Making songs like these shows how she's still creating works that challenge and intrigue us, rather than just phoning it in churning out basic pop hits. Such a filmic and intense video. If you thought this is intense, wait till you see the video for God Control 😁 Glad you enjoyed this!
Madame X is one of my favorite albums with great artistic videos. Madonna is an artist more than anything else. My favorite quote of her during one of her Madame X shows was " I'm not here to be popular, I'm here to be free".
She always speaks her mind! She always goes defending the minorities. She has used her huge platform over and over again to say what others are afraid of. She probably has the biggest balls in the industry. She has risked her career so many times, they have cancelled her so many times and she's still going! I dare you to name another public figure that has done what she has, there isn't. Amazing artist! She's changed our world, our culture, probably when she's gone we are going to give to her the credit she deserves.
The artistic scope and inspiration and influence for the Madame X videos and visuals are probably the best, most challenging and complex artistic statements of her entire career. She's so meticulous and exact and deliberate and artistically adventurous and bold in this Madame X era. All the videos are stunning and unique and artistically courageous. Challenging our modern understanding and treatment of some very relevant and controversial issues we still haven't come to terms with. Such a clever and brave woman. And yeah all the videos for this album are beautiful short films that are so cinematic and epic in visuals and concept and scale. She has nothing to prove to anyone but herself and I think that is what she did for these videos. She only had to make herself happy with the end results. And she went all out. Medellin is a visually stunning, gypsy influenced orgy of colour and atmosphere that looks magical and mysterious and wild. God Control is spectacular and thought provoking and intense and brave and in your face it takes your breath away. Crave is beautiful and sorta haunting and dreamlike and cryptical like a visual poem. And my favourite of these Madame X video's is the secluded, emotional and inspirational melancholy masterpiece Batuka shot on the beautiful, wide open Cape Verde islands. It is a cinematic storytelling masterpiece that will hypnotize and entrance you. Can't wait for you to see them. It's astonishingly and inspirational to me to see a 62 year old woman(after 40 fucking years in the music industry) be this creative and daring and experimental and curious and fearless and unique. Bow down bitches. J
100%…you nailed it! A song and music video that’s not meant to entertain but as a powerful artistic statement of her career-long advocacy and activism for female empowerment, racial and gender equality, and portray the historical and current struggle of discriminated people against an authoritarian, patriarchal establishment.
Allow me to correct that Batuka was not filmed in Cape Verde but on São Julião beach, near Ericeira in Portugal. Portugal where Madonna lived at the time of Madame X. The women (batucadeiras), these yes, are or have roots in Cape Verde. There are 2 more videos that were filmed in Portugal: Dark Ballet and Medellin. Dark Ballet in Cabo Espichel and Batalha Monastery. Medellin close to Lisbon and in the Comporta beach area. Madame X has many influences on Lusophone culture, such as Portuguese Fado, Brazilian Funk from Rio de Janeiro, Morna and Cape Verdean Batuque, among others. as Madonna revealed: “Hello, Portugal. I'm Madonna and my new album, Madame X, was inspired by and is a love letter to you, Portugal, and its beautiful culture. Thanks!"
Okay. I am an idiot. Jeez you see, that's what assumptions does. I assumed. You just totally schooled me. Thanks for taking the time to explain and clarify things so beautifully. That is so cool. I love that you are so well informed with the Madame X era. I sorta low key fell in love with Lisbon from Madonna's social media posts about the city and its magical atmosphere and musical diversity and people. I love that Batuka video and it's very profound and heartfelt and celebratory way of telling that story. It gives me the chills everytime. It's really powerful and inspirational. Consider myself edumicated. J
Awesome post and replies, thank you. I got excited about the Cape Verde comment as I've been there! Was hoping to recognise some stuff, but nevermind. Thank you all for contributing some great comments.
I love this song and video! The Madame X era was really interesting, and one of her best albums in awhile. Kinda like American Life that you have to be in the mood to listen to it, but props to Madonna for continuing to push her art forward.
Madame X has many influences on Lusophone culture, such as Portuguese Fado, Brazilian Funk from Rio de Janeiro, Morna and Cape Verdean Batuque, among others. as Madonna revealed: “Hello, Portugal. I'm Madonna and my new album, Madame X, was inspired by and is a love letter to you, Portugal, and its beautiful culture. Thanks!"Batuka was not filmed in Cape Verde but on São Julião beach, near Ericeira in Portugal. Portugal where Madonna lived at the time of Madame X. The women (batucadeiras), these yes, are or have roots in Cape Verde. There are 2 more videos that were filmed in Portugal: Dark Ballet and Medellin. Dark Ballet in Cabo Espichel and Batalha Monastery. Medellin close to Lisbon and in the Comporta beach area.
