RIP David Bowie

Paparazzi...1995

Like an Interview...1995

Primetime Live Interview

Strike a Pose...1995

Paparazzi...1995

Gives Good Face...1995

I'll Remember...1995

“And lots of available drugs!” Madge throwing shade before shade was a thing.

In honor of tonight’s VMAs, let’s pay tribute to one of the greatest moments in VMA history. Before STUNT QUEEN bitches pulled some stunts that they choreographed and planned with the help of several publicists and producers (see: Miley Cyrus rubbing her cold chicken ass on Robin Thicke’s douche stick at the VMAs and Beyonce letting it be known that she was carrying the chosen one at the VMAs), natural messes naturally and spontaneously pulled stunts for attention. Every time the VMAs rolls around, my mind automatically burps up the beautiful moment between Courtney Love and Madge. It was a beautiful moment, because it obviously wasn’t planned and magic happened when those two wrecks got together.

What do you think?

In 1995, Madge was still kind of fun and she only had a twig up her ass instead of a stick. And in 1995, Courtney Love was a human crack pipe in toddler lingerie and a dishwater, raggedy blonde mop that looked like Benji with mange (and she still is, actually). After Courtney tried to knock Madge out with her compact, Kurt Loder invited her up on the stage and gloriousness happened when Madge dragged and shit on her with just a few words.

I always wonder what happened to that compact. Courtney probably snorted it up later that night. But it should really be in the Smithsonian because it’s a big part of music history!

Strike a Pose...1995

Strike a pose...1995

Strike a Pose...1995

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Strike a Pose...1995

I'll Remember...1995

The Bedtime Story Pajama Party

I'll Remember...1995

UK promotional only in-store 16" tall shaped 'Human Nature' display

I'll Remember...1995

I'll Remember...1995

Strike a Pose...1995

Paparazzi...

HIM Premiere - 1995

I'll Remember...1995

After a controversy fueled period, Madonna's personal life had started to dominate over her musical career, "She knew it was time to make a change" as said by one anonymous member of her management team who claimed that she wanted to prove there was more to her than the constant media circus surrounding her.  Described as a "love letter from Madonna to her fans and music lovers alike" the compilation seemed to notify her contemporaries of her musical talent with Madonna jokingly commenting "...And these are just my ballads".

During the development Madonna worked with such producers as Massive Attack and Richard Page, but her work on the two tracks, "You'll See" and "One More Chance," saw her work with a well-known producer, which was unusual for Madonna, David Foster.

The packaging included with the release showed Madonna looking "deliciously cosmopolitan" as she wore a tight-fit white cocktail attire, whilst the back cover artwork is predominantly more playful. The front cover artwork presented Madonna leaning against a wall with an expression of "romantic loss or absorption". Designed as the Madonna album which would appeal to a larger audience in contrast to her previous records, Bedtime Stories and Erotica, the booklet featured red roses inside and a golden yellow flower on the back cover.

The title of the of the album derives from the Madonna song of the same name, featured on Madonna's Dick Tracy soundtrack entitled I'm Breathless. This Patrick Leonard-produced track was listed as the album's title because it had received little attention at the time of the soundtrack release.

I'll Remember...1995

 Benefit for Parkinson's Disease With Muhammad Ali