Madonna Take a Bow Live

[izaya20]

I deadass thought the spice girls sang this it don't even sound like madonna..I'm impressed I never new she sang serious songs like this

[MrTizgo]

As we all know Madonna it's not the perfect singer !!! But she did it very well .. It's a really hard song to sing live .. I tried to sing this at home and wtf !!!! It's really hard

[Charde1]

Damn the man on the keyboard doing so much in the background I can't really even hear the song it 3 replays to really hear & watch this video. Wit his distracting ass & this is my favorite song from Madonna

[TheMrMarilyn]

TERRIBLE!!

[MarlonskiFan]

@TheMrMarilyn and it's only because of your Alter-Ego Ryan Gosling, that she is nominated for Golden Globes, inc. her new film-single ""Masterpiece"" :-(

[EBFNP]

I never knew Babyface provided background vocals until today..lol..One of my fav Madonna songs even though I am not a big fan. This song was huge when it came out.

[EATeezey]

I also like how Babyface performed this with her. That was awesome.

[EATeezey]

This is my favorite song from her. I think it's so beautiful. And she NEVER performs it on her tours.

[ilovemusictolife]

@hidalgo699 I see what you're saying but it would be pointless to ask a non singer to hit any note seeing how they are not a singer. Its Madonna's job to entertain, sing and perform. At the end of the day she is expected to sing... Well. Madonna was flat at 3:15.

[Matuteilcapo]

The one and only Queen of Pop!!!!!! beautiful, pioneer, revolutionary, talented, creative, famous, successful, the best selling female artist ever!!!!

[ilovemusictolife]

Babyface did an awesome job producing this song and he sounds great singing it live. Madonna falls flat and sharp at times but she's Madonna so she can do that lololololool

[hidalgo699]

Ask a non-singer person to hit the notes she did at 3:15. They cant, their voices would break in a second.

Madonna hit them, and very good. This woman has a very beautiful tone, a recognizable voice but zero vocal discipline.

[SugarKatie]

@hidalgo699 u compared madonna to a non-singer? is she supposed to have such low standards?

[hidalgo699]

People think she cant.

[norton996]

A decent performance but not as good as Live Aid back in 85. Wondering though what would happen if you put Brittney on a pedestal and told her she had to sing while standing in place.

[fefezavala]

@norton996 hahaha just imagined that... Terrible.

[MatthewMonster26]

um ew no sorry Madonna :|

[singtofeel11]

i absolutely love this song, but i am dissapointed with this performance :/

[joticagtez]

no necesita vestirse de manera extravagante para que se fijen en ella, es una reina y siempre sera mejor que gaga

[lukeKant]

good perfomance.

[rockonmadonna]

I concur that this is not bad. If you want to talk about Madonna singing poorly onstage, just watch some non-dubbed clips (not the official DVD version) from the Sticky and Sweet Tour.

[LatinaSpicy08]

Like I said she sang well but the real credit should go to babyface. I wonder why he didnt take the song for himself. love her on it too though well done video and all

[LatinaSpicy08]

INCREDIBLE !! I NEVER KNEW BABYFACE WROTE THE SONG UNTIL YESTERDAY BECAUSE THEY NEVER SAY WHO TO GIVE CREDIT TO I ALWAYS FORGET THAT ARTIST DONT ALWAYS WRITE THEIR SONGS . SMH! NOW I KNOW HE WAS SINGING IN THE BACKGROUND BABYFACE IS SO HANDSOME A DELICIOUS MAN ! WITH A REAL BABY FACE!! I REALLY WANT TO HEAR HIM SING IT ON HIS OWN, MADONNA DID A GOOD JOB SINGING IT TOO. THEY BOTH HAVE GREAT VOICES AND TALENT.

[Spinny78]

Take A Bow and Rain are tough songs to sing! sharps/flats galore! She doesn't get her nerves back until 2:43 in, but from that point on she is on it! Woohoo!

