The “Lucky Star” look. Gasket bracelets and mesh over crop tops and giant dangle earrings. I remember walking through the East Village back then, and everyone looked the same. Ha.
I think everybody in the audience that night was ready to explode when she did that! I’ve been with Madonna since 1981 so I know where she was going with this. And she got it!
Jay, you are correct this was the beginning of Madonna's career. Madonna also started a whole fashion movement, all the girls were dressing just like her, kind of created an uproar,lol.
This was her 2nd album. I remember it running to #1 within 2-3 weeks of release. This caused more people to check out her 1st album and sell a million of those the same year. It's funny that her 1st album made it into the top 40 albums 2 years after its release
If you stick with this era, “Crazy for you” or “Borderline” is great but if you want to see another side of her check out “Human Nature” or “Justify my Love” :). Every single of hers is a classic.
Someone said she became too trashy on one of my previous Madonna comments. She came on the scene trashy and unapologetic about it, just like so many male artists at the time that no one complains about. Double standards.
Ah yes, early Madonna was extremely vibrant in her voice and dress. A fashion trendsetter, jaw dropping lyrics, and constantly evolving her sound and look. Like Prince, with every album she reinvented herself, constantly pushing the envelope. Her performance of Like a Virgin from the Blonde Ambition tour was insanely provocative, even for 1990s standards. Check out that live clip if you get a chance. It's in her movie, Truth Or Dare! After I saw that movie I gained huge respect and lifelong props for her as a performer and entertainer.
I love Madonna! She changed her looks like a Chamaeleon throughout her career & remained relevant. Nothing was handed to her, she earned her success. 💖
@@cariaus3758 - Wow...I was just a kid when those songs came out, so my memory of that time is vague. I just always assumed that "Like A Virgin" was her breakout hit. It's good to know that 'Holiday' and 'Borderline' were released earlier. I know those songs, but I wrongly thought they came out afterwards.
Love this song!!! This one one of her first huge hits and she perfomed it at the mtv video awards in a wedding dress and rolled around on stage...people back then were offended 😂. I thought it was great and found nothing wrong with it.
The legendary Nile Rodgers produced this album. One of the most influential music producers of all time. Madonna wanted him for this album because he had done such great work with David Bowie and others. Another song he produced that you reacted to recently was “I’m Coming Out” by Diana Ross. His fingerprints are all over some of the best modern music! He was a huge influence on Duran Duran, too, and produced some of their best work.
Madonna has sold more than 335 million records worldwide and is recognized as the best-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records.....
This album was produced by Nile Rogers. This is early Madonna from her 2nd album making pure POP music. Her more serious stuff isn’t introduced until maybe her 3rd album and onward. I believe this was her first #1, I could be wrong. No two albums by Madonna sounds the same. Looking forward to your next M reaction!
You were born out of time Man. You should have been a 70s-80s kid. Even though I'm pushing 50,im glad I was born when I was. Experiencing an era and being there when it was happening is totally different from experiencing it vicariously. But saying that, I'd still like to be 20 again.
Yeah I always thought that kids that grew up in the 60's-70's-80's had a blast it was just a different world then compared to today kids now a days will never know what it was like.
This is from her second album, also titled "Like a Virgin". It was pretty much her big breakthrough. It's not to say she didn't have some good stuff on her self-titled debut. If you get around to anything from there, I'd recommend "Borderline"
No other artist is as everlasting as Madonna. She reinvented her music, fashion, performance time & time again. She kicked the door in and never looked back on her way to superstardom.
Madonna's catalogue of hits is huge and you should react to all of them, lol. You'll be in for treat. Do 'into the groove' next. It's clear she's the Queen of Pop . Legend!
Drummer was Tony Thompson from Chic and the Producer was Nile Rodgers to this day is a Mega Producer and was a founder of Chic a huge disco group. Thompson also play on David Bowie's Let's Dance. They used to do gigs in the late 60's and early 70's with my brother who is one of the best lead guitarist in the world's his name is Eddie Martinez. My brother went into the rock field and was lead guitarist for Robert Palmer on Addicted to love and Simply irresistible. My brother Eddie was also the guitarist with Run DMC and did King Of Rock and Rock Box. Unfortunately Thompson passed away a few years back and Bernard Edwards also from chic passed sway. Chic was propably the most successful disco group of all time. Some people may Say the Bee Gees were bigger and they overall were but believe it or Not the Bee Gees weren't actually a Disco group They just adjusted to the trend when they were called on to do Saturday Night Fever. Sorry Jayvee for being so wordy. By the way Tony Thompson was an absolute Angel of a person. Madonna's " Vogue" will impress you. Take Care And Stay Safe And Free.
