Return to the ’80s Nation has spoken, and it is official. They are crazy about “Crazy for You”!!!
It was an extremely close matchup. There were 91 Twitter votes,a d “Crazy for You” beat “Like a Prayer” 53.8% – 46.2%. And on this web site “Crazy for You” won by a count of 4-3.
This tournament was so much fun! Thank you so much to everybody who participated! I truly appreciate it. It is much more fun when a lot of people partcipate.
I’m looking forward to next year’s tournament!
Well, the big moment has arrived! We have reached the finals of the Madonna March Madness Tournament. The Final Four was amazing as both match-ups were very close. And I’m sure this one will be a nail-biter as well. Here are results from the Final Four
Twitter
88 Votes
Like a Prayer 59.1%
Material Girl 40.9%
Web Site
Like a Prayer 4 votes
Material Girl 3 votes
Winner: Like a Prayer
Twitter
83 Votes
Crazy for You 54.2%
Into the Groove 45.8%
Web Site
Crazy for You 4 votes
Into the Groove 3 votes
Winner: Crazy for You
Voting open until 12 noon Eastern time on Thursday, April 2
Like a Prayer vs. Crazy For You
Madonna Madge Madness Finals
Total Voters: 5
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We have arrived at the Final Four of the Madonna March Madness tournament. This has been a great tournament so far. These Final Four songs are going to be involved in a great battle. The voting for the Elite Eight was a little light on the web site with only between 3-4 votes. The voting on Twitter ranged between 53-78 votes.
Here are the Elite Eight results:
Twitter
66 votes
Like a Prayer 57.6%
Live to Tell 42.4%
Web site
Like a Prayer 3 votes
Live to Tell 0 votes
Winner: Like a Prayer
Twitter
78 votes
Material Girl 59%
Papa Don’t Preach 41%
Web Site
Material Girl 3 votes
Papa Don’t Preach 1 vote
Winner: Material Girl
Twitter
54 votes
Crazy For You 74.1%
Open Your Heart 25.9%
Web Site
Crazy For You 3 votes
Open Your Heart 1 vote
Winner: Crazy For You
Twitter
53 votes
Into the Groove 62.3%
Like a Virgin 37.7%
Web Site
Like a Virgin 3 votes
Into the Groove 1 vote
Winner: Into the Groove
Voting is open until noon Eastern time on Friday, March 27
Like a Prayer vs. Material Girl
Madonna Madge Madness Final Four Bracket 1
Total Voters: 7
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Madonna Madge Madness Final Four Bracket 2
Total Voters: 7
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Time for the next round of the Madonna March Madness! The Sweet Sixteen was very interesting, and the Elite Eight is going to be very tough to predict. In the last round, there were only 5 votes in each battle. I thank you five very much for taking the time to come to this page and vote. I truly appreciate it.
Most of the voting took place on Twitter. There weren’t any battles with close enough results for the web page results to make a difference. That could change this round. The numbers on the Twitter voting ranged from 67 to 88 votes per battle.
You can vote on the Elite Eight matchups down below. You can click on the song title to see the YouTube video. Voting will be open until midnight on Monday March 23.
If you’re curious, here are the Sweet Sixteen results:
Twitter
79 votes
Like a Prayer 57%
Borderline 43%
RTT80s
Borderline 3 votes
Like a Prayer 2 votes
Winner: Like a Prayer
Twitter
71 votes
Live to Tell 60.6%
Cherish 39.4%
RTT80s
Live to Tell 3 votes
Cherish 2 votes
Winner: Live to Tell
Twitter
84 votes
Papa Don’t Preach 57.1%
Lucky Star 42.9%
RTT80s
Pap Don’t Preach 3 votes
Lucky Star 2 votes
Winner: Papa Don’t Preach
Twitter
86 votes
Material Girl 65.1%
True Blue 34.9%
RTT80s
Material Girl 4 votes
True Blue 1 vote
Winner: Material Girl
Twitter
88 votes
Crazy For You 71.6%
La Isla Bonita 28.4%
RTT80s
Crazy For You 4 votes
La Isla Bonita 1 vote
Winner: Crazy For You
Twitter
80 votes
Open Your Heart 65%
Who’s That Girl 35%
RTT80s
Open Your Heart 4 votes
Who’s That Girl 1 vote
Winner: Open Your Heart
Twitter
75 Votes
Like a Virgin 58.7%
Holiday 41.3%
RTT80s
Like a Virgin 3 votes
Holiday 2 votes
Winner: Like a Virgin
Twitter
67 votes
Into the Groove 76.1%
Express Yourself 23.9%
RTT80s
Into the Groove 3 votes
Express Yourself 2 votes
Winner: Into the Groove
Voting open until 23:59 on Monday, March 23, 2020
Like a Prayer vs. Live to Tell
Madonna Madge Madness Elite Eight Bracket 1
Total Voters: 3
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Madonna Madge Madness Elite Eight Bracket 2
Total Voters: 4
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Madonna Madge Madness Elite Eight Bracket 3
Total Voters: 4
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Madonna Madge Madness Elite Eight Bracket 4
Total Voters: 4
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It’s that time of year again! While all sporting events, and pretty much everything else in life is on hold right now, Return to the 80s March Madness lives on! This year’s March Madness will feature the 80s Queen of Pop, Madonna.
Voting in the Sweet 16 begins right now, and will close at midnight on March 19. Also, if you are on Twitter, you can look for the polls on @ReturnToThe80s.
