MADONNA LIVE TO TELL
1986 USA 1st EDITION, 38 YEARS OLD, RARE VINTAGE
Side 1
Live
To Tell (LP Version)
Side 2
Live
To Tell (Edit)
Live
To Tell (Instrumental)
A song by American singer Madonna from album True Blue ('86) & used for then-husband Sean Penn's film At Close Range. Madonna wrote all the lyrics, co-composed the melodies & co-produced it. A pop ballad, its lyrics deal with deceit, mistrust & childhood scars. It is acclaimed by critics, who frequently refer to it as the best ballad of her career. A commercial success, it was her 3rd #1 single on the USA Billboard Hot 100 & 1st #1 on the Adult Contemporary charts. The song faced controversy when Madonna performed it on her 2006 Confessions Tour wearing a crown of thorns (while hanging on a giant mirrored cross) & was condemned as an act of hostility toward the Roman Catholic Church by religious leaders.