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

[@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]

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[@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.

[@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

[@hallofmirrorsnetwork]

same.

[@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!

[@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 🙌

[@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.

[@Nhnhnfk]

Glad he's recovered from his issues now.

[@johngablesmith4671]

Wasn’t this song produced by Massive Attack?

[@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...

[@sva11-k5x]

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% 👍👍👍

[@НикитаУхачев-я8з]

Please Lord, hear our prayers!

[@唐璇哲]

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

[@entrare_4rbx]

[@magicslave3066]

Especially around a hot crush 🤣

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@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.

[@GloucesterODaugherty]

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]

@@GloucesterODaugherty *All her albums are grEAt*

[@rvegas81]

I agree. It's shocking how innovate this was and still is.

[@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.

[@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

[@pbohearn]

Chasing the fame game. It’s a dead end as it cannot give us what we need.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Прекрасныйнезнакомец-п7ю]

“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.

[@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.

[@SashaVestePrada]

Is life a mistery? Should everyone stay home, Brazilian?

[@SaraShakur94]

Yes❤️

[@JosephFuller]

Here in 2024, after my tumultuous time in New Orleans in the summer leading up to 11-Sept.-2001.I would take holy amounts of LSD, lay down in a comfortable dark room with the surround-sound from this album on repeat. *NOTE:* I do not advocate for the use of hallucinogens outside of a clinical setting but I was youngish and thought I knew better. Luckily the album instilled bits of humility that blessed me. Luckily, those seeds of humility were watered by the experience of life and the tears of loss, growing into a tree of life. Now, each time I listen to this song in particular; it flashes my life before me as I have since done everything she had mentioned in the song; and it all makes me happy because I know that there is no true substitute for love; love and hate permeate the universe as metaphors but the encompassing emotion of love is the love of oneself in the universe; flaws transgressions, prayers, benedictions, and forgiveness.

[@ОксанаЛинник-т9ц]

@@JosephFuller 💯💫

[@crtpitt3722]

Eu ❤

[@Model_Roe]

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

[@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

[@louiez.9748]

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

[@blahblah4129]

Well said!

[@힐만94]

agree...

[@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.

[@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 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@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?

[@stefanomechella9648]

I strongly believe Madonna is one of the greatest artist of all time. What an incredible person

[@Roma-bz4xe]

Absolutely 💯

[@KevinCepek]

It's not a belief my friend...its a fact!

[@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.

[@МаринаПригара]

@@mikemadigan4475 ты дала мне новый рывок

[@МаринаПригара]

@@mikemadigan4475 я увидела себя женщиной

[@megansmith1528]

This song is a masterpiece ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@jamesfelter9765]

Cool

[@alessandracasal206]

Agreed

[@iurxx]

Love so much!!

[@jorditorro6273]

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

[@JohnDoe-xk1dv]

This isn't pop music, is why - she became electronica and chill out dance/trance, not mainstream pop here. All Saints, with Pure Shores - similar story. William Orbit was at the peak of his powers and influence at this point as a producer and writer. It didn't get better.

[@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!

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@BattleKatt80]

@@Parker-930 it was not that long ago

[@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

[@michaelcoppola7096]

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

[@alexzaarabellalightrider1111]

And honest and naked.

[@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 :)

[@antoniobeardall6520]

This song is a work of art

[@adamh6059]

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

[@morganlefay3284]

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

[@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

[@AlexLopez-ov1vs]

This whole album is a masterpiece it could be released today and wouldn't even think it was from 98 ? Now this is what I call timeless !

[@LHAK367]

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

[@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 🥲

[@veryeyeofnight]

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

[@mark-ge2yl]

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

[@mymusic6384]

Experimental, transcendent, mind-clearing album. Ray of light is a masterpiece.

[@cabcitychelmsfordtaxi1584]

William orbit really had a strong influence on it……he also done the song the beach by the all saints from the film the beach…….check out the tonal similarities

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@vegemitesandwich4674]

This is perfection. My fav song ever of Madonna

[@Isimplywenttoschool]

Smitty??

[@rebelblue]

Ray Of Light the bible of pop 🙏

[@renatos4204]

So true

[@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

[@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 .

[@DodaGarcia]

The "this is my religion" moment is so, so powerful. I must have seen this video dozens of times and still can't help getting goosebumps at the end.

[@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

[@carlrodger1465]

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

[@nickimillennium]

She's had an incredible life and career.

[@sharminislam6343]

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

[@Sicily76]

My ultimate favorite Madonna track. So eloquently written, beautifully sung, and impeccably produced. It is absolute perfection. When I bought the "Ray Of Light" album and listened to it for the first time, I couldn't get passed this song. At first listen and as the song drew to an end, I leaped off the chair over to the CD player and hit the back button to listen to it again, before the CD advanced to the next track "Swim". I was instantly in love with it. It's such a departure from anything I had heard from her before. I cry whenever she performs this song live in concerts. This song has such a special place in my heart!! LOVE!!!!!

[@william5177]

Ditto.

[@RDrRD1989]

Yes 👍

[@TiagrajI]

Same thing. I remember when I got the cd I used to play over and over again. This song is so lush. It envelopes you in a tapestry of sound. I would love to see her perform this live.

[@cometl.3181]

My feeling was the same, even though I am listening and watching “Ray Of Light” álbum and vídeos for the first time in 2019. I was a child when it was released. I’m shocked that it is so good and ahead of its time.

[@euskadino]

Agreed 100%

[@operamaniaco1]

El punto mas alto de su carrera , una imagen perfecta , un disco maduro y exquisito , esta es la.madonna perfecta

[@badboyciccone4585]

Ella ha tenido muchos puntos altos en su carrera. Más que cualquier otra.

