Madonna (feat. Massive Attack) - I Want You Reaction

We're reacting to I Want You from Madonna (featuring Massive Attack). So much angst in this version!
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[@simonfarrell8728]

Madonna never gets the credit she deserves for her slower tracks...Her voice is brilliant for them ❤

[@AutoAlligator]

Agreed.

[@Marc-zi5cq]

Her voice is so pleasant, never annoying and i get irritated by voices easily alot. She is a great vocalist, always has been, very versatile, doing soo many different styles. Severely underrated! Not to mention her writing, her pen game is always strong.

[@blakey2408]

To all the Gen Z’s watching this… this was dating before mobile phones and the internet!!! 😂We’ve all been there… sitting by the phone waiting for “the call” 😅 I remember when I was little my mum used to play the Robert Palmer version and I used to think it was an upbeat song… but then I heard Madonna & Massive Attacks version and brought a whole new meaning to the song for me! Love this song❤ Once again, Madonna puts her all into it and you can really feel every word she’s singing. Brenda… you will defo need a tissue for One More Chance!! 😅

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xx

[@taintedlife2618]

I love Robert Palmer ❤

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

"...this was dating before mobile phones and the internet!!!" Love that - Very true! 😂😂 And thank you for the tissue heads up! ❤️❤️

[@mr.mealldaylong8013]

I would describe I WANT YOU as SEDUCTIVELY HAUNTING... and her VOICE is EMOTIVELY PASSIONATE ❤... I wish she sung it live 😊

[@rowanmayfair9249]

Dang, nice. Much better than my description. ❤

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Perfect descriptions! ❤️❤️

[@mr.mealldaylong8013]

@@OurAnxiousReactions thank you ☺ I ♥ your channel

[@bentoth6377]

Madonna & Marvin Gaye are my 2 favourite artists ever so this sublime cover was always so special to me...haunting, yearning & real 🔥

[@7cabalistico]

Madonna looks stunning.

[@AutoAlligator]

Agreed.

[@luizribeirooo]

At that time they said that Madonna's career was only supported by controversies, that she was not a real singer, so she released "Something To Remember" extolling all her incredible ballads and also bringing the refinement of I Want You, You' ll See and One More Chance. I recommend you listen to the orchestral version of the song, which is a work of art kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3yalpqgp5t9Y5o

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you for the link - Can't wait to hear it! ❤️❤️

[@luizribeirooo]

Tell Us more about it after listen

[@machinagirl]

I love Massive Attack. I loved the whole trip hop thing back in the 90’s. This is a great cover. Madonna looks absolutely gorgeous here too. You can feel every emotion.

[@taintedlife2618]

I love this sound and Madonna was dabbling in trip hop for quite some time.

[@machinagirl]

@@taintedlife2618 yes!!!!! ❤️

[@mr.mealldaylong8013]

She sung LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE for the FIRST TIME LIVE in 2015 on her REBEL HEART TOUR... I GOT CHILLS

[@rowanmayfair9249]

Ok, you know I am a crazed fan....BUT. Mary J Blige's cover was siiiiiiick. I still love Madonna's and always will but I'd be lying if I didn't mention it. Credit where it's worthy. ❤❤

[@mr.mealldaylong8013]

@@rowanmayfair9249 I second that EMOTION yo

[@duke56299]

Wasn’t it the rebel heart tour?

[@mr.mealldaylong8013]

@@duke56299 it was my bad ☺

[@MichMadonnaFan]

❤️BEAUTIFUL❤️ Amazing! Thank you for your wonderful reactions to a beautiful Madonna Version.

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

You're very kind - Thank you so much much! ❤️❤️

[@dudedandify]

Another great reaction, thanks! Love Don't Live Here Anymore is next. Get ready for an emotional rollercoaster.

