This video was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and it's permanently displayed there as a piece of video art. It was actually the first music video to be exhibited and acquired as a piece or art in a museum. The song talks about leaving the conscious world and entering the unconsciousness into an altered state of mind. The video recreates several paintings by surrealist painters Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington and Dorothea Tanning. It also contains elements from Jungian psychology such as the representation of the collective unconscious and archetypes. So the whole thing is a journey into the unconscious world, the world of dreams and visions. The spinning dancers are called dervishes. In sufism (the mystical side of Islam) they say that when the dervishes twirl they get unconscious and they become one with God. It also recreates scenes from surrealist movie "The color of pomegranates". And the spinning box was taken from the movie Hellraiser, that is about a puzzle box that opens the doors to another state of perception beyond the human limits of experience.
@@sillywilly7887 yes. I've been studying Sufism for many years. It's beautiful. Their poetry is amazing. Actually Madonna did a sufi poem by Rumi in her song "Bittersweet". He was the main sufi poet.
Also, the video borrows from one of her favorite movies, and mine, called Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast, by French director Jean Cocteau). The part when she is floating down the hallways, etc.
Madonna asked Bjork's producers to have Bjork write a song for Madonna, because she appreciated Bjork's artistic aesthetic, and Bjork did the 'ol 'I don't know her' bit, but after much more pleading from Madonna's team Bjork, settled on writing Madonna a song: "Björk did not consider herself a fan of Madonna's music, but she was intrigued by the offer and she accepted it. She wrote a song initially named "Let's Get Unconscious", with the opening lyrics "Today is the last day, That I'm using words"-the lines being born out of Björk's own criticism of Madonna's aesthetic. The singer clarified, "When I was offered to write a song for [Madonna], I couldn't really picture me doing a song that would suit her... But on second thought, I decided to do this to write the things I have always wanted to hear her say that she's never said."
...and if Bjork sparks any sort of interest with you, I suggest watching/ listening to her work with 'The Sugar Cubes' before going solo with 'Debut' & 'Post' (if ya don't know Bjork she's an acquired taste (that I find delicious) and I wouldn't jump ahead to her work she does today, because it might not make sense out of context of her 'journey' (each CD is intentionally placed in the order she wanted to tell her story with)
Just went to listen to watch the video in full I am supprised at how much she is mimicking Bjorks unique singing(slow speaking) style I suppose Bjork wrote the song so kind of gave her blessing but that seems strange to me. Was there any controversy at the time?
That one is not only a brilliant Music Video but a fucking STATEMENT! The balls on this woman I mean I'm discovering her Music and videography too and OMG!
there are 3 version of the uncensored american life. 1) bush smoking, 2) war mutilated version (director cut), and 3) bush flirting with saddam (only shown at reinvention tour).
Just a little background on this music video: The music video for "Bedtime Story" was directed by Mark Romanek and is listed as one of the most expensive music videos of all time with a cost of $5 million ($8.03 million in 2017 dollars). It features surrealistic and new age imagery, with influences from artists such as Remedios Varo, Frida Kahlo and Leonora Carrington. The video received acclaim from critics and is permanently displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
7:20 “At the clubs?” Yes, the remixes are fire! So glad Madonna featured a Bedtime Story remix during her Re-invention Tour in 2004, ten years after its single release.
Making the clip reportedly cost US$5 million (US$8.39 million in 2019), making "Bedtime Story" one of the most expensive music videos of all time. It was the most expensive video at the time of its release, alongside the clip for her single "Express Yourself" (1989). Composer: Björk, Nellee Hooper, Marius de Vries
I remember this video because I ran out and bought the album because of this song. The beat is sick as hell and the video is great. Love your reaction video, guys!!!
More expensive music videos of all time: 1 "Scream" by Michael and Janet Jackson 2 "Die another day " by Madonna 3 "Express yourself " by Madonna 4 "Bedtime story " by Madonna 5 "Stranged" by Guns N' Roses Time to react Die another day
I love watching you react to the Queen's work. I forget that young people (I'm 41) did not get a chance to witness M's evolution take place in real time. MTV had a launch party for this video's premiere. Madonna made an appearance at Webster Hall, danced her ass off, and read the audience a bedtime story. The video was inspired by the work of female surrealist painters, specifically Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo. It was a fun time to be a fan - the singles/music videos from the Bedtime Stories album showcased M's creative range. Some Madonna video suggestions (in chronological order, but I won't tell you the years): Material Girl - An homage to Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Open Your Heart Express Yourself - Directed by David Fincher (before he was famous) Vogue - ICONIC (you must also watch the MTV VMA performance from 1990); also directed by David Fincher Bad Girl - Some of her best video acting; also directed by David Fincher (can you tell I stan?) Rain Take A Bow Frozen Music Don't Tell Me What It Feels Like for a Girl - Directed by then-husband Guy Ritchie Hung Up
Her performance at the brits awards was EPIC and the remix of bedtime story amazing, once you watch this one you can understand how was a big hit at the clubs
This song is such a mood! This was written foe Madonna by Björk herself, which makes sense given how Madge sang it. Bedtime Stories is My favorite Madonna album
it's so fun seeing a new generation react to the coolness we had back in the day. i was in art school when this came out, and this song was the background music to my photography class final project.
Hello guys, thanks for reacting to MADONNA, it's a MUST for any human been. This video it's absolutely pure ART. Actually it was played in a famous art gallery for some time, and in fact almost a very scene makes a reference of a famous painting. Saludos desde Argentina!!
One thing you have to understand about Madonna is that her work is full of references to art, books and film. This video was very inspired by the surrealist art movement, especially female artists like Dorothea Tanning, Frida Kahlo and Leonora Carrington. The song was co-written by Bjork.
Now you almost have every reference in the Madonna runway on season 8 of RPDR 😅 look at Acid Betty's runway, was one of the best in my opinion. Love you guys.
