 <unk> <unk> from Rolling Stone magazine in a review of the album True Blue said that the song " <unk> a classic beat and an immensely promising title " , <unk> 's Bill <unk> said that " True Blue " is " Madonna 's wonderful tribute to the late ' 50s / early ' 60s " girl groups " . In his book Madonna : An Intimate Biography , journalist J. Randy <unk> described the song as " the light @-@ hearted , fun track of the whole True Blue album project having a retro 1950 's feel to it " . In the book Rock ' n ' Roll Gold Rush which contains information about various artists and their singles , author <unk> Dean said that the song as a " <unk> of simplicity interwoven with secret complexity " adding that " on one hand , it 's just a basic <unk> ditty , with four basic chords . In another context , it 's a counterpoint harmonic blanket , <unk> with star @-@ spangled <unk> and dynamic drive . " <unk> <unk> , in his book The Complete Guide to the Music of Madonna , said that " True Blue " is " a song that is merely cute and not really up to being the title track of an album " . 
