Sheena Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 I love the lyrics so much. I'll cast a spell that you can't undo Till you wake up and you find that you love me too I mean. Wow.
Stereo Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) Really powerful song! Like it more and more. Edited March 11, 2015 by Stereo
rb19 Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 it reminds be a little bit to WE´s score theme! I believe the strings were written and arranged by Abel Korzeniowski who scored W.E.
Sjewell88 Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 I am dead. DEAD. I don't know how to recover, and the strength has gone from my legs. All other pop singers would cut off one of their fingers to write a melody this beautiful. The lyrics, the vocals, the orchestra. Crying. I think you and I have the same tastes! This song is sooo beautiful!! Majestic. Mysterious. Lyrically intriguing. Musically gorgeous, orchestral and epic. Killer chorus. I'm surprised it hasn't gotten more love on here but it seems like this track has been overshadowed by some of the louder and controversial stuff.
Shane Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 I think you and I have the same tastes! This song is sooo beautiful!! Majestic. Mysterious. Lyrically intriguing. Musically gorgeous, orchestral and epic. Killer chorus. I'm surprised it hasn't gotten more love on here but it seems like this track has been overshadowed by some of the louder and controversial stuff. We absolutely do! And you described everything I live about it so eloquently. I'll talk up this song until the day I die.
mad4mad2 Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 This song has grown on me immensely! Love it now.
Shane Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 From the moment this title was revealed, I had a strong feeling that it would be a ballad near the end of the album. Then when we learned about the orchestra, my excitement grew. I just knew this would end up a favorite of mine. It's everything I allowed myself to hope it would be and then some. It's perfection in the form of a song. Some of my favorite things are the way that it opens with piano and ends with an orchestra; the juxtaposition of Madonna's lower register on the verses with her high register on the chorus; the mystical, fairy tale quality of the lyrics which I will analyze for years to come; the chorus melody, one of her all time greatest; the timeless, epic feel of the song; and the final heartbeat that leads into the title track, another favorite of mine. A Madonna masterpiece in 3:22.
FreeMySoul Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 I am dead. DEAD. I don't know how to recover, and the strength has gone from my legs. All other pop singers would cut off one of their fingers to write a melody this beautiful. The lyrics, the vocals, the orchestra. Crying. i can't in tears i haven't been able to relate to Madonna songs as much as I have on RH. It's like she took all of my deepest thoughts and put them into song. I won't make it out alive after the concert.
SOON Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 I love it. "Frozen" meets "Die Another Day"... so dark and hypnotic...a Till you wake up and you find That you love me too The sorcery of it all I'll cast a spell that you can't undo And yes I love it!
MCHL Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Probably my least favorite on the album, but still give it a 8.5/10
Apples388 Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 I'll cast a spell that you can't undo And yes I love it! Babes that's so me And yes we need it in the tour By the way some of the string arrangements remind me of ENYA
adirondak Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Did anyone else like demo 2? I like the beats at the end, although I think the strings are stronger on the final version.
Mooncrown11 Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 What an epic song! I loved the dark,mysterious lyrics when we first saw the snippet of them and when I heard it would also have an orchestra, I knew I would be in love. The piano at the beginning is gorgeous and as everyone has mentioned, her voice absolutely shines. This song deserves to be in a movie or on the stage. It has that big sweeping dramatic feel . Love it!!!
DreamTheater Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Suddenly it clicked and now it's my favourite. Gorgeous vocal and brilliant production, every little detail falls into place. I would love a video for this, it's very cinematic.
runa Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Love this song so much... you're deaf if you have anything bad to say about it.
Shane Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 I can't stop gushing about this song. It literally takes my breath away.
Rollap Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 This song screams Christmas release. Let's fucking do this. Stunning.
sul8323 Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Live to Tell 2.0. Brilliant. Rebel Heart seems to draw from the past in all of the right ways. Reflective, relate-able, and relevant.
sam1978mannheim Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Does anyone hear mixing issues during 1:51 (I light a candle...)? That part sounds fuzzy and it's due to overamplification. At first I thought it was my earphones being faulty but then I played it out loud and I still hear the error.
MerGirl Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 I haven't read through the entire thread, but Messiah sounds like it should be in a movie. It's not a critique btw.
FreeMySoul Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 god when she sings i light a candle here in the dark just amazing fuck i breakdown
Guest CzarnaWisnia Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Did anyone make a mix with the distortions removed? If so I would really love to have it
Avarice Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 I love this song. The more I hear it the more I'm convinced it should've been on the Maleficent soundtrack! :-p Aside from the sorceress reference, the lyrics are so on point. I am the promise that you cannot keep -> betrayel I am the earth under your feet -> Protector of the Moors Weave you a blanket of silver and gold, I'll keep you warm do as I'm told -> Maleficent watching over Aurora during the curse I'll cast a spell that you can't undo -> obvious no? till you wake up and you find that you love me too -> true love's kiss I could go on :-p lol
UnapologeticRebel Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 god when she sings i light a candle here in the dark just amazing fuck i breakdown completely agree! I also like towards the end when she changes the way she sings "and you find that you LoVe me too....." the note change is perfection.
UnapologeticRebel Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 and please Madonna....sing this song on tour and light a single candle with an almost pitch black stage. It could be so dramatic and perfect!
Apples388 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 god when she sings i light a candle here in the dark just amazing fuck i breakdown ....... I light a candle here in the dark.... The drama! The sorcery! The queen!!!!
Shane Posted March 21, 2015 Posted March 21, 2015 I feel overwhelmed with all the delights on this album. I keep singing the praises of JOA, HW, IO, WAOM, and RH. And this. Well, I think that this stands out as one of the most divine recordings of her career. It's one of those songs that comes to you like a precious gift. Perfection in 3:22. The piano intro sets the tone. The lyrics are mystical and open to interpretation. She could be singing to a man she desires, or to a higher power. Two things I feel strongly about: 1. When she sings "I don't want to get to the end of my days, saying I wasn't amazed," that line is one of her greatest vocals ever. That high note on amazed, and the way she holds it And 2. The chorus melody is one of the finest she's ever written. This song is everything. It's Madonna singing with an orchestra for God's sake Can't believe this album is going to send three songs into my all time Madonna Top 20.
Shane Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 And so it came to pass that on this twenty-seventh of March, in the year of Our Queen 2015, Messiah won an epic four way battle with Joan of Arc, Inside Out, and Wash All Over Me to become my official number one track from Rebel Heart, also landing at Number 10 on my all time Madonna countdown Each time I play it, well, it just gets better.
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