Madonna - Drowned World / Substitute For Love (Official Video)

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Lyrics:
(You see)
I traded fame for love
Without a second thought
It all became a silly game
Some things cannot be bought
I got exactly what I asked for
Wanted it so badly
Running, rushing back for more
I suffered fools so gladly
And now, I find
I've changed my mind
(You see)
The face of you
My substitute for love
My substitute for love
Should I wait for you?
My substitute for love
My substitute for love
(You see)
I traveled 'round the world
Looking for a home
I found myself in crowded rooms
Feeling so alone
I had so many lovers
Who settled for the thrill
Of basking in my spotlight
I never felt so happy
The face of you
My substitute for love
My substitute for love
Should I wait for you?
My substitute for love
My substitute for love
Mmm, ooh, mmm
No famous faces, far off places
Trinkets I can buy
No handsome stranger, heady danger
Drug that I can try
No Ferris wheel, no heart to steal
No laughter in the dark
No one-night stand, no far-off land
No fire that I can spark
Mmm, mmm
The face of you
My substitute for love
My substitute for love, mmm
Should I wait for you?
My substitute for love
My substitute for love
(You see)
Now I find I've changed my mind
This is my religion
#OfficialMusicVideo #Madonna #DrownedWorldSubstituteForLove #WeAreWarnerRecords

[@vktoraijo]

Anyone listening now in 2024? She has just been here in Brazil, finishing her 40th anniversary tour. This song is a mantra, a prayer.

[@haydenfuture1415]

This song saved my life when I was about to commit suicide at the age of 10. As a depressed kid, I didn't know what she really said in the lyrics, but the spiritual feeling really moved me that I can recall. Now I'm over 30. Thank you, Madonna.

[@manialord8343]

So much pain as a young child is truly heartbreaking

[@shukrigasi3209]

Hope your doing well bro 👍 😁❤️

[@haydenfuture1415]

@@shukrigasi3209 Thank you. I'm doing well now. I was a victim of sexual abuse at the age of ten. I remember I forced myself to love my perpetrator at that time and he constantly broke my heart. And this album came into my life, I was receiving another way and perspective of thinking, and the sound of music really was comforting.

[@haydenfuture1415]

@@manialord8343 Thank you so much. I'm impressed that my comment really got views. Thank you, love.

[@zephyrjet122]

Glad you're still with us, and were inspired by this beautiful song!

[@Model_Roe]

I agree this entire album is a masterpiece and you could tell the birth of her daughter really changed her

[@hawrnball]

All the vocal training she endured for Evita shines through in this album and helps carry the emotional weight of her lyrics. This has got to be her greatest album.

[@user-xj4jh8ho4x]

You are exactly right. The production on this along with the songwriting the storytelling the theater and the experimentation combined in a way that makes this her best album

[@enricovankeeken1624]

@@user-xj4jh8ho4x *All her albums are grEAt*

[@laracroftvideos]

Ray of Light was not just a moment, it was a career defining point in time. A transcendental experience for her as a person.

[@laracroftvideos]

ηคşтץ She just gave birth to her daughter and also started delving deeper into the teachings of Kabbalah when she started working on the album... not sure if it was the motherhood or Kabbalah that prompted her to delve deeper and write music that’s more spiritual in nature, but I feel like this era triggered a lot of change in Madonna as a person, Madonna as an artist, and Madonna’s soul.

[@luanabrocca9529]

@@laracroftvideos ]0

[@darladingles]

ray of light brought electronica into the mainstream. the album defined a decade!

[@loramatildak5200]

Every Madonna album is a defining moment for popular music 🎵🎵in case you have forgotten she has always been and still is....#Madonna.

[@raoulapollo]

It introduced and influenced eastern philosophies into western popular culture.

[@calinb8366]

1998: Hit. 2020: Still a Hit. 2040: Hit forever.

[@samaneta]

R U a traveller?? 😅😅

[@justforfun4055]

Yess & Yess!!!!! 🔥🥰Periodt! 💯

[@alexcal24]

3040: Eternal hit. :D

[@Grimloxz]

Kang is listening to this in his Citadel at the end of time waiting for Ravonna…

[@soniacristina4818]

Can You explain me The meaning Of this song?

[@user-cy6wm4ts8j]

“Ray of Light” was not just a moment, it was a career defining point in time. A transcendental experience for her as a person. It is where Madonna went from pop star to a legendary artistic genius. This album was a re-birth for her. Plus, it introduced electronic music to the mainstream. Madonna was always ahead of her time.

[@stephenfleming969]

I totally agree, this was by far her best album, I cannot wait to see her in Amsterdam in 12/2023

[@nayasholisticbalance3482]

Totally agreed

[@suminatun660]

Portishead

[@suminatun660]

Portishead

[@alexandredeoliveiraesilva8624]

É claro, os momentos são transformações da vida. Na música também,o artista precisa da transformação.os que ficam estáticos são esquecidos e abandonados.

