# Woman Guitarist playing a badass version of Material Girl **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 3, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-guitarist-playing-a-badass-version-of-material-girl/756407 "2016-06-03T18:03:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-guitarist-playing-a-badass-version-of-material-girl/756407/1 "2016-06-03T18:03:01Z")
See here: [Judith Beckedorf - Material Girl (Madonna) - solo acoustic guitar - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bg5s6tygvjY) Judith Beckedorf. Great version. Rendered with chops, musicality and just the right amount of fun. She knew what she was doing with the song choice and delivered. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-guitarist-playing-a-badass-version-of-material-girl/756407/2 "2016-06-04T03:25:29Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > See here: [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bg5s6tygvjY](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bg5s6tygvjY) > > Judith Beckedorf. Great version. Rendered with chops, musicality and just the right amount of fun. She knew what she was doing with the song choice and delivered. I almost didn’t watch it since your “badass” description made me expect some sort of a heavy metal rendition. But I did anyway and it was phenomenal. I mean, you could recognize every note as being part of the original song, but the rendition brought out sort of beauty (I don’t know if that’s the right word) that was hiding in the song that I never realized was there. Good job! Thanks for the link. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-guitarist-playing-a-badass-version-of-material-girl/756407/3 "2016-06-04T05:24:41Z")
I feel like there were several sections where she needed to slim the song down - abandon the beat line and try covering fewer of the original instruments - as it all sounded a bit samey. But, still technically impressive and not just impressive for being technically impressive. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-guitarist-playing-a-badass-version-of-material-girl/756407/4 "2016-06-04T09:51:45Z")
I enjoyed that (thanks!) and it led me to this virtuosity: Miguel Rivera plays ‘Beat it’ ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-guitarist-playing-a-badass-version-of-material-girl/756407/5 "2016-06-04T09:57:18Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > I almost didn’t watch it since your “badass” description made me expect some sort of a heavy metal rendition. But I did anyway and it was phenomenal. I mean, you could recognize every note as being part of the original song, but the rendition brought out sort of beauty (I don’t know if that’s the right word) that was hiding in the song that I never realized was there. > > Good job! Thanks for the link. Sorry - yeah, I just use badass to mean other guitarists would see it and give a nod of respect. She’s playing black belt technique any player can appreciate. So glad you enjoyed.