The truth about 'Borderline'

Twee, saccharine, entry-level Madonna? Or pure origin-story brilliance? Let's see.

Something in his eyes is making such a fool of Madge.

The truth about everything* is different every week! This week, it’s the turn of THE MADONNA DIARIES, a series of personal essays about Madonna’s back catalogue.

My memories of Borderline’s initial release, in 1984, are vague, because it flopped, and when you’re an eight-year-old future gay with pop se…