Madonna Reaction Bedtime Story (TRAVELING LOOKS?!?) | Empress Reacts

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[@TheStormInTheWindow]

This video was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It was the very first time that a music video was acquired by a museum as a piece of art, and it's now part of their permanent collection. The video was inspired by surrealist painters Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Dorothea Tanning and Frida Kahlo, and some scenes are direct representations of their paintings. It was also inspired by the movie "The Color of Pomegranate" also recreating some scenes. Anther big inspiration for the video was Jungian psychology, and the concepts of collective unconscious, archetypes and synchronicity. And finally it was inspired by Sufism, which is the mystical side of islam, represented in the whirling dervishes, who perform this dance in which they get unconscious while spinning, and they say they connect with God and the Universe. To me the 90's was Madonna's most creative and artistic decade. Erotica already had great videos like Bad Girl and Rain, and this album had Secret, Take a Bow, Human Nature and Bedtime Story, all amazing artistic videos, completely different from each other. And the singles from Ray of Light will also have the most stunning videos. And the music too was amazing, from the trip-hop sound of Erotica to the R&B style of Bedtime Stories to the most exquisite electronic music in Ray of Light. The 90s's truly was her best dacade.

[@EmpressReacts]

So cool!

[@moonstone1159]

Trippy dreamscape! Brilliant! Bjork wrote this song for her and Madonna did it justice! Glad to see you're back, Empress!

[@derikcowan]

This video was the most expensive video to date until Michael and Janet took the title with Scream. This was such a mid 90s flex....

[@EmpressReacts]

😂😂

[@graphiquejack]

I think the whole Bedtime Stories era for me was kind of a blur at the time, but looking back I think it's one of her stronger, most cohesive albums. Same goes for this video. I don't think it got a huge amount of rotation at the time, but it is possibly one of the most artistically creative ones anyone has ever done. The premise is that it's Madonna's random and trippy dreams and the imagery is based on all women surrealist artists. As a result, we see imagery of women at virtually all stages of life.... childhood, romantic love, pregnancy and motherhood, and death. There are all sorts of interesting clues... like the poppy seeds the young man is holding that are used to create opium, which can be used to numb pain or help you sleep at best... or become addicted or overdose at worst. I think for the casual viewer, it just went over people's heads, but it's been recognized as a work of art and the MOMA in NYC has a copy that they keep in their permanent collection.

[@EmpressReacts]

Wow, now that’s cool

[@jeffreysmith8719]

In terms of her not getting respect now. Madonna's always had vocal haters, however they all thought she'd fade away in her 40s as most female stars had. When she didn't, they started in with very ageist remarks that were relentless. Then when Madonna had work done, it only gave them more bait. She'll get her due respect one day. But hey, she's on a sold out world tour at age 65. None of her contemporaries can boast that.

[@EmpressReacts]

So true!

[@lamusiclover2264]

That's true, though I bet Kylie will still tour at that age. Tina Turner did her last tour at 69. The only other big star still touring ( but older than her) is Barry Manilow who is 80, and still puts on a great show. He got made fun of and put down for half his career and he's laughed all the way to the bank.

[@PungiFungi]

@@lamusiclover2264 the people who makes fun of ageing musicians and performers aren't the ones who are buying tickets to see them perform to begin with. And you know what? Tina Turner would've continue to sing and perform but there was so much ageism that she spent her last days in Europe instead of America.

[@lamusiclover2264]

@@PungiFungi that's not why she stopped performing. She was very very ill with kidney disease and she even had a kidney transplant. She was too sick to perform. That's why she retired

[@jeremympage5016]

Yes I did you I'm glad to see you back❤

[@walterhigo7658]

What I remember about this video back in the day, is that a lot of people, including big time Madonna fans went: "WHAAAAAT THE HELL WAS THAT!!!!!!" Personally the video made me like the song even better. Also at the time the video looked so ahead of its time.

