Madonna - Erotica | REACTION + ANALYSIS
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- Опубликовано: 20 авг 2024
- In this video, I react to Madonna's 1992 album, Erotica, breaking down the album's lyrical themes and motifs.
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I told y'all he'd do Erotica justice. His analogies are so on point! I clicked so fast. THAT SMILE!!!
Thank you so much! :)
@@ericmason6540 Vocals from Erotica was used by her producer to remix Garbage's song #1 Crush for the Romeo&Juliet soundtrack (starring Leonardo di Caprio), with her permission, but because of the controversy of Erotica at the time, she opted to not be credited so that their single would get airplay.
"In this life" actually is about two friends of hers who died because of Aids. One of them is Martin Burgoyne, a plastic artist and the other one was Christopher Flynn, her ballet teacher who introduced her into the LGBT community.
Regarding In This Life: Madonna was one of the only public figures that stuck up for the LGBTQ+ community the way that she did. She personally visited people in hospitals that were being "treated" for hiv/aids and sat and talked with them and hugged them. She did people a kindness that others would not because they "didn't want to catch it". She had the nerve to speak up and raise awareness to the damage that the disease was causing and how horrible it was that the public was pretending like it wasn't happening. She was risking so much because of the stigma surrounding hiv/aids and the lgbtq+ community. Because of her, attention was brought to the issue and other public figures followed suit in raising money and awareness to find a cure. What's crazy is that this isn't even the tip of the iceberg regarding Madonna's impact on not only music but society as a whole. A true icon honestly
"Post-Erotica, Madonna started exploring sophisticated, more mature dance pop-and relaxed her provocative instincts.
But few women artists, before or since Erotica, have been so outspoken about their fantasies and desires. Madonna made it clear that shame and sexuality are mutually exclusive. In the end, Erotica embraced and espoused pleasure, and kept Madonna at the forefront of pop’s sexual revolution."
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
WAP
I love your detailed analysis. So different than most other RUclips reactions. Very intellectual and you actually get the message most of the time. Well done. I'm not sure if requested before but I'd love to see you react to Madame X, her latest album that came out in 2019.
Thank you so much! :)
This is my favorite Madonna album, it just seems to get better and better with each listen.
Since this era was so controversial for her, it was very underrated and underperformed. What's funny is that there are only two tracks, "Erotica" and "Where Life Begins," that are explicitly sexual. The rest of the sexuality is in the subtext, it in the double entendres.
She actually wrote the song "Human Nature" from her next album, Bedtime Stories, as a response to the criticism she faced in the Erotica era.
''Secret Garden'' was also hugely sexual, talking about the vagina of ''Madonna''.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame considered Erotica as one of the most revolutionary albums of all time, declaring that "...few women artists, before or since Erotica, have been so outspoken about their fantasies and desires. Madonna made it clear that shame and sexuality are mutually exclusive... In the end, Erotica embraced and espoused pleasure, and kept Madonna at the forefront of pop's sexual revolution." - Check out their full write up.
My 16 year old ears needed to hear this album as a young gay kid in the closet. I remember listening to it the night it came out - it was a Tuesday in October of 92. I was pretty tired the next day in class and I could wait to get home to listen to it.
Bad Girl has one of the best videos of her entire career, I wish you could check out her videography one day :)
I definitely plan on it! :)
@@ericmason6540 looking forward to it, love your channel btw ❤
Thank you so much! :)
Yes!! Christopher Walken!!
okay i think i’m in love with this man like how can you be THAT smart...
