September 18, 201410 yr Author This is taking forever :hi: But yes, given i expected to get it done in 2 weeks it really has. Been busy, but discussion has been thriving in here so I'm happy for that (why not get involved in some of that discussion instead while you're here? :))
September 18, 201410 yr I've been happy with the way the results have been revealed. 2 or 3 a day is fine, if there was too many then I'd probably be less inclined to post comments, whereas as things are there is enough time for everyone to discuss. Don't forget there has been 60+ songs to get through, as well as the 12 albums.
September 18, 201410 yr Author Mujhe maaf kardo B5OPMI13qng | 06 // Sorry // Confessions on a Dancefloor // 8.96 (7: cassandra, ultraviolence // 11: o'mie, jsilv, liamk, 10: liam, mr_aly, gooddelta, johnkm, niallminogue, randomfurlong, gavindeejay, robswift, haus, mikemyers, sweetcandy, adamaloud, ) And so the penultimate tick of the 'Confessions...' clock chimes as 'Sorry' narrowly misses out on the top 5. Written and produced in partnership with Stuart Price it was one of the first songs developed for the album, and so helped pave the way and channel the direction of the sound. Released as the second single, following the mahoosive first, it had a lot to live up to, but thankfully it managed to live up to the hype as it was universally praised by critics, many citing it as the album's highlight. Commercially it was a success too, becoming her 12th #1 in the UK, but airplay hindered its performance in the US. The music video continued on from the 'Hung Up' video and featured many of the same performers and ideas from that. It's a riot as Madonna uses her wild dance moves and iconic fashion to prove her prowess. It is another song about self-empowerment and incorporates a multitude of languages to drill this message in. The middle-8 of the song in particular uses this to almighty effect, as it gradually builds before exploding in the song's final minute. It has gone on to become a huge fan favourite, and is one of many songs to really get the party started in style. Hugely brash and in your face, with this out of the running, we're left with 5 more hits to countdown. But before that we turn to our first medal winner. Your 3rd place album...
September 18, 201410 yr Sorry is a good song but it's not classic M and it shouldn't be this high up.
September 18, 201410 yr I often feel that 'Sorry' gets overlooked and it's so so good, I'm glad to see it get the recognition it deserves here. I probably wouldn't call it her 6th best, but I do like it a lot more than 'Hung Up'.
September 18, 201410 yr Author To confess my sins, to do penance, to amend my life, and to avoid the temptations of evil fPL2kuFnUT8 | 03 // Like A Prayer // 1989 // 8.63 (5: regina, jakewild, omie // 11: pippa, ultraviolence, fgiboy, 10: liam, niallminogue, luciano, randomfurlong, robswift, mikemyers, joe.) And so we make it to the first medal winner of the countdown. Your third place album is Madonna's fourth, and it carries on from the album we left previously. 'Like A Prayer' was released at the turn of the eighties, and came off the back of a hugely successful album about the self, and allowing people to accept the self. Here Madonna took to much wider, global and BIG issues. The title alone is enough to inform us of this, and while it isn't a religious album per se, it shares many issues with religion, particularly, family, fathers, prayer, sexuality, rituals and more. The idea of family is the most central. Madonna dedicated it to her mother who passed away when she was young, and claims that in a nutshell it is about "my mother, my father, and bonds with my family" making it her most personal album to date and to put it most plainly, it is her first big confession. It was a hugely important album at the time, and still stands as one of the most influential, ground-breaking, essential and well-known. And of course (as is becoming a theme here) it was a gigantic success around the world, spawning 6 big singles and was taken on the road in the 'Blond Ambition' world tour. Madonna continued her work with producers from her previous album, but also enlisted the help of Prince to help tackle the huge issues she was dealing with. Throughout the album, the songs merge the tragedy of losing and searching for Madonna's mother, with her similar struggle to find religion and answers to the big questions most explicitly in the title track and in . Elsewhere she deals with global issues of sexuality and female empowerment in , the then taboo issue of AIDS in and love in the tender moments of and . Most frequently however, Madonna returns to herself and assesses her own place in the world in relation to these issues but also her own personal development. The theme of childhood runs throughout the album, more generally in and then most personally in the haunting sounds of where Madonna relives the death of her mother through one of the album's stunning highlights. Family continues to show its presence