'Live to Tell' is not a personal favourite of mine but it is a beautiful, powerful ballad <3 I love the silence and then the continuation/final build up around the 4 minute mark :wub:

I love Live to Tell! I have to say, I'm surprised at its high placing here, but don't begrudge for doing so at all!

Live To Tell is one of those songs which just ANNOUNCES ITSELF as being something very special from the off. I agree that it's probably the first time Madonna truly stepped out as an ''artist'' rather than just an (amazing) popstar. I was always very fond of it, but I think the Confessions Tour version of it sealed the deal as one of her absolute best moments, quite aside from the obvious sensationalism of her being on the cross, the whole thing just showcased what a powerful song it is and her deeper, richer vocals elevated it further still.

Live to tell is stunning . I do not believe the song is autobiographical at all.

Yet the vocal is so haunting and mysterious.

 

One of my all time faves.

 

Live to Tell is my #1, should have been much higher and top 10 for sure :( Love everything about the song, the melody, the lyrics, especially the "if I run away, I'll never have the strength to go very far..."

Experience has made me rich

 

 

11. Material Girl // Like A Virgin // 8.65

 

(5: princess_lotti 6: dandy* // 11: Maurice, Chapman, SamJudd 10: Jark, Ultraviolence, Bjork, notfurlong, Mango)

 

Just missing out on the top 10 is Material Girl as we enter the domain of the ever-popular with very few low scores and an abundance of high points! The song was released as the second single from the 'Like A Virgin' album and helped to dispel the aura of Madonna as the dainty songtress of the debut album as she matured into a more quirky, adventurous, sexy woman of the streets. The premise of the song is simple: dreaming and immersing yourself in all of life's luxurious and being completely and unashamedly attracted to the material aspects of life. Frequently cited as one of her most influentual and iconic songs it helped to cement M on the pop scene and as the icon that we know today. A commercial success, making the top 5 across the globe and proving that she was here to STAY. Although Madonna over time didn't fully agree with the label given to herself as a Material Girl it's a fun pop song, that is both empowering and tongue-in-cheek. The video shows Madonna as Mariyln Monroe, a central figure of inspiration for her and it's fitting because the song is influential to so many others we see today.

I have grown to appreciate this more . It is a classic but not one of my faves .

Always loved 'Material Girl' it was the very first Madonna song I heard as child and since then I've become a lifetime fan of hers. Yes it's still one of my alltime faves from her, just love it, never gets old.

I used to like 'Material Girl' more than I do now, though I do still appreciate it I always overlook it.

TOP 10 time!

 

Frozen

Hung Up

Into the Groove

La Isla Bonita

Like A Prayer

Papa Don't Preach

Ray of Light

Sorry

The Power of Goodbye

Vogue

 

 

What are your predictions and hopes?

Papa Don't Preach for #1!

If I didn't know the scores~

 

PREDICT

 

01. Like A Prayer

02. Frozen

03. Hung Up

04. Ray of Light

05. Vogue

06. Papa Don't Preach

07. Into The Groove

08. Sorry

09. The Power of Goodbye

10. La Isla Bonita

 

WANT

 

01. Frozen

02. Hung Up

03. Like A Prayer

04. Vogue

05. The Power of Goodbye

06. Sorry

07. Papa Don't Preach

08. La Isla Bonita

09. Ray of Light

10. Into the Groove

I'm gonna predict Into the Groove and La Isla Bonita as the next up, because I think I remember giving them quite low scores.

 

1-5: Like A Prayer, Frozen, Ray of Light, Hung Up, and Vogue, I would imagine.

 

Nice to see Power of Goodbye in the top 10 no matter what happens.

Predict

 

1. Like A Prayer

2. Into The Groove

3. Hung Up

4. Frozen

5. Vogue

6. Papa Don’t Preach

7. La Isla Bonita

8. Ray Of Light

9. Sorry

10. The Power Of Goodbye

 

All of those are legitimately fantastic songs. :heart:

 

I'd quite like to see either 'Frozen' or 'Vogue' clinch it, but no qualms whatever happens!

It's s great top 10 tbf !!!

Cackling at Sorry being top 10. Only on Buzzjack!

 

Otherwise though that's a pretty stellar line-up.

Sorry is amazing though. it also went top ten on the popjustice rate.

Yeah Sorry seems like a very well loved single, not just Buzzjack. Though for me it is by a mile the weakest in the top 10.

Sorry probably wouldn't be that high if this were a ''PROPER'' list, but it was a UK #1 (and she has only had 13, lest we forget) and off surely her most beloved album on here (and a lot of online forums) so it makes sense. I mean it's an incredible song anyway so I'm very pleased and if it weren't for the fact it followed the utter PERFECTION of Hung Up then I think it would be more positively viewed still.