I was working in a restaurant waiting tables when it premiered on TV. The whole entire restaurant and bar stopped to watch her performance.....Now that is a true superstar!
Last year in 2021 I was basically in the same situation. Working in a restaurant while the VMAs were on the television. Instead of watching a performance, everyone was horrified at how much Madonna has changed when she did her opening monologue. I wish I was around when she was in her prime. It would've be nice to witness
Sad that you think that just because people in a restaurant stopped to watch a performance the person performing is a superstar. If that were true, what GREGORY says below wouldn't be so on point. A lesson in life for you King Philip: *All attention ain't good attention.* Again, see GREGORY'S comment below. This comment is speaking directly to YOUR logic.
I really miss 80s/90s award show performances. They kept the camera on the artist basically 100% of the time. No cut aways to the audience. You are able to fully take in choreography bc it's all on screen the entire time. One of madonna best live performances. Those dance breaks are fire and are my favorite madonna dance moments.
They seem like extensions of Madonna rather than backup singers. Just saw Celebration tour last night in Atlanta. There were no backup singers at all. She was having vocal problems which she admitted. Could not figure why such a demanding show/tour would have no backup singers. Madonna's lower range sounded quite beautiful at times last night. In an interview Donna says this range is where Madonna's magic is, but that she doesn't use it nearly enough.
I was born 1970 and I had the privilege to experience the full Madonna experience of the 80's. The cultural impact was tremendous. She was large and in charge. A boss. She was in total control and wasn't shy about it in performances. She was woman empowerment personified. She had the power and wielded it with sharp thoughtful focus.
Absolutely! What I love about this performance is it is stripped down to just singing, dancing...performing without elaborate sets, costumes, or effects. Just Awesome!
I still love her, Madonna, loathe Guy Richie, I am very lucky to meet her with children in India, one word from me to her" How dare are you to be so Gorgeous.her reply how is your indian women are very attractive & gorgeous.
@@sophiab3005, older and weird. The tour that just ended was more of a sideshow. And I noticed that she didn’t do a whole lot of dancing. It seemed like the backup performers were dancing around her all the time. I doubt she’ll ever tour again. I wish I’d seen her in the 80’s 90’s. Once in the 80’s her dancers showed up at Backstreet in Detroit after the concert. She wasn’t with them. If she had been, it would have escalated into something dangerous.
+MrRD1981, hey! I remember you fron the Ghostown video!! How are you? Did you see Madonnas True Blue performance in Madison Square Garden sept. This year? Sean penn was there& she wrote song for him 1987,& she looked SO PRETTY, like Desperately Seeking Susan hair& makeup& OMG WAS so romantic bc she kept looking at him& starts to cry in the song True blue😏check it out its really cool✌🏾️peace!
I really remember when this was aired on Tv, Everybody was shocked with this performance. There was no female artist before her who was performing like that who is so bold and liberating. She was the baddest girl of the 80s. Everybody was always waiting for her live shows and music video in MTV, she was a force to be reckoned!! She was the template for every female artist today. She had pushed the boundaries for woman in music. All Hail the Queen of Pop!!
I remember sleeping out at the mall all night so we can get her concert tickets for blonde ambition. It was my first tour of hers I seen her probably about 7 times.
@@valentinomiller6251 Agreed. Hey, she' 62 years old now (I even hate saying that), but in her prime from 1983 to 1990 her voice was always very powerful.
@@valentinomiller6251 Madonna isn't the best-selling female artist and the top solo touring artist for something. Plus she won a Golden Globe award for Evita which is a Musical
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― I remember when this aired and I also lived and went clubbing through the 80s. Graduated in 84. No matter what anyone says today, she helped make it one of the greatest musical decades ever. I remember being on the dance floor looking up at a huge screen to see "Material Girl" or "Papa Don't Preach" or "La Isla Bonita" playing while we danced all night long until morning. Non-stop hits, year after year in the 80s. One great thing about getting older, I can say I lived the 80s and they were Awesome. Thanks, Madonna.
Tim 17 Consecutive Top 5 songs in the 80s. Nobody will beat that record, can't think of anyone who came close. Sorry Taylor, Arianne, Cardi, y'all ain't never touching that record.
This performance is pure perfection: 1. The intro with a silhouette of Madonna, 2. the descent down the stairs as each step is illuminated, 3. the live singing, 4. the flawless choreography, 5. the camera work. EVERYTHING!
Just to be a picky bitch. I think the screen went up a little to late and some of the camera work was sketchy in parts, like during the 1st dance break when she kicks her leg the light is so bright you can’t see her. Also, I always thought the part where she kicks the chair over at the end should’ve been more in focus, as so many people miss her even doing it.
It was the precursor for the "Blonde Ambition" tour performance. I think it was a great way to perform it LIVE at the VMAs just prior to the tour launch. Brilliant "product placement" if you ask me.
Madonna is so talented, and this is great this performance is so 80's, it has everything, like the hair makeup, dancing singing the lyrics are so amazing.
