I always felt she was begging him to not preach that what she did was wrong and kick her out. The whole line "Daddy, don't stop loving me Daddy" hits that way.
Back in the day, it was well known that “papa” wasn’t just her father but also a subtle dig at the Pope, hence the preaching. Catholics back in the day were furious at the insult
Back then, “preach” meant parents were telling the kid what to do, what he/she should or shouldn’t have done, etc, etc..without listening to what the kid has to say. It’s a one-sided, sometimes patronizing conversation.She’s saying she wants advice but she also wants to be heard.
Preach has a double meaning. It’s not as well known now, but back in the 80’s everyone knew that she criticized the pope (Papa) for condemning unwed mothers.
Worldwide No. 1 hit and album followed but parents and church went crazy condemning her for encouraging teenage pregnancy but she wasn't.. She was saying it happens, shit happens, and young girls get pregnant.. so Papa/Patriachy/Pope/Parents don't judge! Instead Support! Pro choice.. and just looking out for the kids rather than saying go get pregnant.. If you keep exploring Madonna you'll see the themes, the guts, the messages and she never shied away from controversy in fact embraced it.. All the creative control is hers.. She is so underrated in my opinion as they all say she was just a shock jock for publicity.. as if there's not more to her than that 35 years later she's still doing it.. They gave her 6months tops!
Surprisingly it was mainly the progressives that hated this song and called Madonna "reckless" for encouraging teenaged girls not have an abortion. "She has a huge teenaged girl fanbase, and she is telling them that keeping a child when they are not financially or emotionally prepared for it," I'm paraphrasing here, but you get my drift. They really went after her. There was even an answer record called "Madonna Don't Preach".
I was 17 when I got pregnant with my baby. I was 18 when I had him. This song came out when I was still pregnant and my dad was angry with me and for me. I didn't understand his point of view, but he didn't understand me either. But I loved my kids dad and I wouldn't change a thing. This song meant a lot to me when it came out.
I always figured from this video that she is in high school and her father warned her about her new boyfriend. He didn't like him or trust. When she finds out she is pregnant all her friends tell her to not have the baby. She decides to keep the baby. She needs to tell her father but doesn't want him to preach about the fact he warned her about her boyfriend. And she didn't listen. She knows that she's in trouble she needs help. And needs her father to accept her decision. And to give her advice on what she needs to do. That's what I always thought this video was about.
Madonna is an absolute music ICON but she's also had a pretty good movie career. A couple you should check out for your Billy Binges channel are Desperately Seeking Susan and A League of Their Own.
Madonna went to a prestigious dance school shortly after arriving in NYC. She’s got moves, indeed. Also, someone request “Human Nature.” I need to see Billy’s face when he sees that video.
There's a difference between preaching and advice. I always felt like when people preach, they talk at you and try to force their opinions and beliefs on you. Advice is when someone takes your feelings, beliefs, and goals into accounts before giving ideas on ways to move forward.
This song is about teenage pregnancy. Madonna takes the voice of a confused teenager who wants advice from her father at a difficult time. In a 2009 interview with Rolling Stone, she said: "It just fit right in with my own personal zeitgeist of standing up to male authorities, whether it's the pope or the Catholic Church or my father and his conservative, patriarchal ways." The line "I've made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby," caused anti-abortion groups to praise Madonna and abortion-rights groups to criticize her. Madonna refused to take a stance on the issue. Madonna called this "a message song that everyone is going to take the wrong way." This was one of the most controversial Madonna songs. Many articles were written about it in the context of abortion. The media attention helped make it a hit and keep it on the charts. A producer named Brian Elliot wrote this song for a new artist he was working with named Christina Dent, who was on the same label as Madonna. When a record company executive heard it, he convinced Elliot to give it to Madonna instead, because she was an established star. This was one of the first Madonna songs to take on a political issue. Her previous hits, like "Holiday," "Borderline," and "Lucky Star," stayed well clear of controversy. The video featured Danny Aiello as Madonna's father. He recorded an answer song from the father's perspective called "Papa Only Wants The Best." Aiello was mostly unknown at the time, but went on to star in Do The Right Thing and Moonstruck. Around this time, Madonna was working out and had a more toned body that she showed off in the video by wearing a tight black outfit. It was rumored that you could see her nipples when she leaned back. Ozzy Osbourne's daughter, Kelly, recorded this with Mike Einziger and Jose Pasillas from the group Incubus for the soundtrack to The Osbournes, an MTV show about Ozzy's home life. Kelly's mom, Sharon Osbourne, asked her to do it. Her version peaked at #74, making it the first instance of a cover of a Madonna song reaching the Hot 100. Osbourne's rendition also reached #3 in the UK singles chart. The guy who plays Madonna's boyfriend in the video is Alex McArthur, who is featured in the Desperado movies. (Thanks, Linda - Oudenaarde, Belgium) >> In its review of the album True Blue, Rolling Stone magazine referred to this song as "Madonna's Billie Jean." Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" had a similar theme, about a pregnancy complicating people's lives. Jackson has been called "The King Of Pop," while Madonna has been referred to as "The Queen of Pop." Rock critic Dave Marsh gave this song a glowing review: "that ultimate rarity - a message song that opens with Beatles-esque cellos that you can dance to." >> This won Best Female Video at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards.
