"madam butterfly" malcolm mclaren

[@GeorgePerez-jl5yl]

Opera Voice is my mom, she is turning 70 this year!! She still gives voice lessons. Get Chills every time I listen; To think how many people hear this song and enjoy her voice.. This is my MOM. 🤯🤯 Inspired

[@abbykeyzer]

I allways loved this song because of her voice.

[@seanyeo5514]

I always assumed it was a sample from one of the well-known opera divas (that might be your mum for all I know!) First came across this as the intro to a wonderful Dior Couture show spring/summer 2007 and it has stuck with me ever since. It’s a beautiful reworking of a classic and she did a fantastic job.

[@juliehealingleaf6211]

She's amazing ❤ tell her big love from me

[@elizabeth9134]

Wow! Cool! Your mother must've been quite young when this was recorded!

[@jankeesaircargo8656]

ooh mate, beautifull! She gave me chills everytime I hear this track

[@alee7750]

This song is 30+ years old and still sounds great!

[@debra1232]

Nearer 40-yrs

[@qbalee8522]

Very true!

[@sovaine]

McLaren.....was way way ahead of his time....a flawed genius if ever there was one, RIP Malcolm ❤.

[@1whamster]

Ironically Malcolm is buried in Highgate Cemetery near the other music legend who also had a massive hit that year, George Michael, Careless Whisper 1984. They're probably partying somewhere as we sit here in the solitude of lockdown, bless them xx

[@Y0ssariantheAssyrian]

near karl marx

[@ninahocking5709]

599kk01

[@ninahocking5709]

8ĺ

[@SaberRaine]

One of the most beautiful tracks to come out from the 80s I will always love this song so beautiful and so different to everything else from that time. A beautiful classic to me.

[@nataliatkacheva9617]

Тебя уносит в то время, назад, в молодость, где всё впереди, ответ, так?

[@markroose8686]

Let's mix a Puccini opera with a dance beat! Only a genius like Mclaren could pull this off...

[@marie-laurerichard402]

Magnifique 😍

[@TheBlindwig]

wish there were more like him...music today is so...unmoving

[@CastellanSpandex]

Oh dear, one born every minute. 🙄

[@paulmchugh8695]

Loved this ? If it brings some people to another music world so be it ? ❤

[@paulmchugh8695]

There shouldn’t be rooms in the world of anything music less of all ❤

[@misst.e.a.187]

What a decade. What a production. McLaren was an artistic genius.

[@knish72]

It's racist kitsch.

[@torstenschreiber1104]

@@knish72 We laugh at you. No one cares what you think.

[@brianharris7243]

and a manipulative bugger but a genius!

[@misst.e.a.187]

@@brianharris7243 Maybe so, but a genius nonetheless

[@NagasakiBladers]

same guy who produced New Order's ''True Faith'' and Pet Shop Boys in their classic period

[@qbalee8522]

Danced to this at the Starck Club in the wild 80s!!!! Best time of my life😊🎉❤😊. Miss my dear friend Vaal. Worked at the cigarette bar there. Most beautiful woman and artist. She passed due to cancer. Love you girl. You gave me so much!

[@annazuccaro8773]

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[@andrehendrik]

legendary club, I've never been but I used to hear about it at the time

[@markrudis4419]

Such a beautiful fusion! I discovered that i was not imune to the beauty of the Opera as a result of hearing this gem in the 80s. Well done Malcom, RIP.

[@mk202]

Truth. Me too. 🦋

[@JB-ox7ib]

Oh, I was so broken hearted at the time of this song. I played this over and over, memorised the lyrics. The song expresses the longing and pain of unrequited love so well.

[@catherinemardling7827]

Where do l find the lyrics ?

[@JB-ox7ib]

@@catherinemardling7827 google madam butterfly lyrics and it should come up 👍

[@jasonandlynnechambers3420]

More like betrayal.

[@LYDIACORNELLCOMEDYTHERAPY]

yes, this song makes me weep

[@nicolelillis2077]

It's just sublime and like nothing I've ever heard before. So many different music genres, which makes this track unique. Thanks Mr. McLaren, you were a musical genius!💐

[@jasonchastain9826]

Who is the singer? Doesn't sound like Malcolm.

