Madonna Appreciation (Part 3) Biopic confirmed!

[Nancy.]

Continuing on from:
Part 1: https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=327117&highlight=madonna
Part 2: https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=351344&highlight=madonna

Here is Part 3 of the Appreciation thread, and today marks the 30th Anniversary of when Vogue was released.

Let the celebration begin.

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[Nancy.]

https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/through-the-years-madonna-vogue-turns-30/

Released in March of 1990, Madonna’s “Vogue” wasn’t just a hit single—it was a cultural phenomenon. Ironically, no other song better exemplifies both the singer’s influence on pop culture and the accusations of appropriation that have been lobbed at her over the years. The track, produced by Shep Pettibone, is at once a musical map of disco, shamelessly ripping MFSB’s “Love Is the Message” and Salsoul Orchestra’s “Ooh, I Love It (Love Break),” and an enduring prototype of its own, spawning countless copycats and spoofs in the early ‘90s and inspiring covers by more contemporary acolytes like Britney Spears, Rihanna, and Katy Perry. The queen of pop herself has even paid homage to her own hit, erupting into the song’s refrain at the end of her 1992 single “Deeper and Deeper” and sampling elements of the track on 2015’s “Holy Water” and her most recent club hit, “I Don’t Search I Find.” Like the Harlem drag balls that inspired it, “Vogue” is about presentation, and unlike, say, “Like a Virgin,” the queen of reinvention has found little need to fuss with perfection.

Music Video (1990)
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Look closely when that butler brushes off the bannister. Nope, no dust there; the finger pulls clean. Those who objected to Madonna’s co-opting two vibrant New York scenes—ball culture and the house underground—had every reason to cast any available aspersions once the instant-classic music video for “Vogue” hit the airwaves. Directed with diamond-cut precision by David Fincher long before he became the fussiest of the A-list auteurs, the already plush song became a plummy fantasia of Old Hollywood luxury, and an actualization of the sort of glamour Paris Is Burning’s drag queens and dance-floor ninjas openly longed for. And it came with a steep price tag. “It makes no difference if you’re black or white,” goes the familiar refrain, but it’s unclear whether Madonna realized to what extent the clip’s flawless, monochromatic cinematography would underline the point. To some, the video (like New York’s ball scene) represented the ultimate democratization of beauty. To others, a presumptuously preemptive eradication of the racial question entirely.


Blond Ambition Tour (1990)
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Compared to the spectacles Madonna would go on to stage for the song over the next quarter century, the premier live performances of “Vogue” were surprisingly quaint. Stripped down to the bare basics (aside from the dancers’ headdresses, even the costumes consisted solely of simple black spandex), the Blond Ambition version of the song came closest to capturing the essence of the gay ballroom scene the lyrics were inspired by: presentational, preening, and all about the pose.


Rock the Vote (1990)
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Along with “Vogue,” this year also marks the 30th anniversary of Rock the Vote, the nonprofit organization aimed at mobilizing and registering young voters. In 1990, the group made its national debut with a TV spot featuring Madonna and two of her Blond Ambition dancers harmonizing to a cheeky, revamped version of her then-recent smash. In what might seem tame by today’s standards, the sight of the world’s biggest pop star draped in the American flag, comparing freedom of speech to sex, threatening to give non-voters a “spanky,” and name-dropping Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., all while dressed in red lace lingerie, twisted more than a few panties among the Moral Majority. And that was before it was revealed she wasn’t even registered to vote.


MTV Video Music Awards (1990)
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Indulging in a cheeky bit of dress-me-up make believe, Madonna’s performance at the 1990 VMAs gracefully elided politics altogether in favor of lace-front cosplay. Borrowing liberally from Dangerous Liaisons, specifically costume designer James Acheson’s cleavage-crushing bodice, Madonna and regalia flitted around a rec room, taunting a bevy of eligible suitors in short pants, punctuating every tease with an audible snap of fans that sounded more like trashcan lids. Sandwiched as the song was between “Like a Prayer” on one side and “Justify My Love” and Erotica on the other, it was nice to see at least one performance of the song that revels in the simple thrill of innocent ribaldry.


The Girlie Show Tour (1993)
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Not by any stretch the most iconic performance of the tune, and in fact very likely the most rote of the bunch, especially when you consider its place in context with the surrounding Erotica-heavy content, against which “Vogue” can’t help but sound just a smidge “Let’s All Go to the Lobby.” The Mata Hari headdress promises subversion that never really materializes, which is hardly a surprise given Madonna—clad in a boy bra and chunky platform military boots—has probably never looked more rectangular. This marked the last time she would perform the song in concert for more than a decade, and the vague sense that an increasingly doom-obsessed Madonna was vaguely bored with the song’s escapism is palpable here.

