@@sunflowerlove0101 Pauley was baiting her and tried to get Madonna angry and say something to make the ratings go up and it did not work. Madonna knew Pauley was playing cat and mouse and forgot that Madonna is a Lion.
Yeah that’s what you call it. LoL. I’m 15:25 into this interview and I’m perplexed with this lady’s style of approach with each question.... Arrrrhhhh!
Seriously! I kept getting the feeling that the interviewer was so jealous of Madonna and thus passive aggressive? Made me cringe , but I really enjoyed watching Madonna handle the situation quite skillfully.
This is like a tai chi interview... Madonna not fighting the incoming force, but meeting it in softness to turn it back to her opponent... The interviewer is not expecting any of it and seems completely lost. Madonna is soooo intelligent and talented 💓💓
DesperatelySeekingM bingo! Yes. I was trying to put my finger on why Madonna is (as always) so brilliant here in this interview, because it has a specific energy and way in which she handles the questions. And it is like a tai chi interview - 10000% you nailed it. I love it!
This was almost bizarre to watch now. Madonna is like a time traveler - classy, timeless, intelligent and focused in the presence of an utterly dated and silly 1980's interviewer.
TheInspireImagine This interview is nothing but pure class on Madonna’s part, once again, exemplified by her holding back and not tearing Jane Pauley to shreds when most of us would drag her ass to the moon and back.
@@TheInspireImagine 'classy' doesn't necessarily mean what you think it means lmao as a person when she's talking she always seems reserved and poised hence that person's comment. On stage/in videos she's putting on a show and doesn't have to be your version of 'classy'
i felt the same... and it is a most revealing madonna interview... she gives here more than she often did... she maintained a secret way of being just hers and for those close to her... makes sense...
Bingeing on Madonna interviews today. She’s my age and I have developed an interest in how she began and what drives her. I never got on the Madonna fan train when I was younger, but always knew she was talented. What fascinates me is how she has laughing confident eyes along with honest answers that always seem to make the interviewer look silly and nervous...it’s truly entertaining to watch!
@@moonrakor2000 -WTF??? That is the stupidest thing I’ve heard, not all confident people are or have to be good looking. She’s confident, because she has a very high I.Q.
This was also 1987 so it was a completely different era. Of course you wouldn't spend that long asking about her dress today but it wouldn't have been that strange back then.. You have to put this interview in that context. Remember how long ago this took place
Chris Noneyabiz I disagree! Interviews weren’t much different then as now. That’s just a terrible interviewer. You never stay on the same subject long unless it’s very revealing or interesting to the viewers. A dress rarely is. Also if the interviewee is uncomfortable with the subject, the interviewer should get off it.
But we’re so grateful now because it got Madonna talking about her always evolving looks. By then she had already gone through a few of them and it’s interesting to hear from Madonna herself how she felt like a Madonna imitator so she went in a completely different direction for her third album. Back then singers wouldn’t change their look from one album to the next but this wasn’t just anybody this was Madonna. Always a trend setter
2021, and this interview should *still* be required viewing at every business school. Intelligent, driven, and very hard-working. Madonna is 62.5 years young right now, and almost a billionaire. What an amazing life ❤️
she wore a dress she bought at a thrift store for $5 to an interview. now celebrities will only wear a dress worth thousands of dollars that *they* were paid to wear. it's always fun looking back on old interviews seeing how things have changed.
+TheArsenalgooner including EVITA .. luckily for all the other actresses out there Madonna is more than a singer .. Now days she's above them all .. There's no new stars , Michael Jackson was a star MADONNA is a star 💃🏻🤑👑💰💸 .. And you ? The queen or king of what ? Hahah exactly
I was 11-years-old in 1987 and got up early before school to see this on the Today Show. This was the first glimpse I saw of Madonna's off-stage persona. She was still a mystery to many of us at this point in her career. This is her at her peak of fame. As she says in this interview, "You are arguably the biggest star in the world today...."
Peak of her fame? She had so many peaks? 1990 Vogue & Blonde Ambition Tour or might it be 1998 Ray Of Light? Or else....? But I remember in 86/87 she was as big as Michael Jackson and long beyond that time. Though that's totally subjective.
@@sashabertold3731 I think what he meant was this was the peak of her "Sean years/True Blue era". She married him right after the Virgin Tour. So this was the peak of her "True Blue" era as culminated with the Who's That Girl Tour. As a bit of useless info-- the original working title of "Who's That Girl" was "Slammer".. but with Sean Penn's run-ins with the law and his breaking parole, it looked like he would go to jail or as one reporter called it "the slammer".. and since James Foley (the director) was best friends with Sean and Madonna, they felt that the working title might just carry with it some bad association and had to change the title. The title did come from exchanges with Griffin Dunn, who would ask "Who IS that girl??" And that's how the title was changed.. :)
Great interview. She has always been Smart, articulate and self aware. That is what made her fans love and admire her so much, and some people in Hollywood so jelous of her. Madonna was and still is light years ahead.
this is why I am SO glad I was a teenager in the 80s. Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince...the list goes on. 80s superstars limited their interviews with the media. Their art and their talent is what spoke to us.
Yeah... And remember when you purchased an LP or cassette and it was like a package deal with a poster lots of artwork or signatures? Today the package deal is a subliminal soap opera persona artists publicists create for their clients.
It must be hard to interview Madonna, a beautiful, talented and very famous star when you are so obviously struggling with jealously or envy, she is not a Madonna fan, it's like she can't understand why Madonna is famous, she doesn't get her at all. Pathetic. Well done to Madge for keeping her well in place and holding her own.
@@ultravioletpisces3666 she was a worldwide star though, the interviewer might of been speaking to middle America, but to Europe she Could do no wrong and she was loved. Losing her mother at that age definitely marked her and shaped her, l have a daughter that age and we are very close, she plays dress up and she copies my make up, it would definitely leave a huge void if l was gone suddenly. These old interviews that we didn't see over here in Ireland give great insight into Madonnas personality and she always talked about her mother, even her perfume was inspired by how her mother used to smell (which l loved, but it got discontinued after a few short years 😒).