[@EmpressReacts]

I bet 😂😂

[@adrianoluz1108]

Yes, very glad you're back! ❤ Isn't it amazing how she spent a decade literally defending the music video as an art form until she managed to have the first video ever to be part of one of the most important museums in the world, as an art piece? It's not always about being commercial or popular - this was an important mark as she was slowly gaining the respect she never had as an artist, even within the fine art world. One of my all time fave!

[@EmpressReacts]

😂yeah that is cool

[@user-dc9sb5fw5x]

Making the clip reportedly cost US$5 million (US$9.6 million in 2022 making "Bedtime Story" one of the most expensive music videos of all time. It was the most expensive video at the time of its release, alongside the clip for her single "Express Yourself" (1989).Tom Foden was the video's production designer and it was shot by cinematographer Harris Savides, on 35 mm film lens. Due to the vast number of digital effects required for the video, post-production lasted for weeks.

[@EmpressReacts]

Oh wow

[@josephprovencher6345]

Woo-hoo ANOTHER Madonna reaction ❤❤❤ Finally got to see her live after being a fan for almost 40 years January 9, 2024 in Boston Massachusetts and it was a dream come true 🎉💯🫶❤️ Some of her fans have been hating on her for her lower energy and not as much dancing but all I can say I'd like to see them doing that at 65 lol.

[@craigjb8740]

Lucky you, glad you got to see her and enjoy 🩵

[@eileendovernyc]

I grew up in Boston. I saw her this time in Brooklyn at the Barclay Center. I’ve been going to her tours since 01. I had tix for the blonde ambition tour in Worcester ma but she canceled. I cried! She did 2 shows there and my friend got tickets and she performed one but had laryngitis on the second day. I did get my hands on an original blonde ambition tour jacket tho!

[@josephprovencher6345]

@eileendovernyc Oh my gosh, heartbroken for you about the Blonde Ambition Tour but thrilled for you about the original jacket, I was only 15 at the time but unfortunately my mother couldn't afford it at the time. My first concert I was 22 was in Boston where a very pregnant Cyndi Lauper opened for Tina Turner and it was incredible! Since then I'd seen Culture Club, Margaret Cho, Sophie B. Hawkins, Tori Amos, and Cher, just to name a few. I REALLY wish I could have seen the Confessions Tour, Sticky & Sweet Tour and The Reinvention Tour! Which was your favorite tour?⁰

[@eileendovernyc]

@@josephprovencher6345my favorite was between Reinvention and MDNA. Mdna’s production value was epic. Reinvention was the closest to a greatest hit tour she’s ever done except the celebration tour. I cried when I couldn’t go to blonde ambition. I was 14 and had to sneak out of the house. I totally would have been caught but I didn’t care. I was elated to get the tour jacket though. An older friend who I knew back then offered to take me to BA and he bought the tickets. He got a refund if I remember correctly. Mdna I also went with my mom who I’m super close to nowadays so that was a special occasion for me. Madonna is the thread that weaves through my life and each album is tied to a memory. Madonna 83 was one of my first albums even though I was like 7 or 8. @empress it’s great to see you back on the Madonna journey!

[@eileendovernyc]

So glad you got to go! Did you enjoy it?

[@petersavieri]