Madonna is iconic! I was an instant fan at 13 years old when she released “holiday” and now I’m 50 and still a HUGE fan. I have every single and every album she has made. This is definitely her early work and she only gets better. Thank you Jovaughn for reacting to one of the most iconic artists of our time. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ PS my profile pic here on TH-cam is her and I’m on the tshirt 😜😍❤️
Her producer for the song and the album was Nile Rodgers who was one of the lead band member of the 70s group Chic who had a hit song Freak Out. He also produced David Bowie's Let's Dance album and Diran Duran.
I know that Madonna is not liked by many but I think more really like her music than those that don't. I Love her music and I could watch reactions to all her videos. She is Amazing ! Thank you for this reaction video .
This song pulled me closer to Madonna as a teenager but fell in love with her when Lucky Star and Borderline came out. Bought that album and Cyndi Lauper's the same day. Actually a freshman in high school
Jay, you've GOT to listen really quick to Weird Al's parody of this; "Like a Surgeon." Ya' gotta do it while the melody and beat are still in your head. You WON'T be disappointed! Great reaction!
You should definitely try "Borderline" and "Vogue". Also 2 songs that she did for the movie "Evita" called "You Must Love Me" and "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina".
1984....Second album....She was the original trendsetter...She laid the ground for all the pop women after her...I would recommend Borderline, Music, Hung Up, Vogue, Take a Bow and GIrl gone wild
Early Madonna , she greatly affected the fashions of the time. She was heavily influenced by the great David Bowie (my personal musical idol) when she said seeing his concert as a teen changed her life. Her evolutions were always fun to watch and the music evolved as well. You MUST react to Wierd Al's parody of this song "Like a Surgeon." Great fun !
Love your Madonna reactions. Stay in the 80s for now and then move on to her 90s and 2000s eras, you’re in for a ride 🥰 Do ‘Bordeline’, ‘Cherish’, ‘Material Girl’, ‘Papa don’t preach’, ‘Live to tell’ these are all 80s Madonna hit after hit.
When she performed this live on the MTV Video Awards dressed in a wedding dress and rolling around on stage people LOST their minds! Crazy For You and Live To Tell are some of my favorites!
Yes, she was starting out. She was self made despite all of the criticism she received. All her songs were excellent, as you can tell! Her debut song was Borderline, I believe. I love her. She brings everyone to the dance floor! Prince was meanwhile dancing with his behind literally showing, but Madonna got kicked down and criticized. Thank you for reacting to her!
80s Madonna is my guilty pleasure. I'm 35 and mainly into metal but growing up and always hearing Madonna will stay with me. You need to check out 'Into the Groove' and 'Dress You Up'.
FUN FACT: Rolling Stone ranks "Like A Virgin" #4 on the 100 Greatest Pop Songs of All Time list, and Billboard lists the song #95 on their Top 100 Greatest Songs of All Time. Madonna performed "Like A Virgin" at the first MTV Awards in 1984. Appearing on top of a wedding cake, wearing a wedding dress, a "BOY TOY" buckle and veil, Madonna sings the song humping and rolling across the floor. MTV considers it the most important and unforgettable award show performances of all time. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lists "Like A Virgin" as one of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.
madonna has always worked with the best people and artists, doesnt mater if it was for her music, her outfits or photographers. please more madonna reaction
If you watch the clip "Like a surgeon." by Weird Al, you can see the many references to Madonna's Like a Virgin video. Including the dancing (except at the end that the dancing was from Madonna's Lucky Star).
Nice reaction Jayvee! This was the song that became a world smash hit for her and made her a global pop superstar. She influenced a lot of the fashion during the 80's and her popularity was sky high. Man, this brings back so many memories!
