Madonna - This Used To Be My Playground (Official Video)

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Lyrics:
This used to be my playground (used to be)
This used to be my childhood dream
This used to be the place I ran to
Whenever I was in need
Of a friend
Why did it have to end
And why do they always say
Don't look back
Keep your head held high
Don't ask them why
Because life is short
And before you know
You're feeling old
And your heart is breaking
Don't hold on to the past
Well that's too much to ask
[Long and movie versions only:]
Live and learn
Well the years they flew
And we never knew
We were foolish then
We would never tire
And that little fire
Is still alive in me
It will never go away
Can't say goodbye to yesterday (can't say goodbye)
No regrets
But I wish that you
Were here with me
Well then there's hope yet
I can see your face
In our secret place
You're not just a memory
Say goodbye to yesterday (the dream)
Those are words I'll never say (I'll never say)
This used to be my playground (used to be)
This used to be our pride and joy
This used to be the place we ran to
That no one in the world could dare destroy
[Short and movie versions only ending:]
This used to be our playground (used to be)
This used to be our childhood dream
This used to be the place we ran to
I wish you were standing here with me
[Movie version only ending:]
This used to be our playground (used to be)
This used to be our great escape
This used to be the place we ran to
This used to be our secret hiding place
This used to be our playground (used to be)
This used to be our childhood dream
This used to be the place we ran to
The best things in life are always free
Wishing you were here with me
#OfficialMusicVideo #Madonna #ThisUsedToBeMyPlayground #WeAreWarnerRecords

[@dearjessie83]

One of most Madonna's underrated number one songs. Brilliant lyrics. She can sing a ballad like no other.

[@johndean4727]

She finally sang it in Chicago a few days ago.

[@1MtnSparrow]

❤

[@dianecrisantes1403]

What a ballad pull at my heartstring every time I hear it ❤

[@sebastianwelcome2080]

​@@johndean4727yea wow from uk England

[@mejrapetrovic2508]

Beatiful song

[@Albatossa]

Madonna's song "This Used to Be My Playground" reflects nostalgia and longing for a past that can never be experienced again. It is a very deep feeling that is sung about and everyone knows it.

[@jovialfaltisco548]

She did amazing at this but critics back then only were used to her dance pop songs and called this boring.

[@serumser1]

in portugal we have a term for it, we call it "saudade"

[@welldweller22]

I didn’t know she wrote AND sang her own songs. A lotta talent! Peace

[@annmariegavard4992]

I think of my grandmother when I hear this song. She would always take me to my elementary school playground. I cry every time I hear this song.

[@dianecrisantes1403]

Madonna has old soul I feel she has her heart in she sings this song ❤❤

[@sem7pre]

Mom I miss you... It's a year without you.. the heartache the silence I'm forever broken without you Mommy..

[@ИринаВолкова-н2о]

❤❤❤

[@lisaburgess7103]

me too with my husband I condolences to you

[@JanBurke-ut6le]

Try to hold the memories in your heart and you'll feel a little peace

[@JeanGuilbault]

me too July 6th one year my Mom passed ​@user-nj1vk5th5w

[@daniellenimeth3939]

Been almost 3 for my mom.....keep moving forward....remember the good times

[@ReneValtier]

Once again, this moving and touching balled, was overlooked in 1991-1992 for best song at the academy awards.

[@potatoesandpickles]

I can’t tell you what this song means to me. Came out at a time when I was still young with so much promise. Now I’m 42, lost. Alone. But I play this and it takes me back to those times when I was young. Keeps me hanging on. Weird how a song can do that.

[@toby32163]

You are still young... we just have keep going, all the best!

[@nickeishaingram9566]

I'm also 42, this was my graduation song from primary school. It brings me back and it's bittersweet but wouldn't trade it for another. I am Jamaican, single mother,lost my job, rent piling up just here taking a load off. If you don't mind could, we be friends?

[@Becky-kl1iv]

@@jamesnencka32 You're so sweet!

[@omargritton5169]

@@nickeishaingram9566 same here, graduating xlcr primary, good ol days back home, hope things get better mi sistren.

[@matthewfajardo8461]

You got this bro !

[@835g]

I love this song so much, but it hurts every time i listen to it . All those childhood memories come flooding back , wishing to do it again . Remembering family members that have passed on . Your friends, and all those great times

[@LoneLee2022]

The only constant in life is sadness.

[@hgneo222]

@@LoneLee2022 He's right you know!

[@steveneardley7541]

I grew up with a gang of friends on our street. We all played together-girls and boys. When we went to junior high we stopped playing together and were making new friends. But a year later I got us playing again. We all knew that this was it, that we were savoring the beauties of our childhood world, that was already almost gone.

[@lorrainegallaugher6553]

This reminds me of my lovely friend Cathy, we lost touch, oh how i could go back to those times, i miss her over 40 years

[@geraldfelton-sv8tv]

This song is so beautiful to listen to the background harmonies by Madonna are amazing

[@dstar222]

The fear is not getting older, the fear is where are we headed as we get older. 90s to me was the decade we had so much expectations and hope as we headed to the 21st century. Now that we are here things have become even harder and more divided......just makes you miss the simplicity of the past. 😢

[@RavenousFallen]

That's just the reality of any country becoming more diverse culturally, religiously, ethnically, etc. It sadly often ends in turmoil. Meanwhile in Australia they still have Kmart, low crime, it's like stepping back into 1990s America.

