SINGLES THE NEXT BEST THING 2002
Dans le film THE NEXT BEST THING (traduit par « Un couple presque parfait »), madonna tient non seulement le premier rôle aux côtés de Rupert Everett, mais elle signe le single et titre phare de la banque originale « American Pie » ainsi qu’un 2nd titre « Time stood Still ». Il s’agit d’une reprise du titre rock de Don McLean, produite par William Orbit et enregistrée dans une version plus pop et contemporaine dans laquelle Madonna rajoute des paroles d’introduction :
A long, long time ago
I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile
And I knew that if I had my chance
I could make those people dance
And maybe they’d be happy for a while
Le titre est bien sur disponible sur la B.O. du film mais sa maison disque pousse Madonna à l’inclure en titre bonus dans son album « MUSIC ». Quant à la vidéo, elle rend hommage aux années 70, la période à laquelle la chanson fut réalisée la première fois. Madonna danse devant un drapeau américain géant, met en avant des personnes d’horizons divers représentant la population américaine et s’assoit outrageusement sur les cuisses de Rupert !
Crédits
- Sortie : 22 octobre 2002
- Durée : 4:32
- Genre : Dance/Pop
- Auteur : Don McLean
- Production : Madonna / William Orbit
- Label : Maverick Records / Warner Bros. Records
Vidéo
Paroles
A long, long time ago
I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile
And I knew that if I had my chance
I could make those people dance
And maybe they’d be happy for a while
Did you write the book of love?
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so?
Now do you believe in rock ‘n’ roll?
And can music save your mortal soul?
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well, I know that you’re in love with him ’cause I
Saw you dancing in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes (both kicked off your shoes)
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage bronking buck
With a pink carnation and a pick-up truck but I
Knew that I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singing
Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this will be the day that I die
This will be the day that I die
I met a girl who sang the blues and I
Asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
Well, I went down to the sacred store
Where I’d heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn’t play
Well now, in the streets the children screamed (the children screamed)
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed (the poets dreamed)
But not a word was spoken (not a word was spoken)
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire the most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
We started singing
Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this’ll be the day that I die
This’ll be the day that I die
Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this’ll be the day that I die
This’ll be the day that I die
We started singing
We started singing
We started singing
We started singing
MADONNA SPIRIT 