She’s singing about being a Material Girl, but in the video she falls for the guy (he overhears her on the phone saying she’s not impressed by expensive gifts) who gave her cheap garden flowers (in lieu of the jewelry that he threw in the trash), and drives a beat-up old truck (which he bought with cash)
She moved to Los Angeles at the time she made this music video in 1984. It’s said that she broke into the Hollywood celebrity culture when she paid homage to one of her early female Hollywood icons in Marilyn Monroe’s 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes where Monroe performed a song Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend in the outfit and choreo that Madonna reprised in this video. Unlike Monroe, Madonna’s Material Girl is a satire of society’s materialistic values at the expense of genuine relationships. She first met her future husband, actor Sean Penn in the Hollywood studio backlot where she was shooting this video. Pop music historians and critics consider Like A Virgin and Material Girl as the hits that elevated Madonna’s artistry to superstar status.
In the Virgin Tour version singing this song he said to the audience If you think I'm a Material Girl, you're wrong I don't care about money but about love
this was intended to be a satire, but because it was so widely misunderstood, Madonna regretted doing it, even though it was one of her most blockbuster songs
She’s singing about being a Material Girl, but in the video she falls for the guy (he overhears her on the phone saying she’s not impressed by expensive gifts) who gave her cheap garden flowers (in lieu of the jewelry that he threw in the trash), and drives a beat-up old truck (which he bought with cash)
@@steven-yu3tu Really? I see.
She moved to Los Angeles at the time she made this music video in 1984. It’s said that she broke into the Hollywood celebrity culture when she paid homage to one of her early female Hollywood icons in Marilyn Monroe’s 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes where Monroe performed a song Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend in the outfit and choreo that Madonna reprised in this video.
Unlike Monroe, Madonna’s Material Girl is a satire of society’s materialistic values at the expense of genuine relationships.
She first met her future husband, actor Sean Penn in the Hollywood studio backlot where she was shooting this video.
Pop music historians and critics consider Like A Virgin and Material Girl as the hits that elevated Madonna’s artistry to superstar status.
@@briandubois-gilbert8182 Thanks
this song is sooo nostalgic
In the Virgin Tour version singing this song he said to the audience If you think I'm a Material Girl, you're wrong I don't care about money but about love
@@blueeyes4910 Gotta paid more attention.
this was intended to be a satire, but because it was so widely misunderstood, Madonna regretted doing it, even though it was one of her most blockbuster songs
@@vegan.rex_8 oh I see
The video actually shows she falls for the guy who gives her attention rather than expensive gifts. She was being ironic 😉
@charlesr63 Oh I see.