[@VanillaButtercreamFrosting]

True that.

[@lindaritter1343]

Absolutely

[@paulaaaaleksandra1983]

Im literally crying now 😢 the beautiful years of my childhood passed thru Madonna's songs ... thank u Madonna for making my childhood memorable and beautiful and happy ❤️💙😘

[@markaaro]

This song takes me right back to the end of summer '92. A new girl moved into my apartment building, and invited me to a church youth group, and I couldn't come up with an excuse not to go. That night changed my life - for the first time people just accepted me, didn't make fun of me. Friends - the best things in life are always free! Flash forward 30+ years, and now I'm the church youth leader bringing together kids from many different backgrounds showing them that God loves them no matter who or what they've done. I think back fondly of Amanda and am so thankful for her and the time we had. I wish at times I could go back to our "playground" but know that time has moved on... Wishing you were here with me.

[@SB0780]

One of the best songs made for a feature film. I miss the days when a movie had a contemporary pop song to go along with it. Made the films feel more part of the cultural landscape.

[@crtpitt3722]

A League of Their Own movie. Beautiful movie. Great work. ❤❤❤

[@XataTempest]

I just got done transcribing the movie A League of Their Own. This was a particular favorite of mine as a kid that I would watch with my grandma. She recently passed in December of '22 and she raised me for the majority of my life, so her death hit me particularly hard. I was a little surprised when I was sent A League of Their Own for my work a couple of days ago. I hadn't seen the film in years. All I could think of was how Grandma and I used to laugh and enjoy the movie together. I got to the end of the movie and this song came on. It was always an emotional song, even back then, but now, as a 35-year-old adult, wife, and mom, and having just recently lost, essentially, my mother, it just hit so different. It hurt, but kind of in a good way. There was a lot of nostalgia behind the pain.

[@Hima-Bravo]

No matter who you are, this song will being tears to your eyes. We all might have different memories and beautiful nostalgias of loved people we lost, but this song will bring tears.

[@royaljelly1722]

I lost someone who I really cared about him around 3 years ago thats my Cousin and he betrayed me...He was used to be my playground.

[@pepitiyajbd]

si

[@InspectorGadget-b2n]

Agree.

[@toddloaiza2823]

I wish I could cry

[@backintheday3097]

This song always brings me back to the summer of 1992. Smash that like button if you're a gen x'r like me!

[@lorenzocorsi3764]

Year 1992 ❤❤❤❤❤ One of the best

[@ЕвросетьМегафон-м8ц]

Summer in 1992, I'm 16... ❤❤❤😢😢😢

[@cascade3769]

Does Xennial count?

[@aishabhatti5309]

It was 1992 and I was a little girl

[@carolineneisha]

@@cascade3769haha same!

[@RenegadeGunn]

R.I.P the people that were our childhoods

[@DavidMaupin-ps7ob]

That's RIGHT. WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE ❤❤❤

[@JoieDeVivre35]

❤

[@Aldrinizka.Teilaetxea]

Si.

[@redbulls1337]

I lost my wife to COVID last year. I hear this song and it takes me back to a time when life was much different, and better. I miss you so much baby. RIP my love.

[@markpacheco9624]

Sorry for your loss

[@diggerpete9334]

I lost my wife in 2018 to a short lung illness. I will stay with her even in her death.

[@sarakaplan3791]

These comments break my heart without even knowing you both. RIP to your wives. I'm so sorry. Be good to yourself please. You matter. Thank you for being you.

[@TerriBass-l7j]

😢

[@lynnforti8808]

🥲I’m sorry

[@SalesMoraes]

I don't think Madonna will ever see my comment, but I have to say that this song rocked many nights I had when I was around 15 years old. Simply sensational! Thank you my dear.

[@carlhenry2852]

I am 63 yrs. Old, and this song always make me cry. Madona is the Queen of my heart

[@rawanmasoud9799]

My dad passed away 5 days ago , I still can’t believe it , it happened so quickly , he took good care of me , I can’t understand how I will live the rest of my life without him

[@juanesrita]

I understand you, have passed 2 years ago since my mom passed away and still i can feel her kisses and hugs full of love and tenderness... I will be missing her for the rest of my life

[@thequeenmidas]

Be comforted🙏🏿

[@debbiebeggs4256]

I lost my Father in 2018 and I think of him everyday

[@SamuelBlack84]

My dad is 64, and the thought that someday he'll be gone forever leaving an empty space in my life absolutely terrifies me 😢

[@DISCOVEGASGUY]

Your memories will see you through. It gets better. One day at a time.

[@rebelheart727]

So emotional, so sad, so nostalgijc, so brilliant 🫶

[@berniee7858]

Rest In Peace mom 😢❤ she loved this song

[@davidmarcoux7804]

Be strong

[@ab_d8579]

Her best song, not even nominated for best song in motion picture oscar

[@Richard_Fouts]

Fun fact. When asked to come up with a ballad for the film, Madonna was recording her fifth studio album, Erotica, with producer Shep Pettibone. The due worked on some ideas and came up with "This Used to Be My Playground" in two days.

