Madonna’s VMA for Papa Don’t Preach sold at $38k in an auction
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Madonna’s Moonman for the music video of her ’80s single Papa Don’t Preach has a new home after a buyer bought it off the auction block.
Here is everything you need to know.
Madonna’s 1987 VMA for Papa Don’t Preach sells at auction
Madonna’s MTV Video Music Awards statuette for her hit track Papa Don’t Preach was sold at nearly $40k in an auction.
The RR Auction reported to TMZ that the Moonman went to the highest bidder who snatched it off by dropping $38,484
However, someone got themselves a sweet deal. Initially, it was reported that Madonna’s shiny memorabilia was estimated to fetch around $60k before the bidding began.
Furthermore, the award was previously owned by a former member of the Bad Romance artist’s management team. Additionally, it went up for auction from 18th November through 7th December and also includes a provenance notarized letter.
Meanwhile, other items that fetched big prices at the auction included the military uniform worn by Tom Hanks in the 1994 classic Forrest Gump. According to reports, the screen-worn garment was sold for $20,771.
Moreover, the milestone bat used by Pete Rose got a winning bid of $23,293. In addition, it was the same bat that he used to smash the singles record of Honus Wagner.
Besides that, the In Utero CD booklet of Nirvana went for around $12k at the auction. This particular record was signed two months before the tragic death of Kurt Cobain.
More about Madonna’s Papa Don’t Preach
Madonna’s single Papa Don’t Preach came out in 1986 as a part of her third album True Blue.
Additionally, the track went on to top the Billboard Hot 100 and become Madonna’s fourth number-one hit.
Moreover, the song is written by the 64-year-old singer herself along with Brian Elliot. It addresses the choices that follow teen pregnancy.
Back in 2009, Madonna was asked why she felt attracted by the song’s theme and lyrics during an interview with Austin Scaggs for Rolling Stone.
She replied with, ‘[The song] just fit right in with my own personal zeitgeist of standing up to male authorities, whether it’s the pope, or the Catholic Church or my father and his conservative, patriarchal ways.’
Furthermore, she continued, ‘For ‘Papa Don’t Preach’ there were so many opinions – that’s why I thought it was so great. Is she for ‘schma-smortion’, as they say in Knocked Up? Is she against abortion?’
