Her Voice Can Take You There
Over this past week, you’ve enjoyed flashbacks to the 80’s and 90’s with my Blast from the Past series of posts. Unlike those posts, however, this one is a paid review.
The sad thing is that some of those musical artists from back then are no longer with us today. Some of the groups have broken up, and others have passed away. In addition to enjoying their past hits, you wonder what kind of music they would be creating today. Wouldn’t you “Cherish” hearing your old favorites, live and in concert, as well as new songs from your favorite artists? Wouldn’t you like “One More Chance” to see them again?
Fortunately, some of those artists are still around today, and still composing new songs as well as performing your old favorites. Take Madonna, for example. The “Material Girl” was born 50 years ago in my home town and is still “Burning Up” the stage today, as well as “Causing a Commotion.”
You’ll remember I mentioned earlier this week “La Isla Bonita,” which hit #4 in 1987, and “Vogue,” which was a #1 hit in 1990. One of my other favorites was one of her three #1 hits from 1986, “Live to Tell.” She continued her success into the 90’s and the current decade, scoring a #3 hit earlier this year, “4 Minutes” with Justin Timberlake. With that song, she broke Elvis’ record for having the most Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 (37 to Elvis’ 36) and she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
A species of water bear, Echiniscus madonnae, is also named for her. How many water bears are named for Elvis?
She’s currently on tour and Madonna Tickets are available from TicketsToGo.com, which has tickets for Madonna and other popular artists. So, “Get Into the Groove” because this can be your opportunity to hear a living legend, live and in-person.
Hey Dan, as always excellent post. I really enjoyed reading your mix tape posts, what a time killer that was.
On an unrelated note, would you mind telling me what plugin you use for the bookmarking sites (Del.icio.us, Digg…) that you have at the bottom of each post? The one I was using didn’t play well with 2.6, though that could have changed recently.
Thanks,
Andy
Thanks for your kind words!
The social bookmarking links aren’t a plugin. They are coded into my theme. I picked up that tip from Average Joe Blogger.
Here’s the link: “How to Manually Add Social Bookmarking Links“
That was Madonnarific!
Thanks!
I left a comment about your comment about the author of the poem in my blog. So I thought that I would inform you by leaving a comment on your comment area concerning my comment concerning your comment. You may comment if you wish. ;o)
Ditto. Sort of.
Madonna simply transcends it all doesn’t she. Great post paid or not.
I am totally seeing her on October 4th, I cannot wait. I’ve loved her since I was in 4th grade!