Who knew? Madonna is her real name – born Madonna Louise Ciccone in Bay City, Michigan. Everyone else in the bloody world probably knows that fact but, since I’ve never been a fan, it was news to me. The woman is wondrously talented – 300 million records sold worldwide and is generally acclaimed as the best-selling female recording artist of all time. She writes and produces all her songs and manages to reinvent herself every other week or so. Add actress and astute businesswoman to the mix and you’ve got…well… Madonna.
I still don’t like her. Maybe it’s her politics or her over-the-top immorality or both. I’m not a prude by any stretch, but she still leaves me a bit squeamish and a lot disgusted. Her music is just a hair too polished and studio-like. But there’s this one song – “La Isla Bonita” – that I absolutely love. This one should be in your set list even as old as it is (1986). Put it as the 4th song in the 3rd set but please don’t follow it with “Vogue” (Man, I hate that song!). Listen to the sequence below then download the midi from the list in the blog-roll. It’s worth revisiting…
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/o9xlxc2vccd38dj/La_Isla_Bonita_-_Listen