This track (“Celebration”) marks the 40th time Madonna topped Billboard’s noted Dance Club Songs chart. That’s another way of saying that by this point in career, the Queen of Pop had firmly established herself as a musician who specializes in...
On “Get Together”, Madonna is addressing someone with whom she clearly shares a mutual romantic interest with. And what she appears to be saying, as a premise, is that she doesn’t want their aspirations of...
The first word uttered in Madonna’s “Ray of Light” is “Zephyr”, which is the name of an Ancient Greek deity. Perhaps namedropping him, within the grand scheme of the song, can be considered symbolic, since the...
Madonna’s “Hung Up” captures a feeling of helplessness from the narrator who is growing tired of waiting for her indecisive love interest to requite her affection. The narrator admits that she is getting fed...
Of all the tracks featured on Michael Jackson’s (1958-2009) classic “Thriller” album, we think the song “Human Nature” has the most-philosophical and introspective sound. But whereas it may come off as being exceptionally-deep, it is...
Madonna gave birth to her first child, a daughter by the name of Lourdes, in 1996. And the album Drowned World/Substitute for Love” is featured on was the first one she dropped since giving birth....
“Vogue” is clearly a dance song, i.e. one of those which encourages listeners to do a specific type of move. And that particular dance is known as vogueing, which is something Madonna picked up on via...
The title of this song (“La Isla Bonita”) translates to “The Beautiful Island”. And likewise, its lyrics are dedicated to serving as a tribute to a tropical paradise which Madonna is particularly fond of due...
“Like a Prayer” is a song which, due to the powerful and diverse imagery attached to it, has been interpreted in a number of ways. Perhaps the most common understanding of the track is that...
Madonna’s “Batuka” was influenced by a musical genre known as “Batuque”, which has its origins in Cape Verde, an island off the coast of West Africa. Cape Verde was an important part of the African...
