peppermint Posted July 4 Posted July 4 13 hours ago, FreeMySoul said: This song broke me absolutely stunning Absolutely the same for me! Quote
svperstar Posted July 4 Posted July 4 The fact that she sounds this hopeful at the end of a four-track arc of some very heavy trauma just goes to show how admirable she is. I'd be crushed -- too much to think about any sense of hope in the aftermath. Yet there she is, even with sadness underlining what she sings, looking forward to the dawn that comes after the darkness. I marvel at her outlook. The song is stunning. And DEVASTATING. Quote
MadFan Posted July 4 Posted July 4 8 minutes ago, svperstar said: The fact that she sounds this hopeful at the end of a four-track arc of some very heavy trauma just goes to show how admirable she is. I'd be crushed -- too much to think about any sense of hope in the aftermath. Yet there she is, even with sadness underlining what she sings, looking forward to the dawn that comes after the darkness. I marvel at her outlook. The song is stunning. And DEVASTATING. Beautifully put. Quote
Crystal Coffin Posted July 4 Posted July 4 This is very, very The Velvet Underground. A perfect song to close the album. Quote
ThomasW Posted July 4 Posted July 4 59 minutes ago, svperstar said: The fact that she sounds this hopeful at the end of a four-track arc of some very heavy trauma just goes to show how admirable she is. I'd be crushed -- too much to think about any sense of hope in the aftermath. Yet there she is, even with sadness underlining what she sings, looking forward to the dawn that comes after the darkness. I marvel at her outlook. The song is stunning. And DEVASTATING. all of this! and if you play it until the end -sand Hot Sauce- and then connect it to IFSF and start over, it's like closing a cycle and starting another one, like life itself, its energy never ends (or never dies like she mentions in Fragile) and it all flows! Quote
toujours Posted July 4 Posted July 4 Still waiting for the Queen of Queens to spill the on this Brando deadringer. Quote
vertigokane Posted July 4 Posted July 4 It’s the musical sister of X-Static Process, which Stuart also co-wrote. Listen to them back to back. Quote
pithy Posted July 4 Posted July 4 18 hours ago, Martin B. said: Another great closing tracks in her discography. The song opens a window onto a snapshot of her youth in New York, with an evocative power reminiscent of Lou Reed's work. Ha. Before reading this, I was thinking it wouldn't be out of place on Lou's New York album, and not just because of the name, although there's clearly something in their shared sense of place. Good call. Quote
acko Posted July 4 Posted July 4 6 hours ago, xoxoboi24 said: who is she singing about?? jellybean? The guy from the Burning Up video https://www.nycastings.com/0430/v3_viewNoticeDetail.asp?Qc=Film/TV/Video&Qn=75662 Quote
promise to try Posted July 4 Posted July 4 she really knows how to end an album. This is up there for me, with Easy ride! what a beautiful amazing song Quote
Vogue992 Posted July 4 Posted July 4 On 7/3/2026 at 1:06 AM, Nikki said: I won't accept the silence on this breathtakingly beautiful track. Just listened for the first time, and hearing the first few notes, I was already blown away. It's so pure, fragile, humble, beautiful.. it easily could've been on Ray of Light or Music or AL. Perfect closing song https://music.apple.com/be/album/l-e-s-girl/1892545087?i=1892545386 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ-lwbWqOjM Yes!!! Reminded me of the Music album Quote
toujours Posted July 4 Posted July 4 2 hours ago, acko said: The guy from the Burning Up video https://www.nycastings.com/0430/v3_viewNoticeDetail.asp?Qc=Film/TV/Video&Qn=75662 Ken Compton? He's probably among the top 5 most gorgeous men linked to M. Didn't they date for a while? Quote
Selena Posted July 4 Posted July 4 9 hours ago, xoxoboi24 said: who is she singing about?? jellybean? I thought Jean-Michel Basquiat Quote
toujours Posted July 4 Posted July 4 10 minutes ago, Selena said: I thought Jean-Michel Basquiat Basquiat was handsome but wasn't a Brando look-a-like Quote
acko Posted July 4 Posted July 4 30 minutes ago, toujours said: Ken Compton? He's probably among the top 5 most gorgeous men linked to M. Didn't they date for a while? norris burroughs, I guess they mixed up the credits through the years….the one you mention was in the BU video. Quote
acko Posted July 4 Posted July 4 4 minutes ago, toujours said: Basquiat was handsome but wasn't a Brando look-a-like The Guy said in one of those trashy docus back in the day that M referred to him as a brando type…it’s him. Quote
Selena Posted July 4 Posted July 4 5 minutes ago, toujours said: Basquiat was handsome but wasn't a Brando look-a-like Right, I completely forgot that part about Brandon in the song. Quote
toujours Posted July 4 Posted July 4 1 hour ago, acko said: norris burroughs, I guess they mixed up the credits through the years….the one you mention was in the BU video. Looked at images of Norris. He does have a passing resemblance to MB. Quote
xtaticboy82 Posted July 4 Posted July 4 11 hours ago, xoxoboi24 said: who is she singing about?? jellybean? Michael Gira Quote
Qbanito Posted July 4 Posted July 4 42 minutes ago, xtaticboy82 said: Michael Gira He doesn’t look like a Brando type to me lol. That Norris guy someone posted earlier definitely does look the part tho. I love the “you, you, you” part of the song and her voice there. Quote
waidexter Posted July 4 Posted July 4 This song can be perform acoustically by her n her guitar. It will be great treat for all of us. Quote
Ugly Hecty Posted July 4 Posted July 4 As a closer, it works perfectly. A sister song to Mer Girl and Candy Perfume Girl but lighter than both in an Easy Ride way. Quote
topdog Posted July 4 Posted July 4 Beautiful. A song that keeps drawing me back in for a listen. The day after the night before. Quote
Skin Posted July 4 Posted July 4 I know it's insane to talk about already, but I'd love to see Madonna go in this kind of direction musically and lyrically for her next album. Quote
vesper_wolf Posted July 4 Posted July 4 I've listened to the album on repeat since the release... And this song breaks me - EVERY... SINGLE... TIME... Quote
peppermint Posted July 4 Posted July 4 18 minutes ago, vesper_wolf said: I've listened to the album on repeat since the release... And this song breaks me - EVERY... SINGLE... TIME... I am so with you on this! The effect it has on me is undescribable....I am like dude you're still crying you've listenned to it 80 times. What a fantastic song...what a fantastic record. Quote
Nightshade Posted July 4 Posted July 4 29 minutes ago, Skin said: I know it's insane to talk about already, but I'd love to see Madonna go in this kind of direction musically and lyrically for her next album. I am in total agreement. Also, it would be great if she co-wrote some stuff with Joe Henry as @acko mentioned. With Stuart Price saying what a great "storyteller" she is when she's songwriting, I think a direction that combines those approaches would be amazing. Quote
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