All I want to do is talk about Madonna

Kenny and Mark face Madonna’s baby voice vocals and why never performing a song in a live setting may be a good thing on deep cut “I Know It”.

Kenny and Mark tackle “Burning Up” the third song on Madonna’s self-titled 1983 debut. Topics include punk roots, the Breakfast Club band, scratch vocals and the impact of Madonna’s breathing in her music, and the arrival of Stephen Bray.

Episode Two. Kenny and Mark discuss the importance of car songs, romantic yearnings, generational innocence, the power of Madonna’s vocal ad libs, and make a case for bringing back “the fade out” in a classic 80s pop song called “Borderline.” After this week, all future episodes will be released on Tuesday.

Pilot Episode. Kenny and Mark kick-off “All I Want to Do is Talk About Madonna” by going all the way back to the very beginning: the first song on the first side of Madonna’s first album. Discussed: Madonna’s demo recordings, “Crimes of Passion”, early ambitions, Danceteria DJs, Maripol, Erica Bell, and the power of synths.

Season One: From ‘Star’ to ‘Girl’ (1983-1987)

In this provocative (naturally) and confessional (essentially) new podcast, two long-time fans have the conversation you wish you could have about the one and only Queen of Pop: Madonna. Writers Kenny Finkle and Mark Snyder start at the very beginning, to where it always begins with Madonna: the music. Each episode tackles a single track in the Madonna canon (beginning with, yup, “Lucky Star”) as they move through the boundary-pushing videos, norm-challenging performances, hair-dying transformations - climaxing with Madonna’s first world tour - the “Who’s That Girl?” show. Four years into a nearly-40 year career - and she (and we!) are just getting started.