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My Mama looks so tired in this photo with me.......,,.......A Reminder that being a Mother is the hardest job in the World! ♥️ #mothersday #lola #rocco #davidbanda #mercyjames #stella #estere

 

Cute instagram post for mother's day!

 

Coachella 2006 performance of 'Hung Up' set to premiere on Madonna's account! :o

 

Upload the full set please!!

Probably not the smartest idea to remind us of the artist that used to be in such stark contrast with what remains.

What are you talking about ? The Madame X tour was still brilliant as was the visuals form Madame X . It’s amazing she is sharing past performances !

Madame X is a small step in the right direction and it did feel like she had found something of a passion for music again, which has been missing since COADF. Overall though it’s still a far cry from “peak” Madonna. It’s been an almost continual downward spiral for about 10 years and when you compare, for example, the Eurovision performance to the above, well...

We are not here to bash her. Obviously being in the game 30 years + she isnt going to be peaking .

Don McLean appeared on This Morning today and talked a little about Madonna's cover of 'American Pie' (from 2:30):

 

 

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422. Madonna - American Pie :magic:

Going back to the Coachella performance - it's great to finally have a decent quality video of the whole thing! 'Hung Up' is my favourite Madonna single but the whole campaign around it is probably her very best too. The choreography for the performance is fantastic and I love that she kept it pretty much the same each time she promoted - and boy did she promote! MTV EMAs, Parkinson, Star Academy, Children in Need, Koko, G-A-Y... then the following year, the Grammys, Coachella and of course on tour. Incredible!

 

A part of me wishes she had been able to perform 'Sorry' somewhere, but I can't deny she flawed us with her promo.

From an interview with Attitude, Michelle Visage talks a little about Madonna:

 

If I had to listen to one Madonna album, which would it be?

Oh my god, this is such a polarizing question. I’d say Madonna by Madonna as it’s the one that broke through, although Bedtime Stories is a good one and it doesn’t get enough credit. Immaculate Collection takes care of a lot, too.

Interesting choices! She's so right that Bedtime Stories is underrated, one of my faves for sure. :heart: Her debut is underrated too and what better place to start than the beginning, although probably wouldn't be my pick if you were to just listen to one Madonna album.

Madonna has been spotted in London taking part in the #BlackLivesMatter protests:

 

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I saw some of the video clips of her - didn't even realise she was in London! It did make me a proud fan to see her within the protest, not giving a f*** that she's a celebrity but still understanding the platform her celebrity status brings. It reminded me that, although she can be clumsy on social media and seem to be out of touch with reality, she does have a genuine, big heart.

 

In similar news, I went to my first protest yesterday and it was such a worthwhile experience, both rewarding and enlightening.

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Can't stop watching this. What a STAR.

OCC: Dua Lipa wants to emulate Madonna and have a long career in pop

 

Dua Lipa says she hopes to emulate Madonna and continue to enjoy chart-topping success into her 40s.

 

The 24-year-old hopes to have a long career in pop, continuing to push herself musically, before retiring "with a couple of dogs".

 

“I want to do this for as long as I can," she told The Sun newspaper. "I feel like Madonna peaked at 40 or 45 and made the best pop album known, and she continues to kill it.

 

“Women, we can do it for as long as we want to. And then at some point I’ll retire with a couple of dogs and take up smoking again.”

A stan! I can imagine Confessions was a point of inspiration for her record - and what a template it is! It's always nice to see acts share their admiration for Madonna too; I think, despite public and media perceptions, she's still incredibly respected within the music industry.

It’s not often that pop girls can have that sustained success into their 50s and even 40s that Madonna had, if anyone can do it then step forward Dua :cheeseblock: Madonna really did influence every pop girl so it’s nice to see Dua give some recognition.

 

 

Can't stop watching this. What a STAR.

Yes!! I've been rewatching the performances of 'Hung Up' and the tour performance is the absolute peak. I must mention the reenactment of the album cover just after the boombox section!

'Vogue' has been named the second best dance song of all time by Slant Magazine, pipped to the top spot by Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love' (a worthy winner, I must say!):

 

2. Madonna, “Vogue” (1990)

Madonna’s dance floor, like the arena of the drag ball, has the atmosphere of a sports event, a place of social communion. The thrill of voguing for black and Latino queens is trying to pass for white. Madonna understands this “racial pathology,” to quote critic Armond White, as a form of “going with the flow” compliance. “Beauty is where you find it,” she sings, counteracting the self-denying fantasy voguing encourages; the song could be a precursor to Celeda’s “Be Yourself.” Madonna may find beauty in the Hollywood icons of the past, but she understands the feelings of negation their stardom often disguised. Producer Shep Pettibone, a white boy whose roots lie in house and hip-hop, helps stress this idea with his gussied-up house beats, recognizing voguing for the artifice that it is. This is a point White doesn’t get when he criticizes the singer’s white-fixated rollcall of stars, forgetting that Rita Hayworth was born Margarita Carmen Cansino and that her superstar status in white-bread Hollywood was predicated on her ability to give good face. Gonzalez

'Into the Groove' and 'Hung Up' also featured on the list:

 

17. Madonna, “Into the Groove” (1985)

In my review of Confessions on a Dance Floor, I made a distinction between “Into the Groove” and Madonna’s other famous dance anthems, namely the meta “Music,” but also the image-conscious “Vogue” and “Holiday,” on which Madonna posits The Dance as a venue for social change, or, at least, an escape from the bleak reality waiting on the fringes of the dance floor. But with “Into the Groove,” she’s unapologetically single-minded: It’s love she’s looking for, not just a dance partner. On her very first single, “Everybody,” she beckoned to the boy sitting on the sidelines to come dance with her but stopped just short of inviting him to touch her body. It’s hard to imagine the most famous woman in the world dancing alone in her bedroom at night, locking the doors so “no one else can see” (as she sings here), but you can’t help but believe her. The song—and Madonna’s performance—are that good. Music can be such a revelation, indeed. Cinquemani

 

42. Madonna, “Hung Up” (2005)

“Hung Up” employs a ticking clock to represent fear of wasted time, but Madonna isn’t singing about aging or saving the world—she’s talking about love. Coming on the heels of the spiritual musings of Ray of Light and the pedantic socio-political posturing of 2003’s American Life, “Hung Up” was decidedly vapid. With its pitched-upward vocals, infectious arpeggio sample from ABBA’s “Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight),” and the bridge’s unironic, archetypical key change, the track points to the past, and it proved that, 20 years into her career, Madonna was still the one and only Dancing Queen. Cinquemani

'Vogue' really is one of the ultimate dancefloor songs! :wub: The other two are guaranteed to get everyone moving too, excellent three choices.

That's a great top 2! Great to see the other inclusions in there too. All deserved <3

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Drools x

Reminds me of Darren Hayes

15 years since Madonna performed at Live 8: