Madonna: Live to Tell (music video)

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music video promotional video

"Madonna: Live to Tell" is the official music video for Madonna’s 1986 ballad, featuring her emotive performance intercut with dramatic scenes that underscore the song’s themes of secrecy and confession.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Madonna: Live to Tell (short film version)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music video ⓘ promotional video ⓘ
artist	Madonna NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedAlbum	True Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWork	At Close Range NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOnSong	Live to Tell NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologyWithinArtistVideography	mid-1980s Madonna video ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distributionFormat	broadcast ⓘ digital video platforms ⓘ home video compilations ⓘ
editingStyle	intercut performance and film footage ⓘ
features	Madonna singing alone on a dark stage ⓘ close-up shots of Madonna’s face ⓘ intercut scenes from the film At Close Range ⓘ
featuresCostume	Madonna wearing a simple, elegant dress ⓘ
genre	pop ballad ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricEmphasis	themes of truth and concealment ⓘ
medium	music video channels ⓘ television ⓘ
mood	introspective ⓘ somber ⓘ
narrativeFunction	promotes the single Live to Tell ⓘ underscores the song’s introspective lyrics ⓘ
notableElement	focus on facial expressions rather than choreography ⓘ integration of film tie-in footage ⓘ
performer	Madonna NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFocus	Madonna’s emotive performance ⓘ
productionEra	MTV era ⓘ
releaseDecade	1980s ⓘ
releaseYear	1986 ⓘ
songArtist	Madonna NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	emotional confession ⓘ inner conflict ⓘ
targetAudience	fans of Madonna ⓘ pop music listeners ⓘ viewers of At Close Range ⓘ
tempoRelativeToOtherMadonnaVideos	slower ⓘ
theme	confession ⓘ emotional vulnerability ⓘ guilt ⓘ secrecy ⓘ
title	Live to Tell NERFINISHED ⓘ
visualStyle	dramatic lighting ⓘ minimalist stage setting ⓘ

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James Foley → directed → Madonna: Live to Tell (music video) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Madonna: Live to Tell (short film version)