Mer Girl
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"Mer Girl" is a haunting, introspective closing track on Madonna’s album *Ray of Light*, noted for its spoken-word style and themes of mortality and memory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mer Girl canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Ray of Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Madonna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | often described as one of Madonna’s most personal songs ⓘ |
| genre |
ambient pop
ⓘ
electronic ⓘ experimental pop ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
ambient soundscapes
ⓘ
electronic textures ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
non-traditional song structure
ⓘ
stream-of-consciousness lyrics ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle |
spoken-word delivery
ⓘ
whispered vocals ⓘ |
| label |
Maverick Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warner Bros. Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalCharacter | introspective ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus |
images of decay
ⓘ
running through a graveyard ⓘ visions of her dead mother ⓘ |
| mood |
haunting
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark, cinematic atmosphere
ⓘ
departure from Madonna’s earlier pop sound ⓘ |
| partOf |
Madonna discography
ⓘ
Ray of Light track list ⓘ |
| performer | Madonna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnAlbum | closing track ⓘ |
| producer |
Madonna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedFor | Warner Bros. Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| style | spoken-word ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood memories
ⓘ
death ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ mortality ⓘ mother-daughter relationship ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Madonna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Madonna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patrick Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ William Orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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