I was BLOWN AWAY the first time I saw this video. I was well accustomed to Madonna being a consummate music video creative and performer, in terms of her collaborations with directors and her irrepressibly charismatic presence on camera, but the culture was changing into the 90s, and she was both adapting and leading it yet again. The wonderfully unique Bjork had burst onto the pop scene with her solo work, and trip hop was bubbling and glitching its sophisticated way out of England and Europe, so when Madonna did this song, and then released this trip of a video, I nearly licked the screen to see if I could get higher! 😂 Worth rewatching for all the details, especially to watch that last freaky shot of her with her facial features swapped, because the lyric that expresses is perfect: “and all that you’ve ever learned, try to forget…” What could be more essential than our preconception of the structure of a human face… if we forget that then we are truly leaving logic and reason. The video was inspired by some of her favourite surrealist painters, including her beloved Frida Kahlo as well as Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo. There are numerous cultural references from many cultures, reflecting an accelerating appreciation (and appropriation) of diverse world culture that was happening in the 90s, and continues today. That factor also foreshadows directions Madonna will commit to even more in her later 90s work 🤫. All her work is highly artist-driven popular art, and this video exemplifies not only that collaborative authorship, but directly pays tribute to painters in her own collection. Last time she did that was when she featured a Tamara de Lempicka painting at the start of her Open Your Heart video, and used her paintings as inspiration for some of her looks and poses in Express Yourself. In fact the Bedtime Story video itself ascended to high art when it was added to the permanent collection of New York’s Museum of Modern Art. PS: The dude who gets the closeup on the line “and inside we’re all still wet” Guilty as charged! 😂

[@EmpressReacts]

😂😂😂I sooo enjoyed reading. Madonna the art buff and Peter the tv licker.

[@WCD199317]

The video was shot in a entire week in december 1994. Mark Romanek directed this video and already work for the video of ''Rain''. Mark Romanek already work with Madonna before, because he originally planned to directed the video of ''Bad Girl'', but finally, David Fincher directed the video. Later, Madonna remember him for asking originally that and calling him to asked to direct the video of ''Rain''. When she planned the video for this song, she wanted to work again with Mark to the direction of this video. With a budget of 5 millions $, she wanted to explored the abstract, the surrealists and the unconscious concept of this song for the video and she paid a lot for all the background, the dressing and all thing in the video. After it's came out, it's was well received by MTV and the critics and many museums in US playing permanently the video all the time for all the visitors of museums. The video was a hit in MTV while the song wasn't a hit and her first single to missing the top 40 in US since 1983.

[@EmpressReacts]

Wow! She had a good run

[@user-wj5um8bc7w]

As for her tour the guest that shocked me was Erykah Badu. I did not expect her on stage and she gave Madonna a real nice shout out on Instagram paying respects.

[@ExplainAndSummarize]

I think all Madonna fans back then, me included, watched this video while premiering on the MTV special. We felt confused at first. It grew a lot and it was one of the Celebration tour highlights😁 for me. We love your reactions. They've become reviews because you really are more than a person who reacts, you have proper music knowledge.

[@EmpressReacts]

Omg! Thanks a lot for the compliment! And I bet that’s how a lot of yall felt at the time 😂

[@PungiFungi]

This video had a lot of imageries inspired by paintings by female artists.

[@EmpressReacts]

Oh cool

[@craigjb8740]

As for Kylie & Madonna - the queens for the most part love our divas and the divas even love and respect each other. They’ve been asked about one another over the years, Kylie has referenced Vogue in one of her live performances, Madge wore the Kylie shirt…lots of little silly interactions. Then there was the PHOTO when they were photographed together the first time at 2013 Met Gala except Kylie was hidden behind somebody. So we had a photo of them together but we didn’t. I think since then the queens have been gagging to see the ladies together. Then it finally happened - and the world stopped for second. Madonna gave Kylie the most gorgeous intro on stage the other week. Everyone is happy except two or three stans on either side 😂

[@EmpressReacts]

Interesting!

[@bentoth6377]

ART

[@iBENchant]

About the Unconscious World of the Mind. Mystical. Spiritual. Surreal Dreamscape. Open thy mind….

[@EthansTarot]

I love how free-spirited the Celebration tour is, M is having such a fun time this tour (despite the mishaps.) I'm so glad I saw the second Chicago show!

[@josephprovencher6345]

I'm so happy for you 💓 I got to see her for her 2nd show in Boston and she was amazing ❤

[@ThrillsofColdplay]

I didn’t get to see her this tour but in pics and videos she’s the happiest I’ve seen her on tours in a while

[@josephprovencher6345]

@ThrillsofColdplay I'm sorry u didn't get to see her this time but it was actually my first. She seemed to be having a blast.

