This is truly one of Madonna's best songs ever recorded. What frustrates the hell out of me is that if this was released 20 years ago when she was younger, it would've got the radio play it deserved and became (I'm certain) one of her biggest hits ever. Ageism is alive and well in the record industry. I understand it's a marketing thing, as young listeners (which are the bulk of the audience that purchases music) usually don't feel they can identify with an artist that's as old as their grandparent, but it truly saddens me to see it perceived as the quality of the work isn't as good or that it isn't as of high quality as in their younger years. Art has no age specification, period. If Madonna released 'Like A Prayer' today, it would receive no airplay and go relatively unnoticed. Total shame. I'm glad M sticks to her guns and just does what she wants to do, being true to herself and her art. There are fans out there (like myself) who understand all of this and do not take her or her art for granted.
but this song is genuinely isn't good, just the chorus alone is trying to be an edm dubstep banger which is trash and derivative of good pop and electronic music. I love Madonna, but she hasn't made a good album since the mid 2000s, and those albums aren't even as good as her 80s and 90s output.
jt rover Rubbish, it’s not that good! however it’s reaching back to her original style of composure and presentation, people like you come back after watching the latest blockbuster ww2 movie claiming the same shit, forgetting there was ever a film called saving private Ryan. And that goes for the load of sheep too.
Yes! I used to play this album in the car on my way home from work. When the bass and background kicks in, just as you're coming down the slip road onto the motorway.. epic timing!
Madonna is right that ageism exists and she is a victim of it. Glad to see her just carrying on regardless. Her influence has been and still is enormous and I think she has never gotten the credit that she truly deserves for the many ways in which she helped society to change the way in which women are perceived.
Maybe it was all too much Too much for a man to take Everything's bound to break Sooner or later, sooner or later You're all that I can trust Facing the darkest days Everyone ran away But we're gonna stay here, we're gonna stay here Ahhhhhh, Ahhhhh I know you're scared tonight Ahhhhhh, Ahhhhh I'll never leave your side When it all falls, when it all falls down I'll be your fire when the lights go out When there's no one, no one else around We'll be two souls in a ghost town When the world gets cold I'll be your cover Let's just hold Onto each other When it all falls, when it all falls down We'll be two souls in a ghost town Tell me how we got this far Every man for himself Everything's gone to hell We gotta stay strong, we're gonna hold on This world has turned to dust All we've got left is love Might as well start with us Singing a new song, something to build on Ahhhhhh, Ahhhhh I know you're scared tonight Ahhhhhh, Ahhhhh I'll never leave your side When it all falls, when it all falls down I'll be your fire when the lights go out When there's no one, no one else around We'll be two souls in a ghost town When the world gets cold I'll be your cover Let's just hold Onto each other When it all falls, when it all falls down We'll be two souls in a ghost town I know we're alright Cause we'll never be alone In this mad mad, in this mad mad world Even with no light We're gonna shine like gold In this mad mad, in this mad mad world When it all falls, when it all falls down I'll be your fire when the lights go out When there's no one, no one else around We'll be two souls in a ghost town When it all falls, when it all falls down I'll be your fire when the lights go out When there's no one, no one else around We'll be two souls in a ghost town When the world gets cold I'll be your cover Let's just hold Onto each other When it all falls, when it all falls down We'll be two souls in a ghost town When it all falls, when it all falls down We'll be two souls in a ghost town
G. Noah K. Can you think of any possible directors for an end of the world video? I too would love to see a black and white short film for this song. It has all the ingredients for a classic.
Cecily Macnamara Rumour has it that it is Jonas Akerlund who will direct the video for the single. I trust that he will work his wonders and come up with a video that the fans will fall in love with.
Cecily Macnamara I couldn't agree more, "Living for love" is an OK song with a great video, but "Ghosttown" is one of the strongest songs on the album and should be graced with a killer video. Official album relesase day today, Rebel hearts, unite!
I finally have come to realize that neither fear nor hope are helpful responses. Both lead to despair. Being brave is the only response that makes sense to me.
@guy man That's almost impossible because the tracklists are full of recent/new/major hits of younger artists. Madonna is successful, but not "hitmaker" for younger audience...
It's official, Ghosttown just got added on the Medibase KIIS FM request list. Please submit your requests now to keep the momentum going until the release of the epic video. You can tweet and text your requests as well. Thanks to the iHeart performance, Ghosttown is steadily climbing the iTunes chart as well. Also stream Ghosttown on Spotify!
