The words of this song gave spine to foolish bravado. “There’s hunger everywhere” tugged at hearts and the injustice of “pain and prejudice” riled feelings.
Madonna’s True Blue was the best-selling album of 1986. Some 25 million copies — including my cassette tape — were sold. Five songs from this album topped the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed on the charts for 82 weeks. In the final track Love Makes the World Go Round, Madonna sung:
“Make love, not war,” we say
It’s easy to recite
But it don’t mean a damn
Unless we’re gonna fight
