Madonna - Like A Virgin (Live MTV VMAs 1984)

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[@sir.klunchis8557]

This was the equivalent of breaking the Internet in the 80s

[@victorhunter8900]

This would have been viral if Internet had existed back then. There would have been memes, Madonna challenges, etc.

[@jaycharles203yearsago4]

@@victorhunter8900 lol

[@SkyActives]

No way

[@Mario_N64]

It was still very limited. Only about a million households had MTV back then.

[@MrRicardonz15]

This was the equivalent of porn in the 80s

[@mzluna313]

The very first VMA show! I remember hearing the disgust in my mom's voice saying, "wth is she doing?" That's when my love for Madonna began!

[@Lol-ju4wc]

Lol

[@princesschanel469]

@@Lol-ju4wc this woman is a legend fuck off with your kpop shit this is for the 80s music fandom members

[@katitherat]

@@princesschanel469 uh... Ok.

[@princesschanel469]

@@katitherat fuck off

[@princesschanel469]

Okay millenial

[@ivyhallquist3159]

The way the audience hesitates to clap at the end. This was truly groundbreaking.

[@brutonano9521]

I was 14 years old and I saw this and my jaw dropped. I believe this is the performance that actually propelled her to real stardom.

[@crystailmoniquesmith8088]

I was 14 as well I just can't believe how Dope this song still is and my favorite wedding song

[@delicate931]

That night her manager told her "*you're over*" ... then she became the mother of pop music. long live the queen

[@1978TVP]

......That night she fired him...... lol

[@leojohnson3045]

Queen of pop*

[@amiehampton867]

@@1978TVP Good for her.Nobody messes with Madonna.Its still iconic.

[@rubyred93chev]

@@1978TVP close, but no! He continued to manage her career into the stratosphere and then some. Freddy DeMann was a wise businessman who was merely the front man for President of Sire Records, Seymour Stein. (And Madonna was his muse who got everything she wanted, when she wanted it, and exactly as she wanted it)!

[@sorry1988ful]

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[@openbacardi3945]

one stage, one wedding dress, one mic, one woman. just simply things to make a legendary performance.

[@seunosewa]

Don't forget the backup singers!

[@ginasousabranco5637]

@@seunosewa What backup singers?

[@seunosewa]

@@ginasousabranco5637 the ones you can hear at 0:42, 0:50, 1:10, 1:34, etc if you listen closely.

[@israeldiaz2392]

@seun the back singers was intended to have a greater participation in the original song, but Madonna changed the lyrics of the song in the last moment.

[@fomalhauto]

@@seunosewa I listened closely i don't hear any background singers I just hear her perceptions are definitely relative

[@WasWasLo]

this performance basically birthed the VMA’s culture as we know it. and award shows in general. Madonna is literally a legend it’s undeniable at this point.

[@josemozgonzales187]

THE ONLY QUEEN OF ALL TIMES...NO FEMALE SINGER CAN COMPETE WITH HER LEGACY.

[@charlesd.1102]

Forget the naysayers, for all the commotion and shock value AND artistic contribution Madonna was already considered a legend by the early 90s, that's a fact. She's one of a kind and her impact on pop culture is unparalled by any other female entertainer.

[@kylehoward9601]

you're goddamn right. I was 4 years old when she did this performance. things have changed since but I still remember Madonna.

[@jdsciano]

Will never forget this night when she debuted this song, rolling around on the floor was considered kinda racy back then-but even the older generations then knew she was always something Special. And brilliant.

[@IntergalacticSpaceKitten]

I love her high pitched "hey!"s after "Like a Virgin". It sounds so cute and she does them all well! My voice would crack doing that if it were me, but hers never does!

[@gracemcghee2370]

My mom still talks about how this was both her sexual awakening and the first time she saw her mother run to turn the tv off

[@DBrofi]

The fact that a youtube comment about a song from the 1980s can reference THREE generations is mind boggling to me O_o

[@jesseaguilar9315]

😂

[@MrHsauvageau]

did she clean your eyes after it ? lol

[@kotemura9090]

Common satanism in the entertainment industry. Nothing new.

[@adbenkunkus]

@@kotemura9090 Good then 😈😈

[@hendecam]

The night Madonna became legendary ...

[@joannajamerson35]

Yesss ..I was 9 and I needed that dress

[@vertbeke7977]

Really?!

[@mlcdori]

@@joannajamerson35 i need it now 2

[@wanderlovesus7777]

She was born a legendary Queen 👸🏼

[@raquelleise]

The night she changed the Pop music

[@pelqel9893]

Yep. That was the night, the performance that had everyone talking for weeks! Omg.. I was 15, remember it like it was yesterday... and all the ruffled feathers from older folks, from our parents and grandparents just made us kids like her even more!

