MADONNA - EROTICA 'ERA' MUSIC VIDEOS REACTION

[@teralmiles]

When I first saw the Deeper and Deeper video, I made it my mission that weekend to go to our local gay club with a bunch of pink helium balloons, and walked in with them. Only one gay guy got my reference and screamed at me, but I was living my best life. Happy memories of me being 19 years old too. (Yes, I’m 50 this year!!! WTF?.)

[@bennshouts]

Omg this is everything hahahaha, I love you for this!

[@teralmiles]

@@bennshouts You’ve made my day!!💙

[@softshallow7435]

Just turned 50 in December last year.

[@todddepue681]

Fabulous! I never did the balloons but I definitely added a couple feather boas to my evening wardrobe. So obnoxious 🤣 I'm 51 this year....those were good times!

[@bennshouts]

ALL OF YOU ARE ICONS

[@matthewdunne8432]

Madonna was such a force at this point in her career. I was 14 when this album came out. It was mind bending the controversy that happened at this time. Never seen anything like it since. Was a great time to be young and have this type of icon to look up to. Unreplicated

[@bennshouts]

Totally, truly insane to think this was happening 30 years ago, especially when when today people are still SO prudish to so many things!

[@FindingMadonna]

@@bennshouts Younger people are honestly more prudish today than back then. It was the adults who lost their minds in 1992. Forgot to mention in my other comment that yes I always interpreted the balloons to be a symbol of innocence. She frequently contrasts innocence and darkness.

[@dudedandify]

I remember when the video to Erotica came out. Overnight, she became the most hated woman in America. Deeper And Deeper is definitely one of the weird ones, but it was inspired by the whole Andy Warhol era so it makes sense. Bad Girl is not only one of her best videos, but one of the best videos ever made, imo. Fever is awesome and she's wearing the late Vivianne Westwood in it. And Rain is just STUNNING. This time was one of her artistic peaks, for sure.

[@bennshouts]

Yes to all of this!!!

[@Pfink]

Bad Girl was directed by David Fincher, who also directed Oh Father, Vogue and Express Yourself, all cinematic masterpieces. While Bad Girl and Rain are definitely stunning and the most cinematic ones, my favorite will always be Deeper and Deeper for all its weirdness, hidden meanings and overall atmosphere. Madonna herself looks kinda creepy with no eyebrows. All of it was her idea and she even wrote the script.

[@michaelgorgievski2760]

He recreated the “smokology” scene from Bad Girl in Fight Club 6 years later. One of her best collaborators and still speaks highly of her. Amazing director too.

[@kristianberg4264]

Going back 20yrs? This was 30yrs ago and was beyond iconic, she is the most daring female entertainer we’ll ever know. :)

[@paulamoya7956]

Word⭐️

[@mtg1263]

Madonna was so prolific in the 90’s. Seemed like she was everywhere doing everything. And this is just the beginning of this era. She got so much hate for Erotica album, Sex book and her starring roll in “Body of Evidence”. Critics said she went too far, turned off all of her fans, and was over-exposed. While some of that was true she managed to survive and then put on “The Girlie Show”🔥🔥🔥 released the album Bedtime Story along with some absolutely stunning videos. Then she went to Star in “Evita” where she was amazing and won her Golden Globe. 🔥🔥🔥And if that wasn’t enough , she had a baby, released “Something To Remember” which was a collection of her ballads and to end the 90’s she gave us another masterpiece with “Ray of Light” with even more extraordinary songs and videos. It was an incredible time to be a Madonna fan and experience all of this unfold.

[@jonevan580]

Great reaction yet again. What I love about the Erotica period is that so often (especially today) when celebrities want to align themselves with the lgbtq community they present a sanitised, heteronormative, almost conservative version of queerness, where being queer is just about glitter and rainbows and witty one liners. What Madonna did was celebrate the reality. I mean bathhouses, beats, S&M, kink, fetishwear, strip clubs, GoGo boys…..these things have always been, and continue to be a part of queer culture. It was so amazing that she didn’t try to sanitise and make queer culture palatable for the masses like so many of the artists today (not all of course, there are some great exceptions). I always think of that heteronormative take on queerness as the ‘Will and Grace’ effect….lol

[@taintedlife2618]

Agreed and she made an album about intimacy in an era where people were dying of AIDS. She managed to include songs about loss on the album.

[@prismaze]

The "Rain" music video inspired director Chris Cunningham to start directing music videos, who later would direct her video for "Frozen" and "All Is Full of Love" by Björk.