***Please do more Madonna! -Live to tell -Human Nature -Material Girl -Papa don’t preach -Dress you up -True blue -Vogue 😁Please the official music videos😉
You have to remember back then in the 80's it was such a big deal for a woman to be expressing her sexuality in music, and this was also in the early days of music videos too so she really pioneered the art form and laid down the groundwork for just about every pop artist that followed. Of course by todays standards this pales in comparison to the imagery we see in videos but back then it was very scandalous! I loved every minute of it. She's also an amazing live performer if you ever get the chance to see one of her live shows. You will be blown away.
Madonna has had so many different musical looks in her impressive career. One of my favorite songs featured in the movie A League of Their Own, in which she acted, is This Used To Be My Playground. It's a real tear jerker.
PS I love that you really listen and break down the tracks you react to. You have musical literacy and that's important to honor the reaction journey. I'm a music historian fanatic and I think it's impressive and important that you do that. Much love 🎵🎶🎵
Thank you for noticing the great drumming on this song. It was produced by legendary funk guitarist Nile Rodgers ( from the disco band CHIC) the drumming in this pop song is unusual for the time (1984) because it uses live drums instead of a drum machine. The drummer is Tony Thompson (RIP) Madonna was smart to get a tight funky r&b backing band to make her light catchy pop songs. I love the "Like a Virgin" album. I love this whole era. It's the one that made her a star. My favorite Madonna! Thankyou for reacting💙💙💙💙
This was probably her biggest ever first hit... because of the video and MTV... people were insane for her. She caused an entire fashion statement with the clothes, and all the women in 1984-1990 were dressing like her. The dance beat is very good and it was played a lot in those clubs.
Like a Virgin was released in 1984 on the album of the same name. The song proved to be popular that it hit #1 in Australia, Canada, Japan and it even hit #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. For his third studio album, Dare to Be Stupid in 1985, Weird Al Yankovic spoofed Like a Virgin as Like a Surgeon and it was actually Madonna who suggested it. She was being interviewed and she asked, “When is Weird Al going to do Like a Surgeon?”
Grew up with her. This is 84! I loved her. I wanted to dress like her in her Lucky Star video from her debut album in 83. You cannot go wrong. All songs different and great. I personally think Live to Tell is her best song. Beautiful. Keep checking her out. You know you’re a fan!!!
She was actually 26 when this was released. She switched it up quite a bit after starting with these pop songs. Vogue is a great video. To really hear her vocal talents, “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” and “You Must Love Me” from the movie “Evita” are totally different and very beautiful. “Live To Tell” and “Crazy For You” are great as well and show yet another side of her.
The producer of this album and single was Nile Rodgers who was one of the band leaders of the group Chic that was popular in the 70s. And he brought his own band members to be the musicians who played on this album. If you want to know who the drummer was then look up the Chic's drummer.
I was 13 when this came out & OMGGGGGGGGGGG she became my life. Everything she did I copied from clothes to my attempt to sing like her. I love me some Madonna!!
Her vocals were actually sped up a bit for this recording which is what gave her a different sound (a higher pitch) from the usual. Not sure what they were going for but the effect worked and delivered her the first giant #1 hit of her long career. They did the same for another great track of hers from that time, "Into the Groove."
I think she sang this song when she was in her twenties so yeah she sounded very young. Around 30 years ago. In my opinion her best songs we're in the 80s and 90s. Her first full CD Madonna is was amazing!
😂😂I remember cleaning the outside windows and I had the volume up high singing away happy as Larry until my daddy came around the corner, face purple, shouting at me to shut up and turn that song off. 😂😂😂😂I was in my early teens. Never forget it. This is classic Madonna, the best in my opinion. And yes I had the hair ribbons, lace gloves and lots of belts lol
LOL omg yes those were the days screaming this song at the top of my lungs and the looks from some people priceless wouldn't change a thing I miss those days kids now will never understand it's just a different world.
This song made me blush! When I first heard it at 13 yrs old in 1984. Of course being a virgin myself and having the hots! for this boy named Andre Rivers in my class in middle school. I kid you not he looked like the singing artist Prince in the face y'all, I was sprung! That was a slang term we used back in the day. 😜😅
I was 17 years old in the fall of '84 when this was released. Nile Rodgers of Chic produced it. Tony Thompson of Chic was playing the drums. This jam stayed at #1 on the pop charts (Hot100) for about 2 months straight and also crossed over to the Hot Black chart(R&B) what it was called at the time.