[@Burgieking1]

Not her best but agree that it was wonderful

[@ShaniTrahan-p9b]

Love this beautiful song and video it’s breathtaking 💙🤍🧡💛💚💜🤎❤💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕♥

[@JAN-qf5yt]

She should have been nominated at the very least for this and/or "I'll Remember" two years later. I guess the Academy didn't want to recognize somebody that was perceived as controversial which was a shame. I can't see any other reason.

[@Richard_Fouts]

@@JAN-qf5yt I"m stunned it did not get a nomination. The Academy has a history of nominating controversial people so I don't get it.

[@vedatt3203]

This song makes me cry all the time when i listen to it. A great ballad. Masterpiece

[@autistic.gorgon]

Lost my mom November 6 2018 and a League of their Own was one of her favorite movies and she loved Madonnas music. when my grief starts building too much and I need to let it out to listen to this. Its a hauntingly beautiful song.

[@yaka8284]

This is the most underrated ballad in history and it was even #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 but nobody talks about this song by Madonna.

[@naimaboukhouf7357]

Its such beauty Sbe showing the great artist She is The only 👸

[@힐만94]

this song was first released when i was in high school, but now as we get older, we fully understand the meaning of this song, especially these verses.. _Don't ask them why because life is short_ _And before you know you're feeling old_ _And your heart is breaking_ _Don't hold on to the past_ _Well that's too much to ask_

[@jerryjaguar3239]

madonna performed this song for the first time in chicago yesterday. I cried!

[@erikbedard713]

Yes, this was a dream come true for many Madonna fans!

[@ariesmichaelsayan4013]

About time!!

[@mercitorres5296]

Omg I wish I could've been there!

[@alberto92271]

This was the #1 song on Billboard 30 years ago, in August 1992. Here I am still listening to it. Bittersweet. How time flies.

[@Curtis45100]

So sad....your my age. We some old fools......Lol :)

[@madfan1593]

Cheers to both of you, buds! Sit back and relax and enjoy a timeless, quality tune!!!

[@rvsgsm3652]

Feel the same brother. She an aconic. Tc Sri Lanka

[@stanleytanyitfoong]

totally agreed ..

[@kirkstanfield3773]

I remember, 36 years old.

[@MrSuperjam789]

Had to come back to this after learning that the last time the U.S. women's basketball team lost a game internationally, this was the number 1 song in America. Such an underrated song in her catalog.

[@brianbrown9953]

I lost my daughter. Last place I had her was the playground. I cry every time I hear your song. Thank you for this amazing song. Helps me with the loss. But it will never go away. ❤

[@brianbrown9953]

I miss her..

[@bels4013]

Very sorry for your loss.

[@dianecrisantes1403]

So sorry for your loss😢

[@Danielle-fj1wg]

Sorry for your loss❤

[@StephanYourdam]

She is still in your heart and that part of her you will never lose- may she always remain within -rip

[@DeuDeoEgo]

So many people say: "this is her best song" on each Madonna's video when they ignore the real hidden gems of her incredible catalogue, this is one of her very best ❤❤❤

[@Marceles45]

This song made A League of Their Own's end credits one of the best I've ever seen

[@TheNaturalibra]

It sure did!

[@sandytaylor2133]

I agree, I cried. It was beautiful, funny and sad.

[@helmutschuster9738]

Me TOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[@mammylovebimbo]

I see the movie and i love it

[@crazisaturn2274]

Yup.

[@thevibes5384]

One of the most beautiful underappreciated ballads.

[@bellamartinelli5381]

Me and my big sister grew up in the 80s. She was born in 81. Me in 85. We loved Madonna. When I hear her I see my sisters face. Sadly my sis died from a painful suicide in 2019. Wishing you were here with me sis. 😢this used to be our playground.

[@heronpage3883]

Oh Bella, I am so sorry for your loss. May your sister's memory be a blessing and may you find comfort in those memories. ❤

[@majahcorcoran782]

Bella!....im sorry for your loss...my sister took her life in 2010.....my thoughts are with you hun x

[@martinodoherty1873]

So sorry for your sister may she rest in pease

[@janecameron7377]

I am truly sorry for your loss. My beloved younger sister was killed by a drunk driver when she was only 17 and whenever I hear this, her beautiful face appears before me. Stay strong.

[@vhanderlan]

Oh dear... That God might heal your soul for this so sadly lost.

[@erpy83]

She has performed great ballads throughout her career, and this is one of her best 😍

[@yvonnehansen9922]

Awsome.Ye?

[@mariamarinucci2251]

I absolutely LOVE this one by Madonna. She has a great gift of ballads and make them really mean something special.

[@tutsybassista]

I still remember seeing her film with this song in it! Damn, I hate being old! 😢

[@adroutt1985]

I love when she does a ballad record

[@g.g386]

@@tutsybassista which film is this in?

[@user-wv4gy3jp4c]

I'm 42, most of us 80s kids came from broken homes. We were the latch key generation.

