Live to Such

" Live to Such " is individual written and interpreted by Madonna and realized in 1986 by Patrick Leonard.

" Live to Tell" was the original soundtrack of the film " Like a mad dog " (At Closed Arranges) , in which the husband-to-be of Madonna Sean Penn appeared. " Live to Tell" signal 100 US " reached; Billboard Hot 100 " in the week of June 7th 1986 and became number two of the sales in the United Kingdom. The name of this song comes from the English expression " live to tell" , synonymous with perilous situation.

Information on the title

" Live to tell" a deep change in Madonna marked, it was the first with being perceived like a title directed for the adults and the vocal techniques were regard as remarkable for this period. It was also the fourth individual one of Madonna in two years, associated with a film, and the first in collaboration with Patrick Leonard, who will be thereafter very present at his sides. In 1996, during promotion d'" Avoided " , Madonna indicated " Live to Tell" like its favorite title among the whole of its work. The song was also used during the final scene of the episode " Bien" people; (Churchgoing people) (season 1, episode 4) of the series TV Cold Puts .

Some fans and critics regard this song as a big step in the career of Madonna. She was only the second ballade with being left into individual. Contrary to " Crazy for You" , " Live to Tell" is not a love song but evokes the awakening, the force and the going beyond of oneself owe a difficult situation. Much regards it as the first song " sérieuse" of its career. Twenty years after its exit, " Live to Tell" remain one of the ballades most appreciated by the singer and her fans.

In 2006, it was prone to polemic during the round " Tour" confession; or the artist appeared in scene set up on a giant catholic cross, crowned spines, while singing this title. During this one a meter shelled the estimated number of 12.000.000 African children who, each year lose their parents of the continuations of the devastations of the AIDS on the continent.

Video clip

Diffused on March 27th, 1986 on MTV, it video directed by James Foley which had also directed the film " like a dog enragé" (At Closed Arranges) , it video reveals a new incarnation of Madonna, whereas it wore her undergarment to the top of its costumes and of the scarves in wild hairstyles here that it presents with fair hair platinizes and a dress very reserved in a video with a very dark lighting, Madonna seems more adult in its career and very different which has its beginnings, which does the One of journeaux, one can read slogan such as " there; Madonna assagit" and " the Madonna" news; , a few months later, for the clip of " Dad Don' T Preach" , it cuts its hair " way garçonnet" to interpret a teenager, it was the first of a series of substancielles transformations of its image, which thanks to MTV which will also follow its musical career will make of it an brand image of its career which as the newspapers will call it the " woman caméléon".

Intersected with scenes of film, the scenes of the clip where Madonna sat on a chair, are filmed in places very dark, underlining the words of the songs speaking about secrecies, exposures into public and triumph in so far as the singer can be simply upright in a singular luminosity.

  • Directing: James Foley

  • Producing: David Naylor, Sharon Oreck
  • Director of the Photography: Jan de Bont
  • producing Company: O Pictures

Versions

  1. LP version 5:52

  2. Instrumental Edict 4:37
  3. 5:49
  4. Shep Pettibone/Michael Hutchinson mix 5:17 (The Immaculate Collection)
  5. Live from Ciao Italia 6:22 (Oh Father)

Classifications, volumes and certifications

world Estimates: 1.590.000

Recoveries

  • Blonde Ambition carried out individual a " Dance" song with 4 different versions remixées in 1998.
  • Back2Bass with carried out a remix in 1996 heading 'The Beating off My Heart (Live to Such).
  • Tori Amos interpreted the title several times at the time of its concerts.
  • Terri Nunn, the singer of the Berlin group took again the title for the album homage: Virgin Voices vol. 1
  • the " group; Far" also the title to be reproduced on their 45 turn " took again; Far Does Madonna".

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