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martemahoney

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  1. It's never been for me, there are songs of hers that I love that haven't been chart toppers. One of my favourite albums of hers is Bedtime Stories, moreso than the critically acclaimed Ray of Light. I like what I like and I never let others dictate my opinions, that goes for Madonna and other artists as well. For instance, I never liked Mariah and I actually enjoyed some of the songs on her latest album, and it certainly didn't do well.

  2. I would say that until the Like a Prayer video came out, Madonna's "scandals" had been pretty tame. She was big with teen girls with her first three albums. The controversy from the Like a Prayer video was bad, but by that time she was more popular with the young adult crowd and the gays. I'd say as the teens moved onto Debbie Gibson, Tiffany and the New Kids on the Block and later Paula Abdul, Wilson Philips and even Mariah as they were all "safer". After Like a Prayer the scandals just got more and more crazy until they reached their apex with the "Sex" book and "Body of Evidence". I remember in 1992-1993 to like Madonna was a bit scandalous, and then she appeared on Letterman and that was sort of the turning point. By late 1994 everything started to get tamer, but I'd say some damage was done to her career.

  3. I remember listening to the Like A Virgin album on vinyl and playing Material Girl on repeat, because I loved the video and the song (I was young). I also remember in my teens MTV and VH1 dedicating weekends whenever a new album was released. A new album was always an event!

  4. This was by far my favourite video of hers, it's like a movie and everything about it was perfect. I remember when I first saw it, not only did I love the song, but the video made it so much better. It was a disappointment that it didn't chart higher, but at the time she was really facing a backlash, I remember a lot of people were really put off by the Sex book (not me though).

  5. Sadly, it feels like those days are gone. I think if she were going with a specific look, we'd see it on the album cover, no? The cover and promotional photograph just look like a rehashed version of the early 90s Monroe-style image.

    Although, I must say I prefer her with short hair this time around. It's been a while since we've seen her hair short. I think she should keep it that way during this era.

    My favourite look of hers is that early 90s Marilyn Monroesque look, so I hope she keeps it. She just needs the darker eyebrows and she'll look amazing in any b&w video or photoshoot.

  6. All she has left is to do a rock album that she never got to record when she was starting out. Plus, she is in the R and R hall of fame, she has to now :smile:

    I always wondered what a Madonna rock album would sound like, Cher kind of did that rock thing in the 80s, but for some reason I can't imagine Madonna doing rock or heavy metal. However, she has always been one to surprise us.

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