#ArtistFaveLP #MusicChallenge #Madonna | Like a Prayer 10>1 6. Promise to Try buff.ly/JRcx0yu A haunting ballad about the death of her mother at an early age. 🎶 Can’t kiss her goodbye, but I promise to try

#ArtistFaveLP #MusicChallenge #Madonna | Like a Prayer 10>1 7. Dear Jessie buff.ly/KMXKqrN Released everywhere but the US, this lush lullaby is rumored to have been inspired by co-writer Pat Leonard’s daughter, Jessie. The single cover was shot by Herb Ritts, ofc! 🎶Pink elephants & lemonade…

#ArtistFaveLP #MusicChallenge #Madonna | Like a Prayer 10>1 8. Keep It Together (Single Remix) buff.ly/BocsLHO The final US single from LAP and closing song on the epic Blond Ambition tour, KIT was remixed a la Soul II Soul (Keep On Movin') for release & peaked at #8 on the Hot 100

#ArtistFaveLP #MusicChallenge #Madonna | Like a Prayer 10>1 9. Love Song buff.ly/DTby0yE Prince has his musical fingerprints all over LAP! Altho amazing, I always felt this was a bit..unfinished? In any event, it's the only known duet with 2 of the 3 'Holy Trinity of Pop' icons of the 80s!

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 20 Unranked Like a Virgin | Madonna buff.ly/CftZID7 Madonna's biggest #1 song of the 80s! 6 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100! I incl. the Confessions Tour live version - one of my faves! 🙏 @buddygott.bsky.social 4 hosting! 🙌 👍 Amazing challenge!

#ArtistFaveLP #MusicChallenge #Madonna | Like a Prayer 10>1 10. Act of Contrition buff.ly/n898EnF I have always loved the bananas Prince guitar riffs & Madonna's twisted take on the Catholic ritual ending with, "What do you mean it's not in the computer?!"

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 19 Unranked Jump (For My Love) | Pointer Sisters buff.ly/CzV3d9N One of the hottest groups of the 80s, the Pointer Sisters don’t get enough love. They had back to back hits & Jump is one of my faves!

#ArtistFaveLP #Madonna #LikeAPrayer I’ll be ranking the tracks on Madonna’s magnum opus, Like a Prayer! Some of Madonna’s best songs and videos were released during this era, so I’m chomping at the bit to get started! Early posting starts tomorrow 9/19 at 5pm EDT, 11pm CET, 10pm BST!

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 18 Unranked What’s Love Got To Do With It | Tina Turner buff.ly/FPQXMAn The ultimate comeback song if there ever was one! What’s Love brought Tina to a whole new 80s audience & took us all captive in the best way!

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 17 Unranked Take On Me | a-ha buff.ly/WTQ7ZIv Their biggest song in America! It took over MTV and made the band a household name. Fun fact: I danced with my daughter at her wedding to an acoustic version, so it’s a special song in my fam!

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 16 Unranked Sidewalk Talk | Jellybean buff.ly/epx1uq3 Written by Madonna, this track was given to Jellybean by Madonna. Catherine Buchanan sang the lyrics, but we all know Madonna stole them choruses!

New #MusicChallenge Alert! Join @geodrew.bsky.social & me for #ArtistFaveLP! See challenge deets below! It's a 10-day challenge, so if your album is longer than 10 tracks, there will need to be some cuttage! #TheStruggleIsReal (You may substitute b-sides or demos from the era if you like👍 )

#ArtistFave15 I loved sharing my solo Debbie Harry faves & have been jamming to her music for the last 15 days. If it's even possible, I love her even more now! 💕 Thanks to ALL who replied & liked!🫶 🙌 Very soon, @geodrew.bsky.social & I will be kicking off #ArtistFaveLP - stay tuned for deets!

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge 15>1 1. Feel the Spin (1985) buff.ly/sfJlE0z Any of my Top 5 could have been #1, but this one is my fave #DebbieHarry solo track right now From the Krush Groove soundtrack, the ooohs are what do it for me 🎶 Ooh, I feel the spin Messing me 'round and 'round

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 15 Unranked Robert De Niro's Waiting | Bananarama buff.ly/Gg27qB3 One of my all-time faves from Bananarama that was a #3 smash in the UK. It made a brief appearance on the Hot 100, peaking at #95.