I think it was the MTV awards she performed this on and my mother just about died!😂 I still remember my whole family just sitting there with their mouths hanging open!😂
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One her first songs and we all started dressing like her. 😂
We sure did! 80s realness!
@Michael Asay of course. I didn't think it needed to be said.....
yesss we all copied her, she was so different, she became iconic. I've never worn so many pearls, netted tops and gloves since lol
Cari Aus 😂🤣😂
The “Lucky Star” look. Gasket bracelets and mesh over crop tops and giant dangle earrings. I remember walking through the East Village back then, and everyone looked the same. Ha.
Her MTV awards performance of this in a wedding dress rolling around on the floor is iconic
I remember. Had the prudes in an uproar. LOL.
She loved causing a stir and shocking uptight people
People overuse the term iconic too much online but that performance absolutely is iconic
I think everybody in the audience that night was ready to explode when she did that! I’ve been with Madonna since 1981 so I know where she was going with this. And she got it!
Innocent 9 year old little me singing this at the top of my voice... didn't have a clue. 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
I was the same with Ian dury and the blockheads Hit me with a rhythm stick.
😂😂😂
Yess!! I was 5! 😂
That and I Want Your Sex. I couldn't understand why I'd get a smack for singing them!
Those were the days eh. Not 9yr olds nowadays tho smh lol
Jay, you are correct this was the beginning of Madonna's career. Madonna also started a whole fashion movement, all the girls were dressing just like her, kind of created an uproar,lol.
This was her 2nd album. I remember it running to #1 within 2-3 weeks of release. This caused more people to check out her 1st album and sell a million of those the same year. It's funny that her 1st album made it into the top 40 albums 2 years after its release
The so-called "Madonna wannabes"
@@hadbetterdays
Yes. We were Madonna wannabes. It was a super fun decade. 👍
@@MaggieTheCat01 I bet it was. My sister was a Madonna wannabe as well (although they were called differently over here). Her style was 🎇🎇🎇
1984 Halloween... madonna in like a virgin.
punk or wedding dress every corner from the age 4 to 99
This will never ever happen again...it was fun.
If you stick with this era, “Crazy for you” or “Borderline” is great but if you want to see another side of her check out “Human Nature” or “Justify my Love” :). Every single of hers is a classic.
I love her entire collection! People don’t even really know her best stuff! My girl forever!
Theres a reason she reached superstar status. And its in all the work she did. Naysayers be damned.
J, You'll love "Into The Groove" and "Material Girl' by Madonna
My two personal faves by her
My all time favourite is Borderline & Into the groove
Borderline is my very favorite Madonna song!!! 🖤🖤🖤
"into the Groove" is by far my most favourite song by Madonna.
FlyingCloud 👋🏻 mine too & like a prayer but “ get into the groove “ is the one for me ✌🏻
Someone said she became too trashy on one of my previous Madonna comments. She came on the scene trashy and unapologetic about it, just like so many male artists at the time that no one complains about. Double standards.
Exactly! Much of what drove her career was pushing back against this type of shaming.
That guy is a troll.
Personally I don't think she has ever been trashy but agree with you she was always unapologetic.
Ah yes, early Madonna was extremely vibrant in her voice and dress. A fashion trendsetter, jaw dropping lyrics, and constantly evolving her sound and look. Like Prince, with every album she reinvented herself, constantly pushing the envelope. Her performance of Like a Virgin from the Blonde Ambition tour was insanely provocative, even for 1990s standards. Check out that live clip if you get a chance. It's in her movie, Truth Or Dare! After I saw that movie I gained huge respect and lifelong props for her as a performer and entertainer.
I second all of this!
Then watch Weird Al's live performance of Like a Surgeon where he parodies that particular version.
th-cam.com/video/4BjAsJdw1-0/w-d-xo.html
@Michael Asay No, not at all. Soapbox somewhere else.
@Michael Asay Get away, troll.
She was a hit machine, man! This is a pretty early one. Heavy rotation on MTV
This premiered in 1984 when she was 26. She’s now 62.
I love Madonna! She changed her looks like a Chamaeleon throughout her career & remained relevant. Nothing was handed to her, she earned her success. 💖
Michael Asay Hi, well I get what you’re saying but I like her as an artist , her personal life is not my business ✌🏻
Crazy for you, Vogue and Pappa Don’t Preach
Vogue. A true Madonna experience
This was her break-out hit back in 1984. This is the song that launched Madonna's career.
