Song of the Day - Erotica - Madonna

My name is Dieter
I'll be your mistress tonight

Being a part time music blogger, it's not always easy keeping up on dates.  It was 25 years ago last Friday, October 20th, that Madonna's very controversial Erotica was released.  With the coincidental release of the infamous Sex coffee table book, and following the sexually charged Justify My Love song and video, the backlash against Madonna was fierce.  This was too bad, however, because musically she was at the top of her game.  Erotica, the album, is surely up there in my top favorite Madonna albums of all time, and Erotica, the song, has grown on me with the years.  Oh, that bass!  Here's Erotica...

Song of the Day - Got Till It's Gone - Janet Jackson, feat Q-Tip & Joni Mitchell

Today is the 20th Anniversary of Janet Jackson's monumental The Velvet Rope album and we're celebrating with the record's first single, Got Till It's Gone.  I came across a interesting BuzzFeed article yesterday entitled, This Janet Jackson Album Made Beyoncé's Lemonade Possible.  The piece speaks to the masterful work done by Janet on this set, both in its political statements and its musical content.  From the funky horns of My Need and Go Deep to the sentimental, yet inspirational Together Again to the downright sexy Rope Burn and the tender remake of Rod Stewart's classic Tonight's the Night, this album still sounds as fresh as ever!  Indeed, I found myself having already gone through the record twice since yesterday.  Great stuff!  So check out the article and this funky tune, masterfully reworking of Joni Mitchell's classic Big Yellow Taxi...