I've decided to use this space to give a quick history lesson on Madonna's music.
She's just released her double Greatest Hits CD, "Celebration", and since I listed her as one of the 5 people I'd invite to a dinner party, why not? I'll add a new post each day, until I reach her recent CD.
Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone on August 16, 1958) is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. She was born in Bay City, Michigan, and raised in Rochester Hills. She became a rebel as a child, after her mother (also named Madonna) died of breast cancer when Madonna was six. As a young adult, she moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance. After performing as a member of the pop musical groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she landed a recording deal with Sire Records, and released her debut single, "Everybody" in early 1983.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdDn0_Y4eBc[/youtube]
While not a pop success, "Everybody" became a huge dance/club hit, and was followed by "Physical Attraction" and "Burning Up". After 3 dance hits, Sire released Madonna's debut album, simply called "Madonna".
2 more singles were released, "Holiday" and "Borderline", which got to #16 and #10 on the pop charts. At this time, Madonna was ready to release her 2nd album. However, a video for the song "Lucky Star" was leaked to MTV, and the station put it on heavy rotation. This caused the release date for the next album to be pushed back, and "Lucky Star" pushed Madonna to stardom, helping create her image, and becoming Madonna's highest charting single from the album, getting to #5 on the pop charts.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-_AUw5Xbbk[/youtube]
*Trivia note* The young man dancing in the video is Madonna's younger brother, Christopher.