{Note: The Madonna Timeline is an ongoing feature, where I put the iPod on shuffle, and write a little anecdote on whatever was going on in my life when that Madonna song was released and/or came to prominence in my mind.}
It will never rain, never rain
If the great sky falls down, no rain, no more rain
Blood’s pouring down, high alert, we watch it burn
It’s a world undeceived, sirens, sirens
Everyone’s whispering, the CIA, MI6
Hire the unknown
We’re at the end of days
For heaven’s sake
The queen’s been slain
She’ll never rule again
The queen’s been slain
She’ll never rule again
Your queen’s been slain
Queen’s been slain
This lackluster Madonna Timeline entry was one of the’ Rebel Heart’ bonus tracks, and it probably should have been left off that hodge-podge too as it is a dirge-like bummer of a song. I suppose it holds a certain power and grace, offering a hint of royalty and a time of manners and honor and respect long gone. It was also reportedly written in honor of Princess Diana, which is neither here nor there.
I don’t much care for it, and that’s ok. The bridge is trying at best, echoing another sub-par work ‘Hey You’ (which is about as exciting as its title suggests). The rest is all gloom and doom, and we’ve had enough of that for the moment. Let’s fast-forward this – it’s one big meh…
Who will take her place?
It’s written on everyone’s face
The truth is slowly dawning
I hear tomorrow calling
Some things can’t be replaced
The realization of a new generation
On the eve of imitation
All gone, overthrown
May God bless you all.
SONG #135 – ‘Queen’
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