Thank you so much! 🥺
Eric Mason no thank YOU for being brilliant AND a cutie 🙈
Erotica was so emblematic!!!! It was not only an album... it was a multimedia project that defined an era... The videos and the Sex book must be analyzed with the album.... I think that is gonna be Madonna’s Album that will be remembered in the next 50 years... and, like others masterpieces, so underrated at the time it was released... ❤️❤️❤️
I was born in 82 and my sister is ten years older than me, needless to say we grew up Madonna. Madonna was so omnipresent in the 80s and 90s it’s not easy to convey her influence because today’s media landscape is so different and there are truly no artists like her. The women artists today have traction because of what she fought for. Everything she did was extremely controversial and ground breaking. I can’t think of any artists today, as much as I love Lady Gaga and Bey (I do) you just don’t see artists who have the Vatican coming after them and the attacks and censorship Madonna dealt with and that’s because Madonna dealt with it the new artists don’t have to. I remember being a toddler waiting with my sister to watch Lucky Star on MTV and staring at my sisters Madonna album covers committing every detail to memory, then as I got older, MTV would host Madonna days and Madonna weekends, with her videos and only her videos back to back to back. I would just sit and absorb Madonna. We all did. She led the way every year of my life like a pop cultural icon of womanhood phenomenon that she is. Who’s That Girl and Desperately Seeking Susan, Dick Tracy, Truth Or Dare, A League Of Their Own, my little girlfriends and I had to wait for and watch and study everything she did, repeatedly. You have people today who act shocked and shook about soft core mock bdsm like Fifty Shades, Madonna was going ten times farther thirty years earlier. Porn was not easily accessible at the time, the cultural zeitgeist was completely different, nobody was doing anything like it until Madonna did it, and then she went and did something else. My sister had a bootleg copy of The Girly Tour on vhs, it only aired on HBO or Showtime or Cinemax, those were the racy channels back then that only boujee people had, and way tamer pre sex and the city, but the girly tour was 🔥 I was a little girl and used to masturbate to it, my sisters friend had like burned it on tape and I watched it fanatically. There would be no Gwen, GaGa, Pink, Christina, Britney and so many more without Madonna. Thank you for paying attention to her work, she is a revolutionary. It’s just hard to fathom in today’s society, how hard a cutting edge this was. Gender bending, androgyny, being a woman multi media mogul, cone bras and mixed media, it was all 😳✊🏻 and yes how vocal and inclusive she has always been regarding the lgbtq+ community, people were afraid of her. She got her foot in the door with pop music and then challenged and defied everyone’s expectations of women and sex and performance art, she dominated and refused to quit.
This is my favorite Madonna's album. And with your reaction and analysis i can't ask for more. You're amazing, Bedtime Stories is so good. 😊😊
Thank you so much! :)
I'm surprised you didn't mention the lyrics from Vogue used near the end of the song Deeper And Deeper. I love how pleasantly surprised your reaction to this album was. It just goes to shows how preconceived notions about the album and Madonna were overblown and this album would not have been received so negatively. Your realization of Where Life Begins had me in stitches 😂
I didn't notice that! I'll have to go back and listen to Deeper and Deeper. And thank you! :)
Without Erotica there is no Beyonce, Katie Perry, Lady Gaga, Brittany Spears or Lana Del Rey.
The media, political leaders and religious leaders called for people to boycott her during this time. She suffered a lot. In fact, when asked what the most controversial thing she has done, her reply was sticking around. So many people were hating her at this time. It would have been the end for most artists but Madonna proved why she's the Queen by releasing Bedtime Stories. On the surface it's much softer and helped create an image that people could tolerate but she added a song (Human Nature) as a big fu! To her critics.
Awesome! What I like about this album is how sexual it is, with songs about BDSM like "Erotica" and about oral sex like "Where Life Begins", but at the same time is a very dark album with very sad songs like "Bad Girl" where she says she's not happy living that way, and songs about social issues like "Why's it so hard" and"In This Life" that she wrote about two of her dear friends who died of Aids. I think she thought she was gonna make an album about sex, but she couldn't help bringing her heart into it and making it an emotional album about relationships, loss, loneliness, insecurities and even death. And that makes it one of her most vulnerable and intimate works. Definitely an album to sit down and listen to paying attention. Great review as always! Can't wait for Confessions! and you should also react to American Life which to me has the best lyrics along with Ray of Light and Like a Prayer.