[@ANTHONY-1979-BUFFALO]

😂😂😂😂..you Fn know it 💜 ♥️

[@k8kop]

Actually sitting here with tears in my eyes listening and remembering my lovely dad.he loved this song and I miss him so much 🥺

[@maxpower4817]

A masterpiece.They'll be playing this on KZbin and radio stations around the world for the next 100 years and beyond.Mark my words : )December 7th 2023.

[@BennyAlvarez-gk1iw]

If there is any Planet left....

[@andreamaddy]

She sang this song on CELEBRATION TOUR!!!!!!

[@ginasousabranco5637]

It was just 2 phrases of the lyrics like 34 seconds in Chicago

[@borisaguilar5294]

On August 8, 1992 This Used to Be My Playground peaked at #1 on the Hot100, giving Madonna her tenth #1 single. At that time, she broke a tie with Whitney Houston and became the woman with the easiest singles at the top. ❤

[@t.e.burgos3263]

Can't belive this wasn't even nominated for the Best Song from a Motion Picture Oscar. It's one of Madonna's all-time best works.

[@otisroseboro2837]

I know right

[@clairevely9348]

Miss daddy and Sapphire the Cat

[@bartsimpson960]

Oscar used to hated Madonna and Bjork... The true TALENTED women's in Music History 👍

[@chrispa9573]

I think beautiful stranger should have been too.

[@RDrRD1989]

@@chrispa9573 And Live to Tell as well. A Masterpiece of a song.

[@Ernie1978]

The orchestra takes this song to another level. Haunting lyrics and a heartfelt performance from a woman who rarely allowed herself to be vulnerable. She has not sung this live.

[@catherinekeller4230]

Yes i get what you are saying...even at her age, with loving kids..she is still " afraid" of showing the true self only when we show all our real colours ( all shades) are we " truly authentic"

[@drumr72]

Hard to believe she is the same artist these days. All dark, almost devil-ish imagery and so forth when she performs on award shows or whatever. Too bad. She wrote some great stuff on the Take A Bow record too. La Isla Bonita is another example of greatness.

[@rebelblue]

@@drumr72 I can’t believe someone can write such bullshit seriously “almost devil-ish imagery” 🚀🚀🚀😂

[@drumr72]

@@rebelblue You clearly are just a sheltered person. You have no idea how the real world works. Plus, all it takes is a pair of eyes to see the dark imagery she pulls at those award show performances. You need to grow up and realize the evil is real and people are into sick, demented shit. Don't give me crap about it, its not my fault the world is sick. Obviously you cannot handle the truth.

[@leonakinglion3210]

@@drumr72 Well said

[@royaljelly1722]

This song cuts me so deep inside it hurts!

[@dianafernandez4207]

I miss my father everyday he passed in 1997 I was only 16 and left completely alone. The movie A Legue of their Own was the one movie we shared and watched together. I remember being 12 and kids came to get me to play and I refused because I was spending time with my dad and I’m glad I chose him because I did not know how fast it would pass. I still go to the park he would take and I took my kids. I miss my childhood no one prepared me.

[@arejayseeottawa]

In loving memory of Penny Marshall, who directed that great movie "A League Of Their Own," from which this song was taken. Penny Marshall, R.I.P.

[@CarlosHernandez-yf3jv]

I miss my childhood😞😞😞

[@weewee8187]

Penny did an amazing job for A League of their Own. 👍👍👍

[@klee8960]

She also directed Big, with Tom Hanks, another good one

[@polyprinz]

Love Ms. Penny Marshall aka Laverne! RIP

[@garyvandecar8554]

Yup and her Daughter Tracy Reiner was in the film as well.

[@jeanabeana8818]

This song came out while I was still in high school. Now that I'm halfway thru my life, the lyrical content holds so much truth and meaning for me. It's hard to listen to it without getting emotional. I think we all wish we could go back to simpler, more innocent times.

[@lauramccann3448]

Jeana Marie u are right from Candyman

[@meggiewillis9705]

I watch A League Of Our Own before.

[@sportsmedia25]

The youth of today don't appreciate good music

[@meggiewillis9705]

@@sportsmedia25 They sure don't.

[@anthonyrowe7805]

Me too, I'm glad I'm not on my own, oh I wish I could go back and re-live those days, say hi to people long gone and just be a kid again, get called in by mum when tea was ready or when the street lights come on not when your smartphone tells you to, a mum still young and worries so that you don't have to. If any of you kids of today are reading this.....take note and don't wish it away.

[@emantabrizi8218]

This song was sad when it came out... but now that I'm in my 40s... my god, does it hit you in a completely different way.

[@Destiny93134]

Yeah agree.its devastating 😢 💔

[@Destiny93134]

The youth of today will never know the impact madonna had on so many people in the 80s and 90s.she truly is an icon.

[@LoneLee2022]

@@Destiny93134 SHE WILL ALWAYS BE THE QUEEN OF POP!

[@Destiny93134]

@@LoneLee2022 yes !!!

[@thomasbrunn4182]

well there is none sostart there

[@KateLee-df9rj]

total masterpiece. One of Madonna's best.

[@dawn8288]

Listening in 2021,one of Madonna’s best songs I think...beautiful X

[@MickMcGarnackle]

One of anyone's best songs. It really is one of the greatest songs ever written.