[thisiswan2009]

this is the most difficult ballad to sing and that she's not sux at singing ballad. look at Live to tell confession tour... she did pretty well on it...

[clevawoman]

Thank goodness for Babyface. I wish more of these new artists would use his songwriting skills

[Tenorforte]

Her voice sounds a little shaky here.

[casseyboo89]

See, I love Madonna but Madonna is a non-singing singer...Her ballads, she sings horribly live. This performance proves it

[NocturneSoul]

@casseyboo89 What?? She can be an excellent singer sometimes! Watch her singing "You Must Love Me" in her Sticky&Sweet Tour, "Deeper and Deeper" and "Lament" in her Re-Invention Tour, "Drowned World" in her Confessions Tour, "Bad Girl" in SNL, "X-Static Process" in On The Record, "Don't Tell Me" and "Drowned World" in her Drowned World Tour, "Don't Tell Me" with David Letterman, "Mother and Father" acoustic on The Today Show and so many other flawless vocal performances. She's very good singer

[azzkikrazzkikr]

Thumbs up 4 bouncing keyboard player :)

[lovillo73]

@azzkikrazzkikr he must have ruined her whole video performance according to her LOL

[TheLanard]

I remember this. She was terrified to do a ballad on the AMA's. It's easy to dance and sing for her. But to just stand there and sing "Whitney" style (1980s-90s Whitney) was terrifying for her. If you look closely, you'll see her hands trembling. I still love it.

[RoPiDe]

im sorry but this whole thing is horrible. her vocals where terrible, the costume se was wearing, the wig(i mean, i hope it was a wig), the way that the where standing in those cubes. SHE CAN DO IT BETTER... EVEN WITH BALLADS!

[DAVEJJR]

@RoPiDe Ur completely nuts, blind and deaf!!! Madonna looks absolutely gorgeous!!! Her gown, hair and presentation are absolutely stunning ... She's singing her best, knowing her limitations, she decided to sing LIVE!!!! The amount of courage this must of took is beyond me... And obviously, the audience didn't mind, hence the applause..... And neither did the record buying public or radio, since this became Madonna's biggest #1 single of her amazing career......

[RoPiDe]

@DAVEJJR i would have clap to.. is what you do when singers finish their performances, and even more if you a fan... but she can doe waaaayyy much better that this...i've seen it!

[clojap]

It's funny how with some of the songs she tries too hard and ends up singing it too deeply, power of goodbye was a song she never sang well live yet she can do the vocal for it in songs like La Isla Bonita from the drowned world tour and others. She just needs to relax and sing it light instead of pushing so hard.

[chemochinga]

Is that "Baby-Face" supporting her vocals?

[Nellz1986]

@chemochinga yea that is baby face, he wrote and produced this song...he is also on the original record

[stiltysbhoy]

SHIT! thought this was muse... 

[hassan1814]

I WONDER HOW THIS SONG WOULD SOUND IF MARIAH SING IT WITH HER BREATHY TONES. BY THE WAY THE GUY ON THE STAGE WITH HER WROTE THE SONG. HIS NAME IS BABYFACE

[MrTaurus81]

check out bad girl live on snl.. awesome..

[MrTaurus81]

it gets better further in. i think she is nervous which is why she sounds bad. ha..

plus i think bf is putting her off.

[akaloith]

she sings ok for a 10 year old girl

[RBMods1]

Voice changed with those extra pounds she put on.

[mikeparez]

This would have been perfect after Drowned World on the Confessions Tour

[videotitan1]

People who know just a little bit of music know she's out of tune. People ask why she never sings this song live in her tours, well that's the reason she gets out of tune.

Remember people, Madonna is a performer not a singer.

[poppybrailsford]

great performance. that crazy keyboard man was lol

I dont think the dress suits maddy it makes her look big

[NakitaBenjamin2c]

Madonna can't sing. Sorry, she sounds like she's talking on this.