[@alexglibin7308]

I was 14 , now I'm 39! 25 years of Ray of Light in 2023, still the best album in history

[@jgsnaml]

The same

[@lotuspocus76312]

🎯🤍

[@davidjonatangarcia8698]

The same 🥲

[@therealismail2132]

listening to Madonna at the age of 6 yo in 1986 and still. The GODDESS ❤

[@matthewjury4385]

Xo

[@skurinski]

William Orbit is an electronica genius

[@clairefox4640]

Yep vvv True

[@allanisimo8219]

That's true!!!

[@CrystalCoffin]

The Ray of Light album could not have been made without MADONNA's songwriting and soul.

[@noradosmith]

Glad he's recovered from his issues now.

[@johngablesmith4671]

Wasn’t this song produced by Massive Attack?

[@xxxTIN0xxx]

The Ray of Light era was perfect. Smooth vocals, introspective lyrics, elegant and avant-garde videos, sophisticated style. This song and video epitomize the entire Madonna’s essence. Not to mention her hypnotic eyes at the end of the video, she has just bewitched me.

[@keitsukishima5053]

It's a critically acclaimed album

[@xaositectz]

she was absolutely gorgeous in her early 40s with the blonde hair and natural look. till this day my favorite milf ever.

[@cmjcj2ktn]

Agreed, this was a good era. Frankly Madonna's career ended for me after the Music era.

[@wondermuffin9129]

@@xaositectz Milf, milf, milf!🤣😂 But i absolutely agree! 👍😁

[@sofiyarini]

dope

[@stonew1927]

I'm kind of a serious person and for years was a secret Madonna admirer. But I refused to buy any of her albums because it felt like pandering to my more superficial side. After my mother died I left California and traveled with our two small elderly dogs across country, camping along the way in the back of my pick up. One day I walked into a second hand shop in Charleston, South Carolina and found this Madonna album, Ray of Light. I decided to give in and purchase it. As we left Charleston the skies were overcast and soon the rains poured as we drove across state. For hours it rained hard, and all along the way I listened to this Ray of Light album, entranced, soaking up every nuanced note and emotion, as the windshield wipers worked overtime to clear our path forward. It became the soundtrack for our trip. To this day, whenever I hear one of the Ray of Light songs I am immediately transported back to this time and place that echoed Madonna's Drowned World which echoed my sentiments. There are many Madonna songs from various albums that I resonate with, but this entire album will forever hold a special place in my psyche. Nowadays I'm older. I haven't listened to Madonna in years. But tonight this song popped into my head, so I came here to listen to it again. It's like visiting with an old friend you haven't seen for a long time. The memories come back, reminding one of the warmth and love that was shared and sustains . . .

[@RDrRD1989]

❤️

[@Mayhski112]

Nice story, funny how music can make you relive memories instantly. For me this is the best song she ever made.

[@emiliyam19]

I recommend you listen to her other albums as well. Her ability to transport us trough time and space is shown in many others also.

[@rhythmcontrol1814]

Thx 4 sharing

[@manorbier]

Lovely story. Thanks for sharing 🙌

[@Fierra2000]

I don’t have words for what I felt when I first heard this album in 2021. It was just a great experience. This album came out in 1998 and feels so modern to me. Idk what Madonna did but she made something truly iconic here.

[@hotcen]

Es Madonna, aquí rompió con todo.' Ray of Light' , para mi el mejor disco de Madonna. Kisses.

[@talleslee5704]

welcome i became fan in 98 and i wanna say something, here she touch something really spiritual, u can feel it

[@HannahInWashington]

🔞🏧10ksGiving Spanish ☪️☦️

[@ekaterinamamrukova9551]

Ну

[@dmwait]

Which a shame she’s become and irrelevant woman who can’t handle the truth that we all age and can’t have anything we want.

[@kaiciccone1657]

Whos here in 2020 ? Almost 22 years ago for this album wow . For me the greatest Madonna album , track to track genius All hail the Queen

[@breeze5362]

Luv luv luv it! 🔥

[@roncerod]

Decades from Confessions, Music, American Life and MadameX will be revisited and hailed among the best records ever.

[@kaiciccone1657]

Mile stones for me are basically the whole of the 80s and 90s then confessions amd Madame X everything in between isnt 'Genius' but thats just my opinion lisanable but not Iconic

[@theautistic.teacher]

Me

[@e11esounds]

same.

