Madonna

[misplaced validity]

My top 10 Madonna singles:

1. "Borderline"
2. "True Blue" (loving the mentions for it here since Madonna has forgotten it)
3. "Ray of Light"
4. "Into the Groove"
5. "Like A Prayer"
6. "Take A Bow"
7. "Secret"
8. "Sooner or Later"
9. "I Want You"
10. "Frozen"

[dug11]

(03-02-2015 04:15 AM)misplaced validity Wrote:  2. "True Blue" (loving the mentions for it here since Madonna has forgotten it)

I've read (but haven't seen it confirmed anywhere, of course) that she doesn't perform it because it is essentially about, or relates to, her relationship with Sean Penn.

[misplaced validity]

That makes sense, though I thought they were on good terms now. Does she not perform any song that relates to him? "Live To Tell" is another one that is about him, no? But I'm also thinking about "True Blue" not being on any of her hits collections.

[dug11]

True. It is odd because it isn't as if the song itself is forgotten. I've heard it on the radio, for example, quite a bit in the past few months. And it seems to be somewhat of a fan favorite. I'm assuming there's a reason it is overlooked, not just that she's forgotten it.

[dug11]

Madonna has announced her upcoming Rebel Heart tour. Yay!!

[dug11]

I haven't read this feature on The A.V. Club before, but it's called "Power Hour" and takes an artists work and whittles it down to 60 minutes of their "essentials". They just did one for Madonna.

[Veronica Mars]

It's a new one - it looks like Madonna's their first artist featured. It's an interesting mix of songs they've chosen, though. Some obvious choices, some interesting single choices, and a good selection from Rebel Heart.

[dug11]

(03-10-2015 04:34 AM)Veronica Mars Wrote:  It's a new one - it looks like Madonna's their first artist featured. It's an interesting mix of songs they've chosen, though. Some obvious choices, some interesting single choices, and a good selection from Rebel Heart.

I didn't realize it was new until after I posted. It was late. Ha.

I think the list is interesting, but it leaves off a lot of her big hits - which is an interesting move. My friend dismissed it because it left off "Like a Prayer" and "Express Yourself".

[Veronica Mars]

(03-10-2015 04:35 AM)dug11 Wrote:  I think the list is interesting, but it leaves off a lot of her big hits - which is an interesting move. My friend dismissed it because it left off "Like a Prayer" and "Express Yourself".

Considering the sheer number of hits Madonna has, though, I don't think that's a bad move here, when the objective is to keep the runtime at or under an hour. I think it's fair to say most people who'd have any interest at all in this list have heard "Like a Prayer" and "Express Yourself," and at least half of the songs on the list.

[Dr.ciski77]

Album comes out tonight at midnight, no?