Back in the day when MTV and VH1 actually played music videos, this one was so controversial only an edited version of it would ever be played, and when it was played it was in the overnight block between midnight and 6:00 AM. It launched during what was arguably Madonna's most sexually controversial phase in which she released the Erotica album, published the Sex book, and was nude in the movie Body of Evidence. Of course, by today's standards, aside from a quick boob flash, the video is not nearly as big a deal as it was when it was released. Honestly, back then the fact that Madonna was making out with another woman was probably more controversial than the boob flash that lasted a couple of seconds. The controversy over the video actually masked the fact that the song is very good. It is not her best song by any means, but still much better than it gets credit for.
In the time of YouTube when you can find pretty much any music video ever made, there is no reason to get this on VHS anymore (even if you are one of the handful of people out there with a working VHS player). But, back in the day, this was pretty much the only way to see the video.
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