[@peterpataki9129]

I think this is the most underrated Madonna song ever. It's a masterpiece, her vocals are so expressive and hauntingly beautiful(i absolutely adore her voice) , lyrics also not to mention the production. After Frozen this is my favourite from Ray of Light album and defo in my top ten Madonna songs 😍

[@vanitatoftby]

Hear hear

[@DannyM.D.N.A]

I don’t think it’s underrated at all I think it gets it recognition

[@rowdyjman94]

I think you're right, because this wasn't released as a single in the US but it was in other countries

[@walterj.schlatterer2225]

2022, I still listen to this ballad

[@gustavoalbertodegraciamont4992]

Tru dat

[@jorditorro6273]

Dare I say the best album opener in the history of pop music.

[@louiez.9748]

For me, Ray of Light was the pinnacle album of her career, an excellent pairing with William Orbit.

[@blahblah4129]

Well said!

[@hilman94]

agree...

[@user-ym3jy7xq7x]

This song calms me down whenever I feel nervous in crowded people.

[@rommelmaglaya]

same here!!

[@jerkbud0430]

Me, too!

[@bongileaugust]

I needed to read this! Right now I think I'm having an anxiety/panic attack and usually, I say this song calms me down

[@vanessafedele44]

[@magicslave3066]

Especially around a hot crush 🤣

[@philippesiquet]

imagine being able to hear this for the first time again...

[@chocolatnoir1108]

me too 💕 so haunting just like the sounds at the beginning literally like something drowning🌊 and then the vocals comes smoothly but at the bridge and the last parts became stronger and then softened again as the song ends. brilliant! million times of brilliance🌟

[@internationalmineralstradi7476]

Best song ever

[@whiterabbit5789]

Exactly... That was the best moment for me when i listened to Ray Of Light the 1st Time. I expected so much that kind of song ! Hytnotizing... Get high just listening to this song

[@ke83984]

I know right

[@soundseeker63]

I listen to it after smoking a joint....you will hear it in a new light again, and it will seem awe inspiringly beautiful....which it is! This track always did seem to me like stepping onto some magic space ship that would take me through multiple different time/space dimensions over the next hour. It still does! Ray Of Light is a musical and spiritual journey.

[@LHAK367]

One of her most underrated songs. Her voice the melody is exquisite and profound

[@furbl4345]

This is by far one of the most intimate and personal songs ever written and performed by Madonna. The video is just as stunning and moving as the song!

[@ianp7661]

As I grow older I understand this song and appreciate it more and more. It’s about realising that materialistic things are not what is important to happiness. It’s uplifting, captivating and cool x

[@francogallinacimaglia8802]

According to Madonna herself it’s about her life: How she believed that Fame was indeed a substitute for love and that if she had one she didn’t need the other one, how she tried to change love for stupid, unnecessary things. Until she found out that everything she needed was her daughter

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@bigcatfb First of all, it's not about that, don't project. Comments above and below are right, you're wrong. Second, don't overgeneralize, not all young girls face abuse. I'm sorry if that happened to you, that's horrible and yes it happens - but it's not the norm, so don't generalize please.

[@duchesslustmoontype11a37]