Thank you! :)
American Life please. Really want to see your comments on political charged lyrics!
Can't believe you didn't mention the "Vogue" snippet in Deeper and Deeper haha.
Madonna caused the biggest media storm in 1992 ! HUGE controversy and she was EVERYWHERE
American Life, Madame X and Bedtime Stories are the right choices for an amazing lyrical analysis !!
You're better at this than most of your contemporaries. I enjoy how much you intrinsically respect each album while listening and you thoughtfully elaborate on an artist's history as well as prior themes/concepts they've explored. I only say all this because this is my favorite Madonna album for a lot of the reasons you brought up--it's an album mainly about heartbreak, but also about every facet of love, both for oneself and everyone around us, be it family, friends or partners. Really enjoyed your analysis!
Thank you so much! :)
Also In This Life about her two friends who died from AIDS. First verse is about Martin Burgoyne who died at 23. And 2nd verse is about her dance teacher Christopher Flynn.
Interesting, thank you!
Deeper and Deeper is actually about a young man coming out as gay. I didn't know that at the time, I just thought it was a catchy as hell dance track.
Erotica is the first album I ever bought and is definitely the bridge between party girl Madonna and mature artist Madonna.
It also is totally a breakup album since it's her first after divorcing Sean Penn who she's called the love of her life. Words is about him and Thief of Hearts is about Robin Wright from The Princess Bride and House of Cards who Madonna blamed for the ultimate breakdown in their marriage
Her entire marriage to Guy Ritchie can be traced through Music, American Life, Hard Candy, MDNA and Rebel Heart. He really did a number her.
Wow, I loved "Thief Of Hearts" for years but I never knew it was about Robin Wright. But now it makes perfect sense. Of course. :)
‘Waiting’ is my fave single on the erotica album. And YES YES! when I bought the album in 1992 in England it was only the standard version that was sold. I think it perfectly ends with secret garden. ‘Did you do it’ Which is like a progress on ‘Waiting’ but using the song not only spoils the original song ‘Waiting’ for me also it doesn’t fit on the album.
....my favourite Madonna album and your eyes. you give me feeeever!
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@@ericmason6540 since Confessions is the next album to react to, I officialy dedicate "get together" to you. You'll get why when you react to it.
gobregon2011 - "Stop, Bitch! Now sit your ass down!" 😡 - Thief of Hearts 😆
Don’t say it don’t say it don’t say it… your reaction to Where Life Begins is epic. Lol
The acid Jazz incorporated in secret garden is the best part of the album musically speaking.
This was a whole movement that opened the door for every female artist that has come after her. The videos are part of this artistic expression.
Another great analysis. Erotica is so underrated. And you're right that it's both more vulnerable and more R&B than expected. I know you said you're doing Confessions next, but I would be interested to see you react to her albums in order so you can experience her creative/personal evolution chronologically. You've sort of done that here (although I'm Breathless was released in between and you should absolutely react to that at some point). Bedtime Stories is very much a transitional album between Erotica and Ray of Light. I also think Confessions is better appreciated after hearing the albums that came before it. Either way, look forward to your reaction!
Thank you! :)
@@ericmason6540 non stop version of COADF, certainly.
The “ finger licking good” line is cringeworthy I agree 😬.. However looking back at this early ( very early ) 90’s album I’m impressed at her ability to incorporate hip hop and new jack swing and even jazz elements. That was pretty groundbreaking at that time for a white female artist from the mid west. , and to do so convincingly! She always had a knack for incorporating different genres into her albums, I appreciate that.
Madonna can be both brilliant and cringe lyrically... not often, but it happens for sure. I Love New York is another one. But for the most part she actually is very intelligent and writes good, powerful lyrics
It was meant to make the right people cringe, and not us. It is a middle finger. She was a very old soul, but she was also young at heart.
