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Forty Times that Madonna Proved that She Was a Genius


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Celebrating 40 years...  I am ready!!!!!! 

Below is my playlist of the forty times that I believe that Madonna proved that she was a genius.  Some songs were picked for lyrics, others for instrumentation, some for the whole package.  Both Love Spent [Acoustic] and Ciao Bella were contenders for me for sure.   I also considered the gritty Everybody and Burning Up.   I think that it plays well.  

 

1. Drowned World/Substitute for Love

2. Batuka

3. Rescue Me

4. Secret Garden

5. Paradise (Not for Me)

6. Love Tried to Welcome Me

7. Like a Prayer

8. Isaac

9. Come Alive

10. Swim

11. X-Static Process

12. Promise to Try

13. Like It or Not

14. Sky Fits Heaven

15. Take a Bow

16. Intervention

17. I Deserve It

18. Live to Tell

19. Erotica

20. Don't Tell Me

21. You'll See

22. Falling Free

23. Candy Perfume Girl

24. Sanctuary

25. Bedtime Story

26. Looking for Mercy

27. Something to Remember

28. Oh Father

29. Justify My Love

30. Devil Wouldn't Recognize You

31. Inside Out

32. The Power of Good-Bye

33. Skin

34. Voices

35. Inside of Me

36. Secret

37. Ray of Light

38. Frozen

39. Messiah

40. Easy Ride

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, Sultrysully said:

Celebrating 40 years...  I am ready!!!!!! 

Below is my playlist of the forty times that I believe that Madonna proved that she was a genius.  Some songs were picked for lyrics, others for instrumentation, some for the whole package.  Both Love Spent [Acoustic] and Ciao Bella were contenders for me for sure.   I also considered the gritty Everybody and Burning Up.   I think that it plays well.  

 

1. Drowned World/Substitute for Love

2. Batuka

3. Rescue Me

4. Secret Garden

5. Paradise (Not for Me)

6. Love Tried to Welcome Me

7. Like a Prayer

8. Isaac

9. Come Alive

10. Swim

11. X-Static Process

12. Promise to Try

13. Like It or Not

14. Sky Fits Heaven

15. Take a Bow

16. Intervention

17. I Deserve It

18. Live to Tell

19. Erotica

20. Don't Tell Me

21. You'll See

22. Falling Free

23. Candy Perfume Girl

24. Sanctuary

25. Bedtime Story

26. Looking for Mercy

27. Something to Remember

28. Oh Father

29. Justify My Love

30. Devil Wouldn't Recognize You

31. Inside Out

32. The Power of Good-Bye

33. Skin

34. Voices

35. Inside of Me

36. Secret

37. Ray of Light

38. Frozen

39. Messiah

40. Easy Ride

 

 

 

I would say that I agree with you for the most part. :D

This is your Finally Enough Love/Celebration compilation. :laughing:

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1 hour ago, Sultrysully said:

Delivery can be genius as well.  Can it not be?

Madonna's delivery is really where the magic is at, atleast when it comes to her early material. I don't think songs like Holiday or Like A Virgin would have been hits without her charisma to give them life. Her growth as a songwriter came later.

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1 hour ago, Enlightened Commenter said:

Madonna's delivery is really where the magic is at, atleast when it comes to her early material. I don't think songs like Holiday or Like A Virgin would have been hits without her charisma to give them life. Her growth as a songwriter came later.

Mary Wells and Phyllis Hyman never wore grillz.

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2 hours ago, Enlightened Commenter said:

Madonna's delivery is really where the magic is at, atleast when it comes to her early material. I don't think songs like Holiday or Like A Virgin would have been hits without her charisma to give them life. Her growth as a songwriter came later.

That is why my selected tracks are first three albums light.  

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37 minutes ago, MPowered said:

The woman choir and the production can't save an otherwise awful song. The melody is non-existent, the auto-tune is too heavy and the lyrics are childish.

Melody is fantastic, and what exactly childish in this lyrics.

It's a long way (it's a long way)
It's a long way (it's a long way)
It's a long day (it's a long day)
It's a long day (it's a long day)

Lord have Mercy (Lord have Mercy)
Things have got to change (things have got to change)
There's a storm ahead (there's a storm ahead)
I hear the wind blowing (I hear the wind blowing)
Let me catch my breath (let me catch my breath)
Will we win this race? (Will we win this race?)
Swear the road is long (swear the road is long)
And the highway listens (and the highway listens)

'Cause it's a long way ('cause it's a long way)
It's a long way (it's a long way)
'Cause it's a long day ('cause it's a long day)
It's a long day (it's a long day)

I was up all night
I said a little prayer
Get that old man
Put him in a jail
Where he can't stop us (where he can't stop us)
Where he can't hurt us (where he can't hurt us)
We will stand tall (we will stand tall)
Underneath this tree (underneath this tree)
'Cause it's a

'Cause it's a long way ('cause it's a long way)
It's a long way (it's a long way)
'Cause it's a long day ('cause it's a long day)
It's a long day

But when we can stop it all (but when we can stop it all)
In the right way (in the right way)
Will we stand together? (Will we stand together?)
It's a new day (it's a new day)
So don't judge a human (so don't judge a human)
'Til you're in their shoes ('til you're in their shoes)
If you have a dream (if you have a dream)
Then you can't stop us (then you can't stop us)

Sing, "Hallelujah" (sing, "Hallelujah")
Say, "Amen" (say, "Amen")
Sing, "Hallelujah" (sing, "Hallelujah")
And say, "Amen" (and say, "Amen")
I say, "Oh, yeah" (I say, "Oh, yeah")
I said, "Oh, yeah" (I said, "Oh, yeah")
I say, "Amen" (I say, "Amen")
I sing, "Hallelujah" (I sing, "Hallelujah")

'Cause it's a long way ('cause it's a long way)
It's a long way (it's a long way)
'Cause it's a long day ('cause it's a long day)
It's a long day

 

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