| Probably the strongest dance
track on the entire "Erotica"
album, "Deeper and Deeper"
was hindered by public backlash against her
over-sexed imagery and a video which many fans
felt unable to relate to. Many have even
suggested that if she had tempered her sexual
image a bit and released "Deeper and
Deeper" as a lead-off single with a more
traditional video, the entire album may have even
seen more success. The video for "Deeper
and Deeper" features Madonna looking rather
un-attractive to many, but a deeper analysis
reveals a very compelling storyline. Essentially
a "fall from innoncence," the early
parts of the video feature Madonna having fun in
a club, but as the clip progresses, Madonna heads
down a stairwell into a rather seedy environment
where she meets her lover (played by Udo Kier). A
balloon popping sounds like a gun shot to her,
and soon her world becomes a crazy swirl.
TRIVIA: Shep Pettibone, who
produced "Deeper and Deeper,"
reportedly hated the Spanish instrumental bridge
in the song. However, Madonna insisted he keep it
in the track. Also, "Deeper and Deeper"
directly lifts several lines from her hit "Vogue"
at the end of the song: "You've got to just
let your body move to the music," and
"you've got to just let your body go with
the flow."
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