From the early 80's until the mid-90's, Madonna had the most recognizably unique voice in pop music. This song highlights that incredible voice. Until the EVITA voice lessons changed her voice, Madonna's natural voice had managed to sell over 200 million albums worldwide. Becoming the biggest selling female recording artist in history on a supposedly limited and meager range seems the most ironic of them all huh?
@Roxy Roxbury was it released before she became a star? This sounds familiar to me like something that I heard in skating rinks in the early 80s I love it...I like the R/B style that Madonna has in her singing.
@Raymond Nolan Scott This song might sound familiar because some of the lyrics from Stay (Like A Virgin album) are in this song. She had 2 demos called Don’t You Know and Stay that formed the final version of Stay from her Like A Virgin album.
@@fomalhauto I'm coming to the party late, but part of the reason why she didn't release these songs was because at the time, she was embroiled in a legal battle with her former manager Camille Barbone. Madonna felt she was being taken down a musical path she did not want to go, (and they STILL hadn't delivered on the promise to Madonna to snag a record deal) so the songs made during that time were the legal property of Barbone's company. This song was part of the path Madonna was trying to take at the time and that's why they sound raw.. she was sneaking into a recording studio at night and laying the tracks down. And it really was a "f-ck you, I'm gonna start all over and on my own". As soon as Stephen Bray came to New York, I think that's when Madonna saw the light and such..and well, the rest is history.. :) As for her first album.. oy.. the control the execs wanted over Madonna's image, musicality and what songs would be on the album was intense.
This is a really marvelous track. I know it can totally be worked on more and tweaked, but I love and am fully satisfied by the simplicity of this original version. I love the combination of R&B, funk, electronic, and live band element. Really an amazing track.
I knew the words after a couple of listens. I found myself screaming the song at the top of my lungs and dancing like a maniac. I glanced out of the window to find the neighbors staring in utter confusion, and perhaps a little curiosity.
This song proves that Madonna made the right choice in choosing to be a recording artist! I love how she plays rhythm guitar and she is versatile. For example, she sings This Used to be My Playground, Oh, Father, Cherish, La Isla Bonita, Words, Borderline, Bedtime Story, Live to Tell,Vogue,etc, and the list goes on.
That is so sad that her mama whom she is named after did not live to see her grow or blossom ir sparkle and make it to where she is now. I am so sorry she lost her mama at only 5 years old right before Christmas of 1963 almost 60 years ago. That must have been terrifying for poor Madonna.
Practicamente en la mayoria de las fotos de todas sus épocas se ve radiante, guapa, bella y muy sexy, graciosa y dovertida también por que tiene una hermosa sonrisas y unos hermosos ojos azules...que linda mujer es Madonna por Dios....gracias!!!
This gives me "Desperately seeking Susan" Vibes... A sister to into the groove. Madonna definitly should remaster the vocals and intruments and release it on her upcoming biopic Soundtrack along with other unrealesed demos :-)
Bellissima Floriana Madonna ai tempi di like a Virgin nel 1984 quando portava i capelli come i tuoi, i fiocchi in testa che portavi tu da bambina e le collane di perla che metteva la nonna Cristina
she did release it, this song is basically the base for "Stay" the closer in her 1984 Album "Like A Virgin" I prefer this version to the released version of stay though,
I heard the demo of Stay '81 and now I am searching and listening to all her early outtakes and demos. This is pretty cool. I just really her early sound and energy. I saw a photo of a young Madonna and she looked so gorgeous
I agree totally. If I'm not mistaken she was heavy into the underground New York Club scene and they were on some Funk/Euro-synth style production. If it were not for the title I would have guessed this song came out about 1982. This sound was about 2 years from going mainstream. IMHO.
c'était la plus belle soire de ma vie...je revais de voir Madonna en live depuis les années 80,mon reve est aboutit...Merci à l'ambassade de France à Tunis et puis merci à tous ceux que j'ai connu lors de concert...Amitiés.
UPcoming for me as a first time Dad is a video of me and my daughter on being a great and awesome Dad…… Cant wait.. Wanna go Viral….. Love you Selena ...