Madonna is loved and cherished by us her true fans we love everything she does and we don't want her to change anything about herself nobody is loved like her if she's talking about her personal life love well as her fans as her true fans we should give her enough love to where things like that could never hurt her heart she's a human being just like you and I she's a genius and she has talent nobody can work that stage like Madonna nobody can make you feel euphoric like she does when you leave her concert feeling you for it for 6 months and everything she does is magic because she may say things and make comments and you may not understand it for a few months and then you'll say well she was right all along where did she get that crystal ball because she thinks before she speaks she thinks things through because she's smart that's where it comes to the difference between her and other entertainers Madonna has the ability to use both side of her brains left and right just like Einstein did she is a female Einstein and that's all there is to it I respect her every little thing she does is truly special and don't think Madame x is her slowing down she has so much more to say she will start speaking and she will speak loud when she's 100 years old until she is done speaking and nobody can stop her she has guts and she has like I said I set up balls that most men in this world will never grow that threatens them heterosexual men of most of them don't like her that's because they're scared of her because she's smarter than they are and she makes them feel uncomfortable because she calls them out for the pigs that they can be at times and they know it and they're ashamed of themselves I have a PhD in psychology believe me I know the thinking of heterosexual men when it comes to Madonna Lady Gaga and other artists they feel threatened and they feel that their masculinity is being threatened by a very strong and powerful woman who has something to say that is important in life when they can't say that themselves and here is a female saying it that threatens them that makes them uncomfortable I didn't take all these years of college and all of these hours and hours in the classroom and I did not write a thesis just for fun I did it to learn human behavior and I'm telling you Madonna has done everything so perfectly it's like she just sat back and she's charmed she has a charmed Life and I'm happy for her remember everything she has she's worked her ass off for that long hours exhaustion and she does it for us the fans we love her she should never feel unloved she should never feel that she traded anything in for fame when her Fame has made such happiness and joy to other people and made them feel good about themselves she's accomplished what she wanted to accomplish in life she has made me feel better about myself through her music in the things that she has said and done and throughout her career so she will always be loved and cherished she did not substitute anything for love if she only knew how much her fans her true friends how much we truly love her and adore her she has enough love to last her 50 lifetimes just from us and we are important to her she does this for us and she works hard for us to entertain us and make us happy thank you Madonna for the music since 1983 when I first discovered you and ignored all the other artists Cyndi lauper all the other ones they did not have your magic I was interested in only you I could see the magic in your eyes and I could hear the magic in your voice in 1983 that summer so I just ignored the other artist at the time and I followed you because you had something to say on that first album and I got the message loud and clear we love you and if you ever feel down and out you just remember how much your fans care about you and how we will travel the globe to see you we are addicted to you because of how you make us feel you make us feel good about ourselves you move our hearts in a way that other people can't other entertainers they can't move our hearts the way you do and make us think about our lives you better our lives following you you are a good example lady no other human woman have I ever known to be famous has been a good example to her fans like you have been you are the best female example I have ever had in my life thank you for that I will never forget you you will never be forgotten in the history of this world we will never have anybody that comes close to you they may be famous and they may have a fan base but they are not you there is only one you one of a kind and they do not have your intelligence things you say sometimes confuse me but then three weeks later I will understand exactly what you mean and think to myself well it's like she has a crystal ball she plans out things and she is not impulsive she says things for a reason and it's always a good reason I have never seen her say or do anything in public that has not benefited other people this woman doesn't have a selfish bone in her body contrary to what you may read in magazines these rags why do you think she doesn't allow that to get under her skin anymore because she Rose above it when I married my husband RJ I wanted to play her music he isn't much of a fan of Madonna or Lady Gaga we are complete opposites that I was allowed to play some songs of hers at our wedding party in NYC on Long island we're not legally married the man that I've been with for 9 years stunningly beautiful with his big blue eyes and his raven black hair that shines like black diamonds and his fair complexion smooth all over my mother said he was a true hunk supermodel material I said come on don't go that far and then I said you're right he is ! My best female friend said he looks like well he's 34 years old she said he looks like a hotter version of a 34-year-old Paul Ryan former speaker of the house ; lol. I said are you crazy I said RJ he makes him look like a troll ! And he TRULY does no offense Paul Ryan 😂 he's a true professional athlete a very important ; soccer player . My husband. Was for years , until he was 28 years old. But he's always had his degree on the side because he was smart enough to know that the soccer thing wasn't going to last forever ! that he worked hard for on the side ,, now he's a chemical engineer. and I don't have to worry about him all the time getting hurt and those rough games but he loved them and I hate that he's not doing it anymore really he misses it but in a way I am relieved .

[@chriscarter8450]

This song is gospel

[@crimsonenklover5865]

@@duchesslustmoontype11a37 ever hear of periods?

[@rtncg]

She owes the earth another Ray of Light level album. No rappers, no featuring overrated contemporary artists, no chart attack, no autotune... Just Madonna+William Orbit+Patrick Leonard please...

[@va11ejo]

She doesn’t owe the world anything, we owe her everything

[@danielhennessey4282]

I think she owes the world whatever art she chooses to make and we will be grateful. Here’s a tip, she loves rappers and working with new artists. Also autotune is a stylistic choice, she likes to manipulate her voice. Madame X was a triumph, if you don’t like her new music just listen to ROL.

[@brandonaldaymachuse6669]

I think she has one more great album...and everyone will think she's a genius again.

[@JuanRodriguez-jx6uv]

Ray of light as well as most of her discogrphy is unique precisely because she never repeats herself. A Ray of Light 2.0 would sound kinda forced for her. What I love about her is that, she somehow always finds a way to move my emotions in different ways. When it comes to the level of quality, yes I do agree with you 300% 👍👍👍

[@user-jr7eo2vz5l]

Please Lord, hear our prayers!

[@Drebe73]

William Orbit and Madonna were truly a magical pairing. Love this song so much. Ray of Light album is a masterpiece. Madonna’s looking absolutely radiant during this era.

[@adamh6059]

This all album is just a masterpiece .. Every song is amazing and this one touch me the most

[@JAA369]

“I traveled round the world Looking for a home I found myself in crowded rooms Feeling so alone” Damn I can relate to that deeply!!!

[@CoCoBella83]

Exactly reverberates in the soul👏🏿👄💯

[@trixiedelight9874]

Touche

[@dibu28]

Agoraphobia my friend))

[@healterskelter]

Naur, it's threw, it's threw

[@garybrocklehurst6784]

I guess that a lot of people can relate to feelings of estrangement from others even in a crowd, but to me that makes the song less deep. The idea that the consciousness of others is others is opaque to me is blindingly obvious so I'm not exactly blown away by the themes here. Well performed and produced but overall kinda dull IMO

[@mrqs1549]

“Ray of light” was mark point when I stopped to be Madonna’s fan, and became full time her worshipper.

