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#528 VOGUE Madonna
"Vogue" was initially going to be a B-side. Club remixer Patrick Leonard had composed the music and Madonna wrote some lyrics to it. She chose to write about vogueing which was popular in underground clubs. The 2 co-produced the recording. Her label insisted the end result was too good to be a B-side. 
The track was tacked onto her 'I'm Breathless' album which was timed to promote Madonna's new movie, 'Dick Tracy'. N'Dea Davenport, lead singer for The Brand New Heavies, contributed background vocals on "Vogue". The song names various screen legends: Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Deitrich, Marlon Brando, James Dean, Grace Kelly, Jean Harlow, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Katherine Hepburn, Lana Turner, Bette Davis and sportsman Joe DiMaggio.
In 1990, the track was unleashed as a single. It reached #1 in the US, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and Canada. It charted as a double A-sided release on the Australian Top 40 with "Keep It Together" (a B-side everywhere else). It's worth noting that Vogue had originally been intended to be that track's flip side in America!

This is a list made up of the songs I enjoy the most, ranked in order of preference: the higher we go, the more I cherish them. Some were released as singles, others as album tracks. Some are obscure; others were worldwide hits or have universal appeal. They aren't always the most famous or popular, but simply a personal choice. I have excluded songs from the last few years in order to get a better idea of a song's lasting impression. I hope you find some new tracks to love, or re-discover some past favourites.