Artist	Song
Kelly Osbourne	Papa Don't Preach
from Changes (2009)
Tori Amos	Like A Prayer
from Hammersmith Apollo, London, U.K. 6/4/05 (2005)
The English Panther	Live to Tell
from The English Panther (2006)
Atom And His Package	Open Your Heart
from Redefining Music (2006)
Henry Mancini & The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra, Phil Todd & Louise Ciccone	Material Girl
from Mancini Rocks the Pops (1995)
John Wesley Harding	Like a Prayer
from God Made Me Do It: The Christmas EP (2005)
Jody Watley	Borderline
from The Makeover (2006)
Information Society	Express Yourself
from Essential '80s Masters (2001)
Ofra Haza	Open Your Heart (Die Krupps Remix)
from The World's Greatest 80's Tribute to Madonna (2006)
Showoff	Borderline
from Punk Goes Pop (2007)
My Vitriol	Oh Father
from Between the Lines (2002)
Loop Guru	Cherish
from Virgin Voices: A Tribute To Madonna, Vol. 2 (2006)
Chester	crazy for You
from Something's Gotta Change (2001)
Youngblood Brass Band	Human Nature Pt. 2
from Center: Level: Roar (2003)

Comment:

Madonna’s musical tentacles snake out not only across [i]genres[/i], but across [i]generations[/i]. From Henry Mancini & The Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra’s bossa-inflected version of “Material Girl” to Atom and His Package’s synth-slathered pop-punk take on “Open Your Heart” to worldbeat/techno fusion duo Loop Guru’s cover of “Cherish,” the [i]only[/i] glue holding this playlist together is the gravitational influence of Madonna, who, as giant stars will, pulls everything into her orbit. Highly ironic (or in-joke) bonus cut: Kelly Osbourne’s fuzz-drenched version of “Papa Don’t Preach.”

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