Yeah, her work ethic is, like, hot. Lol, like I used to just think she was a beautiful star, but 32 years later I understand that her focus and dedication is what I should have been admiring. And to this day, the performance is gorgeous. God could I need out and share my feelings, but yk what I mean
It's like her most giddily self-assured performance, a great live vocal, peak of her dancing prowess, and she seems totally thrilled with every second of it. Also, this is one example of why she's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This rocks.
Right, giddy is a good word. The precision of the performance says serious, disciplined individual/boss, but shes still girlish enough to show jousness. I didn't realize at the time but this Madanna phase was beautiful
Listen to her Ray of Light performance on Oprah. It was much better than this. I was blown away by it. Madonna is much better performing in small venues.
This performance has NEVER been surpassed, not even by Madonna ! No 5 million dollar special effects (2019 Grammys) needed here. Pure, simple and raw Madonna!! Who is still in awe of this performance in 2019????
I am!, I love this video! This was the best Madonna performance hands downs!, I love her moves, she influenced many, but was never duplicated! I loved her then and still do Now! ♡
What makes her so captivating is her embrace of her femeninity and masculinity. And clearly in this performance she is utilizing her boisterous Electra complex.This is how u do it. U give it your ALL!
"Electra complex"? That's a girl's fixation with (attraction to, not identification with) her father; counterpart of a boy's Oedipal complex, attraction to his mother. Androgyny--the manifestation of features and functions of both sexes--is a separate phenomenon.
I remember watching this in 89 when MTV was actually MTV. She stole the show. Still holds up almost 27 years later. None of these women 2day can touch Madonna on their best day. The ultimate entertainer! !!
+Drew Deflon The best thing now is we can watch it and pause it back then I was glued to the tv worried if I blinked I'd miss something, thank God we can go on here and look up any of her live shows and go back in time, that lovely nostalgia
+etherealmist76 gaga totally ripped this whole song format and reworked it into born this way she's great in her own right but I think Madonna Courtney Love and Lady Gaga are all cut from similar cloth and they're all wonderful
This is when Madonna was at her very best..❤ Anyone else agree and watching in 2020 while dealing with the with the covid-19 isolation? If so,, may u all be well and be safe..💜
@@carlcomeau390 Thank you very much. I recently came from my holidays in Brazil and in my 10 th day of isolation. Thank God I'm very well. Greetings from Argentina.
Queen Of Pop? Are you psychotic? She stretches way beyond pop culture. Madonna is the true female ICON of music. At 60 she's still performing like she was 30 and just released another massive hit in 2019.
I'm so glad I lived in the Time of Madonna, Michael, Janet, Culture Club, Prince, Wham/George Michael, Tears For Fears, Duran Duran...etc. So much amazing talent and music!!!
This may not be her most iconic VMA performance but it’s always been my favorite. Just an incredible performer at the peak of her talent. And her dancers are just as good!
Nikki Harris and Donna de Lory, they followed her through the Blond Ambition Tour. All this set looks like a rough for the tour's version of the same title, which opened the concert.
i'm 17 and have listened to all her songs and she is so fucking amazing like i dont think theres anyone as good as her in the industry, not even michael jackson is as good as The MADONNA.
I'm a millennial...I was 8 when I discovered Madonna in 1998. Been a massive fan since...I've definitely introduced so many of my younger friends to her and they are fans or at least respect her immensely.
Almost 30 years ago! So good, only 3 women on stage, 3 chairs and couple of stairs, amasing. This was the era of real music, and great performaces on VMA's, and this one is probably one of the greatest. She is suach a performer and amasing entertainer, she hooked the audience with first 30 seconds. I remember this so vividly, and i can barely songs with the years they were released. Much better times.
@@marblox9300 I think u might be right. I was thinking about that thing and among the greats Beatles Elvis Mj Madonna Madonna just might be the greatest (music) artist ever the greatest music act ever
I’m back in 1989!! Omg 😮 wow this is Madonna the most admired woman in the world! And I was watching on tv! Now she’s 60 and I’m 50! And that means so much to me! Because I still admire her! And she is MADONNA queen 👸 of the world!!
She has nothing close to the "best voice in the world" which she would even admit herself, lol. There's no "point" to miss. She's a great performer/entertainer, as seen in this video. She's never been a good vocalist. She's not even a mediocre one.
She dances and sings at the same time!!! She is the only one!!!!! She is original and very beautiful. To be 1989 she was very advanced. She makes the 80s and she changed them also.
I always say that 15 or so year period they worked together, on records and on tours, was Peak Madonna. She's had a few decent singles since, but nothing touches that Madonna, Niki and Donna period. I wish I knew why they suddenly just stopped working together....their voices blended beautifully.
amusedbygod I have and I Prefer this one to the confessions, or even the Re-invention Tour, or the Blond Ambition Tour (which is very similar to this) or even the Girlie Show tour. honestly the Confessions tour entrance is only better than MDNA, Who's That Girl, and Drowned World
Gina Sousa Branco she’s not as versatile as others. She can’t touch Freddie Mercury, Diana Ross, Mick Jagger, Prince, and more. And she sure repeats her self in concerts because no one is listening to her new music, so she has to sing her old songs.
