Burning Up

Album: Madonna (1983)
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Madonna Ciconne
    Publisher: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 4

  • Stavros B from Melbourne AustraliaI remember hearing a version on radio station 3XY, back when it was called 3XY Hot Hits, it was like a remix, and it was full of echo effects on certain words and phrases, like "I'm on fire", but the word "fire" would repeat and fade out. Does anyone know who did this version? and was it only heard in Australia?
  • Pat C from NjIn the "song facts " it says this was a follow-up Single to holiday, - actually that' timing is off ., ', burning up' Was the second song Madonna recorded in late 1982 and was released in early 83, before the first album even came out, well before holiday. . Secondly, one of the comments says Madonna played guitar on the song and talks about the guitar rifts on the song. Actually she did Not play guitar on this song , other musicians played the guitar
  • Leo from Westminster 1, MdThe first of her guitar songs, Burning Up marks the introduction of Madonna, the Unrepentant Rocker. Madonna writes in her Lesson Plan "Unlike the Others/I'll do anything/I'm Not the Same/I have no shame/I'm on Fire/I'm Burning Up for your Love!"-as a manifesto for World Domination-When Madonna plays that solo from her Blaring Black Beauty Gibson Les Paul, all eyes are on Her Brilliance. Rock & roll is never the same again. With this song Burning Up, Madge tore up the rulebook and knocked down the door.
  • Theresa from Murfreesboro, TnSexy song, love when she says "I have no shame."
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