Subject: Ciccone, M. (her name) thats what it says in the beginning ; your reactions are hilarious; this is such a beautiful video; we depended a lot on VH1 and MTV for music videos and this played mores on VH1
The director of the video Mark Romanek explained that he and Madonna had the idea of making a video in wich each scene is a video version of a painting, Madonna have always been a big art collector, and they both agreed that it would be interesting to put focus specially in female surrealists. So for example the scene with her in a space covered with water and strange creatures heads is a reference of The Ends of the Earth (1949) by Leonora Fini, an Argentinean surrealistic painter, and the scene with the 2 Madonnas with mirrors as heads is Los amantes by Remedios Varo. Its fair to say that with this one Madonna made history since the MoMa included this video as a permanent piece in their collection. Loved your reaction guys, its really great to revisit this videos through your eyes. 🐀🇨🇱
Occultism in Bedtime Story video by Madonna 1º At the beginning of clip, we can see 'The All Seeing Eye", the highest symbol of the Illuminattis. This eye welcomes Madonna, by displaying a 'welcome' notice as we see a Madonna going through a sort of trance and heading for a state of 'unconsciousness'. This video refers to a 'cosmic journey' or 'astral travel' which Madonna experiences, in which 'words are useless' and this journey can only be done by means of the mind. 2º Below this notice, we can see the legend "Ciconne, M.", which may mean Ciconne is masonic or "Ciconne, Madonna". 3º The blue liquid running down a crystal tube represents the 'blue blood' or 'cold blood' from the Masons, which finally makes her wake or become 'lucid'. This situation reveals that Madonna is mentally controlled by her Mason Masters, who decide when she must be lucid and when she must not. 4º Madonna is seen singing with a sunflower behind her. This represents the symbol of the Sun, which is usually cult object in Secret Societies and old pagan religions. It is well known that The Sun has been worshiped for thousand years as a pagan god by numerous old civilizations e.g. The Celts, The Egyptians etc. 5º The levitating cube, in another scene, with black and white faces of Madonna is related to the cult to Saturn and Adoration to Satan, then. 6º The animals' skulls floating on a water tank beside a naked Madonna are the highest symbols of the dark elites. This scene may describe the destruction of animals and the ecosystem, since the images suggest that the animales are dead. 7º The doves which come out from a pregnant Madonna are related to 'peace' so this scene may suggest that Madonna will give birth to a Messiah who will bring 'peace' to humanity. Besides, this situation may make fun of 'The Holy Spirit'. 8º The two mirror-headed Madonnas , seated one in front of the other, try to unveil Madonna's multiple personalities, after being exposed to an MK-ultra mental control. 9º Madonna, levitating along a corridor, displays the fact that she has been lifted to a higher level of a Dark Priestess, where she lies above the rest of the Illuminati puppets, represented by the 3 boys who look at her in admiration as she passes flying by. 10º In the minute 3:22, we can see Baphomet represented by a sort of brown glasses with the form of goat which a woman uses to cover her face. This odd glasses seems to represent Baphomet's head. 11º The woman looking up to the sky represents a 'fallen angel' since she is showed with scars on her back where evidently there were wings as well as 'goat legs' instead of human legs. 12º The foot treading on a bunch of grapes on an Arabic scripture may suggest the way wine is made but it may also mean "stepping on 'Jesus Christ's Blood'". 13º In the minute 3:33, which constitutes the masonic number by excellence, Madonna sticks out her tongue at the time when a flashing light comes out from her forehead, showing the opening of her third eye. This means that she receives secrets and gifts from 'the dark magic' as a result of her worshiping her reptilians entities. She opens her mind to the 'Dark Magic'. 14º Madonna falling to an empty space full of stars gives us the idea that 'once she signs the pact with the dark elite, there is no turning back': She has given away her soul to the Devil. 15º Madonna sleeping on a human skeleton, which is watching over her very attentively, means that now Madonna is embraced by The Death itself and that Madonna becomes a living dead: she has no longer a soul so as to become a puppet, losing her consciousness and becoming 'unconscious'. 16º In the minute 4:03, Madonna's face displays lips where normally the eyes should be and an eye where normally a mouth should be. This scene unveils the fact that The Illuminatis will control what she might sing and say as an artist. That is why she sings 'Today is the last day that I'm using words...They are gone now....Lost their meaning....Don't function anymore...." 17º At the end of this video, the 'thank you' notice gives thanks to Madonna for having signed the pact and given away her soul to the Devil. This means that Madonna will give service to 'it' until the end of her living days. 18º 'Bedtime Story' seems to be the last song that Madonna has sung before giving her soul and agreeing to be lifted to the grade of Dark Priestess.
I waited in line at Midnight for hours at Tower Records to buy this cd. However there were cell phones, big bulky ones. There was internet, sort of. There was a provider at the time called Prodigy. I was was in college at the time and I remember a friend of mine had it. AOL came along a few years later.
One of the most iconic creative videos of all time, directed by the incomaparable Mark Romanek! The song was written by Bjork. I had the pleasure of experiencing this music video in an epic way. So she premiered this video in April 1995 by having a Pajama Party at a gay club in NYC, Webster Hall and the only way to go to this "party" was to win tickets off the radio......I won. She go-go danced for us, she read a bedtime story and the premiered the music video on a huge screen for us. If you look up MTV Bedtime Story Pajama Party you can see it. Drag queens, gay go go boys and Junior Vasquez DJing - she was in an epic mood too because I think she had just found out she got the role for Evita.
Really great reaction! Please react to “Frozen”, “Sooner or Later” (Live from the Oscars), and I feel you guys need to also consider reacting to classic Madonna ballads like “You’ll see” and “Live to tell”.
Try the “what it feels like for a girl” video. It was directed by her then husband Guy Richie and is quite funny and action packed at the same time. You’ll enjoy it quite a bit. Xoxo
Great reaction video. You guys are so funny. The video is basically her dreaming that’s why it’s so weird. But I know you guys are gonna love the deeper and deeper video. Awesome song and amazing video.
I would love to see your reaction to Madonna’s burning up video. It’s one of my favorites and I know you would love her live performance of sooner or later at the Oscars. And like always she did not lip sync.