You, you make my life much bright, baby You're always on my mind Don't you know you, you make my load much light, baby True love is ours to find You came along when I was losing my way You touched my heart and now I'm ready to say That all your sweetness callin' back ugly skies And now I've fallen for the look in your eyes I couldn't ask for more You're what I'm looking for Oh (chorus) Sometimes I feel I have to get away I change my mind when I look in your eyes And when those clouds come in to darken our day You're never gonna hear me say good-bye I couldn't ask for more You're what I'm looking for Oh (chorus) Don't you know (chorus) Don't you know? Uh, oww, uh, oww Uh, oww, uh, oww (Spoken:) Tainted love Oh (chorus) Don't you know (chorus) (repeat and fade)
Wow this song rocks !!! I have the vinyl like a virgin in white from way back in the days & the song ( stay ) is one of my. Best tracks on it! But this song wow took my ass now to the 80's somehow after this song I ended up putting a needle on the 12" baby love by Regina Dahm where's my rubiks cube!!!
+southsyde Sasha ..lol..fancy "bumpin in to" you again here..lol..so agree with you..nostalgia and all that (bla bla)..but the rhythm is totally off.. ..haha, but who cares, it's early Madonna, like swinging your hack into a gold mine.. ;)
since she 's always been a step above everyone was already' Queen in 1980, this song shows how madonna always take inspiration from his past and his recent songs remind us the songs of madonna 1 type. great.
Yes i just seen it on wikipedia and I do recall when this cd was released, Stephen Bray, who was Madonna's boyfriend and collaborator at the time, did many demos with Madonna, so in 97 when Madonna was in the midst of doing the Evita movie and at the time of its hype Bray released a cd called Pre-Madonna, you might be able to find on Ebay or possibly amazon
Niiiiiiiiiiiice Disco/Electro-funk !!! I agree, great pics of madonna...She was/is the total package...anyone who knew how hard/long she had to fight to get her break, should have known she had decades of greatness to give us... she was never going to be a one-hit or one-album wonder.
I use to fell the same about artists b-sides and how I like some and wonder why it’s not in the album. Being in the music business now, There’s a couple of reasons why they aren’t. Demos are done to seek interest and investors form record labels. Once they are signed they hire producers to make new songs. Very rarely they will use your old demos and work on those to studio standards and release it unless it’s an independent record label and they have faith in your artistry. But big labels usually want to add their input or give you a style or have a vision for you and want a fresh sound based on what they liked from you if their putting money into the album. If they get a producer to want to work on your old demo that happens sometimes too. When they complete a bunch of new demos and songs for the album, the producers, artist and executives go through the songs and determine what makes it on the album and in what order. After debates, objections and opinions....they give it a more polishes studio sound. After they see what song will be released as the first single. This is crucial as it will make the artist or not and gain attention. They also consider if the single is worthy enough for remixes, club okay, Dj’s, radio and promos. When they select the songs for the album the record label generally chooses the number of track listing and provides the funds for it. If they include more it costs more as well as they consider the money spent on getting the songs made and by which producer. They also need to consider not having too many “fillers” in the album which are songs that don’t have much substance or fans would rather skip or doesn’t grow on them. They also want the album diverse and not sound too repetitive in sound and style but during this process generally all involved have different opinions of what they like and not and share ideas and debate. They also worry about having too many songs and boring the listener and songs not standing on its own. It generally sounds like a good idea to pack a record to get more than you pay for but an “album” especially a debut, they prefer it to be special and be memorable and the track listing to flow well with each song and the song up next plus they don’t want to reward the consumer too much with freebies compared to how much it cost the company so 10-12 songs are the usual number. they then leave some songs that they scrapped from the album as a a possible addition on single releases. When they choose the first song to be released as a single before the albums release date, they consider the songs that did not make it on the album as the flip side of the record calling it the b-side. Even though songs are later on made unto tapes and cds ...they still call it a b-side. If the b-side is good enough they release it in the main country’s release or opt for having remixes of the single if they produced any instead. Leaving b-sides for singles and ep’s and promos that will be released in other countries instead of here like Japan or Europe. These later turn into collector items but they want the b-sides mainly to not over shadow the single. Generally the b-side are not good enough for the album but good enough for release on a single. The b-sides are typically very different in style of the rest of the songs or the single being released and they prefer it released in another country if that’s the case. Sometimes the record label in another countries division have different tastes and the b-side or even single is a different song than the main country targeted. A lot of the other songs left, if any, are then forgotten or put away by the label as they own it. In the future they release them in compilations and promos if the artist gets famous and thus making fans search and spend more money for them and hypes the artists and keeps fans on the artist like we are doing on RUclips searching for them and being released on compilations like pre-Madonna. Most of the time many songs don’t see the light of day. But the main reason songs aren’t included in the album is because the sound doesn’t flow well with the rest of the albums style and sound.
