Madonna does not take tequila shots or drunkenly lift her shirt in her new video for “Girl Gone Wild.” However, the 53-year-old does gyrate against the floor and lie amid a gaggle of barely-dressed men.
The Material Girl has released the second video off her upcoming album “MDNA.” A visually tantalizing treat, the black-and-white clip harkens back to many of Madonna’s most iconic music-video moments.
Madge opens the video speaking rather than singing, as she did in her video for “Express Yourself.” She also dances erotically against a wall, similarly to the way she did in “Me Against the Music” with pal Britney Spears. At one point in the video, backup dancers have a “Vogue” moment, putting on leggings and high heels to strike a pose.
The choice to go black-and-white also harkens back to “Vogue,” as well as to “Cherish.” Throughout the video, Madonna sports bondage-inspired gear and pulls on chains, a la “Human Nature.” She even wears a lace glove, a fashion statement widely copied after “Like a Virgin.” The video is also heavily tinged with Catholic imagery and phrasing, similar to “Like a Prayer.”
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And while Lady Gaga has often been charged with ripping off Madonna, Madonna cries black tears in her newest video — a possible homage to Gaga’s publicity stills for “The Fame Monster.”
When the track list for Madonna’s “MDNA” was released, “Girls Gone Wild” honcho Joe Francis claimed to have fired off a cease and desist letter to the Material Girl over the title of the song. Madonna later changed the title to “Girl Gone Wild,” and Francis claimed victory.
However, Madonna’s manager Guy Oseary maintains that the title change had nothing to do with Francis and was part of the normal album revision process, specifically made to match the way Madonna sings the words on the dance track.
“MDNA,” the songstress’ 12th studio album, will be officially released on March 26.