able ▁mel ody ". ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁The ▁Im mac ulate ▁Collection , ▁Stephen ▁Thomas ▁Er le w ine ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁" s le ek " ▁and ▁" sty lish ". ▁Jose ▁F . ▁Prom is , ▁in ▁another ▁All music ▁review , ▁claimed ▁that ▁" V og ue " ▁was ▁a ▁" c row ning ▁art istic ▁achiev ement ". ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁review ▁of ▁I ' m ▁Bre ath less , ▁Mark ▁Cole man ▁from ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁wrote ▁that , ▁whilst ▁the ▁song ▁initially ▁sound ed ▁" lack l uster ", ▁within ▁the ▁album ' s ▁context , ▁it ▁" g ains ▁a ▁start ling ▁reson ance ". ▁Sal ▁Cin qu em ani ▁of ▁Sl ant ▁Magazine , ▁in ▁his ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁a ▁whole , ▁claimed ▁that ▁whilst ▁the ▁" h ug ely ▁influ ential " ▁song ▁initially ▁sound ed ▁" g ross ly ▁out ▁of ▁place ", ▁it ▁turns ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁" a ▁fitting ▁finale " ▁for ▁I ' m ▁Bre ath less . ▁Jim ▁Far ber ▁from ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly , ▁in ▁a ▁relatively ▁negative ▁review ▁of ▁I ' m ▁Bre ath less , ▁assert ed ▁that ▁the ▁" fin ale ▁of ▁Vog ue " ▁is ▁" the ▁sole ▁bright ▁spot ". ▁ ▁J . ▁R andy ▁Tar abor rel li , ▁in ▁his ▁book , ▁Madonna : ▁An ▁Int imate ▁Biography , ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁a ▁" f unk y , ▁u