I'm kind of digging "Like a Virgin" right now.  Really catchy song.

What an unfair question, lol.

Hmmmm . . . Probably a toss-up between 'Live to tell' and 'open your heart' . . . probably.

What an unfair question, lol.

Hmmmm . . . Probably a toss-up between 'Live to tell' and 'open your heart' . . . probably.


I'll say this ... I don't Madonna is a talented musician. She is a talented celebrity, and is musically good because of production.

I'll say this ... I don't Madonna is a talented musician. She is a talented celebrity, and is musically good because of production.


She's more of a singer than a musician. Madonna knows how to use the media to her advantage . . . However, I think her music is awful now. I can't help it, it sucks as you Americans say.

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Hear, hear...that man!

'Cherish' was a masterful piece of pop fluff...superb!

Too many to choose just one.  I've always liked "Like a Prayer", "Crazy for You", "Live To Tell" and "La Isla Bonita".

I like all of her songs, so I'm going to vote for Sidewalk Talk.  She wrote it, and sang it, and it was a BIG hit in 1985, but she gave credit to producer/instrumentalist John 'Jellybean' Benitez

Definitely "Open Your Heart" followed by "Like a Prayer"... :)

Madonna is a great songwriter, producer, concept artist, etc. People always tried to accuse her of being a producer's tool, but "Like a Virgin" is one of the few songs she didn't conceive that became a hit.

"Like a Prayer" is my all-time favorite, but I love all of 'em.

Too many to choose!!

Borderline, Like a Virgin, Cherish, Live to Tell...the list goes on and on.

Madonna is a great songwriter, producer, concept artist, etc. People always tried to accuse her of being a producer's tool, but "Like a Virgin" is one of the few songs she didn't conceive that became a hit.

"Like a Prayer" is my all-time favorite, but I love all of 'em.




I thought most of Madonna's 80s stuff was written mainly by paid songwriters, but I may be wrong.

I like 'Like A Virgin', 'Material Girl'...er, that's about all I've heard.

I love Like a Prayer. I heard an acoustic version of this by the guy I understood to have written it and it was so good it gave me goosebumps, sadly I can't recall his name.  :(

I thought most of Madonna's 80s stuff was written mainly by paid songwriters, but I may be wrong.

I like 'Like A Virgin', 'Material Girl'...er, that's about all I've heard.


Yeah, you're definitely wrong.  In fact, the only hits she had that weren't written by her are "like a virgin" and "material girl"... she wrote the others... oh, and "holiday".  but think of songs like "papa dont' preach" "open your heart" "live to tell" "lucky star" "borderline" "like a prayer" "express yourself" "who's that girl" "cherish" "causing a commotion" "into the groove"... she wrote all of them.  she's a true talent and has a gift for writing great pop music - even to this day. 

Yeah, you're definitely wrong.  In fact, the only hits she had that weren't written by her are "like a virgin" and "material girl"... she wrote the others... oh, and "holiday".  but think of songs like "papa dont' preach" "open your heart" "live to tell" "lucky star" "borderline" "like a prayer" "express yourself" "who's that girl" "cherish" "causing a commotion" "into the groove"... she wrote all of them.  she's a true talent and has a gift for writing great pop music - even to this day. 


In that case my regard for her as increased. How can anyone compare her to Britney? *shakes head*

"Dress You Up" is my ultimate favourite. Second goes to "Angel".

Borderline
Live to tell
Dress you up
get into the groove

Borderline
Into The Groove
Angel

Like a Prayer
Cherish
La Isla Bonita
Open Your Heart
Material Girl
Oh Father
Live to Tell
Express Yourself

Holiday
Everybody
Borderline
Lucky Star
Like A Virgin
Dress You Up
Into The Groove
Crazy For You
Papa Don't Preach
La Isla Bonita
Open Your Heart
Like A Prayer
Express Yourself

80's
Undoubtedly "Live to Tell" and "Crazy for You"

Now.... if you were talkin 90s.... lol :)

In that case my regard for her as increased. How can anyone compare her to Britney? *shakes head*


Oh, she's (IMO) definitely more talented and has better music than Britney (although "Sometimes" is a guilty pleasure fave), but you've gotta admit, 1984 Madonna and 1999 Britney sort of had a similar audience and pop sound - respective to each time period.

Oh, and if I had to pick one single song, probably "Borderline" (the hit single/video mix version), although "Lucky Star" is right up there too. Late 1983-85 was sort of her "cute pop" period, if that makes sense. "Live to Tell" is her best ballad, though.

Oh, and if I had to pick one single song, probably "Borderline" (the hit single/video mix version), although "Lucky Star" is right up there too. Late 1983-85 was sort of her "cute pop" period, if that makes sense. "Live to Tell" is her best ballad, though.


Yeah, c. 1984 (the peak of the '80s), Madonna was sort of a sexy "cute pop" queen, though with a more complex image and a much more intriguing person than say Britney. This was the period of the c. 1985 Madonna clones, who were teen girls who dressed exactly like her. She grew out of that to become a mature superstar by 1986, with "Open Your Heart", "Papa Don't Preach", "True Blue", etc., which were artistically complicated concept songs that went hand in hand with her video. She's one of the real consumnate "performer rock stars", along with greats like Prince, MJ, David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Diana Ross, etc.

Even in 1984, she was much more of an interesting and sophisticated sort of persona than Britney Spears..."Like a Virgin" is a great, clever song, as opposed to something like "Baby One More Time", and "Material Girl" is a comment upon the Reaganite '80s.

Trimac, how can you NOT have heard "Like a Prayer"? If you haven't heard it, your whole opinion of Madonna will be changed. I actually recommend buying the album, it's essential, and I think along with Thriller and Purple Rain it forms the triad of '80s pop masterpieces.

It makes sense that you would like her first album singles, since you're a new wave fan. Her first two albums are very pop-wave (sort of similar to Cyndi Lauper or Haircut 100 or Culture Club), but more interesting and much more "black" and disco, and 1986-1993 her music was post-wave and branched out into endless avenues like gospel, R&B, Motown-style soul, big band, cheesy ballad, disco, Latin, etc., though it was all very Madonna and very creative.

I think that Britney took alot off of Madonna's c. 1984 image and to a degree her sound, but it's a very dumbed-down and less interesting sort of way of doing it.

Has to be Gambler (VisionQuest Soundtrack) and Burning Up.  Dress You Up, especially the live version, a close third.

"Get Into the Groove," because Susann Seidelman used it in (the only good) Madonna movie, "Desperately Seeking Susan."

"Like A Prayer" is my second choice.

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Like A Prayer.