Human Natureby Madonna

"Oops, I didn't know I couldn't talk about sex." -- Madonna highlights the double standard of scorning a woman for embracing her sexuality, whispering, "Would it sound better if I were a man?" She elaborated: "I'm being punished for being a single female, for having power and being rich and saying the things I say, being a sexual creature - actually, not being any different from anyone else, but just talking about it. If I were a man, I wouldn't have had any of these problems. Nobody talks about Prince's sex life." -- She told the Los Angeles Times: "It's my definitive statement in regards to the incredible pay-back I've received for having the nerve to talk about the things that I did in the past few years with my Sex book and my record. It's getting it off my chest. It is defensive, absolutely. But it's also sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek. And I'm not sorry. I do not apologize for any of it."

In 1992, Madonna released her fifth studio album Erotica, the coffee table book Sex, and starred in the erotic thriller Body of Evidence. Due to their sexually explicit nature, all three projects were negatively received by critics and fans alike, who felt the singer had "gone too far" and that her career was over. Madonna decided that she needed to soften her image if she wanted to regain her audience. The first attempt was the ballad "I'll Remember" from the soundtrack to the 1994 film With Honors, which gained positive critics and reached the second spot of the Billboard Hot 100. For Bedtime Stories, her sixth studio album, Madonna decided to incorporate R&B elements, and collaborated with Babyface, Dallas Austin, and Dave Hall. She also chose to explore the British club musical scene, where genres such as dub had been growing in popularity, and hired producer Nellee Hooper. tinyurl.com

Happy Birthday, Madonna! Madonna's "Human Nature" and its controversial video stormed the scene from 1994's "Bedtime Stories", with Madonna clapping back on slut-shaming and other sexist attacks on her and other artists. The track, which contains a sample from Main Source's "What You Need", has been performed on three different tours and in a cameo during a Drake performance at Coachella

Madonna's "Human Nature" and its controversial video stormed the scene from 1994's "Bedtime Stories", with Madonna clapping back on slut-shaming and other sexist attacks on her and other artists. The track, which contains a sample from Main Source's "What You Need", has been performed on three different tours and in a cameo during a Drake performance at Coachella