Controversy.
1984's navel exposing video Lucky Star.
Papa Don't Preach addressing teenage pregnancy and abortion.
Burning crosses, black saints, religious images in Like A Prayer.
Justify My Love's gender bending action, lesbianism and bondage.
The up front eroticism of the 1992 picture book Sex.
Evita: Madonna's portrayal of an Argentine saint.

Fashion.
The Boy Toy image in Lucky Star.
Material Girl's Marilyn Monroe look.
Underwear as outerwear in Like A Prayer.
Express Yourself in suits and cone bras.
Late 30's fashion from the classic stars in Vogue.
Evita's mature costumes and look.

Music.
Carefree downtown disco of Holiday.
Live To Tell's hauntingness as a grand ballad.
The Spanish influenced sounds of La Isla Bonita.
Like A Prayer's Gospel and R&B influences.
New forms of dance in the trance mood of Justify My Love.
Deeper And Deeper's house beats.
The acoustic simplicity of spacey grooves in Secret.

Videos.
The bellybutton flaunting playfulness of Lucky Star.
Like A Virgin's mock wedding gowns and Venice canals.
A tale of a young pregnant woman and her father in Papa Don't Preach.
The stripper in Open Your Heart and her great dance moves.
Like A Prayer's collection of religious and racial taboos.
Fondling with fish and mermaids in the light Cherish.
Justify My Love: live out your fantasies.
A lady meets a matador in the award winning Take A Bow.