[Samm]

iconic, the legacy, one of her blueprint songs.

for me vogue acts as a end to 80s madonna, and then throughout the 90s her musical art becomes so much more artistic and exquisite I mean; erotica, bed time stories and ray of light are her best bodies of work

[Samm]

iconic, the legacy, one of her blueprint songs.

for me vogue acts as a end to 80s madonna, and then throughout the 90s her musical art becomes so much more artistic and exquisite I mean; erotica, bed time stories and ray of light are her best bodies of work

[Saph]

Vogues never been one of my faves but I've always appreciated what it meant in her career, it was like a turning point into 90s madonna

[Saph]

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ugh the 90s were her peak of beauty :love:

[Nancy.]

iconic, the legacy, one of her blueprint songs.

for me vogue acts as a end to 80s madonna, and then throughout the 90s her musical art becomes so much more artistic and exquisite I mean; erotica, bed time stories and ray of light are her best bodies of work


I adore these album's. I think Bedtime Stories is severely underrated and always gives me a lovely warm feeling whenever I hear it. It's gorgeous. Shame she didn't tour with this album.

[Nancy.]

Vogues never been one of my faves but I've always appreciated what it meant in her career, it was like a turning point into 90s madonna

The turning point for me started with LAP and Express Yourself, but yeah, her artistry just got better and better after those.

[Kash Doll]

Like a Virgin, Vogue, Music, Hollywood & Hung Up = Mold’s best tracks
Frozen is so overrated

[Nancy.]

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ugh the 90s were her peak of beauty :love:

I remember watching this at the time of transmission and couldn't believe how amazing she looked. That long flowing mermaid hair paired with that dress looked stunning.

Oh and she actually worn that vintage Versace dress again at 2018's MET Gala afterparty.

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[Kash Doll]

MADONNA and JANET JACKSON are the blueprint for pop music, period pooh

[Nancy.]

Like a Virgin, Vogue, Music, Hollywood & Hung Up = Mold’s best tracks
Frozen is so overrated

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[Kash Doll]

Both their last albums also went to #1. :clap: What we not gonna do is put them against eachother like some fans seem to do. They are the two originals. And that is that on that boo

[Nancy.]

Madonna's segment on the Coachella documentary:
"The first star to play the show"

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[Nancy.]

How Madonna’s Blond Ambition tour changed pop concerts forever

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9359004/madonna-blond-ambition-world-tour

1990's Blond Ambition took Madge's natural sense of showmanship to new heights.

“I know that I’m not the best singer and I know that I’m not the best dancer. But, I can f—ing push people’s buttons and be as provocative as I want. This tour’s goal is to break useless taboos.” There was only one all-singing, all-dancing chart-topper who could get away with such a bold declaration at the turn of the ’90s, and it wasn’t Paula Abdul.

From the moment that she writhed around suggestively in a wedding dress at the 1984 MTV VMAs, Madonna became the live act that you couldn’t — and didn’t want to — take your eyes off. Singing in front of a traditional guitar-bass-drums trio was never going to cut it for the woman seemingly hellbent on shocking middle America.

Then the undisputed Queen of Pop by quite a margin, Madonna had already toyed with the theatrical on 1987’s Who’s That Girl Tour, a whirlwind of glitzy costume changes, giant video screens and dramatic reenactments that she described as “Broadway in a stadium.” But 1990’s Blond Ambition — which kicked off 30 years ago — took Madge’s natural sense of showmanship to new heights.

Madonna asked Jean-Paul Gaultier to create more than 60 costumes for the tour, an amount which the haute couture designer admits took 350 aspirins to get through. Luckily, all this headache-inducing work paid off. The Frenchman’s conical bra creation, which was later sold at auction for $52,000, became one of the defining fashion statements of the decade. And items such as the polka-dotted blouse, clip-on ponytail and mic headset all became a part of the chart-topper’s style legacy, too.

Unsurprisingly, Madonna was just as fastidious when it came to the tour’s choreography. “Wimps and wannabes need not apply” read the call out seeking “fierce male dancers” for the tour. Led by Vincent Paterson, the chosen army of six were put through boot camp-like rehearsals in preparation for a tour that spanned 57 dates, five months and three continents. And with its large hydraulic platform and multiple elaborate sets, Blond Ambition’s staging essentially cost the same as the GDP of a small country. Simply no one else could compete, not even the King to Madonna’s Queen of Pop. A few years prior, Michael Jackson’s Bad Tour had impressed many with its slick moves and dazzling lights – even the BBC’s cult hero John Peel hailed it as a “performance of matchless virtuosity.” But Madge’s elaborative high-concept, five-act production left it for dust.

Blond Ambition didn’t give fans a single opportunity to get bored or head for the bar. Every four minutes there was something new to digest. Take the opening ‘Metropolis’ section, inspired by the expressionist sci-fi of Fritz Lang, for example. Madonna simulates sex in that bra while performing “Express Yourself,” straddles a chair during “Open Your Heart” and belts out “Causing a Commotion” while playfully wrestling her two backing vocalists to the ground. And this was just the first quarter of an hour.

