Crux Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I've just finished listening to the LAP album again and I was wondering why KIT doesn't get much appreciation around here. Do fans like it? I think it's a great song and severely underrated. The performance on the tour was even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vocalism Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 There was a whole thread devoted to the remixes recently, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingvirtue Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 The remixed version and the live version are good, but I've never cared for the album version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 One of my fondest memories of this song was after going to the DWT. There was a group of 4 or 5 fans that were singing this song on the way back. And I kept listening to it non stop for quite a while. It makes me happy. And yes, the BAT performance is among her best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I love "Keep It Together". ^ I wish she and Herb had emergency shot a video with this look and the Blond Ambition/Immaculate Collection props. Another great single that feels forgotten despite placing in the top 10. The single version updated her sound just in time for 1990 though radio alternated between it and the promo-only 7" Remix which was another of Shep Pettibone's masterful reworkings based on the album version elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick00 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I did not get into M until about a year or more after LAP was released, but I loved the song almost immediately. It was great she was able to have a top ten hit in the US without even releasing a video with the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerGirl Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I love "Keep It Together". ^ I wish she and Herb had emergency shot a video with this look and the Blond Ambition/Immaculate Collection props. Another great single that feels forgotten despite placing in the top 10. The single version updated her sound just in time for 1990 though radio alternated between it and the promo-only 7" Remix which was another of Shep Pettibone's masterful reworkings based on the album version elements. That would have been amazing. That photo shoot is great, and a video in that style would have been perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TearsInHeaven Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 love the song and to me it was one of her best performances ever. pure genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Lecter Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Amaze Love the live version too "Get in the hole you big queen" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 This is one of the more sentimental singles for me. Every time I see the cover it takes me back to the excitement of unwrapping the CD Maxi (her first in the US) and then again the thrill of picking up the Japan EP later for the extra mixes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimos Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I love the song, but I wonder how heartfelt it is. Madonna doesn't seem that close to her family. It was nice that it got such a radical remix for the single. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runa Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I love this song. I'd like to see it live, once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Flip The Switch Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 The remixed version and the live version are good, but I've never cared for the album version. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasteinmen Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I love KIT, LAP was the first studio album I bought by Madonna and used to listen to it all the time, it's such a feel good song, love the intro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingvirtue Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I love "Keep It Together". ^ I wish she and Herb had emergency shot a video with this look and the Blond Ambition/Immaculate Collection props. Another great single that feels forgotten despite placing in the top 10. The single version updated her sound just in time for 1990 though radio alternated between it and the promo-only 7" Remix which was another of Shep Pettibone's masterful reworkings based on the album version elements. Now THAT would've been amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyHigh76 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Love this song! It's a shame that she never performs it in concert anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lum Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 The BAT choreography though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5iVe Elements Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 The live version for the ending was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertogerard Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 The BAT choreography though Yes, the BAT version of KIT was one of Madonna's GREATEST artistic moments. The fact that she's YET to perform that song LIVE again, is a great thing. That song is, visually, a work of art. Madonna hasn't raped it a million times to appease the masses the way she has certain songs (Vogue, Express Yourself). Madonna has performed certain songs so much that they have left an indelible mark on our subconscious. Some people may find ANY number of songs WAY better than "La Isla Bonita" yet, that's the song she has chosen to perform so many times. IMHO, each time she does LAB LIVE, it takes away JUST a little from it's original magic. Maybe "Keep It Together" is better off being left to the glorious Blond Ambition Tour. After all, is there ANY way she could top it? My answer is NO (Unlike "Vogue", which she has topped several times from her performance on the BAT.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frzndrwnwrld Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I love KIT! I really hope she does it live again at some point, but I don't think she'll be able to top the BAT performance. I love the 12" mix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sloane Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I don't think a lot of younger fans are all that familiar w/ it (which is inexcusable). The single cover is one of my all time faves. To this day love the remixes, the song itself, and photoshoots that went along w/ it. BAT too, OF COURSE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horn Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I love KIT! Especially the background vocal Keep keep it together, keep people together forever and ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Keep It Together is my favorite song on the entire album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndvd25 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I remember i was so amaze by the KIT BAT choreo during my innocent early fandom days! Especially the "acrobatic" thingy part of the routine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonski43 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I love it but never think of it as a single as it wasn't released in the UK or anywhere else in Europe and didn't have a video. It was just put out there and then got overshadowed by Vogue coming out of nowhere. I do remember getting the 12" and loving the dance mix though! Still love that mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Lecter Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I was very excited when I saw the maxi single in HMV Oxford St (may it rest in peace) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Lecter Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I was very excited when I saw the maxi single in HMV Oxford St (may it rest in peace) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madonnasuperfan01 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I really love the tour performance, what a way to end a concert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I love "Keep It Together". ^ I wish she and Herb had emergency shot a video with this look and the Blond Ambition/Immaculate Collection props. Another great single that feels forgotten despite placing in the top 10. The single version updated her sound just in time for 1990 though radio alternated between it and the promo-only 7" Remix which was another of Shep Pettibone's masterful reworkings based on the album version elements. Would've been fantastic. I always imagined her as a brunette in the video for this song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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