Madonna performs on Jimmy Fallon

[Swan Heart 7,382]

Loved it.

I wish she would do something different for her next album though. Maybe go and work with Flume? Or even Arca? She could pull it off, I'm sure.

[JbGaga 2,261]

I wonder why she did this. Nothing to really promote, No reasons that im aware of. There has to be some PR reason. People like her dont just sing for no reason on TV

[Bellatrix 34,811]

2 minutes ago, JbGaga said:

I wonder why she did this. Nothing to really promote, No reasons that im aware of. There has to be some PR reason. People like her dont just sing for no reason on TV

Jimmy wanted her to and she wanted to meet Obama who was in the same episode

[XoXoJoanneGaga 629]

13 hours ago, Bradley Cooper said:

I did acknowledge that Madonna inspired Gaga though. I only said that Gaga, perhaps based on the foundation Madonna laid for her, is going to (has already) outdo/outdone her as an artist, especially in terms of quality.

There's no indication as of yet that she will. She has four albums and two of them (BTW and AP) are more inconsistent, derivative and poorly produced than any Madonna album pre-Hard Candy. To say that she's already outdone her is totally laughable even as a stan. She has incredible potential of course but she has a long way to go. 

[elijahfan 26,484]

I loved it. Definitely my favorite thing she's done in a long while.

[faux 2,190]

Queen performing and causing an 8 page discussion on pop forums. 

[JusKeepBreathin 19,311]

12 hours ago, jojuun said:

 

"Madonna lacks attitude and personality". I ain't even going to discuss that. Call me when you find another 50+ icon with Madonna's energy, stage presence and attitude.

  Cher, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, 

[Psychedelic 1,098]

16 hours ago, Bradley Cooper said:

The bold part: Just because it is known to everyone doesn't make the comparison invalid. Anyone can still make vocal comparisons at any time between the artists.

Secondly, take the DWUW on Alan Carr for example, it didn't have any dancers or outrageous stage props, just a piano and Gaga's vocals, still is a better performance than the OP. It doesn't matter if Madonna was promoting a new album or not, 

both Gaga (on Alan Carr singing dWUW) and Madonna with Borderline did not rely on stage props and were supposed to showcase their singing and performing abilities. Not sure about you but I found Gaga more impressive. It's not like I compared a VMA performance to a Jimmy Fallon show performance.

 

Maybe you should be creating an aprecciation thread in the Gaga section for those performances!

This thread is for the people who are very pleased with Madonna singing an old song she hand't done in years in a live TV show. 

Get out of this thread, you are annoying!

[BlondeQueenOfGGD 25,454]

I just watched it... so nostalgic. Incredible performance 💜

[Psychedelic 1,098]

1 hour ago, just4fun said:

  Cher, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, 

Cher can barely move her head when she is on stage   the other 2 sound about right  

Spoiler

Janet abuses lipsync just as much as Britney tho 

 

[Psychedelic 1,098]

10 hours ago, Didymus said:

For the record though.. why are people in here comparing this performance to some of Gaga's? Or Madonna and Gaga as performers based on this particular performance?

That's just.. super unfair. You can only really compare the performances both did in the same time period, i.e. 5/6 years into their careers for Gaga's last pop era (ARTPOP). For Madonna that was 1987-8, i.e. the Who's That Girl era which had a tour of course, a tour that broke several records in terms of ticket sales and audience attendance (1.6 million people worldwide, nearly 680.000 more attendants than artRAVE's audience, with half the amount of shows).

Some performances (good test: just watch it and imagine Gaga's doing this stuff - you won't be able to, which is telling):

^ Note the perfect mix between choreo and vocals, and how she's working an entire stadium crowd all on her own with no one else on stage for the greater part of the song.

^ Holding her own in that absolutely iconic costume, delivering rock star sass and crisp vocals as well as high energy movement.

^ Costume change on stage, typically 80s Madonna humorous sexual button pushing. At this time it was still pretty harmless, her more intense sexual provocation becoming a staple from her next tour onwards (note: evolution in her act).

^ High energy performance near the end of the concert. Vocals are still on point, still working the stage with a minimum of theatrics or dancers. High energy choreo at 4:57.

^ Closing number. A sweat-soaked Madonna still delivering high quality vocals and high energy choreo after 90 minutes of what's essentially a one-woman show with no breaks other than fast-paced costume changes.

