Material Girl song reached the top-ten in Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain and the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, while reaching the top 40 of Germany, Italy and Switzerland. In New Zealand and Japan, the song reached the top-five. The music video was inspired by Madonna's admiration of Marilyn Monroe and mimicked the latter's performance of the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the 1953 film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". It also featured actor Keith Carradine, who played Madonna's love interest. The video was the first to showcase Madonna's acting ability, as it combined the dance routines of "Diamonds Are a Girl's
The Best Things in Life Are Free (Ray Henderson song) The Best Things in Life Are Free (Ray Henderson song) "The Best Things in Life Are Free" is a popular song written by the songwriting team of Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown (lyrics) and Ray Henderson (music) for the 1927 musical "Good News". It enjoyed a revival during the period from 1947 to 1950, when it was covered by many artists. The song first enjoyed chart success in 1927 with the recordings by George Olsen and Frank Black. Jo Stafford recorded the song on November 7, 1947, bringing the song to a new genre. She enjoyed chart success with the