@Michael Asay yes Holiday was her breakout hit in 1983. I was 14 I'll never forget those times!
As well as Lucky Star and Borderline.
@@TheDivayenta Borderline is my favourite Madonna song!
@@cariaus3758 - Wow...I was just a kid when those songs came out, so my memory of that time is vague. I just always assumed that "Like A Virgin" was her breakout hit. It's good to know that 'Holiday' and 'Borderline' were released earlier. I know those songs, but I wrongly thought they came out afterwards.
Cari Aus I love it too!!!
Borderline was a great song,but her perfomance on stage at an awards show doing this song put her on the map.
Yes at the first MTV video awarda
Live to Tell is her best one, i think.
Absolutely beautiful song.
hands down one of her best songs ever
Agreed!!! I hope he checks it out. He’ll be impressed!!
Love that song!!
Love this song!!!
This one one of her first huge hits and she perfomed it at the mtv video awards in a wedding dress and rolled around on stage...people back then were offended 😂.
I thought it was great and found nothing wrong with it.
The legendary Nile Rodgers produced this album. One of the most influential music producers of all time. Madonna wanted him for this album because he had done such great work with David Bowie and others. Another song he produced that you reacted to recently was “I’m Coming Out” by Diana Ross. His fingerprints are all over some of the best modern music! He was a huge influence on Duran Duran, too, and produced some of their best work.
Duran Duran were faves - it's amazing what you learn as an adult who was really responsible for your favorite music. Huge fan of Nile Rogers!
The drummer was Tony Thompson. The producer was Nile Rodgers. Madonna's drummer for her 1st 3 tours was Jonathan Moffet.
The queen of reinvention. With every album she had a different look and sound.
Another great blond eighties singer was Blondie - try "The Tide is High" which has a nice reggae vibe.
70s
Blondie were great, but the reactions to them use to get blocked.
70s and 80s.. her big hits were in the 80s.. call me, she had a song on Scarface soundtrack . Rapture too
Blondie was a group and the singer was Deborah Harry
Madonna has sold more than 335 million records worldwide and is recognized as the best-selling female recording artist of all time by Guinness World Records.....
This album was produced by Nile Rogers. This is early Madonna from her 2nd album making pure POP music. Her more serious stuff isn’t introduced until maybe her 3rd album and onward. I believe this was her first #1, I could be wrong. No two albums by Madonna sounds the same. Looking forward to your next M reaction!
You were born out of time Man.
You should have been a 70s-80s kid.
Even though I'm pushing 50,im glad I was born when I was.
Experiencing an era and being there when it was happening is totally different from experiencing it vicariously.
But saying that, I'd still like to be 20 again.
BRIAN WILSON I’d like to be 20 again,...but only in the 80s. Definitely not now! 😉
Yeah I always thought that kids that grew up in the 60's-70's-80's had a blast it was just a different world then compared to today kids now a days will never know what it was like.
Madonna was one of the first artists I remember releasing multiple mixes of her songs like extended dance versions
She was around 25 - 26 when that song came out in 1984. And yes her voice was a bit higher in her early days. ✌️Thanks for playing Madonna JV!
Love these old Madonna songs. My favorite by her though is Ray of Light. 🏵
That's when I became a fan, although I had always liked her songs from the beginning.
This is from her second album, also titled "Like a Virgin". It was pretty much her big breakthrough. It's not to say she didn't have some good stuff on her self-titled debut. If you get around to anything from there, I'd recommend "Borderline"
I loved her first album
No other artist is as everlasting as Madonna. She reinvented her music, fashion, performance time & time again. She kicked the door in and never looked back on her way to superstardom.
Madonna's catalogue of hits is huge and you should react to all of them, lol. You'll be in for treat. Do 'into the groove' next. It's clear she's the Queen of Pop . Legend!
Weird Al does a good version of this: Like a Surgeon Cuttin’ For the Very First Time 😆
I can't listen to this without singing his version. 🪗🪗🪗
YES! Here's a link to Al's version on his official channel: th-cam.com/video/notKtAgfwDA/w-d-xo.html
It is from her younger days.
She really mastered her voice in the movie, 'Evita'. (Years later).