[@nicolepyles7725]

Also fantastic is "Don't Cry for me Argentina."

[@CarlosHernandez-yf3jv]

I miss being a little boy 😔

[@XxxXxx-bf4iy]

14 March 2022.🇬🇧🇺🇦

[@ameliamarquez9997]

Indeed

[@tixon9799]

This is really one of Madonna's most forgotten songs and this is even one of her #1's songs on the Hot 100 but this song really never talked about.

[@lovefamlia8880]

So true and to be honest, I kinda like it that way

[@rvegas81]

I've been on Michael Jackson and Madonna binge lately. I totally agree about this movie and song! This movie was huge in the 90s and I really enjoyed it. It reminded me of Sandlot and The Preachers Wife with the soundtracks.

[@xxxTIN0xxx]

I agree. It says a lot on how chart positions are overrated and they mean literally nothing. Some of Madonna's most iconic hits are "Frozen, The Power of Good-Bye, Secret, Rain, Don't Tell Me, Beautiful Stranger, La Isla Bonita, Hung Up, 4 Minutes", one would think that they are all #1s, instead they all missed the top position. This song deserves more attention.

[@LatashaTrueHeart]

Songs like this are why I love her music so much. You are my people. She is the untouchable "it" girl. No Miley, Gaga, or whoever can touch the authenticity and bravado that is Madonna. Some come close (Pink!), but Madonna is one of a kind. She created her own lane. She did it despite who was biting what she tossed out there. Who stood up for her when the world despised her (or the music)? She did. Madonna has balls no man can touch (even Sean Penn). I wish I'd had an ounce of the courage she had to be who she came to be.

[@LatashaTrueHeart]

​@@xxxTIN0xxx I feel you. Loved those, too. Her catalog is impeccable. Those heartfelt, gutwrenching songs still get me.

[@splymarv81nj40]

I absolutely love this song and movie… one of Madonna best work! Never got the credit it deserves, and her voice is incredible

[@minxdemaxzmohr9252]

I agree

[@alesitercrimson24]

A song like this brings me back to my past as I reflect on my life. The few great experiences I've had in my life I think to myself, I'll never feel like that again. It's sad to think about but I also can smile and appreciate it happened

[@liliksatrio]

I was 22 when this single came out, now I'm 52 and still can feel it

[@oliveb.]

Absolutely

[@Deadpool12353]

Me too ❤

[@rohfan206]

I'm a 56 year old married man with a beautiful family. I've become successful in my field of work. I like racing, I like shooting my guns, and my favorite band is Rush. However, no matter what time of day...what day of the week...wherever I am...this song brings me to my knees! I have to struggle to compose myself when I play it at work. The song is so painful yet I cannot stop playing it. I cry like a baby when this song plays over the end credits of "A League of Their Own." Madonna has pried her way into my soul with this masterpiece. It makes me want to visit the baseball fields I played in as a youngster and drive through the parking lot of my elementary school. And, I'm melancholy, once again.

[@amesailor]

Jesus Christ, dude. It's just a song.

[@unk5859]

Its because its an amazing song!!! Kinda cuts right to the soul. MANY people feel the exact same way about it!!!

[@rohandcosta6006]

Tyler Smith songs aren’t always just songs.. lyrics with meaning can be quiet moving. ❤️

[@tracyseymour7553]

Amen

[@sashabertold3731]

Yes,I know what you mean, this song has touched my soul as well. It's a masterpiece!

[@Swissadonis]

one of the Madonna songs, that touches my heart most

[@davidkeith9015]

Me too

[@tobiaslloyd7611]

I still cry too this 😢😢

[@sallyjoan]

this is so underrated@@tobiaslloyd7611

[@barbaraxxx8768]

same

[@Faithinfate1515]

When a song says little repeatedly but speaks to you with your whole life playing in your head. That’s powerful.

[@MaleOrderBride]

This song is beautiful. It gets sadder as you get older and friends come-and-go

[@mercitorres5296]

On Sunday, I was omw to our favorite playground, the beach, and this song came on American top 40. I cried through the whole song... from August to October are the anniversaries of the deaths of my grandmother, aunt, and mother. All of them loved the beach. This song conveys what I can't adequately express and was exactly what I was feeling...I loved the song when it came out, and I love it more now that it can tell my story to those who cannot understand my grief...

[@sandymerimee8354]

I listened to this song after watching A League of Their Own for the first time yesterday.. It was filmed 30 minutes from my home and several co-workers were extra's.. Beautiful song!

[@THERobertL2000]

🎶On this day (August 8) in 1992, ‘This Used to Be My Playground’ by Madonna reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

[@EastCoastGal66]

This song makes me cry so much! It’s Madonnas voice that is so incredibly beautiful!❤️

[@LoneLee2022]

It's a beautiful song.................😗

[@SteveKaynan]

Timeless song!!

[@huhuruz77]

I feel the same ! I listened today this song on repeat and many times tears flowed down my cheeks...

[@marfauzamatjusoh8198]

Yes. Spot on. One of those really emotional songs that can make you cry. The effect of this to our emotion is almost like the song "The Long and Winding Road" from The Beatles.

