The Weekly Ten
Maisi and the Disco
“Madonna” is a glitter-covered love letter to the queen of pop
A sugar rush with a thesis: pop stardom is a calling, and Madonna is its patron saint.
Pop is the religion
South London alt-pop artist and DJ Maisi doesn’t do subtlety on “Madonna” — and that’s the entire point. This is a song that wants to dance like Madonna, bleach its hair like Madonna and vogue like Madonna, namechecking “Like a Virgin,” Jean-Paul Gaultier and the Mona Lisa along the way. It’s worship as pop song, delivered with a wink big enough to see from the back row.
The accompanying visualizer commits to the bit completely: a cut-up Confessions Tour shirt, an ’80s dance-studio fantasy, and Maisi letting loose like the camera flashes are a birthright.
Why it hits
- The conviction — Every line is sung like it’s already a stadium chant.
- The detail — The references are specific, lived-in, fan-to-fan.
- The lineage — Between this and her Cxnty School Disco club night, Maisi is building a whole world where pop’s past and present share a dancefloor.
The Weekly Ten says
“Madonna” is three minutes of pure, unembarrassed joy — the kind of debut-era energy that reminds you why discovery lists exist. File under: immediate.
THE WEEKLY TEN RATING: 4.2 / 5
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Maisi and the Disco — “Madonna”
THE WEEKLY TEN
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