What are your TOP 20 favourite MADONNA songs?

[maddy1111 1,608]

7 minutes ago, Renato Iodice said:

It's seriously hard to choose only 20 songs, but I'll try.

Not in particular order, just the first twenty tracks I'm thinking about it.

HOLIDAY

LUCKY STAR

PAPA DON'T PREACH

LIVE TO TELL

SECRET

YOU'LL SEE

SANCTUARY/BEDTIME STORY (in my mind they are a single track) 

DEEPER AND DEEPER

FROZEN

THE POWER OF GOODBYE

DON'T TELL ME

WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL (album version)

HUNG UP

GET TOGETHER

FORBIDDEN LOVE/JUMP (again, they are a single track)

LIKE A PRAYER

LA ISLA BONITA

RAIN

VOGUE

FUTURE LOVERS

Honorable mention:

ANGEL

DRESS YOU UP

I DESERVE IT

GONE

BEAT GOES ON

GIVE IT 2 ME

PARADISE NOT FOR ME

EASY RIDE

 

 

 

 

So you basically did top 30 instead of top 20 

[FallingInLove 177]

Vogue

La Isla Bonita

Live To Tell

Justify My Love

Rescue Me

Something To Remember

Cherish

Pray For Spanish Eyes

Deeper And Deeper

In This Life

Why's It So Hard

Sky Fits Heaven

Easy Ride

Nobody Knows Me

Die Another Day

Holiday (1987 Extended Remix)

Get Together

Future Lovers

Love Spent

Come Alive

 

 

[Aiwa08 16,222]

4 hours ago, maddy1111 said:

Actually, if I remember correctly, when MDNA was released there was a very good response regarding Gang Bang from the fans. And also Love Spent... These two songs were often mentioned as highlights of not-so-well received album

Everybody hated MDNA (when it lost the #1 spot), but everybody was dying to have a video clip of ‘Gang Bang’ directed by Tarantino. The problem with MDNA always was the singles.

[maddy1111 1,608]

25 minutes ago, Aiwa08 said:

Everybody hated MDNA (when it lost the #1 spot), but everybody was dying to have a video clip of ‘Gang Bang’ directed by Tarantino. The problem with MDNA always was the singles.

And especially the first single... 

Girl Gone Wild got at least amazing music video, so I don't mind it being a single. 

[Holger 1,191]

Physical Attraction
Holiday
Crazy For You
Angel
Into The Groove
Papa Don't Preach
True Blue
Open Your Heart [Video Version]
Where's The Party [Shep Pettibone Remix]
Causing A Commotion
Spotlight
Express Yourself [Remix/Edit]
Vogue
Rescue Me [Single Mix]
Deeper And Deeper
Secret [Junior's Luscious Single Mix]
Love Don't Live Here Anymore [Mark Picchiotti Remix]
Nothing Really Matters
Nobody Knows Me
Jump

[Nowheretohide 249]

Not in particular order

1. Borderline
2. Burning up
3. Gambler
4. Live to tell
5. Open Your Heart
6. Where's The Party [YCD Remix edit]
7. The look of love
8. Express Yourself [Remix/Edit]
9. Oh father
10. Till death do us part
11. Bad girl
12. Rain
13. Waiting
14. You'll see
15. To have and not to hold
16. Paradise not for me
17. Nothing fails
18. How high
19. I Fucked Up
20. Ghosttown

[WokeUpInMedellin 1,583]

No real order except my #1...  just listing these as they come to my mind.

- Medellin (feat. Maluma)

- Nothing Really Matters

- Joan of Arc

- Borderline (celebration edit version)

- Like a Prayer (celebration edit version)

- Express Yourself (celebration edit version)

- Deeper and Deeper

- Rain

- Nothing Fails

- Frozen

- The Power of Good-bye

- What It Feels Like For a Girl

- I Deserve It

- Open Your Heart (celebration edit version)

- Live to Tell

- Human Nature

- Vogue

- Hung Up

- Get Together

- Drowned World / Substitute for Love (MY #1 FAVORITE MADONNA SONG)

 

[Would You Like To Try 8,353]

20 minutes ago, WokeUpInMedellin said:

No real order except my #1...  just listing these as they come to my mind.

