Queen Bitch
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Meanwhile, it's a great opportunity for her to cancel concert in Spain now!
Collapsing stages is the new 'mystery illness' - no wonder Janet's tour didn't do well.
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Of course, for those who moaned Hard Cansy wasnt dancey enough, they will prob moan this is too dancey...
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''If it makes you feel good, then I say do it!''
How IRRESPONSIBLE - hardly fits with the Kabbalah teachings.
Another discarded track off the hits album would be a song that was written back in 2001 by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï, we assume for her underrated "American Life" album,Pretty much means their opinion of Celebrate is QUESTIONABLE at best
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I like this new trend of Madonna filming a video while doing other activities.
It's hardly new - she did it five years ago when she was filmed having her botox injections for the Hollywood video.
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The boy toys get younger as she gets older - I expect some of her future lovers have yet to be born
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Sounds PROMISING
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She probably put too many people's backs up on the day. I love the story about her security walking through a backstage area filled with major stars, asking them to clear the way so that Madonna could get to the loo
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No video means another
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1 JLS 44.5k
Top 10
JLS [umbrella]
I thought a week or so ago that they looked like they might flop - I'm pleased they've picked up sales - the single's great and I like their version of Umbrella.
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I can't see American Pie, I'll Remember or This Used To Be My Playground being included. She obviously doesn't want to be reminded of TNBT and she seems to have erased the other two tracks from her consciousness.
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I think the set may well open with Celebrate.
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I should've re-worded that, actually.
Yeah, going in chronological order is a journey, but it's a journey we've all been on already. I know that story. I like to learn something new by juxtaposing contexts around a bit. It just makes a more satisfying experience.
They can save the chronolgical order for the inevitable 'definitive' collection they'll release at some point. They'll be hoping this will be her ABBA Gold so they'll be pitching it for mass appeal.
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Oh, and here's hoping we don't get the boring, old chronological running order. I mean, it seems more than likely we will, but I'd like to see something more coherent, something that's structured more as a journey rather than a scrapbook.
I can't see that the will from a marketing perspective as it would just look like TIC with a second, more fuller disc than GHV2 added to it. I think they'll want to intersperse some of the lesser hits, amongst the stand outs - it would be a good way of bringing the hidden gems to the mass consciousness.
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41 36 5 Noisettes Never Forget You*
Surprised this has flopped - wasn't fussed on their first single but I love this.
No chart action for Madonna following the Sky broadcasts
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OVERSATURATION OF THE MARKET
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ABBA gold because of the musical and the movie, and MJ because of the remastered version first, the 25th aniversary ´s thriller, and now his death
And ABBA Gold has been reissued COUNTLESS times to mark key anniversaries - TIC has never been reissued.
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I thought QB was more of a PRIMARK aficionado?He is also partial to some BON MARCHE
What are these worlds you speak of
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MORE FOOL YOU QB
It was TREMENDOUS
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I still have the Sky broadcast of Blond Ambition on VHS - I took out my first mortgage with the Abbey but I won't be setting foot in a Matalan store on the back of this
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MadonnaO2 Arena, London
3/5
Alex Macpherson guardian.co.uk, Sunday 5 July 2009 22.25 BST
Midway through her set, Madonna inserts a mini-tribute to Michael Jackson into her rendition of Holiday. It's appropriate, but not just because of Jackson's recent demise. Born just 13 days apart, the careers of pop's two biggest megastars have always seemed to exist in parallel to each other. But while the last 15 years of Jackson's life saw him slowly waste away, Madonna has spent the same period intent on solidifying her own immortality. This scrappy hunger has been the one constant in a career marked by endless reinvention, a quality which has always been beneficial to her, but having reaffirmed her place at the head of the table several times over, a sense of purposelessness is beginning to creep into it.
Tonight's show finds her emphasising her strength and power above all else. Madonna comes across not so much as the Queen of Pop, but its Iron Lady, intent on bending it to her will. She summons up specially recorded video images of younger superstars – Kanye West, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake – with a snap of her fingers. The choreography is designed to display how limber she is. It is undoubtedly impressive on occasion: during the show's centrepiece, She's Not Me, Madonna abuses four immobile dancer mannequins – ripping wedding veils from their heads, French kissing them, finally strangling one – in a compelling display of alpha female superiority.
But this also has an increasing tendency to manifest itself in tiresome ways. There's no reason why a 50-year-old shouldn't flaunt her gym-sculpted body or express her sexuality; what disappoints is the mundanity of how she does it. Cutesy cheerleader skirts, vague S&M signifiers and choreographed pole-dancing are far from transgressive, especially from a woman who has been genuinely bold in pushing sexual boundaries. Elsewhere, a montage of senselessly arranged "humanitarian" images, from Iranian rebels to Mother Teresa, elicits groans from the audience.