[@EmpressReacts]

Nice!!! Glad you got to see it

[@toneythompson1125]

It’s Art

[@Marc-zi5cq]

oh my god, finally. A month since we'd seen you on the Madonna journey. We missed you!

[@EmpressReacts]

I missed yall 😘

[@elvisphoenix6468]

My favorite madonna’s Video !!

[@matthansen1561]

I've always interpreted the video as a lucid fever dream. The song's all about "let's get unconscious." You know when you wake up and you've had those kind of dreams where they seem so vivid and yet weirdly out there and bizarre, and then you think to yourself where the hell did that all come from? That's the feeling she captured for me with this video.

[@EmpressReacts]

Ah! Good interpretation

[@PungiFungi]

The whole video was a dream. Madonna was the subject and the machine she was laying on and hooked up to delved into her subconscious. Toward the finale, she woke up and the video ends.

[@riccidcannonomousexy]

this was when Madonna starting to dabble with electronic music but she made the world waited for a few years when she unleaashed ROL which was a masterpiece worth it

[@randysiler5551]

It's all a dream.She stepped into the subconscious or the unconscious.

[@rowanmayfair9249]

She wasn't pregnant yet. A rough estimate, she got pregnant in January 1996. This was like right before she conceived, by maybe a month or so. You will get to see her pregnant in an upcoming video, and if you watch Evita (which I can't recommend enough) you will catch a few scenes where she's clearly pregnant. First thoughts on the video? It fit the song perfectly. Lucid dreaming combined with nods to incredible pieces of art. She managed to capture what lucid dreaming feels like. It's stunning.

[@MrDemimonde]

Do you mean 1996?

[@rowanmayfair9249]

@@MrDemimonde Yup, lol. Thanks for catching it.

[@EmpressReacts]

Oh wow! Can’t wait to see

[@pasquale22]

Oh I lovedddd this video and song so much. I was 15 and just thought it was the most futuristic coolest thing I have ever seen in my life lol And she def does not get the respect she deserves. At all. Sadly it will come when it’s too late. We are so so lucky to have her!! Still doing her thing and killing it. Look at her. 🥰 I was in the pit and I just cried 😭 Queen always. Loving your journey and you take all the time you need. We’ll be here🤗

[@Matuteilcapo]

Please check her live performance of this song at the Brit Awards!!

[@craigjb8740]

Epic performance ❤

[@user-wj5um8bc7w]

The music video premiere at the Movie Theater in the USA. I first got to see this in the huge screen and surround system. It came out before the start of the movie I think breakout? The one where the monkey coughs and the whole city gets sick by coughing.

[@EthansTarot]

MOTHER IS BACK

[@josephprovencher6345]

.....and I'm here for it ❤

[@EmpressReacts]

😘😘😘😘

[@EmpressReacts]

🥰

[@gozzywozzy485]

It was so different at the time, and I LOVED it (and still do!). One of the regulars on my rotating playlists. Will never get sick of this song. The video's tech has aged of course, but the vision and vibe of it still works imo

[@EmpressReacts]

💯💯

[@tommypicklez8285]

This is one of my favourite Madonna songs, I find it funny how the lyrics have no real melody to hum them to, its like a spoken piece. My favourite version is the remix for the Re-Invention Tour, and she looks amazing in the video done for that

[@EmpressReacts]

And maybe that’s why the song wasn’t an instant hit for me

[@josephprovencher6345]

Also don't forget that Bjork wrote or co wrote this song and I LOVE IT ❤

[@eileendovernyc]

I took lsd and watched this. It left an impression. It was 1995 and I definitely wouldn’t take lsd again but back then it was recommended by a friend for the premiere of this video and it did not disappoint! I was seeing that last bit with the mouths for hours.