[@absoluteacw]

I like that!

[@riqitv2188]

Mr Marques, I hereby officially confirm that you look hot. Yours truly, Another Madonna nutcase

[@peanutbutterguy71]

Wow that’s hardcore

[@gonzaloarvietti7189]

omg lol im 25 so i barely knows madonnas work but is so sad there no artists like her anymore long live to madonna and michael jackson

[@thesilvershining]

Yep, she really is something. I don’t know her personally, she could be the devil incarnate and I wouldn’t care. It’s the artist and what she creates that I love. No human is perfect 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@JCVisualGrammar]

I miss this version of Madonna so much. I know I'm not alone in that regard.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

This song is so underrated. It’s truly a hidden gem and one of Madonna’s best !

[@Model_Roe]

I recommend you listen to the entire Ray of Light Album some of Madonna's best work it's truly a masterpiece

[@ginasousabranco5637]

This was a self reflection of her past (fame, fortune, paparazzi, lovers) before being a mother for the first time

[@Mexxconnection]

Gina Sousa Branco she was already mom for this track

[@joecrollard9934]

@@Mexxconnection yeah, but that's still what the song and video are about. Everything leading up to that.

[@erkenarinov4383]

The best

[@Express-420]

@@Mexxconnection Great song please check out Madonna Debut Album Review , Madonna - Like a Prayer Album Review ,Madonna- True Blue Album Review , Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor Album Review , Madonna Like a Virgin Album Review, Madonna - Bedtime Stories Album Review , Madonna - Ray of Light Album Review , Madonna- Music Album Review and Madonna- American life Album Review on my channel

[@Express-420]

@@joecrollard9934 Great song please check out Madonna Debut Album Review , Madonna - Like a Prayer Album Review ,Madonna- True Blue Album Review , Madonna - Confessions on a Dance Floor Album Review , Madonna Like a Virgin Album Review, Madonna - Bedtime Stories Album Review , Madonna - Ray of Light Album Review , Madonna- Music Album Review and Madonna- American life Album Review on my channel

[@morganlefay3284]

Ray Of Light was a spiritual album and everyone felt that. I hope she will do more of that.

[@mark-ge2yl]

This has that nostalgic 90s ambient feel to it. I love it! ❤️

[@kirkyohio]

Hearing she was sick. Brought me here, feeling emotional. I of course wanna see the tour but I want her to be healthy and happy, and I’m grateful for so many iconic songs

[@rafcorreia]

i wish she would do something as deep and powerful as ray of light once again

[@Pants3]

I love that album

[@TarantulaCandy]

oh lord no she's working with Mirwais again? that's tragic

[@jacobpatrickpoulsen6608]

I think that she will make a great return with her new album. I like the "Music" and "American Life" album. "Music" is for me the better album of those two releases. But I hope that she goes back to the electronic genre of music and experiments with the sound of her music. I hope that she can make a great album. It does not have to be that commercial of an album. It would be interesting if she made some more personal music that came truly from her heart. :)

[@andrikrslovic3400]

Rafael Correia honestly, the only song that game close to giving me the same, emotional soul like any song on "Ray Of Light" was "Ghosttown". She had some promise with "Rebel Heart". ROL is her best and that's when she was a true innovator. I hope she goes back to that and not appeasing this new generation of mindless dribble.

[@strangercoz]

Sue me but she’s actually a fantastic lyricist. Her ballads are always the best part of her albums. She has to come up with catchy lyrics for the most commercial ones but the rest are pretty good.

[@michaelcoppola7096]

I believe this is my favorite Madonna song of all time. Galactic, subtle electronic, spiritual, personal, smooth, enlightened, influential, catchy.. It's perfect.

[@alexzadecroixarabellalight8163]

And honest and naked.

[@SeanOwen1117]

That was the most powerful video I’ve ever seen. In my life.

[@j.c7719]

She truly is a genius songwriter and no one can ever take that away from her

[@MissSofiaAlex]

This song and "What it feels like for a girl" are the most real and honest songs from Madonna. Some things never change..

[@pbohearn]

Totally agree. I love that song. And “ Beautiful Scars” from “Rebel Heart.”

[@lawrencejelsma8118]

Wrong! This song and the rest of Ray of Light album were on a high scale finally challenging the Rock masters of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, etc. of the 1970s of being able to not get enough song after song.

[@michaelvasek3974]

@@pbohearn 🥴

[@shiiyou]

Agreed

[@rainbowbunniie]

I’d also add Oh Father to that list.

[@timl5270]

Music videos these days just aren’t as polished as this gem. This felt visually like a movie.

[@Louelok]

They used film most likely to record this. It has a soul 👍

[@maryobenhaus4032]

In the scene filled with glamorous people, it looks similar to the morphs people use with the filters, maybe it’s only the big eyes. I’ll look again.