Loooved transition from the classical to that 80s rock style. It's all about teen pregnancy, high school level. It was pretty controversial at the time. Then again I think the pretty much lived and breathed controversy at the time.
Madonna was a dancer before she became a singer. I don't think she was a professional, but definitely a trained dancer. That's why she's so good at it.
She took ballet as a kid and a teenager. She also took dance lessons after she dropped out of college. She had gone to college on a dance scholarship. She took dance lessons from Martha Graham and she went to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for awhile. She was also a backup dancer for awhile too.
Awww. That song made me love my daddy even more. Hahahaha. And got me to my senses when i became a mom and the baby-daddy left me! My dad became my rock throughout my dilemma. Making my kids as his kids. Love you dad! 🥺
We did get married. Didn't last but was my best friend till he passed in 2005. Parents don't know what to do back in the day. It was very stigmatized. Kept my baby too. Hard road but she's my Angel Girl. My family was supportive 💓 I was blessed.
Madonna is a legend. Best selling female artist of all time. Madonna takes pop music to the next level with thought provoking subject matter and stunning visuals. As a trained dance her LIVE performances are the best. She literally transformed the art of music video and full theatrical stage performances. She is the real deal and a true artist.
More Madonna, please She's my favorite artist of all time and I love watching Young generation react to her artistry. She is an amazing legend with a rare comparable archive. Her art always stood up for something; she herself is a force of nature. From 1983 to 2019, she has an impressive catalog : Vogue, Express Yourself, Human Nature, Erotica, Frozen, Music, ... These are just the very peak of a very long list . I hope you continue to react. Thanks for sharing.
I think its more how parents a lot of times preach to you about what you should've or shouldn't have done when that's already past and cant be changed now... like sleeping with the boy.
This song was so controversial back when it came out. It was definitely about unplanned pregnancy. Her videos were so great - always told a story. This was from her third album, so mid 80s. Keep going with Madonna especially stuff from this time period.....
I took this song as a teenage pregnancy & she is hoping her father doesn’t kick her out or stop loving her. She wanted to make it clear that she was keeping the baby & not to preach to her about she messed up her life, she should give it up or abort it.
I don’t know you open your chakras but I always like your comments on the all the reaction videos from Madonna. I can tell you a long time fan like me. 🤩🤩🤩
@@peepee2922 well thank you for the compliment, yes I am a loyal fan but also I love her old soul & messages through her brilliant art. I actually own six custom Cyguy Madonna dolls. They look fantastic! Nice to see a fellow long time fan 😊
@@openyourchakras918 noice!! Yea I’ve seen her like 7 times. I’m even in of her videos in the front row. Love her messages and all that as well. No one compares
When this song came on the radio I was 18 and pregnant and I had my daughter. My family the women in the family. Had their family meeting and they all came to the agreement that if I was going to have this baby they would be there for me but there were many times when she became a teenager and that teenager pissed me off and I wish I never had her but as a mother you have to chalk some stuff up as TEENAGE BEHAVIOR. I think we did a pretty good job, she's 40 with no children and she's a CPA so I say we did good although we spoiled her rotten and sometimes when she's around me she likes to try and fall back into that teenager mode and have to look at her and say "AREN'T YOU 40?" 😂😂😂😂That makes her so mad when I remind her of her age 😂😂😂😂😂😂 but that tickles the hell out of me to see her reaction 😂😂😂😂 I love being a mother cause I can make my day by seeing the look on her face, it doesn't happen often but when it does I am LMAO 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I had a friend get pregnant at age 13 in the early 00's and her parents just washed their hands of her. They kicked her out and refused to even speak to her. She had to drop out of school and move in with her boyfriend's family because she was 13, pregnant, and homeless. Now imagine what a girl in the 80's had to face at 18. That's the "preaching" she's talking about and why she said "don't stop loving me".
