Bill Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Without the controversial video, would it have been a hit, let alone #1?? I don't think I've ever heard it on the radio. And honestly, apart from some drastically reworked live versions and remixes, I'm not too fond of it. Whaddya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebastard Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Genius. Sexually haunting. It's to sexy for radio even today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 It's a great song but let's be real. It's all about that Girlie Show performance. Especially at 5:50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimtoshore Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I love it and the Girlie Show performance was perfection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacHarris Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 As a song, I think it's REALLY fucking good, both lyrically poetic & still musically interesting. Her voice is so sultry over that minimal (almost eerie) beat. Madonna has had more than a few strokes of genius in her career but JML is a real standout moment IMO. I WISH I could time travel and experience it first hand when it debuted. And Lenny Kravitz's moaning in the background makes it that much better for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 It's a great song but let's be real. It's all about that Girlie Show performance. Especially at 5:50. 5:50 is one of the greatest moments in the history of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernatural Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 It got a lot of play at first just didn't stick around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Even as a backdrop video, JML was such a nice surprise at MDNAT, even more when we got a whole new video out of it... Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Even as a backdrop video, JML was such a nice surprise at MDNAT, even more when we got a whole new video out of it... Love it! THIS!!! YAAAASSSSSSSSS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 It's brilliant. One of the greatest things she's ever done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 It's one of the greatest packages ever. The song + the video + the single sleeve + the video single release + the remixes + the beast within = I mean like, no one else could pull this off, and do it in such great quality and style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotos8 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Genius indeed and one of the best marketing strategies in pop history.Madonna at her best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattress Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 It's one of the greatest packages ever. The song + the video + the single sleeve + the video single release + the remixes + the beast within = I mean like, no one else could pull this off, and do it in such great quality and style. I endorse this message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 THE BEAST WITHIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erotica blu Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 If you don't like Justify My Love please vacate the site immediately. Madonna Nation doesn't need flop fans who don't appreciation landmark masterpieces in Madonna's career as an artist pushing provocateur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 If you don't like Justify My Love please vacate the site immediately. Madonna Nation doesn't need flop fans who don't appreciation landmark masterpieces in Madonna's career as an artist pushing provocateur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I kinda agree with erotica blu. Sorry bill :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotos8 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 ..whoopie said it best ,respect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crux Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 JML is among my top 3 favorite Madonna songs... I love everything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 I appreciate it... It's just not exactly a song I listen to regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangGangUK Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Justify My Love is amazing and was a massive game-changer ...and a great warm up for Erotica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilt Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Without the controversial video, would it have been a hit, let alone #1?? I don't think I've ever heard it on the radio. And honestly, apart from some drastically reworked live versions and remixes, I'm not too fond of it. Whaddya think? you should be sodomized for that statement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 you should be sodomized for that statement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Barthes Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 It's one of the greatest packages ever. The song + the video + the single sleeve + the video single release + the remixes + the beast within = I mean like, no one else could pull this off, and do it in such great quality and style. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick00 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I agree with others the song & video has to be one of her BEST, & the track is very unique for such a huge hit. Also, the video interlude is one of my all time video favorites from Esther. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 As a song, I think it's REALLY fucking good, both lyrically poetic & still musically interesting. Her voice is so sultry over that minimal (almost eerie) beat. Madonna has had more than a few strokes of genius in her career but JML is a real standout moment IMO. I WISH I could time travel and experience it first hand when it debuted. And Lenny Kravitz's moaning in the background makes it that much better for me this... It's one of the greatest packages ever. The song + the video + the single sleeve + the video single release + the remixes + the beast within = I mean like, no one else could pull this off, and do it in such great quality and style. ...and this even if at the time, i have to admit, for me it was all about the video....the spng just didn't click with me....maybe because it was so unconventional...but since then it grew more and more....!!!! hands down to this masterpiece... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rachelle of London Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 It's genius! I adore it! It's such a brilliant track!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeAPrayer Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 The JML maxi-single is one of the big highlights in her catalog, IMO. The fact that this single hit #1 in the US was a testament to how popular and on fire her career was at the time. As was mentioned here before, her popularity by 1990 was unlike anything we'd ever seen from a female pop star before (or after really). It was a real golden age in her career where both commercial and artistic success collided. The video controversy helped yes, but the fact she had a #1 hit where she was moaning and talking for most of the song (meaning it was never going to be the typical radio friendly fodder) was simply because the song was by MADONNA AT HER PEAK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 The JML maxi-single is one of the big highlights in her catalog, IMO. The fact that this single hit #1 in the US was a testament to how popular and on fire her career was at the time. As was mentioned here before, her popularity by 1990 was unlike anything we'd ever seen from a female pop star before (or after really). It was a real golden age in her career where both commercial and artistic success collided. The video controversy helped yes, but the fact she had a #1 hit where she was moaning and talking for most of the song (meaning it was never going to be the typical radio friendly fodder) was simply because the song was by MADONNA AT HER PEAK. That's kind of what I was getting at. I really shouldn't have suggested I don't like the song... because I do. It's just surprising that it went to #1 because it's clearly not a conventional pop song. Its success was totally fueled by the controversy and her unparalleled popularity at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Wasn't it the very first video single? That just goes to show you how brilliantly marketed she was back then. What a stroke of genius to release a VHS of the video as a "video single" when MTV refused to play it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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