[@bodylanguage70]

FOR MONTHS!

[@karenperlman9676]

I am 2 yrs older than Madonna and have loved her from the beginning. Of course, I am younger than your Mom. Older people then did not understand Madonna's humor, and were threatened by her sexuality and sensuality. Madonna has always retained her belief in God and family. I still think a good Catholic girl at heart, but just rebellious when she was younger.

[@Abe-rz1nm]

Madonna was the original boundary pusher. Being a teenager in the 80s I remember how every video and performance was more shocking than the last and you could tell she thrived on it. She just didn't give a toss what anyone thought.

[@Tracymmo]

You seem to have forgotten decades of boundary pushers from early jazz to Elvis to the Beatles and many others. Each was controversial.

[@thirteenday9464]

What she is a diva

[@marcelbischof7203]

@@Tracymmo scandal has been redefined by Madonna, the Beatles or Elvis didn't give that word a new meaning, she did.

[@Thescousebrownmod]

What about the Doors? Jim Morrison loved to invite the crowd to riot, and I'm sure a lot of his lyrics have angered many. That lyric towards of the psychedelic masterpiece, "The End" about the Oedipus Complex was certainly pushing boundaries. And what about that time he sung a lyric about drugs on live television?

[@47imagine]

@@marcelbischof7203 Your response is trying to sound profound but is really just nonsense.

[@evanisovich]

I was 7 years old, living in Orlando when my older brother and sister & I saw this live. My mom walked in the room, took one look at the tv, grabbed the remote out of my brother’s hand and said “Turn that garbage off.” Something in my head thought “Well if my mom doesn’t like it, it must be good.” 😂

[@phillipwhite5827]

Hahahaha!!!! 😂🤣😂🤣 @evanisobich You did the right thing 👍🏿

[@JordanjamesX]

😂😂😂

[@danielespera8127]

Dang, you had a remote back in 84 Ritzy Ritzy

[@legend9646]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@wvrjl]

@@danielespera8127- I remember one of our first remotes was attached to the VCR with a cord. Our first TV remote clicked when you pushed down the buttons, which is why some people, to this day, call remotes "the clicker" - as in, "Hand me the clicker."

[@Splash-nr8ot]

Her manager, Freddie DeMann, told her that this performance would be the death of her career, not knowing that it would have the opposite effect. A sultry-looking punk bride rolling on stage might seem standard for today, but back in the day, it left the audience shocked.

[@ithakiboy]

She knew exaclty what she was doing, she was paying attention to the cameras, literally ignoring the lukewarm audience which had no clue that they had been watching a girl destined to become the Queen of Pop. Also, it is amazing comparing the VMA's audience back then (as if the audience's people had been in a theatre to watch a play) and the VMA's nowdays which are some sort of a concert amongst crazy fans, celebrities, etc.!

[@mustafa-cx2fg]

no, it left the audience shook.

[@charmiegonzalez1196]

She know what is the future of music

[@cassandramcbride7007]

comparing with todays performance, she was very soft.... Janet jackson didnt had the same luck with nipple accident and almost destroyed her career...

[@ilnaz3623]

@Ann Rohde what happened after this performance ? I was born 1990 I wasn't around at the time .

[@CesarLP74]

Rolling like that on stage ... She knew how to trigger controversy ... Amazing legend

[@ct6852]

She was so cool. Like she was designed in a lab to be the perfect 80's pop star. Been killin' it for a while now...

[@ginasousabranco5637]

40 yrs and counting

[@LisaBrown-wy9hi]

Perfectly said!!

[@ct6852]

@@LisaBrown-wy9hi Lover he performances of Hung Up and other stuff from the Confessions era. But it's just crazy to think how many different eras she had in one career. Feels like 12 different pop stars in one.

[@jefferoni1984]

Literally everyone in 1984: “WTF was that??!”

[@ginasousabranco5637]

Pop Culture was born

[@toddmaek5436]

If you listened to just the audio i suspect most people would say the same thing today, to include but not limited to Simon Cowell lol

[@rainyd4293]

Sex Ed

[@talkstory-andukulele-trave426]

I saw this live in 1984 and it blew everyone's minds. People have NO idea how controversial this was back then.

[@masonsoda]

Why was this performance so controversial?

[@talkstory-andukulele-trave426]

@@masonsoda How old are you? Nothing like this had ever been performed on live television and it caused a HUGE scandal.

[@masonsoda]

@@talkstory-andukulele-trave426 obviously I wasn’t born when this was happened, did people just not like Madonna?

