The song “Like a Virgin” by Madonna is often misinterpreted. The song title often throws many people off. If you were to listen to the song you will probably misunderstand the meaning of the song along with many others.
The song “Like a Virgin” was not originally written by Madonna. This song was written by two men with the names of Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg. Billy started writing the song after he had been involved in a very emotionally difficult relationship that had finally ended, and he had met someone new. Tom helped Billy finish writing this song he had started. Tom didn’t think Billy had such a great voice, so he recorded it and made the demo himself. Madonna released this song the year of 1984 with minor changes.
The title and lyrics were very lively for it to be a pop song, but Madonna’s record company did not mind having her record a song that would generate some argument. This song became a top hit, and also created a new image for Madonna. Madonna performed the song “Like a Virgin” for the first time on September 18th, 1984 at the MTV Music Video Awards. During her performance, she wore a white wedding dress along with a belt buckle that said “Boy Toy.” She sang a very erotic version of the song during her performance. Billy and Tom were very concerned about this first performance. The audience was a little fuzzy about the song, and also the provocative song title. Billy and Tom both thought the song would not succeed, but the results were different. The song was Madonna’s first #1 hit in the U.S, and stayed there for six weeks.
Many people would listen to this song and thing very negatively about the young Madonna. The song title along with the song lyrics seemed to be very controversial and negative. People ...
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...not about sex, it is about a new love that he found.
As a result, many people will often misinterpret the song “Like a Virgin,” by Madonna because of several different factors. One factor is that many people do not know who wrote the song. This song was not intended for a female to sing, and it was written by a male. The song title throws people off easily and makes them think the song is about sex, or a woman who likes to sleep with different men, and experience a new feeling every time. The lyrics can also be confusing if the listener does not pay close attention. This song “ Like a Virgin,” is not related to the theme of sex, but it is related to love, and how a someone can come into your life and fix the hurt inside of you, and fix a broken heart leaving you with happiness and love all over again, and making you forget about the hurt you once had inside of you.
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8. Tilton, K. N. J. ed. (1997) Contexts of Dialectic: Constructivism in the works of Madonna. University of Oregon Press
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8. d'Erlette, F. A. I. (1992) Semanticist pretextual theory in the works of Madonna. University of Oregon Press
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