- Medellin (feat. Maluma)

- Nothing Really Matters

- Joan of Arc

- Borderline

- Like a Prayer

- Express Yourself (celebration edit version)

- Deeper and Deeper

- Rain

- Nothing Fails

- Frozen

- The Power of Good-bye

- What It Feels Like For a Girl

- I Deserve It

- Open Your Heart (celebration edit version)

- Live to Tell

- Human Nature

- Vogue

- Hung Up

- Get Together

- Drowned World / Substitute for Love (MY #1 FAVORITE MADONNA SONG)

 

You are lucky that we may get drowned world single soon!So excited

[Confessions Lightside 2,160]

1.   Hung Up
2.   Has to Be
3.   Nothing Really Matters
4.   Bad Girl
5.   Frozen
6.   Mer Girl
7.   I Deserve It
8.   Bedtime Story
9.   Love Spent
10.   I‘m Addicted
11.   Vogue
12.   Angel
13.   This Used to Be My Playground
14.   Thief of Hearts
15.   Die Another Day
16.   Falling Free
17.   Paradise (Not for Me)
18.   How High
19.   Waiting
20.   Let It Will Be

[WokeUpInMedellin 1,583]

@Confessions Lightside Very different than mine besides just 5 overlaps! I love that we can all have such different tastes and still stan the artist together.

[Donna 16,572]

2 minutes ago, WokeUpInMedellin said:

@Confessions Lightside Very different than mine besides just 5 overlaps! I love that we can all have such different tastes and still stan the artist together.

Totally agree!  I'm fascinated by everyone's choices.  It just proves how diverse Madonna's been all these years. 

[Levon 2,225]

Today my top 20 is (in chronological order):

1. Holiday
2. Into the Groove
3. Dress You Up
4. True Blue
5. Oh Father
6. Pray For Spanish Eyes
7. Rescue Me
8. Deeper and Deeper
9. You'll See
10. Secret
11. Don't Cry For Me Argentina (Miami Mix)
12. Skin
13. American Pie
14. Time Stood Still
15. Don't Tell Me
16. Love Profusion
17. Hung Up
18. Miles Away
19. Beautiful Killer
20. Rebel Heart (Avicii Pop Version / Demo)

[Jaawsshhh 536]

1. Everybody
2. Deeper and Deeper
3. To Have And Not To Hold
4. Stay (81 Demo)
5. Impressive Instant
6. Into the Groove
7. Goodbye to Innocence
8. Bedtime Story
9. Inside of Me
10. Express Yourself
11. Vogue
12. Holiday
13. What It Feels Like For A Girl
14. Hung Up
15. Love Don't Live Here Anymore - Remix
16. Bad Girl
17. Human Nature
18. Nothing Really Matters
19. Music
20. Rebel Heart (Demo)

[Pedro Beltran 4,423]

On 8/18/2023 at 5:17 AM, Aiwa08 said:

Everybody hated MDNA (when it lost the #1 spot), but everybody was dying to have a video clip of ‘Gang Bang’ directed by Tarantino. The problem with MDNA always was the singles.

I think the problem with MDNA is its final mastering the album sounds like a half baked demo. I love all the songs separately but when I hear the album all together my earphones and ears bleed 

[ErickInTheZone 392]

1. Get Together

2. Stay

I can't go on, I love most of her songs (except for great part of MDNA e MX), it's impossible to rank 20 of them

[Queen hearts 504]

A tough choice...
There would be many more newcomers to the list. (not in order of superiority)

1 La Isla Bonita
2 Hung Up
3 Sorry
4 Express Yourself
5 Vogue
6 Papa Don´t Preach
7 Gambler
8 Holiday
9 Into The Groove
10 Live To Tell
11 The Power Of Goodbye
12 Rain
13 Crazy For You
14 Borderline
15 Frozen
16 Isaac
17 Music
18 Nobody Knows Me
19 Nothing Really Matters
20 Dress You Up

 

 

[stefo 6,438]

As usual I could not stay in the 20 tracks limit, but this time I underlined the 5 songs I could (and choose not to) remove (and I'm still fighting for La isla bonita, Human nature, the piano demo of Has to be and the Avicii one of Wash all over me )

1. LIVE TO TELL
2. LIKE A PRAYER
3. PROMISE TO TRY
4. OH FATHER
5. PRAY FOR SPANISH EYES
6. RESCUE ME
7. EROTICA
8. FEVER (remix)
9. WHERE LIFE BEGINS
10. WAITING
11. RAIN
12. SECRET GARDEN
13. SECRET
14. INSIDE OF ME
15. LOVE TRIED TO WELCOME ME
16. I WANT YOU
17. DROWNED WORLD
18. SWIM
19. SKIN
20. SKY FITS HEAVEN
21. THE POWER OF GOODBYE
22. MUSIC
23. LIVING FOR LOVE
24. REBEL HEART (Avicii demo)
25. CRAVE

[Circle Life 474]

Even if it will change with time, these have been my favorites for some time, and still are (from worst to best):

 

