https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:27:26 +0000 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 02:36:58 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2675 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2675&PID=67142&title=madonnaexpress-yourself#67142 Author: mjb50
Subject: 2675
Posted: 15 August 2025 at 2:36am

Underground Dub wrote: In the end (for whatever reason), MTV opted for the shorter version and VH1 played the full version.

I am 95.2% certain you are wrong about that. MTV aired the full-length video with the house mix and the sexy bits. I watched it many evenings when it was broadcast in 1989.

VH1 I am less certain about, but they aimed for an "adult", middle-of-the-road audience, so surely they aired the censored video. My recollection is that the music in their version in 1989 was not the house mix.

The Immaculate Collection came out in 1990, with the non-house mix set to the censored video, right? At that point, I don't know what they were airing on either channel.

In any case, I'm indeed confused by your post!

Edited by mjb50 - 15 August 2025 at 2:52am]]> Fri, 15 Aug 2025 02:36:58 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2675&PID=67142&title=madonnaexpress-yourself#67142 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2675&PID=67139&title=madonnaexpress-yourself#67139 Author: elcoleccionista
Subject: 2675
Posted: 12 August 2025 at 12:41pm

Back in 1992, I remember there was a show on VH1 called "Sex Symbols". The longer house mix video had quite the rotation on that show, three years after its initial release.]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:41:25 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2675&PID=67139&title=madonnaexpress-yourself#67139 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2675&PID=67138&title=madonnaexpress-yourself#67138 Author: elcoleccionista
Subject: 2675
Posted: 12 August 2025 at 12:38pm

I would propose that you do a listening comparison, e.g. by snippets, and it should become apparent. There are many differences, some of them already discussed on this thread. Let us know how it went if you do try it!]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:38:12 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2675&PID=67138&title=madonnaexpress-yourself#67138 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2675&PID=67137&title=madonnaexpress-yourself#67137 Author: AaronsAmazing
Subject: 2675
Posted: 10 August 2025 at 11:29pm

I just heard a version on Mix 106.3, but I don't know if it was the album version or the single version (7" Remix, to be specific). Are there any mixing differences I should look out for, asides from the shorter run-time?]]> Sun, 10 Aug 2025 23:29:00 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2675&PID=67137&title=madonnaexpress-yourself#67137 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2675&PID=16225&title=madonnaexpress-yourself#16225 Author: Underground Dub
Subject: 2675
Posted: 12 May 2008 at 9:26pm

One of my all-time favourites.

Useless trivia as this one confuses a lot of Madonna fans. Now allow me to confuse everyone else, j/k.

In 1989, Shep Pettibone did two different remix sessions for "Express Yourself" (and a third in 1990!).

The first session is based on the original, horn-heavy Like A Prayer arrangement of the song with lots of "live" instruments. The hit 7" Remix is from this session and follows the structure of the LP Version, but lends the track a fuller, more polished sound with additional strings and percussive elements throughout.

The only structural difference comes near the fade, where the vocal has been altered. On the LP version Madonna sings "Express yourself/(backing vocals, no Madonna: You've got to make him)/So you can respect yourself". On this part of the 7" Remix she instead sings "Express yourself/(Backing vocals WITH Madonna:You've got to make him)/Express himself...".

The second session is the house remix. This version has a completely new, electronic backing track and thanks to The Immaculate Collection and VH1 (explaination on the way), many are more familiar with this arrangement.

When the video was released in 1989, MTV and VH1 were given two different cuts of the video.

The first runs 4:50 and is set to the house arrangement.
The mix used is unique, but is essentially the Remix/Edit found only on the above promo CD with the intro replaced by one similar to that heard on the Local Mix version. The only real difference in the mix is that the line "Do you believe in love" echoes on the video and does not on the Local Mix. Otherwise, one can carefully recreate this video version by using the two mixes from the promo CD.

The second video (included on The Immaculate Collection VHS/LD/DVD/VCD, lol) removes some of the steamier bedroom moments from the end and runs about 20 seconds shorter. The main body of the 7" Remix is used for the soundtrack, but the intro and fade endings are replaced with the intro and acappella ending of The Local Mix (by way of poor edits). This accounts for the time difference as it was necessary to place the acappella ending before the fade began on the 7" Remix.

In the end (for whatever reason), MTV opted for the shorter version and VH1 played the full version.

Edited by Underground Dub]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 21:26:10 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2675&PID=16225&title=madonnaexpress-yourself#16225 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2675&PID=16220&title=madonnaexpress-yourself#16220 Author: edtop40
Subject: 2675
Posted: 12 May 2008 at 8:23pm

my commercial 45 issued as sire 22948 contains, on the A-side, the 7" remix with a listed running time of 4:30 but actually runs 4:34...

]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 20:23:45 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2675&PID=16220&title=madonnaexpress-yourself#16220 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2675&PID=12469&title=madonnaexpress-yourself#12469 Author: jimct
Subject: 2675
Posted: 07 November 2007 at 10:17am

My promo CD single (PRO-CD-3541) has the following:

1-(7" Remix) (listed 4:30; actual 4:34)
2-(Remix/Edit) (listed 4:50; actual 4:59)
3-(Non-Stop Express Mix) (listed 7:54; actual 7:57)
4-(Local Mix) (listed 6:20; actual 6:27)]]> Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:17:05 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2675&PID=12469&title=madonnaexpress-yourself#12469