Structure
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Lyric
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Madonna
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Chris Elliot |
Intro
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Bass riff, chord stabs
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No musical intro; script anticipates song chorus |
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Ambiguous F6/Dm7 harmony
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Two-bar syncopated rhythmic pattern
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Verse 1
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'I made it through...' |
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Zidler. Spoken, light underscoring
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F6/Dm7 ambiguity + Gm7
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Melodic phrases cadence on F
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'I was beat...' |
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Singing begins, light underscore, recit-like |
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F6/Dm7
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More harmonic movement |
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'But you made me feel...'
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" |
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Gm7+Dm7 alternation, strong bass underpinning
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Bridge cadence
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'...shiny and new' |
Elaborated perfect in F
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Gentle underscore |
Chorus
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'Like a virgin...' |
F6/Dm7 ambiguity + Gm7
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Solidly in F |
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Melodic phrases cadence on D
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Orch rhythms derived from intro stabs |
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Show-tune orchestration |
Verse 2
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'Gonna give you...' |
As before
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As chorus |
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'You're so fine... make me strong...'
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" |
Replaced with v.3 lyric |
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'Oh, your love thawed...' |
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Bridge cadence
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'...scared and cold' |
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Chorus
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'Like virgin...' |
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Extended lyric, as for chorus 3 |
Middle 8
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'Ooo...' |
G major+Dm7 alternation
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G major+Dm7 alternation |
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Vocal melody cadences on D
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Orch riff cadences on G |
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Stab rhythms |
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Break in action: cutaway to Satine ill; |
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underscore derived from Satine's motif (Lamb: 'Gorecki') |
Verse 3
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'You're so fine... I'll be yours...' |
NB abbreviated verse
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Duke. Replaced with v.2 lyric |
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Barbershop accompaniment |
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''Cause you made me feel...' |
As before
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Replaced with v.2 lyric |
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Barbershop accompaniment |
Bridge cadence
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'...nothing to hide' |
As before |
Played twice, with bolder orchestration |
Chorus
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'Like a virgin...'
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" |
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Extended lyric into coda... |
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Extended lyric into coda... |
Coda
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'When you hold me...' |
Fade out on F6/Dm7 harmony, with bass riff
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Hammed up, showy coda |
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Melodic phrases cadence on D |
'Grand operatic' cadence firmly in F |