ABOUT THE "Like a Prayer" VIDEO: The black figure in that video IS NOT a "black Jesus". It is a black CATHOLIC SAINT known as Saint Martin of Porres (from Peru). Madonna herself explained this in an interview decades ago. The actor that played that character also said so. The controversy back then was mainly because the whole thing was considered SACRILEGIOUS and offensive to Catholics. No artist before Madonna had ever used catholic imagery with sexual overtones. This was almost unfathomable back then.
Dark Ballet is not my favourite off the album that would be God Control, which I think is an underrated masterpiece... experimental and slightly bonkers, but both lyrically and musically, it's outstanding.
There is so much to unpack from "Like a Prayer", there is so much more to unpack with the above video. Madonna has loved to rail against the Catholic Church for decades. I'm not Catholic and don't pretend to understand their Faith. However, some of her videos, songs, and concerts do go too far for me. That's ok. There is plenty to love! There is a song called "Joan of Arc" on Madonna's album, Rebel Heart.
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Madonna never bends to her fans or anyone else. She never sings songs we want to hear, but gives us what we need to hear.
Madonna is a visual artist. Some judge her songs without even taking the time to view the video. She's amazing.
Making songs like these shows how she's still creating works that challenge and intrigue us, rather than just phoning it in churning out basic pop hits. Such a filmic and intense video. If you thought this is intense, wait till you see the video for God Control 😁 Glad you enjoyed this!
I am waiting with baited breath for his reaction to God Control!!! Hope it comes soon!
I think the best video from Madam X is Batuka.
Madame X is one of my favorite albums with great artistic videos. Madonna is an artist more than anything else. My favorite quote of her during one of her Madame X shows was " I'm not here to be popular, I'm here to be free".
She always speaks her mind! She always goes defending the minorities. She has used her huge platform over and over again to say what others are afraid of. She probably has the biggest balls in the industry. She has risked her career so many times, they have cancelled her so many times and she's still going! I dare you to name another public figure that has done what she has, there isn't. Amazing artist! She's changed our world, our culture, probably when she's gone we are going to give to her the credit she deserves.
The artistic scope and inspiration and influence for the Madame X videos and visuals are probably the best, most challenging and complex artistic statements of her entire career. She's so meticulous and exact and deliberate and artistically adventurous and bold in this Madame X era. All the videos are stunning and unique and artistically courageous. Challenging our modern understanding and treatment of some very relevant and controversial issues we still haven't come to terms with. Such a clever and brave woman. And yeah all the videos for this album are beautiful short films that are so cinematic and epic in visuals and concept and scale. She has nothing to prove to anyone but herself and I think that is what she did for these videos. She only had to make herself happy with the end results. And she went all out. Medellin is a visually stunning, gypsy influenced orgy of colour and atmosphere that looks magical and mysterious and wild. God Control is spectacular and thought provoking and intense and brave and in your face it takes your breath away. Crave is beautiful and sorta haunting and dreamlike and cryptical like a visual poem. And my favourite of these Madame X video's is the secluded, emotional and inspirational melancholy masterpiece Batuka shot on the beautiful, wide open Cape Verde islands. It is a cinematic storytelling masterpiece that will hypnotize and entrance you. Can't wait for you to see them. It's astonishingly and inspirational to me to see a 62 year old woman(after 40 fucking years in the music industry) be this creative and daring and experimental and curious and fearless and unique. Bow down bitches. J
100%…you nailed it! A song and music video that’s not meant to entertain but as a powerful artistic statement of her career-long advocacy and activism for female empowerment, racial and gender equality, and portray the historical and current struggle of discriminated people against an authoritarian, patriarchal establishment.
Allow me to correct that Batuka was not filmed in Cape Verde but on São Julião beach, near Ericeira in Portugal. Portugal where Madonna lived at the time of Madame X. The women (batucadeiras), these yes, are or have roots in Cape Verde. There are 2 more videos that were filmed in Portugal: Dark Ballet and Medellin. Dark Ballet in Cabo Espichel and Batalha Monastery. Medellin close to Lisbon and in the Comporta beach area. Madame X has many influences on Lusophone culture, such as Portuguese Fado, Brazilian Funk from Rio de Janeiro, Morna and Cape Verdean Batuque, among others. as Madonna revealed: “Hello, Portugal. I'm Madonna and my new album, Madame X, was inspired by and is a love letter to you, Portugal, and its beautiful culture. Thanks!"
