Going to deviate a bit from rock music today. In the bubble of human existence there are many cases of brilliant music. I have vast appreciation for all sound. The thing is separating the disposable from the brilliant. The biggest criteria being did the 'performer' write the song. It's all too common to see 12 people getting song writing credits on a track and none of them are the face performing the music. It's obvious such situations are simply corporate. They get the best songwriters together and write the track, and then pass the song onto the most attractive performer that can push the song. Please note I'm referencing new, original music. This is not an attack on cover songs.
Now to Madonna. She does record a fair amount of pop bullshit. She really hasn't had a great album since 1998s Ray of Light. Frozen really was the pinnacle of her career and talent. It's a beautiful song accompanied by amazing cinematography and perhaps the most striking music video I've watched. The video follows Madonna around a blue tinged 'frozen' desert as she shapeshifts into various creatures and her body itself distorts.
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