I realize that much of what performers do comes from a cry for help, initially.
A need.
I never thought it was cringeworthy. If she sang it now, maybe. I find "Candy Shop" and "S.E.X." way more cringe-inducing. She had such a good sense of humor in 1992 so it never bothered me. Just like she sings "Here kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty" at the end of "Waiting." So effortless and cool.
Madonna has always been corny😂 It’s one of the things I love about her music tho!
To me Erotica has always been the postmodern version of her True Blue album which was all about making a connection and being in love. What I mean is she always tries to make a connection with someone on Erotica as well, yet she is never quite successful. Falling in love is almost like a complex glimpse of an idea and she is never quite successful in fully exploring it. It’s very much a deconstruction of love and ultimately the result is incomplete and quite dissatisfying. Confessions and Madame X are very good albums to react to from here onwards.
For many Madonna diehard fans, this album is part of the "Madonna holy trinity" which are often considered to be her best albums: Ray of Light, Like A Prayer, and Erotica. While Erotica received lukewarm reviews at the times of its release (as Madonna was experiencing a backlash), through time, a lot of critics have come back and recognized how strong of an album Erotica is. It's not necessarily a big catchy album by any means. But it was quite a brave album from her for its time, both sonically, and lyrically.
OMG, completely my new favorite reaction analyst. You actually analyze the lyrics, underlying themes and continuity across the album and her discography. You are my new reaction guru. I’ve loved Madonna for almost 40 years and your interpretation of her album and catalogue is insightful and thoughtful. Well done! Subscribed! 😉. This is one of the first times that Madonna really veered away from straight up pop influences and created a very icy production, complete with an underground elements of techno, house and new jack swing. It led the way to many stylistic shifts throughout her musical journey, but it is arguably the most brazen and fearless.
Thank you so much! :)
Finally a decent and serious review of this album as it rightfully deserves. Back then it was too controversial and I don’t think the critics back then were fair to this album. Thank you again.
Dear Eric, you just did an amazing analysis of this album and you just get it! At that time of release, the critics were busy putting down her provocative image and the infamous Sex book that none of the reviews of this great pop/dance album was anhything but about the music!
Thank you so much! :)
Love Words, particularly the interlude "Friends they tried to warn me about you..." So beautiful.
It's great that you're going into a Madonna Journey. Deeper and Deeper is My Favourite Madonna song ever, as you said, the title has multiple meanings, but not only the physical and emotional, but there's another layer in "fall deeper" if you watch the video. You should check that out
I love how thorough you are reacting to older stuff...some reactions have no idea the context and time when the music was released. You are very analytical for such a young man. Madonna music has always have a serious side underneath the pop sound.
Thank you! :)
you are very articulate on your thoughts & your analysis. My fave album of all time.
Thank you so much! :)
you have to listen to Confessions On A Dance Floor Nonstop Mix! It's THE original version of the album
I think you would really like Rebel heart. To me, it's Madonna's best album since confessions and it has some of her best songs. The album represents the 2 biggest sides of her personality, the rebel, and the romantic. The album is basically a journey through Madonna's life and career. I would recommend the deluxe version which has 19 songs, but those extra songs are necessary to get the full experience. Also I wouldn't recommend listening to "Did you do it?" Only because it takes the production of "waiting" and removes Madonna's vocals and 2 rappers rap over it. Also, if you listen to Bedtime Stories, it leans more heavily on R&B than Erotica and it's very soft in comparison.
Rebel Heart is amazing. To me, it is a very exciting album. Musically and lyrically. Some playful, some profound. And I feel the musical style varies, which excites me still. Confessions I love too, and perhaps more coherent musically - which I don't find as exciting but good in its own way too.
nathaniel JOHNSON I just realized this recently more and more. I mean I liked it when it came out but think now listening years later... there is classics on it already. Not sure Madame X will....0
@@Electricrebel001 Agreed
@@hoxtondean9855 Rebel heart is so underrated
My final grade 12 exam was in English looking at bias in the media. The newspaper article we were given to analyse was about Madonna (The Erotica album and the SEX book). That exam took place on Friday November 13, 1992
The final song played at my high school formal was Erotica. (Formal = Prom).
