On June 1 1990, Madonna performed her “Blond Ambition Tour” at The Palace Of Auburn Hills, in Auburn Hills, Michigan. During the show, Madonna invited her father (Silvio Anthony Ciccone) onstage to sing him “Happy Birthday”.
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Today in Madonna History: May 31, 1985
On May 31 1985, Madonna The Videos was certified platinum for shipment of 50,000 units in the USA.
The photos above show the Australian release of Madonna The Videos on VHS.
Today in Madonna History: May 30, 2002
On May 30, 2002, People magazine mistakenly reported that Madonna was set to record a cover version of Gordon Lightfoot’s If You Could Read My Mind:
Madonna fans who are looking forward to seeing and hearing her on the new James Bond film, Die Another Day, will be chuffed to hear that her Madgeness will be taking a slightly bigger role in the flick than previously thought. Mrs R will record a cover of a song called If You Could Read My Mind for a spicy scene where Bond, played by Pierce Brosnan, seduces Halle Berry’s character, Jade. The song was originally recorded in 1970 by Gordon Lightfoot.
In fact, an original song titled Can’t You Read My Mind, written by Madonna & Mirwais, is registered in ASCAP’s database. String arranger Michel Colombier confirmed in May of 2002 that he had recorded a string arrangement for the song, referring to it as the theme for the upcoming Bond film. This suggests that it was likely an early version of the released theme song, Die Another Day, possibly featuring alternate lyrics that were later revised to tie in with the film’s title.
Today in Madonna History: May 29, 1990
On May 29 1990, Toronto police threatened to arrest Madonna on the grounds of lewd and obscene behavior for the Like A Virgin masturbation sequence in her Blond Ambition concert. The show went on unaltered, and no charges were made after the tour manager gave the police an ultimatum: “Cancel the show, and you’ll have to tell 30,000 people why.”
Madonna performed 3 sold-out concerts at the SkyDome, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Today in Madonna History: May 28, 1994
On May 28 1994, I’ll Remember (Theme From The Motion Picture With Honors) peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Singles Sales chart (one week), Hot 100 Airplay chart (five weeks) and Top 40 Mainstream chart (three weeks).
This combined push allowed the single to reach its overall peak of #2 on the Hot 100 Singles chart.
Had the single’s slower growing success on the Hot AC chart (which would peak at #1 for four weeks beginning June 11th) aligned with its sales peak on May 28th, I’ll Remember might have advanced to the top spot on the Hot 100. Instead, a very respectable four-week run at #2 would have to do.
Today in Madonna History: May 21, 2021
On May 21 2021, a new digital album or remix EP for Madonna’s Beautiful Stranger single was loaded to digital platforms.
The digital single was loaded with 5 remixes:
- Beautiful Stranger (Calderone Club Mix)
- Beautiful Stranger (Calderone Dub Mix)
- Beautiful Stranger (Calderone Mix)
- Beautiful Stranger (New Club Edit)
- Beautiful Stranger (William Orbit Radio Edit)
Download or stream the remixes now!
Today in Madonna History: May 20, 2010
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