Madonna: Tears of a Clown followed with Madonna joining the band and sitting down with her guitar, including "X-Static Process", a cover of Elliott Smith's "Between the Bars", "Nobody's Perfect" and "Easy Ride". All the songs had displays showing circus themed videos; following this Madonna started singing the song "Intervention", while displaying an image of her son Rocco; the singer referred to her custody battle with ex-husband Guy Ritchie about Rocco. Other acoustic versions of songs followed, including "I'm So Stupid", "Paradise (Not for Me)", "Joan of Arc" and "Don't Tell Me". Before performing the next song, "Mer Girl", Madonna explained that once she was
Don't Tell Me (Madonna song) Don't Tell Me (Madonna song) "Don't Tell Me" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her eighth studio album, "Music" (2000). It was released as the second single from the album on November 21, 2000 by Maverick Records. Madonna co-wrote and co-produced the track with Mirwais Ahmadzaï, with additional writing from her brother-in-law, Joe Henry. Henry originally conceived it as a tango-styled torch song called "Stop", the demo was later sent to Madonna, who then proceeded to change its musical composition, turning it into a country-dance song. Lyrically, "Don't Tell Me" finds Madonna asking her lover not to