[@EmpressReacts]

😂😂I knew someone was tweaking off this

[@MisterCiccone]

Yes, I missed you!! Glad you're back! And yes, Madonna should get more recognition for what she does, but what's new?Even the critics are very positive about the show and it is fantastic imho. The media likes to focus on her flaws, looks and age, not her successful tour. Like she recently says herself in that Brazilian commercial: Count my accomplishments, not my years on this earth.

[@EmpressReacts]

Yaaaas! Love that quote. And glad to be back 😘

[@eddie623]

❤❤❤❤❤❤👍

[@sxnico]

This video premiered at Movie Theaters in Los Angeles before they played the movie, for a week.

[@EmpressReacts]

oh wow!

[@markstar6056]

Very artistic music video, it’s like a surrealist dream. Well back Empress! ❤

[@EmpressReacts]

Glad to be back! Great description

[@teralmiles]

Welcome back girl. Missed ya. 💙

[@EmpressReacts]

😘😘

[@EthansTarot]

"some of y'all were under the influence well watching this video" me rn: 👁👄👁

[@EmpressReacts]

😂😂😂

[@Luqas808]

Happy to see you again Empress. One of the original M journey KZbinrs. ❤ I feel you havent vibed as much with 90s Madonna since maybe Rescue Me. Understandable. Still my favorite decade of hers, the mid 90s are a bit conservative, mellow and toned down as she was prepping for Evita and becoming a mother

[@Marc-zi5cq]

She literally loved Take A Bow so much she had to listen to it again immediately afterwards. She threw up many 10s for the Bedtime Stories album and Human Nature was one the songs that got her hooked on Madonna as well as Vogue and Erotica ;)

[@EmpressReacts]

😘😘and Madonna and conservative 😂 interesting

[@darnell49]

Madonna has always had “critics.” Madonna doesn’t get the respect because she’s still here and they thought she would have been done. Hey Baby Empress. Blonde Annie is perfect. This video fits the song perfectly lucid. In retrospect, Madonna needed this, although at the time people probably wondered where did this come from? It’s like a curveball but not really an unexpected one because Madonna threw them plenty of times. It’s just another example of Madonna taking a chance and stepping into places that another pop star would not have and that’s what’s made Madonna, MADONNA. The reason she is still on the scene and still able to have a sold out world tour, while a lot of her contemporaries have fallen by the wayside or have been relegated to “oldies” tours. Empress so happy to see you back🙏🏿❤️🙏🏿❤️.

[@EmpressReacts]

Glad to be back 😘 And dang the lack of respect boils down to hating eh? Ppl are a trip 🙃😓

[@Samqueendiazzzzzzz]

Omg finally your back!!!! We missed you ❤️❤️❤️

[@EmpressReacts]

Missed yall too 😘😘😘

[@calvinlocklear4852]

❤❤❤ missed you and baby Empress

[@EmpressReacts]

🥰😘

[@gregoryreed4866]

The gays have always prayed these two would be on a stage together it was just iconic

[@EmpressReacts]

😂interesting

[@Marc-zi5cq]

The video is as avant garde as the song. It is a standout on the otherwise more midtempo R&B album. I do think it was ahead of its time, its 30 years old and still sounds fresh now. I love it but its not for everyone. Its definitely not a regular mainstream pop song. Still went to #4 in the UK even before the video dropped. She could have released a more radio friendly single for sure but hey she's Madonna. The video got a huge budget, was one of the most expensive videos of all time when it was released. She finally performed this for the first time on a tour on the current Celebration show. There is also a Brits Awards performance from 1995 that you have to react to. It'S a very Queen Of Pop takes over London vibe haha

[@EmpressReacts]

😂😂can’t wait to see

[@jareds2273]

Welcome back ALOHA This was a head scratcher but very artistic. It’s also in the top 5 most expensive videos ever made.