As you’d expect from an artist whose Pepsi commercial had been yanked amidst calls of blasphemy, the second ‘Religious’ section was even more attention-grabbing. Wildly rubbing her crotch in a red velvet bed, Madonna left little to the imagination on a sensual reworking of “Like a Virgin.” And on “Like a Prayer,” the track whose provocative video had caused the soft drink giants to bail, the star and her crew are kitted out as nuns and priests.

Of course, much of the predominantly Roman Catholic nation of Italy didn’t appreciate this type of cosplay. A second date at the Stadio Flaminio was called off after none other than Pope John Paul II implored citizens to boycott “one of the most satanic shows in the history of humanity.”

The controversial blend of religion and erotica also incurred the wrath of the Toronto police force, particularly the “lewd and obscene” display of “Like a Virgin.” But despite the threat of arrest, Madonna and her management team refused to bow down to authority. The star even referenced the furor during her second show at the city’s SkyDome, asking the crowd “Do you think that I’m a bad girl?… I hope so.”

Madonna famously described Toronto as a fascist state in Truth or Dare, the illuminating backstage documentary which further boosted Blond Ambition’s pop cultural cachet. Who can forget the scene where the star pretends to gag after Kevin Costner – then the biggest movie star in the world – summarizes 105 minutes of sense-assaulting, boundary-pushing entertainment as “neat”?

Thankfully, the sell-out crowds reacted to the tour with a little more enthusiasm, even the Dick Tracy section featuring several numbers that would have been unfamiliar at the time. The comic book adaptation, which co-starred Madonna as femme fatale Breathless Mahoney, hit the big screen half-way through Blond Ambition’s run. And the ever-astute star attempted to guide fans towards the cinema with a high-kicking third act dedicated to the trench coat-wearing detective.

But for sheer entertainment value, the ‘Art Deco’ segment is tough to beat. Sporting a pink bathrobe and curlers while seated under a beauty parlor hair dryer, Madonna performed the whole of “Material Girl” in a comical Noo-Yawk accent before throwing fake dollar bills into the crowd. “Cherish” saw the star take up the harp accompanied by (what else?) a troupe of dancing mermen. And following a West Side Story-inspired routine for arguably her finest pure pop moment, “Into the Groove,” she wrapped things up with a faithful recreation of the iconic “Vogue” video.

By the time each and every crew member bids an on-stage farewell during the Bob Fosse-meets-A Clockwork Orange encore of “Keep it Together,” it’s clear that you’ve just witnessed a spectacle of ground-breaking proportions. As dancer Luis Camacho said, Madonna “wanted to give the audience an experience, rather than them just going to a concert. She set the stage for concert shows and experiences that followed.” The tour even impressed Grammy voters, who were notoriously slow to recognize Madonna’s greatness. The video of the tour won the 1991 award for best music video, long form — Madonna’s very first Grammy Award.

Sure enough, no longer were audiences content to watch their pop idol simply play the hits. Elaborate production values and strong narrative arcs soon became just as integral to the superstar tour as the music itself. You only have to look at Michael Jackson’s Dangerous shows, complete with catapult stunts and ghoulish illusions, two years later to recognize the immediate impact Blond Ambition had. And it has continued to inspire pop’s A-listers ever since. Without Blond Ambition, it’s unlikely we’d have the gravity-defying acrobatics of P!nk, the candy-colored razzmatazz of Katy Perry or the formidable conceptual journeys of Beyoncé. And it goes without saying that its footprints were all over the various balls staged by Lady Gaga.

Madonna herself has refused to rest on her laurels, going even bigger and bolder on the likes of 1993’s The Girlie Show, 2004’s Re-Invention and 2008’s Sticky and Sweet. But nothing has ever changed the game quite like her extremely blond and incredibly ambitious 1990 world tour.

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[Nancy.]

The Immaculate Collection is back in the charts again - which makes it 342 weeks on the UK chart (including 9 weeks at #1).

[Saph]

I listened to Madame X yesterday for the first time in months and I actually quite enjoyed it :eyes: I think its one of those ones that gets better with age

[Samm]

it was hard candy's anniversary on sunday. one of her best songs ever

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[Saph]

one of her best songs ever :clap1: I'd love her to do another guitar sounding album.. ROL/music/Alife are 3 of ha best

[Samm]

one of her best songs ever :clap1: I'd love her to do another guitar sounding album.. ROL/music/Alife are 3 of ha best

they really are, although I must admit I don't think i have a favourite because I change it all the time

at the moment i think erotica is her strongest work :worry:

[Samm]

ugh :love:

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[Saph]

erotica is my all time favourite I think, but those pther three come close too

[Nancy.]

Just been reminded what a good album this still is.

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[Saph]

see which flavour you like and ill have it for you, come on into my store I got candy galore
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[Saph]

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this is so good

[Dogeatdog]

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Will always be my favourite song of hers.

