Friday, December 21, 2018

MADONNA'S 100 MOST ESSENTIAL SONGS. This post: #20-11. Concludes tomorrow.
Caffé Latté celebrates…
THE 100 MOST ESSENTIAL

SONGS BY
MADONNA

Madonna turned 60 in 2018. She has a new album scheduled in the new year. Caffé Latté counts down the 100 songs by one of music’s most successful female artists.

20
DEAR JESSIE
Album: Like A Prayer / 1989
"Dear Jessie" was a single co-written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard. It reached #5 in Britain.
 Sepia-toned image of Madonna sitting on a bed, holding the bedsheet to her bosom. She wears a headdress with a large bow, and two black round structures on either side. Madonna looks upwards where the word "Madonna" is written in capital font. A pink elephant is squeezed inside the letter "O" of Madonna, beneath which "Dear Jessie" is written.
19
PAPA DON'T PREACH
Album: True Blue / 1986
Madonna topped the American, British, European, Canadian and Australian charts with "Papa Don't Preach".
 Madonna, Papa Don't Preach cover.png
18
DEEPER AND DEEPER
Album: Erotica / 1992
Anthony Shimkin co-wrote "Deeper And Deeper" with the track's producers Madonna and Shep Pettibone.  The single made the Top 10 in the U.S., Britain, Europe, Canada and New Zealand.
 Deeper and Deeper Madonna.png
17
TAKE A BOW
Album: Bedtime Stories / 1994
In America, "Take A Bow", a co-write and production between Madonna and Babyface, topped the Billboard Pop and Adult Contemporary charts.
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16
BEAUTIFUL STRANGER
Album: GHV2 / 2001
Madonna co-wrote and co-produced "Beautiful Stranger" with William Orbit. The song was used in the 1999 film 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me'. It was finally included on a Madonna album 2 years later. The single reached #1 in Canada and peaked at #2 in Europe and the UK.
 Madonna looking towards the camera in front of a blue background. The lower half of the cover art shows the artist and song name in front of a violet flowery background.
15
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE FOR A GIRL
Album: Music / 2000
"What It Feels Like For A Girl" begins with dialogue from the 1993 film 'The Cement Garden' spoken by Charlotte Gainsbourg.
 Madonna in a white top with her tongue out to the camera. Her image is within a circular frame on top of which her name and the song name is written in bold capital font.
14
BORDERLINE
Album: Madonna / 1983
Written and produced by Reggie Lucas, "Borderline" peaked at #2 in Britain and #10 in the U.S.A.
Madonna clasping hands and facing toward camera shoot wearing plastic ring bracelets on right wrist. She also wears huge crucifix earrings.
13
NOBODY'S PERFECT
Album: Music / 2000
"Nobody's Perfect" was the result of another writing and production collaboration between Madonna and Mirwais.
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12
HUNG UP
Album: Confessions On A Dance Floor / 2005
"Hung Up" contains a sample of ABBA's "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)". Madonna personally approached Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson from the Swedish group for permission. The single reached #1 in Britain, Europe, Canada and Australia.
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11
EXPRESS YOURSELF
Album: Like A Prayer / 1989
Madonna co-wrote and co-produced "Express Yourself" with Stephen Bray. The single made #1 in Europe and Canada. It also reached the Top 5 in America, Britain, Australia and New Zealand.
Madonna wearing a striped skirt and a half-opened black jacket.
Check out the special Madonna playlist on spotify with new songs added for each update of this countdown.
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