Imagine you guys are living in 2020 and this is too provocative for right now and turn you on, and this a vid and an era for early 90's. 30 years ago. IMAGINE THE SHOCK for the media and the population. She is beyond any era.
Yes...nobody watched this when thier parents were around. And we all wanted the SEX BOOK or to see it. Wait till they see Bedtime Stories video. A masterpiece.🙌
Very true. And a lot of people/friends in my high school weren't fans after this because it was "too far" and she was called a lesbian with HIV. Yes, I was there. Bring me back to 1992!
So true! And could not have said it better myself. They all learned from Madonna, took a page from her book, and made it their own. She is truly legendary.
But there is Blanche, there is a Madonna 101 Class. In 1997, the University of Amsterdam introduced the course Madonna the Phenomenon. The university knew there was plenty to cover about her Madgesty: her music, her movies, her influence on young starlets. Heck, an updated version of the course includes her Instagram account. Good call!
Madonna paid the price for all this young girls who can show their bodies and sexuality in a music video. This video was made in 1990, and it was banned from MTV, in 1992 she made the Erotica album, some people say that her career ended in that year, she was so ahead of her time, but the people couldn't understand, they said that she was "going too far", by the way, she is a legend, she is an icon, she made everything, she was the first, the one and the only, Madonna THE QUEEN.
Kaique's World she did it all with class. Put it in an art form tho she knew it wouldn’t be well- received , did it anyway. And invented sexual liberation. I respect her so much.
Im shocked the young gays really dont know about Madonna. the word iconic is thrown around nowadays, but she IS ICONIC. So happy you guys are doing this madonna videos 🙌🏽
It's so weird to see gays react to Madonna now. I am 47, I was a senior in high school when this came out. It was banned from MTV and she sold it as a VHS cassette single and made a fortune. There was no one more famous than her. Forget GAGA, Beyonce, Ariana, none of them have that level of fame Madonna had. She was on every magazine cover and MTV did Madonna weekends. She had every gay in her pocket. No one else was putting gay men in their videos and tours like she was. Gays have a choice now of who they follow. We didn't need a choice. Madonna was it and we were happy to follow her.
Did y’all pay attention to the episode? They discuss it in Jaida’s lyrics. It was banned on MTV and became the first VHS single. Naturally, everyone went to buy it. A game changing #1 hit created from a poem. Lenny Kravitz on the drums and backing vocals. A fever dream music video of lust that paved the way for her Erotica album & Sex book (as well as setting the template for the ‘naughty’ phase of every pop star who followed). But what about the 1993 Girlie Show Tour live performance? A fashion show meets church service meets Drag Ball. I posted a link.
I have been in love with Madonna almost my whole life. ( I’m 43) when this came out I was 13ish. I remember being blown away by this video. I’ve never seen so much of anyone. Lol. Madonna will always be my Queen. She didn’t play by anyone’s rules and wanted you too feel uncomfortable and push the envelope. I admire her for that. I’m so glad you all explored this. Btw Lenny Kravitz co wrote this and does the background vocals. I hope you do more reaction videos like this guys. I love you both!
The video did not air because it was banned by MTv, which caused Madonna to release it on VHS as a single and it sold like hotcakes, lol. I was nineteen at the time and ran and purchases my copy as she was my Diva back in the day.
I remember the night when this first aired.... I was at a busy packed gay club and everything came to a complete halt to show the video. In those days there was no You Tube and MTV had banned it. Madonna had been further and further pushing the boundaries, opening doors of conversation, speaking up for and defending the gay community regardless of consequence. This at a time when hundreds of thousands of us were dying of AIDS while being largely discarded by our government and straight counterparts. That night we cheered and gave Madonna a well deserved standing ovation. She's says in the video " Poor is the man whose pleasure depend on the permission of another."
Madonna (USA, b. Madonna Ciccone) has sold more than 300 million albums in her career since debuting with her self-titled release in 1983. is the best female selling artist of all time by billboard and... madonna is the highest-grossing solo tour artist ever ! queen of pop
How couldn't be a fan? 13 years old , Latin, living on the other side of the world, almost like an offender for being gay in Latin America, you could get beaten up every day for being gay bi or whatever and suddenly she comes out and talks about sexual freedom... All popstars are gay friendly nowadays cause it's politically correct but back in the days she took a huge risk. The one and only: Madonna.
This video was banned by MTV and was the first video single ever released. If you doing Madonna you should do Erotica (uncensored version) , Like a Virgin (Blonde Ambition Verson) American Life (uncensored), Like a Prayer, Papa Don't Preach, Open your Heart …………… all today's female artists can be traced directly back to Madonna. Yes you are right, Madonna did this stuff in the mainstream media and was perhaps the most controversial artist of the 80's. It's difficult to imagine today the reaction and fame that she had. She was also one of the few mainstream artists to stand by the gay community and champion our rights. This was at a time when there were no out gay stars, everyone was closeted and Madonna went on national television pretending to be a lesbian.
The video for Justify My Love was one of the biggest controversies in Madonna’s career, which is saying a lot. Because the video was banned from MTV, Madonna decided to sell it as a video single for $9.98. It was the first-ever video single and sold over a million copies.
Some info on the controversy of this song, taken from Wikipedia: The video was deemed too sexually explicit for MTV and was banned from the network. Madonna responded to the banning: "Why is it that people are willing to go and watch a movie about someone getting blown to bits for no reason at all, and nobody wants to see two girls kissing and two men snuggling?" On December 3, 1990, ABC's Nightline played the video in its entirety, then interviewed Madonna live about the video's sexual content and censorship. When asked whether she stood to make more money selling the video than airing it on MTV, she appeared impatient and answered, "Yeah, so? Lucky me." She also expressed during the interview that she did not understand why MTV banned the video yet allowed videos that contained violence and degradation to women to continue receiving regular airplay. The video was then released in VHS, and became a bestselling "video single".
@@juaneduardotarzia6650 Finally someone linked the correct version ! If you wanna see what Erotica video is all about you need to see the uncensored version.
Love hearing you say she invented “Sex” because literally what came next was her coffee table book “SEX” and the Erotica album. Madonna actually wrote the book on SEX.