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Madonna’s early unreleased music is some of her best material
Bring the 80's Madonna back......Please.....
From the early 80's until the mid-90's, Madonna had the most recognizably unique voice in pop music. This song highlights that incredible voice. Until the EVITA voice lessons changed her voice, Madonna's natural voice had managed to sell over 200 million albums worldwide. Becoming the biggest selling female recording artist in history on a supposedly limited and meager range seems the most ironic of them all huh?
But Evita voice lessons gave us her Ray Of Light voice, that's considered the best vocals of her career.
This song was made in 1979... or some unreleased rock punk songs from 1979 check them out
She had a voice of an angel
Her voice transitioned on bedtime stories
Madonna knew what she was doing, that's for sure. This is very good, excellent song. She might have been a little bit ahead of the curve.
Why wasn't this song ever released? It's a hit!
@Roxy Roxbury
was it released before she became a star?
This sounds familiar to me like something that I heard in skating rinks in the early 80s
I love it...I like the R/B style that Madonna has in her singing.
I really wish this was on her 1st album
@@fomalhauto - It was an unauthorized album released in 1997. I'd say it's still worth a buy.
@Raymond Nolan Scott This song might sound familiar because some of the lyrics from Stay (Like A Virgin album) are in this song. She had 2 demos called Don’t You Know and Stay that formed the final version of Stay from her Like A Virgin album.
@@fomalhauto I'm coming to the party late, but part of the reason why she didn't release these songs was because at the time, she was embroiled in a legal battle with her former manager Camille Barbone. Madonna felt she was being taken down a musical path she did not want to go, (and they STILL hadn't delivered on the promise to Madonna to snag a record deal) so the songs made during that time were the legal property of Barbone's company. This song was part of the path Madonna was trying to take at the time and that's why they sound raw.. she was sneaking into a recording studio at night and laying the tracks down. And it really was a "f-ck you, I'm gonna start all over and on my own". As soon as Stephen Bray came to New York, I think that's when Madonna saw the light and such..and well, the rest is history.. :) As for her first album.. oy.. the control the execs wanted over Madonna's image, musicality and what songs would be on the album was intense.
WOW! This has a really funky 70's sound to it. I kinda wish we would have heard more 70's soul sounds from her! that would have been cool!
she has songs from the 70s
This is a really marvelous track. I know it can totally be worked on more and tweaked, but I love and am fully satisfied by the simplicity of this original version. I love the combination of R&B, funk, electronic, and live band element. Really an amazing track.
She should get back with Stephen Bray in the studio and get back to this sound - we fell in love with it, so keep it coming!!!
it was released on a cd called pre-madonna, still easy to find
I'm french and in my opinion Madonna is the queen of pop
Omg. This sound. It brings it all back ❤️❤️❤️
I knew the words after a couple of listens. I found myself screaming the song at the top of my lungs and dancing like a maniac. I glanced out of the window to find the neighbors staring in utter confusion, and perhaps a little curiosity.
jack love ditto
Omg you cracked me up
Madonna has that ability to hook you into her songs. Truly amazing.