[@adrianodrika]

Well, Madonna and Michael Jackson created that language, together with the pop.

[@samgod]

@@maryobenhaus4032 it's just lots of warping done in Discreet's (now AutoDesk's) Flame compositer. Same software used for Soundgarten's "Black Hole Sun", Madonna's "Bedtime Stories" and thousands of other works.

[@maryobenhaus4032]

samgod you’re right. Thank you

[@vegemitesandwich4674]

This is perfection. My fav song ever of Madonna

[@Isimplywenttoschool]

Smitty??

[@aidanmorris2231]

one of the best album opening songs ever. sets the mood and tone perfectly.

[@mikemadigan4475]

I agree. When I first got the cd I played this song over and over before letting it advance to track 2

[@survivorbest4589]

@Augusto Pinochet lol Music #1 single and she had 4 number one albums in 2000s and Hung Up was #1 in 41 countries. Sticky and sweet tour in 2009 is the highest grossing tour by a female artist and MDNA tour is still top in 4.

[@user-uz5ju1eu8h]

@@mikemadigan4475 ты дала мне новый рывок

[@user-uz5ju1eu8h]

@@mikemadigan4475 я увидела себя женщиной

[@tommygetsstupid3443]

I can't believe this album is 20 years old.

[@gonzaloarvietti4920]

Lourdes age

[@conatcha]

Tempus fugit.

[@okaychegs]

Tommy Gets Stupid it sounds 2009-2010 she was so ahead of her time this a perfect example of that phrase

[@zZAD]

its timeless :)

[@alisadetwiler3404]

Ray of Light, the best Madonna has ever accomplished.

[@lexamdelac28]

This song always gives me chills. It's hauntingly beautiful and I feel so beyond my years when I listen to it.

[@bradleyferrier5118]

No matter how many times I listen to this song, it never fades I'm a metal head but oh. my. god. Beautiful.

[@lizzielola9869]

Bradley Ferrier 🤘

[@gibbr4802]

Beautiful

[@talleslee5704]

Madonna baby

[@magicslave3066]

Madonna shouldve gone heavey metal i would love that

[@lukebeattie1237]

"iM a mEtAl hEaD bUt----" why do guys on pop music videos feel the need to say this? Do they feel such a need to justify their masculinity?

[@megansmith1528]

This song is a masterpiece ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@jamesfelter9765]

Cool

[@alessandracasal206]

Agreed

[@Birdyboy]

The face of you. My substitute for love. Aaaah

[@iurxx]

Love so much!!

[@segamai]

This video deserves so many more views. I’ve run out of superlatives for how incredible it is, I wish for so many more people to experience it

[@ginasousabranco5637]

It birthead Britney Spear's Everytime

[@vertbeke7977]

Could be

[@jbcali1274]

Im flushing my drugs down the toilet as i hear this song 💖💖💖💖

[@antoniobeardall6520]

This song is a work of art

[@rebelblue]

Ray Of Light the bible of pop 🙏

[@renatos4204]

So true

[@abodawoudelegypti7127]

Music that stands the test of time!

[@luisaluveniyali8962]

Well-Known, Underappreciated And Beautiful Madonna Song Never Gets Old.

[@johnsota8067]

I wonder how many nights Madonna has had like this in her career, just wanting to go out, enjoy life, just like everyone else. Spend time with people as a person, not as Madonna. The part that gets to me most in this video is when she is walking up the stairs alone, sees the maid smiling at her and then smiles back, seeing she might be a potential friend. Then the maid pulls out a camera and takes a picture, with Madonna walking away frustrated. She has been an icon for years and I love her. But I know she wants people to also see the loneliness that stardom can bring.

[@ocelot2294]

Lol she loves it. Her Instagram is proof of it. You did describe what the video depicts though. It’s a great video.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

@@ocelot2294 Yeah, it's frightening to see her pay money to look bloated. George Michael never chose that look for himself.

[@cynthiabinder3730]

🎒 bags a trail brazer like Donna well her choice

[@Parker-930]

@@ColtraneTaylor - George Michael never made it to her age, he died 10 years younger than Madonna is now. He also looked like shit at the end of his life. What does he have to do with anything anyway?

[@POPPALUVIT80]

@@Parker-930 it was not that long ago

[@kellyswat7836]

Remember when this album was the most popular album ever???? 💖

[@darry1004]

Its still popular, a lot of modern artist took inspiration from this masterpiece

[@ZEN-vj6uw]

@@darry1004 true i heard Taylor Swift 1989 and Adele 25 were inspired by Ray Of Light.

[@darry1004]

It remains vivid in mainstream, nobody has ever equal to this art, just like a prayer

[@Salvadorsibony]

Waiting they re-upload this on HD soon!