I remember when this came out, it was immediately banned by MTV, so very quickly Madonna marketed it on VHS. Of course I got one and loved the sexual nature and gender-bending it showed. Madonna to a closeted gay man, told us that we did have a right to be visible. It was so different in the 80’s and even 90’s compared to today. We as a gay community owe her a debt of gratitude for pushing society to get through and over their homophobia. Without her, we wouldn’t be where we are today. ❌❤️🔥🎤
Jan= Holiday or Lucky Star Jacky Cox= Like a Virgin Gigi= Papa don´t preach Brita= Express Yourself Jaida Essence Hall= Justify My Love Sherry Pie= Evita (movie) Crystal Methyd= Ray of Light Widow= Music Heidi= Bitch I´m Madonna
I remember when this video came out in 1990 it caused so much controversy, until that moment no other artist or band in history had homosexuality as part of their work. After this she went even deeper with her Sex book and the Erotica album. It would be great to have your oppinion guys, check the Erotica video (1992) if you liked this youll probably like Erotica 😉✨
OMG YOU DID IT The video was banned, then only played after 10 pm. The song was super popular though. Y'all should do a series reacting to her videos. I'd suggest her Vogue from the 1990 Vmas if you've never seen it. It'll blow your mind, I swear.
No, you're confusing this with Erotica which was aired THREE times only in the US. JML was properly BANNED. Not in Europe though...where both videos were played.
Please do more Madonna reactions!! She has SOOOO many good visuals and sounds and I love your reaction videos already, so it would give me ALL the life hunty! Lol keep making awesome content!
OK guys, so the references are: Jan - Madonna/First Album, 1983 - Lucky Star music video Jackie Cox - Like a Virgin era, 1984 - Like A Virgin VMA live performance Gigi Goode - True Blue album, 1986 - Papa Don't Preach music video, 1986 Brita - Express Yourself (from Madonna's 1989 album 'Like A Prayer) live performance from the Blond Ambition tour, 1990 Jaida - Justify my Love music video, 1990 Sherrie Pie - Evita movie/Don't Cry For Me Argentina music video, 1996, with some references in the lyrics to some of Madonna's movies: Desperately Seeking Susan, 1984; Who's That Girl, 1987; Shanghai Surprise, 1987; Dick Tracy, 1990; A League Of Their Own, 1992 [here I really missed something from the Bedtime Stories album of 1994, maybe Take A Bow or Human Nature] Crystal Methyd - Ray of Light music video, 1998 Widow Von'Du - Music music video from the Music album, 2000 [here I really missed the Confessions era] Heidi N Closet - Bitch I'm Madonna from the Rebel Heart album, 2015 There are many Madonna videos or live performances to react to, I'd love to see you reacting to Express Yourself, Bad Girl, Human Nature, Frozen, American Life (Director's cut), Take A Bow, Oh Father and many more... Also to Live To Tell and Music from Confessions Tour, THE 'VOGUE' LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM 1990 VMA'S, sorry, guys, I'm just unable to choose. React, enjoy, have fun, there're a lot to discover...
I worked in the video store when this came out. It was on sale for $9.95 and we sold all our copies in two days. Here’s a little trivia. Madonna had a contract with Pepsi that was cancelled because of her controversial at the time Like A Prayer video. The commercial on aired only once but you should be able to find it online somewhere.
Love you boys for this! I was 9 when this all came out (along with Vogue) and as a young gay kid, you can't imagine how special it felt. She was the only artist that made us feel seen. I hope you review some of her live performances, because that's where she shines best. I also love that Drag Race brought you here, we LOVE Drag Race. Living in NYC, I've known Peppermint and Bianca for many years, and they are incredible people. Keep your Madonna journey going and shine your light!
Hello gorgeous! New subscriber here. From Argentina. Loved this Reaction! This video was so controversial at that time (1990) that it was banned from MTV. The whole world went crazy. The media really gave her a hard time, saying she was showing women as sexual objects. Madonna explained that she was being a feminist because she was empowering women saying "be proud of your sexuality and own it. And don't repress your desires". And it was a gay anthem. It was gender bending and openly bisexual. Easily one of the most important and boundary breaking music videos in pop culture. This song is about two people sharing a sexual fantasy (you can see that at the end when she leaves it was just the two of them in the room) and it's about being honest and open with your partner about who you are, about what you desire. The line "poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another" means that you can´t be who you really are if you have to repress your desires because they´re not approved by someone else. And you can never be free if you can´t be yourself. Now, you MUST react to "Erotica" and then "Human Nature". You MUST.
oooh please do more madonna reactions :) this could be the start of a whole series ... like one madonna reaction per week :) it would take like 2 years though, but why not ^^ it would be a beautiful journey following you discovering her :) from Everybody in 1982 till Batuka from 2019 :)
So I was a baby queer in college when this came out (slightly after when I came out) and it was SUCH an amazing time to have her speaking out on sexuality, sexual orientation, gender, so much. She definitely made a huge impression on me and for my own self-acceptance. She was thrilling to see pushing the conversation in a repressive time.
@@ceha9517 well, headed that way. it very much depends on where you live now tho. I live in New England, and it doesn't feel more repressive. that could change of course.
I grew up with Madonna. There was another music channel called The Box that you called in videos. This was all over it in the days before TH-cam. She deserves all the love she gets. Its real.
This video did air on MTV but it originally aired on a news show called Niteline. She was also interviewed and she defended herself gracefully but quipped that she got the last laugh by cashing in with the video being a best seller. You can see the Niteline clip here on YT.
Loved this reaction, I’d love to see more Madonna reactions. Love that it was inspired by the rusical. That was awesome, as a massive Madonna fan they got it spot on and Gigi Goode served it!
Thanks for doing all Madonna songs and not just the present. As you are MEGA Ru/Michelle Fans, to truly appreciate her you have to know her. Love the reaction videos.
When the video was aired, I was watching TV with my mum. Then had to leave the living room after the 1st minute... lmfao. This was very very very avant garde back then and I was a teen.
It is good that you are doing your home werk. Madonna an Rupual started out in NYC at similar times. The Deeper and Deeper video has cameo appearances from some major drag queens as well as a homage to Edie Sedgwick. Keep on learning!!