+Veronica C Today it's more the problem that a lot of people are copying her act. Good for them and good for all of us, but not very innovative for anybody. But because of that she is an icon.
Today's generation has NO idea how big Madonna was around the world. There is no female artist in history, including now, that was as powerful, famous and trend setting as Madonna. Just like Michael Jackson.
I do I was born in 2004 and I Feel like I’m the only person by age who knows Madonna the reason these girls are able to do what they do today in music if it weren’t for Madonna the Queen
Don't limit her to just a female artist in history...she had as much power and more than ANY single performer in history. I just have to hold back a little because of the Beatles, but otherwise she is tops.
Madonna spelled out to audiences that night why she was (and always will be) one of the most electrifying, charismatic pop stars and live performers of all time.
This is really great. She's strutting strong beautiful and expressing a wonderful message for other women. Don't settle for second best, believe in yourself, if the time isn't right then move on. She is singing and dancing amazing. Very hard working person. Truly one in a million.
No way man, me too, Madonna is the Greatest Female solo artist of all time, she paved the way for every female solo artist today and also for the Gay community she had our backs when it wasn't in fashion too, she doesn't get the respect she should today from younger people, the ageism she gets is fucking bullshit..
@@keithMc35 Just look how "Like a Prayer" didn't get any any nod or award in 1989/90. This only example just proves how she was consciously ignored by the Grammy Academy back in the day. She paved the way for the female acts today who just moves one finger and get a nod or an award.
the earth is approximatly 3.5 billion years old..how lucky are we, we lived in the 34 years Madonna has been giving us this magic! love this woman far far too much!! :)
The Dude Imperfect singing because of the movement but I prefer it. Be real and show us how good or bad you really are. Takes guts and the cream rises to the top.
I remember watching this when it aired. It was so different from any kind of performance at that time & so empowering! 35 years later & I still think it’s one of Madonna’s most epic award show performances.
is this really 25 years ago?? she seems more modern, confident, sexy, energetic, sassy, versatile and multi-talented than any of today's young female singers...and all done live without getting out of breath, Jesus!
She is far more subdued these days. She had this amazing energy, in the 80s and early 90s, which was fascinating. It seems to have faded. She is like a different person these days.
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I was working in a restaurant waiting tables when it premiered on TV. The whole entire restaurant and bar stopped to watch her performance.....Now that is a true superstar!
oh geez
Last year in 2021 I was basically in the same situation. Working in a restaurant while the VMAs were on the television. Instead of watching a performance, everyone was horrified at how much Madonna has changed when she did her opening monologue.
I wish I was around when she was in her prime. It would've be nice to witness
Yeahh
@@gregory7567 Look in the mirror DUMBASS
Sad that you think that just because people in a restaurant stopped to watch a performance the person performing is a superstar. If that were true, what GREGORY says below wouldn't be so on point. A lesson in life for you King Philip: *All attention ain't good attention.* Again, see GREGORY'S comment below. This comment is speaking directly to YOUR logic.
god she is amazing
Yeah she is
@@lr3521 Was, but point well taken.
@@ellavaderknows is. she's not dead
@@paradisenotforme No pulse. She's dead, Jim
I really miss 80s/90s award show performances. They kept the camera on the artist basically 100% of the time.
No cut aways to the audience.
You are able to fully take in choreography bc it's all on screen the entire time.
One of madonna best live performances. Those dance breaks are fire and are my favorite madonna dance moments.
Love her hair like that.😍
They do it even during the memorial part! While photos of the deceased are shown, the camera keeps floating around.
This is 100% pure Madonna performance. One of her best ever.
@@brothernervosa Watch the performance with no sound to see how good they are amazing!
God Niki and Donna were literally the best backup singers ever! It was magic with those three together.
Yes they were that was the best team
20 feet from stardom right?
Agreed! And that's saying a lot considering all the amazing backup singers Madonna has worked with and toured with!
They were the perfect balance and all 3 were perfect together.
I loved them..
They seem like extensions of Madonna rather than backup singers. Just saw Celebration tour last night in Atlanta. There were no backup singers at all. She was having vocal problems which she admitted. Could not figure why such a demanding show/tour would have no backup singers. Madonna's lower range sounded quite beautiful at times last night. In an interview Donna says this range is where Madonna's magic is, but that she doesn't use it nearly enough.
I was born 1970 and I had the privilege to experience the full Madonna experience of the 80's. The cultural impact was tremendous. She was large and in charge. A boss. She was in total control and wasn't shy about it in performances. She was woman empowerment personified. She had the power and wielded it with sharp thoughtful focus.
she was born 58
A strong woman w raw sex appeal although a bit embarrassing at times . Still love her madly
lucky you. you witnessed pop royalty. Madonna, mj, prince and britney!!!
@@satwikbardhan3245 britney is not at the same level as those other people.
@@johnsonmark65 Well shes a different era
Wow. She was even more sublime than I remembered. What an absolute powerhouse, 100% in control. Incredible message for women. ❤💪
Love her or loathe her. You can't deny her stage presence and her power. Legendary and a true Icon.