This video (not the song, which was written by Bjork and has a lengthy story of its own) is a commentary on lucid dreaming. At the beginning, she appears in a futuristic clinic. The words: WELCOME. SUBJECT: M. CICCONE (which refers to Madonna's full name). It suggests a sleep study and shortly thereafter the word LUCID appears, at which point we enter the surreal imagery of one's dreams. Some is beautiful, some is terrifying. At the end, she wakes. The experiment is complete and the screen reads THANK YOU. So glad you two did this one - I came across these videos a few days back and was eagerly anticipating your reactions to this. I've had a lot of fun in the past playing BEDTIME STORY for friends - including one bad episode where someone that had taken hallucinogenics reacted badly to the shot near the end where mouths replace her eyes and her mouth is an eye. I wouldn't suggest doing that to anyone again. :)
When this released, I read somewhere that the intention was to make a piece of art where if at any time you pause the video, it could be displayed as its own “painting”- open for interpretation and appreciation. Now that’s fucking amazing!
The song was written by Björk, Nellee Hooper and Marius De Vries; which collaborated with Bjork on her critically acclaimed debut album, called Debut. Madonna wanted that British pop sound and since she recruited Nellee Hooper (Bjork´s producer and personal friend) she asked him to reach out to Bjork for a song.... Nellee did, but he didn't tell Bjork it was for Madonna, so Bjork did it as a personal favor to Nellee... a lot of people at the time said that if Bjork would have known it was for Madonna, she probably wouldn't have done it. You can see an interview for a VMAs show in the 90s where Bjork talks about this.
This music video was like graphics that underground nightclubs played along with club culture in NYC in the early 90s only Madonna was in it. The sound was definitely underground progressive house. Definitely wayyyy ahead of its time.
This video is a bunch of surrealistic works of art put together! Madonna recreate paintings from Frida Khalo, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and a lot of other artists to express the concept of the lyrics Bjork wrote to her. FUN FACT: This video is on permanent exhibition in NYC’s Modern Art Museum. Also, the making of this video costs US$5 million, making it the fourth-most expensive video clips in the music industry (right after Madonna’s Express Yourself, Die Another Day and Michael Jackson’s Scream).
Dang! I was 4 years old when Madonna's first single came out and she was my very first cassette, I totally grew up with her. In 6th grade, she was my first concert, the Blonde Ambition. I was a mega-fan! It's so awesome to see new people enjoy her art. The world was totally different in 1983 and she played a large part in changing the culture that we know today. The original Queen of Pop and still going strong!
This video was such an important piece of art that it is on constant rotation in I think the New York museum of art? That's what I read and these are references to surrealist feminist artists that Madonna was inspired by, in a dreamlike state. Madonna starts the video as a test subject to see what her dreams would be and that is what we end up seeing. It's literally one of the most amazing videos and I remember watching the bedtime party on MTV when it premiered, stayed up all night for that one!
This video is permanently on display at the New York Museum of Modern Art, just to let you guys know. Still a great work of art. Please react to “American Life (Uncensored)
Guys you need to react to her live performance of this track at the 95 Britt awards. a gucci dress, hair-extensions and a windmachine. an iconic moment of minimalism.
@DanDTV This music video is one of the most daring and compelling video from Madonna and, in my opinion, from anybody. Madonna has said that this music video is inspired by certain surreal painters: Remedios Varo, Frida Kahlo and Eleonora Carrington. The video has been part of various art gallery exhibitions and it's been permanently kept in MoMa and the School of Visual Arts in New York. This video is more than a music video, it's art. To me this video represents a surreal dream. Dreams don't have logic that could be explained or compared to "real life". Dreams are beautiful, sometimes scary and odd. When we sleep, our brain builds a model of the world we experience without sensory information of the "real" world. And that's what we experience as dreams. I think all of this is represented in the lyrics that the Islandic music genius Björk wrote. Björk thought that at the time Madonna was too in control of herself and her art and she wanted her to loosen up and "go with the flow", follow her intuition. By the way, Björk released her own version of this song, called (incidentally) "Sweet Intuition". Both have expressed huge mutual admiration towards one another. There was no negativity surrounding the making of this song, despite some of the comments here. This song was produced by Madonna and Nellee Hooper. If you like this song, you should check out "Blue Lines" by Massive Attack, "Debut" and "Post" by Björk. All of these albums were produced by Nellee and they're really awesome!
Bedtime Story, the track, only happened because Madonna begged Nellee Hooper (one of the co producers on Bedtime Stories the album) to ask Bjork for a song as he had produced her first album and Madonna loved the sound. Bjork was hesitant at first but ultimately accepted it as a gift to her friend Nellee. The video was exhibited and permanently kept in different art galleries and museums, including the Museum of Modern Art as well the School of Visual Arts in New York City. It was influenced on many surrealist paintings done by artists Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo and it's to date the fourth most expensive music video ever done in history.
According to wikipedia, the music video for "Bedtime Story" was directed by Mark Romanek and is listed as one of the most expensive music videos of all time with a cost of $5 million ($8.22 million in 2018 dollars. It features surrealistic and new age imagery, with influences from artists such as Remedios Varo, Frida Kahlo and Leonora Carrington. The video received acclaim from critics and is permanently displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City
You HAVE to do Deeper and Deeper... ICONIC song and even more ICONIC video... paying homage to the clubbing days of the past. An homage to Andy Warhol as Madonna plays the role of a character based on Edie Sedgwick and goes to meet her boyfriend out at the club. As a young gay, this was the video I used to see on MTV that made me wish to go to the clubs. DEEPER AND DEEPER PLEASE!!!
@@MadonnaNeverDiesComu I think the other version is far more shocking... the mutilated bodies... swearing... the military scaring those middle eastern girls etc...
@@MadonnaNeverDiesComu actually there are 4 version of the video. The flags version (official madonna yt), and the 3 version of uncensored. 1) bush smoking, 2) war mutilated version, and 3) bush flirting with saddam (only shown at reinvention tour early dates). Your provided link is the bush smoking version, which is more toned down of the real uncensored version (mutilated version).