@@theConquerersMama Yeah, she deserved a lot better than she got. But the south's ultra religious Christians have always paid more attention to the "fire and brimstone" part of their religion rather than the "love and do no harm" part, even for their own children.
My take is she is just out of school, dating a guy from they "wrong side of the tracks", has gotten preg, but guy is still around and with a job so she wants pop to see that he isnt a bad guy but wants his support in general.
What I told the title “Papa Don’t Preach” as is, don’t pass judgement on & instead of giving me the father lecture, give me the support of a father bc that’s what I need. This was a HUGE & controversial song back in the day. Teenage pregnancy was one of the topics that was in the limelight. I never got pregnant in my teens, but I was so glad that Madonna made this song back in the day bc the message was something a lot of parents needed to hear. I know several of my friends were so scared to tell their parents. One didn’t tell until her mama pulled the car over & told her to just tell her.... She knew. lol
Borderline is my fav Madonna song and love to see you react to that banger! Thanks for your reaction to this great tune also. It was very controversial 35 yrs ago when it came out because few singers have brought out teenage pregnancy prior to Papa Don’t Preach.
I was in that situation at 18 scared to death to tell my mom and dad. They were disappointed but once they saw their 1 grandchild they were in love with him immediately and they were always there to help when I needed them. My parents were strict so I thought they'd kill me if I told them.
Madonna started off as a dancer. She was/is the whole package and in the 80s she was the closest female equivalent to Michael Jackson (it's funny that four MJ videos popped up as recommendations at the end of the video). I always interpreted "preach" to mean "lecture." She wants his support and advice but she's going to make her own decision. I think the character in the song is probably in her late teens (maybe early 20s). Young enough to be living at home in the 80s at least!
This song is personal to me because I lived it. I was 17 when I got pregnant,a junior in high school & in deep shit. Telling my parents was like dropping a domb in the house but, it was worked out. I was lucky.
Here is something for a laugh... I know it’s got nothing to do with the reaction but My 3 year old twins love music, every time I watch your reactions they are pushing my screen where your screens play button is. They try to restart the song every time you pause to say something.
I really loved her in the 80s. Her music from her start through the “True Blue” album (yes, album LOL) are great. Not such a fan after that. “Crazy for You” is my favorite by her 🥰
Oh sweetie, remember that pops with a big headed boy at one time too! I always laugh when I hear adult men talking about teenage boys because they remember what they were like. I prayed both my brothers would have daughters just so they would get payback. My prayers were answered 😁
Interestingly came out when I ended up with my first child at too young sixteen. Always felt connected to this song. Love old school Madonna. New, not so much.
Madonna was older at the time, in her twenties, but the idea is the song is from the perspective of a pregnant teen. The 80s had a lot of old teenagers. In the video for "Love is a Battlefield" Pat Benatar is also meant to be much younger than she actually was at the time.
Madonna came to New York from Michigan as a well-trained dancer. She then joined a band as a drummer before moving out front to sing. Her original dancing talent has served her well on stage and in videos over the course of her near-40-year career.
I always interpreted as I know I "messed up" this isn't what you had in mind for me and right now I really don't need you yelling at me and being angry, I need your support. And don't be at angry at the guy he's a good person even though that's not the type of guy you wanted for me. Wr need your help on how to figure this out.
Madonna was more 90s than 90s in the 80s. Always pushing the envelope. She did a lot of good things for American society and for women and a few not so good things, in my estimation, but no one can deny her success as a singer. Edit: Oh crap, the Dad is coming out in you. I'm officially scared now. LOL.
OMG ive never known that but 3:18 i thinku paused it and her moved back her top went down omg woww oooooppppssssss no one checked that someone got fired love this song thank u
Great music can be interpreted in many different ways. That's why it's great music. She left it so rando, that anybody in this circumstance can relate. Great song.
