Madonna’s official website is promising fans a boogie-licious fall, with an Oct. 17 release date for her new single, ”Hung Up,” followed by the full album, Confessions on a Dancefloor, on Nov. 15. With Madge returning to her club roots, I thought it might be a good time to name her five best dance tracks ever (album tracks only — no remixes allowed). Drum roll, please…
5. ”Sky Fits Heaven” (Ray of Light)
4. ”Holiday” (Madonna)
3. ”Vogue” (I’m Breathless: Music From and Inspired by the Film Dick Tracy)
2. ”Nobody Knows Me” (American Life)
1. ”Music” (Music)
Okay, Madonna purists, I’ve donned my flame-proof bodysuit, and I’m ready for your furious efforts to incinerate me. What can I say? Even I’m aghast that I left out ”Deeper and Deeper,” ”Everybody,” and ”Into the Groove,” but nobody said paring down the list would be easy. Try it, and see for yourself.
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How could you forget “Into The Groove”? Duh!
Here’s my top 5 favs (not just dance).
5. Frozen
4. Material Girl
3. You Must Love Me
2. Don’t Tell Me
1. Human Nature
I love early Madonna but I identify more with post-Evitra Madge.
Ryan
1)Keep people together
2)Express Yourself
3)Music
4) Get into the Groove
5) Hanky Panky (nuthin’ like a good spanky!)
But we can talk songs all day! What about “favorite Madonna moments”? I have a few that instantly come to mind, but please share yours:
1) Tarrantino’s commentary about “Like a Virgin”.
2) When Madonna made out with Wayne from Wayne’s world.
3)When she went down on the bottle in Truth or Dare.
4)When she got flirty with James Bond.
and my favorite: The scene in “Desperately Seeking Susan” when Madonna is reading old girl’s diary in her stalkings and garters. Woo Hyeah that was steamy! It’s also featured in the “Get into the groove” video
“Like a Prayer”!
5) Ray of Light
4) Into the Groove
3) Vogue
2) Music
1) Burning Up
I would have put “Impressive Instant” in the top five.
1. Music
2. Into the Groove
3. Don’t Tell Me
4. Like a Prayer
5. Nobody Knows Me
Whenever I hear Deeper and Deeper I want to do the Bus Stop with an odd looking German man. Now that’s the sign of the best dance song ever.
5. Gambler
4. Burning Up
3. Vogue
2. Into The Groove
1. Holiday
Here are my top 5 Madonna dance songs:
5. Ray of Light
4. Holiday
3. Into the Groove
2. Music
1. Vogue or Burning Up or Gambler or Everybody or Impressive Instant or Sky Fits Heaven or …
Here are my top 5 Madonna moments:
5. Making out with Wayne from Wayne’s World
4. When telling MTV News her new album was to be called “Like A Virgin” then laughs.. then makes fun of herself laughing
3. Playing Nikki Finn in “Who’s That Girl?” in the ER when they’re about to admit Griffin Dune and the Nurse asks her his name: Nurse: “What’s his name?”
M: “Lauden”.. Nurse: “Lauden what?” M: “Clear..”
2. during a promotional tv ad for the “MUSIC” album, she is standing in line to a club, she reaches the front and tells the guy she’s “Madonna” the guy says, “yeah right.. ” and doesn’t let her in.. she keeps insisting “she’s sooo Madonna” etc, then she wakes up..
1. In “Truth or Dare” she says “see, I get what I want!” and snaps at the camera.
5-Up Down Suite
4-Music
3-Into The Groove
2-Impressive Instant
1-Ray of Light (CLASSIC!)
Manuel! I’m shocked.. hardly anyone knows Up and Down Suite.. that was a classic club track! Man, I used to play the hell out of it when I DJ’d at clubs back in the early 90s.. cheers, you made me remember much!
Gee, that’s a toughie. Songs that get me up on the dance floor are markedly different in my mind than those I enjoy listening to in the car or at home, especially non-remixed tracks. Here’s my stab at it:
5. tie: Holiday (“Truth or Dare” Live version), Music
4. Beautiful Stranger
3. Into The Groove
2. Vogue
1. Express Yourself
Actually, you didn’t ask but, Fever and Bedtime Story are my favorite songs by Madge, but I wouldn’t call them dancefloor material.
Good times Mario… Good times…
1. Burning Up
2. Express Yourself
3. Vogue
4. Ray of Light
5. Deeper and Deeper
OK this is a fun question because I *just* got an iPod last week and I made a Madonna playlist and my top 5 songs out of 76 are:
1) Into the Hollywood Groove (featuring Missy Elliott)
2) Vogue
3) Music
4) Love Makes the World go Round
5) Like a Prayer
And since Like a Prayer isn’t neccessarily a dance song, my # 6 is Ray of Light. So there you go!
This is tough but…
5. Amazing
4. Into the groove
3. Deeper and deeper
2. Ray of light
1. Vogue
Oh God! I love this game!
5. “Impressive Instant” (Music)
4. “Sky Fits Heaven” (Ray Of Light)
3. “Burning Up” (Madonna)
2. “Like A Prayer” (Like A Prayer)
1. “Holiday” (Madonna)
Top five Madonna dance songs:
5. Think of me
4. Bye Bye Baby
3. Sky fits Heaven
2. Music
1. Into the Groove
All time best Madonna/Sing along in the car song:
BORDERLINE
5. Rescue Me
4. Deeper and Deeper
3. Nothing Really Matters
2. Music
1. Vogue
Causing a Commotion and Die Another Day also deserve honorable mentions…
1. Into The Grove
2. Nothing Really Matters
3. Music
4. Vogue
5. Fever
For the trip to the light fantastic:
Music (Groove Armada 12” Mix)
1) Ray of Light (Sasha Ultra Violet Mix)
2) What It Feels Like To be A Girl (Above & Beyond 12″ Club Mix)
3) Don’t Tell Me (Vission Remix)
4) Drowned World (BT & Sasha’s Bucklodge Ashram Remix)
5) Music (Deep Dish Dot Com Remix)
…and for after the rush…
6) Frozen (Stereo MC’s Remix)
7) Nothing Really Matters (Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix)
If you’re a Madonna fan not familiar with the above, go discover and renew yourself.
5.Burning Up
4.Gambler
3.Into the Groove
2.Music
2.Deeper and Deeper
1.Impressive Instant
Here are my top five Madonna dance tracks:
5. Into The Groove
4. Holiday
3. Nobody Knows Me
2. Impressive Instant
1. Ray of Light
i’m just glad someone else likes “Nobody knows me” from “American Life”. am i the only one who loved that album?!?!?!
1. Vogue
2. Runaway Lover
3. Bedtime Story
4. Everybody
5. Dress You Up
And the 4 LEAST danceable (i.e. my least favorite) Madonna songs:
5. Dear Jessie
4. Oh Father
3. Into the Groove (I’m sorry, I hate this song)
2. Love Makes the World Go Round (I can’t believe someone put THIS on their list…)
1. Cherish (so friggin cheesy…)
1. Like a Prayer
2. Music
3. Vogue
4. Burning Up
5. Sky Fits Heaven
LOL @bma’s least danceable tracks..
dude, re: Love Makes The World Go Round, different strokes for different folks.. I actually like the song but I wouldn’t put it on a top whatever list..
I can top all your least favorite tracks.. Jimmy, Jimmy.. I”m sure M regrest ever recording that stupid song.. lol
or.. white heat.. LMAO!