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you so much! ❤️❤️ We'll definitely keep the tissues handy for this album. 😉

[@Marc-zi5cq]

Something To Remember is a great album, the third single and video is Love Don't Live Here Anymore which she shot while she was pregnant for the first time and shot on an off-day while filming Evita. Can't wait for your reaction, its another intense song

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you for sharing the backstory on the filming of Love Don't Live Here Anymore - Can't wait to see it (with tissues, of course)! ❤️❤️

[@homeschoolhelpbenlukis]

I would ❤LOVE❤ you to react to the title track- Something To Remember - it’s so great.

[@sean4339]

Madonna voice on I want you is hauntingly good beautiful video and sound ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️thank you ladies for your awesome reaction ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Aww, thank you so much! ❤️❤️

[@redmuttly75]

There is also an orchestral version of this without the beat.

[@telmazanetti5436]

Holy shit! Pure art...what a dramátic video and beat / lyrics. Its hard for me enjoy such a "slow" beat...but this one is intense. I guess its one of MADONNA most beautiful look 💋

[@AutoAlligator]

An old Marvin Gaye song. She sings it so well. Hearing it from a woman is very different tbh...I love it x

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

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[@daniellaplume3840]

The video is dramatic and it made me think of Marilyn Monroe, and of Chanel, and of the 90's, and the 70's and Marvin Gaye...

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@@daniellaplume3840 xx

[@shawnwilliams3507]

I TRULY LOVE ❤ THIS SONG 🎵 THE BEAT IS AMAZING 👏 AND MADONNA LOOKS SO GORGEOUS AND SOUNDS AMAZING THE ENTIRE VIDEO 📹 IS GORGEOUS 😊😃💎🌟💯👍👍

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

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[@rol_rob2603]

You are definitely reacting to Madonna's career in the right order. Next to react: Any songs from the Movie Evita. This is when Madonna's voice had started to improve a lot

[@KM-wj5hx]

This was such a treat

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

❤️❤️

[@AndrewSrivanlop]

One of my favorite songs and music videos from M. "Something to Remember" is a great ballads compilations album she put together.

[@AutoAlligator]

I love the ballads so I'm biased but this is a great version of a classic song :) x

[@s.tupper4159]

I have always been a fan of Massive Attack and a super fan of Madonna. Thank you for explaining this song so eloquently because I have never related to it before. Maybe I am vainglorious, but I have never been in this situation - pining for the attention of another. I guess I have had an easy road regarding romantic love. Insightful reaction. I learn something new from almost all of your Madonna reactions. It is why you are the best!!

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Aww, you're always so sweet - Thank you! ❤️❤️

[@zanyzander]

Something To Remember album is in my top 10 Madonna albums, at 7.

[@OctavioXtravaganza70]

Rumor had it that this video was inspired by the last night of Marilyn home found dead holding the phone… they say she was heart broken over JFK and their complicated romance… this video is apparently what Marilyn might have been going through at the last moments of heart ache … the words are so emotional and it’s like they are meant for JFK & Marilyn romance

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you for sharing that! ❤️❤️ It would add an even greater level of heartbreak...

[@baptiste7291]

great reaction, as usual.... There is two other singles from "something to remember": love don't live here anymore (available in US, France, Germany, Australia and UK promo only) and the wonderful One More Chance (available in UK, France, Australia, Japan..).One More Chance had an official video but not available on madonna's channel, so you can do like "rescue me", the audio version! Don't forget spanish version of "You'll see" named "Veras" with an officiel video available on madonna's channel. From France, with kindness

[@AutoAlligator]

You love her singing ballads...me too x (Love Don't Live Here Anymore" is a classic ballad...she sings it so well!)

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Aww, thank you! ❤️❤️ And thank you for the video info as well!

[@tapanim6576]

Madonna sings and sounds brilliant on this song too as always. ❤❤❤

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

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[@deborahcostello515]

I absolutely love all her ballads. I find her voice so beautifully soothing. She is totally underrated in this style of music. Don't get me wrong, I love her upbeat dance tracks, but her ballads take me to another place.

