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[Nina West]

4th. Rain = 5 votes



Welcome to Round 11 of Madonna's "Something To Remember" survivor poll and we finally say goodbye to 'Rain' (my personal favourite from this collection), which has come close to getting the boot in the last couple of rounds, but this time its received the highest amount of votes with 5, battling it out with 'You'll See' which gained 4, while 'Live To Tell' got 2, 'Crazy For You' was the only song not to gain a single vote and both of which finish in the final 3, which is kinda funny considering that not only these 2 already featured in 'The Immaculate Collection" poll and neither song managed to get this far, 'CFY' got booted in the 5th round, while 'LTT' bowed out in the 7th round, it wouldn't be a surprise if they became the final 2 this time round.

'Rain' - released in August 1993 as the 5th international & 4th American single from her fifth studio album 'Erotica' and was written and produced by Madonna and Shep Pettibone. A pop ballad with influence from trip hop and new-age music, "Rain" features a more "friendly" composition than the other singles released from the album. It received a positive critical reception and was noted as an exceptional ballad amongst the overtly sexual content on the album. The song was a commercial success upon release by reaching a #14 peak in the USA and fared even better worldwide by reaching #7 in the UK, becoming the album's 3rd biggest hit over there (behind the title track & 'Deeper And Deeper'), as well as top 10 peaks in Canada, Australia, Finland, Ireland & Italy. Quite a feat considering that not only it came out so late into the era, and 5 months after the last single & even longer in the USA with a 6 month wait.

In my opinion 'Rain' is the absolute best on not only this collection, but on the 'Erotica' as well and maybe if it got released sooner as maybe the 3rd or 4th single, than it could lessened the harsh backlash the album had received and turned things around a lot sooner, as it does show another side to the album, a more softer and beautiful number because there is a hopeful optimism in it, along with the wonderful music video that's beautifully striking and expertly shot with Madonna going for that new age vibe (definitely one of her best). Shame this song doesn't get more remembered, but considering the extensive back catalogue she's got, some gems are bound to get lost in the shuffle. So on the whole this song is still a fresh and timeless beauty that's more than welcomed addition to this wonderful collection of songs.


So now then guys we are now in the semi final and down to our final 3, "You'll See", "Crazy For You" & "Live To Tell", same rules apply just vote for your Least Fave by the next round which will be the all important final, so choose your vote wisely.


Results So Far:
04. Rain = 5/45.45%
05. Take A Bow = 8/50.00%
06. Oh Father = 5/45.45%
07. I'll Remember = 9/64.29%
08. Forbidden Love = 6/60.00%
10. Something To Remember = 7/31.82%
10. This Used To Be My Playground = 7/31.82%
11. I Want You (Ft Massive Attack) = 12 votes
12. Love Don't Live Here Anymore = 3/33.33%
13. One More Chance = 6/60.00%
15. I Want You [Orchestral] = 3/30.00%
15. La Isla Bonita = 3/30.00%

This post has been edited by SamJudd: 7th February 2019, 01:07 AM