I don’t think it was possible to be in the 10 to 40 age bracket in 1985 and not have at least heard of Madonna. Her second album Like A Virginhad been out for over a year and MTV might as well have been MadonnaTV.
I already praised her for being the Boy Toy ambassador in an earlier post. Now I want to discuss how much I liked ther music. Was I leading a double life? A split personality. I mean the post just prior to this was about how much I liked Metallica and here I am in all actuality liking Madonna even more. Is that typical?
Like A Virgin may have been a stupid title but it is packed to the top with 9 songs that I really like. Listening to it right now, a couple things come to mind one is that music is such an emtional thing. It doesn’t have to be technically masterful to become beloved. Material Girl is simplistic and not something that would rate high on some grandiose scale of musical proficiency but damn it is a good song. Like the rest of this album, I cannot help but be transported back to The Roach Days of 1985.
The other thing that comes to mind is that at this time in Madonna’s career, she was still just a pop star that had not yet transcended to that Artist status. At this time, she was just a girl that was on a freash new whirlwind of celebrity and was more interested in entertaining than expressing her suddenly important opinions about the world. I’ve always hated when anybody who becomes famous for starring in a TV show, movie, plays sport, or has a hit record suddenly becomes an expert on political landscapes and feels that they must express that opinion in whatever forum in which they appear.
Like A Virgin is still just about pop music. It is silly and just plain good dance music. These songs were always popular on the party mix tapes. Over And Over became one of my favorites. Can’t say why. Who knows why the heart wants what it wants?
Material Girl
Like A Virgin
Over And Over
Dress You Up
I just have to say one more time what a great album. I really miss this Madonna.