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

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[@RockinDaBoombox]

I Want You was an excellent cover and slated to be Something To Remember’s first single, but the Gaye Family blocked that from happening and so Madonna’s team moved on to You’ll See. Fortunately we got a great video for the track. I wish she would perform this live, but maybe there is still some copyright issues going on. Thanks again for the reaction video, ladies! ❤️❤️

[@dudedandify]

I think Motown blocked it, not the Gaye family, as far as I remember.

[@gregoryreed4866]

How did they block it? Don’t you get clearance before you record it ?

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you so much! ❤️❤️ And thank you for sharing that backstory on the song.

[@RockinDaBoombox]

They approved the cover for a tribute album, but not as a single release. That’s all I know. ❤️

[@voldheim5938]

Love your reaction ladies! Brenda, once again, watching you getting emotional makes me get emotional too, hahahaha “The right way” such a sincere way to describe the love you give in a relationship, but also so sad knowing that loving in one way is just a fantasy. Keep going!! Something to remember is plenty of gems!!

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Aww, thank you (and big hugs)! **passes you some of our tissues** Lots of love! ❤️❤️

[@Madonnism]

Madonna + Massive attack = 🔥 I used to like massive attack and when I knew they were contributed to Madonna I couldn’t believe it, it’s one of my favorites Madonna’s song! Thank you for this reaction!!!

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you! ❤️❤️

[@richardc8795]

Excellent review ladies! Such a stunning video. I love this Madonna era. I love Brenda with the Madonna hair. 😁 And I love that you managed to match the video again… And for that I give you a gold star. ⭐️ Ty for reviewing this. Have an excellent day!

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Aww, you're very sweet - Thank you! ❤️❤️ And we always love to receive gold stars. 😉 🌟 Hope you have a wonderful evening! ❤️

[@gaijinlife]

A great reaction as always. RE You'll See in Spanish, Madonna sings one of her songs in Spanish on the Drowned World Tour... but it's not You'll See! Its classy and sophisticated. She always sounds fabulous singing in a foreign language, something she does a few times in the years following on from this. Something to look forward to after 'Something to Remember' 😊❤

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you so much! ❤️❤️ Definitely looking forward to her songs in different languages! ❤️

[@softshallow7435]

Madonna was having vocal training probably about this time for her role for film Evita that’s why a vocals are stronger than ever.

[@MiguelMikeLopez]

The Madonna saddest song 😢❤

[@Nostock-im9tq]

Glad you did this. 'I want you' is usually slept on. Again I love the cinematography & artistry.

[@DanielCostadaSilva]

I love how you two will vibe to any of her songs, even something this downtempo 😂 that’s cute! So, she wanted to perform this one in drowned world tour, there would be a whole section of ballads representing this album. Since I want you is not exactly stage friendly she would perform the Marvin gaye version. For unknown reasons to the public, she scrapped the whole thing and did something else instead. Now, the next video you’ll be reacting to is probably love don’t live here anymore, which is also a cover. It was originally recorded by Rose Royce in the 70s and then by Madonna in 1984, before being remixed and finally becoming a single in 1996. Highly recommend listening to these versions before jumping into the 1996 music video 😉

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

We vibe to all! 😂😂 Thank you for the suggestion to listen to the other versions of Love Don't Live Here Anymore before this one. ❤️❤️

[@marcdany1]

Buf, Marvin Gaye's song, the strong atmosphere of the Massive Attack production and Madonna's voice, made this song so emotional and heartbreaking... I 've never heard Madonna talking about this video but for me is inspired in a theater play of Jean Cocteau called La voix humaine/ The Human Voice, a monolog where a women in love, feels despair and shows her longing waiting a telephon call of her lover, his last call, because he is going to marry another woman...