[@nicolelillis2077]

@@jasonchastain9826 Malcolm McLaren: Male speaking, Deborah Cole: Vocals, Betty Ann White: Soprano/Aria..

[@BionicRusty]

I’ve still got this. Bought it on 12” vinyl when it came out. Still sounds as fantastic as the day it came out. The girl singing. Beautiful voice. ❤️

[@torstenschreiber1104]

When I bought this we had paper catalogues to order music from. :)

[@johnmccann1960]

The Soprano is Betty Ann White; Voice (Cho-Cho San) - Debbie Cole; Voice (Pinkerton)

[@jacknjill3000]

Me too and as an UK import 12”.

[@ericrawson7669]

I'm no Opera expert but this inspired me to learn about the story of Madame Butterfly. What a sad story it is.I have to say that it moved my soul.

[@kimakotrotman6860]

eric rawson No self-respecting Japanese girl would fall for this. It's a western (male) fantasy.

[@AbsentWithoutLeaving]

eric rawson - If you haven't already found it, listen to "The Humming Chorus," also from Madame Butterfly. It plays while Cio-Cio San waits throughout the night for morning, when she believes the man she has waited for for years would return to her and their son. He does...to tell her he's 'really' married now, to a white girl...and to take their son away from Cio-Cio. It's such a beautiful and hopeful piece of music, all the more heartbreaking because while you're listening to it, you know the story already, and you know what she doesn't...what's really going to happen in the morning.

[@torchos]

MM would say....mission accomplished.

[@TheGodParticle]

​@@torchosindeed, he most certainly was a innovator

[@silklotus55]

Was 13 in the early 80s when I first discovered this song. I had no idea what words were..but I knew at that tender age it was about unrequited love, it was all mysterious to my young mind. 46 now and still get goosebumps

[@isabellaing3597]

Yes Am The Same age Fantastic Era This song still gives me goosebumps just Perfect 💞💏💗

[@kevmcquaid5546]

Sandy Geoghegan same age gr8 music

[@gninnehremmed]

mee too :-) and same effect...up till today!

[@victoriagill255]

Me too!!

[@swaggs]

I'm almost 60 and this song will never get old in my opinion.

[@brettlancellotti3035]

Damn serious flashback to 1988 at a nightclub around 3 a.m. Man those were some good times.

[@elizabeth9134]

Great times on the second floor dance club The Continental in Buffalo, NY, in 1988. ☺️

[@fubar101AB]

​@@elizabeth9134I like your comment, like buffalo's 2. Special if they are white.

[@bdtoymasterful]

The tragically beautiful and unstoppable qualities of Love are captured wonderfully in this song. The synthesis of modern-jazz -funk with a Puccini opera is musical genius. That there are certain songs that remain Untouched by cover bands and re-make,"artists" is because they were Created in that realm of Once In a Lifetime hits... 'Nuff Respect.

[@spudherd7409]

This has to be one of the best haunting melodies ever heard,will never be beaten

[@seymourass5295]

i agree

[@just4youtube245]

Dunno about haunting. Draws me in tho.

[@dazsteele8012]

never b beatn,if only u kno wot its bout

[@dazsteele8012]

its,not, totaly bout 'madam butterfly'theater.malcom wos mor bout 'genre war' n,cors, missin american dads n puttin it in his music.NOT BAD4A PUNK,eh?!

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826]

Spud Herd Well said! I totally agree!

[@MrsM222]

That opening hints at Buffalo Gals then it totally spins off. What a diverse range Malcolm McLaren had. This was brilliant and just so damned hauntingly beautiful.

[@juliehealingleaf6211]

This was before that I think

[@christinabourgeois4157]

I have been looking for this for years. My college teacher would play the most wonderful music during our life drawing classes back in the early 90’s. This was one of the artists he favoured. I miss him. I miss those days. I’m going to listen to this today in the studio and channel my wonderful maestro. Wherever youve flown off to Richard Guertain, I hope you are well and living another wild adventure❤️Thank you!