She used to dance under Martha Graham and studied modern dance for a while, I'm sure other genres of dance as well but probably not until she started doing pop.
“Live to tell” Madonna- pretty deep song- my favorite- From the movie “At Close Range”, with Sean Penn. whom she was married to and confessed he would always be her true love in her docu- movie “Truth or Dare.” - 👍✌️
She said her friends keep telling her to "give it up" not "give HIM up" and she said she's "keeping my baby" and that he's going to marry her so they can "raise a little family". She's a teenage mother.
Madonna owned the world in the '80s. She got into movies too. She performed 2 songs in Vision Quest, which is the best coming of age movie of the '80s and one of the best sports movies ever made.
Madonna was a dance major at the University of Michigan. The song came out right after I found out I was pregnant with my son when I was 21. I had to have this conversation with my dad. Thirty years later I would’ve kept my son & not married that boy. My family ended up giving us all the support we needed.
It’s important to understand what the phrase, “don’t preach“ means. It is used when you’re about to start having a difficult conversation and you don’t want the other person to just start giving back already prepared talking points. When you say, “don’t preach“ you’re telling the other person to speak from the heart, talk about what’s happening right now. When Madonna sings, “Papa don’t preach”, she is saying, “tell me the truth, open up and tell me what’s really in your heart and your mind”. She’s saying, If I want to hear scripture, I know where to find the good book, tell me what you have to say.
I always took the papa don't preach to mean...Please don't say I told you so & jump all over me about what I should have/shouldn't have done. It already happened, so right now I just need you to love me & be here for me
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As the child of a teenage mother i always took the song as being 'i don't need i told you so's, i need help/advice.'
I always felt she was begging him to not preach that what she did was wrong and kick her out. The whole line "Daddy, don't stop loving me Daddy" hits that way.
exactly ,you're right
Same. That's how I heard it as high schooler in1986.
Back in the day, it was well known that “papa” wasn’t just her father but also a subtle dig at the Pope, hence the preaching. Catholics back in the day were furious at the insult
Michael, Prince, and Madonna are the Pop Trinity no one will ever do what they did she set the bar for the new age diva
and Janet !!
Absoutley agree!!!
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All three born in the same year.
Back then, “preach” meant parents were telling the kid what to do, what he/she should or shouldn’t have done, etc, etc..without listening to what the kid has to say. It’s a one-sided, sometimes patronizing conversation.She’s saying she wants advice but she also wants to be heard.
Exactly
Preach has a double meaning. It’s not as well known now, but back in the 80’s everyone knew that she criticized the pope (Papa) for condemning unwed mothers.
the dad is famous actor Danny Aiello and he was also in spike lee''s do the right thing RIP to him, he died a couple years ago
Danny Aiello (the dad) actually released a song called "Papa Wants The Best For You' about a year after this came out.
😂😂😂 are you serious?! Imagine is Kylie Jenner released Its Because I Eat Pineapple a year after being in WAP.
Madonna was raised catholic so the preach part refers to her dad preaching about being an unwed teen mum.
Worldwide No. 1 hit and album followed but parents and church went crazy condemning her for encouraging teenage pregnancy but she wasn't.. She was saying it happens, shit happens, and young girls get pregnant.. so Papa/Patriachy/Pope/Parents don't judge! Instead Support!
Pro choice.. and just looking out for the kids rather than saying go get pregnant.. If you keep exploring Madonna you'll see the themes, the guts, the messages and she never shied away from controversy in fact embraced it.. All the creative control is hers.. She is so underrated in my opinion as they all say she was just a shock jock for publicity.. as if there's not more to her than that 35 years later she's still doing it.. They gave her 6months tops!
Surprisingly it was mainly the progressives that hated this song and called Madonna "reckless" for encouraging teenaged girls not have an abortion. "She has a huge teenaged girl fanbase, and she is telling them that keeping a child when they are not financially or emotionally prepared for it," I'm paraphrasing here, but you get my drift. They really went after her. There was even an answer record called "Madonna Don't Preach".
Pops preaching at her would probably be, "I told you about that kid!"
So many great Madonna songs love live to tell.