Singles were: Erotica - Deeper And Deeper - Bad Girl - Fever - Rain - Bye Bye Baby.
Sample in Bye Bye Baby is LLCoolJ's "Jingling Baby"
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Great Review! An album I think you in particular would appreciate is Madonna’s American Life. It’s an introspective collaboration with electronic producer Mirwais. Please add it to your list!
Thank you! I will. :)
Great analysis. The best way to revise Madonna’s discography. The amazing part is that a really young person, is discovering her art. Hope you react to all albums, please.
Thank you so much! :)
I just can't even think about what this world would have been like, without the queen.😬
EROTICA needs to be heard and seen as the visuals r stunning! High ART. The Girlie Show Tour is genius!
I was so ready to skip past this thinking it would be another trivial comment by someone who didnt know anything about music. WRONG. Spectacular reaction. It's my fave M album. 2 things. In This Life is about 2 friends who died of aids, and unrelated to Spanish Eyes, which is based on a true story of a young man who died in a barrio fight. Secret garden is about her longing to be a mother. I'll be following you for more. Loved it!
Ps. You really should do American life. Youd have a LOT to say about that. That album caused US radio to stop playing her as they found it anti American. It's an album for 2020.
Thank you so much! :)
Fantastic review.. Erotica is classic concept album. It was meant to be listened to from start to finish. They dont do a lot of that nowadays because streaming has programmed people to just consume music and not to appreciate it. This album is also grounbreaking considering the socio political climate America was in when this was released. It was unfortunate that she got so much flak because of the Sex book that this album was not given the right amount of attention.
Thank you so much! :)
I am an enormous Madonna fan and this is my favorite album she's released. Such a great analysis of this album.
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Great analysis. Miles away from most people that just "react" and scream listening to music.
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Enjoyed your analysis. Erotica is a favorite. Great job.
Thank you! :)
I’m subscribing. You are so insightful and intellectual. I love it.
Thank you so much! :)
I love your full detailed analysis of my favourite Madonna album and your cute as hell which makes me want to watch more of your reviews 😋
God I love your Madonna reviews. Great reaction as always. Only thing I disagree on is that the standard version is the one without Did You Do It. This wasn’t a bonus track - It’s just missing from what was originally the ‘cleaner’ version of the album. When my friends and I bought Erotica upon release we all had the version with Did You Do It and I always miss it when people leave it out.
Also, I’ve heard it said that Deeper and Deeper is about a young gay man coming out. Could be though often M’s lyrics are a combination of a story about someone or something mixed with some autobiographical context and comment about the world at large.
Can’t wait for your Confessions reaction. Thanks.
Thank you so much! :)
Hello Eric - I must say I owe you an apology. I was about 5 minutes into your video and ready to write you off as yet another ill informed youtuber just posting mere opinions. Fortunately for me, I left it running and found to my pleasant surprise very incisive discourses on the music, the art, and the artist. It was a pleasure hearing your intelligent perspective. Looking forward to hearing more.
Thank you! No apology needed-I’m glad you kept an open mind. :)
I’ve been a lifelong fan of Madonna and Sound of Music and I never realized that reference! You have a really amazing knack of analyzing lyrics and finding the underlying meaning. Love it!!!