@@MadonnaNeverDiesComu a bit snippet of bush flirting with saddam shown on this link in second brief. th-cam.com/video/dCMNzdm_RKo/w-d-xo.html timestamp 03:03
This video (1995) was and still is eons ahead of its time. It was filmed as to mimic a surreal painting and it was inspired by various female painters including Frida Khalo, Leonora Carrington, and Remedios Varo. Fun fact this video is considered work of visual art and is permanently exhibited in prestigious museums around the world including MoMA and The School of Visual Arts in NYC.
There were some great remixes of this for the clubs. Check out Junior’s single mix which is epic. Also the Reinvention Tour version was a video interlude and is stunning.
Hehe - I knew this would be a mindf*** to you guys. I always understood the video to be anything that would be outside of logic and reason. Yes, this song was popular in the clubs as there were some good dance mixes to it.
This is the perfect example of just accepting art for art's sake, there is no need to figure out why or meaning. Sit bag and let the mind expand. This video is also the only video that is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in NYC
When this video came out, they would play it at the gay dance clubs. Everyone on the dance floor would stop dancing and just stare at the video screens with their mouths open. Nobody had ever seen anything like this before.
This video dramatizes the song lyrics, which were written by Björk. The song is about breaking away from logical, rational thinking that can’t really articulate the full depth and complexity of feeling, and instead respecting and accepting the unconscious or subconscious and what it presents. The video presents a variety of religious, natural and other types of archetypal symbolism in a collage to convey feeling without any specific meaning, as dreams can do. It’s my favorite Madonna song and video. She has never done anything else like it, but you should watch Björk’s videos for Hyperballad, Hunter and Joga immediately, as well as Tori Amos’s Caught a Lite Sneeze. :)
Hey girls need to checkout Madonna’s Dance remix , then you’ll understand why she has more than 50 #1 Dance club charts. There are remix videos you should checkout
It features surrealistic and new age imagery, with influences from artists such as Remedios Varo, Frida Kahlo and Leonora Carrington. The video received acclaim from critics and is permanently displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Madonna tried to get Bjork to write a whole album for her, but Bjork declined and gave her this song instead. The original is called Sweet Intuition and there's two versions of it by Bjork. This is actually very well produced, but as a Bjork fan, I love the original too.
Bjork also wrote it for her because she said she wanted to hear Madonna say non clever things ... Hence the lyric "today is the last day that I'm using words..."
Please do Express Yourself music video or Express Yourself Truth or Dare performance. When this video was released it cost 7 million dollars in 1995. It was after Take A Bow which was number one for 8 weeks. One of her most creative songs and videos. Her vocal is fantastic on this. Love you guys so much! You’re the best. Keep the Madonna reactions coming ❤️❤️❤️❤️
MTV had a whole special to premier this video where Madonna threw a pajama party with fans and read them a bedtime story before MTV premired the video. Those were the days when MTV actually focused on MUSIC and played videos! The crowd when Madonna was trying to read her bedtime story (while in a bed) would not be quiet at the start and Madonna was getting angry about it and would stop reading the story until their was silence. At one point someone yelled out "YOU GO GIRL!" and without missing a beat Madonna goes, "I will go if you don't shut up!". Classic. Here's the MTV special. Check it out. m.th-cam.com/video/62FJ8GsCsVg/w-d-xo.html
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This video was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and it's permanently displayed there as a piece of video art. It was actually the first music video to be exhibited and acquired as a piece or art in a museum. The song talks about leaving the conscious world and entering the unconsciousness into an altered state of mind. The video recreates several paintings by surrealist painters Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington and Dorothea Tanning. It also contains elements from Jungian psychology such as the representation of the collective unconscious and archetypes. So the whole thing is a journey into the unconscious world, the world of dreams and visions. The spinning dancers are called dervishes. In sufism (the mystical side of Islam) they say that when the dervishes twirl they get unconscious and they become one with God. It also recreates scenes from surrealist movie "The color of pomegranates". And the spinning box was taken from the movie Hellraiser, that is about a puzzle box that opens the doors to another state of perception beyond the human limits of experience.
Very interesting insight! I knew about the dervishes in the video, but not the meaning of their dancing.
@@sillywilly7887 yes. I've been studying Sufism for many years. It's beautiful. Their poetry is amazing. Actually Madonna did a sufi poem by Rumi in her song "Bittersweet". He was the main sufi poet.
@@NocturneSoul Yes, the poem "Bittersweet" is heartbreakingly beautiful. I listen to it on my early morning playlist :)
Also, the video borrows from one of her favorite movies, and mine, called Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast, by French director Jean Cocteau). The part when she is floating down the hallways, etc.
Only Madonna and Nine Inch Nails has a video on MoMa
Madonna asked Bjork's producers to have Bjork write a song for Madonna, because she appreciated Bjork's artistic aesthetic, and Bjork did the 'ol 'I don't know her' bit, but after much more pleading from Madonna's team Bjork, settled on writing Madonna a song:
"Björk did not consider herself a fan of Madonna's music, but she was intrigued by the offer and she accepted it. She wrote a song initially named "Let's Get Unconscious", with the opening lyrics "Today is the last day, That I'm using words"-the lines being born out of Björk's own criticism of Madonna's aesthetic. The singer clarified, "When I was offered to write a song for [Madonna], I couldn't really picture me doing a song that would suit her... But on second thought, I decided to do this to write the things I have always wanted to hear her say that she's never said."
...and if Bjork sparks any sort of interest with you, I suggest watching/ listening to her work with 'The Sugar Cubes' before going solo with 'Debut' & 'Post' (if ya don't know Bjork she's an acquired taste (that I find delicious) and I wouldn't jump ahead to her work she does today, because it might not make sense out of context of her 'journey' (each CD is intentionally placed in the order she wanted to tell her story with)
I sensed a Bjork influence listening to this. I have all of her albums except the latest one
Omg thanks.. I had no idea.. Big fan of bjork and really enjoyed some of madonnas music so thats awesome backstory
Ah Interesting didn't think it sounded like Madonna. Iove Bjork but only ever listened to early Madonna
Just went to listen to watch the video in full I am supprised at how much she is mimicking Bjorks unique singing(slow speaking) style I suppose Bjork wrote the song so kind of gave her blessing but that seems strange to me. Was there any controversy at the time?