[@Chiwisp3732]

@Marvin Morawski Ray of Light no fue su momento más alto, fue durante el Blond Ambition Tour

[@talktalk39]

¡de acuerdo!

[@ernestl9330]

Y que pasa con la era Confessions?

[@LordBizarrluis]

@@ernestl9330 Solo fuera de Estados Unidos porque en USA Madonna había sido baneada después de American Life

[@luisasedre8962]

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

[@JCVisualGrammar]

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

[@j.c985]

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

[@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

[@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

[@lexamdelac28]

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

[@killerking3243]

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

[@romukimsawa5844]

Love this amazing song

[@whocaresudo]

😍😍

[@Sikanda.]

I can't count how many times I've listened to Ray of Life. It's age defying, one of a kind and a source of comfort for two decades.

[@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.

[@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

[@vaughanthomas3278]

This record has not aged a day since it was released 20 years ago. Arguably Madonna's best vocal of all time. Still remains in my Top 5 Madonna records; 5. I DESERVE IT 4. DEEPER AND DEEPER 3.DROWNED WORLD/SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE 2. FALLING FREE 1. BAD GIRL. The album Ray of Light was a like/loathe for me. I adored half the songs on the album, DROWNED WORLD/SUBSTITUTE FOR LOVE, SWIM, RAY OF LIGHT, SKIN, SKY FITS HEAVEN, FROZEN, & MER GIRL, but found the rest inaudable.

[@envy99976]

VAUGHAN THOMAS I totally agree with your comment. It’s sooo ahead of its time and would not be be out of place. If RoL was released today it would still be revolutionary. An album never to be replicated.

[@timsimms412]

THE POWER OF GOODBYE!

[@erika9763]

Some good tunes, but the whole thing feels insincere . . .

[@NathanHautain]

Candy Perfume Girl was everything though

[@vaughanthomas3278]

@@NathanHautain IT SUCKS. POSSIBLY ONE OF HER WORST RECORDS, PERIOD.

[@FreddieFreethinking]

You see.... Love can not be bought. It has to be given. 🤲

[@EAB82]

A Valentines treat indeed. In Madonna, we trust.

[@SeanOwen1117]

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

[@kentmichael8574]

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

[@Arnaud-h2s]

Cet album est tellement un chef d'oeuvre ❤

[@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!

[@JohnvL]

MADONNA LYRICS "Drowned World / Substitute For Love" I traded fame for love Without a second thought It all became a silly a 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 [Chorus:] The face of you Substitute for love Substitute for love Should I wait for you Substitute for love Substitute for love 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 [chorus] Mmmmm, ooohhh, mmmmm 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 Mmmmm, mmmmm [chorus] Now I find I've changed my mind This is my religion (Should I wait for you ;-) )

[@hallofmirrorsnetwork]

SO ahead of this time. Whole album is perfection.

[@matprecey]

My pub argument is that Ray of Light is the greatest pop album of all time. The moment this art form reached its apogee. Forget what she wears, or who she’s seen with or whatever anyone says: for Madonna it’s always been about the music. And Ray of Light is her definitive statement. It was released on the cusp of the internet exploding the music industry, the media and everything, and so marks the high water mark of the music era which preceded it.

[@Joshuén]

Ray of Light, one of her best albums. I really hope to hear smtng like this in her new album. *Love

[@RodrigoOshiro]

J G there was a feeling of real joy and happiness in her voice, I miss that era.

[@Joshuén]

Rodrigo Oshiro Absolutely

[@Joshuén]

Rodrigo Oshiro Yes, even though some lyrics were a little sad.

[@gorigraward]

Madonna produced this song

[@BombatronProductions]

It was William Orbit.

[@talleslee5704]

@@BombatronProductions both

[@DiegoGiambartholomei]

This song is such a masterpiece

[@robertwhiteside6194]

Thank you sooooo much for being the angel of light that you are as we begin another 4 years of challenge to what we can be and achieve, I ❤ U!

[@MARSBELLA1]

Brilliant Album - at her best. She did this from her heart. She was so love in with being a mother - her brain for once shut up - it was increbily beautiful X I will always love her

[@yaneev.t]

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

[@rcmtarrse03p45]

Best album of the 90's 💛

[@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...

[@okbaben2676]

God I love this song. The music is so nostalgic, the lyrics are so mature. Truly a masterpiece.

[@idonik4744]

The Rebel Heart Tour was the most successful tour of 2015 and 2016!!!!!!!! Queen of pop

[@FreddieFreethinking]

This Is A Music Masterpiece In Every Single Way.

[@alisadetwiler3404]

Ray of Light, the best Madonna has ever accomplished.

[@Symbolicliving]

She has done it all.

[@wiceorc5105]

But has she truly know herself, what did she for herself, she just made for us

[@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

[@harrymatharoo1969]

This album has a soul...

[@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.

[@jamesdawriter]

I came to this album because of a friend. The first time I listened to "Ray of Light" I thought, "GOSH, this is an absolute masterpiece!". Every time I listen to it, I enjoy it so much! This song is the beginning of a wonderful era. Madonna, you're THE QUEEN, indeed.

[@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.

[@ScottishStuey]

By far my favourite Madonna song! This is an underrated masterpiece!

[@JaysenLeedotcom]

To be loved unconditionally for everything that you have ever contributed to anyone else’s life that you’ve ever loved this is that kind of song that represents that.

[@Rabidpenguinn]

Madonna needs an album like this now

[@TouroDragao]

In my modest opinion "Ray of Light" was the best album in all the 1990`s ! ... Thank you very much :)