Madonna - Arioso Lyrics






Everyone's an authority
On who and what is good for me
Who I see, what I wear

Everyone's a specialist
On where I've been
And who I've kissed
Choices I should make
The lovers I should take

Everyone's a connaisseur
How do they know?
What makes them so sure?
Do they know what's right for me?

Everyone's a know-it-all
But will they be there
To catch me when I fall
Or have they just come along for the show?

The me nobody knows
Just what it's like, nobody sees
If they could just walk along in my shoes for a while
Then they could see just what it's like

Everyone's a specialist
On where I've been
And who I've kissed
Choices I should make
The lovers I should take

The me nobody knows
Just what it's like, nobody sees
If they could just walk along in my shoes for a while
Then they could see just what it's like

The me nobody knows
Just what it's like
The me nobody knows
Just what it's like

Mmmm mmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm
Mmmm mmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm

If they could just walk along in my shoes for a while...





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  1. S.... L....

    It's not very often that a Madonna song can make me cry, but wow, THIS Madonna song got me all emotional. She sounds like an angel on this one. She really should have released this.

  2. F.... S....

    Fuck! This song is so perfect, I can't believe they chose not to release it! Whyyyyyyyyy????

  3. �.... ....

    this song like a movie of working girl Thema..
    nice

  4. F.... S....

    She better return back to 1994-1998
    Otherwise she will loose her fans and listeners. She became very aggressive last years and nervous.

  5. F.... M....

    Assim ela chega aos ouvidos refinados, que são "os raros". Esplêndido! 👏👏👏💖

  6. S.... ....

    Sounds cute but I understand why it never made the cut on an official release.

  7. M.... S....

    Who thinks that all songs that were never release it was a mistake???

  8. l.... ....

    The intro seems Radio Maria 🙏

  9. P.... T....

    I think this song would have been good as a track 0 on CD copies of Ray of Light. So you would have to manual intervene and seek backward to the beginning of track 0 after staring track 1.

  10. F.... ....

    Thi is boring. I think she has many better unreleased tracks than this one, specially from ROL era. Revenge and Gone Gone Gone are the best!

  11. P.... s....

    This has a Karen carpenter vibe to it

  12. O.... S....

    This song from William Orbit got published 11 years after this demo from 1999 in the year 2010, but in a better version, without Madonna.

  13. S.... L....

    This song is so touching. It's beautiful.

  14. H.... A....

    Are these musical instruments we heard actually recorded or created with computer package?

  15. H.... A....

    Beautifulllllllllll

  16. J.... I....

    MADONNA ... . Es un angel cantando en un paraiso surreal , lo bello de la vida , lo tiene ella en sus canciones , unica en todo ... diosa eterna ... mi estrella preferida y la mas brillante de todas ... Te amo madonna .

  17. r.... f....

    Speachless. Masterpiece.

  18. M.... N....

    This song was written after Ray of Light so it may have been intended to be on The Next Best Thing or Music. Now what Warner should have done was release 2 or 3 of these tracks on GHV2. But that was stupid on their behalf. Another good song is Like an Angel passing through my room.

  19. V.... R....

    Luverly! 😀

  20. A.... ....

    Sounds like an abba song 💥💥💥

  21. T.... Y....

    The ending sounds like Swim!

  22. J.... c....

    Adorable😍😍😍

  23. G.... G....

    Her BEST, most personal lyrics! William Orbit will always be THE BEST producer for Madonna! His work is perfect, touching and powerful.

    G.... G....

    Eh, he wasn't so great on MDNA.

  24. V.... M....

    Wonderland...

  25. R.... P....

    I cant believe we got this blessing on 2014.

  26. H.... ....

    Fantastic!

  27. R.... W....

    Thanks i did not have this one i feel so stupid~but ~brilliant~ again~

  28. L.... h....

    Glad this stayed a demo

  29. S.... C....

    The first part is sooo relaxing and then around 3:50 it gets even better! I would LOVE to have the final deal, the vocals are too quiet on this and you can tell it's not mastered

  30. V.... I....

    SUBLIME💖💖💖💖💖💖

  31. M.... V....

    Madonna was soefistisch at That time, very spirituele , what I like , so as other albums To. Always something news thats wy She stil on the top. Btw I love iT

  32. M.... L....

    I think this song was recorded as part of the "The Next Best Thing sessions" In which she recorded "American Pie" and "Time Stood Still". And then they dropped the song. I think it is a master-peace though, and somehow glad that is has come to see the light of day. One can still wonder what a fully produced, mixed and finalized version would have sounded like....