[@FindingMadonna]

You're right. She definitely fed us during this era. It was difficult to experience in real time though. The backlash was so cruel and harsh. I remember when "Bad Girl" came on the radio (in NY of all places), the DJ literally stopped it and said "Nobody wants to hear this" and laughed and put on a different song. It peaked at #36 in the U.S. and that might not seem like a big deal now. Artists have songs that don't chart well and they just move on, but at the time it was treated like the END of the world (and her career). Aside from "Oh Father," it was her first single not to crack the Top 10 in a decade. They hardly played the videos on MTV except for "Rain," which did a little better on radio. A really tough time to be a fan. I can only really compare it to today, but for much different reasons. On a side note, the sex mix of "Erotica" is actually more stripped down and demo-style, which is probably why you were hearing elements you didn't notice in the album version, which is much fuller and has more layers of things going on. Also the verses are totally different lyrically. Don't forget to react to her live performance of "Fever" on Arsenio Hall. Very different from the album and video versions. One of her best.

[@taintedlife2618]

Most importantly watch the SNL performances of Bad Girl and Fever.

[@madonnamatt73mlvc16]

Wow Benn this made my day. Your Majourney guided by Ryan makes me happy and always cheers me up. I’m so glad that you’re loving the Erotica era so much. So much to say here. Because when she released the Erotica album and the Sex book she was at the peak of her career the anticipation for the song and music video were huge. Here in Australia they had an entire 1 hour show on Channel 9 devoted to showing the music video for the first time. It had to be shown after 9pm and have a special warning before the program. The Erotica music video is made up of footage from the shooting of the sex book and her shot in a studio wearing the mask with the hair and make up referencing sixties model Twiggy. Erotica did not meet commercial expectations. She was on the front of every newspaper and magazine in the world being called a witch and being compared to Satan. There was next to no positive press for her during this time. She was called untalented, cold, calculating and was written that she couldn’t sing. The world’s media said her career was over. So at the same time as these amazing videos she was going through the most difficult career period of her life. Deeper and Deeper is meant to be a weird music video and references the famous artist Andy Warhol and movies he made in the late 1960’s and early 1970s. This music video features a famous gay porn star (Joey Stefano) - the guy doing muscle poses while they eat bananas. It also features 2 different drag queens one of them being Chi Chi La Rue who ended up becoming one of the most famous directors in gay porn. This was before RuPaul had even released her first single which made her famous. That’s how groundbreaking Madonna was back in 1992. Bad Girl was directed by David Fincher who also directed the music videos for Express Yourself, Oh Father and Vogue. The man who plays her conscience is famous actor Christopher Walken. The premise is that he is either the Angel of death or her guardian Angel. While both Erotica and Deeper and Deeper had both been top ten hits Bad Girl was Madonna’s first single to miss the top 40 in Australia since her Aussie debut of Burning Up in 1983. This all contributed to the world saying that Madonna was over. Fever was not released in America but was released in Europe and Australia. The song was remixed as you picked up featuring Donna and Nikki (the colourful backing singers from the Blond Ambition tour). The video was directed by Kylie Minogue’s later boyfriend who shot the Impossible Princess album cover. Fever also did not make the top 30 in Australia. Rain was a cinematic masterpiece. It also was a huge hit in Australia. It was a couple of months before the Girlie show. She looks so stunning in this video. The song was a huge radio hit in Australia and restored her back to the top 10. Even though Madonna was suffering a huge backlash she also had many articles written about her impact on society to the point where you could actually study Madonna at university and how she was impacting society. She was so hated there was even a book released called “The I Hate Madonna handbook” which I have a copy of. I believe the reason she did the stripped down performances of Fever and Bad Girl was that she had been accused of not being able to sing her entire career. Bad Girl in particular is vocally a very difficult song to sing. She wanted her voice to speak for itself. One thing you mentioned was how the music videos gave all of the songs more life and made you appreciate them in a different way. Madonna had said before that when she is writing songs she sees them in a visual way in her mind. To me she is like a painter and always either the music video or the live performance enhance the song to show her true creative and artistic vision for the song. Love that you are experiencing the full artistry of Madonna. You can see she’s not just a singer she is an actual artist and changed the face of music forever. She’s a living legend for a reason. Very excited to see what Ryan has in store next and happy to support him and you on your Majourney. BTW this is why your honesty in your opinion is so important. Reactions like this are so much sweeter because we know that you are loving her 30 years later for real. Question what are some of the songs you didn’t like that have grown on you? We’re all dying to know

[@latnscorpio1]

I think you’re finally seeing Madonna’s massive talent 🙌🏽🔥

[@soaribb32]

