So sad that this song has to come after a very upbeat and innocent song. Pretty depressing, even though it is an addictive song, to me at least. Can't explain it. I can't relate to the subject matter, but for some reason it just sounds so good to me. I don't think I can get sick of listening to this.
What's glorious about this song is that it can be interpreted as being about Madonna and her father, OR about Madonna's relationship to her repressive Catholic upbringing.
My oh my... This song gets to me. It reminds me of my beloved best friend. "You can't hurt me now..." This is yet another wonder from the world's greatest lover!
my dad never beat me or my siblings but he showed no real affection either. and i beleive its my granparents on his side is at fault. it most likely hurt him when they denied physical affection> which is why i feel bad for him and this song is for him. But i still love my pops....M is a great songwriter!!
JUST MADONNA CAN WRITE AND SING THIS KIND OF SONGS!!!
IT JUST MOVE MY HEART!!
AND I NEVER MEET MY FATHER IN MY LIFE, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT THING CALLED "FATHER AND DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP" BUT THIS SONG MAKES ME CRY AND THINK ABOUT IT =,(
My dad abuses me and this song always makes me cry but it's good that I cry during this song so that he doesn't yell at me for crying like he always does... It's true btw, you do get used to the tears and the pain.
This song and 'Promise to Try' from the same album are both hugely underrated songs that, in my opinion, are better than Madonna's more well known hit single's.
My Dad left my mum when I was a baby, and it's never bothered me. If I met him I would beat the living shite out of him because of what he done to my Mum but....when I think about it if I made a girl pregnent I would do the same thing...but i'm a bad person, so : p
I LOVE the vagueness in the lyrics: Is she talking about God, her father, or both??? This is what made Oh Father, as well as Like a Prayer an album that even Madonna haters HAD to admire. This is one of MANY brilliant songs by an artistic genius. Remember, Madonna was a straight A student, and got into U of Michigan for dance (one of the most prestigious schools in the country). She's no dummy, and it shows up in her music.
I dedicate this song to my abusive father..i will never forget all the terrible things he had said and done to me. he is a shameful disgrace. I wish i was never born to such a man. .. he did nothing at all for me!!
What a fucking amazing artist, she really is 2nd only to the beatles for the best back catalogue, and she might even eclipse them as she still has more hits to come
"Maybe somebody, when I look back, I'll be able to say, you didn't mean to be cruel -- somebody hurt you too." I find this song particularly moving, and, yes, all the more so because I was abused by own father. Her voice is real, and she allows it to "break" at the end. Like "Sweet Baby Vixen", it moves me as well.
I love all of Madonna's work and always will but this song is truly poignant and touching. Cuts right through you. I don't just listen to listen, it brings up so many things. Especially to all us kids from abused and broken homes. There are a lot of us out there and we carry that forever but like Madonna who sings of that pain and of hope, we also now have the power we once never thought we could own and can move on.
Maybe someday when i look back ill be able to say you didnt mean to cruel somebody hurt you too.My fav part its so true it makes me wanna cry .the whole song i can relate to.
Lady Gaga is a turd that Madonna left in her toilet during the Blonde Ambition tour and was stolen by Warren Beatty, who hoped to clone Madonna and have her under his total control. Unfortunately, something went terribly wrong in the laboratory and the monstrous creature escaped and hitched a ride to New York.
this song is very personal because i sometimes use to get punish by my father and listening to this song reminds me of that and the fact theat my father is dead
My real father ran off weeks after my mother learned she was pregnant with me. What man does that!! Its affected my whole outlook on life and times my relations with my mom/dad. Thirty six years later I still can't come to terms because of the fear/anger/hurt of not knowing why I was a bastard child. This song brings me too tears every time I hear it. Can't listen to it that often. Much love Madonna!
@sirex02 - When I was 14, my dad left too, without a word why or even a goodbye, one day he was there and the next he was gone. I'm now 19, I still have not heard a thing, it's effected my trust with people and my relationships don't go well. I alway's just end up leaving the girl because I just want to get away from them, I fear I'm going to just run out on my kids to. I tell myself everyday I'm better than he was, he's no man, he's still only a boy, I was more of a man at 14 taking care of me.