Absolutely! What I love about this performance is it is stripped down to just singing, dancing...performing without elaborate sets, costumes, or effects. Just Awesome!
The most wealthiest successful female entertainers of all time.
I WAS SHOCKED IN AWE OF HER PERFORMANCE REALLY
I still love her, Madonna, loathe Guy Richie, I am very lucky to meet her with children in India, one word from me to her" How dare are you to be so Gorgeous.her reply how is your indian women are very attractive & gorgeous.
she does have the presence for sure. not that much talent.
I miss this Madonna 😢
I’m sure she does too
Same
She just got older, can’t stay young forever 😢
@@sophiab3005, older and weird. The tour that just ended was more of a sideshow. And I noticed that she didn’t do a whole lot of dancing. It seemed like the backup performers were dancing around her all the time. I doubt she’ll ever tour again. I wish I’d seen her in the 80’s 90’s.
Once in the 80’s her dancers showed up at Backstreet in Detroit after the concert. She wasn’t with them. If she had been, it would have escalated into something dangerous.
Me too!
Now, this is an ICONIC Performance!
Love it!!!
MrRD1981 I love you!!!
+MrRD1981, hey! I remember you fron the Ghostown video!! How are you? Did you see Madonnas True Blue performance in Madison Square Garden sept. This year? Sean penn was there& she wrote song for him 1987,& she looked SO PRETTY, like Desperately Seeking Susan hair& makeup& OMG WAS so romantic bc she kept looking at him& starts to cry in the song True blue😏check it out its really cool✌🏾️peace!
this bitch slayed back in 89. edger brash and bold with attitude not like her today.
she was great and with no great scenography!
I really remember when this was aired on Tv, Everybody was shocked with this performance. There was no female artist before her who was performing like that who is so bold and liberating. She was the baddest girl of the 80s. Everybody was always waiting for her live shows and music video in MTV, she was a force to be reckoned!! She was the template for every female artist today. She had pushed the boundaries for woman in music. All Hail the Queen of Pop!!
Her inspiration it's on Raffaella Carra's disco performances in the 70's. Both were amazing at the peak of their careers and with Italian background.
I agree. My teen years were in the 80's. I got the privilege to experience her fully. I'm so fortunate.
I remember sleeping out at the mall all night so we can get her concert tickets for blonde ambition. It was my first tour of hers I seen her probably about 7 times.
All Hail the QUEEN
SHE IS BAD AS HELL!!!! CONFIDENCE
For me, Donna DeLory and Nikki Harris are still her best backup vocalist. Their voices are always in sync and complements each other well.
And they danced so fine too!
I couldn't agree more.
@@kcanded ⁰
...AGREED, 110%!!....
yes their 3 voices were so GREAT together !
She’s way ahead of her time if this was an MTV from 1989
she is live here
You can appreciate that Madonna put these 2 ladies front & center not in the background.
This was one of Madonna's best live award show performances.
I love how you are able to hear that there’s no autotone. She is able to dance and sing perfectly at the same time. That’s a true superstar!
I love Madonna but you’re living in a dream world if you think this was live singing. 🤣
Sorry mate but if you can’t tell live singing from lip syncing then don’t comment 😂😂
Autotune wasn’t invented till 1997 and this was 1989, look it up 😏
@@clove3597 wait you think this wasn’t lip synching?????
She was singing to the track, so it was sorta live.
She was so fucking talented. No backup track. Straight up dancing and singing. We never see that today.
And she didn't have to be basically nude either.
💯
In her prime. She WAS the 80's. 💖
And now she’s an embarrassment
Taylor Swift dances and sings at her concerts.
The work ethic is unparalleled.
For all this ppl who say "Madonna can't sing"
This one is for you😌
Live And Direct
Right On!!!!!!!❤
Boom!
Well, you can't deny she's had enough bad vocal performances to have earned her detractors, and that's from a huge fan.
@@valentinomiller6251
Agreed. Hey, she' 62 years old now (I even hate saying that), but in her prime from 1983 to 1990 her voice was always very powerful.
@@valentinomiller6251 Madonna isn't the best-selling female artist and the top solo touring artist for something.
Plus she won a Golden Globe award for Evita which is a Musical
She’s always been so ahead of her time! What an icon!!!
The Number One
I watched this 50000000 billion times as a kid and learned the full dance to this. I was obsessed.
I know I’m late to comment but ME TOO. The amount of hours I spent in front of the tv is embarrassing, I was absolutely obsessed. Totally still am!
Dios me gusta tu comentario. Ella es la reina canta baila tiene todo esos atributos no todos cantan y a la vez bailan soy su fan de toda la vida. Saludos❤
Yo también sigo obsesionada con esta música desde mi niñez. Nada de la música de hoy en día lo ha superado para mi❤❤
Got out of a shit relationship cause of this song.
