Papa Don't Preach

dude...how could you not know this song was about teen pregnancy? "but i made up my mind/ im keepin my BABY?" um, duh?

Keeping her boyfriend could be "trouble" and "an awful mess" if the her parents didn't approve of him. Ever talk to a Jewish girl trying to date a non-Jewish boy? It's pretty easy to see how that could be confused. I do think that the meaning is straightforward, but I could see how the Kelly Clarkson folks could get it mixed up. Her voice is too young with not enough power to convey the true emotions and vitality of this song. So in that respect, I fully agree with Barefoot.

Furthermore, I find it remarkably rude to insult another person's interpretation of a song. Keep in mind that it's all poetry and art (not all of it good) and fully open to interpretation. You can only draw on your own experiences when trying to understand the artists mind.

i just didn't feel the song as strongly with Kelly as i did with Madonna. this song has real meaning and kelly didn't come through with the real emotions it takes to give this song justice. papa don't preach is one of my favorite songs by madonna because it reveals the strength that it takes to stand up for what you think is right, and even though she is young and pregnant, she knows that she has to provide for the baby and even if her father doesn't approve, she is doing what she thinks is right.

To Nonny-- then why would the lyrics include "he says that he's going to marry me/and we can raise a LITTLE FAMILY"? It's pretty obvious. Why would keeping her boyfriend be "trouble" and "an awful mess"?

this song is obviously about teen pregnancy.

One of my favorite Madonna songs from the 80s and I think it's one of Madonna's, too. This is what I get from going to her concert. I didn't get to ask her. I think she cut her hair trying to look like a high schooler which she doesn't exactly pull off but it's fine. Tough to lop off practically half your age. The contrast in her video with the sexy temptress and Marilyn image makes it interesting. I recently revisited this song because someone said this was a sad song as her boy friend leaves her. But she's determined to keep her baby regardless (which is a conservative message!). I didn't get that at all from the lyrics.

That one's easy. Yes, it is about a girl who's too young to have a kid, but she's going to keep the baby and not abort it because it wouldn't be right. The "papa don't preach" is "don't preach what you don't practice"; in other words, the girl's dad may have gone through with the same ordeal with the girl's mother. Thank you, Madonna! You go, girl!

Again, there are many interpretations about Papa Don't Preach mainly because for Madonna, her father tortured and abused her when she was a teenager! Madge Nonnie is still to this day distraught over her mother's death! That's a solemn and sad fact! Madonna Cries in Her Life because she can't get over the heartache and abuse he caused her! In #1 hit Papa Don't Preach, there is a harrowing sadness, anger and rage in Madonna's sad Evita Detroit voice! A Victim of a Kind of Rage in more ways than one! Madonna is enraged in Papa Don't Preach! This song has sadness and meaning! Compared to what blogger Serenity said, Papa Don't Preach is neither stupid nor shallow! It's in fact an angry and sad broadside protest song sung by an artist and a woman who for once does not have any answers, just a nagging sadness and rage! Madonna Forever in Her Brilliance!

I think this one is pretty obvious.

I just found out today that this song is about a chick who's pregnant. I thought it was about a boyfriend her father didn't like. Daaaaaamn I really am a blonde.