Classic 80s Madonna Videos

[dremolus - solarpunk]

So this'll be the last I think I'm done with the classic divas/female artists MVs polls for now. There are current female stars like Ariana or Dua who are being creative but I want to wait just a little bit more before including them alongside the greats in music video making. Afterwards, I'll take a look at male popstar MVs - starting with the King of Pop himself - and then the second wave of female mv's including second eras for Mariah, Taylor, Beyonce, and the act we're looking at today: Madonna.

I think this need no introduction. Y'all know who she is and how instrumental in helping MTV breakthrough. More than 30 years later and her music videos are still iconic. As per usual: no clip show MVs so Crazy for You and Into the Groove aren't here.

For the previous polls:
Classic Janet Music Videos
Classic Katy Music Videos
Classic Gaga Music Videos
Classic Gen 1 Taylor Swift Music Videos
Classic Gen 1 Beyonce Music Videos (2003-2010)
Classic Gen 1 Rihanna Music Videos (2005-2009)
Classic Britney Music Videos
Classic Björk Music Videos
Classic 90s Mariah Music Videos

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

I think the Like A Prayer era definitely had the best ones. So iconic.

And, you forgot to include "Open Your Heart".

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Sept 20, 2021 0:20:05 GMT -5 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 said:

I think the Like A Prayer era definitely had the best ones. So iconic.

And, you forgot to include "Open Your Heart".

Thanks for reminding me lmao. Poll is reset with OYH included

[Private Dancer]

Lucky Star, Papa Don't Preach, Cherish, Like A Virgin/Prayer, Open Your Heart, and Material Girl are definitely classics!

[gonecountry]

I can see not including Dress You Up (concert video), Live to Tell (Madonna w/ a Sean Penn movie clip showing in the background), but no Burning Up???

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Sept 20, 2021 21:54:35 GMT -5 gonecountry said:

I can see not including Dress You Up (concert video), Live to Tell (Madonna w/ a Sean Penn movie clip showing in the background), but no Burning Up???

For Madonna in the 80s, I looked at the hits for this and Burning Up wasn't a big hit

[Ginger Spice]

Like a Prayer
Material Girl
Express Yourself
Open Your Heart

[degen]

“Like a Prayer” was the best video and song combination for sure. And the fact that it came at the tail end of her 80s streak, and was something drastically different from everything prior, just showcases how strong of a moment it really was.

[gonecountry]

Her 80's videos were either treasures or trash (perhaps intentionally)