True Blue (Madonna album) for giving rise to the new Madonna persona, a stronger and more intelligent sexual image of her former self which had given rise to the term Madonna wannabe. A statue of Madonna, wearing a conical bra was erected in her name, at the center of the town of Pacentro in Italy, where her ancestors used to live. "Live to Tell" was the first single released from the album in March 1986. The song was the second ballad for Madonna after "Crazy for You", and was used in the film "At Close Range" which starred her then husband Sean Penn. The
Don't Tell Me (Madonna song) Madonna performed "Don't Tell Me" at London's HMV Oxford Circus while promoting her ninth studio album "American Life". During the Re-Invention World Tour (2004), Madonna performed a "funked-up" version of the song, which was included on the show's acoustic themed third act. She was decked in a black Stella McCartney suit with matching hat and again enacted the video's choreography with her dancers. The performance featured a French skyline as backdrop and sampled The Verve's "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (1997). On January 29, 2014, Madonna made a surprise appearance at singer Miley Cyrus' first "MTV Unplugged" concert, and performed a mashup