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
My Best Friend's Girl (song) 1985 "Greatest Hits", 1995's "", and 2002's "Complete Greatest Hits". A live version of the song by The New Cars appears on their 2006 debut album, "It's Alive!". The song originates from late 1976-early 1977 as another successful demo, like "Just What I Needed", of the song was done. "My Best Friend's Girl" begins with chords in the lower register of the guitar, a two-bar progression moving from I to IV to V in F. Hand claps enter in bar five, and after the eight-bar intro, the first verse begins featuring Ric Ocasek's vocals over a lead guitar lick in