Cover Versions
The cast of the popular children's musical sitcom Kids Incorporated covered the song on television in 1985 – the original, sexually-suggestive lyrics were altered to be more youth-oriented. The song was covered by alternative rock band Sonic Youth under the pseudonym Ciccone Youth for a 1986 single, and re-titled "Into the Groove(y)"; this recording also appears on the 1988 release The Whitey Album. Dale Bozzio, former lead singer of new wave band Missing Persons, covered the song for the Madonna tribute album Virgin Voices: A Tribute To Madonna, Vol. 2 from 2000. A dance cover of the song was recorded by the group Mad'House for the album Absolutely Mad. Italian singer Mina made a very "personal" version of the song for her 1988's album Ridi Pagliaccio. French pop/rock group Superbus covered "Into the Groove" for their 2002 album, Aéromusical. It was the third and final single from the album. A 2007 tribute compilation to Madonna, titled Through the Wilderness, features a cover of the song by Jeremy Jay. The Medic Droid covered the song on their 2008 debut album, What's Your Medium?.
In 2003, the song was combined with the vocals of Dannii Minogue's "Don't Wanna Lose This Feeling", the fourth and final single from her album Neon Nights. "Into the Groove"'s instrumentation and a small Madonna vocal sample were added to Minogue's vocals, though Minogue's pitch was altered to fit the tempo of the song.
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