[@EmpressReacts]

Aloha! I didn’t even consider cost, but yeah seems to have a lot of digital tech for the time, so I get that. And I bet it was a head scratcher 😂

[@keegancassidy83]

Lmaooo 😅😂😊 shell be dead by the time u finish the journey ❤❤❤

[@EmpressReacts]

we not gonna say that, but i understand the sentiment 😂

[@user-ck7rb2wj4f]

It’s very good to see back because you are one of the the most charismatic/ knowledgeable/ intelligent reactors when it comes to music and analyzing music videos so welcome back! Hope all is well and wishing you a fantastic day and a great rest of the week .

[@EmpressReacts]

Wow, thank you 😊

[@user-ck7rb2wj4f]

@@EmpressReacts You’re very welcome. Also I forgot to mention that the images in this video were inspired by different paintings by famous artists that Madonna is a fan of; for example the image of the two Madonna where they were wearing suits and their heads were two mirrors; that image was inspired by a famous painting by Frida Khalo called “ The Two Fridas “. Hope you’re having a wonderful week and a blessed weekend ahead

[@todddepue681]

This video is like those really artsy or avant-garde movies that relatively few people actually see, but is highly appreciated, and even studied, by a certain select group. Inspired by several female surrealist painters, nearly every image represents a specific artwork or illustrates an ancient story. Still one of the most expensive music videos ever made. Part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. Is it a flex? Hell yeah. 😊

[@EmpressReacts]

😂 yeah I get it

[@lamusiclover2264]

Luther did NOT have AIDS, so fans didn't get why his photo was included in the tribute to those lost to AIDS. His family asked that his photo be removed since he never had HIV or AIDS. As far as Kylie, Kylie showed up as a surprise guest at Madonna's Los Angeles concert. They sang a little of "Can't Get You Out of My Head" together and then "I Will Survive" with Madonna on Guitar.

[@EmpressReacts]

The disco song I will survive?

[@lamusiclover2264]

@@EmpressReacts Yes! Madonna played it on guitar and they sang it together. You can see it on KZbin.

[@marcosvieira7519]

Nice to have you back Empress and your babe looks soo cute ! xx

[@EmpressReacts]

Thank u!

[@latnscorpio1]

Loved the reaction!🙌🏽🔥

[@EmpressReacts]

Thank you so much!!

[@verticalelements]

EMPRESSS!!!!!!!! I WAS AT THAT SHOW!!!! Just a couple of feet away from Kylie and Madonna!! Let me tell you the scream that I let out!!!! Anywho… the video… hands down my favorite Madonna video of all time. It’s the core reason why I’ve became a fan back in the 90s. Fun fact it was the most expensive music video of all time when it was released at $5M. It was really iconic at the time. Now back to the concert… she did perform this song during the show!!!! 🙌🏽 And gurl!!! You was missed! I was one day away from trying to organize a search party and then you posted something. 😂😂😂 I know understand we all gotta “adult” and do professional things but you gotta let us know! I was worried 😩😂😅 glad you’re back!

[@EmpressReacts]

Aw glad yall love me 😂😂 Annnnd so cool you got to see the Madonna / Kylie…reunion?

[@verticalelements]

@@EmpressReacts we all love you! 💜💜💜 Actually it was the first time they were ever on stage together.

[@terrystorey]

When this video came out, I was like wtf is this sht? It took me a long long time to appreciate it. Seeing her concept of this song on her recent tour was amazing though!

[@EmpressReacts]

😂love it

[@eprohoda]

hey!likke- you made outstanding , have a good one!

[@johnnyoxigen]

U must react to this live performance at the Brit awards 1995 ! Love your reaction’s

[@EmpressReacts]

Thanks I will

[@Jamesjb5005]

Not "Blonde Annie"! This was one of her most expensive videos and it is now in the Smithsonian of art institution!

[@EmpressReacts]

😂

[@aldoditoro3139]

This song belongs on Erotica and perhaps the track Rain should've been kept for Bedtime Stories.. I felt the same way about American Pie on the Music album - it seemed to me more suited to American Life.

