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Into the Groove / Dress You Up

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If you want to hear the original single version of "Into The Groove", here it is! noticeably different from Immaculate Collection's Q-Sound Remix (4:09). While opinions comparing the two versions vary, I'd say having them both in your Madonna collection wouldn't hurt, after all it's one of her essential dance classics! It's housed in recycled cardboard slipcase with a hole in the middle resembling vinyl record and does not come with a picture sleeve (typical of Backtrax series cd singles).

1. Into The Groove (Single Version) 4:42

2. Dress You Up (Album Version) 4:01

Simply one of the best songs from the decade we know as the 1980's, Madonna's "Into the Groove" first played on airwaves in the summer of 1985 when she made her big Hollywood screen debut in the cult classic "Desperately Seeking Susan." The song, which was played twice in the film (scene at club where Madonna meets Gary Glass and the end credits) became one of that decades best anthems. Now for the first time many Madonna fans in the USA can listen to the original version, which is not available on any of her albums ("You Can Dance" has a terrible remixed version and "The Immaculate Collection" has a short, radio edit version.

Nostalgic to an extent, "Into the Groove" still remains a classic Madonna song.

It is rather sad that this entry in the "BackTrax" series has now been deleted, because this single was rather rare and in contrast to its purpose as a re-issue of Madonna's singles. "Into the Groove" was never released commercially as a single in the US, so to hear the Single Version of "Into the Groove" is rather refreshing, considering we never knew of a single version. The Album Version of "Dress You Up" is also satisfying because this is one of Madonna's most overlooked gems. She may prefer the brooding intensity of "Frozen," but there's also a place for fantastic fluff in pop music, isn't there? If you are fortunate to find this single, consider yourself very lucky. I do.

Who cares if this cd comes in a plain brown cardboard wrapper? I certainly don't. And four bucks is a fair price to pay for a two song single, especially considering that this is the DEFINITIVE original version of Into the Groove, one of Madonna's best, most induring ( and endearing ) dance classics. A deceptively simple song, with tossed off lyrics, but something about it just gels unbelievably. This song STILL sounds fresh, after 20 years. The version of Into the Grooove you get on her Immaculate Collection disc is remixed and simply butchered by Shep Pettibone, the music is sped up and the whole thing is edited down to just over 3 minutes. Here is the original 4 minute plus version. Great to find this one still in print, I can add it to my collection to burn myself my own Immaculate Collection of Madonna's greatest hits. Buy it before it's gone, and you have to pay the ridiculous import price.

I would highly recommend this cd single to anyone who is a fan of Madonna's old stuff. Into the groove was one of her best songs.

My favorite Madonna song. Always makes me happy each time I listen to it.

this is the Madonna era of music making that i still dig the most and Into the Groove was one of my cuts back in the day. Madonna vocally sounded on point and I dug the Production and the Punchy vibe of the cut.i dig the Grooves and the re-mixes. classic Madonna.

El cd ha venido en buen estado y dentro de la fecha prevista. Como siempre, por eso confio en amazon

This is the original version. It's soooo much better than the one on the Immaculate Collection with that TIRED piano break.

If you are looking to receive this CD in a case with artwork, then DO NOT PURCHASE this item. You will receive the CD, however it only will come in a cardboard slip cover.