@sirex02 Same thing happen to me but both my parents left me. I am 36 and still trying to find them to ask them why. This song means a lot to me as well.
P. Leonard is legend, don't know why he rode Madonna's coattails, allowing her to tag herself as a co-writer. The only songs Madonna had a hand in were 'Sorry' and 'I'm So Stupid', where she basically rhymes "stupid" with "stupid".
This song is my song as a survivor. My mother abused me in many ways. My parish priest said it was her right. When she almost killed me, my father took primary custody of me. I left the Roman Catholic church and I now have a priest who believes me along with the medical reports. Liars take on
many forms. Remember a mother can abuse as equally as a father. This song helped me to heal. I hope it heals others, because if we are united; how can we fail?
I love this song... I used to sing it all the time when I was 14-15. After a while I listened in closer to the part of the song talking about how the father never wanted to live the way he did and that maybe someone hurt him too. Made me think about the possibility that maybe someone hurt my bio-father... When thinking on that topic though I also think of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: Teach Your Children....
@Rain4732 PT2 For those of you who don't know I recommend it firstly and secondly in a part it talks about just accepting your parents for who they are just know they love you and that's all that matters. Personaly I am not always sure about that... I think it would be a goal to be reached to feel that way but I know for many that isn't always possible at a given time and sometimes not ever but hopefully peace can be made within themselves.
A proper song, criminally overlooked by many. I'm sure that many people who only know her pop hits would be startled by the subject matter, and beautiful arrangement of this song.
This song is so deeply personal to me.....it brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it....Madonna is amazing, and persevered through having no mother and a tumultuous relationship with her father.
@vwsambafc Sia is a fine singer, but this song is very personal to Madonna as well as to myself, so "Sia's" re-make does nothing for me because it was not based on her personal experience.
This is, for me, the best song by Madonna. Patrick leonard, who also worked whit Pink Floyd, producer and musician, made the instrumental for this song and album.
WWWOWWW...I had no idea she was so deep like this so early on. Until now I thought Madonna in '89 was mostly about her "vogue era". Not quite. This is sad but very empowering...good stuff ima go get this now.
i heard the Sia's version first, which is probably why i prefer to this one. Sia's sounds more like a pure confession while this sounds more like a power ballad. everyone has their own taste i guess
@77Folky Well, Confessions on a Dance Floor, 2005, is one of her most brilliant albums, moody and atmospheric with songs on fame and love. So I don't see any reason for her to stop when into her third decade she puts out one of her best pieces of work. And I love 2008's Hardy Candy. Great to have her fun side back, fun pop club tracks.
Damn this song and the video are so sad. How you hurt your child if you lose someone you love?..you hold on so tight and fill them with all the love inside of you.
They become your world, the reason for living, no regrets when you look into their eyes, no sorrow when you hear their laughter, no guilt when you hold them.
Always had a love/hate relationship with song. Her singing is bad and I can't decide if it works for the song or not. It is haunting and the music is gorgeous.
If you have a problem with Madonna's voice, give Sia's version a try. Sia did a cover on this beautiful song, and I think she has a much better voice. Maybe you'll like it.
I was 6 when this came out. This picture is of the album cover of the 1st cassette tape I ever owned. I feel so lucky that this is what I had to look up to, and not slutty Britney or Lindsey Lohan.
this is one of my 3 fave songs. its so deep on so may levels, and i relate to it, through troubles i had with my father. there is no other song that conveys how i got to be the person i am today. Madonna you have left the world with so much that we can be so thankful for. the one true Global icon. a pioneer in your field. you know how to get the most out of music. a modern day Bach or Mozart.