[Tony Montana]

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Will always be my favourite song of hers.

And mine.

[Nancy.]

The Bedtime Stories album is now in the top 10 on iTunes...

https://kworb.net/itunes/artist/madonna.html

iTunes:
#2 Brazil
#4 United States
#4 Canada

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[Nancy.]

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[Saph]

:clap1: Madonna the Rusical ha influence?


I read that the Mariah one was done by cheating though so hopefully Madonna and Janet are real :skull:

[Nancy.]

:clap1: Madonna the Rusical ha influence?


I read that the Mariah one was done by cheating though so hopefully Madonna and Janet are real :skull:

:hee:
I think Madonna's fans campaigned after seeing Janet and Mariah's albums go into the top ten. Although, BS and a few of her other albums were climbing anyway, so the Rusical did help.

[Nancy.]

It's at #2 now:

https://kworb.net/charts/aitunes/us.html

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[Saph]

a random choice of album but im here for it

[Saph]

Erotica to get #1 next week?

[Nancy.]

a random choice of album but im here for it

Madonna's fans campagned for it because it was the highest one charting. I've just had another look and there's a quite a few rising. TIC, Hard Candy, American Life, Music, Ray of Light, and You Can Dance are all charting.

[Nancy.]

Bedtime Stories is now #1 on US iTunes. :dance:

[Nancy.]

and also Brazil.

[Nancy.]

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[Nancy.]

#1 United States
#1 Brazil
#2 Canada
#2 Turkey
#7 Spain
#12 Ireland
#22 United Kingdom

[Saph]

:love:

wish they wouldnt keep putting the upside down version of the album art :skull: isnt it supposed to be like this..

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Bedtime_Stories_Madonna.png

[Nancy.]

:love:

wish they wouldnt keep putting the upside down version of the album art :skull: isnt it supposed to be like this..

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/Bedtime_Stories_Madonna.png

Ha Ha, I know. I'm not sure why they keep doing that. Maybe they will re-flip it when they decided to remaster. lol

Anyway, here's a few words from the QUEEN herself...

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[Nancy.]

I'm not sure what's happening but I LOVE it.

Italy iTunes Top Albums | 12:13 EDT | All charts
Pos P+ Artist - Title
1 NEW
Dani Faiv - Scusate
2 NEW
Madonna - Madonna

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[Samm]

She needs to do something special for Music's 20th anniversary in September, I expect to see that album hit number one!

[Saph]

we deserve a re-release and cheap tour

[Nancy.]

https://www.idolator.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/madonna-bedtime-stories-justice-68039-620x413.jpg

"So much unnecessary venom is spewed in Madonna’s direction these days. Stan Twitter hates her with a passion (mainly because she has receipts that their fave can only dream of) and she stumbles from one PR disaster to another. Which makes the fact that something nice happened genuinely surprising. Yes, the Queen of Pop currently has the #1 album on US iTunes… with 1994’s Bedtime Stories. What is going on? Well, we have to thank another iconic fanbase for starting this trend of obtaining justice for underrated albums.

Mariah Carey’s Lambs got the ball rolling by propelling the Glitter soundtrack to number one in 2018. They then repeated the feat earlier this week with E=MC². It didn’t take long for the idea to spread and here we are. The Bedtime Stories revival makes me particularly happy because it is one of Madonna’s most ambitious albums. In the wake of the Sex Book backlash, M could have played it safe and served an album of cute dance-pop bops. Instead, she pushed harder than ever before — dabbling in R&B and house, all while promoting her sex-positive agenda.

There are so many great songs on Bedtime Stories (I need to write a proper retrospective) that it’s hard to pick standouts. However, if pushed, I would go with the soulful lead single — “Secret” is utter bliss — and “Bedtime Story,” which was co-written by Björk. They aptly showcase Madonna’s willingness to experiment and take popular music in unexpected directions. My favorite song on the album? Well, it’s probably a tie between “Forbidden Love” and “Sanctuary.” If you don’t already have a digital copy, buy one here and revisit a true ’90s classic. "

https://www.idolator.com/7909989/madonnas-bedtime-stories-is-1-on-us-itunes?firefox=1

[Nancy.]

Number 8 on the WORLD chart.

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[Nancy.]

:joker::joker::joker: I love this...

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[Nancy.]

iTunes (6x #1):
#1 United States
#1 Brazil
#1 Canada
#1 Ireland
#1 Spain
#1 Turkey
#2 Kazakhstan
#3 United Arab Emirates
#4 Mexico
#7 United Kingdom

[Saph]

Stan Twitter hates her with a passion (mainly because she has receipts that their fave can only dream of)

I have to scream when I see Ariana/Selena fans trying to compare

[Nancy.]