  33. A.... M....

    As lovely 'n' ABBA -ish as this sounds it does remind me of this in parts...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv-0mmVnxPA

  34. M.... C....

    some lyrics are stranger: Who's I've kissed (does she means her ex-s)
    the lovers that should have take also is a reference to her old boyfriends

  35. j.... ....

    can t stop listening to that song. Her voice is so fragile and profond. Makes me want to take her in my arms and tell her that everything is going to be alright. I love you Madonna. Don t be afraid anymore.

  36. j.... ....

    I just love you for who you are Madonna and for all those incredible moments of joy you gave me and still give me

  37. M.... ....

    The beginning is awful but near the end is glorious

  38. F.... S....

    Beautiful

  39. J.... F....

    Que preciosidade

  40. a.... ....

    This sounds like a music track you'd on videogame, dreamlike and whimsical. Lovely vocals as well, what a great find. Thanks for posting.

  41. s.... w....

    beautiful music of old centuries I imagine you a Princess in this song I wander why it has not been released , it s so pure !

  42. m.... ....

    After "Music" album was a great time for her to stop touring, the vocals live had seen better days. She should've exited gracefully with an album version of "What It Feels Like For A Girl", but a real pretty video, and left "Miles Away", "Nothing Fails", and maybe one of the alternate versions of "Love Profusion", left for some great tracks on a movie soundtrack. Madonna stayed too long at the fair. She became that MAD TV skit about her as an old lady in leather mesh and assless chaps, it was creepy, she became Bette Davis "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?"-esque... "You gotta' know when to go" ...gracefully and with some great memories, she became a geriatric pop star, like The Rolling Stones, no bueno, and she sold her soul just like the Rollling Stones.

    Holidays spent with war criminal Bibi Netanyahu who sends kill teams to shoot Syrian kids in the face Madonna owns 20 million dollar penthouse in Rothschild land grab locale. Tel Aviv was named in 1910, Greater Israel, 8 nations bombed for these insane people claiming a 3,000 year lineage. Killing 35% Christians, Seculars and some Muslims for Rothschild Banking land grabbers... Madonna is wicked, a Sellout!...

  43. c.... p....

    And it feels like home, or heaven

  44. R.... H....

    This is Madonna at her simply best it's gave me goose bumps how absolutely delightful #QUEEN #ALLWAYS #ARIOSO

  45. O.... ....

    That build up, that ending.... My god.... So much beauty.

  46. D.... L....

    I like it, it has the Orbit vibe, but I don't think it fits into the album, something just doesn't feel right. They did right to not include it in Ray of Light. Not the case for Has to Be, that should have been in the album!

    D.... L....

    It's a little too "bright sounding" for Ray of Light and even the subject matter is a little off. Plus they really piled the reverb on the vocals so it's really dreamy.
    It would have sounded out of place, but I still wouldn't have minded hearing this on the album.

  47. N.... O....

    Sublime.

  48. t.... ....

    orbit has a taste for classical, he did a great mix with Handel too

  49. T.... G....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DgU3ntHZIc

  50. j.... ....

    The humming close to the end, from the show Wonderland. Like, who knew? What other gems are being found of her?

  51. P.... M....

    Para mi el mejor álbum que ha hecho Madonna hasta la fecha, en colaboración con William Orbit. De ahí a Confessions con Stuart Price.

  52. e.... ....

    Should of been b side too ray of light this song is so pure

  53. E.... L....

    Madonna needs to get back to basics work with Patrick Leonard and William orbit

    E.... L....

    And Stuart

    E.... L....

    @Haroon Tareq, Patrick Leonard himself has praised Madonna as a producer too.

    E.... L....

    She worked with Orbit for MDNA.

    E.... L....

    @Haroon Tareq why do you think he said what he said?

    E.... L....

    Ouranus He did work with William Orbit on MDNA tho...

  54. B.... E....

    she has great vocals... But I totally get it why it didn't make the cut... she probably said, it sucks, "fuck it".

  55. C.... J....

    I'M PREGNANT WITH THIS SONG

  56. r.... p....

    Bach, abba and Japanese anime.....

  57. L.... A....

    So true.

  58. m.... d....

    Now This is what it calls mamaterials queen
    Wish it could be reaveld in 2017

    Madonna you are my only star in this world

  59. d.... q....

    It stayed a demo because it sounds exactly like songs from Evita.

  60. N.... S....

    My favorite

  61. N.... Z....

    Masterpiece

  62. l.... ....