This era is so strong with the references. Erotica is kind of a BTS of her Sex Book. Deeper and Deeper is a tribute to Andy Warhol movies and art work (the bananas...) Bad Girl is a 90's take on Looking for Mr. Goldbar (?) Fever reflects the era of acid house(the single version is quite different). Rain is more of a meta retro futuristic feel. I-CO-NIC

[@steven-yu3tu]

Not sure you caught it but that Erotica version has a whole added verse. “We could use the cage. I’ve got a lot of rope. I’m not full of rage, I’m full of hope. This is not a crime and you're not on trial Bend over baby, I'm gonna make you smile Light the candles, 'til they're nice and soft And when they start to drip, I'm gonna get you off”

[@gopies1456]

You have to react to the girlie show….the world tour in 1993 promoting the erotica album. You will absolutely love it

[@bennshouts]

I think I will be x

[@softshallow7435]

Yes! Best one for me as erotica my fave album.

[@MsHEDONIST]

@@bennshouts omfg please. The Girlie Show is one of her very best and that’s saying a lot when it comes to her live shows. This was a fantastic reaction to watch. I love your videos of Madonna Great journey ❤❤❤

[@bennshouts]

Thank you so much!!! 💙

[@got2bjosh]

Girlie Show Tour (Down Under) was a great way to cap off such a great era.

[@Matuteilcapo]

I'd have loved to live this era but I was just a child. The 90's and early 2000's were her most creative years. I love her and I still buy and consume everything she does. All Hail the Queen.

[@FindingMadonna]

Yeah 1989 - 2001 is her absolute creative peak IMO. I feel privileged to have lived through it even if I was fairly young.

[@prbsnoop1974]

@@FindingMadonna So glad to have been born in 1974 - I was 9 when Holiday hit the UK top 10.

[@aryansigrid]

@@prbsnoop1974 I was born near the end of 1973 so @ 9yr I heard Madonna's song "Holiday" was played on the radio station quite frequently. 📻 👩‍🎤 About a month later I came home from school & saw that my mother had bought Madonna's Album, my mother was aware she was an American but her words were "this black lady is gonna go far!" It wasn't until she Mum actually saw Madonna did she realise Madonna was an Italian girl. (My father is Italian too.)

[@lucabrozzi8867]

Loved it! There are so many things to say about these vidéos... Erotica= actually is just a ' behind the scenes ' of SEX Book ( except Dita.... ) Deeper and Deeper = a magnificent tribute to Andy Warhol ( her personal friend) and the importance of letting go our 'demons and idols' we are carrying from our past ( everything that stop us from going ahead like religion, fear of people judgment etc ) as balloons in the sky. Bad Girl= you got it! Fever= iconically dressed by fabulous Vivienne Westwood Rain = fantastic cameo of Ryuichi Sakamoto Tips take a look at the end of those exhibitions at SNL..... 🤣 Another beautiful live of Fever was the one at the Arsenio Hall Show ( and naturally the Girlie Show one!!! )

[@petermavroutsikos6162]

So glad you are continuing on this journey. After Like A Prayer everything is additional icing on the big cake. It allowed her to become more controversial and break sexual boundaries in her music and videos. Lucky 🍀 me‼️ 13 during True Blue Sweet 16 during Like A Prayer & 19 during the release of Erotica Turning 50 on January 20th. So lucky and blessed to have had Madonna during my youth and well into adulthood. Continue enjoying the journey that is the Legend Madonna.

[@SuperQueenMadonna]

We just witnessed you becoming an Iconer. Us old school fanbase since the begining. You just shared the best authentic, jaw jropping experience. I felt your finally understanding the Power of Madonna.. Love U... xoxoxo Bad Girl video is the most underated video of all time.

[@blakey2408]

Erotica era is LIFE 💙 Love seeing your reactions and how far along you have come from the “reductive” impressions you had of Madonna 😂 x

[@florendc1476]

Bad girl directed by David Fincher with Christopher Walken,un deeper and deeper with Sofía coppola and debie Mazar and udo Kier

[@bennshouts]

ICONIC

[@lucabrozzi8867]

.... And Chi Chi LaRue , the porn movie director !

[@FindingMadonna]

The David Fincher videos are really the greatest things she's done: Express Yourself, Oh Father, Vogue, Bad Girl.

[@highheartwellness]

22:28 Not sure if you're aware Erotica (song) is comprised of 2 of Madonna's demos: Love Hurts and You thrill Me. I'm partial to the moodiness of Love Hurts, but both really add to the journey and the genesis of the song, you should check them out.

