Voice #3.

I, the third and most important writer on Shiny & New (my hair colouring is natural and still fucking sexy), agree with many of the points laid out in the below posts. I also disagree with many. But that's the beauty of it.

HOWEVER.

I quote "But she's not the Aretha of pop".
Someone needs to be fired for that.

Firstly, Urethra Franklin is THE most overrated personification of a towering mass of profiteroles draped in double cream and melted chocolate (and no, that wasn't a racial slur) since Thomas Edison's 'light bulb' - I was doing fine with candles, thank you. She's got a bit of soul in her throat, so fucking what. So's my mum when she's had a few Martini and lemonades' down her.

So yes, unnamed daring S&N writer. Madonna is NOT the Aretha of pop. She's the fucking queen of pop.