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− | |name = "Dear Jessie" |
+ | |name = "Dear Jessie" |
− | |released = December 10, 1989 |
+ | |released = December 10, 1989 |
− | |length = 4:20 |
+ | |length = 4:20 |
− | |writer = [[Madonna]]<br>[[Patrick Leonard]] |
+ | |writer = [[Madonna|Madonna Ciccone]]<br>[[Patrick Leonard]] |
− | |producer = Madonna<br>Patrick Leonard |
+ | |producer = Madonna<br>Patrick Leonard |
− | |album = [[File:Lap_logo.png|120px|link=Like a Prayer (album)]] |
+ | |album = [[File:Lap_logo.png|120px|link=Like a Prayer (album)]] |
− | |track listing = yes |
+ | |track listing = yes |
− | |previous song = Cherish |
+ | |previous song = Cherish |
− | |next song = Oh Father |
+ | |next song = Oh Father |
|previous song link = Cherish (song) |
|previous song link = Cherish (song) |
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− | "'''Dear Jessie'''" is |
+ | "'''Dear Jessie'''" is a song by [[Madonna]] from her fourth studio album, [[Like a Prayer (album)|''Like a Prayer'']]. It was released as the fourth single from the album on December 10, 1989. |
==Background== |
==Background== |
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− | Madonna wrote this with Patrick Leonard. The song is a pop lullaby which displays Madonna's maternal side. It was written for Patrick Leonard's daughter, Jessie. Patrick Leonard had to pick up his daughter Jessie from school and, since his wife was out of town, had to bring her back to the studio. Madonna, who was initially angry with Leonard for his late arrival, struck up a rapport with Jessie. She commented: "It was like as if I was my mother and [she] was me. We were playing in our backyard again." Witnessing their connection, Leonard approached Madonna with a song he had written for his daughter, titled "Dear Jessie". Madonna changed some of the lyrics and agreed to record the track for Like a Prayer; it was finished within the next three days. |
+ | Madonna wrote this with [[Patrick Leonard]]. The song is a pop lullaby which displays Madonna's maternal side. It was written for Patrick Leonard's daughter, Jessie. Patrick Leonard had to pick up his daughter Jessie from school and, since his wife was out of town, had to bring her back to the studio. Madonna, who was initially angry with Leonard for his late arrival, struck up a rapport with Jessie. She commented: "It was like as if I was my mother and [she] was me. We were playing in our backyard again." Witnessing their connection, Leonard approached Madonna with a song he had written for his daughter, titled "Dear Jessie". Madonna changed some of the lyrics and agreed to record the track for ''Like a Prayer''; it was finished within the next three days. |
==Composition== |
==Composition== |
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"Dear Jessie" is a song by Madonna from her fourth studio album, Like a Prayer. It was released as the fourth single from the album on December 10, 1989.
Background
Madonna wrote this with Patrick Leonard. The song is a pop lullaby which displays Madonna's maternal side. It was written for Patrick Leonard's daughter, Jessie. Patrick Leonard had to pick up his daughter Jessie from school and, since his wife was out of town, had to bring her back to the studio. Madonna, who was initially angry with Leonard for his late arrival, struck up a rapport with Jessie. She commented: "It was like as if I was my mother and [she] was me. We were playing in our backyard again." Witnessing their connection, Leonard approached Madonna with a song he had written for his daughter, titled "Dear Jessie". Madonna changed some of the lyrics and agreed to record the track for Like a Prayer; it was finished within the next three days.
Composition
The song begins with the sound of strings, ushering a joyous melody, with Madonna singing in a full voice. The verses are sung without any background vocals to accompany Madonna's voice. However, in the chorus, when she sings the lines, "Pink elephants and lemonades, Dear Jessie hear the laughter raining on your love-parade", a different set of vocals are interwoven with hers, continuously chanting the words "La-la".
Music Video
Music Video | Information | |
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Released | Unknown | |
Length | 4:35 | |
Director | Derek Hayes | |
Production Co | Animation City | |
Choreographer | None | |
Filmed | None | |
Location | None | |
VEVO views | 1+ Million Views |
Lyrics
Baby face don't grow so fast
Make a special wish that will always last
Rub this magic lantern
He will make your dreams come true, for you
Ride the rainbow to the other side
Catch a falling star and then take a ride
To the river that sings and the clover
That brings good luck to you, it's all true
Pink elephants and lemonade, dear Jessie
Hear the laughter running through the love parade
Candy kisses and a sunny day, dear Jessie
See the roses raining on the love parade
If the land of make believe
Is inside your heart, it will never leave
There's a golden gate where the fairies all wait
And dancing moons, for you
Close your eyes and you'll be there
Where the mermaids sing as they comb their hair
Like a fountain of gold, you can never grow old
Where dreams are made, your love parade
Pink elephants and lemonade, dear Jessie
Hear the laughter running through the love parade
Candy kisses and a sunny day, dear Jessie
See the roses raining on the love parade
Your dreams are made inside the love parade
It's a holiday inside the love parade
On the merry-go-round of lovers and white turtle doves
Leprechauns floating by, this is your lullaby
Sugarplum fingertips kissing your honey lips
Close your eyes sleepy head, is it time for your bed
Never forget what I've said, hang on, you're already there
Close your eyes and you'll be there
Where the mermaids sing as they comb their hair
Like a fountain of gold you can never grow old
Where dreams are made, your love parade
Pink elephants and lemonade, dear Jessie
Hear the laughter running through the love parade
Candy kisses and a sunny day, dear Jessie
See the roses raining on the love parade
Your dreams are made inside the love parade
It's a holiday inside your love parade
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