[@jojoelicha]

😂me too

[@jessicaj.2569]

One of the GREATEST songs of ALL TIME!! The second I hear it it immediately brings a knot in my throat and brings back nostalgic memories, it never fails!! Anyone else can relate?

[@jackmeyhoffer5107]

Yup.

[@ginasousabranco5637]

Yes

[@catherinegreen225]

Definitely.

[@trudygriffin5101]

Got that right! At one time hahaha I had my on playground 🤣😅

[@marialuisasabatini9695]

Totally can relate , I feel exactly the same ❤

[@ninjajjenn]

As I get older... now... this songs makes more and more sense 😭

[@Blueluise]

Fawcett, eine Frau sieht rot...

[@Skeptik-pe6ze]

Yes it does

[@balthasarquack9274]

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[@balthasarquack9274]

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[@bdiaz3546]

So true

[@JohnEtter-z3o]

When this song played at the end of the movie and it showed all the women players much older it was a somber feeling. It makes you realize life goes by, fast! Enjoy every moment

[@sashabertold3731]

They don't do "pop" songs like that anymore with a truly haunting classical element, that makes you think about your past and the years gone by. Wow!

[@ivancont22]

Una delle canzoni più belle di madonna

[@tommytank99]

Nobody does ballads like Madonna ❤️❤️❤️

[@vertbeke7977]

🎸🔥💎🔟☮️🕶️🛐❤️💟💯👍

[@jennifermoffitt4635]

Power of Good bye and Substitute for Love.. You're not kidding. Life don't live here anymore too.

[@davidkeith9015]

Nobody full stop

[@fieldingm1969]

Good thing, too, because they're terrible.

[@xaviergrajeda7499]

Promise to try is my favorite

[@victoriassme]

Anyone whose life was simpler then would relate to the lyrics...being stuck in a loveless relationship who thought that walking down the aisle was their playground, metaphor for fun and happiness, their childhood dream of being swept away by their knight in shining armour in their wedding dress, then you realise that people change, feelings change, children grow up and you outlive your beloved pets...

[@debbiereigate705]

My mum died two months ago and I heard this song in my car yesterday; it really touched me profoundly 💜🕊🦋

[@siliconesal]

Bless your heart. You were loved.

[@debbiereigate705]

@@siliconesal thankyou so much Sally ❤️🙏🙏

[@zonatanole1878]

My mother loved Madonna...she died on 20 July this year....rip...mum...

[@debbiereigate705]

@@zonatanole1878 sending you all my love 💕🌈

[@zonatanole1878]

@@debbiereigate705 Thank you....

[@remingtongraves]

How Madonna has not won an Oscar for soundtrack songs she’s written is outrageous. I get that she was controversial and the institution didn’t wanna seem to legitimize her but her talent is colossal. She’s one of the greatest songwriters, producers, and live performers in popular music. On a side note, she won both Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber the only Oscars of their careers.

[@VinMar-m6w]

I know, right? _A League of Their Own_ was a box-office smash, and "This Used to Be My Playground" topped the music charts. Normally, hit songs from hit movies are Oscar-nominated.

[@tinastanley4444]

Agree

[@tinastanley4444]

Live to tell was amazing

[@edwardhowell2905]

Love her slower ballads! Show's off her beautiful voice more. ❤❤

[@anthonypoole6417]

Me too

[@_sam_ddn]

Me three

[@candacecasey5634]

She really is quite talented .

[@slanecastle57]

My 10 year son wanted to play this at his funeral. By the grace of GOD he's now 42. Imagine talking to your child about his funeral. A lot for such a young boy who's fantastic today

[@jdnoable]

😮🥲

[@alexdaly8594]

Folks forget how wonderful she is....on every level...she was IT for a LONG time

[@KOLUSZKIN]

...or she forgot how wonderful she was

[@LEGENDDD2005]

She still is IT

[@MrS98VAC]

@@LEGENDDD2005 No, this generation isn't really aware of her.

[@smf5576]

@@MrS98VAC It's not just this generation. She's practically been forgotten.

[@LEGENDDD2005]

@@smf5576 Frozen, Material girl, Hung Up and now Back that up to the beat have been all viral on tiktok Ofcourse she is famous and known even day As an 17 y/o I can confirm

[@Adriann98]

Idk why but every time I hear this song I want to cry

[@gangathenuwara7508]

Me too

[@stevensprigings497]

Me too, and it brings back some happy memories of my youth but more sad memories of time misspent and lost. I try not to dwell on the negative vibes it reminds me and count myself lucky, health, my amazing children and affection from my wife occasionally. That I try and stay positive and tackle one day and minute at a time. And cherish the successes achieved in those minutes and days.

[@samanthapiccardi5341]

🙋‍♀️😢

[@patkelly8309]

I think its the music

[@patkelly8309]

not being funny. I mean rather than the words

[@mitchellmullins6650]

It`s been a year since my last comment. This song still puts a lump in my throat. My wife passed away 3 years ago and this was one of favorites. I miss Paula.

[@ssurfs9900]

Sorry for your loss...