Agreed. I don't think I've ever seen this much of a patronizing and condescending tone from any other celebrity interviewer. No wonder Madonna stayed away from TV interviews for many more years after having to sit through this one.
Brilliant interview.. as alot of people have mentioned. The interviewer was asking some really stupid questions and seemed baffled by Madonnas interesting and clever answers! Go Madonna! Long live the queen 👑💪👑
For some moronic reason, the lay person tend to think that artists lack educated intelligence which is completely ridiculous because artist literally study, interpret and reflect the world around them and usually have a deeper grasp and insight of what’s taking place more than most.
Madonna wipes the floor with Jane here & that's why this is my favourite interview of her. And I always LOVED her hair this way. She's the only one that can pull this look off outside of Sharon Stone.
It’s not a competition. The job of the interviewer is to ask all kinds of questions. They’re not going to talk about global affairs at this point in madonna’s career. J Pauly was doing tough interviews with world politicians and had to challenge them on questions of war and diplomatic rows. This was a change of pace. Madonna was still finding herself as an artist and woman at this point,
It’s not weird it’s just an 80s interview. People didn’t interview the way they do today. They weren’t trying to kiss ass or create a viral moment or sell you some social media bullshit back then. Barbara Walters did the same style of interviewing.
Aurora-Rose The Interview is not weird. Jayne Pauley is cognitive that she is in the presence of someone special and she recovers well after goofing a couple of times.
She’s still like that. I’m sure Jane is a nice person, but I can’t bear to watch CBS Sunday morning since she took over. The intonations and the way she dips her voice and the fake sincerity drive me nuts. I watch all of the clips on YT instead.
Jane wasn't good at interviewing her. She seems like she was nervous of Madonna, or she seemed like she was trying to psychoanalyze Madonna too much. At times It almost seemed as if she was trying to get under Madonna's skin. Madonna did actually quite well with her questions, she normally would get irritated with those types of questions.
But, as all Madonna nerds know, she DID wear this actual dress a few years earlier. She was photographed in it for a Rolling Stone/Desperately Seeking Susan promotional shoot by Herb Ritts.
In 1987, I was 13 and thought the 50's were so long ago and so different. Now, it's more than 30 years after this interview and the late 80's don't seem that long ago in my mind, but times are definitely different.
Madonna is absolutely brilliant. Her calm,intelligent,elegant demeanor screams QUEEN . She is the best. The interviewer is acting very crude, asking stupid questions and being so passive aggressive and rude however MADONNA put her right in her place where she belongs very beneath her. I am always in ahhhhh of MADONNA , she is and always will be the one and only…. ♥️
From time to time I come back and watch this interview again. I have watched this interview again and again since I was 9 years old. The joy it brings to be a Madonna Stan is indescribable. Knowing what she has done after 1987, what she has achieved, what albums, tour, the men she dated... Evita- a Golden Globe, Sex and Erotica, endless athleticism and ambition Guy Ritchie Ray Of Light Grammy Kissing Britney and Christina 51 Number one dance singles more than 300 million records sold! "How could I dream all this?"
Madonna's career from 1986 to 1987 was my personal favorite. The music she came out with at the time was her best and her look was the best. I still listen to her True Blue album and occasionally will watch the movie she starred in Who's That Girl. Brings back great childhood memories.
I love how no matter how bitchy the interviewers are or how personal, Madonna keeps her cool. I don't think i would have lasted 5 minutes. Effing hell- she is BRILLIANT! WHAT a woman! WHAT a professional!!!!
Soft spoken , an early in depth Madonna interview. I remember this airing and have it on VHS. I saw her WHO'S THAT GIRL TOUR 2 times and was in Times Square for the premiere of WHO'S THAT GIRL. 1987 was a fun fillled year.
Wow. Lost some respect for Jane Pauley after seeing this. Seems like every single question she's trying to trip up or attack Madonna in the most catty, conniving ways. Very impressed with a 28-year old Madonna, proving that she's more poised and clever than an older, supposedly savvier Pauley.
Nice?! Classy?! What interview were you watching? For the first ten or fifteen minutes Jane acts "nice" but only in a very transparent attempt to get Madonna to warm to her. Then she starts laying out a series of traps for Madonna and becomes increasingly frustrated as the interview progresses with the realization that Madonna is not falling for any of it. Towards the end of the interview Jane is at times rude, desperate, irrational and even slightly delusional. She almost appears mentally unwell. It's actually quite uncomfortable to watch Jane's maneuvers and tactics throughout this interview. She grossly misjudged Madonna by thinking she would be an easy person to manipulate. Madonna is uncharacteristically patient to calmly sit through such a ridiculous series of questions, backhanded comments and thinly veiled accusations. But she outsmarts Jane at every step, and really Madonna is the only thing that makes this interview worth watching. I have to laugh when Jane says "well, you're lucky!" towards the end, sounding defeated and barely even attempting to contain her jealousy and envy. It's like a scene straight out of Dynasty! lol. Only in the 80's!!
Thank you for saying what I am thinking. Pauley has a strange demeanor throughout this "interview". She is constantly degrading Madonna and those obvious aggressive and dismissive comments were to try to get a negative reaction and somehow hurt Madonna. Now fast forward to today Madonna's networth is almost a billion dollars and Pauley is at 40 million networth. Madonna is far more successful and loved and Pauley is still jealous of that.
@@aavalestormiconicperformer Jane Pauley is "still jealous" ? Somehow you know that ? ridiculous. and certainly wrong. And all human "success" is based on net worth ? 40 million (as you say) is doing extremely well in my opinion.
watching interviews like this shows how artists like Madonna and others paved the ways for everyone else. They kept being asked about things everyone takes for granted today when it comes to artists, like, for example, changing looks!
That dress is actually a common one that she wore. When Jane said “This is something you wouldn’t have wore a couple years ago” When in fact she did wear it a couple years earlier in a magazine with Rosanna Arquette promoting Desperately Seeking Susan 😇
It is so hard to find interviews with Madonna where the topic revolves around her music, they so seldom focus on the music. They mostly ramble on about fashion and romantic life and whatever.....hardly ever about the MUSIC. I remember a Rolling Stone article once that was about 7 or 8 pages long, and not once in the article does it EVER mention that she is a recording artist, no discussion about her music.....not one word about it. One of the biggest music stars ever, and it was never talked about in a rather long story, just lots of discussion about whom she had dated, or her ever changing fashion style, or politico leanings. If you did not know anything at all about Madonna, the article would not let you know anything about her being a huge pop star.
