Songwriter: Madonna

Producer: Mike Watt

Don't put me off cuz I'm on fire
And I can't quench my desire
Don't you know that I'm burning up for your love
You ain't convinced that that is enough
I put myself in this position
And I deserve the imposition
But you don't even know I'm alive
And there's something in my heart that won't die
I'm burnin' up

I'm burnin' up
I'm burnin' up
I'm burnin' up

You're always closing your door
Well that only makes me want you more
Day and night I cry for your love
You're not convinced that that is enough
To justify my wanting you
Tell me what you want me to do
I'm not blind and I know
That you want to want me but you can't let go

I'm burnin' up
I'm burnin' up
I'm burnin' up

Do you wanna see me down on my knees?
Or bending over backwards
Now would you be pleased?
Unlike the others I'd do anything
I ain't the same, see, I got no shame
I'm on fire
Fire

Come on, let go

Do you wanna see me down on my knees?
Or bending over backwards
Now would you be pleased?
Unlike the others I'd do anything
I ain't the same, see, I got no shame
I'm on fire

I'm burnin' up

I'm burnin' up
(you know you got me burnin' up baby)

I'm burnin' up (I'm burning up for your love)
I'm burnin' up

Ciccone Youth

Ciccone Youth is basically an ironic, deranged experimental/noise/pop/new-wave project from members of Sonic Youth, featuring Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis and Minutemen’s Mike Watt on one track each. They merge typical 80s mainstream instrumentation such as beatboxes and samplers with experimental tuning, tape loops and noise sections more common in SY’s albums. Whether it is a joke, or a homage for their pop contemporaries (or something in-between) is up for debate.

They released one LP and a single between 1986 and 1989, including a couple of Madonna covers and a Robert Palmer cover. The project’s name is a reference to Madonna’s last name.