Now it's true this is a very stripped down tour compared to her others, but so was artRAVE so it's a good comparison. And this is 1987 ofc, folks. This is high level stage technology at this point. Ànd it was actually a huge step up from her previous tour (contrary to artRAVE), and she would top this one with the iconic Blond Ambition Tour three years later which featured incredibly theatrical set designs and pieces, an elevated choreography, and a more emotional tone aided by a show that's essentially story-telling, à la Monster Ball 2.0.

So imo Madge is clearly able to keep up with Gaga's performance skill, and easily topping her in terms of long-lasting energy. The choreo, too, doesn't feel like a series of rehearsed steps, she gives her all and makes it look like she's just doing it on the spot, all the while delivering crisp vocals with zero lip-syncing and very little vocal/dance back-up.

So shut up

AMEN!

By far the most coherent person in this thread  

Not praising every Madonna current antics like some stans but shutting the haters up with facts!!!

[gagaisitalian 3,573]

On 6/10/2016 at 4:40 AM, jojuun said:

She is not trying to "fix her image". Madonna has been under mega scrutiny since 1983 and still became the highest grossing solo artists of all time and highest selling female artist of all time. Do you REALLY think she's sitting at home wondering how she's going to change the minds of people who dislike her? Do you think she gives a flipping f*ck about that? She done the performance because for YEARS Jimmy Fallon has wanted her to sing Borderline on the show, as it is his favorite Madonna song of all time. Madonna accepted because the show last night featured President Obama, whom she wanted to meet.

"Fix her image"... "Anyone left to check for her?"   Did you miss the intro to this video? The highest selling female artist of all time, fresh of her $ 190 million world tour which officially made her the highest grossing solo artist of all time. So yeah, let's "fix" that. What would you suggest? A joint tour with Tony Bennett along small jazz festivals all over the world and intensive vocal training so she can "redeem" herself and sing Don't Cry For Me Argentina at the Oscars next year? Have a seat. Madonna is Madonna and the fact she's made $190 million on a tour aged 57, well over 35 years into her career only proves she has what nobody of her generation had: longevity and discipline.

Her vocals are good, they are full of emotion and she turns 58 this summer. She's the only relevant eighties act that's still around and has toured the world 5 times in recent years, her voice is good. She's never been no Celine Dion but that's not why people love her. Celine can't move and has the typical vocalist-type of show, while Madonna has been giving her fans a visual, thrilling extravaganza for years.

I don't know why you would feel the need to give Madonna, the woman who gave you popmusic as it is today, sh*t for her vocals when you stan for Taylor Swift according to your avatar. The girl who possesses no rhythm and who manages to still sound pretty out of breath even when she's just walking side to side on a stage. The girl who everyone is claiming to be "the new pop princess" but who hasn't hit 20 seconds worth of choreo successfully since, well, her birth. Madonna moved more in this performance of a 33 year old song than Taylor has during her entire last tour.

Have a seat. Madonna is not Celine, Mariah, Barbra or Adele. We all know, who cares? That's not why she's loved.

She's the Queen of Pop and you wish your fave had her resumé.

Glad you know your stuff about Madonna, but the low-blow to Gaga was immature and not needed.

 

[AJH219 4,448]

I am still obsessed with this performance

 

[Babel 41,495]

What a boring version of Borderline that just showcases how terribly nasal her live vocals have become.

At times it even feels awkward because she wanted to do more than just be standing there (because the song itself demands that!). The song is very neutral (in forum terms, 'basic') when it comes to vocals, it's not Mariah Carey-type of song with a strong and bold vocal structure where she doesn't need to move to impress and could let the performance be vocal-driven. So yeah, a little dancing routine or just a little faster version could save up this!

Madonna, you're a living legend performer, not a vocal act, stop trying to make it happen. You can be better than this!

[15jocart 2,305]

On June 10, 2016 at 8:47 AM, jojuun said:

Sure, the woman who put a black man as jesus in a music video and got the entire Catholic church mad with that is "racist". The woman who's dated many african american and hispanic men is "racist", the woman who (at age 26) said in a magazine "I associate myself more with the 'black sound' than white rock music" is "racist". The woman who's adopted two children from the poorest country in Africa is "racist", the woman who's personally donated over 130 million dollars to that country is "racist" and there's a million other examples.

I'm sorry but this could be the worst argument against someone being racist I've ever seen. Not that Madonna is racist, but none of these white-savior arguments are proof of that (especially the "dating many African-American and Hispanic men ). Nothing against you at all but I'd just like to let you know that these are definitely not proof that one is or is not racist; the black sound is borderline appropriative but I'd have to look at the context.