She’s released 88 singles so far.
Plus 23 promotional singles.
And has charted with an additional 16 songs on top of those.
But I still think that Madonna’s fifth single in 1984 was her best one.
Borderline.
My favourite.
I don’t know many that’d agree with me.
Maybe none.
But I do think that this is a really brilliant song.
Something to dance around the kitchen to.
(When no one is looking, naturally).
Everything She Wants.
By WHAM!
There’s a lot going on in this tune.
Him.
Her.
Talking.
Singing.
It’s great.
When I ran my creative agency.
A fine chap wandered in one day.
He asked us to create an album cover for him.
And here it is.
Let it Go.
F’reez he was called.
‘Secrets’ was the name of the album.
And this song.
‘Let it Go.’
Is my favourite from that album.
See what you think.
Do I like Sting?
Dunno.
Probably not.
This however.
Is one of the finest (and most emotional) tunes ever written.
With Gordon Sumner performing it very well indeed.
If you crave an early Christmas.
Miss the mutter of people.
Covet company.
And have a desire for delicious coffee.
Listen to this.
For 8 hours.
https://www.50odd.co.uk/merry-christmas/.
I know it’s a little cruel.
But I feel OK about watching and sharing this firstly because it raises a smile.
Second, because I know you’ve felt like this many times.
And thirdly because he does actually get it right eventually.
You can search Youtube for that video – (he plays Magic Man).
Patience.
Patience.
Is a virtue.
Take a look: https://www.50odd.co.uk/patience/.
I remember when I heard this for the first time.
I was 28.
Grown up.
It didn’t sound like music to me in 1996.
It sounded like a story.
And I remember it making me feel a little lost.
I remember thinking I was too old to be properly seduced by the drink and the drug themes.
(I never took drugs at all until I was 30.
So I was wrong about that.
But that’s another story).
And I also remember thinking I was too young to properly appreciate the sophistication of the work itself.
Older.
Now I’m older.
I realise that I am always too young for something.
And too old for something else.
We all are.
I suppose the trick is.
(And always was).
Finding out what we’re all just right for.
Right now.
https://www.50odd.co.uk/born-slippy/.
The first winner of The Mercury Prize was in 1992.
Primal Scream for Screamadelica.
Then Suede
M People.
And then Portishead for Dummy.
Badly Drawn Boy in 2000.
The xx in 2010.
Michael Kiwanuka in 2020.
The Mercury Prize.
It is the music equivalent to the Booker Prize for literature and the Turner Prize for art.
The main objectives of the Prize are to recognise and celebrate artistic achievement, provide a snapshot of the year in music and to help introduce new albums from a range of music genres to a wider audience.
Nice.
Here are all the winners:
https://www.mercuryprize.com/previous%20shortlists.
And here are the 2020 judges:
https://www.mercuryprize.com/news/meet-our-2020-hyundai-mercury-prize-judges.
In September 2020.
Rolling Stone Magazine updated their famous list.
Their list of The Rolling Stone Magazine Top 500 Albums of All Time.
Here they all are.
In groups of 50.
From 500 down to 1.
(I’m trying to get my head around Joni Mitchell right now).
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/.