NUMBER ONE SONG 20 YEARS AGO WAS....

Vogue!!!!!! This song changed music (and my life) the day it came out!! An undeniable pop classic, one of Madonna's most successful singles, and with glamour running out of it's ass, Vogue was originally released in 1990 on the album I'm Breathless (Music from and inspired by the film Dick Tracy). Vogue was written originally to be a B-side for the single Keep It Together from Like a Prayer. Shep Pettibone and Madge wrote it, but the record company thought it was too good to be a B-Side and so they included on the I'm Breathless album, adding in the middle spoken part about classic movie stars to tie-in with the theme of the album. I think anyone worth their salt knows that part of Vogue. If you don't, you must be a deaf nerd. The song reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 and also reached No. 1 in 30 countries. It was a record at the time for Madonna. (Since taken over by Hung Up which hit No. 1 in 45 countries). The video is thought by many to be one of Madonna's greatest. Shot in black and white with bright, beautiful lighting, Madonna and her dancers "vogue" and dance their way through several setups inspired by 1930s Hollywood and the Art deco artist Tara de Lempicka. The song and video are, dare I say, pop masterpieces that have really stood the test of time. They sound and look as fresh today as they did 20 years ago. Enjoy the video for Vogue and the showstopping performance from the MTV awards that year.