[zubenko17]

@NakitaBenjamin2c What??

[nadiaciccone93]

I really like the way she dress ...I really like the make up...I really like how she sing ...I really like her muscles...I really LOVE Madonnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[zubenko17]

@nadiaciccone93 I really love Madonna too!!!!She's beeeest!!!!!

[tirinaj2]

The man on the keyboard is so damn distracting.

[catandmas]

@tirinaj2 LMFAO so true

[gogoutube]

@tirinaj2 lmao it's like he's jamming to some heavy bass dance song

[Zakkhero]

she has a great voice!!

[toemeraldcity]

CASE IN POINT!!! ... "Change The World" - BABYFACE & Eric Clapton - MTV Live Acoustic Unplugged (even Eric Clapton is having trouble singing lead because of bad harmonizing)

[princeiion]

man that was lovely... they BOTH did a GREAT job in my opinion...

[toemeraldcity]

That guy is SO Off!!! KEY!!! ahhhhhhhhhh he's ruining her beautiful song...you can see she is not happy...HE NEEDS TO TAKE A BOW RIGHT OFF THE STAGE!!!

[igatbond]

@toemeraldcity BTW, that guy is Babyface who wrote this song. And I think he sounded great.

[toemeraldcity]

@igatbond Ok so mayb Babyface wrote the song but there's a lot of brilliant musicians 4some reason whats on the page doesn't translate 2 whats coming out of their mouths especially when it comes 2 harmonizing which in itself is very difficult &can throw off the singer!!! (I can't harmonize worth shit) As a singer there are certain things u do "inadvertently" when u know the song is not going the way it should u grab hold of the mic, u look over @ the other musician, ur eyes show it all

[vistaprime]

@igatbond he co-wrote he already stated Madonna wrote most of the lyrics. though the music is all his, yes.

[davishthai4422]

i think this song is hard to sing in live performance

that's why she never sings it on her Tours

even i'll remember she NEVER performed live in any places

in 1997 babyface almost was back to work with her again in Ray of light album

he offered madonna to make love ballads like this one

but madonna didn't agree with that to add another love ballad in this album

so they didn't work together

but why in Ray of light album has song like - power of good-bye ???

[itunesla]

Love u Madonna and pablorubio

Yes u are so right and acurated in all ur comentar to the way she has evolved vocally her voice now is amazing

Love my Madonna (------) big smile

Those are my teet

Love u guys

[productionkaya]

babyface wrote and produced the song he's not only the backup singer. Madonna can't really sing DAMN

[pablorubiolugo]

She shines sometimes vocally, 3 yeARS before this she sang Sooner or later in the oscars, and did it awsome.

5 yeARS after this, she transformed her voice in Evita and Ray of light.

Take a look at her, performing You must love me in the Oscars. She sounds flawless

[daniel87980]

I want that guy to do my backup singing ; )

[casseyboo89]

@daniel87980 thats singing songwritting legend Babyface. He's not a backup singer but as we can hear she needed one.

[youthinkyourecute]

This is the best I ever heard her sing!

[Down4U]

Ew. This is why she doesn't perform this on her tours. Do you hear this? Still my favorite song, but not live. @Mackenzie3

[jaznpwnz]

After all this years, I never knew the other singer was Babyface. Great harmony

[pablorubiolugo]

Madonna has a beautiful voice

[zeque7]

A Madonna le falta un poco de cuerda!!!

[missyandtom]

I LOVE this song. Babyface is beautiful on so many levels. Madonna does great on this song.

[TheTrickdad]

Fav Madonna song and you cant go wrong with Babyface singing backup

[kyox89]

freaking love this song. possibly the only madonna song that i actually like. and psst.. i only just found out babyface sang this with her. LMAO!