I have to scream when I see Ariana/Selena fans trying to compare

Yes, I screamed too, it's so accurate and not just about Ariana / Semolina fans either. :laugh:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

Yes, I screamed too, it's so accurate and not just about Ariana / Semolina fans either. :laugh:

Gaga :hehe:

[Saph]

MDNA a worldwide #1 coming?

[Samm]

I don’t search I find is now climbing the charts, madame x best song getting the justice it deserves

[Samm]

I don’t search I find is now climbing the charts, madame x best song getting the justice it deserves

#4 in the UK!

[Nancy.]

#4 in the UK!

Oh, that's interesting. I never thought it would do that well.

Meanwhile,. Bedtime Stories is still in the US top ten 48 hours later. :dance:

[Samm]

I don't search I find still in the top 10 :dance:

[Nancy.]

World leaders pledge billions for vaccine fight

Some 40 countries and donors took part in an online summit hosted by the EU.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the money would help kickstart unprecedented global co-operation.

She said it showed the true value of unity and humanity, but warned much more would be needed in the days ahead.

In total, more than 30 countries, along with UN and philanthropic bodies and research institutes, made donations.

Donors also included pop singer Madonna, who pledged €1m ($1.1m), said Ms von der Leyen, who set out the Brussels-led initiative on Friday.

The European Commission pledged $1bn to fund research on a vaccine. Norway matched the European Commission's contribution, and France has pledged €500m, as have Saudi Arabia and Germany. Japan pledged more than $800m.

The US and Russia did not take part. China, where the virus originated in December, was represented by its ambassador to the European Union.

Of the money raised, $4.4bn will go on vaccine development, some $2bn on the search for a treatment and $1.6bn for producing tests, the EU said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-52525387

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[Nancy.]

Can't believe this was 25 ears ago...

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[LukeB]

This isn’t shade, i’m wondering why bedtime stories was #1 on itunes (same as ABBA) are people downloading older albums to entertain themselves?

[Nancy.]

This isn’t shade, i’m wondering why bedtime stories was #1 on itunes (same as ABBA) are people downloading older albums to entertain themselves?

Well, tbh, Mariah Carey's fan's originally came up with the #JusticeforEMC2 idea a couple of weeks ago, and then her album went to #1. Then Madonna's fans heard about it and wanted to to the same with American Life, but since Bedtime Stories was already in the top 300's, they thought it best to try a #justiceforbedtimestories campaign instead and it worked. :dance:

[LukeB]

Well, tbh, Mariah Carey's fan's originally came up with the #JusticeforEMC2 idea a couple of weeks ago, and then her album went to #1. Then Madonna's fans heard about it and wanted to to the same with American Life, but since Bedtime Stories was already in the top 300's, they thought it best to try a #justiceforbedtimestories campaign instead and it worked. :dance:

oh fair enough :laugh:

I like Ray Of Life and Confessions, would i like Bedtime Stories?

[Nancy.]

oh fair enough :laugh:

I like Ray Of Life and Confessions, would i like Bedtime Stories?

I'm not sure. It's R&B, and very laid-back compared to those. Some even say it's one of her worst albums, lol, but give it a try. You may like it.

[Saph]

Bedtime Stories is one of those ones you have to be in the mood to listen to. Apart from Secret they're all very chilled very 90s sounding

[LukeB]

I gave it a try and i actually liked it but i do agree with Saph that you need to be in that mood to listen to it. I saved most of the songs on my playlist though. At the moment Human Nature is my favourite from the album

[Nancy.]

I gave it a try and i actually liked it but i do agree with Saph that you need to be in that mood to listen to it. I saved most of the songs on my playlist though. At the moment Human Nature is my favourite from the album

:dance: I was quite surprised by this as I really didn't think you would like it.

Human Nature is great...

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[Nancy.]

She says in her latest IG post that she had Covid19 7 weeks ago when she was on tour. Which explains why fans said she was coughing a lot during the Paris dates.


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[Nancy.]

Katy Perry stanning Madonna and the ROL album...

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[Saph]

queen of surviving covid :clap1:

[Nancy.]

The Immaculate Collection is back in the UK charts again at 66.

https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/

[Nancy.]

Happy 30th Anniversary to Madonna’s I’m Breathless: Music from and Inspired by the Film ‘Dick Tracy’.

https://www.albumism.com/features/madonna-im-breathless-turns-30-anniversary-retrospective

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1990 was most definitely a defining year in Madonna’s career. In fact, it may just be her most definitive. Fresh out of the career resplendent ‘80s and hot off the heels of the success of Like A Prayer (1989), Madonna entered 1990 with a massive bang by releasing “Vogue,” a song that remains synonymous with the singer until this very day. Paying homage to ballroom culture and with thumping house beats, “Vogue” was the epitome of what a classic dance track should and could be.

