Madonna Week: Top 10 Most Underused Songs

The ho and I once came to the conclusion that Madonna actually hates us; some of her best songs were never used on tours, and that is always certified whenever a new tour setlist is out and we don't see those favorite of ours. This list will feature the top 10 songs that I still crave for her to include in some tour setlist; some are singles others not.

Honorable Mentions:
- Rain, Dress You Up and Who's That Girl: Despite being featured on the 1993 Girlie Show Tour and the 1985 and 1987 Virgin and Who's That Girl Tour[s], these songs seemed to have been forgotten by the Bitch. "Rain" was beyond beautiful in 1993, but it should've been played more... I imagine her playing it with the acoustic guitar sometimes; "Who's That Girl" is a well known underrated gem by Madge, I myself didn't like it in the beginning, but it's so cool and delicious that it deserves a whole new recap and performance. As for "Dress You Up" the Bitch almost included it on the Re-Invention Tour setlist... if only she had given up the fucking guitar and just shook the booty!!

Note: this is a somewhat bitter post, so I'll be calling her Bitch a lot.

Top 10:
10. Waiting [from Erotica]
When I first downloaded the Erotica album this was the song, aside the singles, that I got majorly addicted to. This Jazzy-rap is somewhat heartbreaking but so cool to sing-along and those first three lines are pure wisdom: "Well I know from experience/That if you have to ask for something more than once or twice/It wasn't yours in the first place". Later I had me wishing that the Girlie Show setlist had it, and found me disappointed when I saw it didn't. Today I know I'll never see it live [she probably doesn't even remember she wrote it], but can't a girl dream? Nobody thought You Thrill Me would ever be used and look what happened last year! *frowns*
09. I'd Rather Be Your Lover [from Bedtime Stories]
Bedtime Stories is an underused/rated album itself. Even if it generated four awesome singles she probably got too bored to do a tour, or maybe she forgot. The beauty about this album is that she did R&B without sounding fake at all; "Lover" is a perfect example of that. With an oppressive bass and delicious guittar hooks she sings cute Pop-like lyrics, in a fine tone that resembles her early career but improved and better. The rap by Me'Shell NdegeOcello feels like a special touch that the song could no live without... and she's also responsible for the bass. And yes, this also goes to the hall of the never-to-be-performed songs.
08. Don't Stop [from Bedtime Stories]
Once again: simple [almost silly] lyrics, cool beats, genius guitar hooks and a chorus that feels more like a demand than a request. "Don't Stop" is one of those songs you never pay much attention to until you find yourself iPod-less walking down the street humming it; minutes later you'll find yourself loving the good feeling it brings you... especially when the synths give you the illusion you're under disco lights. This would be cute live because the whole arena would be singing it together, the lyrics are so easy that you'll get them before you can say "grooving".
07. Angel [from Like A Virgin]
This is the pure 1980's uptempo ballad: from the addictive synths to the campy lyrics. But there's something I must confess before I go further: this song was on the Virgin Tour setlist; however, the reason it's here and not above on the HMs is that they cut it from the official VHS released from the Detroit concert. But that was more than twenty years ago and we still don't have a Virgin Tour DVD, much less this awesome song [that was a single if you don't know] has ever been performed live again.
06. Till Death Do Us Part [from Like A Prayer]
Big time wishful thinking. This is Madonna and Sean Penn's divorce song and considering it's one of the bitterest songs she ever wrote I'm sure she will never ever perform it on a tour. But I do wish to be mistaken someday because this song is marvel; the original version's sonority is a bit old for today's, but it sure would give a good dark Jazz or acoustic version.
05. Amazing [from Music]
Legend tells that she has hard feelings about this song: this and Impressive Instant were the next lined-up to be released as Music's forth and last single; Warner wanted "Amazing" [comercial sound very similar to the smash hit Beautiful Stranger], Madonna wanted "Instant" [experimental and - pardon the lack of lexicon variety, but this one is simply perfect - impressive piece]. In the end she got mega pissed and put off the forth single release [see why we're sure she hates us?], and "Instant" made it to the Drowned World Tour, while poor "Amazing" is a forever renegade.
Most of the other fans [those pieces of Lucas-don't-give-a-shit-about-you] hates "Amazing" because it was taken from an early version of "Stranger"; but it's not the poor song's fault if William Orbit isn't a very creative producer [that's my opinion here okay] and you can't hear the delightful retro feeling that accompanies the lovely lyrics.
04. Bad Girl [from Erotica]
This one, at its time, was performed on the SNL, but this list is about tours. This song was also reharsed for the Re-Invention Tour and dropped for whatever stupid reason. This song has one of the most heartbreaking and beautiful lyrics she ever wrote. This song is loved by mostly every fan and impresses mostly everyone that comes to hear it. This song is one of my favorites ever by her. So why the fuck hasn't it ever featured on a damn tour setlist you Bitch?!
03. Take A Bow [from Bedtime Stories]

"Take A Bow" is Madonna's most sold single in the USA; it also is the song that everyone knows and everyone knows it's hers; and it's also one of the most fucking beautiful songs ever written. She beautifully performed it on some-year's American Music Awards with Babyface himself providing the backup vocals like in the haunting album version, but why the hell this still haven't been on a setlist... who knows. It was also reheased for the RIT - it would be interpolated with Mother And Father - but she chose Intervention instead. From all the songs I listed this is the one I think is more likely to be performed someday, it's a too loved one and the Bitch might do it to make us believe she loves us. And we will.

A trivia about this song that you ho will love and hate: some bossa nova singer called Sitti Navarro covered it. Here's the part you'll hate: yes, I've looked for it and no I've not found it.

02. The Power Of Good-Bye [from Ray Of Light]

Really, this is the main aberration amongst the underused songs by Madonna. Because it's practically overused! Ray Of Light was probably her best promoted album; she did not tour it except appearing on TV shows and performing the current single; it also generated five successful singles, including "The Power" that was performed simply everywhere in the world [including a nealy-naked one in Sweden]. So in the end nobody understood why this was left out of the Drowned World Tour, and worst, why till date it hasn't been on any setlist. Again she reharsed it for the RIT, but rumor has it that in the end she gave up on all the songs about good-byes so anyone would mention that that was her last tour. *rolls eyes*

01. Love Profusion [from American Life]
It's recent, therefore I still have hopes! The thing is it was a great shock for me when I finally saw the RIT's setlist and it wasn't there. What the hell, this song is a perfect composition with one of the most harmonic melodies ever written by her. Everything is beautiful and into place in it and her voice is so full of life that you believe in everything she's saying on the lyrics. And talk about that marvelous guitar that never disappears for a second, even during the synths' highlights. And then there's the video and that cute dress. Bleh, Madonna I hate you hate you hate you for depriving me from ever seeing this live! *takes a barbiturate*