Material Girl

Material Girl is a song by Madonna from 1984, which was written by Peter Brown and Robert Rans, produced by Nile Rodgers and included on the album Like a Virgin.

History

1986 Madonna said in an interview with the magazine Company that the concept of the text which has similarities with her ​​then to make a breakthrough and the sound to listen very provocative. To which she also said:. . "I am very career - oriented Some women are also ambitious as in the song Those interested in men who have the means to make yourself a nice life This is the security which is longer.. as feelings. " 23 years later she remarked in Rolling Stone about their feelings while listening to the demos of Like a Virgin and Material Girl. "I liked them both, since they were not only ironic and provocative, but also myself did not resemble. I am not materialistic and certainly was not a virgin. By the way: how can you ever be " like a virgin "? I liked the puns, I found it clever, stupid and cool. "The publication took place on 30 January 1985.

From the film genre, corresponds Material Girl New Wave. It was played with drum machines and contains some synth riffs, in the form of a robot repeated a backing vocalist during the hook the sentence: " Living in a Material World ". In the song Madonna demands a man who respects them, takes them seriously and you takes account ( "give me proper credit" ) and not wasted his money, but holds together ( "Only boys did save Their pennies make my rainy day ").

2010 saw Madonna in Dolce & Gabbana a fashion collection out, bearing the name of the song.

Music Video

The director of the music video led Mary Lambert, who also took over the government to the videos to Borderline and Like a Virgin. The video is divided into two parts: The main plot is very inspired by Carol Channing song Diamonds Are a Girl 's Best Friend and alternates with recordings of film clips. While Madonna is represented in the main story as materially oriented girl pulling money out of pocket to the men, nearly the opposite is from the well-established film clips can be seen. At the beginning of the video shows two men on a screen a film with Madonna; one of the men, played by Keith Carradine, is introduced as a powerful man in business / show business. In the beginning of the main story then Madonna is modeled on Marilyn Monroe dressed in preferred blondes, then she takes a gift from a guy and goes down the stairs. Next movie recording: In a room she leads a phone call while Carradine she overheard and his ( expensive ) gift thrown into the trash bin, after he has heard Madonna expresses: " He think he can impress me by giving me expensive gifts". Main plot: In a lot of men she sings the hit. Film recording: Before the studio she and another man driving an expensive convertible to achieve peace in a plot, the two argue, at the entrance waiting Carradine and has short eye contact with Madonna. Main plot: She sings the song and the men around her and they handle wear the jewelry on your hands. With performance they carry two men in one compartment and three in the other, this one lay on the floor. In the presentation she takes the men from the jewelry, along with the men she goes down the stairs to the half and with two they go the rest movie recording: Elsewhere Carradine waiting for Madonna. Main plot: On the stage Madonna goes forward and fanning air, it surrounds the many men. Front arrived she is clothed with a stole. Besides flying notes from above. Film recording: While Madonna, the hair depends, Carradine comes and gives her a bouquet with self-picked flowers. Main plot: On stage make Madonna and the men " stage diving ". Film recording: Carradine buys an old man for a lot of money to be nondescript old car off, Madonna appears and increases with self-picked bouquet of flowers in his hand a. In the end, Madonna and Carradine kiss in the car.

Through the video shoot in Los Angeles Madonna met on the set of Sean Penn, with whom she was married until 1989.

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