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you for describing the similarity with The Human Voice. Love that connection! ❤️❤️

[@escapingboredom6958]

Love this music video. ❤️

[@terrystorey]

Good video and song. Her voice is pure sweetness, and she looked really good. 🙂

[@ianhaddock6057]

I love how she finds her power in the end. She’s chose not to let someone else manipulate her emotions..

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Yes! ❤️❤️

[@andreww3225]

Hi ❤❤ Great reaction ladies M is such an emotional singer with her ballads. Xx

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Aww, thank you! ❤️❤️

[@blueeyes4910]

Madonna - Primetime Live interview (complete with teaser) (1995)This is one of the most exciting interviews made by Madonna Prepare Your Handkerchiefs

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

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[@johngalvin9927]

Ladies I love watching ur journey.I'm a 51 Yr old gay man and u r giving me life reliving her catalogue xx

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Aww, thank you so much! ❤️❤️ We're so grateful that you're on the journey with us. ❤️

[@AutoAlligator]

I actually love this song...the original and the many covers of it...xx This version is great imo. When this song was written decades ago, wanting someone "the right way" may well have meant something entirely different when compared to what modern audiences assume today. At the time he was pouring out his heart to the woman he loved. It sounds very different from a female perspective. Both are equally fascinating. On a side note: Good Lord Madonna was incredibly beautiful!

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[@EAB82]

Super underrated music video (she looks stunning) and collaboration with Massive Attack. A great and unique tribute to Marvin Gaye. The video is inspired by Dorothy Parker's short story 'A Telephone Call'

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you for sharing the info about the inspiration for the video with us! ❤️❤️

[@monsieurcarpio2860]

Legend says that soemhow, she obtained the demo of Massive Attack´s masterpiece Teardrop and wanted to sing it. Elizabeth Fraser (from Cocteau Twins) was already hired to sing that song. In return, Nellee Hooper proposed to cover I want you.

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you for sharing that with us! ❤️❤️

[@briandubois-gilbert8182]

One of the rare covers recorded by Madonna; this 1976 Marvin Gaye song, the other is the 1978 R&B soul ballad-Love Don’t Live Here Anymore-by Rose Royce; both songs were included in her 1995 ballad compilation album Something To Remember. In the arc of her artistic journey, specially during this 90s era, her ballads were some if not the most beautiful, sensuous and haunting in her career; her music videos so elegant and seductive-like this of I Want You. Luv the anticlimactic ending of this video when the angst-ridden woman that Madonna portrayed, waiting and fidgeting whether she should make the call or wait anxiously for his call-that when the call finally came, she slowly lifts the phone off the hook but was unable to talk…leaving us wondering what could have happened afterwards. She looked stunningly beautiful and glamorous by this time even in her lingerie. She’s destined to be acclaimed not only as a pop music and cultural icon, but is widely considered as a fashion and style icon, a trendsetter among female pop music artists at that time. In her prime, both Vogue mag and Karl Lagerfeld named her “the single greatest fashion influence in the world”, while French avant-garde designer, Paul Gaultier called her “the biggest fashion icon” in the early 2010s. She has an innate sense of fashion dating back to her Like A Virgin/Material Girl era that spawned a fashion craze (Madonna Wannabes) in the mid-80s among young to middle age women. Beginning 1989, she would be the first music artist to grace the cover of Vogue and dozens of fashion publications thereafter. She’d have lasting collaborations and friendships with top fashion houses/designers like Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Gaultier, etc. She’d received various awards for her fashion, including the first Versace Award from VH1 Fashion Awards in 1998. Really enjoyed your insight and reaction to this video.

