Material Girl was the fifth track from the album titled The Immaculate Collection. The single was released on January 23, 1985. “Living in a material world (material) Living in a material world.”
While this song never resonated with me when I was a younger man, mainly because money was never a priority for me, I had to admit that things felt very different at age 61, and for very different reasons.
Up until the age of 60, I lead a very minimalistic, non-materialistic, free-spirited lifestyle but after turning 60 I wondered if it was time to start thinking about how I would take care of myself as I got older. Due to the fact that we are spiritual beings living in a material world, aging requires a considerable amount of money, I wondered if it was time to embrace the practical side of life, the Material Girl within.
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I knew that my story had the potential to make money but I wasn’t exactly sure how much. Did I want to do something with my story? Yes. Was it only for the sake of making money? No. Did I have something to say? Don’t we all? Did I want to make a lot of money so I could live my very best life? Certainly, but I knew I would have to maintain a spiritual grounding. Did I deserve this? Absolutely. Was I worthy of it? Most definitely.
But as of May 2023, I still had no idea how things were going to turn out.
CHRIS:
Some boys kiss meSome boys hug meI think they’re okIf they don’t give me proper creditI just walk away
Some boys kiss meSome boys hug meI think they’re okIf they don’t give me proper creditI just walk away
They can beg and they can pleadBut they can’t see the light (that’s right)‘Cause the boy with the cold hard cashIs always Mister Right
‘Cause we are living in a material worldAnd I am a material girlYou know that we are living in a material worldAnd I am a material girl
Some boys romanceSome boys slow danceThat’s all right with meIf they can’t raise my interest then IHave to let them be
Some boys try and some boys lie butI don’t let them play (no way)Only boys who save their penniesMake my rainy day
‘Cause we’re living in a material worldAnd I am a material girlYou know that we are living in a material worldAnd I am a material girlLiving in a material worldAnd I am a material girlYou know that we are living in a material worldAnd I am a material girl
Living in a material world (material)Living in a material worldLiving in a material world (material)Living in a material world
Boys may come and boys may goAnd that’s all right you seeExperience has made me richAnd now they’re after me
‘Cause everybody’s living in a material worldAnd I am a material girlYou know that we are living in a material worldAnd I am a material girlLiving in a material worldAnd I am a material girlYou know that we are living in a material worldAnd I am a material girl
A material, a material, a material, a material world
MADONNA:
Living in a material world (material)Living in a material worldLiving in a material world (material)Living in a material world
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