Songs like “Survival” and “Love Tried to Welcome Me” address media backlash
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the album captures themes of vulnerability
the band leans fully into big
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Like A Virgin Clarinet Concerto Songs like “Survival” and “LoveMadonnas Like A Virgin is her second studio album, released in November 1984, and the record that transformed her from rising club star into a fullblown global pop icon. Produced by Nile Rodgers, it swaps the grittier, clubrooted sound of her debut for gleaming, radioready dancepop that pulls from postdisco, new wave, and girlgroup influences, built on funky guitars, bright synths, and hookheavy choruses. The album spawned multiple hitsincluding Like