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5 Songs You Have Ended Up Liking In 2017


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2017 is the first year I can say I have heard it all! I spent much of 2015 and 2016 listening and acquiring all her songs on one format or another! A couple weeks ago I was listening to Turn Up the Radio (a remix) and got it stuck in my head. Its still running. And so I got to thinking about five Madonna songs that I have changed my mind about over the year, for the better!

 

1) Give It 2 Me: I have to admit that I thought this was never a good song, no where near as strong a single as 4 Minutes. But Give It 2 Me performed well enough as a single, just not in the US, which has the favored role of decided the worth of a song. Thats silly but we know it to be true. It has aged well (maybe not the video) and has that kind of energy for workouts and just closing door so know one can see us dancing in our rooms.

 

2) She's Not Me: When I first sat down I listened to Hard Candy in full, She's Not Me and Incredible just completely blurred. However, I have found that it has some of the best arranging and production on the album. I don't think it's sound has quite held up, as we aren't the Daft Punk scene anymore, but the more I listen, the better it usually gets. I would even place on my list of songs that should have been a single. The music video I always imagine in my head when listening has a Madonna wannabe walking out a steamy shower, door closing and Madonna wiping the steam away singing.

 

3)Turn Up the Radio: And then theres this one. I always skipped this song on MDNA, which I usually enjoy listening through on car rides. As of recently, with help of remixes, I have found this little bee banging around my head while at work or when stressed. It has even found itself as the bases of one my poems. 

 

4) Bodyshop: Here we have an instance of a song I didn't actually hate, but did kind of cringe when it came on. However, despite some not quite correct references, the Rebel Heart Tour made me realize that it was probably one of Madonna's favorites. Next to Candyshop, some of her song choices start making sense. They're carefree and senseless. Into the Groove anybody? haha, jk... maybe...

 

5) Paradise (Not for Me): So I actually couldn't think of another big hitter that I changed my mind on, but I can say this little number did make a big impression on me. Nobodies Perfect and this song always blurred, as Madonna albums seem to have those two songs that sound similar. I never liked them, and I don't have any dislike for them nowadays, but Paradise, when I finally sat and let it roll, invoked melancholy and loneliness. The French verse is brilliant too... suck it Lady Gaga! Jk, for reals there.

 

So what songs made measurable improvement with y'all this year? 

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Actually, these songs I've been loving more than I used to before this year, but I think I've realized more this year I like them far more than I used to when they were originally released....

 

Candy Shop.  I really didn't like the song when it was originally released. The Rebel Heart live version really reeled me in.

 

Secret Garden. I never liked this one when it was first released. I always skipped it.  Though it's grown on me over the years, especially because of the lyrics. I think I liked the lyrics far better, but upon listening to it more this year, I've actually have been enjoying it as a whole.

 

Pretender. This is one that I always skipped on the album in the early days. I still would listen to it from time to time, but it was more recently I realize that I like it far more than I used to.

 

To Have and Not Hold.  This song always bored me when listening. She sounds beautiful on it, but more recently I've learn to appreciate it more.  It's still not a song I rush to listen to.

 

Body Shop.  I still am not fond of the album version, but it was the tour version that made me like this song more. 

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To be honest, I haven't really experimented with the songs I've disliked, this year.  However, as much as it makes me cringe, the RHT version of Candy Shop makes me groove. And I REALLY didn't like Candy Shop. Ever. And i'm ok with that.  Lately I've been obsessed with The Girlie Show. 

Candyshop grabbed my attention from the beginning. Its simple, thin, nothing to it... Well it sounds like a terrible song in those words but I have always loved it! Wish Hard Candy had had some other candy or sweets references, Latte having actually been lattes or a song called chocolate kisses, etc. And plus, I jsut learned today, Candy Shop was certified platinum in Brazil of all things.

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