[@wotdoesthisbuttondo]

Umm it's about an older guy who screws an underage girl.

[@jamesacooke32]

Maybe I'm just getting old but i miss music like this. It resonates through me. The beat with those vocals . Lush ❤️

[@fabienh3943]

Hated by John Lydon, loved by Viviane Westwood, sold himself as a manipulator but he left us some of the most original songs of the early 80ies. The man was a living mystery, cultivated and endlessly interesting. I remember to have heard Mme Butterfly on a few occasions at parties...memories and moods you wish to last forever. Beautiful

[@SeanOwen1117]

This has been my absolute favorite song for close to 40 years now. It is a masterpiece!

[@CarmelDeery]

Mine 2,❤❤❤❤

[@CarmelDeery]

Cho cho an malcolm forever

[@alfredrutz7830]

Absolutely!!! If only we had a MML, now in the 2020's!!!

[@redjem3333]

YAHOOOOOOY! STILL LISTENING IN 2022! Thanks to the show Time travelers wife.. 🤩 ❤️

[@yasminm7157]

Don't think I've heard this in about 30 years. So many memories, feels like a world away.......always thought it had an edge, a dark mystery this song.

[@kevinohare9216]

I just dug my "Fans" cassette out after over 35 years. This is the best song on the album, IMO. That closing soprano high note still gives me chills.

[@jeffbarrie429]

Pure beauty. No pretence just combined two polar opposite sounds to make a feeling of peace and love.

[@ceciliogarcia9569]

This song makes me feel like my soul is leaving my body. Everytime I listen to this song I'm in an emotional state and peaceful. Without a doubt, a true Masterpiece.

[@marie-laurerichard402]

Yes ! 😃

[@grahamyoung2128]

Brilliant........ Absolutely brilliant. I was 15 when this came out, I knew it was great back then, but I didn’t realize how really great it was!

[@garypritchett8136]

A forgotten gem!, & that female vocal...goosebumps every time!

[@zoemcwalters3510]

Brought this album for my mum she died 15 years ago. So wished i had kept it for memories. Beautiful piece of music.

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826]

Spud Herd well said!!! I totally agree!!!

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826]

Gary you're spot-on

[@seymourass5295]

so awsome. yep

[@thaliamuse51]

Does anyone know who the soprano is? I assume that was sampled from an opera recording, not recorded especially for this song ...

[@josephcjoejoelast7882]

Timeless as the entire decade, this majestic masterpiece never gets old. Malcolm, rest in peace. Seriously, is there anyone out there...to take up the reins and lead us beyond the bleak facade of this current period of history, into a new realm lead with a new paradigm, new politics, and overall new expectations over and above material and mere image? Need we accept or take what has been handed to us? Phones, for Christ sake!? Is that all that these kids will remember, and be remembered for?

[@Paulco67]

You forgot the amazing Taylor Swift😂😂Seriously though, you’re right. We are in a world of grey and vanilla.

[@janesgems7]

Malcolm Mclaren introduces the world to how magnificent opera is. RIP.

[@Soberasajudges]

Wonderful production and message. Remember listening to this on BBC Radio 1 in early /mid 80's. 54 now. Still listening.

[@erelaoverwhelmingdesiretok5194]

Mark James snap. Goosebumps included then and now 👌🏼♥️

[@lesliejaggers2275]

Still. 54 next year. Moves me to tears .

[@marie-laurerichard402]

Moi aussi ! 😃

[@simoneward4217]

This song has such a powerful effect, the beauty, the tragedy,the passion and sadness. The haunting beauty. It always reduces me to tears. I first heard it as a child and my feelings haven;t changed.

[@chelseaalex9601]

Blast from the past, I was 10 back in ‘84 when this came out. Still a wicked tune 37 years later!

[@rupertloadman291]

First heard this song when I was 15 in 1984 on a now that's what I call music compilation and was absolutely astounded by the vocal from madam butterfly when it kicked in! Even now 35 years later such a brilliant piece of music, incredibly underrated at the time and most people now wouldn't know of it, malcolm mclaren was thought of as a bit of a charlatan and a wide boy, but by god he could produce some spot on music (see also double Dutch and buffalo gals!)

