Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Music Monday

May 8, 2012

Today, I’m going to review one of my all time favorite albums – Madonna. Yep, her first and self-titled album from 1983. Wow – that was almost *choke* 30 years ago! Yipes. Anyway…I think I bought this last year from a used bookstore and am so glad I did! I haven’t cracked it out in awhile, but last week I did and guess what? It felt like summer 1983 all over again! I’m remembering feelings and things that I haven’t thought about in quite a while, but I digress. Here are the songs and my thoughts on them.

1. Lucky Star – Like it! Did I mention she wrote all the songs on this album? I really thought that was cool back then because there weren’t too many female singers who did.

2. Borderline – Love it! Still remember the video too – one of my favorites. I also loved that outfit she wore in the video – black
tank, cool skirt (kind of a mini), and orange pumps. Yeah, I sort of had a few outfits that were similar back in the day. Minis? You bet!

3. Burning Up – Kind of trashy yes, but I love the music to this one! It’s unrequited lust – now haven’t we all been there? George Clooney – hello. Only back then it was Simon Le Bon :-).

4. I Know It – Another one of my favorites here. A song about knowing that your man is going to ditch you but in the end he’ll be sorry. Yeah, right. We’re always the ones crying. On the other hand, we have to show strength and not let them see that vulnerability when we’re making that decision to let a relationship go.

5. Holiday – Absolutely the best song on this album and a perfect summer song! It’s about taking time for peace in our world and in our lives. The tune though – so happy and upbeat and just reeks of summer sun, pools, and the like. I need a holiday too :-).

6. Think of Me – A great dance tune and I do like the lyrics too. It’s about a girl telling her man that he’d better start paying attention to her or she’s going to leave.

7. Phyisical Attraction – Love this song too except for the repeating lines at the end – oh how that drives me batty. So, I just click it up to the next song when I’m listening to this album :-).

8. Everybody – The one song on this album that I’m not keen on. It’s a dance song about dancing – kind of redundant but whatever. Apparently, it’s also the song that got her noticed. Well, okay. It just doesn’t do it for me though. Sorry.

So, there you have it – Madonna’s first album in a quickie review. It’s really hard to tell about my feelings, because they are bound up in what was going on in my life at the time. But, it is a summer album for me and I will enjoy it each and every summer and remember those times gone by.

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On May 10, 2012 at 4:47 PM, dxprog said:

We all know how I feel about Madonna, so I shall say nothing.
Except I just said something.
Shit.
Granted, I suppose some credit goes to her for writing her own material (unlike the off-the-assembly-line pop stars of today).

On May 10, 2012 at 9:04 PM, java_queen said:

So many of the 80's stars - even one hit wonders - were originals. Original songs, original sound, original looks. Unlike Gaga woman who is just a Madonna wannabe.

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