Take a POLL: The Madonna "Bedtime Stories" Poll

None of these songs are as good as "vogue" and "express yourself."

That said, "take a bow."

But "take a bow."

Dumb iPhone.

*Meshell Ndegeocello, of course.

"Human Nature" also holds up.

i like all the singles, but "take a bow" is probably my favorite maddy ballad. so that.

(is the story true about bjork being put out when she found out she'd written a song for madonna, or was that some kind of indie-kid apocrypha?)

"Bedtime Story". Because it's different.
But, other than "Erotica", this is the weakest of her ordinary albums. Yes, I prefer "American Life" to this one too.

Bedtime Story because I remember loving the Orbital remix so much.

i love love love this album, maybe the most underrated madonna album. it's so lush and comforting sonically, but many of the lyrics continue where erotica left off in veering into fearfulness and regret - "love tried to welcome me", "inside of me" - and even devotional songs like "sanctuary" (which is the better version of "bedtime story" imo - both go v well together though) have that frisson of distance. plus, "human nature" bumps so hard. such contempt for people who try to keep her down. and "take a bow" is probably madonna's most superlatively crafted ballads not named "bad girl". i have NO idea what i'm going to vote for and intend to listen to this as soon as i return to london. lol "don't stop" is the worst by a million miles though.

90s madonna! she was so great.

did i ever tell the story about how i nearly got suspended from school because of "secret"?

I've read Bjork interviews where she describes "Human Nature" as a "gift" to Nellee Hooper, not sure otherwise. It's interesting listening to her own version ("Sweet Intuition") which has a totally different feel and is a different song basically.

This is a very good album BTW.

90s madonna! she was so great.

Not before "Ray Of Light" no.

Her best periods were 1983-89 and 1998-2005.

http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2008/11/madonnatourAP_450x374.jpg

first CD (i.e. not cassette) I ever bought! Human Nature was my favourite then, but I actually heard Secret come randomly on my iPod recently and loved it all over again, so voting for that. I did always love the Bjork-penned contribution too though, it was so out there compared to the rest! Combo of that song & Army of Me on heavy rotation on MuchMusic enabled me to become a huge Bjork fan too.

Bedtime Story because I remember loving the Orbital remix so much.

― Dorian (Dorianlynskey), Wednesday, October 7, 2009 9:11 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

that remix is so fuckin awesome. not so much for me with the album though.

Sorry, the Bjork track reminds me of everything I don't like about Debut.

"bedtime story" (the bjork track) is so fucking beautiful.

this whole album is wonderful. lex is right that it's severely underrated, perhaps especially on ILX. so many awesome jams. and again, lex is right, in saying the production is comforting and lush. definitely one of my favorite mad albums.

a really hard poll. also, i disagree with you, Eric: tho i rate "vogue" and "express yourself" as madonna at the top of her game, i would grant the same praise to some of these songs for sure.

some of the filler on this album is complete shit, e.g. "Inside of Me". the album needs less glitter and starbursts. voted "Human Nature"

Also there are two covers because they someone screwed up with the initial run. This is how it was supposed to look:

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/c4/0f/0c8d810ae7a05e16f1a39110.L.jpg

yeah that's the one i have.

a lot of madonna album fillers are shit. i don't think this one's particularly shit, really.

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what's the other cover? that's the only one i've seen.

oh. never mind.

"forbidden love" is really gorgeous and i think i might vote for it

I don't think Bjork ever did a version of "Bedtime Stories" but when I think of this track, I hear her voice singing it.

^^ It's called "Sweet Intuition". And also "Sweet Sweet Intuition".

Agree with Lex re "Forbidden Love" which I adore, but I'm still not sure what i'll vote for here.

Bedtime Stories' "Forbidden Love" vs Confessions of a Dance Floor's "Forbidden Lover."

"Forbidden Love" from Confessions

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Boy, this sucked. "Love Tried To Welcome Me" and "Forbidden Love" -- no votes!

Take A Bow will always be classic, but no way in hell is it the best song on here

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Well, you said it yourself: "The album tracks aren't anything special" and "The most expendable of her nineties records."

And I think we all know why "Don't Stop" received one vote.

YES BUT I'M A CONTRARIAN

did u guys know that Rain is Ryan and I's song

no i bet you didn't

sorry just had to get that out there

"Rain" from Erotica?

that's correct

rewatching secret might be good for you

Can't believe I didn't vote "Inside of Me."

Twenty years old!

Love Tried to Welcome Me 0

Obviously I never voted

An amazing track.

Sort of weird that people got so excited by tunes like “Substitute For Love” when she had already perfected the blueprint here

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