in , but she fails to do that as she breaks during . The album therefore merges these global issues, but they are presented as isolated, vulnerable and personal messages from the artist. It's incredibly triumphant that such raw and personal incidents can transcend to listeners around the world, but 'Like A Prayer' did just that and it's still as relevant today as it was at the turn of the 80s. It is an album that attempts to deal with so much, not only in Madonna's turbulent life, but also for any and every listener. The exuberance of 'Express Yourself' right down to the delicate 'Promise To Try', it's a lot to take in, but never once seems overwhelming as you're taken along as a calm pace. One more confession down, two more to go. -x- 06 | Sorry 07 | La Isla Bonita 08 | Papa Don't Preach 09 | The Power of Goodbye 10 | Into The Groove 11 | Express Yourself 12 | Beautiful Stranger 13 | Jump 14 | Celebration 15 | Material Girl 16 | Open Your Heart 17 | Don't Tell Me 18 | Get Together 19 | Borderline 20 | Like A Virgin 21 | Music 22 | Holiday 23 | Live To Tell 24 | Die Another Day 25 | Justify My Love 26 | Cherish 27 | Nothing Really Matters 28 | Lucky Star 29 | You'll See 30 | Crazy For You 31 | Drowned World/Substitute For Love 32 | 4 Minutes 33 | Hollywood 34 | True Blue 35 | Give It 2 Me 36 | Burning Up 37 | Secret 38 | Rain 39 | Who's That Girl 40 | What It Feels Like For A Girl 41 | Human Nature 42 | Miles Away 43 | Nothing Fails 44 | Dress You Up 45 | American Life 46 | Erotica 47 | Deeper and Deeper 48 | Take A Bow 49 | I'll Remember 50 | Girl Gone Wild 51 | Oh Father 52 | Bedtime Story 53 | Masterpiece 54 | American Pie 55 | Don't Cry For Me Argentina 56 | Causing A Commotion 57 | Angel 58 | This Used To Be My Playground 59 | Love Profusion 60 | You Must Love Me 61 | Give Me All Your Lovin' 62 | Bad Girl 63 | Everybody 64 | Keep It Together 65 | Dear Jessie 66 | Turn Up The Radio 67 | Hanky Panky 68 | Fever -x- 03 | Like A Prayer 04 | True Blue 05 | Music 06 | Like A Virgin 07 | American Life 08 | Erotica 09 | Madonna 10 | Bedtime Stories 11 | Hard Candy 12 | MDNA
September 18, 201410 yr Sorry is a good song but it's not classic M and it shouldn't be this high up. I agree, the top 10 has been the most disappointing part of this countdown for me so far. the bulk of my 10 & 11s dropped out some time ago.... 11 Causing A Commotion 56 11 Crazy For You 30 11 Open Your Heart 16 10 Cherish 26 10 American Life 45 10 Who's That Girl 39 10 Justify My Love 25 10 I'll Remember 49 10 You'll See 29 10 True Blue 34 To come.... 10 Like A Prayer 10 Hung Up 10 Vogue But I think this is more to do with the fact I'm 35 years old so my favourite Madonna era was 1987-1990. I even gave Dear Jessie a 9 and that came 65th!!! A lot of people who have voted in this are somewhat younger so hence why this is so far up. It seems fans from the Ray Of Light onwards era make up the bulk of the vote Get Together so high up is the biggest joke as it's rotten. Great presentation though, I've become somewhat hooked and check up regularly on this countdown I'll miss it when it's gone. Like A Prayer is also clearly the best album with many different styles.
September 18, 201410 yr I agree "Sorry" is way too high! It should be right outside the top 20, in a perfect world.
September 18, 201410 yr Sorry is the best Confessions single, so much better than Hung Up which sadly overshadows it.
September 18, 201410 yr 'Jump' > 'Sorry' >>>>>>>>> 'Hung Up' >>>> 'Get Together'. Not even sorry (rofl) about it. I don't know why it is that I dislike the last two as much as I do, either. They just don't hit me in the same way as they seem to do for others.
September 18, 201410 yr Sorry would be low top 10 in my fave Madonna songs, so I can't really grumble at that!
September 18, 201410 yr 'Jump' > 'Sorry' >>>>>>>>> 'Hung Up' >>>> 'Get Together'. Not even sorry (rofl) about it. I don't know why it is that I dislike the last two as much as I do, either. They just don't hit me in the same way as they seem to do for others. I agree about the order, but I really like all 4!
September 18, 201410 yr I actually don't really enjoy Like a Prayer as an album at all. Lots of filler, some of it surprisingly bland (Love Song, hardly the sum of its collaborators' star power). Also lacking any musical coherence. V overrated.
September 18, 201410 yr Like A Prayer hasn't aged that well really, only Love Song used to be a dud for me but things I loved at the time like Till Death Do Us Part just suffer from being a late 80s production.
September 18, 201410 yr Love Song is TERRIBLE. Definitely among Madge's very worst tracks. I agree that it's a lot more patchy than many people would suggest too, the highs are just as high, but the lows really are quite bad.
September 18, 201410 yr Like A Virgin' >>> 'Like A Prayer' Bye EDIT: Hello. Besides 4 songs or so... MDNA really is a shitty album isn't it? Definitely her worst ever. Edited September 18, 201410 yr by Tyler~
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