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #DebbieHarry 15>1 2. French Kissin' in the USA (1986) buff.ly/CA7tQbf Again, any of my Top 5 could be #1s It reached #8 in the UK - her biggest hit there (#57 in the USA - 🤬) 🎶 Lips are in motion Ocean to ocean to ocean, ocean to ocean to ocean Paris is calling

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 14 Unranked Here Comes the Rain Again | Eurythmics buff.ly/q2qNeI7 One of my fave Dave & Annie tracks! A #4 smash in the US on the Hot 100 & the Dance Charts!

#ArtistFave15 #20SongsByYear Crossover Post I learned from Debbie Harry’s memoir Face It that she became friends with Alannah Currie of the Thompson Twins around the time “I Want That Man” was recorded. Alannah even narrates a chapter in Debbie’s audiobook, so they are still BFFs today! Amazing!

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #DebbieHarry 15>1 3. I Want That Man (1989) buff.ly/Z06cHO4 Any of my Top 5 could be #1, just depends on the day I learned from her memoir that Debbie wanted to dance with Harry Dean Stanton, & they eventually dated! The power of song!🎶 😎 It peaked at #13 in the UK

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 13 Unranked Hold Me Now | Thompson Twins buff.ly/PFU3BXG The song that made them a household name! A #3 smash on the Hot 100 that still sounds and feels timeless!

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #DebbieHarry 15>1 4. Rush Rush (1983) buff.ly/erIVDXi The 1st single Debbie released after Blondie broke up. It’s from the Scarface movie soundtrack, & Giorgio Moroder produced it, ofc. This mix is from Once More Into the Bleach.

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 12 Unranked Eyes Without a Face | Billy Idol buff.ly/F1uFNnd 🎶Les yeux sans visage… A power ballad fueled by Steve Stevens’ sick electric guitar & it has cool French lyrics - what’s not to love here?! Huge #4 smash on the Hot 100!

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 11 Unranked Lucky Star | Madonna buff.ly/IARoN7m Madonna’s 1st Top 5 song! It peaked at #4 on the Hot 100. One of THE coolest video intros ever with the sunglasses! 😎 😍

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #DebbieHarry 15>1 5. In Love With Love (1987) buff.ly/oRQ80Da This 3rd single from Rockbird peaked at #1 on the UK Dance chart (her only song to do so). The single version (aka the “London Remix”) was remixed by producers-du-jour Stock, Aitken, Waterman.

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #DebbieHarry 15>1 6. Well, Did You Evah? (ft. Iggy Pop) (1990) buff.ly/WkbAFE5 Created for Red Hot + Blue , Debbie & Iggy sound like they are having a blast, dishing on party guests. The post punk treatment is very Blondie and Iggy at the same time.

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 10 Unranked Tenderness | General Public buff.ly/X7KgHHw Surprisingly, not a huge 80s hit (#27), but something about Tenderness was always in the zeitgeist. When used in Clueless, it was PERFECT!

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 9 Unranked Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper buff.ly/AcGl2R1 DYK: The record co wanted this one as her lead single, but Cyndi didn’t want to be stereotyped as a balladeer? Yup. TAT went to #1 and has become one of her signature songs.

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #DebbieHarry 15>1 7. New York, New York (ft. Moby) buff.ly/meeiTsH Debbie and NYC go hand in hand, so I think Moby was genius to include Debbie on this track. Huge missed opportunity that Debbie’s not in the video, but her vocals are amazing here!

My #ArtistFave15 for September is #Madonna. #Day4: “Express Yourself” (1989). “Express Yourself” was Madonna’s feminist anthem- released shortly after her divorce from Sean Penn. “Express Yourself” promo- inspired by “Metropolis”- was then most expensive ever made. #ExpressYourself #MusicSky

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 8 Unranked No More Words | Berlin buff.ly/0Fullu8 Produced by Giorgio Moroder & Richie Zito, this 1984 lead single from Love Life was featured in Vision Quest and was re-released as the B-side to Madonna's Crazy for You single in 1985.

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #DebbieHarry 15>1 8. Sweet and Low (1990) buff.ly/PYwDdFI This amazing video is where I get most of my cool Debbie GIFs from! The camera does love her here! Debbie thanks Andy Warhol & others in it, as Warhol's famous collabs with her were an inspo.