That little ‘Yeah’ as she walked off. 😮😊
― I remember when this aired and I also lived and went clubbing through the 80s. Graduated in 84. No matter what anyone says today, she helped make it one of the greatest musical decades ever. I remember being on the dance floor looking up at a huge screen to see "Material Girl" or "Papa Don't Preach" or "La Isla Bonita" playing while we danced all night long until morning. Non-stop hits, year after year in the 80s. One great thing about getting older, I can say I lived the 80s and they were Awesome. Thanks, Madonna.
Tim 17 Consecutive Top 5 songs in the 80s. Nobody will beat that record, can't think of anyone who came close. Sorry Taylor, Arianne, Cardi, y'all ain't never touching that record.
Amen.
Tim , class of 84 here as well!
U are so right the 80 s were the best ever!
agreed!!
Who is still in awe of this performance in 2019????
everyFUCKINGbody
me
me
the best song ever!
Love her voice ! Raw
This performance is pure perfection: 1. The intro with a silhouette of Madonna, 2. the descent down the stairs as each step is illuminated, 3. the live singing, 4. the flawless choreography, 5. the camera work. EVERYTHING!
Just to be a picky bitch. I think the screen went up a little to late and some of the camera work was sketchy in parts, like during the 1st dance break when she kicks her leg the light is so bright you can’t see her. Also, I always thought the part where she kicks the chair over at the end should’ve been more in focus, as so many people miss her even doing it.
It was the precursor for the "Blonde Ambition" tour performance. I think it was a great way to perform it LIVE at the VMAs just prior to the tour launch. Brilliant "product placement" if you ask me.
Her hair tho??? She looks like Tima Turner lol
And the wardrobe!! Damn they look good in them suits!
1. Should be SEXY! Madonna was sex!
Madonna is so talented, and this is great this performance is so 80's, it has everything, like the hair makeup, dancing singing the lyrics are so amazing.
I love how she walked off stage like "Yeah!" She knew she was absolutely AMAZING.
You are so right. Amazing Madonna!!!
lol i love that too . i laugh so hard every time :) ... .YEA~!!
And the high-fives to Donna and Nikki- HELL “YEAH!” Now THAT is girl power.
She is sooo strong, too!!! 💝👑
God bless Madonna ♥️
@@starryeyedtarot8876 It reminds me of single ladies.
no auto tune, no lip sync, just raw unmitigated talent
32 years later still give me goosebumps. No one else like her, absolute QUEEN
Is magic
I have chills ❤
Same here
🪕🥁🪘🎙️📻🐐♥️🎸🔥👍
Yeah, her work ethic is, like, hot. Lol, like I used to just think she was a beautiful star, but 32 years later I understand that her focus and dedication is what I should have been admiring. And to this day, the performance is gorgeous. God could I need out and share my feelings, but yk what I mean
It's like her most giddily self-assured performance, a great live vocal, peak of her dancing prowess, and she seems totally thrilled with every second of it. Also, this is one example of why she's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This rocks.
Right, giddy is a good word. The precision of the performance says serious, disciplined individual/boss, but shes still girlish enough to show jousness. I didn't realize at the time but this Madanna phase was beautiful
👍♥️🔥🐐🎸
Look at them super modes
Models
Listen to her Ray of Light performance on Oprah. It was much better than this. I was blown away by it. Madonna is much better performing in small venues.
This performance has NEVER been surpassed, not even by Madonna !
No 5 million dollar special effects (2019 Grammys) needed here. Pure, simple and raw Madonna!!
Who is still in awe of this performance in 2019????
I am!, I love this video! This was the best Madonna performance hands downs!, I love her moves, she influenced many, but was never duplicated! I loved her then and still do Now! ♡
Her best performance by far....So simple & chic with no technical gimmicks.
Watching this again in 2021. Yes, still in awe of this performance.
What makes her so captivating is her embrace of her femeninity and masculinity. And clearly in this performance she is utilizing her boisterous Electra complex.This is how u do it. U give it your ALL!
Well said 👍
"Electra complex"? That's a girl's fixation with (attraction to, not identification with) her father; counterpart of a boy's Oedipal complex, attraction to his mother. Androgyny--the manifestation of features and functions of both sexes--is a separate phenomenon.
Nada a ver
Freud e seu machismo nojento
can't you just approve of her stuff without the cheap armchair psychology? elektra complex has nothing to do with this performance.
I remember watching this in 89 when MTV was actually MTV. She stole the show. Still holds up almost 27 years later. None of these women 2day can touch Madonna on their best day. The ultimate entertainer! !!
So nicely put!
+Drew Deflon Right on. This is why we STILL talk about Madonna.
+Laceykat66 Exactly!
+Drew Deflon The best thing now is we can watch it and pause it back then I was glued to the tv worried if I blinked I'd miss something, thank God we can go on here and look up any of her live shows and go back in time, that lovely nostalgia
+etherealmist76 gaga totally ripped this whole song format and reworked it into born this way she's great in her own right but I think Madonna Courtney Love and Lady Gaga are all cut from similar cloth and they're all wonderful
This performance is f*ing FANTASTIC!!
she is the queen of pop and no one can deny that period .