AMERICAN LIFE (BANNED VERSION/UNCENSORED)
That one is not only a brilliant Music Video but a fucking STATEMENT! The balls on this woman I mean I'm discovering her Music and videography too and OMG!
It’s called the directors cut!!! Such an amazing video
there are 3 version of the uncensored american life. 1) bush smoking, 2) war mutilated version (director cut), and 3) bush flirting with saddam (only shown at reinvention tour).
Just a little background on this music video: The music video for "Bedtime Story" was directed by Mark Romanek and is listed as one of the most expensive music videos of all time with a cost of $5 million ($8.03 million in 2017 dollars). It features surrealistic and new age imagery, with influences from artists such as Remedios Varo, Frida Kahlo and Leonora Carrington. The video received acclaim from critics and is permanently displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
and written by Bjork :)
@@paradeorange2900 its very Bjork-like - the sound and all
I’m still waiting for “Express Yourself” and “American Life (uncensored)”
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Yes to both of those!
7:20 “At the clubs?” Yes, the remixes are fire! So glad Madonna featured a Bedtime Story remix during her Re-invention Tour in 2004, ten years after its single release.
MJ's Scream and Madonna's Bedtime Story were the most expensive music videos ever made at that time. LOVE
Making the clip reportedly cost US$5 million (US$8.39 million in 2019), making "Bedtime Story" one of the most expensive music videos of all time. It was the most expensive video at the time of its release, alongside the clip for her single "Express Yourself" (1989).
Composer: Björk, Nellee Hooper, Marius de Vries
Please react to "Frozen", "sooner or later" performance at the oscars or "vogue" at the mtv awards 1990
1990 mtv vogue is brilliant
Bjork gave this song to her! That makes it double special!!
The expressions on your faces was worth it. This was a surreal dreamscape, based on paintings from surreal artists.
I remember this video because I ran out and bought the album because of this song. The beat is sick as hell and the video is great. Love your reaction video, guys!!!
Same
More expensive music videos of all time:
1 "Scream" by Michael and Janet Jackson
2 "Die another day " by Madonna
3 "Express yourself " by Madonna
4 "Bedtime story " by Madonna
5 "Stranged" by Guns N' Roses
Time to react Die another day
That scream video really looks like alit of maddy videos.. Must be the same artist
I love watching you react to the Queen's work. I forget that young people (I'm 41) did not get a chance to witness M's evolution take place in real time.
MTV had a launch party for this video's premiere. Madonna made an appearance at Webster Hall, danced her ass off, and read the audience a bedtime story.
The video was inspired by the work of female surrealist painters, specifically Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo. It was a fun time to be a fan - the singles/music videos from the Bedtime Stories album showcased M's creative range.
Some Madonna video suggestions (in chronological order, but I won't tell you the years):
Material Girl - An homage to Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Open Your Heart
Express Yourself - Directed by David Fincher (before he was famous)
Vogue - ICONIC (you must also watch the MTV VMA performance from 1990); also directed by David Fincher
Bad Girl - Some of her best video acting; also directed by David Fincher (can you tell I stan?)
Rain
Take A Bow
Frozen
Music
Don't Tell Me
What It Feels Like for a Girl - Directed by then-husband Guy Ritchie
Hung Up
Whirling dervishes, getting unconscious, meditative imagery...
Her performance at the brits awards was EPIC and the remix of bedtime story amazing, once you watch this one you can understand how was a big hit at the clubs
Co-written by Bjork, if that hasn't already been told you :) Great video, DTV x
This song is such a mood! This was written foe Madonna by Björk herself, which makes sense given how Madge sang it. Bedtime Stories is My favorite Madonna album
it's so fun seeing a new generation react to the coolness we had back in the day. i was in art school when this came out, and this song was the background music to my photography class final project.
Hello guys, thanks for reacting to MADONNA, it's a MUST for any human been. This video it's absolutely pure ART. Actually it was played in a famous art gallery for some time, and in fact almost a very scene makes a reference of a famous painting. Saludos desde Argentina!!
Make a movie out of the imagery?! Yeap absolutely! Look into "The Cell" with Jennifer Lopez, definitely has scenes inspired by this directors work
That song was written by Bjork for Madonna.
One thing you have to understand about Madonna is that her work is full of references to art, books and film. This video was very inspired by the surrealist art movement, especially female artists like Dorothea Tanning, Frida Kahlo and Leonora Carrington. The song was co-written by Bjork.
The album was 1994, but pretty sure this video was after “Take A Bow”, in 1995.
Now you almost have every reference in the Madonna runway on season 8 of RPDR 😅 look at Acid Betty's runway, was one of the best in my opinion. Love you guys.
Subject: Ciccone, M. (her name) thats what it says in the beginning ; your reactions are hilarious; this is such a beautiful video; we depended a lot on VH1 and MTV for music videos and this played mores on VH1
Fun fact: the song was written by bjork
The director of the video Mark Romanek explained that he and Madonna had the idea of making a video in wich each scene is a video version of a painting, Madonna have always been a big art collector, and they both agreed that it would be interesting to put focus specially in female surrealists. So for example the scene with her in a space covered with water and strange creatures heads is a reference of The Ends of the Earth (1949) by Leonora Fini, an Argentinean surrealistic painter, and the scene with the 2 Madonnas with mirrors as heads is Los amantes by Remedios Varo. Its fair to say that with this one Madonna made history since the MoMa included this video as a permanent piece in their collection. Loved your reaction guys, its really great to revisit this videos through your eyes. 🐀🇨🇱
The music video basically has no hidden meaning or stuff. It was just inspired by madonna's favorite paintings.
the song was written by bjork for madonna :)
This video is displayed at New York art museum.
