MADONNA - LIKE A VIRGIN
I Made It Through The Wilderness
Somehow I Made It Through
Didn't Know How Lost I Was
Until I Found You
I Was Beat Incomplete
I'd Been Had, I Was Sad And Blue
But You Made Me Feel
Yeah, You Made Me Feel
Shiny And New
Like A Virgin
Touched For The Very First Time
Like A Virgin
When Your Heart Beats
Next To Mine
Gonna Give You All My Love, Boy
My Fear Is Fading Fast
Been Saving It All For You
'Cause Only Love Can Last
You're So Fine And You're Mine
Make Me Strong, Yeah You Make Me Bold
Oh Your Love Thawed Out
Yeah, Your Love Thawed Out
What Was Scared And Cold
Like A Virgin
Touched For The Very First Time
Like A Virgin
When Your Heart Beats
Next To Mine
Oooh, Oooh, Oooh
You're So Fine And You're Mine
I'll Be Yours 'Till The End Of Time
'Cause You Made Me Feel
Yeah, You Made Me Feel
I've Nothing To Hide
Like A Virgin
Touched For The Very First Time
Like A Virgin When Your Heart Beats
Next To Mine
Like A Virgin, Ooh, Ooh
Like A Virgin
Feels So Good Inside
When You Hold Me, And Your Heart Beats, And You Love Me
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Ooh, Baby
Can't You Hear My Heart Beat
For The Very First Time?
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Billy Steinberg
Producer(s): Nile Rodgers
Some Christian Listeners Felt Madonna Was Mocking Their Faith With This Song. "Madonna" (Italian For "My Lady") Is Another Name For The Virgin Mary, So When A Singer Calling Herself Madonna Recorded A Song Called "Like A Virgin," It Raised Some Eyebrows.
Madonna Didn't Write The Song (Which Has Nothing To Do With The Virgin Mary), And Her Stage Moniker Is Simply Part Of Her Birth Name (Madonna Louise Ciccone), But She Often Wore A Cross And Questioned Her Catholic Upbringing, Later Converting To Kabbalah.
She Never Shied Away From The Controversy, And Later Courted It By Dancing In Front Of Burning Crosses In The Video For "Like A Prayer" And By Naming Her 1990 Greatest Hits Album The Immaculate Collection.
Nile Rodgers Produced This And Recorded It Using Real Musicians Instead Of Relying On Synthesized Tracks That Were Characteristic Of Madonna's First Album. Rodgers Had Several Hits In The '70s With His Disco Group Chic, And Used Many Of The Same Musicians On This Album. Rodgers Has Also Worked With Peter Gabriel, Al Jarreau, David Bowie, And Sister Sledge.
The Title And Lyrics Were Very Racy For A Pop Song, Which Made It More Difficult To Find Someone To Record It. Madonna Had Released Only One Album And Was Known As A Dance Singer, So Her Record Company Didn't Mind Having Her Record A Song That Would Generate Some Controversy. It Became A Huge Hit And Created A New Image For Madonna That Set Her Apart From Other Singers. The Media Has Been Fascinated With Her Ever Since.
Madonna Performed This For The First Time On September 18, 1984 At The First Mtv Video Music Awards. Wearing A Wedding Dress And A Belt Buckle That Said "Boy Toy," She Sang A Sultry Version, Ending With A Simulated Orgasm. The Show Was Live, And Madonna Later Said She Was Convinced She Missed A Note While Performing This On The Show, But If She Did, No One Seemed To Care.
This Was Madonna's First #1 Hit In The Us. It Stayed There For Six Weeks.
This Was A Topic Of Discussion In The Quentin Tarantino Movie Reservoir Dogs. The Character Mr. Pink Starts The Debate By Saying, "'Like A Virgin' Is All About A Girl Who Digs A Guy With A Big D--K. The Whole Song Is A Metaphor For Big D--Ks." Mr. Blue Responds, "No It's Not. It's About A Girl Who Is Very Vulnerable."
In 2003, Mtv Wanted To Open The 20th Video Music Awards By Recreating A Classic Moment From The First Show. To Start The Show, Britney Spears Came Out Of A Wedding Cake Singing This. She Was Followed Out Of The Cake By Christina Aguilera And Then Madonna, Who Was A Surprise Performer. Madonna Sang A Song Called "Hollywood," And Kissed Both Spears And Aguilera On The Lips Before Joining Missy Elliott For A Short Version Of Her Song "Work It."
On December 12, 2007, 130 Employees Of Virgin Airlines Sang This To Travelers At Heathrow Airport In London To Raise Money For The Rainbow Trust Children's Charity. The Singers Were All Dressed Like Their Boss, Richard Branson.