Great talent right from the start.True Queen of Pop!100%
This song proves that Madonna made the right choice in choosing to be a recording artist! I love how she plays rhythm guitar and she is versatile. For example, she sings This Used to be My Playground, Oh, Father, Cherish, La Isla Bonita, Words, Borderline, Bedtime Story, Live to Tell,Vogue,etc, and the list goes on.
i met steve bray in 2010 and i shook his hand and thanked him for giving us "Into the groove"
She always had charisma from the start!
That is so sad that her mama whom she is named after did not live to see her grow or blossom ir sparkle and make it to where she is now. I am so sorry she lost her mama at only 5 years old right before Christmas of 1963 almost 60 years ago. That must have been terrifying for poor Madonna.
@@melsmith2669 she said once in a interview she would give up all her money and fame just to have her mother back that interview was so sad💔
I love to find rarities like this!
a rarity indeed
Jesus that bridge at 2:15 it's so awesome *.*
This is my favorite track from PreMadonna CD. I knew she should be a star when I hear those early tracks.
GTA Vice City vibe! You rock girl :* forever ur fan
Practicamente en la mayoria de las fotos de todas sus épocas se ve radiante, guapa, bella y muy sexy, graciosa y dovertida también por que tiene una hermosa sonrisas y unos hermosos ojos azules...que linda mujer es Madonna por Dios....gracias!!!
This gives me "Desperately seeking Susan" Vibes... A sister to into the groove. Madonna definitly should remaster the vocals and intruments and release it on her upcoming biopic Soundtrack along with other unrealesed demos :-)
0:14 The best visual recording of Madonna of all time.
Y el 2:19
Bellissima Floriana Madonna ai tempi di like a Virgin nel 1984 quando portava i capelli come i tuoi, i fiocchi in testa che portavi tu da bambina e le collane di perla che metteva la nonna Cristina
Could've sworn I'd heard this song on the radio before, but I never knew it was Madonna. Great sound on this one, reminds me of Tom Tom Club.
she did release it, this song is basically the base for "Stay" the closer in her 1984 Album "Like A Virgin" I prefer this version to the released version of stay though,
Why I love RUclips / why I love Madonna
Love the pictures if not the song yeah luv the song
I adore this song!
This is much better than her current singles.
MargauxHemingway shut up
U!
That's because Madonna was bad as HELL in the 1980s.
@@jeraldmcclainofficial6005 shut up
@@NToneSki he meant good. Like when someone calls someone a bad bitch, it's a good thing, it means they're unapologetic and ballsy
I very love her.
i was i could go back to the 80s
OMG! This is fantastic!
I heard the demo of Stay '81 and now I am searching and listening to all her early outtakes and demos. This is pretty cool. I just really her early sound and energy. I saw a photo of a young Madonna and she looked so gorgeous
Wow... Time to release this!!!
Madonna in all her beauty. Gotta just love it. ;)
Just AMAZING, I LOVE Early 80s street cred Madonna! The lyric 'You, you make my life much brighter' later used on Stay from Like A Virgin
this is awesome!
God damn this is so good. There will never be another like her.
MAN....the good ol' days! Love the pics. I miss this Madonna!! But still love her!!
God! In a lot of pictures is totally lola!
En todas esas fotos de Madonna tan joven...muy al comienzo de todo...era muy bonita y atractiva...además cob mucha y sensualidad....gracias!!!
This sounds a lot like Madonna's song, Stay!
In fact,Madonna re-worked this to make"Stay"
She was so beautiful. I’ve seen her recently and I can’t believe it.
i love this song and video. the pictures are wonderful she was so much better back then. the eighties is the greaest decade in music ever.
Me Too! 80's The Best.
I LOVE THIS SONG, IM GOING TO BANG IT THIS WEEKND LIKE ITS NEW.....
Man, what a funky jam this early demo was. Could have been an underground R&B/Funk hit if it were released.
I just love Madonna's voice during 80a
I agree totally. If I'm not mistaken she was heavy into the underground New York Club scene and they were on some Funk/Euro-synth style production. If it were not for the title I would have guessed this song came out about 1982. This sound was about 2 years from going mainstream. IMHO.
