Today in Madonna History: May 10, 1989

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On May 10 1989, Madonna’s Express Yourself video premiered on MTV. The video was filmed on a $5 million budget – the highest in music video history (at the time).  The video was directed by David Fincher.

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  1. The video was a game changer. Educating the mtv audience while bringing the video form to a new level the fact that straight up by Paula Abdul won female video over this is another in the list of award show jokes. Madonna did it all here The award winning direction of fincher was perfect and the shep remix pumped sheet perfection

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