[@EmpressReacts]

Interesting! But I would argue maybe Rain belonged on the immaculate collection

[@sirex02]

AHHH welcome back Empress! Happy Bday lil Empress too cute! Just watched the Dallas performance wiith Erykah Badu. They was giving! Tour almost done. Would be great if you saw the tour and gave us your feedback Em! She'll be in Atlanta April 1st You know more than half the songs so I don't think it would mess up the journey. Quick points. Madonna and her management deleted the the Luther photo and issued an apology. Madonna didnt see the lady was in the wheelchair in the crowd and also apologized. Runoour collaboration with Kylie. Madonna get preggo during Evita filming...tabloids and news outlets when cray cray when the news broke! Last Bedtime storry isna hint of Madonna's next sound. .her best era coming next IMO.

[@EmpressReacts]

Thank u!!! So the best is yet to come!! And she brought out Badu?! That is dope 🔥🔥🔥

[@sirex02]

@@EmpressReacts Interviews coming and Janet tea lol

[@tapanim6576]

Great and honest reaction once again. 😎👍 And the Madonna journey continues. ❤❤❤ Thank you. 🤩

[@EmpressReacts]

Always!😘

[@EthansTarot]

I never really loved this song until I heard it live

[@EmpressReacts]

Interesting

[@gregoryreed4866]

On the 100 pop chart, it didn’t do well because it’s not a standard “pop song” not super radio friendly because it was so progressive and experimental. #1 on dance obviously but it’s one of her most beloved songs and videos from lifelong fans. Madge wasn’t pregnant here. She became pregnant as she was filming Evita

[@EmpressReacts]

Ah!

[@craigjb8740]

At the time this was one of the most expensive video ever made (back when expensive videos was a thing and Madge has 3 of the top 4 most expensive vids of all time). This track totally tanked on the US Billboard chart which is totally surprising after Take A Bow before that was her longest running number 1. This may be her lowest performing single on Billboard at the time?? ps I love this song 💜🩵

[@PungiFungi]

It was a number one dance hit. The song itself was not radio friendly.

[@Marc-zi5cq]

Then again who could take an experimental trance song like this into the mainstream charts at #42 other than Madonna? It fared much better in Europe, hitting #4 in the UK for instance.

[@craigjb8740]

@@Marc-zi5cq yes true. The USA kinda didn’t get it. Maybe ahead of their time

[@EmpressReacts]

Oh wow!

[@Vertigotheatre1]

As for Luther, it's been a long going rumour that he had AIDS right back to the 90s. Also, the woman in the wheelchair also said it was obviously a mistake and has no hard feelings. The press just want to report every little negative thing about her, it's what they have always done.

[@EmpressReacts]

Oh wow! Didn’t know that about Luther

[@Vertigotheatre1]

@@EmpressReacts yup, I remember the rumours right back in the mid 90s. His family will never say a thing if he did, they want to keep his 'image' in tact

[@giancarlo5316]

You MUST watch the remix versión live from 95 Brit Awards 🧏🏻‍♂️

[@kevindobson3701]

You think this is weird and experimental for Madonna , just wait , this is just the beginning

[@RBS_]

***"BEDTIME STORY" (THE SONG) TRIVIA TIME!*** ....and, some LOOKS, too....(6:56)...... - ....OK, all the Madonnaholics will give REAL trivia, so I'll just fill in blanks, because I'm too Old to give Madge trivia, and have them FIGHT me! ...ha-HAA! - ...G-ay fans of Kylie & Madge went NUTS, because this was LONG in the making (1:27); Kylie hit #1 Pop (UK) (as a Singer) Feb. 1988, when Madonna was #1 Dance (in the USA, on the Dance charts) w/ the "You Can Dance" Album....yet, they NEVER met! (except in private); Madonna wore 'Kylie' shirts (during the "Music" era), & wished her well during her chemo treatments in 2005(?)... - ....Kylie was VERY influenced by Madge, but got VERY tired of the comparisons, and stayed away from her.....Kylie was *THE FIRST* Singer to find her 'way' through Madonna's trailblazing, and this moment became a defining moment of 'Thanks'....that the G-ays KNEW would happen...... - ...NOW, The Video....big, TREMENDOUS, trailblazing, and for the *CLUBS* ....the Song peaked at #42 Pop, but became a #1 Dance tune (May 1995), with the JUNIOR VASQUEZ "Wet Dream" & "Sound Factory" mixes....I gave the charts on the Empress (Audio) reaction.....