[@jbc3214]

@@masonsoda this was considered on the same level as porn back then. Households were way more conservative and Christian back in 1980. Reagan was president. So many layers as to why. But while adults said it was stupid that very next day she was talked about around the world. Very similar to lady Gaga and Lil nas

[@adbenkunkus]

@Newsletter Email Great! That’s why we love her 😈♥️

[@latinogeorgie1]

I don’t care how many times she says she was “diving for her shoe”. It didn’t. Lol she rolled around on purpose and those shoes stayed on. What a great performance

[@tania6145]

She kicked her shoes off at the beginning

[@junofranco6638]

@@tania6145 Yes but that was part of the act. It made it easier for her to slide down the cake in a sexually smooth manner

[@the_darkhorse1826]

Watch the video again, you blind?

[@mildredhighcock7333]

yes - the ass showing is at the end and the shoes are still ON!!!

[@mulliganstew72]

It’s like saying, “my hand slipped” I’m pickin up what she’s laying down. Lol.

[@querent15]

Madonna blew up the airwaves. Everyone talked about this performance. My children were just little but by the time my daughter was a preteen Madonna was still a household name.

[@keremalicihan8844]

Remember when Madonna invented MTV VMA

[@gxramirez]

ok-urrrr???!!!!!

[@starsquaddancers5450]

She really didnt

[@gxramirez]

she did. just admit it. don’t player hate participate. 😇

[@RDrRD1989]

Yeeeees

[@RDrRD1989]

@@gxramirez she did👍😎

[@stewardo]

Lol everyone bought and owned her albums the next day. This is the definition of iconic

[@guttaboy44]

Album didn't come out for another two months. But it did make her a megastar, the biggest female artist eve, album sold over twenty million worldwide and hated by parents everywhere.

[@alexacosta3655]

Thats not true, this performance was september 14th, she released her single in 1984 halloween, october 31th.

[@djcaarlaand]

@@guttaboy44 yes but everybody bought her debut album and holiday, borderline, lucky star the next week

[@oceane2728]

she really deserves her title of queen of pop, she left her mark on the world

[@somewhereintheuk]

@@drosh413 It’s not BS. She already had a debut album out, everybody brought that one whilst they waited for like a virgin to be released.

[@christianhadsell8915]

I remember this. I was a little kid but this was the BIGGEST deal and Pop music changed that night. Madonna is the Queen of Pop. No matter what ANYONE has to say about her. She made a MASSIVE impact in music and for woman worldwide. Bow down❤❤❤❤❤

[@aleccopile]

2:17 That look into the camera is hilarious, yet toxic 😁. It's like she's saying, "Watch me, bitches, I'm going to be the queen from now on" 👑.

[@jaimeerivera8217]

😍👌🏻

[@charlesd.1102]

It's like she knew the audience there would be killing her with their eyes, so she connected with the camera for dear life. Very clever, actually.

[@renansouza2195]

I hate it that this generation doesn't understand how important this moment was, not just for Madonna's career but pop music in general! Iconic af!!! Mdna queen 👑

[@ratpoop273]

Actually this generation definitely understands how iconic she is

[@iLikeCok]

We understand just fine. :) I love Madonna

[@beepboop5812]

I'm 16 and know. I think you just have to teach your kids the things about your generation you want then to know

[@collt0916]

I am this generation and I absolutely love her so 🤷‍♂️

[@tednorton5150]

Get over yourself. I was actually watching it live in 1984. Actually the fucking Rolling Stone "Lioness" cover was the bigger element of the setup. Humping the floor was guaranteed to cause controversy. That's all she needed. People talking about her.

[@JustinTimberlakeFanForever]

And that's how VMAs invented

[@chrisportilla]

Literally

[@mayradaniela86]

Yes

[@konstantinekurelias]

she literally gave them a brand guide

[@mshappyheart]

Yes, and Madonna set the blueprint for all the other wannabes from 1984 up to the present... 💗

[@christina7981]

iT sucked....I would want my damn money back.....Any other person could have rolled around on the floor while lip sync'n

[@chiarareeves9250]

How many of us wanted to be Madonna. She pushed the boundaries in the 80s and put more grey hairs on my moms head than my sister and I did. What a time to live in. 💖💖💖💖💖

[@ginasousabranco5637]

The "M" of MTV means Madonna, her music, her innovation, her power. There's no MTV without Madonna

[@iamtheforeverboy8580]

GURL WHENEVER I OPEN A RANDOM MADONNA VIDEO I ALWAYS FIND YOUR COMMENTS YOU'RE EVERYWHERE

[@nickianamixer12]

@@iamtheforeverboy8580 cuz they are a true Madonna fan

[@softeuph3974]

No it stands for Michael Jackson.

[@nickianamixer12]

@@softeuph3974 Michael is the original king of pop, Madonna is the original queen of pop, they both can hold it

[@max-es7iu]

@@softeuph3974 no, Madonna is literally the BOSS of MTV.

