Number Ones…
It seems all the rage these days for aging popstars to prove their commercial dominance by putting out a ‘Number Ones‘ compilation showing just how amazing their chart history has been. Mariah jumped the...
Fact of the Day
Scent of a woman
Excited fans rushed into stores in spring 1989 to grab their copy of Madonna‘s fantastic new album ‘Like A Prayer‘ hot off the press and zooming up the charts. Lurking within the shrinkwrap of...
I Nearly Want You
The first single from Madonna‘s second compilation album ‘Something To Remember‘, was meant to be the opening track, ‘I Want You‘ – her cover of the Marvin Gaye classic, reinvented with Massive Attack. The...
Just let the music set you free
When the idea came about during the filming of Desperately Seeking Susan for Madonna to include hew new dance track ‘Into The Groove‘ as background music during the movie, the producers thought it was...
Erotic-a(lmost)
Since I’m on a bit of a theme with how the albums have changed from originally planned I thought I’d continue on from ‘The Immaculate Collection‘ to her subsequent studio release ‘Erotica‘. The filth-fest...
The Muddled Immaculate Super Heavyweight Collection!
You may have seen from an earlier Fact of the Day that Madonna’s second collection of hits ‘GHV2‘ was originally conceived with a different name and a different tracklisting. Regular readers of this thread...
St Patrick’s Day – 17th March 2007 – Irish Do It Better!
Late August 2004 saw Madonna‘s only ever trip to Ireland culminating in her historic stadium sized debut concert in the Emerald Isle on Sunday the 29th as part of her Re-Invention Tour. The location,...
Pussy rules the world!
Madonna’s Express Yourself video is one of her most memorable and classic. In it she explored her feminine and masculine sides set in a “Metropolis” inspired fantasy land. Central to the imagery in the...
Daddy’s bones they sure taste good!
The award for surprise inclusion in the setlist on 2001’s Drowned World Tour must surely go to the ‘brand new song’ “The Funny Song“. This light-hearted moment in the middle of the otherwise dark...
Do I have to change my name?
Many of Madonna‘s songs have changed names between the writing process and the eventual release. Here are some examples, starting with the most famous: Spanish Eyes became Pray For Spanish Eyes on all second...