Showing posts with label Madonna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Madonna. Show all posts

Sunday, August 16, 2015

Today's Words of Wisdom - August 16, 2015

Today is the birthday of the following people:




Charles Bukowski (1920 – 1994):
“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”

and
“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I'm not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you've felt that way.”

and
“What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.”




T.E. Lawrence (1888 – 1935):
“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.”

and
“I loved you, so I drew these tides of men into my hands/and wrote my will across the sky in stars”



Madonna (1958 – ):
“No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.”

and

“To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.”



Steve Carell (1962 - ):
"Nothing to me feels as good as laughing incredibly hard."



Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Album Anniversary - November 12

Today is the 30th anniversary of "Hatful of Hollow," a compilation of Peel Sessions and BBC recordings by the Smiths, and "Like a Virgin," the sophomore album from Madonna.



Video: "This Charming Man" by The Smiths

Video: "Dress You Up" by Madonna

Saturday, August 16, 2014

August 16, 2014

Good Morning! Here are your daily birthday quotations...



T.E. Lawrence (1888 – 1935):
“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.”

and
“I loved you, so I drew these tides of men into my hands/and wrote my will across the sky in stars”




Charles Bukowski (1920 – 1994):
“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”

and
“Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I'm not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you've felt that way.”

and
“What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.”




Madonna (1958 – ):
“No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you've come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.”

and

“To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.”



Monday, August 1, 2011

Great Songs from My Favorite Year in Music: 1985, Part 35

Madonna - "Crazy for You"



(Single Release: March 1985)
For those who think me a music snob, elitist, snide, rockist, or any other description of someone who marginalizes others as per their tastes, I suppose there is enough evidence for that. But, one need only look at this series of short essays on songs from 1985 to realize that I am fairly inclusive. Plus, I'm just not as judgmental as I used to be. That being said, over at Treblezine, when we were compiling our best music of the 80s, I feel like I was being secretly judged for some of my 80s picks, and in particular ballads as sung by female pop stars. Yes, I have a not so secret place in my heart for "Crazy for You," but also for the Bangles' "Eternal Flame," 'Til Tuesday's "You Know the Rest," and Heart's "These Dreams." I can't help it. I was thirteen years old. I had crushes on Madonna, Aimee Mann, and Susanna Hoffs. Didn't every pubescent boy? (And probably more than a few pubescent girls?). "Crazy for You" made me feel funny inside. At a time where I was still about a year away from experiencing my first kiss, this song provided an early preview of the butterflies that would ensue with that later experience. With this song, the innuendo is right on the surface, though I never would have picked up on it at that age. I just knew that Madonna was slowing down the tempo after her breakthrough album, Like a Virgin, had been released just five months' previous. She had never performed a ballad before and I was transfixed. To this day, I still haven't seen the movie for which this song was recorded, the unlikely Matthew Modine as wrestler romantic drama, Vision Quest. It didn't matter. Though there are plenty of Madonna songs I enjoy, including "Into the Groove" (another soundtrack hit as she was blowing up), whenever people ask me what my favorite Madonna song is, there is no hesitation in my answer of "Crazy for You." Then I just let the quizzical looks commence.