Pink Matter Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I loveeeee Madonna's version Its perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollap Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Loved it at the time now I think it's absolute garbage BAN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoyToy Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 ^ words are useless especially sentences' 😹😹😹😹 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genevieve Vavance Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 it was her second no1 in Germany since La isla bonita it was huge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacho Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 It was one of her biggest global hits that shockingly flopped in the US. I guess the original was such a cult classic for many Americans and radio stations there opted not to play it due to low callout rating.. Um no. It got get very good airplay and she'd kill to easily get top 20 airplay like that today. It charted on the Hot 100 on airplay alone back when a bunch of songs on radio still had CD singles released in a healthy sales market. So it not having chart points from a CD single put it at a big disadvantage on the Hot 100. If a commercial CD single was released back then it easily would've went top 5 on the Hot 100. It's a similar situation with Beautiful Stranger too. That would've went top 3, probably number 1 on the Hot 100 if they released a commercial CD single. I remember reading back then that the import sold like 50K but Billboard doesn't add chart points from import sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promise to try Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 how can anybody don't like the song? Maybe in USA the original is a sacred one, but in the rest of the world it was incredibly catchy, refreshing and she sings so beautifully. I recall Rupert Everett saying that the lyrics were as if they were talking about Madonna and if you listen to the song and imagine that it's about Madonna then you will have to love the song! this! and again, her voice sounds wonderfull, very sweet! and the production is very commercial, very "let´s have a hit on the radios" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 the song isn't that great in general but her rendition is great!!! i really love her voice her interpretation...way better this version than the boring original... and it was a smash everywhere because it was following one of her gold eras....she was untouchable!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotlight Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 ^^ +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasteinmen Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 If the bible tells you so... Love that bit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotlight Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 she should've recorded an extended version with all the verses from the Don mclean original Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnino Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 how can anybody don't like the song? Maybe in USA the original is a sacred one, but in the rest of the world it was incredibly catchy, refreshing and she sings so beautifully. I recall Rupert Everett saying that the lyrics were as if they were talking about Madonna and if you listen to the song and imagine that it's about Madonna then you will have to love the song! American Pie is a drinking song/bar/karaoke staple in America. Together with Piano Man, Sweet Caroline and Margaritaville, it is untouchable in the eyes of many generations here (especially straight men). DJs in America (as in people that work on radio stations not the Aviici kind) were pretty unwelcoming of the song. I was in college at the time and all the guys I knew loathed that cover. I liked it. Don't love it but it's nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrolla Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 That's why I surprised it was such a big hit, because I remember there being a lot of negativity surrounding her covering the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 That's why I surprised it was such a big hit, because I remember there being a lot of negativity surrounding her covering the song.This. I remember hearing it on radio back in the day and it even being s conversation piece with the kids in the neighborhood. But when I started reading chart stats on the net, I was amazed it did so well outside of the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad_On_Her Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 hated it then. but listening to it now it its pretty good. I think back then I was always really into Madonna's dance music this seemed too mainstream or something. Beautiful Stranger now that was a killer song!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horn Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Why weren't AP and BS commercial singles in the US? Because she wanted more soundtrack album sales. She had done it for BS. W/O a single release, Austin Powers 2 soundtrack made it to #5, 1 million copies sold. Later, she repeated the same trick for AP. Unfortunately, the TNBT movie was no box office movie like Austin Powers 2. It peaked at #34, sold 155k to date (according to 2000 Billboard article report). I recall there's article about BS was a contender for #1 in the US due to its high airplay if there's a commercial single. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollap Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 it was her second no1 in Germany since La isla bonita it was huge I can't believe how shit Germany is. She only had one number 1 before the year 2000? How is that possible? Is this her worst market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pud Whacker Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 American Pie was huge in the United States. it was played every hour on the radio. back in those days, the IMPORT single was number one at virgin megastore. the thing was madonna was struggling to keep maverick afloat and she was making fans buy the entire cd, so it would shift X amount of copies. she did the same thing with Beautiful Stranger. that, like American Pie, had it been properly released on a single, would have ended up top 5. all its success was on radio play alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pud Whacker Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Why weren't AP and BS commercial singles in the US? she was trying to shift more cd's from maverick and her star power was the only thing that could do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Lecter Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Hardly play it I dot know why cos I love it. Reminds me of good times. Was in Australia and it was played to death. Amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOEMI Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 tbh it's not my favourite song but it's ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humberto77rj Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Didn't they call BS the song of the summer in '99? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightcutter Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Shame neither got commercial releases. But then Madonna is no Mimiphant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrolla Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 And I fell for it and bought BOTH soundtrack albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightcutter Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 And I fell for it and bought BOTH soundtrack albums.But it meant you got the lovely Time Stood Still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ares1987 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I love this song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotlight Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 ^^+1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotlight Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I can't believe how shit Germany is. She only had one number 1 before the year 2000? How is that possible? Is this her worst market? a country that idolized david hasselhoff, doesnt like madonna. Shoker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotlight Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 And I fell for it and bought BOTH soundtrack albums. as a good madonna fan, that respects him/herself should've done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotlight Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 she was trying to shift more cd's from maverick and her star power was the only thing that could do it. Thriftdonna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acko Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 a country that idolized david hasselhoff, doesnt like madonna. Shoker Um no. She's huge in Germany as she is in many European countries where she doesn't have many #1's Bitch sells albums. & seriously Germans do not idolize David Hasselhoff...that is so tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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