Madonna - I'll Be Gone

Madonna - Has To Be (Demo 1)

Madonna - Frozen (Demo)

Madonna - Be Careful (Demo)

You Thrill Me

With "Beach of Lies", Meli De steps beyond the intimate rain‑soaked rooms of their debut and wanders into a wider, more deceptive landscape — one where beauty and betrayal coexist in the same breath. The duo’s signature blend of melancholic indie folk remains unmistakable, but here it is reshaped by a new palette of coastal ambience: distant waves, shifting winds, and the quiet hum of a shoreline that promises solace yet hides its own quiet truths.

The interplay between the female and male baritone vocals grows even more nuanced, their harmonies drifting like two tides meeting — sometimes gentle, sometimes turbulent, always deeply human. The piano, still the emotional anchor of their sound, takes on a more cinematic quality, its sustained chords echoing across a sonic horizon that feels both expansive and fragile. Subtle electronic textures and soft percussive pulses weave through the arrangements, hinting at movement beneath the surface.

Lyrically and atmospherically, "Beach of Lies" explores the spaces between illusion and honesty, longing and resignation, memory and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. The production remains pristine and intimate, but the emotional world is broader, more windswept, inviting listeners into a reflective journey where every shimmer of sound feels like a footprint in shifting sand.

This second album is a quiet reckoning — an exploration of the heart’s hidden coastlines — crafted with the same restraint, clarity, and aching beauty that define Meli De’s unmistakable voice.

I Hold On To You

Madonna - Queen's English

Madonna - Le Petite Jeune Fille (Final Mix)

In 1979, Madonna was trying to establish her career in the music industry. She was the drummer of a band called Breakfast Club, which was headed by the Gilroy brothers, Dan and Ed.[1] After their lead female vocalist left, Madonna was given the role of the lead female singer. However, she wanted to be the only female voice of the band, and opposed against the introduction of another female vocalist, Angie Smith.[1] This led to a dispute between Dan and her, which resulted in Madonna leaving the band.[2] She then formed a new band called Madonna and The Sky, but that also faced a major problem within a few weeks when its principal drummer Mike Shenoy, who had a full-time job and a fiancé, decided to leave the band.[2]

Undaunted by Shenoy's departure, Madonna partnered up with her Michigan boyfriend Stephen Bray.[3] Bray and Madonna had met at the University of Michigan in 1976, where he was working as a waiter in a club at Ann Arbor. Bray used to take Madonna on the tours of his band; after their romance ended, they remained good friends.[1] When Madonna telephoned Bray to come and join the band, he immediately accepted and joined as the drummer replacing Shenoy. Madonna's main focus now was to become a professional singer, and she asked Bray to help her achieve that.[4] Together they started writing songs and recorded them under Gotham Records, in New York's rehearsal studio called Music Building.[1] The songs recorded included "Ain't No Big Deal", "Laugh to Keep from Crying", "Crimes of Passion" and "Stay". Bray was the producer of these recordings, along with some demos that Madonna had recorded, including "Everybody" and "Burning Up".[5] The latter two songs were accepted for Madonna's self-titled debut album, in a reworked version, however the demos were left with Bray.[3

Madonna-Laugh To Keep From  Crying 1981

When I got the instrumental version of "Just another dream" I decided to arrange the parts so as to make Madonna's song as it sounded better than the one you can get on any site on the net. The problem was to find the vocals....I was about to submit the song as instrumental but it wasn't funny. Grab the virtual DJ and start running both versions at once to get the full impression. I KNOW IT'S FAKE but...sory Cathy Dennis...THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONLY FOR MADONNA!! . I completely love it!!

Madonna - Has To Be (Demo 1)

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