I totally agree with that, Madonna will ALWAYS be the Queen of Pop :D
This leads to useless fights, so we all know it. Don´t need to repeat it in all of her videos
👍🔥🐐🎸♥️
This is when Madonna was at her very best..❤ Anyone else agree and watching in 2020 while dealing with the with the covid-19 isolation? If so,, may u all be well and be safe..💜
I AM !!
Me.
@@stephenfermoyle1498 Be safe and be well..💜
@@pablogimenez7253 Be safe and be well..💜
@@carlcomeau390 Thank you very much. I recently came from my holidays in Brazil and in my 10 th day of isolation. Thank God I'm very well. Greetings from Argentina.
The part of "Dance and sing get up and do your thing" is so iconic
Agree
That part is a verse from Everybody song (1983 first album)
@@MrJupiter78 aka one of Madonna's greatest dance/Pop records ever 💘 Even in 2019- over 3 decades after it was released, that record still kicks ass.
But that a 1982's "Eveybody" line.
This!
It's wild that this wasn't nominated for MOST ICONIC VMA performance...
And this is why she will always be the Queen of Pop
Queen Of Pop? Are you psychotic? She stretches way beyond pop culture. Madonna is the true female ICON of music. At 60 she's still performing like she was 30 and just released another massive hit in 2019.
I wish there were more performances like this nowadays. This is real performance art
+sweet0pie Exactly!
Agree
Fuck she belted at 4:30! "What you need is a big strong hand!". That was impressive with all those moves.
She’s so full of energy
I'm so glad I lived in the Time of Madonna, Michael, Janet, Culture Club, Prince, Wham/George Michael, Tears For Fears, Duran Duran...etc. So much amazing talent and music!!!
She made history right there! Period!
OMG!!! You are so right!
It was the most talked about performance the next day at school. It was EPIC!
+siempremoo I was 9 at the time...
+MrRD1981 I was like 17
+Gabrielswe100 No. The "Like A Virgin" 1984 VMA performance made history too in the wrong way!!! LOL
wow, Nikki and Donna were amazing singers and dancers too... Madonna really surrounded herself with the best talent. They made a great team!
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I miss the 3 of them on stage
YESs ! ! She Really is Just an Amazing Business Woman. Must Respect That 😎👍
What are their full names?
This may not be her most iconic VMA performance but it’s always been my favorite. Just an incredible performer at the peak of her talent. And her dancers are just as good!
The best thing is that they weren't even his "dancers", they were his chorusers, surprising
@@mathiidk1908 Yes at that time the Chorusers never dance - just sing - she changed the rules also
Let’s just take a moment to appreciate the two backup dancers, who are basically giving the same performance.
Backing vocalists and dancers!!
Donna DeLory and Niki Harris ♥️♥️
@@jean.rdoy11 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
I always loved them! Bravo!
Here, here!
Like 2 planets revolving around the sun.
We all love Madonna, but how about those back-ups!!! They were incredible!!!
Nikki Harris and Donna de Lory, they followed her through the Blond Ambition Tour. All this set looks like a rough for the tour's version of the same title, which opened the concert.
Мы любим их всех. We love them all.
Serdar ortac
@Madeleine Grayson when and where??
My all time favorite live of Madonna. Its just so...Madonna. Bad ass and best performance.
Thats the Madonna, i love. I know we all age, but that's not what i am talking about.
I love how Niki and Donna were perfect for M's vocals! It's great to watch the three of them perform.
これわ女性セクシーけいだ
Me too
Man these ladies are everything. This is a CLEAN performance!!!
100%
Right on, bro.
Her voice is SO PERFECT here... She used no playback back then! 100% LIVE that's my girl!!!
She's singing and dancing at the same time QUEEN👑
AND not lip synching and killing it too!
Thi is probably the Best Madonna era!
She was at the top of her game
My favourite performance of hers for sure
zZAD 1983/1990 it was all about Madonna
Madame X is her best era haha 😂
There will never be another artist like MADONNA!!! Millennials when you get a chance watch all of her stuff beginning 1984. lol!
i'm 17 and have listened to all her songs and she is so fucking amazing like i dont think theres anyone as good as her in the industry, not even michael jackson is as good as The MADONNA.
I'm a millennial...I was 8 when I discovered Madonna in 1998. Been a massive fan since...I've definitely introduced so many of my younger friends to her and they are fans or at least respect her immensely.
@@LeafPoxy good for you❤❤
I'd say, beginning 1983, Madonna's debut album is amazing
@@misskaufman6214 mhm it’s actually my favorite album by her!
Was she live? She killed it
That’s how a performance should be
Yes completely "Live"!
@@michaelduchene59 Not behind the screen at the beginning!!!
Keep in in mind she was on a dance scholarship before she changed to singing. Obviously the talent for both makes her the queen!
The choreography is amazing! And those dance kicks are awesome.