[@sharronrobinson1934]

McClaren was a genius. Sex Pistols,Double Dutch & then this. One extreme to the other.

[@johnstjohn6658]

@ Ms Robinson - From Punk, to Hip-Hop, to Opera and don't forget to add "Deep In Vogue" later on.

[@citizen8650]

Haunting.... I had completely forgotten about this... I was 16 and It was a long hot summer .... Mate of mine were outside by the front door listening to what I was playing.... they took the P!$$ as they thought i was listening to opera... Lovely to hear this again,,, the graphics work really well with the song, ..... Awesome Job.

[@pavre69]

i remember i had this song on my walkman.. i was walking in 1984 in a field and listened .. now i am listening this song at the same spot in front my computer on my earphone, in my living room.. my house is on that spot ;)

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Hmm.....Life IS strange .

[@MrMaharg65]

Absolutely brilliant. Bought the single when it came out . Masterpiece.

[@samuelpendas4593]

Sir Malcolm, missed but never forgotten.

[@alfredrutz7830]

Never forgotten!!!

[@BrixtonTone]

Absolutely love this version of a composition that always make me weep. Beautiful rendition from you mother George, please thank her for me

[@jasonXR2racer]

Class tune from a master. RIP Malcolm McClaren

[@LtdBoomer]

Solche Meisterwerke der Musik wird es nicht mehr geben. Zeitlos schön..... Es ist gut dabei gewesen zu sein,Danke dafür!!!

[@rochirochi8237]

...du fandest vor 5 Jahren schön...👍..ich immer noch

[@heikekober5379]

einfach nur geil

[@matthiassauer7996]

Korrekt 😍

[@rizwanhafiz8556]

I forgot how stunningly brilliant this is

[@davidantony2734]

I think this song reminds most people of that 'special person'. It certainly sends me on a journey.

[@bigtimepimpin666]

I used to listen and love this song when I was a little kid in the 80s. I didnt know get much of it, and didnt know the story. Afterwards, I am surprised the whole story is contained in the song. Benjamin Pinkerton entered into a "temporary marriage." But Maddam Butterfly never gave up faith he would return. When he did, she realized she didn't mean to him, what he meant to her. He married a "yankee girl."

[@Sunshine-lo6vd]

Usually how it goes

[@herodotus63]

Picked up the extended mix on a 12" record, whatever the mix was called - was in the my early twenties then, and still have it in my vinyl collection. The '80's musical revolutionary explosion after the heavy rock age of the '70's has never been repeated.

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826]

Brilliant song I think! Got to be one of the best 80's songs by far. Memories of being 11 in middle school. In

[@misst.e.a.187]

Totally brilliant. Malcolm's genius.

[@jensgrundmann2435]

One of the most beautiful pieces of music which brought me to a new view on classic music and it still retains. What a great combination!! Combine the existing is a true talent and not a copy!

[@ozzyc2477]

Loved this song - and the voices frickin unbelievable.

[@andypandy8569]

One of the most joyest memories of my life was when I had someone who was teaching me about opera. The lesson of the day covered Madam Butterfly. I played her this song afterwards. She laughed like a drain. One of my happiest memories.

[@socksumi]

I remember having this both as an LP and 12 single. I think I still have the LP kicking around somewhere, I need to start listening again. I'm 64 now and never realized how much great music on vinyl I collected over the decades, MM being one among many. I'm glad I kept at least some of it.

[@nikitelli]

so much beauty in this song!

[@fontanamarcos]

Discovered in 2021. OMG! Infinite loop! 80's forever!

[@vondefeo8586]

This is just stunning, an absolute unique masterpiece

[@janepilling4294]

Wow 36 years ago still sounds awesome will never tire of this don't what else to say but oh yeah

[@tdg911]

Still have the original vinyl of this gem of a song when I used to dj. Club used to play it around 6-7am to start slowing things down lol

[@gramefreer9684]

Oh how I do love this tune. I used to play it constantly on the juke-box; I like the wholw Madame Butterfly any way; also, M. Mclarens' Double Dutch (skipping song), brilliant!