Jaida!! Not Gigi, apparently she was your favourite performance and you can’t even connect the dots that jaida walked out wearing a trench coat and lingerie with a case just like Madonna in this video....
This is my Madonna I grew up with her she is the original she was way before Gaga or Beyonce she is the one who got video band cause she went beyond all others she is the 👑 Queen
Had fun watching your reaction. And here's another bullet point that should be mentioned. After this video aired and got immediately banned nearly all over the world she had set the bar SO high that it was a media event anytime released a new video on MTV. So MTV and VH1 would now use these releases to gain viewers by having countdowns to video parties. Everyone would watch: the fans, the FCC and the bible-belt folks just so they would have something to add to their hatred toward her work. I recall MTV promoting the release of Erotica nearly two months before it came out and all eyes were on it. By the 90's, however, things were becoming more accepted and while Erotica comes off as more explicit it was widely accepted. Again, she set the bar so high with Justify that when Erotica was released everyone was like, "...but it's Madonna". But she would go on to ignite countdowns to all of her videos: Secret, Take a Bow, Bedtime Story. I think the last countdown I can remember was for her "Music" video. I don't recall anymore after that but then the market was quickly changing to MP3's and digital music.
Justify My Love was one of 3 Madonna videos MTV banned with the other 2 being Erotica and What It Feels Like For A Girl. Well technically the later 2 were not banned but only shown after 10 pm . Vogue was nearly banned because of the lace blouse she wears in the beginning of the video but since no nipple was seen it was allowed to air. I think you guys should react to her Bad Girl video. I think it is one of her greatest.
🤣🤣🤣 love that you reacted to this!!! This was SCANDELOUS when it came out! It was on MTV for the preview but then was banned. This, she gave teen me lyfe!!!! I watched with all my friends and we were 😵🤯....also felt like badies because we saw it. It was all they talked about in school the next day 🤣🤣🤣
Y'all should react to Ray of light by Madonna. I think you guy's will love it
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Omg, you listen to me, although Jaida was the reference for this video, Gigi's was Papa Don't preach and the True Blue era. Thank U ❤️ I really appreciate that ❤️
You guys are so cute! I watched your reaction to the Madonna Rusical yesterday. Here is the order of Madonna songs in the Rusical. Jan - was a combination of the song Holiday and the music video for Lucky Star - you will see the choreography is the same Jackie Cock - Like A Virgin MTV VMAs 1984 live performance. Madonna humps the stage in this performance Gigi - Papa Don’t Preach - watch the video and you will see why she won. Brita - Express Yourself live performance from Truth or Dare. Awful Jaida - Justify My Love. Was so so good. Sherry Pie - Dont Cry For Me Argentina - Meh Crystal - Ray of Light - was funny Widow - Music - wasn’t a huge fan. Nothing Madonna about the performance. Heidi -‘Bitch I’m Madonna video - incredible dancing but nothing Madonna about her performance. The rap at the end where they are all on stage they are rapping all of her song titles. And 90% of them were huge top 10 hits. Would love you to watch the other videos so you can see how well the other queens gave their best Madonnas ❤️❤️
It was banned on mtv. She released it as a video single. The first video single ever. It was also featured late on a tv show night line. Video plus interview. This was massively controversial in 1990. The man in the video is tony ward her then boyfriend.
thank you for your authentic reaction, it's what I expected from people who had never seen this video, I've seen other reactions and they were boring, anyway i was 13 when this video came out and yes i had to wait until after midnight to watch it and it was worth it those were other times, and she was there ahead of her time, I´ve been his fan since her early days and her evolution has always fascinated me as an artist and always controversial
It aired after midnight only on week for a month on MTV people the video back in the day kiddos 👶🏻 I’m glad you guys are learning why Madonna is our queen 👑
Hahahaha nice to see you guys having fun with Justify My Love. In 1990 the video was considered to explicit ( ? ) for the MTV, than as they said in Drag Race Madonna Rusical, it was the first VH1's First Hit !! The dancer in black is Jose Extravaganza, from The House of Extravaganza, NYC Ball Scena and represents the Devil & Temptation and a clear reference to the American porn movie The Devil in Miss Jones 1973. The video is with no doubt an extradinary success around the world. I recommend you guys to see Erotica ( with the German cult actor Udo Kier ) and lots of scenes of SM. Beautiful !!
to answer your question - it did air on MTV and got so many complains that they took it off air and we had to buy it on VHS (which I still keep) - it was the first VHS music single. It was also played on MTV for many years but only after midnight.
Oh you have so much to see on your way to the Church of Madonna. And yes every female popstar now has M to thank. More Madonna reactions please. Vogue, Express Yourself, Human Nature, Erotica uncensored, Ray of Light, Open Your Heart, Secret, Don’t Tell Me
I remember when this came out in the 90s it was on late night MTV And id sneak down stairs to watch it. It's easy to forget how groundbreaking Madonna was
Just know this; she released this at the peak of her career - after Vogue and Blond Ambition Tour - and during the peak of AIDS crisis in a homophobic conservative America . Not many major artists were sticking their heads out for LGBTQ+ , so few artists were associating their art with the pandemic and its victims . Now we watch it as a classic , because it is.. and everything it symbolizes is such a great record of those times .. Respect legends
Love y’all! Best quote “Madonna invented sex!” This was like how I knew I wasn’t alone in the world. It was viewed as porn so, 9th grade me found this shit and would sneak and watch! Then I was on the football team and we had a woman less pageant. (My high school was a small southern baptist high school) I performed Justify My Love in drag at the womanless pageant. I got in so much trouble.