Neste clipe, Madonna conta um pouco da história de sua infância:perdeu amãe muito cedo, tendo que cuidar dos irmãos caçulas, por ser a mais velha, e do pai alcoólatra, que batia nela quando bebia demais.Num dos versos mais tocantes da música, ela diz:"Você não deveria ter sido tão cruel, por que um dia, pai, alguém vai fazer você sofrer também".Uma letra triste, mas cheia de significado.
my past is written in a song and it stings.... deep.. its a shame children like us had to go through something like that bc even if you have learned to live with the past its never forgotten and follows you forever. to anyone else who have lived threw it like myself stay strong and keep ypur head high and NEVER forget....IT WAS NOT YOUR FAULT!!!!
I can't believe that this song and 'Dear Jessie' aren't on her greatest hits.....her two best songs. At least half of 'Celebration' is utter garbage, by comparison.
actually, if you look it up..."dear jessie" was a big hit single..a top 10 hit outside of the USA. especially in the UK. but i'm not surprised its not on the 'CELEBRA
i love this song
HowToSucceedAsKlaine 4 days ago
So sad that this song has to come after a very upbeat and innocent song. Pretty depressing, even though it is an addictive song, to me at least. Can't explain it. I can't relate to the subject matter, but for some reason it just sounds so good to me. I don't think I can get sick of listening to this.
greg925 1 week ago
I'd rather prefer Sia's version :)
CraziestQummibaer 2 weeks ago
Omfgosh WHO IS CUTTING THE ONIONS??????????
Lilmadonna1980 3 weeks ago
What's glorious about this song is that it can be interpreted as being about Madonna and her father, OR about Madonna's relationship to her repressive Catholic upbringing.
mlc2005 4 weeks ago 2
Shut up ppl with the sob stories
malt8291 1 month ago 2
@malt8291 HAHAHAHA YOU´RE REALLY RIGHT BOY
lovinkink 1 month ago
@malt8291
Music makes the people come together - Madonna
Internet's not for you.
ABDC3699 6 days ago
@ABDC3699 This comment section is not 4 u baby
malt8291 5 days ago
Wow Like a prayer and Ray of light are truly magnificent albums by Madonna!
plamenlesev 1 month ago 2
@plamenlesev absolutelly agree!!!!!!!!!!!
GLO78 2 weeks ago
When the music was for music !!! long life Madonna !!!
winston1319 1 month ago 3
Sweet
L1BRA93 1 month ago
Madonna's music has helped me through every single year of my life. Long live the Queen!
SorrowfulLesson 2 months ago
Love thos song so powerful!!!!
lakiajames26 2 months ago
QUEEN OF POP
iamjayveehernandez 2 months ago
Still my favorite after all those years!
Kell19kell 2 months ago
My oh my... This song gets to me. It reminds me of my beloved best friend. "You can't hurt me now..." This is yet another wonder from the world's greatest lover!
Zelgious 3 months ago
My dad walked out, but he was still a wonderful father...it is my mother that was a monster.
Notawesomeatall7 3 months ago
Her best 80s record!!!!!
shazu1990 3 months ago
This song is raw and emotional. You can feel her sorrow and pain at the SAME time! Love you Madonna!
1asheler 3 months ago 2
An album bigger than life
iT3chnik 3 months ago
Love the contrast between Oh Father and Dear Jessie
dm15ish 4 months ago
Lady WHO?
tgsdwt 4 months ago
she's had some amazing gems such as this, extending back to her first album. i am so proud to regard Madonna as my favorite music artist.
pixarian 4 months ago
never understood the lyrics. Untill today :(
MsLauraMusic 4 months ago
my dad never beat me or my siblings but he showed no real affection either. and i beleive its my granparents on his side is at fault. it most likely hurt him when they denied physical affection> which is why i feel bad for him and this song is for him. But i still love my pops....M is a great songwriter!!
imtroublet 4 months ago
@imtroublet same here i love my dad but he showed no effection whenn i was young
flowermitch 2 months ago
THE LYRICS OF THIS SONG ARE SO POWERFUL!!!
JUST MADONNA CAN WRITE AND SING THIS KIND OF SONGS!!!
IT JUST MOVE MY HEART!!