Wow good comment! Madonna is all about the Music! You wouldn't get that from thus shamble if an interview. I'd wanna punch this interveuwer for being so ignorant and just nosey and trying to dig dirt.. ( I know that what they do) But yeah what about the Music.. I love Madonna's honesty alway 1 step ahead X Glad I see this x
I like how she kept her composure all the way through; she was confident, didn't panic, & left room for mystery without giving everything away to her bitchy interviewer...
Living legend. The foundation she laid back then is the strong pilar she is today. Just EPIC interview. Don't take nothing she has done for granted. There will never ever be a star like this ever ever again. Not to mention the fact that she became a billionaire in this era. Impossible. Just wow thinking what she was and how truth she remained to herself. Best interview of her ever.
I looked how long this interview took. Wow Madonna was extremely patient with this uptight interviewer. I would of lost it after 15mins, lol. Another strength Madonna has. She rocks! 💪
I felt a bit sorry for Madonna here. Being the highly intelligent, creative and articulate woman she is, it must have been tough to sit through 45 minutes of being interviewed by a total airhead who asking totally inane questions! However she handles herself with composure and class throughout, and gave smart answers to some very silly questions without ever talking down to her.
Jane Pauley act like one of the sales girls in the movie "pritty woman" , the one who never wanted to service julia roberts ,and even sound very condescending just like her..she seems so frustrated from not getting any "yellow " frome madonna who was brilliantall true the interview . "BIG MISTAKE , HUGE.." lol ..
Madonna, is still out there nearly 40 yrs later. She works hard & is her own person. I'm glad I saw her in concert a few years ago, she was electric ⭐️🎶⭐️🎶⭐️🎶⭐️
I think the interviewer was very confused, because she probably thought herself: "I will interview a banal brainless pop singer, I will just talk about dresses and hair cuts". She didn't expect that Madonna was super smart and would talk about deep and serious issues. Maybe that's why the interviewer seemed akward and confused.
qantasCapt This was riveting to see... Madge was so superior and intelligent that she seemed to somehow enjoy this interview. Not in the last bit self conscious. She humored Jane Pauley while letting her make an ass of herself. Thanks for posting this!
qantasCapt I have to say, Jane got a lot of good answers and pushed the envelope as far as she could without getting eaten alive. What an unlikable and insulting twat.
Jane Pauley' idiotic questions and comments ruined this chance to show Madonna's talent when she was willing to be open and her art was so raw. Pauley is too caught up in her own ego, and bland whiteness, -- she has no understanding of Madonna's art, which helped only helped hip hop.
Why, allegedly, would the discerning public that do not idol worship, ever believe an obnoxious lying, narcissistic, mediocre talented, helliweird, satanick masonick, entertainment industry created, wombless gender inverted male, controlled opposition shill, deceiver sellout, ACTOR, Man donner, who has, for decades, been deliberately mocking, gaslighting,misleading and distracting the good public by masquerading as a female entertainer , ACTOR, and more laughably, as a mother claiming to have given natural child birth, while parading around with a strap-on prosthetic, pregnancy, moon belly bump, trannyesque makeup and heels and utilizing paid helliweird breeder surrogates, allegedly?
Madonna knows how to answer questions that are off topic,...business is business...Pauley is a sneaky weasel...but Madonna answered the question nicely and let her know who was in charge.
Matthew Jacks Insulted them... with complete truth. And she didn’t even refer to Mariah Carey specifically, she was asked if she would like to “be an artist like Mariah Carey and not push any buttons”.
This was funny. Jane looks nervous more so than Madonna but was also genuinely fascinated and mystified at this sort of alien beauty sitting before her. Everything she asked her came from a genuine inquiring place though how awkward and stupid it may appear because at this point in her career we were all in awe of Madonna and this interview represents that fascination.
Thanks for providing context. I don't know Jane Pauley at all. She was actually great when she was told something was none of her business she acknowledged and moved on without being weird.
Why, allegedly, would the discerning public that do not idol worship, ever believe an obnoxious lying, narcissistic, mediocre talented, helliweird, satanick masonick, entertainment industry created, wombless gender inverted male, controlled opposition shill, deceiver sellout, ACTOR, Man donner, who has, for decades, been deliberately mocking, gaslighting,misleading and distracting the good public by masquerading as a female entertainer , ACTOR, and more laughably, as a mother claiming to have given natural child birth, while parading around with a strap-on prosthetic, pregnancy, moon belly bump, trannyesque makeup and heels and utilizing paid helliweird breeder surrogates, allegedly?
as a die hard fan since her debut, I love seeing how Madonna evolved from the 80’s to today. Not just as a global artist and entertainer .. but as a woman. She truly blossomed right before our eyes.
Why, allegedly, would the good discerning public that do not idol worship, ever believe an obnoxious lying, narcissistic, mediocre talented, helliweird, satanick masonick, entertainment industry created, wombless gender inverted male, controlled opposition shill, deceiver sellout, ACTOR, who has, for decades, been deliberately mocking, gaslighting,misleading and distracting the good public by masquerading as a female entertainer , ACTOR, and more laughably, as a mother claiming to have given natural child birth, while parading around with a strap-on prosthetic, pregnancy, moon belly bump, trannyesque makeup and heels and utilizing paid helliweird breeder surrogates, allegedly?
This woman was never bought or sold by anybody. She didn't have a connection at all, and made it all on her own merit. If the phone doesn't ring, Madonna just made work for herself. That's the lesson to be taken from her career.
She is the biggest and brightest Star ever. Her track record , her music , her live performances. She was and is confident, driven, Extremely intelligent and suffers no fools.
Amazon Princess She’s not approachable like she was in this interview because of endless disastrous interviews like this one. They completely put her off press tours and interviews.