In 1984 I was 12 and I watched Like a Virgin. I fucking loved you guys reacting to Madonna now. She helped me become who I am today for better or worse and much better! That guy was actually in a gay mag and she put him in her vid. She was the first also to have cross dressers, trans people too. Just look again they all weren't women. As you said SHE PAVED THE WAY
This was played at the clubs . I own the vhs , old school. Tony Ward was a known model at the time and even made a movie . Madonna and Tony dated for a good while and he’s also in her Cherish video where he plays a merman. Thnx for checking out the Queen M 👑💜
I really don't know if I cry or laught after earing this couple not knowing Madonna's earlier contributions to LGBT rights. Sugestions: Madonna's Erotica music video, Sex photo book, The Girlie Show Tour's Deeper and Deeper performance
In Europe this video aired after 10pm or 11pm on MTV and most TV Channels. In some countries it did aired any time (like in Portugal). But in US was banned from MTV and aired after 10PM just on the news about being censured. It became the first ever Music Video released on VHS. The 5 minutes ($10) VHS K7 sold over 400.000 copies in US alone becoming best selling video single ever. Was also one of the first video single releases. Ended up selling over 2 million copies worldwide (outside US the VHS also had "Vogue" live from MTV Awards).
Back in the 80s there were video bars, especially gay video bars. Although banned on MTV, every gay bar in the country was showing it. The trade in the video is Tony Ward, who dated Madonna for awhile and starred in Bruce La Bruce’s “Hustler White”.
Haha. Love this reaction. Tony Ward is the male model in the video. He and Madonna were dating at the time. You should definitely react to "Erotica" next. I believe there's an uncensored version. The regular version only played twice on MTV at night before they banned it too. There's a lot more to M than sex though! Have you seen "Vogue"? "Express Yourself"? "Frozen"? "Hung Up"? "Rain"?
That shadow dancer is none other than Jose Gutierrez from the House of Extravaganza. Jose Extravaganza. He is on POSE and helped Madonna catapult Vogue into mainstream.
Ya'll need to watch and react to: Vogue Sooner or Later Human Nature Frozen Nothing Really Matters Express Yourself Live to Tell Papa Don't Reach Burning Up Ray of Light Like a Virgin Take a Bow You'll See I remember Don't Tell Me Music Cherish Deeper and Deeper Open your heart to me Die another day Secret and more!!! Honestly if this becomes a Madonna reaction channel, all us Madonna stans will come flocking your way! Haha
Yes, JUSTIFY MY LOVE was totally banned from MTV. She released the video on 📼 VHS tape and it was an instant international sensation. They played it in the bars and slow grooved to it on at the dance clubs. Jada turned it out. Gigi Good totally captured her in the OPEN YOUR HEART TO ME video. You have to see the EXPRESS YOURSELF Video, that was so sexy, and the boys are so hot and her tribute to Marilyn Monroe in MATERIAL GIRL was Epic, and of course the VOGUE video is classic! Long live the Queen Madonna. Always ahead of her time, pushing buttons, envelopes and an advocate for HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ Civil Rights. ❤️
Madonna doesn’t get enough credit for what she did.
...what she does💜
Totally agree. She never did and that sucks. ❤️👑🌟🔥✨💥.
Yeah she does, it's just that the younger lot doesn't have a clue.
Madonna came out in 1983, that's nearly 40 yrs ago, she's had her share of kudos.
she will when she's dead. Whitney doesn't get enough credit.
Until she dead
If she dead, ppl be like" omg, the queen, she legend, icon, she paved the way."..bitch where r u when she is still alive ?
Imagine you guys are living in 2020 and this is too provocative for right now and turn you on, and this a vid and an era for early 90's. 30 years ago. IMAGINE THE SHOCK for the media and the population. She is beyond any era.
Javier A. Correia Yasss
Yes...nobody watched this when thier parents were around. And we all wanted the SEX BOOK or to see it. Wait till they see Bedtime Stories video. A masterpiece.🙌
Very true. And a lot of people/friends in my high school weren't fans after this because it was "too far" and she was called a lesbian with HIV. Yes, I was there. Bring me back to 1992!
D. D. I was born that year lol. But I educated myself.
So true!👍🏿👍🏾
Madonna introduced us all to Pansexuality and we have no choice but to stan forever. 😭💗💛💙
👏👏👏👏
Madonna didn't introduce us to pansexuality. She jumped on the bandwagon of underground club culture and played a role.
@@EllEmDee-be8ow Yas, but the word "all" is key in my statement, as "underground" is in yours.
Yas,!!!
Yass, she introduced all of the LGBTIQ+ and I all the unknown world of sex.
Seriously, there should be Madonna101 class. Every popstar you see today literally can be traced back to her shenanigans!
Absolutely!!!
So true! And could not have said it better myself. They all learned from Madonna, took a page from her book, and made it their own. She is truly legendary.
What is so crazy is that I have been thinking this myself for the last few weeks and guess what? I want to be the professor of that class. Lol.
But there is Blanche, there is a Madonna 101 Class. In 1997, the University of Amsterdam introduced the course Madonna the Phenomenon. The university knew there was plenty to cover about her Madgesty: her music, her movies, her influence on young starlets. Heck, an updated version of the course includes her Instagram account. Good call!
there actually was university courses dedicated to Madonna
Madonna paid the price for all this young girls who can show their bodies and sexuality in a music video. This video was made in 1990, and it was banned from MTV, in 1992 she made the Erotica album, some people say that her career ended in that year, she was so ahead of her time, but the people couldn't understand, they said that she was "going too far", by the way, she is a legend, she is an icon, she made everything, she was the first, the one and the only, Madonna THE QUEEN.
Kaique's World she did it all with class. Put it in an art form tho she knew it wouldn’t be well- received , did it anyway. And invented sexual liberation. I respect her so much.
Then she straight came back with more #1 hits after this starting with "This Used To Be My Playground" to "Take A Bow" to "Music"..she is legendary
Im shocked the young gays really dont know about Madonna. the word iconic is thrown around nowadays, but she IS ICONIC. So happy you guys are doing this madonna videos 🙌🏽
I'm in my 30's, I have a 20 something gay cousin. He did not know any Madonna songs, including Vogue!
I had to educate him.
This video changed EVERYTHING... kids today have NO idea. Incredible. Madonna doesn't get enough credit for groundbreaking work.