Thank you so much! :)
I ran here immediately when I saw you reacted to Erotica. You were again thoughtful and I'm glad you immediately picked up on that this album is as much about relationships as it is about sex, and people at a time did not really get that. However, Erotica is not easy to listen to and love instantly. Mainly because I don't think she meant to be really vulnerable, or explore deep emotion. This was actually documenting fast experiences and short term relationship of an independent, almost promiscuous woman. I always felt like this was a textbook for Samantha Jones character. And that's why the entire production is cold and detached. So much that in bye bye baby she is not even breaking up in person, but over a voicemail message. One thing you might've not picked up on is that actually 3 songs are directly about gay people's experience. Deeper and deeper is actually a story about coming out, Why's it so hard is mostly about gay rights, and In this life about friends lost to aids (not same friend as in Spanish eyes, this was about her dance teacher who inspired her to move to NY and who was a first gay man she knew, and the other is Keith Herring, her early friend in NY). It's a social commentary about society rejecting to deal with anyone expressing their sexuality, and her rebellion against the stance that a woman cannot be smart and sexually open at the same time. Believe it or not, yes, society was really condemning women being openly sexual back then, actually so much, that the first people to attack this record were feminists! Funnily enough, in today's feminism, this record is considered one of key moments for women's liberation. So Madonna was just as always only ahead of her time, and this record got universal praise only in future, but back then, it almost killed her career
The amount of bad press and backlash she received for the first time in her career universally was probably worse then all other pop stars' fallouts combined. Just because she dared to talk about a period of life where she couldn't emotionally connect and her lovers were disposable and decided to talk about these instant experiences in an intellectual way, like a diary of an emancipated woman dating like a man would without getting criticised. That's why I'd love if you let this record sink in and listen to Bedtime stories next, because that record was almost a direct response to Erotica and backlash that followed it. Thank you again for providing your point of view and sorry for the long post :)
Thank you for your insight! :)
Oh also if you already decided to react to Confessions on a dance floor next (although I think that album is only fully appreciated after listening to American life) make sure you listen to original version of the album which played without stopping, mixed like a DJ set. I noticed people who reacted to it previously listen to unmixed version which appeared only later for streaming services, and for me personally, it kills some of the magic
It was NOT the album itself which was deemed provocative and risque but the tablebook SEX wich Madonna published along with the album's release.
Did You Do It is on the official US version of the album. It’s just a remix of Waiting, so most people skip it to get to Secret Garden.
Mister Eric. I so enjoy your reactions. They have an almost psychoanalytic perspective. I would be interested in you reviewing confessions of course, but even her more recent albums like rebel heart or Madame X. The general public has for the most part has dismissed her citing her out of touch approach to art these days, some say it’s straight up ageism . I am not a good judge nor can I be objective being a long time fan. I do think her last album stunk ! I would be interested in hearing your take. You are extremely handsome btw
Thank you so much! 😇 I’ll try to get to all of her albums at some point. :)
Such an insightful analysis, especially for a first listen. I've been enjoying this album for nearly 30 years and you've discovered things I'd never considered before.
This is at the moment my top albums by Madonna: Ray of light, Erotica, American Life, Confessions on a dance floor, Like a prayer, MadameX.
You’re a brilliant and analytical young man, like I said before, you’re an old soul. Your correlation to Spanish Eyes and In this Life was impressive. Continue to grove and smile my friend, it’s beautiful!
This is one of Madonnas best albums i got it when i was 10 , i felt a lot older but was only 10 years old its mad, i love Madonna
It’s both exciting and Jarring to watch someone listen an album for the first time that I’ve listened to a million times.
I remember being a sophomore in high school anticipating this album!
I really appreciate your technique and perspective.
Thank you! :)
2:37 YOU PUT INTO WORDS *EXACTLY* WHY I LOVE THIS SONG + ALBUM 😭🎧👏🏾 Mistress Dita was a stroke of genius!
As a lifelong Madonna fan I can appreciate the thought and provoking of ones views she can make on people. But as Madonna has stated in the past. Not all her songs are so literal! She hears stories from people, be it a friend, a driver, a stripper-yes she has stripper friends- and bends them to her will. She adds flavor and a story line and makes it her own. Then other songs come directly from her life. This album has both.
