If Madonna Calls
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"If Madonna Calls" is a song that Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez
Junior Vasquez, , is an American club DJ and remixer/producer.-Career:...

 made after Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

 and he had a falling-out in 1996. The song went to number two on the dance charts.

History

The original version that Vasquez plays at nightclubs contains what is widely believed to be an actual phone message from Madonna left on Vasquez's answering machine.

The song lyrics
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 are as follows:

(voice recording ostensibly left by Madonna on Vasquez's answering machine at his home in New York):
"Hello Junior, This is Madonna. Are you there? (short pause) Call me in Miami."


This is follow by the voice of a male that says:
"If Madonna calls, I'm not here"


This is followed by hard tribal rhythms, with the samples of the message still playing in the loop of the track, and the male singer repeating the words shown above along with "Hola Señorita Cosa" ("Hello Ms. Thing"). Towards the end of the song, the words change and the male voice concludes by saying:
"If Madonna calls…actually if she calls just disconnect her. That's right if she calls, tell her I'm not here."


The song reportedly was produced after Madonna failed to show up for a surprise performance at one of Vasquez's parties held at New York City club "Tunnel" at the last second. Although never confirmed, Madonna did not approve of Vasquez's actions, ending their professional relationship on bad terms. Chances for reconciliation are impossible according to Madonna's longtime publicist
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 Liz Rosenberg, who in a June 2003 news story in New York Magazine said “I can assure you that Madonna will never work with Junior again.”

Track listings

  1. If Madonna Calls (X-Beat Radio Edit)
  2. If Madonna Calls (Jr's House Mix Radio Edit)
  3. If Madonna Calls (X-Beat Mix)
  4. If Madonna Calls (Tribal Break)
  5. If Madonna Calls (Jr's House Mix)
  6. If Madonna Calls (Lectro Dub)

External links

  • If Madonna Calls music video on YouTube
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