[@jozef1]

Sorry for your loss. Keep holding on ❤

[@kurisutirando-san]

I’m sorry. RIP Paula 🪽

[@larbueno]

God Bless you friend

[@markfox1545]

We all miss her. I was her Tuesday afternoon guy. I know her Friday morning fella was on antidepressants for 18 months, he took it really hard.😢

[@popeyethesailorman75]

One Of The Best Recordings Ever ..We can all relate to in our young lives.

[@josephbuckhoff6988]

*As a Human Being/Sacred Person, Madonna Lacks(Immoral)in many ways !! As a Performer/Musician she's a Genius... She's put out many Great music/songs year after year :)*

[@Hima-Bravo]

No matter the backgrounds we all come from, this song hits a strong nostalgia inside of you that would make you fight to push back the tears in your eyes.🥲😥

[@marksleeper9385]

yes it does

[@craigfallon4198]

I saw the movie when it came out and this song was fitting. Man I miss my childhood of the 70s, 80s, & 90s. Growing up through those years were special and will never sadly come again. My dad served in the Navy in 1943 when the women baseball teams were formed and was in the Pacific and Atlantic during WWII. We lost him 4 years ago this month. I remember him telling stories of his time in the service, as a kid and how those were happy times for him, even though we were at war. I miss you dad, we lost you too early, still had time together, Rest in Peace and thanks for everything you taught me over the years, even though I didn't listen than!

[@mattcasdorph]

Your childhood spanned 3 decades?🤣

[@David-lj4gk]

Good old days 😊

[@nancyneilson8950]

This song is so hauntingly great! It stirs such emotion and is so well done. Thank you Madonna!

[@michaelbark4264]

Today is my italian deceased mother birthday. She was a big fan of Madonna. She had dark brown hair but dyed it blonde. Madonna being italian to her music brings memories of my mother. Aug 28 1957 - 0ct 14 2015. I miss my mother and I been learning italian in honor of her and I listen to madonna songs keeps her memory alive

[@huhuruz77]

In the last 30 years, only God knows how many tears have flowed down my cheeks listening to this magnificent song! I will love this song until my last second of this life... Thank you , Madonna !!! 💖💖

[@piotrkucharski1060]

Sorely underrated and rather forgotten song, which should be celebrated as one of Madonna's most beautiful performances. Somehow this song makes me sad and nostalgic, but at the same time gives me inspiration and makes me remember my dear long gone friends. Thank you Madonna

[@markvon4650]

Agreed

[@Xargers]

I'M NOT CRYING, IM NOT CRYING. What an amazing song..

[@cmck2021]

This is a melancholy song if there ever was one! ❤

[@sunflowerlove0101]

IKR !!! 💕💕💕

[@Express-420]

This song is amazing

[@ginasousabranco5637]

@@cmck2021 This and To Have And Not To Hold melts my heart so hard

[@paulmendoza7232]

It's a MASTERPIECE 👑👑👑

[@richardeppler2697]

From one playground to another, I will be laid to rest in my playground in SD, in the ocean .

[@k3n12ock]

This song means so much more now that I'm older. It reminds me of how life used to be all fun and games; thinking I'd never be in this position I'm currently in. Old friends have moved on, started families... but it seems I'm always holding on to the past... I guess that's what happens when you live a life of, "I wish I would have..."

[@JohnSmith-qg9sv]

It's Over!!!! Don't Look Back!!!!!

[@rapidride2]

I understand. And you still can reminisce about nostalgic times of our past. However it is important that we keep balance in our lives. Make improvements on your current situation even if it is baby steps and it will make looking back on your past even more enjoyable.

[@naurking5388]

Well you still alive, you don't need to have kids to be happy.

[@123limelight]

it's OK to look back just don't dwell on regrets you might of thought were the proper choice at the time

[@davidmaupin2513]

I ALWAYS HOLD ON TO THE PAST WITHOUT PAST U HAVE NO FUTURE LISTEN TO YOUR EMOTIONS

[@elissahoran1130]

Thank you Madonna !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@LuckyK7777]

I was graduating from high school in 1992 when this song came out. It made me think of preparing for adulthood, saying goodbye to friends as we went in different directions, and faced with tucking away those cherished childhood memories as childhood comes to a close.

[@matthewpowell2429]

This song always feels bittersweet to me. It helps me remember the great times of my past, but at the same time, it makes me feel sad about those who are gone, and how things have changed.

[@denisesatx]

"Don't hold on to the past", well that's too much to ask..." Anyone who's ever lost someone or something can understand the truth and pain in those words!💔

[@chicodigital]

I am at this very moment. June the 8th is my mother's second anniversary. I am alone now and miss her tremendously. She and I listened to these songs including "I'll Remember". They were our last songs we listened to together before her passing. These lyrics do mean a lot to me and I am thankful to have these memories. Bittersweet emotions but I'm thankful to Madonna for writing these memorable songs. ♥️🌷

[@DjLadywolf]

I understand because I've lost 27 people I love very much in 15 years

[@winecrimesfoodandtime7119]

@@DjLadywolf wow thats a lot. Life is hard but hang in there!

