Three decades ago this week, Madonna’s ‘Vogue’ was perched in the #1 musical chart position, taking the world by storm, and setting up a summer that would go down as one of Madonna’s finest. She was out on her Blonde Ambition World Tour, starring in ‘Dick Tracy’, and putting the gay underground dance craze on the pop culture map. This is as good a time as any to celebrate the majesty of this song in Madonna’s catalog, and its place in her impressive career as cultural icon. I won’t go too deep – check out the original Madonna Timeline post for that extensive exploration. We’ll keep this post to a remix video and some classic GIFs.
LADIES WITH AN ATTITUDE
FELLOWS THAT WERE IN THE MOOD
DON’T JUST STAND THERE
LET’S GET TO IT
STRIKE A POSE
THERE’S NOTHING TO IT
VOGUE
‘Vogue’ remains the ultimate escape song, a fantasy where the world’s problems can be solved on the dance floor, and the ghosts of all the gay men lost to AIDS hovered like angels. It was a way to rise above the darkness that had touched so many, and maybe that’s what we need once again.
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS AND YOU LONG TO BE
SOMETHING BETTER THAN YOU ARE TODAY
I KNOW PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GET AWAY…
