tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post4320905368466141722..comments2024-03-17T18:53:56.416-07:00Comments on Cosmic American Blog: Madonna: Songwriteryoggothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00233852251148460524noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-58723488413847059602024-02-09T10:57:10.764-08:002024-02-09T10:57:10.764-08:00“i like to remind people who don’t understand that...“i like to remind people who don’t understand that [madonna] is an extremely gifted musician and musical person. her sense of musicality and harmony and melody is all hers. nobody gave her any of that….if i did anything, i helped create arrangements that helped show off the song better“ <br />stephen bray (producer/musician) • the mlvc podcast • 28 october 2022 <br /><br />“what i admired about madonna and steve bray was that they had this very distinct approach or sound in mind, even in the way that she programmed her drum machine. she had a little boss dr rhythm drum machine that she played that little beat on that was on “everybody” she had this distinct style. she would programme it and then she would work with steve to flesh it out, using other machines and stuff. she started as a drummer, but she would just play on every instrument and grab the guitar.” <br />paul pesci (guitarist) • record collector magazine • 2013 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-41596830899246726462024-02-06T21:33:44.273-08:002024-02-06T21:33:44.273-08:00Stephen Bray finally admitted when asked about Mad...Stephen Bray finally admitted when asked about Madonna's 'writing'. Her contributions "were minimal*.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-8647192713732598722024-02-06T20:36:00.044-08:002024-02-06T20:36:00.044-08:00She couldn't play the guitar. In 2000, she was...She couldn't play the guitar. In 2000, she was on David letterman butchering the hell out of 'dont tell me ' on the guitar Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-57107804731501910712019-10-28T09:49:34.107-07:002019-10-28T09:49:34.107-07:00I did not know that SHIT is someting to WRITE.I did not know that SHIT is someting to WRITE.Ernesto Ribeironoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-90032085850462516192016-11-08T02:53:47.273-08:002016-11-08T02:53:47.273-08:00Find Professional singer and songwriter for your...Find Professional singer and <a href="http://helpuonline.in/listing.aspx?sub_cat=17" rel="nofollow"> songwriter </a> for your home Production at affordable costing Exclusive on HelpUonline.<br /><br />HelpUOnlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406963425463766194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-66469835742480203472016-07-11T14:35:27.398-07:002016-07-11T14:35:27.398-07:00Patrick Leonard actually spoke in-depth on video i...Patrick Leonard actually spoke in-depth on video in 2001 about writing Live to Tell with Madonna, noting she wrote all the lyrics, wrote the main melody and wrote the bridge entirely by herself. He originally wrote a version of music only before Madonna wrote the lyrics, some melodies and the bridge. <br /><br />Here he is talking about writing Live To Tell with Madonna:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KREfQdcgdh8<br /><br />As you can see, she wrote the melody and the bridge on her own, plus all the lyrics. <br /><br />Rick Nowels, songwriter, has said many times great a songwriter Madonna is, how she doesn't just change a word to get a credit, she is there for everything. He especially noted how gifted she was with lyrics, hooks and melodies. <br /><br />Lucy O'Brien wrote the book "Like an Icon" that delves very deep into Madonna the songwriter. She interviewed almost all of the collaborators and pretty universally, they say she is gifted with lyrics, hooks and melody, can spot an instrument when it is off, is constantly changing musical arrangements, and if very hands on with the entire song crafting process. Remember, she played drums, guitar and percussion when she was starting out. I think she PREFERS to use collaborators because it seems, from interviews, that she likes the back and forth from them and she feels on the musical composition part, she feels it is wise to get those with different sounds and perspectives. Most of her writing credits are listed as music AND lyrics by Madonna and whoever else. If her name is listed first, she was the primary composer. If it is listed second or last, as with Papa Don't Preach, it is because she is added, changed some things but was not the primary composer. Some songs come to her already written. Sometimes she doesn't do anything to change it (Like A virgin, Material Girl) other times she changes a few things (Ray of Light, Papa Don't Preach) or changes a lot ( Open you heart, La Isla Bonita) and other times writes it from scratch ( Like a Prayer, Lucky Star, Express Yourself, Live to Tell......). She has shown she is capable of writing on her own but she doesn't like to write that way. She is a collaborator and that is what gets her artistic juices flowing the most.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-32042039792711564352015-08-30T00:00:51.780-07:002015-08-30T00:00:51.780-07:00She doesn't read or write music my friend as s...She doesn't read or write music my friend as she said over years ago. She writes her own lyrics. That's why in the credits of her songs on her albums are like "written by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, written by Madonna and Stephen Bray". You have to find out and read more about her. "She's a consumate songwriter and she realy writes solid and melodic stuff" (this is what Mirwais Ahmadzaï the producer with whom she wrote and produced (along with other musicians) her album "Music". This will make the final answer of your questions about her songwriting talent: "In an interview in May 1989; she was asked about writing her then-album "Like a Prayer" and she answered "I wrote all the lyrics myself." And that was only Like a Prayer album there was before