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Madonna cover
American pop star Madonna released a cover version of the song in March 2000 to promote the soundtrack to her film The Next Best Thing (2000). Her cover is much shorter than the original (it contains only the beginning of the first verse and all of the second and sixth verses) and was recorded as a pop-dance song. Don McLean himself praised the cover, saying it was “a gift from a goddess”, and that her version is “mystical and sensual.”
Due to the success of the single, it was included as a bonus track on her 2000 studio album Music, however this was not available on the North American version. Madonna explained in a 2001 interview on BBC Radio 1 with Jo Whiley, the reason that the song was omitted from her 2001 greatest hits compilation GHV2: “It was something a certain record company executive twisted my arm into doing, but it didn’t belong on the (Music) album so now it’s being punished”.
Cover history::
The cover was produced by Madonna and William Orbit, who had previously worked with her on the 1998 studio album Ray of Light and 1999 single “Beautiful Stranger”. Released in March 2000, the song was a big worldwide hit, reaching number one in many countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Italy, Germany (her first since “La Isla Bonita”, in 1987), Switzerland, Austria and Finland. The song was the 19th best selling of 2000 in the UK. There was no commercial single release in the US, but the single still reached the number twenty-nine spot on Billboard’s Hot 100, based on airplay alone.
American pop star Madonna released a cover version of the song in March 2000 to promote the soundtrack to her film The Next Best Thing (2000). Her cover is much shorter than the original (it contains only the beginning of the first verse and all of the second and sixth verses) and was recorded as a pop-dance song. Don McLean himself praised the cover, saying it was “a gift from a goddess”, and that her version is “mystical and sensual.”
Due to the success of the single, it was included as a bonus track on her 2000 studio album Music, however this was not available on the North American version. Madonna explained in a 2001 interview on BBC Radio 1 with Jo Whiley, the reason that the song was omitted from her 2001 greatest hits compilation GHV2: “It was something a certain record company executive twisted my arm into doing, but it didn’t belong on the (Music) album so now it’s being punished”.
Cover history::
The cover was produced by Madonna and William Orbit, who had previously worked with her on the 1998 studio album Ray of Light and 1999 single “Beautiful Stranger”. Released in March 2000, the song was a big worldwide hit, reaching number one in many countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Italy, Germany (her first since “La Isla Bonita”, in 1987), Switzerland, Austria and Finland. The song was the 19th best selling of 2000 in the UK. There was no commercial single release in the US, but the single still reached the number twenty-nine spot on Billboard’s Hot 100, based on airplay alone.
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danielxdarko wrote:
Don't get why people hate on this, even Don McLean said he loved it. One of my favorites from Madonna. <3
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Gaeet wrote:
emotional.
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digiroro wrote:
503.453 scrobblings 100.354 oyentes ♥
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meadow_boy wrote:
I love this cover. It makes me nostalgic and happy ♥ [2]
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niqart wrote:
This cover is 1000x better than the original ♥
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ArturFabio wrote:
♥
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MadDennis wrote:
I love this cover. It makes me nostalgic and happy ♥
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rainy-dog wrote:
personally, i quite like bubbly, trashy electro covers of folk classics. vivien vee's italo-disco version of dylan's eve of destruction is a corker!
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Who_Scared_You wrote:
really, really shitty cover
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Ondri- wrote:
One of the worst cover versions I've ever heard.
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theuscvf wrote:
Wonderful [2]
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ronybozoglian wrote:
♥
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stereo_head wrote:
"The original is just one of those overrated songs that everyone's expected to like." - HAVE TO AGREE WITH THAT.
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HoweverFarAway_ wrote:
This cover is 1000x better than the original. The original is just one of those overrated songs that everyone's expected to like, but you just think, is it really that good? It's whiny, boring, and it just goes on forever. Madonna actually gave it some life. U mad? Stay mad <3
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The_Scientist89 wrote:
epic
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aineb wrote:
Wonderful ♥
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dodv wrote:
This is so much better than the original it isn't even funny. She actually makes it sound like a song instead of a book reading.
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myrna-loy wrote:
Makes me teary-eyed with nostalgy..
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dany-california wrote:
a versão da madonna é bem melhor , ela consegue dar a verdadeira 'vibe' pra essa canção.
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espgabriel wrote:
I could listen to this over and over...
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