隨著處女專輯《瑪丹娜》(Madonna)在北美大賣5百萬張,產生三首告示牌前二十名單曲,她終於成功跨出第一步,接下來她決心在造型、歌路上「豔」驚四座。經紀人順應她的要求,為她找來了曾經擔任過大衛鮑伊(David Bowie)專輯製作人的尼爾羅傑斯(Nile Rogers),擔綱她第二張專輯《宛如處女》的製作人,這張除了延續首張專輯的舞曲風格,還加入了兩首抒情歌,試圖為她營造出更柔美的萬種風情,那時她就深信:「一九八五年將是我的天下。」
在單曲《宛》曲MV中,她身穿白紗高唱著:「當你第一次觸摸我時,我好像處女一樣興奮。」被衛道人士罵翻天,單曲銷售卻直上青天,連坐了六周排行冠軍。她在《宛》曲中被塑造成一個羞澀地穿性感婚紗卻又高談性愛歡娛的(初體驗)新娘,被衛道人士嫌棄她自撫、裸露的形象,直罵她根本在販賣色情,但她顯然管不了這麼多:「我本來就很性感,我只是流露本性。」
這樣的風格很快地便形塑出所謂的「瑪丹娜形象」,她愛混搭念珠、十字架耳環,以及戴著名為「男孩玩物」(Boy Toy)的腰帶,加上她帶起的「內衣外穿」風潮,眾多少女開始模仿她的穿著,每個人都想成為叛逆又性感的「瑪丹娜」。
《宛如處女》專輯的首支同名單曲在美推出舞曲混音版本順利摘冠外,緊接著《拜金女孩》(Material Girl)、《天使》(Angel)、《Dress You UP》也搶進告示牌前五名,成績相當輝煌。
她也終於成為歌壇舉足輕重的流行女歌手,至今屹立不搖。
《Like A Virgin》
I made it through the wilderness
Somehow I made it through
Didnt know how lost I was
Until I found you
I was beat incomplete
Id been had, I was sad and blue
But you made me feel
Yeah, you made me feel
Shiny and new
Like a virgin
Touched for the very first time
Like a virgin
When your heart beats (after first time, with your heartbeat)
Next to mine
Gonna give you all my love, boy
My fear is fading fast
Been saving it all for you
cause only love can last
Youre so fine and youre mine
Make me strong, yeah you make me bold
Oh your love thawed out
Yeah, your love thawed out
What was scared and cold
Oooh, oooh, oooh
Youre so fine and youre mine
Ill be yours till the end of time
cause you made me feel
Yeah, you made me feel
Ive nothing to hide
Like a virgin, ooh, ooh
Like a virgin
Feels so good inside
When you hold me, and your heart beats, and you love me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Ooh, baby
Cant you hear my heart beat
For the very first time?