[@mr.mealldaylong8013]

She won 2 VMA'S for RAIN...BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY and BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS ❤

[@bennshouts]

YASSSSS SO DESERVED!!

[@dinholondres]

I was 15 years old when Erotica was released, and I felt so connected to her with that album. These videos are so good and they show a very creative artist, who always want to send messages through her songs, videos and shows. You need to see the censored version of Erotica video and ( as everyone is telling you already) The girlie show Tour. 🙂

[@dinholondres]

Uncensored *

[@denisdeniscriniere]

I´m so happy you like the "bad girl" video benn! its directed by david fincher (seven, fight club) thats why it looks like a movie.

[@Neo.Altair]

Madonna explains how this song was created - About so many friends she once had but since died of AIDS-related illness. It’s about trying to bring awareness to a situation that some people still don’t think is real, but it’s everywhere (when she released this song in 1992 HIV was still a death sentence but the Gay world had become desensitised to the reality as you can imagine we were all HIV fatigued and people just gave up on safe sex). It's also about her fear of dying, The song and video are loosely based on the 1970s movie "Looking for Mr Goodbar". She takes the stalking man that kisses her before death to her apartment, taking cocaine with him and sleeping with him. He leaves in a hurry and gives her a Quaalude pill to counteract the cocaine. This causes her to oversleep and she arrives very late for work the next day, angering her staff and clients. The guy then disappears (The one that left Madonna that note 'thank you for the night whomever you are') - She didn't see him for a long while, and Madonna initially misses him. Through her job, Madonna also meets and dates another man. Seeing him as a potential husband for her. However, they do not have sex because he wants a traditional courtship and a monogamous relationship. Madonna sees this as stifling her freedom. Although he initially seems nice, over time he appears to become controlling and also disrespectful of Madonna. Moreover, he shows signs of being just as perverted and selfish as her previous drug-taking lover. Madonna begins to go out to more marginal places and has sex with complete strangers, often with older men. Her first lover (the drug taker that left the note on her bed) eventually returns and acts as if nothing had happened. He barges in on Madonna while she is with another man and chases him away. He becomes controlling and abusive, and Madonna also discovers he is a street hustler. She breaks up with him but he stalks and harasses her, both at home and at her workplace (that's the famous actor that kissed her before her death - Christopher Walken). After imagining what could happen if he were to turn her into the police as revenge, Madonna gathers up all of the drugs in her apartment and flushes them down the toilet. With the New Year approaching, Madonna resolves to turn over a new leaf and take control of her life. On New Year's Eve, Madonna meets a man in a bar, and cajoles him into helping her avoid Christopher Walken. the man she met at the bar has been living with his gay lover but lies to Madonna, telling her that he has a pregnant wife in Florida. When they are in bed together at her apartment, he finds himself unable to achieve an erection. He then sniffs a "popper". Madonna tells him that it is okay if they don't have sex but he misinterprets this as questioning his sexuality. In a rage, he attacks her, rapes her, and then stabs her repeatedly, killing her. This is based on the movie that I've seen and Madonna's interview when she mentioned the movie - so I watched the movie again and the music video afterwards and they correlate. If you want to see Madonna sex book behind scenes I have it on my video list and also I recorded the song that's in the background of Erotica (It's a Lebanese singer named Fairuz and she is singing about the crucifixion and it's a Hymn that is sung every Easter Friday - yes I would listen to it in church as a kid lol....)

[@kimbaedie]

Right off all I have to say is you need/must see her Girlie Show Tour. Her live performances bring her songs to a whole different level!(Fever,Deeper & Deeper)

[@remingtongraves]

I looove this reaction video. The Erotica era music videos were masterpieces. Ugh. And you still haven’t even gotten to the Bedtime Stories, Ray of Light, and Music era videos. You’re in for such a treat. Her videography is just such an epic journey. Do you know she won her first MTV Video Vanguard Award in 1986, a mere three years into her career and before her most groundbreaking and iconic videos were even made. I think she’s due for a second Video Vanguard Award. Get it done, @MTV.

[@zaasfromparis]

Babe you should absolutely react or just see by yourself the Girlie show , it’s her tour from this era and it’s great !!

