1 the ground- breaker
Although Like A Virgin’s title track and Material Girl were the two songs from Madonna’s 1984 album that became most synonymous with her, it is a lesser-known cut from that record which provided the most accurate insight into the workings of pop’s brightest hope. On Over And Over, Madonna sang: “I’m not afraid to say I hear a different beat/ And I’ll go out in the streets/ And I will shout it again from the highest mountain,” something she’s done time and again as she’s headed down “the road less travelled” for over 35 years.
With a single-minded vision and extraordinary trust in her instincts, Madonna has been happy to be an innovator in her field, unafraid to experiment with different styles and genres and tackle controversial subject matters, blazing a trail for her peers.