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What would Madonna do?

Madonna: the ultimate coper and international star for more than 30 years Pic: Gary Heery

Some moments in life seem like nothing special at the time, but they stick in your mind just the same.

One of mine was in 1983 when I first saw Madonna Louise Ciccone. She burst into our teenage lives looking like nobody had ever quite looked before – feisty and tough, dancing to her new single Holiday on the BBC’s Top of the Pops with messily highlighted hair tumbling over her face, a ...