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Madonna is the biggest selling female recording artist of all time and is still widely recognised as the ‘Queen of Pop’. Her second album 'Like a Virgin' proved to be a watershed moment in her career, when the former dancer from Detroit broke out of her club-land roots and was elevated to pop superstardom.
So what were the key developments from that period which made it happen? Who were the people behind the scenes helping Madge achieve her goals? How did her signature songs such as ‘Like a Virgin’ and ‘Material Girl’ come about? What was she like to work with? Why didn’t Madge and Nile Rodgers work together again? This documentary explores these questions and more.
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Late 1983
01:09 Nile Rodgers meet Madonna
02:08 The second album
04:05 The new manager
04:39 First meeting for second album
05:37 Like a Virgin - the song
08:16 Madonna’s ambition
08:49 Material Girl
10:45 Love Don’t live here anymore
11:43 Dress You Up
11:54 The rest of the album
13:18 Bad Behaviour
14:40 Planning the album
16:40 VMA performance
17:26 The release
18:04 Into the Groove
19:09 Why and Madonna and Nile never worked together again
21:01 Long-term appraisal