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The project was sparked during the pandemic, when Desire singer Megan Louise sent out a message to all the artists asking simply, “If you could cover your favorite Madonna song…What would it be?” – and the results are quite a delight. And with such a cultivated vibe, you can probably guess what Italians Do It Better sounds like: mournful and romantic noirish synth-pop versions of Madonna songs. At its best, the results are both on-the-nose and impressive, like Glüme's cover of "Material Girl," whose deflated synths and detached vocals turn the tongue-in-cheek song into a weary lullaby. Sally Shapiro's version of "Holiday," meanwhile, takes it to a rarefied, airy place without losing sight of the tics that make the original so good, while Belarusian band Dlina Volny make "Hollywood," Madge's paean to LA's underbelly, sound morose, even sinister. I didn’t know that. We met Catwoman star Halle Berry at the movie premiere, and she was lovely and thanking us for being a part of it. When ‘Scandalous’ came on halfway through the film, we cheered and whooped in the cinema – even though you’re supposed be reserved [ Laughs]. And we got to meet Snoop Dogg at the party afterwards.” After a 40-year career, she allows herself to be nostalgic and recognize her accomplishments. How will she distill a wide catalog that includes so many personal reinventions? It was common for her past tours to follow her character of the moment: new age techno on Drowned World Tour, disco diva on Confessions Tour, ghetto colorism on Hard Candy, the sad after-party muse of MDNA. But how will she combine them all in a concert that lasts about two hours? How to retell her beginnings

Her first album ( Madonna) became a hit. Her second album ( Like a Virgin) was a runaway success. By the time True Blue (1986) was released, Madonna was already a superstar. Recorded during her first year of marriage to Sean Penn, True Blue is the mold in which Madonna herself was cast. “ Papa Don’t Preach,” the song that launched that album, is one of the strangest in pop history: a danceable number about a young woman who confronts her father because she refuses to have an abortion. Family planning associations criticized the singer, who endeared herself to conservatives, both parties seemingly oblivious to the possibility that the singer was simply claiming the right to choose. In any case, in the video clip for the song, directed by James Foley, Madonna invents her first meme: the T-shirt with the phrase “Italians do it better.” Almost four decades later, an independent Los Angeles music label called Italians Do It Better ended up releasing an album of Madonna covers in which “ Papa Don’t Preach” was an icy, whispered ballad, as if that woman so sure of bringing a baby into the world in 1986 was not really sure of doing so in 2021. Madonna and Sean Penn, then married, in 1987. Ron Galella, Ltd. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty) Blue were the most fun. They were like our annoying brothers. We’d do kids’ tv shows and were always in and out of each other’s dressing rooms. I remember performing at Miss World with McFly and we were drinking neat tequila and I fell over and injured Dougie [Poynter, McFly member]’s eye, and they had to help me up from the floor. We were living our best lives.” Fast forward to a world pandemic last year… To encourage creativity & lift spirits,Italians Do It Better President, Megan Louise asked every artist “ If you could cover your favorite Madonna song…What would it be?” All shirts are sent standard Royal Mail 2nd class (in the UK) and standard Airmail for everywhere else. Spain, Italy, Russia, Far East and South America are all sent recorded delivery. Italians Do It Better is owned by Johnny Jewel, who produces, writes, and contributes to all the acts on the label.Most UK customers should receive their shirt within 4-5 days. If you are in the UK and need something urgently just send a message once you've paid and we should be able to prioritise it for you. European customers in just over a week and everywhere else within 10 working days.

Johnny has executive produced the LP, which also includes Glume's cover of 'Material Girl', Joon's version of 'Papa Don't Preach', Desire's take of 'Angel', and Italo Disco star Sally Shapiro's rendition of 'Holiday'. Of course, there have been many Madonna tribute albums in the past. From Virgin Voices to Through the Wilderness (which featured Ariel Pink’s version of “Everybody”), an entire musical genre has been created out of Madonna covers—granted, never ones by anybody really that famous or who could truly outshine the original composition. Until the Italians Do It Better record label came along to remedy the situation. Other major releases on the label include the 2011 album Themes for an Imaginary Film from Symmetry (a collaboration between Johnny Jewel and Chromatics' Nat Walker), Chromatics' 2012 album Kill for Love, and After Dark 2 in 2013.I’ve the world’s worst memory and knew I’d be terrible at this game, but it was a nice trip down memory lane!”

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There are so many small, neat moments like that on Italians Do It Better—like how MOTHERMARY's version of "Like A Virgin" switches to a staggered, wobbly waltz for its verses, or how Jorja Chalmers' adds a cloud of perfumed smoke (and saxophone) to "Justify My Love," making it sound like some long-lost downtempo remix from the '90s. Even at their most faithful, these covers can tease unexpected nuance from the songs. Above all, they lay bare the melodic genius of the originals. It's like hearing them through new ears.

There is perhaps no musician from the Italians Do It Better roster more suited to covering “Material Girl” than Glüme. With ironical lyrics made for someone who once sang, “It’s not so bad/It’s just a nervous breakdown,” Glüme lends her higher-pitched Nico-esque baby voice to a song that served as the anthem for a decade. Label President Megan Louise asked every artist: "If you could cover your favorite Madonna song...What would it be?" Fast forward to a world pandemic last year… To encourage creativity & lift spirits, Italians Do It Better President, Megan Louise asked every artist “ If you could cover your favorite Madonna song…What would it be?” Italians Do It Better began gaining significant international recognition in 2007 with three consecutive releases of the label compilation After Dark, Chromatics' Night Drive, and Glass Candy's B/E/A/T/B/O/X.This song is from 1990, but with it, she closes the eighties to enter a new era in which she decided to play with themes even more provocative than religion: free sex without guilt. The subtractive production approach works much better: Sally Shapiro’s angelic “Holiday” retains the original’s synth bass and cowbell, but long instrumental passages and lighter vocals open space for fluting synths and a disco pulse. The most reverent performances become a way to hear old songs for the first time again, and to rediscover a sense of daring that recedes with decades’ worth of familiarity. The percussive finger snaps and JOON’s ASMR-like whisper on “Papa Don’t Preach” evoke its story of teen pregnancy with fresh vulnerability; the only act to receive two slots, Brooklyn-based ex-Latter Day Saints sister duo MOTHERMARY, offer synthy choral takes on “Like a Virgin” and “Like a Prayer,” choices that feel spiritually attuned to Madonna’s own history of religious provocation. Your debut solo album, 2006’s ‘Fired Up’, never received a physical release in the UK – until this year. What number did it chart at in Japan? This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.