I that song.

light, bright
First I see tonight
light, bright
Make everything alright
light, bright

You may be my lucky star
But I'm the luckiest by far*!

Great song from a great debut.
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JANFAN4L said:

"But you're supposed to HATE Madonna because you're a Janet fan! " - jayardee

I remember in the summer of 1984,my friend used to play Madonna's debut album all the time.He was obsessed with her,but I was more interested in Prince's 'Purple Rain' album,which had just been released.I thought Madonna was cool,but based on that first album,I didn't think she would be around for long.I'm sure this is how many critics felt too.

Best Madonna single and video EVER. I'll rather watch Madonna rolling around on the floor with poorly applied makeup over deep, worldly Madonna anyday.

DavidEye said:

Yeah i read the old reviews of the Virgin Tour, and they were awful.
But the one thing i remember was the comparison the Cyndi Lauper saying how Cyndi was gonna outlast Madonna.

Now in days those crtics look like total dumbasses and everyone else that doubted madonna's ability
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jayaredee said:

At the time though, it made more sense. Cyndi Lauper's talent was clearly more evident than Madonna's and she had a very unique - to say the least - style. Madonna looked like every other street urchin and couldn't sing a lick.

I remember reading a review of the Madonna album (or perhaps it was Like a Virgn), and the reviewer said something along the lines of it being an alright album but that it was time for this "pop tart" to go away. That reviewer was none other than Kurt Loder, who later became the biggest Madonna kiss-ass ever.

jayaredee said:

At the time though, it made more sense. Cyndi Lauper's talent was clearly more evident than Madonna's and she had a very unique - to say the least - style. Madonna looked like every other street urchin and couldn't sing a lick.

I remember reading a review of the Madonna album (or perhaps it was Like a Virgn), and the reviewer said something along the lines of it being an alright album but that it was time for this "pop tart" to go away. That reviewer was none other than Kurt Loder, who later became the biggest Madonna kiss-ass ever.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Madonna could carry a tune, i dunno why you say she couldn't sing a lick.
Of course Cyndi is an amzaing vocalist so the comparison vocal wise is evident.

And her first album IMO was never topped until "Like a Prayer," it was a great dance album

LAV is more of an album that was pop tartish

jayaredee said:

At the time though, it made more sense. Cyndi Lauper's talent was clearly more evident than Madonna's and she had a very unique - to say the least - style. Madonna looked like every other street urchin and couldn't sing a lick.

I remember reading a review of the Madonna album (or perhaps it was Like a Virgin), and the reviewer said something along the lines of it being an alright album but that it was time for this "pop tart" to go away. That reviewer was none other than Kurt Loder, who later became the biggest Madonna kiss-ass ever.

fuckin' non-spellin' fingers edit

RipHer2Shreds said:

It's hilarious how many critics dissed Madonna in the early days,and they later had to sit back and watch as she became the biggest star on the planet.I recall a scathing review of her 'Like A Virgin' album in Black Beat Magazine.The review was by Steven Ivory,who wrote...

"at best,Madonna is a mediocre talent (like other fast-rise video stars).Take away that melody and you'll find that she's singing her own tune,and not the one she's supposed to be singing either...she talks alot of mess in interviews.Let her tell it,she's "creating a whole new sound".I guess she never listened to any of the Chic records produced by Niles Rodgers.That's where opener "Material Girl" gets it's pump from."


It was brutal...lol...but years later in 1990,after watching one of her 'Blonde Ambition' shows,he admitted that he now has "a whole new level of respect for Madonna" and he's been kissing her ass ever since...lol...

DavidEye said:

Ironically, basically everything in that review is true, at least when it comes to musical talent.

VoicesCarry said:

Nah,that review is rubbish.Madonna has had talent from day one.But admittedly,the true scope of her talent wasn't very evident on those early albums.I bet she had alot of fun proving her critics wrong

I didn't care much about "Lucky star" at that time. The song that really got me into Madoona was "Borderline". Love that video.

And talking about Cyndi, It was "Money changes everything".Her vocals are still sooooo great (her Shine album is as AMAZING as Madonna's RAY OF LIGHT)

Why don't you start a topic with the Madonna-Cyndy old comparison...

I remember Madonna naming Cyndi in her SEX book, with a sexual fantasy with her or something


HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

tritoncin said:

"Money Changes Everything" is incredible. Love it.

RipHer2Shreds said:

I would have figured Cyndi, too. Madonna didn't exhibit much ability at that point. And Cyndi's still around, so I guess they were right, in a way.

VoicesCarry said:

I think Cyndi's problem was that she lost a huge part of her audience when she released the 'True Colors' album in 1986.Let's face it,most of her fans expected 'She's So Unusual Part 2'...they wanted another fun,quirky,New Wave album from her.Instead,she decided to go the adult-contemporary route,with emotional songs like the title track and a remake of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On".Personally,I like those songs,but it's probably not what most of her fans were expecting.That's why I think she experienced a huge loss of popularity in the mid-80s.For her part,Madonna "grew up" too,but I think she still kept her music fun and danceable,and she never really did go the "adult contemporary" route",at least not until 'Something To Remember'


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I really love that cover of "What's Going On". I mean you'd think Cyndi Lauper + Marvin Gaye cover = disaster, but I adore her vocals on it.

I must admit it had a really great sleeve, too: