"True Blue" was a favorite expression of Madonna's then-husband, Sean Penn. At the time she was very much in love with her husband and the whole album, which she co-wrote, was inspired by her feelings for him. She wrote this song with Stephen Bray, who would become her collaborator throughout the '80s.
This retro dance-pop song was inspired by the '60s girl groups of Motown, like The Supremes and Martha & the Vandellas, and uses a chord progression commonly heard in doo-wop numbers.
Two music videos were released for this song. Fitting with the retro theme, Madonna's version has the newly platinum-blonde singer cruising in a 1957 Ford Thunderbird convertible with her friends (her real-life friends, fashion designer Erika Belle and actress Debi Mazar, are featured). James Foley, who also worked on "Live To Tell" and "Papa Don't Preach," returned as director. The second video was chosen among many amateur entries for MTV's "Make My Video" contest. The winning video, directed by Angel Garcia, follows a young girl's first meeting with her perfect guy.
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