(Back) Into the Groove with Madonna

Okay, so everyone is talking about Madonna and her Super Bowl performance tomorrow night in Indianapolis.  Lots of speculation, many quick links with supposed play lists for her set, and all kinds of short interviews on the web.  Meanwhile, I found a video on her YouTube Channel of the new song that she is performing ("Gimme All Your Luvin'" with Nicki Minaj and MIA).  The song is alright.  Catchy, upbeat, fun, modern.  But, alas, I still like vintage Madonna tunes, better.  One of my favorites is "Into the Groove."  Anyone remember that one from 1985?  It was from the movie "Desperately Seeking Susan," where Madonna starred with Rosanna Arquette.  Honestly, I saw the movie when it came out and had a lot of trouble following the storyline, but that is alright.  I was just a young girl, and the story was kind of off-beat.  Besides, I just saw the movie because Madonna was in it.  Essentially, it's about a woman who has amnesia (Rosanna Arquette) and becomes obsessed with the life of Madonna's character (Susan).  Yup, that's about it.  It's kind of cooky and crazy and takes place in NYC.  I just thought the song was so great, and the video had scenes from the movie.  Eventually, I realized the song was really much, much better than the movie.  Come to think of it, I believe the same can be said of "Dick Tracy."  Remember that movie with Madonna and Warren Beatty?  Oh, and the romance between Madonna and Warren Beatty?  I digress...so, back to the song...

I always liked the tune because it had an excellent beat and very "cool" lyrics -- especially to young 5th graders who wanted to be just like Madonna back in 1985.  I was on that list.  I loved the way she spoke in the beginning of the song, "And you can dance, for inspiration, come on, come on, I'm waiting..."  The rest of the lyrics are very hip indeed, focusing on dancing and love, and putting the woman in charge as Madonna sings, "Get into the groove, boy you've got to prove, your love to me, get up on your feet, yeah step to the beat, boy what will it be..."  Back in the day, I don't think any of my 5th grad pals really paid that much attention to the vocals, but we sure did memorize the lines so we could dance and sing to the records...and yes, they were vinyl records.  Ah, memories.  Now, it seems kind of fun and whimsical to listen to the lyrics.  Nothing wrong with cute lyrics about love.  I think her song for tomorrow night's Super Bowl performance will be about love, too, but I was so distracted by all the activity in the video and song that I think I missed the lyrics entirely.  Oh well.  Hope you enjoy this peek from Madonna's past..