Into the Groove was my #1 and Open Your Heart was #7, though it could easily have been higher.
― skip, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:43 (eleven years ago) link
recap
50. "WORDS" from Erotica (1992) [7 votes, 136 points]49. "I'LL REMEMBER" from the motion picture soundtrack With Honors (1994) [6 votes, 142 points]48. "THE POWER OF GOOD-BYE" from Ray of Light (1998) [8 votes, 144 points]47. "KEEP IT TOGETHER" from Like a Prayer (1989) [9 votes, 148 points]46. "DIE ANOTHER DAY" from the motion picture soundtrack Die Another Day (2002) [7 votes, 149 points](TIE) 44. "WHITE HEAT" from True Blue (1986) [7 votes, 161 points](TIE) 44. "SECRET GARDEN" from Erotica (1992) [7 votes, 161 points]43. "WAITING" from Erotica (1992) [8 votes, 189 points]42. "WHO'S THAT GIRL" from the motion picture soundtrack Who's That Girl (1987) [11 votes, 194 points]41. "PHYSICAL ATTRACTION" from Madonna (1983) [10 votes, 195 points]40. "CAUSING A COMMOTION" from the motion picture soundtrack Who's That Girl (1987) [11 votes, 201 points]39. "RAIN" from Erotica (1992) [11 votes, 217 points]38. "BEDTIME STORY" from Bedtime Stories (1994) [13 votes, 238 points]37. "TRUE BLUE" from True Blue (1986) [12 votes, 240 points, 1 first place vote]36. "GET TOGETHER" from Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) [11 votes, 246 points, 1 first place vote]
35. "EROTICA" from Erotica (1992) [12 votes, 263 points]34. "DON'T TELL ME" from Music (2000) [15 votes, 284 points]33. "MATERIAL GIRL" from Like a Virgin (1984) [14 votes, 307 points, 1 first place vote]32. "MUSIC" from Music (2000) [16 votes, 309 points]31. "LIKE A VIRGIN" from Like a Virgin (1984) [17 votes, 334 points, 1 first place vote]30. "TILL DEATH DO US PART" from Like a Prayer (1989) [16 votes, 337 points]29. "EVERYBODY" from Everybody 12"/Madonna (1982,83) [15 votes, 344 points]28. "SECRET" from Bedtime Stories (1994) [16 votes, 349 points]27. "LA ISLA BONITA" from True Blue (1986) [18 votes, 367 points, 1 first place vote]26. "WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL" from Music (2000) [19 votes, 378 points]25. "FROZEN" from Ray of Light (1998) [18 votes, 381 points]24. "TAKE A BOW" from Bedtime Stories (1994) [20 votes, 403 points]23. "ANGEL" from Like a Virgin (1984) [18 votes, 409 points]22. "BAD GIRL" from Erotica (1992) [17 votes, 415 points]21. "OH FATHER" from Like a Prayer (1989) [18 votes, 424 points, 1 first place vote]
20. "BEAUTIFUL STRANGER" from the motion picture soundtrack Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) [17
votes, 435 points, 1 first place vote]19. "EXPRESS YOURSELF" from Like a Prayer (1989) [21 votes, 457 points]18. "CHERISH" from Like a Prayer (1989) [22 votes, 463 points, 1 first place vote]17. "HUMAN NATURE" from Bedtime Stories (1994) [21 votes, 465 points, 1 first place vote]16. "DRESS YOU UP" from Like a Virgin (1984) [24 votes, 553 points, 1 first place vote]15. "JUSTIFY MY LOVE" from The Immaculate Collection (1990) [26 votes, 567 points]14. "HUNG UP" from Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005) [26 votes, 600 points, 1 first place vote]13. "PAPA DON'T PREACH" from True Blue (1986) [29 votes, 602 points, 1 first place vote]12. "RAY OF LIGHT" from Ray of Light (1998) [26 votes, 615 points, 1 first place vote]11. "CRAZY FOR YOU" from the motion picture soundtrack Vision Quest (1985) [31 votes, 670 points, 1 first place
vote]10. "VOGUE" from I'm Breathless (1990) [29 votes, 697 points, 2 first place votes]09. "HOLIDAY" from Madonna (1983) [30 votes, 753 points, 3 first place votes]08. "BURNING UP" from Madonna (1983) [29 votes, 756 points, 3 first place votes]07. "LUCKY STAR" from Madonna (1983) [32 votes, 805 points, 3 first place votes]06. "LIKE A PRAYER" from Like a Prayer (1989) [39 votes, 938 points, 2 first place votes]05. "LIVE TO TELL" from True Blue (1986) [35 votes, 970 points, 5 first place votes]04. "BORDERLINE" from Madonna (1983) [33 votes, 1,009 points, 7 first place votes]03. "DEEPER AND DEEPER" from Erotica (1992) [42 votes, 1,110 points, 8 first place votes]02. "OPEN YOUR HEART" from True Blue (1986) [44 votes, 1,167 points, 2 first place votes]01. "INTO THE GROOVE" from the single Into the Groove (1985) [48 votes, 1,330 points, 6 first place votes]
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:43 (eleven years ago) link
ONLY WHEN I'M DANCING CAN I FEEL THIS FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
― horseshoe, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:43 (eleven years ago) link
NID
"deeper and deeper" takes the moral victory of getting the most #1 votes - realheadz know what's up
― prolego, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:44 (eleven years ago) link
thanks JF! Great pictures and presentation.