[@beachchaos1863]

None of today's pop girls would be here without this iconic legend pushing boundaries

[@famousmemes6801]

maybe the basic ones

[@xomarahdickison7567]

I beg to differ, the talented ones would definitely

[@famousmemes6801]

@@xomarahdickison7567 actually the talented artists weren't influenced by her vocal capability, dance skills or for the way she plays instruments which is very basic.

[@charlyrivers4497]

that’s cuz the boundaries have all been pushed

[@FellDownTheCornHole]

@@famousmemes6801 misogyny ofc. Literally every major pop girly nowadays has listed Maddonna as one of their main influences and she is one of the greatest of all time. She has like one bad album besides that all her albums are pop perfection.

[@_TASK]

She married the stage that night!

[@albertewan6042]

She sure did, and that's why doesn't enjoy a successful real marriage today.

[@thedragonseeds518]

@@albertewan6042 OMFG LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I CAN'T WITH YOUR COMMENT 😭😭😭😭

[@peartfaldo]

and we were all jealous of that stage......

[@Abe-rz1nm]

....and made love to it!

[@maraleegrimes]

Came here to comment how groundbreaking this was at the time, but I see it's been appropriately covered. Well done, my generation.

[@mhistortybz8156]

This was her second successful album but, We had no idea what were witnessing at this moment! This was the moment she became a worldwide superstar!!!👍🏽🔥🔥🔥

[@ginasousabranco5637]

This changed the music industry

[@ginasousabranco5637]

The birth of an icon, the audacity of this

[@bubblegum6715]

Birth 👑

[@mariamkalandadze215]

And then she became the best-selling female artist of all time.

[@ginasousabranco5637]

Billboard: “Before Madonna, the best award-show performances could hope for was to get people to buy the record, after her, they became the historical record; the way we remember stars at their most iconic, and the way they demonstrate their immortality."

[@axelvhox6199]

It's Mariah***

[@Nick-xb5nz]

axel vhox Nah, its madonna. Look it up.

[@axelvhox6199]

@@Nick-xb5nz it's Mariah, try to check it.

[@thedragonseeds518]

It's Madonna, look it up.

[@zahmmy1]

I watched this when it was first broadcasted. What they are not showing you is Van Halen-all with front row seats watching Madonna roll around on the floor. That was the best part.

[@marblox9300]

Madonna has been described as a person with almost super human confidence.

[@timm55]

By far the most iconic moment in VMA history.

[@user-kj1pq6zh3x]

Her kiss with Brit was more iconic

[@hello_its_me.]

timm55 ... nahh, most iconic was backstage when she was on her knees.

[@michaelblanchette2787]

Fartman a close second

[@PDC1987]

@@hello_its_me. literally what?

[@BozeDoesGodsWork]

@@PDC1987Don’t mind him, just another broke misogynistic low life who will never accomplish or mount to anything.

[@walktheline6731]

Lol...I remember watching this when I was little...I can still hear my Grandma in the background..."oh come off it...what is she doing rolling around the floor like that....🤩😄🤣...and look at her hair

[@steviestevie84]

haha love this

[@JodyJaques]

A. James this literally made me 😂 I remember watching this with my grandpa when MY grandma walked in and said, “What’re y’all wat....Good lord! Who is that?! Why is she...not on my tv!” Shuts off the tv, tells me to go play and my grandpa to go pray lol Then as she’s walking out, “Honey, I may not know your name but one thing I DO know is, you ain’t no virgin...mmm mmm...sick, sick, sick...” 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@J.Evans_Official]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣 love this comment

[@pl6035]

omg..... that was funny!!!!😂😂😂

[@noemistephanie93]

@@JodyJaques LMAO 😂😂 😂

[@Aries19974]

People in 80s: This is trash! People in 2020s: This is a masterpiece!

[@Ugo98]

The same people 😂

[@bombtheplace3804]

I love how she always looked so powerful and determined to do whatever she wanted, especially if she was told not to. Like at 1:48, her eyes and stare are so powerful. You can tell she knew exactly what she wanted to do.

[@IpodAdvance]

she looking for her shoes. it like keep singing then put them on but don’t mess up 😮

[@Leung-fy4ec]

her eyes and her starring at the audiences are fearless and had great determination and great courageous to rule her performance and not give a sh*t of how the audiences react to her

[@catherinecatlover]

Of course shes powerful courageous fearless and determined. She's a Leo. No other woman had the guts to do this ! That's why she's the GODDESS!

[@Diego-xg2nd]

Like Nicki Minaj said: there’s only one queen and that’s Madonna.

[@giggles7179]

My God, did ANYONE in that audience have ANY idea that they were witnessing one of the most iconic moments in pop music history?