After the release of “Vogue" and its incomparable success, Madonna embarked on the now infamous Blonde Ambition Tour causing controversy wherever she went. The show had a heady focus on Religion, her Like A Prayer album and of course “Vogue,” but it also included three songs from her then upcoming film, Dick Tracy. Honoring her character, night club singer Breathless Mahoney, she wore a green showgirl outfit as she sang “Sooner Or Later,” “Hanky Panky” and “Now I’m Following You.” Both the stage and choreography were inspired by the classic movie performances of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and were an interesting departure from the rest of the show.

Given the high profile Madonna had at the time, coupled with the controversy surrounding her on stage performance of “Like A Virgin,” it not only seemed like a logical extension to hock her latest film and accompanying album, but it was also an incredibly smart business move. Dick Tracy was set in the 1930s and Madonna—who at the time had a hyper-sexualized, religious angst-riddled persona—seemed to be the furthest thing from the somewhat brassy, but gentle character of night club singer Breathless Mahoney. Whilst the film adaption of Mahoney was different from the original comic strip, Madonna again managed the unimaginable and brought not only a new dimension to Mahoney, but essentially also brought the character to life.

It’s true that I’m Breathless is a collection of big band pop songs that make up a film soundtrack, but more than this, the album finds Madonna taking on music by the legendary Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim, who is arguably one of the most important figures in musical theatre, contributed three tracks to the album; the sultry “Sooner Or Later,” the jazzy “More” and the beautiful duet with Mandy Patinkin, “What Can You Lose.” Madonna took to these songs like a duck to water and showed that pop was not her only repertoire. Her singing is given great range and she not only tackles genres like Jazz and Big Band, but conquers them with great aplomb.

As per usual, Madonna had an immense amount of input on the album, co-writing six of the album’s twelve songs and co-producing every track. Joined by (then) long time collaborators Patrick Leonard and Shep Pettibone, Madonna also managed to bring a playful vibe to the album. The seductiveness of the album opener “He’s A Man” also has a devilish element that allows for songs like “Hanky Panky,” a cheeky double entendre, to breathe life amongst its peers.

“I’m Going Bananas” provides a fun, lighthearted, almost Carmen Miranda-like energy with its latin flavored sound. The impassioned “Something To Remember” played to a conversation on self-love, a topic that Madonna would go on to explore more later in her career. Never one to sit in the “comfort zone,” as the album draws to a close, Madonna and then boyfriend and co-star Warren Beatty duet on the two-part “Now I’m Following You.” Part one continues the album’s big band theme before segueing into a ‘90s dance track for part two. Complete with background tap dancers, Madonna breathily quoting Socrates (“An unexamined life is not worth living”), another double entendre with Tracy’s first name (Dick) and a line from “Hanky Panky” (“My bottom just hurts thinking about it”) being morphed into a sexual mashup, Madonna again manages to get her exposition to the forefront.

Let’s be brutally honest here. Give or take one other legend (Diana Ross), not many other artists would tackle something like I’m Breathless—then or now. Madonna moved into unknown territory on this album and she delivered. Her vocal prowess may be at its finest on this album, but she also wasn’t afraid to venture into the serious and silly, even giving us a little camp, all things that made and make I’m Breathless a truly breathless exercise in sonic beauty.

[Nancy.]

Today marks the 1st anniversary of the underrated Madame X album.

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Love it. :dance:

[Saph]

wow it has so much more meaning a year later too

[Nancy.]

wow it has so much more meaning a year later too

Absolutely!
Have you listened to the album today, Saph?

[Samm]

after a year dark ballet and looking for mercy have really grown on me. superb tracks.

I wonder what the direction for the next album will be :think: hoping something more experimental.

[Nancy.]

after a year dark ballet and looking for mercy have really grown on me. superb tracks.

I wonder what the direction for the next album will be :think: hoping something more experimental.

:thumbs:

I was hoping she would make another dance album (Confessons part 2), but if her IG posts are any indication, it looks like she may continue down the political route again after the George Floyd murder and #blacklivesmatter protest.

I want something to dance to. I've had enough of politics and misery, tbh.

[Samm]

:thumbs:

I was hoping she would make another dance album (Confessons part 2), but if her IG posts are any indication, it looks like she may continue down the political route again after the George Floyd murder and #blacklivesmatter protest.

I want something to dance to. I've had enough of politics and misery, tbh.

true have you heard the scrapped b-side to jump, originally meant for confessions, History (Land of The Free)? It’s a track criticising America however it’s also super groovy maybe something down that route :dazzler:

[Samm]

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Criminal it didn’t make the cut!

[Nancy.]

true have you heard the scrapped b-side to jump, originally meant for confessions, History (Land of The Free)? It’s a track criticising America however it’s also super groovy maybe something down that route :dazzler:

Yes, I have the single, but I haven't heard it for a while. It's a good song.

[Nancy.]

Dua's manager is going to email Madonna for collaboration.

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[Nancy.]

Hope Madonna agrees to it. This could be fabulous.

[Nancy.]

Dua's new single is Hallucinate, but Levitating remix (with Madonna) is said to be for the repackaged version of Future Nostalgia coming during the final quarter of the year. :dance:

[Nancy.]