[@petersavieri]

I could comment a cavalcade of Madonna facts and observations on the casting and making of these videos, and all her videos. I could talk about how Naomi Campbell, Isabella Rossellini, Joey Stefano and so many others are featured in the Erotica video. I could talk about Debi Mazar, Chi Chi LaRue and Sofia Coppola in the Deeper and Deeper video… But I got a bit stuck on you saying “what’s this old man thing” about the Machiavellian character played by the GREAT Udo Kier. Udo is an incredible German cult actor, initially famous for performing in the important cult Andy Warhol produced films directed by Paul Morrissey (watch those to understand the hot long haired dude in white undies is a reference to the iconic Joe Dallesandro, and these films are also the major influence on this video, even down to the grainy 16mm film stock it’s shot on). Udo Kier also acted in many other films including most of Lars Von Trier’s, and one of the great 🏳️‍🌈 films, Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho) and in the cult horror series The Kingdom. I know you were just making an off the cuff remark, but when you refer to someone as brilliant and culturally resonant as Udo Kier as just a random “old man”, you kinda miss a major point of why Madonna (and all great artists) are so interesting. Because time and age is immaterial to art. She’s reaching across generations as a woman in her mid 30s in Deeper and Deeper, referencing the 70s when she was a teenager (an era she returns to again spectacularly in her Confessions On A Dance Floor era), and Udo Kier is a stunningly authentic part of that real 70s Warhol Superstars world… I also think, given a good number of your views and subscribers will be people who were Madonna fans back in the day, people who are in their 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond now, you’d be wise to avoid overtly ageist remarks, even when they’re just about the narrative of a music video. I’m sure you didn’t mean it that way, but words have power. You’ll find that Madonna’s work, while being dazzling and original in its own right as toweringly important pop culture, can also function as a hub from which to learn about popular culture and art in general. Her references are almost always sophisticated and layered, and if you follow each thread - google this casting choice, visual reference or nod to an era - then you go on a deeper and deeper journey into the farthest reaches of our culture.

[@THATGUYYOULIKE]

BAD GIRL is breathtaking and the VIDEO is beautifully done

[@80sdays5]

You should check out "Madonna The Girlie Show Live Down Under". Filmed in Sydney Australia, December 1993. "The Girlie Show" tour pushed boundaries and was also considered controversial by some due to nudity and "open love".

[@Phippa64]

Loved your Erotica era journey. Such a great record and videos!

[@bennshouts]

Couldn't agree more!

[@graphiquejack]

Not over yet… we need the Girlie Tour

[@prismaze]

Rain is one of my favorite videos of all time. everything about it is sooo ahead of it's time, i could simply talk about it for hours. love it

[@oscardelapena7376]

Nine Inch Nail's leader Trent Reznor said in interview that once he saw Madonna's Rain video and the whole art in it he decided to work with the director (Mark Romanek) for his then upcoming lead video- single "Closer".

[@bastiaanvanderhoek8710]

The fact that we got bad girl on the celebration tour is still amazing to me. And rain, and erotica, a snippet of fever and the intro of up down suite (which is the dub version of an erotica outtake goodbye to innocence). M knows this album is gooooood

[@brownspiders2707]

The Deeper and Deeper music video is inspired. A take on artist Andy Warhol's legendary underground movies that he made with one hand held video camera with all the Factory superstars and hangers on that surrounded him. These films were infamous and legendary and starred all his weird and unusual friends who were all relegated to the outskirts of society by the bigoted judgemental society they grew up in and labelled freaks and faggots and whores for their brave refusal to be whatever they were in an ignorant society that couldn't define them. Transvestites and drag artists like Candy Darling, Holly Woodlawn, Ultra Violet and sexually ambivalent studs like Joe Dallesandro, John Giorno and off course Udo Kier(the older guy in the video filming everything with his video camera). They were all in Andy's movies. Madonna had a lot of her friends in the music video too. Debi Mazar, director Sofia Coppola, Ingred Chavez, Seymour Stein(Sire Records President) and legendary gay porn director Chi Chi LaRue. She is an innovator and historian. Always giving praise where it is due. J

[@IndieBoi01]

I believe that Madonna stated that the older gentleman was like some type of Shaman that led to the 'acid trip" and confronting the demons of the past so when the strings that cut where released. Kinda cool a lot of subtext in that one..... lol Love the work that you are doing, Keep it up ;)

[@timfahey7127]

Great reaction! The erotica album and sex book were the first charge I ever charged on my first credit card...good times....yeah...50 next month.

[@bennshouts]

Hahaha what a first charge! So good! 🥰 Happy 50th for next month!!!

[@MicahMann]

Loving your Madonna journey. Welcome. Being a teenager during the late 80’s & 90’s and a huge Madonna fan was a BLAST!!!

[@bennshouts]

Wish I coulda been there!!

[@todddepue681]

The Erotica video is footage that was filmed during photo shoots for the book, so it is basically Sex brought to life. A gorgeous collection of super stylish videos. But yeah, Bad Girl is definitely the cinematic standout for me.