AND I NEVER MEET MY FATHER IN MY LIFE, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT THING CALLED "FATHER AND DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP" BUT THIS SONG MAKES ME CRY AND THINK ABOUT IT =,(
larebe74 4 months ago
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MsLauraMusic 4 months ago
0800 1111 childline
MrAdamGarstang 5 months ago
wwwdotrainNdotcom - The official website for the victims of first blood incest . . .
jonstjamesnumba1 5 months ago
bless you sweetheart xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Maudiebest 5 months ago
My dad abuses me and this song always makes me cry but it's good that I cry during this song so that he doesn't yell at me for crying like he always does... It's true btw, you do get used to the tears and the pain.
PerfectlyImperfectTN 5 months ago
this song is perfect. Since when I had 8 years I listen this song, and everytime I cry, when I listen..
Ganhardinheironet1 5 months ago
Flawless
xxxTIN0xxx 6 months ago
i love the song, but don't like the dark video
stsaylor29 6 months ago
i miss my dad so so much ..... and when i listen this song ..... i always cry
murderwarner19 6 months ago
This song and 'Promise to Try' from the same album are both hugely underrated songs that, in my opinion, are better than Madonna's more well known hit single's.
RockleySands1 6 months ago 2
My Dad left my mum when I was a baby, and it's never bothered me. If I met him I would beat the living shite out of him because of what he done to my Mum but....when I think about it if I made a girl pregnent I would do the same thing...but i'm a bad person, so : p
Omfgwhtavid 7 months ago
I LOVE the vagueness in the lyrics: Is she talking about God, her father, or both??? This is what made Oh Father, as well as Like a Prayer an album that even Madonna haters HAD to admire. This is one of MANY brilliant songs by an artistic genius. Remember, Madonna was a straight A student, and got into U of Michigan for dance (one of the most prestigious schools in the country). She's no dummy, and it shows up in her music.
mlc2005 7 months ago
Never mind my mom loves me
rafaelc53 7 months ago
I got use to being lonley
rafaelc53 7 months ago
My father left me my mom hates me im all alone
rafaelc53 7 months ago
@rafaelc53 Don't be sad your not alone (hugs)
steveaskew007uk 6 months ago
I like the fact that she sounds like she's crying or maybe she was when she was singing it.
heavensentxoxox 7 months ago
I dedicate this song to my abusive father..i will never forget all the terrible things he had said and done to me. he is a shameful disgrace. I wish i was never born to such a man. .. he did nothing at all for me!!
BedazzleGlitterGal 7 months ago
It`s sad how people think Madonna, and they think "Like A Virgin" and "Material Girl".
SX1995able 7 months ago 2
Like a Prayer is Madonna's Magnum Opus, and this is one example of why
reachingsumwhere 7 months ago
@reachingsumwhere ALL HER ALBUMS ARE EPIC!!!
larebe74 4 months ago
What a fucking amazing artist, she really is 2nd only to the beatles for the best back catalogue, and she might even eclipse them as she still has more hits to come
zthechainz 7 months ago 2
the world is victims of victims. Behind every mans pain is another mans. Hardest lesson to learn
jadewindskylark 8 months ago 14
Madonna has always been the inspiration for living my life on my terms. Look here I am. This is who I am. Deal with it or move on.
userboi75 8 months ago
Oh father, you never wanted to live that way
you never wanted to hurt me
why am I running away?
Maybe someday
When I look back, I'll be able to say
You didn't mean to cruel, somebody hurt you too
IamKesyerSoze 8 months ago
"Maybe somebody, when I look back, I'll be able to say, you didn't mean to be cruel -- somebody hurt you too." I find this song particularly moving, and, yes, all the more so because I was abused by own father. Her voice is real, and she allows it to "break" at the end. Like "Sweet Baby Vixen", it moves me as well.
iadorenewyork 8 months ago
happy fathers day!