[@bowiejones5769]

One of the most 90s psychedelic music I've ever heard

[@veryeyeofnight]

The best album and one of her best songs ever. Hands down.

[@lutalice]

Wow, is this masterpiece really 20 years old already? The late 90s really were a great time to be coming of age... I'm very grateful

[@dannhymir9678]

I second that

[@Djeff82]

23 now 🥲

[@Rabidpenguinn]

Madonna needs an album like this now

[@lisalindner3196]

She's a mother💙one of a kind💗

[@pagzplay]

The Ray Of Light record took Madonna to another level that I never really thought she could go and she turned into a real creative Artist and the Producers made a Masterpiece for her. She had to have been so proud how this record turned out because the songs on it actually mean something to her and everybody else in the world who listens to them and they still hold up even now.

[@harrymatharoo1969]

This album has a soul...

[@firouz256]

I came here for the excellent cinematography!!

[@Dani-yn9kc]

i hate nostalgia but i truly miss this type of art that madonna can deliver

[@carlrodger1465]

Imagine how she must feel looking back at her videos, there must be so many memories.

[@nickimillennium3748]

She's had an incredible life and career.

[@grard4141]

Ray of light ⚡️ album is a MASTERPIECE.. one of the best albums all time in the music world 🌎 and in the art world 🙏🏼

[@harrymatharoo1969]

True bro.

[@harrymatharoo1969]

Touches your soul everytime.

[@danyjcastro]

'Ray Of Light' is her best album.

[@hilman94]

who else got your heart's breaking watching this scene 2:59... 😭

[@stephenfleming969]

Her greatest work. Madonna always spoke about her music reflected her emotions and where she was in her life. This captulates calmness and utter raw emotion. All brought upon by her first born Lourdes ❤️

[@scosta87]

Was when she had her first child she said that experience changed her a lot

[@kentmichael8574]

Queen winning 6 Grammys for this amazing album!!!!!

[@camilolemus5738]

Almost 2023 and still nothing better than this Legendary her

[@turtle2pond]

Love Madonna I just wish she didn't have to undergo a procedure on her face (T_T).

[@Model_Roe]

This album sounds like it could be of this generation shows how timeless it is

[@Hugo-iv5ft]

Ray of light is a classic!

[@sharminislam6343]

This song literally touches every nerve in my body every time I listen to it.

[@landryspektor7377]

I love this Ray Of Light abum!!!! 20 million copies sold!!!

[@carlamata9617]

Who cares about the number of copies sold. It was a GREAT álbum. Numbers don't matter.

[@landryspektor7377]

Do you really thin that?

[@talleslee5704]

her best album, so relax

[@paulodonoghue7102]

Thank you all God bless you.

[@dasilvafdavid]

Plus the album sold 16 millions not 20 .

[@yaneev.t]

i'm still being flooded and taken with emotions every time i listen to this album. actual love, not a substitute.

[@Purplenpinkk]

Do yourself a favor and make sure that this album is in your collection - one of the best of all time, really. So unique.

[@stanbalo]

She herself cannot top it

[@Model_Roe]

I listened to this album from start to finish so many times it's truly a masterpiece

[@Purplenpinkk]

@@stanbalo I agree. For me her best albums are Like a Prayer, Erotica and Ray of Light.

[@Purplenpinkk]

@@Model_Roe agree so much. I love it so much.

[@GuyunZhongli-ow4ti]

she really peaked here but it came from a dark period with erotica, wed like another of this but she has nothing to prove now shes done it

[@rcmtarrse03p45]

Best album of the 90's 💛

[@jacobpatrickpoulsen6608]

Such an underrated song in my opinion. One of my favourite songs from Madonna, from her best album. She is truly "The Queen Of Pop". She has experimented with her music almost with every album that she has released. With the "Ray of Light" album she really showed how much emotion that electronic music could bring if the song-lyrics and the production combined well together. A thing that I feel like only David Bowie could match with his Berlin-trilogy from the late 1970`s (look these albums up then you will understand why people got inspired from David Bowies work and why he was a trailblazer in the music industry to). I see Madonnas impact on musical culture up there with Michael Jackson, David Bowie and The Beatles. She is a living legend and she deserves respect for her long and still to this day succesful career. I admire and respect her very much. :)

[@ProximaCentauri88]

Jacob Patrick Poulsen she's hated though by lil monsters 😂

[@jacobpatrickpoulsen6608]

Yes, I know that as I have followed both Madonna and Lady Gaga´s careers. ;) This is a Madonna video and I´m one of those people that like both Madonna and Lady Gaga, because I like pop-music in general. Also I don´t compare singers with each other as some people do that and the media of cause will always compare artists to each other if they make the same genre of music. The confrontations between the fans of Lady Gaga and Madonna is really a thing of the past, from my point of view. As Lady Gaga respects Madonna, if you pay attention to recent events. If you don´t have anything more to say then why did you write your comment? I was very serious when I wrote my comment. :)

[@franmartinez1682]

lester andes as if little monsters mattered at all lol

[@patrickraftery1815]

Great tune,shame about all the devil,Baal stuff she does,she enjoys shocking folk.

