MADONNA - Stay (Album/Unofficial Instrumental/1984 Demo Mix 1/1981 Demo versions) and Don't You Know? (1981 Demo)

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MADONNA - Stay (Album/Unofficial Instrumental/1984 Demo Mix 1/1981 Demo versions) and Don't You Know? (1981 Demo)

Post by alex » 06 Mar 2022, 15:34

The unreleased original 1984 Demo Mix 1 version (4:46) of the song "Stay" was leaked a few years ago on the internet, which was not the case with the unreleased original 1984 Demo Mix 2 version (4:21) of the song "Stay" and also did not happen with the unreleased original 1984 NILE RODGERS Extended Remix of the song "Like A Virgin", these remain unreleased stored on the shelf, and also NILE RODGERS found in his immense archive of unreleased songs and demos a funny unreleased version of MADONNA singing the song "Over And Over", I would love to buy a deluxe version of the album "Like A Virgin" with all versions of the songs, like all 7" singles, all 12" singles, all unreleased demos, all unreleased remixes and all unreleased alternate versions, would be something fantastic related to this amazing project.

The unreleased demos "1981 Stay" and "1981 Don't You Know?" were combined into one song, "Stay", which was included on the "Like A Virgin" album from 1984. The songs use triple-rhythms and double-tracked vocals and includes a noise resembling someone slapping a microphone and a spoken sequence which fades away in the end. These unreleased demos from 1981 appeared on the album "Pre-Madonna" released in 1997, which was a collection of MADONNA's demos and was produced by STEPHEN BRAY.

MADONNA - Stay (1984 "Like A Virgin" Album)
■ Credits:
● Produced by NILE RODGERS (1984)
● Written by MADONNA and STEPHEN BRAY
● Recorded and Mixed by JASON CORSARO at Power Station Studios, New York City, NY, United States
● Fanatically recorded digitally from start to finish on Sony equipment

■ Musicians:
● MADONNA: Lead Vocals
● CURTIS KING, FRANK SIMMS and GEORGE SIMMS: Background Vocals
● NILE RODGERS: Guitar and Synclavier II
● ROB SABINO: Assorted Synthesizers and Bass Synthesizer
● JIMMY BRALOWER: Linn and Simmons Drum Machine Programming

MADONNA - Stay (1981 Demo)
■ Credits:
● Produced by STEPHEN BRAY (1981)
● Written by MADONNA and STEPHEN BRAY
● Recorded by STEPHEN BRAY at The Music Building, New York City, NY, United States

■ Musicians:
● MADONNA: Vocals
● STEPHEN BRAY: Keyboards and Drums
● DR. K.E.B. RHYTHM: Drums

MADONNA - Don't You Know? (1981 Demo)
■ Credits:
● Produced by STEPHEN BRAY (1981)
● Written by MADONNA and STEPHEN BRAY
● Recorded by STEPHEN BRAY at The Music Building, New York City, NY, United States

■ Musicians:
● MADONNA: Vocals
● STEPHEN BRAY: Bass, Guitar, Keyboards and Drums
● DR. K.E.B. RHYTHM: Drums
● PAUL PESCO: Additional Guitar
● BOBBY DOUGLAS: Additional Keyboards

1) MADONNA - Stay (1984 Album Version) (4:09)
■ Unofficial promo video made by fan.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fXoZqIUswyU

2) MADONNA - Stay (1984 Unofficial Instrumental Album Version) (4:09)
■ Excellent unofficial instrumental album version made by fan from which all vocals have been removed.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DKf8phQsXcU

3) MADONNA - Stay (Unreleased 1984 Demo Mix 1 Version) (4:46)
■ Unreleased original demo from the "Like A Virgin" album sessions, with extra vocals and different instrumentation.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iOCj5mDczRE

4) MADONNA - Stay (1981 Demo Version) (4:21)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgj237nX0Q

5) MADONNA - Don’t You Know? (1981 Demo) (4:31)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ4q8ITKudw

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Re: MADONNA - Stay (Album/Unofficial Instrumental/1984 Demo Mix 1/1981 Demo versions) and Don't You Know? (1981 Demo)

Post by Electrofred » 11 Mar 2022, 22:18

Les versions de 1981 mériteraient une publication officielle. Quant à don’t you know ? Il est évident que pour l’époque, ça aurait été un joli succès. Tout était en place, mais les planètes pas encore alignées. Dommage.
"La vie ne consiste pas à survivre à l'orage, mais à apprendre à danser sous la pluie."
-Nile Rodgers, C'est CHIC-

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