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How Madonna changed pop music with her self-titled debut album 40 years ago
Madonna took off into the stratosphere with “Lucky Star” and other hits from her self-titled debut album — released 40 years ago on July 27, 1983 — the then-24-year-old hopeful had received some clairvoyant reinforcement regarding her future as the Queen of Pop.“She had actually gone to a psychic, and she told me, ‘Just watch what’s gonna happen,’” Paul Pesco — who played guitar on both “Lucky Star” and “Burning Up”  — told The Post.“She told me this in rehearsals one day, and it was like the equivalent of Bette Davis saying, ‘Fasten your seatbelts …’ I mean, she kind of knew it.”That would give prophetic meaning to “I Know It” — one of five songs that a young Madonna Louise Ciccone of Michigan wrote by herself for an eight-track classic that would get generations of future dance-pop divas into the groove. Possessing neither the gospel grandeur of an Aretha Franklin or the folky feels of a Joni Mitchell, Madonna — who was set to commemorate the 40th anniversary of her debut with her “Celebration” tour launching on July 15 until the Material Girl, 64, was sidelined by a serious bacterial infection two weeks ago — made her own path, as the mother of a pop reinvention.After the so-called death of disco as the ’70s twirled to an end, Madonna reclaimed the dance floor in a whole new way.“We really felt that if we were to combine disco and R&B and new wave, we would have something really cool,” said Michael Rosenblatt, Madonna’s original A&R man at Sire Records.
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Feud reunion! Susan Sarandon and pal Jessica Lange step out for lunch in New York City
Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon may have been happy to Feud on screen as screen icons Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, but the longtime friends looked quite chummy as they grabbed lunch in New York Sunday.Susan, 76, who has given her blessing to a Broadway musical version of her visionary film Thelma and Louise, looked stylish in a pair of straight leg jeans and a floral biker jacket. The Oscar winning actress, covered her burnished locks with a terra cotta toned newsboy cap. She added another pop of color, wearing green and white high top sneakers. Meanwhile, Jessica, 73, stepped out in a monochrome look - black shoes, jeans and a puffy black jacket.  Lunch date: Jessica Lange, 73, and Susan Sarandon, 76,  may have been happy to Feud on screen as screen icons Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, but the longtime friends looked quite chummy as they grabbed lunch in New York SundayThe two-time Academy Award winner's blonde hair was styled in a wavy bob and she wore dark frame glasses.Both appeared to be celebrating their natural beauty, wearing little to no makeup. The women have been friends for years, and have maintained their relationship some five years after going for each others throats in the 2017 limited series Feud. The FX drama focused on the filming of the Oscar winning drama and the reputed animosity between the film's leading ladies. Feud creator Ryan Murphy told E! News at the time, 'It was very fun to have those two women and to be in a position of leadership on the set.''Because make no mistake, when you're doing a show with those two, they have a lot of opinions, and they're always right because they've been around the block.'Both Susan and Jessica worked as producers on the series.
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