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25 years after her highly acclaimed seventh record Ray of Light (and, if that doesn’t make you feel old enough, 34 years to the day after “Like A Prayer”), Madonna has finally made one of her most beloved B-sides officially available for digital listening.
While we may have argued that it’s become a little overrated — I swear we have reasoning! — Ray of Light is still late ’90s pop excellence. While the title track has been available for a minute, she just dropped a full slew of remixes to keep the light… well, lit!
The remix package includes mixes from Sasha, Victor Calderone, and William Orbit.
In addition to these reinventions from the reinvention queen, she’s finally brought the track’s B-side ballad, “Has To Be”, into the 21st century.
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Madonna fans are reacting to the long-awaited digital drop in true, classic stan fashion.
Across multiple languages, of course — she’s international:
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If you need a refresher after a quarter century, have a good re-listen to “Has To Be”:
abfab
Victor Calderone…those were the days…I mean, those were the nights. Casa Caliente!
abfab
So, who is going to what show? It’s time to get psyched.
Gabby
I am going in NYC. I am so beyond excited. Every fan wants her to do what they want her to do. I want a full band and a blonde hair eyebrow sporting Madonna.
Gabby
I still love her so much.
Troyfight
Some of her albums are alright. There is a “Madonna – Ray of Light (Bonus Tracks Edition) [Full Album]” on youtube that already has this track “has to be,” and others…it’s been up for almost a year.