[@EmpressReacts]

Thanks for the explaining this Kylie thing cause I was like whaaat😂

[@edugator6]

Hi Baby Empress! Welcome back mama! We missed you. ❤ Edit: Definitely WEIRD! But I think the song is more “weird” ie inaccessible. Video is super cool and helps me digest the song personally.

[@EmpressReacts]

Hey hey!👋🏾 I can totally understand that.

[@pensiveczar2239]

Luther didn't have AIDS. I'm not sure what ultimately killed him, but I know that he had a stroke which led to the end of his performing career, and his health gradually declined until he passed away. Luther was a severe yo-yo dieter; he used to regularly teeter totter from being basically obsese to being gaunt/skinny. Which can create all sorts of health issues. This is actually news to me. I didn't know Madonna said this. She didn't have her facts straight, which is one of several reasons why I tend to avoid current Madonna.These days, her actions make me cringe more than smile. However, the Madonna I grew up with will always remain close to my heart, so I continue to cherish THAT version of her.

[@EmpressReacts]

Dang, well she didn’t say that he did. His pic was shown during an aids victim tribute

[@gregoryreed4866]

She definitely never would’ve done that to be messy. No way in hell. lol

[@kevindobson3701]

More Lisa stansfield Please

[@jameshanley6143]

EMPRESS ITS THE BOSS DIANA ROSS 80TH BIRTHDAY 🎂 WHY NO REACTION OF THE BOSS ON HER BIRTHDAY 🤔

[@EmpressReacts]

Yay.‼️‼️And she looks goodt!

[@keegancassidy83]

This was the most expensive video at this time

[@EmpressReacts]

I thought that was Scream by MJ and Janet?

[@WCD199317]

@@EmpressReacts Bedtime Story was shot in december 1994 when and was the most expensive video at the time until ''Scream'' who it's was shot in summer 1995.

[@toneythompson1125]

He did have hiv come on people

[@EmpressReacts]

Dang

[@richardwalker9038]

I was mad . She had I’ll remember at 2 secret at 3 and take a bow at number 1. This was the wrong choice she could have had 2 more top 10’s

[@EmpressReacts]

I think imma agree😂

[@steven-yu3tu]

Madonna has always had haters even during the height of her popularity but it has gotten worse as she continues to push the envelope as she ages. She is also one of the “chosen” one to pick on by the MAGA movement. They are obsessed with her since her “Blow up the White House” comment was heavily taken out of context when Trump was elected. Mid / late nineties is an era where she starts to gain a lot of “Lifetime” achievement recognition but that quickly is forgotten by the 2010’s and now. Lots of interviews and one-off performances but no tour during this era. Even though she was not pregnant “YET”, you will see through this video and interviews that Madonna’s desire to be a MOM becomes a hot topic/obsession of the public going forward.

[@EmpressReacts]

Waaait‼️😂 I don’t remember this blow up the w house comment 😂😂

[@steven-yu3tu]

@@EmpressReacts kzbin.info/www/bejne/boS5eoN4pJx0g7ssi=E7pqLLH1shDa2ujP

[@Vertigotheatre1]

This video got raves.

[@pensiveczar2239]

I didn't enjoy the song any more after watching its video. The video seemed bizarre, just like the song itself. I believe that Madonna released this song as a single mainly to showcase an extravagant and avant-garde video for it. Although I appreciate the creativity that went into it...nah, it did not change my opinion of the song.

[@EmpressReacts]

😂I can understand that