Glenn's Top 101 Songs of All Time: #1

First, let's take a look at the entire list again.

101-91
101. The Human League - "Don't You Want Me Baby?" (Dare, 1981)
100. Nirvana - "About a Girl" (Bleach, 1991)
99. Loleatta Holloway - "Love Sensation" (Love Sensation, 1980)
98. Yoko Ono - "Walking on This Ice" (Season of Glass, 1981)
97. Sophie B Hawkins - "Damn, I Wish I was Your Lover" (Tongues & Tails, 1992)
96. Sinéad O'Connor - "No Man's Woman" (Faith & Courage, 2000)
95. George Michael - "Father Figure" (Faith, 1987)
94. Peter Gabriel - "Solsbury Hill" (Peter Gabriel I, 1977)
93. Wendy Matthews - "The Day You Went Away" (Lily, 1992)
92. Prince - "Let's Go Crazy" (Purple Rain, 1984)
91. Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You" (OST The Bodyguard, 1992)

90-81
90. Dannii Minogue - "Disrememberance" (Girl, 1997)
89. Bronski Beat - "Smalltown Boy" (The Age of Consent, 1984)
88. Hole - "Miss World" (Live Through This, 1994)
87. Wendy Matthews - "Beloved" (Ghosts, 1997)
86. Gary Numan aka Tubeway Army - "Are 'Friends' Electric" (Replicas, 1979)
85. Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z - "Crazy in Love" (Dangerously in Love, 2003)
84. Basement Jaxx - "Romeo" (Rooty, 2002)
83. Eurythmics - "Beethoven (I Love to Listen To) (Savage, 1987)
82. Aaliyah - "Miss You" (I Care 4 U, 2002)
81. Dolly Parton - "9 to 5" (Nine to Five and Odd Jobs, 1980)

80-71
80. Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories - "Stay (I Miss You)" (OST Reality Bites, 1994)
79. Bruce Springsteen - "Dancing in the Dark" (Born in the U.S.A., 1984)
78. Janet Jackson - "Again" (Janet and OST Poetic Justice, 1993)
77. New Order - "Ceremony" (Substance 1987, 1987)
76. Aretha Franklin - "Respect" (I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, 1967)
75. Liz Phair - "Explain it to Me" (Exile in Guyville, 1993)
74. ABBA - "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)" (Voulez Vous, 1979)
73. George Michael - "Killer/Papa was a Rolling Stone" (Five Live EP, 1994)
72. Kylie Minogue - "Your Disco Needs You" (Light Years, 2000)
71. Madonna - "Crazy For You" (Like a Virgin, 1984)

70-61
70. Pet Shop Boys - "Flamboyant" (Pop/Art, 2004)
69. Liza Minelli - "Losing My Mind" (Results, 1989)
68. Thelma Houston - "Don't Leave Me This Way" (Any Way That You Like It, 1976)
67. Fiona Apple - "Not About Love" (Extraordinary Machine (bootleg copy), 2005)
66. New Order - "Age of Consent" (Power, Corruption & Lies, 1983)
65. Bruce Springsteen - "Lonesome Day" (The Rising, 2002)
64. Nico - "These Days" (Chelsea Girls, 1967)
63. Mariah Carey feat. Dru Hill - "The Beautiful Ones" (Butterfly, 1997)
62. Uncanny Alliance - "I Got My Education" (Uncanny Alliance, 1992)
61. M.I.A. - "Fire Fire" (Arular, 2005)

60-51
60. Donna Summer - "MacArthur Park" (Bad Girls, 1979)
59. Lauryn Hill - "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998)
58. Blondie - "Hangin' on the Telephone" (Parallel Lines, 1978)
57. Groove Armada - "Easy" (LoveBox, 2002)
56. White Stripes - "The Nurse" (Get Behind Me Satan, 2005)
55. Cher - "I Found Someone" (Cher, 1987)
54. The Brothers Johnson - "Strawberry Letter 23" (Right on Time, 1977)
53. Annie Lennox - "Why" (Diva, 1992)
52. Kylie Minogue - "Put Yourself in My Place" (Kylie Minogue, 1994)
51. Eurythmics - "You Have Placed a Chill In My Heart" (Savage, 1987)

50-41
50. The Smashing Pumpkins - "Disarm" (Siamese Dream, 1993)
49. Visage - "Fade to Grey [12" Mix]" (Visage, 1980)
48. Aretha Franklin - "Think" (Aretha Now, 1968)
47. Machine - "There but for the Grace of God, Go I" (n/a, unknown)
46. Girls Aloud - "Biology" (Chemistry, 2005)
45. Prince - "Raspberry Berét" (Around the World in a Day, 1985)
44. The Supremes - "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland, 1966)
43. The Who - "Baba O'Reilly" (Who's Next?, 1971)
42. Madonna - "Express Yourself" (Like a Prayer, 1989)
41. Janet Jackson - "Escapade" (Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, 1989)