― skip, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:44 (eleven years ago) link
oh I don't doubt people were bored of Madonna, and the Sex book plus an album named Erotica didn't help; but she was due for a fall, and if she'd released a cookbook called Secrets of French Gastronomy and an album called Snails it woulda underwhelmed too.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:44 (eleven years ago) link
I can live with that top 2, in that order.
Thanks JF, great work as ever - and loved the images.
And I enjoyed the arguments itt. But you are ALL wrong.
― Jeff W, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:44 (eleven years ago) link
12" of 'Open Your Heart' is all time classic.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:44 (eleven years ago) link
"into the groove" encapsulates madonna and pop music and the entire experience of falling in love with, and staying in love with pop music, all at the same time
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
lol i didn't vote for "into the groove" but it would've been #1 like five years ago? killed my own ability to enjoy that song
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks JF!!! Great poll!
― ArchCarrier, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
anyway amazing poll, a very good time
I'm in a hotel in Manhattan without any Madonna music :(
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
songs should always be about dancing
― horseshoe, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
I'm now going to embark on a study of JF's color-coding of the images. Will report back later.
― clemenza, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:45 (eleven years ago) link
"from the single Into the Groove"not desperately seeking susan?
― billstevejim, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
not like "Vogue," though, gross
― horseshoe, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
one of dan's allies in erotica hatred holding up 'beautiful stranger' as superior is some instant karma in action
my ballot
1. deeper and deeper - 402. borderline - 363. i'll remember - 334. bad girl - 305. oh father - 286. justify my love - 267. live to tell - 258. don't tell me - 249. vogue - 2310. til death do us part - 2211. cherish - 2112. lucky star - 2013. take a bow - 1914. angel - 1815. open your heart - 1716. dress you up - 16 17. sorry - 1518. crazy for you - 1419. jump - 1320. white heat - 12
albums1. madonna2. like a prayer3. erotica4. confessions on a dance floor5. bedtime stories
videos1. borderline2. open your heart3. justify my love4. vogue5. papa don't preach
― balls, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
I mean for me, I was pretty deeply entrenched in the Deee-Lite album around this time period as well as discovering all of pop-breakthrough rave acts (The Shamen, The Prodigy, Altern8, the Lords of Acid crew, 2 Unlimited, etc), many of which were more closely tied to or informed by the industrial dance music I was already neck-deep in, so there wasn't really any reason for me to get interested in a Madonna album largely produced by a dude I'd already decided I hated
many xposts
― Darth Icky (DJP), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
I'M TIRED OF DANCING HERE ALL BY MYSEEEEELLFTONIGHT I WANNA DANCEWITH SOOOMEONNNNNE EEEEELLLLSE
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
I do feel really guilty for voting in this poll w/my not-liking-Erotica ass. I like lots of dance music & deep house but I guess I'm not a big fan of early 90s house. I get the appeal of the sound of TR-909 snares spraying everywhere but it's just not something I've ever gotten into; I never really lived through that era so it doesn't connect with me.
― C: (crüt), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:47 (eleven years ago) link
Fever polls = the best polls, imo
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:47 (eleven years ago) link
some powerful generational comflict here or?"Deeper and Deeper" just sounds embarassing to me in this context--worst #3 in any major artist poll?
great poll all the same and #s 1 and 2 are righteous!
― Swag Heathen (theStalePrince), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:47 (eleven years ago) link
not desperately seeking susan?
DSS released its score, but not a soundtrack.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:47 (eleven years ago) link
Ha -- I loved the first two Deee-Lite albums and Erotica (though I didn't own my own copy).