20. Easy Ride

19. Let It Will Be

18. Drowned World/Substitute for Love

17. Now I'm Following You (Part 1) (If I can, also add "Now I'm Following You (Part 2)")

16. Extreme Occident

15. Ray of Light

14. Bedtime Story

13. Impressive Instant

12. Mother and Father

11. How High

10. Promise To Try

9. Paradise (Not for Me)

8. Like a Prayer

7. Live To Tell

6. Vogue

5. Oh Father

4. Human Nature

3. American Life

2. Like It or Not

1. Dark Ballet

 

Also, some honorable mentions: Forbidden Love (BS song), Another Suitcase In Another Hall, God Control, I'm So Stupid, Express Yourself, Erotica, Sooner Or Later, Time Stood Still, Deeper and Deeper and Messiah.

[Would You Like To Try 8,353]

On 8/18/2023 at 6:30 PM, Levon said:

1. Rebel Heart (Avicii Pop Version / Demo)

Omg I love that avicci demo personally the most emotional version of the song for me it's hard to go through it whole without getting kind of emotional,really explains how iconic it is even though the album dance hard beat is good

[Levon 2,225]

1 hour ago, Would You Like To Try said:

Omg I love that avicci demo personally the most emotional version of the song for me it's hard to go through it whole without getting kind of emotional,really explains how iconic it is even though the album dance hard beat is good

You are so right... I think it was a huge mistake that this version wasn't the first single of the album - but was instead punched off as a much weaker produced bonus track. In this aspect, it's a gift that the Rebel Heart leaks exist.

[hzmajesty 341]

On 8/17/2023 at 11:47 PM, maddy1111 said:

Actually, if I remember correctly, when MDNA was released there was a very good response regarding Gang Bang from the fans. And also Love Spent... These two songs were often mentioned as highlights of not-so-well received album

Can you imagine if we actually got the Quentin Tarantino music video Madge wanted for Gang Bang? That would've been Fire.

[hzmajesty 341]

On 8/18/2023 at 4:42 AM, maddy1111 said:

And especially the first single... 

Girl Gone Wild got at least amazing music video, so I don't mind it being a single. 

I quite loved Girl Gone Wild, it was a little too commercial and safe, but I enjoyed it. The choreography was awesome, the video was awesome, the tour performance was great, I just think it was too safe. When we were used to Madonna being ahead of the curve, MDNA was more of a "What the kids are listening to" kind of album. I actually quite like it but will admit there was very little about it that was ahead of the curve. But on the other hand I think Madame X was very experimental and different but I didn't take to really any of it. Sometimes it's better to be safe, sometimes it's better to experiment. The best we can do is just enjoy what we enjoy <3

[maddy1111 1,608]

1 hour ago, hzmajesty said:

Can you imagine if we actually got the Quentin Tarantino music video Madge wanted for Gang Bang? That would've been Fire.

I think a whole response regarding MDNA would be slightly different if they would have chosen different singles. 

Start of a new era with Gang Bang and video directed by Quentin Tarantino? Everyone would lose their mind!

Instead, we got her absolutely worst single GMAYL 

[maddy1111 1,608]

1 hour ago, hzmajesty said:

I quite loved Girl Gone Wild, it was a little too commercial and safe, but I enjoyed it. The choreography was awesome, the video was awesome, the tour performance was great, I just think it was too safe. When we were used to Madonna being ahead of the curve, MDNA was more of a "What the kids are listening to" kind of album. I actually quite like it but will admit there was very little about it that was ahead of the curve. But on the other hand I think Madame X was very experimental and different but I didn't take to really any of it. Sometimes it's better to be safe, sometimes it's better to experiment. The best we can do is just enjoy what we enjoy <3

Actually, I enjoyed MDNA when it was released and photoshoots for that album are amazing until this day, she looks stunning. But it is a mixed bag musically .. I am here totally for Gang Bang, I'm Addicted, Love Spent, and few others.. On the other hand, we got B-Day Song (her absolutely worst song for me) , GMAYL (her absolutely worst single for me) and Superstar (this would be fine if Miley Cyrus would have sung it at the age of 12 maybe, but not Madonna in her 50s). So I can understand why some fans really hate that album, but I can understand those who like it as well. 

[Would You Like To Try 8,353]

27 minutes ago, maddy1111 said:

I think a whole response regarding MDNA would be slightly different if they would have chosen different singles. 

Start of a new era with Gang Bang and video directed by Quentin Tarantino? Everyone would lose their mind!

Instead, we got her absolutely worst single GMAYL 

We have to remember the commericial appeal of Nicki and M.I.A on one of your tracks including a Superbowl Performance

Clearly she released it as a single possibly to the leak or the fact that those artists were in the music