SEALED ORIG. 1985 MADONNA DRESS YOU UP Mixes 12" VINYL USA 1st Ed. 39Yrs RARE
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SEALED MADONNA DRESS YOU UP ~ Remixes
1985 USA 1st EDITION, 39 YEARS OLD, VINTAGE
Side 1
1. Dress You Up (The 12" Formal Mix)
Side 2
1. Dress You Up (The Casual Instrumental Mix)
2. Shoo-Bee-Doo (Lp Version)
Dress You Up is a song by American singer Madonna, from album Like a Virgin ('84). A drum beat driven dance track, it features guitars & choir vocals. The lyrics are an extended metaphor for fashion & lust, comparing dressing up with passion. The line "I'll create a look that's made for you" later became synonymous with Madonna's re-invention of her image throughout her career. It became her 6th consecutive Top 5 single in the USA & hit the Top 10 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand & the UK. In '85, the song was included on the Parents Music Resource Center's "Filthy Fifteen" list for the sexual content of its lyrics. Founder Tipper Gore heard her daughter listening to it, considered the line "Gonna dress you up in my love" as exemplifying 'vulgar music' & called upon the RIAA to give parents a consumer-friendly means of identifying records unsuitable for minors - a rating system based on lyrical content. Gore commented: "Pop culture is morally bankrupt, flagrantly licentious & utterly materialistic - & Madonna is the worst of all." Fans responded with "If you don't like it, don't listen to it. Stop trying to police our morality!" The campaign however, was successful & led to the creation of the Parental Advisory sticker & Dress You Up given a rating of 'S' for "sex & obscenity".
Shoo-Bee-Doo is also from album Like a Virgin ('84) & is an homage to Motown music. Beginning with a slow introduction, it is in the doo-wop genre & resembles the songs of early '60s girl groups like The Shirelles or The Crystals. The lyrics discuss relationship problems & are phrased as clichés in the coda.
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