[@johnmckenna8856]

You said it perfect mate

[@tomaszstoinski214]

Her best song

[@JaysenLeedotcom]

There is nothing in this world that has any power whatsoever to create a substitute for love. If you give love unconditionally you get it back when it’s unconditional.

[@britneyfn18]

BRITNEY ARMY SHOWING LOVE TO THE QUEEN!!!!! MADONNA, YOU'RE THE GREATEST FEMALE ARTIST OF ALL TIME, WE LOVE YOU

[@mercedeskleine5088]

Madonna i love you ik have bever lovend enyone more than you.my target and mother brother sister i have legt Them alle. The onlt one that States was you

[@mercedeskleine5088]

Xxx Madonna

[@delormepatrice]

she help me when sometimes it's too hard... too much ):(

[@coreyhumm1832]

Much love xx

[@mk202]

Patrice Delorme ❤️❤️❤️

[@Pupatik]

Me too...

[@samro1029]

J'espere que tout va bien pour toi!

[@bktaino201]

This Song made me flush my drugs down the toilet

[@Raechel924]

You can do this. I believe in you.

[@abbeyskipper970]

I will never forget when I first heard this album when I was 12 years old. The 90’s were magical

[@semjon02]

This song is beyond beauty. A true masterpiece. One of my top 3 from Madonna.

[@darknight3050]

I would be immensely grateful if I had the opportunity to personally thank Madonna for this album, especially this song. I feel like this song truly brought me closer to my mom. It reminded me how much my mom loves me and for that and many other things, I'm eternally grateful for my mom. Ray of Light was more than just a musical album -it was a masterpiece and a huge enlightenment. It reminds me how courageous and strong women really are. It reminds me of all the beautiful moms out there that give and give and give and keep giving...even if they aren't noticed or appreciated.

[@stevej4328]

Beautiful words

[@francogallinacimaglia8802]

Like the Kingdra

[@nessunnomeenemmenocognome.5712]

😊😄😊😙🌴🌾💥💦💚

[@TheMrfont]

so much nostalgia reading ur comment

[@JohnnyDalle]

my mom used to play this song for me! ray of light went out when i was still a child too. i have the same age as Lola. i ALWAYS cry when i hear this song

[@CoolianOfficial]

Madonna you are not just my Queen, you are my angel... Get well soon!!!

[@_Elijah_1979]

Madonna your an icon but the new earth nothing will be remembered 🙏

[@monoenlanc785]

The most successful female singer, songwriter and producer Madonna!!!!!!!

[@Dutchmusicfan1992]

Could this be her most underrated song?

[@griff404]

absolutely no. this isn't even that underrated.

[@houseofwax05]

@Isla Robinson I wouldn't say Live to Tell is underrated, I mean it went number #1 but I do agree on Everybody.

[@RDrRD1989]

@Isla Robinson Where is that?

[@lutalice]

Oh Father and The Look of Love are underrated.

[@muratgunduz4666]

Yep

[@diegoterceiro3714]

where is the remasterization? where is it? 💐 This videoclip deserves a 4k upscaling

[@mactneo8817]

1998 was a year with great music from all the artists ever produced, regardless the genre.. I'm one of the generation that happened to live the moment, Even to this days, 90s sounds even better throughout time...

[@e11esounds]

SO ahead of this time. Whole album is perfection.

[@DiegoGiambartholomei]

This song is such a masterpiece

[@jovannsilvadelgado5718]

In 2003 I was sent to a boarding school in Cuba, this song was the one that gave me energy to resist the first months. I remember trying to remember the melody and lyrics of the song as a mental exercise to remember my home. The strength and power of Madonna's music is incredible.

[@filipnikolic3948]

I think that Ray of light is best Madonna. Great performance ❤❤❤

[@modarXmodar]

Probably this is my favorite Madonna song

[@johnmckenna8856]

modarXmodar unsure what my favorite song is but I f# love this and in 2018 it's still pure magic

[@arthurfarias655]

1 Get together / 2 Drowned world...

[@beto6n]

this IS my favorite Madonna song

[@fausty150]

Mine too

[@jorgearmandolozadaaguilar592]

its so beautiful

[@killerking3243]

"The face of you, my substitute for love" 💕

[@romukimsawa5844]

Love this amazing song

[@whocaresudo]

😍😍

[@AnnaAwesome77]

Madonna, you’re a genius ❤

[@crazyman37]

I feel like this song never got the attention it so badly deserves

[@rtncg]

I'm possessed by this song. I can't get enough listening.