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#37 Madonna - Vogue
After finalizing (or at least almost finalizing) my rankings of 101 songs, I always check it against the latest Rolling Stone Best 500 Songs of All Time to see where I stand. Their list always get a lot of flack, but at least for the narrow range that I'm checking against (1986 - 1996), the selections seem pretty good even if the placement is somewhat off.
Vogue is the first song in the 1990 countdown to appear on the Rolling Stone 500. Sure I get it - it was a big pop hit, dancefloor filler, and gay anthem. Who cares whether Madge was truly showing appreciation for Black/Latino drag culture or just successfully appropriating it like she's done so many other times?
Madonna originally intended Vogue to be a B-side on a single (Hanky Panky) from her cabaret album I'm Breathless (aka the **** Tracy soundtrack). That album was terrible but Sire recognized that Vogue was not and quickly pressed it as single and hired David Fincher to produce the iconic video. I guess my only argument with Rolling Stone is that Vogue is neither the 139th best song in R&R history nor the 2nd best song from 1990. Even #38 for the year feels a little high.
After finalizing (or at least almost finalizing) my rankings of 101 songs, I always check it against the latest Rolling Stone Best 500 Songs of All Time to see where I stand. Their list always get a lot of flack, but at least for the narrow range that I'm checking against (1986 - 1996), the selections seem pretty good even if the placement is somewhat off.
Vogue is the first song in the 1990 countdown to appear on the Rolling Stone 500. Sure I get it - it was a big pop hit, dancefloor filler, and gay anthem. Who cares whether Madge was truly showing appreciation for Black/Latino drag culture or just successfully appropriating it like she's done so many other times?
Madonna originally intended Vogue to be a B-side on a single (Hanky Panky) from her cabaret album I'm Breathless (aka the **** Tracy soundtrack). That album was terrible but Sire recognized that Vogue was not and quickly pressed it as single and hired David Fincher to produce the iconic video. I guess my only argument with Rolling Stone is that Vogue is neither the 139th best song in R&R history nor the 2nd best song from 1990. Even #38 for the year feels a little high.