Oh believe me, I thought about that for more than a second. When I found that out, my song was already finished, it had already been mixed, I had already kind of said, ‘Hey, I think this is the first single,’ and people were like, ‘Yeah I think it is too.’
And I’m on my laptop on a little four-day vacation in Mexico and I open up my iTunes, I’m searching through, and I’m like, Oh, Madonna’s music is out! I love Madonna! I’ve always loved Madonna — she’s an icon, she’s an amazing entertainer. And I see on the track listing a song called ‘Ghosttown.’ And I thought, What are the chances? What is the hell is going on here?”
My reaction was so complicated, because I think I texted my management, like, ‘Did you see this? Did you see this? What are we gonna do?’ And they said, ‘You know, it’s fine because the songs are so different.’ Hers is like a post-apocalyptic love song, mid-tempo, and mine’s like an existential dance goth rave thing. So they’re two different songs — they just share a title.”
— Adam Lambert discussing the first singe from his upcoming album The Original High in an interview with Billboard
Compare the two songs and videos below.
cflekken
The song had potential as a pretty good ballad. Then it was turned into a throwaway club song, sadly.
tricky ricky
wow! two songs called ghost town/ghosttown that both suck
IanHunter
Starts off great and then turns into a dance song. I like it but don’t love it. It sounds a little like a Lana Del Ray song. Looking forward to hearing the rest of the album when it is released.
CCTR
Great look and great sound! Looking forward to his live acoustic version.
Suburban
I like Madonna’s song, I think it’s one of her better songs in years, good video too.
Spike
Madonna’s is her typical formula . . . . just another blah release on a blah album that will have no hits and no radio play but of course she will tour and her desperate fans will pay over priced tickets to see her sing her hits from 35 years ago . . .
As for Adam’s . . . ballad that transitions into a dance track. Yawn.
Avery Alvarez
Well, I agree that Ghosttown is Madonna’s best hit, probably since since the Confessions on a Dance Floor era a decade ago.
Adam Lambert’s Ghost Town I can also see being a huge hit. I kinda wish they would have stuck to either a full ballad, or full dance song, but the more I hear the more I like it. Definitely looking forward to his new album.
Suburban
well, I’ve been a fan of hers since Borderline but even I haven’t bought a CD since Confessions on the Dance Floor and I haven’t seen her in concert since 1990s Blonde Ambition. Back then 32.00 was expensive, don’t know what her tickets cost these days.
Giancarlo85
Both have potentials of being great hits and it is just the name. The two songs couldn’t be anymore different.
Daws
Lambert has nothing to worry about because both songs suck.
lauraspencer
Not a fan of either song, but as far as the videos go Madonna looking so good in color and doing a great Stevie Nicks impersonation wins for me.
Bilicki
I love Adam’s song…..wish it was a little longer….but he did it so well live on Ellen. Adam is a fabulous live singer. I’m not a huge fan of Madonna. I like how Adam’s start acoustically and goes into that dance beat. Overall I like Rock music, but anything Adam does is good to me. Love him singing with Queen and I wish he could do more rock music. But we know it wouldn’t sell in this day and age.
shaneirish95
Madonnas video is dark and gritty. Her image is the best she’s looked since confessions on a smack floor back in 05/06. She doesn’t look like a middle aged woman trying to be 30. Instead she looks good and sexy for her age. The song is good but not good enough for today’s high speed music era. She’s about 5 years behind the game, but MDNA was like something from 2002 so she’s catching up and I’ve no doubt she will manage at least one more huge bit in her career. This is good but not quite great.
As per usual Adam lambert is just … Meh and nah.