It's so weird to see gays react to Madonna now. I am 47, I was a senior in high school when this came out. It was banned from MTV and she sold it as a VHS cassette single and made a fortune. There was no one more famous than her. Forget GAGA, Beyonce, Ariana, none of them have that level of fame Madonna had. She was on every magazine cover and MTV did Madonna weekends. She had every gay in her pocket. No one else was putting gay men in their videos and tours like she was. Gays have a choice now of who they follow. We didn't need a choice. Madonna was it and we were happy to follow her.
and she still remains our Queen
Did y’all pay attention to the episode? They discuss it in Jaida’s lyrics. It was banned on MTV and became the first VHS single. Naturally, everyone went to buy it. A game changing #1 hit created from a poem. Lenny Kravitz on the drums and backing vocals. A fever dream music video of lust that paved the way for her Erotica album & Sex book (as well as setting the template for the ‘naughty’ phase of every pop star who followed). But what about the 1993 Girlie Show Tour live performance? A fashion show meets church service meets Drag Ball. I posted a link.
Attention??! No they don't.
I was 10 when my big brother showed it to MY FAMILY, my mom freaked, my dad loved it, and I fell in love with Madonna when I watched that.
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Justifiy My love was one of Four music videos that were banned.
2. Erotica
3. What it feels like for a girl
4. American Life
Exactly!!! They said it on the episode... this was the first VHS video single ever! Because TV would not play it.
How could you have not know about this game changing moment in the female music industry? She truly paved the way and didn't follow any trends!
I have been in love with Madonna almost my whole life. ( I’m 43) when this came out I was 13ish. I remember being blown away by this video. I’ve never seen so much of anyone. Lol. Madonna will always be my Queen. She didn’t play by anyone’s rules and wanted you too feel uncomfortable and push the envelope. I admire her for that. I’m so glad you all explored this. Btw Lenny Kravitz co wrote this and does the background vocals. I hope you do more reaction videos like this guys. I love you both!
My thoughts exactly, I'm 48 and couldn't agree more
Me too, I’m the same age.
Pop girls of today CAN NEVER REACH THIS LEVEL OF SEX
PERIOD !!!!
The video did not air because it was banned by MTv, which caused Madonna to release it on VHS as a single and it sold like hotcakes, lol. I was nineteen at the time and ran and purchases my copy as she was my Diva back in the day.
I remember the night when this first aired.... I was at a busy packed gay club and everything came to a complete halt to show the video. In those days there was no You Tube and MTV had banned it. Madonna had been further and further pushing the boundaries, opening doors of conversation, speaking up for and defending the gay community regardless of consequence. This at a time when hundreds of thousands of us were dying of AIDS while being largely discarded by our government and straight counterparts. That night we cheered and gave Madonna a well deserved standing ovation. She's says in the video " Poor is the man whose pleasure depend on the permission of another."
Madonna (USA, b. Madonna Ciccone) has sold more than 300 million albums
in her career since debuting with her self-titled release in 1983. is
the best female selling artist of all time by billboard
and... madonna is the highest-grossing solo tour artist ever ! queen of pop
You just talked about the MOST FAMOUS WOMAN IN THE WORLD 🌍🌎💪🏻👱♀️👑👑👑❤️
@@owain.b3070 yess
Long Live The Queen!
Yes! Madonna invented sex... that's why she is, and will always be, the QUEEN OF POP!
How couldn't be a fan? 13 years old , Latin, living on the other side of the world, almost like an offender for being gay in Latin America, you could get beaten up every day for being gay bi or whatever and suddenly she comes out and talks about sexual freedom...
All popstars are gay friendly nowadays cause it's politically correct but back in the days she took a huge risk.
The one and only: Madonna.
Now it's time for you both to react to Erotica (the UNCENSORED version)
This video was banned by MTV and was the first video single ever released. If you doing Madonna you should do Erotica (uncensored version) , Like a Virgin (Blonde Ambition Verson) American Life (uncensored), Like a Prayer, Papa Don't Preach, Open your Heart …………… all today's female artists can be traced directly back to Madonna. Yes you are right, Madonna did this stuff in the mainstream media and was perhaps the most controversial artist of the 80's. It's difficult to imagine today the reaction and fame that she had. She was also one of the few mainstream artists to stand by the gay community and champion our rights. This was at a time when there were no out gay stars, everyone was closeted and Madonna went on national television pretending to be a lesbian.
Yasssssssssssssssssssssssssss Living for this comment...its so on point.
Erotica (uncensored) yes !
She didn’t pretend to be a lesbian
The video for Justify My Love was one of the biggest controversies in Madonna’s career, which is saying a lot. Because the video was banned from MTV, Madonna decided to sell it as a video single for $9.98. It was the first-ever video single and sold over a million copies.
Some info on the controversy of this song, taken from Wikipedia:
The video was deemed too sexually explicit for MTV and was banned from the network. Madonna responded to the banning: "Why is it that people are willing to go and watch a movie about someone getting blown to bits for no reason at all, and nobody wants to see two girls kissing and two men snuggling?" On December 3, 1990, ABC's Nightline played the video in its entirety, then interviewed Madonna live about the video's sexual content and censorship. When asked whether she stood to make more money selling the video than airing it on MTV, she appeared impatient and answered, "Yeah, so? Lucky me." She also expressed during the interview that she did not understand why MTV banned the video yet allowed videos that contained violence and degradation to women to continue receiving regular airplay. The video was then released in VHS, and became a bestselling "video single".
Even today this video stands out as magnificent
You can only imagine the splash it made in 1990
I am 49, I remember
This was truly groundbreaking
OK, let's begin your Madonna journey, I'm so here for it. Lots and lots of amazing videos coming your way, especially her late 80s to her 2000s
Madonna is the inventor of EVERYTHING! 🙌🏻👑
you should react to her “erotica” video next 😋😋😋
That's the logical next step😜🌡️
No....BEDTIME STORIES and HUMAN NATURE!
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@@juaneduardotarzia6650 Finally someone linked the correct version ! If you wanna see what Erotica video
is all about you need to see the uncensored version.
The uncensored version
This video freaked so many people out back in the day. And we loved it.
Love hearing you say she invented “Sex” because literally what came next was her coffee table book “SEX” and the Erotica album. Madonna actually wrote the book on SEX.
Fun Fact: Do you know the male lead in this video, Tony Ward, was Madonna's one-time boyfriend?