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you so much! ❤️❤️ And yes, only Madonna could make that level of angst look so unbelievably gorgeous. ❤️

[@briandubois-gilbert8182]

@@OurAnxiousReactions Here’s a video of Donatella Versace and Sting giving the first ever Versace Award to Madonna in 1998. Gianni Versace, the founder of this luxury fashion house was assassinated in the prior year (1997) in Miami. Madonna here was wearing a traditional Indian sari dress similar to what she wore when she performed Shanti Ashtangi from her Ray Of Light album. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5TIc5drnqprgrcsi=uK_XkUP4mb2rsslz

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you for the link! ❤️❤️ She looked so beautiful in the sari (and what a wonderful tribute to her incredible style and fashion influence). ❤️

[@jesusgarysilesmatos4976]

Me gustó ésta versión y también sus reacciones... Saludos desde Perú 🇵🇪 we love Madonna to

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Aww, thank you so much! ❤️❤️

[@daniellaplume3840]

This came out on a Various Artists compilation in the mid 90's, and that whole album was cool. This song reminded me of the style of Mercy Me by Marvin Gaye, but I had never heard this one before by Gaye; this became my introduction. The lyrics were powerful for me, without the video, even. I think listening without seeing it, in this case, is deep and simple, and good.❤

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

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[@johnthegreek5836]

I actually don’t remember this song and I have the Something to Remember CD but I know I’ve never seen this video, thanks for sharing

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you! ❤️❤️

[@rubenaguilarguerra4099]

Thanks Girls 💋🤘🏿 Vogue 🙌🏻

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you! ❤️❤️

[@duane_313]

I didnt know it was a cover

[@kristianberg4264]

I not only love Madonna’s version of every cover she’s done, better than the original and really wish she would have given us a full album of covers. The next single is Love Don’t live here Anymore”, I believe, has the original vocals from her 1984 album, if I’m not mistaken. Another amazing cover you’ll get to later is, American Pie, which I also find far superior to the original.😊

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Absolutely cannot wait to hear her version of American Pie! ❤️❤️

[@frozzymad]

This video is mostly inspired by the medium length film "la voix humaine" (una voce umana) by director Roberto Rossellini ; a woman at home, alone, desperatly tries to retain her lover through a phone conversation....

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you for sharing that with us! ❤️❤️

[@blueeyes4910]

Hi girls, original lutimo single from this compilation is One More Chance I recommend the audio track because the video was not made. There is a montage of previous videos with the song but it is reduced to less than half

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Thank you for letting us know! ❤️❤️

[@blueeyes4910]

Madonna Interview Jane Pratt VH1 to One 1995 11 22 Hi this is an interview about Madonna that explains the songs of this album and more

[@johngalvin9927]

Brenda u r cool younger and I love your hair. Very Jane Fonda. Your hair is slaying. Snap snap snap xxx

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Aww, you're so sweet- Thank you! ❤️❤️

[@MiguelMikeLopez]

I suggest review the album version remix of Love don't live here anymore instead of video version 🙈

[@antonioornellas8303]

Going to The celebration tour! Please

[@astaroth67400]

You should react to "love don't live here anymore"

[@cardoso1979]

I remember watching this for the first time: I was broken hearted and hoping to rekindle. It was at the end of the video that I let it go. Madonna is not credited as such a positive role model…. Ladies, if you have to take one (maybe two, because I’m nice like that) piece of advice from Madonna, what would it be?

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

Great question - Thank you! ❤️❤️ Emily - Be authentic and don't be afraid to use your voice to express how you feel about things that matter to you. Brenda - Keep going. Even if you face massive criticism and backlash at times, don't give in to people who want to stop you. So glad that the video and song helped you to move on from your own heartbreak. Much love to you! ❤️

[@gozzywozzy485]

This song is in a strange place for me. I've always respected it, but to me it's always been a filler track. It's as if I want to like the song more, and can appreciate and respect the art and creativity (I "brain-like" it), but it just doesn't move or catch me in a way that a lot of the other songs in Madonna's catalogue do (I don't "heart-like" it). Normally songs either hit both aspects or neither, but this one hits one side for me without the other. An oddity :)

[@OurAnxiousReactions]

That's such a great way to describe it - "brain-like" vs "heart-like." We may borrow that from you in the future. 😉😂 ❤️❤️