Also, please check out the special podcast where Paul and Lizzie (from the podcast Liz Laugh Cry), where we cover each song. Lizzie, an “elder Millennial” (and huge Madonna fan) has a very fun and unique perspective on these songs.
So, check out the podcast episode and vote below. You can click on the song title of each song to see its video.
Madonna Madge Madness Sweet 16 Bracket 1 (A)
Total Voters: 5
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Total Voters: 5
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Total Voters: 5
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Madonna Madge Madness Sweet 16 Bracket 2 (B)
Total Voters: 5
Loading ...Madonna Madge Madness Sweet 16 Bracket 3 (A)
Total Voters: 5
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Madonna Madge Madness Sweet 16 Bracket 3 (B)
Total Voters: 5
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Madonna Madge Madness Sweet 16 Bracket 4 (A)
Total Voters: 5
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Madonna Madge Madness Sweet 16 Bracket 4 (B)
Total Voters: 5
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You can find Lizzie on Instagram at @LizzieDNewton
And check out her podcast Liz, Laugh, Cry on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
And you can subscribe to Return to the ’80s on:
Apple Podcasts
Spotify
iHeartRadio
Stitcher
or anywhere else you get your podcasts.
Hi Everybody! It’s that time of year again! This will be the 3rd annual Return to the ’80s March Madness. If you are new to this site, each year one artist is chosen for the March Madness Tournament. We pit their own hit songs against each other. There will be a slight change this year. In previous years, voting was done on the web site right here, as well as Twitter, and Facebook. This year, we are going to keep things simple, and keep all the voting done right here.
The first year featured Hall & Oates, and last year featured Prince.
This year, we feature one of the biggest icons of the ’80s – Madonna! The only problem is that she had too many big hits in the ’80s! I like to start each tournament with the Sweet Sixteen. So, a Wild Card round will take place in order to fill the final slot.
This poll will be left open for a full week. It will close at noon next Monday, March 9.
Here are the songs that will be doing battle this week. You can vote on the poll at the bottom. You can click on the song title to get the YouTube video
This was the third single released off of the Like a Virgin album. This was Madonna’s fifth Top-5 single on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #5, and reached the top of its dance charts.
This was the final single released off of the Like a Virgin album. It would peak at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 34 on Adult Contemporary, number three on Hot Dance Club Songs and number 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
This was the third single released from Madonna’s self-titled debut album. It became Madonna’s first mainstream hit single in the United States, peaking at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became her first top-ten single in several countries, including Australia, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
This is the most successful song, commercially, of the bunch here. It was the second single released off of the Who’s That Girl soundtrack, peaking at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Dance Club Songs chart.
This is just the Wild Card round, folks! If you think this is tough, wait til the full tournament begins! Which song would you like to see in the main tournament? Vote below, and please spread the word to your friends! There are a lot of Madonna fans from a younger generation who may not be all that familiar with most 80s music, but do know Madonna’s 80s music.
Thanks so much!
Madonna March Madness Wild Card Round
Total Voters: 9
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Messages keeps gettin’ clearer
Radio’s on and I’m movin’ ’round my place
I check my look in the mirror
Wanna change my clothes, my hair, my face
Last Song: “Lucky Star” by Madonna from the album Madonna (1984)
Great job Adora (@Adora2000) and Lisa (@gabbyg89)!!!
And when I’m lost you’ll be my guide
I just turn around and you’re by my side
If you’d like to get this song from Amazon, click on the album cover below:
Can you name the artist and song:
I don’t love her
I tried to tell myself
But you can see it in my eyes
Last Song: Cherish” by Madonna from the album Like a Prayer (1989)
Great job Adora (@Adora2000), S(@myfinesthour123), and DJ Murray Boston (@djmurrayboston)!!!
Romeo and Juliet, they never felt this way I bet
So don’t underestimate my point of view
If you’d like to get this song from Amazon, click on the album cover below:
Can you name the artist and song:
Candles fade like the dark
Now I see how
Lovely the feelings are
Last Song: “La Isla Bonita” by Madonna from the album True Blue (1987)
Great job Adora 2000 (@Adora2000), Cody (@bandit5160), and Lisa (@gabbyg89)!!!
Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
Where a girl loves a boy, and a boy loves a girl
If you’d like to get this song from Amazon, you can click on the album cover below
It’s coming up on that time of year again! Since last year’s inaugural Return to the ’80s March Madness Tournament was a success, we will make this an annual thing. Last year was all about Hall & Oates (with “Out of Touch” being their most popular song among Return to the ’80s readers.
For those of you who discovered this site within this past year, here’s how this works. We take an artist, and place their 16 biggest hits in brackets, and have the same format as the NCAA basketball tournament. Two songs will be pitted against each other for several days, and the winner moves on in the tournament. We keep narrowing it down, until we have a winner. You can vote on this site, as well as on Twitter, and the main Facebook page and the Facebook group page. I will add the votes together.
This year I’m going to need your help to get this started. I am having a difficult time choosing which artist to cover. This is where you come in. I have listed some of the top musical icons of the ’80s. So, please vote for the artist who you would like to see in this year’s tournament. I will leave the voting open for a week. You can vote here, and in the Facebook Group. The Facebook page and Twitter don’t allow enough options, so those pages won’t be used until the actual tournament begins. I have listed Phil Collins (his solo and duet stuff – not Genesis), Michael Jackson, Madonna, Prince, and Bon Jovi. I should also note that only the singles that charted in the ’80s will be in the actual tournament. I have also allowed the option to write in somebody that is not on the list.
Thank you so much for your help! This should be fun! And unlike any political election, no matter who wins, we all win.
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