Madonna surprised fans during her Celebration Tour stop in Chicago by performing her 1992 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit, “This Used to Be My Playground,” for the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The song, featured in the film “A League of Their Own,” marked the only one of her 12 No. 1 hits that she had never performed live until the Chicago concert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Addressing the audience, Madonna reminisced about filming “A League of Their Own” in Chicago and learning to play baseball for her role as “All the Way” Mae Mordabito. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She expressed fond memories of the city and shared a few lines of “This Used to Be My Playground,” a cappella, with the crowd joining in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the impromptu performance, Madonna playfully joked with the audience, expressing surprise that more fans knew the song than she expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She thanked the crowd for joining in, creating a warm and engaging moment during her retrospective show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Released in 1992, “This Used to Be My Playground” topped the Hot 100 chart and reached No. 2 on the Radio Songs chart and No. 4 on the Adult Contemporary airplay chart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The song gained a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song and became one of Madonna’s iconic hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2019, Billboard asked Madonna to consider performing three songs on her Madame X Tour that she had never performed live: “This Used to Be My Playground,” “I’ll Remember,” and “Rescue Me.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While she rehearsed “Rescue Me,” it was ultimately included in the show as a pre-recorded spoken word interlude while she was offstage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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