Madonna - Burning Up (1983)

I can tell when a new pop artist is likely to make a major impact, because my initial reaction to them is that I don't like them. The worse my initial impression, the bigger the star they are likely to be. Madonna, Britney, Lady Gaga: all similar strong, negative reactions.

I liked Madonna's 'Borderline' when it first came out, but the next couple of her songs made me wary. Too pushy, I thought. Plus, a friend of mine had started a 'hate Madonna' campaign, and I was swayed. By the time 'Burning Up' came out, though, I had seen the errors of my ways, and had become a fierce Madonna partisan....