Hollywood
Madonna * Track #2 On American Life
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Hollywood by Madonna
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“Hollywood” was released as the second single from American Life. Musically, it is a electro-folk, synth-pop song. Lyrically, it discusses the concept of American culture and its greed, with its focus on Hollywood, pictured as a place of illusory dreams.
Its music video was directed by French fashi...
Hollywood Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Everybody comes to Hollywood
They wanna make it in the neighborhood
They like the smell of it in Hollywood
How could it hurt you when it looks so good?
[Chorus]
Shine your light now
This time it's got to be good
You get it right now, yeah
'Cause you're in Hollywood
[Verse 2]
There's something in the air in Hollywood
The sun is shining like you knew it would
You're ridin' in your car in Hollywood
You got the top down and it feels so good
[Verse 1]
Everybody comes to Hollywood
They wanna make it in the neighborhood
They like the smell of it in Hollywood
How could it hurt you when it looks so good?
[Verse 3]
I lost my memory in Hollywood
I've had a million visions, bad and good
There's something in the air in Hollywood
I tried to leave it, but I never could
[Chorus]
Shine your light now
This time it's got to be good
You get it right now, yeah
'Cause you're in Hollywood
[Verse 4]
There's something in the air in Hollywood
I've lost my reputation, bad and good
You're riding in your car in Hollywood
You got the top down and it feels so good
[Bridge]
Music stations always play the same song
I'm bored with the concept of right and wrong
[Verse 1]
Everybody comes to Hollywood
They wanna make it in the neighborhood
They like the smell of it in Hollywood
How could it hurt you when it looks so good?
[Chorus]
Shine your light now
This time it's got to be good
You get it right now, yeah
'Cause you're in Hollywood
'Cause you're in Hollywood
'Cause you're in Hollywood
In Hollywood
In Hollywood
In Hollywood
[Spoken Interlude]
Check it out
This bird has flown
[Chorus]
Shine your light now
This time it's got to be good
You get it right now, yeah
'Cause you're in Hollywood
'Cause you're in Hollywood
'Cause you're in Hollywood
In Hollywood
In Hollywood
In Hollywood
[Outro]
Push the button, don't push the button
Trip the station, change the channel
Push the button, don't push the button
Trip the station, change the channel
Push the button, don't push the button
Trip the station, change the channel
Push the button, don't push the button
Trip the station, change the channel
Hollywood Q&A
Who wrote Hollywood's ?
Hollywood was written by Madonna & Mirwais Ahmadzaï.
Who produced Hollywood's ?
Hollywood was produced by Madonna & Mirwais Ahmadzaï.
What did Madonna say about "Hollywood"?
‘Hollywood’ for me is like a metaphor, it’s the city of dreams and superficiality, it’s the place where you go and diverts your attention from the things that are really important in life, in Hollywood you can lose your memory and your vision. the future . you can lose everything because you could l...
What has Mirwais Ahmadzaï said about the song?
“Hollywood” producer Mirwais Ahmadzaï:
“‘Hollywood’ was a very old song. We weren’t satisfied with the original version, so Madonna found an alternative melody. I used a very minimalist drum kit with old percussion I found in an E-mu sampler bank. I used an old drum loop in addition to the basic pr...
Was a backdrop video visual for the song featured during a tour?
Re-Invention World Tour (2004)