[@kaleoy7584]

Nope they did not. And they did not expect the huge Madonna tidal wave that was yet to hit them...for decades.

[@fallensurvivor21]

@@kaleoy7584 right! From what I heard alot of people thought this was going to destroy her career before it took off. Oh boy how wrong they were 😆😆😆

[@Dirty_Squirrell]

They were all shocked. This was a first and no one knew how to react. That's why the audience is so muted. That and the fact she mooned them offscreen.

[@chazcov08]

2nd only to maybe Michael's Moonwalking on the Motown 25th anniversary performance.

[@voyageurlady]

@@Dirty_Squirrell I was with my 15 yr old son ..... his first concert ....... I believe it was HER first concert as well. I was mortified especially when she was humping her cross (so gross!)..... he later went into the music industry and still works for APPLE music.

[@CosmicRay650]

Iconic! Queen was pushing boundaries and making people uncomfortable since the 80s

[@SezerAvar]

I shared the record version of this song on my channel. I hope you listen 📀🎶

[@EMBEEAY]

1:51 Said by Madonna herself, she actually lost her shoe and decide to just “roll with the flow” and improvise by LITERALLY rolling on the floor. You can see her looking for it, and she shortly puts it back on before she stands up again. She didn’t think anything of it until after the show when her manager told her that her entire career would be ruined; nobody knew how iconic it would become.

[@1victor1]

Actually you can see when she kicks them out on the top of the cake 0:21 🎶I was beat 🎶 👠… 🎶incomplete 🎶 👠 lol never paid attention before

[@winterdesert1]

Up to this point no one had EVER rolled around on stage. I remember watching and thinking it was different, bizarre, daring. The next few days driving to work I couldn't get that "virgin" song out of my head...and then it started playing on the radio...over and over. From that point on....her stardom soared.

[@evanwolf6618]

🤓 jim morrison rolled around . devo rolled around. johnny rotten rolled around. . . .

[@horsewhale9]

@@evanwolf6618 Yes, but they weren't women rolling around in heat on stage singing about how much they like to get fucked wearing a flimsy bridal gown riding up their asses showing off their sexy lingerie. Something new for the music biz at the time. (And Madonna knew Exactly what she was doing.) Her lack of actual vocal talent necessitated an attention grabbing gimmick - focus attention on being a slut. Shock value, controversy, rebellion, outrageousness. The things she would use to catapult her to stardom throughout her career. No judgement - worked exceedingly well for her alto I actually prefer 'natural singing talent.'

[@hazelbasil6451]

Patti Labelle ?!

[@beachchaos1863]

Okay you're one of the good boomers

[@happinessinliquidform]

@@horsewhale9 No judgement- calls her a slut :/

[@richardconn2012]

after this performance when she went backstage her manager said "you just killed your career" ...little did they know lol

[@hadihatab3126]

Richard Connolly it was the 80s, the zeitgeist of the Reagan era was conservative and returning back to the good old fashioned values of the 50s.

[@ida_sriyaka]

Because men were clueless to the fact that Madonna resonated in all of us girls lol

[@pajasa62]

@@ida_sriyaka Tell that to the Madonna Wannabee that I banged after I took her to see Madonna in '85 at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. Something else resonated in her that night, believe me.

[@menchlucena1067]

@@hadihatab3126 That's ridiculous. You obviously did not live in the U.S. then nor possibly you were even alive. There was no sense of going back to the 1950's...silly. It was nothing more culturally than a continuation and naturally progression of say, the Carter administration. Reagan just happened to be a great President for ALL the people which is why in a few months after this video took place he had a 49-1 state victory in the Presidential Election. Zeitgeist my ass...read another book.

[@dolledout8]

@@menchlucena1067 girl shut up

[@gonzo8744]

An absolute icon in a career defining performance. Bravo!

[@soymariobarron]

Definitivo, jamás habrá nadie como ella, revolucionaria, audaz, desafiante, inteligente y provocadora.

[@turcoloco57]

Shocked the hell out of everyone... loved it

[@soyxarlie]

The night and the award ceremony that changed the pop culture. If you wanna be a star go and pass the limits and madonna knows this very well

[@RDrRD1989]

Exactly👍

[@waykool698]

Until you go full libtard

[@fomalhauto]

@@waykool698 nothing wrong with being liberal I am liberal myself there is nothing wrong with being conservative nor moderate either lets not be decisive we're all people lets treat each other like fellow human beings

[@luigiiodice3517]

@@fomalhauto Wow your comment deserves to be pinned on every video, I've never seen a more wholesome comment on YT😍❤️

[@woweric]

it’s crazy this was seen as provocative back then, nothing compared to the stuff we see now but this was iconic, she seriously paved the way for women to express themselves.

