"Material Girl" is the second single by singer-songwriter Madonna from her 2nd studio album, Like a Virgin, and was released on January 30, 1985 by Sire Records. It also appears slightly remixed on the 1990 greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection and in its original form on the 2009 greatest hits compilation Celebration.
The bassline in the song is reminiscent of The Jacksons' "Can You Feel It", which appeared on their 1980 album Triu...
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"Material Girl" is the second single by singer-songwriter Madonna from her 2nd studio album, Like a Virgin, and was released on January 30, 1985 by Sire Records. It also appears slightly remixed on the 1990 greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection and in its original form on the 2009 greatest hits compilation Celebration.
The bassline in the song is reminiscent of The Jacksons' "Can You Feel It", which appeared on their 1980 album Triumph, and which is in itself highly reminiscent of "White Rabbit", the 1960s song by Jefferson Airplane. Furthermore, the strophes remind of the refrain from Melissa Manchester's hit "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" (1982).
Madonna often remarks that it is the song she regrets recording most, for the fact that it became her nickname. She has also said if she had known this, she probably would have never recorded it. She ended The Virgin Tour with a self-parodying performance of "Material Girl".
"Material Girl" is included on Madonna's...
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