thelurker25 8 months ago
I love all of Madonna's work and always will but this song is truly poignant and touching. Cuts right through you. I don't just listen to listen, it brings up so many things. Especially to all us kids from abused and broken homes. There are a lot of us out there and we carry that forever but like Madonna who sings of that pain and of hope, we also now have the power we once never thought we could own and can move on.
oliverclozesoff 8 months ago 2
Maybe someday when i look back ill be able to say you didnt mean to cruel somebody hurt you too.My fav part its so true it makes me wanna cry .the whole song i can relate to.
smallsponge1 8 months ago
Lady Gaga is a turd that Madonna left in her toilet during the Blonde Ambition tour and was stolen by Warren Beatty, who hoped to clone Madonna and have her under his total control. Unfortunately, something went terribly wrong in the laboratory and the monstrous creature escaped and hitched a ride to New York.
Messylin 8 months ago
@Messylin mentioning lady gaga on every video is getting TIRESOME, enough already!
KOSMICKEN09 8 months ago
This is one of the many songs from Madonna that explain why she is highly superior to Lady Gaga!
Pablosuper90 9 months ago
the patchouli oil scent on the CD was a nice touch in the packaging..this CD never left my player in May 1989
newellgirl 9 months ago
this song is very personal because i sometimes use to get punish by my father and listening to this song reminds me of that and the fact theat my father is dead
watked 9 months ago
THIS SONG IS ABOUT ME AND MY FATHER.....I THOUGHT I'D NEVER GET AWAY FROM HIM!! THANK YOU GOD SO MUCH FOR LOOKING AFTER ME...I LUV YOU.
classy1973 9 months ago 7
- ¿Eres promiscuo?
- Sí.
- ¿Te lo pasaste bien con tu amiguita?
- Sí
- ¿Te la has foscado?
- It's not your f***ing business!
superkulkin2 9 months ago
A very true song!:P
sweetmelii5100 9 months ago
so beautiful madonna is amazing
MrBabyBlue1991 9 months ago
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Pablosuper90 10 months ago 3
@Pablosuper90 Erase the part that says "or any other female singer" and you've got a 100% true statement there.
madeyes4u 9 months ago
@madeyes4u i have already done it, but i really think she's better than anyone (and i'm not a fan of her)
Pablosuper90 9 months ago
@Pablosuper90 Let's not get into an argument about personal favorite singers...
madeyes4u 9 months ago
Not a Madonna fan..love this song.
cymbeli 10 months ago
GREAT SONG HAS SO MUCH MEANING TO IT,LOVE MADONNA
DanDude338 11 months ago
Thank you Madge. Thank you for lending voice to the voice within that I stifled all these years.
melfaery 11 months ago
This song means so much to me <3
lordlewis9 1 year ago 3
.. you once had the power ..
plasticmerman 1 year ago
My real father ran off weeks after my mother learned she was pregnant with me. What man does that!! Its affected my whole outlook on life and times my relations with my mom/dad. Thirty six years later I still can't come to terms because of the fear/anger/hurt of not knowing why I was a bastard child. This song brings me too tears every time I hear it. Can't listen to it that often. Much love Madonna!
sirex02 1 year ago 28
@sirex02
Remember you are never a mistake! <3
iLittleSuzie 6 months ago 2
@sirex02 - When I was 14, my dad left too, without a word why or even a goodbye, one day he was there and the next he was gone. I'm now 19, I still have not heard a thing, it's effected my trust with people and my relationships don't go well. I alway's just end up leaving the girl because I just want to get away from them, I fear I'm going to just run out on my kids to. I tell myself everyday I'm better than he was, he's no man, he's still only a boy, I was more of a man at 14 taking care of me.
EasyNowSon 5 months ago
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testmcubit 4 months ago
@sirex02 Same thing happen to me but both my parents left me. I am 36 and still trying to find them to ask them why. This song means a lot to me as well.
IndieRocker888 2 months ago 2
P. Leonard is legend, don't know why he rode Madonna's coattails, allowing her to tag herself as a co-writer. The only songs Madonna had a hand in were 'Sorry' and 'I'm So Stupid', where she basically rhymes "stupid" with "stupid".
