Talk:Ray of Light (song)
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[edit] TB-303?
Is it true that a Roland TB-303 was used for the A# note being played throughout the song? SquareShot97 03:19, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Musical inspiration for Ray of Light
Wish For Eden's song "Don't Know" which was released several years before Ray Of Light features a 'shockingly' similar song arrangement, both in terms of tempo, note progressions, etc. (see [1] ). William Orbit appears to be responsible for the Madonna arrangement but it's not clear where his inspiration came from for this track.
The bible says that there's nothing new under the sun, so it could be a amazing coincidence ( but I'm a doubting Thomas on this one).
Danielebush 21:19, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Release dates for Ray of Light
It wasn't released in april, the correct release dates are: Europe: May 21, 1998 / Japan: May 29, 1998 / USA: June 23, 1998 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.33.222.192 (talk) 19:31, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Madonna (1997).jpg
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BetacommandBot 21:42, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Origin of the song
I found this posted in a forum:
"Sepheryn was written by CLIVE Muldoon and Dave Curtiss (Curtiss Muldoon was the name they recorded it under, as a duo). It was later re-written by Muldoon's niece, Christine Leach, who re-titled it Ray of Light. After he and Madonna bought the rights to the track, William Orbit...erm, did whatever William Orbit does...then Madge did a bit of an overhaul on the lyrics to turn it into the song we know today. Phew. That's why all five are credited as co-writers." - littleoldme
Can someone who has authoritative knowledge substantiate this and add it to the article? I think it is relevant and interesting.
90.184.25.59 (talk) 19:24, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
