madonna fans refuse to believe that most of the younger generation doesn't know madonna's music well. like mariah's had big hits in the past ten years (everything with the emancipation of mimi but more importantly "obsessed" and "touch my body" which introduced her to younger pop fans/the younger GP) while madonna's only had "4 minutes" which is remembered as a JT song. it's not even surprising that we don't know her music, yet they act like it's impossible. madonna certainly has young fans that know her catalogue due to their parents, but the same thing can be said for mariah and her 90's hits. unless you have an adult in your life introducing you to that music, you won't know about it.
madonna's biggest problem is not having a "girls just want to have fun" or an "i wanna dance with somebody" or an "all i want for christmas is you." those songs are super recognizable to most people, so even if you aren't aware of cyndi/whitney/mariah you can still make some type of connection. madonna had such a scattered array of hits, nothing really sticks. you might have to name a few songs (like a virgin, like a prayer, material girls) before someone realizes who you're talking about. she will always be KNOWN (she's a huge public figure) but her music is an entirely different story.
i feel bad for them because the wake-up call is going to be rough