[@cameronfeist9771]

She is the top touring artist of all time 💜

[@yendang5403]

She has so much confident when she is on stage. She literally owned the stage. MTV award shows would be boring without Madonna!!!

[@riograndeh88]

Absolutely yes..

[@dylanthuong2600]

Actually she said she didn’t know what she was doing. She was looking for her shoe as the camera wax capturing her butt

[@jeangnecco848]

First MTV legendary performance. Iconic is the only word that fits this performance.

[@ginasousabranco5637]

MTV -- thanks largely to Madonna -- had launched its first franchise.

[@carolinegarr5602]

Musically she sucked

[@DP-ux1kz]

Historical.

[@carolinegarr5602]

@Seth Killian okay she vocally sucks.

[@wanda1541]

No king of pop make best performances and voice rip

[@marmavit]

How she managed to go down on the floor, make it sexy while putting back on her shoes and then throw the flowers bouqet at the perfect song moment..that's talent!

[@josephconsoli4128]

I remember this and this time period like it was yesterday. Modonna was all that was talked about. Everybody was enamored by her. This song was playing on the radio constantly. I was in 11th grade and when this came on a kids boombox on the school bus, a girl screamed "OMG, turn it up!!!" This generation might laugh at the risque nature of the song and this performance compared to the vile stuff that seen and heard today, but back then, this was shocking.

[@zadiefluxx7140]

The doors was way more shocking and that was almost 20 years before this

[@josephconsoli4128]

@@zadiefluxx7140 Well, remember that it was only done by Morrison in live stage performances, and the band members flatly debunked that exposed himself. The worse he did on TV was singing the word "higher" against Ed Sullivans orders.

[@cloed0ll]

Hi, I'm the generation you're talking about (Gen Z) and it's crazy to think that this was what pissed a lot of people off. 😭

[@josephconsoli4128]

@@cloed0ll Yes, times were changing, but people were still not used to risqué stuff on mainstream media.

[@cloed0ll]

@@josephconsoli4128 seriously it's crazy though. people in the '80s would scream and actually have a heart attack if they knew what Miley Cyrus did to Robin Thicke in 2013

[@TheVagolfer]

Dick Clark famously asked Madonna on American Bandstand what she wanted to do next, she responded " Rule the world. " This was the start.

[@Choices2aa]

Let me just say this She ruled the world and conquered the world and maybe her next album should be I Conquered the history of all the Madonna songs and the ones she didn't put on her album. That would be the end of Madonna's legacy Because she said she wanted to rule the world and she did.

[@indiegent319]

I love the awkward silence at the end. The audience doesn’t know what to do. Meanwhile, Madonna’s like thanks, I’ll see you suckers at the top. 😂😂

[@salicemccool9186]

More like *from* the top.

[@richardc7869]

indiegent Funny enuf, this video does not even pan out to the audience, but others do. The crowd just sat there with their jaws on the floor.

[@BloodNAshez]

heck ya.she knew em better than they did.

[@remyparaskovia5499]

Lmao

[@johnyvillacis809]

She was at the top at that time

[@chrisranz2714]

This was a huge moment for Madonna .ll

[@cameronfeist9771]

The greatest female artist of all time 💜, she has 22 International number 1 hits 💜

[@GabrielSC174]

And I made love to her.

[@CaioNunes1000]

The Queen of Pop, can't wait for a new album

[@ginasousabranco5637]

It's coming soon

[@felifern4ndez]

the first single is here! go and listen to "medellín" 🖤

[@Harmony4ever06]

GODDESS of POP

[@dennisbailey7160]

Caio Nunes her albums aren’t worth listening to haven’t been since 1993

[@imlivinglikejimmorrison5562]

Dennis Bailey sure hun...

[@codycarlson8336]

VMA producer: “Madonna, how iconic and influential do you want this performance to be?” Madonna: “Yes.”

[@nickdale8173]

I don't get it...

[@jasonjohn192]

lol…right?

[@chiliserrano3247]

It's her voice, not recorded

[@arianmahmood7919]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@StrawHatLoe]

Rightttt!!! 😂😂😂

[@cloed0ll]

2:54 the way she slammed that veil down. ICONIC.

[@LisaBrown-wy9hi]

I believe this performance made her the living legend that she is today. In 2023, she is certified the top female recording artist of all time.

[@Atif_Ph.D._Kate_Bush_Fan_Club]

The 80’s from when pop music masterpieces like this still stand the test of time!

[@lemondishonor7736]

I got to see Live Aid, Michael Jackson’s Moonwalk debut, and this, as it happened. Didn’t have any clue of the cultural significance at the time, I just knew it was something special. I had a awesome childhood.

[@sarpau544]

The 1980's were awesome.