NoBodiesNouveauRiche 1 year ago
I like this song
when i was verry happy
Tommie
antoniustom 1 year ago
This song is my song as a survivor. My mother abused me in many ways. My parish priest said it was her right. When she almost killed me, my father took primary custody of me. I left the Roman Catholic church and I now have a priest who believes me along with the medical reports. Liars take on
many forms. Remember a mother can abuse as equally as a father. This song helped me to heal. I hope it heals others, because if we are united; how can we fail?
TheRaeAnne7 1 year ago 2
I got this album on vinyl on my 12th birthday in 1989 ... oh jesus
casalcdf 1 year ago 2
i love the song, its such a beutiful song
vanevogue 1 year ago
Love Madonna
Love this song
champster6288 1 year ago
Madonna's version is by far superior in the emotions compared to Sia's horrible remake.
whimsicalocean 1 year ago 3
So powerfull song... Real Madonna;)
MattSpringer90210 1 year ago
I love this song... I used to sing it all the time when I was 14-15. After a while I listened in closer to the part of the song talking about how the father never wanted to live the way he did and that maybe someone hurt him too. Made me think about the possibility that maybe someone hurt my bio-father... When thinking on that topic though I also think of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: Teach Your Children....
Rain4732 1 year ago
@Rain4732 PT2 For those of you who don't know I recommend it firstly and secondly in a part it talks about just accepting your parents for who they are just know they love you and that's all that matters. Personaly I am not always sure about that... I think it would be a goal to be reached to feel that way but I know for many that isn't always possible at a given time and sometimes not ever but hopefully peace can be made within themselves.
Rain4732 1 year ago
A proper song, criminally overlooked by many. I'm sure that many people who only know her pop hits would be startled by the subject matter, and beautiful arrangement of this song.
brianartillery 1 year ago 2
very deep
snacks123 1 year ago
This song is so deeply personal to me.....it brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it....Madonna is amazing, and persevered through having no mother and a tumultuous relationship with her father.
xtinainthecity 1 year ago 2
love this song!
jackpiratable 1 year ago
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wow how could u like that sia's version she cant even pronounce words properly wat a load of shit......madonna i bow 2 u for this stunning song
jimah100 1 year ago
wow how could u like that sia's version she cant even pronounce words properly wat a load of shit......madonna i bow 2 u for this stunning song
jimah100 1 year ago
more like sorry to all the sia fans, but madonna's version is way better
imperialsteroid 1 year ago 6
Sia´s Version is a big way better .. But this is also good :)
09calle 1 year ago 2
@09calle yeah, right....who is 'Sia?'
xtinainthecity 1 year ago
@xtinainthecity Sia is an Australian artist and honestly her version is better. check out her other stuff.. its pretty good.
vwsambafc 1 year ago
@vwsambafc Sia is a fine singer, but this song is very personal to Madonna as well as to myself, so "Sia's" re-make does nothing for me because it was not based on her personal experience.
xtinainthecity 1 year ago 2
@09calle i also like sia's version!! better! :D but its a great song :D
arularkev 1 year ago
Omg went to listen to sia's n it crap dunno y everyone likes it soo much, she killed the song it's meant to b a ballad not some techno shit
yazhere222 1 year ago
This is, for me, the best song by Madonna. Patrick leonard, who also worked whit Pink Floyd, producer and musician, made the instrumental for this song and album.
juniorfloydxavier 1 year ago
This songs gives me the chills! What a powerful song! everyone should take their hat and bow down to this Madonna. The Madonna! We want her back!
rolandpad 1 year ago 3
Sorry to all the Madonna Fans but i like Sia's version a looot more
19maddin96 1 year ago
I have always loved madonna but she touched my heart with this song, I wonder if she sings from experience????????