Trying to prove her youthfulness, trendiness and good heart are goals which should be beneath Madonna. She has a back catalogue like no other, and it serves her well enough to redeem tonight's show. A rave version of Like a Prayer, mixed into Felix's Don't You Want Me, is electrifying, the kind of thrilling live moment that few others could match; there's a brilliant perversity in reimagining the bubblegum Dress You Up as a metal guitar-fest.
These are reminders that Madonna is not a woman to be written off, but they also highlight the paucity of interesting ideas elsewhere. Madonna's undisguised questing for immortality comes off as an empty pursuit because she has already achieved it – a fact that her own Jackson tribute should have made clear to her.
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Madonna have gone past her sell by date.
I'm beginning to AGREE.
I DID NOT PAY TO SEE SOME FAT MIDDLE AGE GYPSY. -
Oh dear, not really doing herself any favours, is she
How dare she make people wait for over an hour without apologising and considering her audiences journeys home ? She obviously has a lot of fans who will allow her to get away with anything, but she is, after all, only human..manners are important !We had lost interest by the time she came out
Bev , Bedford, uk
We felt short changed. £195 for the tickets - the most I have ever paid to see anyone live. We had a nightmare journey to get there with no Jubilee Line. The show started 75 mins late and we had to leave before the end in order to get home. Have some respect for your audience Madonna.
Ian Dodson, London,
Sounds as if the panto seasons started early this year.
Phil, York, UK
MADONNA WAS FABTASTIC AS ALWAYS! This was my forth time that I have been lucky enough to see her live! She put on a great show once again with a brilliant and lively show. The only sour point was the ridiculous & horrendous journey to & from the o2.
Mark, Bedfordshire, UK
Umm if you left after an hour and are slaging the concert off (half of which you did not see) your opinion aint worth squat.
She should not have been on late but I thought she rocked, I did not notice her singing to a backing track, he certainly sang many of the songs live.
Mark, London, UK
we were very disappointed there was no contact with any fans no appologies for running an hour late you would expect alot more from madonna, the tribute to michael jackson was excellent, maybe madonna should have gone to take that to see how to put on a concert! we will not be seeing her again
dave, newmarket, suffolk
I agree with the comments regarding Madona's lateness, however, I thought she was amazing.
Jass
Jass, Derby,
So sorry, Londoners. I saw Madonna in Buenos Aires and we went crazy! She just amazed us all! Maybe Londoners are too peaky! When you go to a concert, it's time for enjoyment, not for a moan!
leo, Montevideo,
This comments remaindme of something, last year I went to wembley to see her and happens all the same, hour late, take us 6 hours to arrive, the songs were crap plus she make little contact to the public. Sorry madonna but seems you are now to far away from your fans and music of course
nina, barcelona,
I actually thought the concert was amazing but actually she should apologise for starting late. I almost had a heart attack trying to get the last tube. It was pretty outrageous to start so late and there were actually boos. I love Madonna but it doesnt seem the feeling is mutual for her fans
Daniel Farrow, London,
The O2 is supposed to be the premier concert venue so better air-conditioning, food and transport for the 17,000 paying customers would be have been appreciated .
Its hard to pull the audience back after coming on over 1 hour late with no explanation, it was a nightmare journey to get to the show due to the tube line being down but if the audience can make the effort so should she, I never thought I would hear a crowd booing at at Madonna concert. A very average show with poor sound and vocals, having to leave early just to get home was a real put off ever going back. She had little audience participation above saying hello London and it all seemed very routine
Andrew , LONDON, UK
Frankly I thought the concert was dire. A total rip off at £175 per ticket. And her attitude to her fans by arriving more than an hour late was disgraceful.
Fortunately I left after an hour and got home without the hassle endured by those who stayed to the bitter end.
bernadette, london, uk
Also worth noting that she let a lot of fans down by coming on 75 minutes late on a night when the only tube line to the O2 was shutdown.That left people stranded in London.By the time I was able to get to london bridge by boat the last train had gone and it took 6 hours to cover a 2 hour journey
jonathan, Haywards Heath, UK
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Were there lots of empty seats at the 02?
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She really needs to give Ray Of Light and Music a REST.
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at the notion that they'd actually include the new tracks as a bonus on the DVD release.
2 Divas 1 Dress: Who Wore it Better?
in ARCHIVE - Madonna
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Madonna probably agreed to wear that dress to get Whitney some headlines