[CookyMonzta]

Oh, yeah; I got this in my VHS collection. Madge and 'Face both wrote and produced this one. "Like A Virgin" was her only R&B top-10 hit (reaching #9 in 1985), I was sure this would be her second (she should have had 6 by this point). Unfortunately in 1994 and '95 R&B radio had moved away from pop stars who ventured into R&B territory (though she started out as R&B/dance), and she could only get to #40 with this one, even with 'Face as her producer, despite 2 months at #1 on the Hot 100.

[amorcholo]

nice song...cool performance...i like madonna's hair...such a classic

[ROYER345]

se escucha bien quedito.

[ItsMeMattiSPN]

She still gives me chills!

[AndreDeJuanTV]

If people come here to trash Madonna, why watch the video in the first place? AND, Madonna has said many times before, she is NOT confident in her voice, especially in comparison with others. AND, this was before she shot Evita, and her voice became richer and fuller. So, stop trashing her. I'd love to see some of you get up there and do it...

[jirvin3268]

Wow Babyface can harmonize his ass off!! Perfect!!

[frvr21]

this was b4 Evita... with all that vocal training she sings way better now....also when shes on tour shes better anyway cuz shes not nervous like she is here

[MonikaAhatX]

Take a Bow is one of her greatest masterpieces.

Amazing live performance.

The Queen of Music Madge

[antonio6784]

why bizarre hairstyle??,,,,that hairstyle is vintage , on the 40´s years,,remember that video of take a bow.

[NocturneSoul]

Wow, she sounds great here!. She really can sing. Lovely.

[jayvee5686]

i love madonna

[Riveraica]

Wow! She managed to butcher her own song! That's why she doesn't sing it live!

[shellyosborn]

Babyface was in control of this .

[shellyosborn]

Babface was in control of this .

[mediasansnom]

@ImmortalMathias good good, i like this in u, comparing madonna & mariah poisitvly with no negativty , finally someone who understands

[magmaheritage]

Great song. But Maddie's vocals were pretty weak. Very pitchy at certain areas. Still, it's one of her crowning glories.

[keithc42oo]

madonna sounds so good when a soulful voice sings with her

[Jephersin84]

wow... this is rare... i never seen this.... i love this..... they sound good together

[jbw273]

CLASSIC PERFORMANCE BY THE QUEEN OF POP MUSIC

[Mackenzie73]

Why does she never perform TAKE A BOW on her tours????

[EXTENDED91]

@Mackenzie73: cus the kids of these days (in my age, or younger) won't like it..

[monik786]

@Mackenzie73 YESS WHYY??

[daniel87980]

@Mackenzie73 She probably doesn't wanna pay royalties to whoever wrote the song. LOL Was this at the end of Evita? I cannot remember.... I couldn't even get through that whole movie...

[gsh73la]

@daniel87980 I wonder who can get through your vids

[1funguy]

@Mackenzie73 i know...i think it was her longest running number 1 hit...i think it was no. 1 for 7 weeks...it would be a great way to end the show

[gsh73la]

@1funguy Only 7 weeks ? I'm sure she had hits that were much longer in the charts ?

[asianmelb]

cos Rihanna Stole it!!! @Mackenzie73

[rockmeagainbaby]

@Mackenzie73 sorry if loads of people have already told you this :p but its cause Madonna didnt want (and still doesnt) to have any songs in her tours which contain messages or lines such as in this case 'Say Goodbye' etc which rules out this song specifically for any tour and another song which I can't remember : / but which has similar messages im guessing

[Mackenzie73]

@rockmeagainbaby wow - i didn't know this...thanxx for answering....But don't you find it kind of odd yourself???

I do..... :-)

[rockmeagainbaby]

@Mackenzie73 Yeah I find it odd too cause Madonna would be the last person people would expect to retire so I don't know why she's concerned, maybe its cause she didnt want to send her fans the wrong message like when, for example, she took a break from touring for seven years between 1993 and 2001 and maybe she doesnt want to show that as a sign of retiring. Most fans only want to hear the song though I'm sure, never mind analysing messages Madonna might be trying to get across :) xx

[pwrsurg35]

@Mackenzie73 VERY good question... It was her longest running # 1 single, but she seems to always leave if off of her tour set list. Its kinda weird.

