I clearly remember the first time I heard Madonna's Holiday in 1983. I didn't like it. More than repetitive and boring, it was irritating. I've since learned to like it and its importance to her career.

I don't know if Mary could have had a big hit with Holiday. Her voice is just not that distinctive or special. Neither is Madonna's, but her youthfulness helped.

The other song I initially found too repetitive, boring and irritating was Donna Summer's I Feel Love. I soon learned to love it! It's a landmark recording for Donna and dance music history.