Drummer was Tony Thompson from Chic and the Producer was Nile Rodgers to this day is a Mega Producer and was a founder of Chic a huge disco group. Thompson also play on David Bowie's Let's Dance. They used to do gigs in the late 60's and early 70's with my brother who is one of the best lead guitarist in the world's his name is Eddie Martinez. My brother went into the rock field and was lead guitarist for Robert Palmer on Addicted to love and Simply irresistible. My brother Eddie was also the guitarist with Run DMC and did King Of Rock and Rock Box. Unfortunately Thompson passed away a few years back and Bernard Edwards also from chic passed sway. Chic was propably the most successful disco group of all time. Some people may Say the Bee Gees were bigger and they overall were but believe it or Not the Bee Gees weren't actually a Disco group They just adjusted to the trend when they were called on to do Saturday Night Fever. Sorry Jayvee for being so wordy. By the way Tony Thompson was an absolute Angel of a person. Madonna's
" Vogue" will impress you. Take Care And Stay Safe And Free.
Madonna is iconic! I was an instant fan at 13 years old when she released “holiday” and now I’m 50 and still a HUGE fan. I have every single and every album she has made. This is definitely her early work and she only gets better. Thank you Jovaughn for reacting to one of the most iconic artists of our time. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
PS my profile pic here on TH-cam is her and I’m on the tshirt 😜😍❤️
When this came out, I remember it was one of those songs that immediately got stuck in your ear. First time I discovered her.
Her producer for the song and the album was Nile Rodgers who was one of the lead band member of the 70s group Chic who had a hit song Freak Out. He also produced David Bowie's Let's Dance album and Diran Duran.
I know that Madonna is not liked by many but I think more really like her music than those that don't. I Love her music and I could watch reactions to all her videos. She is Amazing ! Thank you for this reaction video .
This song pulled me closer to Madonna as a teenager but fell in love with her when Lucky Star and Borderline came out. Bought that album and Cyndi Lauper's the same day. Actually a freshman in high school
Nile Rodgers produced, Bernard Edwards on bass, and Tony Thompson on the drums. It couldn't get better than that!
Jay, you've GOT to listen really quick to Weird Al's parody of this; "Like a Surgeon." Ya' gotta do it while the melody and beat are still in your head. You WON'T be disappointed! Great reaction!
Yeah
YES! Here's a link to Al's version on his official channel: th-cam.com/video/notKtAgfwDA/w-d-xo.html
He got her dance moves down perfectly! An unsung genius, that Al...
Dr Howard Dr fine lol
Haven't seen this in over thirty years.
The dance moves are great.
You should definitely try "Borderline" and "Vogue". Also 2 songs that she did for the movie "Evita" called "You Must Love Me" and "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina".
1984....Second album....She was the original trendsetter...She laid the ground for all the pop women after her...I would recommend Borderline, Music, Hung Up, Vogue, Take a Bow and GIrl gone wild
Fabulous song from Madonna in the 80's. Loved it in particular with the video!!!
Madonna was a groundbreaking female artist! She's amazing! Great song reaction dude!
Early Madonna , she greatly affected the fashions of the time. She was heavily influenced by the great David Bowie (my personal musical idol) when she said seeing his concert as a teen changed her life. Her evolutions were always fun to watch and the music evolved as well. You MUST react to Wierd Al's parody of this song "Like a Surgeon." Great fun !
Love your Madonna reactions. Stay in the 80s for now and then move on to her 90s and 2000s eras, you’re in for a ride 🥰
Do ‘Bordeline’, ‘Cherish’, ‘Material Girl’, ‘Papa don’t preach’, ‘Live to tell’ these are all 80s Madonna hit after hit.
The drums and other instruments are played by the great members of the band Chic, Nile Rodgers produced.
When she performed this live on the MTV Video Awards dressed in a wedding dress and rolling around on stage people LOST their minds! Crazy For You and Live To Tell are some of my favorites!
Oh yes..This was when the world first noticed Madonna
Yes, she was starting out. She was self made despite all of the criticism she received. All her songs were excellent, as you can tell! Her debut song was Borderline, I believe. I love her. She brings everyone to the dance floor! Prince was meanwhile dancing with his behind literally showing, but Madonna got kicked down and criticized. Thank you for reacting to her!
