On October 16 1990, Madonna attended a fashion show by Thierry Mugler in Paris.
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Today in Madonna History: October 15, 1996
On October 15 1996, Madonna appeared on the cover of the New York Post, with the caption:
It’s a girl! Healthy 6lb. 9oz. BABY
Lourdes was born the previous day – you can read about that here.
Today in Madonna History: October 14, 2009
On October 14 2009, Madonna appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, with a classic shot by Herb Ritts.
Inside the magazine, Madonna was asked about how she felt when she first heard Material Girl and Like A Virgin:
I liked them both because they were ironic and provocative at the same time but also unlike me. I am not a materialistic person and I certainly wasn’t a virgin, and, by the way, how can you be like a virgin? I liked the play on words, I thought they were clever. They’re so geeky, they’re cool.
When asked if she could predict whether a song would be a hit or not:
I’ve never been a good judge of what things are going to be huge or not. The songs that I think are the most retarded songs I’ve written, like Cherish and Sorry, a pretty big hit off my last album, end up being the biggest hits. Into The Groove is another song I feel retarded singing, but everybody seems to like it.
Today in Madonna History: October 6, 1982
On October 6 1982, Everybody – the debut single by Madonna – was released by Sire/Warner Bros. Records in the U.S. on 7″ and 12″ single formats.
After signing Madonna on the strength of a 4-track demo tape she had recorded with Steve Bray, Sire Records’ Seymour Stein initially suggested Ain’t No Big Deal as lead single backed by Everybody, but the latter track ended up being featured on both sides (the North American 12″ single was backed with an extended dub version, while the U.S. 7″ included a radio edit with a unique instrumental edit on the flip).
Written by Madonna and produced by Mark Kamins, Everybody would resurface in the summer of 1983 as the closing cut on Madonna’s self-titled debut LP.
Happy 40th anniversary, Everybody! And thank you Madonna for 40 years of musical magic!
Dance and sing, get up and do your thing!
Today in Madonna History: October 5, 1999
On October 5 1999, Madonna’s The Video Collection 92:99 was originally scheduled to be released, but was later renamed The Video Collection 93:99 and was finally released on November 2 1999.
The original release was planned to include the Erotica music video, but excluded the video for The Power of Good-Bye. The actual release excluded Erotica, and added The Power of Good-Bye to the collection.
The following music videos were included in 93:99
Bad Girl
Fever
Rain
Secret
Take A Bow
Bedtime Story
Human Nature
Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
Frozen
Ray Of Light
Drowned World/Substitute For Love
The Power Of Good-Bye
Nothing Really Matters
Beautiful Stranger
Were there any missing music videos that you thought deserved to be included in 93:99?
Today in Madonna History: October 4, 1994
On October 4 1994, Madonna’s Secret music video premiered on MTV. The video was directed by Melodie McDaniel. An official remix video (the Dan-O-Rama Remix) was also released. The remix video was set to Junior’s Luscious Club Edit, and was the first remix video to hit #1 on MTV’s music video countdown.
Today in Madonna History: October 3, 1985
On October 3 1985, Geffen Records released Gambler as a single in Europe. It was the second Madonna single released from the Vision Quest soundtrack.
Concerned about potential overexposure, Warner Brothers successfully managed to suppress a North American release of the track, although the music video was serviced to MTV. It was issued as a single in most other major markets – including Japan, Australasia & South America.
Gambler was written by Madonna, produced by Jellybean Benitez and arranged by Stephen Bray. Extended and instrumental remixes by Benitez were also issued commercially outside North America.
