FRANKLIN FUENTES: OFFICIAL 'If Madonna Calls' video

[hughlingard]

That is a manic three and a half minutes.

[RJJNY]

Adorably shady

[igorsutak]

Hello Junior...? This is Madonna...epic! 

[farkn0se]

@franklinfuentes that is pretty sad...isn't there a sense of community in the NY house music scene? also...do you know of any definitive book, movie or doco about the NY house music scene? like insider interviews and such - your comment above seems to hint at a thousand fascinating and untold stories. also the way the different tunes and mixes are often inter related - ppl like yourself, george morel and just about everyone else who releases under different names and partnerships. v interesting

[franklinfuentes]

@farkn0se, VERY!

for dance documentaries, i'd suggest 'maestro' (about the paradise garage) & 'hang the dj.' which centered around 'if madonna calls' incidentally.. let me know what you think?

[farkn0se]

@franklinfuentes thanks!!! i will see if i can get them on amazon. freakin hell - someone wrote a book about "if madonna calls"? that's the stuff legends are made off...a major coup! each response prompts more questions...i dont like to clog up your comments but one more ? pls. how do remixes happen? does the band pay the producer of their choice to do say a dance mix or does the producer pick the song they want to remix? or a bit of both? thanks FF for sharing some of the secrets of yr world.

[farkn0se]

mad film clip to a great tune - who directed the clip?

[franklinfuentes]

@farkn0se, i don't remember the guys name but he was from england.

due to major discrepancies, my lawyer advised me against appearing in this video.. the biggest regret of my career!

[farkn0se]

@franklinfuentes the guy from england wasn't guy ritchie was he? lol and another question - on discogs it says the song is your creation but on wikipedia it says it's junior vasquez's creation?!!! what's the real deal?

and one more question...if dave brubeck calls will his video response get approved? lol

[franklinfuentes]

@blackenedcatfish, i remember junior having an array of 'queen' songs.. i think the one that you might be thinking of is 'just like a queen' by junior (aka ellis d.) or 'go miss thing' by myself (aka jack & jill)? they both should be posted here on youtube.

[nuyorican1970]

whatever happened to the beef they had?????????

[Gwinnettboy18]

@nuyorican1970 Apparently the "beef" is still on. In 2003 Madonna's publicist said that Madonna would never work with Junior again. Also I believe her layers sent him a cease and desist letter when he was playing some "unofficial" remixes of her songs, namely Die another day at the time.

thats the last I heard of their beef though. My guess is they just pretend the other doesnt exist at this point.

[Gwinnettboy18]

that was supposed to be lawyers lol. i fail.

[equestriandisco]

@Gwinnettboy18 actually, i read an interview with junior (i believe on mtribe or some madonna site) and he says there was NEVER beef between him and her, the beef was that her label was pissed that he used her vocals and i guess didn't get permission from them. that's why his remixes never get released on her singles. although he did ask her if he could remix one of her newer songs (i wanna say it was hollywood but i could be wrong). but yeah...

[liquidgee13]

If I call - disconnect me, I'm not here.

[longdong9876]

Always makes me laugh

[BmwAtl0007]

Actually if she calls ... DISCONNECT her! We used to get our life in NYC, DC, Balt. Philly to this cut. WORK!!!

[DjJoeylu]

Never knew there was a music video for this classic track!!