THIS IS GREAT
Très belle la capitale Paris,j'y étais,et j'ai pris une place pour le concert de Madonna au Stade De France le 14 Juillet dernier...fabuleux !!
wow this stuck in your head.
Cool song . Sounds a little bit like her holiday song . the style of it .
c'était la plus belle soire de ma vie...je revais de voir Madonna en live depuis les années 80,mon reve est aboutit...Merci à l'ambassade de France à Tunis et puis merci à tous ceux que j'ai connu lors de concert...Amitiés.
Totally could’ve been an 80’s club/funk hit
Probably one of the hardest bas-lines ive ever heard. Why is her music so damn good?
This is a jam!
UPcoming for me as a first time Dad is a video of me and my daughter on being a great and awesome Dad…… Cant wait.. Wanna go Viral….. Love you Selena ...
1979 👏👏👏👏👏👏
this is so amazing!!!! the song the photos!!! so beautiful and real!!
Wow great pics of Madonna!!!
You, you make my life much bright, baby
You're always on my mind
Don't you know you, you make my load much light, baby
True love is ours to find
You came along when I was losing my way
You touched my heart and now I'm ready to say
That all your sweetness callin' back ugly skies
And now I've fallen for the look in your eyes
I couldn't ask for more
You're what I'm looking for
Oh
(chorus)
Sometimes I feel I have to get away
I change my mind when I look in your eyes
And when those clouds come in to darken our day
You're never gonna hear me say good-bye
I couldn't ask for more
You're what I'm looking for
Oh
(chorus)
Don't you know
(chorus)
Don't you know?
Uh, oww, uh, oww
Uh, oww, uh, oww
(Spoken:)
Tainted love
Oh
(chorus)
Don't you know
(chorus)
(repeat and fade)
Wow this song rocks !!! I have the vinyl like a virgin in white from way back in the days & the song ( stay ) is one of my. Best tracks on it! But this song wow took my ass now to the 80's somehow after this song I ended up putting a needle on the 12" baby love by Regina Dahm where's my rubiks cube!!!
Wow! What a great photo slideshow. I usually hate all of the photo slideshows on youtube but all these images were rare and great to look at.
The rythym is off the chain!
+southsyde Sasha ..lol..fancy "bumpin in to" you again here..lol..so agree with you..nostalgia and all that (bla bla)..but the rhythm is totally off.. ..haha, but who cares, it's early Madonna, like swinging your hack into a gold mine.. ;)
Yeah its funky thats why i like it😛
Madonna, Was best in her early days. After the 90s, that changed for me.
i really miss this DECADE of GREAT MUSIC......
I've never heard this either. This is pretty damn good!
eu adoro essa música !
Breakin and street grooves. So epic.
Stunning..!! the first time to listen this song! feel like back to the gorgeous 80's...love it!!
thank you beautyful pictures 💕
This song would wind up later on her Like a virgin CD rearranged as a song called STAY.
NUM GOSTEI MUITO DOS SONS DOS INTRUMENTOS,SÃO AGRESSIVOS.ME DESCULPE
Fatima Carinhosa Speak English!
sorry dear.i did,not, liked the sound,it is agresive,without harmony.but the leter ans dicção is perfect.congratulations,good look
i did not like the instrument.
big hug
something about this sounds so familiar but i swear ive never heard it until today
I know, right ?😊
This is that Madonna "Club Funk". I listen to this a few times per day.
Love it! She should release it!
I'm from Suriname Paramaribo and I love this song I'm one of Madonna fans just like old skool music
thank you this is maybe the BEST video of her that I recently met ...
Crazy to see all Madonna career...she is the QUEEENNN YES
since she 's always been a step above everyone was already' Queen in 1980, this song shows how madonna always take inspiration from his past and his recent songs remind us the songs of madonna 1 type. great.
*I'M JUST LOOKING 4 THIS:) «GREATEST TRACK» RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! 100% X3
Really cool photos.
La bella Madonna da giovane
Madonna is the Queen !
