TRUE BLUE - 1986
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BEST 3 SONGS: |
WORST 3 SONGS
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BEST VIDEO:
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WHERE'S THE PARTY
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JIMMY JIMMY
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OPEN YOUR HEART
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LA ISLA BONITA
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TRUE BLUE
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WORST VIDEO:
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OPEN YOUR HEART
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LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND
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TRUE BLUE
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Open Your Heart - The 3rd single off of this album and it went to # 1 for a week. In this video, Madonna's hair is even shorter and whiter. YUCK! She plays a stripper/dancer girl and basically dances on stage while everyone watches and then she runs off in the sunset with the kid who has been trying to peak inside the club the whole night. A kick ass song and an awesome remix of it is on the maxi single. This song was the opening song for the Who's that Girl? Tour.
White Heat - B-Side to Open Your Heart and Who's That Girl. This song is dedicated to James Cagney, and a VERY cheesy performance of this could be seen on the Who's That Girl tour video. There are annyoing samples taken from the horrible movie "White Heat" which Madonna made me watch that are in this song which ruin it and get in the way. Although the "how da ya like that ma? here's my answer.. ya dirty.." was somewhat funny in the movie.

Live To Tell - A ballad from the movie At Close Range starring loser Sean Penn. This song was released before the album came out and it went to # 1 for a week. Video is majorly boring where she sits on a chair and sings, looking like a kindergarten teacher. Clips from the movie are shown periodically through out the video. This song seems to never end. A live version can be found on the You'll See Maxi. Madonna seems to be in love with this song because you can find it on many albums. One of the few Madonna tracks from the 80s to still be surviving everyday radio play to this day.
Where's The Party - My all time favorite Madonna song. Poor remix of this is the B-side to Spotlight. This song was always on the radio back in the day. It should have been a single but wasn't. A not so good version of this song can be found on the You Can Dance album. I love how she screams and the constant dance beat that never ends until someone screams something at the end of the song. Is it "I'VE GOT MADONNA!"??? I can't make it out. The whole song is so energetic and the performance was NEAT at the Blond Ambition tour.

True Blue - 2nd single off this album and it peaked at # 3. How it got so high?? I will never know. The song is too feminine and there were 2 videos for this song. One was made by some high school contest winners which had a story line and was somewhat tolerable (it also didn't feature Madonna). The other version featured Madonna looking her WORST EVER! This video is considered her worst by many. The props, choreography, makeup, set, & idea were ALL terrible.

La Isla Bonita - "Last Night I Dreamed of Some Bagel..." 4th and final single off this album. The song is beautiful. Its still on the radio, and i believe it is the most Madonna played song on radio all over the world. Peaking at # 4 on the charts and having a very low budget looking video. Wouldn't you think there would at least be an ocean, palm trees, beach, or at least sand in this video??? NO. All we get is a shot of the sun over a mountain. I never got into the whole meaning behind this video, I just discovered that her hair was fake when she was wearing the red dress.
Jimmy Jimmy - B-side to Causing A Commotion. I would say this is the worst song on the album. It resembles True Blue in a way. I read somewhere that she was referring to James Dean. If thats true I feel bad for James in a way. I mean having a song by Madonna dedicated/inspired by you is an honor, but for it to come out sounding like that, ummm, maybe it's not so great.
Love Makes The World Go Round - A solo We are the World song. It's cute and has a good message behind it talking about love, world peace, etc. It sounds like something you would make a train of people at a party and trot around the room to. She sang this live at Live Aid in 1985. Final seconds of the album: "La La La La La La La....Day ohhhhhhhh La La La Day ohhhh.."