Live To Tell is one of my favorites
I was 17 when I got pregnant with my baby. I was 18 when I had him. This song came out when I was still pregnant and my dad was angry with me and for me. I didn't understand his point of view, but he didn't understand me either. But I loved my kids dad and I wouldn't change a thing. This song meant a lot to me when it came out.
I always figured from this video that she is in high school and her father warned her about her new boyfriend. He didn't like him or trust. When she finds out she is pregnant all her friends tell her to not have the baby. She decides to keep the baby. She needs to tell her father but doesn't want him to preach about the fact he warned her about her boyfriend. And she didn't listen. She knows that she's in trouble she needs help. And needs her father to accept her decision. And to give her advice on what she needs to do. That's what I always thought this video was about.
Madonna is an absolute music ICON but she's also had a pretty good movie career. A couple you should check out for your Billy Binges channel are Desperately Seeking Susan and A League of Their Own.
Madonna went to a prestigious dance school shortly after arriving in NYC. She’s got moves, indeed.
Also, someone request “Human Nature.” I need to see Billy’s face when he sees that video.
Yes!! I put that in his other vid. His jaw will drop for sure watching themusic video. And LOVE that song!!
Yes!!!
There's a difference between preaching and advice. I always felt like when people preach, they talk at you and try to force their opinions and beliefs on you. Advice is when someone takes your feelings, beliefs, and goals into accounts before giving ideas on ways to move forward.
This song is about teenage pregnancy. Madonna takes the voice of a confused teenager who wants advice from her father at a difficult time. In a 2009 interview with Rolling Stone, she said: "It just fit right in with my own personal zeitgeist of standing up to male authorities, whether it's the pope or the Catholic Church or my father and his conservative, patriarchal ways."
The line "I've made up my mind, I'm keeping my baby," caused anti-abortion groups to praise Madonna and abortion-rights groups to criticize her. Madonna refused to take a stance on the issue.
Madonna called this "a message song that everyone is going to take the wrong way."
This was one of the most controversial Madonna songs. Many articles were written about it in the context of abortion. The media attention helped make it a hit and keep it on the charts.
A producer named Brian Elliot wrote this song for a new artist he was working with named Christina Dent, who was on the same label as Madonna. When a record company executive heard it, he convinced Elliot to give it to Madonna instead, because she was an established star.
This was one of the first Madonna songs to take on a political issue. Her previous hits, like "Holiday," "Borderline," and "Lucky Star," stayed well clear of controversy.
The video featured Danny Aiello as Madonna's father. He recorded an answer song from the father's perspective called "Papa Only Wants The Best." Aiello was mostly unknown at the time, but went on to star in Do The Right Thing and Moonstruck.
Around this time, Madonna was working out and had a more toned body that she showed off in the video by wearing a tight black outfit. It was rumored that you could see her nipples when she leaned back.
Ozzy Osbourne's daughter, Kelly, recorded this with Mike Einziger and Jose Pasillas from the group Incubus for the soundtrack to The Osbournes, an MTV show about Ozzy's home life. Kelly's mom, Sharon Osbourne, asked her to do it. Her version peaked at #74, making it the first instance of a cover of a Madonna song reaching the Hot 100. Osbourne's rendition also reached #3 in the UK singles chart.
The guy who plays Madonna's boyfriend in the video is Alex McArthur, who is featured in the Desperado movies. (Thanks, Linda - Oudenaarde, Belgium) >>
In its review of the album True Blue, Rolling Stone magazine referred to this song as "Madonna's Billie Jean." Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" had a similar theme, about a pregnancy complicating people's lives. Jackson has been called "The King Of Pop," while Madonna has been referred to as "The Queen of Pop."
Rock critic Dave Marsh gave this song a glowing review: "that ultimate rarity - a message song that opens with Beatles-esque cellos that you can dance to." >>
This won Best Female Video at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards.
Loooved transition from the classical to that 80s rock style. It's all about teen pregnancy, high school level. It was pretty controversial at the time. Then again I think the pretty much lived and breathed controversy at the time.
Madonna was a dancer before she became a singer. I don't think she was a professional, but definitely a trained dancer. That's why she's so good at it.
She was definitely a professional dancer at one time.
She took ballet as a kid and a teenager. She also took dance lessons after she dropped out of college. She had gone to college on a dance scholarship. She took dance lessons from Martha Graham and she went to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for awhile. She was also a backup dancer for awhile too.