This is what MTV was like in the 90s. Not all of the stuff was good but certain artists made the music video into an art form.
Occultism in Bedtime Story video by Madonna
1º At the beginning of clip, we can see 'The All Seeing Eye", the highest symbol of the Illuminattis. This eye welcomes Madonna, by displaying a 'welcome' notice as we see a Madonna going through a sort of trance and heading for a state of 'unconsciousness'. This video refers to a 'cosmic journey' or 'astral travel' which Madonna experiences, in which 'words are useless' and this journey can only be done by means of the mind.
2º Below this notice, we can see the legend "Ciconne, M.", which may mean Ciconne is masonic or "Ciconne, Madonna".
3º The blue liquid running down a crystal tube represents the 'blue blood' or 'cold blood' from the Masons, which finally makes her wake or become 'lucid'. This situation reveals that Madonna is mentally controlled by her Mason Masters, who decide when she must be lucid and when she must not.
4º Madonna is seen singing with a sunflower behind her. This represents the symbol of the Sun, which is usually cult object in Secret Societies and old pagan religions. It is well known that The Sun has been worshiped for thousand years as a pagan god by numerous old civilizations e.g. The Celts, The Egyptians etc.
5º The levitating cube, in another scene, with black and white faces of Madonna is related to the cult to Saturn and Adoration to Satan, then.
6º The animals' skulls floating on a water tank beside a naked Madonna are the highest symbols of the dark elites. This scene may describe the destruction of animals and the ecosystem, since the images suggest that the animales are dead.
7º The doves which come out from a pregnant Madonna are related to 'peace' so this scene may suggest that Madonna will give birth to a Messiah who will bring 'peace' to humanity. Besides, this situation may make fun of 'The Holy Spirit'.
8º The two mirror-headed Madonnas , seated one in front of the other, try to unveil Madonna's multiple personalities, after being exposed to an MK-ultra mental control.
9º Madonna, levitating along a corridor, displays the fact that she has been lifted to a higher level of a Dark Priestess, where she lies above the rest of the Illuminati puppets, represented by the 3 boys who look at her in admiration as she passes flying by.
10º In the minute 3:22, we can see Baphomet represented by a sort of brown glasses with the form of goat which a woman uses to cover her face. This odd glasses seems to represent Baphomet's head.
11º The woman looking up to the sky represents a 'fallen angel' since she is showed with scars on her back where evidently there were wings as well as 'goat legs' instead of human legs.
12º The foot treading on a bunch of grapes on an Arabic scripture may suggest the way wine is made but it may also mean "stepping on 'Jesus Christ's Blood'".
13º In the minute 3:33, which constitutes the masonic number by excellence, Madonna sticks out her tongue at the time when a flashing light comes out from her forehead, showing the opening of her third eye. This means that she receives secrets and gifts from 'the dark magic' as a result of her worshiping her reptilians entities. She opens her mind to the 'Dark Magic'.
14º Madonna falling to an empty space full of stars gives us the idea that 'once she signs the pact with the dark elite, there is no turning back': She has given away her soul to the Devil.
15º Madonna sleeping on a human skeleton, which is watching over her very attentively, means that now Madonna is embraced by The Death itself and that Madonna becomes a living dead: she has no longer a soul so as to become a puppet, losing her consciousness and becoming 'unconscious'.
16º In the minute 4:03, Madonna's face displays lips where normally the eyes should be and an eye where normally a mouth should be. This scene unveils the fact that The Illuminatis will control what she might sing and say as an artist. That is why she sings 'Today is the last day that I'm using words...They are gone now....Lost their meaning....Don't function anymore...."
17º At the end of this video, the 'thank you' notice gives thanks to Madonna for having signed the pact and given away her soul to the Devil. This means that Madonna will give service to 'it' until the end of her living days.
18º 'Bedtime Story' seems to be the last song that Madonna has sung before giving her soul and agreeing to be lifted to the grade of Dark Priestess.
I waited in line at Midnight for hours at Tower Records to buy this cd. However there were cell phones, big bulky ones. There was internet, sort of. There was a provider at the time called Prodigy. I was was in college at the time and I remember a friend of mine had it. AOL came along a few years later.
The song was written by Bjork and the director of the music video was Mark Romanek who also directed her Rain music video.
Bjork's Influence & Asthetic is Reflected all Throughout this Video.
That song was written by Bjork for Madonna.
@@tomaszpietrzak3908 Yes Thanks You 👍, I am aware of that 😉☺️. Im a Huge Bjork fan.
The live version of this is BANANAS!! 1995 Brit Awards Performance!! She invented hair!
one of the best videos EVER MADE!!!
One of the most iconic creative videos of all time, directed by the incomaparable Mark Romanek! The song was written by Bjork. I had the pleasure of experiencing this music video in an epic way. So she premiered this video in April 1995 by having a Pajama Party at a gay club in NYC, Webster Hall and the only way to go to this "party" was to win tickets off the radio......I won. She go-go danced for us, she read a bedtime story and the premiered the music video on a huge screen for us. If you look up MTV Bedtime Story Pajama Party you can see it. Drag queens, gay go go boys and Junior Vasquez DJing - she was in an epic mood too because I think she had just found out she got the role for Evita.
Really great reaction! Please react to “Frozen”, “Sooner or Later” (Live from the Oscars), and I feel you guys need to also consider reacting to classic Madonna ballads like “You’ll see” and “Live to tell”.
Try the “what it feels like for a girl” video. It was directed by her then husband Guy Richie and is quite funny and action packed at the same time. You’ll enjoy it quite a bit. Xoxo
Great reaction video. You guys are so funny. The video is basically her dreaming that’s why it’s so weird. But I know you guys are gonna love the deeper and deeper video. Awesome song and amazing video.
I would love to see your reaction to Madonna’s burning up video. It’s one of my favorites and I know you would love her live performance of sooner or later at the Oscars. And like always she did not lip sync.