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:47 (eleven years ago) link
crazy that two of her most (arguably the two most) iconic singles - 'vogue' and 'into the groove' - started life as b-sides to fourth singles
― balls, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:47 (eleven years ago) link
Top work JF. Fantastic images. Overall very happy with the results, I promise to try to see why everyone loves D&D so much.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
The 'Open Your Heart' 12" mix is one of the best discoveries of this poll for me. And 'Skin' and the rediscovery of 'Till Death Do Us Part'.
― ArchCarrier, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
i used to really love Into the Groove as a kid, and you guys made me realize again how great it is a while ago when there was some other ILX thread. i wouldn't slot it at #1 personally, but it's a great subtle banger of a song.
glad borderline got its top 5
― surm, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
Tracks:1. Human Nature2. Borderline3. Live to Tell4. Deeper and Deeper5. Like a Prayer6. Secret7. Till Death Do Us Part8. Hung Up9. Burning Up10. Open Your Heart11. Crazy for You12. Bad Girl13. Beautiful Stranger14. Dress You Up15. Take a Bow16. Physical Attraction17. Over and Over18. Words19. Love Song20. Cherish
Albums:1. Erotica2. Madonna3. Confessions on a Dance Floor4. True Blue5. Like a Prayer
Videos:1. Rain2. Bad Girl3. Justify My Love4. Take a Bow5. Don't Tell Me
only regret was not putting "take a bow" higher, like higher than "deeper and deeper" even
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
my ballot:
TRACKS1. Deeper And Deeper2. Burning Up3. Die Another Day4. Bad Girl5. Open Your Heart6. Everybody7. Like A Prayer8. Secret Garden9. Waiting10. To Have And Not To Hold11. Hung Up12. Love Tried To Welcome Me13. Into The Groove14. Forbidden Love (Bedtime Stories)15. Dress You Up16. Frozen17. Nothing Really Matters18. Music19. Oh Father20. Papa Don't Preach
REMIXES1. Sorry (Man With Guitar Mix)2. Justify My Love (The Beast Within Mix)3. Hollywood (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duck Mix)4. La Isla Bonita (The Revenge Rework)5. Bedtime Story (Orbital Mix)
ALBUMS1. Erotica2. Madonna3. Bedtime Stories4. Ray Of Light5. American Life
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
hang on have we done the remixes results yet?!
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
1. Open Your Heart2. Burning Up3. Live To Tell4. Angel5. Lucky Star6. Deeper and Deeper7. Hung Up8. Bad Girl9. Words10. Love Tried To Welcome Me11. Vogue12. Till Death Do Us Part13. Take a Bow14. Sky Fits Heaevn15. Thief of Hearts16. Keep It Together17. Crazy For You18. Like a Prayer19. Gambler20. Don't Tell Me
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
Nice. "Open Your Heart" was my #2, too. Best "sugar" Madonna by leagues.
― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:49 (eleven years ago) link
Did I miss the remix rollout?
My ballot:
Burning Up - 40Lucky Star - 36White Heat - 33Into The Groove - 30Justify My Love -28Live To Tell - 26Skin - 25Frozen - 24Dress You Up - 23Open Your Heart - 22La Isla Bonita - 21Angel - 20Holiday - 19Human Nature - 18Crazy For You - 17Papa Don't Preach - 16Express Yourself - 15The Power Of Good-Bye - 14Where's The Party - 13What It Feels Like For A Girl - 12
(included a note "fear my wasted vote for Skin", lol)
ALBUMS:
True Blue - 10Madonna - 8Ray of Light - 6American Life - 4Bedtime Stories - 2
VIDEOS:
What It Feels Like For A Girl - 10Open Your Heart - 8Borderline - 6Bedtime Story - 4Frozen - 2
― Darth Icky (DJP), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:50 (eleven years ago) link
We haven't. I ran out of time this weekend and didn't pull together any results yet. They're forthcoming (perhaps tomorrow?).
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:50 (eleven years ago) link
Into the GrooveVogueLike a PrayerExpress YourselfLucky StarHung UpBeautiful StrangerOpen Your HeartMusicLike a VirginDon't Tell MeCherishImpressive InstantDeeper and DeeperMaterial GirlPapa Don't PreachBurning UpLa Isla BonitaHolidayOver and Over
― skip, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:50 (eleven years ago) link
1. "Beautiful Stranger" (40)2. "Holiday" (36)3. "Open Your Heart" (33)4. "Ray of Light" (30)5. "Shoo-Bee-Doo" (28)________________________________ "Bad Girl" (19)"Borderline" (19)"Crazy for You" (19)"Don't Tell Me" (19)"Dress You Up" (19--somewhere on this thread I say I didn't vote for it, duh)"Give Me All Your Luvin'""Hung Up" (19)"Into the Groove" (19)"Live to Tell" (19)"Miles Away" (19)"Oh Father" (19)"This Used to Be My Playground" (19)"Vogue" (19)"What It Feels Like for a Girl" (19)"Who's That Girl" (19)
― clemenza, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:51 (eleven years ago) link
Deee-Lite. Now there's an early '90s sound I find tiresome.
― Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:51 (eleven years ago) link
one of the best polls and poll threads i can recall. thanks jf. happy enough with the top 2.
my ballots:
1. live to tell - 402. lucky star - 363. open your heart - 334. bad girl - 305. papa don't preach - 286. physical attraction - 267. into the groove - 258. borderline - 249. crazy for you - 2310. justify my love - 2211. get together - 2112. dress you up - 2013. deeper and deeper - 1914. la isla bonita - 1815. like a prayer - 1716. bedtime story - 1617. vogue - 1518. burning up - 1419. secret - 1320. sorry - 12 remixes 1. la isla bonita (the revenge rework)2. sorry (man with guitar edit)3. what it feels like for a girl (above & beyond remix)4. get together (james holden remix)5. erotica (masters at work mix)
― So: The Answers (or something), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:51 (eleven years ago) link
1. Like a Prayer2. Hung Up3. Open Your Heart4. Dress You Up5. Into the Groove6. Dear Jessie7. Lucky Star8. Papa Don't Preach9. Sorry10. I Love New York11. Holiday12. Angel13. Oh Father14. Like a Virgin15. Till Death Do Us Part16. Material Girl17. Borderline18. What It Feels Like For A Girl19. Ray of Light20. Take a Bow
1. Like a Prayer2. Confessions on the Dancefloor3. Like a Virgin4. True Blue5. Erotica
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks Johnny. Perfect poll. My ballot:
1. Live to Tell (5)2. Hung Up (SDP Extended Vocal) (14)3. Borderline (4)4. Justify My Love (15)5. Into the Groove (1)6. Bedtime Story (Orbital Mix) (38)7. Oh Father (21)8. Ray of Light (12)9. Beautiful Stranger (20)10. Deeper and Deeper (3)11. Jump (DNP)12. Like a Prayer (6)13. Lucky Star (7)14. Words (50)15. Crazy For You (11)16. Bad Girl (22)17. Sorry (DNP)18. Open Your Heart (2)19. Burning Up (8)20. Music (32)
― Deafening silence (DL), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
If you're posting ballots and voted for remixes, edit your posts. I haven't rolled that subpoll out yet.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
This has been my favorite poll to lurk on. Just getting into the first few records, and really digging the Madonna I wasn't previously familiar with (except for that last song on True Blue, which doesn't feel like it should occupy the same space as the brilliant "Live To Tell").
― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
oops at revealing my remixes ballot, thought it was a dead rubber.
― So: The Answers (or something), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
songs I really wanted to make space on my ballot for but cut at the last minute:
SecretImpressive InstantBorderlinePhysical AttractionPapa Don't PreachNothing FailsLove ProfusionSky Fits Heaven
― Darth Icky (DJP), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
1. Deeper and Deeper2. Bad Girl3. Into The Groove4. Love Tried to Welcome Me5. Waiting6. Secret Garden7. Like a Prayer8. Crazy For You9. Vogue10. Open Your Heart11. Take a Bow12. Burning Up13. Get Together14. Secret15. Gambler16. Holiday17. Hung Up18. Papa Don't Preach19. Keep It Together20. Justify My Love
slightly strategic placing of my fav deep cuts at the top under my eternal top 3, but they'd all be top 15 at least anyway
― prolego, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
Deeper And Deeper (40)Into The Groove (36)Justify My Love (33)Vogue (30)Secret (28)Hung Up (26)Like A Prayer (25)White Heat (24)Waiting (23)Like A Virgin (22)
Sorry (21)Lucky Star (20)Causing A Commotion (19)Secret Garden (18)Erotica (17)Think Of Me (16)He's A Man (15)La Isla Bonita (14)Nothing Really Matters (13)Gone (12)_________
Erotica (10)Bedtime Stories (8)Madonna (6)Confessions On A Dancefloor (4)I'm Breathless (2)
― Ismael Klata, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
thought it was a dead rubber.
It may be. I don't know if there was enough consensus behind anything to bother with a top 10, but in case there was, I'd hate to have it spoiled.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 11 March 2013 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
oh wait Papa Don't Preach made it, lol
― Darth Icky (DJP), Monday, 11 March 2013 20:55 (eleven years ago) link