Madonna is such a Leo, she has such a regal quality about her which is something I've noticed about Leos, whose symbol is a lion, the king of the jungle
Rediscovering my love for Madonna, because of her tour and my friends are going to these concerts all over the country and I can't afford to, but I'm following it all. She literally wrote the soundtrack to my life. As she changed and matured, so have I And I think she is pretty special and so is this interview. Love seeing her like this in 2024
Not sure why everyone is being overly negative on the interviewer - female interviewers had to be tougher than their male counterparts in those days. Madonna is being very open and chatty with her and certainly didn't need to do any interview she didn't choose to. Jane knows the subject well and asks some great questions. I adore Madonna and have seen so many interviews and this one is great because I do think both are being honest, beyond both of their expectations. Madonna herself wouldn't like us saying negative things about Jane doing her job. Peace!
THIS is what Madonna did first.
THIS is why Madonna is where she is.
I can only say I really really admire her.
SAME
Lets say it...Madonna really answered the questions in a way that Pauley did not expected her to....Madonna won....all the way.
Damn real she won!
Agreed
She said the T word 😄
@@sunflowerlove0101 Pauley was baiting her and tried to get Madonna angry and say something to make the ratings go up and it did not work. Madonna knew Pauley was playing cat and mouse and forgot that Madonna is a Lion.
@@catholiccrusader5328 Yeah. Madonna did not fall for that baited interview. Pauley looks absolutely ignorant and jealous at the end of it.
i'm impressed how she didn't get angry and she handled all the questions well. the interviewer is so passive aggressive.
Yeah that’s what you call it. LoL. I’m 15:25 into this interview and I’m perplexed with this lady’s style of approach with each question.... Arrrrhhhh!
People in the 80s were so loud
@@POPDATA people of data generation are perhaps quiet and hypocrites and the traffic light is always green and we all read Nelson Mandela.
@@POPDATA people now are louder.
Seriously!
I kept getting the feeling that the interviewer was so jealous of Madonna and thus passive aggressive? Made me cringe , but I really enjoyed watching Madonna handle the situation quite skillfully.
Love how confident Madonna is. No matter what Jane asked her she smiled and answered with total confidence.
That reporter knew a phony person back then,. Just look at what Madonna is today.. an abomination
Jane is so judgemental.
Bad girl. That's all.
Like a Princess 👑
This is like a tai chi interview... Madonna not fighting the incoming force, but meeting it in softness to turn it back to her opponent... The interviewer is not expecting any of it and seems completely lost. Madonna is soooo intelligent and talented 💓💓
DesperatelySeekingM bingo! Yes. I was trying to put my finger on why Madonna is (as always) so brilliant here in this interview, because it has a specific energy and way in which she handles the questions. And it is like a tai chi interview - 10000% you nailed it. I love it!
Well said. Love yr comment. Watching and reading in 2021. Madonna here so composed yet strong. Plus her sense of humour helps. She rocks.
Solid gold comment! Bravo
This was almost bizarre to watch now. Madonna is like a time traveler - classy, timeless, intelligent and focused in the presence of an utterly dated and silly 1980's interviewer.
Brody U.S. How can you possibly have a problem with this comment?
TheInspireImagine This interview is nothing but pure class on Madonna’s part, once again, exemplified by her holding back and not tearing Jane Pauley to shreds when most of us would drag her ass to the moon and back.
dated is such a fitting word. from fashion to the questions
@@TheInspireImagine 'classy' doesn't necessarily mean what you think it means lmao as a person when she's talking she always seems reserved and poised hence that person's comment. On stage/in videos she's putting on a show and doesn't have to be your version of 'classy'
i felt the same... and it is a most revealing madonna interview... she gives here more than she often did... she maintained a secret way of being just hers and for those close to her... makes sense...
Bingeing on Madonna interviews today. She’s my age and I have developed an interest in how she began and what drives her. I never got on the Madonna fan train when I was younger, but always knew she was talented. What fascinates me is how she has laughing confident eyes along with honest answers that always seem to make the interviewer look silly and nervous...it’s truly entertaining to watch!
Very interesting analysis
It's called good bone structure and exhuding confidence in the way she looks. She would not have been as confident if she was ugly. Sad truth.😊
@@moonrakor2000 -WTF??? That is the stupidest thing I’ve heard, not all confident people are or have to be good looking. She’s confident, because she has a very high I.Q.
how the hell did jane pauley get her job ?
10 minutes talking about a dress ?
gacysdad She didn’t have this job very long LOL. In 2019 she’s just a part-time host on the 60 minutes early show Sunday morning LOL.
Totally agree.
This was also 1987 so it was a completely different era. Of course you wouldn't spend that long asking about her dress today but it wouldn't have been that strange back then.. You have to put this interview in that context. Remember how long ago this took place
Chris Noneyabiz I disagree! Interviews weren’t much different then as now. That’s just a terrible interviewer. You never stay on the same subject long unless it’s very revealing or interesting to the viewers. A dress rarely is. Also if the interviewee is uncomfortable with the subject, the interviewer should get off it.
But we’re so grateful now because it got Madonna talking about her always evolving looks. By then she had already gone through a few of them and it’s interesting to hear from Madonna herself how she felt like a Madonna imitator so she went in a completely different direction for her third album. Back then singers wouldn’t change their look from one album to the next but this wasn’t just anybody this was Madonna. Always a trend setter
2021, and this interview should *still* be required viewing at every business school. Intelligent, driven, and very hard-working. Madonna is 62.5 years young right now, and almost a billionaire. What an amazing life ❤️
she wore a dress she bought at a thrift store for $5 to an interview. now celebrities will only wear a dress worth thousands of dollars that *they* were paid to wear. it's always fun looking back on old interviews seeing how things have changed.
Anozira Erised i loved her honesty about the dress as others today act as if there money is everything.
Not 100% true. Lady Gaga when she started out wore thrift store vintage clothes.
I think Madonna said that on pourpose, like saying: "How stupid is to give much importance to a dress?"
And none today have near the money she did even at that time! Money was flowing through the industry like crazy in the 80s and 90s
Tyler Lethersin So one more thing she stole from Madonna.
Madonna always know what to say. Queen.