Check out Madonna's"Live to Tell"
Yes more Madonna videos!! Love the reactions. Check out “Justify My Love” by Madonna. In 1990 it was first video banned by MTV 🔥🔥
Another Madonna song that is so different from her usual music is Live to Tell. A beautiful song ❤️
Take a Bow is fabulous 😍
Would love to see you react to “Vogue” & “American Life (uncensored director’s cut)”
Yes Vogue!!!!!
Awww. That song made me love my daddy even more. Hahahaha. And got me to my senses when i became a mom and the baby-daddy left me! My dad became my rock throughout my dilemma. Making my kids as his kids. Love you dad! 🥺
I n the beginning of the song she said her father told her not to have sex(it's what she can do without), but now she's a teen that's pregnant.
She says "the one you said I could do without", she means the boyfriend.
We did get married. Didn't last but was my best friend till he passed in 2005. Parents don't know what to do back in the day. It was very stigmatized. Kept my baby too. Hard road but she's my Angel Girl. My family was supportive 💓 I was blessed.
Also, Madonna is a professional dancer. She studied dance before she moved to New York.
This is one of my favorite Madonna songs she was so young and so was I her father is Danny Aiello a pretty big factor in the 80s and 90s
Madonna is a legend. Best selling female artist of all time. Madonna takes pop music to the next level with thought provoking subject matter and stunning visuals. As a trained dance her LIVE performances are the best. She literally transformed the art of music video and full theatrical stage performances. She is the real deal and a true artist.
Madonna was a dance major in school before she became a singer!
More Madonna, please She's my favorite artist of all time and I love watching Young generation react to her artistry. She is an amazing legend with a rare comparable archive. Her art always stood up for something; she herself is a force of nature. From 1983 to 2019, she has an impressive catalog : Vogue, Express Yourself, Human Nature, Erotica, Frozen, Music, ... These are just the very peak of a very long list . I hope you continue to react. Thanks for sharing.
I think its more how parents a lot of times preach to you about what you should've or shouldn't have done when that's already past and cant be changed now... like sleeping with the boy.
Awww...my favorite Madonna song!!!
The GREAT actor Danny Aiello plays papa. Such a good video.
Live your Madonna reactions!!!! This was about teenage pregnancy and Madonna got huge backlash at the time. Please more Madonna reactions
This song was so controversial back when it came out. It was definitely about unplanned pregnancy. Her videos were so great - always told a story. This was from her third album, so mid 80s. Keep going with Madonna especially stuff from this time period.....
I took this song as a teenage pregnancy & she is hoping her father doesn’t kick her out or stop loving her. She wanted to make it clear that she was keeping the baby & not to preach to her about she messed up her life, she should give it up or abort it.
I don’t know you open your chakras but I always like your comments on the all the reaction videos from Madonna. I can tell you a long time fan like me. 🤩🤩🤩
@@peepee2922 well thank you for the compliment, yes I am a loyal fan but also I love her old soul & messages through her brilliant art. I actually own six custom Cyguy Madonna dolls. They look fantastic! Nice to see a fellow long time fan 😊
@@openyourchakras918 noice!! Yea I’ve seen her like 7 times. I’m even in of her videos in the front row. Love her messages and all that as well. No one compares
@@peepee2922 you are so lucky to be in the front row!!!! I am jealous 😝
@@openyourchakras918 right. She gave me a high five. Didn’t wash the hand for years. Jk
Love this song. I would love to see some reactions to her live performances. Her dance background and talent really shines in her live shows.
When this song came on the radio I was 18 and pregnant and I had my daughter. My family the women in the family. Had their family meeting and they all came to the agreement that if I was going to have this baby they would be there for me but there were many times when she became a teenager and that teenager pissed me off and I wish I never had her but as a mother you have to chalk some stuff up as TEENAGE BEHAVIOR. I think we did a pretty good job, she's 40 with no children and she's a CPA so I say we did good although we spoiled her rotten and sometimes when she's around me she likes to try and fall back into that teenager mode and have to look at her and say "AREN'T YOU 40?" 😂😂😂😂That makes her so mad when I remind her of her age 😂😂😂😂😂😂 but that tickles the hell out of me to see her reaction 😂😂😂😂 I love being a mother cause I can make my day by seeing the look on her face, it doesn't happen often but when it does I am LMAO 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I had a friend get pregnant at age 13 in the early 00's and her parents just washed their hands of her. They kicked her out and refused to even speak to her. She had to drop out of school and move in with her boyfriend's family because she was 13, pregnant, and homeless. Now imagine what a girl in the 80's had to face at 18. That's the "preaching" she's talking about and why she said "don't stop loving me".
