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
Diamonds (Amanda Lear song) Diamonds (Amanda Lear song) "Diamonds" is a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1979 by Ariola Records as the second single from her album "Diamonds for Breakfast". The song was composed and produced by Anthony Monn, Lear's long-time collaborator in the disco era, and is an uptempo pop track. The Amanda Lear-penned lyrics are a praise for diamonds, which she says for her are "just the best" and "better than pearls", adding "I eat diamonds for my breakfast". "Diamonds" was released as the second single preceding Amanda's fourth album, "Diamonds for Breakfast", at the end of 1979. The