RECENT RELEASES; Madonna (original) (raw)
Arts|RECENT RELEASES; Madonna
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RECENT RELEASES
- Jan. 13, 1985
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Come-hither glances and calculation are on display in ''Madonna,'' the four video clips that have been a major part of Madonna Louise Ciccone's rise as a new pop-music sex symbol.
Over a light, mid-tempo disco beat, Madonna sings in a piping voice about requited lust. She borrows Marilyn Monroe poses in ''Burning Up'' and dances and shows off her navel in ''Lucky Star.'' In ''Like a Virgin,'' she glides through Venice's canals and becomes the bride of a man in a lion mask.
''Borderline'' has a slightly more complex storyline. In it, Madonna plays a fashion model on location, smitten with a local boy; he ignores her until he sees her face on the cover of a magazine. The clip may well be a comment on the power of a well-crafted image.
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