that, and also there is and will be after that! Got it. Who else can write about her childhood scars, her relationships with her family, lovers, husbands, children, the way she look at life or about her fears and dreams? Yeah I know it's hard for you to believe because she's Madonna "The Ultimate Queen of Pop" not a loser heavy metal singer or a rocker, head-banger. She's the survivor and you just can't accept it. But I'm sorry that's the truth and everybody who knows little about it absulately knows and accept it. It's all (all of the songs and albums she WROTE and PRODUCE (of course along with other musicians because she doesn't read or write music, she writes her own lyrics) are all officially accepted and certificated by music authorities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-23794882490495390022014-09-18T09:05:14.289-07:002014-09-18T09:05:14.289-07:00PL sain in interview about Like a Prayer 25 years ...PL sain in interview about Like a Prayer 25 years on that he would start the session with some chord changes and some beats and then they would talk - about where they wanted the song to go. He said, "She would write the lyrics and melody in an hour, the same amount of time it took me to write the music (laughs). And then she'd sing it. We'd do some harmonies, she'd sing some harmony parts, and usually by three or four in the afternoon, we were done for the day<br /><br />That's how "Like a Prayer" was written, and then the next day we wrote "Cherish," and then the next day we wrote "Dear Jessie." And that's how it was. We wrote the album in less than two weeks."<br /><br />Stuart Price who did confessions with her noted that .." a real eye-opener was about how focused she was on avoiding the kind of over-the-top, excessive, entourage-in-the-studio environment that I had expected. It was the total opposite, really...<br /><br />We spent five or six weeks in my apartment; the studio used to be upstairs in the loft. I would work on a track overnight, then she would come in and we’d start messing around. She would do vocal melodies and I would come up with a few ideas, and then she’d go, “Okay, I’m gonna go home and think about it.” Then she’d come back the next day and have the hook for “Hung Up” or the chorus for “Sorry.” Then I would carry on working on more tracks to keep us going. It was more of a really fluid and almost childlike environment than anything that seemed too serious..."<br /><br />Dolly Parton has expressed her respect for Madonna because she is a songwriter, and even Whitney Houston noted to her manager at the start of her career that she was concerned that she was not writing her own stuff the way Madonna was...<br /><br />Madonna was even nominated for the songwriters hall of fame this year.<br /><br />Additionally I believe most if not all of her grammy awards are for songwriting and producing ... not singing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-78072638898140700802014-08-14T02:09:33.361-07:002014-08-14T02:09:33.361-07:00"Exactly how she "wrote" these song..."Exactly how she "wrote" these songs is hard to say,"<br /><br />She played guitar at the time, so it's not really to "hard to say" how she could have written a song.<br /><br />"Either she realized she worked better with a songwriting partner,"<br /><br />She's acknowledged that herself. That's why she does it the way she does.<br /><br />"but it appears that she almost exclusively relied on collaborators for her (very catchy) melodies."<br /><br />That's not what her collaborators have said. They tend to say she's very gifted at writing catchy melodies, and that she does, in fact, write them herself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-82560101350325649992014-05-21T07:44:26.101-07:002014-05-21T07:44:26.101-07:00Madonna said it herself that she isn't a tradi...Madonna said it herself that she isn't a traditional songwriter. She would hum a melody, and the musician would try to come up with a chord. She is known to be a perfectionist and often requests rewriting of her songs until she is satisfied. To me she is a great PRODUCER. How can she not be a great producer to have so many hit albums collaborating with different people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-41830937097624070372011-01-03T22:17:39.188-08:002011-01-03T22:17:39.188-08:00I just added it to my Netflix queue. What the hell...I just added it to my Netflix queue. What the hell, I'll give it a shot.Herr Zrbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728690738360128504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-4261821164109707392011-01-01T13:25:56.452-08:002011-01-01T13:25:56.452-08:00Yeah, who knew the Vision Quest soundtrack was suc...Yeah, who knew the Vision Quest soundtrack was such a hot item? From Wikipedia:<br /><br />1. "Only the Young" - Journey<br />2. "Change" - John Waite<br />3. "Shout to the Top!" - The Style Council<br />4. "Gambler" - Madonna<br />5. "She's on the Zoom" - Don Henley (Backing vocals by Belinda Carlisle & Jane Wiedlin)<br />6. "Hungry for Heaven" - Dio<br />7. "Lunatic Fringe" - Red Rider<br />8. "I'll Fall in Love Again" - Sammy Hagar<br />9. "Hot Blooded" - Foreigner<br />10. "Crazy for You" - Madonna<br /><br />Also, "John Irving was quoted as saying Vision Quest is 'The truest novel about growing up since The Catcher In The Rye.'" Maybe I should just skip the movie and read the book.Little Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415022026000282965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-39802082639150304802010-12-30T11:49:01.444-08:002010-12-30T11:49:01.444-08:00I was checking out Madonna's videography and I...I was checking out Madonna's videography and I found a few videos of hers that I've never seen, let alone heard. For example, have you ever heard the song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqTsP7gTPIw" rel="nofollow">Gambler</a> off of the Vision Quest soundtrack? Me neither.Herr Zrbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728690738360128504noreply@blogger.com