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I’ve decided to continue my question posts , but this time on another theme than movies. My second love after movies is music, I can’t imagine a world without it.
Anyway back to the post, each week I will be asking in these posts something about a specific artist or group. Today is Madonna, who I’m told turned 54 yesterday. Her career has been going for so long and in that time she has accumulated high record sales with her brand of catchy music, overt sexuality, accomplished dancing and innumerable image changes. So have a think out of her long and varied music catalogue, what song stands out for you the most?
Of the top of my head these would be favourite songs of her’s;
La isla bonita- Madonna’s tribute to a beautiful island accomponied by a memorable chorus and Spanish influence.
Live to tell- One of Madonna’s first ventures into ballads, this remains one of her most effective because of the emotion of her voice and the enigmatic lyrics.
Frozen- Backed by influences of techno and Eastern instrumentation, this is one of those songs that really creates an atmosphere whenever I listen to it.
musicologistblog said:
All of Madonna songs stands out, that’s why in honor of Madonna’s birthday Musicologistblog’s top ten picks was only the songs of the Queen of Pop. Even in choosing ten of Madonna’s songs, there was still many great ones which were left out that some fans may have wanted to see such as “Give me all your luvin’,borderline and so many more. Thanks for stopping by and liking the top ten picks!
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Tyler said:
I can’t say I’ve listened to much Madonna, but there’s one song I do really like, and that’s Ray of Light. Excellent track, that.
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vinnieh said:
Thanks, yeah I really enjoyed her Ray Of Light era.
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jeffro517 said:
I’m not sure I can answer this with much authority. I haven’t really followed her. The one song I’ve enjoyed was “Nothing Really Matters” from the Ray of Light album.
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vinnieh said:
Thanks, yeah I really liked that song.
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Tysoncarter said:
‘What it feels like for a girl’ ( I think thats its name, im no Madonna fan really) but I remember Guy Ritchie directed the video for it and it was pretty cool
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Cavershamragu said:
I’d prbably pick VOGUE, not necessarily for the actual song so much as for the fact that a school friend of mine (here”s his wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Stea) was one of her dancers at the time and he was great in it and it was directed by David Fincher after all …
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vinnieh said:
Thanks for the interesting trivia.
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TBM said:
I saw her perform in Hyde park last month. Choosing just one song is difficult. I’ll have to go with the classic Vogue.
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vinnieh said:
Thanks, what was the concert like?
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LE BLISS said:
Hard to choose just one since I grew up right with her in terms of her career now I’m 41. Many of her songs for longtime fans represent different times in their lives. I can say for the most I had a complete ball – me and my friends and some who aren’t here today due to that ugly 3-letter word. Good memories, good times, memorable concerts. Many of my favs are on my blog @ THE BLISS REPORT. Good blog post here, will visit again and thanks for visiting my blog. -BEBE
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Chris said:
I couldn’t say for sure, haven’t listened to all her older records. From her latest album, I enjoyed the song Masterpiece . I also like Hung Up from a few years ago. The Ray of light era was also fantastic, as others allude to.
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vinnieh said:
Yeah, Ray of Light seems to be a popular choice.
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Novroz said:
Hi Vinnieh…you seem to like her very much 😉
I love This Used To Be My Playground…slow songs but something about it that I can’t explain that makes me love it so much
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vinnieh said:
Thanks, I think this is one of her best ballads.
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beetleypete said:
Too many to choose from. It would have to be best ballad, best up-tempo, best dance song, etc. Averaging them all into one, I would have to go with Vogue as a personal favourite.
Best wishes, Pete.
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vinnieh said:
It is a classic song that always gets people dancing.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
For some reason “Just Like a Prayer” always stands out in my mind.
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vinnieh said:
That’s one of my favourites too.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
I haven’t listened to it in years, but I still know most of the lyrics!😊
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vinnieh said:
There’s something so mysterious about the song and quite ambiguous.
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By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
I agree. It really showed how talented she was even then.
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vinnieh said:
Definitely, it was something completely different for her.
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