    0:00-3:22 = It just doesn't fit Ray of Light and Music musically. It comes closest to Little Star, but I can see why it was omitted.
    3:22-5:07 = Something else. She should really build an entire different song using this segment as a base. The hum towards the end, which was used as the opening credit music to Wonderland, is fantastic.

    l.... ....

    agreed from 3:22 I became really interested in the song. Infact I wish someone would take 3:22 to 5:07 and make it separate

    l.... ....

    lightbulb84 Come on, It could easily come after Little Star on Ray Of Light and before Mer Girl.

  63. e.... n....

    sound like journey to Madonnaland...so cool and relax

  64. G.... L....

    Leaked Demo #1 – 5:05, Demo #2 – 5:32 (5:18), William Orbit Instrumental Mix #2 – 04:09. I'm Waiting for William Orbit Mix #1 – 4:43 !

  65. K.... H....

    Absolutely gorgeous song. It paired perfectly with the rain on my walk to class today. I wish she would've released it.

  66. S.... ....

    so beautiful

  67. E.... V....

    Would be great for Game of Thrones or Vikings ! :D

  68. L.... ....

    man, i love Her..

  69. C.... F....

    Deeply beautiful.

  70. C.... S....

    I love this hummmm hummmmmmmm

  71. R.... B....

    William orbit is a genius 🎂🎸

    R.... B....

    And let's not forget Bach. After all, while the production is genius, the melody is genius as well.

    R.... B....

    Are these musical instruments we heard actually recorded or created with computer package?

  72. S.... B....

    This is DOPE! Madonna why didn't you release this GEM!!!???

  73. L.... H....

    These instrumentals layered and mixed with the vocals is so calming and serene, sounds almost like your entering the other dimension!

    L.... H....

    Analee Constance the instrumentals are a little louder then her voice tho

    L.... H....

    @João Vitor okay thanks hahahah

    L.... H....

    Are these musical instruments we heard actually recorded or created with computer package?

  74. K.... J....

    it should have been in ray of light album cd

    K.... J....

    This was recorded after Ray Of Light sessions precisely in 199 During the initial sessions of Music

  75. j.... c....

    This is kind of good bad. This is the kind of music they play on repeat in Thai restaurants.. On and on and on. Haha

  76. i.... ....

    wow! It's a pure gem<3
    If only she could work again with Orbit, or Pat Leonard, etc... Thanks to their collab, she produced her most beautiful songs:)

    i.... ....

    Orbit was all over MDNA and it wasn't comparable to this. Both have moved on from this sound.

    i.... ....

    @Ray M. what a shame

    i.... ....

    @Ray M. yes, but Orbit said himself that his work on MDNA was very rushed and had it not been their collaboration would have been far greater! He was not happy with what came out of MDNA

    i.... ....

    @B Johnson I'm aware. But to be quite frank I think they could've spent forever working on MDNA and it would have been a letdown. His tracks are some of my least favorite. The only track I like that he worked on is Some Girls And even then I recognize that it's not _that_ great of a track. Gang Bang is alright, I suppose.

    He was also apart of "Alien" for Britney and "Don't Wake Me Up" for Chris Brown. Not bad songs, but not great.

    I think he had a very distinctive sound when he originally worked with Madonna. It was fairly easy to tell by ear alone what a William Orbit song was. Now, not so much. I just feel like there was no point to going back to him. He's just not doing the same type of work he was doing before and not doing anything particularly interesting at the moment.

  77. G.... D....

    Sounds like Heaven ... Love You Madonna ... xxxxxxxxxx

    G.... D....

    This sounds nothing like Heaven, the hacked Rebel Heart song...

  78. M.... B....

    Inspired by J. S. Bach Air for strings in G. Beautiful

    M.... B....

    that's not Air in G. it's concert for harpsichord and orchestra in F, BWV 1056, second movement

  79. A.... M....

    The theme isn't in keeping with tone of ROL. It sounds like an early idea for What it Feels Like for a Girl

    A.... M....

    +Aanth MJ It's actually an outtake from the Music sessions.

    A.... M....

    From Music sessions and is not full version.

  80. T.... W....

    Sounds like the theme of an 80s Japanese Cartoon..

    T.... W....

    David Purple OMG FAAACCTTTSSS

    T.... W....

    David Purple it does

    T.... W....

    Lol. Now i cant think of anything else

    T.... W....

    Unico Adventures with Unico and the Island of enchanted puppets Unico (I butchered the name)

  81. D.... I....

    this was meant to be in Music, not in Ray of light

    D.... I....

    no way, it sounds like RoL thing..

    D.... I....

    He's right it was written in 1999 and ray of light was 1998.

  82. K.... ....

    Such a gem!

  83. L.... H....

    everyone's a specialist

  84. T.... ....

    Caramba linda música! Não conhecia... Parece uma jóia. A próposito, que nome engraçado pra um canal, Madonna Favelada rsrs.

