On April 27 1993, Madonna was honoured for Best Songwriting for This Used To Be My Playground at the 8th annual ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
On April 27 1993, Madonna was honoured for Best Songwriting for This Used To Be My Playground at the 8th annual ASCAP Film & Television Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Today In Madonna History 
If Everybody, Into the Groove, Ray of Light and Music have showcased Madonna’s wild and fun-loving party side, then sad ballad This Used to Be My Playground showcases her Real Side-the Sad Human Rabbit without her mother-Playground is where Madonna truly came into her own as the Queen of Sadness! Love Madonna and her vulnerable reinventions!
At first I remember thinking it was a bit dirge-like (and unbearably depressing in the film where the old ladies trudge about at the end wondering where all the time went), but after a while it started to grow on me. As you say: truly Madonna when she could do sadness properly. I think Masterpiece was edging back there again as well.
Yes! Madonna shows Her Real Side when she is sad! Rebel Heart has plenty of tearjerkers!