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S1, E15 - Love Don't Live Here Anymore
Season 1 Episode 15
Madonna’s first cover (written by Miles Gregory) is dissected by Kenny and Mark in a confessional discussion about the legacy of the ballads.
6 years, 4 months ago
S1, E14 - Over and Over
Season 1 Episode 14
Kenny and Mark fanboy over what may be the ultimate “Madonna running song”, acoustic guitars, the positive ambition in the Bray/Ciccone collaboration…
6 years, 4 months ago
S1, E13 - Like A Virgin
Season 1 Episode 13
The title track from Madonna’s 1984 opus and belting songs in the shower, the potency of vocal melisma, riding gondolas through Venice, lion’s tongu…
6 years, 4 months ago
S1, E12 - Angel
Season 1 Episode 12
Kenny and Mark highlight this great “lost” song from Like a Virgin and discuss The Breakfast Club, the Elks Club pool, the softer power of the Third …
6 years, 4 months ago
S1, E11 - Material Girl
Season 1 Episode 11
Kenny and Mark plunge into 80s Consumerism with the first song from Madonna’s classic “Like a Virgin” album. What makes a song a “Madonna song”? To…
6 years, 5 months ago
S1, E10 - Santa Baby
Season 1 Episode 10
Holiday Episode. Kenny and Mark swing into the holidays with a special one-off episode celebrating Madonna’s 1987 cover of the Eartha Kitt classic. …
6 years, 5 months ago
S1, E9 - Madonna the Album - the Fadeout
Season 1 Episode 9
Kenny and Mark wrap up 1983 in the canon with a discussion of lost tracks “Ain’t No Big Deal” and “Sidewalk Talk”, the valuable contributions and adv…
6 years, 5 months ago
S1, E8 - Everybody
Season 1 Episode 8
Kenny and Mark close out Madonna’s self-titled debut with the perennial “Everybody” – Madonna’s first musical call to the dancefloor. Discussed: mus…
6 years, 5 months ago
S1, E7 - Physical Attraction
Season 1 Episode 7
Kenny and Mark lose their collective minds over “Physical Attraction”. Discussed: stretching synths, talking vocals, the power of the male gaze, bis…
6 years, 6 months ago
S1, E6 - Think of Me
Season 1 Episode 6
Kenny and Mark analyze Madonna’s romantic philosophies in 1982, the power of journal-writing, East Village drama, saxophonist Bobby Malach, and the t…
6 years, 6 months ago