Today in Madonna History: November 13, 1984

November 13, 2016 By Jay in 1984, November Tags: Like A Virgin (Single), Mary Lambert 3 Comments

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On November 13 1984, Madonna’s Like A Virgin video premiered on MTV.

Mary Lambert, the director of the video had this to say:

“For Like A Virgin I said ‘Lets do it in Venice!’ The idea of Madonna singing in a gondola was the most outrageous thing I could think of. And Madonna dug it, because she has the whole thing with the Catholic Church and her Italian heritage. It turned into a huge party.”

Madonna had this to say about shooting with the lion:

“The lion didn’t do anything he was supposed to do, and I ended up leaning against this pillar with his head in my crotch… I thought he was going to take a bite out of me so I lifted the veil I was wearing and had a stare-down with him and he opened his mouth and let out this huge roar. I got so frightened my heart fell in my shoe. When he finally walked away, the director yelled ‘Cut’ and I had to take a long breather. But I could really relate to the lion. I feel like in a past life I was a lion or a cat or something.”

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Today in Madonna History: October 10, 1984

October 10, 2016 By Jay in 1984, October Tags: Japan, Like A Virgin & Other Big Hits, Like A Virgin (Album), Record Store Day 1 Comment

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On October 10 1984, Madonna’s first EP, Like A Virgin & Other Big Hits!, was released in Japan through Sire Records.

Although three of the include singles (Holiday, Lucky Star and Borderline) had been released before, Like A Virgin would not be released as a single until November 6 1984.

The EP included the following tracks:

Like a Virgin (Extended Dance Remix)
Holiday (Album Version)
Lucky Star (Extended Dance Remix)
Borderline (Extended Dance Remix)

Like A Virgin & Other Big Hits! was re-released in 2016 as part of Record Store Day releases. The Record Store Day version was printed on pink vinyl. lav-obhits-6

Today in Madonna History: September 15, 1984

September 15, 2016 By Jay in 1984, September Tags: Borderline, Canada, Canadian Singles Chart 1 Comment

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On September 15 1984, Madonna’s Borderline peaked at #25 on the Canadian Top 100 Singles chart.

Today in Madonna History: June 16, 1984

June 16, 2016 By sonicboy19 in 1984, June Tags: Borderline, Charts, Remix Videos 1 Comment

On June 16 1984, Borderline became Madonna’s first Top 10 hit when the single peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.

Thanks to Rex!

Today in Madonna History: June 9, 1984

June 9, 2016 By Jay in 1984, June Tags: Borderline, Seymour Stein 2 Comments

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On June 9 1984, Madonna’s Borderline single climbed from #12 to #11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Here’s what Seymour Stein had to say about the single:

I dared to believe this was going to be huge beyond belief, the biggest thing I’d ever had, after I heard “Borderline.” The passion that she put into that song, I thought, there’s no stopping this girl. All of her energy – my God, I never saw anybody work this hard in my life. And then make it look so easy.

Today in Madonna History: June 2, 1984

June 2, 2016 By Jay in 1984, June Tags: Borderline 1 Comment

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On June 2 1984, Madonna’s Borderline was released as a single in the UK. The single only reached a peak of #56, but upon re-releasing the song on January 1 1986, it reached a new peak of #2.

Borderline was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in February 1986, for shipment of 500,000 copies.