^ :dance:

Also...

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[Nancy.]

12 days till we hear Levitating remix.

[Nancy.]

Rumours have been circulating for a while that she's back with Warner Music after signing an 8 figure deal. This is fantastic news and the possibilities for what she could do with her legacy are endless.

I've just had a look at her recent IG post and she's working with American screenwriter Diablo Cody. Talk about the Blond Ambition tour and cone bra, corset, lots of books on the table. Looks like she's making a BIOPIC! :cheer2:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDnCK5gh_IQ/

This is so exciting!

[Nancy.]

Madonna quits record label Interscope after a decade to return to Warner who kicked off superstar’s career


MADONNA turns 62 next weekend and now she has another reason to celebrate.

I can reveal the queen of pop has left her label Interscope after almost a decade and is poised to sign an eight-figure deal to return to Warner Records — the label which helped her become a superstar in the first 25 years of her career.

Madonna has quit her record label Interscope after a decade.

The Hung Up singer, who has sold 300million records worldwide to become the best-selling female musician of all time, signed a three-album deal in 2011 with Interscope — home to acts including the Rolling Stones and U2 — but has recently parted company with them.

It means she is in line to secure a big-money deal to *continue releasing albums throughout her sixties, back at the label where she started her *incredible music career.

The move follows the release in 2019 of her critically acclaimed 14th album Madame X and subsequent tour, which ended in March.

A music insider said: “Madonna is still a force to be reckoned with.

“The fact is, she sells records, people around the world adore her and every label would love to have her on their books.

“Now that her deal with Interscope has come to an end, she is a free agent and can choose where to go next — and Warner feels like the best place given their history.

“But Madonna comes at a hefty price. She can command big money and wants to make sure whatever deal she signs is the best thing for her and her music.”

The star is due to return to the charts on Friday as a featured artist on Dua Lipa’s new single Levitating along with Missy Elliott, both of whom are signed to Warner.

As one of the biggest and best characters in music, let’s hope she doesn’t leave it too long before she returns with more tunes of her own.


Back home where she BELONGS! :dance:

[Ammi]

...queen of turning back time and the second coming of an amazing career...:lovedup:...

[Smithy]

Interscope are a shocking label, good for her getting away from them

[Nancy.]

Interscope are a shocking label, good for her getting away from them

I agree.
M fans used to complain about Warner back in the day but they were 100x better than Interscope. Even though Lady Gaga's doing quite well for herself, Imagine how much better she could've done with a record company like Warner.

[Nancy.]

...queen of turning back time and the second coming of an amazing career...:lovedup:...

:hee: This news is just what we needed after the fiasco of her IG in the last few weeks. lol

[Nancy.]

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[Saph]

hopefully shes starts working on something soon.. Madame X is dead its time to move on now :joker:

[Nancy.]

hopefully shes starts working on something soon.. Madame X is dead its time to move on now :joker:

Apparently, her new partnership with Warner includes a 4 album deal and remastered editions of her albums from 1982-2008. :clap1:

[Nancy.]

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[Ammi]

...I love that song, Nancy...:lovedup:...not just the Queen of Pop...but of ballads and emotion and storytelling as well...:love:..

[Nancy.]

...I love that song, Nancy...:lovedup:...not just the Queen of Pop...but of ballads and emotion and storytelling as well...:love:..


:wavey: Hi, Ammi.
Yes, it's a lovely song but very underrated amongst the Madonna fanbase. I don't think she's ever performed live, tbh. Maybe it'll have it's moment on a GH's tour or something... :hee:

[Nancy.]

The biopic has now been confirmed....:dance:

[Ammi]

...I don’t really know anything about Diablo Cody, Nancy...do you think she’s a good choice for the biopic..?...

[Nancy.]

...I don’t really know anything about Diablo Cody, Nancy...do you think she’s a good choice for the biopic..?...

According to fans she won an Oscar for Juno, but i'm not sure about her other work - although they say she's very good. Hopefully, it will be a decent biopic with her on board.

[Ammi]

According to fans she won an Oscar for Juno, but i'm not sure about her other work - although they say she's very good. Hopefully, it will be a decent biopic with her on board.

...yeah, I read that about Juno and that’s an excellent movie, so maybe a good choice...it’s such a personal thing of importance that it must be hard to choose and feel that you have the right person, you know...

[Nancy.]

...yeah, I read that about Juno and that’s an excellent movie, so maybe a good choice...it’s such a personal thing of importance that it must be hard to choose and feel that you have the right person, you know...

I know what you mean, Ammi. Madonna will have wanted to work with someone who she could not only share her most intimate details with, but connect and be on the same wavelength with in terms of artistry. I hope she doesn't whitewash the worst parts of what she experienced in N.Y. I want to see it ALL. lol


I've not seen Juno, Ammi. Although, i've heard good things about it, so I may watch it later.

