Recording and composition Drowned World/Substitute for Love

the recorded version of song begins sound of ambient music , stereo sound oscillating, continues 40 seconds. music interspersed small trip hop , psychedelic sounds, both @ foreground , background. mckuen s sample utters words see , madonna starts uttering first lyrics, traded fame love / without second thought , , @ around 1:30 minute mark, drums start first chorus. composition starts building slowly, alongside madonna s vocals jimi hendrix-like guitar sound complimenting music. acoustic guitar comes prominence 2:49 minute mark, , sounds of piano can heard in distance. arpeggios consisting of electric guitar added in mix, , drum sounds become heavy. orbit adds more guitars , increases volume electronic sounds becoming turbulent. madonna s singing gathers momentum , intensity, belting line no 1 night stand, no far off land / no fire can spark , when subsides, ebbing away.

the guitars on song compared played musician jimi hendrix

throughout song, vocals subdued in nature, emoting thoughtful imagery, melody being laid out gently listener. bryan lark michigan daily described madonna s singing , composition of song soulful . according sheet music published on musicnotes.com, record set in time signature of common time key of b major. has slow tempo of 72 beats per minute madonna s vocals ranging notes of f♯3 a4. track begins basic chord progression of f♯5–g♯5–e5–a5–g♯5, changes a5–g♯5–b–c♯m7 during rest of verses , a–e9–b♭ in chorus.

lyrically drowned world/substitute love finds madonna taking accountability of life, fame , adulation, while assessing career , journey. summary of singer s personal experience of fame, exemplifying thoughts in lines got asked [...] running, rushing more [...] , find, ve changed mind . rikky rooksby, author of complete guide music of madonna noted track ended line religion , indicating spiritual thoughts , themes present in ray of light. according lucy o brien, author of madonna: icon, lyrics touched upon madonna s own desire fame , how ruined personal relationships, thereby [setting] tone album . madonna explained in interview q in 1998 lyrics showed ambivalence towards fame , love. @ 1 hand did not want denounce fame life, on other hand understood negative , materialistic aspects.