Almost 30 years ago! So good, only 3 women on stage, 3 chairs and couple of stairs, amasing. This was the era of real music, and great performaces on VMA's, and this one is probably one of the greatest. She is suach a performer and amasing entertainer, she hooked the audience with first 30 seconds. I remember this so vividly, and i can barely songs with the years they were released. Much better times.
kizabg74 omg the era of real
Music is any era u happened to grew up on
@@jalarconcedeno except for my era lol
Totally! This is back when the MTV award shows were actually good. I miss this era. It’s total trash now.
I was born in 1989.
She was vogueing here one year before she released the song! A woman with the plan!
That's right! And I believe this is the first live performance of the three of them singing together on stage as well. Correct me if I'm wrong...
@@tonyz376 Yes it is, cause the Who's That Girl Tour had another backup singer/dancer
@@ginasousabranco5637 Debra Parson
Still the best-selling female musical recording artist in history 👏
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Madonna! The one and only...sings, dances, flexes, poses, boss, legend. Thank you for everything xXx
They don't make awards like this anymore. These were the days of excitement and originality.
True!!
I love the way Madonna dance
That last crotch grab was just not necessary 😬
This performance is masterpiece... you can tell Madonna REALLY worked hard on this! The live singing and dancing is just amazing!
YESSS!!
Oh man, the "yeah" at 6:07 sums it up perfectly.
Perfect definition of an ARTIST. And probably the GREATEST performer of all time.
🧢🧢🧢😅😅
Amongst the GREATS, the most unique and the most groundbreaking , Elvis, Michael etc..
@@ThePricipleOfParsimony Madonna was better than Elvis and Michael.
@@marblox9300 I think u might be right. I was thinking about that thing and among the greats Beatles Elvis Mj Madonna Madonna just might be the greatest (music) artist ever the greatest music act ever
Prince! Genius prodigy. M part of the pack of the best!
I’m back in 1989!! Omg 😮 wow this is Madonna the most admired woman in the world! And I was watching on tv! Now she’s 60 and I’m 50! And that means so much to me! Because I still admire her! And she is MADONNA queen 👸 of the world!!
Jose❤
This is a really long performance for an awards show. So iconic!
Not really.
@@jonvillasenor7137 shut up
This is pure entertainment. The dancing and the lyrics are brilliant. People who say Madonna hasn’t got the best voice in the world, miss the point.
She has nothing close to the "best voice in the world" which she would even admit herself, lol. There's no "point" to miss. She's a great performer/entertainer, as seen in this video. She's never been a good vocalist. She's not even a mediocre one.
Never been a good vocalist …hmmm…. that’s why she’s a billionaire and you’re not
Unbelibable
Crazy Lady Gaga copied this song
@@wolfmoon4214 Are you saying, she did a cover?
She dances and sings at the same time!!! She is the only one!!!!! She is original and very beautiful. To be 1989 she was very advanced. She makes the 80s and she changed them also.
Madonna Iconic 💖
And she's in stiletto heels while dancing and singing. Back in the 80's and to this very day.
True
I don't know if you noticed, her dancers were doing the same stuff.
@@JSkyGemini exactly 😂
SERIOUSLY - one of my absolute favorite Madonna performance !!
Same.
The opening with the spotlights hook me EVERYTIME.
Yes "dance and sing..." I always loved that part, too.
amusedbygod It's from the song Everybody (1982).
***** Is her first single like a solo artist EVERYBODY
Her “how” when she’s bending backward to get her jacket is incredible...such control. Epic performance
This vocal harmony between Madonna, Niki, and Donna is EXTREMELY underrated! I wish Madonna would do an acoustic tour with these girls.
Mr. T Yesssssss! Niki and Donna gave Madonna’s vocals that extra something! Love them 🎤🎤🎤
I always say that 15 or so year period they worked together, on records and on tours, was Peak Madonna. She's had a few decent singles since, but nothing touches that Madonna, Niki and Donna period. I wish I knew why they suddenly just stopped working together....their voices blended beautifully.
Acoustic? No. I would however love for them to return in this form, the trio.
Agree, Rain in The Girlie Show was pure magic. They sounded so harmoniously on point.
Madonna isn’t the type of artist who would do an acoustic tour but I wish they would do a reunion
No 5 million dollar special effects (2019 Grammys) needed here. Pure, simple and raw Madonna!!
2019 Grammys?
MrRD1984 yep
Which performance... I know Madame X spent that on her Medellín performance at the BBMAS
Josué Isaí Cruz-Arriola Billboard 2019 performance. She spent all that money and it was no where near her best.
@@guillermovilla9517 Well, it is not a Grammy Performance!
Just Madonna and the girls... the best!
She vogues during the performance!
She actually does a bit of Vogue's Choreography in this! The last part of it!😍😍😍
@timothy chung Yes! But she did a bit of the last movements of Vogue choreo!
Love you Gina, you always write beautiful things about the QUEEN 👑🙌😘
No one will ever beat this performance. Pure perfection! Nothing better❤
👍🔥🎸♥️🐐
The most iconic entrance ive seen
Then you obviously have not seen her Confessions Tour entrance - fantastic.
amusedbygod I have and I Prefer this one to the confessions, or even the Re-invention Tour, or the Blond Ambition Tour (which is very similar to this) or even the Girlie Show tour. honestly the Confessions tour entrance is only better than MDNA, Who's That Girl, and Drowned World
What a way to end the best decade of music ever...