SNOWYTHEBISHON 1 year ago
I have always loved madonna, she read straight into my heart with this,
SNOWYTHEBISHON 1 year ago
WWWOWWW...I had no idea she was so deep like this so early on. Until now I thought Madonna in '89 was mostly about her "vogue era". Not quite. This is sad but very empowering...good stuff ima go get this now.
jaymee1973 1 year ago
This song is like the other side of Suzanne Vega's "Luka"...more haunting than charming and not afraid to let others know about being abused.
VicGeorge2K6 1 year ago 4
@VicGeorge2K6
I Agree with you.... :)
pmccrespo 1 year ago
Sia's is fucking horrible. Geez, I don't get how people lile her's better.
Shallowguyperson111 1 year ago
this song is so sad..but i love it!!!!! =(
vaskina94 1 year ago
woooah, sia's is so much better.
dklauraaa 1 year ago
i heard the Sia's version first, which is probably why i prefer to this one. Sia's sounds more like a pure confession while this sounds more like a power ballad. everyone has their own taste i guess
soup422 1 year ago 3
@soup422 Yeah I like Sia's version better, but I love Madonna too :)
acritochromacy 1 year ago
My father is such a bad person, a big asshole.
Thats why I love this song!!!
pablorubiolugo 1 year ago
@pablorubiolugo I hated my dad and step dad. They abused my mother! My step dad only abused me once.
903davesharonpoky 1 year ago
Gawd...my eyes get all misty when ever I hear this song. And imma dood. lol.
Piercedmetung02 1 year ago
thanx dad .. 4 makin my life shit
justgimmesomethin 1 year ago
Sia covers it
lilalai100 1 year ago 4
The only Madonna song that can reduce me to tears, even to this day.
Sweetbabyvixen 1 year ago 29
@Sweetbabyvixen It just did that to me on the way home from work.
Michlo 5 months ago
@Sweetbabyvixen It is a bit touching
9missClaire 5 months ago
@77Folky Well, Confessions on a Dance Floor, 2005, is one of her most brilliant albums, moody and atmospheric with songs on fame and love. So I don't see any reason for her to stop when into her third decade she puts out one of her best pieces of work. And I love 2008's Hardy Candy. Great to have her fun side back, fun pop club tracks.
Schonagirl 1 year ago
Damn this song and the video are so sad. How you hurt your child if you lose someone you love?..you hold on so tight and fill them with all the love inside of you.
They become your world, the reason for living, no regrets when you look into their eyes, no sorrow when you hear their laughter, no guilt when you hold them.
They complete the circle of love.
robwheelut 1 year ago 4
goos song ..
misstamar13 1 year ago
real sad song....
Piercedmetung02 1 year ago
FUCK YOU DAD
justgimmesomethin 1 year ago
I think this song is the most beautiful that I´ve ever heard!!! I love the video and Madonna´s voice!!! Madonna is the best!!! (j.c from chile)
gatocatchat 1 year ago
A very beautiful song but I like sia's version better...
LadyNeeners 1 year ago
Madonna's version is better...
ambientclouds 1 year ago
Always had a love/hate relationship with song. Her singing is bad and I can't decide if it works for the song or not. It is haunting and the music is gorgeous.
AJAXKID123 1 year ago
her singing is fine
ambientclouds 1 year ago
@AJAXKID123
If you have a problem with Madonna's voice, give Sia's version a try. Sia did a cover on this beautiful song, and I think she has a much better voice. Maybe you'll like it.
Giajoynt 1 year ago
I love this song
TITANSMRS 1 year ago
I wish I knew back then what I know today.
anncasph 1 year ago 3
I was 6 when this came out. This picture is of the album cover of the 1st cassette tape I ever owned. I feel so lucky that this is what I had to look up to, and not slutty Britney or Lindsey Lohan.
esseroy 1 year ago 4
@esseroy
i had the same cassette :) i was really turned on by the sensual way her fingers were photgraphed on the cover
Edwardo83 8 months ago
Beautiful song!!!
jodelleferlandfan1 1 year ago
i can relate to this song, not really from a parent standpoint but with my sister
zitalee2 1 year ago
postdebut: I think oh father and dear jessie are one of tehe most beuatiful songs of madonna, and the sweet and nostalgic pray for spanish eyes
harry2008z 1 year ago
this is one of my 3 fave songs. its so deep on so may levels, and i relate to it, through troubles i had with my father. there is no other song that conveys how i got to be the person i am today. Madonna you have left the world with so much that we can be so thankful for. the one true Global icon. a pioneer in your field. you know how to get the most out of music. a modern day Bach or Mozart.