[@manueldpmingopereznavales5109]

Yeeeeees!!!

[@thecheekychinaman6713]

I am envious beyond belief

[@matheuscoelho8747]

You are very old 😂😂😂

[@lemondishonor7736]

@@matheuscoelho8747 not very. I’m lucky. Some people die as teenagers.

[@blond0304]

Madonna opened the 40th mtv awards today. She IS MTV. Be sure to let y’all kids know. And if you kids are watching this…now ya know

[@collt0916]

She’s an absolute legend

[@FG-hw5ep]

Regardless of what her manager may have thought regarding this performance, Madonna knew exactly what she was doing and IT WORKED!!

[@erika9763]

@@f.r.1998 If the song wasn't so catchy I think she would've been screwed lol. Hindsight makes some think she knew exactly what she was doing, but this was a risk.

[@tednorton5150]

She was being a bimbo and it usually does work. Think about THAT

[@sashacharnin]

Madonna is so great. She knew exactly what she was doing. Every beat. Throwing off the shoes to get down off the cake, humping the veil on the floor, rolling around so you knew what it would be like being intimate with her...but you would never get that chance! She owned this from head to toe. And as someone who was obsessed with her early before this, I tried as best I could to study the look, the style. I worked with her as her dresser when she was she doing a show at Lincoln Center with Sean. I loved him. Could not have been nicer. And when they got together on stage and off, the electricity was intoxicating. I was 21, I was so lucky and I am so glad I have these memories and this opportunity.

[@ithakiboy]

Thank you for sharing

[@brunoto.7298]

Why does she finishes the dance with heels if she throws them in the beginning? Editing?

[@beinyourworth]

The shoes coming off was an accident so she went with it

[@sashacharnin]

@@brunoto.7298 I think she kicked them off at the top of the cake to get down-from the cake. Holding the bouquet and the microphone...She straddled the stage and took off her veil. Ended up at the edge of the stage put the shoes back on. She was really something amazing. No fear.

[@robertmarkham4293]

Apparently she accidentally showed her buttcheek when this happened and her manager backstage told her that her career was over afterwards. Haha, nope. 😂

[@ami.esselink5546]

i am absolutely in awe of this performance. i can only imagine how controversial and groundbreaking it must have been to have watched this live! it’s a shame that today in my generation all singers use is auto tune and they sing always about the same things instead of using real talent and creating stories with their songs.

[@BozeDoesGodsWork]

Everything is trap and mumble these days. No story whatsoever, just sex, money, and occasional cringey heartbreak.

[@TheSemukas]

You are clearly exposed to a very limited amount of contemporary music

[@ami.esselink5546]

@@TheSemukas i' just saying that mainstream music today is very narrow in terms of storylines and such. mainstream back then was singing about lots of different things

[@askiahildebrand8005]

@@BozeDoesGodsWork then don’t listen to it. Y’all been saying that for years just shut up 😭😂

[@BozeDoesGodsWork]

@@askiahildebrand8005 Sad but FACTUALLY true! Todays shit we call music will never compare to the songs back in the day. So get out of your own asshole and SUCK IT UP! Can’t compare Shitty B to great bands like Metallica and Queen. Let alone to old school rappers like Lisa Left Eye and MC lyte.

[@seanahmed9079]

her vocals are spot on!!

[@Red_Rebel]

Yes this is 80s the golden era of pop music! Legendary performance! 😍

[@camel4244]

That's one small STEP for a woman, and one giant LEAP for who are not afraid of the mankind !

[@iAmMadeOfSoup]

Use your brains. Not your body

[@giantssharks49er]

@@iAmMadeOfSoup she used her brain. That's why shes still here and relevant

[@thenicobossy]

@Jamiontae hudson yes

[@thenicobossy]

Mankind includes the woman as well... Wtf?

[@Retroairreports]

this is so fucking dumb I-

[@mariajulianevesteixeira4586]

I just LOVE her confidence

[@christiancamilorobertocald5971]

And just like that a legend was born!

[@albecker2982]

1:52 the cameraman had no idea she was going to drop and roll on the floor.

[@leojohnson3045]

Lmaoo

[@macielfelipemarcos]

wow

[@mulliganstew72]

She was looking for her shoe ! Hahah

[@hectorcalitri6979]

she wasn't supposed drop to the ground, she lost her shoe, so she went with it and decided to choreograph a whole new sequence. Changed the game for pop female vocalists.

[@1victor1]

@@hectorcalitri6979Actually you can see when she kicks them out herself on the top of the cake 0:21 🎶I was beat 🎶 👠… 🎶incomplete 🎶 👠 lol never paid attention before either

[@jairramirez_]

One of the mos iconic tv performances in music history!! A legendary career was invented since then. Long live the Queen!

