Koko Club, London, Nov 2005. I was there, slept out on coldest night of the year . Worth every shiver. Front row & rewarded with ticket to "I'm Gonna Tell You A Secret" screening w. M! Been a fan since the VERY beg. Love her. I will never tire of her. Amazing performance after such a massive injury. M is a one-off! They threw away the blue-print when they made her. No one will ever come close to her achievements. Born with a STAR in her mouth!!!
Everybody (1982) was Madonna's 1st single that become a big hit that slopes in New York & to reach the 3rd stop of American dance. Initially rejected by Island Records, Sire Records bought it. Has a strong presence of synthesizers, supported by a strong hip-hop and R&B. As the input & the bases remitted to african-american artists. Sire Records marketing department made Madonna sold like a black artist & not putting her photo on the single cover. They used a collage of several images of the streets of downtown and suburban of New York with black children playing. Only with the release of the 1st album "MADONNA" (1983) that confusion vanished, as the case left no doubt about her ethnicity. Madonna received a $ 5,000 advance on this & another song, Burning Up which became her 1st music video. When she recorded the debut album, received another $ 10,000 in royalties for each song composed.
Gina Sousa Branco I am so awestruck by how detailed your account of this story is. Thanks for sharing with us. Where did you get these sources, just curious, because I am very interested in Madonna's early career as well as other pop artists of the 80's.
Man, i DO love her. people waste time criticizing her voice and playback using. Get real, who cares? She is show woman. She is gorgeous, cocky, she dances damn great, she is unique in every music/show/album
Let the DJ shake you, let the DJ shake you, let the DJ shake you, let the DJ shake you.. can't get it out of my head anymore! great madonna, just great! Have a nice celebration today for your birthday! ;)
How many years and how many walks we have done together. Your music is vivacious, inspiring and more than that, it is only yours. We love you, Madonna. And I speak for everybody! ;) Xoxo!
Yes but she originally recorded the demo in 1981, and then finally reworking the song a bit and recording the actual 1982 release in studio with a different synth keyboard and drum beat that differs from the demo version, it is also evident in this song in particular ,madonna here I'm everybody sounds very Disco like ,almost in Donna summer style doing a somewhat of a 70s Disco type style of song in the early to mid 80s when Disco was supposedly dead or out of style, and the dance club new wave ,punk rock ,pop style was more popular and what everyone evolved into ,and had stopped listening or dancing to Disco type sounding songs. So it makes sense although it was released and remixed in 1982, the original demo goes back to 1980, 1981, when the demo was made, and thinking bout it now , sure why not, it's definitely gonna sound a little mid to late 1970s Disco ,since knowing that the demo was made just at the mark of the ending of the Disco sucks Era and the end of the 1970s on with early 80s, a new decade of a different sound to dance music and the evolving from the late70s Disco period. Even her song Holiday sounds way 70s Disco even though it was released a little time later than everybody's release, I think it was released in 83 or 84 and by then even more so the whole Disco sound was definitely done abd over with and out of style. But I give madonna credit for still making a Disco sounding type song sound reverent and cool again to listen to and dance to, and obviously those 2 songs Everybody and Holiday ,really sound like they never wanted to leave the 70s Disco era,, and amazingly those songs were hits at the time when disco was out and dead ,and a thing of the past, but madonna sure knew how to make Disco cool again
@roncerod i wish she used this in the actually show as an oncore...but she doenst do oncores anymore :( when its over its over no suprises lol. maybe next years tour will be different, oh you guys didnt know >? yup shes coming back to go on tour in 2011!!!!!