Lord who wasntttttt madonna dating bro...lol. She dated ever race and sex..lol
drown deep My god yes... Tupac Shakur, Dennis Rodman, Vanilla Ice, Warren Beatty.... what can I say, she wanted to taste the rainbow. Lol
Tony Ward was also the star of Bruce La Bruce's Hustler White. th-cam.com/video/ukd_nEjKqZg/w-d-xo.html
he's a sexy daddy nowadays, he's on instagram
He is her dauthers dad! And he is latin!!
I remember when this came out, it was immediately banned by MTV, so very quickly Madonna marketed it on VHS. Of course I got one and loved the sexual nature and gender-bending it showed. Madonna to a closeted gay man, told us that we did have a right to be visible. It was so different in the 80’s and even 90’s compared to today. We as a gay community owe her a debt of gratitude for pushing society to get through and over their homophobia. Without her, we wouldn’t be where we are today. ❌❤️🔥🎤
If this was too sexy, now imagine the mv for Erotica!!! U guys should react to it :3
Jan= Holiday or Lucky Star
Jacky Cox= Like a Virgin
Gigi= Papa don´t preach
Brita= Express Yourself
Jaida Essence Hall= Justify My Love
Sherry Pie= Evita (movie)
Crystal Methyd= Ray of Light
Widow= Music
Heidi= Bitch I´m Madonna
I remember when this video came out in 1990 it caused so much controversy, until that moment no other artist or band in history had homosexuality as part of their work. After this she went even deeper with her Sex book and the Erotica album. It would be great to have your oppinion guys, check the Erotica video (1992) if you liked this youll probably like Erotica 😉✨
OMG YOU DID IT
The video was banned, then only played after 10 pm. The song was super popular though.
Y'all should do a series reacting to her videos. I'd suggest her Vogue from the 1990 Vmas if you've never seen it. It'll blow your mind, I swear.
Now react to Erotica the uncensored version.
Naw
They played this video once during the day when it premiered on MTV and after that they only played it after 10pm
No, you're confusing this with Erotica which was aired THREE times only in the US. JML was properly BANNED. Not in Europe though...where both videos were played.
Please do more Madonna reactions!! She has SOOOO many good visuals and sounds and I love your reaction videos already, so it would give me ALL the life hunty! Lol keep making awesome content!
Deeper And Deeper by Madonna was a real club banger back in the day!
played a few clubs in Ptown last summer
OK guys, so the references are:
Jan - Madonna/First Album, 1983 - Lucky Star music video
Jackie Cox - Like a Virgin era, 1984 - Like A Virgin VMA live performance
Gigi Goode - True Blue album, 1986 - Papa Don't Preach music video, 1986
Brita - Express Yourself (from Madonna's 1989 album 'Like A Prayer) live performance from the Blond Ambition tour, 1990
Jaida - Justify my Love music video, 1990
Sherrie Pie - Evita movie/Don't Cry For Me Argentina music video, 1996, with some references in the lyrics to some of Madonna's movies: Desperately Seeking Susan, 1984; Who's That Girl, 1987; Shanghai Surprise, 1987; Dick Tracy, 1990; A League Of Their Own, 1992
[here I really missed something from the Bedtime Stories album of 1994, maybe Take A Bow or Human Nature]
Crystal Methyd - Ray of Light music video, 1998
Widow Von'Du - Music music video from the Music album, 2000
[here I really missed the Confessions era]
Heidi N Closet - Bitch I'm Madonna from the Rebel Heart album, 2015
There are many Madonna videos or live performances to react to, I'd love to see you reacting to Express Yourself, Bad Girl, Human Nature, Frozen, American Life (Director's cut), Take A Bow, Oh Father and many more... Also to Live To Tell and Music from Confessions Tour, THE 'VOGUE' LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM 1990 VMA'S, sorry, guys, I'm just unable to choose. React, enjoy, have fun, there're a lot to discover...
I worked in the video store when this came out. It was on sale for $9.95 and we sold all our copies in two days. Here’s a little trivia. Madonna had a contract with Pepsi that was cancelled because of her controversial at the time Like A Prayer video. The commercial on aired only once but you should be able to find it online somewhere.
Love you boys for this! I was 9 when this all came out (along with Vogue) and as a young gay kid, you can't imagine how special it felt. She was the only artist that made us feel seen. I hope you review some of her live performances, because that's where she shines best. I also love that Drag Race brought you here, we LOVE Drag Race. Living in NYC, I've known Peppermint and Bianca for many years, and they are incredible people. Keep your Madonna journey going and shine your light!
Everybody should RESPECT THE QUEEN MADONNA
Hello gorgeous! New subscriber here. From Argentina. Loved this Reaction! This video was so controversial at that time (1990) that it was banned from MTV. The whole world went crazy. The media really gave her a hard time, saying she was showing women as sexual objects. Madonna explained that she was being a feminist because she was empowering women saying "be proud of your sexuality and own it. And don't repress your desires". And it was a gay anthem. It was gender bending and openly bisexual. Easily one of the most important and boundary breaking music videos in pop culture. This song is about two people sharing a sexual fantasy (you can see that at the end when she leaves it was just the two of them in the room) and it's about being honest and open with your partner about who you are, about what you desire. The line "poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another" means that you can´t be who you really are if you have to repress your desires because they´re not approved by someone else. And you can never be free if you can´t be yourself. Now, you MUST react to "Erotica" and then "Human Nature". You MUST.
oooh please do more madonna reactions :) this could be the start of a whole series ... like one madonna reaction per week :) it would take like 2 years though, but why not ^^ it would be a beautiful journey following you discovering her :) from Everybody in 1982 till Batuka from 2019 :)
So I was a baby queer in college when this came out (slightly after when I came out) and it was SUCH an amazing time to have her speaking out on sexuality, sexual orientation, gender, so much. She definitely made a huge impression on me and for my own self-acceptance. She was thrilling to see pushing the conversation in a repressive time.
I think in America the times now are even more repressive.
@@ceha9517 well, headed that way. it very much depends on where you live now tho. I live in New England, and it doesn't feel more repressive. that could change of course.
I grew up with Madonna. There was another music channel called The Box that you called in videos. This was all over it in the days before TH-cam. She deserves all the love she gets. Its real.