80s Madonna is my guilty pleasure. I'm 35 and mainly into metal but growing up and always hearing Madonna will stay with me. You need to check out 'Into the Groove' and 'Dress You Up'.
You should definitely check out Madonna - Express Yourself, Madonna - Open Your Heart, Madonna - Papa Don't Preach, and Madonna - Vogue.
Modonna always had the best studio production.
FUN FACT: Rolling Stone ranks "Like A Virgin" #4 on the 100 Greatest Pop Songs of All Time list, and Billboard lists the song #95 on their Top 100 Greatest Songs of All Time. Madonna performed "Like A Virgin" at the first MTV Awards in 1984. Appearing on top of a wedding cake, wearing a wedding dress, a "BOY TOY" buckle and veil, Madonna sings the song humping and rolling across the floor. MTV considers it the most important and unforgettable award show performances of all time. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lists "Like A Virgin" as one of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.
She's the best. Loved her from the start..God morning from Sweden 🙂.
Start with her ballads now, try This Used to Be my Playground, written for the movie A League of their Own.
madonna has always worked with the best people and artists, doesnt mater if it was for her music, her outfits or photographers. please more madonna reaction
If you watch the clip "Like a surgeon." by Weird Al, you can see the many references to Madonna's Like a Virgin video. Including the dancing (except at the end that the dancing was from Madonna's Lucky Star).
YES! Here's a link to Al's version on his official channel: th-cam.com/video/notKtAgfwDA/w-d-xo.html
Al is brilliant. 💜
Nice reaction Jayvee! This was the song that became a world smash hit for her and made her a global pop superstar. She influenced a lot of the fashion during the 80's and her popularity was sky high. Man, this brings back so many memories!
Who else can’t hear this song without thinking about Reservoir Dogs? What a song, what a film!
This is the music I grew up with. 1980s Madonna was my icon! Great song, we used to dance in the street to this (and other Madonna tracks).
Dude you have to do cherish ...and ...dress you Up by Madonna both of those songs are great
Cherish is probably my favorite song by her.
paul nelson Do you remember ...crazy for you that’s my favorite The video is so good
***Please do more Madonna!
-Live to tell
-Human Nature
-Material Girl
-Papa don’t preach
-Dress you up
-True blue
-Vogue
😁Please the official music videos😉
She is so young in this. Great song!
You have to remember back then in the 80's it was such a big deal for a woman to be expressing her sexuality in music, and this was also in the early days of music videos too so she really pioneered the art form and laid down the groundwork for just about every pop artist that followed. Of course by todays standards this pales in comparison to the imagery we see in videos but back then it was very scandalous! I loved every minute of it. She's also an amazing live performer if you ever get the chance to see one of her live shows. You will be blown away.
Madona is excellent. She had a solid career. I've loved her in every decade of music shes made. The 90's Madona put out some hits.
Madonna has had so many different musical looks in her impressive career. One of my favorite songs featured in the movie A League of Their Own, in which she acted, is This Used To Be My Playground. It's a real tear jerker.
I was 14 years old when this hit. Some Madonna drops:
Like A Prayer, Papa Don't Preach, and Material Girl. For Starters 🤭🤘💖💖🖤🖤
PS I love that you really listen and break down the tracks you react to. You have musical literacy and that's important to honor the reaction journey. I'm a music historian fanatic and I think it's impressive and important that you do that. Much love 🎵🎶🎵
Omg yes she was really young. I was in my early teens and my dad wouldn't allow me to listen to it (but mom did) 😇
Thank you for noticing the great drumming on this song. It was produced by legendary funk guitarist Nile Rodgers ( from the disco band CHIC) the drumming in this pop song is unusual for the time (1984) because it uses live drums instead of a drum machine. The drummer is Tony Thompson (RIP) Madonna was smart to get a tight funky r&b backing band to make her light catchy pop songs. I love the "Like a Virgin" album. I love this whole era. It's the one that made her a star. My favorite Madonna! Thankyou for reacting💙💙💙💙
The only Madonna song that I really li,e is "Justify My Love".
This was probably her biggest ever first hit... because of the video and MTV... people were insane for her. She caused an entire fashion statement with the clothes, and all the women in 1984-1990 were dressing like her. The dance beat is very good and it was played a lot in those clubs.
Like a Virgin was released in 1984 on the album of the same name.