That's heart breaking
@@theConquerersMama Yeah, she deserved a lot better than she got. But the south's ultra religious Christians have always paid more attention to the "fire and brimstone" part of their religion rather than the "love and do no harm" part, even for their own children.
She went to university of michigan - school of music theater and dance on a dance scholarship. Dancing is a huge part of her career.
My take is she is just out of school, dating a guy from they "wrong side of the tracks", has gotten preg, but guy is still around and with a job so she wants pop to see that he isnt a bad guy but wants his support in general.
What I told the title “Papa Don’t Preach” as is, don’t pass judgement on & instead of giving me the father lecture, give me the support of a father bc that’s what I need. This was a HUGE & controversial song back in the day. Teenage pregnancy was one of the topics that was in the limelight. I never got pregnant in my teens, but I was so glad that Madonna made this song back in the day bc the message was something a lot of parents needed to hear. I know several of my friends were so scared to tell their parents. One didn’t tell until her mama pulled the car over & told her to just tell her.... She knew. lol
Madonna is a trained dancer. She initially moved to NY to be a dancer and that's how she got into dance music.
Borderline is my fav Madonna song and love to see you react to that banger! Thanks for your reaction to this great tune also. It was very controversial 35 yrs ago when it came out because few singers have brought out teenage pregnancy prior to Papa Don’t Preach.
According to a documentary this song was shot about a month after one of her many abortions. Danny Aiello in this video did the right thing.
I think Billy definitely watched this as a papa
I think you'll be ... pleasantly surprised ... by "Justify My Love."
Such a wonderful song. Absolutely love it
I was in that situation at 18 scared to death to tell my mom and dad. They were disappointed but once they saw their 1 grandchild they were in love with him immediately and they were always there to help when I needed them. My parents were strict so I thought they'd kill me if I told them.
She was dance major at University of Michigan before heading to NYC
Madonna has so many bangers
You better binge on all things Madonna ASAP. She’s a pop icon in all ways possible.
Madonna started off as a dancer. She was/is the whole package and in the 80s she was the closest female equivalent to Michael Jackson (it's funny that four MJ videos popped up as recommendations at the end of the video). I always interpreted "preach" to mean "lecture." She wants his support and advice but she's going to make her own decision. I think the character in the song is probably in her late teens (maybe early 20s). Young enough to be living at home in the 80s at least!
Madonna is a national treasure
This song is personal to me because I lived it. I was 17 when I got pregnant,a junior in high school & in deep shit. Telling my parents was like dropping a domb in the house but, it was worked out. I was lucky.
My wife was pregnant at 16 (long before I met her) and her mom kicked her out. It just makes everything harder.
Here is something for a laugh... I know it’s got nothing to do with the reaction but
My 3 year old twins love music, every time I watch your reactions they are pushing my screen where your screens play button is. They try to restart the song every time you pause to say something.
Art is interpreted by each viewer, that's absolutely right
She was raised in a very strict Catholic family !! She crossed boundaries for all these great female artist we see now! S
I really loved her in the 80s. Her music from her start through the “True Blue” album (yes, album LOL) are great. Not such a fan after that. “Crazy for You” is my favorite by her 🥰
Damm boy ... Love your reaction and comments ... IM GAGGINN!!
GOAT!! I grew up on Madonna!! She is great
You should do her cherish song!
Oh sweetie, remember that pops with a big headed boy at one time too! I always laugh when I hear adult men talking about teenage boys because they remember what they were like. I prayed both my brothers would have daughters just so they would get payback. My prayers were answered 😁
I smile every time I watch your reactions! Thank you
Interestingly came out when I ended up with my first child at too young sixteen. Always felt connected to this song. Love old school Madonna. New, not so much.
Agreed
Madonna was older at the time, in her twenties, but the idea is the song is from the perspective of a pregnant teen. The 80s had a lot of old teenagers. In the video for "Love is a Battlefield" Pat Benatar is also meant to be much younger than she actually was at the time.