This video did air on MTV but it originally aired on a news show called Niteline. She was also interviewed and she defended herself gracefully but quipped that she got the last laugh by cashing in with the video being a best seller. You can see the Niteline clip here on YT.
Loved this reaction, I’d love to see more Madonna reactions. Love that it was inspired by the rusical. That was awesome, as a massive Madonna fan they got it spot on and Gigi Goode served it!
Thanks for doing all Madonna songs and not just the present. As you are MEGA Ru/Michelle Fans, to truly appreciate her you have to know her. Love the reaction videos.
When the video was aired, I was watching TV with my mum. Then had to leave the living room after the 1st minute... lmfao. This was very very very avant garde back then and I was a teen.
So happy to see your reaction... yes! She's our queen, our goddess, and occasionally our northern star. It was pure art
Love the reaction! MTV refused to air this, so Madonna sold it as the first ever video single and it was HUGE 👑
It is good that you are doing your home werk. Madonna an Rupual started out in NYC at similar times. The Deeper and Deeper video has cameo appearances from some major drag queens as well as a homage to Edie Sedgwick. Keep on learning!!
Y'all need to please review all her 80s songs !
Watch more MADONNA! Everyone needs to know her discography and work.
Watch the videos for Lucky Star and Papa Don't Preach for Jan and GiGi's references. You should also watch the documentary Truth or Dare. Love you!
I second this. :)
I think they've already seen Truth or Dare. They mentioned watching a Madonna Documentary "where she was going to get arrested by the police.."
Are u serious...lol. They cant handle TRUTH OR DARE. I dont even think MADONNA can handle TRUTH OR DARE now.....hahahaha.
@@lifeisthedash well they did.
Jaida!! Not Gigi, apparently she was your favourite performance and you can’t even connect the dots that jaida walked out wearing a trench coat and lingerie with a case just like Madonna in this video....
This is my Madonna I grew up with her she is the original she was way before Gaga or Beyonce she is the one who got video band cause she went beyond all others she is the 👑 Queen
Dont compare her to B or Gaga cause their styles are different Beyonce is clearly more hip hop and R&B and lady gaga is more alternative pop
Had fun watching your reaction. And here's another bullet point that should be mentioned. After this video aired and got immediately banned nearly all over the world she had set the bar SO high that it was a media event anytime released a new video on MTV. So MTV and VH1 would now use these releases to gain viewers by having countdowns to video parties. Everyone would watch: the fans, the FCC and the bible-belt folks just so they would have something to add to their hatred toward her work. I recall MTV promoting the release of Erotica nearly two months before it came out and all eyes were on it. By the 90's, however, things were becoming more accepted and while Erotica comes off as more explicit it was widely accepted. Again, she set the bar so high with Justify that when Erotica was released everyone was like, "...but it's Madonna". But she would go on to ignite countdowns to all of her videos: Secret, Take a Bow, Bedtime Story. I think the last countdown I can remember was for her "Music" video. I don't recall anymore after that but then the market was quickly changing to MP3's and digital music.
Justify My Love was one of 3 Madonna videos MTV banned with the other 2 being Erotica and What It Feels Like For A Girl. Well technically the later 2 were not banned but only shown after 10 pm . Vogue was nearly banned because of the lace blouse she wears in the beginning of the video but since no nipple was seen it was allowed to air. I think you guys should react to her Bad Girl video. I think it is one of her greatest.
🤣🤣🤣 love that you reacted to this!!! This was SCANDELOUS when it came out! It was on MTV for the preview but then was banned. This, she gave teen me lyfe!!!! I watched with all my friends and we were 😵🤯....also felt like badies because we saw it. It was all they talked about in school the next day 🤣🤣🤣
I remember when this video came out, she turned the music world upside down. All the medias were on her. She's an icon
It was banned on MTV so she released it as a video single. The William Orbit Remix was a club banger and was #1 on the Billboard dance chart
Y'all should react to Ray of light by Madonna. I think you guy's will love it
Omg, you listen to me, although Jaida was the reference for this video, Gigi's was Papa Don't preach and the True Blue era.
Thank U ❤️ I really appreciate that ❤️
You guys are so cute! I watched your reaction to the Madonna Rusical yesterday.
Here is the order of Madonna songs in the Rusical.
Jan - was a combination of the song Holiday and the music video for Lucky Star - you will see the choreography is the same
Jackie Cock - Like A Virgin MTV VMAs 1984 live performance. Madonna humps the stage in this performance
Gigi - Papa Don’t Preach - watch the video and you will see why she won.
Brita - Express Yourself live performance from Truth or Dare. Awful
Jaida - Justify My Love. Was so so good.
Sherry Pie - Dont Cry For Me Argentina - Meh
Crystal - Ray of Light - was funny
Widow - Music - wasn’t a huge fan. Nothing Madonna about the performance.
Heidi -‘Bitch I’m Madonna video - incredible dancing but nothing Madonna about her performance.
The rap at the end where they are all on stage they are rapping all of her song titles. And 90% of them were huge top 10 hits.
Would love you to watch the other videos so you can see how well the other queens gave their best Madonnas ❤️❤️
It was banned on mtv. She released it as a video single. The first video single ever. It was also featured late on a tv show night line. Video plus interview. This was massively controversial in 1990. The man in the video is tony ward her then boyfriend.
thank you for your authentic reaction, it's what I expected from people who had never seen this video,
I've seen other reactions and they were boring,
anyway
i was 13 when this video came out and yes i had to wait until after midnight to watch it and it was worth it
those were other times, and she was there ahead of her time,
I´ve been his fan since her early days and her evolution has always fascinated me as an artist and always controversial
It aired after midnight only on week for a month on MTV people the video back in the day kiddos 👶🏻
I’m glad you guys are learning why Madonna is our queen 👑
Loved ur reaction. Saw this video around the time of her Blond Ambition Tour. Sooooooo hot! No body else compares, a true artist and rebel!
