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Tag Archives: Like A Virgin

‘Like a Virgin’ at 30

12 Wednesday Nov 2014

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Madonna’s career-defining second album, Like a Virgin, was released 30 years ago today, on November 12, 1984. From the archives, read my (now fully expanded) review – here…

When the King Danced with the Queen

05 Sunday Jul 2009

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1958, 4 Minutes, Billie Jean, Bruce Gaitsch, Can You Feel It, In the Closet, Like A Virgin, Madonna, Mark Romanek, Material Girl, Michael Jackson, MTV, Oscars, Prince, Siedah Garrett, Sorry, Sticky and Sweet Tour

MSG AUG 84

When stars collide,1984

In 1983, an upcoming singer had just scored her first international hit, ‘Holiday’. Determined to be more than a one-hit wonder, she contacted Freddy DeMann, manager of the world’s most successful pop star – Michael Jackson. In fact, Jackson had recently hired a new manager, which left DeMann free to devote his attention to the lesser-known, but fiercely ambitious Madonna. Continue reading →

Like A Virgin

27 Monday Oct 2008

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Like A Virgin, Madonna, Material Girl, Nile Rodgers

‘Like A Virgin’, 1984

The cover makes it clear – Madonna isn’t just another singer. Steven Meisel’s lush, sepia photography, and the icy stare of his muse, dressed like a punk bride complete with ‘Boy Toy’ belt, suggest an ambitious starlet making a stab at immortality. The inside sleeve shows Madonna in the same white wedding dress, admiring herself in a dressing-room mirror, while the back cover strips her down to just a black slip, sipping coffee on the edge of an unmade bed. Continue reading →

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