[@jiihoo8324]

So glad to see you enjoying this era. I really feel you almost could go back in time 30 years from now and feel those songs and see these videos with the eyes of 1992-1993 😅 So cool. By the way, the evolving of the song Erotic / Erotica is insane. Insane. Early demos did not feature her spoken and whispering sound, rather her singing and completely different lyrics at least in the chorus. There are so many demos of that song and you can see the song evolving into the final version to this dark, raw and mystical song Erotica. The working titles for those are Love Hurts and You Thrill Me. Those are really worth listening to. Anyway, a very very cool reaction. Thank you! ❤

[@prbsnoop1974]

Do you ever feel you'd like to do another reaction to albums that you appreciate more over time? I was a bit disappointed by your reaction to Erotica as it's my favourite M album and always will be - I really thought you'd love it. Great reactions to the videos, I always enjoy watching you.

[@bennshouts]

I have done one revisit to an album that I've listened too, I think it's probably too close to do another Madonna. But I think that's what's great about going in with the videos, you almost get another chance to talk about it, yknow? I thought I would like it a lot more on first listen, but have come to really love it over time which I love too cause it shows the growth of the sound too. Thank you!!! xxx

[@FindingMadonna]

Fans at the time had a mixed reaction to the album too. I remember one telling him he didn't even listen to side B of the tape and I was like 😲. I think I had some mixed feelings too but it probably ended up being the one Madonna CD I wore out the most. I still listen to it more than any other aside from maybe ROL.

[@jeffk.9075]

This video deserves so many more likes.

[@blueeyes4910]

hello, madonnna also participated in the tv show harsenio hall where she sang the original version of fever and then made a duet with the singer of red hot chilly peppers from lady is a tramp. moreover, after her bad girl live on SNL there was a lot of controversy because right at the end of the song madonna rips off the photograph of a well-known character of that time making an ironic mockery of sinead o'cconor that she rips off a few days earlier the photo of the pope

[@JamesCimino]

I remember when I went to my first gay club and I waited for 15 minutes until the street was completely empty to enter because I was afraid someone would see me. Then I got a drink and Deeper and Deeper started playing, so I immediately went to the dance floor. Then the first person I saw was a friend from school who was also a closeted gay like me. So he said: “What are you doing here, man?” Then I answered: “Well, I guess the same that you are doing here.” Then we laughed hahahhaah! But what “Deeper and Deeper” is about? Lyrically it’s about a gay guy coming, metaphorically is about anal sex and visually is about Andy Warhol and his creativity mixed up with the 70s and early 80s club scene in Ney York. The balloons are about the lost of innocence and represent Madonna’s transformation into an adult woman after living among these people. “Erotica” is and probably will always be my favorite Madonna’s album. Thank you for your reaction. Cheers!

[@NocturneSoul]

"Bye bye baby" live from the 1993 MTV VMAs is 🔥 can't wait for it

[@highheartwellness]

Ha, love it! Have so many similar reactions to these videos/songs. Bad Girl is an incredible video (definitely top 5 Madonna vids) - it's criminal that the song didn't do better, but yeah the Erotica/Sex book backlash was too strong. It's a mini-movie, and Christopher Walken is perfect in it.

[@duke56299]

I love the deeper and deeper video! ❤

[@bennshouts]

its so cute!

[@duke56299]

@@bennshouts the erotica and deeper and deeper video had a lot of her famous friends in it. Naomi Campbell. Isabela Rossellini. Big daddy Kane. Debbie mazar. Sophia Coppola. Chi chi larue.

[@bennshouts]

Truly iconic, featuring famous people before anyone else did ;)

[@duke56299]

@@bennshouts when you look at the Sex book then you will understand the erotica video. It has some amazing pics!

[@hb5723]

It was the angel of death, made plain when he kisses her just before she dies (the kiss of death) played by Christopher Walken

[@DemiGod111]

The version of Fever used in the video is called “Edit One” and was just recently made available on streaming services.

[@Sergeparadiesvogel]

Since you loved this era so much, please react to the incredible Girlie Show Tour 😍

[@teralmiles]

Benn…Erotica era videos… clicked so quick.

[@bennshouts]

HEHEHE YESSSSSS!

[@AndyJa83]

Deeper and deeper is my second favourite Madonna song of all time with Into The Groove being my number 1.