Hahahaha nice to see you guys having fun with Justify My Love. In 1990 the video was considered to explicit ( ? ) for the MTV, than as they said in Drag Race Madonna Rusical, it was the first VH1's First Hit !! The dancer in black is Jose Extravaganza, from The House of Extravaganza, NYC Ball Scena and represents the Devil & Temptation and a clear reference to the American porn movie The Devil in Miss Jones 1973. The video is with no doubt an extradinary success around the world. I recommend you guys to see Erotica ( with the German cult actor Udo Kier ) and lots of scenes of SM. Beautiful !!
to answer your question - it did air on MTV and got so many complains that they took it off air and we had to buy it on VHS (which I still keep) - it was the first VHS music single. It was also played on MTV for many years but only after midnight.
@3:40 “do people think that girls kissing is actually hot?” “I Guess..” giiiiiirl I almost chocked on my apple LOL 😂
Old Madonna? Classic Madonna. She’s the queen of the pop world
Oh you have so much to see on your way to the Church of Madonna. And yes every female popstar now has M to thank. More Madonna reactions please. Vogue, Express Yourself, Human Nature, Erotica uncensored, Ray of Light, Open Your Heart, Secret, Don’t Tell Me
I actually still have that vhs! Still love her
I remember when this came out in the 90s it was on late night MTV And id sneak down stairs to watch it. It's easy to forget how groundbreaking Madonna was
Just know this; she released this at the peak of her career - after Vogue and Blond Ambition Tour - and during the peak of AIDS crisis in a homophobic conservative America . Not many major artists were sticking their heads out for LGBTQ+ , so few artists were associating their art with the pandemic and its victims . Now we watch it as a classic , because it is.. and everything it symbolizes is such a great record of those times .. Respect legends
QUEEN OF POP
Gigi did the choreography of "Papa Don't Preach"
You need to react please!!!
Love y’all! Best quote “Madonna invented sex!” This was like how I knew I wasn’t alone in the world. It was viewed as porn so, 9th grade me found this shit and would sneak and watch! Then I was on the football team and we had a woman less pageant. (My high school was a small southern baptist high school) I performed Justify My Love in drag at the womanless pageant. I got in so much trouble.
😁👍🏼
In 1984 I was 12 and I watched Like a Virgin. I fucking loved you guys reacting to Madonna now. She helped me become who I am today for better or worse and much better! That guy was actually in a gay mag and she put him in her vid. She was the first also to have cross dressers, trans people too. Just look again they all weren't women. As you said SHE PAVED THE WAY
Amazing masterpiece ! Did you know it was recorded in Parisian hotel Royal Monceau ?! You should react to Express Yourself video too
React to "Human Nature"by Madonna. You young people hahaha
This was played at the clubs . I own the vhs , old school. Tony Ward was a known model at the time and even made a movie . Madonna and Tony dated for a good while and he’s also in her Cherish video where he plays a merman. Thnx for checking out the Queen M 👑💜
She was everythong in the 80s and ever since!!--
I really don't know if I cry or laught after earing this couple not knowing Madonna's earlier contributions to LGBT rights.
Sugestions: Madonna's Erotica music video, Sex photo book, The Girlie Show Tour's Deeper and Deeper performance
In Europe this video aired after 10pm or 11pm on MTV and most TV Channels. In some countries it did aired any time (like in Portugal). But in US was banned from MTV and aired after 10PM just on the news about being censured. It became the first ever Music Video released on VHS. The 5 minutes ($10) VHS K7 sold over 400.000 copies in US alone becoming best selling video single ever. Was also one of the first video single releases. Ended up selling over 2 million copies worldwide (outside US the VHS also had "Vogue" live from MTV Awards).
This is the Madonna Era I Iove! She's drop dead gorgeous, and the vibe of this video is my fantasy!
you guys should def do more Madonna reaction videos!
WHAAtt... : voguing nail dancer : total chills
Madonna is ICONIC!
This aired on MTV and VH1 during the late night/early morning. Madonna is the GOAT. She was so revolutionary. She shattered the glass ceiling.
Back in the 80s there were video bars, especially gay video bars. Although banned on MTV, every gay bar in the country was showing it. The trade in the video is Tony Ward, who dated Madonna for awhile and starred in Bruce La Bruce’s “Hustler White”.
Haha. Love this reaction. Tony Ward is the male model in the video. He and Madonna were dating at the time. You should definitely react to "Erotica" next. I believe there's an uncensored version. The regular version only played twice on MTV at night before they banned it too. There's a lot more to M than sex though! Have you seen "Vogue"? "Express Yourself"? "Frozen"? "Hung Up"? "Rain"?
The guy on the video also appeared on Spice Girls "Say You'll Be There", George Michael "Fastlove" and Belinda Carlisle "I Get Weak".
It was a total dance club song. Every DJ had a remix before remixes were a thing.
Hi guys in the Netherlands they aired it, uncensored it played on dutch music channels
That shadow dancer is none other than Jose Gutierrez from the House of Extravaganza. Jose Extravaganza. He is on POSE and helped Madonna catapult Vogue into mainstream.
Ya'll need to watch and react to:
Vogue
Sooner or Later
Human Nature
Frozen
Nothing Really Matters
Express Yourself
Live to Tell
Papa Don't Reach
Burning Up
Ray of Light
Like a Virgin
Take a Bow
You'll See
I remember
Don't Tell Me
Music
Cherish
Deeper and Deeper
Open your heart to me
Die another day
Secret
and more!!! Honestly if this becomes a Madonna reaction channel, all us Madonna stans will come flocking your way! Haha
Iconic! I’m pretty sure they only used to air this video after midnight on mtv back when it first released. 😬
Yes, JUSTIFY MY LOVE was totally banned from MTV. She released the video on 📼 VHS tape and it was an instant international sensation. They played it in the bars and slow grooved to it on at the dance clubs. Jada turned it out.
Gigi Good totally captured her in the OPEN YOUR HEART TO ME video.
You have to see the EXPRESS YOURSELF Video, that was so sexy, and the boys are so hot and her tribute to Marilyn Monroe in MATERIAL GIRL was Epic, and of course the VOGUE video is classic! Long live the Queen Madonna. Always ahead of her time, pushing buttons, envelopes and an advocate for HIV/AIDS and LGBTQ Civil Rights. ❤️