loowee Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Is it just me that finds both songs a bit nostalgic and melancholic albeit their "bubbly" lyrical content? It's probably because they are sandwiched between the saddest songs on the record but I love how they are sequenced. The best album of all time.
Mmmmm Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Dear Jessie was inspired by Jessie, Pat Leonard's daughter.
gemini1313 Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 I love cherish. It's amazing. But I don't find it sad dear Jesse more so
Guest CzarnaWisnia Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 no, but I always found True Blue to be sad...
karbatal Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 I don't find those songs sad or anything. True Blue the song is a 50s number when 50s were trendy. They are trendy again. Cherish is a bright pop number, Madonna style. And Dear Jessie is a lulluby.
whyme? Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Dear Jessie definitely has a sad, longing feeling to it. Cherish sounds sad during parts of the verses.
mtzlplk Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 it doesn't sound sad to me, on the contrary, they both feel like happy songs to me...
nemo64 Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 No. I feel uplifted when I hear Cherish and the whimsy in Dear Jessie always makes me smile.
david86 Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Cherish: its got all #'s that usually means happy.. and it ís; hopeful and upbeat!
Guest juliebean Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 I love cherish doesn't sound sad but i always thought dear jessie. did i actually thought it was about Madonna loosing a child.
scottyenzed Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Nope Dear Jessie always makes me feel warm and smiley
Guest Pud Whacker Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 --- the only thing SAD about Dear Jessie is the AWFUL video which i refuse to post here and acknowledge as official on any level.
Jazzy Jan Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 No, I find the 3 songs mentioned in this thread - Cherish, Dear Jessie and True Blue to all be the exact opposite of sad. Very happy, cheerful and somewhat innocent songs. The sweet carefree side of Madonna.
FreeMySoul Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Well I didn't find LAV sad until she performed it on the MDNA Tour so Cherish can probably be just as sad
HolidayGuy Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 The imagery in the DJ video was fitting to the song, though, at least. At least thy did a video for that gem. And, no, don't find much sadness in either of these.
le smoking Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 No. But whenever I listen to Cherish I think of how she said she wrote it cuz she knew the happy feeling wouldn't last
MeakMaker Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Think Cherish has a very upbeat and a kind of cheesy vibe. I've always seen it as the other side of Til Death Do Us Part. So I'd say it's about eternal love.. The happy ending basically. Dear Jessie is almost dramatic as it gives you the idea of what a childhood looks like and when it slowly turns into Oh Father that's when I see the other side of it. As stand alone songs are happy in themes and music but listening to the album and knowing of TDDUP and OF you might sense how that happy feeling is only an illusion and sadness is just there waiting to take over.
Moka Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 I love Dear Jessie! I don't think it's sad, I've always loved nostalgia.
BrokenButterfly Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 I think it's because the song is in such close proximity to Oh Father. You know it's coming and when it does, you feel the sadness immediately.
5iVe Elements Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 no, but I always found True Blue to be sad... Why?
Jazzy Jan Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 Re Like a Virgin on the MDNA tour, songs can always sound sadder when made a lot slower. Could not believe it when I heard a slow version of Take on me by opera/musical singer David Hobson. It was so sad and sorrowful, exact opposite of the A-HA classic. Cherish, True Blue and Dear Jessie have such positive, hopeful and sweet lyrics full of love, Madonna sings them with such a happy tone. She emotes beautifully when singing - always expresses the emotion and lyrics of the song. I find Borderline a more sad song, even though it is a classic pop song. The lyrics are sad and her voice perfectly conveys the words despite it not being a ballad. Till death do as part is an interesting one. She deliberately makes this sad and powerful song almost distant and uses a more upbeat backing. Somehow twists it to make it more powerful. She is amazing as a vocalist and artist.
5iVe Elements Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 Agree with Jan regarding Borderline. That song made me cry once. And TDDUP too. It's a beautiful juxtaposition of sadness and hope(?)/trying to be positive(?). That song made me cry too despite the upbeat tempo of it.
Guest bluejean Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 No. Cherish is one of the happiest songs she's ever done.
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