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 me Some boys hug me I think they’re ok If they don’t give me proper credit I just walk away
Some boys kiss me Some boys hug me I think they’re ok If they don’t give me proper credit I just walk away
They can beg and they can plead
But they can’t see the light (that’s right) ‘Cause the boy with the cold hard cash Is always Mister Right‘Cause we are living in a material world
And I am a material girl You know that we are living in a material world And I am a material girlSome boys romance
Some boys slow dance That’s all right with me If they can’t raise my interest then I Have to let them beSome boys try and some boys lie but
I don’t let them play (no way) Only boys who save their pennies Make my rainy day‘Cause we’re living in a material world
And I am a material girl You know that we are living in a material world And I am a material girl Living in a material world And I am a material girl You know that we are living in a material world And I am a material girlLiving in a material world (material)
Living in a material world Living in a material world (material) Living in a material worldBoys may come and boys may go
And that’s all right you see Experience has made me rich And now they’re after me‘Cause everybody’s living in a material world
And I am a material girl You know that we are living in a material world And I am a material girl Living in a material world And I am a material girl You know that we are living in a material world And I am a material girlA material, a material, a material, a material world
MADONNA:
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