He left out A LOT. The only reason the song got "discovered" was through a Gardner Cole connection...DeMann & Weisner...and that it was a co write with Gardner Cole in which they spent 6 months working on the song (with a final co writing credit to Madonna).

Good on you for speaking out for your own right you deserve. She has know for stealing for other people's work claiming they are her originals. Ray Of Light is a good example. I used to be a HUGE a Madonna fan but my passion faded away and walked away after all these episodes especially by Billy Steinberg about Like A Virgin which broke my heart. I feel for you, Billy.

welp i can make some idents when was bts

This guy is so full of s&*t!!

Some of the stuff he’s saying is not correct…

I believe you..Peter this song of yours just like others are about our ancestors namesakes or us whatever you call it..Peter Cephas the rock Leonardo Cupid Eros same person. Last night God impressed it upon my heart to prep to sing n dance for my present day God given hubby who was St Peter 2000 yrs ago when we return bk home to heaven bc he has really sacrificed alot... in heaven we can be together like normal husband n wife...if you dont believe it js ask God...anyways God elevated your song to Madonna

with all due respect sir (cause this sond is one of my favorites) but the kid is not Di caprio its Felix Howard

wow .. could he be any more dramatic? LOL

Car crash , typer writer, Cyndi LAO per.... Cocaine may of been a contributing factor to this story

Truth is when you’re as famous as M was at the time you can sing just about any relatively nice tune and it will become a massive hit for the ages. Taylor Swift is at that stage today relatively (since no one’s stardom today can be compared to what was going on pre internet).

Also True Blue was released with Papa Don’t Preach there were no multiple singles released before the album. Live to Tell was on the movie At Closed Range’s soundtrack and included on the album. And that’s not Leo Di Caprio in the video it’s a kid who was famous in France for an add of Dim pantie hose. His name is Felix Howard. Is this Donna’s husband? I know he wrote Open Your Heart.

Cyndi LAOUper? Her name is Cyndi Lauper.

6:14 no its not Leonardo DiCaprio its Felix Howard. Even wiki knows it. And this "producer" lies from beginning to end. A lot of nonsense has been said, which is easy to verify.

Sorry but YOUR INFORMACION IS WRONG😮

So what's with every source saying that it had been called "Follow Your Heart" originally? In his "demo" he clearly sings "Open Your Heart"? Also I would say that Madonna changed more than "a few lines". Most of the verses are entirely new.

This guys a fool. Madonna was already the biggest star in the world before True Blue came out. So much crap here. I believe about 2% of his story.

(See: 00:35) Struggling with a songwriting career? It's likely because when someone in need asks for help, you're the type that says "No, I'm writing a song for Cyndi LOWper."

The amount of misinformation/lies are staggering as others have pointed out.

That is not Leo DiCaprio. Not by a long shot. It's Felix Howard. And yes, his story is GREATLY embellished. Too bad he couldn't just tell the truth. It's always way more interesting than lies.

Songwriter Gardner Cole's manager was working with Madonna's management team, who were looking for material for her third studio album, True Blue; three of Cole's songs were chosen for review, among them "Follow Your Heart", written with Peter Rafelson. Freddy DeMann heard the song and thought it would be a hit and requested Cole record a demo with a female voice. Cole asked his then-girlfriend Donna De Lory to sing the demo. Madonna accepted it, then rewrote it and produced it with Patrick Leonard, changing the title to "Open Your Heart".

Ha ha, break into a studio and ...

What is that great song playing in the background?

Whats the name of the song behind the speaker?

Went to school with the twins in the video, amazing dancers!!! Where are they now????

That demo was pure forgettable 80s schlock. Madonna and Patrick Leonard really made it into something special.

A buffoon belching a bunch of BS. This is not how things went with the demo. And Leo Di Caprio...? 🤔The boy in Madonna's Open Your Heart video is not Di Caprio, it's Felix Howard. But hey, you know, Rafelson throttles enough spunk to make everything he says come across as the God's Honest Truth.😉

Almost a decade later, this song is still so good

Feel my love!

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really? this guy tell the story like a big success for a thieff , so arrogant and pretentious of his thef , the song was a big succes thanks to madonna who came from succeeding with the virgin tour and her two previous albums and people were eager for new music from her this guy y so stupid arrogant common.Madonna was no longer a new artist, since 1982 her fame did not stop growing and her success by 1986 was already at the top of world pop, she had participated in three or four films and was going to start filming another finally thats no leo di caprioooooo .

False info en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Your_Heart_(Madonna_song)

Banned from MTV? Okay..

