Three pop songs homaging the psychedelic bliss sounds of '90s EDM, two legacy superstars and one former child-star from Sweden showing their love--

"Ray of Light," Madonna (1998)

 

"Beautiful Day," U2 (2000)

"Dream On," Robyn (2006)

Why isn't there a reality tv show where people dance around the kitchen to their favorite pop music while making a meal together? Aren't people doing that everywhere? If they're not wouldn't that be what they'd like to be doing while making something to eat? Or cleaning up afterwards. You know, household chores. Try playing these three bangers in a row; get jiggy w/ it. Sunshine pop in dark disco packages. Feel something, or not. They work every time for me. 

"The Power of Good-Bye," Madonna (1998)

 "Learn to say goodbye/I yearn to say goodbye." In other words, doing it and still knowing it's going to be impossible. A deep track from Madonna's late imperial phase. Her 37th Top 20 hit. Still dropping bombs, like it ain't no thing. Louise Ciccone, Catholic girl from Michigan, makes it big in NYC, a disco dancefloor diva, Queen of Pop, doing her best lipstick feminist blues. Of course, it's Madonna's punky sass, or her tough dancefloor cheerleader energy, but she could as well bring to the sad ones a tangy counterpoint of human frailty and burning desire that is not easy to forget.