Btw, Happy Birthday Madonna.

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[Ammi]

I know what you mean, Ammi. Madonna will have wanted to work with someone who she could not only share her most intimate details with, but connect and be on the same wavelength with in terms of artistry. I hope she doesn't whitewash the worst parts of what she experienced in N.Y. I want to see it ALL. lol


I've not seen Juno, Ammi. Although, i've heard good things about it, so I may watch it later.

Btw, Happy Birthday Madonna.

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...did you watch Juno, Nancy...?...it really is a good watch, it’s so long since I’ve seen it that I really should have another watch myself in the up and coming...but yeah, in many ways, Madonna is quite private ...a lot of what she’s given us, she’s given us through person as and images, you know..?..and through her music, obviously...so a biopic is just very exciting...

[Nancy.]

...did you watch Juno, Nancy...?...it really is a good watch, it’s so long since I’ve seen it that I really should have another watch myself in the up and coming...but yeah, in many ways, Madonna is quite private ...a lot of what she’s given us, she’s given us through person as and images, you know..?..and through her music, obviously...so a biopic is just very exciting...

I completely forgot about it, Ammi and ended up watching something else. Will get around to it within the next few days though.

What years do you think they'll cover in the biopic? There's so much to cover but I'm guessing it'll start from her growing up with her siblings, her mothers death to The Blond Ambition tour. The Queen biopic ended on their highest point so it'll probably be the same for M. If that's the case it'll be a shame missing out on Erotica/Sex Book backlash to public adoration again with Evita/Ray of Light, Music and Confessions. There's just so much to work with.

[Ammi]

I completely forgot about it, Ammi and ended up watching something else. Will get around to it within the next few days though.

What years do you think they'll cover in the biopic? There's so much to cover but I'm guessing it'll start from her growing up with her siblings, her mothers death to The Blond Ambition tour. The Queen biopic ended on their highest point so it'll probably be the same for M. If that's the case it'll be a shame missing out on Erotica/Sex Book backlash to public adoration again with Evita/Ray of Light, Music and Confessions. There's just so much to work with.

...I don’t know, I was thinking maybe from mid to late 80’s into 90’s, but I haven’t really got a reason for that thought...i was just wondering with the black and white ‘teaser’ images, if that was a clue as well and thinking about Vogue’s black and white video...that’s how basic I am in my thoughts and I’m sure that she’s made other black and white vids, so I’m sure it’s not really a clue...


....anyways, I found some lovely pics of her most iconic looks and eras...I’m going to try to post some, I’m not sure if they’ll post, images don’t always...so this might be a big disaster but I’ll give it a go and hope they’re not too big to stretch the page either...

[Ammi]

...1984...

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-in-new-york-01011994-617-600-compressed.jpg

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-mtv-video-awards-09141984-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...1985...

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https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-live-aid-07-13-1995-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...1986...

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-at-close-range-04171986-617-600-compressed.jpg

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-papa-dont-preach-05011996-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...1987...

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-concert-07311987-617-600-compressed.jpg

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-fashion-whos-that-girl-08061987-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...1990...

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https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-mtv-video-music-awards-06091990-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...1991...

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-academy-awards-03251991-617-600-compressed.jpg

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-truth-or-dare-05081991-617-600-compressed.jpg

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-cannes-05161991-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...1992..

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-fashion-sex-10151992-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...1993...

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-girlie-show-tour-at-msg-10141993-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...1994...

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-with-honors-04261994-617-600-compressed.jpg

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-fashion-mtv-music-awards-09071994-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...1995...

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-bedtime-story-03181995-617-600-compressed.jpg

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-fashion-mtv-music-awards-09071995-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...1996...

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-evita-12141996-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...1997...

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-golden-globes-01191997-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...1998...

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-ceremony-09091998-617-600-compressed.jpg

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https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-fire-and-ice-ball-12101998-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

..1999...

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-grammy-02241999-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...2001...

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-tour-opener-07212001-617-600-compressed.jpg

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-snatch-la-premiere-01182001-617-600-300x292.jpg

[Ammi]

...2003...

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-fashion-american-life-04222003-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...2004...

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-fashion-nrj-01242004-617-600-compressed.jpg

https://static.billboard.com/files/Fashion%20Evolution/madonna/new-madonna-netherlands-09082004-617-600-compressed.jpg

[Ammi]

...actually, I won’t post any more because I’m clogging your thread up...but I’ll post the link...if you want to continue those years, there are still so many of her iconic looks...she’s like the most stylish time traveller ever...:lovedup:..


https://www.billboard.com/photos/428558/madonnas-most-iconic-looks-throughout-the-years

[Ammi]

...also...some birthday photos she shared on Twitter...

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[Ammi]

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[Ammi]

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[Ammi]

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[Samm]

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one of my favourite madonna songs :love:

[Ammi]

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[Ammi]

...I miss Nancy..:love:...

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