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I thought I could bring back a thread I used to do a while back because it's fun to do! Basically the video of the week is either a Madonna pop video, live performance, parody or something else that you can enjoy and express your feeling on ^_^ And to start off I have chosen on my favorite live performances from Madonna so far

 

Live To Tell [Live From The Confessions Tour 06]

 

Song Info:

After the wild Boy Toy-look from the first album and Like A Virgin, Live To Tell was Madonna's first attempt to become a serious artist. This great ballad was written for the movie 'At Close Range', starring Madonna's then-husband Sean Penn, (which flopped disastriously). The song was also used as the lead-off single for True Blue. It shot to #1 in the States (her third #1 hit), Canada and Japan and reached a cool #2 in the UK (the #1 was for Falco's 'Rock Me Amadeus').

 

Performance Info:

This gorgeous masterpiece was performed after 16 years since The Blonde Ambition Tour, on the Confessions Tour as it's Madonna's most confessional song. First we hear tales of 3 dancers about how they survived tough times and how they ended up dancing professionally. Then, with some organ music, the most talked about moment of the show arrives: a mirrored cross emerges from beneath with Madonna hung up on it. She's wearing a red blouse and velvet pants with a crown of thorns on her head. The whole audience is amazed by that iconic image while she starts her sorrow rendition of the ballad. After the second chorus, the counter above her stops at 12 million (number of children in Africa who die of aids in a year), she climbs off the cross and sings the inspiring bridge as a beautiful acapella. She then takes off her crown of thorns and as the screens behind her show explosions, she lies down on stage as if she's dying, mirroring the fate of those who raise their voices but never get understood. It truly is one of the best performances of her entire career.

 

http://www.mad-eyes.net/tours/confessions-tour/images/daniel13.jpg

 

 

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