 
Erotica MTV
Party To Go GHV2: Greatest
1992 Volume 3 Hits Volume 2
1993 2001
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VIDEO by Bobby
Woods
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Although probably the strongest dance track on the entire Erotica
album, the
performance of "Deeper and Deeper" was hindered by
public backlash against the
over-sexed imagery of the recent "Erotica" video
and Madonna's highly criticized
book of pornography, Sex. The song peaked at #7 on the Hot 100, but is
today
one of Madonna's least memorable top 10 hits. The song was, however, recently
included as the first track on Madonna's second greatest
hits album, GHV2.
An analysis of the song written by Dan Cadan, close friend
to Madonna and Guy
Ritchie, suggests that the lyrics of "Deeper And
Deeper" indicate a boy's struggle
to accept his homosexuality.
Whether or not this is the true meaning of the song is
uncertain. Cadan's
analysis of the song appears in the GHV2 CD booklet insert.
The video for "Deeper and Deeper" which is
reminiscent of the 1970's disco era,
features Madonna on the club scene looking rather
unattractive to many. Although
superficially it is nothing more than fun and glitz, a deeper
analysis of the video reveals
a very compelling storyline.
Essentially a "fall from innocence", the video begins by
showing Madonna simply having fun in a dance club. As the video progresses,
however, Madonna's curiosity leads her down a stairwell into
a rather seedy environ-
ment where she meets her lover (played by Udo Kier). A balloon burst sounds like
a gunshot to Madonna and her world soon becomes a crazy
swirl. The video is filled
with sexual symbolism, most notably the scene in which Madonna
and a group of
females eat bananas while watching a man wearing only
underwear pose for them.
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