Okay. I am an idiot. Jeez you see, that's what assumptions does. I assumed. You just totally schooled me. Thanks for taking the time to explain and clarify things so beautifully. That is so cool. I love that you are so well informed with the Madame X era. I sorta low key fell in love with Lisbon from Madonna's social media posts about the city and its magical atmosphere and musical diversity and people. I love that Batuka video and it's very profound and heartfelt and celebratory way of telling that story. It gives me the chills everytime. It's really powerful and inspirational. Consider myself edumicated. J
Awesome post and replies, thank you. I got excited about the Cape Verde comment as I've been there! Was hoping to recognise some stuff, but nevermind. Thank you all for contributing some great comments.
Madonna also has a ballad called “Joan of Arc” from the Rebel Heart album…not sure if you’ve reacted or heard that one.
Love this album. On her "World of Madame X" doco she talks about all of us in these times dancing in a dark ballet. Madame X is her Magnum Opus.
This is pure art
I love Dark Ballet
Oh, that Madonna. She just loves to shock us.
If you only see shock in this video then you seem to have a problem....
Good for you spotting the Dreyer reference! Bet you'll have no problem with the ones in the video of her "Bedtime Story"
Oh I didn't get any of those! I used to be pretty obsessive about movies, but I'm quite ignorant of actual art and artists
I’ve thought this song as a masterpiece.
Such a beautiful short film and I agree I love how she didnt make the song about her but I did love the glimpse of her towards the end.
The scream is what gets me every time. Great reaction and breakdown.
I love this song and video! The Madame X era was really interesting, and one of her best albums in awhile. Kinda like American Life that you have to be in the mood to listen to it, but props to Madonna for continuing to push her art forward.
I love you for seeing the hidden image at the beginning. You are so astute!!!
It's not radio friendly but radio refuse to play M new music anyway, personally I think it's fantastic. Please please more Madonna reactions......
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Absolutely
Brilliant!!!❤
The entire Madame X era is completely misunderstood or the masses still have not seen a truth within themselves.
Another amazing reaction. Thank you. Would love to see you react to Bad Girl video. Its kinda a short movie. So good!! Thank you again!! ❤
Sweet, excited for you to see the video 💗
Madame X has many influences on Lusophone culture, such as Portuguese Fado, Brazilian Funk from Rio de Janeiro, Morna and Cape Verdean Batuque, among others. as Madonna revealed: “Hello, Portugal. I'm Madonna and my new album, Madame X, was inspired by and is a love letter to you, Portugal, and its beautiful culture. Thanks!"Batuka was not filmed in Cape Verde but on São Julião beach, near Ericeira in Portugal. Portugal where Madonna lived at the time of Madame X. The women (batucadeiras), these yes, are or have roots in Cape Verde. There are 2 more videos that were filmed in Portugal: Dark Ballet and Medellin. Dark Ballet in Cabo Espichel and Batalha Monastery. Medellin close to Lisbon and in the Comporta beach area.
I had no idea - that's great thank you
ABOUT THE "Like a Prayer" VIDEO:
The black figure in that video IS NOT a "black Jesus". It is a black CATHOLIC SAINT known as Saint Martin of Porres (from Peru). Madonna herself explained this in an interview decades ago. The actor that played that character also said so.
The controversy back then was mainly because the whole thing was considered SACRILEGIOUS and offensive to Catholics. No artist before Madonna had ever used catholic imagery with sexual overtones. This was almost unfathomable back then.
Great info, thank you. I haven't seen that video properly since I was a kid, so my recollection was of a Jesus-type figure.
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Don't worry. Most people think it is Jesus too. (I enjoy your reactions)
Dark Ballet is not my favourite off the album that would be God Control, which I think is an underrated masterpiece... experimental and slightly bonkers, but both lyrically and musically, it's outstanding.
Please react to her met gala performance
It’s showing the hypocrisy of the church and yes, the patriarchy as well.
WOKE, but a masterpice !!!!!!
There is so much to unpack from "Like a Prayer", there is so much more to unpack with the above video. Madonna has loved to rail against the Catholic Church for decades. I'm not Catholic and don't pretend to understand their Faith. However, some of her videos, songs, and concerts do go too far for me. That's ok. There is plenty to love! There is a song called "Joan of Arc" on Madonna's album, Rebel Heart.