+TheArsenalgooner including EVITA .. luckily for all the other actresses out there Madonna is more than a singer .. Now days she's above them all .. There's no new stars , Michael Jackson was a star MADONNA is a star 💃🏻🤑👑💰💸 .. And you ? The queen or king of what ? Hahah exactly
Daniel Fernandes always KNOWS..
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No
This is such an awkward interview. Madonna handled it so gracefully.
and still with a hint of glorious bitchiness to insinuate that the interviewer is an idiot.
@@prophetmadonna3744 Jane Pauley is not an idiot. You might be too young to understand her place in news media. idk
Roger deCanterville or perhaps I dont live in a country where the 89% of the middle classes are bound to be homeless in 6 months.
@@prophetmadonna3744 what do you mean? 😢
@tonym7919 She did didn't she, which is very surprising for a satanic whore.
I was 11-years-old in 1987 and got up early before school to see this on the Today Show. This was the first glimpse I saw of Madonna's off-stage persona. She was still a mystery to many of us at this point in her career. This is her at her peak of fame. As she says in this interview, "You are arguably the biggest star in the world today...."
Peak of her fame?
She had so many peaks?
1990 Vogue & Blonde Ambition Tour or might it be 1998 Ray Of Light?
Or else....?
But I remember in 86/87 she was as big as Michael Jackson and long beyond that time.
Though that's totally subjective.
I think these are her peaks:
-Late 1984 - Late 1987
-Early 1989 - Mid 1991
-Early 1998 - Late 2001
@@sashabertold3731 I think what he meant was this was the peak of her "Sean years/True Blue era". She married him right after the Virgin Tour. So this was the peak of her "True Blue" era as culminated with the Who's That Girl Tour. As a bit of useless info-- the original working title of "Who's That Girl" was "Slammer".. but with Sean Penn's run-ins with the law and his breaking parole, it looked like he would go to jail or as one reporter called it "the slammer".. and since James Foley (the director) was best friends with Sean and Madonna, they felt that the working title might just carry with it some bad association and had to change the title. The title did come from exchanges with Griffin Dunn, who would ask "Who IS that girl??" And that's how the title was changed.. :)
@@sergioampv1640 2006 confessions Era was also a huge peak... At least in Europe... It was THE resurgence of Madonna
Great interview. She has always been Smart, articulate and self aware. That is what made her fans love and admire her so much, and some people in Hollywood so jelous of her. Madonna was and still is light years ahead.
Stupid questions - brilliant answers!
😂😂😂😂right
this is why I am SO glad I was a teenager in the 80s. Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince...the list goes on. 80s superstars limited their interviews with the media. Their art and their talent is what spoke to us.
Yeah... And remember when you purchased an LP or cassette and it was like a package deal with a poster lots of artwork or signatures? Today the package deal is a subliminal soap opera persona artists publicists create for their clients.
Amen
the interviewer was dripping in judgement... Madonna did amazing to keep her cool and answer so calmly and intelligently
It must be hard to interview Madonna, a beautiful, talented and very famous star when you are so obviously struggling with jealously or envy, she is not a Madonna fan, it's like she can't understand why Madonna is famous, she doesn't get her at all. Pathetic. Well done to Madge for keeping her well in place and holding her own.
A lot of people didn't "get" Madonna at that time. Interviewers speak to the middle American mainstream and represent that point of view
@@ultravioletpisces3666 she was a worldwide star though, the interviewer might of been speaking to middle America, but to Europe she Could do no wrong and she was loved. Losing her mother at that age definitely marked her and shaped her, l have a daughter that age and we are very close, she plays dress up and she copies my make up, it would definitely leave a huge void if l was gone suddenly. These old interviews that we didn't see over here in Ireland give great insight into Madonnas personality and she always talked about her mother, even her perfume was inspired by how her mother used to smell (which l loved, but it got discontinued after a few short years 😒).
I think Jane Pauley was taken aback by how intelligent M was, and seemed to be surprised that she owned art.
You can tell Pauley did not know those artists and jumped to other vapid questions.
Madonna isn't intelligent lol
I remember Madonna's publicist Liz Rosenberg later said it was a mistake for her to put them together as many sensed the mutual cold icy disconnect.
She's gorgeous, sassy & inspiring. I adore Madonna.
Agreed. I don't think I've ever seen this much of a patronizing and condescending tone from any other celebrity interviewer. No wonder Madonna stayed away from TV interviews for many more years after having to sit through this one.
i love how she says she isnt afraid of her future ...then we are here today and she is still selling tickets and records
Richard Connolly Damn right yeah! 👍🏽
And breaking records, mostly her own
Well now she fucked her face up and dates people half her age she's worried trust me
Jane be like
Do you eat?
Madonna: Yes
Jane: Why do you eat?
Madonna: Because I’m hungry
Jane: 😵😵
That’s how terrible of an interviewer she is 😒
Jane be like 💀😂😂🤣
She should’ve said, “I eat bitches like you for breakfast!”🤣
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They are both so young here!
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Interviewer: I appreciate you taking the time with us.
Madonna : Ok.
Interviewer: Take care of yourself.
Madonna : Ok.
Madonna articulates herself extremely well.
I wish I was like her...
You can be like her. Believe in yourself, please. @@dixienormous6969
Jane Pauley sounds jealous!
Brilliant interview.. as alot of people have mentioned. The interviewer was asking some really stupid questions and seemed baffled by Madonnas interesting and clever answers! Go Madonna! Long live the queen 👑💪👑
For some moronic reason, the lay person tend to think that artists lack educated intelligence which is completely ridiculous because artist literally study, interpret and reflect the world around them and usually have a deeper grasp and insight of what’s taking place more than most.
Definitely...Jane Pauley is just a horrible interviewer...
Madonna wipes the floor with Jane here & that's why this is my favourite interview of her. And I always LOVED her hair this way. She's the only one that can pull this look off outside of Sharon Stone.
And Marilyn Monroe.
and my mom from New Jersey 😂
It’s not a competition. The job of the interviewer is to ask all kinds of questions. They’re not going to talk about global affairs at this point in madonna’s career. J Pauly was doing tough interviews with world politicians and had to challenge them on questions of war and diplomatic rows. This was a change of pace. Madonna was still finding herself as an artist and woman at this point,
That lady was so jealous of Madonna and Madonna knew it too. That's why she was so patient.
