Ray of Light

Like a prayer, like a virgin.

Ray of light is always something more modern.

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Flea had originally suggested they record an electronic album somewhere between U2's Zeropa and the Prodigy's The Fat of the Land.

It was they discounted that idea after William Orbit, obviously the creator of Madonna's Ray of Light.

And David Bowie turned down the job of producer.

So for

I think it's a... sample-driven pop music, really, with a few more, you know, like, I guess it's a bolder version of alternative pop, you know, where people are sampling and also integrating dance music production techniques or, you know, sounds within that.

So... you know, I think that sort of, you can sort of like, you know, with Madonna and Ray of Light, working with William Orbit, like you can see like the connection to like, there's a portal in that connects like that sort of ultra pop thing to like what true pop can be.

And I think it's why Oat Through Time is, you know, unfinished sympathy, but I will teardrop is a way more big, like, you know, successful track for, um, massive attack, you know, but Porter said, um, like so many of those tracks were just massive in that, that era, because I think they do crossover.

So there's still like songwriting in it.

of an array of light

this is the song that became ray of light for Madonna that's insane we were just talking that's

insane I was wondering what it was yeah for a second I thought is it like one of those like

in the sky at night I wonder that's crazy yeah

And it's, yeah madonna says this it's totally out of control the original version is well over 10 minutes long it was completely indulgent and but i loved it it was heartbreaking to cut it down to a manageable length

i wonder if they ever released it like as a 12 inch it's probably in a vault somewhere yeah

um but uh Dave Curtis was not aware that Madonna had recorded Saffron as Ray of Light, and he heard it for the first time being played on the radio.

He said he couldn't believe it and was initially a bit annoyed, but became pleased when he learned that he would receive 15% of the royalties.

it's just a boring song

all right what about ray of light this is our last one

Eh, I am not crazy about that song.

Yeah.

What is one of your faves then that didn't make the cut?

I am a big fan of Ray of Light.

Yes.

Because her vocals in that... insane

I'm going to go and listen to it after this though.

It's so, so good.

And another one that is coming from the same album as Ray of Light is Frozen at number 11.

Just missing out on the top 10.

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And then she connected with Orbit.

She had him remix a couple of her songs earlier in the decade, and they worked together completely on the album Ray of Light.

One of the things that I think is important in any kind of music, in creating a coherent album, is that instead of a bevy of producers and remixers producing individual tracks, you work with one person on an album and make a sort of a unified statement.

I think that's one thing that Janet Jackson did with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

And you're seeing it with Madonna doing it on Ray of Light with William Orbit.

That is a great Madonna record.

I mean, maybe that's an oxymoron for some people.

He's the only musician on the record.