[chellehighness]

@pwrsurg35 shes said before that she doesnt want to perform a song with the lyric "goodbye" in one of her tours, she doesnt do Power of Goodbye either

[arkudaki]

@Mackenzie73 Maybe because babyface is not there ? One of my favorites songs

[FortuneGranted3000]

@Mackenzie73 Because it is no credit to Babyface without him being there, and we all know how Italians accept dark skins.



[AIXAable]

@Mackenzie73 because very dificult for her

[burghese]

@Mackenzie73 because the song is one of her most vocally challenging songs. We all know she's not really vocal queen when sings live, so for sure she would avoid. Specially in a full concert to perform after songs with dancing routines would ruin the song.

[SuperHalo7]

@Mackenzie73 theres a rumor that she does not sing TAKE A BOW and THE POWER OF GOODBYE until her last FINAL tour (because the word GOODBYE in both songs)

[Mackenzie73]

@SuperHalo7 sounds plausible to me......Thanxxx

[treg1980]

@SuperHalo7 Just rumours... She can't sing them live, that's why she never includes them on her tours.

[treg1980]

@Mackenzie73 Because it sounds so horrible when she sings it live. Or do you really like her vocal here? Love this song, but this live performance is horrible!!

[Ihateeminem1985]

@Mackenzie73 I guess 'cause she can't sing them live!

[Charliebangel]

@Mackenzie73

I think it's more difficult to sing than other songs. It's a ballad,you must have the right breath everytime and it's more easy to catch the right note when you start to sing a verse.Take A Bow,Bad Girl, Rain are such great songs,but are not so easy to sing for Madonna.

[casseyboo89]

@Mackenzie73 Because she cant sing this live.

[Subsistancer]

@casseyboo89 No. The song obviously says goodbye and she doesn't want to sing about goobyes because "everyone" expects her to retire soon.

[casseyboo89]

@Subsistancer Lies and fairytales LMFAO

[nicolemonrue]

at least 5 bottles of hairspray is in her hair alone...

[Fluffy4804]

beautiful song!

[fmahonie]

Sorry Madonna this time u out. That keyboard player is the main attraction of the day!

can't help laughing.. lol :D

[videotitan1]

IF you know just a little bit of music and melody, you'll realized she's out of tune on several parts of the song.

[fantof12]

@videotitan1

i agree with you

[naomikrif]

@videotitan1 too true

[manandsea]

I ll always be in love with you, you took my love for granted , so why oh why do I have to ask this now ??

[linardp3]

madonna's one of those few who doesn't need to belt to be hailed diva :D

[LiveDJFlo]

DANCE MUSIC of MADONNA LIVE by PIANO TEACHER !

[SkankExpose]

Madonna should have changed the lyrics to this...I've always been in love with meeeeeeeeee...I'm everybody's fantasyyyyyyyyy....I've got got 500 million dollaaaaaaaaars...I'm Madonna record business bling...lol

[gsh73la]

@SkankExpose I doubt she's as daft as you

[liljerrysunshine]

I listened to this a couple times after reading the comments and don't hear her as off-key. She did have vocal training for the filming of Evita. It shows in the soundtrack and also her following album, Ray of Light. Listening to her current recordings I don't think she's kept up with it.

[thisiswan2009]

it's obviously the fact that she's not knee into performing this song live at all even if the song was her biggest hit of her carrer at all and so that's why she didn't sing in any of her tours which makes me so so so furious!!!

[cloudysky115]

thanx for babyface without him, without the band at the back, the live rendition was rubbish!!!..FUCK she can't nail her own song on stage lack of emotion....she's only good in ballad when you listen to it recordedly in album, but talking about singing it LIVE...I would suggest, just go ahead and strip and sing like a virgin instead, that would make me alot happier..LOL...