Love is a Battlefield, is a great song.
You feel that way about the Ghostbusters theme b/c synth was everything in the 80s
As for how young, I always got the impression she was portraying a teenager still living at home with her father, possibly even in school still.
One of my favorite videos of hers.
Madonna came to New York from Michigan as a well-trained dancer. She then joined a band as a drummer before moving out front to sing. Her original dancing talent has served her well on stage and in videos over the course of her near-40-year career.
I think it means preach end of world consequences w sex and daughters decisions. I think it’s from perspective of teenager being shunned.
I always interpreted as I know I "messed up" this isn't what you had in mind for me and right now I really don't need you yelling at me and being angry, I need your support. And don't be at angry at the guy he's a good person even though that's not the type of guy you wanted for me. Wr need your help on how to figure this out.
This is crazy the pump teenager she sees in a black T-shirt that was me 35 years ago amazing
Papa don't preach came out in June 1986.
Yeah she’s saying I know I’m young but I have thought about this and what I need is help not a lecture or disowning
Always took this song as "please don't yell, don't judge, I just need you and some real advise, parent to would be parent"
React to Live to Tell from the Confessions Tour.
Madonna was more 90s than 90s in the 80s. Always pushing the envelope. She did a lot of good things for American society and for women and a few not so good things, in my estimation, but no one can deny her success as a singer. Edit: Oh crap, the Dad is coming out in you. I'm officially scared now. LOL.
At the end I saw Take On Me by Ah Ha! You should do that video next! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
OMG ive never known that but 3:18 i thinku paused it and her moved back her top went down omg woww oooooppppssssss no one checked that someone got fired love this song thank u
Great music can be interpreted in many different ways. That's why it's great music. She left it so rando, that anybody in this circumstance can relate. Great song.
She used to dance under Martha Graham and studied modern dance for a while, I'm sure other genres of dance as well but probably not until she started doing pop.
I used to love Madonna in the 80's
I remember dressing like her lol
I always thought she was saying "Don't lecture me. Don't say 'I told you so'. I need you to give me some solid advice right now".
LMAO that big headed boy
“Live to tell” Madonna- pretty deep song- my favorite- From the movie “At Close Range”, with Sean Penn. whom she was married to and confessed he would always be her true love in her docu- movie “Truth or Dare.” - 👍✌️
i always assumed "her baby" was her boyfriend. She in trouble cause they r in luv and her Pops wanted more for her
She said her friends keep telling her to "give it up" not "give HIM up" and she said she's "keeping my baby" and that he's going to marry her so they can "raise a little family". She's a teenage mother.
@@RivkahSong I agree and when that boyfriend looked at her, I thought Wow!
Madonna owned the world in the '80s. She got into movies too. She performed 2 songs in Vision Quest, which is the best coming of age movie of the '80s and one of the best sports movies ever made.
Shes a professional dancer, not like ordinary pop stars. Madonna is a Big Star, in the dance world, in New York or in Hollywood
Madonna was a dance major at the University of Michigan. The song came out right after I found out I was pregnant with my son when I was 21. I had to have this conversation with my dad. Thirty years later I would’ve kept my son & not married that boy. My family ended up giving us all the support we needed.
Love the 80's music Madonna rocks !
Madonna-open your heart
Madonna nothing more need to be said she was always ahead of everyone
Love this song! Madonna wonderful artist!
It’s important to understand what the phrase, “don’t preach“ means.
It is used when you’re about to start having a difficult conversation and you don’t want the other person to just start giving back already prepared talking points.
When you say, “don’t preach“ you’re telling the other person to speak from the heart, talk about what’s happening right now.
When Madonna sings, “Papa don’t preach”, she is saying, “tell me the truth, open up and tell me what’s really in your heart and your mind”. She’s saying, If I want to hear scripture, I know where to find the good book, tell me what you have to say.
You should react to Madonna ...Vogue. It is her best Video and she dances in it also.
Good song. The actor Danny Aiello played her Father.
I always took the papa don't preach to mean...Please don't say I told you so & jump all over me about what I should have/shouldn't have done. It already happened, so right now I just need you to love me & be here for me
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I immediately subscribe to your channel,more Madonna please!