[@aryansigrid]

2:12 Isabella Rossalini 2:21 Naomi Campbell Written with her "Vogue" collaborator Shep Pettibone, this ode to S&M introduces Madonna's sultry alter ego, Dita Parlo, who beckons listeners into a world of pleasure and pain: My name is Dita I'll be your mistress tonight I'd like to put you in a trance (YT low-down below): The real Dita Parlo wasn't quite so scandalous. She was a popular actress in French and German films of the 1930s, most notably Jean Vigo's L'Atalante, and faded from the public eye after World War II. In Madonna's hands, Dita is a sex goddess with a gold-capped tooth whose erotic exploits are cataloged in the singer's controversial Sex book. While working on the accompanying Erotica album, Pettibone suggested using the book's carnal tales for inspiration. "Madonna took the book and walked out of the room and didn't come back until about half an hour later," he recalled. "Suddenly she was on the mic, speaking in this very dry voice. 'My name is Dita,' she said, 'and I'll be your mistress tonight.' I knew that the original 'Erotica' would never be the same again, and it wasn't. The chorus and bridge were changed entirely and the whole psyche of the song became sexier, more to the point. It seemed as if Dita brought out the best in her, actually serving as a vehicle for the dangerous territory she was traveling." The music video, directed by fashion photographer Fabien Baron, was shown just three times on MTV before it was banned. The clip features Madonna aka Dita in dominatrix gear and footage from the making of the Sex book, with guest appearances from Isabella Rossellini, Big Daddy Kane, and Naomi Campbell. The single was also banned from airplay and once again got the singer in hot water with the Vatican (see "Like A Prayer"). When asked about the change in her singing voice, Madonna told NME: "It came as a result of growing up and being more in touch with myself and singing deeper inside my chest. That had to do with my growth as a person, not wanting to be a little girl anymore. And not wanting to sound like a little girl." Erotica and Sex were Madonna's first two projects after she founded the multimedia entertainment company Maverick.

[@frankdoalburquerque2588]

Nice 🙌🏻 finally someone reacting to an entire era! Loving your reactions

[@oscardelgado1075]

Bad girl is one of her biggest cinematic video story ever

[@adonisrivera354]

Ahhh you know what would complete this segment, is her live performance on Arsenio Hall. She performs with Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Pepper - the Lady is a Tramp and she performs Fever. Live at the Hollywood Bowl.

[@vzvincentvz]

What’s funny is, in the beginning of the Deeper and Deeper music video, the guy doesn’t actually say what’s said in the subtitles, he says “you have to dress the junker, you have to put trousers on him!” in German (but I have no clue what’s that supposed to mean regarding the video lmao)

[@christopherdoyle80]

You love the same parts of videos and songs I do when it comes to Madonna and Kylie! Love it! ❤ chicago

[@bennshouts]

YASSSS!

[@vinnieh9557]

Love your channel. Madonna is such a trailblazer. Love how she does her own thing and is so versatile

[@bennshouts]

Thank you!

[@trueblue-blackout9900]

The music video version is called fever edit two on Spotify

[@martinfehringer6408]

The gentlemean you see in Erotica and in Deeper and Deeper is Udo Kier, a german actor :)

[@sftrick]

those Deeper and Deeper scenes are inspired by the Andy Warhol movies from the 70s. You should google "Joe Dallesandro" if you like the guy in the briefs. He is the inspiration.

[@nafannodaM]

Loved it!! You getting chills gave me chills!!

[@confessionsonadancefloor]

I wish I was Ryan. I could be writing Madonna essays for you every day lmao

[@RogueWJL]

Stunning era The Deeper and Deeper video is grounded in the Studio 54/Andy Warhol era and the latter's acolytes who were regulars at the venue during its most (in)famous era. The guy wearing the Cowboy hat was a big porn star at the time-sadly passed away in 1998.

[@blainw1976]

Great Era. Can't wait to see your girlie show reaction

[@idkidkidklol683]

the way i instantly clicked

[@bennshouts]

good boy

[@idkidkidklol683]

@@bennshouts i am female but appreciate this HAHAHAHAH

[@bennshouts]

OMG HAHAHAHAHAHA 💀💀💀💀

[@idkidkidklol683]

@@bennshouts HAHAHSHAHAHAH

[@mariobellu9359]

Bad girl is criminally underated In my top ten Madge songs My fave off album

[@bennshouts]

YES!

[@blueeyes4910]

there are also many eotica demos

[@vereda61]

I love your reactions. I love this album and videos of Madonna

[@taintedlife2618]

The edit of Fever on the video IS BETTER although I love the album version too. It is called “Edit One” and it is on the Rain single.

[@zanealberto]

Just watched again!!! Loved it!!! 😱 Xxoo Zane

[@bennshouts]

EEEE, love you!!!

[@OtakuManu93]

Simply her best era!

[@IndieBoi01]

Are you going to do "Justify My Love" Era which kicked off the whole Erotica era?

