'Like a Virgin' - women are born to be loved

Behind the rebellious spirit, the classic hit by "Queen of Pop" Madonna hides a desire for a beautiful and complete love.

In the fall of 1984, Madonna sent music lovers around the world into a frenzy with the dance-pop tune of Like a Virgin. The song was the lead single from the album of the same name and was also her first single to reach number one on the Billboard charts. The song not only changed Madonna's music career, making her a feminist icon for decades, but also had a profound social impact, paving the way for new concepts about the value of love.

Like a Virgin co-writers Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly could not have imagined the success and influence of the song when it was released. The lyrics are the voice of a young woman who wants to live fully and freely in love without being bound by any dogma.

Madonna's single "Like a Virgin".

... I once went to that deserted place
I got over it anyway.
I did not know how lost I was
Until I found you.
My heart beat is still unfinished
I used to be like that, sad and desperate
But you made me feel
You make me feel so fresh and radiant...

Like a Virgin opens with Madonna, full of life, bouncing on a gondola in Venice, Italy. She talks about her past loneliness and isolation in a light and calm way. It is hard to imagine how "sad and hopeless" this cheerful, life-loving girl once was. It seems that love has breathed new life into her soul, making her "fresher and brighter" than ever. That cheerful mood pushes away the feeling of loneliness that once troubled her soul.

...My fear is fading away
I have kept and given everything to you
Because love is eternal...

Madonna in a wedding dress performs "Like a Virgin" on stage at the Video Music Awards in 1984.

Love is a magical medicine that can heal wounds. If before, the girl was immersed in sadness, now she believes completely in the eternity of love. When fully sublimated in emotions, people no longer have to hide anything from each other: past mistakes, past hurts... because love is comfort, protection, sympathy. That happiness makes Madonna sing loudly about an almost absolute possession:

...You are wonderful and you are mine
I will be yours forever
And you make me feel like I have nothing to hide anymore...

The song's repeated refrain makes the listener feel a love at its peak. In the 1980s, few girls could boldly confess such crude declarations. Madonna once shared: "At that time, I was certainly not a virgin, nor was I a good girl, but I was extremely interested in the idea of ​​the song. It was allusive, ironic, satirical, provocative, cool. The idea here is how can you be like a virgin? It's a disturbing topic and people will have to talk about it constantly."

At that time, while parents strongly opposed Like a Virgin because they thought the song promoted a loose lifestyle for teenagers, young people went crazy for Madonna. She was the one who led them to a world of free and complete love, in which sex was the highest crystallization of love.

Like a Virgin is not simply about sex and promoting the concept of free love. The song is a pilgrimage of love. The journey stretches from the time a woman is immersed in loneliness to the highest destination of love. It is the voice of an independent woman, living life to the fullest and being true to herself.

Madonna, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera reprise their performance of "Like a Virgin", featuring the song "Hollywood" at the 2003 Video Music Awards.

Before the single was released, Madonna blew up the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards stage with her performance of Like a Virgin. She stood on a giant cake, wore a white wedding dress, and performed sexy dance moves. Madonna projected on stage and in the music video the image of a sexy bride, fierce, full of life, and unafraid to express everyday desires.

In 2003, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Madonna recreated this classic performance with a shocking "lip-lock" (watch video), but it still wasn't enough to surpass the impression the "Queen of Pop" had left before.

To date, Like a Virgin has sold nearly two million copies in the US market, and the album of the same name has sold 21 million copies. After more than 30 years, Like a Virgin is still considered one of the best feminist songs of all time. Not simply a trend, Like a Virgin also conveys a message rich in humanity - Women are born to be loved.

According to VNE