Deep Dive - This Used To Be My Playground | Inside The Groove

Bonus Beats: Vogue / Babylon: Has Lady Gaga ripped of Madonna? That's what some fans are saying... so I'm hot off the line to NYC where I spoke to Tony Shimkin, the man who recorded and edited Vogue and wrote several other songs with Madonna for the definitive word. by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

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Deep Dive: Erotica: The song that flagposted Madonna's most controversial era, released in conjunction with her fifth studio album of the same name and her collection of erotic photographs called Sex. Erotica went through many versions before becoming the final piece of mus... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

22 min listen

Deep Dive: Give It 2 Me: Second single from the album Hard Candy, Madonna's co-write and co-sing with Pharrell Williams, has stood the test of time as we deep dive into this 2008 single, listening to demos, multitrack takes and a brief tutorial on pitch correction. by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

22 min listen

Bonus Beats: Open Your Heart by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

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Deep Dive: Vogue: Madonna's 'Vogue' is 30 years old and one of the singer's most popular hits. But did you know it was recorded as a b-side? Did you know that it's backing track is based on a Janet Jackson song? And do you want to hear studio outtakes from the original 19... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

24 min listen

Deep Dive: Open Your Heart: The fourth single from Madonna's hugely acclaimed and highly successful album, True Blue, started out as a demo for Cyndi Lauper. But the writers of the track have very different stories about its origins. Listen to a demo along with studio takes from th... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

24 min listen

Interview: Darren Hayes: In this special episode, I chat with Madonna fan, musician, and singer Darren Hayes, about his love of the icon and the story behind his astonishing cover of her song Ray of Light. Darren describes the time he met Madonna and gives an in depth appraisal ... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

31 min listen

Promo: Inside The Groove Trailer: Madonna has sold 300 million records worldwide in a career fast approaching 40 years, but people only talk about the scandals and never the music. Here at Inside The Groove, we break it down... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

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Interview: Lucy O’Brien: Lucy is author of the definitive biography of Madonna, Like An Icon, which charts the singers career and includes interviews with many of the key players from Madonna's times in the studio and on the road. Here, she discusses the book, her research and h... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

30 min listen

Deep Dive: Music: The song that would hit no.1 in over 20 countries was seen as a "success for avant garde music" by the track's co-writer and producer Mirwais as it heralded a new era for the superstar. But how and where was the song recorded? Listen to not only a rarely... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

23 min listen

Deep Dive: Live To Tell: The first single from True Blue was also the main song from husband Sean Penn's movie 'At Close Range'. The story behind the writing and recording with collaborator Patrick Leonard is as dramatic as the film itself and, by listening to the isolated track... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

23 min listen

Deep Dive: Hung Up: What happens when you combine Madonna with Stuart Price and ABBA? You get one of the most fantastic pop songs of all time and as her highest-selling digital single, a great commercial success too. The song's origin was as part of a musical written by Luc... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

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Deep Dive: Borderline: Borderline was key in launching Madonna's career and this is the story of, not only the artist's signing to Sire records, but the recording with producer Reggie Lucas. Included is a demo recording, isolated track from the session and a brief history of a... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

25 min listen

Deep Dive: American Life: One of Madonna's most experimental recordings and the title track to her ninth studio album, the song is memorable for its rap which was largely unliked by non Madonna fans, yet the song is adored by her closest followers. This episode tries to work out ... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

24 min listen

Something To Remember - Matt Cain: Matt Cain, author of The Madonna of Bolton discusses the Madonna songs that have soundtracked his life. by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

37 min listen

Deep Dive: Justify My Love: The song that closed one era of Madonna's career and began another and it still sounds fresh almost 30 years later. Shrouded in controversy, not least of all for its video, which was banned from MTV, but for the fact that three separate legal cases were ... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

21 min listen

Deep Dive: Get Together by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

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Deep Dive - Cherish: The third single from Madonna's Like A Prayer album had its origins in Madonna's Broadway dressing room. But it was the second song she'd written with the title Cherish. Find out about that unreleased track, hear the demo for Cherish and discover new and... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

22 min listen

Deep Dive: Die Another Day: The 20th movie in the James Bond franchise was released on 007's 40th movie anniversary and who better to write the theme tune than Madonna? Die Another Day was also a sneak peak of her upcoming new album, American Life, which would be released a few mon... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

25 min listen

Deep Dive: Ray of Light: Second single and title track of Madonna's Grammy award-winning album, Ray of Light also features a stunning vocal performance from the singer. Its origin dates back to a 1971 British folk song which was dramatically reworked by producer William Orbit. by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

25 min listen

Deep Dive: Living For Love: This stunning house pop track launched the Rebel Heart era, but this time with a controversy not of Madonna's making as it was rushed out early following a leak of 13 songs from Madonna's new project. But this is an opportunity to explore the creation of... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

24 min listen

Deep Dive: Holiday: Madonna's first, big, international release and the opening track on Immaculate Collection - this song may sound very 1983, but it still cuts it when played on the radio today. It was almost never recorded by her but was turned around in under five days ... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

22 min listen

Interview: Madonna's Movie Songs (with Darren Hayes) - Part 2: The second part of my discussion where we talk Leonard, Bray, Shep, Orbit, and who we'd play in Madonna's upcoming biopic. by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

43 min listen

Deep Dive - Celebration: Madonna's 2009 track recorded with Paul Oakenfold is a great song which references some ideas from her previous hits and was the lead from her greatest hits compilation of that year. Hear about its creation along with some elements left out of the final ... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

22 min listen

Bonus Beats - Vogue - the samples: Madonna's classic track lifts inspiration and samples from other songs. Here's a refresher, but we've also identified a key loop that's used throughout the song - revealed for the first time. by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

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Deep Dive: Bedtime Story: Penned by Bjork and British producers Nellee Hooper and Marius De Vries, this song would be the turning point for Madonna as she moved from commercial music to a more avant garde sound. The podcast also talks about the jettisonned follow up to Erotica re... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

22 min listen

Deep Dive - Secret: The first single frrom Madonna's sixth album and a big change in direction for the artist with a laid back launch to the new era. Here's the story of how it came about, along with details of the video and launch promo campaign. by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

25 min listen

Deep Dive: Like A Virgin: When Madonna performed this song - for the very first time - at the MTV VMAs in 1984, her manager told her that her career was over. He was wrong. It's the song that turned her into a household name. It was written by a pair of songwriters and produced b... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

24 min listen

Bonus Beats: Express Yourself Remixes: A dive into the most famous of all Madonna's remixes - and a listen to the changes made for the single remix, too. We try to examine why Madonna would become so smitten with this version that it would be what she took on the road for 1990's Blond Ambitio... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

9 min listen

Deep Dive: Into The Groove: The ultimate 1980s dance tracks and one of the finest musical compositions and productions of all time. Yet 'Into The Groove' couldn't be simpler and this podcast discusses the lead up to its recording, including Madonna's inspiration for the lyrics alon... by Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

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Deep Dive - This Used To Be My Playground

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