When Madonna's song Papa Don't Preach hit the airwaves in the Philippines in the mid-1980s, I was just 14 years old.
The melody was catchy, and it was easy to sing along with.
However, in school, we were strictly barred from singing it and admiring the performer.
The nuns (who ran the school) saw the artist as an anti-Christ, which was bad news for us (the youth).
I continued singing the song. I enjoy singing Like A Prayer and La Isla Bonita too.
Fast forward nearly 40 years, and performing those songs had nothing to do with me or what I am today. I still sing Madonna songs as if I had stayed a virgin.
Hehehehe.
Just kidding.
I love Madonna's La Isla Bonita. Our neighbors in the Philippines were aware of this because it was part of my repertoire. I'd sing it on weekends while lying in bed with our jalousie windows open.
