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ON NOVEMBER 20 1993, MADONNA – LIVE DOWN UNDER: THE GIRLIE SHOW (TAPED NOVEMBER 19TH AT SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND) WAS BROADCAST ON HBO-TV. IN AUSTRALIA, MADONNA POSTPONED A SCHEDULED CONCERT AT THE SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND DUE TO SEVERE RAIN.
RECORDING OF THE NOVEMBER 19TH SHOW HAD BEEN INTENDED TO SERVE AS BOTH A PRACTICE RUN FOR THE FOLLOWING NIGHT, AND AS A SAFETY SHOW IN THE EVENT OF TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES OR CANCELLATION OF THE NOVEMBER 20TH CONCERT. WITH MADONNA APPARENTLY SATISFIED WITH THE SAFETY FOOTAGE CAPTURED ON THE 19TH, NEITHER THE DECEMBER 3RD SHOW AT THE CRICKET GROUND NOR THE RESCHEDULED DATE (DECEMBER 4TH) SERVED TO PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL FOOTAGE FOR THE EVENTUAL VHS/LASERDISC RELEASE.
THE ONLY NOTABLE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE HBO BROADCAST AND THE RELEASED VERSION WERE SOME ALTERNATE CAMERA ANGLES AND ADDITIONAL AUDIO MIXING
Tracklist
SIDE A: THE GIRLIE SHOW THEME • EROTICA • FEVER • VOGUE
SIDE B: RAIN • EXPRESS YOURSELF • DEEPER AND DEEPER
SIDE C: WHY’S IT SO HARD • IN THIS LIFE • THE BEAST WITHIN
SIDE D: LIKE A VIRGIN • BYE BYE BABY • I’M GOING BANANAS • LA ISLA BONITA