Stuartkelsall 1 year ago
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Maybe someday
When I look back I'll be able to say
You didn't mean to be cruel
Somebody hurt you too
YOUrmypal68 1 year ago
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TheWannabeboy 1 year ago
I always listen to this song as a child after I felt betrayed by my father.
Riyadovna 1 year ago 3
Neste clipe, Madonna conta um pouco da história de sua infância:perdeu amãe muito cedo, tendo que cuidar dos irmãos caçulas, por ser a mais velha, e do pai alcoólatra, que batia nela quando bebia demais.Num dos versos mais tocantes da música, ela diz:"Você não deveria ter sido tão cruel, por que um dia, pai, alguém vai fazer você sofrer também".Uma letra triste, mas cheia de significado.
cartergaia 2 years ago
love this childhood classic track from one of the best thing's to come out of the 1980s
AdamDavidRennolds 2 years ago 8
feel your pain curiousfox
deeriess77 2 years ago
i use to sing this song when i was child ,, hurts so bad ... funny thing is i still love my dad for being there , strange
deeriess77 2 years ago 3
my past is written in a song and it stings.... deep.. its a shame children like us had to go through something like that bc even if you have learned to live with the past its never forgotten and follows you forever. to anyone else who have lived threw it like myself stay strong and keep ypur head high and NEVER forget....IT WAS NOT YOUR FAULT!!!!
curiousfox7 2 years ago 5
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BradGeeWulff 2 years ago
This song means alot to me.The lyrics are so true.I totally agree,its a powerful song.(and as 'MadonnaImmaculata'says it so hits close to home).
fi6fo 2 years ago 9
Powerful song!
NaturVita 2 years ago 3
dont beat ur children. out of frustration, if ur wife dies look after them. miss u mum .
serial841 2 years ago 53
wrong! kill ur girlfriends 1st always.
robyn5481 2 years ago
@serial841 I feel you, my dad used to do that to me...now he's gone
I loved this song without understanding any of the words since I was 8
jklym81 1 year ago
@serial841 Or as PRINCE once said, "don't abuse children or they'l turn out like me"
handsomedevil98 1 year ago
@serial841 LOL whens a good time to beat them out of happiness.I wonder today as a parent herself if her opinions have changed??
3909clancy 11 months ago
@serial841 So true. Also Mom should not be the one standing there watching, and validating what he did because she does not want to be without him.
Snooks475 10 months ago 2
agree with kman6969. my most lovable choices are dear jessie ,oh father,spanish eyes and live to tell
mdang69 2 years ago 5
You once had the power....I never felt so good about myself........bleeds into my soul.....
ossem1 2 years ago
Forgiveness is a choice......"you didn't mean to be cruel....somebody hurt you too...."
ossem1 2 years ago
Thanks for posting.
temporarydive 2 years ago 2
I love this song and I can REALLY, REALLY relate. It sooo hits close to home.
MadonnaImmaculata 2 years ago 7
sorry to hear that MadonnaImmaculata. (gives hug) x
tartansam 2 years ago 4
doomiest of doom
Killavilz 2 years ago
I can't believe that this song and 'Dear Jessie' aren't on her greatest hits.....her two best songs. At least half of 'Celebration' is utter garbage, by comparison.
kman6969 2 years ago
Dear Jessie wasn't a hit, but this is shamer, that song not in DVD. Its video is one of her best videos ever.
sokdudu 2 years ago 3
actually, if you look it up..."dear jessie" was a big hit single..a top 10 hit outside of the USA. especially in the UK. but i'm not surprised its not on the 'CELEBRA