[@johnnyutah1983]

This is the Madonna everyone loved

[@LGH1847]

Something that's gets lost in this video is how well she sang...And of course the belt, which makes me smile every time I read it. So perfect.

[@2112mary-U2]

This is so iconic! I remember watching it live when it aired on TV.

[@tammimccormick7300]

2112mary U2 I remember that night too, I was shocked

[@carolinegarr5602]

But sadly her singing sucks

[@RubySlippers1100]

I remember watching it too! I was 17💋

[@helgafever768]

@@carolinegarr5602 Madonna is only pop star who can sing live and dance at the same time. Shut fucking up!

[@liam9307]

This is what paving the way looks like.

[@user-xg4td3gg7e]

Queen of pop in 80s 😉

[@nissanmusic141]

The Most legendary moment in Pop alongside Moon walk

[@ariesrobdiamond1794]

I was only 7 years old in 1984 when this was a big hit in my country, there was no one that did not know this song.Now I am 43 and my admiration to her talent and performance never fade.

[@mschirmersf]

I was 14 and remember this night like it was yesterday. At the time it was so shocking to our parents. My poor religious parents were already dealing with my Prince fanaticism and then she came along. I thought my Mom was going to have a heart attack, but after that came all the Prince protégés and 84 ended up being the year of sex.

[@guilhermerls2272]

I just love her vocals !!!

[@saltydogz4657]

Actually I think she played the long game. A year before with Holiday, Lucky Star, and Borderline, everyone had gotten to know a pretty, sweet, cute young lady. Then this night.... she became nasty. THAT was the shock. Everyone knew Madonna from a year earlier. Her first album was a huge success, and she was a mainstay on MTv that year. But this night changed everything. She was saying.... stand back, here I come. And everyone got the message. She knew the departure from her image from a year before would be the rocket fuel that would take her to the top. It worked.

[@Ciclopea2]

34 years ago The Queen of Pop introduced herself to the world stepping out of a giant wedding cake, and the world was never the same after that.

[@lacidawson]

You can tell how flabbergasted the audience is by their silence. "did she just do what I think she did?"

[@emmygervais1484]

😂😂😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@michelleaudet7709]

Forever live the Queen of Pop! I was 15 when I watched Madonna perform this, I instantly fell in love with her!

[@blamdeeyrann4240]

The best MTV performance of all time 😍

[@nicksimpson4058]

Still one of the most iconic performances of all time. Madonna was brilliant, an absolute world ahead of her time

[@deccmasd6797]

The Queen of the 80's, 90's, 00's and 10's decades

[@user-kj1pq6zh3x]

80's

[@CumLordGary]

Only 80s. Everything after the 80s kinda was trash

[@deccmasd6797]

She is the best selling female artist of the 80's, the second best selling artist of the 90's, only behind Celine Dion, 00's, the second best selling artist of that decade after Eminem, 10's in the top 10 of the best selling artists! Queen of the 80's, 90's, 00's and 10's!

[@user-kj1pq6zh3x]

@@deccmasd6797 in 90's she's behind celine, Whitney, mariah , michael, metallica & nirvana. She is not fucking second.

[@kojoshirt5126]

You forgot Michael Jackson in the 80s

[@johnny-qc8qf]

this changed everything

[@unboughtunbossed1841]

I remember watching this live in 84. This performance back then caused a huge uproar and was considered too provocative for tv especially the floor gyrations. Funny thing is by today standards this performance is considered a saint compared to today's performances on tv..

[@kaisanderson9616]

I love that it looks like she winged the whole thing and timed getting up after putting her shoes back on, and throwing the bouquet perfectly with the beat. Iconic!

[@sweeperboy]

You know, I've heard this coy story even from Madonna about her losing a shoe and that's why she had to go and roll around on the floor, but I'm not sure I buy it! Look at 2:58 and you can see when she goes down on her knees and starts humping the floor, both her shoes are still on. She "may" have lost her shoe after that, but by then she was already scandalising people with what she had already done!! She knew *exactly* what she was doing, lol.

[@bandbporter]

Sweeperboy Im sure you’re right that it was all planned .. however, as for the shoes, she kicked them off from the top of the cake. So what you mean is that she had already found them and put them back on by the time of the veil incident

[@apdarchitect3840]

Very scripted..there were 2 sets of shoes. The one she threw it and one was already placed at foot of the cake.

[@pocm100]

Remember when people said her career was over before starting because of this performance HAHAHAHAHA Madonna invented the VMAs

[@tammimccormick7300]

i remember watching this that night and was in shock lol

[@unevenbangsunevenboobs]

how did people react? i wasnt alive yet lol

[@akioaslan]

Lmao i looove reading stories of people from that time about how shooking this was and the she literally became the biggest star ever