Exactly!!!
Awwe ....you missed the 70's hehehe
the best decade for pop
80s were the golden age of pop music
God she is THE apex performer !! Nothing like her and never again.
Maybe the Apex female performer but there’s other way more iconic and excellent male performers out there.
@@yourstruly7086 Madonna is the most versatile of them all. She never repeats herself
Gina Sousa Branco she’s not as versatile as others. She can’t touch Freddie Mercury, Diana Ross, Mick Jagger, Prince, and more. And she sure repeats her self in concerts because no one is listening to her new music, so she has to sing her old songs.
@@yourstruly7086 Yeah, it's hard to beat Michael.
@@scherzox and why even thinking about beating anyone?Why always compare? Dang.. music is there to be enjoyed! Not to put anyone down😕
Great choreography for a great song.
man, she's talented. I miss the 80s Madonna.
+Veronica C Today it's more the problem that a lot of people are copying her act. Good for them and good for all of us, but not very innovative for anybody. But because of that she is an icon.
That’s why she is the queen!! Dancing, singing live, the incrediable stage presence! No one is like her 👑👑👑
Her MTV performances are legendary
MadonnaMDNA Yes. Every single one.
Do you like Bye Bye Baby from 1993?
Vogue is Iconic
Ahhh, when Madonna was at the top of her game!! She was so beautiful and very classy back in the early 90s, that's for sure.
I love it when it's only the three of them on stage performing....Madonna, Nikki & Donna!!!!
Today's generation has NO idea how big Madonna was around the world. There is no female artist in history, including now, that was as powerful, famous and trend setting as Madonna. Just like Michael Jackson.
I do I was born in 2004 and I Feel like I’m the only person by age who knows Madonna the reason these girls are able to do what they do today in music if it weren’t for Madonna the Queen
Don't limit her to just a female artist in history...she had as much power and more than ANY single performer in history. I just have to hold back a little because of the Beatles, but otherwise she is tops.
@@paulsarna7236 Yes! And in her own terms from the get go!
Lol
Britney Spears!
Madonna spelled out to audiences that night why she was (and always will be) one of the most electrifying, charismatic pop stars and live performers of all time.
This is really great. She's strutting strong beautiful and expressing a wonderful message for other women. Don't settle for second best, believe in yourself, if the time isn't right then move on. She is singing and dancing amazing. Very hard working person. Truly one in a million.
I think you meant one in a Billion!!!
I'm probably one of the few in this generation that appreciates how legendary and iconic madonna is. This performance proves this. She's the Queen.
Sho Yo Rite
Beotch12 she is everything
No way man, me too, Madonna is the Greatest Female solo artist of all time, she paved the way for every female solo artist today and also for the Gay community she had our backs when it wasn't in fashion too, she doesn't get the respect she should today from younger people, the ageism she gets is fucking bullshit..
@@keithMc35 Just look how "Like a Prayer" didn't get any any nod or award in 1989/90. This only example just proves how she was consciously ignored by the Grammy Academy back in the day. She paved the way for the female acts today who just moves one finger and get a nod or an award.
I'm 14 and I'm a fan of her
the earth is approximatly 3.5 billion years old..how lucky are we, we lived in the 34 years Madonna has been giving us this magic! love this woman far far too much!! :)
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No autotune here..just pure Vocals..lovin it in 2019!
The Dude Imperfect singing because of the movement but I prefer it. Be real and show us how good or bad you really are. Takes guts and the cream rises to the top.
I remember watching this when it aired. It was so different from any kind of performance at that time & so empowering! 35 years later & I still think it’s one of Madonna’s most epic award show performances.
is this really 25 years ago?? she seems more modern, confident, sexy, energetic, sassy, versatile and multi-talented than any of today's young female singers...and all done live without getting out of breath, Jesus!
27 years ago. She is Madonna. Forever the BEST
Madonna is great but she is not more talented than many young singers
She is far more subdued these days. She had this amazing energy, in the 80s and early 90s, which was fascinating. It seems to have faded. She is like a different person these days.
unfortuneatly......she is older and more subdued, yes
well queen, let's see you jump around the same way you did 30 years ago? yeah not happening...human begins are not machines.
This is Madonna at her best. My favourite performance live ever
NOBODY works a staircase like The Queen. Madonna is quite simply the greatest stage performer of all time...hands down!
This was before the blond ambition tour which her look and performance was way more polished this has some level realness and raw ..
What a stone cold queen. I grew up worshipping her, but it’s always good to be reminded how damn good she is.
SHE HAS 50 NUMBER 1 DANCE HITS!!!!
That’s right 50 #1 Dance hits. A mark that will never be surpassed in my lifetime!!!
Queen. A living legend. A pioneer. A leader. An inspiration. A groundbreaker.
I don't want to say it but this is why the young female artists can do what they can..praise this woman while she is alive