The other night, as I drove home from my manly occupation of pecking at buttons on a keyboard and moving a mouse around, I got bored with the radio station I was listening to. Most of the time I listen to a Chicago Cubs game during the commute, but since it’s October, well ... never mind.

As I took a trip around the radio dial, I stopped on a station as my ears beheld a song from the past. You’re probably wondering what kind of masculine, he-man type of melody would catch the fancy of a macho type of guy like myself. You’re probably thinking it has to be something from the Rolling Stones or Led Zeppelin. Alas, I wish it were only so.

No, the song that I turned up the volume for that day was by none other than, I can’t believe I’m admitting this … Madonna. In my defense, “Material Girl” is a real toe-tapper.