[@lyonelgomez9930]

my first drag dance song deeper deeper with dancers omg great album ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Johnnyboytoy12]

You should listen to the demo version of "Erotica", called "Love Hurts".

[@zanealberto]

This was sooooo good!! I’m watching and running at the same time, I stopped to type this lol 💙👍👊😂Xxoo zane

[@lyonelgomez9930]

Thank u ❤ u r awesome like ur personality 🎉🎉🎉

[@bennshouts]

Aww thank you!!!

[@naya7]

I love your honest reaction the only thing is like you seem to over compliment Madonna sometimes if compare her by accident to another younger or just other artist. When I started watch this vid reaction, it was more natural. I’m a super Madonna fan I approved! ;-)

[@maxxandaux]

during this time, Madonna blew the doors open for women and female artists, especially mainstream.. NO female pop artist at that time would have lasted, but Madonna did. she did it first...that's why who we have now, people don't bat an eye...it's so normal. I absolutely love this era

[@evilranmagraviton]

Erotica is one of the best songs, one of the best videos in history. Time will tell. Madonna is underated.

[@alexgiron8148]

11:42 I was 12/13 when Erotica was released. I lived in Peru and in pre-internet/KZbin world, access to videos and information about this album and controversy was limited. For some reason, I’ve always deep dived into things I’m interested, I learned about all the scandal and backlash in USA. I wasn’t keen for the video of Erotica and book Sex bc I thought she was pushing it too much on purpose and I hated it but then I sort of understood she was standing against prejudices, specially during times when HIV was rampant and thought as a dead sentence. And I was all about the album. Bad Girl was/is one of my fav songs; when I saw the video I was shocked. What was she saying? Did the controversy made her going backwards? I thought the idea of the video was “having sex with so many people will end up badly at some point”. This sort of scared me and for my initial years of sexual exploration I was always aware of my partner not trying to kill me! Thank you Queen! 😂

[@scottsaunders5087]

I’ll patiently wait for the day you do the uncut version of erotica 😏

[@ericacarreiro9299]

React to the movie Body in Evidence by Madonna and Willam Dafoe

[@gopies1456]

The guy in the video clip is a big actor Christopher Walken

[@bennshouts]

LOVE!

[@matiasdv8848]

i love everything about this hahaha

[@bennshouts]

😈😈😈

[@odonvargas9527]

For me Madonna was ray of light. That's when I discovered her. Just imagine my surprise when I found out that she already had a an immaculate colletion.!

[@TrevorPalmatiershow]

My fav moment in Bad Girl is when the angel gives her the kiss of death right before she is murdered. Even the cat senses the evil about to go down and hisses.

[@garycambridge5513]

Bad girl is probably her finest music video imo ❤

[@kristianberg4264]

I believe this video has something to do with a cult, can’t remember exactly, but is pretty great visually.

[@LENCARTER2003]

Watching this man go on with his thoughts are hilarious. You had to be there. It was an era. We could teach you something.😂

[@bennshouts]

Hahaha

[@andrearivolo7043]

It's time for Frank Ocean Channel Orange reaction - MASTERPIECE!

[@HipsterBlood]

The Sex book was shot partially in The Gaiety, a male strip club in New York, which is also featured in the video (all the guys naked on leashes). They were all real strippers. It shut down a while ago. Madonna was blamed for destroying it. lol. Her book made it a hot spot for tourists. I guess it lost its seediness.

[@softshallow7435]

20 years? You mean 30 years!

[@bennshouts]

haha I said 30 didn't I?!

[@softshallow7435]

@@bennshoutsafter watching erotica video you said 20 years. 😁

[@bennshouts]

omg lmao, oopsie hehe 👼🏻

[@softshallow7435]

@@bennshouts you are forgiven. 😁

[@teralmiles]

Did you not pick up on the alternate lyrics to the Sex book remix of Erotica?

[@bennshouts]

Noooo! Ryan said this too, I think because I didn't have them loaded I didn't read along :'(

[@teralmiles]

@@bennshouts let you off… Still love ya! 😉

[@bennshouts]

HEHE

[@FindingMadonna]

He was talking through them. 😜

[@teralmiles]

@@FindingMadonna Savage… But true!!

[@OprechtLetterlijkBizar]

It breaks my heart that Zoomers generally don’t know who Christopher Walken is. 😢As a late Gen X-er/early millennial it makes me feel old.

[@bennshouts]

I'm sorrrrry

[@Vertigotheatre1]

Eeeek bring on The Girlie Show

[@matheusguerra8882]

React to urias neo thang plss 💜