    T.... ....

    Nome doido sim, kkkkk. Essa música é bem diferente para o padrão Madonna. Essa versão está cortada no final.

    T.... ....

    Sim, essas demos são incríveis!

  85. Y.... s....

    takes me to wonderland, takes me far away from here

    Y.... s....

    Part of it was used for the entrance of a shoe called Wonderland.

  86. j.... p....

    beautiful song and music thanks for adding it!!!!

  87. W.... W....

    THIS is the Madonna we want!

    W.... W....

    Wowmusicable Warcraft Music After "Music" album was a great time for her to stop touring, the vocals live had seen better days. She should've exited gracefully with an album version of "What It Feels Like For A Girl", but a real pretty video, and left "Miles Away", "Nothing Fails", and maybe one of the alternate versions of "Love Profusion", left for some great tracks on a movie soundtrack. Madonna stayed too long at the fair. She became that MAD TV skit about her as an old lady in leather mesh and assless chaps, it was creepy, she became Bette Davis "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?"-esque... "You gotta' know when to go" ...gracefully and with some great memories, she became a geriatric pop star, like The Rolling Stones, no bueno, and she sold her soul just like the Rollling Stones.

    Holidays spent with war criminal Bibi Netanyahu who sends kill teams to shoot Syrian kids in the face Madonna owns 20 million dollar penthouse in Rothschild land grab locale. Tel Aviv was named in 1910, Greater Israel, 8 nations bombed for these insane people claiming a 3,000 year lineage. Killing 35% Christians, Seculars and some Muslims for Rothschild Banking land grabbers... Madonna is wicked, a Sellout!...

    W.... W....

    @Adriano Bulla Time will tell. Rebel Heart (although a good album) didn't met the expectations.

    W.... W....

    Lonely Number I think it did meet the expectations in many ways.

    W.... W....

    You like Madame x?

    W.... W....

    @Wowmusicable Warcraft Music Thats because of the RMB and REQQUEE and RAP in her songs.These 3 Music styles simply doesnt fit to her.

  88. G.... N....

    Lost for words
    In your face Bach :D

    G.... N....

    Giorgi Nemsitsveridze what the hell are you talking about. Bach is other musician, from other century . You can not compare madonna and Bach. Actually I think this is tribute from madonna to Bach .

    G.... N....

    I think you'r being a hypocrite
    Just because in the past the composer were such geniuses - carrying the whole symphonies in their heads, doesn't mean this take on Bach's music isn't more interesting and I bet you'd listen to her music over Bach + William Orbit has done some magic with his Modern versions.

    G.... N....

    Giorgi Nemsitsveridze what ? Jeje Bach is superior and Madonna will never reach his level as musician. Madonna is a good performer of POP music, while Bach comes from baroque in the late XVII century and early XVIII century with different and more complex harmonies. I think that this is why Madonna and Bach can not be compared .

    G.... N....

    Madonna is a different kind of performer, one who is more widely recognized. at the end Madonna is the best in her league, Bach isn't. end of story.

    G.... N....

    Victor Dude, any time someone favors one thing to another it's subjective by default. I know basic wikipedia stuff about Bach and how good his music is. But times change and so does music an the ways of making it - Bach was great because he wrote great symphonies all by himself, and my comment never said Madonna is better, I meant this music is better for me and I don't care if it's made by one genius composer or collective geniuses, something Eno calles scenius. Nobody cares who's who if you like one thing more than the other you just say so - that's how I judge music.

  89. S.... ....

    Me parece una lastima que éste tema no esté en ningun disco oficial.......ops!

  90. S.... ....

    Me parece una lastima que éste tema no esté en ningun disco oficial.......ops!

  91. e.... ....

    WOW! so this is Wonderland  :-O 😍😍

    e.... ....

    @ejecu Yes, it is. It is gorgeous.

  92. c.... ....

    3:49 onwards is amazing.  I always had the humming snippet on my Ipod, it's great to have it incorporated into a complete song.

  93. q.... v....

    es madonna?

    q.... v....

    No mi abuela

  94. a.... g....

    beautiful song!

  95. S.... f....

    Perfect voice here , why this masterpiece was not on the album or a single ???

    S.... f....

    @***** So damn different .....

    S.... f....

    @***** It wasn't a demo for Nobody's Perfect. It's a separate song that was made and the outro was used for a television pilot hence where the clip "Wonderland" originated from.

    S.... f....

    oh yes her sweet and profond voice qui me berce

  96. c.... ....

    oh.. i think i love it.. kinda rockoko meats 1982 or something..