Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Love it all!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozo1 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Such a hot piece, too. Yummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Above Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotlight Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I remember hearing that song a few years back on youtube, its a cute song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITG Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I bought it on single back in the day & love her backing vocals, especially the "Break My Heart, Don't Break My Heart" part, which she later used on 'Waiting' from Erotica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titty Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Nick Kamen. I was addicted to him in the 80s. Check out his Tell Me track. A Patrick Leonard tune. One of my favourite tracks of the 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamesy Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Love this song! Other Madonna-related tidbits about this track - Felix Howard (boy from OYH) is in the video - and none other than Shep Pettibone did the remixes. Lots of stories in the UK tabloids at the time that there was something going on with Madonna and Nick - although we never really saw them together again after 1986 in photos that I can remember. They were still in contact the following year for sure though - cos Nick is mentioned in a Madonna interview as being present at a WTG tour rehearsal in LA in Spring 1987. And then Madonna does backing vocals on Nick's 1988 track "Tell Me" (she was in the same studios at the time working on LAP when she got involved with that apparently). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmmmm Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thank you for posting. I love this song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijah Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Love this song!!! Wasn't she bonking Kamen at the time so maybe that's why she cut off the song off TB - to give him a present? Because sure as hell that song is good and deserves to be on a Madonna album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Madomination Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I like Madonna's version better. Nick's vocals were a bit whiney.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runa Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Love love that song! Too bad there's only a low quality version... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonski43 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Should have been on TB instead of Jimmy jimmy! It could have been another number one! NK's version is good though and is a classic 80s song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasteinmen Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 I just compared it to Nick Kamens version and Madonna's version has so much more emotion in it! The "I see the look in your eyes" section is completely wasted! Sounds so weak from Nick, it's examples like this that show Madonna knows exactly what she's doing and is ultra talented! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 another lost opportunity for a hit from madonna... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martemahoney Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) I always thought that this song would have been a hit for Madonna. Edited January 17, 2015 by martemahoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollhouse Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 nice surprise performance for the next tour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollhouse Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 another lost opportunity for a hit from madonna... well she wrote it so it is her hit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasteinmen Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 She would have got the royalties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerBoy13 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Why this wasn't chosen over Jimmy Jimmy I'll never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasteinmen Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 First of all, they could have made the album 10 tracks? Jimmy Jimmy sort of sticks to the 50s pop style of True Blue? Maybe because the word heart was already present in Open Your Heart? Maybe she didn't want to be perceived as weak by singing about someone who keeps breaking her heart? Either way I wish it was on the album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerBoy13 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Maybe if she recorded it during LAP it would of made it? As that album is a very big representation of the events in her life? :'( Till Death Do Us Part springs to mind :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider of the lost Ark Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 She would have got the royalties Madonna and Bray are the authors of the song and I'm sure it's registred at Webo Girl Publishing. In result they own the performing and publishing rights to the song. They get all the royalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightcutter Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I think ETYBMH and Spotlight were both contenders for YCD. Spotlight is the bouncier of the two so I guess it was picked over etybmh. Maybe she was concerned about over saturation so gave ETYBMH to Nick instead. It raised her cred in the press as well - writing for another artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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