I like this Madonna, no gimmicks, no nudity, no controversy, no fake british accents. Just her voice, her amazing lyrics, and a great message. Love this! #Queen
+Giovanni G I love Madonna too, but look at her whole career. The Erotica era, the sex book, full of nudity. A bunch of racey outfits in her tours and videos. And she's sexy and loving it! This women lives on controversy, she gets people talking, she makes a huge impact. She's had big controversies in her career, like The Boy Toy outfit, Like a Virgin VMA and BAT performances, The Sex Book, Letterman Show, American Life era. Not gonna lie, there are a few gimmicks, but they get people talking. And she had a huge era of fake british accents, which prove how iconic and messy she can be. And all of these stuff are OKAY, and why she's the best selling and most impactful female artist of all time.
I don't think I've EVER heard a song that Madonna has done that has brought me close to tears. This one does. It's a beautiful song. She's an embracing soul during fearful times. And her comfort is for all of us.The world is not just a bit scary, but damn frightening and she "hits the nail on the head." I love it. God bless you Madonna xxoo P.S. I really like Devil Pray as well. She's hitting some extremely sensitive "notes" that we're all feeling immensely.
Listened to this when i was 13, reading Percy Jackson. That was the most peaceful summer in my life, full of fantasy and adventure. Everytime I listen to this song, I immediately travel back that time, see myself in every page of the book, go on a quest and fight monsters. Good old days
Definitely the best song of them all. Her voice shines, and really draws you into the song like few do. It's so warm and comforting. (In a flawless song -- 3:16-3:26 is the moment it's made perfect).She did a LIVE version accompanied by session guitarist (joke) Taylor Swift playing acoustic guitar recently and it proved she doesn't need autotune to hit the notes or sing in key. Anyone who claims she's using autotune for this song is just proving they actually haven't a fucking clue what autotune sounds like beyond assuming that for any artist or song they don't like.
Please help team “Madonna Soldiers” request the new song in all major markets. We are hoping 25 more loyal Madonna fans will join us for the next couple of weeks in requesting “Gosttown”, “Devil Pray” and “Bitch I’m Madonna” to be added to all major markets radio play lists. “Living for Love” is already on 90% of all stations; we just need to make sure we request the song to be played with urgency each day in the comment section. Yes, it does take 45 minutes each day to complete and submit all radio request forms each day, but imagine the satisfaction you will get knowing you helped M get her songs on the request list on all radio stations. If we build it they will come!! Meaning, if we add these songs to radio request lists, people will request “Gosttown”, “Devil Pray” and “Bitch I’m Madonna”. The more the songs are streamed and played on radio the better they will find a new audience and do well in the charts of course. We been playing around with requesting “Bitch I’m Madonna” to be added on some radio stations and it is still on some, but there isn’t enough of us currently requesting it daily to make it permanent on the play list. That is way we think we need around 25 more loyal Madonna fans that really believe in this album and its merits. If you want to see more videos made for this album, we need to help these songs get the exposer deserved. Our activities will go well with the radio marketing campaign (radio impact) M’s team will do in the next couple of weeks. With us requesting in advance, we are basically creating a demand for the songs so they get added to radio play lists quickly. Please help! We made a separate post titled “Madonna Soldiers” with the list of radio stations we are targeting with all the details you need (city, zip codes, etc.) here under the Ghosttown (Audio version) RU-vid link under user "Nilac B"
I'm not a Madonna fan whatsoever (even though I really like her), but I've got to tell that from a "exterior" point of view, it seems that she's coming back stronger than ever with this new album. I love this song, and it's already playing on many french radios.
This is one of Madonna's best ballads ever really, I'm so happy its the second single from Rebel Heart, I'm in love with thing song, incredibly beautiful...
I can't belive that I've never ever listened to this song since today...it's so beautiful, inspiring and in my opinion it reflects today society devastated by the coronavirus. Stay safe people.
" 'Ghosttown' is like, for me, a kind of foreshadowing of two people living like the only lovers left alive in a post-apocalyptic world. I feel like that's where we're heading for if we continue to behave the way we behave, to treat one another the way we're treating one another, to maintain this level of intolerance and discriminatory prejudice... hateful behavior towards other human beings who are different than you are." - Madonna
She did it! The Dance Version is Madonna's 45th No.1 on Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs Chart! She alone has the most numbers ones on any Billboard Chart! Queen indeed!
So far the best song on the album (in my opinion). I like listening to a more softer side of Madonna. I'm impressed with the overall quality of the album as a whole. A good variety of songs.