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #DebbieHarry 15>1 9. Backfired (1981) buff.ly/uNSFzUB Debbie's solo debut single & highest charting solo track in the US (#43). Peaked inside the Top 40 in the UK. The video is very arthouse & cool - all before there was an MTV. We were not ready & are not worthy!

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 7 unranked Self Control | Laura Branigan buff.ly/Dsv6oMa Huge track released during Laura's imperial period! It peaked at #4 on the Hot 100. As a broke teen back in the day, I did have this 45 and played the grooves off it!

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 6 Unranked Sunglasses At Night | Corey Hart buff.ly/LZ42Zg3 This track was EVERYWHERE! What a vibe! It peaked at #7 on the Hot 100, and from what I can tell, was NOT released in the UK?! 🤔

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #DebbieHarry 15>1 10. Brite Side (1989) buff.ly/gTDju2p Another from Def, Dumb, & Blonde, Brite Side was featured in the TV show Wiseguy, where Debbie co-starred. 🎶That's when I feel brand new I'm looking on the brite side 🎶

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #DebbieHarry 15>1 11. Two Times Blue (2007) buff.ly/7ioCrN3 The lead single from Debbie’s 5th solo album Necessary Evil became an international dance hit, peaking at #5 on the US Dance chart. 🎶I know, oh yes, I know You’ll be two times blue if I go🎶

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 5 Unranked People Are People | Depeche Mode buff.ly/N6i6qcr Depeche’s first Top 20 US hit! From their album Some Great Reward, “People” peaked at #13 in the US

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #DebbieHarry 12. Strawberry Fields Forever (w/Los Fabulosos Cadillacs) (1995) buff.ly/N095waJ As Debbie loves a great duet, here’s a peppy ska remake of the classic Beatles tune. Debbie effortlessly rocks any musical style!

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 | Day 4 unranked Love is a Battlefield | Pat Benatar buff.ly/fhIRyRB Who else but Pat can defeat pimps/druglords with some shoulder shimmies? C’mon, she’s a legend! 🤩

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #DebbieHarry 15>1 13. The Jam Was Moving (1981) buff.ly/v6gHRzs Debbie’s 2nd solo single from KooKoo. I’m including the Chris Stein remixed version from Once More Into the Bleach (an amazing compilation of Debbie + Blondie mixes)

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1984 Unranked | Day 3 Obsession | Animotion buff.ly/AWPfRnk We have laws against this today, but not in 1984, when this kind of behavior was totally acceptable! I kid, but not really!!! A #6 smash on the Hot 100!

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #DebbieHarry 15>1 14. Rainbow Connection (1981) buff.ly/vyGKAp6 While still with Blondie, Debbie appeared on the Muppet Show and beautifully sang this with Kermit. In her memoir, she remembers she had a blast working with Henson for the show. Her voice is 👌

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge #1984 | Day 2 Unranked Let's Hear It For The Boy | Deniece Williams buff.ly/MS0z83Q Described in the day as "one of the happiest, most infectious singalongs in a long time" still works today! I dare ya not to sing along!🎶 👍 🤩 🙌

#20SongsByYear #1984 | Day 1 Unranked Borderline | Madonna buff.ly/jX5byha Kicking it off with Madonna's 1st top 10 single - the first of MANY!

#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge #DebbieHarry 15>1 15. I Can See Clearly (1993) buff.ly/dOvasEA Kicking off with Debravation's first single. Its driving beat and the heavenly "wooh woohs" make it one of my fave DH solo tracks! Peaked at #23 in the UK and #2 on the US Dance chart

Here we go! Join @geodrew.bsky.social & me today for the next round of #ArtistFave15! Choose 1 fave artist, rank/select 15 songs, post 1 song per day (no lists) Early posting begins today, 8/31 after 5pm EDT, 11pm CET, 10pm BST!

Coming soon...! I covered Blondie, now I'm going with solo Debbie (or Deborah) Harry for September's #ArtistFave15!

#FirstNameInSong #MusicChallenge 31/31 Bitch I'm Madonna buff.ly/Y9hEPjb Thanks to @lagrume.bsky.social for hosting! Great challenge!!!

#00sTop30 #MusicChallenge Day 30 Umbrella | Rihanna (2007) buff.ly/XJPT5Ru Thank you @tansleyjames.bsky.social for hosting! Can't wait to see the tally! 👍 🎵

#FirstNameInSong #MusicChallenge 30/31 Jennifer | Eurythmics buff.ly/S0mALBO