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Poll: Born this way or Express Yourself?


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BTW or EY  

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  1. 1. BTW or EY

    • BTW (right answer)
    • EY (Redactive ☕️)


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10 minutes ago, Ziggy said:

 

i mean lbr...who really among madonna listeners is like GAH THROW ON EXPRESS YOURSELF!!!!

She has ALBUMS of hits I'd put on before it lol

There was a period in time (2012) when suddenly every Madge fan acted like it was the holy grail of her back catalogue. 

When lbr its not even top 10 in her 80s catalogue. I feel like no one talked about it that much compared to other tracks until the Born This Way drama

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I have to be honest - Express Yourself - THE VERSION FROM THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION ALBUM - is one of my favorite pop songs of all time, and definitely my favorite Madonna song.   It really just scratches every itch for me.  
 

I do love BTW, but I can sometimes find its production a little cheap and grating (reductive???).   Vocals are ON POINT though.  

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33 minutes ago, Ziggy said:

 

i mean lbr...who really among madonna listeners is like GAH THROW ON EXPRESS YOURSELF!!!!

She has ALBUMS of hits I'd put on before it lol

You found him right here. 😂 it’s pop perfection.  And I call out Madonna’s meanness and want to slap her for how she acted toward Gaga (and Janet!).  But EY is one of those instant mood changers for me.  

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zevthepaparazzo

The chorus melody in express yourself feels made up on the spot

also

Born this way is about loving yourself

Express yourself is about loving yourself so you can be attractive to a man

which is kinda icky when you think about it

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1 hour ago, zevthepaparazzo said:

The chorus melody in express yourself feels made up on the spot

also

Born this way is about loving yourself

Express yourself is about loving yourself so you can be attractive to a man

which is kinda icky when you think about it

Eh, I don’t think that’s quite what EY is about. It’s about advocating for your worth in a relationship. 

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elegidadedios

Drama from 14 years ago aside, it's actually hard for me to pick one over the other. While Born This Way is a signature, fierce, must song on Gaga's discography explicitly about the LGBT community, Express Yourself ain't even in Madonna's top 10 must tracks (imo). Great song tho, just as her discography as a whole (til MDNA). Its meaning attached to it was even transformed by gay fans to feel empowered, and I think in a way its impact on her catalogue was pushed from 2011 til nowadays, as before that most people claimed other songs before reaching to that one.

I guess what I'm trying to say is: they ain't comparable at all, just slightly the melody of *that* verse

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