{"id":2314,"date":"2012-09-30T09:55:36","date_gmt":"2012-09-30T13:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westwoodvalley.com\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2012-09-30T09:55:36","modified_gmt":"2012-09-30T13:55:36","slug":"my-musical-evolution-part-286-roach-days-revisited-madonna-dont-preach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/2012\/09\/30\/my-musical-evolution-part-286-roach-days-revisited-madonna-dont-preach\/","title":{"rendered":"My Musical Evolution – Part 286 Roach Days Revisited Madonna Don’t Preach"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Madonna<\/a>Madonna’s next album, True Blue<\/em> opened up with controversy. Her song Papa Don’t Preach <\/em>seemed to bother\u00a0activist groups all over the place. The religious groups thought the song was promoting premarital sex. The Pro Choice people were upset that she didn’t get an abortion. What bothered me was that this was turning point where Madonna\u00a0ceased to be a song, dance and fashion icon and adopted the role of artist<\/em>\u00a0which is just a step away from activist.<\/em> That transition always bothers me.\u00a0 I really hate it when popularity\u00a0artificially elevates the opinions and expertise of somebody who is not really <\/em>qualified.<\/p>\n

True Blue is still a good album and there are numerous gems here.\u00a0Sadly the Madonna<\/em> that I loved from the\u00a0prior two albums was\u00a0disappearing. You can hear it. Her voice is more mature and the themes and delivery conjure images of a woman who has risen to the top and is now concerned about staying there. The bubble gum fun and simplicity has been replaced with the drive to\u00a0be excellent.<\/p>\n

Live To Tell<\/em> is a prime example. That song was on MTV every 15 minutes it seemed.\u00a0 This isn’t the Dress You Up <\/em>girl, is it? I understand that Madonna\u00a0had to evolve.\u00a0She\u00a0couldn’t remain Like A Virgin<\/em> forever.\u00a0 She was doing what she felt she needed to do to secure her position as Queen of Pop. I can respect that but it didn’t make me miss the old Madonna any less.<\/p>\n

For the\u00a0music video\u00a0of True Blue, <\/em> Madonna partnered with MTV and\u00a0opened the creation of the video to the public as a contest. For weeks and weeks,\u00a0 viewer submitted videos for the song were played on MTV. The eventual winner was a good one and was\u00a0key in motivating me to buy this album. True Blue <\/em> wasn’t like previous Madonna songs but it was\u00a0still good. It had this faux 50’s do-wop kind of feel. After owning the album for a while,\u00a0La Isla Bonita <\/em>emerged as the favorite. Listening to it right now, it is still a great piece of work.<\/p>\n

Papa Don’t Preach<\/em><\/p>\n