Thanks for posting this, i love it.
Never has anyone had such utter self belief !
I like this song 🎶cute💖
super song!
I love it! A very unique sound.
Yes i just seen it on wikipedia and I do recall when this cd was released, Stephen Bray, who was Madonna's boyfriend and collaborator at the time, did many demos with Madonna, so in 97 when Madonna was in the midst of doing the Evita movie and at the time of its hype Bray released a cd called Pre-Madonna, you might be able to find on Ebay or possibly amazon
song? OK. Early Pics? AWESOME!!! What a great collage of pre-Madonna Madonna!
Primera vez que escucho esta canción y me encanta!
Can definitely hear shades of 'Into The Groove' in this!
I did not know Madonna recorded this song. Now I know, and I like it !
Niiiiiiiiiiiice Disco/Electro-funk !!! I agree, great pics of madonna...She was/is the total package...anyone who knew how hard/long she had to fight to get her break, should have known she had decades of greatness to give us... she was never going to be a one-hit or one-album wonder.
cool song and man she was so beautiful
It's nice to here a song that reminds me of you.
awsome!! love tht old pieces. madonna in pure state
Beautiful pictures!!!!
I use to fell the same about artists b-sides and how I like some and wonder why it’s not in the album. Being in the music business now, There’s a couple of reasons why they aren’t. Demos are done to seek interest and investors form record labels. Once they are signed they hire producers to make new songs. Very rarely they will use your old demos and work on those to studio standards and release it unless it’s an independent record label and they have faith in your artistry. But big labels usually want to add their input or give you a style or have a vision for you and want a fresh sound based on what they liked from you if their putting money into the album. If they get a producer to want to work on your old demo that happens sometimes too. When they complete a bunch of new demos and songs for the album, the producers, artist and executives go through the songs and determine what makes it on the album and in what order. After debates, objections and opinions....they give it a more polishes studio sound. After they see what song will be released as the first single. This is crucial as it will make the artist or not and gain attention. They also consider if the single is worthy enough for remixes, club okay, Dj’s, radio and promos. When they select the songs for the album the record label generally chooses the number of track listing and provides the funds for it. If they include more it costs more as well as they consider the money spent on getting the songs made and by which producer. They also need to consider not having too many “fillers” in the album which are songs that don’t have much substance or fans would rather skip or doesn’t grow on them. They also want the album diverse and not sound too repetitive in sound and style but during this process generally all involved have different opinions of what they like and not and share ideas and debate. They also worry about having too many songs and boring the listener and songs not standing on its own. It generally sounds like a good idea to pack a record to get more than you pay for but an “album” especially a debut, they prefer it to be special and be memorable and the track listing to flow well with each song and the song up next plus they don’t want to reward the consumer too much with freebies compared to how much it cost the company so 10-12 songs are the usual number. they then leave some songs that they scrapped from the album as a a possible addition on single releases. When they choose the first song to be released as a single before the albums release date, they consider the songs that did not make it on the album as the flip side of the record calling it the b-side. Even though songs are later on made unto tapes and cds ...they still call it a b-side. If the b-side is good enough they release it in the main country’s release or opt for having remixes of the single if they produced any instead. Leaving b-sides for singles and ep’s and promos that will be released in other countries instead of here like Japan or Europe. These later turn into collector items but they want the b-sides mainly to not over shadow the single. Generally the b-side are not good enough for the album but good enough for release on a single. The b-sides are typically very different in style of the rest of the songs or the single being released and they prefer it released in another country if that’s the case. Sometimes the record label in another countries division have different tastes and the b-side or even single is a different song than the main country targeted. A lot of the other songs left, if any, are then forgotten or put away by the label as they own it. In the future they release them in compilations and promos if the artist gets famous and thus making fans search and spend more money for them and hypes the artists and keeps fans on the artist like we are doing on RUclips searching for them and being released on compilations like pre-Madonna. Most of the time many songs don’t see the light of day. But the main reason songs aren’t included in the album is because the sound doesn’t flow well with the rest of the albums style and sound.