[snowball1988]

@cloudysky115 watch her sing 'bad girl' live on SNL she carried that song perfectly by herself and that was a serious performance, she was sitting on a chair wearing all black.....

[DAVEJJR]

@snowball1988 Plus she was suffering from a mild case of walking pneumonia!!! And still went on SNL.... What a true trooper!!!!!!!!!!

[germangirl6]

Another version by Madonna. After hearing the Laura Fygi recording of Take A Bow,

I have to favor the Fygi "cover" for sincerity, and sensual warmth.

[macego1]

does anyone know where this was?

[ShadyPines7]

Babyface has written some beautiful songs.

[kittykitttykitty]

luv the hair

[GlitterOwl]

Lovely! thanks for uploading this.

[DaRinaNadz]

beautiful song

[roiluangprabang]

Beautiful song..take me back to those good ole days..luv her

[MrKoczor91]

my favorite song

[ramzezjb]

mmmm q delicia de melodia me facina me podrian xfa decir en q cd encuentro esta cacion gracias

[Madolicious1]

pertenece a bedtime stories o a something to remember, XD

[atbarr1911]

Written by Babyface, He is also singing the background vocals, an amazing talent

[roncerod]

@atbarr1911 co-written and co-produced with Madonna, take note!

[atbarr1911]

@roncerod ok co-written, I am pretty sure he did all the music. You probably have no idea who babyface is...lol, But he also wrote Boyz II Men "End of the Road", Look up his clip of evertime I close my eyes.

[roncerod]

@atbarr1911 as as I know, Madonna wrote the chorus and they sat down to finish the song. Even Babyface can confirm this.

[bhindex]

@atbarr1911 you probably have no idea who Madonna is. The woman has written most of the classic pop songs from the 80s, 90s and 00s. Hello?!

[atbarr1911]

@bhindex She is GREAT i understand... But the way you are hyping her up you make it is sound like she was doing Babyface a favor by letting her help write the song. Or Babyface messed her up!!!

[guillech]

she's the best!

[RedMambaYard]

@GetTogetherMe5 or anyone who knows

From what show was this video filmed?

Thanks ;-)

[guillech]

@RedMambaYard this video was from the 1995 American Music Awards, a song from her 1994 album Bedtime Stories.

[RedMambaYard]

@guillech

thanks!

[sillychad18]

i love 90s music, the musical formula, the age of creativity of melody, among other things...music is shit now...Paparazzi is a killer song though. =)

[Leinard04]

It would be very nice if she will make an acoustic arrangement of this song for her tour coz I can never get tired of listening to this song!!!!!

[keithc42oo]

i dont see whats wrong with this . i love it. take a bow great song, live preformance cool , she never used this song on any tour so im happy i got see this

[elprincipito11]

love this performance...madonna perfect

[XXBilliejoe]

Every performance of her is so different, love her! She's the best!

[czyztko]

nothing wrong with this performance

[raulganau]

This is an original Madonna Song!!!

[moocow84]

My joint favourite Madonna song but this is a horrible performance. :(

[dumbasaboxofhair]

@moocow84 i dont think its so bad i thnk ray of light with lenny kravitz was bad! that has horrible

[sister210]

Does anyone know who originally sang this song? It is a beautiful song, too bad its being murdered by Madonna.

[babyboi1002]

ummmmm...it's her song

[disgrl4]

@sister210 You idiot, its originally Madonna's song back from 1994.

[Nissi210]

Its a shame she is murdering her own song!  Jackass!

[TarantulaCandy]

@Nissi210 : "jackass" so it's your mother for not keeping her legs crossed...indeed JACKASS

[brutotucuerpo]

MADONNA..in your next tour pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee sing this song....!!!!!!

[beautifulday01]

now i know why she didn't sing this song live ever again.

[aragosantiago]

SO AMAZING!

Love u, Madonna!

[Metnal]

Love This Song!

[XXBilliejoe]

Good performance!