You have done it again beautiful man, I could listen to you and look at you all day. You truly make me smile with your opinions and critiques. Whoever gets to share time with you is blessed. Love from the UK x
Thank you so much! :)
Hi love your Madonna reviews! Please react to her 1994 R&B album Bedtime Stories! My Top 3 album!
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The remixes from the maxi singles (Erotica, Deeper and Deeper, Bad Girl) off this album are fantastic and mark the start of a great run of House remixes from Erotica through Music.
Love your reactions. So insightful and interesting. More Madonna reactions please.
Thank you so much! More are on the way. :)
For someone who has been listening to Madonna from the very beginning, it's refreshing to hear from someone like you analyzing the lyrics and themes of her albums. It gives the songs new meanings and perspectives i never thought before. Looking forward to more Madonna reactions.
I don't really know about upcoming releases but since you have been listening to some albums from the 1990/2000s (Janet, Kylie, Bjork) i suggest for you continue doing that and consider the following:
1. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
2. Jewel - Pieces of You and Spirit
3. Sarah McLachlan - Surfacing and Afterglow
4. Gwen Stefani - Love Angel Music Baby
5. Aaliyah - Aaliyah
6. All Saints - Sinner and Saints
I mean, the list goes on and on! Hope your channel grows.
Thank you so much! :)
theif of hearts is about robin wright penn and ultimately sean penn
While not an upcoming album, I’d highly recommend you listen to Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos. It’s one of the most groundbreaking albums and one that would be a treat for you to analyze lyrically.
your analysis is the reason why #justiceforerotica trended
And the reggae influences ''Why's it so Hard'' is because the vacation of Shep Pettibone. During the recording of this album (winter 1991-1992), Shep Pettibone was in vacation in Jamaica and listen the music reggae during this time. When he return to works, he didn't off this style of music of his head. Her write and create the base line before to listen at Madonna. When he finished the base line, he heard it for Madonna and she loved it and she written the lyrics then will become this song.
this was an awesome analysis Eric! Had to watch twice... excellent insight! And you are correct, Where Life Begins was meant to be fun and tongue-in-cheek... :P
Very nice reaction dear. Erotica is my second favorite Madonna album. Bad Girl is one of my all-time faves. I adore Waiting, Thief of Hearts, Rain, Words, In This Life too
Thank you! :)
Your reviews are great!
Thank you so much! :)
Just found your channel and love it! First of all, your voice is very soothing and your knowledge is off the...um...charts....😉. As a lifelong Madonna fan I’m reliving first reactions from this new generation and thanks to you especially in finding nuances and lyrical inflections that I missed all these years. You’re doing great!
Thank you so much! :)
For info, the cover of ''Fever'' was a accident, because she wanted to sing the original lyrics of the lyrics of a song called ''Goodbye to Innocence''. Originally, she sing this song with a different base line and she didn't like the base line so, Shep create a new base of line when she loves it. When she wanted to recording ''Goodbye to Innocence'', instead to singing the original lyrics, she sing the lyrics of ''Fever'' to this base line. So Madonna decided to cover because this base line was fit better and abandonned the original lyrics.
Later, she released ''Goodbye to Innocence'' (with the original bass line then she didn't like it) for a CD called ''Just say Roe'' released in 1993.
OK now I can't stop watching your Madonna reactions....and its 2am here *shakes fist* :-)
Nice! Please do more Kylie. Particularly “Fever” and “Body Language”.
i didn’t realize that the “when you know the words to sing” was referencing Sound Of Music until now, thanks!
what does the fire pun mean in Where Life Begins?
Hi Eric this is the first video of you that I watch, I like your analysis and your appreciation to my favourite artist, I'll continue watching your other videos of Madonna's album reactions and I'll suscribe to your channel, greetings from Mexico!
Hopefully you Cn find the one continuous track version of the Confessions CD. Love your reactions.