[@paulmendoza7232]

🍂🍂🍂

[@ckay9006]

Mario D. Esperanza find a lovely woman your mother would be proud of, be loved and love once again. As Madonna says ' there's hope yet ' and I'm sure your mother just wants you to be happy

[@jamesandsusanmorris2974]

Are You Kidding!!! Madonna,,, You Brought Everyone Back Home!!! XOXO

[@rebeccam1713]

This came out a year before I had surgery for an unexpected brain hemorrhage, causing me to go from a straight A student in 6th grade to a stroke causing seven serious physical and mental disabilities. The song really rings true and taught me a lot in the years to come.

[@jonl7692]

i wish you were standing here with me, gets me every time

[@kennethbesselman5739]

Much had been said about Madonna,But this is one of the most BEAUTIFUL songs EVER!

[@lisascott370]

I could not agree more #2020

[@Babyviper17]

"Don't hold on to the past" Madonna teaching us no regrets just live life.

[@davidmaupin2513]

That's RIGHT no confusion JUST LIVE THAT'S WHY GOD MADE US

[@jasonblitz7454]

She also follows with the line 'Well that's too much to ask'. So she is actually holding onto the past. You missed the message of the song.

[@loverslanehawj6244]

@@jasonblitz7454 Right...and she stated “Say goodbye to yesterday, those are words I’ll never say.” Somewhere in our mind the past will always remain ....we can chose to forget or not dwell in it but it comes by once in a blue moon...memory lane.

[@liammize3765]

You need to reread the lyrics. The whole point of the song is she disagrees with those sentiments.

[@ginasousabranco5637]

@J Ds This is one of the most beautiful ballads ever released

[@GabrielA-nf7vz]

I hope this will finally get sung live on the tour. This song is a gem among gems and while we all hold a special place of this song in our hearts… it is time it gets showcased on tour! 🙏🏻

[@jonstefanik9400]

R.I.P. Mary Pratt, last surviving member of the original Rockford Peaches.

[@dianewhite9236]

You have to look back. If you have no past and memories, you never lived,

[@olgaaldana793]

Este disco me pone nostalgica :(

[@jerramaurice7836]

Wow

[@jonstefanik9400]

@@dianewhite9236 Oh I have plenty of memories from the past. Family, friends and fun.

[@ritarichardson6222]

@@jonstefanik9400 ME TOO NOTHING BUT GOOD MEMORIES...#THEBEST

[@moacirgjunior6567]

Madonna: THIS USED TO BE MY PLAYGROUND This song makes me cry, not because it makes me feel sad but because it touches my heart. I am a 54 year old man, lived with pure emotion, with the soul of a child and the mind of a wise man. This song is one of my or if not my favorite of all your Madonna songs, she is like my identity. I lived my childhood, adolescence and maturity in an amusement park: the Playcenter in São Paulo/Brazil. It was the place where I took refuge from the world, from problems, from family, it was my heaven where moments were just joy. Today this park no longer exists, even Michael Jackson himself loved to know it when he was there. This song brings me my best memories of how happy I was, how free I was, how I was simply ME. Madonna, her songs and melodies move me a lot, they were always part of my story in all good and bad times. At the end of my journey, I hope that this song will be played on the day of my departure, as it transports me to the best world, to heaven. May I shine freely in the midst of so much darkness. Esta canção me faz chorar, não porque me faz sentir triste mas sim por tocar em meu coração. Sou um homem de 54 anos, vividos de pura emoção, com alma de criança e mente de um sábio. Esta canção é uma das minhas ou senão a preferida de todas as canções suas Madonna, ela é como se fosse a minha identidade. Vivi a infância, adolescência e a maturidade em um parque de diversões: o Playcenter em São Paulo/Brazil. Lá era o lugar que eu me refugiava do mundo, dos problemas, da família, era meu céu em que os momentos era só alegria. Hoje este parque não existe mais, até o próprio Michael Jackson adorou em conhecer quando esteve lá. Esta canção me transporta as minhas melhores memórias de como fui feliz, de como era livre, de como eu era simplesmente EU. Madonna suas músicas e melodias mexem muito comigo, sempre fizeram parte de minha história em todos os momentos bons e ruins. Ao terminar minha jornada, espero que toquem esta música no dia de minha partida, pois ela me transporta ao melhor mundo, ao céu. Que eu possa brilhar livremente no meio de tanta escuridão.

[@ryanhunter6832]

This was the song that made me fall in love with Madonona....she was the most beautiful woman in my 8yr old mind. Her music taught me about expression, acceptance, and truth....she still holds a very special place in my heart :)

[@ginasousabranco5637]

@@vitorriccardo445 I still get misty eyed when I hear it.

[@patricksandrononn8309]

i definately couldn't agree more. Nicely said.

[@Nabhan82]

Same, except I was 10 years old during that beautiful summer of 92.

[@sharekeogh8658]

A beautiful song from a beautiful film I thought one of Madonna's best 👍❤️

[@michaelnorris6168]

Yes it does, as we get older and more lonelier, this song plays so much in our heart. We reminisce about the good times, the days of joy and laughter, and fun. I grew up in Philadelphia, and I think I had the best childhood ever. If the kids today could just look into my mind and see the fun we had, the songs we had, the foods we ate, and etc. Yes, “This used to be our playground,” this song is one the best songs ever! It brings tears to my eyes no doubt, I love it.😢😢😢