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noid about thousands of her images bopping
                                                                                                around  the states.
                                                                                                   The real  Ms.  Boy Toy herself, is portrated in
                                                                                                nothing but a corset on her latest album, "Like
                                                                                                a Virgin." The cover does a good job at hinting
                                                                                                at what's inside.  Lyrics of virginity, satin sheets,
                                                                                                a  materialistic world and dressing people up,
                                                                                                are  just  a  few  of  the  things  Madonna  sings
             Ms.  Boy  Toy  herself!                                                            about. And the way she sings, you'd think these
                                                                                                lyrics  were  the  most  important  things  in  the
                                                                                                world. These songs are even great to dance to.
                                                                                                   Disappointingly  enough,  Madonna  didn't
                                                                                                write most of her own songs on this album. The
                                                                                                majority are collaborations with  men from the
                                                                                                past. Her first hit, "Like a Virgin" was written by two
                    Cami                            first  time  I  saw  a   were as common as   Girl"  was  also  the  creation  of  two  males.  I
                                                                                experience.
                                                                          that
                                                     large  amounts  of
                                                                                                men. It makes you wonder, doesn't it? "Material
                                                                           Madonna  clones
                                                     Madonna  clones.
                                                     Isn't it amazing? The
                                                                                                wonder  if these two  know the other two  .  ,
                                                                          John Taylor fedoras.
                                                                                                   This  album  is  impressive  and  a  very fine
                    Rawlings                         friend.  We  were    look-alike  contest.  I   rific range, unlike her last album. She goes from
         I                                           Madonna  clone,  I   Omaha      should     showing by Madonna.  Her voice exhibits a ter­
                                                     was  with  a  male
                                                                          sponsor a Madonna
                                                                          bet  they'd  have  a
                                                                                                her earpiercing highs in "Like a Virgin" to deep
                                                     walking  in  the  Old
                                                     Market,  when  sud­
                                                                                                   Every last song on this i.p. is totally commer­
                                                                          a  winner!
                                                     denly my friend turn­  great time choosing   down  lows  in  "Angel."
                                                     ed  pale,  grabbed       Ralston   High    cial pop, but it's the good pop, not the kind that
             Madonna? Who the  heck  is that?        his heart and started   does  have  its  share   gives you a headache and makes you want to
             In all honesty, I bet most of us would love to   to gasp. Shaking, he   of  Clones.  It  never   become a KGOR fan, It is highly listenable and
         be able to say that.  Too  bad  Madonna  is THE   pointed a finger and   ceases  to  amaze   I  guarantee that  no one will  be able to sit still
         household name of the moment and just hap­  whispered,  "Is  that   me  that  these  girls   while this album  is  playing.
         pens  to  be  the  biggest  thing  to  come  along
                                                     .  .  .  could  it  be  .  .  .   can sit through eight   1985 proved to be Madonna's heyday. She
         since scented toilet paper. Let's face it, Madon­  Madonna??!''   I   periods  of  school   appeared  in  two  movies,  "Visionquest"  and
         na  could  probably  be  voted  in  as  the  first   stared in disbelief as   while   a   million   "Desperately  Seeking  Susan."  In  the  first,
         woman president if she wanted to, and I'm more   the figure clothed in   various  bracelets   Madonna plays a nightclub singer. So, the role
         than  positive that her millions of barely-out-of-   black  mesh  and   obnoxiously  jingle.   isn't that fantastic,  but the two songs she per­
         puberty fans would  find  a  way to vote.   thousands      of    Have   you   ever     forms  are.  "Desperately  Seeking  Susan"  was
            Just think what this woman did for merchan­  bracelets  jingled   seriously  tried  to   very different.  Believe  it or  not,  yes.  Madonna
         dising   Companies and store owners all over   toward us. When she   study  with  all  that   was given a starring role! And the role fit her like
         the nation are praising Madonna for what she   was   one   foot   noise? And have you   a  glove.  People  say  she just  may  be the next
         did  for  sales.  The  buying  of  articles  such  as   in  front  of  us,  we   noticed   the  Marilyn  Monroe  .  .  .  you just  never  know
         bracelets  to  corsets  was  tremendous.  Local   noticed  that,  no,  it   numerous   bobs,   Madonna is very huge right now, but where
         area  stores  complained  that  they  never  had   was  not  Madonna.   mesh  shirts,  prac­  will  she  be  next year,  or  in  a  few  months? For
         enough of the Madonna wear." I, myself, have   She  didn't  have  a   tically  non-existent   some strange reason,  I think her loyal fans will
         actually witnessed girls fighting over a S 13 pair   beauty mark or gap­  skirts  and  mongo   be supporting  her for a  mighty  long  time.
         of earrings.  That was  really  scary.      ing  hole  between   crucifixes?  Great       Let's just hope the Boy Toy doesn't decide
                                                     her front teeth. It was   stuff!   Madonna   to add more bracelets, or all these avid fans of
            If you've been out and about sometime in   an impressive effort,   herself would be im­  hers may find themselves with a very high con­
         the  past  year,  you've  probably  noticed  the  I  must  admit.  After  pressed  if not  para­  ductivity  rate  if  lightning  strikes
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