Dan: “What is happening?!”
Me: $5 million worth of Surrealist art, baby!
This video (not the song, which was written by Bjork and has a lengthy story of its own) is a commentary on lucid dreaming. At the beginning, she appears in a futuristic clinic. The words: WELCOME. SUBJECT: M. CICCONE (which refers to Madonna's full name). It suggests a sleep study and shortly thereafter the word LUCID appears, at which point we enter the surreal imagery of one's dreams. Some is beautiful, some is terrifying. At the end, she wakes. The experiment is complete and the screen reads THANK YOU.
So glad you two did this one - I came across these videos a few days back and was eagerly anticipating your reactions to this. I've had a lot of fun in the past playing BEDTIME STORY for friends - including one bad episode where someone that had taken hallucinogenics reacted badly to the shot near the end where mouths replace her eyes and her mouth is an eye. I wouldn't suggest doing that to anyone again. :)
It was released in 95. The album bedtime stories was released in October 1994.
When this released, I read somewhere that the intention was to make a piece of art where if at any time you pause the video, it could be displayed as its own “painting”- open for interpretation and appreciation. Now that’s fucking amazing!
She is hooked to a dream amplifier
The song was written by Björk, Nellee Hooper and Marius De Vries; which collaborated with Bjork on her critically acclaimed debut album, called Debut. Madonna wanted that British pop sound and since she recruited Nellee Hooper (Bjork´s producer and personal friend) she asked him to reach out to Bjork for a song.... Nellee did, but he didn't tell Bjork it was for Madonna, so Bjork did it as a personal favor to Nellee... a lot of people at the time said that if Bjork would have known it was for Madonna, she probably wouldn't have done it. You can see an interview for a VMAs show in the 90s where Bjork talks about this.
This music video was like graphics that underground nightclubs played along with club culture in NYC in the early 90s only Madonna was in it. The sound was definitely underground progressive house. Definitely wayyyy ahead of its time.
This video is a bunch of surrealistic works of art put together! Madonna recreate paintings from Frida Khalo, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and a lot of other artists to express the concept of the lyrics Bjork wrote to her.
FUN FACT: This video is on permanent exhibition in NYC’s Modern Art Museum. Also, the making of this video costs US$5 million, making it the fourth-most expensive video clips in the music industry (right after Madonna’s Express Yourself, Die Another Day and Michael Jackson’s Scream).
Dang! I was 4 years old when Madonna's first single came out and she was my very first cassette, I totally grew up with her. In 6th grade, she was my first concert, the Blonde Ambition. I was a mega-fan! It's so awesome to see new people enjoy her art. The world was totally different in 1983 and she played a large part in changing the culture that we know today. The original Queen of Pop and still going strong!
This video was such an important piece of art that it is on constant rotation in I think the New York museum of art? That's what I read and these are references to surrealist feminist artists that Madonna was inspired by, in a dreamlike state. Madonna starts the video as a test subject to see what her dreams would be and that is what we end up seeing. It's literally one of the most amazing videos and I remember watching the bedtime party on MTV when it premiered, stayed up all night for that one!
Y’all this video is a permanent installation at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).
OKAY boyzzz- now it's time for being wild - it's time for "Girl Gone Wild" ❤️💖
Love all ur reviews
One of the BEST creative music video by Madonna!
This video is permanently on display at the New York Museum of Modern Art, just to let you guys know. Still a great work of art. Please react to “American Life (Uncensored)
You guys should also watch "Every Madonna Reference used in Madonna the Unauthorized Rusical"
So you could fully see every reference used by drag race
This song was written with Bjork. Revolutionized the game again.
Guys you need to react to her live performance of this track at the 95 Britt awards. a gucci dress, hair-extensions and a windmachine. an iconic moment of minimalism.
@DanDTV This music video is one of the most daring and compelling video from Madonna and, in my opinion, from anybody. Madonna has said that this music video is inspired by certain surreal painters: Remedios Varo, Frida Kahlo and Eleonora Carrington. The video has been part of various art gallery exhibitions and it's been permanently kept in MoMa and the School of Visual Arts in New York. This video is more than a music video, it's art.
To me this video represents a surreal dream. Dreams don't have logic that could be explained or compared to "real life". Dreams are beautiful, sometimes scary and odd. When we sleep, our brain builds a model of the world we experience without sensory information of the "real" world. And that's what we experience as dreams. I think all of this is represented in the lyrics that the Islandic music genius Björk wrote. Björk thought that at the time Madonna was too in control of herself and her art and she wanted her to loosen up and "go with the flow", follow her intuition. By the way, Björk released her own version of this song, called (incidentally) "Sweet Intuition". Both have expressed huge mutual admiration towards one another. There was no negativity surrounding the making of this song, despite some of the comments here.
This song was produced by Madonna and Nellee Hooper. If you like this song, you should check out "Blue Lines" by Massive Attack, "Debut" and "Post" by Björk. All of these albums were produced by Nellee and they're really awesome!
I recommend THE POWER OF GOODBYE, TAKE A BOW and RAIN. These are a few of her greatest love songs.
Everyone is asking for American Life Uncensored Version! You’ll be surprised! Again there’s a lot to know about Madonna.
Bedtime Story, the track, only happened because Madonna begged Nellee Hooper (one of the co producers on Bedtime Stories the album) to ask Bjork for a song as he had produced her first album and Madonna loved the sound. Bjork was hesitant at first but ultimately accepted it as a gift to her friend Nellee. The video was exhibited and permanently kept in different art galleries and museums, including the Museum of Modern Art as well the School of Visual Arts in New York City. It was influenced on many surrealist paintings done by artists Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo and it's to date the fourth most expensive music video ever done in history.
According to wikipedia, the music video for "Bedtime Story" was directed by Mark Romanek and is listed as one of the most expensive music videos of all time with a cost of $5 million ($8.22 million in 2018 dollars. It features surrealistic and new age imagery, with influences from artists such as Remedios Varo, Frida Kahlo and Leonora Carrington. The video received acclaim from critics and is permanently displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City
Guys you NEED to dwelve into her live performances...BEYOND! react to BEDTIME STORIES LIVE AT THE BRIT AWARDS.. PLEASE!!!!!!