That's right. You can see how angry Pauley is and those stupid questions are laughable.
I think youre delusional and seeing things that aren't there. get help.
25 years later and she has the biggest tour of the year! Amazing!
35 years later and the same!
40 years later the same 😊😊 now is 2023
this interview is weird. like Madonna is at therapy or something. Weird introspection going on from the interviewer
this is called entertaining interview...im crying with madonna's jokes lmaoa
It’s not weird it’s just an 80s interview. People didn’t interview the way they do today. They weren’t trying to kiss ass or create a viral moment or sell you some social media bullshit back then. Barbara Walters did the same style of interviewing.
J Texas Yeah it's very 80s but even back then most think this style of interviewing was weird and annoying.
Aurora-Rose The Interview is not weird. Jayne Pauley is cognitive that she is in the presence of someone special and she recovers well after goofing a couple of times.
Whitfield Palmer I agree with you! Talking about real stuff not all about gossip. and no social media back then
Madonna soooo owned this interview. Brilliantly done.
I never realized how condescending Jane was in this interview, infatuated ego
She’s still like that. I’m sure Jane is a nice person, but I can’t bear to watch CBS Sunday morning since she took over. The intonations and the way she dips her voice and the fake sincerity drive me nuts. I watch all of the clips on YT instead.
Arikm7 LOL! hillarius comparison.
Jane wasn't good at interviewing her. She seems like she was nervous of Madonna, or she seemed like she was trying to psychoanalyze Madonna too much. At times It almost seemed as if she was trying to get under Madonna's skin. Madonna did actually quite well with her questions, she normally would get irritated with those types of questions.
nano411 she isn’t good at interviewing anybody. She makes cruel questions.
I honestly think Jane is starstruck.
This is the most awkward interview ever. Madonna killed it
You've never watched the late Michael Parkinson interviewing Helen Mirren.
Many stupid or pointless questions LOL
But, as all Madonna nerds know, she DID wear this actual dress a few years earlier. She was photographed in it for a Rolling Stone/Desperately Seeking Susan promotional shoot by Herb Ritts.
This woman calls Madonna soooo provocative, but she herself is extremely provocative and challenging on a mental level.
Agree she is so manipulative
She's amazing. She's intelligent. She's beautiful.
In 1987, I was 13 and thought the 50's were so long ago and so different. Now, it's more than 30 years after this interview and the late 80's don't seem that long ago in my mind, but times are definitely different.
No fake pretentious accent ✓
No Blinking every 3 seconds ✓
No shock value ✓
No grill ✓
This is the Madonna I love
Well Madonna blinked here in every 2 secs
Madonna is absolutely brilliant. Her calm,intelligent,elegant demeanor screams QUEEN . She is the best. The interviewer is acting very crude, asking stupid questions and being so passive aggressive and rude however MADONNA put her right in her place where she belongs very beneath her. I am always in ahhhhh of MADONNA , she is and always will be the one and only…. ♥️
Legend 💯
Jane seems like she's about to have a nervous breakdown.
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
She's intimidated, because she didn't realize how smart and intelligent this young, Italian, is from Michigan. Her bad.
Ridiculous.
It's so easy (and satisfying) to spout crap in the comments section, isn't it.
@@chrissimpson6701 um, no, Jane is not "intimidated."
What's bad here is your grammar -- look at it.
Madonna was unbothered & then some 😂
She elevated these juvenile questions with humorous (insightful) answers!!!
Obvious gender inverted Dude alert
@@tilatsiddiqui3969 How profoundly stupid of you 😂🤷🏾♂️
From time to time I come back and watch this interview again.
I have watched this interview again and again since I was 9 years old.
The joy it brings to be a Madonna Stan is indescribable.
Knowing what she has done after 1987,
what she has achieved,
what albums, tour,
the men she dated...
Evita- a Golden Globe,
Sex and Erotica,
endless athleticism and ambition
Guy Ritchie
Ray Of Light
Grammy
Kissing Britney and Christina
51 Number one dance singles
more than 300 million records sold!
"How could I dream all this?"
Jane Pauley tried to shade her all the way and overanalize her, yet Madonna was really brilliant.
I read that Madonna's IQ is 140.
She certainly showed her great intelligence in this interview.
madonna is just super intelligent.
I can't believe some of these questions. What are you protecting? Is the money important? Where is your money?
Jane is dressed all frumpy and Madonna looks great in a second hand store dress. I remember this interview. Love her in short hair.
I like how Jane found the cover of true blue provocative. Oh boy she’s was not ready for what was next .....
Madonna's career from 1986 to 1987 was my personal favorite. The music she came out with at the time was her best and her look was the best. I still listen to her True Blue album and occasionally will watch the movie she starred in Who's That Girl. Brings back great childhood memories.
Madonna IS BEAUTIFUL with a WONDERFUL FACE and a truly Legend! Imcomparable!
I love how no matter how bitchy the interviewers are or how personal, Madonna keeps her cool. I don't think i would have lasted 5 minutes. Effing hell- she is BRILLIANT! WHAT a woman! WHAT a professional!!!!
True.
Soft spoken , an early in depth Madonna interview. I remember this airing and have it on VHS. I saw her WHO'S THAT GIRL TOUR 2 times and was in Times Square for the premiere of WHO'S THAT GIRL. 1987 was a fun fillled year.
Wow. Lost some respect for Jane Pauley after seeing this. Seems like every single question she's trying to trip up or attack Madonna in the most catty, conniving ways. Very impressed with a 28-year old Madonna, proving that she's more poised and clever than an older, supposedly savvier Pauley.
+Colin Cahill I don't know where you got that. Pauley was pretty nice here, certainly classier than most journalists today. Think about it.