Thank you! :)
What upcoming album releases are YOU looking forward to? :)
Please do Madame x next thank you
Madame X
You should react to X, Fever, Light Years and Golden albums by Kylie Minogue
Your analysis is so interesting! Thank you.
Maybe unlike others I'm misunderstanding your question but if I'm not - I'm thinking Bjork might surprise us as enough time passed since Utopia, and with all the lockdown situation, she must be finalising something... So, excited about that :) Also looking forward to next from The xx, Lana del Rey and Florence + the machine
Madame X please!!!!
Wow. All these years a thought the Sound of Music reference was just a dumb nonsensical throwaway lyrics but now it makes so much sense in the album context of love, passion and sex and its educational. Brilliant
And I also noticed how the use of fire was towards the end is now replaced by rain
Nice! Enjoying watching your reviews! I love Deeper & Deeper, Waiting, Bad Girl 👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you! :)
I've been listening to Erotica since I was 14 years old... I relistened to it recently and think that it has some pretty good songs but it's her most underrated album because of the controversy (she stirred with the sex book).
Love your reactions just amazing!!! In addition to confessions please react to American life and please please do her video reactions
Thank you so much! :)
As Louden said to Nikki Finn's character, played by Madonna in her third movie Who's That Girl, "Who ARE you??"
Like you, and your reviews. So very sharp and challenging. xx
Thank you! :)
Are you familiar with the music of Pet Shop Boys, and would you consider doing their catalog? I think their sophomore album Actually would be a great place to start, possibly followed by their 1990 album Behaviour which is often cited as their best work by critics.
Cheers from Minneapolis. Love your thoughtful analysis and perspective. I don’t normally gravitate to reaction videos as they are too often self indulgent and (lets be honest) pointless. As someone whose been a Madonna fan since first seeing the Material Girl video on MTV in 1984, I was surprised to hear such a nuanced perspective of the music and lyrics. 👍
Thank you so much! I haven’t listened to much of their music, so I’ll add Pet Shop Boys to my list. :)
Eric Mason oh I only just saw your reply today. Ok, now I’m excited. I continue to enjoy your videos. Keep ‘me coming. 🙂
Bedtime Stories album please! My fav one and the bridge between Erotica and RoL.
I don’t know what it is about your Generation right now LOVING MADONNA. It’s awesome. I’ve seen some reactions to this album that are kind of mean about it and they give Her bad reviews. This is one of my FAVORITE ALBUMS. I’m glad you like it. It’s totally nineties, but beautiful nonetheless. You’re Awesome. You’re Beautiful btw too. Such a Beautiful Face 💜💜💜
It would be cool if you reacted to Madam X. On a side note, I do appreciate Americans with a rich vocabulary. Quite amusing.
love these videos! Hope you can do 'Madonna' (first album)!
Thank you so much! :)
Great video of RAIN, DEEPER AND DEEPER was also good.
Fever is not the opposite of Erotica.
By going back to the Fever era, she makes sure that we understand that the theme of love and sexuality is timeless!
The most famous version of Fever by the way was performed by Elvis - which is statement in itself!
The album deals with different aspects of LOVE.
As I stated in a comment on your Like A Prayer album reaction, in Erotica she dealt with the more provocative and physical aspects of love (Sex, violence, S&M, betrayal, AIDS and eroticism)
Just like her SEX book, Erotica sounds raw, not overtly edited both vocally and conceptually. It is a collage of ideas.
Most of the songs she performed in one take!
That is difficult for you to connect the songs to each other! Because they do not necessarily relate to each other.
Of course one can read many things into everything.
Just in case someone is interested in another great pop album check out Jody Watley's third album "Affairs Of The Heart".
As a fellow pop icon who worked with many of the same people (Jean Paul Gaultier, David Fincher, Herb Ritts, Steven Meisel, Patrick Leonard and Fransoise Nars) her album is a befitting artistic reply to Erotica!
Jody's legendary grammy winning first solo album mirrors Janets Control and Madonnas First album!