The song proved to be popular that it hit #1 in Australia, Canada, Japan and it even hit #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
For his third studio album, Dare to Be Stupid in 1985, Weird Al Yankovic spoofed Like a Virgin as Like a Surgeon and it was actually Madonna who suggested it. She was being interviewed and she asked, “When is Weird Al going to do Like a Surgeon?”
Grew up with her. This is 84! I loved her. I wanted to dress like her in her Lucky Star video from her debut album in 83. You cannot go wrong. All songs different and great. I personally think Live to Tell is her best song. Beautiful. Keep checking her out. You know you’re a fan!!!
This is when she 1st started out. I remember dresing like her and dancing like crazy..lol
She was actually 26 when this was released. She switched it up quite a bit after starting with these pop songs. Vogue is a great video. To really hear her vocal talents, “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” and “You Must Love Me” from the movie “Evita” are totally different and very beautiful. “Live To Tell” and “Crazy For You” are great as well and show yet another side of her.
The producer of this album and single was Nile Rodgers who was one of the band leaders of the group Chic that was popular in the 70s. And he brought his own band members to be the musicians who played on this album. If you want to know who the drummer was then look up the Chic's drummer.
Keep up with Madonna
Her catalog is so vast and iconic 👑 👑 👑
I was 13 when this came out & OMGGGGGGGGGGG she became my life. Everything she did I copied from clothes to my attempt to sing like her. I love me some Madonna!!
What can you say? This video made history. I remember seeing it live on that awards show.
Madonna..GET INTO THE GROOVE AND MATERIAL GIRL..VOGUE
Her vocals were actually sped up a bit for this recording which is what gave her a different sound (a higher pitch) from the usual. Not sure what they were going for but the effect worked and delivered her the first giant #1 hit of her long career. They did the same for another great track of hers from that time, "Into the Groove."
A marketing genius. In control of her career. Her own boss. And everyone else's. An artist and one of the first females to define her own sexuality.
I think she sang this song when she was in her twenties so yeah she sounded very young. Around 30 years ago. In my opinion her best songs we're in the 80s and 90s. Her first full CD Madonna is was amazing!
Mate, loved your reaction once again!! Please more Madonna reactions 😍 please do justify my love, vogue, human nature, take a bow and express yourself
😂😂I remember cleaning the outside windows and I had the volume up high singing away happy as Larry until my daddy came around the corner, face purple, shouting at me to shut up and turn that song off. 😂😂😂😂I was in my early teens. Never forget it. This is classic Madonna, the best in my opinion. And yes I had the hair ribbons, lace gloves and lots of belts lol
LOL omg yes those were the days screaming this song at the top of my lungs and the looks from some people priceless wouldn't change a thing I miss those days kids now will never understand it's just a different world.
This was a huge huge hit in the 80s!
Madonna - Holiday!!!!!
That song started a fashion statement with the young ladies!
You put a big fat grin on my face every single song ....such a massive vibe ! Pure happiness
Madonna songs to react to: Papa Don't Preach, Live To Tell, Into The Groove, Lucky Star and Borderline!
This song made me blush! When I first heard it at 13 yrs old in 1984. Of course being a virgin myself and having the hots! for this boy named Andre Rivers in my class in middle school. I kid you not he looked like the singing artist Prince in the face y'all, I was sprung! That was a slang term we used back in the day. 😜😅
Madonna re-invents herself. Always carrying a message. Positive ones. Sad ones. She tells her story and her songs are relatable - at least to me.
I was 17 years old in the fall of '84 when this was released. Nile Rodgers of Chic produced it. Tony Thompson of Chic was playing the drums. This jam stayed at #1 on the pop charts (Hot100) for about 2 months straight and also crossed over to the Hot Black chart(R&B) what it was called at the time.
Madonna has many good ones! Check out “Express Yourself” and “Cherish”
This song is how she became a household name. So brash, so bold, such an icon. I have no idea who I'd be if I hadn't grown up with her as an idol.
Some great ballads: You’ll See, The Power of Good-Bye, Take a Bow, Rain, Live to Tell, Ghosttown.
80's Madonna was pre-signing lessons; Took signing lessons for one of her movies in the early 90's.
I think it was the MTV awards she performed this on and my mother just about died!😂 I still remember my whole family just sitting there with their mouths hanging open!😂