From the movie, 'Austin Powers, The Spy Who Shagged Me', Beautiful Stranger is a masterpiece of retro theme married to latest electronica. All conquering on UK radio, it only just missed out on the number one spot on the charts. Songs LP version* Calderone club mix Calderone radio mix The LP version is a wonderful retro song with a definite cheesiness that surprisingly works in its favour. In the video, Austin is warned by a superior that an enemy secret agent will try to seduce him. Armed with this knowledge, he goes to a nightclub to confront her...and sees her on stage, performing the song. He ends up falling for her charms and fantasising about her. Madonna is really hot in this unashamedly sexy video, and her quavery voice is seductive. The first time I saw it, I think I nearly passed out, and it still sends my pulse racing today. The Calderone Club Mix is a club dance hit. The Calderone Radio Mix also has a more dance-y feel to it, but not quite as much as the previous song. Rating This is a superb production from the Madonna/Orbit team and a worthy but different successor to the songs of Ray Of Light. It is criminal that this didn't get to #1 in the UK or the US. A great summer anthem - 10/10. Buy it at Amazon.com today! � Josh Deb Barman 2000
From the movie, 'Austin Powers, The Spy Who Shagged Me', Beautiful Stranger is a masterpiece of retro theme married to latest electronica. All conquering on UK radio, it only just missed out on the number one spot on the charts.
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The LP version is a wonderful retro song with a definite cheesiness that surprisingly works in its favour. In the video, Austin is warned by a superior that an enemy secret agent will try to seduce him. Armed with this knowledge, he goes to a nightclub to confront her...and sees her on stage, performing the song. He ends up falling for her charms and fantasising about her. Madonna is really hot in this unashamedly sexy video, and her quavery voice is seductive. The first time I saw it, I think I nearly passed out, and it still sends my pulse racing today.
The Calderone Club Mix is a club dance hit.
The Calderone Radio Mix also has a more dance-y feel to it, but not quite as much as the previous song.
This is a superb production from the Madonna/Orbit team and a worthy but different successor to the songs of Ray Of Light. It is criminal that this didn't get to #1 in the UK or the US. A great summer anthem - 10/10.
Buy it at Amazon.com today!