Nice?! Classy?! What interview were you watching? For the first ten or fifteen minutes Jane acts "nice" but only in a very transparent attempt to get Madonna to warm to her. Then she starts laying out a series of traps for Madonna and becomes increasingly frustrated as the interview progresses with the realization that Madonna is not falling for any of it. Towards the end of the interview Jane is at times rude, desperate, irrational and even slightly delusional. She almost appears mentally unwell. It's actually quite uncomfortable to watch Jane's maneuvers and tactics throughout this interview. She grossly misjudged Madonna by thinking she would be an easy person to manipulate. Madonna is uncharacteristically patient to calmly sit through such a ridiculous series of questions, backhanded comments and thinly veiled accusations. But she outsmarts Jane at every step, and really Madonna is the only thing that makes this interview worth watching. I have to laugh when Jane says "well, you're lucky!" towards the end, sounding defeated and barely even attempting to contain her jealousy and envy. It's like a scene straight out of Dynasty! lol. Only in the 80's!!
Yeah she was annoying
Thank you for saying what I am thinking. Pauley has a strange demeanor throughout this "interview". She is constantly degrading Madonna and those obvious aggressive and dismissive comments were to try to get a negative reaction and somehow hurt Madonna. Now fast forward to today Madonna's networth is almost a billion dollars and Pauley is at 40 million networth. Madonna is far more successful and loved and Pauley is still jealous of that.
@@aavalestormiconicperformer Jane Pauley is "still jealous" ? Somehow you know that ? ridiculous. and certainly wrong.
And all human "success" is based on net worth ?
40 million (as you say) is doing extremely well in my opinion.
This is an extremely awkward interview,I mean for the interviewer.Madonna must be thinking:"What the hell am I dong here with this bitch?!"
What an awkward cheesey interviewer
watching interviews like this shows how artists like Madonna and others paved the ways for everyone else. They kept being asked about things everyone takes for granted today when it comes to artists, like, for example, changing looks!
That dress is actually a common one that she wore. When Jane said “This is something you wouldn’t have wore a couple years ago” When in fact she did wear it a couple years earlier in a magazine with Rosanna Arquette promoting Desperately Seeking Susan 😇
So true ! You're right. That picture with Rosanna was on Smash Hits, I remember it.
It is so hard to find interviews with Madonna where the topic revolves around her music, they so seldom focus on the music. They mostly ramble on about fashion and romantic life and whatever.....hardly ever about the MUSIC. I remember a Rolling Stone article once that was about 7 or 8 pages long, and not once in the article does it EVER mention that she is a recording artist, no discussion about her music.....not one word about it. One of the biggest music stars ever, and it was never talked about in a rather long story, just lots of discussion about whom she had dated, or her ever changing fashion style, or politico leanings. If you did not know anything at all about Madonna, the article would not let you know anything about her being a huge pop star.
Wow good comment! Madonna is all about the Music! You wouldn't get that from thus shamble if an interview. I'd wanna punch this interveuwer for being so ignorant and just nosey and trying to dig dirt.. ( I know that what they do) But yeah what about the Music.. I love Madonna's honesty alway 1 step ahead X Glad I see this x
Madonna is so Madonna in this interview. She cracks me up.
I like how she kept her composure all the way through; she was confident, didn't panic, & left room for mystery without giving everything away to her bitchy interviewer...
Living legend. The foundation she laid back then is the strong pilar she is today. Just EPIC interview. Don't take nothing she has done for granted. There will never ever be a star like this ever ever again. Not to mention the fact that she became a billionaire in this era. Impossible. Just wow thinking what she was and how truth she remained to herself. Best interview of her ever.
Well, Madonna has never become a billionaire, she’s somewhat close though. But, not during the time of this Interview.
I miss this Madonna.
3:36 "Breathless"... omfg I'm dying, this was 3 years before it.
WELL THIS was only ABOUT 5YRS into MADONNAs career.
I looked how long this interview took. Wow Madonna was extremely patient with this uptight interviewer. I would of lost it after 15mins, lol. Another strength Madonna has. She rocks! 💪
Shes pure Alpha female. I love her aways for her strength and motivation ❤
I felt a bit sorry for Madonna here. Being the highly intelligent, creative and articulate woman she is, it must have been tough to sit through 45 minutes of being interviewed by a total airhead who asking totally inane questions! However she handles herself with composure and class throughout, and gave smart answers to some very silly questions without ever talking down to her.
My God right before her 29th birthday -she was still 28 so worldly yet still fresh and sweet in a way mysterious
Jane Pauley act like one of the sales girls in the movie "pritty woman" , the one who never wanted to service julia roberts ,and even sound very condescending just like her..she seems so frustrated from not getting any "yellow " frome madonna who was brilliantall true the interview . "BIG MISTAKE , HUGE.." lol ..
Ever since the start of her career, she's ALWAYS been very cohesive !!!
there's no doubt that not only she's talented but also a VERY SMART WOMAN !!!
Her talking voice is soothing here.
madonna looks amazing here
This is the madonna I loved
Can't stand the interviewer!
I KNOW!! horrifying how much time she spends on only Madonna's look, jesus.
Oh my god, it is like a six year old interviewing her.
Julie Collins The interviewer is a bitter jealous cunt!!!
really??
Madonna looks like a vain superficial twit, here.
Julie Collins.. the interviewer is just jealous of Madonna
I love this interview, she's so smart, transparent and truthful!!😘👏🏼💚
Madonna, is still out there nearly 40 yrs later.
She works hard & is her own person. I'm glad I saw her in concert a few years ago, she was electric ⭐️🎶⭐️🎶⭐️🎶⭐️
I think the interviewer was very confused, because she probably thought herself: "I will interview a banal brainless pop singer, I will just talk about dresses and hair cuts". She didn't expect that Madonna was super smart and would talk about deep and serious issues. Maybe that's why the interviewer seemed akward and confused.
This is one of her best interviews!
Jane Pauley wasted this opportunity for what could have been a great interview - instead of it being a giant waste of time with her inane questions.
qantasCapt This was riveting to see... Madge was so superior and intelligent that she seemed to somehow enjoy this interview. Not in the last bit self conscious. She humored Jane Pauley while letting her make an ass of herself. Thanks for posting this!
qantasCapt I have to say, Jane got a lot of good answers and pushed the envelope as far as she could without getting eaten alive. What an unlikable and insulting twat.
Her bedroom eyes always get me. She was so beautiful.
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lady gaga must be here taking notes.
paulimadonna lol tru dat!!
You know she studied this video - and every other Madonna video.
Lol sooo damn truuueee 🤣🤣🤣
M M a reach
And Madonna studied and ripped off almost all old Hollywood actresses !