[@Calibeachgtl1024]

Simply amazing beat, lost in a trance, picture yourself dancing around on the dance floor

[@wayneduval5235]

How good is this? Way ahead of it's time. 😎 👌 Excellent!

[@baldieman64]

If you like this check out the album "Coco de Mer": kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4HSaXeGZbOZd8k Alternatively, try Paul Schwartz: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4fHfapthpVnjdU

[@chuyhighman6927]

@@baldieman64 Not Even Close!!

[@mizfrenchtwist]

beautiful beautiful song, I remember I played it at a party, before it hit and everyone loved it . it reminds me of a very special person. great video

[@TacoVeldstraGrutte]

It is great when you create a mix of pop and opera. Wonderful this version Malcom Mclaren.Madame Butterfy is a great opera by Puccini! I saw it and was in tears!

[@janepilling4294]

Fantastic tune love it wow even in these difficult times we face I listen to this & everything seems OK

[@jamesposter7072]

Still stands the test of time (still just as fantastic as the first time I heard it, years ago)

[@bierschlumpf1962]

RIP Malcom Mclaren... What a gret Song!

[@StopRamble]

This my jam.. Blast this on a daily basis my kids will know this song hehe

[@shahariarmkhurshid]

Thank you Sherry for this beautiful upload - I just wonder how come I missed this gem, while growing up in 80’s - feeling grateful!

[@BlakeHavardMusic]

Still sounds amazing after all these years......

[@misst.e.a.187]

How could it sound any less amazing just because of the passing years?

[@HDJB2009]

R.I.P. Malcolm McLaren

[@seymourass5295]

yes. a talent

[@jessicalouissaint122]

He was so far ahead of his time , awesome!

[@jairokb2079]

Back in Nagasaki I got married to Cho Cho San That was her name in those days And I was her man I'm going back to visit her She got a problem She got a little Cho Cho Cho Cho San was her name And this is her tale of woe Take it away Cho Cho Today's the day when I see clear A tiny thread of smoke appears Where blue skies fall upon the ocean And shake this staid emotion All the while I sing this song I see a dot on the horizon Growing bigger every second Gleaming white in my direction Who on Earth can it be Coming up the path for me? What on Earth will he say? Shall I run to him or run away? You might also like Mockingbird Eminem I Know Places Taylor Swift Suburban Legends (Taylor’s Version) [From The Vault] Taylor Swift Freaking out, he's come to get me My feet are stuck and just won't let me Run to him do I dare? Madam Butterfly don't blow it Calling Butterfly, Madam Butterfly That's the name he used to give me He's my man till the day I die Oh, sweet Butterfly, so sweet Butterfly She's waiting He'll be back, I have faith in this love track Pinkerton's the name Lieutenant Colonel Pinkerton, Sir U.S. Navy I'm a bounder I married a Yankee girl But I went back to visit old Japan Where there she was, Cho Cho San Gotta have something to believe in My white honky, I do miss him Someday soon he'll come around Just to stop my nervous breakdown Call me fool, call me stupid Bend my arrow kill this cupid Say it with me He'll be back I have faith in this love track Calling Butterfly, Madam Butterfly That's the name he used to give me He's my man till the day I die Oh, sweet Butterfly, so sweet Butterfly She's waiting He'll be back, I have faith Cho Cho San My little wife My sweet butterfly That's the name I'll give her When I return Little sweet sweet Butterfly I hear him crowing faintly He thinks I'm just still sweet sixteen I guess I'll tease him gently Calling Madam Butterfly His angel plucked right from the sky Hide my baby in mystic places I feel the fear that I might die Right in his arms and his embraces Softly kissing my eyelashes Got no right, no right to doubt it Ain't no doubt, no doubt about it Call me fool, call me stupid Bend this arrow kill this cupid I have faith I'll always pray My white honky's here to stay Calling Butterfly, Madam Butterfly Butterfly, Butterfly have no fear I'll be back to wipe your tears Oh, sweet Butterfly, so sweet Butterfly She's waiting I'll wait for him with unshakable faith He'll be back He'll be back I'll be back

[@bramblepicker]

my favorite Malcolm MC Clarence track.got this on vinyl somewhere!