40-31
40. Imogen Heap - "Hide & Seek" (Speak for Yourself, 2005)
39. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Maps" (Fever to Tell, 2003)
38. Randy Crawford with The Crusades - "Street Life" (Street Life, 1979)
37. Björk - "All is Full of Love" (Homogenic, 1997)
36. The Velvet Underground - "Venus in Furs" (The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967)
35. Aretha Franklin - "Ain't No Way" (Lady Soul, 1967)
34. Aimee Mann - "Wise Up" (OST Magnolia, 1999)
33. Shawn Colvin - "Sunny Came Home" (A Few Small Repairs, 1996)
32. ABBA - "Dancing Queen" (Arrival, 1976)
31. Cher - "We All Sleep Alone" (Cher, 1987)

30-21
30. ABBA - "Take a Chance on Me" (The Album, 1978)
29. Cyndi Lauper - "Time After Time" (She's So Unusual, 1983)
28. Tom Tom Club - "Who Feelin' It [Phillip's Psycho Mix]" (OST American Psycho, 2000)
27. Gwen Stegani - "What You Waiting For?" (Love.Angel.Music.Baby., 2004)
26. Diana Ross - "I'm Coming Out" (n/a, 1980)
25. Janet Jackson - "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, 1989)
24. Sugababes - "Freak Like Me" (Angels with Dirty Faces, 2002)
23. Bruce Springsteen - "Tunnel of Love" (Tunnel of Love, 1987)
22. Lauryn Hill - "Everything is Everything" (The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998)
21. Hole - "Boys on the Radio" (Celebrity Skin, 1998)

20-11
20. FatBoy Slim - "Song for Shelter" (Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars, 2000)
19. Deborah Harry - "I Want that Man" (Def, Dumb & Blonde, 1989)
18. Madonna - "Oh, Father" (Like a Prayer, 1989)
17. Concrete Blonde - "Joey" (Bloodletting, 1980)
16. Andrea True Connection - "More More More" (More More More, 1976)
15. Björk - "Bachelorette" (Homogenic, 1997)
14. Madonna - "Live to Tell" (True Blue and OST At Close Range, 1986)
13. Simple Minds - "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (OST The Breakfast Club, 1985)
12. Bruce Springsteen - "I'm On Fire" (Born in the U.S.A., 1984)
11. The Shangri-Las - "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" (Leader of the Pack, 1964)

10-2
10. New Order - "True Faith" (Substance 1987, 1987)
9. Madonna - "Into the Groove" (OST Desperately Seeking Susan, 1985)
8. Donna Summer - "I Feel Love" (I Remember Yesterday, 1977)
7. Michael Jackson - "Smooth Criminal (Bad, 1987)
6. Kate Bush - "Wuthering Heights" (The Kick Inside, 1978)
5. Prince - "Purple Rain" (Purple Rain, 1984)
4. Bruce Springsteen - "Streets of Philadelphia" (OST Philadelphia, 1993)
3. Kim Carnes - "Bette Davis Eyes" (Mistaken Identity, 1981)
2. Massive Attack - "Unfinished Symphony" (Blue Lines, 1991)


1.
Artist: Madonna
Song: Vogue
Album: OST Dick Tracy (I'm Breathless)
Watch The Video
What a you looking at? God, how do I love that intro. Followed by a seductive synth and that clicking. A drum and then THE line. Strike a pose.

Madonna has made many classics (duh) but "Vogue" is without a doubt my favourite. It emcompasses everything I love about Madonna's music. It's dancey, it's poppy, it's celebratory, it's fun, it's life-affirming music at it's best. I'm not exactly sure how she did, but she crafted the finest piece of pop music. As she says, "don't just stand there, let's get to it. Vogue." Who hasn't had the impulsive desire to get up and dance. To strike a pose? It doesn't matter if you make an ass of yourself, but it matters that you "let your body groove to the music." The video atests to this fact.

I remember seeing this video clip multiple times every weekend. On both Saturday and Sunday shows on "Video Hits" as well as Rage. I had it taped on VHS along with my other favourite videos and watch it a lot. I had seen a few Madonna clips before "Vogue" (mostly from her Like a Prayer album and some others that my mum had on VHS) but this was the first one that I got who MADONNA was. The video clip is great, one of my top 5, directed by David Fincher.

My favourite part of the song is actually the tribute to the golden era. "Greta Garbo and Monroe. Deitrich and Demagio..." I don't know why. It's just awesome.

So seriously, do as Madonna says and "Get up on the dance floor!" You know you want to.