I love the true blue years. she looked so beautiful.
Jane Pauley acts like Madonna crawled out from under some rock somewhere in Michigan..
lol true. she seems so condescending and judgmental of her
noemistephanie
Jane Pauley' idiotic questions and comments ruined this chance to show Madonna's talent when she was willing to be open and her art was so raw. Pauley is too caught up in her own ego, and bland whiteness, -- she has no understanding of Madonna's art, which helped only helped hip hop.
Jane talked to her like she's her uptight Aunt that Madonna needed approval from....this was comical.
At 1:55 Look at Jane's Face 😀
gosh she keeps talking about that dress!! get over it
Hahahahahahahaha
Golden Daisy IDR. They ask women the dumbest questions.
Golden Daisy 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Madonna is perfection and I'm going to see the Queen live in December!! She's going to be amazing!!
This interviewer was asking Madonna challenging questions and Madonna was knocking them out of the ball park⚾️
Why, allegedly, would the discerning public that do not idol worship, ever believe an obnoxious lying, narcissistic, mediocre talented, helliweird, satanick masonick, entertainment industry created, wombless gender inverted male, controlled opposition shill, deceiver sellout, ACTOR,
Man donner, who has, for decades, been deliberately mocking, gaslighting,misleading and distracting the good public by masquerading as a female entertainer , ACTOR, and more laughably, as a mother claiming to have given natural child birth, while parading around with a strap-on prosthetic, pregnancy, moon belly bump, trannyesque makeup and heels and utilizing paid helliweird breeder surrogates, allegedly?
"It was five dollars? That's disgusting." This interviewer is THE worst.
This interviewer sounds like she’s trying to get to her and put her down.
Madonna knows how to answer questions that are off topic,...business is business...Pauley is a sneaky weasel...but Madonna answered the question nicely and let her know who was in charge.
This woman didn't believe in Madonna. Madonna does not insult other artists, shes a superstar. ❤
Matthew Jacks Insulted them... with complete truth. And she didn’t even refer to Mariah Carey specifically, she was asked if she would like to “be an artist like Mariah Carey and not push any buttons”.
Matthew Jacks I literally gave you the exact quote. You can look up the interview and all the press clips about it if you would like.
This was funny. Jane looks nervous more so than Madonna but was also genuinely fascinated and mystified at this sort of alien beauty sitting before her. Everything she asked her came from a genuine inquiring place though how awkward and stupid it may appear because at this point in her career we were all in awe of Madonna and this interview represents that fascination.
Thanks for providing context. I don't know Jane Pauley at all. She was actually great when she was told something was none of her business she acknowledged and moved on without being weird.
Although they cut the footage. Its edited and we don't get to hear the question that inspired Madonna's response
Why, allegedly, would the discerning public that do not idol worship, ever believe an obnoxious lying, narcissistic, mediocre talented, helliweird, satanick masonick, entertainment industry created, wombless gender inverted male, controlled opposition shill, deceiver sellout, ACTOR,
Man donner, who has, for decades, been deliberately mocking, gaslighting,misleading and distracting the good public by masquerading as a female entertainer , ACTOR, and more laughably, as a mother claiming to have given natural child birth, while parading around with a strap-on prosthetic, pregnancy, moon belly bump, trannyesque makeup and heels and utilizing paid helliweird breeder surrogates, allegedly?
as a die hard fan since her debut, I love seeing how Madonna evolved from the 80’s to today. Not just as a global artist and entertainer .. but as a woman. She truly blossomed right before our eyes.
Why, allegedly, would the good discerning public that do not idol worship, ever believe an obnoxious lying, narcissistic, mediocre talented, helliweird, satanick masonick, entertainment industry created, wombless gender inverted male, controlled opposition shill, deceiver sellout, ACTOR, who has, for decades, been deliberately mocking, gaslighting,misleading and distracting the good public by masquerading as a female entertainer , ACTOR, and more laughably, as a mother claiming to have given natural child birth, while parading around with a strap-on prosthetic, pregnancy, moon belly bump, trannyesque makeup and heels and utilizing paid helliweird breeder surrogates, allegedly?
Her face, is so ...beautiful& those eyes!!!!shes so smart... Shes the full package💋
She really doesn’t need all that make up.. She looks like a clown!!!!
This woman was never bought or sold by anybody. She didn't have a connection at all, and made it all on her own merit. If the phone doesn't ring, Madonna just made work for herself. That's the lesson to be taken from her career.
She is the biggest and brightest Star ever. Her track record , her music , her live performances. She was and is confident, driven,
Extremely intelligent and suffers no fools.
That 5 dollar dress is cute, i'd wear it
Brinty Spreas me to she seems so mature and professional in this interview she really not that approachable now like she is in this intervie.
Brinty Spreas I would wear it too!!
Amazon Princess She’s not approachable like she was in this interview because of endless disastrous interviews like this one. They completely put her off press tours and interviews.
The interviewer reeks of envy. She annoyed me to the point of wanting to google her... Hopefully her career is over.
You mean Jane Pauley?
Dude that's Jane Pauley everybody knows her that would be like being upset at your grandmother your reading it out of context
Snaggle Puss No LMAO. Jane is literally a punchline and made fun of to this day.
Nail on the head. She REEKS of envy! She’s awful haha
@@jdthebooster
Jane Paulie Walnuts
Madonna is such a Leo, she has such a regal quality about her which is something I've noticed about Leos, whose symbol is a lion, the king of the jungle
Rediscovering my love for Madonna, because of her tour and my friends are going to these concerts all over the country and I can't afford to, but I'm following it all.
She literally wrote the soundtrack to my life. As she changed and matured, so have I
And I think she is pretty special and so is this interview. Love seeing her like this in 2024
Not sure why everyone is being overly negative on the interviewer - female interviewers had to be tougher than their male counterparts in those days. Madonna is being very open and chatty with her and certainly didn't need to do any interview she didn't choose to. Jane knows the subject well and asks some great questions. I adore Madonna and have seen so many interviews and this one is great because I do think both are being honest, beyond both of their expectations. Madonna herself wouldn't like us saying negative things about Jane doing her job. Peace!