That was a horrible performance and that bad wig made it worse
I've always likened this music video to watching a moving art piece. It was very ahead of its time for how it looks.
You HAVE to do Deeper and Deeper... ICONIC song and even more ICONIC video... paying homage to the clubbing days of the past. An homage to Andy Warhol as Madonna plays the role of a character based on Edie Sedgwick and goes to meet her boyfriend out at the club. As a young gay, this was the video I used to see on MTV that made me wish to go to the clubs.
DEEPER AND DEEPER PLEASE!!!
American Life (uncensored) it's must to be your next reaction video
YESS
@@MadonnaNeverDiesComu I think the other version is far more shocking... the mutilated bodies... swearing... the military scaring those middle eastern girls etc...
@@markymids oh right. But this is the Bush final version
@@MadonnaNeverDiesComu actually there are 4 version of the video. The flags version (official madonna yt), and the 3 version of uncensored. 1) bush smoking, 2) war mutilated version, and 3) bush flirting with saddam (only shown at reinvention tour early dates).
Your provided link is the bush smoking version, which is more toned down of the real uncensored version (mutilated version).
@@MadonnaNeverDiesComu a bit snippet of bush flirting with saddam shown on this link in second brief. th-cam.com/video/dCMNzdm_RKo/w-d-xo.html timestamp 03:03
This video (1995) was and still is eons ahead of its time. It was filmed as to mimic a surreal painting and it was inspired by various female painters including Frida Khalo, Leonora Carrington, and Remedios Varo. Fun fact this video is considered work of visual art and is permanently exhibited in prestigious museums around the world including MoMA and The School of Visual Arts in NYC.
There were some great remixes of this for the clubs. Check out Junior’s single mix which is epic. Also the Reinvention Tour version was a video interlude and is stunning.
Hehe - I knew this would be a mindf*** to you guys. I always understood the video to be anything that would be outside of logic and reason. Yes, this song was popular in the clubs as there were some good dance mixes to it.
This video is collection of Madonna's vision of surrealism. It's inspired on many paintings of different female artists
This is the perfect example of just accepting art for art's sake, there is no need to figure out why or meaning. Sit bag and let the mind expand. This video is also the only video that is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in NYC
You have to see a lot of Madonna's videos. Rain, Frozen, Nothing really matters, Ghosttown, etc.
EXPRESS YOURSELF. This was the absolute turning point in Madonna’s career sans 1980’s
U must listen the iconic remixes made by junior Vásquez and orbital
Orbital mix is the best. I still have the maxi cd with all the remixes
FROZEN IS HER BEST VIDEO YET
“Bad girl” is a very good movie quality video great storyline
The Best videoclipe of Madonna ever!!!
You guys need to also react to her 'Rain' music video, directed by the same guy.
When this video came out, they would play it at the gay dance clubs. Everyone on the dance floor would stop dancing and just stare at the video screens with their mouths open. Nobody had ever seen anything like this before.
Thank you Guys A very cool réaction to this Genius video of THE REAL QUEEN MADONNA
PLEASE ON AMERICAN LIFE , BAD GIRL ,Frozen And A loooooooooot 😂😂😘😘😘
the child scene is a reference to the ending of Tarkovsky's Stalker. The child has telekinesis powers....
I'm needing some older Madonna 😩 Sooner or Later live at the Oscar's, Who's That Girl, Papa Don't Preach, Lucky Star, Holiday.
The definition of this video is surrealism
This video dramatizes the song lyrics, which were written by Björk. The song is about breaking away from logical, rational thinking that can’t really articulate the full depth and complexity of feeling, and instead respecting and accepting the unconscious or subconscious and what it presents. The video presents a variety of religious, natural and other types of archetypal symbolism in a collage to convey feeling without any specific meaning, as dreams can do. It’s my favorite Madonna song and video. She has never done anything else like it, but you should watch Björk’s videos for Hyperballad, Hunter and Joga immediately, as well as Tori Amos’s Caught a Lite Sneeze. :)
"Lucio?!" 🤣🤣🤣
Hey girls need to checkout Madonna’s Dance remix , then you’ll understand why she has more than 50 #1 Dance club charts. There are remix videos you should checkout
It features surrealistic and new age imagery, with influences from artists such as Remedios Varo, Frida Kahlo and Leonora Carrington. The video received acclaim from critics and is permanently displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Little gay me was obsessed with Express Yourself.
Madonna tried to get Bjork to write a whole album for her, but Bjork declined and gave her this song instead. The original is called Sweet Intuition and there's two versions of it by Bjork. This is actually very well produced, but as a Bjork fan, I love the original too.
Bjork also wrote it for her because she said she wanted to hear Madonna say non clever things ... Hence the lyric "today is the last day that I'm using words..."
Please do Express Yourself music video or Express Yourself Truth or Dare performance.
When this video was released it cost 7 million dollars in 1995.
It was after Take A Bow which was number one for 8 weeks.
One of her most creative songs and videos. Her vocal is fantastic on this.
Love you guys so much! You’re the best. Keep the Madonna reactions coming ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Bedtime Stories one of the best Madonna’s Albums
It’s a dream :). She used a lot of imagery from famous paintings.
please react to "nothing really matter" by Madonna
MTV had a whole special to premier this video where Madonna threw a pajama party with fans and read them a bedtime story before MTV premired the video. Those were the days when MTV actually focused on MUSIC and played videos!
The crowd when Madonna was trying to read her bedtime story (while in a bed) would not be quiet at the start and Madonna was getting angry about it and would stop reading the story until their was silence. At one point someone yelled out "YOU GO GIRL!" and without missing a beat Madonna goes, "I will go if you don't shut up!". Classic.
Here's the MTV special. Check it out.
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Did y’all catch night of 1000 Madonna’s on drag race season 8, Acid Betty’s runway. This is where it’s from