[@ingopriebe2749]

..genialer song..hab ich schon in den 80ern gehört..hab sogar noch die vinylscheibe im keller😊

[@get71grip]

I think this was on Now that's what I call music 4 compilation. It made me understand that all pop music wasn't equal.

[@angelinarobert622]

Thank you for uploading this, it's got 80's beats mixed with opera music. writing this from old Japan. Peace. ☮️

[@mykleine]

Love it! Song when I was a child, never knew who the artist was! I'm so exited to discover it here!

[@markcf83]

Completely forgot about this one from my childhood. Brilliant song.

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826]

Such an incredible song I think,so creative and beautiful at the same time. Thought provoking and evocative too.

[@whittaks215]

Nothing sadder in the 1980's than this being played on the Juke box and an empty pub reflecting on Life.

[@crazyjonhereagain]

a pure masterpiece that's sadly not played much as it should be due to its time scale on some stations but when it does it gets some fond replies to it being played

[@traceystone8104]

Takes me back to '84 drugs beauty n death. Like a butterfly short & so so sweet. & deadly.

[@misst.e.a.187]

@@traceystone8104 Why, were you always stoned, Tracey?

[@contadlasczyk7633]

Deborah lynne cole is the vocalist....stunning voice..

[@sniperslim]

I discovered malcolm after hearing him mentioned in ‘paris is burning’ I was broke and in an emotional long distance relationship at the time so I connected so deeply to the madam butterfly story. I have the fans album to thank for that. it will hold a special place in my heart forever.

[@paulinesheridan691]

a fantastic rendition of this song

[@davidanderson4758]

Grand, audacious, beautiful.

[@vondefeo8586]

Sums it up perfectly

[@frederickmowry526]

I was talking with a friend , when he shocks me and mentions this song. I flooded with emotion. And just talked about how it affected our lives , me gay man home straight but we had the same emotions. Yeh he’s a keeper in my life forever.

[@nassiradevost4803]

Souvenirs du palace ! Dommage le temps passe trop vite !

[@2msvalkyrie529]

C'est vrai . Ou sont les neiges.....etc 🙏 🇬🇧!

[@tomsorens4453]

I did not listen to this song for 40 years. 20 minutes before my nightshift ended suddenly it came to my mind. No idea why. Had to check if that song really existed and here I am in 2024

[@TimFaustGermany]

this song was one of my favourites in the late 80ies. Unbelievaale nice music until today !

[@louisabeckles1460]

beautiful collaboration . forbidden love beautiful classy song xx

[@TheTaxburden]

Dior haute couture 2007! This took the show to a whole different galaxy!

[@janepilling4294]

Prob already commented on this but awesome tune thanks again always loved this gorgeous song thank you

[@sherrywallace1]

Jane Pilling thanks Jane! Love this song so made a video on my Mac IMovie application way back then

[@justjrry]

Brings back great memories of incredible possibilities.

[@chrisswainsbury4130]

One day, some day, this will be recognised for the beauty and genius that this song is. Bless you PMRS. My Whitechapel Rose.

[@keithbrain48]

absolutely brilliant from the legend. gone but never forgotten. RIP

[@Where_Love_Lives]

Are there any versions with the spoken work edited out?

[@younbowie]

maybe the best song of the 20th century . thanks for it .

[@swhop]

i love this song....

[@colintait9529]

Right up there in my all time fav's is this tune sooooooo brilliant!!!

[@armlnbauer7831]

...Seit 30 Jahren gesucht, war am Ende einer 60 min. Casette !!! Endlich gefunden und gleich Maxi Single !!! gekauft. Danke😂😆😆

[@TrueCourse]

Beautiful song! R.I.P. Malcolm. Thanks Sherry for sharing :)

[@kirkwagner461]

This is a lovely presentation of this song. Thank you!

[@mspixiedust100]

Awesome by Malcolm McClaren...chills.