Ray of Light (song) - Cover Versions, Live Cover Performances, Etc.

Cover Versions, Live Cover Performances, Etc.

• The 2000 compilation Virgin Voices: A Tribute To Madonna, Vol. 2 features a cover by Sigue Sigue Sputnik.
• On the 2004 compilation Platinum Blonde NRG, Vol. 2: Nrgised Madonna Classics, a Hi-NRG cover is performed by Future Force.
• Natasha Bedingfield recorded a cover version of "Ray of Light" for BBC Radio 1's 40th anniversary. It was played during the Chris Moyles Show on Wednesday September 19, 2007 and can be found on the Radio 1. Established 1967 compilation CD released shortly afterwards. She said "I have so much respect for Madonna after learning how hard it is to sing that song. She has an amazing voice – the range you need to sing the song is incredible".
• In 2008, Iggy Pop and The Stooges played "Ray of Light" (along with "Burning Up") during Madonna's induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
• "Weird Al" Yankovic's medley Polka Power! from the album Running With Scissors includes a polka version of the chorus.
• In 2010, Glee tribute episode The Power of Madonna featured "Ray of Light" playing in the background as the school's cheerleading team performed a complicated stilts routine.
• In 2010, the song was played in the film Burlesque while Ali (Christina Aguilera) was rehearsing for her new position as a dancer in the Burlesque Lounge, owned by Cher's character Tess.
• In the 2011 Family Guy episode New Kidney in Town, Peter is seen in the Ray of Light video after drinking his first energy drink (Red Bull).
• Bill Gates used "Ray of Light" in an ad campaign for Microsoft's then-latest computer operating system, Windows XP. The company started airing the ads on October 15.