It's Funny how so many Huge Die hard Madonna fans didn't realize that "Open Your Heart" was really written for Cyndi Lauper & I Know this is part of his story is true because Not only have I been lucky enough to have seen 10 out of 11 Madonna's Tours ((The Only Madonna Tour I missed was her The Virgin Tour 1985)) I've also seen Cyndi Lauper 5 times in concert & The reason I know that this story is true because when I saw Cyndi's "She's So Unusual 30th Anniversary Tour 2013" & during her show B4 each song she would tell stories about the meaning behind each song & she has a song called "Madonna Whore" NO it's not about Madonna LOL but I saw her perform this on her Perform this in 2005 Concert When She opened for Cher on Cher's "Farewell 2005 Tour" & I saw her perform this on 2004 Concert When She opened for Meatloaf & on her "True Colors Concert Tour 2008" & on her "Memphis Blues Tour 2010" & it's funny because every time I saw her perform "Madonna Whore" She always will say something about the title of the song & say "No this is NOT about Madonna, I wouldn't call Madonna a Whore because I really like Madonna" so anyways when I saw her "She's So Unusual 30th Anniversary Tour 2013" she talked about songs that she passed on & She Performed "Madonna Whore" she said "So Speaking about Madonna, Madonna's song "Open Your Heart" was offered to me & I passed on it & it was originally called "Follow Your Heart" then they offered it to me & If I knew it was going to be that big of a hit I would have taken the song". It was so cool that Cyndi told stories about each song. I've always wanted Madonna to do a Greatest hits tour & I'd love for her to tell stories for each song Like Cyndi did.

Madonna was already famous since her first album

Good one peter u really fucked them up !!!!!

He must have bought one of the typewriters and started writing fiction.

To say that he and this story are “off” is an understatement. True he wrote the original demo but he wrote it with Gardner Cole who is the one who had the connection to Madonna. There is so much left out (and a lot added lol) here. Madonna also re-wrote the verses (making the song much better imo while also making it her own), but kept the original hook. Not to mention Pat Leonard adding a new and fantastic bassline to the production, among other things.

والله والله

yes indeed Madonna's take on the song is mindblowing

But the guys whos tape he sabotaged must've known it wasn't their song, something just doesn't make any sense in his story.

So after the global blockbuster of Like A Virgin, Madonna was a new artist?? This guy’s full of it.

Why didn't they fact check him before posting this? I feel embarrassed for him and those responsible for posting this... yikes!!! 😬😬😬 cringe af

This song reminds me of my love life

Not sure I’m buying this whole story.

So I am not going to go against all the Madonna fans here, as you know best, but I want to add some things. I know Peter well and you need to remember he lives in Hollywood and is deeply in the movie world as well as music, so I have no doubt that someone who knew Cindi Lauper could of knocked. The second thing is the banning of videos, in the mid 80's Madonna was banned from every where, and MTV also banned Justify my love video. I found a post saying Madonna sung - Open Your Heart at a gala Leonardo was at, so I assume there is a connection somewhere. Also come on people to say he accidently got the directors name wrong is laughable, it happens. You know who he means play fair now. Also to clear up 32 number 1's Peter went on to work with countless household names from Britney Spears, The Corrs, Stevie Wonder and many others, so for sure he has his name to 32 #1 records as part of the creation teams. Not knocking what you are saying as It is always great to get feedback, but as someone who knows and works with Peter , he is not one of the bad ones in the music industry and trust me he does not have any ego, I can show you people with egos in these companies. 100 percent people tried to stop this record, and it was not a money thing. Peters family had already made a major name in Hollywood movies, they was not short of a few bob or two. This was about sticking up for your art, and I respect Peter took a risk. He knows he was lucky to on that major risk he made to record his demo. You need to understand Peters family to get who this is. Plenty on line. FINALLLY MADONNA WAS MAKING MOVES FOR SURE, BUT OPEN YOUR HEART CHANGED THE GAME FOR EVERYONE.

I USE TO BE A BIG FAN OF HERS TURN TO JESUS TODAY FOR ALL HAVE SINNED AND COME SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD ROMANS 3-23 AND THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST HIS SON CLEANSETH US FROM ALL SIN 1 JOHN 1-7

The young boy wasn’t Leonardo Di Caprio, it was Felix Howard. This guy isn’t telling the whole truth.

WOW!!

Amo essa música!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

The young boy was not Leo DiCaprio lol. His name was Felix Howard. This guy kind of stretches the truth in this story. And it wasn’t John Mondino it was Jean- Baptiste Mondino.